The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-12-03

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ness men think
The stranger after going fbuoush thr
| town Is impressed "a IA thl- fact Moss K
not all, ef the houses bUs.t ANITA th. 3t.t
tew years are small auJ OarAI#N MH.t
These built recently and now huia.He a~r
| handsome, commo3ious and convenient tu
All their equipments Il io-ok> rs ll tt..
| early residents built with .hc s.ea ..a.
was pusslbgc or probable tho ,aNu u.i-
not prosper and IN that event they Wua.d
not lose much II they could not sell There
Is Is now no longer any doubt of thc l.r
mancncy OF the present prosperity and
| men invest their surplus IN hrsck all.. uar
tar with the confidence that they az, m4k
| ing a safe investment quito numhey
of handsome new residences ONE ca east
10000 are now baildiug.
As of the residences So # tht business
| houses. ON one side of the ms}u ,tr.o.
| the stores are large. Well lighted, cammo
dlouS brick buildings They Al. the '-uyV
Issue buildings. On the opposite side uf
the same street they are wooden. mail.
dingy, barn like structures WITH 1r,.,
| sheds overhanging the side walk, Ihyy
are the ''old issue On opposite side. of
the streets Is object teaching pu one
side new Henderson, on the other Old lion
derson. Ii needs not the tongue ot Au
wonderful progress il speaks for itself in
those buildings, by contrasting one row
with the other
As of the residences and business houses.
SO of the churches. In Henderson u> iu
| nearly every North Carolina town Moth
odists and Baptists were the first to erect
churches and send out preachers. Tho
churches Of these denominations are there
fore, small and are frame buildings The
Baptlsts have recently erected a handsome
brick church, with stained glass windows
and all the modern conveucucjoe. Nt
were glad 10 bc shown through Il Ih,
finishing touches are being added to t and
next Sunday services Will bc held IN ID for
the first time. The pastor, Rev. NJ y
Mcljuthe, Is an indefatigab worker and o.
his perseverance and zeal, his brethren are
indebted for the new and beautiful church
building. He is young man, an earnest
preacher and Is held in high esteem.
The Methodist Episcopal denomination
this church has the largest membership
worship in a small wooden building,
! which was built when the town was quite
small. 1t answered every purpose then,
| but Is now entirely inadequate 10 the needs
| OF the denomination. \ suitable site has
been purchased and beautiful church
! Will be erected next year. Rev. j. ).
Renn-able ard logical-is the pastor
| The Methodist Protestant church is the
| largest III the town. 1t is built OF wood,
is of good proportions, and is III good con
| dltion. Some of the most substantial men
! III the community belong to this church.
| They have no pastor now but services are
frequently held by Rcvs. Harris and Kim
mette.
Recently the Episcopalans have torn
down their church and rebuilt one Of the
prettiest and neatest and best proportion
| ed church edlticcs III the State. Ii Is not
/ yet completed but services are held II It,
| The windows are beautiful and the interior
arrangements when completed VIII bc ia
keeping with the handsome exterior. Rev
}. +. lHgle is the rector and Is IN great fla
vOr with his flock.
The Presbyterian church is, however
according to our idea, the prettiest IA tho
town. The exterior is solid and the tower
is massive and well proportioned Rev.
| Alex. Sprunt-sOn of the late well and III
vOrably known Alexander Sprunt, of VII
| mingtOn-pastor Of the church, was kind
| enough to show us the interior which we
found a model of good taste, Therc Wa-
no attempt at "showiness" III the furni-
ture, but it is all excellent III quality and
| design Mr.. Sprunt is a scholarly prcac
er, an efficient pastor and good citizen.
He was the originator and is Preadeut oi
do much good in bringing about love for
literature in this tobaccoplis.
1t is usually charged that III young aud
progressive towns education Is not foster
ed. This cannot be truthfully SAID OF
| Henderson, There are two tlourlshing
schools here and the young idea is taught
how to shoot by competent and faithful
teachers. Messrs I. J. * W -. iorcr
(who does not know of the fame of the
I, 0.
| conduct successful schools Of high grade
Here in Henderson the Gold Leaf ap
propriate name-is published by Mr. Thad
r. Manning, who showed us many court
sizes, and seemed TO be happy III 50 dong.
There are few such unsetish men and no
truer friend than Thad. K Manning, and
When he buys a new press and cnlargc-
his paper-which he Will be bound to do
before great whle-thc Gold Leaf Will
be leader among Carolina journals. Il
isn't behind in progrcssvcness now.
Everybody don't know although it has
been published we think that Henderson
is the largest Incorporated town IN the
world. 1t happened this way: In draw
ing the bill to incorporate the town it,
was intended to make it 900 yards iii
every direction from the depot. by a
clerical error miles was substituted for
yards and the bill passed III that shape
This incorporation act makes New l0r.
City suburb Of Henderson. This is l.ks
the tail wagging the dog
After Henderson began TO he 50 blr,
place the absence of banking faclllll,
hampered the business mel in their opera
tions. 1t was then that Col. ". II. :. Bar
gwyn, a native North Carolinian, who for
number of years had made his home IN
Baltimore (by the way while there lac com
piled the Code Of Maryland for which Ae
was handsomely rcmuneratcd) took ad
vantage Of longing to return to the home
Of his nativity and supply this need The
Bank of Henderson OF which Col Bur
gwyn is President, and Mr.. K. T.. Dang.r
field, Cashier, is one of the institutions 81
the place and is, ! am informed, doing a
good business.
In my letter last week from this place.
giving an account of Senator Vance re-
ceptlOn and lecture, ! referred - Bur
wells Opera House ornament to tl.o
town and a credit to its oWn.Io al
spoke of the Library Association y 1Ich +
: just taking a firm foothoid in the placs
and becoming popular. II IL destined te
{ do for the Henderson mind what ioJs,' al
, has done for the Henderson pocket Ii.aht
/ | it full.
4 A noticeable thing in Henderson is tha
t there are no rich men. There arr a mum
r | Der of men comparatively wealthy. bu