The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-04-17
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THEREBY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Many farmers are done planting
corn.
Sunday was perfect spring day,
bright. warm and pleasant, and large
congregations attended services at all
the churches.
Can't. John A. Williams, of Oxford,
the very energetic agent for the sale Of
the celebrated Panacea Water, was in
town Tuesday.
The presence in our town of Miss
Lena Williams and Miss Ellie Young,
is source of pleasure to their many
friends and admirers.
From what we can learn the wheat
and winter oat crops in this section are
Il complete failure. This will be hard
on some of the farmers.
How do you stand on the question of
a railroad from Henderson to Nash
vile? Are you willing to put some
money in such an enterprise?
A number of new residences are
going up in various parts OF the town.
One has to 90 around great deal to
keep up with the many new improve
ments.
We urge upon farmers to plant peas.
There is no better feed for stock while
as a land enricher no crop is perhaps
superior. Sow peas and plenty OF
them.
What is the matter with establishing
canning factory in Henderson? Read
the article on the first page of the GOLD
LEAF this week and think about the
matter.
The GOLD LEAF is anxious to pub
lish the county news, and we invite
correspondence from all quarters. Help
us make the GOLD LEAF more lively
county paper.
A lamp chimney dealer advises his
customers thusly: Although it ism t
to my interest to say it, kerosene will
clean a chimney much better than soap,
and make it less liable to crack
w. ii. Walker. of the successful plug
tobacco manufacturing firm of Rowland
s. Walker, has Just returned from a
pleasant and successful business trip
through the Eastern part of the State.
The vigorous strides made by Hen
derson in the past few years are plainly
perceptible. There is activity in the
town of the right sort-steady and
healthy-iust the kind to build up a
town.
Flies and bugs are doing great dam
age to tobacco plant beds. The cold
weather greatly retarded the growth OF
the young plants and they are yet SO
small and tender that they are an easy
prey to these pestiferous insects.
We will appreciate the favor if oul
friends will send us the names. on a
postal card. of those of their neiyhborS
who are not subscribers to the COLI
LEAF, that we may send them sample
copies of the paper.
One of the most perfect and useful
little instruments of the kind that we
have seen is the World Typewriter. II
is very simple and easily operated.
Claude Hunter is agent for its sale il
Henderson. Price $500.
Swain Il Switzerland say they are
going to make things lively i'll the iiv,
cry and sale business as soon as they
get their new building up. 1t will be
an ornament as compared with the ole
structure, when completed.
bo ,oo,,Io Of /
active steps in forwarding the scheme
of building the Nashville railroad. Thi.
question should not lag. 1t is too i'm
portant matter to let it fall through
and nOw is the time to act.
Have you become member of the
Chamber of Commerce? If you have
not you ought to join at once. 1t has
for its object the welfare and prosperity
of the town and community. matter
in which every citizen should feel him
self interested.
If you feel sufficient interest in dom!
your notwithstanding neighbors kind
ness. as well as the GOLD LEAF a ser
vice, advise us by postal card or lette
that you will distribute sample copie
for us and endeavor to get them to be
come subscribers
Henderson has future full of prom
Use. Legitimate efforts should be mad
to advertise our attractions to the out
side world. People elsewhere need t
know more of this section-and man
of them are anxious to get all the in
formation they can.
The GOLD LEAF wants to be a rec
ular weekly visitor to every reliabl
home in the county. Help us to eS
tend its circulation by inducing YOU
neighbors to subscribe-or send u
their names on postal card and let u
send them sample copies of the paper
-, Malarial Fever is caused by Microbe
Inc germs are i'll the air you breathe, TAX
Radam'S MicrObe Killer and that will XII
tne germ and you cannot have an ache {
pain. For sale by NJ. Dorsey, druggist.