The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-14
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh n. c., July II, 1908.
The following important companies
were incorporated in the secretary OF
states office today: The Clyde Cotton
Mill Of Newton, Catawba county. with
S100, 600 authorized capital and $50. 600
subscribed; J. C. Smith and G.. A, War
lick are the principal incorporators The
Haywood Cooperage Company, OF
Waynesville to manufacture barrels.
slaves and cooperage material with s4.-
100 subscribed and $4,000 authorized
h principal i~ncOrporators being A a.
Boggs, Of Waynesville, and w. e.
BoggS, Of Jacksonville Fla. The D. NJ
Jones Company to deal in hardware
and general merchandise at Elizabeth
City with SIC, 900 capital. The Bank of
Faison. at Faison. in Duplin county,
with so, 600 capital, the stockholders
are 3. B.. Witherington, J. NJ. Faison
and other local men. The Faison Gin
ming and Manufacturing Company OF
Faison is also incorporated with s3,025
subscribed capital n $4,000 author
lied.
A%djutant General Royster is here to
confer with the governor and decide the
three locations for the annual encamp-
ment of the North Carolina regiment
The first regiment will encamp at More
head City. but the other two points
have not yet been announces Plans;
will also be perfected today for the
movement Of the troops n the
date for he ncampment determined.
The application for admission into the
naval reserve of the organized
at Beaufort is accepted by the adjutant
| general. This will make the sixth COM
| pany Of reserves, and the state
is allowed eight such companies.
| QuartermaSter General Franco Ma
! con was unable to be here for confer
| ence with the adjutant general today.
| He is at home suffering from painful
| wound in the foot which is giving him
much u
The funeral of the late Major A. NJ.
| McPheeters vas held from the First
| Presbyterian church this afternoon
| Thirty prominent citizens acted as pail
| bearers. The remains were inferred be-
side the grave of his father Rev. Will
! liam McPheeters in the old civ m
terry.
The Raleigh and Cape Fear railroad
is now running to Ellington. The first
trip of a passenger train from here to
that point will be next Tuesday when
the Hillsboro street Christian Sunday
school holds its annual picnic there
The celebration of the completion OF
this line to Ellington will be July 23rd,
for which time an elaborate programme
is being arranged.
The time for listing taxes in this
county expires today but the listers in
Raleigh will probably be allowed to
continue next week. The listers estf-
mate that over $780, 600 worth of real
estate has not been given in. They
also believe that the personal proper
ty will show a falling off of between
$500, 900 and $250.G0 from the previous
year. This is due, they think. to In
vestorS placing their money in non
taxable securities. The assessors have
completed their work in the<city and
are now assessing the outside property
of the township. Thev expect an in
crease Of a million dollars in the Valud-
ton over the previous assessment.
The state central executive omm1t-
tee of the anti-salOon league has been
called to meet here next Monday nlght
1t is probable that at this meeting ac-
ton will be taken carrying ont the
! work outlined bv the recent state tenn
perance convention. The field workers
are to be chosen when the cesar
Il $1,000 is provided.
A number of concerts. musicals dnC
other entertainments are being arranS
ed for the attendance at the summer
school for next week. The first of tnes'
musicals was given last night unGt
! the direction of Mr.. Wade r. Brown
The social features of the Summe
school are proving as pleasing as tn
serious work is Interesting and profita
BILE. Colonel F. A. Olds yesterday con
Quoted one hundred teachers through
the state hall of history and lecture'
to them on the various objects of inter
est there