Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-28
WALTER LETTER.
A Condensed Chronicling of the
Happenings of a Week.

49, AtS AN@N<%F GAS ~
overcoat demands our attention.
We regret TO see SO few tar
mers making any preparation
for small grain. This is a sad
mistake, but one hard to impress
upon toe average farmer. We
know a man who raised three
thousand bushels Of wheat, for
which ne realized 81 90 per
busnel. But some will say. our
lana is not suitable, But this is a
mistake, for the county in which
this was raised (Davidson) will
uoS average any more than the
laud in our county. Our farmers
ara too completely wrapped up
III making five cent cotton. and
pay too little attention to pre-
pairing the soil. seeding, &c. to
get good results from grain, and
besides. it takes ali the land
worth eultivating to raise i've
cent cotton. Like the prodigal
son, when they come to them
selves, they viii realize the error
OF their way, and return to the
custom of their fathers.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Smith left
last Thursday to attend the
Primitive Baptist Association,
near Wilson.
Mr.. Harris. from near Char
lotta. vas visiting at Mr.. Bill
ITlompson's last week.
In addition to the low price, and
short crop of cotton, we hear a
good many farmers say, that the
corn crop is not by any means up
to the average. The long drought
cut off the old corn and also pre-
vented the late corn from fully
noturiog.
Mrs. DR.. Jordan spent Friday
night with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L.Sasser, on her return
from the Fair. Mrs. Sasser ac-
companied her home Saturday.
2ir. and Mrs. Ed. Gurley, are
spending a few days recuperating,
at Oak Glen, with Mrs. Gurley's
parents, Col. and Mrs. Crawford.
Wehope they will SOON regain their
health.
Cur enterpsizi,,g and progress
we neighbor, IT. Jno. NJ. Mitch
I'll attended the Raleigh Fair last
Thursday, accom- panied by Master
Geo. Hooks.
Nessrs. Oscar Neal and Daily
! Hines went 90 Raleigh last Wed
aesday, retoraing Thursday even
Ing
Messrs. Bin Thompson, ?. c.
Caldwell and a. 3. Woodland tocl
IL ne Fair last Thursday.
Miss Cora App1ewIlite ana Mrs
8aGiey from otsntonaburg, wor'
visiting the family of Mr.. Il J
Jones iast week.
Mrs. ~heo. Hi.ll, from Eureka
S visiting her 81 Ter, Mrs. Il. T
Jones gave birthday supper las
night, Which WIS highly enioyo<
by the participants, ana We under
stand q most elegant menu wa
served consisting OF everything t,
tempt the most fastidious epi
cure.
DIR. Crawford has commence
tbs erection Of q comfortable O.
fee ae his CID home Coax Glen,
which will nos only be Of gree
service. but viii add considerabl
to the other Improvements re
cently made there,
Mr., Toby Iowells house j
nearing completion and soon b
viii be comfortably domicilad
"a little house, ali his own.
Well, we at last got away &c
,fono day. and took in" the Fan
o. rather it took us in, For VI
felt considerably taken IN, whe
We arrived, and found Their
would be no racing, a feature VI
enjoy. But we remained "call
aud SERENE" aud watched th
; fakirs, for tine ground We
swarmed with them. and listene
, to the music. an q pitied the man
silly folks who spent their har
earnings on "The Merry g
Round" The gypsy tent, the rin
,game. throwing balls at the cool
knocking down wooden dolls, tt
shooting gallery, and many oth'
catch penny traps. "What foo
these mortais Del"
"kILLICKINICK.'
Tired people are. tired because TIL
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