Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-07
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous I
NeiqhbOFhOOd
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Miss Ophel1a COor returned to her
uties as teacher of the school near
Pinkney. last week.
Mr.. Phil Crawford, and little sdaugh-
ter Doris of Kinston, spent last Tues
day night and Wednesday at Oak
Glen.
Little Miss Margaret Shine, who has
been visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. John
MitchelIs, left Saturday for her home
at Faisons.
Mesdames. Fred Howell and Frank
Bizzell, OF your city, were visitors here
last Tuesday, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lon Dali.
Miss Ada Coor returned home Sun
day. afternoon, from a visit to your
city, where she was the guest of Mr..
aud Mrs. Fred Howell. x1MN
Miss Elizabeth Becton and Mr.. Leon
Howell visited Miss Beoton's grand
| mother, Mrs. Indiana YeIverton. near
Stantonsburg last week.
Mr.. Leland Becton who has been on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
| Becton, returned to his civil engineer
ing work at Wilmington last weok.
After few weeks visit to her brother,
left last week for Rocky Mount, where
she holds a position as stenographer.
Misses Vivian and Mena May, from
Becten, were here slast week, where
they contributed pleasure1 and enjoy
ment to the. home of the Misses Swim
son.
Messrs. Henry Grady and Jno. M.
Grantham, of your city, were out here
Sunday., Mr.. Grady was visitor at
Mr.. Toby Howell's. Mr.. Grantham
went to his farm above here.
>Mr. Ham Caldwell, of Charlotte, and
sister, Mrs. John Watson, of Lemon
Springs, spent last Tuesday night at
Southern Oaks, ons visit to their
m other, Mrs. Jane Caldwell.
Prof. E. n. Thorne returned last
week and resumed his duties at Rose :
wood Academy on Monday morning.
He was accompanied by his brother,
Mr.. Lawrence Thorne, who has entered
school here.
Misses Sallie Williams and Annie
Thompson, after spending the holidays
at their respective homes returned IN
time for duty at Rosewood on Monday
last, where they fill positions as as
sistant teachers SO acceptab1y.
Mr.. Clifton Woedard. who has been
living with his father Mr.. A. J. Wood
ard, of Whitakers, visited his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Toby Howell,
last week, on his way to Kinston,
where he goes to enter the Christian
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Hooks gave a
delightful dance at their hospital home
near here last Wednesday night COM
plimentary to the young people and
their visitors in the community
Music was furnished by local talent
and the vast crowd present enjoyed
when the good night was said it was
with feeling OF thanks to their
charming hosts for a most pleasant
and enjoyable evening.
Neighbor Lou Dali killed five pigs
last week which weighed in the aggre-
gate nearly 14O0 pounds. These pigs
were only little over year old, but
had had good attention all their lives.
Mr.. Dali raises potatoes, chufas and
peas for his hogs, puts wire fences
around his fields, and the consequence
is, has plenty of both hog and hominy
and to spare every year. While the
low price of cotton is felt by them, it
does not work the hardsh1ps to this
class OF farmers that it does to the all
cotton men.
An automobile party from Raleigh,
returning home from your city Mon
day evening had an accident near
here which delayed them a good
while. ons of the fore wheels suffered
q ruptured inner tube, or which in
country porlance we would say, ''bust
it's biler" and . new one had to be
put In. WeNwent to the scene of the
disaster with the intention of offering
them the hospitality OF our humble
home, il the damages was such as to
neeessitate running the car in a dry
dock for repairs. But when we saw
the nature of the trouble, and the
earnestness with which the young
gentlemen were working to repair it,
we realized that there delay would
only be temporary, and such proved
to be the case. for, they soon blew off
brakes, called in the fagman, and
thought they wouldamake Raleigh by
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