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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
IS 1T A HOAX?
Detectives Think This Is a Case for
the Parental ProverbiaI "WoOdshed.s

Detectives Think This Is a Case for
the Parental Proverbial "Woodshed."
Pittsburg, Pa, March 26.-It was
learned this morning that Lawrence
Gibson is missing from the home of
his father, Alfred Gibson, of this place,
and speculation as to the cause is
somewhat diversified.
Mr.. Gibson, the father, appeared at
Central Police Station early this morn
ing inc turned a letter over to the
superintendent of police that he re-
ceived last night. This letter demand
ed $4,000 for the return of the miss
ing son. as
The letter in question was delivered
at the Gibson home by a special deliv-
cry messenger boy at midnight last
night. 80
Detectives think that young Gibson
had some friend to write the letter,
and are also of the opinion that he is
only trying to play a practical joke ON
his father.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
Mrs. George Rose Dead.

The death of Mrs. Anna Price Rose,
daughter of Mrs. Martha Price and be-
loved wife of Mr.. George Rose, oc-
CURED last night of pneumonia, at
their home in Grantham township, af-
ter a brief illness, aged 40 years.
She is survived by her mother, her
devoted husband and six children, be-
sides a large circle of relatives and
hosts of friends, and her untimely
death will be widely mourned.
Several of the children are also sick
with pneumonia.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
Clerk of the Court Purchases Home
Here.

Clerk J.. r. Hatch has purchased tie
valuable Mrs. S. S. Spier property on
George street for the consideration of
$4,250.
This with a house and lot on Daisy
street bought by Mr.. Ben P"ice. of
Rocky Mount, and one other real es-
tate deal, amounting to $3.50, were
made by he real estate hustler, Mr..
E. L. Edmundson.
The citizens of Go1dsboro will be
glad to learn that MI. Hatch has pur-
chased a home here, and that he and
his excellent family are to become
permanent residents Of The Best Town
in the State.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
Knows Something of Miss WaddelPs
Death.

Wilson Times, March 27.-Mr. A. j.
Barnes, who has just returned from
Fremont, his native home, reports hat
the negro who was a few days ago ar
rested in that town for an assault up
on a colored girl, has probably solved
The solution to a mysterious death
which occurred in Jour miles of Ere
mont about two years ago. At that
time Miss Minnie Waddell was found
dead in u mari hole, bearing evidence
of having been choked to death. No
clue could be found as to her foul
murderer. The negro now under ar
rest has been taken to Goldsboro, and
is alleged to have confessed that he
knew something about who murdered
Miss Waddel1."
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.
items Of Interest in and Around
the City.

Let every p~ublic-spirited citizen
get in the game and help make the
opening OF the magnificent new pas
senger station on Thursday of this
week the success that it deserves.
Mr.. L. C. Gillette, advance agent
of the big John H. Sparks Shows, is
in the city today arranging for the ap-
pearance of this popular and highly
creditable show here on Monday, April
IL.
Justice Hugh Humphrey yesterday
of1ciated at the marriage of Mr.. Aaron
MCGOWAN and Miss Viola Wright, en-
poyes of the cotton mill, who have en-
barked on the sea of matrimony to-
gether, and The Argus wishes them
fair winds and sunny isles.
Are you willing to fall in line and
help out on the city beautiful? There
is a broad field in this direction for
contributing to the good of the COM
munity, and if everybody will do a lit
tie something the general results will
be in the nature of a distinct benefit
to Goldsboro.
Now that the winter season is vir-
tually ended it would be well for the
people to get busy and give their
premises a good general cleaning up.
Such a timely movement would make
for good in the keeping down of dis
eases which thrive most in impure at
mospheres.
Chief Of Police Fulghum has in
custody a young white man about 20
years of age, who gives his name as
T. l.. Peters, and his home as Utica,
N. Y. He was arrested for the larceny
of a watch from a fellow workman at
the cotton factory, where he has been
employed for about two weeks. He
now says he is a deserter from the
United States battleship North Caro-
lima, and the chief Is making the
proper inquiry.
MIR. Add Holland, the only origi-
nal, a Iersonifed beam OF sunshine
and good cheer, and popular wherever
he goes, arrived home yesterday after
400 frou1 Baltimore, where he has
been spending several weeks with his
Wholesale house, the well-known AIDE
Brothers. and looking personally after
his wide Southern trade on their visits
to the Monumental City," Everything
gives way to Add, when he comes to
town, SO that while here he will hold
the centre of the stage.
The Civic Improvement League
should be heard from about this time
and should get busy for civic improve
ment in fact, as well as in name 1t is
well known that the spring is the time
of the year when germs of various
kinds get busy. A variety Of diseases
result from neglect and carelessnesS
in this direction The people of the cities
and towns especially should remember
this and get to work cleaning up theil
premises before the summer sets in
Don't put it off until several cases OF
typhoid develop. Do it now, and avoio
a great deal of annoyance and expense
not to speak of the danger.
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44O&4S
Shortly afterwards the r1gst draHat-
lie event of the day occurred when DIR.
J. Ramsey hewitt, the coroner, laid
away in the folds of the shroud two
notes and the mysterious trinkets
found on Mrs. Lorillard's body after
her death. Contrary to the general
understanding, Mrs. Lorillard wrote
neither OF the notes after she returned
from the Townsend dinner. It is now
believed that the only words she wrote
envelope that contained the notes and
the trinkets. They were: BURY this
with my body unopened"
The ink with which these words
were written had been freshly smeared
over the face of b e~nevelope. Its
freshness was in marked contrast with
the ink of the two notes.
Another fact that has been brought
out is that one of the notes was ad-
dressed to Mrs. Lorillard and was in
the handwriting of another person.
The second note had been written by
Mrs. LOrillard evidently many days be-
fore her death. The note to Mrs. Lor-
illard is said to have been addressed
to lei in an informal way.
The trinkets consisted of a chain to
which were attached some pendants
of little intrinsic value, reminding
those who have beheld them of the
high school days of girls.
The envelope in which the notes
and trinkets wer placed was not
found until hours after the death when
the undertaken was preparing the body
for burial.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
UNUSUAL HORSE FATALITIES.
Two Break Their Necks Same Day in
Same N~eighbOrhOOd.

Two unusual fatalities occurred yes
terday with horses at Piheville, and
both of a similar nature.
Mr.. E. D. Ham, one of the rural mail
carriers, and Mr.. Dorsey Perkins, both
of Pikeville, are the losers.
Mr.. Hams horse, while loose, at
tempted to Jump a wire fence and fell
and broke its neck, and Mr.. Perkins
horse, while making a similar effort,
tell and broke it's spine.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Carefully Cleaned and Boiled Down
: For Busy Readers.

Paris, March 25.-Cipriano Castro,
former president of Venezuela, left
this morning for Bordeaux. At the
railroad station Senior Castro conided
to a small group of Venezuelan ad-
mirers his intention of re-establishing
his power in Venezuela by a revolu-
ton should this be necessary.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
JERSEY BULL

l have q thoroughbred Jersey Full,
.hree years old-milk record or moth.
Il 5 gallons a day-that I am serving
n my farm only, at s1.00 insured.
p. s. VIII sell same for $500. -
JOS. e. ROBINSON. !
G~oldsboro, ~. c.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Willie V hitla was not kidnapped by
the Black Hand tt any rate. He was
carried az by abductors to the man
ner born.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Tariff literature is coming in allo-
pathic lots. but 10 one is compelled to
read and inward1y digest it.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

e. H. Hartman has cut down his
diet to one railroad a month. He is
adopting the quic. and simple life.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Baseball players and battleships
dread the day when they must take
places in the minor leagues.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-09

s-7arch that kept the wheeled chair indoors at all
hours. The Crippled Hero sat at the window. But
he did not see the street; the window pane was
wall, opaque wall. that drew back at him his
own desolation. AS for the Muck-Raker, he SEEM
ed more absent-minded every day; his hair seemed
thinner.
~ One afternoon he stopped abruptly, with legs
apart, before the Crippled Hero and said: ''Gol
darn 1t. can't stand this any longer. Let's give
a dinner"
They gave dinner, that very night. A caterer
from near by sent up wagonload Of good things.
and silver and crystals, and snowy cloths and nap
kns, and little candles with red shades; the
Muck-Raker used the telephone with intelligence
and discretion. and at Ave o'clock he went up.
stairs himself and formally invited the Pallid
Child. who looked at first much surprised. then
doubtful. then suddenly very eager and happy
(there isn't ounce of ability to resent in that
Pallid Child not ounce!). And at eight o'clock
they were all at the table-the Muck-Raker and
the Crippled Hero and the two Star Men Of the
we'll. of New Yorks brilliantest newspaper; and
the Actress Lady lshe had taken her daily walk
around the Central Park reservoir earlier in the
afternoon in the driving rain, and now ESQ is in
dustry rewarded looked like red rose washed in
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Story f1%HE RAkLID CHILD 4 4HR CRIPP

{she had fingered long. very long about that cha:
on wheels), the Muck-Raker spoke to the Crippled
Hero. The ancestral lump OF dough lay heavy In
his soul; his sentences were kind. but long anc
grave "a bit sonorous, too). The Crippled Hero,
very straight in his chair, almost as straight az
when, In the past he had stood at attention, link
in long line of gray-clad cadets, listened silently
Several times his cheeks flushed darkly. his eyes
became hard, and his mouth half opened; but he
swallowed the words which might have come. And
by the the time the Muck-Raker was ending, his
voice quite low. his face averted as though he
were addressing the wall "a far-away valid. the
Crippled Hero suddenly sank forward: his head
went into his two hands. And after while he
sad do you realize, John, what 1t is to sit here
all day long, when you are away, or you are work
ing, to sit here all day long and listen to that
cussed little clock up there?"
The Muck-Raker looked troubled
"And she's like the sunshine" went on the poor
Crippled Hero; like little beam of sun coming
through dark day.
The Muck-Raker admitted this. "But," he went
on; ''but-but-but." He coughed.
And she's dandy little girl continued the
Crippled Hero. IA crack-a-jack, John! Fit to be
anything to any man. anything to any man, under
stand?"
Blu, here the Muck-Raker demurred and shook
his head with worried and disappearing express
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finally standing out In the street, unclothed In the
Of the budne out Of of she closed ~n
dows Of which smoke was oozing axe greasy and
unclean fog Everyone thought everyone else had
turned on the alarm; 80 that the fremen were
not getting there very fast.
The Pallid Child. up in her little room on the
top floor, had been the last awakened.
When she got to the stairs she could just see the
last Of the huttering and ghosty human avalanche.
was for the street. the clear-aired. wide-open
street. But the second floor she stopped abrupt
suddenly Of the Crippled Hero. immobilized there
in his bedroom. in the depths OF the apartment.
resolve went through her in a binding wave.
and she plunged into the narrow hall between the
two apartments.
Immediately she was driven back by a suffocat-
ing pun OF smoke. She charged in again; this
time with q crackle, tongue of fire shot over her
head through a transom Of the vacated apartment.
She retreated into the main hall. A whirlwind OF
hot black vapor followed her there. She ran up
stairs.
She ran up several flights till the smoke was
much thinner, then. going through to the front.
from the fast-ncreasing group in the street below
Don't jump" cried fat man. very proud Of his
self-possession.
She came down the escape. q slight duttering
and white little object In the center OF the ia
cade. at each floor was a stone balcony. From
zigzagged down. pausing at each balcony; she was
like little white moth flying there against the
But at the eacony Of the
story she stopped. tried the window; and then her
arm made brusque movement. there was tim
kle Of broken glass. and the stupehed throng saw
her go through the gap. into the house ag IN. She
showed vaguely white within . moment. then dis
appeared q column Of black smoke began to pour
out heavily through the aperture.
MY God. she il crazy" cried the Good tat man:
somebody ought to get her out Where's Inc IRE
men."
But the Pallid Child not crazy: she was
simply the prey Of dne frenzy: without hesitat-
ing she charged into the depths Of the apartment,
toward the room In the where her vision show
through the front parior sprang through the
ond (upsetting typewriter). and reached the mar.
row bath room between the two sleeping chambera.
But there, q huge hand seemed to daften itself
naccidly and Theoretically over her nostrils. over
her mouth; q huge, soft. black. memorable hand.
Her lungs made tremendous effort for air, failed:
. velvet cloak fell about her head-and With the
last shred Of her. strength che staggered back.
the window sill. with her head out through Tie
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sion. and went out into his room. and returned
cnents ron OF y d io4 ha ana ad 20
birdlike little heart
And finally, as the Muck-Raker. with absent
". he said: Enough. John. enough!''
john Then Ys sfte goars vn 9kn you're right
You see.'' said the Muck-Raker embarrassed
and apologize. and, as is apt to be the way with
and apologetic persons ,1., talking bit
eoullda.t-oh: wei' you couldn't m-m-well. you
Il understand" said the Crippled Hero. go
ahead and do your worst. I'll stand It,"
whrred n and had curled herself upon the sofa
the Crippled Hero wheeled himself OF to the back
and the M passing
Say. Pallid Child. I've got to work. you know.
! can't have you and the Crippled Hero chatterine
couch: why. john!' And she turned a bewild-
cred little pale face toward him, and he nearly
But he didn't Instead. he said: "And the
Crippled Here you know he wants some time
ties were indeed, unleavened bread, and very in
dgestible!) You mustn't come here SO much"
s The Pi sas. .ndes the
"You mustn't come here at all. Pallid Child.
.oh.. said the Fsllid Child again. only this time
depths of vibrant little body. .ooh!"
Anu very Sldl8uts ASI PAIe Iiltie HOSe pOlHLu&
toward the ceiling. she swept out OF the room;
her garments somehow seemed to have taken on
weight, perpendicularity; they did not dutter;
she was very majestic.
The Muck-Raker listened to the diminishing
click Of her heels down the tiled hall. He went
back to his typewriter and banged out line. He
stopped to wipe his brow, which was very wet
Again he started bravely at the keys. But he was
missing them. or, rather. missing those he aimed
at He stopped again. puzzled. His hands were
trembling.
The Crippled Hero came wheeling from the
depths Of the apartment He rolled by behind the
back OF the Muck-Raker, who did not turn, and
went into the front room. where he was very
silent.
The Muck-Raker went back to his typewriter
and pounded. The Crippled Hero had not moved:
stil he sat before tho curtained window. gazing ct
his own vague and doleful reflection. The clock
on the mantel licked resoundingly.
It licked thus with IT. tactless idiotic cheerful
ness. for many days. this fat-faced resonant little
clock The winter Vas passing Into . blustsrins
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dew), and "the Military Lady" whose Captain
e eSTS;nd was in the Philippines and the Failid
over. and they had finished chatting over the COT
getner escorted the Actress Lady to her apart
ment (they were both in love with her. hence this
Muck-Raker, with the self-sacrihce Of the true
host, had taken the Military Lady back to her
pened. the Muck-Raker, returning, found
right arm Of the Crippled Hero's chair. just he
had found her few weeks before, returning
from his undertaking trip.
long, this wise Muck-Raker and this foolish Grip
pied Hero. Then said the wise Muck-Raker: 1T
And I'll the Crippled Hero echoed, rather desolate-
ly, but withal stanchly: mo, John, it won't do.
! thought cou'd-could be-stronser. But
And again in the room which such short time
before had been filled with such Joyous sound:
there was heard the odiously compacent ticking of
the heartless, fat-faced little clock.
and intermnable minutes. had it not been for Liz
zie. the Mysterious Gentleman. and the Man Who
Smoked Cigarette.
Lizzie was the housemaid who had charge of the
Raker and the crippled Hero CHEEKY. humming.
Iies and with store Of Celtic blarney which more
than made up for her one small defect This de-
name which the Muek-Raker had given to her.
The Muck-Raker called her SLOPPY Lizzie.
The Mysterious Gentleman had the apartment
twin to the Muck-Raker's, separated from 1t by
long hall just the width of corpulent dowager
tno dowager ever came there. thought. He was
1.-The Mysterious Gentleman" because he had long
spare white hair which he combed back in an in
teresting fashion. because he had been an actor
and had wife In an Insane Asylum
The Man Who Smoked Cigarette-well. he was
Plumber.
You see. the Mysterious Gentleman detested
electric lights. He held theory that the violet
rays Of electric light stimulated the growth OF
certain bacteria within the pancreatic gland thus
causing INSTRUMENTATION and hence badness (also
earache). So he used only kerosene lamps.
Which meant that Lizzie had to clean Tampa
Now. lamps are cleaned with rags. And when you
have cleaned : lamp with rag. you want to get
rid OF the rag. In the easiest way possible Tho
easiest way was to drop It into the Mysterious Gen.
tlemau's refrigerator He didn't use ice. believing
It highly unhygienic fbeing made Of water).
with odiaaaksd zass. the NystsYious Gentleman
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moved away to another Morgue. and the Plumber
came to repair the bath tub.
This Plumber smoked. Also he was Union
at p. M, that, when this significant hour struck
this day, he not only dropped his work. but also
his cigarette butt.
He dropped it neatly and expeditousy into the
convenient refrigerator.
Which he closed, SO that the chemical pheno-
menon starting Immediately was slow. smolder-
ing. and secret, though effective one.
That same afternoon the elevator boy, taking
down the Crippled Hero's wheeled chair for his
turn in the square, damned it between the cage
and the shaft, breaking of the wheels So
that for the day the Crippled Hero found himself
pinned to his bed.
The Muck-Raker that evening went to ban
quet Of Publishers.
Now, isn't this interesting situation?
At about one in the morning. the stubborn
smolder within the ice box of the departed Myster
Gus Gentleman obtained the reward of its per-
sistence and at last broke out free and red.
At about 100 a. M. the sleeping Inhabitants Of
the Morgue were awakened by vague tumult.
shrill and persistent shouting, and hammer-beats
on doors. .ney awoke and Immediately found
themselves in smoky halls humping against each
other, then in avalanche upon the stairs. and
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upon
the little head. shaking there beneath him; his
eyes rested upon 1t, upon the palpitating little
body below, and poured about them q luminous
tenderness: and his voice had . grave resonance
that filled the room.
well. you wont have to. little Pallid Child.
he said soothingly; "us won't have to. bless US
ones!"
Tick" went the typewriter behind the portieres.
stopping abruptly. There was the sound Of . door
discreetly opened. discreetly shut: the Crippled
Hero and the Palid Child were alone in the apart
ment.
ACTRESS Lady" said the Muck-Raker. I'm ~
ting bald. I'm lonely. want home. VIII yoa
give Johnnie . homer
The Actress Lady looked Ut him long. and search
ingly land tenderly).
"Muck-Raker." she said II don't think you'ro
ready for . home. Maybe you're meant to gst
bald. and get bald alone You're moved, fear.
mostly by . spirit Of emulation. The kiddjes IN
the front room have started you senttmenta1ixing.
She stopped Q moment, looking Tar away.
But" she went on: you think It over. Go
away and think 1t over for-for SIX months. Then.
perhaps, II still
I'm BE- walking in . year." the Crippled Hero
was 0ay1nG.
"of course you win." said the Pallid Child; .'and
meanwhfle. when ~ 90 out. III wheel your ehair.
Because Am very strong. Amt strone!"
BY the Wy the little clock on the mantsl ala
not tick any more. sealous Areman had hit lts
faee With n. 4 looked. now. Ike German
student aftoP duel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-08
SENATE CONFIRMS ORR JUDGE
ANOTHER BATCH OF NOMINA-
TIoNS SENT TO THE SENATE.
Charles d. Hilles of New York
Named for Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.

In executive session the Senate today
confirmed the nomination of Charles F.
Orr to be United States district judge fol
the western district of Pennsylvania.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Treasury.-To he assistant secretary OF
the Treasury. Charles d. Hlles of New
York: to be an assistant surgeon, public
health and marine hospital service. Sam
uel G. Hotchkiss of Ohio.
War.-Coast Artillery Corps: Lieut.
enant colonel to be colonel. John "
hite: major to be lieutenant colone!
John G. w. Brooks: captain to be ma jor
William Il. Smith; first lieutenant to be
captain, Arthur II. Bryant: second lieu
tenant to he first lieutenant. lanes Fl
Cunningham, to be Il second lieutenant
Carl Amos Lohr of Michigan, late ensign
United States Navy.
Infantry Arm.-Major to lie lieutenant
colonel. Arthur {. Ducat. 7th Infantry.
Captains TO be majors-Jamas H. Frier
I'D Infantry; Armand |. LaSsaigne 14th
Infantry.
Interior.-To he Governor of ARIZONA
Richard +. Sloan of Arizona. To be secre-
tary of AriZona-George l.. Young OF Ari-
Zona.
Justice.-To be United States attorney
for southern district of California Alloy
sius l. Mccormick: to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme couS of territory
of Arizona, John III. Campbell: TO be
United States marshal. second division,
district of Alaska. Thomas Cader Powell
of Alaska.
Navy-Lieutenant commander to he a
commander. Webster A Edgar: ensigns
to be lieutenant. jig. and lieutenants.
Halsey Powell, Nathan w. Post, VIII
liam +. Halsey. jr.: Abram Claude. Harry
4. Stuart. James w. Hayward; ensigns
to be lieut. enants, jg.. George NJ. Baum
and Joseph d. Little; assistant paymas-
ter to be passed assistant paymaster,
Franklin p. Williams.