The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-16
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


more money not to advertise.
The sweet perfume Of spring blossoms is
waited on the spring breeZes.
Some of the busiest people are those at
tending to other peoples affairs.
Miss Leila Williams of Warren county
is visiting friends in Henderson.
Strawberries have put in an appearance
and are selling at 90 cents quart
The new style sun umbrella for ladies
has handle as long as shepherds crook
Rev. r. VanDeventer is away attending
the Baptist Convention in session at Rich
mond Va.
Miss. Fannie Shaw of Greensboro is
visiting her sister Mrs. DIR. Arch Cheatham
in Henderson at present.
Mrs Fannie Brockman of Greensboro Is
visiting the family of her brother, MIR
George Adams in Henderson.
Henderson is now looking its prettiest and
SO are the Henderson ladies, with their
pretty spring hats and summer costumes
Messrs. Campbell & Co. are here again
this week making pictures for those whose
have not takenadvantage of their superior
work.
Both drug stores -DOrsey's and Cheat
lams-have charged up the soda fountains
and got them Sizing from early morning
till late at night.
The North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association will meet in Durham May Dist.
II tb, al do md r tlkl
hotels. \ large attendance is expected.
Welcome to the many strangers within
our gates this week The Episcopal Con-
vention brings il large number OF ministers
and laymen from various sections Of the
State.
Some big operations in the way of trans
fers Of real estate" are going on nOw-dig-
ging out foundations for more new enter
prises, Henderson is making progress and
no mistake.
George Jordon has opened AL ice cream
saloon in one OF the store rooms in the
Cooper building on Main street, where he
is dealing out that delicious compound at
10 cents per heaping saucer full.
Vance county Superior Court will meet
next Monday. Judge K. F. Armfield will
preside There are no cases on docket tt
excite Understanding Of an important OF
serious nature. This speaks we'll for the
citizens of Vance county.
Have you seen the Centennial letter copy
ing book sold by j. j. Hays? 1t is the best
simplest and cheapest thing of the kinC
Oh the market Every business man Ough
to keepa duplicate of his important letters
and this is the thing to do it with.
A proper quantity of paint, judiciously
applied will do more toward improving
your property in proportion t" its cost thar
anything else. 1t is the very best thing
known for the protection of wood and iron
1t is that which adds beauty to everything
If you want beautiful place to live in
with good schools. fine churches. gOOC
walks, beautiful surroundings aud hand
some shade trees in short. if you want t.
reside in one of the most plea SAINT and pro
greSsive towns in the State, come to Hen
derSon.
Never have bonnets and hats been NOR
beautiful than this season. Flowers an'
ship tempt the least worldly. And neve
did the ladies look loyelier than whe
rugged out i'm becoming head gear and fres
clean summer dresses.
1000 to $50, 900 put into new buildin
during the next two months, ought to IT
vive business in our midst somewhat Thi
represents four new enterprises alone: tn
ar,.hn t,y. nj t,l fua r.
ries and one large stemery and prize fact.
ry. Then there are others to follow. TIL
is the way the GOLD LEAF loves to write i
This writer has been accused of vanity
something that perhaps few persons Al
freer of. The offence is in the publieatiO
uf what others say about the GOLD LEAl
This is commoa practice among newsp;
per publishers throughout the country
they all do it, from the greatest to tn
least-but perhaps it is all wrong an
ought to be stopped.
Young man, if there is a hole in yo,
pocket where the dimes slip through, ju
look around and buy Il nice lot and D,
your earnings into it and share in the gel
eral prosperity of the town. That's I'll
way fortunes are started. You'll thin
more of yourself at the end of the yea
with something to show for your work an
others will share in the good opinion
Everything shows the handiwork of III
ture. The bees, the birds, the flowers Al
all coming forth i'll the glory of their ext
tence, and all nature seems to he clothil
herself in most beautiful garb, her brid
robes OF springtime. Still we go limpil
around in an old last summers buster al
secondhand pair of shoes with ital
heels. 1t is comfort and not good looks v
are after, mind you.
The GOLD LEAF returns thanks TO NJ
Richard j. COrbitt for II ticket of invitatit
from the Athenian and Philomathean Lite
airy Societies to the commencemente xercis
at Oak Ridge Institute May.2sth and sOt
The address before the Societies will
delivered by Col. Walter l.. Steele. Go,
nencement sermon by Rev. d. ], Graf
pastor Presbyterian church. Riedsvill
NC
Ladies-yOur spring suit is not eomDle
TIL you purchase Que of those bandsOT
"' ""tk'hS may. g.