The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-16

lace IN Duplin county for private and
savings business with a total author
lied capital stock of $50, 900, and s15,-
600 subscribed. lncorporators are 5.
A. B. c., and P. Boney; r. T. Shelf
field, j. Powell, r. B. Clewell and B. L.
Well. The Asheville Veneer company
at Biltmore, with $40. 900 capital, s25.-
600 of which is preferred, Z per cent
accumulated and ST, 900 common stock.
F. R. Grant, G.. A. Murray, w. H. Will
COX, w. G. Chandler and Hon. j. c.
Pritchard, all of Asheville, are incor-
porators. At Lowell, \. c., the Pied
mont Brick company, $1,000 has been
subscribed out of a total stock Of
100000 with S. NJ. Robson. Lowell;
j. NJ. Wilson. Lowell; and A. G. Nc
Lennon, Of Charlotte, as incorporators.
The Hardy Hardware company, au-
;horized capital stock $50, 600. of which
amount $4,000 has been paid in by
r. L.. Hardy, of Scotland Neck, /. NJ.
and w. 3. Hardy, of Washington.
United States Commissioner Joha
Nichols committed without bail Ed.
Perry, alias Harris, or Crap" Harris,
who is alleged to have opened mail
pouches taken from the station and
mailing sheds at the Raleigh postofice.
The evidence was brought out by the
finding of a pair of shoes. that the
work of appropriating such articles
had been going on ever since last
October. Perry was employed by the
News and Observer company to handle
the mail of that concern. and ha SO
profited by his contact with Ger .ain
pouches. Commissioner Nichols will
try a coco SATURDAY. u-hor Adn1nprc
Russell, of Harnett county will be ar
raigned for Illicit distilling in tina,
county near Fuquay Springs. 1t is al
legged also that Russell is a deseter
from the United States navy, and the
this fact as well.
Governor Glenn is in receipt Of a
letter from w. H. ("Coin"O Harvey,
president Of the Club House Hotel and
Cottage company, of Monte Ne, Ark,
conveying az invitation to be presen:
and to respond to a toast at a BAN
quet and ball to be given at that
place May % and "a, 1906. The gov
ernOr is also requested to name a spe-
cial committee of representatives, ten
in number, to attend, % represent an
TO speak for the people of the state,
A pass on the Monte Ne railroad also
accompanies the formal invitations,
but the governor has not accepted
that. The committee will be announc-
ed later. The organization is for The
purpose Of developing the industrial
and social relationship of the Arkansas
people and especially among the cot
ton people Of the country. The pro-
gramme will be a varied one, and there
are expected, as special guests of The
occasion the govrnors of IL states ana
ten representatives from each OF
those states. The United States gov
eminent will send IL men from the de-
partments Of ems and agriculture.
From New York and Liverpool over
800 members of cotton exchanges,
about the same number of cotton mer-
chants, 4S mill representatives from
New England mills, and 200 members
of the Southern Cotton Associations
and Farmers Union. 1t is estimated
that the entire attendance will number
nearly a thousand.
Governor Glenn has granted a par
don to Robert McLendon, of Arson
county, having wired it at the reques
OF the solicitor and county physician,
who stated that the man would die
in prison unless released. The man
was in for II months, having been
convicted of larceny. IN the case of
William Hahaffy, white, for retailing
the governor will not interfere, as the
man was just convicted and sentenced
by Judge Cooke, in Wilkes county
court. A respite of 80 days is asked
that formal application may be made
for a pardon:
Governor Glenn has appointed COM
mittees of five from each of the follow
ing named southern states: Virginia,
West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia and
Alabama, to 60 to Washington to take
up the matter Of forest reserve inter-
ests. The committees will meet at an
early day and urge legislation TO pre-
serve the forestry of the states.