The gold leaf., 1910-09-15

Mrs. d. Il. Mangum went to Rich
mond Tuesday to attend the mar
rlage OF her brother, Mr. Ralph Fer
rell, and Miss Belle WiIlnghnm.
which occurred Wednesday, evening
at Z O'Clock, Second Baptist church,
Richmond
Mr.. w. Il. Daniel announces him
sell II candidate for the Legislature.
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries. Mr.. Daniel has
served in the House branch and IL
familiar with the duties dpvoIviny
upon IL member of that body.
Mr.. Gus Roth came back last week
| from New York where he had been to
buy new goods. His little daughter,
Miss Celia, went with him and they
were accompanied home by Miss Ruth
who has been stavinI in New York
! and elsewhere for five months.
Rev J. A. McClur,. is attending Al
bemarle Presbvterv which meets with
Oak Hill church, Granville county.
| his week. He was accompanied 10y
| Rev. l.. e. VaSs, formerly missionary
to Africa, and DR. Morton came up
from Rocky Mount and joined them
here Tuesday.
Mr.. j. w. Beck will be Joined by his
family soon. Miss Clara and the little
boy, John William, came last werk
to enter school Monday. Mrs. Beck
will come a5 soon rs she can
straighten up things in Richmond
while two OF the girls will remain
there ut school.
TIE piano advertised for sale by
Mr.. X. W. Coghill has not been sold,
and if the opportunity to secure n
bargain of this kind is not taken ad-
vantage of very soon it may be with
drawn. A fine instrument, in good
condition and may be had at a very
reasonable figure.
Mr. Sam n Thompson of Roxboro,
has come to Henderson aud taken ii
position with the office force at
| COOper's warehouse. A good man
who will make friends for himselfanl
the business he is engaged in he will
prove u valuable addition to that
popular establishment we are sure.
Mr.. T. 0. Mabry gave big diuner
barbecue and Brunswick stew
to number Il his neighbors and
| friends at his home in Warren county
last Friday. Tom Blacknall was
chief cook in looking after the barbe-
cue, which is to say that it was all
right. Several persons went from
Henderson.
The Confederate Veterans who
went from Henderson to the reunion
in Norfolk last week. expressed them
selves as having had a most enjoy
able time of it. The hospitality of
the people of Norfolk knew no
bounds They just simply couldn't
do enough for the old sOlders-whO
had the town and the fullness there
OF while they stayed
We had a pleasant half hours chat
yesterday with Mr. W. G. Sneed who
was on his way to High Point to re-
sumo his work as principal of the
Elm street graded school. Mrs.
Sneed and Miss Viola Fleming who
will teach in one of the schools there
this session, accompanied him to
High Point Miss Love who was
one of the teachers in the Central
Graded School here last year, will
teach in High Point this year.
The following personal item is
taken from the Atlanta Journal OF
the 18th: Mrs. Bates Block has
returned from Henderson, N. C.,
where she was delightfully."- entertained
as the guest of Mrs. Sidney Cooper.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper and Mrs.
Calvin Dortch, OF Raleigh, who was
Miss Margaret Turk, and visited
Mrs Block in Atlanta on several Oc-
casions, Mrs. Block mOtored to Raj
eigh, where they were entertained at
a beautiful luncheon by Miss Susan
McPheeters.
In the absence OF a pastor at the
First Baptist church, Mr.. Ralph Fer
rail- addressed the congregation Sun
day morning, much to the pleasure
and editicatiOn of those who heard
him. 1t was a thoughtful and up
lifting discourse, delivered in q man
ner that denoted the natural and
graceful speaker, and when he had
finished the young man was cOmpli-
mented by being told that perhaps
it would be better for him to devote
his talents to that line of work in
stead OF going to Harvard to pursue
his law course.