The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-12-05

Wanted, a situation A commercial
one is preferred and if not that, then any
thing that means work. Apply at this
Office. VI
The new bonded warehouse is being
filled with packages of tabacco stored
away. Mr.. w. E. Gary, Inspector is
giving the enterprise all needed attention.
Capt. W. C. Williams was here this week
with lot of the finest Irish potatoes,
take all together, we ever saw grown in
this section. He says he has plenty more |
at home just like them.
How doesit speak for our climate when |
it is stated that ripe tomatoes and beans
are gathered from the garden up to the |
22nd of November? This is what Mr.. G. |
W. Williams tells us he has been doing. !
Greensboro in attendance upon the Con-
| ference. He says he has no idea who will
be sent here but it is complimentary to
| Henderson that there are plenty good
men who are anxious to supply this sta
| ton.
! The Lumberton Robesonian referring to
business men of it's town, says this:
They are liberal advertisers and this is
considered by those who deaFwith them
to mean that they are worthy OF the
patronage of all the people OF this county
and section.
Oxford had quite big real estate sale
Monday The well known Kingsbury
place brought little over 800, 900 alto
gether 1t was sold in separate lots.
fetched 81, $50, Rev. R. I. Devin being
the purchaser.
DIR. and Mrs. R.. j. H. Hatchett, who
left us recently to make their home with
their son Mr.. Geo. w. Hatchett, in Yazoo
City, Miss, have arrived safely at their
destination. While regretting to lose
them as citizens the best wishes of our
people follow them.
Parties have been here this week con-
ferring with the town authorities and
prominent citizens with a view to build
; ing water works in Henderson. sur
vey has been ordered for the purpose Of
ascertaining the elevations around town
looking to that end.
Capt. l.. R. Croker, Superintendent OF
Education of Vance county, gives notice
that he will be in his office in the court
house Thursday, Dec. 18th, for the pur-
, pose of examining white teachers. and Fri
day. 18th, to examine colored teachers.
See notice elsewhere.
We regret that the condition OF little
Genie, Oldest child of Rev. and Mrs. Alex.
Sprunt, who has been quite sick with ty-
phoid fever the past two weeks, has not
changed for the better. The many friends
of the family hope and pray for the speedy
recovery of the little sufferer.
e Col. E. Taylor, who has himself been a
resident of Henderson for some time, has
moved his family, consisting Of his wife
y and daughter, here from Virginia. They
D arrived Saturday night. On behalf Of
our citizens the GOLD LEAF extends them
h a cordial welcome to our town.
/ Married, at the residence of the bride
: Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 1889, Mr.. J. H
Wimbish of Eagle Point, Va, to Miss
e Jennie D. Hargrove brownsville, N. C.
+ Rev. W. L. Harris officiating The bri
is dial party left Immediately for Washing
ton City and other points North.
lie The Burlington Meus, Scotland Necl
e Democrat and Henderson GOLF LEAF ap
vt pear to be doing great good for their re
spective localities. If their constituen
cies do not appreciate the merit OF thes
a journals fully it is because they are inca
70 pable of such a virtue.-Reidsrtue Aev'eu
Capt. O. R. Smith, of Durham, become
,e a citizen of Henderson in the future hay
Nv ing n1st moved here with his family. W
n gladly welcome them. Capt. Smith
well known throughout the State as
man Of remarkable talent, energy an
d, industry and will prove himself a Walt
y able citizen
There was no sale of the land advertise
to be sold by VIM. A. Guthrie, trustee
a last Tuesday. 1t will be advertised agail
lg and exposed for sale Tuesday, Feb. lStt
Up it being the second day of court week
The property lies in Townsville TOWNSHIP
he and embraces 275 acres, being the n.
wv Norwood land.
es Farrar's confectionery and book stOl
has been handsomely dressed off for tn
NV holiday season. Wreathes and festOOr
dis of cedar and holly are hung tastll
N around and these together with the II
Vulnerable toys and CONNECTIONS of ever
description make it look like veritab
III home of Santa Claus.
m. 1t is but question Of a short tin
nd when the bushel, peck and quart measu
will no longer be used in the sale OF p
tatoes, apples, etc. Likewise, the doze
us as applied to eggs, will go out OF ext
gh tence, and everything will be sold
us weight 1t is manifest that this Is II
ef- only fair way to sell eggs.
Mr.. James r. Thrower, son of our {
IN teemed townsman Capt. J. K. Throwt
ng and for many years a popular locomotl
nix engineer on the Raleigh & CASTOR Ra
ces road, was recently married at Florent
s. c., to Miss Mead Brown, OF Troy, Al
"a Mr.. ThrOwer was here with his bride la
C. week, stopping a short time with
the parents.
as While the price of cutters is bound
be affected by the combine OF the clg'
n. cite men, it will not affect the Heuders
=, WI market more than any other. All
&c markets in the State are placed IN
II. same boat so to speak, and the specu
:, tor and order man finds his occupant
gone so far as this particular grade
;np tobacco is concerned.
'esh Mr.. W. W. Parker, late of Washingt'
can Beaufort county, this State, will engs
US i'm the drug business in Henderson,
IAN already announced in these columns.
will occupy the store room in the You
.ars, building now used by the Bank of H
Ced- derson. Mr. Parker will get in his ST.
and and be ready for business during then
The week.
lrlli-V At last trust has struck Henders
1t is the tobacco trust-a combine amt
snce five of the leading cigarette manufact
rson ing concerns of the country to rule
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