The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-15
ACTUAL LOSS ABOUT $4,000.
The BeV;II Building Fire. Death of
Mrs. Mary Payne.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro. n. c., Jan. 1.-the actual
total loss by the fire in the Bevill building
asst night will not amount to more than
four thousand dollars, distributed among
th, owner of the building, and the FIVE
tenants. The greatest total loss win be
that of j. Ed. Albright, where the fire
started. which will amount to 500. Tho
insurance was pretty we'll distributed in
home and outside companies, the homo
companies catching the bulk of the loss
amounting to about $1,000, but this was 81
distributed among them that 70 one Of
them loses over $4,000.
The ]. ]. Stone Printing Company viii!
open UP &c the skating rink within the
next few days. An expert pressman has
been ordered by wire to examine the
presses and learn to what extent they
arc injured. All the machinery in the
eastern end of the building was destroyed
including ruling machines, paging ma
chine, board shears, paper cutters, stick
er, punching machines, standing press
stamping machines, etc. The type was
mere or less injured and large stock Of
paper was burned or ruined by water
and heat. The two presses just added
costing $1,000, carrying special insurance
of $4,000, were on the west end Of the
floor which was saved, AID it is lot
thought they are materially damaged
Because of the fire in the printing estab
lishment of the Jos. j. Stone Printing Com
pany, everything due to appear January
10, will necessarily be delayed a few
days, but will appear not later than Mon
day, January 18th, Al Fairbrothar.
Funeral services of the late w j.
Clary were held from St. Barnabas Epis-
ccpal church this morning. The Odd
Fellows, OF which he was a member, form
ing an honorary escort, The church w&5
crowded, and the floral offerings very
beautiful and profuse
Mrs. Mary A Payne died last night at
eleven o'clock. aged "A years. Several
weeks ago she sustained a fall by whic1
she fractured her hip, and though every
thing possible was done to restore her
she gradually weakened until the end
came peacefully. Fifty years ago she
came to the house in which she died, as
q bride of Mr.. II. l.. Hiatt, having been
Miss Mary Brent of Rockingham county.
Fer second husband was the late John
W Payne. clerk of the United States
Court, who died in 1892. she was most
ecellent woman. foremost in all Christian
works and generous to a fault.
Last night the annual royal supper of
tho Merchants and Manufacturers" Club
vas given and the following officers elect
ed: President. C. G. Wright; FIRST Vice
president, r. NJ. Albright; Second Vice
president, Col w. S. Thomson; Secretary
and Treasurer, a. V. d. Smith. Board of
Governors, c. G. Wright, w. s. Thomson,
r NJ Albright, A. V. D. Smith, P. d.
Gold, Jr., L. ]. Brandt, M. w. Thompson,
John j. Nelson, j. W. Cone and e. r.
Carter. Election Committee, Dr. w. A..
Lash. Howell Fry, R. F. Dalton, r. d.
Douglas and John L. King.
The stockholders of the Greensboro
National Bank held their annual meeting
last night, and the report OF the officers
Slowed the affairs of the bank to be in
very satisfactory condition, the usual
semi-annual dividend Of per cent being
handed out to every stockholder
DR.. Turner, the county coroner, was
called to Brown Summit this morning TO
Investigate the dec tn Of an infant found
yesterday in a ditch. covered with rock
ard weeds said to b. the child OF Harriet
Wharton, colored. No particulars OF IT'S
death could be learned.
A real estate dealer here has en- en-
CURRY from a Northern capitalist, who
wishes to invest N a sassafras Oil factory
in this section.
Mr. c.. D. Benbow will tomorrow break
ground for an important addition to the
business value of South Elm street as