The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1911-04-06
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Leaf office and have your name
placed on the regular mailing list
The sum of SIGH was the nice
Sunday school offering made at the
Christian church Sunday morning
for the Chinese famine sufferers.
Hotel Vance was formally opened
to public patronage last Saturday
NIGHT. and Mr.. w. +. Parker, a watch
maker of Rockford, ILL.,, was the first
guest to register.
Rev. W. r. Royal, pastor of the
FIRST Methodist church, will preach
il special sermon to young people
next Sunday evening at s o'clock.
Everybody has a cordial invitation
To attend the service.
As the Bird Sunday in April will be
Easter, at which time there will be
special services in all the churches,
the Bird Sunday in May will be the
date Of the service Mt the Methodist
church for the II l.. Wyatt Camp
Confederate Veterans.
Mr.. q. 4. Hnrrell is erecting a cot
tage on the lot adjoining his resi-
drncc. The cottage, however, will
face Arch instead of Harrell street.
lle is also putting up a small house
ON breckenridge street, next to the
house occupied by Mr.. NJ. J. Hayes.
pn the first day of this month the
register of deeds issued to Mr.. Jesse
T,,1t,r linrn.n 70, AIiSI E'nln
Grissom, of Kittrell, and on April
Bird license was issued to Mr..
Thomas f. Stevens, Of Chatham,
Ga, to marry Miss Sarah l.. Hester,
Of this county.
All obituaries, resolutions, cards of
thanks, and the like, are published
in the Gold Leaf strictly at the rate
of one cent n word, and in each and
every instance the cash must ac-
company the manuscript. We have
not the time to keep books and
render bills on these little items.
The Wumnn's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ f. church met Mon
day afternoon, and after going
through with II very interesting pro-
gram, elected Mrs. j. II. b. Hoover
as delegate to represent them at
the Womnn's Missionary Conference,
which meets this year at New Berne
ia May.
The Carolina Light and Power
Company are now having theiP line
from Raleigh to Henderson survey
I -, hnp., th,ip
line to this city completed by early
fail The power is generated at the
Ing Burkhnrn power plant on the
cape Fear river. Mr.. Chas. f. John
SON, of Raleigh, is president of this
company.
DrI 4. S Pendleton and f. r. Har-
ris we're ON Monday elected as mem
bcrs Of the county board of health
Besides these two physicians, the
board is composed of Mayor IL. I
Powell, County Superintendent j. e.
kittrell, and Capt. J. *. rlummer
chairman of the board of county
commissioners. This arrangement
is under the new law.
4 member Of the canine family
trotting down Garuptt street Mon
dav night about $40 10 clock chance,
To meet near the new post office build
in" II perfectly innocent lady whom
for II certain reason, he must hav,
mistaken for Miss Alpha Omega,
for he at once proceeded to settle ths
score with her, But II blow from III
umbrella changed his plans.
Mr. C. s. Brewer, of Carthage, il
the manager of Hotel Vance, whicl
was formally opened for public pat
ronagr Saturday night. Mr.. Brewe
is nu experienced and capable hote
man, and we bespeak for Hotel Nanc
Yreut popularity and success unde
his management Mr. Brewer fam
lily arrived in the city Wednesday
aud the people of Henderson eXten
To them most cordial welcome.
There will he no meeting oi tn
County Teachers Association mex
Saturday, April Sth, as had bee
previously announced. Prof. j. I
Alderman, superintendent of the cit
schools, had hoped to secuT
Prof. +. E. Brooks To be present an
address the teachers ut this TIM
but were unable to do go. 1t
hoped, however, that they will |
able to get him later on.
At last Sunday evenings service L
the Presbyterian church the nes
sum of 81 ,l45 was raised to carry @
its benevolent work This will mos
likely be Increased to 81. 700, as tn
latter amount has been given year
for several years past. The YET
ending March 3lSt made II shown
of 81, 10, this amount not inclu
ing the sum given to the orphana9
nor anything paid on regular chnrC
expenses
General f. \ Macon, of this cit
has received ST, 900 from the asSis
ant treasurer of the United Stat
to cover the expense of the regimen
al shoots which are to be held ;
Goldsboro, Greensboro and Caste
in during the months of April III
May. The companies are represen
ed by one commissioned officer al
nine enlisted men, each The He
dersun team goes to Raleigh on t
18th of this month.
The elegant dinner served at Hot
Vance Saturday evening by the
dies of the Baptist Aid Society W
Il great success from almost eve
standpoint of view. OF the 81:
tnrned in. the sum of $50 was II,
ted. The only regretable feature
it all MAS the lack of seats in [
lobby, where it had been arrang
for The guests to remain for n she
while after dinner and hear speech
from some of Henderson's silly
tongues
The fiscal year i'll the State Depa
ment of Insurance runs from April
April and Commissioner of lnsuraI
James r. Young on Tuesday paid