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The Brunswick News.
VOLUME 6. NUMBER 165,
PETER GANTLiNOv- O
A COLORED BARBEttt
SHOT BY WHITE MaK
110 BULLETS
ENTEBEO BREAST
——
I!. Siißpsoa, a While Saff
Hand, fiifesls!] on Charge
oi Murder
IS Eft WiIHESSES
Seems That the Barber and the
White Man Cot into a Dispute
4P" Over Money Due the For
mer (or a Haircut.
Peter Gantling, a well Known no
zro barber, v> . ' shot anil instantly
•Killed last night short ly In fore 3
o'clock in bis batber shop on Bay
street, two doors tiom the corn r of
McnU. From ail appearances \V. I.
Simpson, a white roan, said 10 be
a raft hand who ar;.vd in the *ti’.y
Hhtetcr.lay air. . ..•::-n, l t:v*
is now betas in
IT jail u.t lin; fit. ■ '
Wm
•£’ M
'-in
i : --i fail and
■■the v.'bQHI ran -out. \vbilo
ttioro were many people In tho v iiah
ity. trot over a half dft.. sn beard .be
report of the pistol, the sound n
in ; muffled bt can :e of t :e close pros
of tho pistol to the uegroe's
luoast.
Two sho.s wer fired. One enter
,,l directs tiwm; a in. heart and tho
o.her aeoiit an inch to the right,
t '■ r-r of•" 1 weald have produced
stcry Iks Kiliing.
There we. ' ncnc who head thei
vr j ... , - u iUo bar-
I r rad the whb t i."in prior to the
, -. oc ;- fc ~. ; . ;VO 11 - to. colot •:
Levs who are employed in he lar j
b-r shop. U ecenv : that S.ru. a
went in to " ft . kair'-ut. cu.
rd Cant! 3 v.r.l ■ 1 on . ... ■ v -ueuj
he fiaisic:d < r r.n win. . tto bc>
rear nt tho build!:’•; a • >
return th oarb "• -*d hi- :•* th >
mcney which be r :•■•••• and • ° i •>'•
w • celt 1 and -* it id ti ec but
still refused. lb-. wlii.3 t-en
the two hoys for an officer, and:
what folio.red from that time until;
lb 9 shooting it not keewn, us tbe.o,
no o* ** in tti' b ■-* r ii -'P j
Several nfr J were in th pool j
room lat! . rear of foe barber rhoi
end they stated titty, dbl n.t bcai
any f.ght ‘between the two
Before the boys had > turned ;
'Garbling was on the floor dead and
tho whit'’ ..an as to.. . at- -j
After Shooting bin u:-i yhnpson ranj
out of the barber shop and across
Bay street, when he was captured
nn >.* v.hf'hman Harrell, of tho
Puowaia;. Com pony, who tvrrwd Ibm
oTcr to ti.e poller. Simpson did not
have n pistol but wore a belt the;
revolver tali'sing from Us plac J
After a search the pistol was found |
a l f~w feet away from where he was:
caught by the night watchman
The raft hand refused to talk aft.rj
r being arrested. He said he did not 1
■io tho shooting. °r rather he made.
m 0 statement, No one saw me shoot
it 13 understood that Slmp*j
Wm Is from Lowndes county and
Bratas to the :-lty yesterday trm
some point on the Altamaha river.
Canning wan known by nearly
(everybody In .fßrunswicl;. Probal !y
[or more than twenty-five years he.
has been conducting a barbershop in
this city. He wa; a highly respret
cd negro and numbered bis friends
among both races. He was espec
ially popular among his class and
was a negro who always knew hit
place and kept It. His untimely end
was a source of regret to those who
knew him.
Coroner Jennings was summoned
but after an investigation it was de
cided that an Inquest was not nec
essary. The body of Gantllng was
tfePfi turned over to relatives aal
jpawM to Wf re*J4S9* Br° o k
m> "1 . !;***-
ARE TO DISCONTINUE IrAINS
Understood That All
V/11l bo Taken Off,
It If sentl-oflicially stated that all
the handsome winter trains which
have been operated during the sea
son by the different roads In the
south will bo discontinued on April 1
tenth.
At present these trains are busy
carrying the tomists to their homes
and for the past two weeks the tra
vel has been unusually heavy nortn
ward. Very near all the winter
guests hate left the stymy south
and there is no further use for these
rolling palaces.
While no announcement has yet
been made ‘by tho roads that the
trains will be discontinued on April
10, The News undestand that, such
announcement will be made in n few
days.
Elks Meet Tonight,
The Brunswick lodge of Elks will
hold ;h. !r regular weakly meeting In
their hall tonight, and will dispose
of a number of routine matters.
PREPARING FSB
II OPElii
Riflemen Expect to Realize Quite J
Meat Sum Out of the Big Car
, nival Next Week,
. '*'
\>
On to Jam jßtOv. u tor Urn, Bruns
wick Riflemeh will bn the cry of all
lliunsvvlck next, wefllc wlicu the
Steal Parker Amusement Company
U.lO Tig week's carnival to raise
linnds to send the jtGkmf.ll to the
ill >!1
' '-"' , t,tb’4AJ' tgji the work' When
'he ble v,-. r ,n. : started bringing: In
"hows from tho winter quarters.
From now until Saturday night, a
v 1 ok heno all Brunswick ought to
t together and main- ibe eSniival
! > mat sivcces::'. The ohj -ct is n
praiseworthy one apart Iron the tun
u: oment feature and the i runswjek
'■de should not fail to coopc-rat#
in the undertaking. In addition to
i ! ; above tho Radies of tl Mar.ta
>"< will be Riven a purlieu of tho
i *; ctinfs,
IV.- ivo work o) gotfng the'
’ ’ i’ito por-i ion will begin 1.0-
doy. it is lisekas to tell the peo
i’d ■ of thin r.ily of the magnitude of
tne great I’arkev Amunewnnt Com
pany's shows. Th-ir big y allow wa
vers have 'teen familiar -.iyiits on
do str-'-ets for the paid llsrre months
• rupees to ;;aj; that tho shows!
i;a e been enlarged a great deal'
\-'C t year and Monday will vT
!i . ; the opening of the atevt car
nival in the history of Brunswi i;a
ifv. rything will be brand n-w mdl
eveiytjilnv of a magnitude that will
be surprising.
Comprising the whole of in; car '
rival .show*, ’.’ill bo such at' .ctions'
a.' the Katzeujammer .Cas’i.; the;
t ie. • plantation show, whirl) i> Hi,-j
fv,v
1M- v.
the Volcano, and Superbaftim wm-'
Cp-iTul ■: Ir d-t : ;-, v.-ho -i
--w
. y; n Ben;;-’,. I' v-e
there .' id be p any more 'n num
erous to part'cular’re.
Best .of all, i : c dnv,-1 <l, m
There will he nothing in any of I
them (o offend :be mbit rr. **r.f and j
ladies and children .r.e r ’•■■a <vi-y;
care and attention.
Now let every!.ode gc-t togethyr
and boost ''On to Jamestown” as tho;
db>"an and wo want and o Brunswl:k'
Riflemen to ho there with tho boils 1
on.
BAB ASSOCIATION IS TO
GST A NEW CHARTER.
The oxc’cutlve committee of the
Georgia liar Association at a recent
meeting decided that the committee'
revise the constitution and ly-lnwn;
of the itsso lniion and arrange to so
cure anew charter. The twenty
year charter of tho association has
expired.
Besides Chairman Powell, the other
members of the committee are Gen
oral P. W. Meld rim, of Savannah, S.
P. Gilbert, of and Captain
Z. D, Harrison, clerk of the supremo
court. The report of the committee
will be submitted at the annual meet
ing Ot th# Bar Association at Tybee
fe v *r<
BRUNSWICK. GA.. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 4, 1907.
I LITTLE CHILD
cci i ii| ft non
rtli m A rlfic,
i A
teii 01 Elijjli-ifti 1 ,-fiSS
Mat will! Painful ki
dent leslcii';j
HEAD MS FACE DIE
Accident Occurred at Greenland
Eight Miles in the Country.
One of the Little Fellow's
Eyes is Lost.
The four-year old son of Cal Gre n
ono of U.o best known c:i,,iin e; - on
Hie A., It. £- a. railroad, mi el wiili
a frigh ful and painful 1 ' '
t< rday afternoon at tk< h ime ■
■fujplly, 'iiiocnlnnd, S miles from
tlte ei ! y.
Full parllci’.lars ot the accident an
meager but from what could he
learnt dby a News reporter 1a.,:
night the liitlo fellow was playing
near Ihe lire nml cither fell in or
his clothes Ijnilcd from the Ida
and he was horribly burned. 1!
coins that the ' >y must hsvo fallen
into the fire as r- irly all of his
r liair was burned off bis hind and lm
wag terribly burned about the face,
ueek and bead. It was htated last
0
badly buriuj Uiat be will lone, tbr
right of It.
A telephone 4 'incusag was received
In the city last *il. Ht and phjKicinns
wen\ out lo rfciievc tkt little, fellow
of his pain. Nolhing cohid b i-.ura
cd lioiu 1 here feat mlgh..‘ v but i( Is
io i.e hoped that the acaickn! w:*s
not as serious as was at first report i
cd.
Mr Green i.is mnay fiends la tb ■ j
city who will regret '.a liain of tho
unfortunate aecidear to his son.
CONVICTS OO TO ST, SIMON
To Work at the Site of the New in
dustrial School Thor:.
Tho Oiynn county convl arc:--
taken over lo St. Simon yesterday
to work at thv luda.ilri,.! .chord hi
bo I "is-hr.-t by the board of educt
lion a* iho north end.
Many ■ :r< of .ground will lin pr-t
ir. shape for pl aiting by the con
victs end too piker will lie put .1
*’%(■ -llr-nt sh-tpo gene ally.
riojir rnn ?r ? n
Hint I m U
pfaT rsnrq
UU'- L. i hifLu
♦ —-
Petition for Lower r'inroad Fares
to bo Herd by the Commission
on April 2:1.
'i he bearing before tho Georgia
railroad commission for a mluu.ion :
ir. the passenger rate in the staate
wont rr. f 1 o nTucsday afternoon un
til April 23.
Tn f | r;;lir. inary i-klmishlrg in
the a- li.'itcijg 1 -.n:!:; r Tuesday n>0!::'
irg, beginning at id o’clock and end
ing at 18,8 ft, both • id-, n wore guard
cd in their effor n to keep from th
enemy Uie lines of defense or of
■f enact
One division of tho hearing will
take place April 17 —the Seaboard
bb 1 the Macon, Dublin and Savan
nah Insisting on that, date, as yof U
Ru'-s have freight rates Curings j
then.
When the mceilnrc v-as called to'
order by Chairman fiiii, lion. Hoop
or Alexander appear; and as counsel
for tho petitioners, the Farm' rn’ tin j
ion. He announced that Judge I.
K. Hincr., who lied boon employed In
that capacity, was compelled to ! e
out of the city, nnd that at. th li-v:
hour he had been employed
Hotels Crowded.
Again last night every room for
rent in l#inswick wan o.copied, and
many who arrived on late trains
had to look over the city for a
lodging place. There was not a
yacant room In any of the hotels or
j#r ,r#galar lodging houses.
■IMUrPTsH- 5 . 'i ?.|
111 sLy 1 10.6.1 sJly
in nn n aHi rrrn
M-Jl -
UJ bvrn LllLLj
■h| S, • b Kijn.ll m
1 fljQl,/ v;i|i j- |. h%| il'-AU;
. !it t. tl ii. iso j tiliu r'V
] ; > r yjfkHh, u n *
i'i b’l l i? 11 /* [, ! ; A
titciiL Li iliußilO
WfnillpT y; rynrp-U'
mitfiyl t ; i • SAhuiLL
•i win Cos
ue and That tho End V. ill Come
Within the : . Two Or
Three P.ya.
New Void;, April C -The Thaw
luu y c 'iu ill ion, b h 1: ■ 1 ci
vcs. igatis ; inis E ai,u> of Tlar
i y Tli ->. for t .vr> woe’.r, ended ir
U'.’i : ■ ;i! on tcuay, afii r cxr*. - . linin'*
a num trofwi n. s, a.! it ir/ an
nounced Uijxt ad: c.. iort will more
#
h. i 3 111}! •• 11 .. Ly t i\y 1x1..: , j
of the commi < >q. .
ieii i .;i v.;!‘ : |
that Thaw is •' Attorney Del
nib: bal'd tr that ii - was al
>■':. ■ t' T. tv■ ar.lty hu ;
been tv. 11 < tisliid before the
conimi: ion. Ib e.tvl ii Is the opin
lon of Mr D- bans that lie will bo
’ " I , ir r’i f . who ha-<
foliov. -.1 b: : <t-s :U n of the eom'
i. of tbs earn ac:
la lb- event tlu's is tho cH ci
it ly unc oc.l t‘. I JU ::"e Fitzgcr
:,l v.iil in. - c-uvenc co.tr!.
and tli iii ’l'v I” T latiuue. -
tif. Div.ri t. At'criu, Jeroifi'. la
, ferr.upt' 1 the trial by ills ajfidictfti 'n
for 1 la. j I itT i'i id. of a lunacy
c.‘‘Dhii* ion (be ease tv. • near to
it. c!o"‘. All wUnesms with prob
ably t<-h . -.• (i.m ■ f tiar e, had been!
lntr-dn .1. Tin fere if the lunacy 1
cornu i ,1 a ckei.km to-!
■ : I ■ run- ii like- :
i.ial will come'
it an cud vi hi • a few days.
MR. V/ADLEV at::.? p.-.rty were
Will Spend Today at Fernandina on
Ccorr-o i>)’r. -V 'by. vice presi
(! ■;; r, j ; n ] -J. , |t,p 1
"■ r;:-bn ;:i rbwt.o CW, 111S
led •' iilr,
WdVy, or Be!In
T-'e.vy Ci'- pr.v’.y will go over to
I’e; ib; |-j gp -nd Ui e day' return
i i"; -j RrusHwick ih : afternoon.
Giic or | .vo ,o< j people will join the
party on tic; trip,
\v.idley ir; down tdiis tlrao
purely 011 t ic-at-ura and will do
part tonight,
CLOTS”!'."?! OT SLEEPING BOY
FIRED BY HIS-COMPANIONS;
Oii!w , April 3.—Three Iv.ys
vi. v sitgo from 12 3 s.l
re e Tol twi y charged with
% 1
cal In-coco n 17 year old bov, whßo
(Ip l-.for a sleep In a. Imllwav.
' ■■ ■
Kail, V- :i•'' r Leonard and o'
I ,Vli i i tt. Accordlag to tho /.to ry of i
1 \ th ;• tv••<)
havy not!n I il, Th.:y poured Hi"!
ccptoii!-. of a botUo of alcohol ov ri
the rip- cloflilng and nnd (ho;
finer.b r-m rdop-r:j liia body I-aon ol
wan awaken- and -r.d after a futile r.t-j
ts -.ipt i-p oxtingoibh tho flames rush-!
cd in- - ill" rtreets ’vhere ho fell un j
ecu .-. : Tin '.van taken to a lies-1
pltal.
C.ET~IMG READY TO MOVE.:
SovU'.crn Bell Will Soon bs In Their
k Nov Home.
:'o'.ii;ie:n B-H Tol-phonc ' in
1. 1 on v: - Inl< 111 -!
building on Richmond Hire:! v’ in,
been entirely completed.
Within a few days a force will j
no engaged in the work of Conner;-;
lng the Avires Into the new exchi-, ago
and :!:o ofi'.t- will bo removi
zz soon zz poer"! l ' 1?. It will take
conuiderablc work and time to con
nect up the switchboards and get
everything in shape in the new
bviKMeg. 1
ROOSEVELT SAYS
HARR 1 MAN w a Need
vo go ro senate
PLANT IG GOING UP.
New Machinery Still Arriving for tit;
Farker-I .cnscll Engineering Cos.
Tile plant of the Park..;-i lensell
Bngine: rin c Compahy, wbirh was
com
pany is now in about as rood shape
to do work : • it was before tho fire.!
New inac-’i.iu-:ry has been arriving
almoi t daily and it was rapidly
id in pOoiwnn. Much of this machin-l
• in llio latest of its kind and who ij
vk
the plant will do better equi;,.pr |
than ever ni.uiue tvosk of all;
Kinds.
New Culldlng tp go up.
The Nowß understands that a
a tb- lot j-i-t
J
1 1: •-i-e-iu. Jlnd Telegraph
•and street. It is
. .1 1 at v. .. w.li blgin on it short
ly.
bMaUiby ink.
It IJW
fa uasvvic 1 People to be. Given a
Rare Treat This Evening hy V-eit
to Lend of the Rising Sun.
Tb migniaida of this undenak
,i::g h.-.*- bum made possible through
!he oonrie:y of the oiTici-.ls if the
A., 0. £ A. r.v'dread. A special ir.ti.i
will l- vc die font of Gloucester
•-!*<' at 3,30 thin veain;, stopping
, ill George ib n- 1 at {..“5 for passes*
g • 1! owing, the train will leave
ihe I'.rtiilhals S; ''J 1,15. All Bruns
wick will bo wil-ouicd.
Till:: li.tc-r-'.'itlng trip should T 1?
r.‘. i r many ; ■'■'■ons. you see this
1: ml tl. ;t ii bit'll redeemed from
of G yiniv 1 < 1 will also
b-' i one of ih.‘ cir eneering stic
on 1 A' an i ■ com .
On entering tl: 1 spacious office,
..'here the re cptior. and dance will
.••.■.a, a ■ .-e .■ if orb lital J.eau: y
c-v, \ ill refit the eye.
n Id 1 i‘b and sod iiv Japane ■■
11 , ■ ■ • .Ml of b:oc: : 1 i.illi,
‘ , ar.d tho air will
be :1! :l with music.
Only fifty cent, for the round trip.;
Don't mi. ; if. Ticket:; will bn sold
nr th train.
yE o nliln fi ELONS
mimt
Trci'.'sling Hnn s?,ys Chances Ars
Against a Good Crop in This
State This Year.
Th-; rseorgßa and Florida water
ii i ;i ci >:i pi .bii i-> ,:c 4, {allure
acccd’.iiy lo nl'icraeatn cf tr.iv, 1
ins men through youth Georgia and
I'lovkl;’..
One man stated that hv had trav
;-lod all 0; r Florida and south
Georgia and the chances are for a
very poor crop. The canteloupo
crop, w-hi'h ia always an exceedingly
1.1 i!'T.u , '!o o.ie, will bo short on ac
count of ike doackncy in uniisturft
r.nd re and j .1 and cannot terminate.
Tii ; ci.ntleman Quoted ia 011 tho
lookout for a aupifly of southern
products ! r hi; /ions" end after go
, t, 1, r G '1- : v nnd i- lo Ida ho
turned bin afei-inn to South Car
olina r.-d lie rjtiya the chances are
cy..-..1 ;' , ti.ut ft '0 to c- rie up to
Cenry.i ' in raiaing frill* ‘ that once
yrr evi tree-, luio npiiles.”
fio ha-. viuiUd South Carolina
and find ihe fanners there prepar
ing to plant a largo acreage in mel
ons. In I ..inwill county it Is rc
: b-i'Gd Gbit over 3,000 acres of mol
-1 .. -J bo planted.
G'.ib- ja if? iho great >.0;t. watormel
c.n section in the world- and in ad
dition to tho instance already enum
crated, there will be an Immense
acreage planted In other localities.
Tho southern peach and melon
crop is considered one of the most
Important features in diversified
farming nowadays and the industry
is growing every year,
PRIC CENTS.
jHEIB DISPUTE
js mm
—f—
Fissiiisiil Sciiies Ilisi le
kvorej Otpeiv ss Stated
by llarrimaii
iiiiili ii'iiiiS II flit
Rumored That he a nd the President
Are Not Such Close Friet.cin
These Days—-Differ on Many
Other Matters.
■ fii.igi‘.’u, April J. —Tiie eontro
.ci,.i which I:'arisen I>otwccn
I’residont. Ruosesvelt and E. I . Uar
riman, the railroad magnate, contiu
i his occurrence lias
created great Interest In political elr
cles and it wa a the talk of UMahign
ion today.
G'Vta! <1 the pr-.-aident’s person
al in ‘mis e;-i 1 at tho white house
1 ■ 1 m on tli esub
ject.
iu ideir iioou v. it today stated
;!lat lXarrimon, when he talked over
■olUi t al limit.'i’s with liiiu during
•ue of l: 04, w aitei. to go
iiiuc him:.. if fr. a Nc.v York
un i bo ro iiiii... jto iiiin.
Ihe , 0 . lit uade ’ H.irriman
that Eoo3&V*lt fare . . ■ for
l * ; " ir. .M .:- i Gy ttio pruti*
dut.
Raot Gets in It.
It 13 r.--i o-p- i-ib. afternoon that
Secretary Root lias been brought in
to ihe matter and tuat he is nut
a . ; : >' ‘dr,, with the pr. ddeut. It is
. I. ether utaied that i; breaking
uwa . :u Roo‘Cv .lt cm a number
of other matters.
TO LOR ESS THE EDUCATORS.
Hon Hoke Smith Will Speak to tho
Tsaciisro in Macon This l/lonth.
- k i- ; i.iir; exer: ises of tire Gcor
i.'; r.'ionnt Association to meet
in i-i ■••'ill occur on Thursday
evening-, April 25lii.
ii) .-nt’jcct of industrial work in
the Ftli-. -.' 3 7.-lit in; liberally dis. ussed
ad ninny intc.resiiug talks will be
i' l 1, on i’ais branch of school
work.
A:..: iltural education will be one
of 1 nu.-'i. i irtvirt. topics. It la
rapiuly Increasing In public favor and
will be i 1 ..adieu in an expert way by
nxpv. iviiccd teachers.
On l-'iki... niglit, April 2G. tho as
nociaiinu wiil g, addic.-mud by Gov.-
elect in' - SmiHi, who has snown
r-i I' h unuiislugiiido interest iu the
c m- of education 1 hat it ia expected
tnai ir will be one of tho centred
llgurts at the meeting.
The I'a.fr program will contain
a,,.: , i .ii.i; cal : .cures and it is
fhc i'lc i.b-ia of the members of tho
0:... c.r, :>n to malic til is session of
. heir work 0110 of tho most success
ful in it history.
Repairing Houses.
The several residence on E and
roil:', ow'eud by B. Padrosa, are
hi" ired and put in a first
and;,..; conditcn gcnrally.
Lost His Pocketbook.
Tax Collector 11. J. Read yesterday
afternoon lost his pocketbook contain
inj? quite a large amount of cash
and some valuable papers, lie will
pay a liberal r ward 1 ,r its return to
him at his oSV o in tho court, house.
Lest Two Dogs.
it. Golden k; mir- Tng fwo valua
ble bird dug ;, will'll disappeared
from his rn-;:Jenco Tucsdrv after
noon. Air. Golden values the dogs
n>o: 1 highly and will pay a liberal
reward for their return or any In
formation as to their whereabouts.
Cagles Talked Fair.
The Glynn aerie of Eagles held
an interesting meeting in their hall
last night. Their coming fair which
opens on Aprl ID, was discussed and
: further arrangements maco to make
' it a big event. Quite a large number
! of donations have already re
oeived