The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-17
Raleigh ElkS Visit Durham and
are well Pleased
HEAR|hG ON A PELITI0|
Some Charters 6ran,ed---A Batch Of
Pardons, Among Whom is a Dnr-
: ham Man---Isind That the States
Printing Win BE Reduced about
$4,000 for Ensuing Two Years.

Raleigh, March 1e.--The hearing
on the petition to require the Sea-
board Air Lineiio operate an addl-
tional local passenger train daily be-
tween Raleigh and Hamlet was re-
sumed today before the corporation
commission, large delegation be-
ing present from points between here
and Hamlet The petitioners ask
that train be put on to leave Raj
eigh in the mornings aad 80 to Ham
let. returning in the afternoon.
Raleigh Elks Pleased.
Fifty or more Raleigh Elks az
tended the festivities of the Durham
Lodge or Elks last night, when sew
eral Of the grand lodge officers were
entertained. The occasion was one
Of rare pleasure for everyone and the
Raleigh Elks. who returned by spe-
cial train after midnight. report a
delightful trip.
Charters Granted.
The secretary o. state grants q
charter TO the Guilford County CO.
operative Supply company, OF Green's
boTo, authorized capital 100000. to
do general merchandise business;
the principal incorporators are G. r.
Weatherly, II. l.. Cannon and ]. w.
Wharton, all OF Greensboro. The
Snider-umstead company, OF Dur
ham, changes IT'S name TO the Snider-
wncox-Fletcher company. Arthur l..
Wilcox Is president and X. L.
Fletcher secretary.
]. Batch of Pardons.
Pard1.s are granted by Governor
Ki,ghin to ". L. M.ansr. serving six
months on the roads 81 New Hanover
county for retailing; Henry n.
smith. serving ) year sentence in
The penitentiary for arson In Rich
nond county; Melvin Parker. III the
state penitentiasy since September,
1899. serving 5 year sentence for
assault with intent 70 commit rape
IN Durham county: Charles Gibson.
serving eight months on the Wake
county roads Tor an assault with a
deadly weapon Herbert Groom,
serving a six months sentence in jail
in Pender county for retailing
The pardon Of Parker reads as fol-
lows:
Melvin Parker. Of Durham county,
convicted at the September term,
1899. for the crime OF assault with
intent to rape. and sentenced 20 Is
years In the states prison. Par
doned coaditionally. the reasons for
pardon being
prisoner has served faithfully for
eleven and one.half years. with a
good record. He is afflicted with a
serious heart trouble which incapacl-
.ates him for ordinary manual labor,
and he has on bis account been With
Drawn from the farm and placed IN
he pfison at Raleigh. The trial
Judge and solicitor both recommend
his pardon There "a no opposition 20
clemeHcy. and some think the cOnyic-
tion Was on periured testimony.
pardon the prisoner ON condition that
he remain laR.abid.ug and OF good
behavior.
Reduction in states Printing.
From the once OF the eommis.
sioner Of labor and printing q Is
learned that bs an act o. the recent
LEGISLATURE tile cost Of the states
printing Tor the ensuing two years
will be reduced about St5.0Oo. This
Is the result 81 j careful comparison
of an printed matter and eliminating
ell duplicates and the consolidation
Eof similar maiter into one toium,
that formerly required two Or more
state publications viii hc confined q
actual rather tian apparent nccea
slty end there y 70 BE- a uniformity
lof slze. binding and general style u
i Inublcatsoa instead of the former
practice oi different style for each
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