office, Claremont, Baltimore county, Maryland; charter issued April 16, 1894; corporators, Alvin N. Bastable, Eben J. D. Cross, Edward J. Silkman, George D. Johnston, Frederick J. Griffith, all of Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $1,000.00; amount paid in, $100.00; capital authorized, $500,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

COLORADO GOLD INVESTMENT COMPANY, buying, selling, conveying, &c., title to mines, mining property and machinery, own and operate mines, &c., &c.; principal office, New York City; charter issued April 18, 1894: expires, February 1, 1924; corporators, Frank Remington Sherwin, Sydney Johnston Dickerson, Joseph Torrey, John Potts, all of New York City, Frederick A. Wright, Springfield, Massachusetts; capital subscribed, $25,000.00; amount paid in, $2,500.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

OTTO SUTRO AND COMPANY, selling at wholesale and retail, pianos, organs, small musical instruments of all kinds, sheet music and music books, &c.; principal office, Baltimore City; charter issued April 18, 1894; expires, December 31, 1943; corporators, Otto Sutro, Baltimore, Maryland, Theodore Sutro, New York City; Emil Sutro, Philadelphia Pennsylvani; Robert F. Gibson, Charles W. Glaser, both of Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $10.000.00; amount paid in, $1,000.00; capital authorized, $150,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

HOME OIL COMPANY, leasing, buying, renting, &c., land; boring and mining for oil and gas, laying pipe lines in the use and sale of same, &c., &c.; principal office, Clarksburg, West Virginia: charter issued April 19, 1894, expires March 14, 1944; corporators, John Bassel, D. P. Morgan, M. G. Sperry, Fleming Howell, J. Philip Clifford, T. M. Jackson, all of Clarksburg, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $600.00; amount paid in, $60.00; capital authorized, $1,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE ECONOMIC GAS COMPANY, manufacturing, applying, selling, &c., gas or electricity to be used for fuel, heat, light, power, &c., &c.; principal office, Buffalo, New York; charter issued April 19, 1894, expires April 1, 1944; corporators, Jacob Busch, George F. Layer, William C. Busch, Fred B. Eberhardt, Frederick A. Busch, all of Buffalo, New York; capital subscribed, $2,500.00; amount paid in, $250.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

MANHATTAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, manufacturing, buying and selling all kinds of wine, ale, cider, beer, &c., constructing, &c., telegraph and telephone lines, &c., &c.; principal office, New York City; charter issued, April 19, 1894, expires January 1, 1944; corporators, Louis D. Nessler, James A. Zobel, Herman D. Nessler, Leo W. Hoexter, Edwin T. Taliaferro, all of New York; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $500.00; capital authorized, $500,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

BIG MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY, buying and leasing coal and timber lands, operating and leasing to others to operate the same, mining coal, manufacturing coke, &c., &c.; principal office, Charleston, West Virginia; charter issued April 20, 1894, expires April 16, 1914; corporators. Geo. S. Couch, Charleston, West Virginia, J. G. W. Tompkins, Amelia C. Tompkins. both of Cedar Grove, West Virginia, Neil Robinson, E. B. Knight, both of Charleston, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $100,000.00; amount paid in, $100,000.00; capital authorized, $200,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE CONTRACT LUMBER COMPANY, manufacturing and dealing in all kinds of lumber and timber and articles manufactured from the same, constructing mills, dams, booms, &c., &c.; principal office, Parsons, West Virginia; charter issued April 20, 1894, expires January 1, 1944; corporators, Wm. B. Doalin, Franklin Vermont, S, A. Grant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, J. C. Scofield, Eastman, Georgia, C. B. Tanner, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, J. C. Churchill, Los Vegas, New Mexico; capital subscribed, $220.00; amount paid in, $22.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $20.00.

THE GOVERNOR BRADFORD MINING COMPANY, placer and quartz mining in Idaho and elsewhere: locating and acquiring claims on timber, mineral, desert and farming lands, working, &c., same, &c., &c.; principal office, New York City; charter issued April 23, 1894, expires April 1, 1944; corporators, Henry Sanford, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Henry G. Catlin, New York, N. Y.; Oscar B. Ireland, Springfield, Massachusetts; Samuel S. Sanford, Bridgeport, Connecticut; Arthur W. Hostler, Brooklyn, New York; capital subscribed, $2,500.00; amount paid in, $2,500.00; capital authorized, $500,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

STERLING INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, purchasing, acquiring and holding patents covering the process of incandescent lighting by gas, &c., manufacturing, &c., apparatus, &c., connected with illuminating systems by means of gas, &c., &c.; principal office, New York City; charter issued April 24, 1891, expires March 20, 1944; corporators, George William Ballou, John W. Fletcher, William L. Brown, William Mhr, all of New York City, Winthrop Pond, Brooklyn, New York; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $150.00; capital authorized, $2,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00,

THE TRUSTEES BROADDUS INSTITUTE, establishing and maintaining, at Clarksburg, an institute of learning for the training of students in the various branches of a thorough. academic education, &c., &c.: principal office, Clarksburg, West Virginia; charter issued April 25, 1894, expires April 2, 1944: corporators. L. W. Holden, Centre Branch. C M. Thompson, Clarksburg, J, A. J. Lightburn, Jane Lew, H. D. Boughner, Clarksburg, P. B. Reynolds, Morgantown, J. G. Payne, Middleville, L. W. Garrett, Adamston, Jas. E. Coon, Shinnston, Stuart F. Reed, Clarksburg, George M. Whitescarver. Grafton Ross Ward, Morgantown, all of West Virginia; capital subscribed, $275.00; amount paid in, $155.00; par value shares, $5.00.

NORTHWESTERN REAL ESTATE LOAN COMPANY, loaning money upon real estate and other securities, issuing its debentures and selling the same, dealing in stocks, bonds, C., &c.; principal office, Chicago, Illinois; charter issued April 25, 1894, expires January 1, 1944; corporators, Leonhard Schaefer, Henry Blettner, William Rauguth, James J. Rose, O. A. Harding, all of Chicago, Illinois; capital subscribed, $100,000.00; amount paid in, $10,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

HILLDALE COMPANY, conducting pleasure resorts, renting, leasing, buying, &c., such real and personal property necessary to conduct the same, &c.; principal office, Charleston, West Virginia; charter issued April 26, 1894, expires April 2, 1944; corporators. E. W. Thomas, G. Loyd Rogers, Chas. A. Plemple, Pearre E. Crowl, Wm. A. Kramer, all of Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $50.00; amount paid in, $25.00: capital authorized, $50,000.00; par value shares, $10.00.

ENTERPRISE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, making, placing or selling bonds, certificates or debentures, &c., and receive monthly installments from its members for redemption of same, &c.: principal office, Cincinnati, Ohio; charter issued April 26, 1894; expires, April 1, 1944; corporators, S. A. Stevens, C. K. Ebann, J. S. Munsell, W. R. Sypher, John C. * Groene, L. E. Levassor, M. G. Heintz, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; capital subscribed, $25,000.00; amount paid in, $3,405.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

LONE STAR CLUB, purchasing, owning, erecting, &c., building or buildings, for the accommodation of assemblies, lectures, musical and literary socials, &c, &c.; principal office, Cross Creek District, West Virginia; charter issued April 26, 1894, expires April 23, 1944: corporators, W. J. Ball, S G. Nangel, Park Wilson, G Chapman, Wm. L. Noland, Frank Raymond, all of Lazearville, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $100.00; amount paid in, $20.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $10.00.

INVESTORS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, issuing policies of insurance upon the lives of its members and other persons, and to transact a general life insurance business. &c., &c.; principal office, Wheeling, West Virginia; charter issued April 30, 1894, expires April 20, 1944: corporators, E. M. Carver, D. W. Brewer, L. M. Stahl, A. Dimmick. W. H. Woodruff, all of Wheeling, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $10,000.00; amount paid in, $1,000.00; capital authorized, $1000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

KANAWHA IMPROVEMENT AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, mining coal, iron ore, fire clay, &c., boring for natural gas, &c., manufacturing salt, soda-ash, bromine or other chemicals, &c., &c.; principal office, Charleston, West Virginia, charter issued April 26, 1894; expires, April 13, 1934: corporators, Wm. A. MacCorkle, Neil Robinson, A. E. Humphreys, J. H. Huling, J. W. Goshorn, all of Charleston, West Virginia, H. A. Holt, Lewisburg, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $36,000.00; amount paid in, $9,000.00; capital authorized, $200,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE MOUNT VIEW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, establishing and maintaining a cemetery at or near Dallas, Marshall county, West Virginia; purchase, hold and improve real estate, &c.; principal office, Dallas, West Virginia: charter issued April 27, 1894, expires April 1, 1944; corporators, George W. Rhodes, H. M. McWhorter, W. S. Grandstaff, Thos. G. Wallace, E. M. Armstrong, J. H. Black, Hiram White, James W. Abrecombie, all of Dallas, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $1,000.00; amount paid in, $100.00; capital authorized, $30,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

ESMOND ELECTRIC TRACTION COMPANY, utilizing, &c., the force or power of electricity, manufacture, use, &c., of machinery and supplies for same, mining iron, lead, copper, &c. &c.: principal office, New York City; charter issued May 1, 1894, expires May 1, 1944; corporators, Melville Strong, Montclair, New Jersey, Frederick C. Esmond, Brooklyn, New York, Ira C. Chace, Robert Fulton, both of Montclair, New Jersey, John A. Chrystie, Flatbush, Long Island, James L. Stewart, John T. Barry, both of New York City, George W. Thompson, Brooklyn, New York, Charles W. Leavitt, Essex Fells, New Jersey: capital subscribed, $900.c0; amount paid in, $90.00; capital authorized, $1,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE CHILICOTHE ICE COMPANY, manufacturing of ice and sale of same, hold sufficient real estate for same, purchasing teams, delivery ice wagons, &c.; principal office, Chilicothe, Ohio; charter issued, May 1, 1894, expires April 24, 1944; corporators, J. B. Cook, C. G. Thomas, both of Sistersville, West Virginia, R. E Ralston, Willow Island, West Virginia, J. A. McBride, Oakdale, Pennsylvania. C. A. Wniteshot, C Knoke, both of Sistersville, West Virgin'; capital subscribed, $8,500.00; amount paid in, $2,500.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00, par value shares, $100.00.

THE AUTOMATIC CAR-FENDER COMPANY, furnishing cars and vehicles with safetyfenders and all appliance to prevent accidents, &c., &c.; principal office, Washington, D. C.; charter issued May 1, 1894: expires, April 15, 1944; corporators, L. G. Hine, Eldridge J. Smith, James K. Redington, A. S. Capehart, J. W. Douglass, all of Washington, D. C.; capital subscribed. $4,000.00; amount paid in, $100.00; capital authorized, $250,000.00; par value shares, $25.00.

THE RIVER GAS COMPANY, producing, purchasing, &c., natural gas, piping, transporting and selling the same, hold necessary real estate, &c., &c.; principal office, Oil City, Pennsylvania; charter issued May 2, 1894; expires, April 24, 1941; corporators, C. N. Payne, Joseph Seep, both of Titusville, Pennsylvania, E. Strong, Wade Hampton, Jr., H. McSweeney, all of Oil City, Pennsylvania: capital subscribed, $10,000.00; amount paid in, $1,000.00; capital authorized, $300,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE TWELVE POLE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY, constructing, building and operating telegraph or telephone lines, or both, and to send and receive messages by same; principal office, Wayne, West Virginia; charter issued May 2, 1894, expires May 1, 1910; corporators, R. A. H. Snow, W. S. Thompson, B. Messer, W. Spurlock, E. G. Snow, all of Wayne, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $100.00; amount paid in, $25.00; capital authorized, $500.00; par value shares, $20.00.

WESTON WATER WORKS COMPANY, furnishing the inhabitants of Weston and vicinity with water for domestic, public, manufacturing nnd all other purposes, &c.; principal office, Weston, West Virginia; charter issued May 3, 1891, expires May 1, 1944: corporators, George A. McCormick, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Charles W. Swisher, Fairmont, West Virginia, Robert E. Umbel, Albert D. Boyd, William C. McCormick, all of Uniontown, Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, $20,000.00; amount paid in, $2,000.00; capital authorized, $40,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

THE SANITATION AND FERTILIZER COMPANY, mining, quarrying and excavating all earths and minerals, useful for the production of fertilizers, &c., &c.; principal office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; charter issued May 4, 1894, expires April 30, 1944; corporators, C. H. Barritt, Wayne, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, H. S Firman, Newbrunswick, New Jersey, B. F. Howland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, W. A. Barritt, Jr., Wayne, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, W. E. Sharps, Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, 850,000.00; amount paid in, $5,000.00; capital authorized, $1,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

WALTER SHOE FASTENER COMPANY, manufacturing and selling the Walter Shoe Fastener, and all improvements and changes thereof, manufacturing, &c., all fasteners of gloves, corsets, &c., &c.; principal office, Huntington, West Virginia; charter issued, May 4, 1894, expires, May 1, 1944; corporators, T. U. Walter, B. L. Priddie, W. W. Miller, all of Huntington, West Virginia, A. D. Garner, Randolph Stalnaker, both of Wheeling, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE NATIONAL LOAN AND REFUNDING COMPANY, negotiating loans, investments and securities of all kinds, make loans on personal or other securities, collect bills, claims, &c., &c.; principal office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; charter issued May 5, 194, expires April 26, 1944; corporators, John J. Bannon, James F. Ratigan, William N Brewster, Thomas P. Ratigan, Hugh R. Barron, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, $5,000.00; amount paid in, $1,000.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00; par value shares, $10.00.

THE WALTER AND FERRIS COAL COMPANY, mining, buying and selling coal, acquiring coal lands, and testing and developing the same; principal office, Youngstown, Ohio; charter issued May 7, 1894, expires April 30, 1944; corporators, John M. Walter, J. A. Streeter, John A. L. Campbell, Myrow A. Norris, Alf. H. Rice, all of Youngstown, Ohio; capital subscribed, $5,000.00; amount paid in, $500.00; capital authorized, $195,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

BOSTON TELEGRAM COMPANY, publishing a newspaper or newspapers in Boston, Massachusetts, and elsewhere; principal office, Charleston, West Virginia; charter issued May 7, 1894, expires January 10, 1910; corporators, Torry E. Wardner, William J. Dennett, Fred C. Patch, Charles F. Towle, John H. Gray, all of Boston, Massachusetts; capital subscribed, $5,000.00; amount paid in, $1,000.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00: par value shares, $25.00.

MARQUIS LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, buying, leasing, etc., lands, laying out town lots and improving same; constructing bridges, viaducts, building roads, turnpikes, &c., &c.; principal office, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; charter issued May 7, 1894, expires May 1, 1944 corporators, W. W. Campbell, A. C. Dravo, William McC. Dravo, John T. Patterson, Guy E. Campbell, all of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

THE CAMILLA GOLD MINING COMPANY, mining, buying and selling minerals of all kinds, milling, smelting and general reduction of ores, holding necessary real estate, &c., principal office, Boston, Massachusetts; charter issued May 10, 1894; expires, May 7, 1944: corporators. S Hamilton Guyot, Boston, Massachusetts. Frank W. Trimble, John H. Trimble, both of Baltimore, Maryland, Marcus H. Ranney, Mohawk, New York, Carville D. Benson, Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $5.00; amount paid in, $5.00; capital authorized, $1,500,000 00, par value shares, $1.00.

INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, manufacturing, mining and insurance of all kinds, constructing, purchasing, &c., lines of magnetic telegraph, &c., &c.; principal office, New York City: charter issued May 10, 1894; expires, May 8, 1941: corporators, Stanley H. G. Stewart, David L. Hough, Henry B. Wilson, Emerson McMullin, Jr., all of New York City, Walstein F. Donthirt, Columbus, Ohio: capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized, $3,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

MUTUAL OIL AND GAS COMPANY, mining, drilling and operating for petroleum oil or natural gas, buying, roducing, piping, &c., same, &c.. &c.; princi al office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: charter issued May 10, 1891, expires May 1, 1915; corporators, Hattie I Huckhill. Edwin M. Hukhill, Edwin M. Huckhill, Jr.. all of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: William W. Scott, Seweckley, Pennsylvania, John M. Garard Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: capital subscribed, $20,000.00; amount paid in, $2,000.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00; far value shares, $50.00.

THE NEW YORK COMPANY, purchasing, owning and holding coal. iron and timber lands. mining, operating, selling, &c., the products thereof, &e., &c.; principal office. Charleston, West Virginia; charter issued May 1, 1891, expires January 1, 1914, corporators. Joseph Ruffner, Russell G. Quarrier, Harrison B. Smith, R. S. Cerr, E. W. Knight, all of Charleston, West Virginia: capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $500.00; capital authorized, $1,900,500.00; par value shares, $100.00.

WHITE CROSBY COMPANY, manufacture and sale of electric dynamos, motors, lights, &c.. constructing electric railways, heating and power plants, &c., &c.: principal office, Baltimore, Maryland: charter issued May 11, 1891, expires January 1, 1944: corporators. James G. White, Ebon J D. Cross, George H. Walbridge, Edward J. Silkman, Hugh II. Harrison, all of Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $50,000.00; amount paid in, $5,000,00; capital authorized, $250,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

INDIANA TELEPHONE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, construction and operation of telephones, telephone lines, machinery and appliances, telegraph lines, electric railways, &c, &c.: principal office, Indianapolis. Indiana: charter issued May 11, 18, expires January 1, 1944; corporators, Charles Selden. Edgar W. Day, Charles O. Scall. Frank Bond. George D. Crawford, all of Baltimore, Maryland; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized, $300,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE STAR BOLT AND TOOL COMPANY, manufacture and sale of bo'ts, nuts, washers, tools, implements, devices, and appliances of all kinds, &c.: principal office, Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania: charter issued May 11, 1891, expires April 30, 1944, corporators, J. C. Jamison, Pittsburgh. Henry Monath, Jr., Homestead, E. Barrick, C. C. Law, both of Pittsburgh. W. G. Henderson, Sharon, all of Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, $200,000.00: amount paid in, $20,000.00; capital authorized, $500,000 00; par value shares, $10 00.

THE FOSTER MEDICINE COMPANY, manufacturing and selling certain proprietary medicines namely: Foster's German Army and Navy cure, Foster's German Army and Navy Blood Bitters &c., &c.: principal office, Baltimore, Md: charter issued May 11, 1894, expires March 20, 1944; corporators, Clarence Foster, Baltimore, Md, Benj. Lacy, Baltimore, Md. James A. Gary, Baltimore county Md., A. W. Monroe, Baltimore, Md., C. W. King, New York,; capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized $50,000.00; par value shares, $100.

YONKERS COAL COMPANY, dealing in, buying and selling coal, wood and all other fuel products, &c.; principal office, Yonkers City, New York; charter issued May 11, 1894, expires May 1, 1944; corporators, Andrew Dego, Andrew Archibald, John D. Van O'Linda, Alden C. Tompkins, Morris Herbert, Albert K. Shipman, Michael J. Hayes, all of Yonkers, New York; capital subscribed. $7,000.00; amount paid in, $700.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

HOME BUILDERS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, encouraging industry, frugality and home building among its members, loan money to its members, &c., erect houses, &c.. &c.; principal office, Clarksburg, W. Va.; charter issued May 12, 1894; expires, May 4, 1943; corporators, D. K. Reed, J. Lee Harne, D. P. Morgan, Hoffman Summers, C. H. Towles, C. S. Sands, John Bassel, T. M. Jackson, Fleming Howell, all of Clarksburg, West Virginia; capital subscribed, $900,00; amount paid in, $90.00; capital authorized, $500,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

BANNER GOLD COMPANY, of Idaho, carry on business as a mining and manufacturing company, acquire by purchase, &c., mines, lands, &c., &c.: principal office, San Francisco, California; charter issued May 14, 1894, expires March 31, 1944; corporators, Stephen H. Emmens, Sybil F. Bagnal, Millie C. Ohm, Hattie McCoy, Newton W. Emmens, all of San Francisco, California; capital subscribed, $104.00; amount paid in, $104.00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $1.00.

THE AMERICAN SYNDICATE, buying and selling merchandise, patents, stocks, bonds and other securities, grain, provisions, cotton, &c., &c.; principal office, Chicago, Illinois: charter issued May 14, 1894, expires May 12, 1919; corporators, D P. Eberman, Henry Brophy, F. E. Nelson, E. D. Frazer, H. Briedt, all of Chicago, Illinois: capital subscribed, $25,000.00; amount paid in, $2,500.00; capital authorized, $5,000,000.00; par value shares, $10.00.

ARIZONA GOLD MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, locating, laying out, buying, leasing. &c., mines, mining rights, mining, milling, &c., gold, silver, tin, &c., &c.; principal office, Bayonne City, New Jersey: charter issued May 14, 1894, expires May 1, 1944; corporators, W. S. Chamberlin, A. L. Field, Thomas Farless, Walter Pocock, P. W. onnelly, all of Bayonne, New Jersey: capital subscribed, $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital anthorized, $1,000,000.00; par value shares, $1.00.

THE INTER-STATE DENTAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, manufacturing dental instruments and materials and dealing in the same; principal office, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: charter issued May 15, 1894, expires May 15, 1944; corporators, Thomas F. Murdock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. W. Simmons. White Marsh, Pennsylvania, J. E. Fitzgerald, Baltimore, Maryland, W. E. Augbinbaugh, C. M. York, both of Washington, D. C capital subscribed. $5,000.00; amount paid in, $500.0; capital authorized, $50,(00.00; par value shares, $10.00.

THE CERES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, manufacturing, using, purchasing, selling, &c., machinery, apparatus, &c., for weighing, conveying, &c., wheat, corn, barley. &c.. &c.: principal office, Jersey City, New Jersey: charter issued May 15, 1894, expires January 1, 1944: corporators, Horace Little, Ridgway, Elk county, Pennsylvania, Lewis Newman, Brooklyn, New York, James Selden, Flushing, New York, Walter Carroll Low, Brooklyn, New York. Timothy Hurley, George M. Wilcox, both of New York City, John B. Stoner, Brooklyn, New York: capital subscribed, $700.00; amount paid in, $70.00; capital authorized, $1,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

PEOPLES TELEPHONE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, of West Virginia, constructing, owning, operating, &c, telephones telephone systems, telegraph systems, electric light systems, electric lights, &c. principal office, Wheeling, West Virginia; charter issued May 17, 1894; expires, May 15, 1914: corporators, J. J. Woods, W. D. Johnson, J. B. Sommerville, W. H. Higgins, all of Wheeling. West Virginia, Charles Selden, Baltimore, Maryland: capital subscribed. $500.00; amount paid in, 8.0.00; capital authorized, $.00,000.00; par value shares, 8.00.00.

NONPAREIL ELECTRIC COMPANY, manufacture, use and vend to use, storage batteries, dynamos, motors, metals or alloys of metals, tools, &c., &c.: principal office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; charter issued May 18. 1894; expires, May 10, 1944: corporators, George Corbron. Jr, Thomas J Crozier. Edward C Paramore. Samuel J. Van Stavoren, J. Daniel Eby, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; capital subscribed, $1,000.00; amount paid in, $1,000,00; capital authorized, $3,000,000.00; par value shares, $50.00.

WEST VIRGINIA ADJUSTMENT AND INSPECTION CO, inspecting for insurance companies, adjusting fire losses, and settling accounts; principal office. Wheeling, W. Va, charter issued May 17, 1894; expires May 7, 1919; corporators, James P. Adams, Alfred Paull, Wylie Irwin, D. G. Morgan. E B. Bowie, F Riester. J. L. Strocklein, all of Wheeling, W. Va, A. W. Neff, Cincinnati, Ohio, J F. Paull. Wheeling, W. Va.: capital subscribed, $1,000,00; amount paid in $100.00; capital authorized, $50,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.

THE WASHINGTON VETERINARY COLLEGE, establishing and maintaining a veterinary college and a veterinary hospital for the education of men in the several departments of medical science, &c. &c.: principal office. Washington, D. C.; charter issued May 18, 1834, continues perpetually: corporators, Charles B. Michener, Mortimer R. Wiener, Chas. T. Hodfield, Lewis Hopfeumaier, P H Hennelly, all of Washington, D. C.: capital subscribed, $1,250.00; amount paid in, $125 00; capital authorized, $100,000.00; par value shares, $25.00.

THE HYDRAULIC TRAIN BRAKE COMPANY, of West Virginia, making, buying and selling brakes and other articles and equipping trains therewith, and disposing of same, &c., &c.: principal office, New York City: charter issued May 19, 194, expires May 9, 1944; cororators, William E. Gibbs, Edward A. Urner, both of Fanwood, New Jersey, Mazie V. Bidgood, Lorenzo J. Hatch, both of New York, New York, Harry E Knight, Westfield, New Jersey; capital subscribed. $500.00; amount paid in, $50.00; capital authorized, $5,000,000.00; par value shares, $100.00.