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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
WILL NOT DETER HIM.

Best Pepsin Gum, two packages for
cents at Massies' Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
Those Natty
Crash Hats +!

HAVE PLENTY MORE NOW, AND
WE HAVE THEM IN a NEW SHAPE,
THE ALPINE.
PRICE so CENTS.
GILKESON e. TAYLOR.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
ANOTHER BABY GRAND BEHR
BROS. RECEIVED

1Iobbie Piano Co. have..just received
another fire Baby Grand Behr Bros.
piano, which is pronounced by experts to
possess the finest tone and action of any
they have had heretofore.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
NEAT WORK.

c. E. Berry has just completed fine
job of painting on the interior of the
First National Bank which almost sur
passes anything along that line in the
city.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
MAY APPLE PILLS

Will cure headache, malaria and all dis
eases arising from disordered condition
of the liver. For sale by Sam Stone, the
Salem avenue. druggist.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

The Jefferson, Richmond, Va, is con
Quoted strictly upon the European plal
for the summer months with cafe charges
as moderate as any first-class restauran
in the State. Good rooms can be had TO
81 so per day and upwards
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

BRANN'S ICONOCLAST for July now
ready at, JACKS NEWS DEPOT.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

CHEAP RAILROAD RATES
To all principal points. S. B. PACE
s. CO., Ticket Brokers, 10 Jefferson st.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
PRICES BOILED DOWN.

Insect powder that kills at Massie'
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
BONDS. BONDS.

The United States Fidelity and Guar.
anty Company is acceptable on all kinds
of bonds.
Bonds executed in few moments
notice at lowest rates.
See us before going elsewhere, and save
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
SNAKES IN THE soUTHwEsT.

The Rural Retreat Times of the 9th
inst. has the following: Lawrence $.
Davis and Eddie Tinsley. two handsome
young gentlemen of Roanoke. spent the
glorious Fourth in Rural Retreat and
vicinity. Owing to the prevalence Of
snakes in this section it vas deemed en-
pedient tc make extensive preparations Tor
any emergencies that might arise, but
when one of the party had the misfortune
to receive bite from one of those vene-
nous reptiles it was ascertained that Sig
nor B. Spindle, Who is engaged in con
Quoting choral club in Southwest Vir-
ginia, had also been very apprehensive OF
mishaps resulting from snake bites and
had appropriated the medicine. Come
again, boys, and bring more medicine.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
THANKS.

Insect powder that kills at Massie's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

FULL OF BARGAINS.
Read the nd. of ROsenbaum Bros. on
the fifth page. 1t Is full of bargains.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

Roanoke Creamery Butter 90 cents per
pound, delivered. Phone 170.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

THE OLD RELIABLE Virginia Fire
ana Marine Insurance Company, Of Rich
mond, Va, is one of the most substantial
institutions in the State. Over sixty
years old. Assets, $500, 900. Prompt
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11

CHAS. LUNSFORD & son. Agents.
Commercial Bank building (grounG
fioor. Leaders in Fire Insurance.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
THIN UNDERWEAR /!

These hot days you must have
thin undergarments. am pre-
pared for you from the 25c kind
up. You can be suited here, no
matter what you want.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-11
CRASH SUITS!

l am having n big sale on that
swell Crash Suit that 1 am selling
mt IS. It's all wool and fits. When
you see them worn by the best dres-
sers you know where they goJ them.
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assumed alike the responsibilities and
liabilities, and each presumed at least
that the others individual requirements
would not be too much out of proportion
to his own, and so, it was not until they
had married and each had built a costly
home that any individual account was
kept between the brothers.
And this abiding faith in the loyalty
of one to the other has never been shak-
en- during all these years of extensive
business life.
The name of II. We'll & Bros. is a
household word all over Eastern North
Carolina and there are few trading peo-
pie living between the Atlantic Coast
line and the Atlantic coast who have
not been patrons of this concern. The
late Herman We'll, the elder of the three
brothers, and the founder of the estab-
lishmnt, arrived in America just before
the war broke out The beginning of the
hostilities found him mere boy in
Goldsboro, but he came from his German
home with the instinct of the patriot in
him. The war found him with his SYM
pathies aroused in favor of the section in
which he had cast his lot, He shoulder
ed his gun; went to the front; made a
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enough and to spare in the little store
Of % by 40 feet, now it takes mammoth
warehouses in the rear to hold the over
flow of business that the three mammoth
stores, in all S0X100 feet, cannot accom-
modate At first they supplied the de-
mands merely Of the retail trade in and
around Goldsboro; now they sell to con
sumers and dealers all over Eastern
North Carolina. At first they had limit
ed stocks of dry goods, clothing and
shoes, all mixed up in that little original
store; now they have separate stores for
each of these, with carpet, mating and
other departments up stairs and storage
and sales warehouses for fertilizers,
farm implements, vehicles, together with
separate ice and coal departments which
are now among the most important feat
ures Of the business. In the beginning
their entire capital and energies were
wrapped up in the little Centre street
establishment; now they are among the
largest land owners and planters in
Eastern North Carolina; the leading
mercantile establishment in all this sec
ton, and besides are prominent factors
in the ownership and management of
nearly every local business or fnancia
enterprise in the community. At first
there was no home of the Wells IN
Goldsboro other than the little room in
the attic of the unpretentious store; now
two of the most elegant, costly and mag
nifcent homes in Eastern North Caro-
lima are theirs. Two homes, each a
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reliable firm Of FL. We'll & Bros, we
have this morning to chronicle their mu-
nifcent gift to the city Saturday in COM
memoration on their part of that mo-
mentous occasion. During the morning
they notified Mayor Peterson that they
would like to have a conference with
the board Of city aldermen on a matter
of public interest at some convenient
hour during the day, so the mayor is
sued call for the aldermen to meet to-
gether at $50 o'clock that evening; and
when the meeting was called to order
imagine their very great pleasure and
qualification on hearing read a fee sim
pie. gratuitous deed to the city t.
twenty-five acres of land from Messrs.
II. We'll & Bros. for a public park-a
thing that Goldsboro has long desired.
and that has so often been discussed
and urged by the Argus, and that has
at length come to us through the gen
crosby of these public spirited gentle
men.
1.-THE tract that has been so donated
to our citizens, for their pleasure and
delectable recreation, is on the very
suburbs, in the northeastern section, ~
ng between Market street extended ana
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A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
OF ONE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S
LEADING HOUSES.
A HALF A MILLION A YEAR
This is the Record of One of Godsboro's En-
terprising Mercantile Establishments
"A History of the Firm.

Goldsboro, N. c., Oct 23.-(Staff Cor
respondence. 1.-The firm of III. We'll &
Bros, the oldest and most successful
business firm in Eastern North Carolina,
celebrated it's thirty-second anniversary
few days ago.
In 1865, three brothers, Messrs Her
man, Henry and Solomon We'll, came to
Goldsboro and started in business on
small scale. The war had but recently
ended, and business matters had not ad-
justed themselves to the new conditions.
These gentlemen were young, had been
trained in business, had ability Of high
order, possessed sufficient capital and
credit to put in a stock Of goods to meet
the needs of the community, and they
succeeded from the start. They identified
themselves with the people, made them
feel that they had come to Goldsboro to
become a part of the community, here
to labor and live, and become as mnch
a part of it as if it had been their birth
place.
1t is to-day the oldest business estab-
Mshment in this prosperous and pro-
gressive town Of strong business houses,
as it is much the largest and most im-
portant. As they celebrate the thirty
second anniversary OF establishing their
EuCGcSSIul DuSIuSSS II - an tNSAl
that transcends any mere anniversary of
a big business. 1t likewise commentaries
an era in the history of Goldsboro, for
the gentlemen who compose this firm
have not only built up an extensive bust
ness that has made them rich, but they
have done much for this community.
They have ever been foremost in every
public enterprise, and leaders in other
ventures besides their own establishment
that would give employment to idle
hands and contribute to the growth and
expansion of Goldsboro.
This firm has never changed its loca-
ton or firm name. Years agO-I think it
was in 1S7S-the senior member. Mr..
Herman We'll, died, but the business
went on without interruption. In 1882,
the late Mr. Emil Rosenthal, one of the
truest and most benevolent men whose
life has blessed the State, was admitted
as a partner in the business, but the
name was not changed. Upon his death,
in 1892, Mr.. Rosenthafs son, Mr.. Joseph
Rosenthal, was admitted as a partner,
and the firm is now composed Of Messrs.
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breezes; then folded it away and given
place to the black flag Of business de-
preston and adversely.
Angry flames have broken out and
burned away the buildings and the bus
mess, but with the coming Of each
morning the name of FL. We'll & Bros.
has been found in its accustomed place.
At first it was painted in unpretentious
letters on a cheap board and reached
across a little hut Of a store just 25
feet wide. Now and for years it has
been painted in big, broad letters on
wide manufactured sign-board that
stretches across three stores, each over
thirty feet wide. At first they had room
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the firm Of II. We'll & Bros. are nothing
not public-spirited.
''The formal action Of the board of
aldermen and their expression of accept.
ence will duly appear in these columns,
committee Of the board having been
appointed last night to draft a suitable
manifesto Of their sentiments in this re-
gard.
The Goldsboro Argus in taking note
Of the thirty-second anniversary Of the
firm said:
"When a person visits Philadelphia, as
store Of Wanamaker. IT nay 10 hat
he wishes to make no purchases, but
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GOLDSBORO, n. c..

Henry We'll, Solomon We'll and Joseph
Rosenthal, trio of as wise, wide-awake
upright and progressive men as live in
North Carolina.
Prior to the breaking out Of the war
between the States, the late Mr.. Her
man We'll, the oldest of the brothers, left
his home in Germany land came to
Goldsboro, where he obtained a situa
ton. He was born in 1S43, and he was
little more than a boy when he came
here and laid the foundations for the big
establishment which is a credit to East
ern Carolina. A few years later, in 1860,
Mr.. Henry We'll, who was his Junior
by three years, having been born in
1916, followed the elder brother to
America, and in 1865, the younger broth
er, Mr.. Solomon We'll, left his German
home to join his brothers in business in
this country, and in that year the bust
ness was established in a store 25x4O,
and was confined to dry goods, clothing,
boots and shoes. 1t was not a large be-
ginning, but the business grew right
along. 1t was a firm of workers. Early
and late they were at the store, and no
detail escaped them.
The Wells are and have during all
these thirty-two years been among the
prominent MERCHANTS OI ILLS IdSbSIu
North Carolina section. They are mer-
chants in the largest sense. They arc
merchants bred and merchants by train
ing. Their father was q successful Ger
man trader, and although his sons have
built up their business far removed from
the native home, the advice and wise
counsel of their sire has come often from
far across the waters and has been OF
great value to these, his sons, in the sue
cessful conduct of their extensive bust
ness. There has during all these years
been no contest or clashing between
these brother co-partners. Each has the
utmost confidence in the other and the
utmost respect for the others opinion.
Indeed, learn that the three partner
brothers did business for years without
having any individual account kept, not
an entry on the books for anything that
any one Of the partners took from the
firm. IL one wanted money he merely
went to the cash drawer or the safe and
took it, and that was the last Of it.
Each knew that he was not going to
be dealt with unfairly by the other
They owned everything In common: they
shared and shared alike in its ownership
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Gold,sboro, n. @.

vineclad veranda. There is a beautiful
mingIing together of brother with broth
er, of sister-in-law with sister-in-law, Of
cousin with cousin, unlike almost any
homelife that l have ever witnessed.
recently had the pleasure Of spend
ing an evening with the Weils-a part at
the home of Mr.. Henry We'll, the re-
mainder with Mr.. Sol. We'll. The houses
and the lawns, the verandas, the walk
ways, the curbing, exact reproductions
Of each other. and even the interior of
the houses alike; the halls, the sitting
rooms, Libraries and parlors built alike,
and furnished alike, and then there was
such friendship, kinship and congeniality
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ing spirit in all transactions and pro-
verbal integrity in all their commercial
relations. They have an established re-
putation as honorable, shrewd and enter
prising tradesmen. They posses ample
capital, which enables them to buy on
tie closest margin, and they know how
to buy and what to buy.
HERMAN PARK.
AS Indicative Of the public spirit Of
these gentlemen / quote the following
from the bright Daily Argus Of June
Goth, 1890:
"Apropos Of our article in yesterdays
Argus in reference to the twenty-fifth
anniversary Of the widely known and
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the place be known as Herman Park,
in commemOration of the late senior
member of the firm, Mr. Herman We'll,
who died some years ago in this city,
beloved by all who knew him, universal
Y regretted, and whose memory and ge-
NAL, kindly cOuntenance will ever be
cherished by the hosts of warm friends
he built up in this community.
'Of course, upon reading Of this gift
this morning, our citizens will be deeply
appreciative beyond expression, and will
feel more than ever, what has always
been conceded in this community, that
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BELIEVE IN PRINTERS INK.

bELIEVE IN PRINTERS INK.
The Wells have always been stead
fast believers in printers ink and the
best patrons of their home newspapers,
In the Wilmington Messenger of Sep
TENDER 3rd, 1883, under the head of
Our Largest Advertisers" appeared the
following:
THE history of Messrs. II. We'll Il
Bros. has been one Of marked success.
The house was established about eigh-
teen years ago, and has been constantly
enlarging and extending its trade and
business until to-day the firm ranks
Justly among the largest and most sue
cessful business houses in North Caro-
lima. The firm originally consisted of
Messrs. Herman We'll, Henry We'll and
Solomon We'll. The death Of Mr.. Her
man Well, was indeed a severe blow
TO the firm, but there was no halt. The
Messrs. Henry and Solomon We'll proved
themselves equal to the emergency, and
instead of curtailing their extensive bus
mess they have steadily extended it,
while the same, and perhaps greater,
public spirit and enterprise has charac-
terized the new management.
"On the 1st of January, 1882, Mr.. E.
Rosenthal was admitted as a member
of the firm. His good, calm judgment
in business matters, added to the shrewd-
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the street that leads by Mr.. Pat Kings,
parallel, and is so located that if the
street which leads by the residence OF
Mr.. w. S. OBJ. Robinson be extended
it will strike the plot fairly in the center.
"The only conditions of the deed of
gift to the city are that the city appro-
priately beautify the grounds and, that
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brave Confederate soldier, and returned
with the close of the war to his adopted
home in Goldsboro. The next eldest
brother, Henry, came in 1860, but he
was only fourteen years of age, too
young to follow his brother Herman to
the front. Solomon meanwhile was out
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twelve-year-old boy back in Germany.
Herman, the elder, returned from the
war in 60. Henry, the next elder met
him in Goldsboro and Solomon set sail
from his German home to cast his lot
with the others in the newly constructed
South, and it was then that the sign Of
III. We'll & Bros. went up over the lit
tie structure on Centre street in Colds
boro.
The years have come and gone by
since then. Dull times and prosperous
times have each prevailed. Prosperity
has waved its banner in the business
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ness, push and public spirit of the
Messrs. We'll, is of incalculable value
to the firm. Much credit of what Colds
boro is to-day and what she will be in
the future, belongs to II. Well & Bros.
Evidences of this are visible in many
substantial improvements on all sides
in this city. They are ever foremost
in every public enterprise and their sur
plus capital finds willing employment in
building up this city.
The extraordinary success of the firm
is due wholly to their jealous attention
to business, their liberal and enterpris-
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perfect counterpart Of the other, locat-
ed on the same block, sharing the same
magnificent shade trees, the same beau
tiful lawn and owning together the same
beautiful fountain. These homes Of the
Wells are models. These Wells them
selves are model men. One Of
them can sit on his own YER
anda and without scarcely rails
ing his voice, converse with the 9TH
er. There are no fences between, but
the most delightful flower deck grass
encircled asphalt walk ways, leading
from one vineclad yeranda to the other
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THE NEWS SPREADS.

OF their great virtues-we mean Vick'
Little Liver Pills-25c, (the health-keep
ers In the family, and Kodak ea dathe-
Powders doses 1Oc., (the Tonic Balm
for all Palms,. Ask your druggist. ia.
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manifested as to impress me with their
cordial relationship not only as brothers
and partners, but as neighbors as well.
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In 1892, after the death Of his father,
Mr.. 10 Rosenthal was admitted as
partner in the firm. Mr.. Rosenthal ia a
trained young merchant He has identi-
ned himself closely with the business and
is IN thorough touch with it in every de-
tail. lie is a prudent, careful, competent
young business man, a discriminating
buyer, and positive force in the con-
duct OF the great mercantile establish
ment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-02
Stands at the Head,

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La, says: CDR. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best seller
| have" J. F. Campbell, merchant of
Stafford, Ariz., writes: CDR. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed
for it; 1t never fails, and is sure cure
for consumption, coughs and colds. I
cannot say enough for it's merits" DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds is not an experiment.
It has been tried for quarter of
century, and to day stands at the head.
1t never disappoints. Free trial bottle
at Hitchcock & Co.'s drug store. l
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-02
TIL = @ ITY'
SHORT ITEMS CAZETTED.

A. G. Schmahl took in the races at
New Ulm on Friday and Saturday of
last week.
The engine room and Office to the
Parson Grain Co. elevator, was raised
up about two feet during the past
week.
Mrs. Henry Jaehning and son,
Grover, left last Friday for their
home in New Richland, this State. af-
ter visiting with relatives in this city
for two weeks or more.
A threshing machine was burned
near the railroad track in Echo last
Wednesday evening. The machine
was new one. just unloaded from the
car, and was undoubtedly set sfire by
some of the wandering willies lettering
around Echo on that night.
Watertown Journal, Aug. 20: Capt.
Huntington of Redwood Falls, Mimi,
one of the prominent politicians of
that State, with his two daughters,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Car
roll and daughter Miss Florence Car
roll, and their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brown near the lake.
The Northwestern railroad COM
pany has, after great deal of DELHI
Grafton, decided to place hydrants in
every one of the seven cattle pens in
its yards in this city. The hydrants
are all to be connected with the city
water system, and this will give water
in each pen to the shippers from this
point. The important improvement,
costing several hundred dollars, is a
recognition of the fact that Redwood
Falls is one of the best shipping points
in the northwest, made largely so
through the efforts of Emil Schmahl,
the local stock buyer.
The cannon was properly placed
after many days of waiting, last Thurs
day, and Friday. The placing was at
tended by one serious accident. The
rest for one of the arms was not large
enough, and when the cannon was
lowered into position the arm wedged
into the crevice SO tightly that it broke
the support in two. The contractor,
Mr.. johnson, increased the size of the
arm rest, and re-cemented the crevice,
and the prospects are that the cannon
is on good foundation. A special
policeman is needed, however, for
keeping the small boy off the gun.