The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
MOI The Least BIZ Of Politics n His
Vote in he Lerlmer Case
FUNERAL Of 4. \. POWELL
He Was Buried in the Family Plot at
lakewood Cemetery in Raleigh
Number of New Charters Issued
Friday by the secretary Of
state-seaboard's New Depot.

Raleigh, March 20.--The funeral
of II. II. Powell. the Sanford hotel
keeper who stirred the sensation
here Thursday afternoon at the union
station by firing upon Duncan E. Nc
liver and c. H. Smith. Of Sanford. and
then sending deadly bullet through
his own head, took place from the
home OF Mrs. Malloy, sister of Mrs.
Powell. here. OIL Friday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock, there being quite large
attendance, with the services con-
Quoted by the pastors OF The First
Baptist and Tabernacle Baptist
churches. Mr.. Powell was native
OF this county. spent many years in
this immediate section and was high
ly esteemed, the general conviction
being that his rash deed was purely
due to insanity brought about by
Ibrooding over the movement being
pushed by Messrs. McIver and Smith
to provide a competing hotel at
Sanford, where he had been run
lining the Sanford Inn for FIVE years.
There were many floral tributes and
the interment was in the family plat
In lakewood cemetery.
New Charters.
The French Broad Manufacturing
company. of craggy, Buncombe coun-
ty, is chartered with s250,000 au-
thorized capital and $500 subscribed
l by the incorporators. F. L. Fuller,
John F. Willy, s. w. Minor. c. B.
Tinkel and L. R. Stewart, the cor
poration having power to conduct a
general textile manufacturing and
finishing business for cotton, wool.
silks and other fabrics. Other nota-
BILE charters are for the Carolina
Farming and Realty company, South
port. capital 100000 by R. C. Cool
and others; the Windsor Manufac-
turing company. BERTHE county, capt.
tai s25, 900, by J. H. White and
others. for wood working and ma
chine shop enterprises; the Spence
Harthawell company, Elizabeth City,
capital $4,000. for mercantile BUSH
mess, by J. c. Spence and others, and
tn Foy shemwell company. Lexing-
ton, capital s125,00O. for insurance
agency and real estate business.
Senator Simmons ON His Vote.
United States Senator F. NJ. Sim
mons Is in Raleigh for a few days
visiting his daughters. Mrs Mailer
and Mrs. Graham Andrews. He says
there was not the least bit of politics
in his vote In the Lorimer case and
he knows he was eternally right In
his vote. He finds, too. that bis
course is being heartily endorsed b.
the people OF the state who followed
the investigation. He does see the
biggest sort Of political issue In
the Canadian reciprocity issue and
insists that the democratic leaders
must stand out against the Taft
measure until there is such amend
ment as will admit -four as well AZ
other like imports free as preventing
wheat. beef as well as cattle ane
Manufacturing interests from getting
all benefits OF reciprocity.
Il scaboard's Freight Depot.
Il Work is commenced by the Sea
board Air Line Railway company OF
a splendid $4,000 freight depot {,
be located on the square bounded b.
Halifax, Jones. Salisbury and Ian.
streets. II is 10 be practically FRI
Iproof and all the automatic FIRE pro
! lection appliances for the protection
! Of the freight. the building being o
brick and steel with concrete founda
J lions. The warehouses will exten.
Through the square, Lane 70 Jone
streets. with two story Office build
: Ing on Jones and Halifax streets.