Henderson gold leaf., 1911-10-26

a member OF the North Carolina
historical Commission to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Hon.
L. ". Blount.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lynch, of
Galifornia. are visiting Mrs. Henry
Flrle and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynch have been on an extended trip
TO Europe and Great Britain and
VIII visit in Henderson for several
weeks before returning home.
Rev. K. {. Stubbins and family are
moving into the residence recently
vacated by Rev. C. E. Newman on
Andrews avenue. This property was
purchased for a parsonage by Rev.
Mr.. Stubbins' congregations. Rev
Mr.. Newman and family have taken
rooms at Mr.. Spruil's boarding
house for short while.
The protracted meeting at Liberty
Christian church closed Friday night.
The pastor, Rev. c. f. Newman, was
assisted by Rev. J. W. Wellons, of
Eion College, who preached some ex-
cellent sermons. The meeting was
we'll attended and the interest was
good throughout the entire week.
There were eleven accessions to the
church membership and several OF
these were baptised Saturday.
The Woman's Tuesday Club held
it's last meeting with Mrs. C.. NJ
Cooper, who delightfully."- entertained
the members at her home on William
street. Following is the program:
Corsica, 1.-The Isle OF Unrest" Mrs.
A: c. Zollicoffer; Elba, Mrs. J. T.
Alderman; st. Helena, Mrs. Asa Par
ham; Poems, Star of the Legion OF
Honor and Napoleon's Farewell to
France, Mrs. s. P. Cooper.
Mr.. Samuel Watkins fine rooster,
king George" took the blue rib
bon at the State fair last week. He
attracted much attention among
poultry raisers and also commanded
the admiration OF Governor Har-
mon, Governor Kitchen, Senator
Simmons and Judge Biggs. One OF
Mr.. Watkins fine pullets took the
blue ribbon and another took second
prize.
Mr. Charlie Hight and Miss Cassie
Finch were married yesterday at
1916 o'clock at the home of the
BRIDES father, Mr. E. G. Finch, on
Andrews avenue, Rev. R. NJ. An
drews officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Hight are well known and popular
young people in Henderson and
their marriage was an interesting
event to their many friends in this
place. The bride and groom left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for
trip to the Northern cities.
Miss jamie Coppedge, the twenty
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Coppedge, of Wadesboro, COM
mitted suicide Saturday morning by
jumping into a we'll. She had been
in bad health for some time and had
tried one day last week to take her
life by taking some drug, but the act
was discovered before any fatal re-
suit was accomplished. Saturday
morning she got up and dressed and
Immediately went to the we'll, pulled
Off red sweater which she had on,
hung it on the fence, climbed up on
the curbing OF the we'll and jumped
in.
Mr.. W. T. Watkins says that a
great number of farmer boys in this
county are taking much interest in
the axe handle contest. which is be-
ing conducted by the Watkins Hard
ware Company. Several of the boys
have already made their axe handles
and Others will probably enter the
contest before it closes. There are
six prizes, ranging in prices from
$25.OO to $1.O0, offered in this con-
test, which closes in December and
this is good chancellor some young
man to win a nice prize and at the
same time learn a good trade.
Fire finished Saturday night what
the iates had begun for the Mecklen-
burg county fair, when it wiped out
every building on the grounds and
left the big arena, in the suburbs,
blackened waste. just three days
prior to the opening. The first blow
to the enterprise came Saturday with
the announcement OF the tragic
death of Aviator Ely at Macon, after
the fair directors had been advertis-
ing him extensively as a drawing
card. Saturday night fire OF un-
known origin, discovered in the grand
stand, destroyed everything infam-
mable on the grounds.
Messrs. E. G. Davis & Sons Com
pany have just completed their new
store front and it presents an ex-
tremely handsome appearance. 1t
is a very decided improvement over
the old one and attracts the atten-
tion OF everybody. The Allen-Moss
Hardware Company on the oppo-
site side OF the street are also put
ting in an up to date new front Of
plate glass and white pressed brick.
These are two splendid examples
which if followed by Others would
very greatly improve the appear
ance OF Garnett street.
AS tending to show how rapidly
the value OF real estate in Henderson
has advanced within the past few
years, we have only to cite the fact
that a small parcel of land belong
ing to the estate of the late James
NJ. Watson, colored, which he pur-
chased twelve years ago for only
$75, was cold at public auction the
other day for 1927. This lot has no
improvements whatever on it and |
never did have. So its greatly en-
hanced value did not arise from i'm
provements made since Watson
bought it for So as some might /
suppose. Much other unimproved |
real estate in Henderson has advanc-
ed proportionately in value. When
Watson died he was thought to be
worth practically nothing more than
the mere cabin in which he lived |
D.,t his InnA hos inst hoon sold for |