The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

If you want to secure bargains in
general merchandise, go to the auction
at Lassiter's old stand opposite r. & G..
depot tomorrow friday afternoon.
Maj. Harris says he is determined to
sell out and be at leisure.
Jennie Jones, the l7-year-old daugh-
ter of Macon Jones, colored, died at
her home in this place on the 10th
inst, of consumption. She was an in
telligent, we'll educated girl and was
held in high esteem by her friends and
associates. The family have the SYM
pathy of their white as well as colored
friends.
DR.. Moss requests us to say that the
post Office lock boxes are now ready
and persons who have not already Sc
lected theirs should call and do so at
once. The price is only $l.0O. There
will be but two classes of boxes here
after lock boxes and general delivery.
The call boxes heretofore used will be
done away with altogether.
We are requested to state that there
will be services in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. The..pastor Rev.
Alexander Sprunt has been absent and
some work being done on the inside of
the church in the way of repainting,
&C., the doors been closed the past two
Sundays. The work is not finished
and the new carpet has not been put
down, but there will be preaching Sun
day any way.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, who has
been conducting series of revival
meetings in the Presbyterian church at
Goldsboro, returned home Tuesday
night. He preached % sermons in Ii
days, and the local papers speak in
warm terms of his work there. The
argus has long and very readable
account and the Dispatch says he
handled his texts in mastery man.
ner, to the edification of believers and
and the drawing to Christ of those that
are yet out of the Ark of Safety
The attention of parents having
daughters to send off to school is called
to the advertisement Of Greensboro
Female College, Rev. T. NJ. Jones,
D. D., President. This is one Of the
finest institutions of its kind in the
South, well known throughout this and
, the adjoining States, from every sec
t ton OF which it counts its pupils. Its
, faculty is strong one, the course O
, study approved and thorough, health
: good, surroundings pleasant and prices
/ reasonable. Send for catalogue to thu
President, Rev. T. NJ. Jones, D. D.
Mr.. John P. Blackwell, the aget
5 father of Mr.. Pom" Blackwell, diet
4 at the home of the latter near TONNES
+ vile, on the 10th inst. He had beer
: an invalid for many years, being a grea
= sufferer from rheumatism, and during
0 the last three or four years of his lif
was totally blind. He was man o
fine character widely known and highl
esteemed. In his long sufferings an
affection he was always the devout
: sincere and accomplishing Christian
= gentleman and left the impress of hi
u life example upon those around him.
G A part of the paper that this edition
of the GOLD LEAF is printed on is fror
the well known mills of VIM. &
Tiddy, Lincolnton, n. c., and was OF
: tanned through Messrs. Van Wyck
Viele, wholesale paper jobbers, Sails
y bury. It shows for itself, and is chea
e at cents. We are always glad to hea
that our home manufactures are in
I flourishing condition as appears to b
the case with these mills. Messrs
IS Van Wyck & Viele write us that it
n necessary to send in orders two or thre
if weeks ahead as they are some time
!, that far behind.