Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-01-09
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbOrhOOd
ARGUS BUR EAU.
WALTER, N. @
Jan. 8, 1907.

WALTER, N. g
Jan. s, 1907.
Miss Fife Swinson has returned
home after a pleasant visit to Mrs. Con
Wilmington, of your city.
Mr.. Roscow Johnson, who went to
South Carolina last fall, has returned
home, where his friends are glad to see
him.
Mrs. Walter Cochran, who has been
on an extended visit to her brother.
Mr.. Bill Thompson, returned to her
home at Charlotte last week.
MI. Leland Becton, who has been
spending the holidays with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Becton has
returned to the A. & M. College.
Mr.. John Sasser has moved to the
Hastings place and MIR. W. A. Gurley,
from near Pinkney, has moved to the
place formerly occupied by Mr.. Sas-
ser.
Masters Harvey Edward and Willie
Spicer have returned from C~larksville,
Va, where they went on a visit to Mr..
Tom Spicer, the father and uncle of the
two young men.
The shingles have been placed upon
the yard preparatory to putting a new
cover on Ebenezer church. After this
is done the paint brush would add still
more to the attr~activeness of this pretty
country church, besides protecting it
from the dangers of weather condi-
tons.
Rev. A. L. Ormond, OF Ken1y. not
being able to hold services in Prince
ton Sunday night on count of sick
ness, came down and spent the night
at Oak Glen, where all were glad to
see him. He returned to his home
Monday and we hope he may soon be
WE'LL
Our letter last week must be off on a
Christmas tare. We dropped it in the
Office in your city at noon on Tuesda y
while mailing some other letters, fear
ing we would forget it if put back in
u pocket. May be it will come back
after awhile, as one did last summer
after ten days.
~s~r~nsEs
Our truckers are busy preparing land
for peas, and if the weather is favor
able they will be planting this week
But the high price of seed will cause
many not to plant as the profits from
them are rather uncertain and at Sc
per bushel for seed it is especially a
risky business. But nothing venture,
nothing have" t.:a3a
MMessrs. Collier Bros. & Company are
erecting a house just this side of Mr.
WINS. Smiths, in which Mr.. Joe Col
lier will live when it is completed
There is considerable building going
on in our community whichs is evil
dence of the fact hat the country ais @
is feeling the spirit of progress which
is spreading with .isuch rapid strides
over our entire Southland.
Mr.. Paul Swinson will esgive an ex'
hibition of moving pictures at Rose
wood next Friday night jar. 10 for the
benefit of The Washington and
Jefferson Literary Society, of the
school. The exhibition will furnisf
both amusement and entertainment
and it being given for a worthy aus
it is hoped there will be a good Grove
present. The admission fee, which ii
small, will secure for those present al
evening of solid enjoyment, besides
helping a good cause.
Miss Eta Rackley had a marrow
escape from death on Saturday a weel
ago. Her father had left her to hol
the horses while he helped Mr. Tole
with a barrel Of oil. For some reaso
the horses made a dash and threw Mis-
r ackley out of the wagon, against tn
left hand horse, and striking tn
ground she was dragged a consider
able distance under the wagon, he
hand fastened in the lines. When til
runaway crossed the railroad at M
Dock Toler's store, the u~nfortuna1
child in some mysterious way loose
4 her hand, and she escaped with tw
bones of the left hand broken, and
badly hurt foot. Her escape from deaf
was q miracle.