The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-30
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE ANr
THERE BY OUR EAoLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

THERE BY OUR EA0LE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Fine growing weather We are having
now.
one swallow don't make a summer, but
many will make q TALL.
There was right sharp frost Wednesday
night of last week. No serious damage
was done, however.
Uncle Crawford Mayfield, colored, an
old man and well known character
about town, died Monday.
Rev. r. VanDeventer will preach in the
paptist church at Middleburg at $3.50
o'clock D. M, the second Sunday in June.
The public cordially invited.
The new Methodist church IL one of the
Drettiest houses of worship in the State.
The new style seats and the manner in
which they are arranged meet-with much
favor.
why don't our young men come to
the 'front.'" asks an exchange. Simply
because the bald-headed men get the
.oats first is the reason given by the
gainesville Demo rat.
Here is the definition of O. dude, as we
find it in an exchange. A dude is being
created in the form Of man and endowed
with the affection of woman, but possess
ing the brains of neither.
From the President, Rev. T. NJ. Jones,
d. D., the Coin LEAF has received a
ticket of invitation to the Commence
mpnt Exercises OF Greensboro Female
College, May Goth and Both.
The central NJ f. church Sunday
school, OF Raleigh, came to Henderson
on ii special train and spent the day yes
terday. The visitors to all appearances
ehisyed themselves while here,
Mr. Charles J. Aston gives notice to
tnrsnus to whom he is indebted to pre-
sent their claims to him for settlement
between this and the first day OF July,
1889. See notice in another column.
ANY information that may be desired
about Henderson or Vance county, not
found within these pages, will be cheer
nllly given upon application to the editor
of the GOLD LEAF if in his power to do a.
Miss Ellie Young, one of Henderson s
charming and much admired daughters,
is home again after pleasant stay OF
several months in the family of her uncle,
Mr. Henry Williams, in Warren county.
From present Indications the crop out
look is very encouraging. 1t has been q
long time siHGa more work was done and
the condition Of the land in better state
OF cultivation This will tell when the
harvest time comes.
The business men who advertise in the
GOLD LEAF are alive, wide awake and up
tn the times, Read their advertisements
and patrnhize their houses. The tact
that they advertise establishes the claim
that we make for them.
Suppose we were all charitable enough
to apply the Golden Rule to every act
and thought Would there not be many
more happy hearts in this world than
there are tn-dayP Let Us exercise more
charity toward our fellQwman.
The GOLD LEAF has always worked lii
dustriously for the upbuilding OF Hender
son. and while there is nothing OF selfish
ness in it's nature, it esteems it hlgf
compliment to be spoken OF as one OF thu
most intensely local papers in the State
The ,ahny friends al Heps. l.. j, Holder
and J. ]. Rem, both former pastors o
the NJ. E. church in Henderson, wer'
pleased to see them here this week. Rev
DIR. W. s. Black OF Raleigh, and Rev. DIR
II, O. Burton were in town few day
also,
1t may be interesting to some OF on
readers to know that A. f.. ROsenbusch
OF Henderson, has been appointed gen
eral land agent at a salary OF $l ,4OO
SO at least one Henderson office seeke
under the present administration ha
struck luck.
Considerable hail fell In the North-eas,
ern part of the county during the storI
Wednesday afternoon of last week. /
beat the leaves and young fruit Off tn
trees and damaged growing crops slightly
Nothing serious as far as We have bee
able to learn.
Our readers should by all means perus
our advertising columns, They Will u
struct YOU where to purchase anythlli
Won need in the mercantile line. Repr
senting our most reliable business mel
YOU will find it to your interest and prot
to read them.
We are moving and the outlook is el
panrhgihg: There are many lmppnv
ments going on in town in the way
buildings, etc, and if all is true that
promised, Henderson will be greatly e
iarged and benefited by the new ente
prises that are expected.
The GOLD LEAF wants Sam Jones
come to Henderson. We believe he cOu
do great good here. What say our pc
nile to making an effort to get him hers
Perhaps he could be with us ten days
two weeks some time in the fall If III
sooner Shall we get him?
The business men and merchants
neighboring towns will find this iourn
most excellent medium through WIKI
to reach the people OF this section. r
member that it always pays to adverti
in q progressive local newspaper viii
will he read by the masses OF our hnl
people.
We were pleased to have a call vest,
day from Mr. Luther Edwards, of tt
county, a graduate of the University la
wear, who has been teaching in the Wi
ston Graded Schools. Mr.. Edwards h
talent, industry and ambition, and t
GOLD LEAF predicts bright and use
future for him.
The idea is to depend more on our o.
resources and opportunities. Let us
tahlish manufacturing enterprises OF :
rious kinds. Small industries are VIII
we need. We should make mere OF
articles of every day use here at home
stead of having to send abroad for the
This is what the GOLD LEAF would
press upon our people.