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Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Engineer Hicks and His Fireman
Meet Death at Petersburg.

SouthbOund passenger train No.
33 dashed into northbound freight
train No. 8 on a switch near Peters
burg, Va, Sunday night at 11:57
O'Clock and instantly killed engineer
Daniel Hicks, of Raleigh, and fatally
iniuring bis colored fireman, Robert
Toatly, who died on the way to the
hospital that night. Engineer Hicks
and fireman Toatly were in charge of
freight trains engine, No. 675,
which was standing on siding.
The engine pulling No. 33 was in
charge of Engineer Hugh Rice, also
of Raleigh. He and his fireman, a
colored man named Duie, both es,
capped the collision, jumping from the
cab as they saw that they were about
to plunge into the freight None of
the passengers or crew of either train
were injured.
Engineer Hicks had backed into
the switch to wait for passenger
train No 33 to pass. A brakeman,
it is said, was stationed at the switch
One train passed by and Just, as No
33 arrived in sight, the brakeman,
for the time, forgetting that the
switch had been thrown right, rushed
to the switch and turned the passen-
ger train into the waiting freight
crew. Engineer Rice and his fireman
jumped in time, but Engineer Hicks
did not see the approach of the deadly
engine and remained at his post
With the crash of the two monsters,
steam escaped in large volumes and
scalded him and his fireman to death
When the train entered the siding
after the passage of No. 81, Conduct
or G. W. Bradley set the switch so
that No. 33 could pass on. 1t is
thought that after this the brake
man, not having seen Captain Brad
ley, again turning the switch, open
ing it and making it possible for 33
to crash into Mr.. Hicks engine. 1t
was stated that the light on the
switch-pole was not burning.
Mr.. Hicks was one of the oldest
men in the service of the SeabOard
Air Line and was a careful runner
He enjoyed the confidence and esteem
of the officials of the road and of his
fellowmen in the Brotherhood of LO-
comotive Engineers.
The remains were buried at Raj
eigh. Deceased is survived by wife
and six children.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
News Notes From Middleburg.

Mr.. H. NJ. Church has gone to Bal
timore.
Miss Mamie Parham has returned
to Oxford.
Miss Agnes Pegram, OF Henderson,
is visiting Miss Bertha Parrish.
Mr.. aud Mrs T. NJ. Mills and chill
dren, of Axtel, spent Sunday in the
village.
Mrs. A. J. Sifnms and Miss Rose
Bryant Crocker went to Raleigh
Wednesday.
Mr.. r. c. Watkins, of Richmond, I,
spent Sunday at home with his moth
er, Mrs r. l. Watkins.
Mrs. W. W. Kimball, OF Fleming
ton, spent few days last week with
relatives in the village.
Messrs. r. l.. Bennett and d. Boyd
kimball and Misses Annie and Lou
ise Bennett went to Buffalo Springs
last week
Mr.. George Collins spent a few
days in Norfolk last week, and re-
ports fine rains and good crops in
that section.
Mrs. r. H. Carroll and children
spent a few days last week with her
sister, Miss Bell Thomas, in her
childhood home near Townsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Register and chill
dren, of Wilmington, who have been
spending the summer with relatives
in the community, are now with their
sister, Mrs. W. 7. Rowland.
Miss Minnie Watkins, accompanied
by Mrs. S. A. Hooper and Misses
Mamie Mabry and Mary Hooper, has
gone to Bardwell, KY, to visit their
uncle, Mr.. John Mabry.
The regular monthly meeting for
the Laymen's Movement will be held
at the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday morning. Mr.. j. NJ.
Holloway is devotional leader for
the Ridgeway circuit.
Dr. Allen, of Henderson, brought
Rev. W. r. Royal to Middleburg in
his automobile early Monday morn
ing who after short stay in the viii
lage left with Rev. B. {. Alfred to
continue the annual meeting already
in progress at Union Chapel Metho-
dist church in Mecklenburg county,
Va.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Flat Rock News.

Mr.. j. p. Satterwhite has been right
sick for a week.
Miss Kate white returned home Sat
urday from a visit to Durham.
Mr.. j. B. Workman, who has been
sick for some time, has recovered.
Miss Lessie Finch, of Bearpond, visited
Miss Gladys Satterwhite last week.
Mrs. Robert Barker and children are
visiting Mrs. Barker's mother near Tar
river.
Miss Mamie Parham, OF Henderson,
visited her people in this community
from Saturday till Monday.
Mr.. Robert Barker's mother and sis
ter, who live at Dabney, visited him
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Jones and baby have re-
turned home from WOOdsworth. Va,
where they visited Mrs. Jones sister.
Misses Ethel and Clara b. Amos visit
ed Miss Olive Buchan last week and at
tended the Cokesbury meeting and the
picnic at Spring Valley.
Mrs L. C.. Pickett, OF Rich mond. and
Miss Maud Edwards, OF Henderson, Wis
tied their cousins, Mrs. John Buchan
and Mrs. Sam Reayis, last week.
Everything is so refre shed and most of
us are feeling better since the recent
rains which have been very beneficial to
growing crops and especially late corn.
Mr.. S. r. Parham, who is a travelling
salesman, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. j. b.
WOrtham, of the Wortham Store sec
ton
The ice cream supper Tuesday night
at Flat Rock church was perfect sue
cess. The crowd was good and orderly
and the proceeds amounted to $50. The
young ladies who acted as 'salesladies"
did good work, especially Misses Satter-
white and Reavis.
The Spring Valley picnic was q very
enjoyable occasion. A nice dinner was
served and there was plenty of cold
lemonade on the grounds. The children
especially had good time romping and
playing. COOper's grove is an ideal
place for picnic.
Mr. Z. b. Parham spent Wedne sday
and Thursday of last week with his
aunt, Mrs. DR.. BOyster, at Townsville.
He says that Townsville is a busy little
town, the whistles and the hum of the
mills being heard around there. A lot
of lumber and railroad ties are shipped
every day from that place. Arrange
ments are being made to extend the
railroad from Townsville to the saw
mills Townsville bids fair to become a
large and important place some day.
There is plenty of grit and ''gO-ahead"
among its citizens.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
The Pastime Showing to Large
Crowds.

The management of the Pastime
Theatre started out giving US a
great show. Their Monday night
performance was all that would be
expected as there was only a small
part OF the Coronation open to
the public, but all OF that was por-
trayed very clearly and distinctly.
They are showing the town three
reels OF 1000 feet each in length each
night, changing same daily.
The next star attraction will be
the Panama Canal, but the date has
not yet been fixed, so you must
watch their billboard as the town
has great interest in this canal,
owing to their fellow townsman, Mr..
George Buchan, being there. The
total cost to the United States of
this canal will be 1915, 100000 or
an expenditure of about 81 for each
man, woman and child in the United
States. There are now $4,000 men
employed in this great undertaking
and it is expected 20 be completed
about January, 1915.
Go and see what your 81 is doing.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Charlotte has at last walked up to
the fact that owing to the water
famine there the city has been getting
some very unfavorable advertisin g
all over the country, and an effort is
now being made to overcome the bad
influence thus set in motion. 1t was
very noticeable that all OF the Char
lotte papers gave the water famine
top of column, first page position
from day to day and worked it for
about all it was worth. Some of the
leading daily papers of the country
took it up and played it very prom
1nently and that not at all to Char
lotte's credit as a progressiyecity.
Bad reports travel on the wings of
lightning, while good ones are apt to
be lame ducks, and it is therefore
likely to be some time before the
people OF the country at large will
come to understand the situation as
1t really was. For obvious reasons
We have always doubted the pro-
priety OF newspapers parading the
little faults and shortcomings of
their home town too prominently
and persistently. Such a policy sell
dom ever fails to do more harm than
good in the long run. Any city is in
sense only a large family, and it is
never wise to make family troubles
very public. They should be dealt
with and corrected In as private a
manner as possible. 1t may be up
to date journalism to make a water
famine, ascourge offeyer, or anything
else OF a similar nature prominent
in the news columns, but it certainly
is not a good policy for the city or
town thus afflicted.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
For State Examinations.

1t is announced from the state de-
partmpnt of education that the state
board of examiners has decided to
have a special examination of appli-
cants for high school teachers certif-
icates in the Offices of the depart
ment at Raleigh, August "A and %,
the applicants to come to Raleigh
from every part of the State. Also
it is stated that the board will here
after have only the annual examina-
tiOns in July at the county seats.
The special examination Just or
dered is on account of numbers of
vacancies in high school faculties
and the lack of certified teachers to
take the positions.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Henderson and Harriet Mills to
Run by Power.

Several hands are at work building
the transmission lines between the
Henderson Cotton Mills and the Har-
riet mills which are to be run by
power as soon as the work is com
pleted. This line will connect the
main substatiOn at Harriet mills
with the suhstation at Henderson
mills. A line is also being built to
connect the main substation at Har-
riet mills with the distributing sys-
tenn in Henderson.
A site for the main substation has
been purchased and it will be built
few hundred yards below the Har-
riet mills. The work has not yet be-
gun. Part of the material has ar
rived and the work will start right
away. This substation will be mod
ern in every capacity and will be sui
ticiently equipped to supply power
and light to Henderson and sur
rounding community for many fu-
ture years.
Several squads of hands are at
work building the transmission line
between this place and Raleigh which,
when completed, will bring the cur
rent from Raleigh to the substation
here.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

All we have to say about the re-
cent election OF James X. Vardaman
to the United States Senate from
Mississippi is that if the people oi
that State really want him to repre-
sent them in the Senate, which fact
appears to be plainly indicated by
his overwhelming election, the rest OF
US will have to grin and bear it. But
the election of such men as Varda-
man, of Mississippi, and Blease,
OF South Carolina, to high Offices is
no credit to the South, and most
certainly not to the States that have
thus cooked them up for high honors
OF which they are entirely unworthy.
Both are the laughing stocks of the
whole country and dead weight to
the whole South. And that fellow
jeff Davis, of Arkansas, is little or
no better.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Thomas A. Edison, it is stated, has
at last perfected his great talking
picture invention. In other words.
be has devised machine that goes
along with the motion picture ma
chine, by means OF which those who
attend the motion picture shows will
not only see the acting OF the charac-
ters produced on the canvas. but
may hear very distinctly what they
say as well. This new invention will
add very greatly to the interest and
attractiveness of the already pOpu-
lar motion picture show.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

There ought not to be any mud
Singing in this senatorial campaign.
We might as we'll in the outset recog-
nize all four OF the candidates as
good, strong, clean men OF genuine
ability, and then let it narrow down
to a personal choice among them.
Either one of the four would make
North Carolina a senator for whom
We would have no occasion to apOl-
OpiZe.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Admiral Togo, the Japanese naval
hero, arrived in this country the lat
ter part OF last week and is the guest
OF the United States for n ten days
visit. He has been in Washington
since the first OF this week, where he
has been shown every attention and
consideration by the President, both
branches OF Congress and govern
ment officials generally.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

President Taft will open the Re-
publican national campaign about
the middle OF September. He has ar
ranged a long trip to begin about
that time through the South, West
and Northwest, and will be away
from Washington from four to six
weeks, during which time he will
make many campaign speeches in
the principal cities through which he
is scheduled to pass.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

The Sanford Express comes for
ward with something entirely y new.
1t SAYS in all seriousness that the
dops of Lee county are charged by
the farmers with cutting down and
eating the young corn over that way
while it is soft and tender. 1t is now
up to "Towser's Friend" to take up
this strange and unusual charge oil
the Express and come to the defense
OF the tribe.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Administrators Notice,

NJ OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ | have qualified as administrator OF
Joseph P. Hayden, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate of the said
decedent are hereby notified to EXHIBIT the
same to me within one year from the date
hereof.
This August 3, 1911.
". f. WILSON, Administrator.
Thomas NJ Pittmnn. Attorney. S-1O-4
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

| have sold the business of the City
Grocery Company, and have on hand
two secondhand delivery wagons, two
secondhand drays, one second hand
buggy, one fine mule seven years old,
and one bay horse, which will sell very
cheap Call at the Southern Grocery
Co.-J. A. Kelly.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1911.

If they keep on telling us things
about some of these senatorial can
didates, we shall begin to wonder
why some OF it did not leak out be-
fore now.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
FOR SALE.

l offer my elegant residence on An
drews avenue for sale at bargain. Lot
12Ox4OO feet. Building faces the South.
You get all the summer breezes. Nine
large, well ventilated rooms, kitchen,
two modern baths, abundance of closets,
every modern improvement. Let me
show you this property, and know
you will be pleased with it. Terms easy.
1874 W. w. ROWLAND.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Lost-A gold medal with letters
Fl. II. S. and under letters English,
1911 one one side, and Hattie Coop
er on the other side. The finder will
receive liberal reward for leaving
medal at the home on corner of
William and Charles Streees
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Get one of our accident tickets before
leavingfor your vacation; $4,000 policy
issued for % cents per day. Let us in
sure your automobile; we represent the
only exclusive automobile insurance
company; can save you mOney.-R. b.
Crowder, Manager Insurance Depart
ment, Citizens Bank.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Administrators Notice,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT |
~ have qualified as Administrative ot
David Young, deceased. All persons having
claims against the estate of said decedent
required to present the same before me
within one year from the date hereof.
This August 3, 1911.
JULIA CHEEK, Administrators.
Thomas T. Pittman, Attorney S-1O-4
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
NOTICE OF DECREASE OF CAP.
ITAL STOCK.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. /
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. /
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
In compliance with Section 1164 of the
Revsal Of 1905, notice is hereby given that
the paid in capital stock of Henderson
Lighting and Power Company, of Hender-
sou, N. G., has been decreased from $25,-
600 to $1,000, by certificate of amend
mcnt filed in the Office of the Secretary of
State of the State OF North Carolina on the
DIST day OF July, 4. d., 1911, which said
original certificate OF amendment is now on
file in my office.
In Testimony whereof, | have hereuntO
set my hand and affixed my official seal.
Done i'll office at Raleigh. this , lst day OF
IUtt. \. d. 1911.
j. BRYAN GRIMES,
Seal Secretary of State.
S-3.3
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

See display ad elsewhere in this paper
and let me help you to make Henderson
City Beautiful &C. n. >Kalstrom.
Painter and Decorator
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Business Locals.

Advertisements in this column al
ways bring results. Try it and be
convinced One cent a word. each
insertion, cash with order. No ad.
taken for less than 10 cents.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
KittreIl News Notes.

Prof and Mrs. c. F. Pennington and
little daughter have returned home from
most pleasant visit to relatives and
friends in Virginia.
Misses Sallie Gatling and Alberture
Margaret Capehart.
Mr. j. l.. Hunt returned to Durham
Monday. His friends will be glad to
know that his family have entirely re-
covered from the epedemic of fever that
visited every member OF the family.
Misses Carrie, Helen and Lizzie Moore,
OF Littleton, are visiting the Misses Bur-
we'll at Woodstock.
Miss Sallie Chaeles Cheatham, OF Louis
burg, is visiting Mrs. C. B. Raney.
There was big rain Saturday night
season enough now for old Cap'n
Noah, himself.
Well, that poor, little Jest of mine
about The lost horse that want lost
neither, Is working a Joke in a Joke The
wise men of the East have persuaded
that ol'-ever young-lady to believe
that her old man is the culprit-that he
wrote it. All, too, because he happens
to be a hoOkwOrm He-he write it?
Why, everybody knows he's so badly
henpecked that he wouldn't dare put his
foot in the front door nor his spoon in
the sugar gourd without sponsal per-
nit Your correspondent is just holding
his potato and letting the III" fv
Miss Emily Tulbert, of Hamton-
vile, Va, who is 80 years old, is
said to have read the Bible through
III times and the New Testament
246. She committed 1877 chapters,
or 4 ,OS1 verses to memory at one
time and recited them in Sunday
school. She has heard 92S serm ons,
and has kept a record of the preach
ers who delivered them and uf the
texts.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Lost-White embroidery belt with
white pearl buckle. Finder will please
return to Miss Lillian Dean. 1913
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

For Sale-Practically new $3.50 piano.
Mrs. A. S. Rem 1t
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10

Wanted-To furnish you winter wood
in any quantity. B. Allen. S-3-2
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-10
Trustees Sale.

TTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
~ power OF sale conferred in Deed OF
Trust executed June 1S, 1901 recorded in
Book 20, page lis, (and also at request of
John l. Rowland, Grantor, the purchaser at
the former sale not having complied with
the terms), l shall sell for cash at the court
house door in Henderson, at II O'Clock
Monday, August II, 1911,
that lot or parcel of land on the North or
Northwest side of Rowland street. whereon
} ohm |. Rowland and wife formerly resided
same being land bought of David NJ Haw-
kins and wife and James Smith and wife
fronting Rowland street 160 feet, more or
less. and running back to lands of james
Smith and Hines Herndon and adjoining
lands formerly known as D. NJ. Hawkins
and wife on the North and W. T. Cheatham
on the South.
fine chance to buy a desirable piece of
property, 6 room house and well on lot
ANDREW J. HARRIS,
Trustee.
July -, 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
THREW BRICK INTO CAR
Police Looking for Three Men Who
Engaged in a Row.

The police of the sixth Precinct are
looking for three colored men who partici-
pated in row on a street car at ID and
G streets northwest last night about $50
O'Clock. One of the trio followed the car
to Sd and G streets, after he had been
elected, and hurled brick into the car.
Roy Hutchinson. conductor on the car.
was the one for whom the brick was in
tended. 1t missed him, however and
struck Bernard Rover of p I street
northwest a passenger. He sustained 8
painful scalp wound.
Complaint of the conduct of the ne
groes was made to the police and an in
vestigation was made by Precinct Detec-
tive Armstrong and others. Descriptions
of the three men were telephoned to the
several police stations, but no arrests
have been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
BRITISH ARMY OFFICER
Writes Stirring Tale Of Weird Ad.
ventures in India

India sends an entrant to our short
story contest. His name is Michael
White, and his story, THE Black PEARL
will appear tomorrow in our Sunday
Magazine.
Capt. White is a former officer of the
British army in India. where he lived
for many years. He knows the orient
as we'll as Bret Harte knew California.
He was a schoolmate of Rudyard Kip
ling, which fact, while not necessarily
increasing his literary ability, certainly
does not detract from it.
Sunday Magazine readers have been
favored before with his stories Of life
in India 1.-The Black PEARL his latest,
Is probably his strongest. The weirdly
romantic adventures of an American
in the palace of maharana, with whose
daughter he falls in love, are told in
interest-compelling style. 1t was far
off the beaten path of travel that
Townsend had wandered, and that made
his danger the greater.
This story, and THE Iconoclast," by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "A Cup of
Coffee," by William Elliot Griffis: MY
Strange Adventures in Stageland.' by
Thompson Buchanan; True Little
Stories" by Strickland Gillian, and
"Thurley Ruxton," by Philip Verrin
Mighels, appear tomorrow in the Sum
day Magazine Of The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
Statesmen Elect Officers.

At the annual meeting Of the Wash
ington Salesmen's Protective Association
last evening at the rooms of the Wash
Angton Mercantile Association, in the
National Hotel, the following officers
ident, William T. Whelan; vice presi-
dent, Charles c. Beveridge; secretary,
Charles III. Utermehle: treasurer. Mich
Frederick Wagner: inner guard. Ernest
r. Humphrey: representative, Frank p.
Madigan: board of directors, Herman j..
Walz, Walter c. Scott. Michael p. Sui
lin. Michael r. Brennan, J. A. Dempf.
Jesse C. Ergood and Joseph NJ. Frank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
Intersociety Debate at G. W. U.

scholastic wear 191O-191J between the
Columbian and Needham DEBATING So
cieties of the George Washington Uni
versity will be held in the main hall OF
the law department. in the New Masonic
Temple. this evening at o'clock. The
Columbian society will be represented by
Ozro L. Barber of New York. Louis Be
LIE Due. Minnesota. and Norris l.. Bowen
of Maryland. and the Eeedham society
will he represented by w. r. Fitch of
North Dakota. C.. E. Deyo of Connecticut
and p. E. Bradley Of Illinois.
The Judges will be Prof. Fraser Of the
law department. Dean Willis Of the poiit-
icai science department ana E. L. Brad
ford of the bureau of corporations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
ARRANGE GALLINGER DINNER.
B. H. Warner Chairman of General
Committee in Charge of Affair.

B. H. Warner was elected chairman of
the general committee in charge Of the
banquet which will be given in honor Of
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Senate
District committee, by citizens Of Wash
ington, at a meeting at the Commercial
Club today. Thomas Grant was elected
secretary. and W. D. Hoover. treasurer.
Chairmen Of subcommittee were elected
as follows: Scott c. Bone, entertainment;
Edward F. Droop. music; Arthur c.
Moses. dinner; j. Harry Cunningham,
printing: A T. Hensey, invitation: Z. c.
Graham. decoration: w. J. Carr, director
of consulates. reception committee.
Applications for tickets to the dinner
are coming in rapidly and the affair
promises to be great tribute to Senator
Gallinger for his services in the interest
of the National Capital