Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-12
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
THAT Prosperous
NeighbOfhOod
Walter, N. c., Nov. 10.

Walter, N. c., Nov. 10.
Mrs. M. C. Swinson accompanied
Mrs. Hood home last Sunday, where
she will visit for several days.
Mr.. Phil Crawford, of Kinston. spent
Friday night at Oak Glen, on short
visit to our boy, returning home Satur-
day.
Mrs. Henry Hood, who has been on
an extended visit to her mother, Mrs.
M. G.. Swinson, left for her home near
Mt. Olive last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luby Edwards spent
Sunday with Mrs. Edwards parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pearson, at
Bellevue, near your city.
Miss Annie Belle Parker, of yonr
city, visited in our community Satur-
the guest of Miss Tessie Smith, at
Grassmere.
| Miss Julia e. Howell Of your city,
entered upon her duties1.as teacher at
Ebenezer, on Monday merning. She
Is making her home at Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Roses. Il ]
Mrs. DR.. Crawford has SO far recover
ed from her recent severe illness, as to
be able to visit in yeur city. whore she
spent Saturday night and Sunday,
with Mrs. Jno. r. Smith.
Mr.. Alden Ye1verton, of Fremont,
who has many friends here, at his
boyhood home. was here Tuesday on
business, looking after his farming in
terests. There will be public sale at
the home OF his father, the late Mr..
Geo. Yelverton, on the 18th of this
month, at which time there will be
numerous articles offered to the high
est bidder.
Mr.. Jsthro Howell, Miss Effie and
Millie Swinson attended q party Sat
urday night. given by Miss Mildred
Gurley, at her home just across the
river, prior to her departure from her
home to Fremont. where she enters
sehsol. Delightful refreshments were
served, and her many young friends
present will pleasantly remember the
occasion as one OF real enjoyment.
We were shown some of the finest
potatoes last week of the Norton yam
variety, that we have ever seen. They
were grown by Mr.. Everett Flowers, ,ot
near Spring Hill. Mr.. Flowers put
| II. -, i~h
ber Toby Howell's buggy, and-well,
they did not exactly fill the body, bu .
it would not have taken many to have
done SO. Anyway, Toby rode the
balance of the way home with his feet
hanging outside. They were some
potatoes.
Mr.. Geo. Becton and daughter Miss
Eliza beth, went to Fremont Sunday, to
attend the funeral of Mr.. BectoE'
brother, who died there Satu rday, at er
only few days illness, with blood
poison. Mr.. Becton had many friends
in this section, where he has been a
visitor for several years, who are deep
ly panied to learn of his seemingly un-
timely death. His death is peculiarly
sad, coming as it did in the very prime
of manhood, and following such a
short illness, before his family or
friends realized fully his serious con-
dition. Thel Becton was a man of a
warm, generous heart. genial dispo-
sit1on, kind neighbor, a devoted hus-
band and father. Besides brothers
and sisters he leaves wife and seven
children, to whom the sympathy of
numerous friends is extended in this
sad hour of their irreparable loss.
The thought of growing old does not
sadden us, because, though the body
may become infirm, the eyes dim, and
the linn bs feeble, it is our blessed priv
ilege to keep the heart young and
aglow with love; and even light up the
dark valley of the shadow of death
with it when we come to enter our
eternal reward, where hope hath its
fruitioA, and faith it's eternal recon-
pense. We are not saddened by the
death of loved ones, or friends, as we
realize that such has been the course OF
things since the foundation of the
world, and will so continue till time is
no more, and we bow with submission
to the will of divine providence.
The mantle of sadness does not gather
about us because our every effort is
mot crowned with success, for we fully
realize that what the world calls suc-
cess is often the most dismal failure.
and we are content. to perform our
duty in life as best we can, and trust a
kind providence for the result. But