The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-12-12

Harris, Gooch & Co., proprietors of
Harris warehouse, say trust or no trust
they are going right ahead buying cut
tiers as heretofore and no farmer who
sells with them need have any fear of not
getting all his tobacco is worth They
have an ample supply of surplus capital
and will use it in defense of the farmers
rights and interests.
We received an invitation to be present
at banquet to be given in honor of Col.
l.. l.. Polk, President-elect of the National
Farmers and Laborers' Union OF
America, at the Marlboro House, Raleigh,
Friday, Dec. 18th, at 9 p. NJ. Committee:
Josephus Daniels, chairman; W. n. Jones,
n. b. Broughton, P. NJ. Wilson, W. g.
Upchurch. 1t would afford us much
pleasure to be present on the occasion.
Rev j. J. Rem was made Presiding
Elder by the Conference at Greensboro
and was put in charge of the Salisbury
district. Rev. J. It. Gibbs was given a
like appointment and sent to the Fay
ettevile district. Both gentlemen are
we'll known and have many friends in this
community. Mr.. Rem was at one time
pastor OF the Methodist church in Hem
derson.
Messrs. Pillars and Robinson, expert
photographers, are in Henderson for Il
short time for thepurpose Of doing work
in their line. They are prepared to make
pictures of houses, family groups, land
scapes, &C.. and guarantee their work to
be first-class in every respect. Their
charges unreasonable. For further par
ticulars call on them at the Edwards
House.
The many friends of Rev. T. J. Og-
burn will be pleased at his return to the
charge of the Methodist Protestant
church in this town, which he has served
so faithfully and acceptably as pastor
the past year. He is an earnest and
Jealous worker, a good preacher, and a
pleasant and agreeable gentleman
socially and has greatly endeared him
self to our people outside OF his own con-
gregat ton as well as in it.
The warehousemen and specula tors
on this market do not propose to be
dOWned by the cigarette trust without
resentment on their part. They are
going ahead buying cutters and paying
as big prices for that stock as usual.
Such action, which is really in defense OF
the farmers rights, because it is certainly
to their interest that there is free and
full competition for their tobacco, ought
not to go unnoticed and unappreciated
by them. Nor will it.
Pursuantto call "a meeting of the Vance
county Farmers Alliance was held at the
court house in Henderson Tuesday, for
the purpose of considering the matter OF
the recent action of the cigarette manu-
facturers in forming what is termed the
"cutter trust" 1t was decided to ap-
point a committee of three gentlemen to
attend meeting of the Alliances through
out the tobacco belt to beld in Oxford
Jan. 9th, next, to determine what action
shall be taken in dealing with the matter.
The following committee was appointed
J. H. Dunn, Walter Bullock, Armistead
Burwell.
Crow & Marston, proprietors OF The
Henderson Carriage and Wagon Works,
are doing a good business we are pleased
to say and send out some creditable
work from their shops. They have a
competent force of wOrkmen employed
and do first-class work. Arthur Smer-
don one of the most skillful blacksmiths
| in the State is in charge of that depart
ment, and what he can not do with q
piece of iron few others can. Mr.. George
| Harper is in the wood working depart
| ment, and his work shows that he is d
competent mechanic.