The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-22
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

REPORTERS.
\ large crowd will go to Richmond on
the excursion next Wednesday. Fare
only $500.
The GOLD LEAF extends Il cordial invl-
tation to all visitors and strangers to
call mt this Office.
4 man is known by the company he
keeps A merchant is known by the
amount of printers ink he uses
To err is human. To escape detection
in your rascaity defines the shrewd clever
fellow in this day and
4 writer says that man proposes, God
disposes, woman discOmpOses, the di-
vorce interposes and the press exposes.
Mr. w. r. Henry has accepted an invl-
tation to speak at the meeting OF eX-COn-
fedprate veterans at Jackson tomorrow
Miss Mamie Slaughter, from Western
Maryland College, Westminster, Md,
is visiting Miss Jennie Burroughs at her
home near town.
1t is announced that DR.. Grissom will
soon resign Many North CarOlinians
would rather know the thing was done
than to hear it talked about.
Justice S. H. Allen has greatly beauti-
fed his residence by having it hand
somely painted While he is at it the
finishing touches will be added inside as
we'll as out.
The Murphy Bulletin is of the opinion
that bangs and bustles should go down
into silence together. 1t says female
loneliness ought to part company with
defOrmities.
The frame work OF j. p. Taylor 4 Cos
large tobacco stemmery is about up and
the building already begins to show for
itself as one of the largest and best ar
ranged houses of it's kind in town.
Buy your tOmbstOnes from i. Bourke,
Henderson. who sells as fine an article at
as reasonable price as can be had any
where. Call at the marble yard next to
the postOtfice and examine his work.
4 number OF Henderson people will no
dOubt take passage on the excursion
train to Richmond next Wednesday. 1t
is a cheap trip and will be a pleasant one
to all who go. The affair could not be In
better hands.
The governor of North Carolina IS IN
favor of holding the world fair IN wash
ington. Undoubtedly there is "a shorter
time between drinks at the capital than
in any other city in the cOuntry.-Pdtnes-
rifle Democrat.
Yesterdays Chronicle reported the KILL
ing of n man whose friend took the for-
mer's head for a woodchuck. To-day $
paper reports the killing OF Il man whose
friend took him for Il deer. The victims
died game Charlotte Chronicle.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
enjoyed picnic mt Mr.. Il. Perrys farm
about four and One-half miles from town,
last Thursday The Presbyterian Sun
day-school will go out to the same place
for similar purpose to-day.
The season having pretty we'll opened
for new tobacco the GOLD LEAF will
hereafter publish the market report, cor
rected weekly, together with such re-
marks about the state of the market as
will be of interest to planters.
We had the pleasure of a call Tuesday
from Mr.. W. +. Tinsley of the Durham
Daily Globe, who was interviewing our
citizens i'm the interest of his paper. The
GOLD LEAF is pleased to know that the
Globe finds many friends and readers III
Henderson.
Mr.. John D. Cooper is having the large
frame building in the rear OF Burwell Hall
which has been used as a tobacco prlzt
house, torn down and removed. The tim
bers will be used in putting up a similar
building Just below the Jail, while large
and handsome brick structure is to be
erected on the site we are told
1t is not necessary to call attention tt
thelarge and we'll displayed advertisement
of the "Old Reliable" Cooper warehouse
which appears on the opposite page o
this paper No one will read the COLI
LEAF without noticing that. And every
one interested in the sale of leaf tobacco
in this market will read it.
Business is reported to be on the in
crease with most of our merchants. Some
of them have experienced decided i'm
proyement in their trade within the pas,
few weeks. We look for general awakins
in trade circles this fall. Let those who
would have their share invite patronage
through our advertising columns.
Commenting on what the GOLD LEAF
said last week about the probability OF
bakery being established in Henderson
by Mr. ]. c. Whitmore, of TarbOro. TIL
Carolina Banner of that place, says:
Yes, Bro Manning, Whitmore 4 Bro
are good bakers, successful men and cap
ital citizens. 1t is likely that this firm
will soon have a branch house In you
town and an acceptable acquisition 1t
will prove too