Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
WALTER LETTER.
~Chronicling of a Weeks Events in
That Thriving Neigh
bOrhOOd.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. G,
June 8, 1908.

Mr.. Hugh Edwards, who has been
attending school at GuilfOrd College,
has returned home to spend vaca-
ton.
His many friends will be glad to
know that Mr.. MunrOe Brewer IS
slowly improving. We hope soon to
see him FULLY restored to health.
Mr.. Milford Aycock, from Great
Swamp, was visiting relatives here
Sunday, where his friends are always
glad to see him.
Mr.. Nathan Edgerton, of Fremont,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. L. X.
Howell this week, accompanied by
Mrs, HoWell's sister, Mrs. John Out
law.
Little Hazel Crawford stuck a nail
in her foot last Friday which caused
pr0fuse bleeding and severe pain for
some time, and she still has a very
sore foot.
Messrs. Jno. B. Smith, Haywood
Ham, John Sherrard and Ben Deans
were out here last Thursday in the
interest of the new road from Pear
sons bridge to Mr.. Geo. Pipkins.
Misses Sarah and Mary St.ancil, Of
Selma, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
d. A. Sasser Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Sarah taught the school at Pine
Forest last session, and made many
friends here.
The heavy rains for the past few
days and nights has put a stop to
farm work, and filled all the bitches
and branches with water. Wheat
harvesting is going on, but the pros
poets are that the weather will be
unfaVOrable.
The ground ~huckleberry and
blackberry crop in this section prom
Uses to be a good one, and while not
equal to "Sampson blues" they suit
our complaint very well, and we are
going to be thankful and try to do
our duty by them. However, if we
fail, it will not be for the want of an
honest effort, but simply from the
fact that our gastric operations have
been threatening to shut down for
some time, on account of much need
ed repair to machinery.
Mr.. Will Rose and Miss Cora
Hooks, while on their way to Oak
land last Sunday, drove into the
water to cross the bridge on the
Beaver DAM, near the Hastings
place, and the bridge had left its
bearings, and they were plunged in
to the swollen stream, and all had a
narrow escape from drowning. We
regret to learn that Miss Hooks sus-
tanned some injury from the horse
kicking. The bridge there was dan
gerous in low water, and we trust it
will get the long needed repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. K. Howell have
the sympathy of the entire commun-
ity in the death of their little three
wear old girl, which occurred Sun
day afternoon, after an illness of five
days. She was with the other chill
dren in the potato patch, and got
some poison oak thinking it was
"beggar root" the effect of which
was SO powerful as to battle all that
could be done TO rid her system of
the poison. She was a bright child,
the pet of the family, and her death
coming as it did, was doubly sad.
May the Divine Comforter console
them.
We have heard of its raining down
pitch forks, bull yearlings, etc., but
our first knowledge of goslings came
to us to-day. At Mr.. Barna Browns
one day last week during a very
heavy rain, a large healthy goslin
fell in his yard, and Mr.. Brown is
giving necessary attention to cause
the little fellow to be satisfied.
Where he came from is not known
and his language does not establish
his nationality. There is a possibil-
ity that he may be a regular "Hong
Kong' or a "Tonlonse" or he may
be just goose.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 9.-Four per
sons were drowned in the Allegheny