The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE State.
NORTH CAROLINA Is IN GOOD FL
NANCIAL CONDITION
Interesting Statement by State Treas
urcr Iacy-State Officials the
Gncsts OF Mr.. Leonard Tufts nj
observation-disclosures Corpus Hearing.
Charter to z Bank.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, y. G., April 10.

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The Farmers and Merchants Bans,
of williamson, Martin county, was
chartered this morning with $4,000
capital authorized, and S7,70O subscrib-
ed. by Dennis Biggs, Wheeler Martin
and others.
Another charter was to the Morrow
Freeman Mercantile Co. Of Norwood,
Stanley county, capital $4,000, j. Nj.
Morrow and H. B. Freeman, principal
i~ncorporators. The name of the Smith
Davis Co., of Wilmington, is changed
to the Oliver Smith Co.
The hearing of a habeas corpus case
was began before Associate Justice
Iioke OF the supreme court, this morn
.ng, but was continued before the TAX
ing OF testimony was concluded on ac-
count of the absence of a material wit
ness. The case is that against Grover
Copperidge, a Well known young MA.
chinist of this city, charged with high
way robbery. 1t was two weeks ago
that he and H. W. Allen became ill.,
toxicated together and afterwards AL
lens watch was found in Copperidge s
possession. He was bound over to
court by Mayor Powell and has since
been in Jail.
Governor Glenn, the ladies of his
family, and quite a number of his per
sonal staff are being entertained roy
ally at Hotel Carolina, Pinehurst, by
Mr.. Tuft. They went to Pinehurst
last evening in a private car. The
party consists of Governor and Mrs.
Glenn, Miss Rebekah Glenn, Mrs. Chal-
merS Glenn, of High Point; Mrs. E. G.
Glenn, mother of the governor; Lient.
Governor Francis d. Winston, Miss
Lillian Thompson, Colonel d. L. Ward,
New Bern: Colonel Alfred Williams,
Raleigh; Colonel F. G. James, Green
Vile: Colonel F.. j. Coke, Wadesboro;
General Francis A. Macon, Henderson,
Colonel Charles +. Johnson. Raleigh;
Major John NJ. Andrews, DR.. Henry
Mckee Tucker, Raleigh; Mr.. Joseph
c. Brown, Raleigh; Adjutant General
T. r. Robertson, Charlotte; Miss Julia
Robertson, Charlotte; Colonel Wescott
Robertson, High Point.
In connection with the circular the
state treasurer has just issued adver-
Using for bids for the $25O,OOO 3-year
bonds to be issued to take up the bonds
of the South Dakota judgment, and the
Shaffer Bros. holding of bonds, there
is an interesting statement of the in
~debtedness of the state, her invest
ments, and liabilities, an
nual income and a comparative state
ment of the debts of this and several
sister states. 1t shows resources. in
Guiding railroad and turnpike stock,
amounting to $7,027, 900 and liabilities
in the way of state bonds, amounting
to S6,S1 $50; annual income interest
on railroad stock and taxes 81, 49,, OLA.
The comparative statement of state in
d~ebtedness shows that North Carolina
owes only $6,S71, 400, while Virginia
owes $24,371 of and a number of the
other Southern states similarly large
amounts.
Suit was begun in the Wake Supe-
rior court today by J. S. Atkinson
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company for $1,000 damage claimed
ON account of the delay in the delivery
of a message telling him Of the fatal
illness of his little daughter.