The age-herald., 1901-01-07
CAPITAL STOCK
 INCREASED $5O,OOO
The Mayberry Hardware Con-
 pany'S Growing Business
COURT NEWS OF THE DAY
w. c. Davis Produce Company Incor- porated-Eiyton Witnesses Death of Three Cows-county to Get
 $95,ooo Monday-other News.

The Mayberry Hardware Company has hled in the Probate Court a copy of the proceedings of the stockholders authoriz- ing an increase of the capital stock from $100000 to $15000O. The bylaws of the com pany have been amended so as to make the board of directors consist of seven stockholders and the officers of the com pany are to be the president, first vice president, a second vice president and a secretary and treasurer. A new by-Iaw was adopted requiring the second vice president and treasurer to each give a bond in the sum of $2500, one-half the premium to be paid by the company and the other half by said officers; the cashier to give bond in the sum of s1OOO collectors each in the sum of $500, these premiums to be paid by the company.
 H. M. Bailey, W. T. Bailey, Louis Minor and W. A. Chenoweth have been elected new directors.
 w. A. Chenoweth was unanimously elect ed first vice president of the company. T. J. Watson second vice president and H. M Bailey as secretary, said newly of ficers to serve until the next annual cleo ton, on the first Monday In January, 1902. Declaration of incorporation has been filed in the Probate Court by the W. c. Da- wis Produce Company The capital stock Is S15Oo and the incorporators are w. C. Da- wis and Hinds Peevey of Birmingham The company will do a wholesale fruit, produce, grocery and grain business
 Circuit Court
 In the Circuit Court Saturday the case of s. G. Kleinsorge against Henry Klein ct al. and a case of the same plaintiff against F. s. Jobson ct al were both non suited
 A Judgment by default of $14409 was rendered in the case of A. B. Vandergrift vs. W. H. Rylant, and judgment by de- fault of $217.1 in the case of A B. Vander- grift vs. B. G. Fairly.
 Marion Slaughter has filed suit against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company for $50OO damages He claims that on December 15, 1900, while employed by defendant in handling a large sheet of iron, he was injured by said piece of metal falling against him on account of the neg ligence of Ben Smith, who was in charge of the work.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of J. E. Lacy vs. Terrill Coal Com pany is still on trial and has been continued until today.
 w. c. Thomas was granted a divorce form Mittie Thomas, and S. K. Pawel from Littia Powell, both divorces being on the ground of voluntary abandonment
 w. c. Hunter has filed suit against the Southern Railway Company for $1SO dama- ges for the alleged negligent killing by de. fendant of three of plaintiffs cows on de. fendant's road near Elyton on November 6, 1900.
 Court Items. petition in bankruptcy was filed by J. M. Geasling.
 United State District Attorney William Vaughan and Clerk Charles J. Allen leave today at p. m. for Huntsville to attend the United States Court which opens Mon- day.
 ty treasurer's office today $95, 000
 The appeal cases of Frank Miller and Adams, will be heard by the Supreme Court January "A.
 Marriage licenses were issued to John Mathis and Anna Lucinda Jones' William w. Parker and Jennie Eaters, Joshua M Parker and Sallie Cooper, B. E. Wideman and Mary b Willis