Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-09-28

and capable NmilFIner of many years
experience, and then she has with
her Miss Morehead, OF Baltimf re, |
who is Just from the northern centres
of fashion, and Mis- A. S. Turner, an
experienced ~salesladv, who Is very
popular with the trade. Tbs store
has been thronged with visitor
throughout the day ami every n
expressed then selves Is being de-
iIghted With the display The up n
ing viii continue n0rro" aud tht
ladies are ext. ndt d a cordial invita-
ton to visit The store neither they
pur base or not.
The fire alarm service is being ex-
tended to the pumping station on
the river, and a gong put in, SO that
in a when needed for fire service
direct pressure can be- obtained at
once. To accomplish this an electric
valve is being put in also, so that the
standpipe can be cut off from the
pumping station. The fire alarm
service is being extended and put in
thorough order. A new box has
been put IN, No. II, corner Slocumb
and WaInut streets. The Odd Eel
lows Orphan Home, Eastern \. @.
Hospital and GoldsbOro Graded
School will have call numbers which
we will give later.
Who can estimate the physical,
mental and social value OF a good,
, hearty laugh? Physicians tell US
that it has a direct and positive eff
feet upon ones health. The good
Iaugher is the good Samaritan, be-
cause he carries relief to many sad
hearts, using wit and humor as his
physic. But how about that poor
fellow who never laughs at all?
Who never sees wit, humOr or beau
ty in anything? Who came into the
world on one of those bleak, cold,
gloomy days when there was moth
ing with which to make a fire OF
furnish a light? Who has never
made one heart glad, nor shed one
ray of sunshine upon man, woman
or child. Well, such people are
here. Now and then you find them,
always in the objective case, Whin-
ing and pining because things are
all not what they should be- One
: writer has termed such people
1.-The frogs that constitute n of the
plaques of society,""
l The Merchants Association of this
city, held d very important business
; meeting at the City Hall last night
The attendance was very large and
there was much interest manifested
Short talks, on interesting subjects
F.. outlining the work of the AssOcia.
ton and for the betterment of the
= trade conditions of Goldsboro, were
: made by Col. Jos. E. Robinson
ieditor of the ARGUS, Messrs. Geo
, C. Royal, j. E. Peterson, Joh1
slaughter, n. D.. Andrews, anC
others, which were 10 the point, anC
greatly enjoyed by all present. TIL
success of the organization is now al
assured fact, there being on roll 6:
live, Wide-aWake business men, VIII,
nave the interest of Goldsboro anC
the success Of the Association a
heart. One of the principal features
l of the association is the stopping o
dead-beat5 from obtaining goods
, from enc merchant and refusing Il
pay for them and then going to an
another who is not acquainted witt
the facts and practicing the SAM
, thing on him. There are people il
, town who make a practice OF this
, and the merchant is thus robbed gu
+ of his hard earnings, and in many
many instances are forced to Close
their doors and make an assignment
e But this thing is not going to con
tinue much longer; the merchant
have been imposed upon as long a
they can stand it; they are deter
i mined, and those people who MAKE
!. a practice of living on other people
had just as we'll make uptheIr mind
to pay their honest debts.
, While engaged in moving SOM
of the Goldsboro Drug Company
goods, damaged by the recent fire
from the rear end of Mr., w III
Winotead's insurance office, thi
morning about 10 O'Clock, Osca
Faison, apparently without tn
Il slightest provocation, pulled a pis
t0l from his pocket aud shot Artiiu
is McKicve, the ball taking effect i
mis- right temple. Both of the pa.
o ties are colored and are we'll know
II about town. After the shoot'n
Ir Faison quietly walked out OF Iii
back door and made good his escape
There is something strange abou
e the affair which no n seems abb
L to explain. MI. q. q. Linden, win
E was IN charge of the force of hand:
"a and who was within five feet of tn
e, two negfoe- when the shooting Q
q Cured, say3 that there was no qual
III reling or disturbance Cf any kin
previous to the she citing, and that
was all done in a flash. The tw
;, were engaged in moving a heaV
box, and the only words spokei
II so they all say, were these: K
KIeve said to Falson, If you pu
n that gun on meat the same tin
= going IN his pocket for his knife
- 1 will cut your liver out!" Wher
upon Faison, who was h trylr
to draw his gun, fired. Mckiev'
L. who was bleeding very freely, w
taken to his home, and DIR. The
A. CHM summoned, who dressed h
d wound. While the wound is vel
painful, it is not necessarily fata
lei
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