Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-24
M i'.''1h fIAlTFR
Personal Mentions and Cur
rent Events Chren-
|cIed.

to lose one of his fine pair of gra-
horses one day last week. He fount
him sick when he went to feed up il
the early morning aud he died befor,
noon. The loss falls heavily on Mr.
Rose, as he valued the animal at thre,
hundred dollars.
Miss Elizabeth Becton returned las
week from camping trip below New
Bern, where she went a week before
with Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Carraway
and several others. They had a good
time, and all enjoyed the outing tt
i the fullest extent.
Miss Meta Strickland had quite 2
painful experience one day last week
While operating a sewing machine
she run the needle in her thumb and
broke it Off, leaving good piece OF
the needle buried deeply in the flesh
DR.. Crawford removed it by opening
the thumb nearly to the bone, and we
are glad to know it healed rapidly
and has given her but very little pain
or inconvenience
| Miss BERT Cochran, who has been
on an extended visit to her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. Bill Thompson, and Mrs.
Bob Caldwell, since spring, returned
to her home in Charlotte last week. to
the regret of her numerous friends
here.
| Mrs. Richard Atkinson, of Char
lotte, is on VISIT to the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Pip
kin, where her many friends are glad
| to see her
| Mr.. Carl Gurley, of Buck Swamp.
was visiting friends in our communi-
ty last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gurley, of Colds
boro, were pleasant visitors at Oak
Glen last Sunday afternoon.
| Dr. Will Crawford was called to
Kinston Monday afternoon by phone
| message to see Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Crawford's baby, returning Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Effie Swinson had returned
| from visit to the home of her broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hood, near Mount Olive
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Britt, of Mid
dlesex, have the sympathy of the COM
mun1ty in the death of their year-old
infant, which occurred at their home
last week, after an illness of choIorea
infantum. The burial took place here
at the home of Mrs Britt's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hooks, last
Wednesday. Suffer little children to
come IlDto mo apd forhid +I,o,,o 80
After the storm last Friday even
ing, Mr.. William Smith found his fine
COW dead, in the pasture, lying near
the wire fence, and it is supposed
lightning struck the fence and killed
the COW. She was one of the finest in
the community and was easily worth
fifty dollars, and was not for sale at
that price. In putting up wire fenc-
ing, the safest plan is to supply plen-
ty OF ground wires, but there are very
few who ever think of doing so, but
they are dangerous pasture fences un-
less so provided.
This section has been accustomed
to heavy rains, but by far-the heaviest |
eyer known here fell last Friday af-
ternoon and night, and completely
flooded everything. In two hours and
twenty minutes during the first rain,
there fell three and one-half inches of
water, and during the night there fell
three inches. In consequence of
which, bitches were overf1owed.
bridges washed away, and corn and
cotton, in some places, standing in
water knee deep. The damage done
to crops is inestimable.
Last Thursday morning a good
crowd of the farmers. their wives and
children, gathered at Rosewood Acad-
emy to attend the farmers institute
When the hour for opening arrived,
there was large crowd present, and
The attention they gave the speakers.
and the questions asked, showed that
they were there to gather informa-
ton and help promote the interests OIL
.he agricultural classes. Messrs. IT. B.
Parker and Franklin Sherman, Jr..
addressed the farmers on interesting f.
sopics, and Mrs. w. r. Hollowell and
Miss Evans entertained the wives and
AoAShlO1S Ou SUBJECTS p0fCa1n1nR to
he household, There was an inter-
at noon for dinner, and such
! dinner was never seen spread in
his section. There was the greatest
abundance of everything good to eat,
md barbecue by the tub, and while
Rev. Mr. Hubbard invoked divine
blessings, the thought came to us that
surely our county had great deal
o be thankful for, as the dinner was
representative of the different sec
ions of the county. Among the great
lumber who enjoyed the proceedings
dinner, etc.-we were glad to meet
dessrs. j. M. Hollowell, w. R. Hol-
DWELL, Capt. R. p Howell, Rev. A. r.
1organ, of Goldsboro; DIR. J. T. Ken
ledy. of Falling Greek, and Rev. and
1rs w. B. Hubbard. The best. repre-
ented man on the ground was Mr..
William Hollowell, from over Neuse.
Tho with his good wife enjoyed the
ay, and showed their interest in the
IT,