The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-03-07

A town is always judged by the space
used in the columns of its home paper by
merchants. Those business men who think
it does not pay to advertise do not think 0f
the effect such policy has upon their town.
-CAenoa Gazette
The Durham Tobacco Board of Trade
has res ,indcd a resolution passed some time
since prohibiting warehouse proprietDrs
from making more than two bids on toi,ac
co. This action OF the Boari gives the
warehousemen the privilege of bidding
Just as much as they please.-Darham
Daily San.
If Durham would widen, broaden and
increase in thrift, she must encourage the
establishment OF new industries, She must
enter into this encouragement with hnr
| whole soul Heaven helps those who help
themselves Durham Daily Sun.
Same thing with Henderson. This is
what the GOLD LEAF has been preaching
all along, but it is slow to make converts
it seems.
A man who is disloyal to the town in
| which he lives, sneers at its prospects and
libels its people, should he frowned down
10y the community. Every town has more
or less discontented people who seem 70
think they should get rich by their wits,
and are provoked at any who do prosper as
result of their labor. The world owes
no man living who is not willing 10 WORK
fol- it.-Chsnoa Gazette.
The Chase City (va.) Progress puts in
plea for the home paper in this way:
Don't let the hard times lead you to
withdraw your support from your home
payer If times are as hard as they are,
with your paper doing its best to pr0mote
every enterprise that can prove henehcia !,
what would they be without such help
| -l.~,- 1s1ny hot n
We believe very few people rea I've VIVA,
help even the poorest loca! paper is, To the
locality in which it is published.
The second performance of Harry Lind
leys company at Burwell Hall. last Thurs.
day evening, displayed better acting than
the night before. The Castaways was rem
dered with good effect and the audience
were highly pleased. There was not as
much humor in it but the acting and scenic
effects were better and this made up fol
what fun and laughter we lost.
interesting series of religious meetings
are in progress at the Methodist Protestant
church this week. The pastor, Rev. T. j
Ogburn himself one of the most forcible
and fluent of Henderson's very able corps
of preachers, is assisted by Rev. j. r.
Jones, of Archdale, Randolph county. He
has been preaching some excellent sermons
which have been heard by large congrega.
tions each night.
Mr. Edgar Malone, son of Constable j
Fl. Malone, has been appointed clerk and
operator at the Richmond & Danville depot
in this place. Capt. Voorhees, will find the
young man valuable assistant we are
quite sure Mr. Malone has been living in
South Carolina for some time and was
agent ard operator at an important station
on one of the leading railways in that State
and is we'll fitted for his new position.
Danville's tobacco storage or bonded
warehouse has been built, and the company
announces their readiness for business. The
Southern Tobacco journal of last Saturday
published a we'll executed cut of the build
ing which looks we'll on paper. 1t is SOY
200 feet and has storage capacity Of 6,O0t
hogsheads. Henderson's storage warehouse
is not built YET, but it is an assured fact. The
lot has been bought upon which to erect it
and our we'll known contractor and builde,
Mr.. X. w. Coghill is preparing estimate:
for this, one of the biggest and most needed
enterprises yet conceived for our town ant
market.