The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-01-05
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" T. Written 4 Co will occupy
their old stand, lately the Eagle
Pharmacy, the first OF February.
! New Years gift in the shape of
aprrtty little girl fills Mr.. Robert b.
Powell : cup OF Joy supremacy full.
Miss Nellie Daniel has taken u posi-:
tiou with the Singer Sewing Machine
Company as typewriter and stem
"-rapher.
Sunday was an ideal New Years
dHy-bright, mild and pleasant.
There WAS not IL fpck in the sky and
the weather was perfect
Rev e. J. Thompson. pastor OF the
First BAPTIST church in Durham, was
the gurst OF Rev l. n Loftin in Hen
drTSOn II few days last week.
Miss Alice Hubbard. of Newport
News, Va, who spent Christmas in
Henderson with her sister, Mrs. j. w.
bownev. returned home Saturday.
Always pleasing of countenance
and cheerful of spirit, Mr.. John r.
carter wears an extra Smile now as
h' @reets his friends. LIS a fine boy.
In the reference last week to the
death oi Mr. Charles c. Patterson.
there Were. two slight errors. He died
on the 10th and was buried on the
list. His age was 6l
Mrs Alice Powell gives notice of
having qualified as executrix of the
late Mrs Sallie A. kittrell Persons
interested will take notice and gov
crn themselves accordingly.
Miss Lois Edwards has returned
from Jacksonville, Fla, where she
went to attend the Southern Educa-
ton Conference, and to meet her
brother, Prof. L. b. Edwards. of Live
Oak.
Mr.. Thomas COnnell, Il we'll known
citizen of Warren county, died at his
home near ArcOla Sunday morning
of pneumonia, aged 60 He was the
father-in-law of Mrs Mary Connell, of
Henderson.
Mr.. Parry Rowland spent Christ
mas here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. |. T.. Rowland, returning Thurs
day to Rocky Mount, where he has
been during the past year as assist
ant OF the telephone exchange.
Mr. O. p. Shell, whose serious sick
hess threatened with blood poisoning,
was mentioned last week, is getting
OH very well. He was able to come
down town yesterday but it will be
some time vet before he can resume
work.
The First National Bank will oc-
cupy the Written building. formerly
occupied by W. l.. Scoggins. The
opening date has not yet been an
nounced, but they will begin business
as soon as everything can be gotten
Ill shape.
Col. Henry Perry, Clerk of the
Court. asks the GOLD LEAF to state
that all the pension warrants have
been delivered except four, and he
wishes to have them called for. These
are Mrs. E. NJ. Page. c. W. Calls,
Howell Evans, G. Il. Harris.
Friends of "old man" Lew Jack
Peoples, OF Keats, Va, have missed
his presence here during the holidays
and there was wonder thereat. The
reason is given in the announcement
that he is staying home nursing u
thirteen-pound boy-something new
at his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Teiser and their
two little sons, Stanley and Eugene,
have gone to Baltimore to live, Mr..
Tciser having closed out his mercan-
tile business here. There is regret at
their leaving Henderson. Mr.. Teiser
will engage in the wholesale and Job
bing business in Baltimore.
Mr.. George b. Harris is receiving
congratulations from his friends up
on new sensation he is experience
ing-that of being Il grandfather.
\ daughter has been born to his
laughter, Mrs J. r. TOmpkins, for
merly Miss Eulalie Harris, one of
llonderson's social and musical fav-
critics.
Mr.. Will Shaw. of Madison. Wis
consin, has been here visiting his par
ents. Capt and Mrs. W. B. Shaw, this
week. He has been away about three
years ard his friends were glad to see
him. Mr.. Shaw has position with
the American Tobacco Company, and
like others of the Henderson boys he
Is holding up his end all right.
Mr.. John ID. Garden. of Greenville,
was here Monday. returning from
Charlotte county, Va. where he has
been to see his mother and visit rela-
tiveS He tells us he has gone into
business for himself, being one of the
firm of the Skinner-Garden Tobacco
company. leaf tobacco dealers, buy
ing on order, mostly for export.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Gibson, OF
Hampton, Va, who had been visit
ing relatives here, returned home
Monday. Mr.. Gibson has sold out
business in Hampton and is some
what inclined to think that he may
come back to Henderson. He for
merly lived here and Mrs Gibson is q
native of Henderson and has numer-
Gus relatives and friends here.
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