The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-06-06
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LAcoNIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

SoTIcE.-All legal advertisements, such
rs administrators and executors notices,
commissioners and trustees sales, sum-
mons to non residents, &C., must be paid
for in advance. The charge which the law
allows is very small and we cannot afford |
TO take risks or wait the pleasure Of per- |
SONS to pay.
Ground has been broken for j. Z. lay
lor & Co.'S large tobacco stemmery and
prize factory.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
building for Walker & Rowland's plug to-
bacco factory.
The rock foundation of the tobacco
storage warehouse has been finished, and
the work goes steadily forward.
The rain of last Friday did great dam
age throughout the county. 1t appears
to have been pretty general as far as we
have heard.
Talk up every scheme calculated to
benefit the town and it's people. 1t costs
nothing and does lots toward making the
town boom.
The GOLD LEAFS new press is doing
good work now. And then the paper Is
printed from new type for most part. In
dress.
Perhaps the sanitary condition OF the
town was never more perfect than it IS
now. But this is more to be attributed
to the recent heavy rains than to any
special efforts of the citizens, perhaps.
Henderson has the reputation of being
the best place in this whole section, in
which to buy goods. There is no deny
ing the fact that goods are sold cheaper
here than at any other point hereabouts.
The GOLD LEAF wants it's subscription
list to reach 1000 by the end of the year.
Will you help us do this? Let every friend
OF the paper interest himself to the ex-
tent of speaking a good word for us
whenever opportunity presents itself.
Say, don't this make your mouth
water? The Sentinel, of Orlando, Florida,
says:
Ripe watermelons have been offered for
sale in various portions of the county for
the past two weeks.
Mr.. Geo NJ Newell has taken charge of
the Henderson art gallery again. He is
a splendid photograph artist aud Is bet
ter prepared than ever tOgive his patrons
good work His recent stay in Baltimore
has been greatly beneficial to him in this
respect.
A flashing sign does not indicate a big
business any more than a wealth OF gaf
indicates brains But well displayed ad
vertisement in the columns of a newspa
per, indicates that the advertisers a live
business man and is honestly endeavorine
to increase his trade.
OF course there must be an excursion
to Norfolk this summer, and one has beer
FL 1,.l Nav "np.
( Macy, the cold Reliables,' will run it
and that means good and Orderl,
crowd and Il pleasant time for all wh'
go Low rates will ge given.
As will be seen by advertisement il
another column, Mrs. {. F.. Bantam am
Mrs. NJ b. Bailey announce that the
are prepared to do general sewing, cut
ting, fitting, dressmaking, &c, and sc
licit share of the public patronage. 4
their home opposite Maj. }. f. Harms
"The most beautiful town in the Stat
is''-the town in which the paper maxim
the statement chances to be published.
Watson Adrdnce.
Not always, Charlie The GOLD LEA
never said siich thing about Hende
son. but when it comes to n place OF "ge
up-and-get' about it, put us down ft
one chance.
Don't go away from home to buy good
The home merchant helps to make you
town, and it is your duty to patrons
him, and especially so if he gives you /
good bargains as you get elsewher
This is what the GOLD LEAF would II
press upon it's readers, whether all me
chants OF the town appreciate its labo
in their behalf or not.
The subscription of the GOLD LEAF
gradually on the increase, and It's field
usefulness is thereby enlarged. AS an a
vertising medium il is perhaps more val
able now than at any time during
past history "a fact which some OF o
business men seem to appreinte. st
we cnn accommodate Others and shall
glad to do SO at any time.
Rev. s. p. j. Harris is lying critica
i'll at his home Il few miles from town.
was taken with congestive chill IA
days ago, and has been growing wo
since. At this writing he is thought to
in Il dying condition.
p. S.-Since writing the above,
Harris has died. 4 more extended not
of the deceased will appear next week.
The mails have got in Il terrible tan.
letters and papers are frequently 3 t
DAVIS longer on theroad than is necessa
This il accounted Tor by the cnanSe
route agents-one of the blessings OF
new administration. Mr.. Harrison 6
Mr., Wanamaker will never break
Solid South" by putting ignorant CO
in positions down here that should
filled by competent and experienced nj
The GOLD LEAF cannot talk up
Henderson without beneftting all it's
Gems and business men alike-nOr wo
it. We labor for the common good OF
Would it not be the part OF cOnsistel
then to say nothing about the goo,
will do them i'm increasing their busin
for those merchants, and warehOusen
and Others. who do nothing for the
port of the paper, to give us their
rOnage?
We notice that our talented yO
friend JAS Nortieet, Esq, was one OF
speakers at reception given to a del
ton of visiting capitalists at Fort Pa
Alabama, a few days ago. That Is
to be one of the coming mining
manufacturing towns OF that truly ra
ly developing section, and Mr.. Nor
has cast his fortunes there to "groN
with the country The GOLD L
wishes him the very best of success
prosperity in his new home