Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-10
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
Neighborhood.

AsOSOs
Miss Ophelia Coo returned home last
week, from a visit to her sister Mrs.
Melford Aycock after a trip to the Elk
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ascock.
Messrs Alike Massey and Carl Grau-
thnm, from the Oakland section were
visiting in our community last Sunday.
where they have interest of special
nature.
Mr.. Phil Crawford was called here by
phone last week to the bedside of his
baby boy, who was extremely i'll for
several days, and will remain till he is
out of danger.
Mr.. Herbert Howell was confined to
his bed several days last week, with an
enormous abscess from which he suf-
fered considerably. He is somewhat
improved, and we are glad to know,
and hope he may soon be entirely
well.
George Wooten. a very worthy and
Industrious colored man, who lived be-
low here, and near Pearsons bridge,
died last Friday of paralysis, and was
buried Sunday. He owned a nice farm
where he lived, and held the esteem of
thu community, both white and color
ed, and his family have the sympathy
of the neighborhood in their bereave-
ments, His funeral was attended by a
large crowd. A darkey told us it was
s'same as q ISOLATION"
Little Phi Jr. a. been critically ill
at Oakland for the past week, and for
several days his little life was despair
ed of, he being a victim of hat fell des-
troyer of childhood d~iptheria, but
thanks to a kind providence, and valu-
able assistance from our worthy and
t esteemed friend DIR. w. H. Cobb, Jr.,
weeks hard struggle, in which the lit
, tie fellow chung to life ~tenaceously, and
seemed to realize that his condition de-
manded hero1c treatment, as me would
allow a spray in his throat, almost
, better thar some grown people.
{, He is better, for which we are ex-
tremely thankful, and trust he may
soon be fully restored, but if he re-
: covers he was snatched from the very
Jaws of death.
Miss Sarah Rose died at the home o.
her brother Mr.. J. w. Rose last Friday
after an illness of many months, which
she bore with chistian resignation
Her health has been impaired for sew
eral years, due to a complication O
of troubles, out her death was due di.
rectly to contracting cold which de.
velcped Pleuro-Pneumonia of a severe
type, which with her already debilitat
ed condition, only lasted a few days
She was q good woman, a consitenr
member OF Ebenezer church, but haC
been denied the pleasure of attending
regularly for some time. She has many
friends who will learn with regret
sympathy for the family, this being tn,
third death in six months. Mr.. Ru
Rose and Miss Kezia, brother anC
sister having preceded her only a shor
time before.
: What ye editor said in regard to tn
brewery affair was indeed we'll said
It was the best and kindest com
ment we have read and shows that no
only the milk of human kindness
ne YER curdles in your heart, but tina
-, upon it there is ever a rich supply o
rean which is we'll distributed t.
your fellowman, when necessity de
= mands it 1t was not only withheld
till the proper time, but it was truly
"Nuf sed,'. when itscame. While som
have the knack of saying things at tn
proper time and when said, stop Their
are others who never know when the.
have said enough especially when i
: comes to lsvelling denunciations whel
an intense desire for notoriety, and al
insatiable appetite for filthy luchre, a
the ready and willing tool for soulles
=, corporations, cause a MAJ to compro
mise his character and so besnurch ii
that the stain remains long after he ha
passed from the stage. of life.
The affair is deplorsble not onl
from the fact that seriously affects tn
parties directly concerned. leaving
scar, which time will not heal, but it
q reflection, not only on the Journalist
Of the ftate, but upon that honore
Legislative body-the senate of GU
~ great commonwealth.
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