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Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
State Normal Commencement.

Beautiful exercises terminated the
10Th annual commencement of the
North Carolina State Normal and
Industrial College Tuesday when 80
young women who have received the
training provided by that institu-
ton were presented with the certif-
Gates from their alma mater OF sat-
isfactory completion of the course
outlined. The institution which was
founded by the great McIver and has
labored with unremitting efforts for
the uplift and browning of woman
into an ideal station of life, has COM
pleted another year of lofty service,
and the people of the State of North
Carolina have progressed just SO
much as the institution in the era
that has become known as educa-
tiOnal and that is leading into a
higher plane Of existence.
To the Importance due by reason
of the fact that it was graduating
day, the day when diplomas, Bibles
and constitutions were presented the
members of the class of 1911, an
added Importance was claimed by
Tuesdays exercises through the
presence of Governor kitchin and
Acknowledgement Beckett, both OF
whom made speeches.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Training the New Horses.

The past week has been a busy
one with some of the chief men-ef the
fire department, not in fighting fires,
for fortunately there have been none
to fight, but in getting ready to
fight them more efficiently when they
do come.
The principal task has been the
training for service OF the fine new
team of horses that arrived here
from Baltimore about ten days ago,
and it has been no small task either,
but has been we'll performed. This
work has been done chiefly by Messrs.
W. p. Mangum and r. III. Falkner.
When the new horses reached Hen
derson about ten days ago, they
were almost as wild and unruly as
two buffaloes fresh from the western
praries. But today, when the fire
gong rings at the station and the
stable doors fly open automatically,
each bounds forward from his stall
and takes his correct position under
the harness as quick as you can say
"Jack Robinson"
Once out of the fire station, they
go bounding along the street with
the big four-ton combination chemi-
cal wagon as an ordinary team
would with any common two-horse
vehicle. While their training is as
yet by no means perfect, a stranger
watching their movements even now
would take them to be veterans OF
he nitv ire daDartmnnt
Two magnificent blacks, thorough
ly matched in almost every detail,
and weighing respectively ,635 and
1886 pounds, they have been ad-
mired by everyone who has seen
them. They have been pronounced
ready for service at any time, should
an emergency arise, and they will
add much to the efficiency of the fire
department.
A representative of the Gold Leal
sought to learn if the new horses had
yet been duly christened, and if SO.
to ascertain their names. But the
information vouchsafed on this point
was little confusing. One member
of the department said the one that
works on the right hand side is "Mc
Coin," and the one on the left "Sam
Peace" while another member de
clared that the one on the right has
been formally chsistened "Mauriet
O'Neil," and the one on the left San
| Allen"
| Somehow we have a suspicion that
those horses have not yet beer
named. and that the "boys" dowr
at the fire station are simply playing
with certain popular names abou
town to see which meets the mos
general approval OF the public befor'
they attempt to arrive at final de
cision.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

The Gold Leaf man made a trip
out to the pumping station a few
days ago, and Mr.. j. 2. Wrenn took
a great deal of interest in showing
him through and about the big
plant, carefully explaining all its
different parts and workings. 1t is
an interesting place for the visitor,
and one OF the things that most at
tracts his attention is the large res
ervoir OF pure, clear water just out
side the building, which has just
passed through the large filtering
plant and is ready to be forced, by
the powerful steam pumps, through
the big mains into the standpipe.
The water in the reservoir, although
about ten feet deep when full, is so
clear that you can see pin on the
bottom. 1t is as clear as crystal and
so far as one can discover there is
not a particle of impurity in it. If
anyone in Henderson has any hest
fancy in drinking the city water, We
will guarantee that just one peep in
to that big reservoir will make him
or her good and thirsty. Everything
about the pumping station has q
neat and cleanly air and it is well
kept, all OF which speaks well for
those in charge.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Mrs. J. R. Rankin Entertains

Mrs. j. R. Rankin gave farewell par
ty to her guest and cousin, Miss Ruth
Baldwin, Friday night, which proved to
be a very delightful affair. The home
was prettily decorated for the occasion
with the flowers in season and the even
ing spent in playing games and partak-
ing of delicious refreshments. Those
present were Miss Baldwin and Mr.. J.
King. Miss Mildred Lewis and Mr.. f. G.
Watkins, Miss Jessie Harris and DIR. +.
E. Perkins, Miss Rebecca Watkins and
Mr.. c. V. Singleton, Miss Jennie Dunn
and DR.. Morris, Miss Jennie Dunn and
Dr. I. R. Upchurch, Miss Helen Jones
and Mr.. Perry Rose, Miss Julia Cooper
and Mr. F. E. Shredder, Miss Aileen
Lewis and Mr. Frank Richards, Miss An
ME Jones and Mr. Kalford Burton, Miss
Julia Rowland and Mr.. Thomas Hor-
ner, and Messrs Z. L. Hart, Clifton Cur
rim, Chesley Watkins, Parry Rowland,
Horace Rowland and Rowland Rankin
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Bobbitt Items.

Messrs. r. X. Young and A. K. Rogers
went to Durham last weekend to visit
relatives.
Mrs. F. B. Mckinne, of Louisburg.
was the guest of Mrs. p. J. Allen on
Saturday.
Mr.. ]. B. Allen spent Sunday in Louis
burg attending the commencement exer-
elses at Louisbugg College.
Miss Clara Gill returned home from
Greensboro on Wednesday. She has
been a student at the Normal College
for three years.
Misses Clara Young, Mary Rogers and
Fannie Rowland attended the COM
mencement at the Normal College, being
guests OF Miss Alice Rogers, a student
there
The Womah's Home Missionary Soci-
ETY. OF Plank Chapel church held a very
interesting meeting Saturday afternoon,
the topic being Medical Missions" In
struetive papers were read by Misses
Addie Ellington and Maude Hight. Mrs.
F. b. Mckinne, of Louisburg, district Sec
rotary of the Woman's Society, was
present at the meeting. She gave a re-
port of the annual meeting recently held
at New Bern. In her talk she gave many
helpful suggestions for the betterment OF
our work.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

Up in New York the other day q
certain poor fellow was suddenly
seized with the notion that he was a
real monkey and at once proceeded
to climb a tree right in front OF Miss
Helen Gould's magnificent home at
Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh
street. Once up the tree he created
no little merriment among the pass
ers-by by chattering and swinging
from limb to limb just as he had seen
monkeys do. For the space OF hall
an hour he furnished more amuse-
ment than Fifth avenue had seen for
many a dey, while three policemen,
climbing from branch to branch,
sought to dislodge him. He told
them he had been reading in the Sun
day papers how monkeys were re-
ceived and soon became favorites in
the homes OF Fifth avenue million
aires, and he had decided to adopt
this method of gaining admission
into the high social circles of that
eighborhood. Now all of that may
sound very funny. But it serves to
remind us of the fact that we don't
have to go all the way up to New
York to find fellows who are willing
to make monkeys or almost any
thing else out OF themselves in order
to attract a little passing attention
from the rich. And the rich get as
much fun out OF all such fools as do
the poor passers-by.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Another Cotton Picker,

They continue to invent cotton pickers
but so far none have been found suffici-
emily satisfactory to be adopted for
common use. The news is sent out from
Winston that Col. Oliver H. p Cornell,
chief engineer OF the Winston-Salem
Southbound railroad, is the inventor OF
a cotton picker which he and his associ-
ates are certain will do efficient and
labor and time-saving work, to the
most practical ends. SO confident are
Colonel Cornell and associates OF the
value OF the machine that a company
has been organized for the manufacture
of the cotton picker, with headquarters
at Southmont, a village On the South
bound railroad, in Davidson county.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
State News.

Governor kitchin will deliver the
annual address at the Davidson
College commencement May 31st.
The Agricultural Department has
promised Senator Overman to es-
tablish a weather bureau at Blowing
Rock.
The commencement exercises OF
Trinity College, Durham, will be held
June Al. The address will be deliv-
cred by Jacob Riis, Esq, of New York
City.
Governor Blease, OF South Carroll.
ma, after a personal inspection of the
State penitentiary at Columbia Fri
day, announced that he proposed to
parole all the convicts there who are
disabled by chronic disease.
The next reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans will he held in
Macon, Ga. The reunion in Little
Rock, Ark, last week was largely at
tended. Gen. George W. Gordon, OF
Memphis, was reelected commander
in-chief.
The commencement exercises of
the University of North Carolina will
begin Saturday OF this week and
continue through Tuesday. The
real feature will be the delivery of the
commencement address Tuesday by
Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey.
Adlai Holt Dixon, a member of the
freshman class at the A. & NJ. Col
lege, was found dead in his bed Sat
urday morning by his room mate
Young Dixon was II years OF age
and was a son of Mr. III. A. Dixon, of
Alamance county. His death was
due to heart trouble
The strawberry shipping season in
Eastern Carolina has practically
closed, although q few more cars
may be shipped during the coming
week. In round numbers the straw
berry crop this year netted the
truckers in the section OF Whining
ton alone 81 100000. This is about
$4,000 more than what it was last
season.
The University of North Carolina
is to receive the bequest of $4,000
from the Peabody fund, announce
ment of which will be made com
mencement week. The Peabody fund
is to be finally distributed this year.
The bulk of the fund is to be given
the Peabody school at Nashville,
Tenn, but several other institutions
in the Southern States are to be rec
ognized, and it has been learned
that the University OF North Carroll
ma will be one OF these.
Reports from the sections of the
cotton belt in this State say that the
exceedingly dry weather has greatly
retarded the coming up of the cotton.
For while it was feared the extreme
cold weather in early May would
cause the seeds to rot in the ground
and this being followed by the hot,
dry weather leads to the belief that
the stand of cotton will not be the
best possible by any means. The
season is late one, but if there were
a series of showers the cotton con-
dition would be considerably i'm
proved.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Mrs. Samuel Watkins Entertains.

Mrs. Samuel Watkins gave beautiful
reception at her home Thursday after.
noon to the delegates in attendance at
the meeting of the Women's Missionary
Union of Albemarie Presbytery ,sof which
she is president, and to the members OF
missionary societies in Henderson.
Assisting Mss Rebecca Watkins in
welcoming the incoming guests were
Mrs J. H. Parham and Mrs. J. Ii.
Bridgers.
The officers OF the Union, Mrs. Samuel
Watkins, president; Mrs. Samuel Fowle
and Mrs. r. S. McCoin, vice presidents;
Mrs b. R. Lacy, secretary and treasur-
err; and Mesdames J. A. Mcclure. W. R.
Royal, J. W. Morgan, Claude Hunter,
g. B. Harris, |. B. Gary, Julian Baker
and Miss Lizzie Chatham received in the
drawing room.
In the library were Mesdames T. R.
Manning, B. H. Griffin, Eugene Blanvert,
S. K. Rowland, Banner, Austin Martin
stein, C. A. Lewis. Peterson, Monroe,
Archibald Williams, and Misses Duncan
and Wissell
Mesdames W. A. Hunt and S. It.
Peace led the guests from the library to
the dining room, where Misses Mary
Perry, Julia Cooper, Lucy Petty, Ruth
Baldwin, May Montague and Irene
Belts served delicious things to eat.
In the music room Misses Mary Davie,
Belle Graham, Julia Rowland, Cornelia
Gary, Bertha Bum, Mrs. Thomas and
Mrs W. ": Morris received.
Mrs. l. c. Rowland, Mrs, Hanff, Misses
Duncan, Mildred Lewis and Leona Cur
rim received in the rear hall.
Misses Rosa Chatham and Hattie
Mcintyre served cooling punch during
the afternoon.
A valuable collection OF japanese and
Chinese curios belonging to Miss Mary
Dodson, Of Kinston, was displayed by
Mrs. W. S. Thompson, Mrs. r. r. Sat
terwhite, Misses Mary Dodson, Leah
Perry, Ailene Lewis, Lizzie Watkins and
Mrs. j. II. Gilmore in picturesque cos
times.
The home was beautifully decorated
with Spring flowers, but the most con-
spicuous and interesting part of the dec
Grafton was the two Chinese flags
draped over the doors leading to the
rear hail. One was the National flag
and the other one that had been used
during the Boxer uprising few years
ago, and when waved at the command
Of the leader had meant death to the
Christians.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
Flat Rock News Items.

We are having very dry, hot spell OF
weather and some OF the farmers are
very blue, as tobacco plants are getting
oyergrown. We will get rain long be-
fore we deserve it. Poor weak humani-
ty is hard to please and to learn to abide
by the will of the Lord.
Miss Mary Workman, who attends
school in Henderson, has been right sick
for ten days or SO, but is now improv-
ing.
Mrs. Wiley Carter and Miss Mollie
Dunn, OF Henderson, spent Sunday al
ternoon at Mr.. j. p Satterwhite's
Mr.. Lewis Reavis and sister, Miss
Josie, visited in Henderson Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Parham attended
the special services at the Henderson
nj. E. Church last Sunday morning, and
heard Rev. ". R. Royals fine sermon
TO the old soldiers. They all looked real
nice in their new uniforms. We OF this
dear Southland have a tender spot in
our hearts for these brave men who
were SO true to their country during the
Civil war The color OF the new uni
forms is the same that was worn by the
brave men during the war.
Mr.. Thomas Carroll, of Middleburg, is
listing taxes in this neighborhOod this
week.
Rev. Mr. Stubbins preached at Flat
Book church last Sunday morning.
The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Jones is right sick.
Mrs. Peter Hester spent Sunday night
and part of Monday at MIR. Robert
Jones'
Mr.. Willie Parham and family visited
near WILLIAMSBURG Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Sam Reavis attended the special
services for the old soldiers at the Hen
derson M. E. Church last Sunday morn
ing. he being one of the number.
The Workman school will close on
Friday OF this week.
The Cephas Springs Farmers Union
contemplates having a barbecue and
picnic in the near future.
Children's Day exercises will be held
at Spring Valley church next Sunday
afternoon, and an interesting occasion
may be expected, as the exercises at this
church are always good.
We wish to congratulate the new edi-
tor on the Improvement OF the Gold Leai
and extend to him our best wishes for
it's success.
Messrs. T. B. Parham, Jr., and B. s.
Parham spent Sunday afternoon at Mr.
Frank Wortham's.
Mr.. j. B. Workman is attending court
at Henderson this week, being-one OF the
jurors.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
To Hear Their Reporf.

All the members OF the Greensboro
chamber OF commerce have been no.
tilted to attend a special meeting in
the rooms of the chamber tonight to
hear the report OF the committee
which investigated the route OF the
proposed new railroad from Green's
boro to Henderson, and to take fur
Their steps looking to the building of
this much needed road. The matter
is a highly important one, and every
man who has the best interests OF
the city OF Greensboro and the new
territory to be traversed at heart
should attend the meeting
boro Daily News OF May 18th,
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

According to a statement just
made to q well known newspaper
correspondent in Washington by
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Royal E. Cabell, moonshining is
fourishing to greater extent right
here in prohibition North Carolina
than in almost any other State in
the Union. Whether the statement
be true or not, it certainly does not
make very delightful reading matter
for our people who stand for better
state o. affairs, and is by no means a
good advertisement of our State to
be spread broadcast over the coun-
try. Mr.. Cabell goes on to say it is
a matter OF common knowledge that
illicit manufacture and sale OF dis
titled spirits is distressingly preVa-
lent throughout the greater portion
OF the State and the records will
show that a surprisingly large num-
Der of illicit plants are captured each
year. Even this, if it went no further,
would be a most deplorable situa-
ton. But Mr.. Cabell severely ar
raigns State officers for lack OF CO.
operation with United States revenue
officers in putting down the block
aders, which makes it much worse.
He SAYS: 81 am informed that the
State laws OF North Carolina are
very drastic relative to the manufac-
ture and sale of distilled spirits, but
it appears that State officers do very
little to prevent or punish for the
violation OF this law, though | sus-
pect that there are one hundred State
officers to every one internal revenue
officer" This is not the first time
that such lack of cooperation has
been complained of, and if there is
any just ground for such complaint
it is high time that a rigid investiga-
ton was instituted by the. proper
authorities and that all such derelict
State officers be required to perform
their duties or give place to those
who will. We suspect that one o.
the main troubles in North Carolina
just at this point grows out of the
fact that a great many State officers
are not in sympathy with our State
prohibition laws and the blockader'
know it.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
fleets Tragic Death.

Joseph Wentz, Ii years of age, was
drowned in the Catawba river, few
miles from Charlotte, Tuesday at noon,
while on a school picnic with his class
mates OF the tenth and eleventh grades
OF the Charlotte public schools.
1oung Wentz was swimming with
several companions near Sloan's Ferry,
II miles west OF the city. when he was
suddenly seen to struggle in the water.
calling loudly for aid at the same time.
Prof. W. B. Davis, one of the teachers,
tried to reach Wentz in a boat, but with
out avail and he arose twice and sank
the third time.
Searchers dragged the river until $3.50
P: m, when the body was recovered
The limbs were drawn and blue, indicat-
ing that cramps had seized the swimmer.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
SPECIAL EXCURSION.
TO
Jack sonviIle and Tampa, Florida
June 9Th, 1911, Via Seaboard
Air Line Railroad.

The Seaboard is the shortest line to
Florida and offers the quickest and most
convenient service.
Tickets on sale for all trains June 9th
good to return on any train within Z
days
Special train leaves Hamlet on night
of June 9th, with High-Bae Seat Vesti-
bule coaches and Pullman Sleeping cars.
Do not fail to take advantage OF this
low rate and visit the Land OF Flowers.
For further information regarding
rates and Pullman reservation call on
agent o. write the undersigned.
FL. s. LEARD, d. p. A.,
Raleigh, n. C.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

Says the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, "There is to be Declaration
of Independence from bad roads in
North Carolina on the Fourth of
July. 1t will be a Glorious Fourth
if it sets the State free from these de-
torrents to progress" This is glo-
rious news and if every citizen OF
Vance county will come forward and
sign the new Declaration of Indepen-
dence on that day, or any other day
right soon, it will be even more glo.
riOus.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

Ex-Governor Aycock, who has for
along while been considered Senator
ial timber in this State, and who has
Tor some time past been at least a
receptive candidate for that honor,
on last Saturday publicly announced
his candidacy for the United States
Senate, to succeed Senator Simmons.
His announcement was made in a
letter to Colonel Nathan Whitfield,
of Kinston, who is Mr.. Aycock's
personal friend. Mr. Aycock is a
strong man, of great popularity
throughout the State, and he will
undoubtedly put up good race.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

What is in the way OF making
Henderson a convention city, now
that we have as good hotel facilities
as any city in the State three or four
times the size OF ours? We might
not be able to secure many OF the
larger conventions, it is true, but
there are many of the smaller ones
that we could land if we went after
them in earnest. IN addition to our
first class hotel accommodations, we
also have most excellent railroad
facilities, our city being easily &C
cessible to all parts of the State.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25
An Elegant Six O'Clock Dinner.

y Mr. and Mrs. ". D. BurwelI gave an
elegant six o'clock dinner Saturday even
ing at their home on Chestnut street.
The table was beautiful in it's appoint
ment and decoration. Place cards and
red roses marked each guests place, and
red was also to be seen in the center
piece, which consisted OF brass basket
filed with ferns and roses, suspended
from the chandelier 1t was reflected in
a mirror beneath, which was also sur
rounded with roses and ferns. Those
present were Misses Love, Graham.
Watson, Hines, Julia Tucker, Leona
Currin, Page, Plummer, Dean and Nc
Intyre.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

A peace agreement between the
contending forces in Mexico has at
last been signed and hostilities are
at an end. By the terms OF the agree
ment President Diaz was to resign
his Office at once and the insurrectos
were to disband their army as rapid
~ as possible. The reorganization
OF the Mexican government is to fol-
low. Madero and his forces I'M
doubtedly has the best OF the con-
tiict and will have much to do with
re-organiZing the government. But
it is very doubtful if there is yet per-
manent peace in turbulent Mexico,
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

One OF Henderson's greatest needs
today is a live, we'll organized and
directed Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. And while we are pulling
for other good things we should not
longer overlook this one. Such an
organization would be the means of
lifting many of the young men of the
city to a better and higher life. The
Gold Leaf submits this proposition
for the careful and earnest considera-
ton of our faithful pastors and all
religious workers in the community.
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

We are very sorry that we have
forgotten what editor wrote the fol-
lowing, but he is writer after our
own heart. Sounds like our good
friend Editor Green OF the Carolina
Union Farmer: ''Cheer up, boys,
blackberries will soon be here, and
then we can all live. The Lord feeds
the ravens, and has given US the
blessed blaekberries that bloom with
out the work OF mankind, and ripen
at time when the good old summer
time makes as too lazy to work"
Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-05-25

Potato bugs are up" observes
Webster's Weekly. They generally
come up with the vines, and from
that time on it is an endurance race
between the vines and bugs to see
which shall get the bsst OF it, the lat
ter frequently coming out ahead.