Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-30
NEWS FROM WAL TER
Personal Mentions and Cur.
rent Events Chron-
icIed.
A Call Back to the Old Time @Corn
Shucking'-Rev. J. M. Carraway
breaches Farewell Sermon
at Ebenezer.


breaches Farewell Sermon
at Ebenezer.
Mr.. and Mrs Con Wilmington left
last week for several days pleasure.
They stopped over in Raleigh to at
tend the fair and from there went to
Greensboro and Spencer, on a visit to
relatives.
Miss Julia E. Howell, of Goldsboro,
is the guest of Miss Mary Anna Whit
tington, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Con Wilmington, during their ab-.
sence, and Mr.. Leon Howell, of our
community, spends each. night there,
having in charge the stock. etc.
Our neighbor. Mr.. Lon Dali. had
corn shucking last Friday night.
which is the first one we have heard
of in this immediate section. They
are not nearly so common as in for
mer years, when labor was more plen-
tiful, and the old corn shucking 'hOl-
Iers'' were familiar sounds most every
ing time Two things account for
this, many farmers house their corn
in the shucks, and advancement along
educational lines have put the old
fashioned corn pile, with a man walk
ing it giving out" "holler" in the
background as a kind of reflection on
ones dignity and intelligence.
Their many friends here, in their
old home, deeply sympathize with Mr..
and Mrs. Daily Gurley in the loss Of
their interesting little girl, Alice
| Jones, whose death occurred last Fri
day at their home in GoIdsboro. The
remains were brought here and buried
on Saturday afternoon in the fallily
burying ground at the old homestead
| " hile words fail to soothe the al
gGisl of the sorrowing hearts of de-
voted parents, it affords some conso-
ation to know that all is well with
re Child. To Him who has seen TT
thus to bereave them, we commend
then, as the only comforter IN this
lsad hour of their darkened home.
4 Some unknown parties, not being
satisfied with. as many ground-peas as
they could eat, stole old man Alex
Bryan's stack of peas, pole and all
last Friday night, and next morning
Alex was the maddest darkey in this
Iisection. He was figuring upon no.
only having enough to seed a larger
: patch next year, but the thoughts O.
I not being able to perform his duties
1 with a pocketful of peas all the tim'
: was calculated to thoroughly arous
q his ire Alex said: why, why, if de.
: doan min, I'll ketch en- eatin' m.
S peas yit." No doubt but that it wa
e the same crowd who got his melon
| last summer.
!, Rev. J. M. Carraway preached hi
: farewell sermons at Ebenezer an
: Pine Forest last Sunday, this CLOSING
MS fourth year on this circuit, AM
! according to the rules of his church
. the charge will have new paste
: next year. He has given four year
of earnest, faithful work, and endear
8 ed himself to the hearts of all peopl
here. The love and esteem, and abid
ing good wishes of both congregation
will go with him to his new field, an
the good seed he has sown here, b
his upright walk and godly converse
ton and thoroughly consecrated ser
vice to the Master will continue t
: bring. forth fruit. May Heavens bless
q ings ever attend him.
The freight train on the Souther
It fired the field in front of Mr.. John s
u Davis last Saturday, and as the win
was blowing small gale from tn
) South, it spread rapidly, burnin
!; twenty y-seven large stacks Of pea-vin
IT hay, and seriously. threatening hi
e barn and stables and residence, whic
'e no doubt was saved by plowing ahea
l. of the flames. The flames would lea
IF as high as the pines, and large piece
IL of burning hay were blown sewers
le hundred yards across the field. !
as was frightful to witness, and ye1
e. much alarmed the family, who's
sy home, barn and stables were in dal
lg ger.
III Uncle" VIM. Rufus Cox. from Sou
III Side, near the Quaker Bridge, W,
OF visiting his son-in-law and daught
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Smith, la
week. where he has many friends wi
lis are always glad to feel his friend
y grasp.
IN
- Mr.. Sam Grow, the deservedly pc
- ular clothing clerk at Messrs. Fl. w
av & Bros, and Mr.. R.. T. Grow, one
the clever and courteous members
the Korrect Clothing Company, be
of Goldsboro, attended services at
enezer Sunday, and were guests of \
and Mrs. Herbert Howell. They ha
many friends here, who are. alwa
glad to see them.
me- M Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell Fields, frt
ab. e1oi' :" -
ns. and Mrs. z. D. Toler, of Grassme
last. Sunday, after services at Ebe1