Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-10-07
WALTER LETTER
A Condensed ChrOnicling of the
Happenings of a Week.
Walter. Oct. 6. 1887

Walter, Oct. 6, 1897.
DEAR ARGUs:-The dry wealth
or is still with us, and very little
prospects of rain. Little river
above here, is lower than it has
been in years.
Sickness in III community has
been on the increase for the past
week. The dry cold wind for the
past few days, has caused considers
able amount of colds, and sore
throat.
The farmers are still busy picks
ing cotton, and> most of the gin
yards are full of bales; waiting for
better prices.
This is a dangerous practice, for
in case of fire, some one would suf-
fer loss. But this is the fault Of
the farmers, for the owner of the
gin is not responsible after it leaves
the press.
| Mr.. Toby Howell is making
good Roadway on his house, and
when completed, will have a very
comfortable home. Mr.. lobe
Croker has the contract.
We we're w%ronghly informed in
regard to quarterly meeting being
held at Princeton. 1t convenes at
Smithield next Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. Edwin Holt and Miss Liz
zie MCGEE spent Monday with Miss
Agnes Gurley. They made the
trip Oh their wheels, and would
have returned with more pleasant
recollections, had it not been for
the fact that one of their tires be-
came punctured, and persisted in
remaining like the darkey's cat
fsh-swunk. After using all the
r~estoratives on hand together with
enough crude %turpentine to run
a small still-(nota blockade) they
went on their way rejoicing.
Mrs, B. E. Sugg,o of Greenville.
spent Tuesday night a Col,
Crawford's on her way to visit
her brother Mr.. A. B. Sasser,
near Smithfeld. Miss Carrie
Belle MCGEE accompanied her.
Mrs. Ed. Gurley and children
spent a few days last week with
her parents Col, and Mrs. M. K.
Crawford.
Miss Lula Yelverton. of Stan
tonsburg, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Geo, L. Becton this week.
Miss Sarah Ye.vertou, and
Master bred spent Saturday and
Sunday with their sister Mrs.
Becton.
Mr.. Will Miller and Miss Julia
Howell, of your city, were visits
ing in the neighborhood Sunday
evening.
Miss Carrie Becton, who has
been visiting at her brotner's Nj.
Geo. Becton, returned home
yesterday, to the regret of some
of our boys.
Mr.. Jethro Howell made a fly
ing business" trip to Eureka on
Sunday.
Misses Sallie Woodland and
Maggie Wells, who have been
visiting in our community, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. r. E. Jones was visiting
his daughter Mrs. D. N. Gurley
last week.
Miss Sallie Jones is on a visit
to her sister Mrs. Gurley this
week.
We regret to learn Of the des
clining health of Mrs. Dixon, the
Venerable mother of our esteem
led neighbor Mr.. Seth Dixon.
Mrs. Ada Coor, and Master
Charlie have been sick with chills
for several days. We hope for
them an early recovery.
There was considerable excite-
ment at ''Oak Glen" one day last
week, when the ladies of the
house discovered a mink in a tree
the corner Of the grove, and nc
man at the house. Mr.. Toby
Howell was sent for, while they
kept him "treed," and with his
usual good aim, brought hin
down.
The article, by GARNER" in
last weeks ARGUS is square from
the shoulder, and to the point
There is such a marked contrast,
often, between the real add ideal
that there is hardly any trace Of
resemblance, but the wave O.
prosperity" (?) which we are now
riding rapidly to certain success
upon. (?) is so utterly unlike thai
promised one, a year ago, that il
!, the poor fellow on his "mulls
headed steer" was to eyer come
in sight of the advance agent,
= he would take him for a creditor
|. a guano agent, or a tax collector
; and the last Pickering spark Of
, vitality left in him would be for
ever extinguished. Talk abou
! this being a free country, whel
the peasants and, serfs of Eng
, land, are no more enslaved thai
the American farmer! The same
|. power rules, both though in dlfs
ferent form. May the good Lore
deliver us!
GkILLICKINICK."
Fl THE GAME LAW.
EDITOR ARGUS.