Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-30
WALTER LETTER
A Condensed Chronicling of the
Happenings OF a Week.
Walter. n. O.. Sept. u. '97

perfectly white with cotton, thai
had not been picked at all, ana
heard two of our farmers say they
had at least ten bales each III the
field, with no prospects of getting
it out soon. II meat was 10 cent,
per pound and everything else ID
proportion, such would not be tbs
case. Labor can board a wee
now on one days work. We are
IN almost the same condition,
comparatively, that the grain
farmers of the Northwest were
during harvest, when they could
not get their wheat saved, and at
the same time the country was
swarming with idle men One OF
our neighbors on the railroad Lad
a man at bis house begging for
money to buy bread. He told
him to go in his cotton patch and
he would pay him for all he would
pick. The gentleman Of color and
leisure replied, 81 am from Phil
adetphia and can't pick c~otton,"
and continued to count cross ties.
But then, there is another side t.
the question. The exceedingly
low price of c ton causes the
farmers not tn bestir themselves
to get it cut fsster, and tends 20
keep them disheartened
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Smith Lett
last Thursday to attend the Prim-
tive Baptist Association rear
Raleigh. Mr.. Geo. YcIverton is
in attendance, also.
Messrs. 2. B. Scott, T. J.
CHM and j.. c. Pr.vett were visit
INC in this section Sunday after
noon.
Miss Lula Smith attended the
Association, and will visit her
sister Mrs. Chester Buady.
Messrs. Jim Hooks and Gee.
Mitchell went TO Richmond last
Tuesday and report Il very enjoy
able trip.
Ben Sasser, and his brother
John, were visiting relatives IN
tie Fremont section jast Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. A. l.. Ormond was in our
community one day last week. We
are always glad to see him.
Miss Berta Crawford returned
from an extended visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Ormond, last Friday.
Miss Carrie Becton is Iendi x
har charms to the home Of her
BROTHER, Mr.. Geo. Beclon, this
week.
Mr.. j. N. Hines, Of Selma,
was in our community last woeE,
talking life insurance tc our farm
eTs.
Mr.. Marshall Sasser, from near
Fremont, is en- a visit to his
mother, near here.
Misses Maggie Wells and Sallie
Woodland, of your city, r visit,
ing friends in this community.
Mr.. Ed. GurIey has been quite
sick for several days, but is i'm
proving, we are glad to learn.
Another one Of the Forks land
marks has been called to try the
realities Of eternity. MIR. Chas.
Pate, a prosperous farmer, ard
most excellent citizen, was buried
last Saturday. He was a member
of the Primitive Baptist church,
and died in the full triumphs of
faith.
Mrs. Betsy johnson, an aged
lady, who, years ago, made her
home at MIR. A. L. Sasser's, died
at her homo in johnson county
last Friday, and was buried near
Ebenezer, in the Coor graveyard,
last Saturday.
We notice accounts Of two duels.
Now if there is anything we dis,
like more than another it is a duel:
and should we ever be called upon
to participate in one, we will state
our terms now, so there will be
no misunderstanding. We reserve
the right to choose weapons, which
will be a Calling gun, and claim
first fire, from behind a tree no
less than four feet in diameter.
As we anticipated, our trip to
Richmond was called off, and we
are now consoled with the thought
that the State fair is in the near
future: and if it comes the week
our 'sbiled shlrt'' is up for re-
pairs. the editor has returned
and perhaps we can borrow
his for two days; and then, too,
the circus is coming to relieve the
monotony, so we will try and be
E'calm and serene" and await
future developments.
They yer seated upon a rock,
near the waters edge, and the
death-like silence which prevailed
was only broken by the intense
throbbings of a heart which
yearned to pour forth its devo-
tons. Just as he reached that
point where his heaving bosom
seemed TO tell the secret his lips
failed to express, she remarked /:
s.George, why does that terrapin,