Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-01
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
That Prosperous
NeighbOrhOOd.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. c..
July 80, 1907.

Rah! for Governor Glenn. May his
shadow never grow less.
Peeie's school house near her sisters,
Mrs. Milford Aycock.'
Miss Penninah Dees has charge of
an entered school at Ebenezer which
opened Monday morning.
day in the thriving town of Fremont
combining business with pleasure.
Mrs. J. w. Perry and Master Willie,
of Princeton, were in our community
last Friday, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Hooks.
&Miss Efie Swinson returned home
last week from a pleasant visit near
Pinkney, where she was dispensing
her charms in the home of Mrs. Mil
ford Aycock.
IF Mr.. 81. M. H." has as tender a
spot for huckleberry pie this year as
usual it will not be very difficult for
him to satisfy his longings The woods
are full OF them.
Mr.. Phil Crawford and little daugh-
ter, Doris, arrived today from Kinston
and are the guests OF Dr.. and Mrs.
Will Crawford at Oak Glen, where we
are glad to see them.
Mrs. w. H. Hand and children, of
Chester, s. c., are on a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. r. L. Hooks, and brother,
Mr.. T. R.. Gurley, where their many
friends are glad to see them.
We were glad to meet our old boy
hood friend, DR.. Tom Kennedy, in
your city last Tuesday, who with his
family, stopped owe to see his venera-
BILE father, Col. Tom Kennedy, IN their
return home from the Exposition. We
are glad to know that the genial Doc
tor is meeting with success in The
Land of Flowers, his home being in
extreme Southern Florida.
There will be an old-fashioned neigh
borhood picnic at Oakland next Fri
day, and all who wish a days vacation
and social enjoyment are invited to
attend and carry a basket well filed
with such things as necessary to salts
fy the inner man on such occasions.
The good people of that community
are noted for their hospitality, n all
who attend are assured a pleasant day.
Do not forget to carry your basket.
Mr.. Ashley Snipes had the misfortune
to lose his kitchen and everything
therein last Friday morning by fire.
The family was away from home at the
time, and but for the heroic work of
the neighbors and road hands who had
met near there to work the road, his
dwelling, barn and stables. would also
have been destroyed, The loss falls
heavily on Mr.. Snipes, and his many
friends deeply sympathize with him in
his loss. AS it was burning near the
chimney it is supposed to have been
caused by a defective fue.
A disastrous fire was narrowly
ayerted one night last week at our
neighbours, Mr.. Lou Dail's. Mrs. Dali
could not sleep from some cause she
could not understand, and at 3 a. m.
got up t. give them an early break.
fast, and upon opening b kitchen
door found a bucket of ashes, which
had been forgotten and left under the
table, afre, and the table and side OF
the house just ready to blaze. Had
she gone to sleep, no doubt in another
half hour the fire would have had such
Roadway as to have been impossible te
extinguish.
The annual S.. S. Mass Meeting o
the Free Will Baptist church will con
vene at Pleasant Hill church., jus
across the river from Ebenezer, OF
August sth, (T~hursday). Pro A. A
Flowers, of Taylors, N. c., and Hon
o. P. Dickinson, OF Wilson, N. c., tw'
= very efficient workers, and entertain
!, ing speakers will address the meeting
Besides there will be exercises by tn
a different schools, both of which vii
add interest to the occasion. In viev
!, Of the pleasures of past similar occa
s1ons, we bespeak for this a pleasan
: and profitable meeting. All S. S. work
ers, and friends of the cause are cordl
ally invited to attend.