The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-03
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


Some excellent work is being done on
the streets i'm various parts of town.
See advertisement of the University of
North Carolina, in another column. Fall
term begins September 18th.
\ new column advertisement of Buffalo
T.ithia Springs will appear in this paper
next week Look for it and be sure to
read it carefully.
We drop one full page advertisement
and another one takes it's place. The
GOLD LEAF as an advertising medium
stands high abroad.
Are we really doing all we can to secure
new enterprises and more people and
more money for Henderson? If not what
excuse have we to offer?
Another fine rain fell Tuesday. Very
sritSonable. Crops are doing all that
rOuld be expected of them and the out
look il more encouraging every day.
We take pleasure in calling attention
to the advertisement OF Middleburg
High School, Prof. ii. s. Pickett, prnci-
pal The writer has failed to state when
the fall term will begin, however.
How do YOU like the big full page adj
yertisenent of the Oxford Land, Improve
mrnt and Manufacturing Company? It's
IL daisy to be sure, but that's OXfOrd's
way OF doing things.
W II. Lewis, colOred, who is farming
on the road next to 7. |. Harris Chalk
Level place. brought us the first cotton
bloom this year, and reported one as
early as June 25th He has very good
crop OF cottOn-the finest we have seen.
You can not pick up the GOLD LEAF
this week without seeing the big adver
tisement of the Oxford Land, Improve
ment and Manufacturing Company. Read
it over carefully. You will find it very
good reading.
Mr.. Joe s. Stallings who has been down
in Nash the past few weeks taking the
Tnsus, tells us the crops are the finest
known in years. Everybody is jubilant
over the bright outlook. The people are
enthusiastic for the railroad he says and
will do their part toward building it.
The new post office is very decided
Improvement upon anything Henderson
has before had The new lock boxes are
IL great convenience and add materially
to the business like appearance of things
while the general plan and arrangement
of the office is much better than the old
one
We were pleased to have call to-
lay from Prof. Silas F. Warren. prin-
cipal of Wilson Collegiate Institute,
who is stopping awhile in our town.
One of the foremost of the young edu-
Gators of the State. polished and
scholarly gentleman, entertaining and
agreeable i'll manner. it is pleasure to
he with him.
To discontinue aD advertisements says
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia great
merchant, is like taking down your
sign. If YOU want to do business you
must let the public know it. Standing
advertisements are better and cheaper
than reading notices They look more
substantial and business like, and inspire
confidence. would as soon think OF
doing without clerks as without udver-
Using.
\ party of young people enjoyed Il
moonlight drive through the country to
kittrell Friday evening. and We're ele-
gantly entertained by Mrs. Charlie Ellis
atwhose home they took tea. The party
was made up of Mr.. ii. T. Watkins and
Miss Fl Burwell; Mr.. l.. W Barnes and
Miss Riddle; Mr. Lee 1ilghman and Miss
Wedding; Mr.. W. W. Swain and Miss
Ghent; MIR. II. q. Hart and Miss Jennie
Burroughs.
lust think of it nearly $4,000 worth
of stock in the Oxford Land Improve
ment and Manufacturing Company has
been placed already, and still it is going
like hot cakes" That is what intelligent
application in fixed direction aided by
IL liberal and judicious use of printers
ink will accomplish. While some Other
people are standing idle full of doubts
and criticism the people of Oxford ar,
going ahead building and booming in {;
manner that is as astonishing as it il
commendable.
Our esteemed friend and erstwhilt
brother of the quill. Mr.. W. H. Greg
DRY, of Granville county, paid us al
agreeable visit to-day as he was pass
ing through going to the eastern par
of the State. He is now TRAVELLING il
the interest of the famous Buffalo Lith
Ia Springs. the wonderful restorative
virtues of whose health-giving waters
he is himself the best advertisement
us the demand IOl
the water is now greater than ever be.
fore. while the number of guests at the
Springs this season is much larger thai
usual.
Mr.. W. c. Reed. of Oxford. has hi
hands full in acting as secretary of tn
Oxford Land and Improvement Com
pany.-Danviiie Tobacco Journal.
f..t TO al lna
Weile i'll his Office few days ago W
saw great piles of mail, letters from
Ohio to Massachusetts, from Pennsyl
vania TO Florida. containing certificate
OF stock, checks. drafts, ETC.. enough il
appeared to us to keep one man bus,
all his time looking after That show
the success the Oxford Land. Improve
ment and Manufacturing Company i
meeting with.