Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-29
FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Messrs. H. We'll s. Bros. Cele-
brate This Event In Their
Business Career.
From Wednesdays Daily.

opened business IN GOldSboro, In q
small wooden structure on the site
the clothing department of their
present imposing and commodious
front establishment, and to-
day they are celebrating their for
tisth anniversary, and the event,
throughout the day, has been rem
dered an occasion of deep gratifica-
ton to the firm by eason of the
steady tide of callers that have fire.
quented the store to express in per-
son their congratulations and reg
lister their good wishes for the flu
ture caree of a firm that has not
only accomplished such eminent sue
cess in business, but has ever been
foremost in public spirit for the up
building of the community and un-
FILLING in private charities for the
amelioration of needy humanity
not done ostentatiJu5ly, and only
known through the ever swelling
tide of popular good will tie firm SO
universally enjoys, the sur st baro-
meter by which to measure the
merits of a mercantile establishment
of such long standing.
The firm at its organization was
composed of Messrs Herman, Henry
and Solomon We'll, aud took its
name from the senior brother, the
late Mr.. Herman We'll, who came to
Goldsboro in 1853, as a clerk; joined
the Confederate Army, endured
bravely the fortunes of war, and so
soon after the surrender at Appomat-
toX showed his faith in Goldsboro
and his love for the people of his
adopted home by casting his fortunes
with US for life and bringing his
younger brothers, Henry and Solo
mon, here and launching the firm OF
H. We'll & Bros. upon the venture
some sea of commerce.
Subsequent to the death of Mr..
Herman We'll, whose memory is
held in atfectionate regard by ali
who knew him, the late Mr.. E. RO-
senthal, father-in-law Of MI. Henry
We'll, acquired an interest in the
firm and moved his family here
from Wilson. He brought to thu
| firm that ripeness of experience, bus
mess sagacity and broad public spiri
that had characterized his signal,
f successful career in Wilson, and hi
lamented death was a distinct loss t
/ our city, in every phaze of our con-
t munity life. He vas a man who d1
good for the love of good, aide
charity for love of charity. He di
not do good by stealth that he migL
+ blush to find it fame: he was gene
Gus because he conceived it his dut
, to give, and from it derived a plea
ure unknown to the world, unhe
y aided by the types, but chronicle
II in the eternities of God-the Jeho'
= ah of his fathers. His interest was a
sumed by his elder son Mr.. 10
Rosenthal, who with his venerab
mother resides in the family hon
70 here.
IN So fleet does time fly that it seer
o but a brief while ago that the ARGl
= chronicled the celebration of Il
t. twenty-ffth anniversary of H. We
& Bros; on which occasion, in kee
- ing with their characteristic publ
of spirit, they presented to Goldsbo.
he the twenty-five acres of land til
now constitutes beautiful Herme
+ Park, and which they have not fai
ed to generously foster, and that vi
9e the chief incentive that secured Fl
Goldsboro the State Orphan Hon
of the Odd Fellows, whose spaciol
l, grounds and magnificent buildin,
j. adjoin Herman Park and overloc
q so many handsome homes, wher
= cEstWhile, the hooting owl held fort
ii ut night unmolested and the ds
W brought no pleasure in the prospec
Is But we might go on till we file
a volume and yet not have told I'll
s. half of the interesting history of til
&c great firm, coeval with new Gold
- boro, colaborers with all our pr
of gressive citizens and leaders for Il
h accomplishment of what our city
Id and for the achievement of Great
eu G~oldsboro.
Their store to-day was the mec
of social enjoyment-as it has ev
been of trade-and all who call
III (and they were legion) were greet
a with cordial pleasure aud royal ht
r. pitality. The middle store of t
y three was converted, for the day, i
. to a reception hall. The deCoratio
ISIS were green and white, artistic in c
he sign, elobrate in execution a
,ai beautiful to behold. Cut flowers a.
spotless linen adorned the numero
refreshment tables, and here t
most delicious refreshments we
" served in generous bounty to ali W
called, the visitors being seated a
ais made comfortable and waited up
JUS with despatch.
Is The ARGUS joins with the fri
I'd army of friends in cordial congratu
ms items and sincere good wishes-a
Eat may we be here to chronicle Tia
G golden anniversary.
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