Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-15
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
That Prosperous
NeighbOfhOOd.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. c..
Aug. ID, 1907.

ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. G.
Aug. ID, 1907.
Miss Efie Swinson returned home
Saturday from a visit to relatives in
Pikeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Wilmington, of
Spencer, were visitors in the communi-
ty lastSunday.
Misses Julia Gurley and Daisy
Thompson, OF GoIdsboro, were visitors
at Oak Glen, last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gurley, of Colds
boro, spent Sunday in our community.
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. viii Craw-
ford.
Mrs. P. c. Caldwell and Miss Mary
Pipkin left Friday morning for Char
lotte, where they go on a months visit
to Mrs. Walter Cochran, and relatives
near that city.
Little Miss Beckie Edwards enter
tanned her young friends last Saturday
afternoon with a delightful party. C
cream, cake, fruit and melons were
served as refreshments.
Mr.. Bill Thompson leaves tonight for
a week or ten days rest and vacation,
and will take in the exposition, and
from there will GO to Washington and
BALTIMORE before returning home.
His friends in this community regret
to learn OF the continued serious illness
of Mr.. Doe Toler, the clever merchant
of Grassmere, who is suffering with a
complication Of discusses, with little
hope OF recoeery.
A family reunion and barbecue din
ner was given at Mr.. Seth Dixon's last
Saturday, which was participated IN
and highly enjoyed by the married
daughters of MIR. and Mrs. Dixon, n
their husbands and children. 1t was a
day of pleasant enjoyment, welding
more closely the ties of family love,
which help to make life happier and
brighter.
"Uncle Benz, the Veteran, spent
| r 1ludY ulSuG u0I0s Ills AISl WISH LII
quite a while. He was on his way
home from the Vets" picnic. We
were glad to see him. There is not a
cross of honor which adorns any old
soldiers lappell, that is worn with
more pride than he does his. He is as
proud of being a Vet" as he would to
be governor.
Toby has not had a horse for the past
few weeks, but he has one now He
says Mr.. Jno. Switzerland passed his
house, driving one and leading one.
and asked him if he had one yet, and
when he told him he did not, he says
he got right down and commenced tax.
ing out, and said, Here is one you
may nave as long as you want him.
Toby now says, If any one wants to &C
down the road, just call on him, for he
can 'carry 1t I'M.
A gentleman from high Johnston
passed Down the road. one day las
week, and stopped to get Toby to pre-
scribe for q sick mule. With all earn.
! estness he drew his reins when agains'
neighbor Howell's house and said
"Whoa! Mr.. Howell, my mule is sick
, she is not exactly down. but she il
{ sluggish, and her ears are beginning Il
flop, and whenever she gets that way
, there is nothing that I have aver found
that does one particle OF good, but a lit
tie cider. Can I get a little here?'
3 When Toby informed him that the va
!, cuum in his cider key more than ex
t ceeded twice the size of the mule, AND
3 that the nearest he could approach i
was to squeeze a few rotten apples owe,
his head, he concluded to drive on
a Whether his mule got down or not, W.
+ have not heard.