Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-20
news FROM WALTER
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbofhOOd
ARGUS BUREAU.
WALTER, N. G
Aug. 10, 1908.

Mr.. Ed Cotton, of the Southern Rail-
way, was home last week, on a visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mr.. Jno. Cotton.
Mrs. Will Edwards returned to her
home at Seven Springs last week, after
q visit to her sister, Mrs. Geo. Becton.
Mr.. Clifton woodward arrived Mon
day from Whitakers, on q visit to his
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Toby
Howell.
Misses Lucille Dixon, of Norfolk,
n Jessie Brothers of near your city
were charming guests of Miss Elizabeth
Becton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dali spent last
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Ay-
cock near Pinkney, where they were
guests to an elegant barbecue dinner.
Miss Carrie Becton, Of Jacksonville,
Fla, has been visiting her brother,
Mr.. Geo. L. Becton, on her return
from Waynesville where she spent
part of her vacation.
Mr.. Jethro Howell and Miss Efhe
Swinson attended the picnic at Mr.. J.
M. Wards mill, beyond your city last
Saturday and were guests of Miss
Vivian May until Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. D. w. Willis, who moved to
Greensboro last fall was a visitor to
our community last week, where he
was making arrangements to return
here next year, and again sngage in
agriculture.
Jul young friend Mr.. Malchom Me-
Kinnie, had the misfortune to have his
buggy demolished one night last week
by his horse getting loose, and running
from Mr.. Geo. Bectons to the stock
law gate near Princeton.
The farmers are busy saving fodder,
n Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather looks threatening, and the
weather man predicts rain this week.
The fodder is OF inferior quality, but
a shortage of crops makes it necessary
to save all that is possible to save.
Mr.. Will Rose gave a delightful
party at the residence OF his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Rose last Friday
night, complimentary to Miss Lois
Cochrane, of Charlotte, who is visiting
her uncle Mr.. Bill Thompson. There
was a large crowd who participated in
the pleasures of the occasion, and ad-
ding to the full enjoyment and delight
fulness of the evening, was the sweet
strains Of music, from some good old
fashioned fiddiing, such as thrills the
heart of all music lovers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Howell and Mrs.
Con Wilmington, of your city. gave a
picnic and barbecue dinner in the
day which was greatly enjoyed by ali
present. The day was one of unusual
pleasure, and the dinner, which was in
abundance, was thoroughly enjoyed.
There were several denied the pleasure
of attending, by sickness, but thess
the recipients OF q part of everything
whicq formed the elegant repast.
s"~ A0S 0OOA ~ hluC VIII
ten in regard to baseball, and it 10 con-
cedsd to be such fine sport and SO
very interesting to spectators, we never
see or hsa nowadays of the old game
OF marbles" that was one of the games
of the long GO. Well do we remember
when a boy land that has not been 80
powerful long)how we played marbles
in the grove at Col. J. F. Kennedy's,
who hen lived at Rosewood, not far
from Walter. The boys OF the neigh
borhood would meet there on Saturday
afternoons, and the game would be |
played sometimes all the evening. The
ring would be made with a bare foot,
by bending the big toe downs n arch |
ing the foot, the heel space being the !
centre or the middle man, while the |
circle was made by turning, holding
the toe on the ground. Five men were
put in the ring, and the largest in the
middle. A lead line was drawn close
to the ring and in shooting from"taw''
if yeu fell behind it you were dead"
and could play no more that game. If
you knocked out the middle man from
"taw" that counted the game for you,
and the one who got the game seven
times, beat. There were no fang nor
"rooters," but marble playing par
lance would sound as funny to the boy
of today, as the DOT OF an auto would
to one a quarter of a century or more
ago.. For instance. if you wanted to
make the one you were against shoot
straight from where his ''taw" hap
pensd to be, after the game was started
you would say. "Vense,' that is if you
said it beforel he said, "Any," and