davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
A MODEL BOY.
BeaHtifal Tribute of One Great Soul to
Another.

Col. John F. Bruton, president of the
First National. Bank Of Wilson, pays
the following beautiful tribute to the
memory of Master Roney Collins,
whose first thought was ever of his
Enother:
"Roney Collins is dead, and in his
death / lost an unselfish and valued
friend. And you ask wherein was he
Z. valued friend? In this-we met
zach other on the streets almost daily,
he bearing his responsibilities and
conscious of mine. He did not forget
TO howdy with me, tip his cap and
.ayor me with a smile; this last gen.
,arous expression of good will and
friendship. In the evenings when
lad closed my office and started home
1 frequently found him ION his job"
delivering papers, and sometimes fol
ever SO short distance he would IA
|vor me with his company; we talked
business, his own. Then his spirit of
enthusiasm was contagious. His an
swers to questions were thoughtful
and never extravagant This impressed
me and 1 studied him the more. l
found he was methodical. Honest
with himself-he did not loaf-only
once. A game of football was on and
one side was short of players; he stop
ped just a few short minutes and help
ed the weaker side in a rush which
landed the ball. Had he not done this
would have lost interest in him. I
recall now his happy laugh as he
gathered up his papers and fastened
their delivery in better time than if he
had not stopped.
Had he lived, I should never have
told that 1 subjected him to severe
scrutiny and study, but being anxious
to know the secret of his manliness
as manifested in his steadiness and
persistence of effort, 1 did seek dill
gently for the secret without favor or
partiality. He told ME one day, not
n words, but in the tender expression
If hs eyes and voice as he made ref
erence to his mother. He was devoted
TO her, and she was his partner. The
,anderness of his feelings for her was
is refined as pure gold. He may have
:ad doubts about some things, but
cttat his mother was deeply interested
II him and expected him to succeed
-here in his mind absolutely was no
). adow of doubt. This was the Sc
ret of the success of my little friend,
and the manner of his making good
S tribute to motherhood, which may
- shared with pride by all mothers
Who may read this. He was a sturdy
tile gentleman, and when he died not
My the writer, but the town of Will
son suffered a loss.
Denied the sad privilege of attend
ng his funeral, 1 make the opportunity
o offer this little tribute to his MEM
ory."
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
A NOTABLE COINCIDENCE.
Capt. &aOcumb and Major Graham Meet
Saturday in Raleigh.

Capt. z. w. Slocumb and daughter,
Miss Minnie, spent Saturday in Raj
eigh, and the Raleigh correspondent
OF the Durham Herald, in connection
with the visit thus writes to that pa
per, published yesterday:
Among the visitors her etoday was
Capt. Thomas W. Slocumb, of Colds
boro, who had a very hearty hand
shake with Commissioner of Agricut-
ture Graham in the latter's Office.
They remarked that they had both
served in the same building, III the
diutant-general's department, dur
ing the Civil War, when they were as
sistants to Adjutant-G General =. C.
Gattlin, the building having been be-
fore the war the Guion hotel, and at.
ter the war being the National hote
until Governor Jarvis bougt it sol
the Agricultural Department.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
WHAT'S MATTER WITH RALEIGp,
Will 1t Survive the Revelations Of
nicipal Mismanagement2

When the Raleigh News a. 3bser-
yer came to hand yesterday, with those
big black poster-type headlines across
its forntice-page, we thought the city
had had a special earthquake all its
own, and that it was annihilated be-
yond the possibility of resurrection
Visions of new capital at Greensboro
fitted between the lines and unheard
lamentations set those headlines to
Iagubrious music; but after perusing
the black-type story that followed the
headlines, we breathed easy again.
Reducing the story to simple state
ment, it is claimed that Raleigh chief
of policies books and those of the trial
justice and those of the treasurer don t
''track"-don't tally, there being di-
vergency of some $1,700, and that some
time Friday night the books of the chief
OF police were tampered with-muti-
lated so that the discrepancies could
not be reverted.
The chief of police in yesterdays IS
paper claims that an enemy hath
done this" and says that there is no
dishonesty attached to his Office And
there you are
Tomorrow the city primary will be
neld in Raleigh for aldermanic selec-
tions, and the fight is going to be bit
ter between the incumbent administra-
tion and their. opponents, the latter
backed by the News and Observer and
the Times alike.
A telegram from Raleigh this after
noon reads as follows:
Raleigh, N. c., March 29.-Vann
Gill, white, was arrested last night,
charged with mutilating the books of
the chief of police.
The warrant for Gill's arrest was
issued by the police justice.
The preliminary hearing has been
postponed until after tomorrow's pri-
mary.
The opponents Of the present admin
istration say that Gill was arrested as
a political move. simply to create SEN
timent in favor of the administration
crowd and that after the election he
will be turned loose.
On the other hand the administra-
ton crowd are charging that the re-
port OF shortage and mutilation of
books was all done to injure them;
that there is nothing wrong in the ac-
counts, and that an enemy of the ad-
ministration mutilated the books.
The city has never been so stirred
before. Almost every man in town
who can vote is registered and will
vote in the primary tomorrow.
Both sides seem to be confident of
winning.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

purpose of scaling the neigllboring
mountains, on the summit of one of
which-Mount Kenia, eighteen thou
sand feet high-no white man has
ever set his foot
On his return to civilization he will
make three lectures in Europe. The
first will be at Berlin in honor of the
centenary of the founding of the Uni-
versity of Berlin. While in the Ger
man capital he will be the g,lest of his
good friend and admirer, che German
emperor. His address, by the way,
will be delivered in German, and when
he goes to Paris to deliver a lecture
before the Sorbonne he will speak in
French. 1t is said that when he goes
to Oxford to deliver his lecture he will
speak English, but that celebrated
purist, the New York Sun, denies this
item of his accomplishments.
1t was at ST. Georges church, Han
over square, London, that Mr.. Roose-
Wit was married to his present wife
his first wife having died while he
was yet in his young manhood-and
it is probable that he will spend his
twenty-fourth marriage anniversary in
the British capital.
When he comes back to the United
States
But that's a long time off yet He is
only outward bound.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
ROMANCE IN COLORED LIFE.
Rush Marriage at the Railway Station
Today.

Quite an amusing but terribly in
earnest, romance was pulled on in the
colored division of the railway waiting
room in this city today at noon, while
the crowd of transient occupants of
the station looked on in mingled mer-
riment and solemnity.
It was this way, Hattie Bradshaw,
a colored damsel, was going to take
the noon train for New York, thence
to Connecticut; her ticket was bought
and her trunk checked, when Ed
Hatch, a dusky brave, appeared on the
scene, armed with a license and ac-
companied by Justice Humphrey, and
then and there there was a wedding.
1t seems that there was objection
to Ed. by the girls relatives and they
were endeavoring to spirit her away
from him, when he got wind of it and
got busy, with the above result
The newly wed drove off in a city
hack accompanied by the reclaimed
trunk.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
SENSATION is LACKING.
Is Not the One Whose Detention
Would Have Been So Startling.

Sharon, Pa, March 25.--An air of
what might have happened peTn...-
ates the Whitla Kidnapping case in
this city and vicinity today. Yesterday
and last night sensational disclosures
were expected to occur in Cleveland.
1t is apparent today, however, that
none of these anticipated developments
are going to materialize. Therefore
Sharon is rapidly approaching the nor
NAL tenor of it's way. The kidnapping
case was exciting but the develop
ments limited at yesterday would have
been startling. They did not come and
while everything pointed for time in
that direction deductions were wrong.
The woman under arrest in the case
is not the one whose identification
would have caused a great sensation
in the abduction case.
1t is believed now that it was some
western woman who married Boyle
and is unknown to members of the
Whitla family. Her remark at the
time of her arrest in Cleveland that
There will be hell in Sharon when
Buh1 hears of it," has, it is generally
said now, no special significance. All
are inclined to think it chance say
| ing.
The woman now held at Cleveland is
1.-THE same woman who accompanied
Boyle to this city recently for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral of John
Boyle, owner of the Shenango House
an uncle Boyle introduced the wom-
an as his wife.
| Attempts were made this morning to
establish relationship between the
woman and prominent family in this
city. The Sharon family owns large
department store, but when member
was asked il the woman was relative
Idenied it very emphatically.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
Finds From Virginia Battle Fields
That Are Notable.

Spottsylvania, Va, March 29.-At a
saw mill located on part of the court
house battle field here the saw struck
a cannon ball, which had been shot
into large pine tree on May 12, 1864,
and the saw was literally broken to
atoms and the mill badly wrecked. The
place where the shot had entered the
tree had grown over smoothly, and
thus the sawyer was deceived.
Not long ago, while men We're get
ting wood off the Wilderness battle
field. on splitting open large hollow
log, which had been lying On the
ground for number of years. They
found inside two perfect human skulls,
which are supposed to have been car
ried into the hollow by some animal
short time after the battle and be-
fore the bodies of the dead could be
buried.
These are manifestly the skulls oi
two soldiers slain in battle
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL ?

Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheuma-
tism, GOut, Gravel, Drepsy, Inf1amma-
ten of the Bladder, Bad Bleed and
Nervous Troubles caused by Sick Kid
neys.
J.. HI. Hill & Son, the we'll l-knewn
druggists of Goldsbore knows by ex-
porience that HINDIPO will cure all
FERNS of Kidney and Nervous Troubles,
and will guarantee 1t in all cases.
Can't you afford to try it at their risk?
It costs you nothing if it don't de the
work.
Sent by mail TO any address, prepaid.
on receipt of soc. Six boxes, $3.50.
under q positive guarante
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
MIR. JOS. ISAACS DEAD.
Well Known Merchant Fell ON Sleep
This Morning After Long Illness.

1
From Fridays Daily.
While not unexpected the announce
ment is none the less received with
sincere sorrow in this community,
where he was held in universally high
esteem, that Mr.. JOS. Isaacs is dead.
For months he had been a great suf-
ferer with some internal trouble that
gradually sapped his energy and final
~ prostrated him, and for many weeks
lis death, that came this morning at
IL O'Clock, has been recognized as in
evitable.
Every attention that skilled physi-
clans, hosi'ital, trained nurses and de-
voted loved ones could bestoW upon
him was abundantly given, and while
-hese sn,tbed his slow decline and
made him to feel that every effort was
being done for him they could not
stay the stealthy approach of the grim
sergeant, who has at length summoned
aim to his long home
For more than a quarter of a CEN
curry Mr.. Isaacs has conducted a sue
cessful mercantile business in this
city, coming here in his young man
lood, and he has ever held the conf
renee and cordial esteem of all who
dnew him.
He was happily married to Miss
Laura Lachman, of this city, and to
heir union five children were born,
Jour daughters and one son These are
Mrs. Ellis Goldstein, of Dunn; Mr.. Sol
and Misses Ida, Freda and Jennie
lsaacs, by whom, with his devoted
wife, he is survived, and who in their
great bereavement and unspeakable
sorrow have the tenderest sympathy of
LII our people.
Mr.. Isaacs was 55 years of age on
the 25th of December last, and up to
he time lie was stricken with his fatal
disease was vigorous and active as any
nan in the community.
The funeral, conducted by Rabbi J.
II. Mayerberg, will be held from the
home, on John street, north, Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock, and the in
,erment will be made in beautiful Will
OW Dale Cemetery.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
MARY FARMER DIES.
Woman Who Killed Her NeighhOr Be-
cause She Was Better OF Pays the
Penalty.

Auburn, N. Y, March 29.-Mary
Farmer was punished for the murder
of Sarah B. Brennan by death in the
electric chair at Auburn prison this
morning. Five women and a score of
men witnessed the execution. The
woman left her confession in the hands
of her confessor, completely exonerat-
ing her husband, James D. Farm ar,
who is also under sentence of death.
The woman says her husband was not
at home at the time and had nothing
to do with the crime
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
THOS. FITZGERALD DEAD.
Was CO-Receiyer and General Mama
ger Norfolk & Southern Railway.

Baltimore, Md, March 29.-Thomas
Fitzgerald, general manager and one
of the receivers of the Norfolk &
Southern Railway, is dead at Church
Home and Infirmary, in this city, where
he has been patient for several
weeks, of cancer of the stomach.
He was in the fifty-sixth year of mis-
age, and for forty-two years had been
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, of which he became general
manager, rising from an office boy.
He was one of the best railroad men
of the time, and his death is a positive
loss.
He is survived by his wife and two
children.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
IN BEHALF OF CHILDHOOD.
Child Labor Conference Is Now Sitting
i'm New Orleans.

New Orleans, La, March 29.-With
an attendance exceeding $50 delegates,
the Southern Conference on Child La
Dor began a three days session here
this afternoon.
Every Southern state is represented.
Governor J. Y. Sanders is perma-
nent chairman, and Governor Hadley,
of Missouri, is one of the principal
speakers DR.. A. J. McKelway viii
also lecture.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Mrs. Margaret J. Flanagan, widow of
the late John w. Flanagan, who lived in
Greensboro several years ago, died at
her home in Graham this week in 9th
year of her age, paralysis being the
cause of her DEATH She is survived by
two children, Mrs. Robert J. Marks, of
Norfolk, Va, and Mr.. Mentor G. Flan-
igan, of Graham.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
HOMELESS BY FLOODS.
M:Ns Thousand of Domestic Animals
Drowned.

Odessa, March 29.-As result OF
the heaxy floods in Bessarabia and
kherson. six thousand persons are
homeless and thirty thousand domestic
animals have perished.
It is believed that a number OF per-
sons were killed by the rush of water
w .lich destroyed many villages.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
NOTICE.

1 will sell at public auction one
store and lot known as the Jimmy
Long stand, at the Court House door
next Monday at IL o'clock, for cash
Plenty of shelves and two good coun-
ters.
J. D. BUTLER.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
GoIDsBoRo n c., WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 81. 1909.
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY
TOLD.

One of the most important meetings
of the past week was that of the fruit
growers Ct the Brushy Mountains in
Wilkes and Alexander counties. This
frostless belt is admirably adapted for
fruit growing and the day is not far
distant when the chief income to land
owners will come from the culture of
fruit
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
Married Thursday Afternoon.

TAursasy afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the home of Mr.. w. H. Crawford, near
Kensy, Miss Lena Crawford became the
bride of Mr. Samuel r. Brady, OF near
Christian. Elder J. w. Gardner per-
formed the ceremony. The wedding
was atfen led by large number of
friends of the happy couple.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31
OFFICER SUSPENDED.
Raleigh's Chief of Police Removed
| From Duty Pending Investigation.

Raleigh, N. c., March 29.-The po-
lice commission met today at one
o'clock and suspended Chief of Police
Mullins, pending fuII investigation of
the mutilation of the records of his
office. Captain BeasRey. was appointed
acting chief.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Governor Kitchin will deliver the
May 10 grafton at Fayetteville. 1t
goes without saying that there is a
treat in store for those who will at
tend the exercises.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

An old colonial home belonging to
r. w. Brodeaux near Castle Haynes,
was burned Wednesday afternoon, en-
failing loss of $4,000, there being no
insurance. Mr.. Bordeaux had recently
removed to Rocky Point and negro
was in charge of the place, though Mr.
Bordeaux had much of his furniture
stored there, and in his cellar had a
large amount of fine old wines of rare
vintage. The fire was from an un-
known origin.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Special sales on Lace Curtains, Win
dow Shades and Hall Curtains at An
dreWs &Waddell Furniture Co.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Everybody is hammering the tariff
except special interests.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

The Bavboro Sentinel says: "Mr
H. H. Carr, who has been here sink
ing an artesian we'll for the past week
succeeded in striking flow at the
depth of 275 feet. The water is fine
white sulphur water and Tie flow is six
gallons per min,ite. Bayboro now has
plenty of water and good water
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

The Kinston Free Press says: S<The
farmers OF this section are said to be
planting more land in peanuts than
ever before. This is ertainly an en-
couraging outlook; for it is agreed on
all sides that the peanut crop is a val
liable one and easy of cultivation
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Three lew freight engines that have
been stored for the past eighteen
months on the tracks at South Rocky
Mount have been recently rigged up in
the shop and have been put into ser
vice. The putting into operation OF
these new engines denotes an increase
been marked increase for the past
several weeks.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Says the Wilmington Dispatch:
There is report going the rounds,
and has been pretty we'll handed all
around during the past two days, that
the validity of the bill creating the po-
lice and fire commission for the city
of Wilmington, IS to be tested in the
courts. Anything definite, however,
has not made its appearance. It is
said that there are several things in
the bill that may prove it's undoing
but, of course, this matter will have
to be with the courts. If the bill is
tested it will take about six months
to settle the marter, being carried to
the Supreme Court. If it was found
valid the commission would hold forth
and if not why the un-Democratic
method would go by the board and the
aldermen would again be supreme
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Reports from Rocky Point are to the
effect that strawberries in that vicini-
ty were badly damaged by frosts of
the past two mornings. Berries that
were protected are reported damaged
Is per cent, while those unprotected
are reported to have been cut off in
half. 1t is said that only a small pro-
portion of the crop was protected,
therefore, the loss to the growers will
be large.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

1t is at even tariff for revenue
incidentally.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

Architect H. E. Bonitz, of Will
has been awarded the con-
tract for the plans and specifications
of another new and handsome church
at Hickory, N. c., making the sixth fo !:
which he has prepared plans since
January 1. The new house of worship ,
will be for the Corinth Reformed cor.-
gregation, of whis Rev. Jos. L. Muir
ply, D. D., is the pastor and Messrs.
Charles H. Geitner and 3. L. Shuford,
chairmen of the building committees
The church will he of brick and will
cost $4,000.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

A fatal accident is reported to have
occurred near Pollocksville, Jones
county, Saturday. Three youths. one
white and two colored, were out rab-
bit hunting, when the gun of one of
the colored boys exploded accidentally,
blowing the top of the white boys head
off, killing him instantly. The white
boy was named Willie Cole, the color
ed boys, one Murphy and the othe;
Moore. The coroner's jury found the
killing was accidental.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

County Commissioner A. " Lang, OF
Pitt county, died Wednesday at his
home near Farmville, age, 80 years.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-31

.oW Dale Cemetery.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-03

Hawaiian Forests" noting the sad
destruction OF valuable timber, and
the steps taken by the Hawaiian Leg
islature fer the extension and preser-
walton OF the forests. and the impor-
lance of creating such public senti-
ment as shall carry the work still
further.
The closing paper was read by Mrs.
Walter +. Frear on The Spirit OF
Conservation in the Home" She en-
phasized the opportunities of the
mother of n family in the practice of
domestic and therapeutic economy,
and In helping to create public opin-
ion through such educatiye influence
as only a mother can exert.
The next Conservation meeting
will be held In June.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-03
MANY See HORNED.
CHIEFS INSTALLED
New officers Of EIks'
Lodge Are
Indicted

A large attendance of Elks saw the
last initiation under the direction of
Exalted Ruler W. II. McInerny last
night In Elks' Hall. The candidate
was J. Morton Riggs, and his entrance
into the herd marked the close Of one
Of the most successful administrations
OF No. GIG.
Installation ceremonies followed the
initiation and the Officers.elect were
indicted into office by Past Exalted
Ruler Geo. y. Angus, who acted as
Grand Exalted Ruler. The following
are the new officers for the ensuing
year:
Exalted Ruler, l.. a. Douthitt; Es.
tcemed Leading Knight, Jas d. Dough,
erty; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Geo. 7
kluegel; Esteemed Lecturing Knight
W. J. Robinson; Secretary, II. c. East
on; Treasurer. NJ. II. Drummond: Til
er Geo. o'Neill. The representative to
the Grand Lodge Is Harry T. Murray
with W. II. Mclnerny as alternate.