Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-02-20
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
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NeighbOfhOOd
ARGUs BUREAU.
WALTER, N. G
Feb. 10, 1907.
Mr.. Phil Crawford stopped over here
last Tuesday night on his return nome
from Raleigh, where he was a witness
ARGUS U.
WALTER, N. c
Feb. 10, 1907.

last Tuesday night on his return nome
from Raleigh, where he was a witness
in court.
Mr.. Tom winslow, of Kansas City,
Mo-, is a visitor in our community,
where he is the guest of his uncle, Mr..
Geo. Yelverton.
Mr.. Leroy Bass and his uncle, Mr..
Joe Bass, completed a nice house for
Mr.. Frank Newsome at the place
known as the colin Sasser place" last
week.
Miss Pearl Woodland is spending
some time with relatives in your city
before returning again to Whitakers
next week, where she will attend
school.
Miss Leonaa Grady, of your city,
spent Saturday night and Sunday here,
where she was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. C. Howell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Howell.
Mr.. Frank Newsome, of Norfolk was
in our community last week looking
after his farm and Improvements he is
having made il the way of building on
the Sasser place.
DR.. and Mrs. T. M. Jordan, of Ra-
leigh, arrived Sunday evening". hav-
ing been called by telephone on &C
count of the extreme illnese of Mrs.
Jordan's father, Capt. A. L. Sasser.
Mrs. Wright Lynch and children
were visiting at Mrs. Lynch's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Dixon. Her many
friends here are rejoiced to know that
she is convalescing from her long con-
tinued severe illness.
His host of friends will regret to learn
of the critical illness of Capt. A. L.
Sunday, and whose condition is alarm
ing, and with but little evidence Of II
amelioration Of symptoms.
Owing to the prevalence of small
pox in the community of Kenly, Miss
Hazel Crawford has returned home
and resumed her studies at Rosewood
Academy. The school at Kenly has
taken the precaution to require all
scholars to be vaccinated, and it is
hardly probable that there will be any
danger in the trouble there!
The cars left on the Southern siding
at Rose are getting to be a nuisance.
One day last week there was seven
cars there, and though the side track
Ia long enough to hold "a freight, the
end Of the line of cars reached near
enough to the county road tor the
bumper to be in b edge of the wheel
rtrack. Some one will see trouble there
yet.
nj. Cyrus Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil Johnson, has set an exam
pie which commends itself to other
young men of the community, and
shows not only good business judg-
ment, but the confidence he has in the
future of his home neighborhood.
Last week he purchased the Daniel
Edwards place from Mr.. Tom Johnson
and wife, of Kinston, for which he paid
$22.5 SO per acre. This is a nice farm,
and can be made q most desirable
place. It is about a quarter of a mile
from the county road but near the Mid.
land railroad. The hope of the agri.
cultural interests is for more young
farmers to ''go thou and do likewise
Mr.. ethro Howell and Misses Cora
Payne Moore and Fife Swinson went
- oi4- Ioe& Vr1asIor ,n;~I+ op @I,<
Smithfeld limited to attend Ye Olde
Tyne Fiddlers convention, expecting
to return on the ten o'clock train, bu1
when the last fiddler had fddled, and
stake your seats ladies'" had beer
heard, the train had long since depart.
ed, and they were truly "fddled off. ,
They remained in our city with
friends, returning next morning on thu
early train.
Our neighbor, Mr.. Toby Howell
must have had news, either from the
weather man or the ground hog, in re
gard to the condition of the weather
last Thursday and Friday. He always
plants garden on Valentines Day, blu
last week he planted on Wednesday
and we are kinder "jubious'' that b,
had an inkling from some source Of tn.
approaching rain, Thursday and Fri
day. Any how, his garden is planted
and long before any body else he will
be having garden Sass and furnish.
ing his neighbors, n OF whom W.
are which.
The local tax election for this com
munity which is to be voted on mex
month is the topic of conversation, anG