Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-04-06
WALTER LETTER.
A Condensed ChronicIing of q
Weeks Happenings.

Er
Mr.. David McKinnie, from
Princeton, was visiting in our
community last Sunday evening.
Miss Carrie Becton, from
Eureka, is lending her charms to
the home of her brother Mr.. Geo.
Becton.
Rev. Mr.. Ormond is on q visit
to his mother, near Ormandsville,
N. c. We are sorry to know he is
indisposed.
Mr.. Jno. Neal and Miss Mamie
Hines, and Mr.. Will Hines and
Miss Lula Nea.., spent Sunday in
town, visiting relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L Ormono
and children, from Cary. N. G.
came down last week, on a visit
to Mrs. Ormond's parents Col,
and Mrs. w. r. Crawford.
Mr.. n. J, Northam was the
recipient Of a very fine pair Of
Houdan CHICKENS last week, from
his son James D. Northam O.
Wilmington, N. G. They are very
beautiful birds, and have attracted
much attention.
News is very scarce this week.
perhaps caused by the busy
scenes On every hand. There are
a few planting corn, but others
say they can't get ready this
week, and don't want to plant in
winter no way.
Shad are still high, notwith>
standing the water has enabled
them to come up with no trouble.
AT Cox's ferry above here, they
r catching quite a lot of them
but the price is out of reach of
many, as theytind ready sale for
them in Goldsboro,
The small grain is looking
we'll, especially wheat, and from
present prospects there will be
more home raised biscuit this
year than has been in many years.
All we need now is plenty of
cane planted to produce Song
sweetening'' to drag our biscuit
through.
II now comes to US to perform
a duty which is mingled with
more or less sadness, and regret.
For some time, our weekly efu-
sions have gone forth, written
many times under disadvantages,
but in all that has been said. We
haye endeavored to make then
at least readable. One thing, we
haye carefully guarded, and that
is, that nothing should go from
our pen which would injare any
one, or darken LIES horizon, with
one shadow. If we have caused
one heart to be brighter. or af-
forded one person any pleasure,
re feel amply repaid, one thing,
we feel assured, we have not
from your excellent
paper. In this, We feel a pardon>
pride, Our connection has
been most pleasant to US, and
we regret that circumstances
cause US to discontinue our week.
~ Contributions. However, we
trust some one may be secured
who will give it the time and at
tention it SO justly deserves, and
who will fill the place. with more
credit to the paper, and more
pleasure and enjoyment to the
community the items represent.
With very warmest personal re-
CARDS for its worthy Editor and
best wishes for the success of the
ARGUS, We remain.
WILL B. CRAWFORD. NJ, D,
The retirement of our Walter
correspondent, "Killickinick,"
is a positive loss to the many
readers Of The ARUGs who
looked for Lis weekly letters,
teeming with newsy neighbors
hood items and breathing en-
nobling sentiments, knowing that
in them they would always find
something IF permanent benefit.
The editor cordially recipros
Gates the kindly sentiment of DIR.
Crawford ard our best wishes
will abide with him through life.
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