The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1911-04-13
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The WILLIAMSBURG and Middleburg
schools closed last week
Mr.. f. T. ThOrne is Just now com
pleting a nice cottage on Eaton
street for his son, Mr.. Howard
Tbornp.
Some good live local matter, sent
IA by friends, got left ont this week
because it came in too late. OF this
we are very sorry.
\ box party was given at Red Hill
Friday night Tor the benefit Of the
WilIinmsbOrO school library. 1t was
"a most successful and enjoyable af-
fair.
The turfing, and the repairing and
remodeling Of houses seen in the diff
ferent sections OF the city are indi-
cations that spring and prosperity
are here.
..sThree new Baptist churches will be
erected in this county during the
present year. One OF these will be at
kittrclI, one at BObbitts and the
other mt WillinmsborO.
The municipal election will be held
May LIST, and to this end the regis
trariOn books will be open from
april 14th to April 22nd in the va
nous wards of the city.
Rev. Jesse b. Aiken, principal Of
the Scotland Neck grndcd school,
vas in Henderson Saturday inspect
ing the central school building. His
school was recently burned.
Mr.. A. j. Harris, Jr., of Wake For
est, spent Saturday and Sunday ut
home, and Sunday next will go to
Grcrushuro and be Il marshal at the
DuvidBDn- Wake Forest debate.
Nr. II. l.. Perry and mother, Mrs.
Henry Perry, left Tuesday night for
Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the hope
that the baths may prove benefi-
cnl to Mr.. Perry'a rheumatism.
The family of Mr.. e. W. Finch
have gone to spend the summer at
their country home in the county.
Rev. aud Mrs. r. G.. Stubbins will oc-
cupy the house in their absence
Monday night at $50 eighteen
voices will render the beautiful Eus
f-rCantnta, "Light From Darkness, )"
the Methodist church and the pub
/ G. il cordially invited to be present
MIR j, Il. Fleming, II we II known
cIriZ"n of the county, and IL mcmb.r
ii the county board of education.
WAS in the city Saturday morning
and gave the Gold Leaf office a pleas
ant call.
At the Funeral Directors and En-
bnlmers annual meeting at High
Point in May, Mayor Fred n. Tate
will give the address Of welcome, to
which Ex-President ID. W. Hardee
will respond.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band
will meet with the Mission Circle at
the Presbyterian church Thursday
afternoon, April 18th, to make ar
r0ngements for entertaining the
lniOu in May.
Misses Annie and Helen Jones, both
nt whom are popular teachers in the
city graded schools, spent Saturday
aud Sunday ut Oxford with their
mother, Nus. e. g. Jones, who is Il
t. lchrr in the Oxford Seminary.
The Library Committee met Thurs
day night, with Il large part of the
membership present, to decide upon
~piu" definite course to pursue. To
obtain n Carnegie library for the
county is the aim of the committee
The young ladies of the Presbvtpr-
IAN church have organized q Sunday
school choir, with Miss Mildred Low
is ~ director. Sunday morning i'll
stead of the regular Sunday school
~ 0rk there will he an Easter song
service.
capt. 7. b. Pnrhnm WAS elected
a,jutant by the IL. l.. Wyatt Camp
uI Confederate Veterans at its last
meeting. Through an oversight this
fact was not noted in the account Of
tt~ meeting appearing in this paper
last week
At the regular meeting of the
pts, sicians of the city and county
held Monday in DR.. +. f. Perkins
office, Dr. j. A. Ferrall, secretary of
the State board of health, delivered
= most interesting and instructive
address on hOOkworms.
Sunday was Rev. G.. +. Newman $
appointed time to preach at the
Christian church in Henderson. His
sermon, to IL large congregation,
WAS an unusually fine one. Sunday
afternoon Rev Mr.. Newman preach
"a ut Fullcr's Chapel, Bear Pond.
In Il church beautiful with many
palm branches. md with triumphal
nusir, and two impressive sermons
served in Holy lnnoc'ntS, April 9th.
The sermon at the night service on
"POntius Pilate-llis Compromise,
was striking rs we'll ns impressive
The Inter Brotherhood Week of
Prayer is being observed at the Epis-
copnl church this, Holy Week, at the
noon hour. The services last only
20 minutes and the attendance, 50
far. has been large 1t is for men
only. The special night services at
the Methodist Episcopal church are
drawing large numbers also.
Vance and Horton Harris. who
were indicted for selling whiskey and
bound over to the February court,
and skipped their $500 bond Fehru.
AIRY st, were canghtin Danville, Va
Friday, the sheriff of the county 90
ing Immediately for them. Ed Hair.