Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-19
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbOFhood
Walter, n. c., Nov. Is.

Another wedding in our community
their friends, was that of Mr.. John
Collier and Miss Martha Radtord, to
whom we wish much happiness along
life's pilgrimage.
Mr.. A. P. Lee has purchased Mr..
John r. Smiths farm near the river
and will move there the first of the
year. We are glad to have Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee as permanent residents, and
| wish him that success which he so
richly deserves.
Mrs. Seth Dixon went to Jackson
vile, N. c.. last week, where she was
G ,lied by the extreme illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Wright Lynch. Mrs.
Lynch has many friends here, who
regret to hear Of her sickness. and who
hope for her speedy restoration to
health.
| OnW Wednesday evening Of this week,
Mr.. Walter Hollowell, from near
Stevens Mill, will lead to the altar
| Miss Ellen Howell. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Howell of our COM
| munity. near Rosewood Academy. The
young couple has many friends in
| this section, who wish them all the
| joys of welded bliss, and a long life of
usefulness as they stem life's current
together,
| Mr.. Louis Smith is building a very
pretty house at his place where his
brother, Mr.. Wade Smith, lives, and
when completed will make a very at
tractive and comfortable home. Mr..
Wade Smith has begun the erection of
his house also, few hundred yards
farther down the road, and when COM
pleted that community will favorably
compare with any in the number of
new and attractive country homes and
its densely populated roads.
Mr.. Coy Pollock and Mrs. Kittie
Willis, widow of the late MT. Rankin
Willis, were married last Sunday, Rev.
Tyler johnson performing the cere-
mony. They drove to the home of Mr..
johnson, where, in the presence OF
quite number of assembled friends,
they were made man and wife. They
have entered upon the duties of heuse-
keeping in the new house recently
built by Mr.. Lon Dahl. They have a
comfortable, cozv howse, aud we wish
them life's fullest measure of joy and
happiness.
Mr.. Jimmie Perkins has bought the
piece OF land across the road from
Rosewood Academy, from Mr.. Joshua
Hines ,and will erect a mice house there
in the near future. We are glad to see
our Young men buying land and build |
ing up the community, eand we don't
believe they ale going to- keep ''back ri
either.) It is a good sign for the young
men to have confidence in the future of
any section, and by investing and
helping develop a community, they
not only hlep themselves, but their
neighbors. Let the good work con-
tinue.
The Washington and Jefferson Lit
erary Society of Rosewood Academy
had an interesting debate last Friday
night, the subject being, Resolved
"That Cuba should be annexed to the
United States" The affirmative was
handled by Messrs. Cyrus johnson and
Charlie Braswell, and the negative by
Messrs. Needham Bass and Harvey
Edwards. After the debate, which
was listened to attentively by quite
crowd, the decision was given in favor
of the negative. Besides the debates,
there was music, reading and recita-
tions which all enjoyed.
Neighbor Lon Dali h had a corn shuck
| ing last Thursday night, at which was
gathered quite number of men Of
the neighborhood, and the large pile
of corn was soon ready to go into the
barn. But the quietude which rsigned
around that corn pile was not the least
suggestive of the old fashioned shuck-
ings. It seemed more like a social
gathering, at which different topics
were discussed, and aside from the
mingling of voices in conversation
there was naught else to mar the still
ness of the evening air. We well re-
member the corn shuckings OF our
boyhood days, when one man, who
gave out the ''heller'' would mark
the pile and the following was enc OF
the songs given out:
/ Raecoon is a cunning thing,
Walks all in the dark
/ Every time he curls his tail,
1 He hears Old Ranger bark.
Sing''
Then the droners as they were called,
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