The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-23

Charles Elliott Norton, the noted
American Dante scholar and man of
letters
Announcement is made by Presi-
dent kilgO of gift to Trinity Col
lege of one thousand dollars by Miss
Anne Roney, of Durham, for the pur-
chase of books. This money will be
expended in the purchase of a special
collection of books on some subject,
and will be known as the Anne Rooney
Collection. A gift like this for the
buying of books is one of the most
valuable gifts college can receive,
and it is accordingly very highly
priced.
Sam Vlck, the negro postmaster at
Wilson, has been nominated for Con-
gress by the anti-Pritchard negroes
cf the Second District This means
that Wick will soon he succeeded as
postmaster at Wilson by a white
man. He is the last negro postmas-
ter in the State Except at two ex-
clusively negro villages) and his
present term has already expired, l
believe, there being some delay in
selecting his successor 1t is under
stood that Senator Pritchard will
not recommend Wick, nor will he
approve OF the appointment of any
"colored" postmaster.
On November 18th the State
Board of Pharmacy will meet in Raj
eigh.
The annual meeting of the State
Confederate Veterans Association is
called by President J. S. Carr, to be
held in Raleigh Oh Wednesday even
ing of Fair Week, October Doth.
In the absence of General Manager
Rivers (WhO was married few days
ago. Messrs. Everhard Baker and
Julian Timberlake are managing the
Academy of Music here, and they are
giving theatre-goers some fine attrac-
tions. Tonight Lord Strathmore, "
with Virginia Drew Prescott as the
star, is the enticing bill, while on Fri
day night, oath, one of the season
best offerings, "A Wise Woman
with Marie Lamour as leading lady,
ought to pack the theatre. Many
out-of-town people are learning to
attend many of the Academy's fine
performances, and the opportunity
will be presented every week this fall
and winter.
This is the last week of registration
and if you don't get your name on
the new books by Saturday night
| you can't vote next month-nO
matter who you are. Complaints OF
the unauthorized and illegal conduct
OF registrars who refuse registration
to negroes entitled to vote under the
amendment, by raising petty obiec-
tions of various kinds, continue to
come Notwithstanding Chairman
Simmons very plain and positive
| letter OF instructions issued two weeks
ago. One negro was refused because
he failed to place hyphen in "a com
pound word, and other objections on
a par with this are detailed in the
complaints.
The annual session of the Presby-
terrain Synod of North Carolina is
being held at Winston-Salem this
week.
Mr.. Fries says his mill merger ar
engagements will be completed in ten
days, but only fifty mills will be in
Guided in the combine at the start, il
seems, some which desired to do sc
being rejected.
The State Farmers Association
and the State Horticultural Society
will meet in the auditorium of the
Agricultural Building, Raleigh, Wed
nesday night of Fair Week-the
former at Z o'clock and the latter at
$50 o'clock. Having invited DR.
Bailey, of Cornell University, and
editor of Country Life in America
Col. Bracket, United States Pomo
logist; Prof. Taylor, United States
Field Pomologist; and Dr. Fredericl
w. Taylor, OF Nebraska, who has
charge ofAgriculture at the ST. Louis
Exposition, to address the farmers
the work Of the Farmers Association
will be suspended that it's members
may hear these distinguished speak
ers. LLEWXAM.