The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-02
TOWN AND COUNTRY
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
There BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

affection, it is said.
Mr.. J. {. Cooper is taking in the zig eel
ebraton in New York this week
Speak we'll of the town in which your lot
is cast. If you don't, who will?
This is spring. The trees are leav-
ing and the blossoms have arrived.
Like some persons we know, the country
is now delightfully."- fresh and green.
Col. and Mrs. Burgwyn attended the
opening exercises at AvOca last week.
Secure your tickets for the entertainment
at Burwell Hall next Wednesday evening
If every person would be half as good as
he expects his neghbOr to be. what a heaven
this world would be.
Everything looks promising for an album
dant and fruitful season. What more can
we ask to be thankful for?
Ii you can't have everything at your
front door, don't fight it out OF existence
That is both mean and selfish
Henderson ought to have Il genuine
business and building boom this year. Let
Us all join forces and give it one.
If times are close and trade slow, don't
growl. Go to work and advertise. Prin-
tero' ink is a safe remedy for hard times.
Henderson is surely coming as Il man
ufacturing centre. Let every property
owner and business man interest himself
in this direction.
Remember the sale of land for taxes will
take place next Monday Persons inter-
ested will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
Miss Alice Young was one of 1ender-
sons fair representatives, at the opening eX-
ereSeS Of the new health and pleasure re-
sort Avoca last week.
About this period look for long faced
married men. The furntuae is ali in the
yard. and the musical tattoo of the carpet
heater has commenced.
Bu,ina,> is steadily INCREASING and the
peeled to this fact. Scan our advertising
columns and see who they are
There WAS some hail i'll the Townsville
section of this county Sunday afternoon,
but not sufficient TO do any damage To to-
hacco plant beds or growing crops.
If You are Il professional or business man
your card should appear iii the GOLD LEAF
Keep your name and business before the
public. Thi> is the key note of success.
And now we are to have plug tobacco
factory next. The spirit ot progress is
abroad in Henderson and in the minds OF
our enterpri-n@, go-ahead business men.
How are you feeling on that cotton fac
tory proposition. 1t would be Il pretty
:, good thing for Henderson, wouldn't it:
Then let lis all go tn work in dead eurnes
and have it.
The prospects are good for larg,
amount of improvements here this season
Several new enterprises will he started
that we know of, but we are not at libert,
10 speak just now.
Clean up your premises thoroughly ant
lime literally. The Superintendent o
Health is on his round of inspection ana
You should not wait to he notified to pu
your premises in proper sanitary condition
The Vance Guards have been drilling
this week preparatory to taking part in tn
Guilford Battle Ground celebration nea
Greensboro next Saturday. The boys will
show up we'll the GOLD LEAF feels assured
If prices of sugar keep on going upwar
it will soon take more than common ste
ladder to enable oar people to reach it,
is to be hoped it will come down littl
before the fruit preserving season come
sn, though.
Let us all work together for the commo
good. Every enterprise established in on
part of the town is bound to benefit tn
other part also. Every dollar spent on til
west end means so much for the east enc
and vice versa.
Do YOU take the GOLD LEAF? If III
why not? 1t is working for HendersO
and Vance county, for the public good al
the interest of the particular individu;
tcAo pays for the privilege of keeping h
business before the public.
One of the chief needs of Henderson is
better water supply. The fire departmen
or the engine at least. is Of little Walt
without water. If we cannot have Il reg
lar system of water works, let us have tt
next best thing and construct number
cisterns al suitable points for use in case
fire.
Talk up the town. Boom the east el
and the west end, the north side and &
growth all around. Everybody to wo
then for one common purpose of sendil
Menderson ahead on a grand era Of grow
and prosperity such as it has never y
known.
The thanks of the GOLD LEAF are d
and hereby rendered to Mr.. Eugene
Harrell, Secretary for a compliments
certificate of membership for 1889, in t
North Carolina Teachers Assembly. T
sixth annual session will be held in t
Assembly building at Morehead City, Ju
18th To July end inclusive.
The GOLD LEAF is gaining friends a
strength every week. Never were our
forts more encouraged than now. n,
subscribers are being added to our
while the advertising patronage of I
paper is constantly growing. Many
eouraging and complimentary remai
were made about last weeks issue. II
is very gratifying to us.