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j8 $1.00 a Year, "This Argus o'er the people's rights Doth an eternal vigil keep ; No soothingstrains of Maia's son Shall lull itshundred yes to sleep." $1.00 a Year. VOL,. XXTI eOLBSBiORO, IT. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908. NO. 73 ' j 1 - ! -a 13 ,v 1 --- s. . - , 4 ft VALE, SILAS HERRING An Old Fire Fightisg Land mark Goes Up In Last Night's Flames. A Chapter of Local History and Per sonal Interest string But to Com plete Tbe Story Here Told. From Thursday's Daily. Of course all the older citizens Goldsboro is growing in population so rapidly these days we have to qualify when we speak of things even of the recent past remember Silas Herring, whose daily occupation was hanging around the station and calling '"Rail road" at the first sight of approaching trains in either direction. As a "side line" Silas would pilot colored tran sients to tbe "Great Kastern" boarding house, of those days, near where the beautiful City Hall now stands. Jus tice Hoke, ol the Supreme Court, then a Superior Court Judge, and who is a pronounced "brunette, "tells it on him selt that, on his first official, judicial, visit to Goldsboro, to preside over Wayne court, he in some way fell into the hands of Silas Herring, who, mis taking him for a colored man, started off with him and his grip for the Great Eastern. On passing the crossing at Walnut street and bearing off up East Cente Judge Hoke stopped him, say ing, "hold on there, porter, I want to go to this hotel" pointing to the Ken non. "Oh," said Silas, "you can't stop there. They don't take colored folks." Appreciating the joke to the fullest, Judge Hoke said, laughing heartily, "Well, jiveme my grip and I'll try it, anyway.1' But this is only the prelude to our story of the hour. In the early gdays of Goldsboro's peerless volunteer fire department, that always -does such superb and effective work at fires, and that eclipsed itself even at last night's fire, the first fire fighting Apparatus was a hook and ladder wagon, which, while it was yet new, was itselff burned in a fire, away back in the 70s. Alter a lapse ot years another fire company was formed, about I860, and it was furnished, by the city with h double tank chemical engine, which did most effeeti vework in extinguish ing fires, provided it .got to the scene at an early stagefof the conflagration. Subsequently, as the town progressed to city proportions, a modern steam fire engine was purchased, nickle-plat-ed and beautiful, and it was named "Mary Alice," Ua honor -o the lovely little daughter of Mr. Charles Dewey. A spirited rivalry sprangup between the two companies the ohemioal boys always making desperate, and often successful, effort to get to the fire and put it out before the "Mary Aliee" eould get up steam. This rivalry, with some of the more zealous members, waxed so strong as to sometimes bor der on personal confict, and, to tanta lize the chemical boys, some ot the steamer boys, the chemical engine having no name, dubbed it "Silas Her ring," and this namejstuck to it until it went out ot commission with tbe in auguration of water works and fire hydrants at the street corners and the advent ot hose wagons. In last night's fire the "Silas Her ring" was destroyed, together with the city's street sprinkler, garbage carts and harness.tbat were under the shelt er in the rear of thefire house, adjoin ing Grantham'sfstables. Vale, "Silas Herring"! PASTOR SUES CONGREGATION Unique Case Tried Before Justice of Peace Peterson Tuisday Even ing. "A "unique case was tried yesterday evening before Justice of the Peace Joseph E. Peterson, when "Rev." J. H. Love, pastor of St. James African Methodist church brought suit against his congregation to recover $218, the salary due for this year. Many mem bers were present and testified. The pastor was awarded judgment for $200, following which an appeal was taken. The case will be heard at the January term of Superior Court, and undoubted ly will create much amusement. HOMICIDE AT DUDLEY. Mr. Ira Hatch Shot and In stantly Kilted at 2 O'clock This Morn ing. Mr.B. J. Bowden Charged With The Deed,and He is Wounded From a Shot Gun in The Hands of the Dead Man's Son. -V From Thursday's Daily. Early this morning the news was heralded that in the night Mr. Ira Hatch, living at Dudley, had been shot and killed by Mr. Badger J. Bow den, a young man of that place, son of Mr. W. B. Bowden, and mayor of Dud ley. Bowden is in bed from wounds received immediately after from a shot gun in the hands of the dead man's son. The dead man was a brother of Mr. J. R. Hatch, Clerk ot the Superior Court of this county, who went early this morning to the scene of the trage dy, as did also the coroner and the sheriff, and at this writing an investi gation is being held. No one at Dudley seems disposed to give a statement for the press, the AEflcs having used the phone freely in an effort to secure the tacts. From what we could gather, how ever, it seems that Bowden end Hatch were at variance, and about 1 o'clock this morning some one passed 'Hatch's house and shot his dog. Whereupon Hatch and his son got shot jjuns and went out to reconnoitre and, -some dis tance on the streets, met 'Bowden, whom the elder Hatch immediately ac cused of shooting his dog. Hat words nsued and Bowden shot Hatch through the heart with a pistol, -from which death resulted instantly, and. thereupon the younger Hatch - shot Bowden with his shot gun, both loads, but inflicting only flesh wounds, from which Bowden is confined te.htBbed. Bowden gives as Mb reason-tor being on the streets at the above -unusual hour, resulting in the death of Hatch, that he had a negro in tbe lock-up,and, as mayor of the town, he had gone to Aook after his prisoner's comdort, it saving turned cold during the night, and that he was on. this errand when encountered by the ttatebes. Money and Busisess. Charlotte Observer. The annual report of Director ot the Mint Frank A. Leach shows that .dur ing the past fiscal year 197,238,377 gold was coined in the United States Subsidiary -silver coinage reached ,fd6. 530,477.25, the largest total since 1877. The minor oolnage was f 146,006:22 Gold coin in the United States on June 30th last waseatimated at fL,535f 16 328 and silver coin (including 68,268.. 812 silver dollars) at S7i5.ifig&. Figures like these are not without: interest for him who considers them in their relation to the commerce of the country and the world. It may be observed, first, that the metalic or pasic element in our currency plus all other elements scarcely reaches the third ot our bank deposits, whose bill ions run well into the 'teens. All the estimated money in the world gold coin, silver coiu and nncovered paper is less than one-seventh of the pro perty valuation of the United States alone. From this it will be- evident that the nimble dollar does an amount of work almost incredible. Any one can see that money, unless incidentally, does not constitute value but is simply a token of value to facilitate the world's work and avoid the primitive neces sity of barter. The more a nation has the banking habit the less circulating medium it requires; thus England, the most act ively trading nation in the world, contents .itself with only about 818 per capita. The supply of money, even of gold, the ultimate money and that which directly operates on a world-wide scale, need have little re lation to prices except when greatly under or above the aotual requirements ot trade. ?.SiE-ULES for iho Kidneys a DAYS' TREATMENT FOR SI.M Business Block Threat- Fire Which Originated Last Night of John M. Grantham Proved To Many Buildings. FIRE BELL TOLLED Heroic Effort of Firemen Saved Several Homes, Odd Fellows New Building and Engine House and Constrained the Flames Within Narrowest Possible Limits. Frem Thursday's Daily. A fire which originated in the hay Storehouse ol Jno. M. Grantham's stables and threatened to destroy much valuable property in the thickly set tled business district, bounded by Cen tre, Walnut, John and Mulberry streets, was finally mastered by Golds boro's excellen volunteer fire service, alter destroying and damaging proper ty to the extent of between 815,000 and $20,000, partly c6vered by insurance. When the alarm was sounded, pedes tians, who had passed in the vicinity of the fire, a few minutes before, were startled to see the sky illuminated in crimson and flames leaping skywards in bounds. The spectacle created much excitement and many residents at a distance for the ere district, thought that the entire business sec tion was bing consumed by the flames. THE FIRE IN BET All.. The alarm was sounded from the corner of Walnut and John streets about 8:30 o'clock, and a few minutes later the large stables and store room containing a carload of hay, was like a furnace, smoke was issuing frm the windows on the brick stables -en John street and the engine bowse. The trees in the rear ot the home of Mr. Louis Galley were afire, and it seemed for some time as if all the buildings surrounding the stables would be consumed. No one seems to ihave an idea hew the fire - originated. About twenty minutes before the fire a man from the country had placed his male in the stables. One of the suppositions today was that probably he had inadvertent ly lighted a match to find hi way in side the stable. However, there is no tangible clue as to the origin. A sad feature ot the blaze was the tolling of the fire bell as the firery tongues fought their way up the tower, foretelling its own doom and down fall, and many spectators watehed thie time honored signal as it fell from it lofty perch, where for twelve years it has served the residents ot Goldsboro faithfully. It dropped with a loud thnd, and today is a total wreck. The total loss will notiexceed 115,000, divided as follows: John M Grantham, stables, stered vehicles, feed, hay and one horse, S3, 000 above all insurance. City of Goldsboro, street sprinklerg carts, drays, SI, 600, no insurance. Fire Department, on Jtower and ap paratus in the lot in the rear of the en gine house, 81, 400, with no insurance, Louis Gulley, out houses, barns and damage to residence,! 81,000, covered by insurance. Odd Fellows, damages to their new building, $30O, covered by insurance. L. F. Pearsall, city driver, damage to furniture, 850, insured. T. N. Waters & Bro., damage to the boarding house occupied by Mrs. Hor ton, 850, insured. SIDELIGHTS ON FIRE. Every window on the north side of the Odd Fellows building iwas broken by the intense heat. Streams of water were played upon the postofflce tojprotect this fine struct ure. A wonderful escape Mr Gulley's bouse. Excellent work! Firemen. Vehicles of all kinds and several bales of cotton taken from nearby buildings by willing hands. Hundreds of persons visited the soene last night and this morning. The city electric (plant shut down to ened By Flames. in Stables Menace ITS OWN DOOM. prevent any damage from live wires, connected to the bell tower. No fire anywhere and by a regular professional paid department could have possibly been handled with great er skill and efficiency than was this fire last night. The flames were re stricted absolutely to the narrowest possible confines, and everyone is out spoken and generous in their coinuien- datio'n of Mr. Horace 13. King, Chief of the Fire Department, for the fine judg ment with which he marshalled his forces and of the prompt and untiring work of the volunteer firemen in earry ing out his directions. We have, sureiy the best fir depart ment in the world. There cosid be bo better. ALDERMEN MEET, Special Called Session this MTn isg. At a called meeting of the Board of Aldermen this mornuag, Chief 61 Police Freeman was authorized to make purchase of new street carts and harness and such other equip ment in this department as may be needed to supply last night's losses by fire. The Fire and Water Cosim'ittee were instructed to secure bids for the repair of the electric fire alarm sys tem and for the construction of a new bell tower and report as. party as pas sible. Mr, Horace E. King, the so effici ent chief of the Fire Department, was invited to aet with the Fire and Water Committee, And already he is at work, and hopes to have even , a more complete system soon in oper ation than was the former. Why Refer to Doctors 1 Because we make medicines for them. We tell them all about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, con sumption. They trust it. Then you can afford to trust it. Ask your own doctor. " . The best kind of a testimonial "Sold for over sixty years." Made by J. O. Ayer Co., Lowell. Mass. Alio manufacturers of 7 SARSAPASILLA. yers PILLS. HAIR VIGOR. We hava no seorets ! Wo publish the formulas of all oar medicines. Ayer's Pills greatly aid the Cherry Pectoral in breaking up a cold. DO YOU WANT FRUIT? If so have yourjorchards and vine yards properly cared for at the right season. November, December and January are tbe proper months to prune, trellis and arbor your vines. I am at your services for the work, and at reasonable prices. See me or drop me a postal and I will see you. ? Respectfully, W. G. HOLLOWELlL. LATIN-AMERICAN MARKETS. Some Statictics and Dove ments That. Should Espe cially Interest the South. President Finley of the Southern Railway Writes Interestingly and Impressively 7of Great Opportunities That Are Open to the South and Urges Co-operative Action. Washington, jD. , Dec. 14, 1908. Editor Argus, Coldsboro, N. C. Dear Sir: Complying with requests from edi tors of newspapers published in the Southern States for occasional letters on commercial and economic topics of interest to the people of our section, I take the liberty of writing to you on the great importance ot the expansion of our export trade with the Latin Ameiican countries. This is a matter of special import ance to our section, not only because of our geographical advantage with reference to this trade, which, as to the Pacific Coast countries, will be still further increased by the completion of tbe Panama Canal, but also because a large portion ot the commodities which the countries to the -south of us import can be produced and manufactured ad vantageously in tbe Southern States. A few statistics will show the great present importance and fut-are possU bilities of these markets. In round figures, the area of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West India Islands is 9,000,000 square miles, and their combined population is 65, 600,000. Their population is rapidly increasing. In the year 1907, 329,122 immigrants arrived in Argentina alone. Among South American cities, Rio de Janeiro will soon have a population of 1,000,000, and-Buenos Aires, the lagest city in the world south of the equator, has approximately 1,200,000 inhabi tants, and the progressive character of its people is shown by the tact that thy Hie bow arranging to put in a sysidin olflnder-ground electric rail ways. xne past ten years have witnessed a marked change in political and eco nomic conditions in the Latin-Ameri can countries. Political upheavals are now of rare occurrence, and these coun tries are naKing rapid strides in ma terial development. In former years they were seriously hampered by lack of transportation facilities. Their needs in tit is respect are being rapidly supplied. Navigable streams are be ing improved, wagon roads are being constructed, and the Latin-American governments, generally, are pursuing an enlightened policy of encourage ment to railway construction. Political stability, increasing popu lation, and improved means of trans portation are resulting in material progress and in an increase in the pur chasing power of the Latin-American peoples, the extent ot which, I believe, is not generally appreciated in our country. The importance of the Latin-American markets is indicated not so much by the present value of the imports into those countries as by the rate at which their purchases from other coun tries is increasing. In 1898 the total value ot their purchases from the Uni ted States was 885,861,857. Comparing these figures with those for the last fiscal year, shows an increase in ten years of $150,770,274, or 176 per cent. In the same period the total value of our exports to all tbe rest of the world increased a fraction less than 42 per cent. Gratifying as this increase is, it does not represent what might have been attained if our people had given more attention to these markets, for many of the countries have increased their purchases from Great Britain, Germany and Prance even more rap idly than from the United States, and, notwithstanding our geographical ad vantage, they purchase more than three times as much from other coun tries as from us. The demand of the Latin-American markets is chiefly for manufactured goods and largely for commodities the raw materials for which are produced In our Southern States, and which are already being) i manufactured! in our section. While it is a fact that the imports in the Latin-Amerioan countries con sist almost entirely of manufactured articles, it does not follow that South ern mauafacturer8,wonld be the only ones benefited by an increase in ex ports from our section to those coun tries. On the contrary, the benefits would be shared by all our people. For instance, if an establishment in one of our Southern towns engaged in the manufacture of stoves or furniture can build np an export trade to Mexi co or one of the Central or South Amer ican countries, it means that it will give employment to more men who will buy more goods from the local re tail merchants and who will give to the farmer a larger Home market for his products. It is to the interest, not otiLy ot the South Atlantic and Gulf ports, but o our inland communities as well, that our Latin-American trade both im port and export should flow through Southern ports. A large proportion of the commodities which the United States imports from Latin-America are consumed in the South. Southern manufacturers can supply a large pro portion of the commodities which the Latin-American countries buy abroad. It would, therefore, be to the advant age of all concerned in coffee, nitrates tropical fruits, mahogany timber, rub ber, and other products of Central and South' America and the West Indies, could be brought into Southern ports in ships which , would return laden with the products of Southern manu facturing establishments. For this reason I believe that, in seeking to develop this Latin-American trade, the merchants and manufacturers, not only of our seaboard cities but of the interior as well, and Southern trans portation lines should all co-operate, as far as practicable, in systematic efforts to guide both imports and exports through Southern ports. The International Bureau ol Ameri can Republics, to the support of which the United States is the largest contri butor, is devoted exclusively to the -work of drawing the republics of North and South America into closer social and commercial relations. As a result of suggestions made to him by citizens of the South, Hon. John Barrett, Di rector of the Bureau, is now contem plating a trip through the Southern States for the purpose of delivering a series ot addresses on the general sub ject of trade with the countries south of the Kio Grande, with special refer ence to the interest of the South in that trade. These addresses will doubtless be of great practical value to our sec tion. It, however, we are to obtain the full benefit of the work that is being done by the Federal Government and by the Bureau ot American Republics, we must make practical use of the in formation which they gather and dis seminate. This is a matter in which, I believe, we should all take an active interest, and I am writing to you on this subject because I know, of .no. agency that can contribute more to the bringing about of a broad and intelli gent public interest in the develop ment ot this trade than can the prss ot the South. Yours very truly,. W. W. FINLEY, President. The Christmas Dinner. In spite of tbe fact that tbe word dys pepsia means literally bad cook, it will not be fair for many to lay the blame on the cook if they begin the Christmas Dinner with little appetite and end it with distress or nausea. It may not be fair lor any to do that let us hope so tor the sake of the cookl The disease dyspepsia indicates a bad stomach, that is a weak stomach, rather than a bad cook, and for a weak stomach there is nothing else equal to Hood's Sarsa- parilla It gives the stomach vigor and tone, cures dyspepsia, creates appetite, and makes eating the pleasure it should be. NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of the power of sale con tained in the mortgage made by James E. Barnes to F. B. Aycock. J. A. Hooks and J. M. Stone, dated March 21st, 1905, and registered in the office of the Kesristerof Deeds of Wavne County. North Carolina, in Book 88, Page 161. the undersigned will sell by public auction to highest biddei for c .sh at the court house donr in Goldsboro, Wayne County. North Carolina, at 12 o'clock m. on Friday, Jannary 22nd, 1909 ! the tract of land in Great Swamp Townshio , said County and State, in said mortgage describ ed as touows: Begianing at an Ash on the run of Juniper Swamp and runs thence North 97 poles to tt stake, then East 70poles t- a pine, then S.49 E. 69 poles to a stake, then South 91 poles tc the run of Jumper swamp, then up the run of said Swamp as it meanders to the beginning, con taining seventy .four acres, more or less, being the lands described in the deed from J. W, Aycock and others to James E. Barnes, reei- stered in the office of the Registor of Deeds o. said County, in Book 7S. Page 56. This 18th day of December, 1908. F. B. Avcook. J. A. Hooks. J. M. Stone Mortgages. e "U. i ' S: ' IS, 5 t Subscribe for the ARGU3. ... f