The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-11-13
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPO RTERS.

WIN
REPO RTERS.
We are in the midst of Indian Sum
mer weather.
Ben Barnes has been elected to a
position on the police force of the
town.
The newly elected county officers
will qualify and enter upon their du-
ties the first Monday in December.
Says an exchange: A boy recently
hung himself because somebody found
FAULT with him. That boy was not
born to be an editor.
Miss Eva Whitfield, one Of Oxford's
charming and popular young ladies, is
in town this week visiting her sister,
Mrs. Sallie Stallings
Mrs. ID. b. De Wolf and daughter,
Miss Susie, of New England, who have
spent the past two winters here, are in
town stopping with Mrs. Phelps.
A competent and experienced man,
with family, is wanted to take charge
of a merchantile business in the
country. For particulars, apply at
this office.
Asking for news items the newspa-
per man does not solicit favor. only
the privilege Of comforting one. Some
people do not seem to regard it in this
light, however.
Mr.. Geo. K. Smith, General Secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian
Association at GOl5sborO, is here this
week attending the Week of Prayer
services of the Henderson Association.
Go to the Lassiter building, opposite
Harris, Gooch & Co.'S warehouse to-
day and tomorrow and get your dim
ner. Besides getting the worth of
your money you will be contributing
to worthy object.
Defeated candidates will not believe
with Lowell when he says let us be of
good cheer, remembering that the mis-
fortunes hardest to bear are those that
never happen. 1t is the mistortunes
that did happen that hurt those who
got left.
Do YOU want fine blooded cattle for
little money? If so, call on J. r.
Young, proprietor of the Henderson
Dairy and Stock Farm. who has a
number Of such animals for sale. See
his advertisement in another part of
this paper.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. w.
w. Reavis, who has been confined to
bis bed with severe case of erysipelas
for several days, is improving. His
friends hope to see his familiar face at
his accustomed place of business.
There is nothing like printers ink.
Last week we advertised part of a
gold watch case and bunch of keys
as having been found and left at this
office. In less than half day after
the paper was out both parties were in
possession of their property.
People who desire to know more
about this section should read the GOLD
LEAF. Would it not be 4 good idea
for our live business men or the
Chamber of Commerce to subscribe
for extra copies of the paper to be
circulated in the North and West?
This is the season of the year when
the beautiful Chrysanthemums are in
full bloom and in their glory. We are
promised an original poem, IAN Ode
to the Chrysanthemum, from the pen
of lady who has written many beau
tiful and harmonious bits of verse, for
our next issue.
Rev. ]. III. Eeazy is here to super
intend the work of building the colored
college, mention of which has already
been made in these columns. Brown
Brothers. of Chase City. Va. have the
contract. The college will be located
on a part of the Maurice Blackwell
place near town. which was purchased
from Mr.. J. r. Young.
Time was when we could keep up
with the movements of our people and
the coming and going of strangers. but
the town is too large for that now.
We used to know everybody in the
place but we see strange and unfamil-
lar faces on the streets every day. all
of which convinees us that Henderson
is growing both i'll size and impor-
lance.
Mr.. Robert l.. Walker, of Milton,
brother of our popular young towns
man, William H., was elected to the
Legislature from Caswell county, being
the first Democrat that has been elect
ed since 1865. A friend writing OF
him to the State Chronicle, says: You
can bet OH him as Vance man.
Hurrah for Caswell. Our congratula-
tons, friend Walker.
1t would be an extremely difficult
task to find neighborhood i'll the
United States that does not contain
clients for whom Messrs. c. A. Snow
& Co., the successful Patent Solicitors.
opposite q. S. Patent office, Washing
ton, D. c.. have obtained patents.
They know their business and consci-
entiously attend to it. See their adj
vertisement in this paper.