Henderson gold leaf., 1911-09-28
RRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

day IN 'HI""'i'
rrntracted meeting will begin at
T.,Lhs Creek Baptist church the first
sunday in October.
MIR W. H. Hester, of Rural Route
\, : from this place, gave the Gold
ipaf office II pleasant call last Satur-
day.
Mr. !. f. Burroughs, Of Dabney,
o,.a of the most prominent citizens
ofthc county, was in the city Mon
day On business.
The Dracons' Convention of Albe-
mar,,. Presbytery, called to meet at
Falkland. October 2nG, has been in
definitely postponed.
Mr. :. W. Dukes, who lives on
Pnral Route No. from this place,
rayr tie Gold Leaf office pleasant
call one day during the past week.
Mr. e.. A. Lewis was appointed to
rar,rr-ent the Henderson Presbyter-
i'm. church at the North Carolina
synod which meets at Charlotte on
October lth.
Mr. Robert Bum has been appoint
adtn represent the Henderson Pres
hytrrian church at the Pre5by terry
which meets at Falkland on Tues
day. October Bird.
Mr.. ". II. Wester is making ar
raupcments to build new cottage
on his vacant lot near his residence.
Tile work on the new building will
ngin right away.
There will be communion services
Mt the Presby terian church next Sun
day morning, and the Young Peo-
ulr- Services will be held at Brooks
ton Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
The boiler room of the Henderson
Manufacturing Company was gutted
by fire late yesterday afternoon, but
fprtunntely was put out before 1T
reached the main plant. The dam
age il estimated at about $500.
Mr.. {. o. King, who has been sick
for several days, has returned to his
home Mt Wise to recuperate. Mr..
hing is n brother of Mrs. j. A. Per
ry, Of this place, and was engaged in
business here when he was taken sick.
The Gold Leaf is requested to an
nounce that the Helping Hand Circle
Of Kings Daughters will meet every
other Tuesday afternoon alternating
with the Woman's Tuesday Club.
The circle will meet at 4 O'Clock with
Mrs. s. p. Cooper.
The protracted meeting at Gill
burg Methodist Protestant church
is in progress this week, and is we'll
attended. The pastor, Rev. r. G..
Stubbins, is assisted by Rev Mr..
Prtchnrd, of Durham. There will
be services every afternoon and at
night.
Mr. w. W. Rowland is shipping his
household goods to Sumter, S. c.,
where he will move his family in a
few days. He has rented his house
on Andrews avenue to Mr.. Clifton
Cheatham, of Louisburg, who will
move his family to this place right
away.
\ very successful meeting at North
Henderson Methodist Episcopal
church closed Sunday night The
pastor, Rev. S. J. Fitzpatrick, was as
sisted by Presiding Elder J. f. I'm
derwood. There were several pro-
fessions during the meeting, and both
attendance and interest were good.
The people of Henderson are to be
treated during the coming week to
something that is entirely new under
the sun. The enterprising and pro-
gressive management of the Pastime
Theatre has arranged to put on the
wonderful talking pictures next Mon
day night and willrun them through
out the entire week
Mary Young. the little 6-year- old
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. w. A.
Hunt, had the misfortune to fall last
Friday and break her right arm.
She was playing out in the yard and
was jumping off the fence on the
ground, when her foot slipped and
she fell, breaking both bones in her
arm between the elbow and wrist.
Miss Pearl Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. j. Jones, of Oxford, sur
prlsed her friends and relatives in
that place last week when she an
nounced her marriage to Mr.. f. Y.
HOTTER, of Durham, which event took
place in Henderson, August l1th.
Key. W, r. Royal, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church officiat-
Ell
The fire alarm last night at 7:3O
was ON account of a little blaze at
tie home of Mr.. julie GuptOn in
North Henderson. The fire depart
m"nt responded promptly but the
blaze was eXtinguished before the
company could reach the scene. A
little girl struck n match to light a
lamp and then threw it into some
cotton.
he electrocution of George Mar
shall, the negro who was sentenced
t. death in Warren county last week
tor the atrocious crime committed at
NIrksboro on Friday the 10Th, has
been postponed. 1t will take place
October 9th, instead of the Goth
Warden I. p Sales, of the State s
PRISON, wants to be in Omaha, Neb.,
at that time, attending the National
Prison Congress.
Prof. J. NJ. Massey, the blind musi
cIan, who was sentenced to the pen.
ltentiary for twelve months from
tins county for passing a worthless
check, and whose sentence expired
about three months ago, has gone
back to his old tricks. He has Just
been arrested in Casa, Ark, for pass
ing worthless check on the Bank
Of Union, at Monroe. He passed the
check at Larkinsville, Ala, and il
was for ten dollars. 1t is said that
Hassey's work in the State peniten
tiary for the twelve months was turn
ing the grindstone, and the proba
bility is that he will soon be turning