The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-12-06
Watch the columns of the GOLD LEAP
and find out where to secure your Christmas

Episcopal church is being fastened as fast
as possible. When completed it will &c
one OF the handsomest churches inside. az
it is one of the most imposing outside, that
the town boasts. Our Methodist friends
will have good cause to feel proud of their
new house of worship when it shall be
completed.
| Thanksgiving was observed but very lit
tie in Henderson, outside of a fatted tur-
key and better dinner than usual in the
homes of some people. Services were held
in the churches. but the congregations
| were small. The places of business were
open as usual during the day. Are we not
a grateful people? The GOLD LEAF thinks
some times that we are not, Judging by
outward appearances.
Vance county came out ahead at the
Danyille Tobacco Exposition. Mr. Ira +.
Hart got first premium, s75, for fine bright
cutters. t. A. NoelI & Co., leaf dealers,
Henderson, took two special first preni-
Hms, one OF 500 Cor best fine bright wrap
pers, and one Of $50 for best cutting leaf.
1t will be remembered that Vance county
bore off her shaIe of the henors at the
Richmond Exposition also.
! Our excellent school facilities together
with its being pleasant place of residence,
have attracted many people to Henderson
from the surrounding country and else
where during the past year, and many
others will come during the next twelve
months. Let them come in, there is room
enough for all-Or will be, for the town
has not near spread out and built up as
much as it can and is destined to do.
| Some one has been giving the editor of
the Murphy Bulletin advice(?) about run
ming his paper. lie says:
| There is no doubt but what YOU think
! you could fill the Butkctit chock full of
| spicy locals If you were running it, but you
couldn't. You'd run out of soap grease in
fifteen minutes. When you are abusing us
Tor writing fO0liShneSs, you'd better be
praying for forgiveness for your own short
cOmIngS.
| Christmas is not far off, and already the
stores are beginning to assume a holiday
appearance. The rush and excitement in
the shops during the season is one of its
unpleasant features. Bat those who let
| the public know what they have through
the columns of the GOLD LEAF must make
up their minds in advance to put up with
the crowds that will thrOng their places of
business.
Henderson is still growing-none of your
mushroom grOwth-but with steady.
healthful, and permanent growth. Houses
are going up at all seasons of the year, and
people are coming in to occupy them. Such
strides though seemingly slow. will event
ually make the town the busy, bustling city
the GOLD LEAF is so DESTROYS of seeing it.
Let every man do his duty in furthering
the growth and promoting the prosperity of
the place.
In the face of living examples seen
around them every day, there are some
people who apparently think it does not
pay to use printers ink. 1t is a mistake to
suppose that advertising does not pay 1t
would be difficult if not impossible to find
man who has made a large success in the
business world who has not been a liberal
advertiser Lock around you and see who
the successful business men are They are
the liberal advertisers, aren't they?
More towns die for want of confidence
on the part OF the business men and lack of
public spirit, than from, the rivalry of
neighboring towns or ad verse surroundings.
I-Pasteso ellie Dem0cr0t
This is very true, but such a thing can
not be said of Henderson, Our citizens
have confidence in the present prosperity
of the town and unhOunded faith in its
future. What we want is a little more
concert of action and "a thorough appreci-
alton of the need of more manufacturing
enterprises.
We ask the friends of the GOLD LEAF to
help US i'll our endeavOr to give the people
OF this section live local paper. You can
do this in various ways: By patronizing it
yourself, 10y speaking word in its behalf
and inducing your neighbors to take it, and
by writing something for its columns oc-
casionally. LIN this way you can do much
toward making it more newsy and reada-
BILE. The seventh year of publication will
soon be out and as the paper grows older
we hope to make it better in every way.
Will you help us do this ?
Barlow, Wilson & Dockstader's Min
strels, headed by the great Milt q. Barlow
himself will no doubt attract large crowd
at Burwell Hall next Tuesday evening.
If Barlow and Wilson are anything like as
| good as they used to be-and like wine thew
are said to improve with age-it will be
worth the price of admission to see them
alone. In his representations of the aged
darkey Barlow is without an pouaI Will O.
George Wilson is one of the best "all
around" men in the business. Do not fail
to see them. Tickets at Harris drug store
The three prohibition papers, the Dur
ham Progress. the Prohibition Leader and
the North Carolina Prohi6itsonist, have al
been consolidated and will in future be
published as the Norta State Pr0hibitionaa
A joint stock company with capital OF
$4,000 it is said, has been organized fol-
the purpose of conducting the new paper
which will be published at Durham. Mr.
W. G. Bnrkhead, late editor of the Prog
ress, will have editorial charge of the new
paper. Success to our friend and his new
enterprise. lie is labOring in good caus,
when temperance reform is the battle cry
WHERE TO Buy FURNITURE-The COLL
LEAF takes pleasure in directing attention
TO the advertisement of E. NJ. Sharpe
dealer in furniture, mattresses, etc, of thi
place. As announced recently Mr. Sharp
has bought cat the entire business Of Mr.
Wm. Daffroa and will continue it in hi
own name at the 50 me place, O'Neil build
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