Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-06-28
WALTER LETTER.
A ChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
In That Thriving Neigh

In That Thriving Neigh
borhOnd.
Mrs. Isaac Smith is visiting rela-
tiyes in Princeton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gurley spent
Saturday night with MI. and Mrs.
T.. r. Gurley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. MCGEE, from
your city, yer pleasant visitors out
here this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perkins,
from near Pikeville, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Howell.
Mr.. Winston Wells, from Prince
ton, was visiting relatives in this
section Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Hugh Becton, from Eureka.
was visiting his uncle. Mr.. Geo. L.
Becton, Saturday and Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Douglass Hastings,
from Princeton, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Hastings parents, Nh. and
Mrs. Seth Dixon, hear here,
Mr.. Luther Lynch and sister,
Miss Hagar, from Johnston, and
Miss Nina Burch, from your city,
visited Miss Cora Hooks last Sun
day.
Miss Venie Dixon. one of our most
popular young ladies, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Douglass Hastings, in
Princeton this week.
Mr.. John Overman, from Eureka,
is at his brother, Mr.. LarryO verman's
assisting him with his tobacco. We
gladly welcome MI. Overman to our
community,
Mr.. King Howell was among the
unfortunates last week. One of his
horses fell into a canal, either in try
ing to cross or while grazing on the
bank, and broke her neck.
Kit Williams, colored, had the
misfortune to lose his entire crop
of wheat one day last week. The
Thresher was at work on Mr.. P. G.
Howell's, and near by Kit had stack
ed his, to be convenient. A spark
from the engine ignited the entire
lot which was consumed, in spite of
all thecrowd could do to save it.
The yield of wheat in this section
is the best it has been for years,
and from present prospects there
will be less -four bought this year,
than in many. IF our farmers would
only give wheat the attention they
should, it would not be long before
we would have a fine Roller Mill in
your city. Some contend they can
buy flower cheaper than they can
raise it; but often, we haven't the
money, when we need a biscuit, and
we contend it is cheaper to raise
wheat.
Our genial friend, and kind neigh
Dor Mr.. Toby Howell had an ok
perience with a rattlesnake pilot one
day last week which he says scared
him out of a years growth. He went
to the barn to shuck corn about sun
set, shucked one ear, and when pick
ing up another, his snakeship struck
at his hand, and fortunately missed
it. He was coiled near the pile OF
corn, and was unnoticed till he
struck. Toby says, hereafter be
wants an electric light, if he has any
corn to shuck near dark. He dis
patched the snake.
Our young friend Mr.. Edmund
Hooks had the misfortune to lose a
fine horse one evening last week. He
near here, and when coming to the
road between Mrs. Ada Coor's and
DR.. Crawford's, his horse ran away
demolishing, the wagon, and by
some means stuck a broken shaft.i1
him causing death in a few minutes
The entire community sympathize
with Edmund in his loss. He had
only owned the horse a few months
and was very much attached to him
The old fashioned sscorn billing
dinners at this season of the year
when the neighbors were invited in
and a pig or two b~arbecued, and
chicken pie made in the wash pot
and home made brandy, drank from