Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-16
The Assembly VIII Hold Annual
Meeting at Morehead City.
TAX ON NECESSITIES
Ice and Wood Dealers Must Contribute to
State and County Troasury-A CoIorod
Preacher in Trouble Now Cotton Mill
at Kings Mountain md Basket Factory
at High Point VIII Return to Demo-
cratic Fold.

Raleigh. N. c., Mar. 1.-THE execu-
tive committee of the Teachers As
scmbly met at Greensboro, Tuesday
night and after session lasting sew
eral hours decided to hold the next ses-
sion of the Assembly at Morehead.
There were two bidders for it-More-
head and Wilmington. The advant-
ages afforded and the inducements Of
fered by both places were fully dis
cussed and finally Morehead was Sc
Iected.
TAN ON ICE AND WOOD DEALERS
State Treasurer Worth has received
from a Wilmington ice and wood deal
err the following inquiry:
II have to pay Sic tax under the
Revenue Act-$10 as an Ice manufact-
urer and s5 as as a coal and wood
dealer. Does this mean that pay
SIS to the State and SIS to tho county,
or SIS straight?'
TO this Mr.. Worth replied, SIS to the
county.
THE VANCE MONUMENT.
monument in charge went to Washing
ton yesterday to examine the clay
model OF the statue that has been
made for the monument by Artist ELL
colt. Messrs. r. II. Battle and Joseph
G. Brown left this morning on the 11:1S
Seaboard Air Line train. At Weldon
they were Joined by DR.. r. II. Speight
and at Washington by Mr.. j. d. Bou-
shall. the other two members OF the
committee. They expect to return to
Raleigh Saturday. The committee
will suggest any changes 1t may deem
advisable.
COLORED PREACHER In TROU-
BILE.
Advices from Durham are TO tile eff
feet that Rev. l.. b. Prince, a colored
Baptist preacher OF Cedar Forl, town
have an opportunity to do missionary
work among the tough class OF our
citizenship. The charge against him
is ono brought by MIR. a. Max, for dis
posing OF mortgaged property. Last
year the colored divine bought Il bill
OF goods from Mr.. Max amounting to
some thirty dollars. AS security for
this no gave mortgage OIL fifty cords
of wood. one COW. two spotted hogs
and one black hog. When the mer-
chant went to foreclose his mortgage
there was nothing TO sell. The wood,
1t seems belonged to the landlord, tho
cow was claimed by Princes step
daughter and the hogs, well they had
been killed and eaten. The preacher
was held for court in default of S75
bond.
A NEW COTTON MILL
Another new cotton factory was yes
tcrday chartered by the Secretary OF
State-the Bonnie Cotton Mills"
This is the third cotton mill char
tered this month and the seventeenth
this year. In February there were
eight mills Incorporated, six in Janu-
ary and three In March.
The Bonnie Mills will be huilt nj
Kings Mountain. in Cleveland county
The capital stock OF the mill will be
100000. divided into shares OF $500
each. The incorporators are: w. A.
Mauney. $50 shares; J. S. Mauney, $50
shares: ]. G. Hord. SO shares: NJ. NJ
Ware &: Co.. 20 shares: Chas. x. Gould,
20 shares; S. P. Goforth, 10 shares; w
A. Ware. 10 shares.
The first regular meeting of the
stockholders will be held on the first
Tuesday in October. 1900.
THE SNOW BASKET COMPANY.
The Snow Basket Company" was
yesterday incororated by the Secretary
of Stale
Its PRINCIPAL Office is to be at High
Point. and the business proposed iS the
purchase and saving and sale of lum-
her Of all kinds; the manufacture and
sale of baskets. furniture and building
material
The capItal stock Is $1,000. divided
into shares of 800 each, with the fol-
lowing persons as incorporators: r. A
Snow, 40 shares: r. II. Wheeler, 44
shares, and r.. A. Wheeler l share.
SAMPSON WILL RETURN.
Sampson will return to the Demo-
cratic fold this year." said Mr.. John d.
Kerr county chairman, who is in Raj.
eigh attending the Supreme Court
EX-Statc Senator r. r. Cooper. who is
also attending the Supreme Court, says
that after It's wanderings Sampson
will give a majority for the amend
mcnt this year.