Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-02-11
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
that Prosperous
Neighb0fhOOd
Walter, N. c., Feb. g..

of your city, were in our community
last Sunday visiting friends.
MIR and Mrs. Con Wilmington, of
your city, spent last Friday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs J. W. Rose.
Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Becton spent
Sunday in Princeton, where they were
visitors at the home ofMr. and Mrs.
Geo. Perry.
Messrs. Blaney= Cox and Rexford
Stevens, from Falling Creek, were
visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. James R.
Hooks last Sunday.
Messrs Mack Hornaday and Edgar
Gurley, Of your city. spent Sunday
here as the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
VIII Crawford. of Oak Glen.
The spirit of progress is abroad in
our community and as it is both con-
/, tagious and Infectious, we look for
many more improvements during the
year.
Mr.. Duncan, and Misses Minnie
Strachan and Louise Massey, of
Princeton, were visiting here Sunday
afternoon, guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo Becton.
Rev. J. M. Carraway, of Greenleaf,
pastor of Ebenxer, was here Friday
afternoon in connection with wolk
pertaining to the church, and was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rose
Friday night.
Mr.. Joe Collier who runs the saw
mill above here, has built store at
his home Oh the road and will put in
q stock Of goods. This gives US three
stores in the community, and as soon
as possible we are going to try and
become incorporated. 1--WE go for
ward"
Mr.. Con Wilmington is making rap
i'd headway on his dwelling above
here. When completed it will be g
very handsome and convenient home
and a credit to our community. Mr.
Whitfield, of your city, has the con
! tract and the six room cottage is
| gradually assuming proportions an6
|, ere long will be ready for occupan
cy.
Our community has right mucl
of a genius in Mr.. Luther Smith, sol
, of Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Smith. He ha
shown mechanical talent from
j
veloped further than the demands o
the farm. Recently he has modelled
and completed a pea thresher, ever.
piece of the work being done by him
self, that for complete, rapid, and sat
isfactory work cannot be excelled
peas with the machine, but is thresh
ing for his neighbors.
Il The Mock Court, given under tn
= auspices of the Washington and Jef
: ferson Society by local talent at Rose
1 lwood Academy last Friday night, wa
r la decided success, and gave pleasur
: and entertainment to. large and ap
: -lpreciative audience, the double room
,Ibeing filled to overf1owing. The argu
1ment to the jury, for and against tn
- defendant, was well taken and wou1
have reflected credit upon a ful1fedg
: ed young attorney, trying his frs
n case. The defendant was acquitted
= though it was such hard fought bat
t tie that one Of the jury still has hi
doubts about the correctiveness of tn
: verdict.
o The Farmers Union, which has a
: enthusiastic membership at Ebenze
: School House, will meet tonigh
y (Tuesday) to transact regular busi
e ness and initiate new members. 1t
meeting with much favor here an
: bids fair to become strong organiza
o ton. There is great need of the farm
ers becoming organized. Other class
es of men are thoroughly organized
S and why not the farmers? When the
: are the mud sill upon which the ST.
Ipenstructure of the universe is bull
For, truly as Goldsmith says,
"I'll fares the land, to fastening i'll
q prey
Where wreath accumlates, an
: men decay.
e Princes and Lords may flourish, @
: may fade,
I'll A breath can make them as
eI breath has made,
Bat bold peasantry, their country
n pride
n When once destroyed, can never b
r supplied"
DaShess GhAA&e.
Mr.. j. K. Neal, who has recent