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The Brunswick News.
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 23.
PROPERTY OWNERS
ON UNION STREET
HAVE AMONTH
In Which lo Give Out Con
tracts for Work of
Paving
MEETING HEED YESTERDAY
A Number of Plans Were Suggested,
to Solve the Problem, But it
Seemed to be Rather a
Hard One.
The meeting held at the city hall
yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of devising some means for enforcing
the now famous Union street paving
ordinance, was attended by several
property owners, the council commit
tee on finance and public works and
the manufacturers of the cement tile
blocks, which the ordinance provides
must be used in the paving.
"Mayor Hopkins was made chairman
of the meeting, and, after stating its
purpose, said he would be glad to
hear from those present. One or two
of the property owners expressed
their opinion, 'but instead of offering
some plan whereby the rdinance could
be enforced letting the owners off
as light as possible, they proceeded
5?%) jump on council for passing such
Tui ordinance, stating that it would
work a hardship on many people liv
ing on the street. *
Alderman Tupper then took the
floor and stated that he was opposed
to the ordinance from the beginning,
but now that it was a law, he wanted
to find some way <*• discover it.
Fc-veral members of crunc 1 offcre-l
different solution of the knotty prob
lem, but each suggestion brough forth
a long discussion and objections from
other members of council.
Mayor Hopkins stated that he
tnought the only successful plan
would be for the city to begin at the
end of the street and pave right on
down, letting the contracts out as the
property of different owners was
reached. Then those who did not
contract for the work themselves, the
city could have the paving done, issue
executions against the property and
realize the amount involved.
This plan met some opposition and
a number of others were offered. Af
ter considerable discussion. Alderman
Cook offered a resolution, which car
ried. and which, it is thought will
solve the question.
The resolution, in effect, provides
that all owners of Union street proper
ty shall be given notice that they
must award the contract for paving
within thirty days from date. At the
expiration of that time all property not
under contract will be contracted tor
by the city, the work will do done,
■and if the-owners still refuse to pay
for same executions will be issued
against the different owners.
The resolution merely gives those
who have not yet contracted for the
work thirty days more in which to
do so. Members of council seem to
be <Jf the cp tion that at the expira
tion of that time, every person owvng
property a i-,.g Union street vill have
contracted for the paving.
SIX VESSELS IN SOUND
WAITING ON WEATHER.
There are now six schooners load
ed and ready to sail for their destin
ation, but are being detained by the
unfavorable weather conditions.
Some of these schooners have been
anchored In the sound as long as ten
days awaiting better weather and fa
vorable winds.
To Resign His Position.
S. S. B. AleAinder, who has had
||charge of the sailors’ reading rooms
■'since it first opened, has tendered
his resignation and will leave In a
few days for Mobile, where he will
administer upon the estate of his two
sisters who were killed in the recent
btorm. Mr. Alexander has many
friends in Brunswick, all of whom re
gret to see him leave. Hls succes
sor is the reading room has not yet
.pee* appelated. ... %.
A DEAL INVOLVING
1110,000 CLOSED
YESTERDAY
H. C. McFadden Purchases
Valuable Property on
Gloucester Street
VERT DESIRABLE PROPERTY
Large Double Residence Now Stands
On the Site, But a Big Business
Building May Soon Be
Erected.
Another big deal for Brunswick
property was finally consummated yes
terday morning, involving a sum of
SIO,OOO, when H. C. McFadden, the
well known general freight and pas
senger agent of the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic Railroad Company,
purchased the valuable residence
property at the corner of Gloucester
and Reynolds streets, on which is lo
cated a large double-residence, at pres
ent occupied by Julius May and Julius
Levy*.
This property was purchased from
the Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Cos.
which has owned it for the past sev
eral years. It is considered one of
the best sites in the city for a bus
iness structure and the chances are
that such a building will be erected
on the lot.
Mr. McFadden was in the city yes
terday but he was not in position tc>
say exactly what would be done with
the property; whether he would at
some later day remove his headquar
ters to Brunswick and reside here,
whether he had purchased it merely
for an investment and would leave the
present double residence on the site
or erect a large business building.
Mr. McFadden has had an option
on this property for some time, and
came to the city yesterday for the
purpose of closiag it and taking charge
of the property.
GOOD GRANGE FOR
LOCAL MERCHANTS
DARIEN AND WESTERN RAILROAD
GIVES THEM THE BENEFIT
OF ALL RATES.
The board of trade met in regular
weekly sesion yesterday at the city
hall and took up a number of mat
ters. Among other things, the fol
lowing resolution, Introduced by C.
D. Ogg, was passed:
Whereas, the Georgia Coast and
riedmont railroad, through its gen
eral freight agent, Mr. Charles Neviile
lias given the dealers of Brunswick
rates which will put them into the
territory along that line on equal
terms with Savannah and thus open
up entirely new and very desirable
trade to our people.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
board of trade of Brunswick, that ev
ery dealer here having traveling men
on the road be urged to send them
into this territory at once and show
their appreciation of the efforts of
the Georgia Coast and Piedmont in
our behalf by selling goods to mer
chants on their line.
The secretary of the -board of trade
has been supplied with a list of rates
to different /points, twhich he twill
gladly furnish to the merchants on
application.
Mr. Neville, ;the ,generad freight
agent of the road, comes to Brunswick
solely in the interest of the traffic of
his line. He has nothing to do with
the extension and is not here on
business in that connection.
The fact tat tee hrate have been
offered the merchants of Brunswick
should add considerable to their
trade and should prove a big ad for
the city therefore it is hoped that
the merchants generally will take ad
vantage of the opporttfnity to get
into the new territory.
BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, ,?06.
STORM RAGES IN FEIIAIDA;
COMMUNICATION CUT OFT
No Details Can Be Secured as All Wires
Below Jacksonville Are Reported
to Be Down
Atlanta, Oct. 18—The Western Union Telegraph Company reports
that all of its wires south of Jacksonville are down and no communication
at all can be secured with south Florida.
The company also announces that the Jacksonville office has not been
in communication with Miami since early this morning, when the operator
there reported a severe Tri and said that two feet of water was in his of.
flee at the time.
No communication whatever has been secured from Key West since
last night.. A hard blow was reported at Key West.
STORM WADDING IS
DISPLAYED AT
ALL PORTS
VESSELS ARE WARNED NOT TO
LEAVE SOUTH ATLANTIC PORTS
DURING THE NEXT FORTY
EIGHT HOURS.
Another hurricane, or in fact the
one reported on Monday, is said to be
headed this way, hurricane warnings
having been received in the city yes
terday notifying all vessels that it
would be to leave port
within the next forty-eight hours.
The bulletin was received by Con
ey & Parker and read as follows;
Hurricane warniag, 11 a. m. Mi
ami. Jupiter, Jacksonville. Savannah,
Charleston. Severe storm raging
north-northwestward from Florida
channel. Dangerous for vessels oft
the northeast coast for the next forty
eight hours.
‘■Garriott.’'
While a number of storms have been
predicted during the past few weeks,
many of them materializing, none of
them have touched Brunswick, and
river men generally have but little
fear of any damage from the above
predicted gale.
RESIDENCE A HANDSOME ONE.
What Jacksonville Paper Says of Col.
W. E l . Kay’s New Home.
Following is from the Jacksonville
Metropolis of Wednesdty:
"Captain C. E. Gartner, president
of the Florida National Bank and
also (president tof the Jacksonville
Board of Trade, has sold his hand
some Riverside residence. 903 River
side avenue, to Mr. W. E. Kay, late
of Brunswick, but who has come to
Jacksonville to reside and practice
law. Mr. Kay Is a member of the firm
of Kay, Doggett & Smith, which re
cently formed a co-partnership in
Jacksonville.
“It is said that Mr. Kay paid $30,-
000 for this valuable residence.which
is one of the handsomest in the state,
and which has been famous for its
hospitality. Mr. K" s family is at
present in and expects to
come to Jacksonville about Novem
ber 15."
THE DARIEN LAUNCH SADIE
WAS BADLY DAMAGED.
The Darien launch Sadie, owned by
R. A. Strain, will be towed to this port
tonight by the steamer Bessie to be
repaired by Vincent Jones, the ship
carpenter.
Some days ago the launch, which,
by the way, is a handsome' one, was
almost completely wrecked by an ex
plosion of gasoline. A party of fish
ermen were preparing to take a trip
and in some way the pet-cock was left
open and twenty gallons of gasoline
escaped. As soon as some member
of the party struck a match the ter
rific explosion occurred, but, strange
to say, no one was seriously injured.
The launch, above the water's edge,
was jalmtyit completely demolished,
but the hull is alright and the boat
will be almost entirely rebuilt by Mr.
Jones.
The Weitnsr.
Forecast for today in Georgia:
Showers,
TWO KILLED, MANE
OTDEDS IDE
INJURED
STONE ARCH OVER BRIDGE GAVE
V/AY. CARRYING A NUMBER OF
WORKMEN DOWN—TWO KILLED
OUTRIGHT.
• Wilkesbarre, Penn., oct. 18 —A fatal
accident occurred here this morning in
which two lives were lost and neaily
a score of people were seriously in
jured.
Workmen were engaged in tearing
down the stone arch bridge over
Linerville creek, when suddenly the
entire mass of stone, and granite coi
lapsed, carrying the men engaged in
the work down a distance of many
feet.
Two of <hc wo.kmen wen* fatally
injured, while a number of others
were seriously h.uvt and more deaths
are expected.
REPRIEVE CAME
AT LAST MINUTE
BUNDRICK WAS PREPARING FOR
DEATH WHEN TELEGRAM
CAME FROM GOVERNOR
Atlanta, Oct. 18. —At the eleventh
hour, when it seemed to Goerge W.
Bundrick, of Crisp county, that every
earthly hope of having his life pro
longed had fled, and that he would
be hanged yesterday for murder of
J. H. Shrouder. Governor Terrell tele
graphed the sheriff of Crisp county
that he had granted Bundrick a re
prieve for thirty days.
Yesterday morning Judge U. V.
Whipple, of Cordele, counsel for Bun
drick, ’ tedeplhoned Oovornor Terrell
that he had laid additional evidence
before Judge Littlejohn and Solicitor
General Hooper, and that they had
agreed to telegraph the governor re
questing him that a reprieve be grant
ed Bundrick in order that he might
be pemitted to reopen the case before
the prison commission and strength
en it. )>ater Governor Terrell re
ceived a telegram from Judge Little
john and Solicitor Hooper, request
ing that a reprieve be granted; that
this request was joined in by the or
dinary, the prosecuting counsel, the
sheriff, the judge of the county
court and many prominent citizens.
It is understood that Bundrick pro
poses to submit an affidavit from his
brother. Andrew Bundrick, now serv
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary
for complicity in the murder of
Shrouder, that he, Andrew Bundrick,
was the chief actor in the homicide.
Inasmuch as G. Wt Bundrick has
been granted no former reprieve, and
upon the showing made and the pe
tition of the various state and county
officials and citizens, Governor Ter
rell thought Bundrick should be al
lowed one more chance to strengthen
his showing for a commutation of sen
tence from death to life Imprison
meat.
RIFLEMEN TO DAVE
THEIR BIG BALL
TONIGHT
Members Will Celebrate the
Forty-Seventh Anniversary
ol Company
A BIG CfIOWO EXPECTED
Prize Drill, Music and Dancing Will
Be Features of the Evening,—
Those on the Different
Committees.
The grand military 'hall and prize
drill of the Brunswick Riflemen will
occur tonight in the parlors of the
Oglethorpe hotel, and the indications
are that an unusually large crowd
will be present to enjoy the prize
drill, music find dancing.
The affair tonight is to bo held in
celebration of the forty-seventh anni
versary of the Riflemen, which is
among the oldest military organiza
tions in tire state. A large number
of tickets have already been disposed
of by the members of the company.
The admission is only one dollar and
each gentleman holding a ticket is
permitted to bring as many ladies as
he desires.
The dance and prize drill is in the
hands of the following committees;
Reception committee, Lieut. BY. O.
Douglas, chairman; Lieut-eiect J. Y.
Uranre, First Sargent C. A. Bunkley,
Sargeant J. R. Morton, Jr., Corporal
K. C. Marlin. Privates W. M. Pur
.ia. N. W. Yvarkor. Musician T. Wood.
Fioor committee, Captain F. A. Dunn,
chairman; Sargent L. H. Burroughs,
Corporal J. H. Hopkins, Privates Paul
Morton, Andrews Wright, Musician
F. C. Reid.
The evening's program is as follows
Prize drill by the Rihemen at 9
o’clock.
Grand march by Atlantic band.
Dancing
1. Waltz.
2* Quardrille.
3. Two-stop.
4. Waltz.
5. Gallop.
‘ Intermission.
6. Two-step.
7. Lancers.
8. Waltz.
9. Two-step.
10. Waltz.
Home Sweet Home.
A full list of the surviving members
of the Brunswick Riflemen will prove
of more than ordinary interest to
the peple of Brunswick. Of the many
members who (joined the company
when it was organized Oct. 20, 1860,
cut fourteen still survive, many of
t. still residing in the city. The
fourteen living members of the ori
ginal company are:
Horace jDairt, .Jacob Dart, Frank
Dart, Lewis DuPree, N. Dixon, J. ...
Spears, Henry Holmes, John Strick
land, John J. Smith, William Blain.
Joseph George Thomas,
James Flinn, L. C. Marlin.
CAN’T SUPPLY THE BIG DEMAND
Oyster Dealers Have .More Orders
Than Bivalves.
The average local oyster deiior is
u. the market begging for the bivalves
in.l slmckers. The fact of the mat
ter is they cannot come anywhere
near supplying the local demand, to
say nothing of the many out of town
orders on the books unfilled.
One dei.t u- yesterday received an
order from a Macon man for 115 gal
lons and several barrels in the shell
but he (ould only ship a very small
part or the order. Some of the oy
ster housds have their troubles in se
curing help, while others simply can
not get the oysters.
The weather for the past few days
has been very much against the oy
stermen, which probably accounts for
tne scarcity at present.
Circusses All Miss Us.
Four of the largest circusses and
wild west hows In the country are
totJ.-ing" Georgia at present, giving
performances in ail of the cities, but
so far none of them have been book
ed in Brunswick, inis will no doubt
be sad news to the average small
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
TESTING VALIDITY
OF IMPORTANT -
SUNDAY LAW
Southern Railway Thinks
Roads Can Operate Freights
on the Sabbath
i
Superintendent Seale Was Indicted,
Convicted, a Heavy Fine Imposed
and the Case Has Now
Been Appealed
Through J. N. Seale, superintendent
ol’ transportation, the Southern rail
way is testing the validity of the
Georgia law 1 prohibiting the running
of freight trains on Sunday. Superin
tendent Seale was indicted, tried and
convicted some months ago for viola
ting this law', and his appeal to the
state court was dismissed upon a tec
ideality raised by Attorney General
John C. Hart, the merits of the case
not being determined.
Superintendent Seale was recently
again indicted, tried and convicted
in the superior court of Habersham
county for a similiar offense, and
lined $l,OOO. From this judgment he
appealed to the state supreme court
and the case was argued Wednesday
■lolin .). Strickland, of Athens, repre
senting the plaintiff in error, while
Solicitor General Charters, of the
northwestern circuit, represented the
state.
Seale’s contention is that the law
is a •burden upon interstate com
merce, and in restraint of such com
merce, and it is therefore In confiio
with Iho provisions of the constitu
tion of the United States; also that
the state lias no right to designate one
particular day, as fixed by any relig
ious sect, as the Sabbath.
COPPER ADVANCE
EXCITED MARKET
DIVIDENDS WERE DECLARED YES
TERDAR PUTTING STOCK ON
EIGHT PER CENT BASIS
New Yora, 18—Wall street was
the scene of a big stir this morning
caused by amalgamated copper, which
declared a quarterly dividend of 1 1-2
per cent and an extra dividend of 1-2
of 1 per cent, this placing the stock
on an 8 per cent basis.
Investors were wild to purchase
the stock and the street was the
scene of all kinds of excitement.
MRS. THAW IS NOT ALARMED.
She Does Not Fear indictment by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome.
New York. Oct. 18.—Mrs. Harry K.
Thaw said today that she is not In
the least worried by the intimation
made by District Attorney Jerome
that another person, In addition to
Harry K. Thaw, may 'be indicted for
the murder of Stanford White.
Mrs. Thaw met A. B. Peabody, of
her husband's counsel, when she
made her regular visit to the Tombs
today. The attorney was with her
when she spoke of Jerome’s state
ment. When Mrs. Thaw had gone to
her husband's Cell Peabody said that
Thaw was considerably perturbed
when lie first learned of the statement
made by Jerome. "He was a llttlo
alarmed until i*ir. Hartridge, his at
toney, called upon him,” said Mr. Pea
body. “But he knew that the facts
in the case could not possibly warrant
the indictment of another person.
We have positive information that
Mrs. Harry Thaw did not purchase
the revolver with which Standford
White was killed.”
i RAPPING BOAT IN PORT;
MAY ENTER BUSINESS HERE
The trapping boat Elmer arrived
here some days ago from Jacksonville
and will remaiD In these waters the
entire winter. Capt. Elmer the own
er and -commander of the boat, has
been engaged In the trapping busi
ness for the past twenty years. He
has his wife and three children on
board the neat craft and all of them
seem to enjoy the life on the water,