Henderson gold leaf., 1911-09-14
BRlEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


ing.
Master Alfred Wester, son OF Mrs.
Jop Wester, who has been seriously
sick with typhoid fever, is now i'm
proving.
Miss Hattie Parrish, operator in
the telephone exchange, has recov-
cred from an attack OF fever and Is
able to be out again.
The Civic League will meet at the
courthouse next Wednesday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
Rev. l.. w. Swope, pastor of the
Baptist church at Louisburg, has Of
fprGd his resignation to that church
10 take effect November 1st.
Rev. T. l.. Chavasse, of England,
who is here on visit to relatives,
made very interesting talk at st.
Johns Mission Sunday afternoon.
The six-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Capps, of North
Henderson, died last Thursday and
the remains were buried Friday at
ElmwOod cemetery.
Governor KitchIn has granted
pardon for Nathan Brodie, who has
served 3 years of 1O-year sentence
to the State prison from this county
for second degree burglary.
The twelve-months-old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ayscue, OF South
Henderson. died Friday and was
buried Saturday at their family
burying ground out in the country.
The city graded schools opened
Monday morning with good at
tendance, and are now getting down
to work in earnest Everything
points to a successful year for the
city schools.
The people of Maine voted last
Tuesday for prohibition by a ma
iOrity of about 800, not that Maine
did not already have a prohibition
law but that State election had
been ordered to see If they would con-
tinue to have it.
The Haw River Baptist Associa-
tion will meet with Samaria church,
in Nash county, on Tuesday after the
first Sunday in October at l o o'clock,
and will continue three days. Rev.
L. W. SwOpe will preach the intro
ductOry sermon.
The Pastime Theatre has placed
an order for a fine electric piano
which they hope to be able to install
the latter part of this week or the
early part of next week. This will be
quite IL valuable addition to this al
ready popular picture show.
Mr. 5. d. Brummitt, and industri-
GUS Young farmer who lives about
two and One-half miles north from
the city, had the misfortune last
Saturday morning to have nice
barn OF tobacco burned. His loss,
all told, probably amounts to $50.
The Contemporary Club met at
Rev. |. w. Hughes Monday night.
A very interesting paper on the de-
velOpment OF the States water pow
er was read by Mr.. j. c. Kittrell.
After the reading the subject was
discussed by those who were present.
The Rowland old building on
South Garnett street is being torn
down and removed. The lot on
which it stood will remain vacant
until some time next year, when
handsome new building for the First
National Bank will be erected on
that lot.
The Helping Hand circle of Kings
daughters held its first fall meeting
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. D. Y.
Cooper, Jr. Several interesting items
OF business were transacted. The
opening of Teacup Inn was discussed,
but the place and time OF opening
were not decided.
Mr. W. S. r. Parker, who is a ma
tive of this county, but who has
made home in Texas for the past
several years, is spending some time
with his sister, Mrs. Spottswood
BurwelI, near Kittrell. Mr. Parker
spent Monday with relatives and
friends in Henderson.
The congregations OF the Christian
churches have granted Rev. c. E.
Newman another months vacation,
which will expire about the first OF
October. Rev. Mr.. Newman was sick
during his first vacation and on this
account his churches voted for him
to have another month.
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Ingle, of Raj
elgh, visited at Mrs. Willie fuckers g
Tuesday. Rev Mr.. Ingle was form
er rector of Holy Innocents church
and Is well known to many people In
this city. He and his wife were re
turning home from a trip to the
mountains in Western North Carroll
ma.
Send the Gold Leaf to your boys
and girls who are going away to
school. They'll want the home news
and reading the paper will keep them
lntouch with and under the influence
OF home. To send them your copy
alter you've read it costs more in
postage and trouble than the paper
scot direct.
The new addition to the Hender-
son Cotton Mills will soon be ready
to start up, the company ex-
Pecting to have it in operation by
November. The mill building, Ol
standard mill construction, was com.
pleted in 1910, and 5000 spindles,
with accompanying machinery, are
now being installed.
The remains OF Posey Bryant, lit
tie son of Mrs. Bette Mills, of Wei
don, who died and was buried at
Haw River in 1907, were brought to
Henderson last week and were buried
IN Elmwood cemetery Friday. Fun
eral services were conducted at the
cemetery by Rev. R. C. Stubbins and
Rev. j. II. Spaulding. Deceased was
brother of Mr.. P. L. Bryant, o
this place.