The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-31
VERY SAD DEATH.
Mrs. Cicero w. Harris, of Washing
ten City, Dies Quite Unexpectedly
A Brilliant and Accomplished Wo.
man, Native of This County.

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telligence was a painful shock to the
family and friends. No particulars
were given and it was not known
that she was sick.
The particulars OF her death are
these: Mrs. Harris had been staying
temporarily at a hotel at Rockville,
| Md. short distance from Washing
! ton. About three weeks previous to
her death she broke her left arm as
the result of a fall. While walking
| along a railroad embankment she
slipped and fell not more than five or
six feet, striking her left side on the
end OF cross tie. She appeared to
be getting on very we'll and Saturday
| she was able to walk about the room,
read newspapers and dictate some
correspondence. Sunday she grew
worse and died that night.
Mrs Harris-formerly Miss Carrie
Jenkins-was a native Of Granville
(nOw vance, county, and was we'll
known to many of our people. She
was an unusually bright and cult
waited woman and through her liter
airy work as a newspaper and maya
zine writer had Il wide reputation.
She was rarely gifted intellectually,
accomplished in graces, brilliant in
conversation, charming in manner
and the writer has said to her had she
been born a man she would have
achieved success and renOWn as a
politician or diplomat.
Her letters during the Buffalo EX-
position and while travelling in
Europe some years ago will be re-
called by readers of the GOLD LEAF.
Mrs. Harris had Travelled extensively,
visiting Greece, Egypt, France, Eng
land, Italy and other foreign cOun-
tries writing letters descriptive of the
people, customs, scenery, etc. She
wrote under the pen name OF "Charles
Edward Lloyd" and by this name
she will be remembered as having
contributed to many OF the leading
papers of this State. Mrs. Harris was
an intense North CarOlinian and al
though she had for many years re-
sided outside of the State she never
lost her identity with it's people and
interests and ever had at heart their
highest welfare.
The body was brought to Hender-
son Tuesday night. At 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning funeral services
were held at the Episcopal church,
conducted by the rector, Rev. Julian
E. Ingle The body was taken to
Williamboro and laid to rest in the
old family burying ground.
The following account is taken
from Mr.. Thomas j. Fences Wash
ington correspondence of the Raleigh
Post:
Mrs. Harris was the wife of Cicero w.
Harris, a Washington correspondent who
is well known to North Carolina news
paper readers, having done special work
for nearly every daily in the State. The
deceased, who was born in WilliamsbOrO,
formerly Granville, now Vance county,
n. C.. nearly ffty-siX years ago and was
an intensely patriotic Tar Heel She
knew the history of the State well.
During the last few months Mrs. Harris
had charge of the press work in cOnnec-
ton with the Southern exhibits of the
st. Louis Exposition and was so highly
thought of by the managers of the expo
sition that they had intended to send
her to st: Louis and give her charge of
all the Southern press work for the ex-
position.
Mrs. Harris was distinguished as a
writer on international eXpOsitiOns. She
was also a linguist of high ability and
had written numerous articles for news
papers and magazines on historical sub
jects She had Travelled throughout
Europe and her letters on the various
countries she visited were read here with
| unusual interest. During the exposition
in Paris Mrs Harris had charge of some
of the work for the American exhibitors
| and remained in Paris throughout the
exposition. She was connected with the
press bureau of the Pan-American Expo
| sition in Buffalo in 1901. 1t had been
the intention of the managers of the st.
Louis Exposition to send Mrs. Harris to
Europe in their interest, and had she
gone she would have also been commits
stoned a special representative of the
State Department to secure certain ex-
hibits that are wanted by the govern
| ment to make up it's portion of the
| show.
The Raleigh News and Observer
editorially says this:
The death OF Mrs Carrie Jenkins Harris
| " III DC W " "iuCShSiS Va AACAN1
in North Carolina and by the newspaper
fraternity. She was a native of Gran
| vile, graduated with honor, and first de-
voted herself to teaching music in Viii.
| son Collegiate Institute. She was an ex-
| cellent teacher brilliant and accomplish
| ed While there she married Mr.. Cicero
| w. Harris, at that time editor of the
| Wilmington Star. Later she established
the South 1tLantic Magazine, literary
monthly that published many articles o.
literary and historical merit For twenty
| years she has been engaged in newspaper
and literary work in Washington anC
was at one time correspondent OF this
paper About two years ago she edlteC
and published a book called ''Statt
Trials, in which the trials of several his
toric personages were described. Thu
book was we'll received. During the Buf
falo Exposition she was connected will
the press bureau and at the time of he
death was assisting Mr.. z. V. DeGrav
in the press work of the Louisiana Expo
sitiOn
Mrs. Harris had read much and travel
ed in Europe and all portions of America
She had high gifts as letter writer ant
her letters from Greece and other Euro
pean countries were charming descrip
lions of the customs and manners OF tn
people. She loved art and music ant
was proficient in both. She formerl.
wrote much Tor North Carolina newspa
pers and was as we'll posted on Nortl
Carolina politics as any man. She love-
her State, its history. its traditions ant
its people and hoped to return here t
spend her last days. About three week
ago she sustained serious injuries by fall
ing down an enbankment near the Bait
more and Ohio depot in Washington
City, she seemed to be recovering, bu
was suddenly stricken and passed away
She was about tiftysix years OF age
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