Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-06
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbofhOOd
ARGUS BUREAU.
WALTER, N. G
Aug. 4, 1903.

w aItGE 1Hot otLAdy
Mr.. and Mrs. June Shine, of Faison,
were visitors here last week, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Mitchell
MIR. Jethro Howell spent last Satur-
day at Boston,, where he went to take
Miss May home, returning this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gurley, OF your
city. were guests at Oak Glen last Sun
day afternoon, where we are always
to see them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Hughes and lit
tie daughter Julia Howell, of Faystte-
Vile, we're delightful visitors at Oak
Glen one evening last week.
Miss Vivian May, who has been
lending her charms to the home circle
OF the Misses. Swinson for the past
week or mOre, returned to her home at
Boston last Saturday.
Mr.. John Gurley, from ever the river,
was a participant in the pleasures OF
the moonlight picnic last week, and
was storm bound next day, when he
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Howell.
Mrs. Mollie Hines and Miss Mollie
Edwards will go to Latta, S. c., tomor-
row with Mrs. Mike Mimms and daugh-
ter, Miss Sallie Kate, On their return
home from a visit to relatives in our
community.
Little Miss Bessie Dailis on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Milford Aycoek,
zeal Pinkney. This being her first
visit away from home, her parents and
entire family are a~nxiously awaiting
her return this week.
Crop conditions have failed rapidly
the past week on o OF excessive
rains. Cotton was above the average
ten days go, but we fear it will fail
| far below the average now. Corn is
not bv any means as good as last year
Mr.. Harvey Edwards and Miss Efie
Swinson gave an enjoyable moonlight
p1Sh1S III t"V
Swinson's last Wednesday night, COM
plimentary to the visiting young ladies
in the community. The weather man
failed to give them favorable weather,
but the yard was lit up with japanese
lanterns and the rain did not interfere
till about the time the crowds dispersed
1t was a most delightful occasion
which everyone present enjoyed.
There will be a match game OF base
ball at Rosewood Academy next Sat
I urday afternoon, between the Stonel
Creek club and Rosewood club. TIL
public is invited, and there is no on
trance fee. 1t will be q good, eld-fash
toned game, just for the fun and recre
alton, and if the weather il favorable
large crowd Is expected. We do no
know that there will be any profes
sional ~"rooters" present, but thos
present will keep things lively, an
help you root" So come along.
We are glad to say we teel very muc
better than we have in two weeks, ia
which we are duly thankful. We bt
oun to think one time during our IL
ness that we had as we'll close out
Capt. R~obinson-it not for immedia-
delivery, for future. But we are out
S that notion now,a and will hold for a
advancing market. Knowing how SIC
we have been, better than any one els
land that this was another good chan
we missed in shutting off this mort
coil, but didn't shuttle, tends to st
strengthen our belief in the time allo
ted to man on this mundane sphere
the belief in which our grandparer
n lived and died. Our feelings dur11
. our illness reminded US of an interv1t
,e with q patient, years ago, who has 10:
since gone to his reward. He enter
IT. our office one evening, "a lean, lank he
ne ny handed son of toll, who had neN
" had the advantage of schools, nor ma
any pretention whatever to n OIL
We than the very simplest of the sim
r. life, while in his BOSOM throbbed
wv honest a heart as ever gave life to q
re man. He y "Well, I've come
on see ifyou could do me n COED. l
ey been on the down grade fer some tir
n and I've got SO nothing don't digest
RS. my stumick, and I have dizzy, bE
ny spells, snd after they go off my n
NO feels like some one is hammer1ng
the inside of it. My heart thumps
OF wabbles just like an old-fash1o:
by grindstone, and squeaks just like
ill too, when I dom keep the bsarl
lied" We asked how he did this,
I'D he replied, "With a good dram ofht
go. made peach n honey he con
her usd, "My liver, I don't think has q
a days work lately, and I think
in hpindles need a little lie, too, %,