The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
AN OLD FIRM DISSlAyES.
THE COPARTNERSHIP OF HOLMES &
WATERS TERMINATES.
1t Existed for Twenty-0ne Years-Mr.
Joseph H. Waters VIII Go Into the
Wholesale Grocery Business on the
Wharf.-The Holmes Grocery Com
pany'' to Be Incorporated.

In the advertising columns of The
Messenger his morning notice is given
of the dissolution of the partnership
heretofore existing between Mssrs.
Gabriel Holmes and Jos. H. Waters,
who have been doing a retail and
wholesale grocery business at Nos. s
and S North Front street. Mr.. Jos. II.
Waters has sold and conveyed all OF
his interest in the coportnership TO Mr..
Gabriel Holmes, who a assumed and
will pay all of the debts and liabilities
Of the firm.
In accordance with the terms of the
dissolution, Mr.. Gabriel Holmes. re-
tains the stock of groceries and Will
continue the business at the old
stand, Nos. 6 and s North Front street.
He also purchases Mr.. Waters inter-
est in the lot n one-story brick build
ing fronting 80 feet on Front street.
which has been occupied by their store,
and also his interest in the house and
lot on the northeast corner OF Tenth
and Market streets, the lot fronting
SO feet on Market street and running
back $50 feet. The deeds transferring
the interest in property from Mr.. Wat
tiers and his wife, Mrs. Ami E. Wat
ters, to Mr.. Holmes was filed yesterday
in the office of the register of deeds.
The consideration for the two places
OF property was $4,000. The store
building was purchased by Messrs.
Holmes & Waters from Mrs. Fannie
c.. Pollock, of New York, the deed for
which is under date of May q, 1892.
Mr.. Waters withdraws from the
firm and will go into the wholesale
grocery business October LIST. at Nos.
220 and 222 North Water street. occu-
niQd for cnna lima hv Mr. . ID NJ
Nair's wholesale grocery, which is to
be removed to the building formerly
occupied as the general offices of the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley railroad
Company.
Messrs. Holmes & Waters have beer
doing business together for twenty
one years, and have been one of Will
m~ington's mos successful business
houses.
THE HOLMES GROCERY COMPANY
Application was filed yesterday in
the office of Colonel Jno. D. Taylor,
clerk of the superior court of New
Hanover county, for the formation of
a corporation to be named and styled
the Holmes Grocery Company" The
ln~corporatorS are MssSrs. Gabriel
Holmes, Robert Lee Holmes and Johr
s. Armstrong. The business to be con-
Quoted by the corporation is described
as a general retail and wholesale gro
Gerry, and to buy and sell all kinds OF
goods, wares, merchandise and pro.
ducts of the soil whatsoever" The
principal place of business is in Will
mington and the right is given to es-
tablish branches in such other places
and locations as the corporation sees
necessary and proper. The existence
Of the corporation is for a term of 81
years. The capital stock is $40, 900, di.
vided in 400 shares of the pal
value of $500 each, with the privilege
OF increasing it to not exceeding 500,
600, similarly divided. Provision is
made that the stockholders shall not
be individually liable for the debts
contracts or obligations of the corpora
ton, and the stock is worcestershire