Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-06-14
WALTER LETTER.
A ChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
In That Thriving Neigh
borhOod.

Mrs. Chas. Sugg is on a visit this
week to her friend Miss MaryThomp
son, near here.
Messrs. Simpson Edwards and
Luther Lynch were visiting in our
community last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perry, from
Princeton, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. l.. Becton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufin Bailey, from
near Selma, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Smith.
Miss Cora G~rantham, from near
Oakland, was lending her charms to
the home of Miss Bessie Swinson last
Sunday.
Miss Eugenia Coor returned from
Smithfeld last Saturday, where she
has been attending school. Her host
of friends are glad to welcome her
home.
We had a delightful rain yester-
day, while one mile from us there
was none. We were directly Sin the
line of totaIity," and growing crops
were very much benefited.
Mrs. Ed. Craft and children, from
Wilmington, are visiting their aunt
Mrs. Ophelia Crawford. Mrs. Craft
has many friends here, her old home,
who are delighted to see her.
MI. and Mrs. Ed. Gurley and Mr..
Jethro Howell. from our commun-
ity, went to Smithfeld Friday to at
tend commencement exercises. They
returned Saturday and report an
enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Ophelia Crawford returned
home Saturday from a visit to Carey
and Raleigh, stopping over to attend
commencement at burlington Insti-
tute and visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Sasser at Smithfeld. We are glad
to see her somewhat improved.
The infant child of Mr.. W. B.
Cothran died last week, and was
buried at Mr.. Jno. E. Smiths. Its
mother preceded it only a few days,
The entire community sympathize
with the family in their bereavement,
and we commend them to Him who
doeth all t41ags well.
Mr.. Boaz Sasser and a force OF
Lands, from your city, are at work
at the junction, putting down the
plant for the barrel factory, etc
Soon the busy hum of machinery viii
be heard out here, and when IN full
operation no doubt will be an ad
vantage to the entire community.
Stephen Whit, a worthy old dar
keyeon Mr.. Geo. Yelvertom's farm
lost his horse in a singular manner
yesterday. He had him tied in reeds
near a ditch, leaving him there durin.
the rain. He tripped in some wa.
and fell in the ditch, which wa
filled with water by the heavy rain
and was drowned.
Our truckers are busy now digging
Irish potatoes, and the yield IS re
ported as fine. Many have sold GU
for 70 cents a barrel, and next plant
ing season they will probably pa
SLIGO a bushel for the same potatoe
to plant. They will come up bette
if shipped here (?l, and we neve
think where they r raised when W
buy seed potatoes in the Spring
Just so they come from the NORTH
that is sufficient.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mr.,
Barna Brown sympathize with the1
which occurred last Thursday, afte
~a.severe illness of measles, followe
by dysentery. Words fail to sootE
the anguish of a parents heart, tor
and bleeding by the touch of Death
icy finger. But the comfortin
words of a loving Saviour say: "Su
fer little children to come unto m
and forbid them not, for of such
the kingdom of heaven"
The trucking interests of tn
community has assumed consider
able proportions, and ought to be
source of considerable revenue, bl
the prices paid this year has give
our truckers a woe-begone appea
ance, and, in fact, you can tell