Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-16
OUR WALTER LETTER.
Some Interesting Facts From
Cur Regular Correspondent
Walter. n. c.. Sept. /:

Cur Regular Correspondent.
Walter, N. c., Sept. 13.
DEAR ARGUS The quietude
of this community has been
broken only by the busy hum of
the gins, and everybody is hard at
work saving their cotton. We
have heard more complaint than
usual of the scarcity of cotton
pickers.
There was yearly AMI. quarterly
meeting at Old Chapel Saturday
and Sunday. There was a large
crowd in attendance. The
Primitive Baptists are noted for
attending regularly the meetings
of their Church and the majority
OF them are among our best citi-
zens and most prosperous farm
ers.
Mr.. Johnnie Mitchell's baby
picked up a piece of potash on the
floor, while Mrs. Mitchell was
securing, ons day last week and
put it in his mouth. He suffered
very much with a badly burned
mouth and tongue, but fortunately
did not swallow any Of it.
Mr.. Walden Rose is carry ing his
hand in a sling and nursing a very
painful rising IN his wrist, which
not only units him for work, but
interferes with his peaceful slam
bers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed, Gurley were
visiting DIR. and Mrs. Crawford
last Sunday.
Mr.. Sam Tolar, a Wayne county
boy, but now of Wilson, n. c.,
was visiting in the community last
week.
Messrs. G. A. Brown, of the
ARGUS, Richard Woodland, George
Wells, James Casey and Harry
Wrenn, all of Goldsboro, were
visiting in this community last
Sunday.
Mr.. Ruhin Baily and family, OF
Johnston, visited at the home of
Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Smith, during the
meeting at Chapel, last week.
Mrs. M. X. Crawford and
daughter, Carrie. returned home
Monday from a weeks visit to
friends in town.
Master Oscar, son of MI. Jim
Hooks, is recovering from his re
cent sickness, we are glad to learn,
We regret to learn of the seri-
Gus illness OF Mrs. Eta Edwards,
, wife Of Mr.. John Edwards, and
hope for her a speedy recovery .
Miss Amanda We cd I'D from
near Princeton, was on a visit to
her sister Mrs, Smith last week.
), Mr.. Ed Womack, the clever
lgenjal agent at Princeton, accom-
panied by two charming daught-
ers of Eve, Misses Mary Thomp>
son and Estelie Hoes were in the
neighborhood Sunday evening.
From present indications the
sportsmen will be strictly in it
this fall, as the crop Of birds is
larger than for several years.
Cur county is getting full of
Mormon preachers. and they, no
doubt, are making some head
way in disseminating their r4>
Iigion. But occasionally they get
'cold coffee" We heard of one
man whose house they went to,
and he came from the field to as
certain their BUSINESS when Cne
of them remarked: ''lf you have
no objections, Sir. we would like
to leave some tracts with you
The farmer "sized them up" al
once, and replied: "All right, sir,
but be sure you leave them with
the heel toward the house" AnC
they left them.
J, We have heard many things
said for, and against, bicycle
+ riding. and there is nothing we
enjoy more than a spin, buf
TOBY Howell says there is oaly
iOuO tnluS lie SS0S dOOQU OuC u
recommed it to him. and that IS,
it is not afraid of the train.
! It does not require a very
close observer. IN travelling
: through this community, to be
> impressed with the fact. thai
r some Of our farmers make hay
y while the sun Shines" for LIZ
I will see evidence of this, in the
many large, we'll rounded stacks
} of bay. which dot SO many fields
E and still many let the frost xii
: their grass, and next summer
pay from $1.OO to 81 % per hun,
$ dred for baled hay, There are
5 lots of people who think any
) thing they ouy better than the
same thing raised at home, anl
then, it is SO much easier too, tx
'-Igo to town and buy a ton Of mic
baled hay already cured than te
u go in the field, during the hot
test part of summer and maks
hay: especially if there is nc
money in consideration unit
after cotton comes in. The very
first essential to successful farm
life is a corn crib. hay loft, ant
smoke house, as neal the dwell
ling as safety from fire will admit