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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 178.
VOTERS FAILED '
10 AUTHORIZE
ISSUE OF BONDS
—* —
Fell Short tally Votes in
Iho [lection Held
Yesterday
V9IERS fill COME 111!
Only About Four Hundred Votes for
Bonds Were Polled in the County
—Only Three People Voted
Against the Issue.
The voters of Glynn county did
not authorize the 'county to issue bonds
in the sum of $75,000 at a special
election held for that purpose yester
day, and while nearly every voter
who cast a i allot in tfP election fa
vored bonds, the necessary two
thirds of the total registration was
cot polled, and consequently the is
sue was lost, falling short between
7u and SO votes.
The errant number of votes easl
in the county is not yet known, as
all of tne precincts have not been
heard from, but very iew votes were
polled outside the city.
In Brunswick 587 votes ware
polled, of which 384 were for bonds
aud 3 against. At St. Simon 7 votes
were polled, all favoring 'bonds. I<
is not tnought that more than 10
votes were polled at the other pre
itneis of the county. If that many,
which would run 'the total favorina
the issue up to about 400.
fn order to carry it was necessary
for two-lairds of the registered voters
of the tounty to vote in favor of
bonds, which meant that 470 votes
would have to be polled. Therefore
the nxmds lacked 70 of receiving un
necessary number of votes.
it seemed that It was just tmpossl
ote to get the voters to the polls. A
number of workers did everything
possible during the day to get the
voters out. Whether they were op
posed to the issue or wbetner they
just didn’t tare enough about it to
go to the polls and vote is not
known. E- was apparent early in
the afternoon that the necessary
number of votes would not be poked
and a suecial effort was then made
to scour the city for qualified voters
and while many o f them responded
to the request to < ouie and vote, only
384 visited the polls.
May Call Another Election.
None of the members of the coun
ty commieioneirß seemed' to be in
a position to discuss the failure of
the voters to authorize the issue yes
terday afternoon and when question
ed on the subje t, they stated that
taey could not say just at present
what would be done.
The county is compelled to have
have the money, and it will 'be se
cured either by a bond Issue or by
levying a special tax. It Is thought,
however, that another election will
be called and the second effort will
be made to got a two-thirds vote In
favor of the bonds. If the voters
, . . i :..., iV. f. Inonn n Ohorinrt
frt.ll UJ autuuuhtl lii-c aov.va'm V* ~
time, then It is more than probable
that a spe.ial tax will be levied on
the taxpayers.
The commissioners and the busi
ness men of the city generally ex
pressed regTet that the voters fail
ed to authorize the issue at the
election yesterday.
Card of Thanks.
In the soreness of our hearts over
the sad and untimely death of our
loved one, we desire to express our
heartfelt and thanks to his
fellow engineers and many other
friends who have shown their deep
sympathy and loyal friendship In our
sad bereavement.
Mai Green, ..
A GALE STRUCK JACKSONVILLE.
Not Known Whether or Not Any Ser
ious Damage was Done.
A report was prevalent in the city
last night that Jacksonville had been
struck by a severe storm and that
considerable damage had been done.
The report came 'here over the
long distance telephone, but nothing
definite was learned. The News last
nieht endeavored to secure eome
88£ from the Florida city but th.
efforts failed.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS 1 .
ROADS IME
A TIWjRE
Mileage Books at Two dfcJs a Mile
Will Not be Issued blfftoads
" In the South.
Any belief that the railroads
through ihe south will get together
on a general proposition of Intereaan
geabie mileage books at a fiat
rate Is not warranted says the aS
lrnta Georgian of yesterday, ic lord
ing co the statement of a inau high
in the railroad world.
It has been the belief that many
of the roads favored and would get
togeUier on an interchangeable mile
age scheme to offset the tendency'
towards reducing passenger rates to
2 cents per mile, or some rate below
3 cent*.
There la no real foundation for this
opinion, however, and the roads will
light simply on the ground that it
will jeopardize the properties.
For the hearing of the Seaboard
and the Macon, Dublin and Savannah
roads arguments against the petit
ion of the Farmers’ Union for a re
duction in the passenger rates
charged In Georgia, many prominent
railroad ofikials and attorneys
befoe the railroad commission ,on
Wednesday.
A WELL PLEASED AUDIENCE
Witnessed a Good 1 erformance at the
Grand Last Night.
The King Dramatic Company en
tertained a well pleased audience at
the Grand last evening. The play,
"A Southern Romance," a sweet, sad
story, 'beginning In the sunny south
and ending in the golden west, was
well enacted with Charles King In
the leading role as Jack Diamond, a
whole-souled gambler. Mr. King is
indeed an actor of ability, as he has
so proved to hi .ujiaice by the
way he held them during his many
scenes, some of human and some of
pathos.
The comedy was led by Mias Mettle
King as Coorodelia Dennison, an old
maid aunt, It was very noticeable
that Miss King's work was appro
. iatod by the many laughs she
caused.
The company will this evening put
on tbie sensational comedy drama.
“Tlie Runaway Tramp. It is expect
ed that a large house will witness
the performance Conight.
ON FORGERY CHARGE.
Middletown, N. J., April 18. —Ed-
ward G. Renne, of McCormick, S. C.,
was arrested here today charged
with forgery and larceny alleged to
have been committed in South Caro
line when he was in the employ of
the American Salvage Company.
;t is said that Renne has been a re
fugee since March S. He is being
held to await extradition.
LADIES AT WORK
FOR FABLES’ FAIR
T
Interest is Already Growing in the
Contests —Many DonaWns are
Being Receivel,
I'Jt Opuuiug of tlie Ettgiex fair
next Monday night promises to be a
very interesting event. The various
committees are hard at work and
from present indications the fair la
going rto be a pronounced success.
The Ladles of the Maccabees, who
are to get a percentage of the re
clpts are cooperating with the move
ment and are doing some splendid
work. Mrs. A. Rothschild, chairman
of the ladies’ committee, Is cooper
ating with Mrs. W. H. Bytle In the
management of all of the detail work.
Donations are being received daily
and a large and handsome line will
be on hand when the fair opens Mon
day night. The various contests
of fair are already attracting con
siderable interest, and a number of
of contestants have already entered
them and are hard at work for the
pretty prizes.
Beason Soon Opens.
A mojority of those who are to
operate businesses on 9t. Siomn dur
ing the coming season will go down
within the next week or two to make
arrangements for the opening of the
season. The new hotel at the pier
will be ready to open during the !!r*t
of May.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1907.
PRES. ATKINSON
PUTS QUIETUS
TO THIS REPORT
"V *
A., \l A. Has Iter Even
Thought nf ficiro to
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Aavanr.ali
m mt roaij o ?mm
Brunswick is a Good Enough Port
For the Growing and
It is Not Looking for
Another.
President Atkinson, of the A., B.
and A. yvas quick to deny the reppvt
that his line Intended going to Sav
annah. This report Wjps started a
few days ago because H. C. McFail
den resigned as generaly freight and
passenge agent of the A., B. & A.
to become president and t general
manager of the Ocilla and Valdosta.
Tho report was to the effect that
it was generally believed that the
A„ B. and A. was seeking an en
trance to Savannah, and would get
there by extending the O. and V. It
was stated further that the road had
already puscuased valuable termi
nals in Savannah.
The News yesterday morning, in u
short, article, seated that there was
absolutely no foundation for the
report, aud the following from yes
,l (H’dtiy’tJ Atlantn OonoiltUUUU JJIIOWB
what President Atkinson had to say
about it;
“H. M. Atkinson left Wednesday
morning for New York city to attend
the regular monthly meeting of tho
directors aud stockholders In his va
rlous interests. He stated that hlf
crip had no particular significance.
“Before leaving Mr. Atkinson de
nied categorically that the A., B. and
A would be extended Into Savannah
or that his road had any cqpnecuon
with tho Ocilla aud Valdosta railroad
of which H. O. McFadden in prosl
den't. Such an extension, he said, was
not contemplated remotely or other
wise.
“The policy of his road, ho slated,
would be to divert all possible traf
xle into'Brunswick.”
BRASS BEDSTEADS ARRIVE.
First Installment of New Furniture
. for Oglethorpe Came Yesterday.
A solid <ar load of new and very
handsomer brass TKdFUjadfc arrived
yesterday for the furnishing of the
Oglethorpe hotel, This is only the first
Installment of the order as the build
ing Is to be entirely furnished with
new material.
The work on the building is pro
gressing rapidly and the indications
are that it will be completed on
schedule time, and incidentally it will
be among the handsomest hotels In
the south.
WIRES WERE BIADLY CROSSED.
Heavy Wind Wednesday Night Blew
Down a Few Poles.
The linemen of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, a 8 well as those
ot the tire department, the telegraph
companies and the Mutual Bight
and Water Company, w'ere busy yes
terday repairing thler lines over the
city, which were damaged by the
heavy wind Wednesday night.
Several poles of the different com
panies were blown down and a num
ber of wires were crossed.
LANIGAN GETS A GOOD PLACE.
He Is Now Auditor of the Wrights
ville arm Tennille.
The friends of'M. T. Banigan, for
merly auditor of the old Brunswick
and Birmingham, will be interested
in the announcement that he is now
auditor of the Wrightsvllle and Ten
nille railroad.
Mr. Lanigan has been with tbe AT
and W. P. in Atlarna for some time,!
but left that city yesterday to accept
the .iew position.
FOR SMUGGLING ALIENS.
Boston. April IS. —Michael latros,
until a week ago Greek consul at
Lowell, Mass., was Held by the grand
jury by tJnited States Commissioner
Hayes today on a charge of conspir
acy against the United States gov
ernment In smuggling alien* Into
the country.
NEW OFFICIALS
OF THEM. Mr-
RE HERE TOll
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IrJc Kamgsr fiimon and
i Irtiglil odd Pass. Ag*.
fiaiupioii iiaiiiiiig
II SPEND k FEW U
They are Both New Officials of the.
Road and are Coming to Ac
quaint Themselves with the
Conditions Here.
J. R. Rowland, traffic manager, and
J B. Campion, general freight and
passenger agent, respectively, of the
Altanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
rallnm.l, will arrive in the city this
morning fir a two days’ vinlt.
Idolh of these gentlemen have just
been apponted to these positions and
they are coming to Brunswick for
'the purpose of becoming acquainted
with Dispeople of the city and to
look Inm several trail!, matters at
this emr of ithe line.
Mr, Rowland is also traffic manager
of the Brunswick Steamship Com
pany, and has visited Brunswick be
fore, but not since tho work has
been pushed ahead so rapidly on the
big terminals, while Mr. Campion
has never visited Uruaswi k before
pniri'r' 1 wvu Un ytigrGt.H of
the work, etc.
Tho News cordially welcomes the
two new officials to the city.
EN3IT.EER GREER
IS LAID TO REST
Many Friends Attended the Funeral
Yesterday of the Popular A.,
B. and A. Engineer.
The funeral services over, the body
of Engineer J. K. Green, who was
killed in the collision near Anguilia
Tuesday night, were hold at. dhe late
resided o yesterday morning and the
house was laJs*d to hold the large
number >f friends who attended.
The tragic end of "Kal” Green
was particularly sad owing to tho
other tragedies which have so close
ly followed in his domestic life. A
brave, unselfish son and father, do
ing double duty as a parent to his
three little children his death has
ended a life which has seemed to
have had more than its share of
sorrow to one as young as he was,
as he had just passed his thirty-sec
ond year.
Pev. €. P. Thornton delivered an
impressive address. I#has long been
a personal friend of the deceased and
the pathos of the situation was feel
ingly spoken of by Mr. Thornton. A
choir compos* of Mrs. J. B. Davis,
Miss Sadie Dart, Mrs. W. H. Bytle
and Miss Addle Davis sang "Nearer
My God to Thee,” and "Asleep in
Uesust” Miss singSng also a
pretty solo, which eemer particular
ly appropriate, one verse of which
was:
“Servant of God, well done! rest from
thy loved employ;
The Battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy.
“The voice at midnight came, he
started up to hear;
“A mortal arrow pierced his frame,
he fell but felt no fear.”
To tbe three little children, the
aged moth?* and father, the itwo sis
■ks and who have suffered
keenly because of the tragedy and
of this death, The
News joins the host of friends in ex
tending sympathy. The casket was
covered with beautiful flowers. Rep
resentatives of the A., B. and ~ the
Southern and the Coast Line were
at the services and the intermit, be
sides numbers of fellow engineers
with whom the dead man was a loved
friend. I
The Interment ( w*s In Palmetto
cemtory.
JUDGE IS AFTER
PISTOL TCTERS
t
Those Convicted in New York Can
Expect be Seriously Dealt
With by This Judge.
New York, A aril 18.—-If severe
Tcnislmienl will away with the
habit of carrying weapons
in New Yok, then ufb custom bids
lair to be done away with.
Justice Oimstead this morning
sentenced one party thus convicted
to one year of hard labor in the pen
itentiary and in another case now
awaiting trial bail’ was fixed at s4,ouu.
Justice Olms.ead in passing sen
tence delivered a severe lecture to
tile pistol carriers anil put them on
notice as to what they could ex
pet if convicted before him.
GOVERNOR’SMITH WILL
ABOLISH TjilS POSr#ON.
It is sta.ed c. iiW some authority
in Atlanta that I whcii ,^,-Govelnlor
Smith goes into oAe he will abolish
the position of keAer of the public
building and grounls.
James A. Hall, Calhoun, aas
held that position past two
• ears uud,:r vlove-no- Tyrrell. The
Keeper exercises a
ion of the capilol and us gWtnls,
contracts for all Imp.-ovoinontsjL re
pairs and sup piles, attends 10 The
lnnurauce, on Mio states property,
both iu Atlanta and at other pcSfnls,
and similar duties.
it. is said to be Governor Smith's
'nictation, however, to abolish ilus
position, which pa's and del
egate tne duties to an .'ilie'.ii who
will .also look aPer ether mamas.
mmincH OFFICIAL NAMED.
S. E. P. Davis to be General Freight
Agent Brunswick Steamship Cos.
Another important appointment
lias just been made by the Brunswick
Steamship Company, the new office
having been created a few days ago.
8. ifl. P. Davis, formerly eastern
agent, of the Georgia railroad, wlti.
headquarters in New Y'ork, has been
appointed general feight agent of the
st.eatrßsh.ip line, and will have his
headquarters in New Y’ork.
Mr. Davis is a rial road and., steam
ship man of ability and will in . •
thy company a good agent in. New
York.
KILLED HIS OWN SON.
Gadsden, Ala.. April 18.—O. P.
Dodson, a: telegraph operator, shot
and killed Ills 3-year-old son today
while in a demented condition ana
at the same time tried to kill his
wife firng two shots at her. He es
caped to tho woods, but was later
ca.pl ut-ed by the aid of dogs. He had
recently been in Atlanta.
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|l .so pi up
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It Seems That None of the Fish and
Oyster Laws are Being En
forced Here.
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Editor News: I notice in your is
sue of April 17 an article about fish
protection and the law being violated
here. If yo 1 will allow me space in
your paper I think I can quote a few
more laws that arc being violated in
(Glynn county. It seems that you did
not want to mention the other laws
we have. The oyster law is being
violated every day, We have a caso
beforo our eyes now where the grand
jury of last term finds a true bill for
violating the oyster law, but the so
licitor, for some reason, did not write
a bill of indictment on the case. Had
it been a fisherman who violated the
law he would no doufcht have been
prosecuted-
Mr. Editor we fishermen, also law
breaking citizens of Glynn county,
think that people who live in glass
houses should not throw stones.
ORlien.
BAW NO USE IN LIVING,
80 MAN ENDED LIFE.
Norfolk, Vn„ April 18.-- -With the
remark that, he could see no use In
living, Russell B. Ward, a merchant
and horse and cattle dealer of this
city, killed himself In Princess Anne
I county. He had gone to the county
to buy cattle. A negro attendant was
the only withes to the tragedy.
cents.
RELSH STOLE
59.580 IN gash
FROM IRE MAILS
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jut tie was tYaptitn and fiufc.a
iieltao time to Hide
the llloney
tit IHE VU
Money was Stolen from the Mails
In North Carolina—it Has All
Been Recovered Except Five
/
New York, April 18.—E. A. NelJn
was arested at Wilmington, N. C., to
day charged with stealing the regis
tered package which disappeared from
the mails so mysteriously a few days
ago and which contained $9500.
Nelson at Asst denied that he knew
anything of the missing money but
biter ha confessed and all of the
money was re overed except SSOO.
The money was shipped to a New
Y'ork batik and was stolen out of
the mail by Nelson. The detectives
were at, first, puzzled over the mys
terious disappearance of the large
sum hut they succeeded in working
up tho case and landed the right
man.
PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Ladies Memorial Association Will An
nounce it In a Few Days.
The Ladies Memorial Association
is- now busy arranging the program
for Memorial day, April 26, and the
program la full will be announced
in a few' days.
As has been previously announced
in these 'columns, Prof. E. A. Pound,
of the WaycrosH public schools, has
accepted an invitation to be vhe ora
tor of the day and he will deliver
(he address. The Atlantic band and
the military of the ity will partici
pate in the parade.
ATHLETICS OFF TO BLACKSHEAR
Locals Will Cross Bats with Team of
That City This Afternoon.
Ti'tf .Athletfi s, Blrunswick’s ama
teur baseball club, leaves this morn
ing at 9,50 for Black shear, where
the team goes to cross bats-with the
club of that i y this afternoon which
will be the first game of the season
for tho laicals.
The Atheltics are In good shape,
having been practi' ing for the past
few' days and they expect lo give
the Bla: kshear hunch a hard strug
gle and hope to return, home tonight
with one vt tory in their favor.
Morton will do the box work for
the locals, and Wright will officiate
behind the (bat.
TWO TRIPS TO ISLAND SUNDAY.
Hessie Will Leave at 9 A. M. and 2
P, M. for St. Simon.
The i teamer Ilessle will make two
trips to St. Simon next, Sunday, leav
ing Brunswick at 9 In the morning
3 o'clock In.the afternoon. Fate
for the round irip 60 cents.
This 1: (he second Suiiuay of the
schedule and Brunswick people ought
to take advantage of the opportunity
to spend a pleasant day at the pop
ular resent and take a look at the
many Improvements now being made.
PRISONERS KILLED GUARD.
Raleigh, N. C. April 18. —In an at
tempt to escape from the state peni
tentiary today by three young con
victs, one of them, C. L. Scruggs,
was killed by the gifitrd. Jack Will
iams and Dodd Wilson were cap
u/red. The men were from Gull
ford county, and were serving sen
tences of live years for larceny and
forgery.
ELECTRIC THEATER TO OPEN
An electric theater will open in the
Padrosa building on Newcastle street
Monday afternoon, and will give per
formances every afternoon and eve
ning. There will be a change of pic
tures dally.
Sunday Week.
It is now stated on pretty good au
trorl j that the A., B. and A. will be
gin using their new passenger oe
pot at the foot of (0-. street on Sunday
week. _