Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-08-05
CROPS LAID BY.
Our Interesting Walter Corress
pOndent Talks ON General
Topics of Local Moment
WALTER, N. c., Aug.

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section are almost all sslaid by
and soon. the fox hunters here will
be heard. In the meantime there
is plenty of hard cider to keep
things lively.
Mr. George Bocton came near
losing a barn of tobacco one day
last week. One of the barn logs,
which came in close contact with
the furnace, was discovered to be
on fire in time to prevent serious
trouble. George has been nursing
a bone felon for several days.
There is considerable sickness
in our community again, but none
of a very serious nature. In fact,
we have a comparatively healthy
locality, the mortality being gen
orally the result of chronic cases.
Our good friend Ruff. Rose has
been on the sick list for several
days, with but slight improvement
in his condition. We wish him
an early recovery.
Mr. Needham Fail, one of our
best and most prosperous farmers,
has been suffering for some time
with heart trouble, but his condi
ton is somewhat improved.
One of our most popular young
ladies. Miss Agnes Guriey. is
confined to her bed with fever.
Her host of friends wish her a
speedy restoration to health.
Mrs. Susan Hooks was quite
sick the first of the week, but is
now convalescing.
Mrs. N. H. Gurley is again able
to be out, to the delight of her
many friends, after a slight relapse
which confined her to her bed for
a few days.
Mrs. B. F. Sugg, of Greenville,
N. c., visited her brother, Col.
Crawford, this week, accompanied
by her neice, Miss Pearl Horna-
day, the accomplished daughter of
DR.. E. H. Hornaday, of Greene
county.
MI. Decatur Caldwell and his
sisters, of Princeton, N. c., Wis
tied the family of their uncle, Mr..
A. FL. Caldwell, this week.
MI. Bose Thompson. of near
Charlotte, son Of the late DR.. John
r. Thompson, is on a visit to his
home. His many friends are glad
to see him.
Miss Gertrude Thompson re-
turned home this week from an
extended visit to her sisters,
Mesdames Cochran, near Chars
lotte.
There was a Sunday-school pic
mic at Spring Hill last Thursday,
which was well attended and every
body speaks in highest praise of
the good dinner that was served.
A very entertaining programme,
consisting of singing, Rotations,
etc., by the children, and speeches
by H. T.. Jones and I. B. Parker,
added very much to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
Our esteemed friend Joe Crock
gave a barbecue dinner last Sat-
urday, which was highly enjoyed
by those present. We had a spec
ial invitation, including our better
half and numerous ofsprings, but
pressure of duties prevented US
from participating, very much to
our regret and disappointment.
Mr.. Phil. c.. Howell is erect
ing a nice dwelling at his home
place, which when completed will
be one of the prettiest and most
comfortable homes in the neigh.
borhood,
We find a majority of the people
u~nalterably and uncompromisingly
opposed to the special school tax,
and such being the case, it seems
to us that the election will be q
useless expense to the State, IN
less we had more hopes of carry
ing it for schools. Whenever you
talk to a man about taxes you
touch a tender spot in his anatomy.
A great many of them care noth-
ing for the benefits to be derived.
They just seem to be religiously
opposed to being taxed for any
thing, and will not listen to argu-
ment. We find such bitter opposi-
ton from some that we have come
to the conclusion that if it were
proclaimed from high heaven that
a certain tax of most any specified
amount, paid annually, would
guarantee a man entrance there
after into the celestial city, that
there r. men who would prefer
to risk their chances. The only
way to get the law is like we got
the stock law. If that had been
voted on, it would have been killed
outright, but very few men now
are opposed to it. What we need
is compulsory education, so that
each taxpayer will be equally ben
Gifted. As it is, not one man in q
dozen will send his children to
school regularly two weeks at a
time, therefore, the present sys-
tenn is a perfect burlesque on edu-
cation. We need better schools,
for they r the connecting link
between the homo and church and