The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-01-03
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACOEIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

LOCAL LACOEICS PICKED w HERE AMI
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
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Now write 1t 1899.
Another New Year has been ushered in
The female minstrels will catch the
crowd next Monday evening.
Travelling men say Henderson is lively
town, and they ought 10 know.
Our merchant, report better trade than
they expected during the holidays.
The annual "swear off" has been gone
through with again. But this time stick
toit.
Secure your tickets for the Female Min
strels Monday night. This will doubtless
prove strong drawing crowd.
Those Of our merchants who advertised
in the GOLD LEAF report an immense
Christmas trade. The moral is plain.
1t is our desire to make the GOLD LEAF
for the coming year better paper than it
has ever been before. Will you help us ?
Very few Henderson people bought their
holiday goods away from home. They
needed the GOLD LEAFS advice and pat
ronized its advertisers.
Did you ever see more beautiful weather
than we had Christmas week? Tuesday
was one Of the loveliest days we ever saw.
The weather was almost perfect.
Rev. T. J. OgburH, the new pastor of the
NJ. r. church, will fill his first regu-
lar appointment next Sunday morning.
Pews free; the public cordially invited.
Mr.. Y. B. Clifton, formerly photo
graph artist in Louisburg, who moved to
Athens, Ca, about six years ago. died re-
Gently in that city. He was about As years
old.
Do you want to buy good horse, a bug
~ or light spring wagon? II so call
and see us. A bargain is offered in this
sort Of property to the person who applies
right away.
Now is the season for making good reso-
lutions for the future, and we take occasion
to remark that with some men. turning
over a new leaf should mean an effort to
turn an honest dollar.
The GOLD LEAF tenders the compliments
of the season to its goodly constituency of
readers and friends, wishing them all
very happy New Year, with many returns
IN prosperity and health.
Tuesday, Jan. 1st, being legal holiday
the bank and postoffice were closed 9th
0rwise the day was not observed as holj-
day, the stores all keeping open and the
usual business being transacted.
A. 49,
gone fOrever-the present is ours, and we
can mould our future in accordance with
our acts. Let us cast no longing. lingering
looks behind, but look to the future with
full hope
Did you ever see such weather as we had
last week? 1t was more like spring-the-
atmosphere soft and balmy-than the latter
part OF December. 1t was almost too warm
for comfort unless one Invested himself of
thick clothing.
A Spanish paper announces that Span
ish mapmaker has proved the world to be
flxt.-Erchange.
Whether that be so or not, a good many
OF Its inhabitants are fiat" This much
at least is certain.
Last Tuesday was New Years Day, but
you took postal card and wrote all over
1t, signing your name in the boldest and
blacklist hand and put the date january
i, 1885, on conspicuous part of it, as
usual. Now, didn't you?
Mr.. T. d. Crawford, Mayor of Oxford.
passed through town yesterday on his way
to the West Indies 10 spend the Winter.
He expects to sail from Tampa, Fla, Sat-
urday. The GOLD LEAF wishes him pleas
ant journey and safe return.
We were pleased to have our clever
young friend Mr.. James W. Briggs of the
Danville Times with us last week. He
took advantage Of the holiday season to
visit Weldon his old home, stopping few
days in Henderson on his return.
The gainesville Democrat makes a good
suggestion when 1t says:
1t is said that the road to q certain hot
place Is paved with good intentions. If
you make good resolutions for the new
year, don't use them for cobble-stones, but
put them in practice:
The Leap Year ball Monday evening was
very pleasant event in every way There
were number OF visiting ladies and gen.
tleman in attendance and very delightful
time was had by all. The ladies who con-
Quoted the affair deserve credit for the very
agreeable and successful nature of the oc-
casion.
OF course you will see the picture of Dur.
hams foremost and most popular citizen,
Mr.. Julian S. Carr, together with a view
OF his beautiful new mansion, without
calling your attention thereto. The GOLD
LEAF takes pleasure in presenting these
cuts and the accompanying articles to its
readers this week.
Henderson makes no claims to having the
largest and best appointed hotel in the
State, but there is certainly not a heater
and better kept enc anywhere than the old
Central under the new management. 1t is
rrs-etass In every respects credit to the
town and to the proprietor. And those
: who know Jim" Massenburg and his ex-
cellent wife are prepared to accept the
truth of this assertion.
Here are some suggestions for husbands
20 consider. The Shelby aurora says:
The wife labors day and night, yea.
often sixteen hours in twenty -four, for the
comfort, happiness and support Of the fam
Ily as much as the husband yet it is sadly
true. its pity it's true that She must ASK.
IKE a Child or slave, for q small portion
oI the .ncome-and like child to he often