The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
DURHAM
DEPOT
Southern Railway Files It's
Answer to Citizens Petition
.INSURAN CE COMPANIES
Raleigh Firemen Purchase Race
Horse to Compete in the State Fire.
mems Contests in Durham.
Colonel Old Lectures.
Especial 10 The rimes.plspatch.l

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RALEIGH, N. c., July lo.-The South
ern Railway Company, through their
counsel, Mr.. F. H. Busbee, to-day filed
their written answer to the petition Of
citizens of Durham for union depot.
1t sets forth at length the Peabody Street
rights Of way litigation with the Sea-
board as a. barrier to union depot agree
1nent, and expresses readiness and
anxiety to build adequate depot Facilities
| just as soon as these differences are
cleared.
| State Insurance Commissioner James r.
| Young announces that he is receiving a
great number of inquiries as to the re-
sponsbility of number OF companies
especially Registry Company, OF New
York; Commercial Registry Company ST
Louis. He says these companies pro-
rose to register their victims and sell
cheap accident insurance" That they
are required, but have failed to procure
license to do business in this state. He
complains also OF certain bond ana IN
vestment companies that are also Trying
to do bushes in the State without licenses
and calls on officers and citizens to CO.
operate with him in enforcing the law.
FIREMAN'S RACE HORSE.
The Capital Hose Company, OF the Ra-
leigh fire department has purchased q
fine race horse, with which they pro-
pose to run the races in the State ERE
mems Tournament, soon to De held IN
Durham All the companies OF the ia
leigh department are going TO the stare
tournament determined to win IN all
entries.
This afternoon the teachers attending
the Agricultural and Mechanlcal sum
mer school. about 800, visited the State
Museum in a body. They were escorted
through the hall Of history by Colonel r.
A. Odds. by wnom this department mas
been arranged, and were treated 10
most instructive lecture on historlcal
Interest clustering about the art'cles
collected there.
The Executive Committee from the
Masonic Lodge at Raleigh have extend.
ed an invitation to President Roosevelt
to attend the great Masonic Temple Fair,
to be held here under the auspices or the
Grand Lodge October 18th to the oath.
It Is proposed to make It one Of ths
most notable Masonic events ever held
In America The proceeds will be for the
Masonic Temple, and 1t will be managed
by Noble r. Martin. of Utica, n. Y,
who conducted the Wilmington bazaar so
successfully few years ago.
NEW CHARTERS.
'rhe Secretary Of State issued a charter
this morning to the McAuley, Yorke and
Rogers Company, Incorporated, OF Rock
ingham, Richmond county. The business
Is the manufacture and sale OF clothing
and gentlemen's furnishings. The capital
is $1,000. prlncIpal stockholders being 3.
F. Rogers. A. j. York. J. A. M-Auley.
Mr. L. R. Thaclker, Of this city, returned
to-day from Norfolk, where he went to
spend few days with his brother Rev.
J. r. Thacker. pastor Of the Presbyte-
rian Church. who sails very soon for
Europe, to spend the summer. His health
is very poor. and his congregation gives
him the trip.
Governor Aycock returned this morning
from Greensboro, where he participated
last night in the mass-meeting to raise
money to reestabish Greensboro Female
College, which has been forced to close
because of financial troubles.