Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-04-16
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WALTER, N. c
April Is, 1898

and Mrs. Jno. E. Smith Sunday.
DIR. l.. J.. Herring. OF your city, spent
Sunday at Mr.. J. NJ. Mitchell's, visit
ing his cousin, Miss Cora Payne Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rose spent Sun
day in Princeton, where they were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lafayette Benton.
Misses Mary Grantham and Hattie
Massey, OF Johnson county, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Misses Alice
and Mamie Hooks.
Rev. and Mrs. Tyler Johnson spent
Saturday and Sunday in Princeton,
where Mr.Johnson has an appointment
at the Free Will Baptist church.
Mr. Will Yelverton, Of Fremont, was
here last Sunday or a visit to his falh-
er, Mr.. Geo.. Yelverton, where his
many young friends were glad to see
him.
Mr.. John M. Mitchell returned home
last week from Burlington, where he
was in attendance upon the Sunday
school convention, which was held
there.
Mrs. M. C. Swinson returned home
last week from an extended visit to
her daughter Mrs. Henry Hood, where
she was called to assist in nursing her
back to health.
Mrs. J. W. Perry and Mrs. Stella
DeOrmond, Of Princeton. spent last
Thursday night and Friday with Mrs.
P. C. CALDWELL, at her brothers Mr..
Bill Thompson.
Mrs. Henry Hood, who has been
very sick at her home near Mt. Olive,
vas brought to her mothers Mrs. VI. G.
Swinson last Saturday. Her many
friends here wish her a speedy restora-
ton to health.
While peaches and pears will be
denied the people of this section this
year, with no misfortune from now or
there will be an abundant capple crop,
and especially if the farmers having
orchards will spray their trees to pre-.
vent the fruit from dropping of. Al
present the prospects are favorable fo1
a big crop.
To the aspirants for United State,
Democratic honors, it is probably ALT
tie consollng to those who stand little
chance Of success that right at presen
it seems that the White Reaper is un
-.,.JJ- L,,e- tho ~ ~ horc T
we had all sorts of nations to represen
: the people at the National capital, tn
recent numerous deaths there woul'
cause US to quit the drive.
ESQ. w II. Rose had the m%isfortun
to lose his gray mare last week whic
s he has had for several years and praise
very highly for her gentleness, and tn
many other good qualities, which max
a horse valuable. She was somewhs
strongly effected; did not seem to b
very sick, but refusing to eat anything
O and remained in this condition i
= spite Of all that could be done to NAL
!. her take n-ourishment, until her deaf
. having been reduced to a mere skel
a ton.
c A very destructive fire was ragir
re above here Sunday and Monday ar
$ did considerable damage before gottt
to under control, the heaviest loser bei1
a. Mr.. George Gardner, of your city, w
had the misfortune to have betwe'
seventy-fve and eighty cords of pi
t. wood destroyed, besides the inestim
he BILE damage caused to timber. etc. I
origin of the fire is unknown, and t
D. extreme dryness and high winds re
er dered it's being controlled practical
r. impossible.
= The children are busy after scht
hours-and essons are prepared
coloring eggs for Easter. The n
:. method of dyeing eggs is decided
more convenient than the old way, ]
the way our ear old mothers of IL
ago, use to sew the eggs up In
beautifully colored calico, and Il
boil them, leaving the different col
upon the egg, filled u hearts "
Joy and gladness, and the remem
ancs Of them even now, lifts the fill
gates Of memory and brings back d
S,a of long ago, land faces that have /
since. been gathered unto their Ri
The approaching Easter sea
is q glad and social feast. and
-" hearts should be attuned to praise
de- -on,.n,
-. "He Ia risen'' we should also res
the fact that it is our blessed priv
- +o nn;ov tho fraadom from guilt