The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-14


Three voluntary petitions in bank
ruptcy were filed here yesterday in the
United States court. the petitioners be-
ing the firm of McNair & Wooten, Max
ton. n. c.. and each individual member
Wooten. The attorneys for the petit
TONERS are Messrs. John D. Shaw &
Son, of L~aurinburg, and John H. Cook,
ESQ. of Maxton. Mr.. zoo came own
and filed the petitions.
The firm Of McNair & Wooten has
been embarrassed a year or more and
the recent pressure of creditors COM
PEELED them to seek relief in bankrupt
cy. The petition setsforth that they are
indebted to numerous creditors n are
unable to pay their debts n ask to be
declared bankrupts.
The disabilities of the firm are sched-
uled at $31, 448. 3S. and the assets at $751;
OS1. %. The assets consist of the follow
ing items: Real estate, $550.50; bills
and notes. $3.2S4.53; stock, $4,000; cattle
and horses. $305: other items, $40; and
personal property. So. 931.O
The liabilities include secured debts
owing to the following: Sheriff George
B. Mcleod. of Robson county, taxes,
$62.1 6; A. L. Morrison, clerk, s126.25;
Thomas NJ. Wooten. clerk, $120; Bank
of Maxton, Sc. 1000; Charlotte Oil and
Fertilizer Company. 81. O23.S5; Ameri-
can Fertilizer Company, of Norfolk, ST.
397.6O: Navassa Guano Company, of
Wilmington. $1,300.49; The Armfield
Company, of Fayetteville. s642. rs; Vol
lers & H~ashagen. of Wilmington, ST.
121.29.
The unsecured liabilities are as fol-
lows: Atlantic Oil Company, of Sumter,
S. c.. s7O7.21 Vollers & Hashagen, ST.
3S6.17; Beck & Gregg Hardware Compa-
ny. of Atlanta. $3.50; E. B.. Taylor 6
Co., of Richmond. Va. $24.70 Inman,
Son & Co.. Atlanta. Ga, $685. 0; Caro-
lima Manufacturing Company, of New
berry, S. c.. $42.02; Burlington Coffin
Company, of Burlington. N. Gu s94.OS;
Pearl Roller Mill. of Randleman, n.
c.. 1896: John H. Cook, assignee, 1925;
Collision Bros, of Baltimore, $3.50; Pat
ton & Stafford. of Canastota, N. Y, SIG;
McCoil Novelty Works, of McColl, S.
c.. SEQ; Weldon Corn Mills. of Weldon,
N. c.. S7O.75: Hall & Pearsall, of Will
mington. $617.33 8 Beasley, Conch & Co.,
of Lynchburg, Va. $171.95; the Armfield
Company, of Fayetteville. 1864; Hirsh
& Spitz. of Atlanta. $61.20 Taylor Bros.
of Winston. $3.50 .65: National Casket
Company. OF Nashville, $6S.85; Chase
Manufacturing Company, of Chase City,
Va. $79; Armour Packing Company, of
Wilmington, $117.24; J. w. Murchison &
Co.. of Wilmington, $21.44; Harvey.
Blair & Co.. OF Richmond, Va, $197.12;
Hirshberg Paper Company, of Atlanta,
1884; Boney & Harper. Of Wilmington,
s23.75: J. M. Scott & Co, Of Charlotte,
s4S9: Corbett & Co.. Of Wilmington.
1928 4: Hearn Bros. Of Whitakers, N.
c.. $15.65; Capital Printing Company. Of
Charlotte. s1.S5: Daniel Miller & Co., of
Baltimore. $202.97: Hadley. Smith &
Co.. of Mt. Airy. N. c.. $1S6.43; Crescent
Manufacturing Company. of Cincinnati.
1910: Burwell & Dunn Company, Of
Charlotte. s46: Meyer & Thalheimer
Company. of Baltimore, Sis; T. w.
Wood & Sons. OF Richmond, Va, $40;
Mecklenburg Flous Mills. Of Charlotte.
$3.50.
The scedule in the petition of T. ].
Wooten. states that his individual debts
are IS. 535.2 20. and the assets $2,S25, in
Guiding personal property, and book
accounts. Among the liabilities is a
note of $500 due the Murchison Nation
al Bank. of Wilmington. with H. G. Nc
Nair and ]. c. McCaskill as endorsers;
Frank M. Wooten. money borrowed.
$1.675: Frank NJ. Wooten. 5000.
The schedule in the petition of H. G.
McNair states his liabilities are So. 775.-
go n his assets $2.273.34. Among his
liabilities is a note to the Murchison
National Bank. of Wilmington, for ST.
100. endorsed by T. J. Wooten and w
S. McNair.
The petitions are made returnable at
100 p. m. today before s. II. McRaa,
Esq. registrar in bankruptcy, at Fay
etteville.