Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-06-06
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
That Prosperous
NeighbOrhOod.

years ago.
MIDNIGHT
IT'S midnight! and silence reigns SUI
preme
The days troubled pillows have sunk
to rest
The threatening storms, subsidized into
calm
And I am with peaceful quiet blest.
AS I gaze around no form of life
Nor murmering voices stir the silent
air
Nor lightsome laugh, nor sorrowing
sigh
despair
Yet, I am not alone, my inmost SOU
Mysterious communion seems to hold,
Through faith in God, which toius is
given.
No! I am never alone, for hosts I'M
Around the blest, their vigils keep.
And angel sentinels thronghl each
night
Blessed thought! I'm never alone!
Yield my spirit to no vain alarms
Above, there's ever a sheltering Diety
Beneath, forever, 1.-THE Everlasting
Arms"
Messrs. John Curly and John Pear
son, from over the river, were visitors
in our community last Sunday, paying
homage to the numerous charms of
two Of our fair maidens.
Mr.. Leland Becton returned homo
from the A. & NJ. College last week, to
spend vacation, whore his numerous
friends are glad to see him. He Is tax
ing Civil Engineering, n Of the most
lucrative, and least crowded profess
sions.
Smithield, were visitors at Mr.. Ben III.
S&sser's last week, whore Mt. Sasser il
confined to his bed with illness, Of sew
eral weeks duration, having been
brought from Smithfield 3 few weeks
ago. thinking perhaps 3 change might
be beneficial. He has improved suf-
fciently to sit up some but can't walk
yet. We hope o to zee him fully
restored to health.
Mr.. John Hooks, from Arkansas, q
brother Of Mr.. James r. Hooks, and
Mrs. Lon Dali, 10 expected here on q
visit this week, and . dinner will be-
given at Mr.. Lon Dai1's Wednesday,, at
which there will be q reunion Of the
family. Mr. Hooks Is on his return
home from Richmond. and has not
been on . visit here in several years.
Nc doubt he will see man. changes In
an progressive community.
The most wide spread and decidedly
most destructive hail storm that has
ever been in this part of the country,
passed over the upper part OF the town.
ship Sunday morning, and completely
destroyed all crops. Those on the
edges Of its path are more or less dam
aged. From the stock law gate at the
Johnston county line to the branch be-
tween Mr.. Bill Thompson and p. D.
Snipes, there is hardly enough cotton
left to see it along the row. while corn
Is stripped and beaten down. It was q
cloud of murky blackness, and after
the hail, which lasted several minutes,
there was q perfect deluge OF rain, q
regular cloudburst. but fortunately no
wind, and where the rain rifted the
hail in places was half to knee deep
and q ditch at Mr.. p. D. Snipes' was
filed with it sufficient to walk owe or
the hail. Some farmers lost all. some
only a part of their crop. It was about
q mile wide and for over twenty mile.
in a northeasterly direction. It played
havoc with crops and ruined all vege.
tation in its wake. Many farmer'
will pillow up and plant over, some will
plant corn and some will let what il
left remain. One of the sufferers from
the hail storm who is rather Of q philo
sophical disposition was viewing tn,
remains of his Irish potatoes, which
was very promising, but hard to keel
rid Of bugs, and they had PRACTICAL.
taken charge of q few rows, "Well," b
remarked, sit has finally ruined M.
Irish potatoes, but I am glad Of on
thing, it give those bugs b."
All AllmarS