NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
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ARGUS BUREAU.
WALTER, N. C
April 29, 1908.
Mrs. Mattie Peacock, ot Tromont, is
here on a visit to thehome of her brother,
Mr. George L. Becton.
Miss Cora Dixon, who has 1poii teach
ing at Oak Grove, near Raleigh, re
turned home last Friday, to spend vaca
tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
-Seth Dixon.
Messrs. Frank Yelverton, of Ayden,
and Will Yelverton, of Fremont, were
here last week, attending commence
ment and visiting their lather, Mr.
George Yelverton.
Mary Ilath, the interesting little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luby Ed
wards, while out in the yard alone, one
lay last week, got too near the I ilii ves
and was quite severely stung.
Mr. Fred Ssser, of Smitlifield , was
here Sunday, visiting his mother, M rs.
Kizzy Sasser, and brother, Mr. Ben
Sasser. His friends here are glad to
know that lie is restored to health.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Howell and boys,
Wasters Willie and Aivin, and'Mr. and
Mrs. Con Whittington, ol your city,
were guests at the hospitable home ol
Mr. and Mrl J. W. Rose, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Smith, ot Wil
son, were hire last week, attending
commencement at Rosewood Academy
nd visiting their respective parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith and Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Hooks.
Miss Cora Payne Moore, who so ac
ceptably and efficiently filled the posi
tion ot teacher ot music and assistant
t Rosewood Academy during theterm
r which closed last week, returned to
her home at Kurgaw last Saturday,
carrying'wit h her the best wishes and
esteem ot hosts of friends here.
Prof. E. C. Ryerly, who so capably
rand successfully held the principalship
-of Rosewood Academy the past term,
left aturday tor his home in the west
ern part of the State. He made many
friends in the community and the suc
cess with which he conducted the school
'was clearly evident in the closing exer
cises last week. His host of friends
here wish him continued success, and
the abiding good wishes ot the com
munity will attend him wherever he
goes. '
A severe oyclone passed here last
Saturday evening, an angry, black
..Cloud, tunnel shaped, and carried de
struction in its patk, but nA one in
jured that is known. It traveled in a
northeasterly direction, and when it
struck Oak Glen, the large stately oaks
in our yard were twisted otf and up
rooted as it they had been mere sap
lings. Fortunately, it passed to the
-ast of ihe house, that is, the lull iorce
tf it, and oaks two leet in diameter
were snapped like reeds, and our office
was demolished, the barn moved, and
havoc played in our orchard. It cross
ed a rail fence lour times in a distance
of 200 yards, . as evidenced from the
position of rails left. Those who saw
it, say it came to the ground just in
front of our house, and when it struck
jthe grove, arose again and come down
?in Mr. Lon Dail's field, . and again
.-arose and passed over the river, where
4t did damage to Mr. Woodard Deans'
'house. It is said to have formed on
Beaver Dam, five miles above here, and
-rgathered force as it came this way. It
-was a fearful thing, and we trust we
will escape such another, ai;d are thank
" if nl that it did as little damage as it
tlid. When compared to such things,
man is a small potato and such as that
anakes him teel considerably smaller.
We are comforted with the fact that
thev seldom travel the same track
twice. But more so, when we read:
J,Thou shalt not be afraid for the ter
ror by night, nor for the arrow that
fiieth by day. Nor for the pestilence
that walketh in darkness, nor for the
destruction that wasteth rft noonday."
It caused the hearts of the communi
ty to throb with pardonable pride to
witness the closing exercises of Rose
wood Academy last Thursday and Fri
day nights. The musical recital given
on Thursday night by the efficient and
thoroughly competent teacher, Miss
dora Pavne Moore, clearly showed to
Judges of music that it was far in ad
vance of anything ever attempted in
this section, and was calculated to re
fleet credit on schools of more preten
tious proportions, considering.that hr
pupils were practically all beginners,
evidenced the fact that Miss Moore
possessed the happy faculty of impart
i-ncr knowledge to others, and at the
same time bestowing upon each pu
pil the ease and grace of execution,
which is characteristic ot herself as a
erformer, and marks her as a teacher
of .musical ability and superior merit
After this the annual debate of the
Washington and Jefferson Literary
Society was held. Querry'Resolved,
That the United States should have
four more battleships as proposed by
the President." Affirmative Harvsy
L. Edwards, Needham V. Bass. Neg
ative Cyrus P. Johnson, George W.
Hooks. Each contestant handled the
subject so well that it was almost a tie,
the negative winning by only two
points. The exercises closed with the
Doll Drill by several little girls. On
Friday night a most interesting and
highly entertaining program, arranged
by Prof. Byerly, showing his usual in
terest and capability as principal, was
rendered, consisting of four plays in
which the pupils took part, each one
displaying evidence of histrionic tal
ent. To add to the enjoyment of the
evening a string band from your city
discoursed sweet music between acts.
This ended a very successful term of
the school, and to the capable princi
pal, Prof. E. C. Byerly, and worthy
assistant. Miss Cora Payne Moore, are
due the thanks ot the community tor
inaugurating the high class ot efficient
work, which, with the future longer
terms ot school, we trust is but the
beginning ot our awakening of the in
tellectual upbuilding of this section,
and that ere long we may have a school
second to none in the rural districts in
the State.
HICKS-BRIGW.
The Rockingham paper contains the
announcement of the coming marriage
ot our y'Oung trieud and townsman
Mr. Oscar Vernon Hicks to Miss Mat
tie Brigman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jno. W. Brigman, of that town, the
happy event to tak place in the Meth
odist church there on May 28.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Hicks, and is principal of the
Rockingham public school. He is a
graduate of the GoldsboroHigh School,
after which he went to the University,
where a younger brother is now a stu
dent. This is but another evidence of
the splendid work of our peerless
graded school and ol the recognition
and success of Golds boro talent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks, parents of the
groom, and his brother at Chapel Hill,
will attend the wedding.
Cotton Appointments.
Mr. S. H. Hobbs who is doing such
earnest work for the State Cotton
Growers Association has the following
appointments to speak in Wayne
county:
Fork township Ebenezer 8 p. m.
Tuesday May 5th.
Brogden township Woodland 8 p.
m. Wednesday May 6th.
New Hope township Caseys Chapel
8 p. m. Thursday May 7th.
Goldsboro Court Bouse 1 p. m.
Friday May 8th
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
The late William C. Whitney, ance
secretary of the navy, obtained from
the surface railroad company in New
York $500,000, which is understood to
have been devoted to political purposes.
Later he obtained from that company
60,000, which went, it is believed, to
secure the election of a certain judgein
New York city. On one day the com
pany sent by messenger twenty ?1,000
bills to Chairman Odellof the Republi
can State committee and $16,700 to
Tammany Hall. The Republicans
were expected to serve the company at
Albany, while Tammany was expected
to guard it at home. The big sum of
$500,000 was advanced by Messrs. Whit
ney, Ryan, Widener, Dolan and Elkins,
all of whom are trolley magnates, or
rather were, for Mr. Whitney is dead.
This money was subsequently repaid
to the five men, and so adroitly was the
business transacted that the destination
of it cannot be traced. It was spent in
the presidential election of 1900, how
ever, beyond all reasonable doubt, and
it is beyond doubt also that not a dol
lar of it went to subbort Mr. Bryan in
that year of slush and vote buying.
The subject has been brought before
a New York grand jury, but so cun
ningly have the statutes bearing on the
subject been drawn that none of the
payments for political purposes made
by the Metrepolitan street railway
come within the letter of the criminal
statutes of New York State. And yet
Mr. Whitney said in black and white
that the money in question was spent
for "political campaign purposes for
the benefit ot the road". The money
of investors was in that way abstracted
to be spent in carrying elections. Such
work is not, however, criminal in New
York. It it were, there would be few
magnates left in New York, and the
pen at Sing Sing would be full of them.
The entire affair calls for a campaign
publicity act, to the end that all finan
cial transactions of campaign commit
tees shall be made public. The use of
corporate funds for poplitical purposes
should be absolutely forbidden by State
and nation, and until that is done cor
ruption funds will be rolled up and elec
tions will be bought and sold, and the
voice of the people will be lost in a flood
of corrupt corporate money.
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G0LDSB0R0, N. C. 9 April 28, 1908.
Knowing you favor strong, pure, conservative men in office, I write
to say I will appreciate greatly your aid in sending as many dele
gates from your township as possible, favorable to the nomination of
Hon. W. W. Kitchin, the only man who was found able to redeem the
Fifth District from the Republicans ; who is the ablest debator in
the State, with one or two exceptions; who has always, in private
and public life, been a true Christian gentlemen and against whom no
reproach can be truthfully uttered; an ideal man whom we can point
out as an example to the young men of our State.
A few of his strong friends in Goldsboro are: I. F. Ormond, ex
Clerk of the Superior Court; I. F. Dortch, Geo. A. Norwood, President
of the National Bank; Geo. C. Kornegay, Capt. D. J. Broadhurst, M.
T. Dickinson, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee ; W. G.
Britt, Register of Deeds; Col. J. A. Washington, B. G. Thompson, M.
J. Best, Walter Creech, E. L. Edmundson, Jos. E. Peterson, and Mil
fred Edgerton. There are many others I could mention, but these will
suffice to show some of his strong support in this city, and he is
strength daily.
Yours sincerely,
gaming
33. barker, Jr.
Carnival of Fiawers far Sailors.
(Special to the Argus.)
Santa Barbara, Cal., April 27 Sev
eral thousand sailors of Admiral
Evans' battleship fleet were given
shore leave today to enjoy the festivi
ties arranged for their entertainment
by the pitizens of Santa Barbara and
vicinity. The programme began this
morning with a baseball and football
tournament. For this afternoon there
has been arranged a floral pageant and
battle of flowers, which promises to
be the most gorgeous affair of its kind
ever seen in California.
IT IS NO BOGIE.
LETTER FROM MR. NORWOOD.
Mr. H. B. Parker, Jr.,
Goldsboro, N. C.
Dear Sir: You ask why I want to see W. W. Kitchin Governor of
North Carolina.
I knew him as a boy and right young man.
I believe he has led an unusually pure, spotless private life.
In public he has always seemed ready to state his position frank
ly and fearlessly; never expressing contrary, inconsistent opinions
to different people for influence or dollars.
He is a student of men and political questions and has had the
best opportunities.
His ability no one questions. His opponents are not ready to
meet him in a canvass of the State.
His services to the State and party will certainly compare well
with any other aspirant to the office.
A man who lives, loves and talks the truth as he sees it. A total
abstainer and an able, successful politician.
How many such men can you name ?
Yours truly,
orivoo
EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.
J. H. Hill & Son the reliable drug
gists of Goldsboro, are having calls for
"HINDIPO," the new Kidney Cure
and Nerve Tonic that they are selling
under a positive guarantee.
Its merits are becoming the talk of
the town and everybody wants to try
it, and why not? Lt costs nothing if it
don't do you good not one cent.
Thev don't want your money if it
does not benefit you, and will cheerful
ly refund the money. Try it to-day.
We have shut out Chinese coolies,
and we have tried to shut out Chinese
iron by imposing a tax at the customs
house of ?4.75 a ton. But the tax is not
prohibitive, and the Dingley duty that
does not prohibit is considered below
standard. v
It is now known that Chinese iron
can be en rr ied 600 milesdown the Yang
tse river to the sea and then carried 14,
000 miles through the Suez canal'to
New York, where, after paying a duty
of $4.75 a ton, it can be sold profitably
at $17.50 a ton. The price left a profit,
thus rendering similar shipments prac
ticable whenever the price of No. 2 foun
dry in New York is 17.50 a ton. It is
worth about that much in New York
today.
Beyond doubt there are immense un
developed seams of iron ore and coal in
China on or near navigable rivers, and
the development of them is near at
hand. Labor is low-priced and abund
ant in China, and water transportation
goes far toward annihilating the taxa
tion of transportation. Our Yellow
Peril is, therefore, real. It is no bogie,
conjured up by sensation mongers. It
lies in great seams alongside navigable
rivers, and on awakening China will
soon coin those seams into commercial
products. When she does our Yellow
Peril will s tand before u s at once, unless
indeed we utilize to the utmost an Open
Warrior and get ready to lay downiron
at the sea bearing minimum transpor
tation charges.
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Signature of
NOTICE OF PROHIBITION ELECTION
Pursuant to the general election laws
of North Carolina, and "An act to pro
hibt the manufacture and sale of intox
icating liquors in North Carolina,"
ratified on the 31st day of January,
1908. notice is hereby given to the
voters of Wayne county that an election
will be held at the various precincts of
said county on Tuesday, 26th day of
May. 1908.
Registration books -will be open on
Friday, April 24th, and close at sunset
Saturday, May 16, 1908. Registration
books will be open at the polling places
in the county from 9 o'clock a. m. till
sunset on Saturday, April 25th, May
2nd, May 9th., and May 16th. Registra
tion books will be open for challenges
on Saturday, May 23, from 9 o'clock
a. m. till sunset.
This April 2nd, 1908.
H.' B. PARKER, Jr.,
Ch'm Board of Elections of Wayne Co
BARNES AYCOCK,
Secretary
HEED NOT ALARM US.
May options are today selling at
less than 9 cents in New Orleans and
middling spots at about 10 cents. This
is a fall from the best prices of the sea
son of about 4 cents a pound, and such
a fall is, indeed, a crash that is felt on
the farms where cotton is still held.
What a bumper crop next fall Would
lead to we need not consider.
The dectine in prices has been brought
about by the general condition of trade
A slackened demand tor goods has
placed the staple at the mercy of the
mills. In hard times people can wear
old clothes, but wheat and corn cannot
be treated in that manner. This, no
doubt, is why we have $1 wheat and 9
cent cotton. The prices of wheat and
corn have been well maintained, while
the prioes of cotton have gone down
from day to day, and the fear is that
the bottom has not been reached.
Of all years this is the one In which
the South should endeavor to make its
own corn, and as nearly as may be its
own meat. If we do that the prices for
cotton need not alarm us. If we do
that, our farmers can hold a portion of
their cotton, and that would bring the
the mills, both foreign and domestic,
to an improved appreciation ot the sit
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For Electric Motor
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On May 1st the Board of Public
Works of the City of Goldsboro will in
stall a permanent day current at the
following rates:
CEILING FANS.
One Fan, Day Only, - - - $3.00 mo.
One Fan, Day and to 10 p. m. 3.50 mo.
Two Fans, day only - - 5.00 mo.
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