The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-24


| in CASTOR county.
Dowd-Increase pay of jurors In
Mecklenburg. I'll.
Provide general election on pro-
hibition in North Carolina August g.
law effective January 1909, if ratified
by the people. t.. %.-.e,.. p
.Gordon--charter the North Caro- ina
Savings bank of Greensboro.
! Gordon--Legalize a 100000 bon1 is
sue by Greensboro, 'S ~
Grifin--To incorporate town of Mid
Idlesex, Nash county.
Peele-Allow Laurenburg to issue
bonds. I.
| Rector-Provida for matchmaking
roads in Henderson county. g..
Hy1e-Amend law relative to oys-
ter culture. q
Stickley-Provide court stenogra'
pher for Cabarrus.
| Winborne-Amend deer law in Hert-
ford.
i Winborne-Allow wife to testify in
certain cases.
Laughinghouse-Act relating to
stock law in Pitt.
Boyd-Bui d bridge in Catawba
township, Haywood county.
Mr.. Ccwles-A bill as to pensions
in Wilkes county.
A facetious resolution was present
ed and read from Mr.. Beckett, OF
Franklin, outlining a programme for
1.-THE present legislature which iuclud-
ed repeated adjourned sessions at
seaside and mountain resorts during
1.-THE spring and summer. Storms OF
applause were ELECTED at frequent in.
tervals.
Mr.. Manning, as chairman of the
house committee on public service
corporations, announced progress by
the joint committee in the investiga-
ton of the raj road rate situation and
indicating the desire of the joint COM
mittee to thoroughly canvass the sit
uation before reporting a bill dealing
with the rate situation and the recon-
mendations of the governor as to the
proposed compromise. He indicated
that it might be two or three days be-
fore the committee is ready to report
!. bill.
1 Williams, of Duplin. introduced a
hi to repeal the present law allow
= ing newspapers TO receive passes or
. other concessions from railroads.
p OTHER NEWC.
/. President ]. H. Clewell, Of the sa
/. lem Female academy and college
spent the day here visiting the pfesf
dents of the colleges for women here
8 baptist university, Peace Institute
and St. Mary's schocl-and conf9rFins
J. with them with reference to the feat
4 ures of a programme being arrange
for an annual meeting of the presi
Y dents of the col eyes for women o
p North and South Carolina to be HEX
4. at the Salem academy and tolleg'
sometime in March President Gle
Is wer is just completing tour of al
= the colleges for women in the tw
If states. He eft here for Oxford thi
0. afternoon and will also go to Lenoi
a lefore returning TO Winston-Salen
d lie says be is delighted with the ev
N dcnces cf prosperity and wonderfu
: progress in methods apparent at al
If Of these institutions. He is presider
lof tho ;lss0ciation Of college president
s. fof the Caro,inas and the session Il
- hold in March promises to be on
o Of unusual and farreaching interest.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insura7c
e rsaociation. Of Ra eigh, has re-e'ecte'
y. 3. BrcuchtUn president, T. B. PAT
e leT vice president and 4 E. s. hind
o Say. secretary-treasurer. The member
n ship In Ire state has increased u
|. II, iti.: ard over eight million dollar
II insurance Is in force.
7 Rev. J. ". Long has resigned a
n secretary sr the North Carolina sur
day school association AMI the selec
]. tiun Of his r7lccessor has been referre
II ~ Il committee consisting Of Rev. Y
r Lng. Gf Burlington: Re- :. N. RdT
V Kin e Greensboro. ard Dr e. \
/. Poole. OF Salisbury. Th' text stl
n convention or the association Is to b.
1. in Burlington April TO ?.
. Five charters were granted tod,
e by tie secretary Of state for new
5 business enterprises. one each Il
e Charlotte. Tarboro Kings Mountain
II ASHORE. O. ford. The C. 7! Robescr
It company. If Charlotte. capita $3.50
IS ohn. h. C., l., end r. J. Robson. G. A
r. Smith. c. i. Duckworth aDi other
% rcr t0nk, stationery and o:h3r mercan
g IL business
a The People Loan ard Trest CON
IF pany. Kings Mountain. capital $40
E. 400. by ]. 2. Thomassc and other
d for banking and general investmen
h business.
n Iorner Bros. company. Oxford. SOS
II Gao capital for Mercantile business
s. 'ncorporators. Thomas and ]. W. Hot
ner and others.
:. Governor Glenn orders a spccia
,. term Of New Hanover county cour
p for criminal cases to bp convened a
d Wilmington. March .. for one weeh
II Judge Walter Neal presiding.
a Il Is certain that ants INTENTIONAL!
II sanction the residence Of certain In