Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-06-08
RRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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,rnmbar of Henderson people at
"4od the acknowledgements mar
ria ace at Loui burg last night.
,t,or the morning services at the
mist n'ti church Sunday six accessions
20 made to the membership OF the
church.
Ubatran a man do for himself and
,;,toWn? Take your home newspa-
u, and read it. That will bel p you
and your town, too.
TIN. oranolithic sidewalk in front
ofrh4 hotels is nearing completion,
ami will add very much to the at
trortivpness OF this part of the town.
Tho little folks at Mr.. and Mrs. S.
p Cooper's are having a great time
ri,b the $50 pound Shetland pony
brought them by their parents from
Atlanta last week.
The Gold Leaf is always glad to
get the important news from the ru-
ri districts. Marriages, deaths and
visits Of people from other cOmmu
Mites make interesting news items.
Little Miss Bessie Gill, daughter of
Mr. Lee Gill of Sandy Creek, return
81 home Friday from the school for
the deaf and dumb at Raleigh. She
il one OF the brightest of children
and is a shining example OF the great
and good work that is being done at
this noble State institution.
The business man whose name is
most familiar to the buyers is the
one who will get the best trade. Let
the BUYERS know who you are and
what YOU have to offer them. A
GOOD lively advertisement in the
Gold Leaf will convince them that
there is no store like your store.
Some Of the most important infor
nation in Il newspaper is to be found
in the advertising columns. The adj
yertisements in this paper are al
WAYS worth reading. They tell you,
in the most convincing manner,
where the best stores and other en-
tprprises of the town are, and make
it easy for you to find just what you
want.
Prof. W. q. Sneed, of WILLIAMSBURG,
who was quite recently reelected
principal of the city high school at
High Point, passed through the city
Monday on his way to Chapel Hill
to attend the summer school fol-
teachers. Prof. Sneed is one OF the
Young men OF Vance county who are
a. n,aau1ls in fhnip ohio
professions.
Rev. Jesse B. WitherspOOn, who
has Just returned from Louisville
Ky, where he graduated this yea
from the Baptist Theological semi
nary has accepted a call to OxfOr(
as pastor of the First Baptist churcl
of that place Rev. WitherspOon is
native of Durham, aud preached dur
ing the past year in the First BaE
fist church Of that city.
Mrs. Spotswood Burwell, OF Kit
treII, passed through the city Sun
day on her way to Portsmouth, Va.
in response to a telegram annOunC
ing the serious illness of her sister
Mrs. A. Z. Etheridge, who for tn
past two years or so has made he
home with Mr.. Burwell's family n
Kittrrll Mrs. Etheridge was stricE
Ell with paralysis last Friday.
1t is indeed refreshing to see in tt
daily papers this morning that tn
long and severe drought that he
prevailed all over the State WE
broken yesterday and last night
different sections by abundant rain
Let Us hope that this will be generI
before the end of the week. Van
county has had very good shove
during the past few days, but not
ing like what is needed for grown
crops.
Mr.. ]. l.. Patterson, a man
about seventy years old, a whet
wright by trade, committed sulcl
at his place of business in Oxfo
Monday. He bought some stryc
nine ut one of the drug stores stati
that he wanted it to kill dog wit
He took this with him to his she
where he was found at six o'clock
diving condition. Three doctO
were summoned but could do not
ing to relieve him and he died
half-past six o'clock. The cause l
the action is unknown.
The county commissioners were
regular monthly session last Nc
day, it being the first Monday in
month, with a full board prese
Not Il great deal of business OF g.
eral Importance claimed attentl
at this meeting, but most OF the q
was taken up in general routine VIC
and in auditing and allowing
counts. The commissioners deciC
to send delegate from this couT
to the Good Roads COnventl
which meets at WinstOn-Salem, Jl
1874, and Mr.. j. j. Swain was
lected for this purpose.
Little David Jackson Cooper,
OF Mr. and Mrs. Sidney CoOpe
this city, was on Monday morn
taken to Richmond, where he i'm
diately underwent an operation
appendicitis at St. Luke's Hospl
The little fellow was extremel.
when he started to Richmond,
much anxiety was felt for him h
For a day or two after the OPP
ton his condition was regarded
right critical, but after that tim
began to rally from the shock
responded very rapidly and salts
torily to treatment under the n
skillful physicians of that city.
est reports from Richmond to
Indicate that he is making rapid
permanent Improvement, and
tondly hoped to have him back b
right soon, sound and we'll again
Mr. r. S. McCoin, who is know
everybody in this section as OF
Henderson's most progressive
wide-awake citizens, has just
summated a real estate deal