Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-01-20
WALTER LETTER.
A Condensed Chronicling of the
Happenings of a Week.

nave ddu 1ull R~OSSeSSiOA VI lit
heart which burst into sweetest
song, and gave to the world the
dear old lines,
Backward, turn backward,
Oh, time in your fight.
Make me a child again,
just for to night"
If such a thing possible, who
of us would hesitate toreverse the
cycle of time and 60 back amid
the ~en6earing scenes and pleasant
recollections of the stlong ago.
But time in its rapid flight is hur-
rying us on to eternity, and soon
our life's work will have been
spent, and we will 60 hence, to
give account of our stewardship.
May each of us go forth, "sooth-
ed and sustained by an unfalter
ing trust"
The lovely spring weather
which we have been having, has
had a decidedly stimulating effect
upon our farmers, AMI especially
upon the amateur truckers, and
farming interests are well advanc
ed for this season, while most of
them have suffered financially, by
the low price of cotton, the major
ity have been blessed with more
pork than usual, as we have had
no cholera during the. past year.
With all our disappointment in
regard to the price of farm pro-
ducts, we still have much for
which to be thankful.
Mr.. Daily Gurley and wife,
visited relatives IN your city
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Holley Wells and wife
from near Princeton we're visit
ing in our community last week
Mr.. Luther Smith and sister,
Miss Lula r visiting their SIS
ter, Mrs. Blundy. near Raleigh
this week.
Mr.. Elwood Hollowell from
s'South Side" visited III our COM
munity last Sunday.
Messrs. Jno. Langston and Jim
Hausley from ear your city were
visiting at Mr.. Henry Meals last
Sunday.
We regret very much to hear
of the misfortune which betell
Rev. VIM. Benson. His house
with all it's contents was burned
aud no ono there but his wife,
who was preparing dinner. The
loss falls heavily on him. There
was no insurance. Mr.. Benson
saved nothing but the clothes he
had on,
The little child of Mr.. Jno
Adams just over the river was
burned pretty badly n morning
last week. He was standing be-
fore the fire, and his clothes
caught, aud burned off of him
before assistance reached him.
At last accounts he was doing as
we'll as could be expected.
The singing class at Ebeneze1
conducted by Rev. Giloreth is in
a .fourishing condition and we
trust will be of lasting benefit to
our community.
Our good friend Mr.. Isaac
Smith has been adding improve
meuts to his house, in the way o.
plastering rooms. putting under
brick pillars, and otherwise i'm
proving it, which adds very much
toward making his home one Of
the most comfortable and pretty
homes in the neighborhood.
The hogs in this community
are SO numerous, and are SO ia
miliar that our good wife foune
an old sow and eight pigs in GU
kitchen one day last week. They
had turned over the pot ant
raised particular" IN general
They are a perfect nuisance, anC
we cannot see why SO many rul
at large, when it is against tn
law.
The stock business in you
town must be enormous if W
are to judge from the amour
which passes here every week
and we often wonder what be
comes of all the horses and muls
sold in this country. What a vas
amount Of money the farmer
could save if they would rails
their own stock, They could d
it with very little trouble. an
great deal less expense.
Mr.. James A. Northam, of Wi
mington, N. c., spent last wee
with his aunt. Mrs. M. K. Crav
, ford, or his way to enter schoe
at Fremont.
We are in receipt of a lette
, from one of our boyhood friends
Rev. r. D. Kennedy. who is no
8 pastor of the NJ. E.. Church
Thayer. Missouri. Werejoice
hear of "Dadis" usefulness ar
prosperity in his adopted Stat
s and wish for him many years
deficient service in the mob
cause he has chosen for his life
- work.
Mrs Eliza Howell, the wife
2 our good old friend Mr.. Jot
o VIM Howell, is the best trapp'
in the county, she is nearly seye1
ty, is well and active, and caugl
last season, twenty three hawk
!. by means of a steel trap on a pol
It and twenty-one rabbits and Fl
# 'possums in a gum, and b