The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1883-05-31

fhe continued cold weather has
greaily retarded the growth ofcotton.
Who OF Our aaoaied men will be
<ne mrs. ~ move in the direction of
establishing more factories?
The clGsinsexereises of the OK ford
Femase Seminary, Prof f. p. Hob
good; pfesidehf, take place TO-
morrow week.
Nh. NJ. B. Prince has shown us a
beautiful specimen of alpaca wool,
that Was sent to him by his brother,
who is ia Bolivia.
Raleigh had big fire on the 27th
quite an area of the citv's territory
was burned over, and the loss was
Considerable.
A serious and disastrous fire Oc-
Cured in tynchburg, Va, on the
18th. Several lives were lost, besides
the destruction of upwards of mil
lion dollars worth of property.
Mr.. r. w. Winston, one of OK
ford's promising young attorneys, is
to deliver the address at the closing
exercises of MoOre's Acad. my near
wilton. Granville county, June 9Th.
Thanks to our friend Col. S. S.
Cooper, for an invitation to attend
the dinner given to the Montpelier
Agricultural club at his house near
WILLIAMSBURG last Saturday. 1t is
pleasant to be remembered on such
occasions as this.
The ordination of two deacOns
will take place at Browns Baptist
church in Warren county, on the 2ud
Sunday in June 1888, commencing
at 10 o'clock a. m. Sermon at ii
O'Clock a. m. also at o'clock D. m.
Or. J. A. Mundy and Rev. Geo. M.
Duke are expected To preach.
In q difficulty last night, Alex
HICKS was severely cut in the side
and about the head. by Haywood
Cook. Hicks wound in the side is
of a serious nature, and it is thought
he may die from it. George Floyd
and Stephen Cook were arrested and
held as accessories to the affair. All
colored.
II suitable accommodations could
be had, many visitors from the
eastern part of the State would doubt
less come to Henderson to spend the
summer. Those OF our citizens who
can accommodate one or more per-
sons can have the same made known
through the columns of the GOLD
LEAF, free of charge, if they will
trouble themselves to communicate
the fact to us.
Ms A. J. Kivett, well=known
contractor and builder from Dur
IL l., l>@
plans and specifications of very
handsome ten-thousand dollar court
house, which he will make bid ON
for Vance county. Let us not be too
sparing with the finances, but while
we are about it let US have a dura-
BILE and creditabie "temple of JUS
tice" for our young and prosperous
county.
The TOTchHght makes the very sen
sible suggestion to farmers to plant
black peas where they have prepared
their land for tobacco and have nc
DIants. Ii says blatk peas sold in Nnr-
iolk last week at $1.25 Il bushel. Rut
unfortunately our people are Away
on the buying side. AS they are
ALWAYS in demand, and sell well
what better could be done with muci
of the land now prepared for tobacco
than put it in peas, where taere are nt
plants to be bad2
The municipal muddle in Raleigh
docs not seem to get much better
The outside members OF the cOuncl
are tO have a hearing, about thei
nlac.s, before Judge Philips, a
Newbern, June the 9Th. Ellison an(
Doyle have instituted suit tor dam
eoes. for forcipIe ejectment by au
t6Ority of the Mayor at one of thu
meetings of the council. The counse
for the plaintiffs are D. G. FOwle, J
r, BatchelOr, w. III. BledsOe, Waite
Clark, Il. M. ArgO, A. S. Merrimon
We had a pleasant call from Bro
Manning, OF the GOLD LEAF, OF
Saturday last. The girls can keel
. look out for him on Friday Lex
at the exercises Of the Female Semi
nary. He has black hair, brown
eyes, q nOustache in harmony, erect
in carriage and something like fiv,
feet ten inches hight. Though appa
rently "childlike and bland" yet i
may take the baton of every marsha
to keep him in order on such al
occasion. Blue ribbon rather excite.
him,-1prc1 hight. Now, Brother
Gregory, YOU make us out really
worse than we are. We assure
you it will not be necessary fOI
the fair marshals 10 give us {
baton the head with their dainty
little clubs to keep us quiet. On'
sly look and shake of the heaC
will be sufficient. It's the rustic 0
dry goods and starched linen. rathe
than blue ribbon, that eXcites us
and don't you neglect TO impress thu
fact indellibly upon the tablet o
your memory,
SUNDAY-sCHooL Pre- NIC.-The va
xious Sunday-schools of the town
will, have a union pic mic and excur
sion to Oxford next Thursday, June
7th. 1t is expected that large crowC
will take advantage of this oppOr
tunisy to visit our sister town on :
grand holiday froIic. The Sunday.
school children are locking forward
to a big time.