Brunswick approves electric street railway franchise on first reading
Brunswick city council grants L B Treadwell Hobart C Fash and Geo M Vescelius a franchise to build operate and electrify a street railway and power plant in Brunswick Ga with main line from Mansfield and Newcastle to Bay and Howe streets and limits transfers five cent fare under specified conditions and construction deadlines.
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Committee On Public Works
L. B. Treadwell
Hobart C. Fash
Geo. M. Vescelius
Brunswick
City of
Hobart C. Fasa
eGo. M. Vescelius
Mansfield
Newcastle
Union
Dartmouth
Bay
Llowe
Howe
E Street
EB Street
Bay Street
Said Street
Sam Bay Street
Perons
Frosts General in Southern States Hurt Georgia Fruit Slight
Frosts were general last night in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas. In Georgia the damage to fruit crops was slight with a strong wind prevailing. heavy frost reported at Nashville Charlotte Wilmington and Knoxville. Reports from Macon Savannah Augusta Charleston Memphis and Meridian said frost was light.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Nashville
Charlotte
Wilmington
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Charleston
Memphis
Meridian
Black Robber Kills Farmer Near Augusta
In Georgia, W L Collins of Edgefield County S C was assassinated by negro highwaymen near Foxs creek Martinsburg road Aiken county five miles from Augusta George Wood another Edgefield farmer was wounded in the hip and shoulder The robbers fled into the woods a posse and officers search for them and an inquest is scheduled for morning.
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Augusta
W. L. Collins
Edgefield County
S. C
Fox's Creek
Martinsburg Road
Aiken County
George Wood
Collins
Taney
Tney
Mr. Collins
Mr. Wood
German Colonists Arrive Boosting Glynn County Population
Seventeen more German colonists arrived by Southern Railroad and settled near the six mile crossing, bringing Glynn County’s colonist total to about one hundred in a matter of weeks. The newcomers, from a southern Russian province of Germans, aim to establish homes, schools, and churches, aided by local officials to drain lands and prevent sickness.
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Southern Railroad
Glynn County
Stordy
Great Northwest Country
Russia
Alexander the Ist
Bacex
Germany
Alex Legler
Plant System absorbed by Atlantic Coast Line
A fire in Atlantic City wrecked blocks of buildings and caused many deaths leaving hundreds homeless. Firemen were powerless as flames raged for hours and the full death and loss totals were not yet known.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Petition to Erect Auditorium At Public Schools Lot
At a crowded council meeting last night a petition signed by many citizens asked for the lot opposite the public schools to build a large auditorium. The matter was not acted on and will likely be taken up again at the next regular meeting. The petitioners mainly back the revival meeting next month and plan a permanent versatile hall.
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Citizens Petition Council
Council
Elks Install Officers After Notable Brunswick Meeting
Brunswick Lodge of Elks held a well attended session at the hall near the National Bank. Officers elected last week were installed with Exalted Ruler B. P. Coleman and other posts filled by F. A. Wrench Rev C. G. Bradley J. W. Thomas Louis H. Haym Hoyt W. Gale W. B. Isaac and trustees F. Aiken M. Kaiser W. S. Saylor. The New Town Association honored friends with a sociable, prompting plans for another gathering soon.
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Brunswick Lodge
Brunswick Lodge of Elks
National Bank
Louis H. Haym
Hoyt W. Gale
Tyles
W. B. Isaac
F. , Aiken
M. Kaiser
W. S.saylor
New Town Association
Southern Railway Announces Round Trip Rate for Dallas Reunion
The Southern Railway sets a 21.05 round trip rate from Brunswick to Dallas Texas for the Confederate Veterans Reunion April 22 to 25. Tickets are sold April 18 19 and 20 with final return limit May 2. An extension to May 15 1902 can be obtained by depositing the ticket with the Dallas agent.
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Brunswick
Dal
Las
Tex
Dallas
Town Notes From Brunswick Daily Roundup
Davis Dubberly of Penick met many Brunswick friends yesterday. GS Scarlett Jr of Fancy Bluff is seriously ill. The board of trade meets at city hall at 1 o clock with full attendance urged. Revival meeting organizers discuss May auditorium at city hall. Riflemen adopted resolutions on J J Fouche’s death at Buena Vista. Library entertainment at the opera house Monday night promises a good program. Knights of Pythias drill as they prepare for prize draws. Br J Clapp of Magnolia Modern Farm left for New York and expects to save a large local farm, planning to return later.
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GS. Scarlett, Jr
Fancy Bluff
J. J. Fouche
Buena Vista
Br. J. Clapp
Magnolia Modern
New York
Clapp
Brunswick
Daily Weather Reports to Be Telegraphed to Brunswick
Representative Brantley secures from Professor Moore a order for daily weather reports to be telegraphed to Brunswick. Flags have been sent for signals and the forecasts will be displayed from the top of the Oglethorpe hotel.
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Brantley
Professor Moore
Weather Bureau
Brunswick
Oglethorpe Hotel
Ship Notice Declines Crew Debts of Arjtamira
The Spanish steamship Arjtamira and those in command refuse responsibility for any debts contracted by crew or the vessel. Zaragoza, Master.
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Ar Jtamira
Zaragoza
Florida East Coast Help Bound North
About eighty passengers arrived in the city on the steamer Emmeline from Florida and will depart on the Malory steamer Colorado to New York. They worked at East Coast hotels and return home for winter, many from St. Augustine and Miami. They enjoyed the city last night and spent money from winter hotel visits. New England picks pork. Corned beef a speciality at Burns & Curtis'
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City
Florida
Colorado
New York
St. Augustine
Miami
New England
Burns & Curtis
Ex Mayor Horn Likely To Run Cumberland Island Notes
Ex Mayor Henry Horn of Macon appears set to manage the Cumberland Island notes for the coming season. Horn met yesterday with Brabston Rendig & Co., representatives of the property owners, amid talks of a deal that would place him in charge of the well known hostelry.
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Henry Horn
Macon
Georgia
Horn
Messrs. Brabston, Rendig & Co
Cumberland
Atlantic Coast Line absorbs Plant System and consolidates rail network
The Atlanta Constitution reports the Atlantic Coast Line has absorbed the Plant System and will consolidate both under one charter. The deal would create a 3000 mile system with general management in charge, and a perpetual contract giving Southern Railway simple rights into Jacksonville from Savannah and Jesup, linking eastern and western lines.
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Atanta Constitution
New York
Atlantic Coast Line
Constitution
Atlanta
Atlantic Coast Line System of Railways
Atlantic Coast Line System
Coast Line
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
Southern
Jacksonville
Savannah
Jesup
Jacksoville
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