Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-02-25
NEWS FROM WALTER.
Walter. N. c.. Feb. 23.

Messrs. Andrew and Walter Gurley
from Buck Swamp, were visiting in
our community last Sunday.
/ Prof. E:'gar N. TEorne, principal of
Rose wood Academy. spent SATURDAY
and Sunday in Raleigh visiting
friends.
DIR. T. A Monk and Mss Leila Cole.
of Goldsboro, were visiting Miss Sal
lie Williams, at Mr.. J. r. Hooks, last
Sunday
| Mr.. Fred Howell and sons, Masters
Willie and Alvin, of Goldsboro, were
here Monday evening, looking after
their farms.
| Mr.. John E. Smith, one of the Off
cia1 members of Ebenezer Church, at
tended quarterly meeting at Salem
last Saturday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Zero Perkins, from
near Pikevi1le, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Jodie Hines at Grassmere Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. John Hooks and sister, Miss
Meta, from Fremont. were visiting at
the home Of NJ 5. Fannie Hooks Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perry, of
Princeton, spent Friday here, on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. George Becton
and Mrs. Indiana Yelverton.
Mr.. George Grantham and sister,
Miss Mary, from the Oakland section,
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James r, Hooks last Sunday.
Misses Hazel and Mildred Crawford
spent Saturday night and Sunday in
/ Goldsporo, where they were guests at
the home Of Capt. and Mrs. r. F.
Howell.
| Mr.. Luby Lynch and Miss Annie
Laurie Bryan, the popular and eff
cient teacher at Oakland, were visit
ors here Sunday, the guests of Mrs.
Fannie Hooks.
Mrs. Indiana Yelverton, who has
been on a two weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. George Becton, return
ed to her home near Stantonsburg
last Monday.
/ Capt. R. P. Howell, of Goldsboro,
made a flying trip here last Wednes-
day evening, on the Smith1eld Limit
i ed, returning at 1880. He was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Becton
and his visit was one Of both busi-
ness and pleasure.
Mr. N. J. Northam, of Wrightsville,
spent Friday night and Saturday here
at Oak Glen, on a visit to DR.. and
Mrs. Will Crawford. He brought a
bucket Of the luscious bivalves, right
off of the vine, which we enjoyed i'm
mensely, as we also did his visit.
The number of typographical err
rors in last weeks items caused
! much amusement here, and We are at
a loss to know whether cur impaired
chirographical attachments are at
fault or an express package caused
the nix up, or both However
Brother, we will try to make our
scribbling more 1egible.
We were invited to your city last
Friday to take dinner with cur dear
old nott4ar. We use the word ''old'
endearingly, for she is now younger
4 than any child she has. In fact, she
! is the very youngest mother we ever
|
: many covers were laid, for we ar
not as we'll up in such matters as
! are the number of Plymouth Roc
! eggs !a:d each day around the barr
/! Howe, er, when we sat down to tha
] table aod cast a wistful eye, backe.
UP BY a ready appetite, along tn.
/ length of it's burdened proportions
/ we did not think of the number G
/ covers laid as much as we did of ou
! small capacity. And when we though
of our peas and cracklings at hons
/ we'll, they looks9 l.Ec the pToverbia
4 thirty cer!7 We n1Ta- Tive lon
II enough tc forget Meters biscuits,
Mothers bread" f:Mother's coffee,
or anything that Mother" cooks
and, thank God, too, we never forge
/ Mothers" prayers, and we ofte
7 think tnat Wien we go to the ''bourn
fron2 which no traveller returns thos
prayers will brighten the journey, ar
| help - give Us 3 more abundant Ell
! I trance into eternal life. GOD ble=
/ the daar old Inothers-- young,
| everything save years.
I'll The death Of Mr.. Arthur Brewe
81 which occurred at lis home aboy
MI Ebenezer last Saturday morning. r
u moves a familiar landmark cf tt
y community Since the death of b
wife, his nephew, Mr.. Andrew Brewe
and wife, have occupied the hous
81 and he made his home with them. n
I arising as usual Saturday mornin
o they called him to breakfast, and &c
ting no response, entered the roo
and found him dead in bed. He a
I'll hearty supper the night before, al
n mac in his uS11al hoalfh and had n