The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
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GRANTED.
Cape Fear Country Cluy, Of
t11ington, Has Authorized
Capital Of $4,000.
COMPLAIN OF SHORT PlNTs
Patrons Of the Dispcnsary Say
the Bottles Do Not Hold
Full Pint.
COMPLAIN OF SHORT u PlNTs
(spe cial to Tho .rlmes- Dispatch.)

~ Especial 10 EInc FIlr1eS-DlSpdtCu.)
RALEIGH, Nj c., Jan. 0.-The Cape
FEAR Country Club. Of Wilmington, was
81 nrtered to-day, with SLIGO capital paid
In and *l25,oOO authorized, the objects
gpecIfled being 10 establish club houses,
with golf grounds tennis courts. bowling
alleys ana grounds for any and all kinds
OF amusement. The lncorporators arc
Hugh MacRac, Donald hiaclsae. j. j..
Hlpir; j. VI Graitigcr. T. NJ. Emerson.
". s.. Williams. George Rountree. 1t
Ii w. Van Court Lucas. j. r. kcnly.
Pembroke Jones' r. II. Brldgers, NJ. II.
icnan, c. w. Bidgood and L.g'W. Muir
cll'non
The Charlotte Publishing Company was
chartered, With $4,000 capital, to do
general book store and publishing busi-
ncss. The incorporntors are 7. ]. White,
II. C.. Henderson and G. A. Smith.
The Albemnrle Live Stock Company,
j NJ. Morrow, A. G.. Heath and ]. r..
Eluttz. to-. W
A mother charter was to the j. L.. Cas-
per Company, Of Winston Salem. It is
organized for the purpose OF conducting
( big rectifying and wholesale whiskoy
establishment In that place. The capital
+ Is $4,000. and the incorporators are j. u.
Casper, r. r. Kenny and a. w Jones.
Chairman j. w. Bailey, Of the North
Carolina Anti-Saloon League. issues a
statement OF the policy Of the league for
the coming year. Briefly stated, it is
to enforce, protect and Improve tho
Watts act; to move ugai inst the drunkard;
maxi, an active campaign for temperance.
ana undertake to get one hundred thou
sand boys to sign the pledge to abstain
from liquors, cigarettes and to stand for
temperance. He recommends a temper
anca State convention early in the spring
SAY THEY AIRY SHORT.
A number OF citizens who patronlze tho
since the new year. have filed complaint
with the Mayo, that the bottles Of wtls-
key which are sold In pints are ready
short. That instead OF weighing sixteen
ounces, as they should, they weigh four
teen ounc.s. Is a result. an order has
bLen made by the management that all
bottles be tested before being issued.
Wesley Morgan, lie young negro driver
who was waylaid and beaten almost to
death s,st Saturday while coming to
Raleigh with load OF wood, and left
out freezing, has sufficiently recovered to
make statement. and says an unknown
negro induced him to drive to country
school house to sell the wood, and
or tho way knocked him off the wagon.
enc beat him into unconsclousness.R This
negro then drove 10 town and sold the
wood: then left the team tied to a tele-
graph pole, where 1t was found. No
arrest has been made.
s. c. Blakeley, wels known horse
dealer, was brought from Smlthfs,ld to-
day and committed to jail to await trial
for embezzling $500 Il ON a St. Louis
firm Of horse dealers foc whom he was
egent in this city a few years ago. The
case has been pending TOR about two
years, but recently It was discovered that
the bond he had given was not sat1:fac-
tory. and capias vas issued for his
al rest.
The Secretary OF State charters the J..
Mills Company, of Mooresville; capi-
tai, $1,000: to conduct a general n.ercan-
tile business.
FELL UNDER WHEEL.
farmer named Williams came to
Raleigh yesterday. bought pint Of whis-
key from the dispensarr. became SO
drunk on tho way home that he fall off
his wagon and was run over by another
vehicle. His injuries are that serious
that he is expected to die.
Mr.. Thomas Heartt has brought suit
against the international Correspondence
School for $1,000 beca use a district man.
ager3 charged himFwltl steal ng and being
Il .''liar and scouodrel." Judge Purncll.
CT the Federal court, Will be: asked to
summon a special Jury rly next week
to try the case, although there is no
regular session OF the court. ~ s2
Commissioner s. l.. Patterson announces
series Of sixteen farmers Institutes
TO &c held, beginning January 10TH in
various counties Of East Carolina. He
and State Chemist 3. Nv. Kllgore, Pro-
fcssor W. f. Massey, and others con-
nected with the Agricu .tural Department.
and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lese, will take prominent parts. The
institutes will bo: NVarrenton, January
18th: Jackson, January Goth; Murfrees-
bcro. January 2od; Winsor, January 25th;
Gainesville, January nth; Currltuck, jan
uary Goth; Camden, January Both; Eliza.
beth City, February LIST. Wexford. Feb
,lnry cd; Edonton. February Sd; Roper.
February 5th Washington. February eth;
Gleenville February sth; TarLoro. Feb
ruary 9th and 10th; Goslsboro. February
18th.