Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-05-24

PVOPAO SS AoO 0AOW-0Au Ohol - Va
der to build a new court house it
would be necessary to levy a special
tax for that purpose: If that is the
case we will try ard worry along
with the present building for
la WHILE e
Lewis Beatty William, an ex-con-
vlct, and a negro of desperate char
acter, was shot and instantly killed
by Policeman g.. l.. Boney, at Wal
lace, last night at $3.50 o'clock. The
killing was in self defence. The negro
had violently cursed one of the mer-
lchants of the town in his store in the
presence of his wife,sand when MI.
Boney went to arrest him he resisted
l~arrest and drew and snapped his pis-
tol at the policeman. The pistol fail
ling 10 fire Immediately, Mr.. Boney
shot aud instantly killed the negro.
Will Wick and Henry Woodland,
both colored, we're brought tothis city
his afternoon by Policeman E.. j.
IOverby, of Fremont, and placed in
Jail for safe keeping until court. They
r charged with entering the
store of Messrs. Barnes and Flowers,
of that place Saturday night last land
stealing a quantity OiIard, flour, meat
and other articles. The stealing was
done while the store force were busy
! with a rush Of customers. When ar
rested a number of various articles
were fCu I'd in their possession and ii
is thought that they are responsible
for the Wholes lie ste Iling tnat has
been going on In that town for some
time past, including the recynt
breaking into the store of Yelverton
Bros. and others.
Afford Hardy, the negro who at
tempted to escape from the Snow
Hill authorities some five or s'X
weeks ago, and who was shot down
by Deputy Sheriff w. H. Williams,
of that place, and who Was sub-e-
quently released Oh bond, died at his
home near Dudley yesterday mora
ing about Z O'clOcR. Coroner Stanley
was notified aud immediately lett
for the scene to hold an inquest, but
in the absence of material witnesses
the final hearing was postponed I'M
til late this afternoon. MI. Williams
is in the city and will appear at the
inquest as a witness. DR.. j. B. Out
law, County physician, made a post
mOrtem examination and gave as his
opinion that the negro died from
other causes, and not from the effects
of the pistol shot.
Messrs. Frank Barnes and John
Handy, who with Mr. Sam Draper
are close rivals for the pendnG as the
champion fishermen of this ballWick,
came in yesterday evening from Il
days fishing expedition with 8
quantity OF fish as fine AZ have ever
been een here, and they did nos
stop nor tarry till they found Maj
Larry Bass, the veteran fisherman,
and exhibited their ''catch." The
genial Majors trained eye swept
over the aggregation of perch, chuo,
Jacks, catfish and eels, and then taxi
ing a long pull at his cigar before
removing it he remarked: "Ah,
boys, when [ was your age l used to
catch 'em in nets, too, taking auy
thing and everything that came
along, but no fishermen worthy o.
holding a pile everc aughtthat many
different kinds of fish including eel
and cats, with a hook and line IL :
day." And then Frank and JohI
looked awfuliy crest fallen and didn'
seem TO know hardly how to ge
aWay, and we're so ''confumixed'
that they even forgot to tell th'
Major "good evening""
There is no city in North Carolins
land we might say, without fear O
successful contradiction, in the Worl,
.-where the Sabbath day is MOI
generally observed and sacredly
Kept than by the people of Goids
boro. When the business hours al
} over on Saturday night, and til
2 stores closed, there is a general su;
pension of business throughout tn
entire city, until the hour for open
8 ;ng Monday morning. Not even
ice delivereda byI our various deal
t ers On this sacred day, and cur dru
Q stores are open only for a short while
r Our people are a church going Goe
o fearing people, and delight to hone
land revere the commandment {
t Him who said, "Remember the Sal
o bath day to keep it holy" Sine
prohibition went into effect cond
9 lions have been growing decided
better. The Mayor did not have
single case last Monday and the sam
thing again to-day, which goes t
= show that the Sabbath day is ne
spent in drinking and revealing as
, is in some towns. We are proud
these facts, and have just cause fc
g our oft repeated claim, that "we'v
: got the Best Town in the State"
It is with inexpressible regret tina
2 we chronicle this evening the SUD
: den death of our townsman Mr. Z
M. Spence, which occurred yer,
suddenly at his home owe his plac
of business on the corner of John AM
lash streets, this afternoon a few min
utes after IL o'clock. MI. Spence hat
been unwell for two or three days
hut no serious consequences wer
dreamed of, and his sudden dealt
) was therefore a sever shock to hi
family and to the entire community
as well, who deeply sympathiz.
with them in their irreparaOie loss
. He spent the night fishing his TIC
lines and returned home this morn
ing with a large string Of fish, ane
after breakfast complained of feelins
badly, and had just taken a dose o
medicine when he suddenly expired
Mr. Gpopoo xuos q r,1iof raaooaht