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LAST NIGHTS FIRE
CAPT. J.. w. NJ STABLES
AND CONTENTS, AND
SURROUNDING PROP
ERTY DESTROYED.
Heroic Work of the Fire Depart
ment.

Last night at 1920 O'Clock the fire
alarm startled our citizens and on
looking for the cause lurid flames
were een towards the centre of the
city and there was a general rush
from all quarters to the scene, which
was found to be the livery stables of
Capt. j. w. Lamb, On Chestnut
street, and the first thought of every
one was the absence of the two lead
ing companies Of the fire department
who left yesterday to participate in
the State Fireman's Tournament in
Raleigh to-day and tomorrow; but
their absence proved to be no bar to
the efficiency of the work done by
the other companies and individual
members of the department and vol
unteers for the hour,-in fact, better
work could hardly haye been done,
and certainly could no nlore willing
and heroic service have been rem
dered.
Col. T. H. Balm, the efficient and
ever prompt and faithful chief of the
fire department., was early on the
scene and directed and led the work
with such cool deliberation as to add
greatly to the efficiency of the ser
vice rendered in controlling the
raging flames and combining them tC
the Immediate territory of their out
break. Fortunately the night was
calm, not a suspicion of breeze stir
ring, otherwise the city would have
been assuredly devastated.
Just how the fire originated nc
one knows-perhaps by a rat and
match among the forage in the build.
ing, which was a veritable fire trap
and burned like cinder; so much sc
that it was a mass of fame before
the alarm could be turned in, and
two white stable hands asleep in the
building barely escaped with theil
lives-not even having time to dress
themselves, but fled in their night
clothes. Everything in the building
was destroyed, with the exception
of three or four vehicles nea the
front that were rolled out amid the
flames,); including II horses, 8 be
longing to Capt. Lamb, 2 to Mr.. J
F. Switzerland and 1 to Mr.. J. d,
Grimsley that was being stabbed
there for the night.
For a while the flames were mos1
menacing to the centre neighborhood
and quickly enveloped the frame
building on the corner, occupied by
Mr.. J. E. Crow as a grocery, ane
belonging to Mr.. D. Creech; thu
brick stable building on the east, oc
cupied by MI. J. F. Switzerland ant
belonging to DR.. M. e. Robinson
the frame building to the east 0
that, occupied by Mr.. j. ". Lam|
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T
Happenings of the Past Week in
Our Nearby Community.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Greenleaf, N. c..
July %, 1902.

01SSAAASCAs 3&s -:
July %, 1902.
MI. Otis Pascha1l spent Sunday in
Morehead City.
MI. Charlie Malpass visited in
this community Sunday.
MI. Frank Startling and Miss Ellen
Ham visited here Tuesday.
MI. O.. V. Booker, of Smithfeld,
spent Sunday in our village.
Miss Ada Howell is visiting the
Misses Deans, at Novel Hill.
Miss NiIla Pate, of your city, spent
Sunday with friends near here.
Mrs. Fred Hunter, of your city,
visited her sister Mrs. J. C. Bardln,
Monday.
Mr.. A. R. Paschall joined In the
usual "whittling" pastime at our
"corner store" Monday.
We are sorry to report no improve
ment in the condition of Mr.. II. D.
| Ham since u last letter.
Mrs. N. H. Gurley and nephew
Arthur Massey, of Smithfield, were
visiting at MI. and Mrs. r. E.
Bakers this week.
The boys Of Greenleaf r going to
organize a base ball team and Stoney
Creek and Pate TowD will have to
"take a back seat"
Rev. G.. D.. Langston, Of Durham,
is visiting relatives in this section
and is assisting Rev. Mr. Trip in
the revival services at Salem church.
A good number of our farmers are
preparing the "golden leaf" for the
opening sales in Goldsboro on Aug.
LIST, where we hope to get good
prices. Good prices mean better
times.
Mr.. H. left home Sunday
night to go to church, but decided
to stop on the way and beg the com
partnership of one of the gentle sex,
whom he found so charming that he
forgot his GRAND entirely and the
| services as well.
; Miss Lizzie Wilkinson, of Aurora,
who has been lending her most at
tractive charms to the home of Miss
Ellen Ham, in company with her
brother MI. G. A. Wilkinson, re-
turned home Sunday morning, to the
regret of many friends and much
to the sorrow of a certain young
man, who seems to roam the quiet
windings of the woodland paths in
a sad reverie, signing for a return Of
the halcyon days that live only in
memory7s retrospect.
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TALK.

The Goldsboro Tobacco Market will open Friday, August /, 1902.
1t will pay the farmers to bear this date in mind and bring their to-
bacco to this market If your tobacco is not ready for the Opening Day
Come Any Day, for this market is going to pay the best prices this year
in its history, and every load of tobacco you haul elsewhere you will be
the loser, for the Goldsboro Market this year has experienced buyers rep
r@nting not only many large houses that buy for foreign shipment, but
also the American Tobacco Company and its formidable competitor the
Imperial Tobacco Company, both Of which buy without limit INC pay
always right up to the very highest value OF every pile O any floor.
In making these statements to the farmers, we do so as business men
of reputation, who have backed u Judgment a. to the superior merit of
Goldsboro a a tobacco market by coming here and casting our fortunes
viii this market and investing or money here. This fact alone should
address itself to the farmers without further argument on or part.
tobacco to Goldsboro and you will fully realize the glad FACT that it is
the BEST TOBACCO MARKET in the STATE.
GoIdsboro- Tobacco Board Of Trade.
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THE NEW WHITE HOUSE.

There is a very general feeling of
regret that the white house is to be
remodelled.
AS it stands it is a beautiful struc-
ture and it is very doubtful whether
the improvements" of it that have
been provided for will really deserve
the name.
The historic associations that clus-
ter about this home of so many of
our presidents give it a value which
nc construction yer could have be-
slowed upon it. It is true that the
white house is only to be "enlarged,
decorated and refurnished," as the
authors and a~pologists of this ieono-
elastic enterprise, put it, but when
their work has been completed we
shall know the old white house no
! mOre.
They are going to spend $780, 900
on the job and a much better use
could be found for it.
1t is. undeniable that the president
! should not be left to the necessity of
combining his residence and his Of
flee. There is by no mean enough
room in the white house for such an
arrangement and for many reasons
the presidents home and his work
shop should be kept separate and
some distance apart, a mile at least,
But the present Objectionable com
bination is to be continued, though
on a grander and more permanent
scale.
The historical identity of the white
house is to be destroyed and th'
prospect of privacy for the occupan
of the presidency and his family i
to be removed for an indefinite tim,
to come.
The money to be used upon ad
ditions to the white house shoul,
!, have been set apart for building al
executive Office building. This plal
would have left quite enough room
, in the white house to satisfy all rea
fsonable requirements of any presi
: dent.
The present white house as
stands is part of the history of tn
4 nations capital. 1t should be pre-
+, lserved as nearly as possible in il
historic form.
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Mr.. Sam Roberts and Miss Lou
Best were visiting his sister, Mrs. A.
P. Howell, Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. D. H. Pate spent
several days last week with their
uncle Mr.. William Pate at Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Pate and
daughter Miss Apple went over
Neuse last Saturday to visit friends
and relatives.
MI. Perry Crumpler and sister
Miss Beta spent several days last
| week with their uncle MI. Henry
| Crumpler in Johnson county.
Miss Lizzie Wilkinson, after al
extended pleasure trip at her broth
er's, Mr.. G. A. Wilkinson, has re
turned to her home near Idalia.
The protracted meeting which i
being conducted by Rev. MI. Trip
at Salem is being largely attended
Rev. Dallas Langston is with him a
present.
We take the privilege of correct
ing Mr.. Tator Bugs mistake in las
weeks ARGUS, about the game {
ball, as our boys didn't play Pat
Town at all. The game was to b
!, between us and Howelltown, bu
they put Pikeville on us. But, an
way, the score was % to s in OF
favor.
Stony Creek, July 9, 1902.
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as a harness shop; thence,tothe brick
warehouse of Messrs. H. We'll 81
Bros, to the e a Of these buildings,
and stored with all sorts of heavy
merchandise, including a vast guam
tity of bagging, ties, coffee, corn,
shoes, etc., etc.
The burning was all over within
an hour, and it is safe to say that
more efficient work in curtailing the
scope of the fire and controlling and
q%uenching the flames could hardly
have been done, even had the entire
department been on hand, for every
available hydrant was promptly
equipped with a line of hose and put
into service, and the impromptu vol
unteers worked as fearlessly, faith
fully and efficiently as ifthey had
seen long service.
The total loss will probably reach
from $4,000 to $40, 900. with the fol-
lowing insurance:
J. w. Lamb So, 900.
j. e. Grow, on stock, $4O0: d.
Creech on building $500.
H. We'll & Bros, on stock 50, 200;
On building s., 500.
J. f. Switzerland, or stock 1000;
DR.. NJ. Z. Robinson, on building
$1,000.
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MI. OLIVE LETTER.
A Weeks Happenings of the Mt.
Olive Section.
ARGUS BUREAU, J
Mount Olive, N. c., :
July %. 1902.

MI. Fletcher Overman, of Wilson,
is visiting Mrs. J. M. Cox.
Mr.. A. S. Grady made a business
trip to Goldsboro Monday.
Miss Mary Cooper, of Kenansville,
was visiting friends here last week.
MI. Clement Byrd, of Wilson, is
visiting relatives near here this week.
Miss Daisy Wooten, of LAGRANGE,
is the guest of her brother Mr.. S. A.
Wooten.
Mrs. J. r. Bell was visiting her
sister Mrs. Hummel, in Goldsboro,
last week.
Rev. J. M. Carraway returned
home Saturday from a several days
trip to Beaufort.
Miss Charlotte Wooten, of La
Grange, is visiting her sister Mrs.
w. P. Kornegay.
Misses Mollie Williamson and
Nancy Patton were visiting friends
at Calypso Friday.
Mrs. J. NJ. Cox, after visiting rel
atives at Norfolk and Wilson for two
weeks, returned home Thursday.
Miss Daisy Peel, after visiting the
Misses Royal here for some time, re.
turned to her home, at LAGRANGE,
Friday.
Miss Sallie Duncan, after visiting
the Misses Carraway for two weeks,
left for her home, at Beaufort, Satur.
day, accompanied by Miss Florence
Carraway, who will visit her fol
| several weeks.
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BUCK SWAMI ITEMS.
Gathered Here and There, and From
Everywhere, For Your
Inspection.

luSpCCG1OA.
Mr.. Dewitt Sherard and sister
Miss Nancy visited at "Andalusia
HILL" Sunday.
Mr. Marion Peacock, of your city,
called on a special friend at Mr.. G.
L. Gurley's Sunday.
The Sunday school picnic which
was held at Buck Swamp Saturday
was highly enjoyed.
Capt. Ernest Hollingsworth, of
Tarboro, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his aunt Mrs. Haywood Lynch.
Miss Mollie Edgerton, of Green
leaf, and Nora Spence, of Saulston,
visited the Misses Thompson Sunday.
Miss Cox, from over Neuse River,
visited her sisters Mesdames John
! and James Pearson, Sunday and
| Monday.
Mr.. w. L. EzzeH, of Pikeville,
filled his regular appointment to see
a friend in this neighborhood Sun
day. Wonder if anything new will
take place?
The delightful croquet party giver
by the Misses Deans Wednesday
complimentary to Miss Sudie How
ell, of your city, was highly enjoyed
by all in attendance.
MI. John Deans, one of our bes
farmers, put in a barn of tobacco
MONDAY, and when the days worl
was ended he treated his helpers t.
the finest watermelon that has beel
raised in this community this year
Our Sunday school was great.
, pleased Sunday with a most wei
. come visitor, Miss Lee, a missionar.
+ worker, of Mexico, who gave us a
y interesting lecture about her work i
r Mexico. We would be pleased t
have her call again.
Buck Swamp, July %.
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TRUSTEES SALEI

BY virtue of a decree of the Superior Court
1902, wherein Stephen W.. Isler, Trustee, is
plaintiff. and Everett Joyner, ct ais. are de-
PENDANTS, the said Stephen w. Isler. Trustee,
1902. at the Court House door. in the city of
Goldsboro. between the hours of IL m. and l
O'Clock p. m , sell the following described
property. viz: Situated in the city of Colds
boro. known in the plan of said city as lots SO
and 40 on Boundary Street. it being the one
described in the will of Everett Joyner, de-
ceased. recorded in Records of Wills, Wayne
County. Book No. /, Pages 118-11e. it being the
same on which the late Everett Joyner res1d-
ed except a certain part of said lots decided to
Albert Kornegay, described in said will.
Terms Cash. STEPHEN w, ISLER,
July Dist 1902. Trustee
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SALEM SHOTS.
Those Coming and Going, and Other
Happenings of a Week.

Happenings of a Week.
Mr.. Will Rose, of Grassmere, was
in our midst Sunday.
David Edgerton made a flying
trip to Pikeville Sunday.
Miss Matte Ivey,o If Seven Springs,
spent a few hours at Mr.. Oscar SUIT
toms Thursday.
Messrs. Frank Yelvertonand Fred
May, of Eureka, were here Sunday
calling on friends.
Mrs. G. w. Startling is spending
some time with her parents MI. and
Mrs. James Startling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haschell Edgerton
visited the latter's brother MI. w.
E. Pearson Saturday night.
Miss Leona Edgerton, who has
been visiting relatives near here, has
returned to her home in Ken!y.
Mrs. Annie Sutton left here last
Thursday to visit her son DIR. Will
Sutton, who is sick with fever.
Mr.. Bill Thompson and Miss
Bessie Swinson, of Ebenezer, attend
ed church at Salem Sunday night.
Friends quarterly meeting will be
held at Woodland next Saturday
and Sunday. The public ire invited
to attend.
Mr.. George Spence and sister Miss
Nora, of SaulstOn, and Mr.. Lelon
Becton and sister Miss Lizzie, o.
Walter, were here Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Langston, of Durham,
Rev. G.. B. Startling, of Kenly, and
Rev. q. w. Startling assisted Rev.
Mr.. Trip in the revival here last
week. The meeting continues at this
date.
Messrs. Ernest Edgerton, of Pink
ney, Tom Deans and Carl Gurley, OF
Buck Swamp, and Misses Alice Bell
~Gurley, Bessie Deans and Ethel
Perkins, of Buck Swamp, were in
our midst Sunday.
Salem, N. c., July %, 1902.
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o. Reward.

For any case of Ch1s and Fever that cannot be cured by
IWheeler's Tonic when used strictly by direction. The only COM
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GREAT SWAMP ITEMS.
Events of the Past Week in Our
Community, Gathered For
You to Read.

You to Read.
The neighborhood had an enjoy
able picnic at Sasser's Mill Friday.
MI. G. w. Aycock is getting his
gin in readiness for the coming cot
ton crop.
MI. Barnes Aycock and daughter
were visiting relatives near Colds
boro Friday.
Master Harvey Aycock spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with his brother
Murray Aycock.
MI. VIM. Newman caught a coon
in his swamp Friday morning that
weighed 81 pounds.
Mr.. Simon Aycock says he has a
fine crop of musk melons, some of
them measuring 2 feet in length.
Mr.. P. L. Peacock and son were
in our neighborhood Sunday, visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes Aycock.
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
AdWIS1CS AyCOCh 10 HuAOO OACA' AACA
many friends wish for her an early
recovery.
Mr.. Geo. Smith got overheated,
while at work in his field last week,
and tainted. He was taken home,
and is better now.
Old "Uncle" Nelson Barnes los
his old mule last week. He says i
mules were entitled to obituaries hi
should have a good one.
We all have a hot time housing
big crop of tobacco in this section
and Goldsboro is going to get a fai
trial as our market at its opening.
July 81.
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FOR RENT.

Three houses for rent!
The desir; Jle home OF the late r..
b. Bassett on Slocurnb st, six large
rooms besides bathroom closets,
etc excellent water. fine garden and
fruit trees. 81 90 per n nth; the
Raspberry house in Newtown. seven
rooms, $40 per month; five room
cottage, at the Southern end of Slo-
W sh TO buy, sell or rent real estate.
you should see
Ed. l.. Edmundson,
Real Estate Hustlev
1Ok(. =
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WAYNE COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WALTER Letter.
ChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
In. That Thriving Neigh
borhOod.

/ In. That Thriving Neigh
borhOod.
Mrs. Harry Crum, from your city,
spent Monday visiting Mrs. Geo. l..
Becton.
Mr.. Ben Butler left Monday on a
visit to his old home in Randolph
county.
Mr.. w. E. Chivers, Of Durham,
spent Friday night here, on his way
to Morehead City.
Miss Laura Dixon has been lend
ing her charms to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Smith for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Wells, from
Southern Pines, were visiting Mr..
and Mrs. H. d. Wells one day last
week.
Quite a crowd, from our section,
contemplate taking in Hatch Bros.
big excursion to Wilmington next
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Crawford, from
Kinston, spent Friday night here on
their way to Wilmington for a
weeks visit.
Miss Gertrude Thompson left last
tiers, Mesdames Will and Walter
Cochran, near Charlotte.
Miss Mittie Caldwell, from Lake
! City, Sc, is visiting her cousins
Misses Matte and Dixie Lee Cald-
| we'll at "Southern Oaks"
Mrs. Fannie Hooks lost a very
valuable horse Saturday night, that
had been sick several weeks, caused
from eating garden pea vines.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Bizzell, from
your city, spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Howell, and
were visitors here in the afternoon.
Mrs. Eliza Gurley and nephew
Mr.. Arthur Massey stopped a short
| while here on their return home Sun
day, from a visit to relatives here
and in your city.
Toby is not very much impressed
| with the cotton and corn cultivatOr
that plows a row at a time. He says
] they may do for some folks, but as
for himself he had just as soon catch
a dog by the tail and drag him up
| and down his corn field, especially
if there is much rain.
Rev. H. E. Trip will preach at
Ebenezer next Sunday at II O'Clock
and will continue services during
the week, at least once, and perhaps
twice a day. We hope much good
may be accomplished, and that the
entire community may be aroused
to a sense of their spiritual RESPONSE
bility.
Our neighbor P. G.. Caldwell will
not depend on the morning trair
next time he wants to go to More
head. He went over to the South.
ern R. r. early Wednesday morning
to have his brow famed by the ex
hilarating breeze of old Atlantic, ano
enjoy the comforts of those popular
+. excursionists, HolloWell & Peterson
but the train was about 2 hours late
, and when he reached your city the
excursion train had too much star
for him to try to catchit, although HI
is a pretty good unner.
Walter, N. G. July %, 1902.
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Cut this out and take it to Mac
Kay's Drug Store and get a box of
Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver
Tablets. The best physic. They also
correct disorders of the stomach.
Price % cents.
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Ii e1tcan Liver Pills cure all live
Ills. Price 25c.-MRcKay's Pharmacy
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the One Day Got1 Cure.
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Hoods ~SasSQQ0siEEd

This great medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cures of all diseases depending
on scrofula or the ~scrofulOus habit.
Haop,s Pulls are the best cathartic.
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CQfQrrh

Is q constitutiOnaI disease.
It originates in a scrofulous condition OF
the blood and depends on that condition.
1t often causes headache and dizziness,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing, az
fects the vocal organs, disturbs the stomach.
It is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-purifying, Alternative
end tonic action Of
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STONY CREEK NEWS.

Walter, N. G. July %, 1902.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
CUBAN ANNEXATION LEAGUE.
It is Helping Senator Mason in Fight
for Reelection.

There is a new factor said to be figuring
in the Mason-Hopkins sena torial race in
Illinois. The Cuban-American League, an
organization advocating Cuban annexa ton,
is supporting Senator Mason, so 1t is
claimed, in his fight to retain his toga.
Capt. Orlan Clyde Cullen, chairman of the
executive committee of the league, said to-
day:
1.-THE league is supporting Senator Will
lam E. Mason for reelection to the United
States Senate from Illinois. An alarm cir
culaE has been sent out to the entire or
ganizaton, urging each and every member
to aid Senator Mason in every way possible
in his fight against the Hopkins -Lorimer
combination. Each member has been au-
thorized to form provisional chapters for
political purposes, and candidates. ire
spective of party, that will support Senator
Mason are being indorsed Internationally
1.-The league has membership of nearly
5000 people of prominence in the state of
ator Mason is apparent in the detection of
ninety-two papers within the state that
had previously supported Hopkins. All of
the German papers within the state of Illi-
nois, with one exception, have come out for
Senator Mason. We will send sixteen
speakers of prominence, drawn from the
ranks of both parties, into the state. Among
these speakers will probably be Senators
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota, Clapp of MIN
nesota and Elkins of West Virginia.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
REGARDED AS TOO VALUABLE.
District Naval Militia Not Likely to
Get the Miantonomoh.

The Sylvia, one of the navys converted
gunboats, which was turned over to the
naval militia of Maryland by the Navy
Department, is reported as having arrived
at Norfolk. This ship has had several mis-
haps. While taking the Maryland Bat
TALON on a cruise In Chesapeake bay her
machinery became deranged, causing some
delay, and shortly afterward, while gong
cut Of Hampton Roads. became unmanage-
able and ran into the marine hospital snip
jamestown. She was damaged to such aa
extent by this collision that she had to be
taken to the Norfolk yard for repairs
1t Is such accidents as these to ship in
the hands of naval militia which makes the
Navy Department chary about placing
ships Of value in the hands of volunteer
jackies. The District of Columbia Naval
Militia applied for the monitor Miantono-
moh, but the department has practically
decided that she is too valuable to be turn
ed over to that organization. 1t is pointed
out that if the Sylvia had been the Mian-
tonomoh when she collided with the James
town the latter would have been sunk.