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The Brunswick News*
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VOLUME 6. NUMBER 164.
A NEW COf AN!
TAKES OVER THE
MUTUAL PLANT
- Next Few Days the
City Wilt Own Water
Works
WONK ID BEGIN ON CM
New "Company Meets and Elects Of
ficers and Exercises its Option
on the Plant of the Mutual
Light and Water Cos.
Mr. P. I). M. Strachan and those
with him exercised their
took oyer a majority of
stock of the Mutual Light and Water
Company.
The new members of the board of
directors are F. D. M. Strachan, C.
Downing, F. D. Aiken, G. H. Smith,
George P. Walker and H. G. Stra
olian,, George F. Armstrong, the
three last named being residents of
Savannah. The former directors re
maining on the 'board are Aibert Fen
dig, B. Padrcsa, H. F. Dunwody and
Walter. Those who retire
trom the board of directors are E.
A. J, Crovatt, Edwin
lk|toi;i. A F Coney and William
u mm
tiie company as re*
KganlMJf are:
■BTm. Strachan, president,
§ 'Me vt Fendlg, vice president,
D. Walter, secretary and treas
urer.
When seen by a News reporter Mr
Strachan stated that it was the pur
pose of himself and associates to
organise new companies to take over
the plants and to construct and op
erate the street railway, as soon as
the city took possession of the water
plant. He also stated that when
this was done they would give the
public an opportunity to subscribe
to the stocks of both companies.
That they would 'begin work on
the street .railroad promptly after
the water works was turnd over to
the dty and expected to have the
required mi!er.g.e constructed atul in
operation before the time allowed in
the franchise.
TO REBUILD THEIR WHARVES
Seme Big Work to be Done for the
Atlantic Coast Line.
Work will begin today on the gen
eral rc-pairin gaud overhauling of
the vast wharf property of the At,
iar.tlc Coast Line which runs fro
the foot of Gloucester street to the
foot of J.
Tills work, wh! h has heretofore
teen done by the company, has been
let to W. 11. Greenfield, the piiedrlv
lng man, and the work will be. push
as rapidly as possible to eompletio
Every' piling and plank on> these
wharves will be replaced with anew
one and it means the practical re
building of this great wharf prop
erty.
I WORK OF SEAMAN’S MISSION!
Month of March Was the Most En-j
couraging one for the Year.
The work done at the mission of j
tie Brunswick Stamms Friend So* j
doty for the month of March has
been the most encouraging one ot!
the year. Three hundred and fifty j
visits have been made to the reading:
room by the men from the different!
ships during the month. Nino re-'
ligicus meetings have been held, j
The largest number present on one
cccaslton was thirty eight. The at
tendance on the whole goes an aver
age of sixteen men. Fifty two vis
its to the ships have <been made by
the chaplain and a large nttmbe- of
magazines and other reading have
been given to the ships before Bail
ing.
Within a couple of days the society
will have completed their plans rel
ative to the lodging house and will:
be able to accomodate* seamen and
others with clean, comfortable 'beds
at the very low rate of 20 and 25-
cents. Separate apartments - have
been arranged for the accomo
dation ot seamen and landsmen
The society tenders lie woman
ihaaks to every one who o kindly
jtrtotfi iatho fork cd tie
champ mm
SPEAK m \
LAWYERS £
HE HAS ACCEPTED AN
TION TO ADDRESS GEORGIA
BAR ASSOCIATION AT COMING
MEETING.
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Champ Clark ,of Missouri, will de
liver he annual address to the Geor
gia Bar association when it meets at
Tybee island this year.
Secretary -Orville A. Park, of Ma
con has received a letter from Mr.
Clark accepting the invitation which
was extended him.
The announermotn will be recei
ved with widespread interest
throughout the State. 1
An invitation has also been ex
tended to the association by Col.'
Patterson, commanding the fort atj
Tybee for the members of the assoc
iation to inspect the fort
1 NEW OFFICIAL
FOR ERE Mil.
J. R. Rowland Has Been Appointed
Traffic Manager With Head
quarters in New York and
Atlanta.
•*A circular was issued from tile At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road in Atlanta yesterday announ
cing the appointment of J. it, Row
land as traffic manager of the litre
anew office to be created, on April
15.
The Atlanta Journal of yesterday
said, in part, of the appointment of
Mr. Rowland:
"The traffic policy of both the pas
sc-ngt r and freight, departments of
the road will be under the supervis
ion of Traffic Manager Rowland and
■the general passenger and freight
agents will report to him instead of
tbe president us heretofore. Traffic
Manager Rowland will have an ofl.V•
In New York as well as Atlanta.
"It Is stated by the road that the
creation of the new office is made
in keeping with the general plan of
organization of the new road which
will give Atlanta an Independent
line.
“It is rumored that the appoint
ment may result in the appoint
ment of other officials for the Bruns
wick Steamship Company and the At
lun.R. Birmingham and Atlantic rail
ixad but these ,reports cannot he
confirmed.
‘ Mi. Rowland, the new traffic man
ager has been identified with the
traffic department of a number of
roads for many years. While only
forty years of age Mr. Rowland has
setn service with prominent rail
! roads. He is a native or Virginia
"Mr. Rowland for a number of
years was associated with the traf
he department of the Bait.more and
Ohio, Southwestern, the Big Four
and ihe Erie railroads, f# was ap
: pointed traffic manager ofß.ne Brans
1 v ick Steamship CompanyfeSyht or
i.;ne ago.
“Hi^work m traffic m.rtgcr of
ttis company attracted the attc Hon
of President Atkinson and us soon
as the office -vas created Mr. Row
laud was tendered tne position. *'
WERE WEDDED LAST NIGHT
Mr, Eugene TANARUS, Creamer and Miss
Ada May Warren Married
A quiet wedding took place last
( night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Creamer on Gloucester street,
the contracting parties being Mr.
Eugene T. (dreamer and Miss Ada
May Warren. The ceremony was
( performed by Fahter Dunne, of the
Catholic church, and was witnessed
by only a few friends of the contract
ing parties.
Mr. Creamer is a well known young
,——— -
man, at present being manager of
a pressing club. He has lived here
all of his life and is popular among
a wide circle of friends. The bride
arrived here some months ago to
visit her sister, Mrs. Jas. Creamer
and has made a member of frlncds
ainqg. that timo,
r Mr. and Mrs. Creamer will reside
! with Mr. and iMre Jas Creamer,
t 4W Worcester strset, j
BRUNSWICK, GA,, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1907.
GRAND OPEnf
, wmmm 1
YMpo HANDS
WPKe fck'ijto Was
Purchased By Out opwn
Capitalists yesterday
FACTS SB! IFF GIVEN 081
It is Not Known Who the Purchas
ers Are or the Price Paid for
the Building, But is
Been Sold,
While the .purchaser, the amount
paid and other facts connected with
the sale have not been made public
The News cau this morning print
authorativelj that the Gr Ad opera
house building has been *old, the
deal, which has been pending for
some time, having been consumma
ted yesterday morning. Further
than the fact that the handsome build
ing has been sold and that the pur
chasers are out of town people, no
further facts can be given at this
time.
The Luilding was owned by tlio
Conzleman Consctruction Company,
a concern composed of a number ol
local business men. It is one of the
be,:t buildings in I: lie city. It in
cludes the opera house, the tail .
floor, which is occupied by the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
. road, the second floor, occupied ,by
Twttty & Reese, .las. B. Brodhead,
A. M. Zellner, George H. Cook and
others, and the several stores on the
ground floor which are occupied by
Commercial Agent Ligeour, the Gen
eral Electric Supply Company, fhq
Southern Land and Timber Company
nnd Miss Jatkson.
It is understood that the structure
was sold for a good price, but the
exact amount has noi been announ
ced.
What effect the deal will have on
the opera house is not yet known.
At present, it is under tease to Mr.
Craerin and it may 'be that he wil 1
again lease it from the new owners,
who ,it is stated, purchased the build
ing as an investment.
FIVE KILLED IN
BIG EXPLOSION
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People for Miles Arounds Aetna, In
diana, Were Shaken by the Ter.
rific Explosion.
Laporte, Ind., April 2.—Five men
were killed and a number injured as
the result of a terrible explosion of
powder at Aetna, this state.
It is said that the entire surround
ing country was shaken by the ex
plosion.
Many window glasses were broken
and eonslderable other damage
done.
For Popular Little Miss.
The handsome French bisque doll
driving a Teddy bear to a chariot
wil! He given to the most popular
little giri in the city at the Eagle’s
fair, Riflemen’s armory, week com
mencing April 15. The little girl
desiring to enter the contest can
-obtain the books and information
from any member of the Eagles.
County Treasurer Arrested
Wilmington,, Del., April 2. —Horace
10. Rettew former of taxes
and county treasurer
county, was arrested at his homo to
night on the charge of appropriating
$3,000 of the county taxes to his
own use. The levy court directed
Rettew’s arrest, the complaint jgte
ing made by the president of
: court. Rettew is alleged to he short
j s3fi.oOO.
Duke of Abruzzi on Way.
Spezla, Italy, April 2.—The Duke
of Abruzzl left here today on board
the cruiser Varez for Newport News.
Va. The Verez will be one of the
warship* to represent Italy at the
opening of the Jamestown wpoil
. a mtikklti
SRECIAL AGENTS
BEiNG SENT OUT
B! GOVERNMENT
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Fo See That ilie lew Bail-
Road Rate Rill is Enforc
ed by Roads
THREE II IRIS SECTION
The Agents Act as Detectives aifcl
investigate AM Free Passes Jr*
They See—New Law Must
Be Observed,
At least three special agents for
the interstate commerce commission
have been sent to this district for
the purpose of ,seeing whether or
not the Interstate railroad laws,
known as the Hepburn bill, which
became effective on January 1, are
being carried out. These special
agents are said to he after the free
pass rider especially. They work
like “spotters” on a street car.
11 is unedrstood that the govern
ment has sent one, two and three
spotters ■§ deectives to all of the
railroad centers to look after the
rate h\glsla|tion. These
agents have their headquarters in
a city but are almost continually on
the road. Whenever a trip or an
nual pash Is offered by a passenger
to,,the conductor for transpojtation
the special agent is on the alert.
*£W ready U> Jot* down in his little
rnvffiorfendttnt book uii 'the j'data^.Cwtf
coming the deadhead transports
tion. The tntxrstate cotnnv reo
commission after receiving his
report on this special pass, is lia
ble at any time to ask the railroad
issuing and accepting the same to
explain a few things.
The penalty for violating the in
terstate laws with reference to pass
es a fine of SI,OOO upon both tho
railroad and the person using the
pass. It is not known if any arrests
have yr-t been made for violating the
law.
HENRY ROBERSON PASSES AWAY
He Has Been 111 and an Invalid for
Nine Years
Henry lloberson, eldest son of
Mrs. 11. .1. Roberson, passed away
last nlrfht at his home over The
News office,-after a long and serious
Illness, during which he has suffer-1
< t great pain.
The has (been ill for
nine
death'fflroor but. improved, For the
past few weeks he lias been linger
ing between life and death until the
end came last night about. 7 o’clock.
The young! man was twenty-seven
years of age and besides his moth
er leaves two brothers, Jimmy and
Glynn Roberson.
The funeral will occur this after
noon at 3 o’clock at O'Brien. Ga.,
the former home of the family,
Vets to Have Excursions.
Among the first excursions of tho
summer season will in ail prob
ability One by the Confederate vet
erans. It will be remembered that
this organizaUon gave one or more
last season and they were success
ful in every sense of the word.
Chicken Thieves Abroad.
Lock your fowl houses or some
a good taste hut a bad
character will have a good dinner
at lyour expense. Chicken thieves
are abroad in the land —they take
turkeys too —and a load of buckshot
poured into these worst of all thieves
would be a good thing. A coop was
robbed Monday night of a turkey
and two fine hens.
A Good Ochestra.
An elegant ochestra has been en
gaged to discourse sfeet music for the
concert and dancing at the Eagle's
Riflemens armory, commencing
April L 5.
The Eagles' Fair,
The committee arranging the Ea
gles' fair say they intend
anything of the kind ever“gtven in
Brunswick. No money or pains v ill
be spared to make It a grand success
and an enjoyable eye**,
SOUTHERN NAMES
NUMBER OF NEW
SGENTS
GENERAL FR^Em??"AGENTS AP
POINTED IN MANY SECTIONS
COVERED BY THE GREAT
.
Washington. April 2.—ln line with
the policy of the Southern railway j
as outlined iby President Finley, to]
bring about closer relations and har
monious cooperation with its patrons
and in order to place authorized rep- (
resentatives of the copmany in con-!
venient porxmity to the shipping j
public, the Southern will on April;
4, appoint seven general freight■
agents with headquarters at different
cities, instead of having one general I
freight agent at Atlanta, Each gen
eral freight agent will have author
ity over the territory fluffs jurisdic
tton. ir
Vice President J, m. Culp has Is
sued circulars maklg the follow
ing appointments: I
Geo. R. Browder, nol- general agent
of system, will be maAj as its freight
traffic manager, headquarters
in Atlanta.
John 13. Munson,
agent at Now York, will wLmado
assistant freight traffic nrafWcr,
with headquarters at Washington.
J. 11. Drake, general freight agent,
Richmond, in charge of lines in Vir
ginia, and eastern and central NorUt
Carolina.
E. IT. Shaw, general freight agent
Charleston, in charge of lines in
South Carolina and western North
Carolina, at Augusta, Ga.
Randall Clifton, general freight
agent Atlanta, in charge of lines in
Georgia and Florida.
if: ilHvi tiler general freight
Knoxville,-In charge of lines In feast
Tennessee
>•>
E. B. Pegram, general frelgh agent
Memphis, in charge of the Nashville
division.
I. L. Graves, general freight agent.
Memphis, in charge of the Memphis*
division.
R. L. Simpson, general freight
agent Birmingham, in charge of line
in Alabama except the Memphis di
vision.
It is expected that tinder this ar
rangement the adjustment of traf
fic matters and the relation of busi
ness by personal confidence, will be
facilitated.
BEMNETT WILL
APPEAR IN COURT
—-fe
Owner of New York Herald to bo
Hauled up For Printing Ob
scene Personals,
New York, April 2. —James Gor
don Bennett, owner of the New York
Herald, who has been living in
Paris for the past several years, wil 1
appear in court in New York on Ap
ril 23 to answer the charge of pant
ing obscene personals In the col mins
of his paper.
This charg ewas prfeerred against
Bennett some time ago and papers
were issued against him. The date
of the heating was decided upon to
day.
ARE TO HAVE AN EXCHANGE
Ladle3 of the Maccaboea Raising
Funds for Orphans Home,
The Ladies of the Maccaibees are
about to establish a woman's ex
change for the sale of Fancy work,
cakes, pics and all articles usually
found in the exchanges in large cit
ies. A lwlndow has been donated
for the ladies to display the arti
cles for sale by Mr. Stovall Smith
and a committee will be found In
the drug store when the exchange
has been fully established. A
charge of ten percent will be made
on all articles sold and this sum will
Ift set aside for the orphans home |
that the order is trying to establish
In this city.
Communications relating to the
sale of articles may <be addressed to
Mrs. J. A. Smith, GOO G street or
Mrs. H. M. Branham, London street.
The exchange will be formally open
ed for the sale of article* Thursday
<X this WH& J
FIVE CENTS
LIE IS PISSED
Bl ROOSiIT
ON STATEMENTS
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Assertions Me by Rarriman
and Webster are Untrue
" Re Says
ABOUT and CAMPAIGN FUND
President Says he Never Asked Hftr
rSman to Raise One Dollar
During the Presidential
Campaign of 19c}.
Washington, April 2.—President
Roosevelt, this afternoon gave the lie
direct to the asseriions alleged to j
have ibecn made by Havriman and I
Webster, by making public j, letter
which the president-wrote to Con
gresstnan Sherman last Oct >ber in
which he characterizes the said as
sertions as deliberate, wilful un
fruth.
The president says he never re
quested Harriman 1o raise one dol
lar in the presidential camtaign of
1904 and says the report to the ef
fect Is without foundaiott and a false
hood.
COLD WEATHER CONTINUES.
Expected That There Will, be a
Change Today.
farmer Weather is predicted for
today, and it may lie that the end
U. the void '■ I.t, Ini'
there art? no signs 'of u*l. all
early hour this morning., although
the high wind had practWlly sub
sided the mercury was still low 4tnd
it was even colder than It w as Mon
day night.
Reports from over Georgia are to
the effect that the peach t rop has
not yet been injured by the cold,
but il is feared that, if the weather
continues cold much longer it will
result in a heavy damage to the far
mers.
NEW JACKSONVILLE P GENT
Charles Davies to Represent Bruns
wick Steamship Cos.
Effective yesterday Charles Davie 8
becomes the Florida ] assenger
agent of the Brunswick S :eamship
Company, with headquarters in Jack
sonville.
Mr. Davies has been the Florida
agent of the Mallory line for four
teen years and has rendered valua
ble service to that company. He re
cently resigned to accept a similiar
place with the Brunswick Steamship
Company, and that line now has no
doubt the best steamship man In
Florida to represent it.
2,000 Pounds of Huyler’s
Two thousand pounds of Huyler’e
candy are ordered for the Eagles'
fair, commencing April 15, oao week,
Riflemen’s armory
ON HIS REGULAR ROUNDS
Inlterary of Receiver of Tax Re
turns Dubberly.
J win he at the following placed
on the following dates to receive
state and county tax returns for the
year 1907:
Sterling, April 6, 27, May 18
St. Simon Mills April 5, 20, May"
17. r i
Brook men, April -12, May 4 and
31.
Bladen, April 13, May 3 and IS.
Brunswick, April 18, 19, 20: May
0. 10, 11, 23, 24, 25.
John E. Dubberly,
Receiver of Tax Returns for Glynn
County, Ga. Office V~* Monk St.
Brunswick. Ga. *
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.
The schedules of the Southern rail
way will bo slightly changed today.
Trains will arrive and depa.t as fol
lows:
Train No. 14 arrives Brunswick 9.50 a
No. 32 arrives Brunswick 2.00 p
Nc. 16 arrives Brunswick 4.25 p
No. 24 arrives Brunswick B.oop
Train No 15 leaves Brunswick 6.30 a
No. 23 leaves Brunswick 9.50 a
No. 31 leaves Brunswick 12.15 p
No, 13 leaves Brunswick 8.30 p
£!, H. Horseman,
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