Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-11-21
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbOfhOOd.
ARGUS BUREAU.
WALTER, N. G
Nov. 20, 1907.

U0Os DOClO O1O LEI 1ooO "oO
II Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Lee spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Johnston county,,
near Dunn, visiting relatives at their
old home.
Messrs. Phil Crawford, of Kinston,
Jim Everett stevens and Edgar Gurley,
your of city, were visiting at Oak Glen
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Davis, from near
your city, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith,
near Ebenezer.
Mr.. Jethro Howell and Miss Fife
Swinson went to Pikeville Friday al
t~ernoon on a visit to Miss Lula Vail,
returning Sunday.
Mr.. George Mitchell, from nea
Smithfeld, was visiting relatives here
last week, where his many friends
were glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Willis, from Rocky
Mount, where Mr.. Willis is in the rail
road service, were on a visit to rela-
tives in our community last week.
The Washington and jefferson Lit
erary Society, OF Rosewood Academy,
was reorganized last Wednesday plight
with MI. Roscoe Johnson, president,
and Miss Hazel Crawford, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Willis and
brother Mr.. Sam Willis left last Satur-
~Io- 0r1oi1 ON tho no 1v froIn for
Greensboro, where they will make
their future home. Their friends here
wish them abundant success.
The infant child of Mrs. John Reeves
died near Grassmere last Saturday, and
was taken to your city for burial. The
sympathy of the community goes out
to the bereaved widow and children in
this hour of sadness. Only a short time
ago, the husband, and father. died, af-
ter a protracted illness.
Toby says it is mighty like Henry
Hood used to say, that mankind was a
heap like a hog" When a hog is poor,
laAk, and a regular razor back, you
could take an ear of corn, and toll him
any Wu0T0s buG just uIh II LII tuO
pea field, and let him get good and fat,
and then start toward him with corn,
and he raises his head and says:
"U-ush! U-ush!! I don't eve know
you," and away he goes. Just SO with
some men, when they are poor in purse
and dependent, you can show them
the coin, and they are ready to do
your bidding. But just let them get
in the field of success, and fatten a lit
fle, n you start toward them they
raise their head with an air of "U-ush!
U-ush!! I don't even know you"
Mrs. Betsey Lynch, relict of the late
Mr.. Bryant Lynch, was buried near
here Sunday evening, at the old family
burying ground on the lands Of Mt.
James A. Howell. She died at her
home near Mr.. Bud L~ynch's, where
she had lived for several years, though
for many years was a resident of this
community. She had lived out the
fullest extent Of years allotted on this
earth, being 81 years old, and reared a
large family of children, all of whom
A1NO IAO ~ AAPooA VI ShOAA
friends, in their sad bereavement. A
large crowd attended the burial. A
mother in Israel has gone to reap re-
ward for a long and useful life here.
Early last Saturday morning the
Pine Forest Sunday School, together
with friends and parents of the chill
dren, met at the N. H. Gurley place for
their annual outing. After a ride of
. few miles in buggies, wagons,
and Surveys the crowd reached their
destination at Cox's ferry, and while
the women and children enjoyed them
selves in numerous ways the men went
in search OF game for dinner. All the
necessary cooking utensils were carried
and when ready to start dinner a large
log fire having been begun when they
first arrived, it was found, when they
commenced preparing the meats there
were thirteen rabbits, halfdozen squir-
rels and numerous quail and other
birds, besides fish enough for the
crowd, and when it was all prepared
and cooked ready to serve such a
Brunswick stew and fish fry has never
been enjoyed in his section. Besides
this that was dressed and cooked on
the spot there were numerous baskets
laden with chicken, beef, fresh pork
ready to cook, and bread, cakes and
pies making in all a dinner fit for a
King. After the bcuntitul repast was
enjoyed part of the crowd fshed, went
l~-A ~ ON +h0 NIo1-o oco-ol
haws, winter huckleberries, etc., while
the remainder were entertained by Mr..
Jimmie Perkins with his g~raphophone.