Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-05
news FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeiqhbOrhoOd
Walter, N. c., Nov. 4.

Mr.. Charlie Coor spent Saturday
night and Sund ay with his sister, Mrs.
Milford Aycock, near Pinkney.
"Aunt' Kizzy Sasser spent q few
days in your city last week, where she
was visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Howell.
It was a pleasure to have Rev. A. L.
Ormond with us for a short while last
Monday, on his way home from his
regular appointment at Princeton.
Capt. R. P. Howell and Mr.. w. j.
Gibson, OF your city, contributed to
the pleasures of our home, by a visit
to Oak Glen last Sunday afternoon.
Prof Edgar N. Thorne left Saturday
for his home in Rutherford county,
where he went to east his ballot en-
Tuesday. He will return in time to
open school this morning.
Misses Annie L. Thompson, of Fai-
son, and Sallie Williams, of Newton
Grove, teachers at Rosewood Academy
have arrived, and are domeciled at
Messrs. Jim Hooks and Jno. NJ. Mitch
ellis.
Miss Ophelia Coor, one of the coun-
tvs efficient teachers, left Saturday to
enter upon her duties, near Pinkney.
Mrs. Milford Aycock's, and her many
friends here wish her a pleasant and
successful term of school.
Quite number of our young people
attended delightful party given by
Miss Bertha Edgerton, at her home
over the river, last Friday night. The
occasion was one of rare enjoyment,
and the continued pleasures Of the
numerous guests lasted until tue wee
sma' hours, and when the goodnight
was said it was with full appreciation
OF the hospitality of their charming
host. Miss Edgerton left Saturday
near Seven Springs.
Our farmers are busy this week dig
weather continues favorable a good
quantity of peas will be saved in the
next few days. Every community
| needs pea thresher that will thresh
| from the vine. Then one man and a
| moving machine could save more peas
in day than a dozen hands could
pick, and great deal less expense
It In very likely peas will be high next
spring, and all should be saved that
can be.
| Benjamin Franklin said, "a mar
was rich, not in proportion to what ha
possessed, but in proportion to wha
he could go without" According tG
this, we can sit up and take notice, ,ane
draw an unusual amount Of comfor
and sweet consolation. not only in tn,
fact of our extensive possessions, bu
with the assurance that they are not o
that type or strain, which take wing
and fly away, or that "moth and rus
doth corrupt or thieves break througl
and steal"
Two of our young bachelor friend
} went to O neighbor's house one evenin
last week to get some 'simmon beer
Now we know they did net get any
thing else, even though the circun
stances which followed were rathe
suspicious. They fingered near thu
barrel, until the sable curtains OF nigl
were drawn, and when they starte
I home, it WI as dark as q stack Of blac
l oats. The 'taters and simmon bee
+, was SO much relished that q large DO
tie was filled with the beer to take hon
G with them. The older one had til
y bottle, and as they were CAREFUL
!. making their way through the he
along a foot path, the first thing
" knew he fell over fence and inte
= ditch, and of all the scrambling ev
seen, it was done there for few mi
r. utes, for the one following tollow'
\ suit, When they came out lookil
like q scratched ticket on election da
the bottle of beer was no whore to
found. We promised not to tell t
- names, but next time they go aft
at 'taters and beer 1t will not be on t
Il dark of the moon, but when the si
ID right.