The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
.sEABOARO Wins
IMPORTANT R IN. SUIT i..|.|T !
Owing to The Slump III Cotton,
All Sales Have
Stopped.
NORTH CAROLINA I'[ U BApTIsTs
t1-ho;r T3ororte yN;11 chou That
NORTH CAROLINA BAP1IsTs
Theft Reports Will Show That
They Have Largely Increased
Their Yearly Appropriations.
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raleigh, N. c., Dec 6.-Thc North
Carolina Supreme Court hands down an
opinion iii the case OF Spencer vs. tie
which, II is held that the consolidation
of the old Raleigh and CASTOR into the
greater Scaboard as valid and proper
and that the provision made to assess
the minority stock was valid exercise
OF eminent domain
Spencer held seven shares OF Raleigh
and CASTOR stock and sought to force
the Raleigh and CASTOR out OF the Sea-
board merger. The road involved Is m
important link IN the Seaboard AIR Line
main line from Raleigh to Weldon.
There was not a single bale OF cotton
offered on the Raleigh market yesterday,
owing TO the big slump that has occurred
A in the prices the last few days. Dealers
are advising farmers here to hold their
cotton. r. P. Arrendell, OF this city.
has started n movement by which. he
hopes 70 organize the Farmers Twenty
Per Cent, Club, the Commissioners Of Ag-
riculture in the several cotton States to
be secretaries OF the clubs, the purpose
being to hold 90 per cent. Of the present
crop and reduce the crop next year 20
per. cent. i
Mr.. Paul Garrett is out In card In
which he denies that he is specially fa-
Evoring the granting OF q pardon to the
noted gold brick 4 men from Chica go,
who are serving terms IN the penlten.
tiary fort.attcmpting to unload a gold
i,rick'5on him a few years go In Green's
boro. The Governor Will very probably
not take any action regarding the appli-
cations for pardon that are being press
( ed before him now by powerful friends Of
the prisoners. Is Il. s}s5l,5 #
NORTH. CAROLINA sBAPT1sTs.
When the North Carolina Baptist
state Convention convencs In Elizabet
City to- morrow night. the report Of the
State boards will show that the Baptists
have raised $4,000 for all purposes
against s97, 900 during 1903, a gain Of a$14.-i
&O0O. Some OF the most notable objects
and amounts are $2s.000 for State mis-
sions against 326, 900 last year; SIS, 500
for foreign missions against ST, 900 for the
previous year; $500 for, home missions
against $500 last year. $4,000 for the
@Thomasville Orphanase, an Increase Of
So, 000.t There are 126 missionaries In the
State and there are reported 1000 con-
versions under their ministry. Baptists
during the year received about ten thou
sand accessions to tie churches, net
gain OF 5000 in membership. Rev. J.
w. Lynch, OF Wake Forest, will preach
the convention. sermon Wednesday night.
Rev r. H. Marsh, .. ~, Of Oxford, will
preside over the convention. 5F54
Major Geo. a. Armes, OF Washington.
d. c., who now ownes the land at APP
Spomattox battle ground. has decided to
Major II. A. London. for the State of
North Carolina V the plats Of ground
there that the State desires on which to
erect memorial tai lets, commemorate ting
the heroic part the North Carolina troops
took In the ba tile, notably the fact that
North Carolina troops were the last to
lay down their arms. The Legislature Is
to be asked to appoint commission to
receive the deeds and to direct the plac-S
ing OF the memorials. 81 81
BOARD OF AGRICULTUAlr;.
The Finance Committee Of the State
Board OF Agriculture was in session to-day
making up their report. for the past year
preparatory for the semi annual meeting
OF the board to convene to- morrow. The
figures are not given out yet but the
receipts have been bout S85, 900. The
board is now putting up the money for
the erection OF the Agricultural building
at the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
slege a cost Of $50 900. 3tl Il
"A certificate OF dissolution was filed
to day for the Kornegay- Manly Company,
OF Mt Olive. K, Kornegay and F. i.
ManlyEare the incorporators. .3 s
The Mt Airy Jewelry Company OF Mt.
Airy is charatred with $25, 900 capital
authorized and 5000 subscribed.
Another charter was to the Walverene8
Lumber Company, OF holland, capital s25-s#
OOO, G. y. Fuller, principal incorporation.
4 SIN another charter was to the Acme
Grocery Company. OF Smithfeld. capital
$40, 900. authorized and $500 subscribed
by T. S, .Ragsdale and others.
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