The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-11-07
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


Wednesday, November 18th.
Editors want but little here below, and
they get it. Promises amount to but
little.
Mr.. Kelley, the excellent butcher, has
had some extra fine beef on the market
this week.
The Postal Telegraph Company will
soon have line constructed between Ok
ford and Henderson.
1t is with regret that we have to an
nOunce no Improvement in the condition
OF Mr.. ID. Y. Cooper's little son Alex.
The Baptist State Convention will
meet here next Wednesday. Henderson
will greet the visitors with royal vel
come
Henderson has been full of people this
week, drawn here from our neighbOring
towns and the surrounding country by
the Pearson meetings.
Advertising is expensive; so is working
u gold mine The mine and the thing ad-
vertised must be good or the outcome
will not cover the outlay.
A pOstoffice has been established at
Hester on the Durham 4 Henderson Rail-
road. This will be a great convenience
to persons living in that section.
Dir. Julian E. Ingle, rector, requests us
to say that there will be regular services
at the Church of Holy InnOcents next
Sunday at the usual hours.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Manning, who for the past
two years has been doing service on that
splendid paper, the Wilmington Messen-
ger, is here on visit to friends and rela-
tives this week.
Miss Annie McDuffie, sister of Rev. NJ
V. NcDuffie, was married i'll Fayetteville
Tuesday evening of last week to Mr.. B
F. Beasley The young lady is vel
known i'm Henderson and has many
friends here.
AS the Salisbury Herald says, there is
nothing that gives the editor of a coun
try weekly more pleasure than the writ
ing of receipts for his patrons, and We
can stand a good deal of that work with
out getting tired.
Newell, the Artist, has had a perfect
rush of customers lately, and been send
ing out some really meritOriOus work
None better ever executed in Henderson
Call at his studio over Dorsey's drug
store and see for yourself.
There is an announcement of inter
est to some good tobacco farmer wh'
Is looking for an opening for anothe
year. DIR. HI. f. Freeman, of Taylor
Wilson county, has two fine farms to lie
or hire. Correspond with him.
The Baptist State Convention will NEE
in Henderson next Wednesday 18th. Th
exercises will be held in Burwell Hall, t
which the public are cordially invited
The annual sermon will be preached SUI
day by Rev. J. S. Dill, of GoldsbOrO.
We had the pleasure OF Il call Monda
morning from Mr.. Albert FairbrOthel
editor of the Lincoln, Nebraska, Dali
Call whose marriage to Miss Mamie |
Hatchett Tuesday is recorded in anotht
column. We were impressed with him g
being all intelligent, agreeable and Ell
PERTAINING gentleman. We congratulate
our Fairbrother upon having won sue
fair sister:
We have always been proud of Hende
son and Henderson people. We dote Q
them now. There are none better {
more liberal any where, and all that
needed to bring this fact out prominent
is a suitable opportunity This the
have just had and they did nobly. "
are sure everybody feels benefited b
every cooperative effort and every Gel
contributed Now don't you?
Mr. Rufus T. Crews, q young gentlema
we'll known in Henderson, died at h
home in the country last Saturday NOR
ing, after d brief illness. He was a par
per of the late firm of Stallings K Crew
and it is somewhat singular that bot
gentlemen should have died in such
short time of each other. Mr.. Crews W;
graduate of Trinity College, of the ella
of 1880, was an intelligent, upright ge
tleman and had many friends througho
this section. He was about 35 years oil
Mr.. Archibald Cree has bought oat n
I'M. Reams and will hereafter condu
the Farmers Restaurant, next door
W. W. 2esivis' His wife will be in char
of tne cooking department and ever
-. thing about the establishment will
scrupulously clean. The tables will at
times be provided with the best the ms
ket affords. and meals will be served
the most tempting and appetizing wa
The farmers especially are invited to C
at the Farmers Restaurant when tn
want "a good square meal or a nice st
of oysters.
Great bargains In all kinds of goods.
your price, not ours, at our store. I
come to our cheap store.
nov. :. ii. FINCH & Co