Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1. NUMBER 28. CITY COUNCIL HELD VERY INTERESTING SESSION LAST NIGHT. A, M,SMITHTHE HEW ALDERMAN — ; — + HE WAS ELECTED TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE LATE A. L. FRAKLIN. C. B. Conyers Named as a Register— Many Other Matters Were Dis posed of By .the Solons at the Meeting. Adjourned Regular Meeting. Brunswick:, Ga., October 27. Present —Hon. N. limanuei. mayor. Aldermen du Bignon, Calhoun, Me Harvey, Kaiser. Cook and Taylor Absent —Alderman Newman. Minutes of meetings nel.t October 13)a and 23rd read and confirmed. Petitions from Silers C hack on to transfer license issued to him for a 'restaurant at 316 Oglethoi pe street to new location at JOB Mansfield street. Granted. > ,• Tlio following communication was spread on the minutes, pub lished and filed: “Slarrsville. Ga., Oct. 2.7, 1902- To tiie Mayor _uud Council, and through you to the noble' people of BrunswicK for'your loving ItindtK ss to our tlear Sou Alfred leak Franklin, though his sickness and death and es corting him to his last resting place we would, and do return lo j*Ou ,fntr heartfelt gratitude. will ever lie a, pbiasaxrt remembrance to ns for-what you did for iiftn, who loved aid labor ed for you and with you. Your loving ahnl'grateful friends. Signed.) Alfred S. Franklin, Father. Sue Franklin, Mother. Leila Franklin. Wife. R. G. Franklin, Brother. Reports. From taxes and revenues commit tees on petition of diaries Summeraii an Offer of $75 for lot No. Town Crjnmons, between Lee and Gordon streets, recommending that a ally charter provide that lots acquired at tax sales lie sold at public outcry, the petition and offer be refused. Adopt ed. From Committee on Public Works, •on the petition of .1. A. Mont gome! y and .1. It. Abrams and 156 others to re peal or amend ordinance! prohibiting hcyele r.lng rn the east side of Union street "except on the Sabbath. “We find, alter investigation, tnatit is not customary in cities, or largo low ns to permit bicycle riding on the sidewalks. Union street is our princi pal residence street where live a great many children, who use the sidewalks to play om There are a large num ber of school children who lo cality in question as a main thorough fare to and from school, in case of accidents to pedestrians from bicyc lists we believe the city would be held harmless, so long as ordinance is in effect. We believe the ordinance to be a wise one, and as this commit tee has in view a proposition looking to the early improvement of Union street that will provide ample facili ties lor bicyclists, we therefore rec ommend that no change or amend ment be made in the existing oidi nance. Adopted. From same committee, cm pet''.ion to Malcolm B. McKennon, for reim bursement for loss and damages occa sioned by falling into a hole .eft by city employees at the corner of Prince and Richmond streets >ri Sep tember Hi), asking for S2O in full set tlement. recommending that pea tion be granted. Adopted. From police, fire, and building pf r ruit, and saimat-un, Ugh- and water committees, stating that, they had grant'd permit tt Anlri.v Lar-en to erect a two story frame house on r*;d Town lot No. 348. Orh' e.l filed. * From 'City Treasurer George 11. Smith statement for mouth >f Septem ber. Examined and approved l_v fi nance committee. Ordered published ‘ and filed. Recessed for fifteen minutes. Resolution by Mayor Emanuel. He it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the city Brunswick, that Mr. E. C. Butts, representative from this county, and Mr. W. F. Symons, senator from this district, be request ed to introduce at the present general assembly, and urge the passage* of. a bill to amend the charter oi the city of Brunswick so as to provide for the appointment of a reeorde far ; 41 and city, whose duty it. shall ho to preside over the police court, said bill to fur ther provide that the combined salary of the mayor and the said recorder shall not exceed the maximum salary of the mayor as now fixed by the city oaarter. that is to say, twelve hun drel dollars ($1,200.00). Resolved further, that the city at torney be requested to prepare a bill creating the office of recorder, and submit the same to the mayor and council for approval. Adopted. Elections. An election was held for alderman for the utiexpired term of tne. late Mr. A. L. Franklin. Mr. Albert M. Smith was unanimously elected Flection was also held for city, reg istrar to till the vacancy occasioned by tlie resignation of C. P. Goodyear, -lr. Mr. O. U. Conyers was unanimous ly elected for tlie unexpired term. The following motion prevailed: That the mayor be autnoried to have ihe necessary work (lone al the pump ing station to aft', rd protection to die well ami engine room from over flow during high tides and heavy rains. Bill- and accounts property approv ed and audited reajj. wnd ordered plac ed on Me in course of etaoshrdtet-.*; -Hi in cerise of ..‘.ett.leftKn. Adjourned. • N. i). RUSSELL. Clerk of council EXEMPT CHURCH PROPERTY. Measure Has Been Introduced Both House and Senate. A bill designed to exempt all church and schom property front taxation has been introduced jointly in the house tnd senate, flte senate hill was intro 1 need by Senator Davis, of the seven teenth, while the house hill was intro dueed by Mr. Candler, of DeKalb. The two bills are identical and pro vide for an amendment to the consti tution. They were referred to appro priate committees for consideration tnd eport. and will come p for action at an early date '(Turing the present jesskm of the legislature. The measure contemplates an alter ation of the amendment to paragraph 2 of section 1 of article 7 of the con stitution of (lie state so as to enlarge jjhe power of exemption front taxation 1'I all places <-f religious worship or burial and also ail property belonging to colleges, incorporated academies or other institutions of learn.ng, and to provide for the proper ratification of the same by the people, and for the promulgation by the governor of the ratification in ease of ratification. This very matter was fully discuss 'd by Governor Terrell during bis antjialgn and was tonclied".upon by Governor Candler in his last, message to the legislature which was read in both bodies of the general assembly Thursday morning. OFF FvR COLUMBUS. Glynn County Veterans Left for Re union Last Night. O'he Brunwich ltle-gatiotr-ot veto-r --im left last night over the Southern for Columbus to attend the annuai state reunion. Among those who left were Dr. \V. B. Boroughs, Judge Hor ace Dart and Dr. J. A. Butts. The reunion opens in Columbus to day, and promises to be one of the most successful ever held in the s%i-e. The people of that city have made elaborate arrangements for the enter tainment of the old followers of the stars and bars, and a good time is in store for ail of them. Mrs. John Black Dead. Friday morning at her home in Dal ton Mrs. John Black, wife of Hon. John Black, passed away after a lin gering illness. Besides her husband, several childen survive her, among them Mrs. F. A. Wrench, of this city. Mrs. Black has visited Brunswick sev eral times and had many friends here who regret her death and sympathize with tue bereaved ones. BRUNSWICK, GA-, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1902. RECORDER FOB i POLICE COURT — 4 — 1 BILL FOR ONE WILL BE INTRO j DUCED DURING PRESENT SES SION OF LEGILSATURE. CITY COUNCIL T\KES AC I ION Resolution .Introduced by Mayor Emanuel Last Night Requestin'-) Representatives Butts and Sen -V ator Symons to Use Efforts. As will be seen in, the council pro ceedings this morning, a resolution was introduced by .Mayor Emanuel lasi night, requesting Senator Symons and Representative Butts to have intro duced at the present .session of I lie legislature a hid to -amend the char ter of the oily of Brunswick so as to provide for the appointment of a re corder. This practically means tnat hereaf ter, as soon as the bill bee .sues a law. the police court will lie presided oy. y by a recorder, instead of by the mayor is has been the case heretofore. At tlie meeting last night the city attorney was Instructed to prepare the bill and submit it to council for ap proval. The bill will doubtless pass, as nr; opposition at all is likely to spring up The recorder, of course, will be clock ed by council and it will be somewhat of a good' position for someone ot Brunswick's all or ney s. T,ne salary will be fixed af about sf.o per month, which will be taken from the mayor’s salary. A SPECIAL MEETING. Commissioners Will Meet Today and Elect County Attorney. The county commissioners will hold a session at noon today for the pur pose of electing a county attorney to succeed the laite Col. A. L. Frank tin. A number of names have bu n ,inen turned in connection witn the place, but just who will he elected cannot be foretold. INTERESTING PROGRAM. Has Been Arranged for the Enter tainment Friday Night. The entertainment to b - given ' y the public school Friday night prom ises 1,0 l)o very interesting. The s!or< optican views oMseittod by Mr. A. V. Widd will be new and in teresting, and the lecture by Mr. Gl, un also will be thoroughly enjoyable. It is noped a large crowd will attend Justice Conoley’s Couit. Justice Conoley’s Court, was in ses sion yesterday and considerable liti giition of several kinds were disposed of, The court will also convent; today as fne docket-is quite a large one. ISTHE FRISCO SYSTEM AFTER THE B. & B.? Many railroad rumors are going the rounds at present In all sections of -he country. Thee lias already been much said about the Frisco system getting here as the deep water termi nus of the great line. Yesterday's Ma con Telegraph contains the following article concerning the system, which will be read with niterest here: Since fine story was put into icrett lation that the’’Frisco road had acquir ed, or was about to acquire the Cen tral of Georgia, and secure an outlet to the Atlantic seaboard, the air has been full of rumors of all sorts of rail road extension. The latest rumor puts Macon on a now route from the wheat fields of the west to tidewater, with Brim: wicj< as the objective point on the coast. The line was built from Kansas City to Memphis with Boston capital—with out asking a bonne of any sort—even the {igh; of way through different, towns was brought Memphis was reached and then the stringent condi tions of ’9l-'92, preceding the panic of '93, caused a halt in the project. Recently tne 'Frisco has acquired the road, and also the Kansas City, Fort Scoff and Memphis. The 'Friscu also secured recently the Beit Ter LEEiSLATDRE IS READV FOR WORK + FLOOD OF NEW BILLS ARE EX PECTED TO REACH CLERK'S DESK THIS WEEK. TO VALDOSTA THURSDAY | Speaker Morris to Announce His Standing Committees Wednes day—lmportant Matter to Come Up. Atlanta, October 27.—Now that the preliminary work of organization is completed and the inauguration cere monies are over, the general assem bly it is expected, will gel down lo work this week, though little be done until the standing committees cl' (lie house and senate have been appointed and Me great batch of proposed legis lation begins to go o.rough the mill. Speaker Morris will name the stand ing of the house about Wednesday, tl had been his intention to announce them this morning, hut lie lias found ibis impossible on ae deni IL iwell, of l.ne senate, is expected l'ppearanco-of "Speaker Morris, dr," who has kept ais father busy when file house was not in session. I’rosi ctolll Howell, of the senate, i expecte to announce his committees today or Tuesday al latest. As soon as the ci lnniitleos have organize,!, meeting hours will he arranged, and they will begin to get. the bills and resolutions which will soon flood the cjprk’s desk in shape for consideration- by the ■ louse and sc ■*iate. Tile legislator will haive only four - 'si Working days (his week. however, as an invitation to attend the state fair at Valdosta has been accepted for Thursday, and the solons will leave Atlanta in a body 011 Wednesday nig. to lie the gliosis of one of south Geor gia's most hospitable cities for a day. There was some little opposition to making . ■<• trip manifested in the house, by members who did n-it like fue idea of losing a working clay, bn it will lie declared a dies on and an other day will be added on at the end of the session. Usually two or three such days are required during flic fif ty-day limit, and a 111 *. members have their fun losing any time. There is very little talk as yet. of in)p- riant legislation that is likely to make its appear, 11n.ee, though it Is un derstood several members ha.ve meas ure's up i.nnir sleeves which will reach foe clerk’ desk within the next day or two. His Birthday. Albert' Fen dig, the clever real es tate man. was receiving congratula tions on tile; anniversary of his .12nd birthday yesterday. His friends will join the News in wishing him many happy returns of the oocf.s on. minal road at Birmingham. The ’Fris co is governed by the same desire that Influenced Genera] Nettleton to secure a line from St. Louis and Kansas City to tidewater. It is also rumored that, a party of Frisco officials, headed t ,y I 'resident, Yoakum, have been on a tour of in vesligatfon from Birmingham east ward:, with a view of selecting the most direct and feasible route. in this connection it is stated that tne ’Frisco may purchase the Atlan tic and Birmingham, ana the Bruns wick and Birmingham, and consoli date them to make a part of its line from Birmingham of an Atlantic port. In the event it should do -ms, it would have an independent line from Kansas City to the ocean. Tne Atlantic and Birmingham is built and in operation from Wayeross to Cordeie, and ihe line is graded from Cordeie to Monte | zuma westward. Grading has been commenced also in Alabama. The j Brunswick and Birmingham connects with the A. and B. at Nichols in Cof fee county. If this route is selected it will not require the building of more than 150 miles of road, in addition' to the mileage already built, to give a line from Birmingham to Brunswick, SEVEREST RAIN TALL IN RECENT HISTORY VISITS BRUNSWICK. MRS. DR. A. C. BLAIN DEAD. She Passed Away in Macon Yesterday Morning. News was receivecT'ajf'dMt' city yes terday of file death of Mrs. Dr. Ar thur C. Blain, which occurred in Ma con yesterday morning. The sail intelligence was a great, shock to the many friends of the de ceased who was well-known and very much loved by a large circle of friends Mrs. Blain had been sick only about ten days with malarial fever, compli laie-d by a severe cold. Dr. Blain left Ia week ago last, Sunday for her bed side. wnere he remained until her death, but. her condition was not then considered at all serious. Her symp toms began to improve and up to Sun day she was considered much better. A change for the worse came Sun- day night, however, and although ev erything known to medical skill was done, it was in vain and death claim ed for his own. Mrs. Blain had lived here many years, hating spent a part of her girl hood in Brunswick. As Miss Zeph Love she was very popular, and in 1889 was married to Dr. Arthur C. Blain. B< sides her husband and two little children. Arthur and Catherine, Mrs. Hlaia leaves her mother, Mrs. W. A. Jeters, her sisters, Mrs. J. W Pinks ton, of Valdosta. Mrs. R. C. Corbin and Miss Fvanß odder, of Macon, and rne brother. W A. Jotor. Jr. * Master Arthur Blain left lasi night, for Macon. The bereaved family has the sym pathy of the community in their sad affliction. The particulars about the funeral arrangements could not be h urt, l II L*4Bf .to.yuwqp thought the remains would be taken to Haw kinsvillo for interment. MR. F. WARNKE DEAD. Old and Highdly Esteemed Citizen Died Sunday Morning. .Mr. F. Warnko, an old and highly respected citizen of Brunswick, died al o\o residence of his daughter, Mrs. F. J. Docrllinger, on Union street at a very early hour, Sunday morning. Mr. Wranko iias resided in this city for many years and until a. short time since, conducted a merchant, tailoring establishment on Grant street. He has reached a ripe old age and- ris death was due to general debilities. The funeral occurred from the resi dence of Mr. Doi-irflinger yesterday morning. Rev. Rede, of St. Mark's church, officiating. The interment occurred in Oak Grove cemetery and tne following gen tlemen acted as pal .bearers: A. D Gale, W. R. Cox, H. W. Krauss, C. Miller, 'J’h. F. Winter and D. D. At kinson. The members of the family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. A GREAT MINSTREL. Quinley and Wall Will Be Here Next Wednesday Night. All amusement lovers are awaiting the Quinlan & Wall Imperial Minstrels which come to the Grand next Wed nesday. The first part of the show will be entitled: “A Reception to thq Diplo matic Legion.” Mr. Qiman has con -•eived all the wonderful first parts for rears, and this his masterpiece, his greatet conception. It. is highly In structive and historic. The court cos tumes of all tne governments of the earth will "be worn, and it will be pro duced. bearing the approval of Presi dent Roosevelt and his cabinet, the crowned beads of Europe, and the dis tinguished 1 diplomats, of ail tne world. The olio will excel all predecessors, there will he new faces, new fascina tions, new jokes, new songs, new dances, everything new, fr: m "bones to afterpiece.” The company travels in its own special palace cars and car ry special machinery etaoshrd etaoia ty special scenery galore. Every day is made a nappy holiday, presenting a ,-ageantrie panorama, a street parade of marked magnificence. The chal lenge band comprises solo artists of exception ability. Their daily open air concerts are a wholesome embel lishment. In the parade the members ol the company are attired in the fm dress uniform of the admiral of the United tales navy, the swellest the money can buy. The paper, couriers amt lithographs arc of special design. There are advertising novelties un known and unheard of heretofore. PRICE FIVE" DENTS. Mil SECTIONS ’ IPE FLOODED NEWCASTLE STREET WAS VERIT ABLE INLAND LAKE FOR MANY HOUR. Only Slight Damage Was Sustained by Merchants in That Vicinity Water Receded During the Night and Yesterday Was Clear as a Bell Brunswick was visited from mid night Saturday until Sunday afternoon by one of the heaviest rains ever seen in this section of tjae country, and, as a result, the low sections of the city were almost flooded, and some dam- t age was done. On Newcastle street, between Mans field and Monk, the water rushed into the stores and was from sto 12 inches deep. The proprietors of the stores wore c-n hand, however, and by hard work succeeded in removing most of the stock front the water, and thus avoided considerable damage. The rain fell heaviest, from 4 until 10 Sunday morning. It came down In torrents and never slacked the least, for several hours. Those Damaged. 'Die stores of C. McGarvey, Thos. Keuny. M. KlVan. IT. P. T.cvja, Riley'g restaurant, Kenner's millinery and others in Mho blcck were flooded an.l each of tliMe mercfhaiuts were some what damalwi . The water, however, was not hitch enough to wet t.|ie stock. Citizens Frightened. Many of our citizens were badly frightened when they saw how rapidly the wafer was covering the city, and many of them thought, (hey would again see the scene of a few years ago. when wo were visited bp a tidal wave. The rain ceased in the after noon, hpwovcr, a.nd the water rapidly receded, and by early yesterday morn ing the city was as dry as a pin, ex ovept in a few very low places. Railroad Washouts. Asa result of the heavy rain tw/i or three washouts occurred on the Southern andi ~fne' B. & H. The latter road was uadly dam aged and it was almost impossible to operate trains yesterday. On the Southern two washouts are. reported between this city and Jesup' and all (rains were belated yesterday. A force of hands are now at work on both roads and the regular sched ules will probably he-cesrfmeit today. Country Flooded. Reports received from the country districts are to tne effect that the* en tire surrounding country -is flooded and traffic is almost impossible. Many bridges have been washed away and farmers could nftfr get to the city yesterday at all. ear Everett City, Bladen, and Jamaica, a regular river is said to he the scene. Ther county chain gang will be put to wont at once repairing the bridges and public roads. Lord Strathmore. # “Lord Strathmore," a romantic drama whose dramatic version, is taken from Onida’s popular novel of “Strathmore,” will be seen'in this city for the first time on Wednesday*"'Oc tober 29, at the Grand, for one night' only, and Managers Fleming and Waff can assure his many patrons that no play of modern met with more universal praise (from the press and public wherever it Iras been, seen. “Lord Strathmore ’ is thorough ly modern in its construction, full of intense heart interest throughout the entire five acts. Trie action is inter-' spersed wltn enough refined cotnedy and intense pathos to hold fife audi ence from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Mr. David Traitel, the manager, has long been identified with a number of the very best attractions throughout the United States. He has spared neither time nor money to give to his drama a most magnificent and careful presentation. _>_ j