Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-10-02
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ChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
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leaf, was visiting Miss Lizzie Becton
last Sunday.
Mrs. A. l.. Ormond, from Cary,
is expected at coax Glenn tomor-
row on a visit to relatives.
Messrs. Tom Gurley and Mr.. Nc
Lean were visiting at Mr.. Geo. Bee
toms Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Albert Howell had the mis-
fortune to lose a good horse last
week, with blind staggers.
Mr.. James McPhail, from Raleigh,
was visiting special friends near Eb-
-enezer Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Ben Sasser requests US to say
that the tax book Of this township is
now open, and he is ready to write
receipts.
Mr.. Jasper Winslow, Of Kansas
City, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Messrs. Frank and Alden
Yelverton.
Mrs. Dora Kirkman, who has
been visiting Mrs. H. T. Jones, re-
turned to her home in Smithfeld
this morning.
Mr.. Jack Sasser returned from a
fishing trip to Morehead last week,
and treated several of his neighbors
to a nice mess of fish.
Mr.. Thos. MCGEE, from your city,
gave Us a pleasant early surprise last
Wednesday morning by coming out
on Capt. Jacks train.
MI. III. M. Gates will speak at
Walter school house Friday night,
Oct. 10. All interested in the ALI
.ance are cordially invited.
The meeting which has been in
progress at Pine Forest for the past
week, conducted by Rev. Mr.Tripp,
closed last Sunday night.
Mr.. Isaac Smith spent Saturday
and Sunday in Raleigh where he is
attending the Little River Primitive
Baptist Association, of which he is a
member.
Messrs. w. P. Lane and Emanuel
Powell, from your city, were guests
at soak Glenn" to dinner, last
Tuesday, where we were glad to see
them, if they did have to take "pot
duck"
Ns2ssrs. Bob Hooks and Frank
Yelverton raughta fox Saturday
morning. MI. Hooks horse fell
with him and came very near hurt
ing him seriously, but he got the
brush.
If the party who took our buggy
whip out of our buggy one night
last week will return the cracker
(Which belongs in our shoes he may
have the whip and no questions will
be asked.
Part of the Dortch farm has been
purchased by Messrs. John Gran
than and -onnie Dali, Mr.. Gran
than getting the field on the road,
and Mr.. Dali the olddung hill where
in antebellum days stood a fine resi-
dence.
Rev. Chas. Peterson has sold his
nice little farm on the Southern
Railroad to Mr.. J. P. Cox and will
leave soon for Fairfax county, Va,
where he has purchased property.
We regret very much to lose Mr..
Peterson, as he is one Of our best cit
liens, and the best wishes of the
community go with hiW to his new
home, and wish him success, happi-
ness and prosperity.
We see an account of the death Of
a man at the age Of 112, from chew
ing tobacco. He got up to get a chew
and fell dead. Now we wish to warn
some of our friends who persist IN
masticating the golden weed to be
ware of getting up to get a chew
There is where the danger lay IL
this case. Wait till you get your
chew, and then get up and you are
safe, and then if you fall dead you
will have your tobacco.
Messrs. Henry Grady and Ed
Tew were out here n night las
week possum hunting. If they
could have been e going bacl
they would have been taken for
walking menagerie, or with a con
tract to stock a "Zoo." They caugh
possums, and it was not an extr;