Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-21
NEWS FROM WALTER
Personal Mentiens and Cur.
rent Events chfen-
icIed.
Will Crawford Writes Eloquently Of
His Own Appreciation of Kind
Words Spoken of Him.
Confederate Reunion.

confederate Reunion.
Mr.. Carl Gurley and sister, Miss
Mildred, were visitors here last Thurs
day evening at Mr.. and Mrs. Con
Whittington's.
Mr. John Mitchell returned last
Saturday from Hillsboro, where he
was in attendance at the meeting of
the State Farmers Alliance, of which
he is very active and enthusiastic
| member.
Mr.. Logan D. Howell, of the faculty
of Morris High School. of New York
| city, was a visitor at Oak Glen one
day last week, where he is always
warmly welcomed.
Messrs. Lon Dali and Carl Suggs
went to Moccasin last Saturday, fish
ing for "red fms" and had fairly good
success, and days fine sport. They
are game fish, and make it interesting
when they will bite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Crawford and
children, of Kinston, are on few
days visit to Oak Glen, where we are
glad to have them, and where Mr..
Crawford is talking insurance and
shaking hands with old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gurley, of Colds
boro, were pleasant visitors at Oak
Glen last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Wilmington, Miss
Annie Landreth, Miss Ophelia Coor
and Mr. Charlie Coor, of our commun-
| ity, spent Sunday at delightful
| Wrightsville Beach, and report most
pleasant time, every moment OF
| which was enjoyed, even the loss the
| young ladies experienced was over
balanced by the pleasures of the day
which crowded upon their time from
| the moment they caught the early
| train till they were safely back al
home They all returned Monday, af-
ter spending the night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Howell.
| Mr.. Dick Becton, of Eureka, was
| here Sunday on visit to the family
| of his brother, Mr.. George l.. Becton
While here he and neighbor George
| drove over to see Willie Spicers acre
of corn, back of his grandfather's (Mr
w H. Keal's) gin. We have never
seen any finer corn in this country
Mr.. Becton (George) says he will give
| Master Willie fifteen barrels for tht
acre of corn. We think it would b.
a good plan now to get all thest
smart boys in the corn contest to Civ,
lessons to the farmers on successful
corn culture. All of them have th'
average farmer badly skinned
Our community feels pardonabl
pride in the prizes awarded the differ
ent schools in the county. E!beneze
and the school in Buck Swamp, taugh
by Miss Ophelia Coor, of our neigh
borhood, also. 1t goes without say
ing that in educational matters an
betterment of schools that our sec
ton is far from being in the rear, an
the good work has just begun.
An interesting ball game betwee
Princeton and Rosewood last Wednes
day afternoon on the Rosewood d1a
mond was witnessed by the larges
crowd ever in attendance at a gam
=
here. The score stood 10 to in favo
of Rosewood, and there was some fin
playing on both sides. Three of tn
home team being busy and having t
use substitutes was somewhat favor
able to the clever visitors, but tax
ing it all together it was good game
and thoroughly enjoyed.
| ia
attended the Confederate Veterans
picnic at Hams Springs last Thurs
day, and enjoyed the day very mucf
meeting old friends and forming neN
ones, and partaking of the bountifu
dinner and allaying their thirst froI
the ever-fowing cool, sparkling wa
ters of the three springs. 1t was
great gathering, and delightful occa
sion, and being our first trip. we en-
joyed it immensely.
!. Here's hoping" Friend Joe, and
you should be honored with the real
: ization of your cherished hope, ther
is no question but that the dignity {
| the position will be upheld, and ths
the cause will receive your earnes
| and untiring and conscientious sci
vices, and that the district, and espt
cially your home county, will have
representative of whom all will
$ proud We bid you God-speed, an
may your hopes be fully realized.
We received message from one
i the dear old mothers in Israel
K Goldsboro one day last week whic
y has been sweet benediction to OF
e pathway ever since, and will comic
a and encourage us for many years
: come. The message was this, 1Te
f Will Crawford / love him for tt
K beautiful things he writes about h
r mother" Truly Kind words are be
s ter than coronets.' . and we had ratht
o know that one line we had write
t was calculated to inspire such
= thought as the above message, tha
b to be the recipient of the worlds fam
with its attendant abuse and censur
d or to own the wealth of a moneye
81 king, and never feel the gentle touc
r OF kindness, or the heart to swell wit