The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-24

from pleasant sojourn at Mays Head
and other Points in Eastern North Caro-.
lima.
An excursion train for Asheviile will
leave Raleigh Oh August 18th for a
three days trip. The round tickets
will cost $3.50.
Mr.. e. L. Burwell, Townsville, Y.
C., advertises several good one and two
horse farms near WILLIAMSBURG, for
rent. See advertisement.
We were pleased to see Mr.. A. w.
Rowland, Of Wilson, in town this week.
There is always cordial welcome for
him when he visits Henderson.
Henderson possesses many liberal,
progressive business men, and they
should stand solidly together and work
for each other and against all foreign
competitors.
We are indebted to the Norfolk &
Western Railroad company for cou-
pie OF handsome maps showing the
mineral section of Virginia through
which it passes.
Henderson has voted in favor of the
subscription to the Nash county rail-
road, and now let the townships along
the proposed route follow suit and the
work Of construction will be speedily
begun.
If yon want home in town noted
for its morality, healthfulness and gen.
eral desirability cast your eyes in the
direction Of Henderson, And having
satisfied yourself we invite YOU to cast
your lot with us.
Mr.. John ID. Cooper returned Satur-
day from a pleasant stay of a few days
at Old Point. He left Mrs. Cooper
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Perry still enjoy
ing the salt sea air and the excellent
fare of the Hygeia.
The home-raised supply of water
melons are coming in quite plentifully.
There is big crop planted and it has
done well, consequently we will have
the most abundant supply of good
melons ever seen in this country.
Mr.. J. I. Mallory, of Durham, will
have charge of the special excursion
train to be run from Raleigh to Ashe-
vile, Monday, August 18th and every
| thing possible will be done to make it
pleasant and enjoyable affair. See
advertisement in this paper.
In whatever part Of the State
Henderson man may go, he will hear
the town praised for its rapid and solid
growth. Let us continue this state of
things. Greater railroad facilities,
more manufacturing enterprises, more
people and more trade, will do it.
DO you want to take cheap trip to
the ''Land of the Sky ?'' An opportu-
nifty will be given you Monday, August
18th. An excursion train will be run
from Raleigh to Ashev,lle and the fare
for the round trip will be only $3.50.
See advertisement in another column.
E. A. Watkins advertises to sell his
household effects, furniture, cooking
utensils. &C., at public auction Satur-
| day. Sale will be held on the premises
on Zene street, next to Mr.. A. B.
Daingerfeld's. Mr.. Watkins is selling
out preparatory to 60 to Texas to live
he tells us.
Henderson has made good start and
she must be kept moving forward.
What is best for the whole town should
be demanded and enforced, Just as
has been done heretofore. This applies
to every movement of public char
acter. There must be no tagging be-
hind in the race of progress.
y mathematician announces that
two persons playing dominoes ten hours
a day and making four moves a minute
could continue 100000 years with
out exhausting all the combinations of
the game. We have neither the time
nor the inclination to undertake either
to prove or disprove the assertion.
Let work speedily be commenced on
the new railroad. We want to be con-
nected with the other one of the three
great railway systems of the State
the Atlantic Coast Line. We already
have the Raleigh & CASTOR and Rich
mond & Danville, and connection
with the Coast Line will give us All adj
vantage possessed by no other town in
the State. Uurrah for Henderson
Writing Of the big sale of hogshead
tobacco to be held at the storage ware
house here next Thursday, the Dan
vile Tobacco Journal says:
Henderson people know how to en-
terrain, and those who attend this big
sale can rest assured of enjoying them
selves. Write it in your memorandum
book, AT Henderson, July 3lst," and
be sure to be on hand at this rare sale.
\ large fishing party. composed of
old men, young men and boys, near
kittrell, numbering about forty-two,
hauled the seine few days ago in
Tar river. A quantity of fish sufficient
to feed the big crowd was caught, and
with few chickens thrown in for full
measure. a good dinner and most ex-
cellent time was enjoyed by the par
Elephants.
1t is on the bill for the editors to
quatf champagne at Durham this week
and sniff the salt sea air at Morehead
afterward. AS the average North
Carolina editor usually confines him.
self to cent beer at home when he
INDUCES at alD it goes without saying
that they will practice no sham payin'
their respects to this feature of Dur
hams hospitality.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of G. L. Burwell, Townsville,
n. c.. offering Il valuable farm, situated
on Roanoke river, for rent for the en-
suing year. The land is adapted to
the raising of fine tobacco grain grasses,
&c, and has large body of fine river
low grounds for corn. Good five-room
dwelling house, flue curing barns, ten
| ant houses, &c.
The clean newspaper has, in the
long run, the most permanent patron