Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
That Prosperous
NeighbOfhOOd.
A RGCS
N. G..
May 8. 1897.

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Miss Eta Rackley left Sunday on a
weeks visit to Mrs. Walter Hightower,
near GoIdsboro,
Mr..and Mrs. Milford Aycock, of
Pinkney, spent Sunday here on a visit
to home-folks.
Messrs. Henry Hood, of Mt. Olive,
and Joe White, of Greensboro, speLt
Sunday here on a visit to their
folks"
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bundy, from
neal Raleigh, We're here last week Wis
iting Mrs. Bundy's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Smith.
Mr.. Richard Atkinson, of Charlotte,
spent Saturday and Sunday here on a
visit to his uncle, Mr.. Bill Thompson,
and aunt, Mrs. P. G. Caldwell,
Mrs. Clarissa Howell, relict OF the
late Richard Howell, died at her home
near Oakland last Wednesda, yand was
buried Thursday afternoon in the fam
lily burying ground by the side of her
husband. She was an industrious
woman, a kind neighbor, and will be
missed by her many friends in that
section.
The Township Sunday School Con-
vention convenes at Oakland church
on Saturday, May 25th. These meet
ings are occasions of unusual pleasure,
decided profit, and we hope the wealth
er will be favorable and a large crowd
in attendance. The public is invited,
and everybody expected to carry DIN
der ana make it a day of enjoyment,
. both socially and spiritually, and every
one contribute his part to make it
truly a season of refreshing"
The closing exercises of Rosewood
Academy take placel Thursday and
Friday nights of this week, and a most
interesting program has been arranged
by our efficient teacher, Mr.. G. A.
Young, and lis sister, Miss Charlotte.
Col. A. c. Davis,a captivating speaker,
is on the program for Thursday night,
and viii, no doubt, sustain his reputa-
tion, and give to his hearers both 100
for thought and inspire them to higher
ideals and nobler achievements, not
only in educational progress, but also
social and religious advancement.
Our good neighbor, Mr.. Toby How
ell, had the misfortune to lose his mule
Saturday afternoon from an unusual
cause. More han a week ago,in plough
ing out to the end in planting cotton,
the mule stuck a large splinter in his
head just over the right eye, from
which an abscess formed tive the
eyeball and brain, resulting in death
SATURDAY afternoon. The loss falls
more heavily upon him from the fact
that she suited him sbetter thar any
thing he has had since Patterson
(now owned by Mr.. W.. T. Dortch)
went TO town to take care of the young
lawyers.
Some one stole twelve frying size
chickens and two pieces of meat from
Mr.. William Smith, and eight chickens
from Mr.. Calvin Beard one night re
Gently. This condition of affairs is un
IL u ILLS - AIOON5 SAi0 - =
IDENTITY done by some scoundrel o.
scoundrels who are familiar with the
places. If it continues it is only {
question of time when some one is go
ing to get his pneumatic punctured, Of
have a ~hypodemic injection of lead
sufficient tos produce that degree o
somnolence characterized by exceed
ingly deferred wakefulness.
In commenting on an article in thu
Londo Lancet, by an eminent anthor
ity, on Longevity and How to At
tain It," one of the noted medical mel
this side, concludes by saying-.Mor,
can be done for the aging by drinking
butterInilk than by any medicina
means" If this be true, and we d.
not see why it should not be, and tn
amour taken has any!iinfuence il
proportionately lengthening a man
days beyond the average limit, we al
yet a young man, and have a reserv,
fund in years sufficient to carry u
near the century mark.