The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-06-27

SoRELY AFFLICTED family
of Mr. George II. Clements. of Warren
county. have been: sorely afflicted. Last
Thursday Mrs. Clements died after
being sick about a week. and Tuesday
of this week Mr.. Clements passed away.
He had been a consumptive and in poor
health a lolg time. but had been con-
fined to his bed only about two weeks.
He was about &c years old and his wife
about 90. Two children of Mr.. Junius
Clements, a son. living in the same
house, have been very sick but were i'm
proving at last accounts. Dysentery
has been the trouble, with old and
young.
Mr.. Clements was good and useful
citizen, and a man of brilliant intellect,
but modest and retiring in disposition.
His wife was an excellent woman, a
kind hearted, good neighbor, and they
will be sadly missed in the community
in which they lived. Six children,
three girls and three boys, survive
them. Mrs. r. J. Switzerland of Hen
derson being the only married daughter.
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the machine work.
june 20. JOHN w. PUREFOY.
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DEATH OF Most EsTIMABLE
t. II hot
the GOLD LEAE chronicles the death OF
Mrs. Norfleet G. Crews, which occur
red at her home near Dabney last
Thursday morning. Deceased was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Bur-
roughs, and had been taken from them
a bride only about year and hall
ago. She was devout Christian, a
loving and obedient child and devoted
and atfectionate wife. Beautiful III
form, she was as lovely in character, land
numbered her friends by all who knew
her. The community in which she was
reared and lived has been made mex
pressibly sad by the untimely death o.
Mrs. NOrfleet Crews. Her life was q
benediction to those around her. and
the happy home, the pleasant neighbor
hood, and the various fields of churcl
and Christian work were blessed by hel
presence and her services. These viii
know her no more in this, world, bu
she has left a bright and shining ex
ample to emulate and if her life is pat
termed after there may be a joyou
meeting of friends and relatives witt
her in the land above where there shall
be no more death and no more separa
t ton. The GOLD LEAF extends tn
coincidence of its warmest sympathie
to the family and friends in their sor
row and affection.
For bowel troubles of all kinds, us
5 Cheatham's Cholera mixture. Price 3
| cents. june ..
PERsONAL.-The GOLD LEAF
pleased to learn of the success of it
friends at all times. and especially is
gratifying to us to hear such good II
ports of Rev. NJ. V. McDutfie, VIII
{ has been one of the most ardent &C
I mirers and earnest supporters of OF
: enterprise. both while a resident {
> Henderson and since. He is now pa:
: tor of the Remsen avenue Baptis
Il church, in New Brunswick, New Je
Il sew, as many of our readers are alread
aware. and so great is his popularit
u and so successful have been his labor
o in his new field that it has become ne
i essary to enlarge the church in ord'
l. to accommodate the large and increa
: ING number of people who 90 REGULAR
to hear him. In the New Brunswi(
Dailv Home News of recent date. W
It find the following:
v The growth of the Remsen avenue Ba
fist church has been so great since tt
Rev. NJ. V. McDnffie became its past
[, that the necessity of charging the chur
e to G i've a greater seating capacity h
/. become a pressing one. Last evening
r. special meeting of the congregation w
v held, at which there was a general dlscr
: sion of the matter At the close OF t
- discussion vote was taken, and OF
present 46 were in favor of charging t
'e church.
tie During the past two years and Il HI
IN ninety new members have been receiv
is into the church, and instead of a seati
w capacity of 400, which the church has
- present seats are needed for 600 W.
u, shippers. A committee of fifteen will
y appointed from members OF the cong
Us CATION Qadies as well as gentlemen)
S, cooperate with the Board of Trust'
p and report at a subsequent meeting
& plan for the enlargement OF the church
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i'll Big lot of green and black tea just
80 ceived at S. d &. WATKINS
~ june Is.
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. OBITUARY.
a, Departed this life OH the morning
III June Goth, 1889, Mrs. Victoria 0. Cree
wife of Norfieet e. Crews, and daugh
of j. f. and NJ. S. Burroughs aged 10 yea
months and % days.
&C She had been married Is months lack