Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-10-15
FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
NeighbOfhOOd

Sunday at Oak Glen, on a visit to DR..
Phil Jr.
Mr.. Harvey Copeland and Mr.. Dees,
of Fremont, spent Saturday night and
Sunday here, the guests OF Mrs. Fannie
Hooks and children.
Mr.. John M. Mitchell accompanied
Sheriff Stevens and others of your city
to Seven Springs last Saturday, to hear
Hon. Pete Murphy speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gurley, of your
city, were visitors at Oak Glen last
Sunday afternoon, where their presence
added pleasure and enjoyment.
Mrs. Herman Hollewell and Miss
Cora Hood, sisters OF Mrs. Henry
Olive section, on a visit to Mrs. Hood
and Henry Jr.
Mr.. Albert Smith and Miss Cora
Rose, and Mr.. George Hooks and Miss
Efie Swinson attended church at Ma
hunta last Sunday, and were guests at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
. Gurley, after services.
| Mr.. George Edwards, from Magnolia.
/ who has many friends in the neigh
borhood, was here last week on a visit
to his brothers Messrs. John S.. and
James Edwards, and shaking hands
with his old friends of boyhoed.
MI. Henry Hood and mother, Mrs.
VIM. B. Hood, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Mrs. M. G.. Swinson's
on a visit to Mrs. Hood, and master
Henry, Jr., returning to their home
near Mt. Olive Sunday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Raiford, who 80 ably
fills the position OF correspondent to
the Mt. Olive Tribune, evidencing the
fact that the mantle Of her late father,
Mr.. 3. B. Raitord, who was identified
with the paper from it's first issue, has
fallen upon worthy shoulders, spent a
few days at Oak Glen this week, where
we are always glad to see her.
Mr.. Jesse Snipes, from near Prince
ton, has made a land deal with Mr.
D. r. G%ranthan, whereby he becomes
owner of q nice little farm. opposite
Mrs. Sarah Bridges, and will build on
it in time for another crop. It is q
mighty good sign to see our young
men investing in land for the purpose
Of establishing . permanent home.
MI. and Mrs. Phil johnson and
lIor-hkAr Ao~,A o$fonAoA <hA fnnnro1
of the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tenn Hooks last Sunday, whose tragic
death, caused by the accidental dis
charge OF q gun in the hand of her
brother, has east q gloom ovs the com
munity where Mrs. Hooks was well
known and has many friends. 1t is a
o ID, very sad, and ~lainentabls affair.
and arouses deep sympathy for the en-
tire family in their sad and sudden be-
~reavement, and especially fer the
brother who had the gun. Mrs. Hooks,
mother of the child, is a sister of Mrs.
Phil Johnson.
Mr.. Lloyd Gurley, who sometime
since b~argained for part of the Cox
place, but was caused to back cut by
. the late freshet, has purchased the
: Hines place between Oak Glen and
Ebenezer, and will move there next
. year. This place is part OF the farm OF
= which Oak Glen was once the head.
> quarters. Ten years ago, it with the
! place owned by Mr.. George w. Gard
nsr was sold for a great deal less than
ten dollars per acre. Today it is worth
= more than double that amount. Buy.
the same time putting more hsmes in
! the community.
It is to be hoped that the farmers O.
this section will learn a valuable
though expensive lesson from the shorr
crop and low price of cotton this year
and hat another season will find
more diversified crop than in many
years past. Some of those holding cot
ton, who have listened to the long sun,
cry, "hold a littlo longer, Is cents is il
sight," now that they are compelled t.
\. sell at a loss of about twenty dollar
per bale, feel about like twice fftee1
cents, and want to get around benin,
the barn and kick themselves good 70
N being implicated by listening to mel
who knews no more about it than tn
farmers did themselves. Advice is tn
cheapest product that was over foun,
on any market, n it farmers woul,
u exercise their own good judgment, pos
le themselves upon the cotton marke
and keep posted, listen to no man, no
y ket their cotton, but wisely and care
I. fully do as they JIM pleased with il