Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-06-29
WALTER LETTER.
Chronicling of a Weeks Events in
That Thriving Neigh
borhood.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. G.
June ~, 1905. J

Messrs. Charlie and Jim Aycock,
from Great Swamp, spent Sunday
with their aunt, Mrs. Fannie Hooks.
Miss Erma Swinson, who has been
attending school at Lemon Springs,
returned home last week. where her
many friends are glad to see her.
Mr.. Bose Thompson, of Charlotte,
is spending a few days with his
brother, Mr.. J. @. Thompson, where
his old friends are glad to see him.
Mr.. Phil Crawford, special agent
for the Pacific Mutual Life Insur-
ance Conn., any, is here on weeks
visit, combining business with pleas
ure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Aycock
spent Sunday with Mrs. Aycock's
mother, Mrs. Lon Dale, where Mrs.
Aycock will remain for several days,
owing to the illness of their child.
The Children's Day exercises are
to be held at Ebenezer next Sun
day, July 2, and friends and patrons
are invited to come and bring their
baskets, well filled, as the exercises
will be continued in the afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan, of your city,
filed Mr.. Tripp's appointment here
Sunday afternoon and delighted his
hearers with full sermon. 1t was
not generally known that there
would be services, or there would
have been large attendance.
A regular s'gully washer" rain
fell here Saturday night, and inter-
fered some with farm work, though
our farmers are busy laying by corn
and sowing peas for hay. If the
seasons continue, there will be a fine
hay crop at the expense of corn and
cotton, which is getting too much
rain.
Last Sunday afternoon just as the
evening shadows were lengthening,
and the duties of the Sabbath day
were drawing to a close, the Death
Angel passed through our quiet COM
mun!ty and without warning visited
the home of Mr.. George Yelverton,
and placed his icy touch upon the
tender chord which bound his be-
loved wife to this world, broke the
chain of clay which held her to all
that is near and dear to home and
loved ones, and set her captive soul
free, to return to the God who gave
1t, in whose service her life was one
continued stream of duty and devo-
ton flowing on to eternity. Mrs.
9elvertOn was one of the best Wo-
men we ever knew, endowed with
an unusually bright mind, which
| had not suffered for cultivation, be-
ing graduate of Guilford, heart
whose first and only impulse was
ner duty to her God and love to her
neighbor. She was the embodiment
Of all that constitutes genuine chris
tian character. While the radiance
of her life's light was like a city set
upon a hill, it was in her home
where its influence was so beautiful
ly bestowed and in return rewarded
by the love and devotion Of her hus
band and children which "fOwed OF
forever" The funeral services were
conducted from the home MOnda.
afternoon by Elders J. w. Gardner
; Thos. Clark and Rev. Ct. w. EdgeI
t ton and she was buried at the Yel
e verton burying ground over tn
9 river. She leaves four children
J. Messrs. Alden, Frank and vii
/ Miss Alice Carey, and her gri'
It stricken husband, to each of who1
If our hearts go out in warmest syn
pathy and we commend them to hi
God in whom she had such implic
faith, and in the triumphs of who's
> promises she laid down her lif
May our last days be like hers.