Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-26
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
THAT Prosperous
NeighbOfhOOd.
Walter, N. c.. Nov. 25.

in Raleigh on business.
Miss Elizabeth Becton is visiting in
Ayden, N. c., where she is the guest at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Fl. e.
Tripp.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Fussell and chill
dren, Of your city, were visitors here
Sunday, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. A. Cotton. Ust
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hood frem
the Falling Creek section. were visiting
friends near Ebenezere Saturday and
Sunday, where they once lived.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jack Woodward, of
Whitaker, spent saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Toby Howell, on their rstur n
home from the convention ut Kinston.
Mr. Asa Bass, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
hunter of this section, having caught
eighteen in the past week. The woods
seem to DO full of them, and '"possnm
and tater" is an every day pastifns in
this sommunity. Wsheard ofone, brs'r
possum last week who kept bre'r rab-
bit cut Of rabbit box. by getting in
there first. Rabbits are plentiful also,
and the boys who catch them and
ready sale, especially to the freight
crew.
RJohn Williams, a&colored farmer i,
living near the Inew bridge was tried
before Mr. James Edwards last We'd
nssday and bound over to court and
committed to jail in default OF bond.
It seems that he was returning fro M
Fremont the night before, and appro-
priatod two sheets of cotton, belonging
to Mr.. Crawford near Pleasant Grove
church. Mr.. Crawford tracked the
wagon and horse and at the darksys
home found the horse still very wet
from his trip, and with track corre-
spending to the one he had followed
from whore the cotton disappeared. A
search warrant also revealed his cotton
sheets. which were secreted between
the bed and mattress in the darkey's
house, the sheets bearing Mr.. Craw-
lords mark. Best les this, John seems
to have been quite thirsty, as he had
in his possession a two gallon jug of
pint, as result of his trip to Fremont,
with which to satisfy the cravings OF
his desire for John Barleycorn.
Early last Saturday morning, the Pine
Forest Sunday School, and quite num-
ber Of the parents of the children, and
friends, went to Qox's ferry bridge on
Nsuse river on their annual outing.
There were buggies. surrsys, one and
two horse wagon loads of happy hearted
children and young people, and after
reaching their destination, the hunters
among the number, went in search of
game for dinner. When they returned
the pans were on the fire, tho grease
good and hot, and it would have sharp
ened any appetite to have witnessed
the preparation and cooking of the
'possum, squirrel, rabbits, quail and
fish, together with the chicken, pork,
&c., carried with them, which COM
pleted the meats for dinner Besides
this there were cakes, pies, pickles,
bread, &C., and when ready for the
waiting crowd there was an abundance
of the most palatable edibles. which
the number present enjoyed to their
fullest capacity. The hours were passed
in the fullest enjoyment of the novel
occasion. When the time arrived for
their departure for home, each heart
was filed with thoughts Of day most
pleasantly spent. Quite q number of
people from the Falling Creek section
met the crowd at the bridge, and par
ticipated in the pleasures of the day j,
which added materially to their fund
OF enjoyment.
A bold and daring robbery occurred
just this side Of Ebenezer church last
Saturday night, when Mr.. Carl L. Swim
SON was held up in the road by three
men, and robbed ct one hundred and
ninety dollars. Mr.. Swinson was re.
turning from Princeton and the first
intimation no had Of trouble, . man
grabbed his horse, and two others,
threw o blanket over Mr., Swinson and
held him fast, while they rifed his
pockets. He had bsen in Princeton
that day collecting for the machine
company for which3he is agent, and IL
is very evident that the perpetrators o,
| the crime knew their man, and knew
that he had money. Three men boarded
the 1870 train that night at sthe june.
ton. An effort was made to have them
apprehended, but to no laval. Mr.
lSwinson's empty purse, machine papers