The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
TOWN AND COUNTRY,
LOCAL LACONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

y heavy rain fell Monday night. 1t
came j.. good season.
Laugh. and the world laughs with you,
weep. and you 60 it alone.
some new crop tobacco was sold
here last week. This is early.
The country never presented love-
Iier appearance than it does now.
Miss Jennie Burroughs of this county
is at Virginia Beach for awhile.
Monday was another warm day,
more oppressive than the day before.
..Oh. what is so rare as a day in June -
The average choir in perfect attune.
Mr.. F. J. Hill left Monday to spend
couple of months in the mountains of
Virginia.
Watermelons are plentiful in this
market. They were shipped from a
distance, however.
Mr.. f. G.. Barnes has been enjoying
himself at the seaside resorts around
Norfolk for several days.
Miss Annie Bryan. of Tarboro, who
has been visiting the family of the edi-
tor. left for her home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Zollicoffer and
Miss Martha Perry have been spending
some days very pleasantly at Old Point,
Va.
Have YOU been enumerated? Ii not
report the fact to Supervisor Hawkins.
1t is important that no one be over
looked
Mr.. w. II. Hughes has been quite
sick several weeks, and is still confined
to his room although somewhat i'm
proved.
There is no disputing that summer
is here You doubtless discovered
the fact Sunday if you had not done SO
already.
That was beautiful thought of
George MacDonald's who said: al
fictions are but the shadow OF Gods
wing"
Ask your neighbor if the census emu
merator has been to see him. 1t is i'm.
portant that no one be omitted III the
count.
Women were made before mirrors
and they have been before them ever
since, is the brilliant reflection OF al
exchange.
The first shovel full of dirt TOWARD
unaking the Henderson Water Suppl,
Company reality was thrown Mon
day morning.
A severe electrical storm at night
followed the intense heat of Monday
The rain was much needed and crop
will fairly jump.
Mrs Lucy Hunter, Of Dallas, Texas
who has been visiting her sister Mrs
j. F. Harris in Henderson, left TO
her home Friday.
Though the girls may not get man
che new style of chip hats they ar
wearing gives them a chance to chip il
and get mans hat.
Miss Lucy Leach, of LittletOn
daughter of the gallant and chivalrou
Capt J. III. Leach, is the guest of Mrs
J. F. Harris i'll our town.
DIR. F. S. Harris left Monday to al
tend the meeting of the State Denta
Association in Wilmington this week
His address is The orion.
What do you put the population {
,the town down at? a years subscril
fisn to the GOLD LEAF to the perso
who makes the correct guess.
shoeco Springs water is kept at tn
drug stores in town. There is no que:
ton about this being one of the fines
mineral waters i'll the country.
Some one has beautifully and trutl
fully said most of their faults wome
owe to us, whilst We are indebted
them for most Of our better qualities.
The Lone Jack colored base ba
club of Henderson will so down on I'll
excursion June Both. and will play
match game with the Norfolk clu
July LIST.
Do not fail to register if you hay
not already done SO. You can III
vote in the railroad election unless yC
are newly registered, as provided und,
the new election law.
The Henderson boys are hard
down when it comes to playing ba
ball Whether it be first nine, secol
nine, third, fourth or scrub nine. the
always come out ahead.
Mr.. Herbert Walden who is in t
United States Navy, attached to t
cruiser Esser, was here on visit
his parents last week. 1t was the fir
time he had been home since he le
two years ago.
DR.. J. P. Henry, of Greenwoo
Miss. is visiting his brother DR.. P.
Henry, at kittrell. The Doctor is
eminent and successful physician who
well spent years have brought him ri
returns in the way of a competency
this worlds goods and pleasures.