Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-08-26
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
Our Excellent Walter Cores
pOndent Not Only Writes
the News but Talks Prac-
tical Suggestions to Our Far
mer Friends.

WALTER, N. c., Aug. %. '97.
DEAR ARGUS:-The rain for
the past few days has in~terferfed
with the fodder pulling consider
ably, but still our farmers are
very busy, and if the weather is
favorable this week and next,
there will be a good quantity
saved.
| Some of the farmers are CONS.
planning that cotton IS not OPEN
ing as early this year as last,
but we think they should rather
be rejoicing. tor last year the
first cotton had very few matur~
ed seed, and short lint, due to it's
opening too early.
A revival was in progress at
Spring Hill last week, conducted
by Rev. Trey Philips and Tyler
johnson. There was considers
able interest, and much good was
accomplished.
At the Quaker church at Oak>
land, Rev. Barna Perkins assist
ed by1Rev. Chas. Peterson. has
bcen stirring up the people to a
greater degree than has been
witnessed in years. Several times
it would have reminded one of
the old fashioned shouting camp
meetings. We trust much lasting
good will result therefrom.
From the number of new gins
we see on the road. one would
judge the cotton crop to be the
most promising in several years,
Well. it is getting time for some
thing to help out the farmers.
But we forgot that the good
crops are due to the present adj
ministration. (O
MIR. W. F. Rose, one of our
most prosperous farmers and a
staunch friend of Democracy is
building a condition" to his
house which adds materially to
it's appearance and comfort.
"We Go Forward" too.
Miss Ella Howell visited in our
community last week, brighten
ing by her sunshiny disposition
the house of Miss Agnes Gurley.
and her cousin Mrs. Ed. Gurley.
Mrs. M. K. Crawford and
daughters, Misses Berta and
Carrie. visited the family of our
jolly friend MI. Jno. Sherard
last week.
Mr.. Fred Howell aud family
were at Col. Crawford's one day
last week. Miss Sudie spent a
few days with Carrie Crawford.
Miss Carrie Bell MCGEE and
Master Tom are spending a week
with their aunt Mrs. M. K Craw-
ford.
Miss Lula Smith has returned
from an extended visit to her
sister Mrs. Bundy, near Raleigh,
N. G.
Mrs. Issac Smith accompanied
by her son Luther made a flying
visit to her daughter Mrs. SteY.-
enson, at Wilson. last week.
Mr.. Henry Hood, of South
Side" was prospecting in our
midst last week, with a viaw of
purchasing land.
We are glad to learn that the
estimable wife Of Mr.. Geo. L.
Becton has SO far recovered from
her long illness as to be able to
visit her mother, Mrs. Jack Yels
verton. near Stantons5urg.
Misses Lula and Minnie Neal,
daughters of our esteemed neighs
Dor Mr.. W. II. Neal, left last
week to visit friends and rela-
tives near Hillsboro,
Mrs. w. H. Hand was quite
sick at her fathers. Mr.. N. H.
Gurley, last week, but is better
now, we are glad to learn.
Mrs. Calvin Dali received
quite a painful fall last week, and
is yet suffering very much from
the effects of it, we are sorry to
learn.
Mr.. Charlie Neal is confined to
his home with Malarial fever.
His many friends hope soon to
see him out again.
Mr.. Joe Croker has the finest
field of pea vine hay we have
seen. It is worth more than all
the fodder on a two-horse crop.
1t is surprising that farmers do
not raise more of this than they
do.
Rev. A. L Ormond preached
at Pine Forest Sunday night, and
will protract a meeting there
this week.
By the way. your type" made
US say that the meeting at Eben-
ezer closed very "abundantly'
when we said abruptly, though
we are not surprised, for our
photographed attainments are
seriously impaired by the inactiv
ity of the motive power which is
necessarily brought into requisi-
ton in the art of pencil pushing.
Jethro Howell was so badly
frightened a few evenings ago,
that he has not yet assumed his
wonted calmness and serenity. 1t
was his evening to ''teed up, "and
he betook himself to the barn
lust as the evening shades we're
gathering, long after the lengths
ening shadows had faded from
existence, and in the quietude
and stiffness of the twilight hour,
he was perhaps absorbed in
thoughts. or dreaming. of his