Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-24

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Mrs. L. Rackley, near Ebenezer.
Mr.. Phil Crawford, from Kinsten,
spent Saturday. night and Sunday at
Oak Glen, on a visit to his baby boy.
Miss Pauline Smith, of your city was
a visitor here Saturday and Sunday,
the guest of DIR. and Mrs. Will Craw-
ford.
Miss Elizabeth Becton accompanied
her grandmother to Pikeville last Sat
urd on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Overman.
Mrs. Fred Cox returned home Sun
day, after a lew days visit to her ven
cradle father Mr.. Joshua Hines, and
other relatives in the community.
Mrs. Indiana Yelverton, from STAN
tonsburg, was here last week, on a Wis
it to her daughter Mrs. Geo. Becton,
and her brother Capt. A. l.. Sasser.
Capt. and Mrs. A. L. Sasser, Mrs.
Ye1verton and Miss Elizabeth Becton
spent Thursday of last week in Prince
ton, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Perry.
Misses Alma Bowden, of Mt. Olive,
Roxie johnson, Mildred Suggs and
Sabre Brogden, of your city, were
guests of Misses Annie Bell and Cora
Rose last week.
Miss Cora Payne Moore, the teacher
of the Primary department and music.
at Rosewood, was here attending the
Sunday School convention, last Satur-
day and Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Hood, from Mt.
Olive, were visiting Mrs. Hoods moth
er Mrs. M. E. Swinson, last week, and
attending the convention, where they
were warmly greeted by their many
friends.
Miss Julia Gurley, of your city,
spent Sunday night with Miss Ophelia
Coor, returning home Monday on the
Smithfeld Limited, accompanied by
Miss Ophelia, who is attending the
Teachers Institute.
MI. Ham Caldwell, of Charlotte, is
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friends here, having come on a two
fold mission, that Of visiting his par
ents, and being present at the marriage
of his sister, Miss Matte, which took
place on Thursday 17th., last.
Sheriff and Mrs. Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. F. Ormond, Mr.. and Mrs. D.. A.
Sasser, Mr.. Fred Overman, Capt. and
Mrs. r. P. Howell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. R. Smith, of your city, were out
here last Sunday, the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil Howell, where they joined
in celebrating Mr.. Howell's birthday,
and were recipients OF the hospitality
of his coy country home.
The Wayne county Sunday school
convention which convened at Rose
wood last Saturday and Sunday, was
well attended, and on Sunday there
was a large crowd present. There were
several prominent Sunday school
work ers present and great interest
taken in tina promotion of the work.
An interesting and instructive feature
of the occasion, was the address by Mr..
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W. P. Constable, of your city.
On last Friday afternoon the sudden
deaf of Mr.. B. B. Raiford occurred at
Mr.. Williams store, neal his home. He
was returning from Mount Olive and
complained of being sick, and on being
helped to a chair in the store remarked
that he was blind, and sank to the
chair and died without a struggle, sur
rounded by several friends, whe had
come in to render any necessary as
sistance. AS quick as a flash his spirit
took it's flight, and his kind, generous
heart was still in death. He was born
and raised in this community and at
one time owned fine property here, but
being incapaciated for manual labor
and a victim of adverse circumstances,
he moved to the Mount Olive section
many years ago, and for many years
has held the agency for several news
papers, magazines, etc., together with
his contributions to different papers,
which enabled him not to be depend
emit. Since it's first issue he was identi
fed with The Tribune of Mount Olive,
one of the best week1ies in the State,
and in all his writings there has never
been a word which fell from his pen
but that was calculated and intended
for the social, moral and religions up
lift of who might chance to read it. He
was the very soul of honor, and within
his bosom bea as noble a heart as
ever q man had. His tongue spoke no
eyiI,and his lips knew no guile, and as
he went in among the people of the
country their homes were open unto