The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-03-15
DOINGS In TARHEELDOM.
"MY OWN, MY NATIVE LAND"
Drops of Tar, Pitch and Turpentine
Squeezed from the Press of North
Carolina.

Carolina.
Ninety-eight orphans are registered
at the Baptist Orphanage at Thomas
vile.
The Statesville Mail has maidstone
which can be heard sucking "pizen,
just like calf sucking milk.
The revenue collections at the Win
ston branch Office for the month of
February amounted to s47,2oS.54.
The new Supreme court room, IL
brary and Offices have been completed
and the court is now occupying it.
An election has been ordered to de-
eide whether or not Reidsvile shall
issue SIS, 900 in bonds for town i'm
provements.
An estimate just made by the State
auditor places the increase in valuation
of property in North Carolina at so,-
III,453 over 1886.
The editor of the Mt. Airy Ntaos, is
Of the opinion that some people think
he can live on wind-from the way
they pay their bills.
Judge Schenck, of Greensboro, has
written history of North Carolina
from 1880 to 1881. His work is now
in the hands of the printer.
Winston Sentinel: The North Car
olina Furniture Company is meeting
with success. A two car load ship
ment of furniture was made by them
last week.
The Clinton Caucasian says the
people Of that section believe that
Maj. Stedman is the man to lead the
party to victory in the approaching
campaign.
Statesville Mail: Caldwell count,
has child around whom rocks are
always falling. Charlotte has man
Mr.. Marsh, before whom rocks, stud
ded with gold, are constantly present
ing themselves.
The rapidity with which Farmer
( Alliances are being organized in thi
State is astoning to some people. w
see it stated that they have been or
ganized at the rate of five day since
the first OF this year.
Mr.. F. T. Booker. retlres from tn
/ Smithhelu Herald, having sold it t
Messrs. Octavius Sadler and John /
+. Sneed. The paper comes out il
a new dress as we'll as new editor
May success attend it.
The forthcoming report of the Su
perintendent of Public Instruction vii
show that North Carolina expende
last year for public instruction S36s
900, the colored people receiving 8
per cent. of the amount.
Ex-Congressman r. Il. Bennett, {
Wadesboro, will deliver an addre:
May 10th, before the Ladies Memo
rial Association of Raleigh. His sui
iect will be the "Lfe and Services {
, General Julius c. Duncan"
y Durham Tobacco Plant: Durhal
shipped last week: Smoking tobacc'
f 1904 pounds, worth s27,479.S.
e Cigarettes, Io,553,35o, worth s34
} 68o.8I. Chewing tobacco, 3,27'
8 Revenue receipts, s5,2S7.97.
Winston Sentinel: The editor I
the Davie Times is in trouble.
;, small famed building, occupied by
colored woman, who did his washini
was consumed by fire last week. VIII;
troubles the editor most is that tu
> weeks washing went up in the fame
II Mrs. V. S. NJ. Chapman and Mi
|. Rebecca Cameron, of Hillsboro, tv
: noble and patriotic ladies, ha'
e pledged s25 each to the Shotws
J. Monument and request at least twel
admirers of the noble dead soldier
IF do likewise, so that the fund will
= increased to 81, 900.
= Franklinton Disbaffh: Mr.. Jol
;. : S. Cunningham, of Person county,
y G., is the largest bright tobacco plar
y CT in the world. He will plant Il
wear more than one and half milli'
y hills. The election of Mr.. Cunnir
'e ham as President of the great Far
= er's Convention of North Carolina a
~ Virginia, recently held at Danvil
>" Va, was a we'll nerited acknowiedi
): : ment of the part Mr.. c. has taken
y building up the great bright tobae
interest.
n
er The Morganton Land and impro
1T ment Company have invited Bill !
it to spend month in Morsanton,
of coming summer, as their guest. II
ne probably want him to write up Il
ICE climate, and natural resources and
so vantages, recognizing that "adver
Nv, ing" pays towns and communities,
le- we'll as individuals. Bill Nye
worth thousands of dollars to Ashevl
although the people did not like SC