The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
APPLYING To Enter THE State
Two Philadelphia Insurance Com
panies File Their Papers
Company at High Point Licensed to Do
Business - Opinions of Supreme
Court-ChaFters by the State0Cap-
ture of Illicit DistiIlery at Durham.
Other Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., February %.

Hon. j. r. Young, state insurance
closing shows among the heaviest re-
ceipts in the history of the insurance
department, and in addition to this
fact companies are being steadily
organized and are applying to ente"
the state for the conduct of their re-
spective business. The Keystone Mu-
tual, and the Manton Mutual, both fire
insurance companies of Philadelphia,
have filed their papers to enter tho
state regularly. These two companies
were the ones represented by a man
by the name of Clark, who forfeited a
$500 fee when he failed to make good
at the investigation Of the Southern
Oil company's fire in Charlotte. AS 1t
is o Mr.. Clark's two hundred dol
lars must forfeit and the state gets an
additional four hundred dollars in IL
cense fee. Another company just Ii
cenSed to commence business Is the
North Carolina Fire Insurance compa-
ny at High Point.
The secretary of state issued an
amendment to the charter of the Guar
dHlCc Loan, IlSdIIy anu IuSui dLCt
company of Salisbury, changing The
name to the McCubbins-Harrison COM
Dany. Officers are j. S.. McCubbins,
president, and E. H. Harrison, secre-
tary.
The condition of DR.. Peter E. Hines
who was stricken with paralysis Sun
day, is reported as slightly improved
today.
Tho clInrpn0n cNl1rt f1pH itc Srct orIA
ions for the February term, thirty odd
cases having been decided. The appeal
of Burton farrell, the Warren county
negro, who had been convicted and
sentenced to twenty-five years for mu--
der in the second degree, was among
the number, the lower court having
been sustained. farrell, however, is at
large, having escaped from Wake coun-
ty Jail February II. The fifth district
appeals will be called next Tuesday,
March 6.
The Raleigh Industrial club unani-
mOusly adopted a resolution favoring
the consolidation of the three tele-
phone systems now in use here, this
being also an endorsement Of the steps
recently taken by the Raleigh Retail
Merchants association.
Accompanied by his wife, Mr.. T.
Staples Fuller, the law associate OF
Mr.. James POu left for New York city,
where he will possibly undergo an
operation for appendicitis, having been
a sufferer with this affection for some
time.
Additional charters were granted to
the Golden Rod Bottling company, at
Sanford, with w. H. Harm eton, w.
II. Pace, d. K. Wright, Judge T. b.
WOmack, w. A. Gattis and W. C.. and
w. b. Douglas as stockholders. The
authorized capitalization is for $40, 900.
of which amount $4,000, has ben sub
scrlbed. The company will bottle their
Golden Rod Ginger Ale, and other
carbOnated drinks of a o alcoholic
nature. The Levi Cotton Mills COM
pany, of Rutherfordton, amends it's
charter, fixing the authorized CAPITA!
stock at $4,000 common and retiring
the preferred stock of $40, 600, which
will be redeemed June 1, 1906. The
Cabarrus Cotton Mill, Of Concord, also
amends its charter, increasing the cap
ltal stock from $50 900, I $500, 900.
}. W. Cannon is president and J. w.
Cannon, Jr., is secretary.
Deputy Collector w. G. Pool, of the
revenue department, has shipped into
Raleigh from Durham two copper stills
two copper caps, and two sacks Of
worms, together with five sacks of
meal and six gallons of the real illicit
stuff, the capture of which was eff
fected there.
Internal Revenue Collector Duncan
has appointed V. c. Garrard to sue
coed S. T. Rogers, who resigned as
export deputy to enter other business.
Under the laws no action of any
sort can be taken in regard to the
adoption of text books for the public
schools of North Carolina until after
July 1. when the present extracts
shall have expired. Five yearS ago the
law allowed the placing Of ADVERTISE
ments and the action of the sub-com-
mission 10 be appointed in April or
May, looking to possible changes and
in order to discharge the work with
more time for consideration.