Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-04
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


Townsville and Oxford will play a
came of baseball at Townsville Sat
urdav at + O'Clock.
Mr.. Vim. Bucham, whose sickness
va- chronicIed in tn" Gold Leafso
liri,- ago, j. greatly improved.
A granoIithic walk has recently
been placed around the Confederate
monument in the courthouse square.
The Bear Pond school closed Fri
Jav night. The exercises arranged
by the teachers were most successful.
This paper is requested to say that
services will be held by the pastor at
POPLAR Creek church next Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. s. r. Harris, Jr., will be the
leader at the Christian Endeavor
Meeting Sunday afternoon at the
Protestant church.
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Farmers Union has
called a meeting to be held at Sails
bury July Goth and 9th.
County Commissioners J. A. Boyd,
If Townsville, is suffering with rheu-
mnti4m. his many friends in Hender-
son will be sorry to learn.
Mr. F. W. Knott was called to the
bedside of his mother Sunday. He
returned Tuesday and reported her
condition as much better
The regular meeting Of the Ii. l..
WYATT Camp Confederate Veterans
viii he held at the courthouse Satur-
day, May 9th, at II O'Clock.
The refreshing showers of Sunday
we're Of great benefit to the farmers,
Ms in many places the soil had al
ready begun TO get dry and hard
I.ittlr Myra Hight, who for the
past week was extremely i'll with
pneumonia, il recovering, to the
qualification of II great many Hen
drrson people.
There will be meeting of the
Mems Church History Club at the
Episcopal church tonight, Thursday,
at 8 o'clock. All who may care to
attend will be cordially welcomed.
Mrs Robert Bum is expected back
from Greenville within the next few
days, inasmuch as Mr.. II. NJ. John
son stood the operation ut St. Vim
cents splendidly and is rapidly re-
covering.
Mrs. James Houston and Mrs.
james Mcintyre left Monday for
Greensboro, to visit Mrs. McIntyre's
daughter, who as Miss Agnes McIn-
tyre Is pleasantly remembered in
Henderson.
The many friends of Miss LOttie
Valentine, one of the teachers in the
city graded school, will he panied to
learn of the death of her father,
which occurred Sunday night in n
Richmond hospital.
The time of year has now arrived
when the screen door and screen win
dow man should be doing a land
office business. Every body should
br taking all the precautiOn possible
Messrs. Lewis and JOyner, of Lit
Teton, are contemplating opening a
feed and produce store on Garnett
street next to the Southern Grocery
Company's store These gentlemen
are at present in business at Little
ton.
The Tuesday Club met with Mrs.
A. {. Iollicoffer on Wednesday last
IN order that the three delegates at
tending the Federation at Asheville
might not miss the meeting. The
regular time for the meeting was
Tuesday of this week.
Miss Lora Helen Barnes, who I'M
dcrwent an operation for appendi-
otis at Watts Hospital, is imprOv-
ing rapidly. Her mother, Mrs. l..
W. Barnes, returned to Henderson a
lew days ago, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Irma Lyon.
MIR. {. II. Williams, of kittrell, had
the misfortune to lose his meathOuse
by fire last Thursday night. In ad
dltiOn to the building, the loss is
stated at $500, and there was no in
surance on the contents. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Williams were away from
home at the time of the fire.
Now is the time for everybody to
make preparation for keeping chick
chs and other domestic fowls off
other peoples gardens and patches.
The last Legislature passed a law
making their owners responsible for
all damages done to neighbOrs by
these pesky fowls.
The county commissioners were in
regular monthly session Monday.
considerable routine business was
transacted. Permission was granted
the Daughters of the COnfederacy to
hold their Memorial Day exercises in
the courthouse Several applica-
tlons for admission to the county
home were allowed.
The assistant tax assessors met
with the new county tax commission
er last Monday to receive instruc-
Tons as to listing property for tax
alton, the object being to secure as
hear uniform valuation as possible
throughout the county. The listing
will all be done during the present
month.
Mrs. j. a. Carraway, of Waynes-
VILE, will reach Henderson Friday
on her way home from New York,
ana will stop with her aunt. Mrs.
Jane \. Harris. While DR.. and Mrs.
tarraway were North their attract
I've little daughter remained with
Her grandmother, Mrs. Theo Hill and
Mrs. Harris.
Memorial Day exercises will be held