Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-11-16
WALTER LETTER
A Weeks Events i'm That Thirty

1tlng DIR and Mrs. Crawford.
Mr. Will r. Hines left las
week for Winter Park, Fla.
where he goes to enter school.
Mr. and Mrs. Toby Howell
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their son, Mr.. Albert Howell
near here. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McGee, o:
your city, were the guests of Col
and Mrs. Crawford last Sunday
afternoon.
Messrs. Dock Hines and Oscar
Neal spent two days in Wilson
county last week, combining bus
mess with pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufin Bailey,
from near Selma, were visiting
Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Smith, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Mack Fl. Hornaday, of
Willow Green, N. c., has been a
most welcome visitor in our com~
munity for the past week, having
timber cut on his place, near here.
DR.. E. 81. Hornaday, of Willow
Green, N. c., who is an eve well
come visitor in our community,
is on a visit here, having been
called to see his brother-in-law
Col. Crawford,
His many friends we're glad to
see Mr.. Alph Sasser, of Smith
field, who came down Saturday
evening on a visit to his brother,
Col. M. K. Crawford, returning
Monday morning.
Misses Matte Caldwell and
Bessie Swinson have returned
from Lemon Springs Academy,
where the former resigned her po-
sition as teacher, on account of
failure of trustees to comply with
contract.
1t will be a source of regret to
his many friends to learn of the
declining health of Col. M. K.
Crawford, who is now confined to
his room most of the time. The
entire community wish for him
full restoration to health.
DR.. w. J. Jones, of your city,
around whose pathway there ever
seems to be a halo of kind and
cheering words, especially to the
afflicted and bereaved, was out
here Sunday in consultation with
DR.. Crawford. to see his father,
who is very feeble.
Her host of friends here and
elsewhere will be panied to learn
that Mrs. M. K. Crawford had a
fall last Saturday evening, from
which she sustained such injuries
of her wrist and hip as to confine
her to her bed, and cause her
much suffering. We trust she may
soon be restored.
A delightful birthday party
was given last Friday night by
one of our most popular young
ladies, Miss Eugenia Coor. All
speak IN terms of highest praise
of their charming hostess, and
wish her many returns of the
happy occasion. Music, (but no
dancing) games, refreshments, &C.,
were the principal features, Gust a
little courting.)
We are very glad. to sec quite a
quantity of small grain being
planted; The seasons. have never
been more propitious. In fact,
we have had an ideal autumn, and
in connection with other evidences
of our farmers getting out of the
lrut to ruin in all cotton, they are
not only sowing more grain, but
have saved more peas than any
year previous, in sometime. Sure
ly the wave. of prosperity must be
heading this way. Let us hope SO
at least.
Now, we want to say this in re.
gard to u county seat. We know
that it is a good town. In fact, byy
faIi the best in-the county, and
is destined to be still better in the
near future,, but there is n thing
which is a source of constant irri-
tation, especially to the travelling
public, and a constant source Of