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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,