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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-07-03
BANK OF MT. OLIVE.

In this issue we publish the semi
annual statement of the Bank of
Mount Olive, Wayne county's pro-
gressive and prosperous town -
miles south of Goldsboro, and it will
be a revelation to many whose at
tontion will be arrested by the splen-
did showing, as this bank is but one
year old.
1t will be seen that it has cleared,
over and aboveits running expenses.
10 per cent on its capital, and has not
a single overdraft.
This is, indeed, remarkable record,
and is as creditable to the business
enterprise and progress Of the town of
Mt. Olive as it is to~the officers who
man the bank and control its opera
tons.
Mt. Olive has always been one of
the strongholds Of the ARGUS. We
are proud of it as a county town and
congratulate its citizens right hear
tily ON its great and growing pros
perity.
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THE SAME SAD STORY.
Little John Crawford Starts Fire
With Kerosene.

Again the danger from starting
fires with kerosene oil has been sadly
illustrated here in Goldsboro. Little
John Crawford, the 8~-year-old son OF
the late Mr.. Joe Crawford, who lives
with his mother at Gil Slocumb
street, south, went into the kitchen
Monday afternoon to build a fire
with which to cook the evening
meal. There was nc n in the
house at The time but the boy. He
first poured oil on the wood and
struck a match. This did not burn
fast enough and hepoured more oil on
the smoldering flame, which fared
up in an instant and followed the
stream of oil to the can like a cur
rent of electricity. The can exploded
in his hands, strewing the burningo oil
over his body and making a noise
like the firing of a toy pistol. The
boy ran out of the house into the
street with his clothing in flames and
crying from the pain which the
flames were infiicting. AS luck
would haveit, the boys grandfather.
Mr.. W. II. Sugg, was passing along
the street in front of the house at the
time the explosion occurred, and he
was Mortified to see his young grand.
son in a fame of fire. Mr.. Sugg
caught the, boy and extinguished the
flames, but not before the little fel
low had been burned seriouslyon the
breast and arms. Medical attention
was called in at once and all pos
| sible relief has been administered
While the boy is not out of danger
today, yet it is not thought that the
! burns will prove fatal.
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WALTER PETERSON DEAD.
He Passed Away Sunday at His
Residence on William Street.

He Passed Away Sunday at His
Residence on William Street.
A few days ago we announced the
critical illness of Mr.. Walter Peter
son, oldest son of Capt. and Mrs. J..
E. Peterson; now we are called
upon to chronicle his death, which
occurred Sunday morning at $40
o'clock at his home on William
street, in the 28th year of his age,
surrounded by his devoted young
wife and little son, fond parents,
brother and sisters, and other rela-
tives, whose bereavement is indeed
most sad, and in which they have
the s%incerest sympathy of our entire
community.
Walter Peterson was an excellent
young man, of fine business capacity
and training, thoroughly methOdical
and exact in all his dealings, cour-
teous at all times, of cheerful dispo-
sition, and most congenial and COM
panionable with his, friends-and
with none more so than with his de-
voted father, with whom he was as
ISOLATED in business and by whom he
will be sorely missed and with abid-
ing sorrow.
To his bereaved young wife and
little boy, to his parents, two sisters
and brother, no words of human
sympathy can give surcease Of sor-
row, but being deeply christian, as
they all are, they can look UP to
Him who gave and who has taken
away and find grace to suffer and be
strong.
The funeral was held from the
home of his parents, next door to
his own, which he always so loved
and visited daily, Monday afternoon
at 5 o'clock, Rev. G. A. jenkins, pas
tor of the Goldsboro Baptist church,
officiating.
The floral tributes from nea and
absent friends were many and beau
tfuI, and the services most impress.
sive.
The pail bearers were Messrs. A.
q. KorDegay, Lionel We'll, Jas
Crawford, Frank Giddens, R.. w
Grafton, DIR. Jno. Parker and Col
Jos. E. Robinson.
The funeral attendance was very
large, as deceased was beloved by al
our community.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. Glover, father
and mother of Mrs. Peterson, from
New Britain, Conn.,, were in attend
/ ance.
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Mrs. Henriette G.. O1berg, superinten-
Omaha Exhibition, writes from Albert
Lea, Mimi, as follows:
"7hiS spring contracted an aggra~
waiting cold, having been exposed to the
damp weather. Cafarrh of my throat
n head followed, which persisted in
remaining, notwithstanding / applied
the usual remedies.
"Reading of the merits of Peruna in
the papers, I decided to try it and soon
found that all that has been said of your
medicine in UGH cases is true.
81 am very pleased with the satisfac-
am entirely well, and consider it a most
valuable family medicine."
HENRIETTE G. OLBERG.
Summer colds require prompt freaf~
menf. They are always grave, and
sometimes dangerous. The prompt
ness and surety with which Peruna,
acts in these cases has saved many
lives. A large dose of Peruna should
be taken at the first appearance of a cold
in summer, followed by small and Oft
repeated doses. There is no other rem
edy that medical science can furnish, SO
reliable and quickinits action as Peruna,.
Address The Peruna Medicine Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio, for a free book
entitled "Sunlmer Catarrh," which.
treats of the catarrhal diseases peculiar
to summer.
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ADVERTISEMENT.
For Federal Building Site.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.


Washington, D. c., June IS, 1902.
Proposals will be received, to be
opened at 2 O'Clock p. m, July 16,
1902, for the sale to the United
States of a suitable site, centrally
and conveniently located, for the
Federal building to be erected in
Goldsboro, N. c.
A corner lot, approXimating $50
by $50. feet, is required. Each pro
pOsal must be accompanied by a dia-
gram of the land, showing the widths
of adjacent streets and alleys, the
grades, and the character Of founda-
tons obtainable, etc. Any improve
ments on the land must be removed
by the vendor within thirty days
after written notice, and the vendor
shall pay all expenses connected with
furnishing evidence of title and
deeds of conveyance. The right to
reject any proposal is reserved. Each
proposal must be sealed, marked
NProposal for Federal building site
at Goldsboro, n. Co." and mailed to
the
SECRETARY OLE THE TREASURY,
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT),
Washington, ID. G.
II. A. TAYLOR,
Assistant Secretary.
Tues Fri 8 tunnel
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WANTED.

To correspond with parties having
timber tracts, also parties who wish
to take an interest or invest some
money in the man ufacture of floor
ing, ceiling, siding etc We have a
No. 1 planning mill and understand
the business thoroughly, references
furnished.
Denmark & Grist,
jun3Od W 2wks Canton, Pa.
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BUT HE DID SAY IT.

To the Editor of the News and Observer.
In your Sundays issue I find an
exceedingly interesting article by
Col. F. A. Olds, describing the mon
uments in the two cemeteries of
Raleigh. Especially interesting tits
to me, for very nearly all my boy
hood days were spent in Raleigh,
that is, between 1889 and 1913.
I was very fond of roaming over
the town. By the way, I remember
thinking that Raleigh was next to
London in size. Yet Think l knew
not only nearly every white citizen,
but also their places of residence,
and when directing a stranger in
lquiring for a certain PERSONS resi-
dence, we would invariably tell him
near whose house the person lived.
Few citizens knew the names Of
more than five or six streets and no
house was numbered.
But, to the special cause Of this
present writing. Mr.. Olds says that
a gentleman told him that it wasnot
true that President Johnson said
speaking of the man to whose mem
DRY the brownstone monument in
the old cemetery was erected), "of
the man said to have been my
father" leaving an impression on
the reader that he said nothing of
the kind. Now, [ happen to know
all about it. [ have a vivid recol-
lection of what occurred that day.
1 was standing together with Car
son Murray and William White, two
old schoolmates, both now dead,
within twenty feet of the speakers,
on the pavement in front of the
Marlborough House. We heard the
speeches of Mr.. w. II. Seward with
his jaw still swollen from the bone
broken by the assassin, who attempt
ed his life the same night that Pres
ident Lincoln was shot) and of
Postmaster General Randall and
President Andrew Johnson, who
stood on a balconyon the second floor
of the hotel.
The President distinctly used these
words: CT come today to take part
in the ceremonies connected with
the erection of a monument owe the
remains of a man whom [ claim to
be my father" [ am certain that the
above words are absolutely correct.
Mr.. Seward had the bad taste to
ljeer at the large crowd assembled.
Among other things he said, in sub
stance: "You did not expect to see
old Bill Seward in the South, did
we? Yes, but look here" pointing
to a squadron of cavalry sitting on
their horses with drawn sabres,
drawn up in a semi-circle around
the crowd. "You can't hurt him-he
has ~protection.o
General Stickles, with his one leg
land two crutches stood near in uni
form. But this will do for this time.
RICHARD FL. LEWIS.
Kinston, N. c., June %.
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THE 6
DAILY M WEEKLY.
LODGE


Wayne Lodge, No. 112, A. E. & A.
M, meets LIST and 3rd Monday
evenings, 1880 o'clock, in Odd
Fellows Hall. Visiting brothers
heartily welcomed.
Neuse Lodge No. G., I. o. o. F.,
meets every Tuesday evening, at
500 o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Cordial welcome to visi-
tors.
Rumn Lodge No. s, K. of P, meets
every Friday evening, at 1880
o'clock in Odd Fellows Hall.
Knightly welcome to visitors.
Goldsboro Council No. 80, Jr. o. U.
A. M, meets every Wednesday
evening, 500 o'clock, in Odd
Fellows Hall. Cordial welcome
to all visiting brethren.
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Polite and careful attention to every
detail. Conservative Management,
Fire Proof Vault, and Burglar Proof
Safe.
w. E. Borden, President
M. T. Breazeale. Cashier.
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Gentlemen, car secure table board
with Mrs. w. K. Stanley at her res
idence, 2O8 Ash street, West.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19

he did not utter another word during
the whole time he was guest at the
place. He was known to none OF the
other guests and appeared to be in
deep and profound study, as tho medi-
tating upon some matter of great con-
Germ and import. He went from tha
hotel to the depot of the Milwaukee
railroad and remained there until pas
senger train No. went south, which
was the last seen of him in and about
Fairfax He had light sandy mus
tache, which would correspond with
the fact that Kite recently removed a
heavy mustache which he had been
wearing. The little daughter of Land
lord Gibson. who waited on the
strangely acting guest. said that the
picture of Kite published was good
photo OF the guest.
This clue will likely be taken up
by the relatives and friends of the
missing man and pursued further to
ascertain the identity of the hotel
guest. 1t is suggested that possibly
Kite has suddenly become disturbed
mentally and is wandering about over
the country, cultivating recently
created hobby of buying farm lands or
pursuing some other delusion. Kite
was last seen in Cedar Rapids on Mon
day, March 10, and the strange guest
at Fairfax on Saturday.
In r-tAh
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
FARMER KILLED BY HORSE.
Arthur Moore, Living Near Mt. Auburn
Meets With Strange Death.

Special to TimeS-R Republican.
Mt Auburn. March 1s.-Saturday
evening Arthur Moore, a prominent
farmer living three miles northwest of
this place went out TO look up some
horses that had strayed away. He took
with him an adopted son. as the little
fellow was afraid to stay at the house
alone, Mr. Mocre's wife and daughter
being absent on " visit to friends in
Illinois After going mile from the
house and not finding the horses he
told the little fellow to go home and
walt for him at the gate by the road
side. The boy waited. and Mr.. Moore
not returning he went TO bed. where he
slept soundly until Sunday morning.
He got up but could find nothing of
Mr.. Moore. He informed some of the
neighbors, who at once instituted a
search for the missing man. Mr.. Moore
was found In field about mile and n
quarter from his home, his neck and
nose being broken. 1t is supposed a
horse jumped the fence with him with
the accident resulting. Mr.. Moore was
about 80 years of age. He was one of
the best known and best liked farmers
in Benton county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
WESLEY ELKiNs CASE.
Report Will be Made on Matter of His
Pardon This Week.

Des Moines, March ia report will
be made some time this week on the
Wesley Elkins case. The house ana
senate committees are considering the
case together, and 1T is confidently be-
leved that the matter will be taken on
the floor of the house Wednesday or
Thursday. 1t is said that the commits
tees are about evenly divided. Senator
Whipple, at the head of the senate
committee on pardons. is said to favor
the parole of young Elkins and his
eventual pardon. The senate commit
tee is about evenly divided, so that ii is
doubtful ii recommendation Will be
made, the opponents of the parole prop
osition being satisfied to allow the
matter to go before the senate without
committee Recommendation of any
character. The attitude of the house
committee chairman and members Is
not known. If it shall develop that the
house committee opposes the parole
then the matter will be dropped. IL the
house committee proves to be evenly
divided, even, the thing will be taken
out and vote asked Senators Brooks
ana Bishop, of the senate pardon COM
parole and will fight the proposition on
the floor. Senator Whipple and other
members of the committee believe that
the state would gain by giving ElkinS
a chance to become a reformed and
reputable citizen. They have confidence
in his pretensons of reform. They ar
que that his record in the penitentiary
has been excellent, and that those who
oppose the pardon do not complain of
any of his tendencies since the time he
was taken to the prison. This is fact
Ii the question is taken onto the floor
the legislators who favor giving Elkins
chance will ask for his parole for a
term of ten years before full pardon
shall be issued. AT least it will be sug-
gested that the state reserve it's over
sight of him for eight years before it
relieves him of the full conditions of
his detention. He Is now about %
years of age and If a term of eight or
ten years was reserved by the state to
determine whether he was really en-
titled to a full pardon, it would be
safeguard without which no one would
have the courage to advocate his re-
lease from the penitentiary. The legis-
lature will have to fix this term of par
ole, for the governor has no power in
this class of cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19

Mr.. Leonard Brown and sister, Miss
Belle Brown, of Salt Lake, We're pleas
an,ly entertained at cards by DIR. anc
Mrs f. b. Wiley, Monday evening.
Next Saturday evening the Y. M. G
A. of the college will give an entertain
ment to dissovle &. hundred dollar debt
The program, subject to change, is as
follows.
Piano Solo-Prof. d. l.. Smith.
Reading-Miss Helen Bates Holden.
Yiolin-cello Solo = Mr.. Wendell
leighton.
Vocal Solo-A1iss Katherine Bray.
Reading-Miss Holden.
Cello Solo--Mr. leighton.
Mr.. Wendell leighton is the Des
Moines 'celloist who comes TO play al
the Glee Club concert He will ado
much to the interest of this program
as he has wide reputation. Miss Hol-
den will be heard for the first time In
her readings.
H. e. Boyd, of Malcolm, called ON &
few Grinnell friends yesterday.
r. H. Reed and III. III. Douglass are
home from Texas. They will remain in
Grnnell for a time.
L. H.
of the UniverH Sly of Chicago, will be in
Grinneli for the week, April II to &c anc
give one of his courses of lectures or
biblical topics. DR.. Willetts' course OF
lectures will cost $500. This expense
will be borne entirely by the Christian
associations and the faculty of the col
lege and the lectures made free and
public They will be held down town III
the Congregational church or opera
house. DIR. Willett has the greatest rep
utation of any lecturer in America fol-
intelligent up to date and thoroughly
scholarly Interpretation of the Bible. a
Grinnell citizen who has heard DR.. Will
lett, DR.. Hills and DR.. Gunsaulus often
told the writer yesterday tina the would
much prefer to hear DR.. Willett rather
than the other men. altho all We're ex-
ceptionally able. This will be the rarest
treat that Grinnellites have had OPP
portunity to enjoy for long time. DR..
Willett has cancelled an eastern date
to come here. He has engagements for
all his time until late next fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
CARRIES SECRET MESSAGE.
Agent of the Gar Travelling in Hast,
From Washington.

4
| New York, March lS-Speeding to
st. Petersburg with secret dispatches
on the situation in Manchuria from
| the Russian embassies In Toxic and
Washington, is Prince Lobanow-Rost-
owsky. confidential agent of the czar.
He is making his journey as short and
as rapid as steam, endurance and I'M
| limited supply of money can make 1t.
The prince has at his entire disposal
the services of every Russian emba ssy,
consulate and consular agency from
Toxic to Kronstadt, for the pupose of
Fastening his urgent message.
The courier of the car left this city
on the steamship Aquitaine for Havre.
Prince Lobanow- Rostowsky has been
d special attache of the Russian en-
bassy in the Japanese cause. He left
Nagasalli on the Pacific liner Nippon
Maru just before the ratification of the
Anglo Japanese treaty for the main
tenance of the integrity of the Chinese
empire was communicated to the pow
ers The imperial courier left Wash
ington on the midnight tram. He was
preceded by a telegram from the Rus
shan embassy in Washington to the
Russian consulate in this city, which
instructed the consul here to assure
the princes passage on the Aquitaine
at all costs. The passage was obtained
and Prince Lobanow- Rostowsky sailed
under the Gallicized name of Lobanow
de Rostow.
The mystery and hast of his transit
began in Toxic, where he had been
sent out at the special request of the
car to watch the developments of the
alliance which was then in progress
of negotiation, and which WAS designed
to check Russia's move to obtain the
permanent occupation of Manchuria,
a province which in extent, population
and future possibilities is an empire
in itself
The Russian embassy in the Japa-
nese capital knew that the Anglo Jap
anese treaty was an accomplished fact
for days before the official announce
nlent of its ratification. Prince Loba-
now Rostowsky now is Fastening TO
st. Petersburg to lay before the car
and Count Lamsdorff, the minister Of
foreign affairs, important confidential
information concerning the immediate
prospects of the alliance.
The Russian foreign Office is said
to have had humiliating experiences
with cable messages transmitted In
secret codes, which failed to keep their
secrets, and so Prince Lobanow- Ros-
towsky set out to bear the dispatches
hi fpcnlf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
The Grinnell News.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, March 19.-The Chaplin
House dining room is now complete
with handsome new steel ceiling, the
work of Marvin Bros.
The Grinnell friends of A. Stiger We're
shocked yesterday to learn of his sud-
den death Monday at his home in Sher-
idan township. Heart failure is given
as the cause.
Mr. Eugene Munson, of Lebanon, Mo-,
has purchased the New York store from
G. f. Reiss.
The alumni of Iowa College in Chica-
go and vicinity will hold their annual
reunion and banquet at the onion
League Club in Chicago tonight. Pres
Iident-elect Bradley and DIR. Albert
Shaw will come to Chicago to attend.
Dean Macy and Professor Macy left for
Chicago last night to attend.
Mrs. C. l.. Roberts is spending few
days with her son at Rippey.
A. f. Swaney speaks highly of the
codial reception rendered himself and
lie. w Vessel at the convocation of the
Signet Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
at Marshalltown Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. w. Monroe assisted DS Mrs.
A. G. Norris. entertained the Woman's
Mission Circle at her home on South
Broad street this afternoon. A pleasant
program was enjoyed.
Ralph Nandeveer has disposed of his
shoe business in Brooklyn and IS at
present at home in Grinnel.
Mrs. w. b. Kirby entertains the X X
Club tomorrow afternoon. The topic
for discussion viii be Decorative Art.
c. w. Milligan accompanied his
mother on her return to Norfolk, Neb.,
Tuesday He will be gone several days.
The Denver Republican states that
one of the pleasant social events of last
week was a tea given by Mrs. Samuel
Taegart, of Montclair, in honor of sew
eral Grinnell ladies now In Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. c. W. III. Boyer will en-
terrain the Faculty Club Saturday af-
'ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. /. Davis left last
night for few weeks in Texas. Mr..
Davis will look after business interests
at Beaumont.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-19
cLEw TO FARMER KITE.
Missing Man Said to Have Been Seen
at Fairfax

at Fairfax
Cedar Rapids, March 19.-By the
publication of the mysterious disap-
pearance of William Kite. the Rlairs-
town farmer, Il clew has been secured
that may solve what is now mys-
terry. This morning a letter was re-
ceived from A. K. Gibson proprietor
of the Star hotel at Fairfax, Iowa,
stating that man tallying exactly
with the published description of Kite
had been guest at his hostelry and
that he acted in a manner that indi-
Gated some mental disturbance. This
accords with the theory which has
been advanced to account for the pro-
longed absence of the missing man,
and 1t now looks as tho it would prove
to be the correct one.
Mr.. Gibson in his letter says that
a man answering in every way the de
scription of Kite stopped at his hotel
on Saturday. March TO- for supper. He
also answered to the photo which was
published. The stranger asked for
supper, which was provided him. but