the sum of five thousand dollars, being one-tenth thereof, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars in all. The capital subscribed, and to be subscribed, to be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, and the shares already subscribed are held by the undersigned, viz: George M. Gill, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; Benjamin Deford, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares ; William Kennedy, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; Thomas P. Williams, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; W. W. Spence, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; Philip T. George, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; Peyton Harrison, of the city of Baltimore, two hundred shares; Randolph and Strother, of Morgan county, West Virginia, two hundred shares; W. P. Dole, of Washington, D. C., two hundred shares; B. Deford and Company, Baltimore, Maryland, two hundred shares. Given under our hands this twelfth day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] GEORGE M. GILL, WILLIAM P. DOLE, PEYTON HARRISON, B. DEFORD, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of August, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Wheeling, this thirty-first day of August, eighteen hundred and sixtynine. SEAL. JAMES M. PIPES, THE PARKERSBURG PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. I, James M. Pipes, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement, duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: "The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of 'The Parkersburg Publishing Association,' for the purpose of editing and publishing newspapers and doing all kinds of job printing; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Parkersburg, in the county of Wood and state of West Virginia, and is to expire on the twenty-second day of September, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of one thousand dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscriptions the sum of one hundred dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to ten thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of twenty-five dollars, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows: by Cyrus Anderson, of Parkersburg, one share; George W. Taggart, of Parkersburg, two shares; George K. Leonard, of Parkersburg, one share; William H. Mattingly, of Parkersburg, two shares; Charles H. Shattuck, of Parkersburg, two shares; Owen G. Scofield, of Parkersburg, thirty-one shares; William Burk, of Parkersburg, one share. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of a like amount. Given under our hands, this twenty-second day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] G. W. TAGGART, C. ANDERSON, G. K. LEONARD, C. H. SHATTUCK, O. G. SCOFIELD.' Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the twenty-second day of September, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, a corporation, by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agree ment. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Wheeling, this fourth day of October, eighteen hundred and sixtynine. SEAL. JAMES M. PIPES, LAUREL FORK OIL AND COAL COMPANY. I, James M. Pipes, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement, duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: "The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of 'Laurel Fork Coal and Oil Company,' of West Virginia, for the purpose of mining for oil and coal, preparing the same for market, transporting the same to suitable market, and selling and disposing of the said oil and coal. Which corporation shall keep its principal office at Volcano, in Wood county, in the state of West Virginia, and is to expire on the first day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars to the capital stock thereof, and have paid into the treasury the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the capital stock by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to five hundred thousand dollars, including the stock already subscribed. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of twentyfive dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows by William C. Stiles, Junior, of West Virginia, one hundred and forty-seven shares; by R. H. Gratz, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, three hundred and three shares; by Thomas A. Scott, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ninety shares; by J. Edgar Thomson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fifty shares; by Lewis Cooper, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fifty shares; by W. J. Horstman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twentyfive shares; by S. H. Horstman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twentyfive shares; by W. W. Harkness, of West Virginia, one hundred shares ; by Henry Bowyer, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seventy-five shares ; by W. R. Sterling, of West Virginia, fifty shares; by N. W. Harkness, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twenty-five shares; by J. B. Cowperthwait, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twenty-five shares; by Robert F. Taylor, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, twenty-five shares; by John Wyeth, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ten shares; in all one thousand shares. Witness our hands and seals, this first day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] Witnesses Present, W. W. DAUGHERTY, WM. C. STILES, JR., WM. W. HARKNESS, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Wheeling, this sixth day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, JAMES M. PIPES, SEAL. Secretary of the State. EUROPEAN EXCHANGE OFFICE OF B. KAMMER. I, James M. Pipes, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement, duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: "The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of 'European Exchange Office of B. Kammer,' for the purpose of selling foreign exchange, and transacting any business necessary therewith and combined therewith; which corporation shall have its principal office or place of business at Wheeling, county of Ohio, and is to expire on the the seventh day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of one thousand dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on the said subscriptions the sum of one hundred dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to twenty-five thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of ten dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows, that is to say: by Benno Kammer, ninety-six shares; R. G. Barr, one share; Daniel Kreiter, one share; H. Renner, one share, and Phillip Schuhle, one share, all of the city of Wheeling. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into like shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this seventh day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] B. KAMMER, DANIEL KREITER, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the seventh day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Wheeling, this twenty-second day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. SEAL. JAMES M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. THE CHEAT RIVER LUMBERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. I, James M. Pipes, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement, duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: "The undrsigned agree to become a corporation by the name of ‘The Cheat River Lumbering and Manufacturing Company,' for the purpose of erecting, constructing, and operating a saw-mill and general manufactory in wood, to be placed on the bank of Cheat river, and driven by water power, the Salt Lick creek, in Portland township, near the town of Rowlesburg, in Preston county, to be used for the purpose; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at or near the aforesaid town of Rowlesburg, and is to expire on the tenth day of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars to the capital thereof; and have paid in on said subscriptions the sum of two hundred and fifteen dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by sales of additional shares. from time to time, to twenty thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of one dollar each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows, that is to say: By Albert Lee, one hundred shares; by Adam H. Bowman, two hundred and fifty shares; by William W. Shoch, one hundred shares; by Moses Casseday, fifty shares; by James A. Gregg, fifty shares; by Lewis May, fifty shares; by Alexander R. Stewart, one hundred shares; by Winfield W. Gribble, fifty shares; by Jesse J. Fries, one hundred shares; all of the above named residing in or near the town of Rowlesburg; and the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands and seals this twenty-fifth day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] A. H. BOWMAN, ALBERT LEE, LEWIS MAY, JAMES A. GREGG, WILLIAM W. SHOCH, MOSES CASSEDAY, A. R. STEWART, |