Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-03
NEWS FROM WAL TER
Personal Mentions and Cur
rent Events ChrOn-
icIed.

Farmer, Mr.. b. G.. Thompson, Is
introduced to "PoIly Podum,'
Weather Representatives,.
Mr. Clarence Peacock, of Goldsboro, |
was here Sunday, the guest of Mr.. Bill |
Thompson.
Messrs Lon Dali and Jethro Howell
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Aycock,
near Pinkney last Sunday.
Messrs. Alike Massey and Clifton
Gulley, from Princeton, were visitors
here Sunday, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Becton.
Miss Alice Carey Ye1verton of Ere
mont, is lending the pleasure of her
numerous charms to the home of Miss
Elizabeth Becton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Grantham, from
| the Oakland section, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Howell last
Sunday, after attending church at Eb-
enezer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hood, and the
| boy, from near Mount Olive, were
here Saturday and Sunday on visit
to Mrs. Hoods mother, Mrs. M C..
Swinson.
| Mr. Bill Thompson and sister, Mrs.
T. &. Caldwell and Miss Bert Coch-
ran spent Saturday night in Colds
boro, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E.
Bradford.
/ Mr.. Tom Deans and sister, Miss
Bessie, from Buck Swamp, attended
church here last Sunday, and were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Rose.
Mr.. Leland Becton, who is at work
at his profession of civil engineer at
Wilmington, was at home Saturday
and Sunday, where his many friends
were glad to see him.
: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howell and boys
Masters Alvin and Willie, Mrs. Frank
Bizzell and children and Miss Julia E
Howell, of Goldsboro, spent Sunday
here, with Mr. and Mrs. Con Whit
, tington.
Miss Annie Laurie Thomson, who
has been on visit to the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell, returned
to her home at Faison last week
much to the regret of her man!
friends here.
Mrs. Joe Pearson, of Bellevue, is OF
e visit to her daughter, Mrs. Luby Ed
wards, who we regret to know il
: many friends hope that she may soo1
be fully restored to health.
VI We had the pleasure of visit iron
t Rev A L. Ormond last week on hi
Il return home to Fayetteville fror
Goldsboro, where he was called t
officiate at the Ham nuptials
We were glad to see him and to knoy
= of his being so pleasantly situated
N and so charmed with the good peopl
of Fayetteville and surrounding com
II munity.
VI A cloudburst flooded everythin
y above here last Saturday afternoo
and did considerable damage to grow
ing crops Several of the older head
: around Ebenezer tell us that the
never before saw such 2. rain. Bridge
that were never before reached by wa
ter were caused to float and crops o
the hillsides were almost washe
e away. We understand that it wa
equally as severe around Princeton
<,1
e most ruined. It was regular youn
flood, and the river is all out of il
banks from the effect of it.
= While on his way to Goldsboro o
:. wheel one day last week. Mr.. Jo
a Collier was thrown to the ground, jus
{. below Oak Glen, by the frame breal
h ing, and received injuries which rel
,, dered him unconscious for while. A
IN he did not get up after falling, "
of went to his assistance and found hi
very much bruised about the head an
face, and still in semiconscious COZ
dition. We rendered him the nece
sary attention, and took him to h
home, and glad to say he was himse
again in short while, after passiI
through a painful experience, whit
no doubt would have been worse hs
:. he been running rapidly.
y The ball game which was played
80 Rosewood last Saturday afternoon
n tween Webbtown and Rosewood w
called in the sixth inning on accou
of rain. The score stood to 5
favor of WebbtoWn. This is the fir
al time they have defeated Rosewoo
~ and it is questionable whethr tn
II would have this time if rain had n
stopped the game. That is very /
20 / correct report of the game in
States daily, and while we are not
- baseball enthusiast, we want to ''ke
- history straight" and give our tea
~ their due credit, for this is the fiji
"a game they have lost this season, al
= this was only two-thirds of a gan
- and they might not have lost il t
80 nine innings had been played.
es. Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Thompson,
is, Goldsboro, were in our community I
nd day viewing the crops, and on tht
cts return home we had the pleasure