Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-10-12

On November 1st, the Observer
Company, publishers OF the Charlotte
Daily Observer, is to undergo a re-
organization. On that date Major
j. {. Hemphill, editor of the Rich
| mond Times Dispatch, is to become
/ the editor OF the Observer and A. E.
GONZALES, editor of the Columbia
State, is to assume the office of pub
Usher and managing director.
The Vance county Chapter United
Daughters OF the Confederacy will
meet Wednesday, October 18th. at 4 |
| O'Clock, p. m, with Mrs. S. p. Coop
er. The president of the Chapter re-
quests all the Confederate veterans, |
widows and other descendants who |
have not yet received the crosses of |
honor to send their application for
same to Mrs. S. p. Cooper right |
away, as there will be no more cross
es given after this year
The Bank OF Townsville was char
tered by the State q few DAYS ago.
The authorized capital stock is $685.
600, with $4,000 subscribed The |
new bank will begin business at once
with bright prospects of q successful
and useful career in the progressive
community in which it is established.
A number of the leading business
men and citizens OF Townsville and
community are stockholders. The
new bank will fill a long felt want.
The COnvocatiOn of Raleigh, COM
prising the eastern section of the
territory of the Dioces of North Car
DINA, met in Christ Episcopal
church at Raleigh Tuesday evening,
and will continue through today.
Rev. |. W. Hughes, of this place,
preached the opening sermon. Rev
L. l.. Chavasse, Mr.. f. G. Lamb and
Rev. Mr. Hughes have been attend
ing the ConvocatiOn this week.
The congregation of the Protes-
tant church are making arrange
ments to entertain the annual con-
ference which will convene at that
church on November 22nd. A good I
program is being arranged for the
occasion and everything will be in (
readiness for this important meet I
ing. Besides the great number of
ministers and laymen there will be
many visitors to the conference.
A number of Henderson people
went over TO Raleigh last Saturday
to witness the big game of football
between the A. & M, College team
and the bows of the United States
training ship Franklin 1t proved
to be an exciting game, and all those
who went from this place felt that =
they were abundantly repaid for the
trip. The A. & NJ. boys won over : :
the ''iackies" by a score Of % to 0.
The series of meetings at the Meth !
Odist Episcopal church, which had I
been in progress for a week, closed ,
night. The meeting was in
charge of the pastor. Rev. W. r.
Royal. who did all the preaching.
The meeting was well attended and =
the interest was especially good.
There were three accpssiOns to the d
church membership. 1t is believed I
that the results OF the meeting will d
be of much and lasting benefit to the =
church.
COburn's Minstrels at the Grand &
Theatre Friday night was undoubt-
pdly the best, cleanest and most en- \
iOyable show that has visited Hen T
dersOn during the present season, y
though some may dissent +
from this opinion as a matter of 8.
course. The show is erich, rare and r
racy" from beginning to end. and !,
for an evening of innocent amuse- -
ment and real fun nothing can beat II
it. And no finer set of people con- =
nected with a show have been here in -
q long time. n
The plant Of the TOMBSTONE Print G.
ing Company has just been removed II
from its former stand to temporary n
quarters few doors further west on Il
farnett street. Next spring Mr.. IL
Jones will erect nice, cOmmOdiOus u
new brick building on the lot where j
they are now located and which he le
purchased some time ago, specially <
designed for a printing house. The o
Did frame building which they for q
nerly occupied is being torn down n
% make room for the handsome new II
First National Bank building to be 1
erected next spring, &
Rev W. L. overly. colored, who
ives on Rural Route No. ) from Ok e
ord, met a horrible death last Sat n
friday, while cleaning out we'll for II
Mr.. W. ii. Gregory at StOvall. The CT
veil caved in on him about noon. n
The alarm was given and O. force o
vent to work and worked all night a
through rain and the storm After e'
'emOving the rock and curbing in the p
veil the body was reached at a dis u
ance of A. feet from the top and I'll
brought out at one o'clock p. m. p
and one hand was reaching "
Upward with his face also looking up. le
hundreds of people were there to u
Jew the body. He was buried by tl
he MasOns at Michael's Church on g
Monday about noon. He was about "
Orty years old. ti
The Seaboard Air Line Railway a
las added to its rolling stock ten b.
)ig locomotive passenger engines W
These engines are being "broken in" e
IN the ShOohy before being put on hi
he regular fast train runs. The en- 81
cines are six drivers and stands six
eet from the rails. The steam pipes
,Ome through the smoke box and ~
Town to the engines from the out 81
tide. The eccentric is what is known u
Is monkey motion and the engines y
ire provided with piston valves. r.
The main distinguishing feature be- i
tides the great size of the locomo- ~ Il.
ives is a truck under the cab which 81
iurns like the fifth wheel OF a buggy. q
This enables the big 400 motor to Z.
axe any curve with ease. Each of II
hese engines weighs los tons and 20 Z.