The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-01-05
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoHIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYEO
REPORTERS.

THERE BY OUR EAGLE-ETEO
REPORTERS.
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1887 Farewell.G ~Wefcome 1885,
WIN Baird is again able 80 be cat.
The days are growing pcrcertibls longer.
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
to you.
Nathan Strause is confined to his room
by sickness.
January has five Sundays, FIVE Mondays
and FIVE Tuesdays.
DR.. and Mrs. F. K. Harris have returned
home from New York.
Now Is COED time to make advertising
contracts for the year.
May the New Year be better friend 10
us all than the old one was.
When you form your good resolutions,
stick to them and say nothing about 1t.
MANY families changed residences last
week. 1t was time for moving generally.
Tn. Spring term Of Henderson Female
College will begin Monday, January 18th,
1888.
Postmaster Wyche and assistants were
quite busy handling holiday packages last
week.
1t appears to be pretty generally under
stood by this time that you must write 1t
1888.
The new year, an q business point OF
view, opens up under very fattering aus
piccs.
MANY persons have "SwOrn Off, this
week only to swear on again in short
while.
The holidays are over. and everybody
has settled quietly but earnestly down to
work again.
Mrs. Lille Young has returned home
from Salisbury where She has been spend
Ing some time.
A number of former residents Of Hen
dcrson. as we'll as many strangers, spent
the holidays here.
1888 calendars are around in great pro-
fusion Some of the designs are very beau
tiful as we'll as original.
ne Boston Quintette Club at Burweil
Hall IA. Wednesday evening, Jan. 18th.
Secure your seats in time.
Ashbv Watkins has moved his harness
store to the new Chas. Watkins building
next to Cooper & Mitchells.
Mr. :. Ohio Wilson has organized Far
msrs' Alliances in Vance county atiDabney,
WILLIAMSBURG and Health Seat.
Mr.. and Mrs James A. o Nell are home
again from st. Louis. Mr. O'Neil being
very much improved in health.
Henry Cannon is back from a visit to
Richmond, where he took Christmas tur-
key with the "old folks at home"
Mr. ID. Y. Cooper spent Christmas week
In New York City. and reports having had
very enjoyable time while away.
Mrs Phillips, the very popular milliner
at T.. G.. Davis the past few seasons, left
for her home in Baltimore Tuesday.
Mr. A. G.. Zollicoffer was the recipient
az handsome gold headed cane Christmas,
a present from Mr.. eClaui Il. johnson.
Business being resumed at the ware
houses as usual, after suspension for the
holidays, enlivens up things considerably.
In forming new resolutions for 1888, let
1t DC resolved thata copy OF the GOLD LEAF
shall be weekly visitor to your house
hold.
II four men eat quart of oysters. does
that max 4 Quartette Waterloo O6serttr.
1t does if the oysters happen to be un-
sound.
Jack Taylor has returned from q visit
to the scenes of his bOyhood days in Orange
county, Va, where he spent part of the
holidays.
All lovers OF good music should attend
the performance of the Boston Quintette
Club Mt Burwell Hall next Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Young took a pleas
ure trip to New York City last week, and
enjoyed the sights of the great metropolis
no doubt.
The condition Of our streets during the
month of December calls loudly for paved
sidewalks and stepping stones at all the
crossings.
The GOLD LEAF will go ts many new
subscribers this year, while we have been
forced to part with a few. Cause No
pay, no paper.
Many a happy child will cheerfully
second the nomination of good cid Santa
Claus for the same place on the 1888 ticket
that he held In 1887.
II properly sustained-and we believe it
will be-the GOLD LEAF proposes to do
better work for its town and section this
year than ever before.
May Fortunes smiles be upon all the
friends and patrons of the GOLD LEAF
and the balance of notwithstanding this
new Year of our Lord" 1898.
There is party in town who has been
offered bird for Christmas present, but
having no cage and net liking its voice. the
HANDSOME present was declined.
Chritimas passed off quietly but pleas.
sntly in Henderson. Big dinings and
dances and parties for the little folks con.
stituted the chief sources Of amusement.
The GOLD LEAF plumbs the line of q
LEGITIMATE NEWSPAPER, and gives more
P.upI Of local-tOwn and county-news
thaa any other paper circulated in thi:
section.
The henderson Mpstrels, assisted by
Mr.. Hugh AeNinAie of New York, will
give another concert sometime saon. giyinc
Auldoon's Picnic in Its most laughabls
and amusing style.
Walk lightly h; don't make a noise there
a n hn h4y in, h..