Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27

DoiulbS. Inc lou on which the
church Is to be built is on the north
west side OF the railroad and not far
from the Henderson Cotton Mill. 1t
was donated to the church by Mr..
u. I. Cooper. The new church will
be named st. Johns Mission.
Mrs. Ii. II. Harper. mother of Mr..
ID. ii. Harper, Jr., of this place, died
sunday morning at her home at
Durham. She was 73 years old last
February, and had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church at
Warrenton, N. c., for more than half
a century. She leaves a husband,
Mr.. ID. h. Harper, who has been her
constant companion fer fifty years,
and three daughters and two sons.
The other son is Mr.. E. W. Harper.
formerly Y of the Gold Leaf Office
force, but is now engaged in the
printing business at Oxford.
A correspondent from Camp Glenn
to the Raleigh News and Observer
says that there have been many
compliments paid Major J. S. Poy-
thress, OF Henderson, of the Quarter
master-Generaps Department., con-
corning the work he has done in con-
struction there. The various build
ings, the granOlithic walks and other
work he has had charge of have all
been thoroughly done, proofs of his
energy and his capability. He is a
whOle-sOuled, companionable man,
and a splendid officer. He is fav-
orite with all who know him, and he
deserves it.
1t is stated. though not officially,
that the SeabOard Air Line Railway
Company will soon equip its passen-
ger trains with telephones, such as
are now used on some of the North
ern and Western railway systems,
and try the experiment of telephOn-
ing from moving railway trains. By
means OF these telephones it is pos
slble for passenger on "A moving
train to get connections with local
systems and carry on a convprsa-
tiOn as satisfactorily as it would be
from any stationary telephone in an
Office, residence or elsewhere.
There is at present every indica-
tiOn that this years corn and cot
ton crop in Vance county is going to
be the best in several years. The
tobacco crop is fairly good, hut the
acreage is much smaller than usual
owing to the fact that the early
drought prevented the farmers from
getting out their plants. II the sea-
sons from now on continue faVora-
BILE, the farmers Of Vance county will
have little to complain of this fall.
1t is we'll worth a trip out over the
county to see the fine crops that
spread over the fields in every direc-
ton.
Mrs. Rebecca Sherman died We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of her
son, Policeman Fl. G. Sherman. She
was IA years old and had been af-
flicted for some time with Bright's
dis ease. She was able to be up most
of the time until last Saturday when
she fell and was right painfully hurt.
Funeral services were conducted from
the residence by her pastor, Rev. J.
W. Morgan, and the remains were
taken to Berea, in Granville county,
today and will be buried at that
place this afternoon. Mrs. Sherman
was a member of the First Baptist
church She is survived by one son,
Policeman Fl. &. Sherman, OF this
city.
Mr.. r. H. Burns, the popular new
superintendent of the Baptist Sun
day school, has introduced quite an
innovation into the musical exercises
of the school and one that is attract
ing no little attention. Following
the directions of the uperintendent,
when a song is announced for the
school, the lady members sing the
song and the gentlemen whistle the
tune. The singing and the whistling
OF the different parts, together with
the accompaniment of the organ,
makes splendid music, and everybody
Joins in with zest. One of the rea-
soEs for the innovation, it is stated,
is that there are many men who can
whistle but can not sing.
John Alexander Vickers, of Durham
county, committed suicide Saturday
afternoon by almost severing his
head from his body with a razor.
Barring the fact that Vickers had
not been able to eat and was subject
to melancholy seasons, there had
been nothing to indicate unusual un-
happiness. That afternoon he start
ed out to the barn, and his failure to
return caused his son to go there.
He found his father with his neck
bleeding. Later Vickers slashed
himself again, and before the doctor
could be gotten to him he had bled
to death. He was about thirty-fiv
years of age and had a wife and
three children.
John Mayo, the colOred cook here
tofore employed at the Henderson
Cafe, was arrested Monday night
and lodged in jail on the charge of
stealing from his employers. Mr..
Bats, the proprietor Of the cafe,
noticed the negro cook 8 coat hang
ing on the wall with the pockets
protruding rather abnormally and
upon lnYeStlSatlOn found the pOck-
cts to contain two nice dressed chick
ems and about q half dozen lemons.
For some time the negro had been
suspected of just this sort of thing.
So Mr.. Bats went out quietly and
secured a warrent for him, and when
he started home he was arrested in
front of the cafe with the goods on
him.
Rev. Robert Watkins Hines, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Clear
water, Fla, died at Reidsville last
Friday while on O visit to his brother.
Mr.. 81. W. Hines, of that place. Rev.
Mr.. Hines had been granted a vaca-
tion by his church in Florida and
had come to North Carolina for
visit About three weeks ago he
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