davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
Wrecks Christmas Ddy.

Seaboard Air Line wreck, l killed,
many injured.
Southern wreck, 1 killed,3 injured.
Southern wreck, many injured.
Southern wreck, several injured.
Big Four wreck, Is injured.
Rio Grande wreck, killed.
Seaboard Air line trestle burned.
Buffalo Filler wreck, 1 killed, II
injured.
Christmas day seemed a day of
railway wrecks, for the Southern bad
no less than three, while the Sea board
had one and also had trest'e burned
The Big Four suffered a very disas-
trous smash-up, the Rio Grande
road killed three persons and the
fearful grade crossing disaster at
Ashtabula, Ohio, caused one death and
injuries to fourteen. 1t is remark
able that only six people were killed
in the seven wrecks recorded above,
and this is especially so when it is
remembered that the trains were
packed with people during the hpli
dav
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
Brother To British Lord.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The State de-
partmeIt was to-day officially aelsIsed
by Henry B. Dyke, assistant solicitor
of the 500 Line, at Minneapolis of the
death In wreck on that road De-
cember %. of DeIava1 J. Beresford
brother of Lord Charles Beresford an
admiral in the British Navy, and ask
ing that the Department notify the
British Am mbassador with the view of
having him advise relatives and direct
disposition of the body. Secretary
Root Immediately notified the embassy
officials who have cabled to England
for instructions. The Embassy officials
also notified Lord Charles Beresford,
of his brothers death.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
VOL. XXI.
LIFE SENTENCE.
One ACCOmp!ice OF Walker Found
Guilty in The Attempted Murder
OF Col Holt.

Graham, n. c., Dec. 21,-In the cas- e
of Fannie Mccain and Annie Turner,
on trial under Indictment as accessories
before the fact in the capital burglary
of Henry Walker, when he shot Mr.. J..
Banks Holt, the jury found Annie
Turner guilty, but could not agree as
to Fannie Mccain. Judge Moore. who
presided at the trial sentenced Annie
Turner to life imprisonment in the
penitentiary after denying the motion
of her attorneys for new trial. An
appeal to the Supreme Court was taken
Annie Mccain was held in default Of
bail for trial at the next term of court.
Henry Walker, the principal in the
crime. upon whose statement the two
women were arrested, Will be executed
on the Sth of January. AS his testimony
is material to the guilt of the two wo-
men. it was certified to as given on the
trial, and filed for use in a subsequent
trial. # there should be another trial
Public opinion approves the convic-
ton and sentence of Walker, and is as
well satisfied with the result of the trial
of Annie Turner, as there is hardly
room to doubt that she left the door of
Mr.. Hoit's house unlocked for Walker
to enter, we'll knowing that his purpose
was to make murderous assault on
Mr.. Holt. AS to Fannie Mccain,
opinion is divided. 1t appears that
the only evidence connecting her with
Walkers crime is the testimony OF
Walker. himself, after his trial and
conviction In the face of that is her
positive statement that she advised
Walker to do nothing rash anf pleaded
with him not to take the life of Mr..
Holt. There seems to be reason to be-
lieve that Walkers statement incrimin-
ating her was prompted by spite since
she had testified for the State on his
trial, although she declared that she
had concealed her knowledge of his
crime until forced by the process of
court to tell what she knew.
It is not regarded as at all probable
that there will be any further postpon-
ment of the execution of Walker.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
Welded In GREENSBORO.
Mrs. Richard Wooten and MIR.
Shade Wooten are Now One.

Mrs. Richard Wooten of this city,
who, as announced in the ARGUS yes
terday, left here on Wednesday osten-
sibly to spend Christmas with friends
in Alabama, was met in Greensboro
by Mr.. Shade Wooten, of LAGRANGE,
and the two became man and wife.
We copy frem yesterdays Green's
boro Evening Record as follows:
ssMr. Shade Wooten. a successful
young business man of LAGRANGE, and
Mrs. Annie Wooten, of Goldsboro,
We're united in marriage in the First
Presbyterian church in this city last
night, Rev. Melton Clark, the pastor,
officiating. Among those present
were MessrS. J. r. and e. M. Getting
er and w. E. Allen, of this city, and
Mr.. A. S. Copeland, of Kinston. After
the ceremony the bridal party went to
Ciegg's uptown cafe, where they en-
joyed wedding supper. The couple
were guests at the GuilfOrd- Benbow
last night, leaving this morning for
wedding trip to Florida. It is under
stood that the wedding will be quite
surprise to the friends of the young
couple, who had not divulged their
bethrothal to but very few close
friends
The ARGUS wishes them all hap
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
No Fresh Outbreak.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 26-Governor
Vardaman and several members OF his
staff left for Scooba, Miss, this even
ing at o'clock on special train. He
carried with him about 25 members of
the Capital City Guards under COM
mand of Captain Farley. Adjutant
General Fridge preceded him about
three hours going on the regular trains
to Meridian, Miss, where he will
secure a special train which will carry
the Governor and militia direct to
Scooba. The governor says there has
been no fresh outbreak at Scooba but
that it has been impossible for him to
get any definite news from there and
he has gone over to make "a personal
investigation and relieve the strain on
Col. McCants' soldiers with fresh
troops.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
THE GOLDSBORO HOSPITAL.
A Christmas InCiden That Emphd.
sizes How Its Trustees Ap-
preCiate the Institution
and Its Head.

Rev. f. w. FAIRIES, chairman Of the
Board of Trustees of the Go1dsboro
Hospital, and the one of all who, from
it's incipiency and in the days of its eN-
perimental struggles, on up to its pres
ent fine quarters and competent equip
ment, has been its stay and yitaiizing
force, was. at Christmas, substantially
add nothing to the letter accompany
ing the gift, which reads as follows:
"Mr. F. w. FAIRIES, Chairman Colds
boro Hospital, Goldsboro, \. c.:
My Dear Sir:-The Board Of Trustees
and the Executive Committee of the
Goldsboro Hospital beg that you will
accept the enclosed with their senti-
ments of highest esteem, of affection
and deep appreciation.
"Your co-workers feel that they owe
you much, in that larger relationship
for behind all personal relationship you
have established bond of sympathy,
of loving fellowship.
SIN your leadership you have given
your best, in spite Of the many obsta-
cles, and in your gentleness and ten
derness were expressed a consideration
for others-diffusing that ''contagion OF
faith among your fellow-w orkers that
has inspired and stimulated and en-
deared you to US all. May the Yule-
tide and the New Year bring you cheer
and gladness and the best things OF
life.'
''Christmas Eve, 1906, Goldsboro,
N. O.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03

A Washington correspond ent quotes
government official as having said
that the new rate law has not accom-
plished anything of value for the ship
pers4 He says that the law has put q
stop to rebates, but has not secured any
reduction in rates to the general pub
lie.
''Thus it is" he adds, that the roads
have been enabled under the new law
to cut out rebating practically entirely,
without having to reduce rates to the
general public. That class which form
erly got a cheap rate now have to pay a
higher rate, while those who never got
a rebate in their lives are paying the
same old rate
If the law has put a stop to rebates,
and has secured a uniform rate for all
classes of shippers, it seems to US that
it has done vast deal for the public.
Indeed, that is the main object of the
law, and if every shipper gets square
deal, it cannot be said that the law is a
failure, simply because it has not
brought about sweeping reduction in
rates. Does this government official
know of any reduction of prices in
other branches Of industry? On the
contrary, has not the price of every
thing enormously advanced within the
last few years? Does not this mean
that the cost of operating railroads has
correspondingly increased? Why, then
should the public expect railroad rates
to come down, when the price of every
thing is going up? Let US make the
railroads do their duty by the public,
but we must be just in all our eNac-
tions, or we shall defeat our own ends.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
JaDS in Mexico.
pineSs.

Mexico City, Dec. 26.-Warren Gar
rett, general agent of the TransOceanic
Emigration Company Of Toxic Japan,
for the republic of Mexico, has Just
returned to this city from a trip to the
Pacific coast followed by another to the
isthmus of Tehuantepec. During this
last trip Mr.. Garrett placed 1900 Jap
aness emigrants who left Japan last
month for Mexico.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
1909, ,0O1 Bales Ginned.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2O-Accord-
ing to bulletin issued by the census
bureau today there had heen ginned
up to December 13, of this years cot
ton crop, 11,099, ,O01 bales, against o.
297 ,819 at this time last year.
The number of ginneries reported
in operation this season prior to Dec.
18th was 1892
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
FAST FLYER FLIPS.

Defiance, O., Dec. 26.-Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train No. 4, while going
a speed of seventy miles an hour,
was derailed by spreading rails three
miles east of here today. One coach
and two sleepers jumped the track
bination coach turned over into ditch
Three passengers were hurt, but not
seri ously.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
NOBLE PEACE PRIZE.
Documents Awarding 1t to President
Roosevelt Arrive in a Danish
Ship.

New York, Dec. 26.-The documents
in connection with the Noble Peace
prize recently awarded to President
Roosevelt arrived here today on the
Danish steamer United States from
Copenhagen. They were in charge Of
Captain Wulf of the steamer, in whose
care they were placed by the American
minister at Copenhagen. They will be
forwarded to Washington.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
CaSSatt'S Sudden Summons.

Philadelphia, Dec. 28.-President
Alex ander J. Cassatt, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company died sudden
ly this afternoon. Announcement of
his death was made from his office
shortly before 2 0 clock.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
The Bank of Wayne has had siz

teen years of Successful management
during this time it has earned more
than two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars-it has paid to it's shareholders
more than One Hundred sand Fifty
Thousand Dollars in dividends, and
now has Surplus of more than On
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03

ISAAC BROCK, citizen of McLen-
L nan county, Texas, has lived for III
ears. For many years he resided at
Bosque Falls, eighteen miles west Of
Waco, but now lives with his son-in-
law at Valley Mills, Texas.
Some time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco and sat for his
picture, holding in his hand stick
cut from the grave OF General Andrew
Jackson. Mr.. Brock is q dignified old
gentleman, showing few signs of de-
crepitude. His family Bible is still
preserved, and it shows that the date OF
his birth was written III years ago.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,

prevailing IN this
5 because SC decep-
tive. Many suddeI,
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the rest 1t
cf kidney disease. II
kidney trouble is al
lowed to advance the
ktdne y -pois o n e q
blood will attack the
vital crcarS cY fbe
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03

The Bank of Wayne is not,in any
sense, speculative Bank. Its business
is confined to receiving money on de-
posit, and making loans on good Sc
curity.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03

Born before the United States
were formed.
Saw ~ Presidents elected.
Pe-rI-na has protected him
from aH sudden changes.
~-= Veteran of four wars.
ShOd q horse when 90 years
old.
Always conquered the grip with
Pe-ru-na.
Witness In q land SUIT at the
age of no years.
Believes Pe-ru-na the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
troubles.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
seriously

ddneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result fror:
arrangement of the kidneys and cure is
obtained quickest by a proper treatment Of
The kidneys. # ysu are feshng badly 20,
can make no mistake by taxing DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney. liver ane
bladder re-nsdy.
It corrects inability to hold urine anG scaid
ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled te
60 otter during the day. and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and til.
extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soor
realized 1t stands the highest fer its won
.erful cdres of the most distressing cases.
SWamp-Root is pleasant to take anc sole
oy all druggists N fifty-cent and one-doliar
sized bottles. You may fe.t
havs sample bottle of aEssIs:ssssYskM5z
this wonderful dis
covsry and book that ssssslsslsesls .ss@tskk s@
tells all about it, both Home Of swamp-Root.
sent free oy mail. Address Dr.. K;irner & Co
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mentor
reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake. but remembes
hs name, Swamp-Root. DR.. Kilmers
swamp Root. and the address, B;nghamtca
Y. on every bottle
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
Can't Pay Bills.

Wilson, N. c., Dec. 28-A Greenthal,
a dry goods merchant, assigned here
today to S. A. Woodard, for benefit of
his creditors. Liabilities and assets
unknown.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
THE OLDEST Man I'm AMERICA
escaped the Terrors of
Many Winters BY
- Using Pe-ru-na.

IN speaking of his good health and
l. extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"After q man has lived in the world
as long as I have, he ought to have
found out a great many things by ex-
perience. think have done SO.
"One of the things have found
out to my entire satisfaction is the
proper thing for ailments that
are due directly to the effects of
the climate. For III years I have
wifhsf0od the changeabIe climate
of the United States.
81 have always been very healthy
man, but, of course, subject to the af-
fections which are due to sudden
changes in the climate and tempera-
ture. During my long life I have l-nown
great many remedies for coughs, colds
and diarrhoea.
'.As for DR.. Harfman's remedy,
Peruna, 4 have found it to be the
best, if NOT the only, reliable REM
edy for these affections, 1t has
been my standby for many years,
and 1 attribute my good health
and extreme old age to this remedy.
'sIt exactly meets all my require
ments. It protects me from the evil ef-
fects of sudden changes; it keeps me in
good appetite; it gives me strength it
keeps my blood in good circulation. L
have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things for
which I need medicine.
"When epidemics of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in this
| country I was q sufferer from this
disease.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first did not know
that Peruna was q remedy for
this disease. When 1 heard that
Ia grippe was epidemic Catarrh, 1
tried Peruna for Ia grippe and
found it to be Just the thing"
In q later letter, Mr.. Brock writes:
"I am we'll and feeling as we'll as L
have for years. The only thing that
bothers me is my sight. II could see
better could walk all over the farm,
and it would do me good. I would not
| be without Peruna."
| Yours truly,
| sn>~1 &~N,
| When old age comes, 1t brings with
1t catarrhal diseases. Systemic catarrh
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in PostofHce, Colds.
bOro, Wayne County, N. c.,
Dec. IL, 1906.
MEMS LIST.

B-Ava Best
D-Ed Daughtery, w. H. Decane
F-Oscar Fisher
GA A Grantham
J-Henry Jordan
K-Lizzie King
L-C w Lewis
NC s McMaster VIM MoseI
.O-Auster Oyer
P-Thomas Price
S-W M Shaw, Ashford Sanders.
LADIES LIST.
B-Sue Bradley, Mamie. Barnes
C-Lizzie Cox
E-Janette Everette, Cora Edwards
F-Florence Fasion, Mag Fredrick
H-Lizzie Hill, Lucy Harper
J-Sarah Jones
M-Tilbie Mensen
S-W f Sanders
Persons calling for above letter
will please say advertised. Rule
and regulations require that one cen
be paid or advertised letters.
L. N. GRANT,
Postmaster.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-03
sM>.~1 &seeM>

When old age comes, 1t brings with
1t catarrhal diseases. Systemic catarrh
is almost universal in old people. This
explains why Peruna has become SO
Indispensable to many old people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-18
VAST SCHOOL POPULATION.

The Wisconsin capital contributes its
share, be it only mite, to the school
population of the United States. In
this great country there were, last
year, some Is, 600, 900 children attend
ing the elementary and secondary
schools. And there were more than
800, 900 little ones in the public and
private kindergartens. Then there
were many thousand enrolled in the So
called business school, besides the
children in the public institutions of
charity, and the whole school popula-
ton reached 18, 1897, 1856.
The total expenditure for the educa-
ton of the children of this country is
81, AS, i05, 49S year, more than it costs
to run the federal government. More
than half of the amount goes to teach
ers, yet the average pay of common
school teachers is $42. SO a month when
women are teachers, and $55.64 a
month in the case of men teachers.
How much effort, hard work and
good will, how much anxious thought,
goes toward the keeping up OF the
schools and the education Of our small
citizens it would be impossible to COM
pute. Ii is easy TO cast up accounts
of dollars and cents paid out, but the
more important and telling matter of
human labor, and human ieflueuce and
thought. can not be estimated in any
satisfactory manner. The above thought
full statistical editorial recently appeared
in the Madison Democrat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-18
First publication September IL. 1913.
ROAD NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN AP-
~ plication has been made to the Board of Sup
ervisors of Vernon county. Wisconsin. to alter
highway in the town of Sterling, the same being a
county road as follows:
Commencing at point in the county road IN the
unincorporated village of Purdy, in the town of
Sterling about rods northeasterly from the Pur-
DIV store at the point where the creek intersects
said highway in the swH of the neA Section IL
Town Il North, Range6 West which said forty is
owned by Oscar Gauper; thence leaving said coun-
ty road and running northerly to the north line of
said forty; thence northerly to the southeast cor
ner of the school grounds of joint school district
No in the nwA of the nwH of Section ID. afore-
said. which said last mentioned forty is owned by
Dorthea Peterson, thence in a southerly direction
to and intersecting tn the aforesaid county road
on the neh of the nwhi Of said Section 10. afore,
said also owned by Dorthea Peterson. the old
county road to be discontinued between the place
mentioned a point of beginning, to-wit; SIX
rods northeast of the Purdy store and the point
where the said county road intersects with the
west line 90 the land now owned by Henry klien
and desc I'd as the sea of the NV u Section 13,
and to continue a public highway Ceul de sac)
between said last named point and the place
where it is intersected by the proposed new road,
such portion being left as to afford said Henry
Klien a highway to and from his farm. That
where said county road is discontinued 1T viii af-
feet the following lands only, to-wit swt4 of the
neA Section 10, town and range aforesaid, owned
by Oscar Gauper ana none other. The aforesaid
proposed alteration is made necessary because OF
the recent flood having washed out and destroyed
the former road on I south hillside above the
creek and the proposed new road will be on the
opposite or northerly side of the creek
We the undersigned committee, duly appointed
by the county board of supervisors of Vernon
county Wisconsin. will meet at the store of c. o.
Hegeson, in the village of Purdy, in the town of
Sterling, Vernon county, Wisconsin. on saturday
the 2sth day of septic ber, A. ID. 1907. at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day, to view and decide upon
said proposed alteration.
A. ]. BRoADHEAD
MARTIN Roof Committee,
ALEX TUILOCH,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-18
RECEIVED A VERY GOOD START.

No problem of the day is receiving
greater attention than that of the bet
terment of our public highways. Wis
consin has been backward in making a
proper start, possibly from the fact
that our constitution forbids the APP
preparation of state funds for internal
improvements. An amendment to the
constitution passed the legislature two
years ago and was concurred in at the
last session, and the question will be
submitted to electors at the next state
election to determine whether WiseOn-
sin will make appropriations for road
and highway construction. In the mean
time the move has taken form and
something tangible may be predicted in
near future years. The first conven-
ton looking to this end was held in
Milwaukee, on the state fair grounds
last Thursday, when thousands of farm
ers, business men and other representa-
tive citizens met and discussed ways
and means for accomplishment of the
object sought. Addrt sses were made
by Former Governor Hoard, Senator
Stout, Mayor Becker, Governor David
son and others interested.
Officers elected are: President, Gov
ernor w. d. Hoald; first vice-president,
Mayor S. NJ. Becker, Milwaukee; Sc
cond vice president, Senator E. E.
Browne, Waupaca; third vice-president,
Otto Dorner, Milwaukee; fourth vice
president, Assemblyman Pliny Norcross,
GAINESVILLE; fifth viee-president, Senator
J. H. Stout, MenOmonie; treasurer,
Richard Wagner, Milwaukee; secretary,
W. o. Hotchkiss, Madison. These
officers and the president constitute an
executive committee in control of the
association. A vice president was
elected for each congressional district
of the state, Senator 0. G.. Munson
being chosen from the Third district.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-18
Kansas Grain Crops,

If most of those who are supposedly
well Informed as to Kansas grain crops
and their relative Importance were
asked to name the four they suppose
most largely grown, the chances are
that wheat would be put first, corn
second, oats third and rye fourth.
This order would no doubt be general
~ accepted without question. but the
fact is barley has superseded rye in
the quartet, and of course corn should
head the list, as 1t is the most valuable
product of Kansas soil. Kansans,
however. are prone to give wheat the
greatest prominence, because Kansas
Is the leading wheat growing state In
the world. AS to the competition for
fourth place, the statistics are inter
esting as given In the latest report OF
the state board of Kansas
Farmer.