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THE BRUNSWICK DAIRY NEWS. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 215. MORE CHANGES IN THE OFFICIAL FAMILY OF THEB.&R. RAILROAD FAIRBAIRN IS NOW PRESIDENT —— Mason Elected First Vice= President-=Garrison a Director. A meeting of Iha directors of the Brunswick & Birmingham B. li. Cos. was held in New York yesterday and resulted in the election of Li. A. Fair bairn as president and E. 11. Mason, of this city, as first vice president of the road, In addition to this W. I!. Garrison, president of the American Finance company of New York, was added to the list of directors, arid Frank A. Unrated,' former president of the board of directors of the com pany, tendered his resignation and is relieved of all official and other connection with the propert y. The following telegram was recived by lion. E. 11. Mason, the newly elect ed first vice president will be of inter est to the people of this city: New York, June 5. 190.*!. E. 11. Mason, Brunswick, Ga. My associate and myself have as sumed charge of the B. & B. Railroad company, Mr. Frank* A. Umsted has resigned all otlices. W. 11. Garrison was elected director. I havelwen el ected president and you elected iirst. vice president. Out look is favorable. Full particulars by letter. (Signed) B. A. FA I li BAIUN When this information was receiv ed in Brunswick yesterday it was the subject of general favorable comment indeed, it cleaecl away t he mist of un certainty which, for several weeks has been hanging above the B. & B..sit uation,and in a moment-restored deepest confidence in the enterprise on ttie part of the people of this city. Mr. Fairbaim, the newly elected president, Isa New York banker,is a member of I lie New York stock ex change, is a safe, sound, conservative, wealthy business man, and the fact that lie has been put at tile execu tive head of tlie road means that it will he pushed on to Birmingham as was originally intended The addition of Mr. Garrison to the and rectors of the company is another althy sign of the fact t hat the B. B. has been placed high add dry hove t he sect liing mass of uncertain ty and doubt. that, has t hreatened it for several weeks. Mr. Garrison is among the promi nent business men in Gotham, lie is president of American Finance com pany, is a shareholder and director in si me of the larger concerns of the metropolis, and brings to the ii. & B a certain linancial prestige that savors of good result s. lion. 10. 11. Mason, whose elevation to I he lirst, vice presidency of t lie com pany, practically puts him in control at I his end of the line, was seen by a representative of the News yesterday afternoon and when quest ioned on tiie subject he said that the day’s dc- veiopmciits were most certainly of an encouraging nature, tie has great coniiiieueo in Mr. It'airbairn and Mr. Garrison .uni t hinks that through the instrumentality of (hose gentlemen and l iieot her members of t he hoard of directors t tiai, the line will he rapidly pushed to Birmingham Mr. Mason expressed himself as be ing weli ple;tsed with the new devel opments. lie has been to New York lately, is well posted on the sit nation, has a personal acquaintance with tiie new ollieers anil believes very lirmly that tiie results of yesterday mean continued prosperity lor the!!. & !:. The News is very happy uery I lie sit u ation and it feels that I lie elevation of Mr- Fair bairn to tiie presidency must necessarily mean a bet ter era ol progress for Brunswick's pet railroad which of late lias come to be a part aim parcel of t lie people ol I bis city. All in ail yesterday’s developments in New York will certainly serve to inspire t iie people of Brunswick with renewed coniiueuce in .he is. & B. Many Panamas. B. If. bevy, Bros. & Cos., the enter prising met islants,have just purchase.: a largo line of Panama hats in the rough, which they are offering to the trade at very attractive prices. These hats are unusually handsome ones, can Ire easily dressed with hands, etc., by the house and those who want a Panama should eall on these gentle men. TO CUMBERLAND TOMORROW. Steamer Emmeline Will Make the Pretty Trip. The steamer Emmeline will inaugu rate her regular Sunday summer runs to Cumberland tomorrow, and a very convenient schedule has veen arrang ed for the trip. The boat will leave Brunswick at 9 o’clock in the morn ing, returning will leave Cumberland at 5 in the afternoon. .This will give the people an entire day’s out ing at the beautiful and popular re sort, The trip to Cumberland is one of the most picturesque in this section of the country. Passing, as it does, through Jekyl creek, the passenger is given an opportunity of seeing Jekyi island, the borne of the millionaires. The boat passes along near enough to get a good look at the beautiful club house and many of the handsome residences. Not only through Jekyl creek, but the entire route is a good one, and the trip alone can be enjoyed by any one fond of the water. At Cumber land you arrive at the most popular resort in the state. Manager Jacobi of the hotel, has made a great reputa tion at the resort, and is entertaining a large number of visitors this sum mer. The fare for the round trip, includ ing dinner and car fare to the hotel is $1.50, and it is probable that the Emmeline will be taxed to her capac ity on the trip tomorrow. The sea shore seekers cannot find a more pleasing place to spend Sunday. NOT IN ORANGE PARK New School Building Will Not be Erected There. At a meeting of the board of edu cation at, at the court house yesterday at noon a number of interesting mat ters were taken up and disposed of. Probably the most important mattci that received attention at the hands of the board was the question of the lo cation of the site for the proposed new school house to be erected in New Town. Alter a full consideration of the matter It was finally decided not to erect the building in Orange park, as is was apparent that a large number of the people of New Town were op posed to this site. The board did not decide just where the building is to be located, but will look over the ground in a day or two and come to some definite conclusion in the mat ter. TO PLAY WITH JACKSONVILLE. Brunswick Will Cross Bats With the Floridians. Manager Coleman, of the Bruns wick baseball team, is in correspond ence with the Jacksonville team, and it is probable that three games will be played in this city on June 25, 20 27.,The correspondence has been going on for some time and the games are now about arranged. There an . °iu rivalry between Brunswick and Jacksonville in base ball circles, and several years ago, the two teams had to play in Savan nah, on neutral grounds, to decide which was the better team. Three games were played a,nd Brunswick captured all of them. Jacksonville this year has a strong team, which is composed mostly of college players. They have been playing lor several weeks and have won a majority of ttat games. How ever, the will have to play ball when they come over here. While the iti un=wick learn is composed entire ly of local pi.iyets they are all good players and it is expected to be the besi -all-home team we have ever had. The boys are now practicing and will be in 'good shape in time for the gallics. RIFLEMEN WILL HARDLY GO. Not Believed That They Will Camp at Augusta. The First Georgia regiment will go into camp at Augusta July 7. The Brunswick Riflemen are members of this regimuo, out it is hardly thought that the conn any 'wil go iuto camp. Several of the members were seen by a News reporter yesterday and they all stated that it was hardly probablo that the company would go. However, many of the members would like to get away for a week, and the matter will be taken up by fhecompanyshortly and a delinate de cision reached. PRESENTHENTS OF HAY TERM GRAND JURY Concise and Exhaustive Statement of County Matters Hade by That Body Yesterday. After one of the busiest sessions in its history, covering a period of thret weeks, the Glynn superior court re cessed yesterday afternoon, until July 8, when Judge Parker will return to the city, take up the appearance duck et of the court and, dispose of such cases of a criminal nature that are in shape for trial. In the afternoon the grand jury was discharged for the term and submitted to the court the following general presentments: We, the Grand Jury for the May term, 1903, of the superior court, of the county of Glynn, beg to submit tiiose, our general presentments: Finance. County Resources. Cash on hand June 2, 1903. .$7923.41 Sinking fund on hand 5739.05 Unpaid taxes due for the year t 902 1756.91 $15419.37 Liabilities. Outstanding bonds $03000.00 Interest on Preston judg ment 2300.00 $65300.00 The books of Mr. H. S. Lee, county treasurer, show the following receipts and disbursements from Jan uary 6 to June 2, 1903: Balance on liaift last re port Jan. 6, $17285.23 Received of H. J. Read, gen eral tax 1902 8365.00 Received of H. J. Read, inter est on bonds, 1902 1234.00 Received of A. O. Townsend convicts 631.10 Received of A. O. Townsend lease old farm 50.00 Received of J. A. William son 526.10 Received of J. E. I Hi'.her ley convict work 41 80 Received from H. F. du Big non, Will Price, Green For dhaiu 68.18 Received of H. F. du iiig non, sale beans ,3.00 Received of A. F. Turner sale itogs from farm 8.00 Received of H. Gignilliat .. 1.50 Received bf W. IP Morgan seed potatoes 1.50 $28218.26 Paid out as follows: Superior court $1523.06 City court 1585.61! Ordinary's court 40.41* Lunacy 52.65 Inquest 81.00 •fail 1487.01 Convicts 2168.85 Charity . . 163.00 Notes and interest 0140.67 Sundries 708.17 Stationery 64.65 Salaries 2420.01 Court house 108.12 Roads atul bridges 652.61 Balance 011 hand 7023.41 $28218.26 School Fund. Balance 011 hand last report $5435.71 Received of K. E. Park, slate treasurer 8402 36 Received of G. H. Smith, city treasurer , 2471.28 Received of H. J. Read.... 467.00 ltoceived of The Downing Co.Jeaase 100.00 Received of tiie B. & B. It. R. Cos., lease 75.00 $16941.55 Paid out on vouchers $7550.85 Balance on hand 9390.50 $16941.35 We lind the books of the various county officers neatly and accurately kept. Wo investigated the bonds of the coiinly officers, and lind them satis l'actory. Public Buildings. , Court house—We lind that this building is in fair condition, except, that it leaks badly around chimney We recommend that this be looked into. We would also recommend that a railing be put on stairs up to lirst floor. Old Academy. We find that this building is to be torn down and such material as can BRUNSWICK, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1903. be used will be in making necessary repairs on Risley school building, and other material to be used in building or making necessary repairs on country schools in county; and the lot on which the stands is to be beautified and used as a park; all of which we heartily rec ommend. County Jail. While we find that this building in fair condition, we certainly think it entirely too ancient in most respects to be a credt to Glynn county, it being unsafe to allow the worst criminals to have freedom of upper floors at any time for air, as it is very easy for them to pick through the trick walls. We think a row and modern jail to be one of the greatest needs of the county. The window frames and iron bars across the windows are very much in need of paint; also the roof needs painting. We also find that the floor in front part of the building are some two or three feet above ground, which at | times tills up with water and flooods floor. We think this space should he filled in and this defect remedied. The public buildings in county out side of city are reported to us in fair condition. Public Schools f A visit was made to the two large buildings used for this purpose, and with the aid ami courtesy of Profes sor Ballard, a thorough examination was made of same. We find that some admirable im provements have been made in the past year, in the Mansfield street school, which adds to its capacity about one hundred scholars more and provides a sanitary, convenient and good physical condition of the en tire building. Other improvements are now in progress which will add to the appearance and surroundings, by way of tasteful lawns, trees and flowers, all of the plans and changos being characterized by wise and taste- ful care and economy. We viewed some of the practical work of the scholars, accomplished under the modern and progressive methods of Mr. Ballard and his effi cient assistants, and can attest to the cleat* value of such methods over the systems in practice in former years. We were impressed with the visit to this school, of the earnestness and ability of the present principal, not only as a zealous educator, but as a business man and executive of force, tact and industry, and we be lieve this school property in good and reliable hands during his incumbency. We found the liisloy school building, however, in very bad condition, and would feel called upon to write Strongly upon this subject as it is evident that our citizens have not paid necessary attention to this to keep tile building in even a safe condition, but we find that steps have already been taken, and that the matter of immediate repairs is now in the hands of an architect, and a sum sufficient for the purpose of building safe, comfortable and editable again tor a term of years is in hand to do the work, which will be begun and completed promptly. The superintendent states that there are several improvements conlemplat-j ed in this school, tiiat will much bn- j prove its efficiency and results, oae | of the most important being the cm-1 ploymetit of a graduate of the Tus-! kegee Institute, who will come endor- j sod by Booker Washington as one of his best pupils, anil who is expected ! to improve the standard of the teach- j ers employed in their school. We And that there is a deplorable ■ingestion in the white school, and while wo have a building that is com modious, modern and a pride to our t county, that at ic-as: double the ’ school capacity is necessary for the j present and immediate future, and it! is gratifying to know that plans have been adopted to provide for this neces sity by erecting another building, and that all that is now necessary to be gin the work is the location of a site. Work is now In progress to this end, and perhaps this question has been settled at the reading of these min utes. We cannot too urgently recommend to the citizens of the county the ad visability of lending their aid tn ev ery lespect to expedite the building of the now school, and enlarging the school facilities of the county and city. Tiic matter is in right hands and we find vigouous work in every depart ment. We have inquired into condit ions of the district schools of the county, and have very satisfactory ro- P"t;s fr.it>. pa h qiarter. Public Offices. We have examined the books of tlie justices of the peace, of various districts, ordinaly, tax collector and receiver, sheriff and clerk of the court amt did them a i neatly and correctly kept. The comparing of hooks of the ordi nary and tax collector with reference 10 the special tax or licenses, we find sever# who have taken out licenses or paid the taxes, but failed to register with the ordinary. In most every in stance we fine this was due to ignor ance on the past of the party paying ‘he taxes, with reference to the law requiring legislation with the ordi nary. Wo i> iip lecomm .uil Lot the tax collector and ordinary be instructed to comply strictly with the law in re gard to these special licenses, and that no license be issued without sat isfacti ry proof of registration. Public Roads. We find the road in twenty-fifth district it: good condition. The roads hi iweut.v-.-evertt. and fourteen hun dred and ninety-ninth districts are in need of repair?, and we would recom mend that the county convicts be put to work on these roads as soon as possible, in the twenty-sixth and thirteen iiurmVe. and fifty-sixth dis tricts some small bridges are in need of immediate lepair, and the shell road leaning to Camp Walker should bo repaired at orico. We reran,iiiCuti the opening of a public road fitm four-mile crossing west ward through the Day estate and lands belonging to Mrs. Waters, Mes srs. Docrliieger and Gignilliat, strik ing the i-icll rosd at Taylor’s place, as this will not only shorten the dis tance about two idles, but will ro *l iii e the crossing of the railroads from coven in two times. We further recommend that the railroads be compelled to keep up thin 1 row.mgs, as those at six-mile "ossing the in bad repair. The road trim Sterling to Evelyn is in bad condition and needs work ns quit iily as posi ifle. Convicts, Camps and Public Works. 'I be t urn) <-r of convicts at present is twenty a:a- This number Is com posed of one '.viiile man, three negro women are twenty-five negro men, all in appmcut good health arid alt un der strict i.1.11 merciful control. There are fifteen of the men at work edear ing up the ur. mproved portion of I'al motto cemetery, six being used in the const!itciion of anew and substan tial bridge ou r Camp Walker, two as cook ami assistant at the temporary camp nli.cli is now loocated near the fair grounds am) the three men and it-ret*, women o .p.ojcd at the county farm. The convicts all seem to be well treated and abundantly provided ' for in the way of food ond clothing. | Both tiie temporary camp and the reg ’ ular quarters at the farm are as clean and comfortable as the condition will ! permit of, and are in good sanitary Joondition. Separate apartments are provided for all classes, both as to 'sex end color. We would, however I recommend that tty be provided for the convict tent an i that the tent used as a commissary he repaired anil provided witn a floor in order to her.' r pi ti ed the supplies from moist uie Wo ."ml that tiie farm under the direction of Mr. W. K. Morgan, a;; sup erintendent, is being well managed, amt that a welt deverstfled crop ol corn, potatoes, sugarcane, rice and other cereals and vegetables is in good condition and promises a good yield. We wish to express our recommend ation of the board of county commis sioners for their close attention to and unflagging Interest in all matters per taining to the county’s welfare and AFTER TWO YEARS OF LIFE IN COUNTY JAIL STORY IS LIBERATED improvement. Fisheries. Wo find that the laws lately passed as to close season for using nets and seines, and for five years cessation of sturgeon fishing, are being fairly well observed, and that the value of same is already apparent. It is recommend cd that the attention of the fish war dens shall be called to the necessity of more strict enforcement of the law to shad fishermen observing the close days during the season, and also as to netting during the months of June, Inly and August, as we have reason to believe that there has been some invasion of botli these laws. We especially recommend that no professional or market fishermen shall be appointed as wardens, and that wherever there is one now as warden, that lie he replaced as speedily us possible, to avoid any conflict of in terests and insure better results. Pensions. After having made a thorough inves tigation, we find that there are four invalid soldiers: T. B. Goodbread, Al fred Green, J. J. Smith, J. A. Rudolph, Four indigent soldiers: U. M. Roberts, M. C. Blair, J. T. Harrison, J. S. Mont upturns. Five widows: Sarah Lun day, Sarah Lewis, Matilda Sikes, Ma tilda Greenfield, Maria Bean. We find that, two last named have not recovered pensions this year. We believe that ,). K. Boatright aud M. W. Arnett are entitled to pensions, and recommend the granting of same. Resolutions. Whereas, it appears to this body that at the May term, 1901, of the su perior court oi this county, the grand jury recommended that tlio alterna tive road law as contained in sections 573 to 583, both Inclusive, of volume 1, of the civil code of Georgia, be plac ed into effect in this county, and Whereas, it further appears that from said time the board of commis sioners of roads and revenues has through Its superintendent of public roads diligently and faithfully car ried out sadi recommendation, and Whereas, it further appearing that for the year 19U2, the total sum ool leeted was only $1036,00, wjiile the sal ary of the superintendent was $900,00 besides oilier expenses of collecting, leaving practically nothing to apply to the, improvement of ohe public roads, and Whereas, the board of commission ers of roads and revenues has in formed this body that it would be a useless expense to still continue this law in lorce. Therefore, be It tesolved, that this, the grand jury of the superior court of Glynn county, Georgia, at the May term, 1303, Jo recommend that said alternative road law be discontinue!! and abolished. Resolved, that it is the opinion of this grand jury that the following named birds should not lie trapped, shot or in any way molested: Mock ing birds, orioles, blue birds, red birds, (cardinals) thrushes, cat birds, sow biius, bull bats or night hawks, whip porwills, rain crows, sea gulls, cranes, bitterns, curows and nonpariels; and we urge our legislature to earnestly support the enactment of laws to this effect. Resolved, that we request our rep resentative In the legislature to have enacted the following local laws for ibis county i Prohibiting tiie killing of marsh hens from April Ist. to September Ist. in eacii and every year, and ttiat their eggs shall not be taken or destroyed at any season. Prohibiting the killing of squirrels m me county tor three years, and providing that at the expiration of that time it. shall bo unlawful to kill tile bleeding season. Making it unlawful to offer for sale ...y ioe I. blowing species ol lisli smaller in size than as hereafter de signated: Trout, bass and whiting un der ten inches in length, and mullet and drum under eight inches We further recommend that our present hsh laws lie so amended as to prohibit fishing with glil nets hav ing a smaller mesh than three iuc;n Whereas, it appears that on June 1 si. there were unpaid taxes to tlio amount of $1756,91, for which execu tions were duly issued by the tax col lector anu given to Uie sheriff. We, therefore, urge upon the sher iff the necessity ol immediately col lecting or making returns of these li fas so that the tax collector may com plete his settlements. We most heartily commend the act ion of his honor. Judge Thomas A. PRICE FIVE CENTB. THE VERDICT WAS SELL RECFIVED f Bathetic Scene in Court House when Result was Annouuccd. in tlie superior court yesterday moil ting tiie jury in the case of Sam Story, charged with murder of ilamp Shrivel - , alter some thirty-six hours of service, returned a verdict of not guilty, ! litis releasing Hie man who has been in durance \ ile lor a period covering ahold twenty months. The verdict was fairly well received by the people. (lie gtneral opinion heingthal ttie term of imprisonment already suf fered by Story, was sufficient punish ment toi his offense. When the verdict was announced in court yesterday there followed a scene unusual in its nature. St oty was wild with delight: lie danced around the court house and joined by Ids wife they lint It threw their arms around their attorneys, Messrs’. Kranss and Dart, aud cordially embraced them for the deliverance of the husband Iron) the meshes of t lie law. Judge Barker finally restored order and announced to Story that t lie jury having found him guilt less of the of fense of minder, lie was at liberty to proceed his way. Story and Ids wife then 101 l the court room, and as t hey did so mullled applause greeted them as tlfev wended their way down the aisle. Thus eiideth a criminal chapter, which, in many ways has established a number of precedents in Glynn county. Parker, in opening his court by ask ing prayers. Wo fuly agree with him that 110 body of men stand more in need of God’s guidance than those chosen to uphold the laws and dis pense justice, and we earnestly hope that this exhibition of trust in the Ruler of the universe may not only continue to lie the practice in our cir cuit, but that it may become Die cus tom in all the courts of our land. Wo thank his honor for the able and com prehensive charge delivered to us, and congratulate the people oi our county and state in having upon the bench such an upright, conscientious Christ ian jurist and gentleman. Wc are uudoi obligations to Solici tor General Joiiu W. Bennett ami act ing Solicitor R. I). Meador for tin* assistance and advice so cheerfully given, and to them and ail the court s officers we extend our approval amt commendation. Resolved, that these presentments be published in the Brunswick News and Brunswick Journal and the sum of S3O lit* appropriated for said purposes, sls to be paid each. Resolved, that the sum of $25 In . our painstaking and efficient clerk, in addition to his per diem us l grand juror. Nathan Emanuel, foreman; M. Kaiser, L. C. Marlin, E. L. Stephens, Cicero L. Parker, C. W. Floyd, Willis Merchant, Frank A. Wrench, Edgar L. McGougan, J. W. Odum, J. W. Ow ens, Edgar f Coney, Wiifrud 1 mens, l-luward J. Waif, ,M. if ei. Jr., J. M. Burnett, J. T Dent, James W. l’opwell, Jr., John A. Foster, ,1. Morel Symons, clerk; 11. Giguilliat. Glynn uporior Court, May term, 19u.:. The above and foregoing present ments received and read in open court, It is ordered, considered an i adjudged '!ur they be admitted to r ced'd It is further ordered tiiat these pre sentments tic pul.Ashed as therein recommended. Ke.d in open cowl, tins June 3 1903 T. A. Parker, Judge S. C. it. C. Filed in office June 5, 1903. H. F du Bignon, Clerk S. C. Will Meet Today. The stockholders of the Brunswick &, Birmingham railroad will hold a meeting at the general offices of the company in this city today. It is not known whether or not anything unusual will come up, but rumors have it that some important matters will be handled.