The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-22
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Commencement gowns are nearing
completion.
The census enumerator Will follow in
the wake of the assessor.
Hustling Henderson is once more
attired in her robe of green.
Black walnut or any wood finished in
oil may be kept bright by polishing with
kerosene.
The bright star visible in the west
ern sky just after sunset is the planet
Venus.
Housekeepers, sprinkle places infested
by ants with borax and you will soon
be rid of them.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt is in AsEe
Vile in attendance upon the Presbyte-
rian Assembly.
\ railroad into Nash county would
be worth more to us just now than any
road we can get.
DIR. J. II. Tucker has gone to Nash
vile, Tenn, to attend the Southern
Medical Convention.
Take stock in the knitting mill, sir.
1t will pay you and will be an impor-
tant enterprise for the town.
It's 10 disgrace to be poor, and it is
we'll for some of us that it is not, but it
is mighty announcement at times.
\ glorious rain which came in good
season fell early Tuesday morning. 1t
was beginning to be much needed.
The sweet girl graduate is mastering
up her courage and preparing the essay
with which to paralyze the audience.
In the matrimonial market it doesn' t
make so much difference about girl s
complexion if her income is only fair.
If promises were as easily filled as
made, it would take a very small capt.
tai to start up i'll almos. any business.
The regular monthly children's ser
vice will be held at the Methodist
Protestant church Sunday afternoon at
the usual hour.
Don't wait for opportunities; make
them. The man who waits will gen.
orally find himself dead weight on the
luggernaut of Progress.
From Messrs. Rahdars and Durham
We have received an invitation to at
tend the commencement exercises at
Trinity College June 18th.
Mr.. c. W. Williams. book keeper
and head clerk at ii. Thomason's, is
tut again after a severe spell of sick
ness ola couple of weeks duration.
The spring sun may cause the stel
of the average maiden to become Ian
guild, but her Jaws work with old time
energy on the latest quality of gum.
The teachers of the county will b.
entertained free of charge by the citi
lens of Henderson during the Teacher !
Institute commencing on the Goth inst
As the census enumerator will sOoI
be around, it might be well for the girl
to try to recollcct how old they are, S,
As to save any revision of the returns
Don't trust too much in Providence
get up and hump yourself little
Providence is all right but you mus
perform your part of the contract also
We do not know who this quotation
is original with, but it is a ringin.
truth: Marrow minds think nothiu
right that is above their own capacity.
Let's have the knitting factory nov
without further ado. No enterprise G
the kind. involving the same amount o
capital, would be worth as much to tn
town.
The prospects for knitting factor
i'll Henderson are iattering and W
hope soon to be able to give our read
ers something definite in regard to thi
scheme.
There is no better place for safe il
Yestment of capital or the establish
ment of certain lines of manufacture.
than Henderson. Our town is keepin
pace with the most progressive town
its size in the South.
One of our county officers is respor
slble for the statement that editors ar
neither directly nor indirectly refrerre
TO in the Bible. What's the matte
with 1.-The wise men of the East -.
gainesville Democrat.
What a charming world this wou
be If every man would mind his ow
business. In his charge to the gran
jury Monday morning Judge Boyki
alluded to the scandal monger. and h
remarks on that point were very fin
The local paper may cost a few cen
more At the close of the year than IL
city papers, but it it is the local pap,
mat advertises your business, 70,
schools and your churches. 1t is yo,
local paper that mentions the thousar
and one items during the wear in whie
You are interested and that YOU don
ma III the CITY OaDerS Er,In