The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-03
GLEANINGS FROM GRANVILLE.
Happening Across the County Line as
Reported in the Oxford Papers.
from the Democrat

from the Democrat
A movement looking to the estab-
lishment here of savings bank and a
public library, is on loot and We hope
will be successful.
If the Town Commissioners will en-
courage il, the Granville Manufactu-
ring Company will put in complete,
up-to- date electric light plant. With
splendid telephone service and cleo
tr:c lights Oxford can begin TO crow.
The decision Of the Supreme Court
in the case of The Bank Of Richmond
v the Town Of Oxford, lnvaladiates
the $4,000 Of railroad bonds issued
by the town for the Oxford End A. e..
l.. railroad (Which was never built }
and relieves the town OF an incubus
which has held it back from investing
in many important and progressive
matters.
From the Public Ledger
A goodly number our people at
tended the Fife meeting at Henderson
the past week.
Mr.. Christie, the capital farmer at
the Orphan Asylum, has placed on our
table a turnip that tipped the scales at
7 pounds.
The new addition to the Girls
Building at the Asylum will soon lie
completed, and will be model Of con.
venlenCe.
The chair and basket factory Of Mr.
ID. J. Gooch, near Oxford, is proving
a success. Both his chairs and ware
house baskets are hard to beat.
One day last week Messrs. ]. A vii.
son and Herbert Gregory with their
dogs started up nine deer near Stovall
and ran them IS miles to Roanoke,
river, and lost the trail and deer a:
they took to the water.
Mr.. II. A. Stem, Of Stem, takes the
premium on raisiug ,urnips as he has
placed on our table one that tipped the
scales at pounds. He also haC
one that weighed 7 pounds. This
must certainly be hard to beat.
Granville sends greetings to Vance
for the safe arrival of Miss Annie
Bradley to take charge of the public
school near Kittrell. May her worl
be pleasant and may she continue tt
grow in favor with the patrons Of TIT
schools and during this session let hel
be as one Of old-chOose that good
part which none can take from her,
'Leopold."
James Hunt, colored, of Salem
Township, did not seem to like it be
cause Walter Crews, a colored brother
in politics, saw fit to exercise his RICH
70 vote for Mr.. Charley Crews 70
Register Of Deeds, SO he concluded t.
make il warm for him. He met hin
last Thursday and proceeded to carve
him up in a seelous manner. At las
accounts Walter was doing we'll unde
the circumstances.
\ handsome granite monument
weighing 1850 pounds, was place.
in Elmwood cemetery last week &c
the memory Of one of North Carroll
na's -rcatest educators, Prof Jane
II. Homer. The design is Of tn,
latest pattern, and bears the followin,
Inscription: "James Hunter Homer
NJ. A., LII. D. April 3, 1S22-Jun
IS, 1892. Founder and for more thar
10 years principal o: Homer Militar
School; organizer and captain of
volunteer company in the Confeder
soy. An earnest educator, schola
and Christ IAN
1t afforded us great pleasure to b
present at the first services of the FIT
meeting at Henderson Sunday after
noon. The services are being held a
Burwell Hall which was filled to the ut
most. Mr. Fife looked very natura
and spoke with great ease and sim
plicity and earnestness. The sngin
was grand for the first service, and MI
Fife has leader from the North wht
knows his business. Although Their
is opposition and prejudice agains
Mr.. Fife in Henderson it will all b
overcome in due time. He told then
he did not ask preachers or anybod
else to endorse him as he was endorse
by the Lord. We predict for hin
great success at Henderson, and
will take the largest building in tn
town to hold his congregations. Sc,
vices every morning at 1890 and a
7:I5 at night for ten days from tn
18TH. Let everybody go and hear tn
great Evangelist, and enjoy the grea
mee,ing.-SaLeM CoxyestonAenee.