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The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
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SCHOOL NEWS
Bys. Conner JONES. County Superintendent

Truth is within ourselves; it takes no
rise
From outward things, what'er you
may believe.
There is an inmost center in US all,
Where truth abides in fullness.
Selected.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The Legislature at Denver has
passed a resolution inviting Will
liam ]. Bryan to address that
body on the evening Of Lincoln's
birthday Feb. 18th.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

VIM. Tucker of southwest
Stanton, was in town this week.
He says that the artesian well fe-
yer is becoming severe in his
neighborhood. The next one
who will begin work drilling for
a flowing we'll is Charley Streeter.
From Hamilton Co. Republican.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The Clay creek reservoir is the
latest irrigation project. 1t is
proposed to construct reservoir
on Clay creek near Lamar which
will furnish water sufficient to
irrigate four or five thousand
acres of land southeast of Lamar.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Quality job printing is a
hobby of ours. We have a large
stock to select from and are pre-
pared to turn out your work at a
moments notice.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The pupils of the two rooms of
the Springfield school are prepar-
ing for a Lincoln birthday cele-
bration to be given on his birth
day the night OF the 18th.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Every parent of boys, every
teacher, and every one that
would like to help a boy grow in
every way, should read the arti-
Gle, "How to Help the Boy" in
the last number of the Success.
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Preaching Dates

SPRINGFIELD
7:3O p. M, Feb. 7th.
II a. m. and 7:30 p. M, Feb,
21st.
SToNlNcToN
1880 p. M, Feb. 18th.
II a. M, Feb. 18th.
7:30 p. M, Feb. 28th.
BosToN
3p. m., Feb. 18th.
3p. M, Feb. 28th.
SMART's
3p. m., Feb. 7th.
3p. M. Fek. 21st.
Lamport
II a. M, Feb. 18th.
SrALNAKER's
1880 p. M, Feb. 5th.
Villas
7::30 p. m., Feb. 28th.
BLAIHE
10 a. M, Feb. 7th.
All are invited to come.
D. A. Mac 4EAN, Pastor.
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The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Miss Effie Poer will soon close
her school in Prowers county and
will return to her home in this
county.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

School opened in the Maxey
dist. this week with Miss Char
lotte Rae of Lamar, as teacher.
They have not had school in this
district for a number of years.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
COW ESTRAY.

Dehorned; Solid red color; Me-
dium size; Whole ears; Branded
rs in two places. right rump and
side.
Strayed away, about week be-
fore Christmas, at calveing time.
Calved about Christmas. Any
information of the COW will be
thankfully received. Address
S. M. Konkel, Villas, Colorado.
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An interesting program and a
long -winded debate were feat
ures of the meeting held at the
Springfield school Wednesday
night. Before adjournment an
organization Of literary society
was effected. Questions pertain
ing to the society as to how to
promote and conduct, were inter
estingly discussed and referred
to committees. Date OF next
meeting will be announced in
this paper.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The Washington and Lincoln
Anniversary books prepared by
the State Superintendent have
been distributed, one to each
school. We hope they will be
used by the teachers in observ-
ing these anniversaries. AS has
already been mentioned, this is
the centennial of Lincoln's birth.
We hope no school will fail to
give some recognition to the life
of this illustrious man. Let it be
made part of your school work.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Be sure to hoist the flag on
the 18th.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
County Officers

Clerk and Recorder. Will Spurgeon
Treasurer Herbert E. Homsher
Judge ge.............E Elmer Il. Alexander
Sheriff f....-......E Ernest P. Mcfarland
Assessor Edward Emerson
Supt. of Schools ...N. Conner Jones
Surveyor. Jesse F. Harrison
Commissioners. H. Davis, w. C.
Byers, Lucius McAdam
Health Officer DIR. c. F. Milligan
Clerk of Dist Court Eugene M.
Whitaker
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A teacher in one of the schools
in our county gave the following
problem to the class in numbers
recently: Nellie had six eggs
but used half of them to make a
cake, what part of the eggs were
left?" THE yellow" was the
WOO oJ1y opcyua,
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ready answer.

At ths Harmon school in dist.
No. 80 taught by Miss Birdie
Thompson, a pie social was held,
at which $10.S5 was raised to de-
fray expenses of the school. A
short program was given also,
consisting of music, spelling and
ciphering contests.
At this school, Maggie and
Willie Hunter have been neither
absent or fardy for the month
ending Jan. 2Sth.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
The County Seat

Springfield the county pleasantly
above the junction of Cat
barber shop Offices hotel
residences also NJ WA lodge, larger
might well be bank building nearing
completion An excellent local telephone
Villas and ranches miles parts
ation Other phone lines building
necion is secured via the
Daily mail
routes by which the the
the
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
Some Facts Concerning
Baca County.
AS BIG as A STATE

ACA COUNTY situated in the southeastern Of
Colorado, being the 1t IS 81 miles long from east
and 4 miles wide from north SOUTH Of
$500 miles. The altitude from $500 800 feet
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The Youths Companion tor 1909.

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PAST
LAND AND Fl LIVING

There are still over a million acres of vacan
Baca County. The land is rich and productive and
up in few days if people back East knew of it
steading
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The western part of the county is rough containn
deposits and is covered with abundance of cedar pi
small oak which supplies wood and fence posts for sett
cided advantage to the homesteader it is free The
gradually give way to the rolling prairie of the cent
county, which is covered with grass the year round
part is generally quite level prairie
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

The climate exceptionally heahfu beneftng especially those
trouble the
sunshine the cool nights which follow the
and for himself
The location Rocky Mountains
the the foothills be the cyclone
which mild seldom
usually through
the winter with little feed than the
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Including six serial stories; humorous
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
HOLDER--CHAVASSE.
Interesting Birmingham Wedding.

On Wednesday, at st. Martini Church,
Birmingham, the marriage was celebra-
ted OF Alfred Ernest Holder. third son Of
Sir John Holder Bart, and Gwendoline
Louisa Ryland Chavasse. eldest daugh-
ter oil Sir Thomas Chayasse. There was
large and distinguished gathering OF
guests. The service, which was fully
choral, was conducted by the Bishop OF
Liverpool (unele of the bride) assisted by
the Rev. j. st. Clair Mayne frector OF
Wilmslow, and brother-in-law OF the
brideeroom) and the Rev Canon Denton
Thompson trector OF Birminghaml. A
short sermon was preached by the Bish-
OPP. The bride, who was dressed in a soft
ivory satin draped Princesse gown, en-
broidered in floss silk and silver bangles,
trimmed with old lace, the neck and
sleeves being Of transparent drawn tulle
was given away by her father Her lew
els we're diamonds and pearls. She car
ried a bouquet OF white rJses and lilies.
and white heather. There were eight
bridesmaids, including two sisters and
three cousins OF the bride, two sisters
OF the bridegroom, and Miss Nois Neal.
They wore old-world dress OF crepe de
chine in pastel shades of pink, eau-de-
nil, and mauve, trimmed with ivory net
and Nalenciennes lace The hats were Of
white crinoline trimmed with crepe de
chine. They wore scarves to match their
gowns, and ring OF pale pink roses at
the side. Each bridesmaid received from
the bridegroom an amethyst and pearl
pendant with gold chain. Mr. Norman
Holder, brother, of the bridegroom. was
best man. A touch of colour, putting
aside the gorgeous toilettes of many
OF the guests was added to the
scene inside st. Martins by the
presence OF a troop of "B" Squad
ron of the Queens Own Worcester
shire Hussars, Of which regiment the
bridegroom is senior lieutenant. The
Ieomen lined the aisle and porch of the
church
The above which is taken from the
Birmingham, England Post, of Sat
urday, June Goth, has somewhat OF
local interest, although the event
transpired SO many miles away. The
bride is niece of our venerable and
esteemed townsman, Maj. N. n. Cha
vase, and the Bishop OF Liverpool,
who performed the ceremony, is his
brother. Both the Bishop and Sir
Thomas Chavasse have a number of
relatives living in Henderson.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Personal.

We had an agreeable call this
morning from Mr.. Frank Weldon, of
Atlanta, Ca, representing the Capt.
tai Highway Association, who was
making the trip from Atlanta North
in the interest OF the proposed North
and South National hi hway, and
incidentally the cause of good roads
generally. Mr.. Weldon has been in
every county from Atlanta here and
says he finds interest and enthusiasm
very general. The people are waking
up to the Importance of good roads,
realizing what they mean to the coun-
ty-the farmers especially. What
ever tends to the betterment of rural
conditions means promotion of the
welfare and prosperity of the farmer.
And nothing means this SO much as
good roads over which to ira nsfer
his products to the local market or
railway station.
Mr.. Weldon is an old newspaper
man, formerly connected with the
Atlanta Constitution, and his work
as a cartoonist and writer is known
to many people in North Carolina.
He did some work in this State dur
ing the Constitutional Amendment
campaign which is we'll and favorably
remembered, and there is a warm
place in the hearts of many for genial
and versatile Frank Weldon.
May the work he is at present en-
gagged in be asfruitful ofgood results
as his newspaper work has always
been
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
The Fourth of July.
New Bern Sun.

New Bern Sun. 2
Our Virginia contemporary, the
Newport News Times Herald, reminds
us that there is no call for military
heroes just now; no one is called
upon to die for his country in these
piping times of peace. The call is
for strong men OF strong morals who
will fight for honest government and
pure politics; for laws that will
prevent the rich from robbing or OPP
pressing the poor; for system that
will give to those who toll a more
equitable share Of the product of
labor; for better public school sys-
tenn; for public parks and recreation
places; for Fairgrounds for children;
for clean streets, good roads, scien-
tific sanitation, sanatoriums and
pure foods, and all measures that
make for health and happiness, and
civic righteousness.
There is nothing new in these re-
hectiOns. In one way or another the
same thing has been said time and
time again and emphasized. But as
we are about to celebrate once again
the anniversary of the Declaration Of
Independence, it is we'll to focus the
public mind upon the true patriotic
duties of our age and times.
The constitution was ordained and
established not only to provide for
the common defense. but to promote
the general welfare; to secure the
blessings of liberty, and the states
bill of rights declare that the enjoy
ment of life and liberty, with the
means .of acquiring and possessing
property and pursuing and obtain
ing happiness are inalienable rights
of which the people may not be de-
Drivp1
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Dwelling Burned.

The residence of DR.. II. B. Hicks
the old Sam Hicks place near Carl
ton-was burned Tuesday morning
together with d large portion of the
contents. The fire was discovered
about 8 o'clock in the upper part of
the building. Mr. Hicks was at work
i'll the field at the time and near
neighbors arrived and rendered time
ly assistance before he reached home.
The effects on the lower floor were re-
moved but all the furniture, clothing,
etc, up stairs was burned.
There was 100000 insurance on
the building and $4,000 on per-
sonal property. The house was an
old one but we'll built and had been
kept in good repair. 1t would prob
ably cost ST. 10000 to rebuild it.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. Hicks has kind neighbors who
offered him every assistance possible
i'll the way of a place to live and
otherwise, for which he feels very
grateful, and will make temporary
arrangements until he can rebuild
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
More Honors Come to Henderson

Honors come to Henderson again.
The GOLD LEAF stated some time
ago that there was scarcely a con-
vention of any kind held in the State
in which some office bearing honor
was not conferred upon a Henderson
man or woman. This time it is the
North Carolina Bar Association
which does credit to itself by confer
ring distinction upon one of our fell
low townsmen. Last week at it's
meeting it Asheville Mr.. A. G. Zolli-
Golfer was elected vice-president OF
this the Fourth Judicial District.
Mr.. T. T. Hicks was elected an
alternate to the next convention of
the American Bar Association. Mr..
Hicks by the way delivered a speech
on 1.-The Life and Character of
Lord Coke which was pronounced
a splendid effort and received very
high praise.
And there's another. In the list
of appointments of deputy grand
chancellors for the several districts
in the State, made by Grand Chan
| cellor George L. Hackney, of the
North Carolina Knights of Pythias,
the name of Mr.. r. S. McCoin, OF
Henderson, appears. The dispatch,
which bears the Asheville date line,
that being the home of Grand Chan
| cellor Hackney, says that in prepar-
ing the list of appointments he has
done so with great credit with a
view to selecting among the most
energetic and enthusiastic Pythias
in the State for the important posi-
tions of district deputies" We gre
sure that a good selection has been
made in the appointment of the Hen
derSOn man.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08

Mrs. ID. H. Mang um and little son
Frederick, left Wednesday to spend
| the summer in the Western part oil
! the State. Mr.. Mangum accompanied
! them to Raleigh.
This personal item is taken from
the Charlotte News of last Friday:
Mrs. Rufus NJ. Person and children
will leave tomorrow for kittrell,
where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. J. d. Tyler. the popular en-
gineer on the Oxford branch of the
Southern Railway, has moved into
one OF Mr. J. II. Brodie's new houses
on Gholson avenue, just completed.
Col. W. +. Gary and Sergeant J..
T. Jones Of the Quartermaster's De-
partrnent, North Carolina National
Guard, have gone to MOrehead to
get things in readiness for the en-
campment.
Mr.. Thomas Simmons of Ruterford-
ton, \. e., comes to make Henderson
his home. He will be associated with
the Henderson Loan and Real Estate
Company as manager Of the in
surance department.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Y. Cooper. Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs Brooks Parham. Misses
Genevieve Cooper. Leah and Mary
Perry, RebeccA Watkins and Julia
Cooper, and Messrs J. H. Brodie
and George Cooper have gone to
MOrehead for a week or two.
H. r. Futrell announces his readi-
ness to meet all demands upon him
for tobacco fiues this season. He
purchased early large stock OF the
very best iron, at a low price, and is
in position to give his customers
good service I'm his line as to work
and material at reasonable figures
Note change in the advertisement
of the Watkins Hardware Company
this week. Headquarters for tobacco
fiues. That's not all, but that's
plenty for their announcement. In
the mean time the prize contest goes
merrily on. Be sure to get your cou-
pom with each cash purchase.
The Charlotte Observer recently
published short communication
from Mr. T. T. Hicks asking for the
poem,
How big was Alexander, Pa
That people called him great?"
But we are sure he didn't write him
self down as hailing from Henderson,
Tille-unless he was there on a visit.
Misses Geneva, Rosebud and Ida
May Cheatham have gone to Hen
Jacksonville to stay awhile with their
aunts, Misses Jennie and Lizzie
Cheatham. They went by Spartan
burg, S. c., and were on the the train
which was wrecked TUESDAY of last
week. near Chester Fortunately no
one was seriously hurt. The track
was torn up for a distance of about
ten car lengths before the train was
stopped, the passengers being con-
siderably shaken up.
This month the prizes offered by
the Watkins Hardware Company
(retail store) will be somewhat more
pretentious than last month. But
who will say that an ice cream
freezer or water cooler (''best in the
shOp") is not worth the having when
it comes free? The prizes willincrease
when a great Majestic steel range will
be given away. Watch their adver-
tisement and call for the coupon when
you buy anything at Watkins Hard
ware COmpany'S.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Auction Sale of Valuable Stock.

Owing to the destruction by fire of
the Mecklenburg Hotel at Chase
City, Va, the management is forced
to 60 out of the livery business. A
grand auction sale of horses, ponies,
COWS, sheep, carriages, buggies, vic
torias, single and double harness,
saddles, brides, ETC., will be held on
the Mecklenburg lawn next Tuesday,
July 18th, at II O'Clock, at which
time all of the above will be offered
to the highest bidder. The buggies
and carriages are of the best make,
all high grade goods; the cows are
thoroughbred, from the famous Van
derbilt farm; the ponies are highly
bred, being the same stock OF the
late Col. Hollis breed. Any of the
above will be sold privately if desired.
For further particulars address Col.
W. T. Hughes, Chase City, Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Death of an Excellent Woman.

Friends OF Mrs. William R. McNair
sympathize with her in the death of
her mother, Mrs. J. +. Drake, which
occurred at the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. Fl. Mckinnon, in
Wake Forest, on Monday OF last
week She had been sick for many
months and her death carries sorrow
to the hearts of wide circle of &C
quaintances and rela tives. Mrs. Drake
came Of a distinguished family and
was prominently connected through
out the State. She was the daugh-
ter of Thomas Irwin, OfTarbOrO, and
and granddaughter OF Col Irwin, of
Edgecombe, of Revolutionary fame.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Bette Cooper, of Asheville; four
daughters, Mrs. NJ. II. Mckinnon, of
Wake Forest; Mrs R. F. Graves, of
Atlanta; Mrs. W. r. McNair, of Hen
dersOn and Mrs. F. H. Harris, of
Raleigh. The body was taken to
Warrenton, where deceased formerly
lived, for interment.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Plummer--Rowland.

Mr.. James X. Plummer and Mrs.
Hattie Rowland of Middleburg, were
married on Wednesday night of last
week, June both. The ceremony oc-
Cured at the home of the bride and
was performed by Rev. B. c. Aired,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church. 1t was a very quiet affair
only members of the family and a few
close friends being present.
Mr. Plummer is one of Vance cOun-
tvs most. estimable citizens, widely
known and very popular. He is u
member of the Board of County Com
missioners and has served the county
in other capacities.
The bride is most excellent
woman, whose shining virtues ofhead
and heart make for her friends and
admirers of all who know her. She
is daughter of Mr.. Joseph Parham
OF Granville county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer are spend
ing awhile at Panacea Springs.
After their stay there they will be
cat home to their friends, Middle
burg, N. c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-08
Four Footed Turkey.

A fowl with four legs and feet is a
freak, although they are some times
seen. Mr.. r. W. Brewer of Aurelian
Springs, Halifax county, has turkey
with four well developed legs and feet,
and makes use of all of them in the
act of locomotion The fowl is two
months old and with the exception
of the excess of feet and legs is not
unlike the other members OF the
brood and is perfectly well and hearty.