Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-22
WALTER LETTER.
lChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
IN That Thriving Neigh
borhOod.

N1olGIllS Ills Of0U16T Nr. dcO. BocJO1
last Sunday.
Miss Sallie Woodland, from your
city, was visiting relatives in ou1
community last week.
Mr.. Ed Gurley and children and
Miss Minnie Raiford, of your city,
were visiting here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Hornaday and
sister Miss Pearl, of your city, were
visiting here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Lawson Neal left last week
for Durham, where he goes to pull
the throttle on the w. & w. Rail
road.
MI. and Mrs. Phil Crawford re
turned to their h N near Kinston
today, after a short visit to relatives
here.
Miss Lizzie Becton returned home
last week from Louisburg College, to
the pleasure of her many friends
here.
Misses Daisy Thompson and Clyde
Andrews, of your city, attended
Sunday school at Ebenezer Sunday
afteroon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Tripp spent
Friday night with Mrs. Willie Swim
son. They have many friends here
who are always glad to see them.
Mr.. Jethro Howell, who has been
holding down a job at Rocky Point.
for the past month, returned home
today, the berry season being about
over.
Mr.. Jno. E. Smith was off two
days last week, down in Greene
county, on a prospecting toura He
likes Wayne better, we are glad to
Miss Annie Yelverton, of Stan
tonsburg, stopped over with her sis
ter Mrs. Geo. Becton, Friday night,
her way home from Louisburg
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McGee, from
the "best town in the State" were
visiting at coax Glenn" Sunday af-
ternoon, where they always receive
a hearty welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Edwards gave
a delightful ice cream supper last
Friday night to the young friends
of their daughter Miss Sallie, which
was highly enjoyed.
Mr.. Tom Deans and sister Miss
Bessie, from over the river, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
Misses Morley nea Oakland. They
were accompanied by Miss Efe
Swinson.
Another severe wind and rain
storm last Tuesday afternoon, did
considerable damage to the crops,
and caused the ground to be too wet
to pillow, and in consequence our far
mers are somewhat behind with
their work.
The entire community deeply
sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Pearce in the loss of their house and
everything in it on Sunday night,
by fire. They lived at the Carol
place. The fire is thought to have
been caused from the kitchen CHM
ney. Everything they had, clothes,
beds, etc., was consumed.
The Eleventh Annual Sunday
School Convention, which convened
at Oakland last Saturday was at
tended by a large crowd, notwith-
standing the threatening weather.
The exercises were very much en-
,joyed, and the singing was said by
many to be the best they ever heard.
Revs. FAIRIES and Trip, Messrs.
Geo. E. Hood, H. B.. Parker, Jr.,
and Mrs. w. r. Hollowell delighted
their hearers with talks on the diff
ferent subjects pertaining to the
work. The president. Mr.. J. M.
Mitchell is very much enthused
with the work, and left nothing un-
done to make it a success. There
is a vast amount of good
being accomplished by this work
largely due to the ssuntiring efforts
of a very few active members. IF the
different denominations would take
hold of it, and every parent become
interested ashley should itwould not
be long before its influence would be
felt in every home. and in every