Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-05-24
WALTER LETT
A Chronic ng Of a Weeks Ev nts
In That IhriYingNelgh-
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Mr.. Lewis E. Gurley returned tic
Rocky Point, last week, after a visit
to his mother and brothers near
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. r. Gurley spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Fl. Gurley near
Smithfeld.
Mrs. D. A. Sasser returned home
last Sunday from a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Robt. Y~elverton, near
Stantonsburg.
DIR. Crawford found a ladiv's cape
in the road, one day last week, which
the owner can get by calling for it,
and describing.
Mrs. Henry Edgerton, from Ken
ly, n. O., spent last Tuesday here
visiting Mrs. Ophelia Crawford and
Mrs. Ed. Gurley.
Mrs. Charlie Sugg, from Georgia,
is on a visit to relatives, in our COM
munity, where she has many friends
who are glad to g her.
Mr.. Chas. Neal, son of Mr.. W. H.
Neal, left last week tor Rocky Point,
where he goes to accept q position
with a trucker of that section.
It is anything else but distressing
ly healthy in our community now.
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness, but few serious cases.
Rev. A. L. Ormond, of Gary, N.
c., who assisted Rev. Mr.. Startling
in a meeting at Kenly last week,
spent Tuesday here visiting rela-
tives.
The farmers have been wanting a
good season for some time, and we
all were abundantly supplied last
Friday evening, when this section
was visited by the heaviest rainfall
we have had in quite a while.
Chopping cotton is now the order
of the day, and General Green"
has marshalled his forces. and is
making a steady march to the front;
but with favorable weather for a few
days he will be on the retreat.
There was considerable complaint
in regard to a stand of cotton, but
we are glad to see that it is better
than first thought to be, and where
it has been chopped and plowed, is
looking we'll, considering the cool
weather.
Hon. E. W. Pou, of Smithfeld.
will address the citizens of Boon
Hill township, at Princeton, next
Saturday the 26th, at 3 o'clock.
Everybody is invited to hear him.
and hear the amendment fully ex
planned and discussed.
We think the bean crop in this
section has a chronic case OF
chllls; the cool weather having give1
them a sickly, bilious appearance
while the bugs are holding high car
nival with the potatoes. Altogether
our truckers are not in it at all.
The tobacco crop Is a poor stand
in many places; more than half of it
in many fields having died. This
will not only prevent uniform
growth, but will make curing it
decided disadvantage, owing to it
ripening irregularly.
The force of hands have returned
and are at work on our depot, anC
will soon have it completed. Nov
when Bro. Rambler goes off on hi
summer cutting we are going to in
vite him to take the train here, SO b
can more fully appreciate the diff
ference in u railroad facilities an
his, and it will also be an object les
son in advocating your city's rights
Our community was panied t
hear of the death of Mrs. W. E
Cothran last Thursday night, whicl
occurred at Mr.. Lewis Tasting
place, where she had recently come
to join her husband, Mr.. W. E
Cothran, who is cultivating a te
bacco crop there, having moved t.
our community from Roxboro, N. {
She leaves a husband and four chi
dren, the youngest an infant, tire
months old, She was buried Saturda,
afternoon, at Mr.. Jno. e. Smith
burying ground, our tenderest syn