The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-02-08

into the next car. The passengers
were SO pleased with this gallantry.
they crowded around the Goose
Grease magnate and showered him
with complirnen ts and expressions o.
gratitude. The licked fellow took
his me dicine and never made COM
plant against either Pice or the rail
road for his lambasting.
Arrested FIR Forgery.
j. J. Mullrony, Of Charlotte, a white
mar about seven feet tall, who fae
leen hanging around Greensboro for
several weeks, was arrested ald locked
rp last night on a warrant from Char
lotte charging him with forging a
check for SIS IN Charles Sh1tman. %
that city. A Charlotte officer arrived
here this morning AMI took the pris-
oner back to where he is wanted.
Great street Thieves.
Street thieves ar bothering the
farmers here no little. Yesterday a
farmer drove in with q crate of twelve
dozen eggs. Hitching ! is horse in the
public lot he went t. q nearby store
to see about delivering the eggs, but
when he returned tC the buggy to
match was gone.
It is said from the highest authority
that no negro census k will be APP
pointed in this district, SO the colored
arrli ants were havinr trouble for
nothing. 1t is not known how many
applicants were examined at High
Point, but at Greensboro nearly al
who applied will be needed, if their
examination papers pass muster,
There will be twelve appointees in
Greensboro and six at the Proximity
settlement. In the county at large
there will be about sixty. an unless a
great many applicants at High Point
there was not such a great excess OF
candidates. when the negroes are
eliminated from the contest.
An officer Res gns.
Assistant City Tax Collector J. w.
McNairy has resigned hat office, and
Collector Sheriff. has not yet named
his successor.
Another farmer stopped his horse
near the curbing on Ashe street and
went into a residence to deliver some
butter leaving fifteen pounds of but
ter in his buggy. When he drove
around to q store and reached under
the buggy seat to get his wholesale
butter package, it wasn't there 1t
had been stolen while he was Ia the
Ashe street residence. At the pres
ent high price of butter, eggs, etc,
arner must realize that to leave
such things unprotected. is like leav-
ing money exposed. 1t is to many
an irresistible temptation to steal.
In the bankruptcy court today an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed against the Southern Trad
ing Stamp Company of Greensboro.
by the Essex Wood Turning Com
pany, DR.. J. T. J. Battle and other
creditors. A subpoena, returnable
February 10, was issued to the COM
pany to appear on that date and show
cause. if any it had. why it should not
be adjudged BANKRUPT
Superior Court.
A two-weeks term of Superior
Court, Judge w. J. Adams presiding,
begins here Monday. This term is
for the trial of civil cases exclusively.
The calendar committee OF the local
bar has set 113 cases for trial. Many
of these are of much local interest
and of considerable magnitude in
mount, and will require some time
in being tried. The probability is that
not half OF the cases set can be dis
posed of. except by compromise, nov
suit and continuance.
To ReorganiZe Chamber of Commerce.
AS a result of the agitation started
ten days ago for paying the debts Oh
the Greensboro chamber of Com
merce and putting it on its feet again
a number of prominent business men
Of the city met last night and agreed
on issuing q call for a mass meeting
of citizens to be held next Thursday
ni"ht for the purpose of the reorgani-
cation. On Thursday night, at the
REGULAR annual meeting of the Mer-
chants Association strong resolutions
were adopted calling for an early re-
organization Of the Chamber OF Com
rqrce, On in his annual report Pres
ident Rernau called special attention
to the damage the city, and especially
its business interests, is S'lStaln1n :
daily on account of the need for the
broader organization, am urge / that
the merchants take an active hand IN
the effort to revive the Chamber or
Commerce and make it a go.