The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-29
THEY MUST PAY S32,758.Oe.
Baker Who May be Heir 10 Thirty
Million May Bake No More.
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Greensboro, n. c., Jan. 28.-The fire in
snrance adiusters of the fire at the Normal
and Industrial College this morning, com
Melted their estimate of the value and
loss on the property. State Fire Insurance
Commissioner Young has been here since
Tuesday night, representing the State.
inst before leaving for Raleigh today, he
signed thirty-seven different policies.
There was no trouble whatever over the
adjustment. The value of property de-
stroved was agreed to be $4,000, and the
exact amount to be paid Is 1872, 75S.09. This
money will be available within a week.
The insurance was distributed in eighteen
companies, there being thirty-nine differ
ent policies
Among the insurance men who have
been here assisting in the adjustment are
the following: w E. Ashley, representing
the Greensboro Fire Insurance companies;
Thomas Griffith. Charlotte, the New York
Underwriters; Jordan Thomas. Charlotte,
German American; Alex. Webb, Raleigh,
North Carolina Home; R. W. Murray,
Greensboro. Phoenix. of Hartford w. w.
Smith British-American; John c. Russ,
Atlanta Pennsylvania Fire. London and
I.acanshire: r. B. Eller, Chicago, Prussian
National.
Speaking of the policies. one of the in
surance men, mere this morning said that
bv the superior knowledge of State Insur-
ance Commissioner Young in regard to
insurance clauses. the State in this fire
had saved and the companies lost $4,000
by the change of wording in regard to
specific ard general loss on property en-
braced in them.
Mr.. w. S. Kivett, a baker here, who
came from Holland, has received notice,
which makes him think he may be heir
to a thirty million dollar estate, left by
one of his relatives in the old country.
He is now in correspondence with attor-
neys there, and IL the estate is as large as
reported, and the number of heirs is not
out of all reason. Mr.. Kivett will get
enough money out Of it to make Gate City
Bakery, Of which he is proprietor the
largest business establishment OF its kind
in the United States, or he may go out of
the bakers business altogether.
Dr. NJ +. Fox, Of Guilford College, who
was seriously hurt here yesterday after
noon by the pole OF his buggy breaking
and flying back, hitting him on the head
causing conclusion of the brain, is at the
hospital here, being carefully treated by
his brother physicians. His condition this
morning is reported to be favorable to an
early recovery. For several hours after
ne was taken to the hospital, although
perfectly rational, DR.. Fox had entirely
lost the faculty Of remembering anything
that occurred an hour before the run
away accident. This morning, after a
nights sleep his memory came back.
Mayor Fatona superintendent Of City
Schools TomlInson and Attorney j. E.
Alexander of Winston-Salem, spent the
night here en- route to Washington, to
appear before the Appropriation Committee
Of Congress, in behalf of securing an APP
preparation large enough to purchase the
court. house for a Federal building and
postoffice in place Of the $4,000 already
appropriated for building one in a differ
ent section of the city.
Messrs. Robert Gorrell G.. z. Webb and
T. w. Watson, OF Winston; James Wiley,
Roland Harris and Andrew Joyner. of
Greensboro, arc IN correspondence with
the authorities. looking to a trip to
Jerusalem as delegates TO the Worlds In
tcrnational Sunday School Convention, to
BE held in the Holy City this spring.
The frst real snow Of the reason greated
Greensboro people this morning and
sleigh bells jingled their first merry tunes
of the winter Snow has been steadily
falling all day, and the prospects now
seem to be that the long suffering wheat
crop at least viii have what it has so
badly needed, warm and fertilizing
Ilankct to give it new zest IN an effort to
make q crop.