The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-04

Trouble at Braaswiek Bet~een the ID.
a q. and the Poralace.

| Trouble at Bruaswfek Bet~een the ID.
q. and the Poralace.
There has been more excitement at
Brunswick within the past three days
| than the town has seen since ii was
started, and all over the attempt Of the
B. & o. Company 10 surreptitously in
| fringe on the rights of an order known
as the he'd aen of America. On Sat
urday last it leaked out thaS the Rail-
way Co. proposed laying j. third rail
to its main track at the intersection of
Bridge Street. Two well-kncwn lawyers
were consulted and gave as their opin-
ion that the B. Il 0. under the ordi-
nance had no right to lay their tracks,
and the Mayor went to the company
and asked that work be suspended until
further legal information could be OBJ
tanned. In the meantime the legal
representative of the town was sent to
Frederick to procure an injunction but
he reached there too late to find the
Judge and the necessary writ could not
be procured by which the Railway Co.
couldlegally be restrained from putting
down the track. When it became
known to the B. g. O. officials that the
citizens of Brunswick were about to
resort to legal course to maintain their
rights, Division Superintendent Fitz-
gerald, it is said, telegraphed that the
tracks should be laid by Monday
morning at s O'clock at all hazards.
On Sunday this fact was whispered
around and there was much talk and
excitement over it, not only among
tho members of the Red Mems organi-
cation but also among the citizens.
| 1t was given out that after dark on
Sunday night that the Railway Com
pany would begin putting down the
track. A meeting was called at the
hall owned by the organization, at the
corner of Bridge and Water streets,
the sntranceto which the Railway Com
pany proposed to cbstruct. There was
also large gathering of citizens indie
pendent of the Order, who came to their
assistance. At first it was thought
that the Railway Company had aban-
doned the proposition, as everything
seemed quiet and there were but very
few railway men in sight.
Later in the evening however there
were signs Of work and shortly before
midnight the track laying gang put in
their appearance. By this time the
populace had become considerably
aroused and many who had gathered in
the vicinity were armed and in mood
to resort to most any violent means to
prevent the laying of the track. 1t
was not known however that a number
in the crowd had sticks of dynamite
in their possession. When the track
gang began work they were warned
not to lay a rail or there would
be trouble. The men, however,
began shoveling dirt as the y
had been ordered to do. No
sooner had they done so than dyna-
mite cartridge mado hole in the
ground and scattered the earth in all
directions in close proximity to where
the men were working. The use Of it
had the desired effect, as the layers
for few moments made themselves
very scarce About this time, Willard
r., the son of DIR. James Bond, who
became over-enthusiastic, had a car
fridge to explode in his hand, blow
ing away the lower part Of his arm.
This accident quelled the excitement
somewhat, and under the advice of
wiser counsel the crowd dispersed. In
the meantime the railway men carried
out the instructions that had been
given them, and the track was laid.
Last evening a WORLD correspon-
dent visited Brunswick, and found that
the difficulty had not quoted down by
any means, and the matter was the
subject of conversation in almost every
store and household in town. Some
were in favor Of resorting to other
violent means to remove the track,
while others were in favor Of having
the matter adjusted in legal way.
The WORLDS correspondent had talk
with Mr.. e. C. Schafer, editor Of the
Brunswick Herald, who took a very
discreet and conservative view of the
situation. He said there is no ques-
ton but that there is wrong on both
sides in regard to the matter. The
citizens do not by any means endorse
the use of dynamite on any occasion,
duu DIT tle Sdmo tiiuc Uuoy CVHuChih
the manner in which the Railway Com
pany undertook to lay track on pri-
vate property without at first obtain
ing the right of way. The Red Mems
Hall is one of the oldest and most sub
stantial buildings in the city, and the
proposition of the Company was nc
doubt to take it by force. The citizens
here have no reason to feel unkindly
towards the Railway Company. There
is much feeling, but | think it will all
subside. Discretion is, as you know,
always the better part of valor." The
WORLDS correspondent is under obi
cation to Mr.. Fred. Barnard, son of
Postmaster Barnard, for courtesies ex-
tended.
CAUGHT QUAKER BRIDE.