The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
BRUNSWICK ITEMS.
4 Mail Agents Trouble in Getting
His Wife's Body From brunswick
to Charleston.

HIS wires BODY FROM brunswick
to Charleston.
Brunswick. Ca, June 5.-Census figures
just compiled by a Jacksonville directory
firm place the population of Brunswick
at 11,4O0. This is an increase of 1000 over
the census last taken in 1855.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the
Brunswick Rihemen gave a guard mount
exhibition in front of the Episcopal church,
which was witnessed by numerous spec
tators. The Rihemen are a we'll drilled
company Of men and will splendidly repre-
sent brunswick at the encampment. They
are highly regarded at home and easily
obtained leave OF absence from their re-
Griffin
Mr.. W. r. Bunkley Of St. Mary's who
has been so seriously i'll in Atlanta has
returned home much improved in health
As owner OF Cumberland Island Mr..
out the state, who are interested in his
welfare.
Mr. L. L. McGougan has received the
permanent appointment as local cashier
| of the Southern railroad vice w. NJ. Moore
resigned
ES-Postmaster F. Nee. Brown has re-
ceived an autograph letter from ex-Presi-
| dent Benjamin Harrison, congratulating
! him on the hatterng notices accorded
| him as local postmaster by the Bruns-
| wick newspaper men. Mr. Brown was an
| pointed by President Harrison and AZ
| preciates the letter highly He has been
retained in the service by Postmaster Sy-
mons until Mr.. Symons masters the de-
| tails of the office.
The political talk in this section when
/ it turns to the next probable solicitor
| general Is very favorable to Attorney John
| w. Bennett of Wayne county He entered
| into the race rather handicapped as 10
| securing grand jury Endorsement but
/ before all in the circuit had adjourned
| the majority had gone for him He will
| go before the legislature with this pres
| tige, and, in addition will carry the
/ weight he
| tached TO two terms previously spent as
/ a member of that body. The opponents of
| Mr.. Bennett do not now think he will he
defeated, as at best ne viii carry num-
| dicfal circuit.
| Mail Agent T. j. Hardaway of the Plant
| system route out of Brunswick has re-
| turned from Charleston, where he buried
his wife, who died in this city Satur-
| day. Mr.. Hardaway tells a distressing
! tale of the trouble he was put to in carry
| ing his wife's body into Charleston. He
| could only buy tickets as far as Savannah
at the. Brunswick office. At Savannah
the ticket agent declined to sell him trans
/ portation into Charleston for the corpse
unless permission was first secured from
the Charleston authorities to bring the
body in Mr.. Hardeman exhibited the per
| nit from the Brunswick Health officer for
the body to leave, but this was without
| avail, and the coffin was ordered off the
train At this juncture the master of
| transportation of the Charleston and Sa-
vannah road appeared and stated that the
road was only obeying rules, but he would
| agree TO carry the body nearly to Charles
ton, and put it off at a junction keeping
il there until Mr.. Hardaway could go into
| the city, secure permit and return This
| offer was accepted and the agreement car
ried out by Mr. Hardaway. When the
body was finally carried into Charleston.
a son of Mrs. Hardaway's, by a former
marriage, accompanied his mothers hus-
band TO the sections to have a grave pre-
pared. The sexton refused to allow this
until the consent OF all the owners of
the lot was secured. The other son of Mrs.
Hardaway then had to be brought and
his verbal permission given before the
grave was dug. The burial finally took
place after many hours delay, all of which
distressed Mr. Hardaway greatly
on returning to Brunswick, the rooms
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Hardaway were
entered, and the discovery was made that
while the body of the former occupant
was being taken away for burial, some