The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Persons who may have business with
Mr.. L. NJ. Pittman will bear i'll mind
that his office is now in the Burwel
building. room No. 2.
A. II. Anglea has the largest and
cheapest stock of fine shoes and hats in
town. Call and see them. His spring
and summer stock has just arrived.
There will be meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce at the court house at
O'Clock this (Thursday) afternoon.
Let there be full attendance Of all
members.
Four of the escaped prisoners have
been caught. They were found on
Roanoke river and three Of them had
crossed the Virginia line before they
were captured.
Married, in Henderson, Thursday af-
ris and Miss Mamie Pearce, daughter
of Mr.. Job Pearce, Justice T. w.
Goodrich officiating.
Do not fail to attend the entertain
ment at Burwell Hall Tonight 1t will
be we'll worth your time and money,
and the object for which it is got up is
Il most cOmmendable one.
Mr. Calvin Barnes. of Wilson county,
made a large sale of tobacco at Harris,
Gooch & Co.'S warehouse this week.
lie had about 30 packages the sale of
which amounted to $4,000.
Mr. Frank Workman tells us he has
an abundance of tobacco plants, and
could set out 100000 hills. There is
plenty i'll his immediate neighborhood
and a full crop will be planted.
Our sprightly little contemporary,
the Oxford Day, is now giving its read
ers the benefit of telegrahic news ser
vice. a stroke of enterdrise which its
patrons doubtless appreciate.
As will be seen by advertisement in
this paper Mrs. Bette n. Young offers
her beautiful home MistletOe Villa, >
for sale or lease. This is one of the
most desirable places in town.
We are pleased to see Mr. James E.
Tate, yice-President of the Rubber
Paint Company, of Baltimore, who is
stopping a short while i'll our town this
week the guest of Mr.. r. Z. Young
J. NJ Russell, No 10 Hamilton
Place, Boston, Mass, dealer in popular
sheet music, advertises choice collec-
Of Oh
for 10 cents. See advertisement i'll
another column.
One by one the towns of the South
are preparing TO hustle in the work OF
upbuilding. Henderson, n. c.. has just
organized chamber of commerce with
that end in view.-Berkley va
Graphic.
Do YOU want valuable book that
treats of the horse and his diseases
If so 90 to w. w. Reavis' store ant
get one free. This work, published by
the Harbaugh Veterinary Remedy Co.
CT Norfolk, Va, is highly commended
The object for which the entertain
ment at Burwell Hall tonight is gottel
up, ought to be sufficient in itself to in
sure large attendance. For the bene
fit of the North Carolina Confederate
Soldiers Home. Admission Is, % ant
35 cents.
Messrs J. F. Harris an Il. b. Yam
cey have removed the large stock o
general merchandise of Yancey & Co
from Middleburg. and are exposing tn,
same for sale in this town. occupying
the store room formerly occupied by J
III. Lassiter & Son.
The grand jury at Granville cour
last week found a true bill against Mr.
j. Nj. Currin, agent for W. S. Kimbal
Co., of Rochester, \. Y, for formin!
what is known as the cutter trust
they having entered into a conspirac
it is alleged to control the price of
certain grade of tobacco.
We noticed in one of our newspape
exchanges an article headed - A Bi
Hunt We did not read the article
for of course it was the old story Of tn
editors long and weary chase after
delinquent subscriber. and that h
didn't capture him is a foregone con
cluslon.-ChlcagO Printers Alb I'm.
From the Oxford Orphans Frien
we take the following concerning
young gentleman who is well know
and has many friends in our town:
The Episcopal Bishop of this dioces
is expected to be at Stephens the frs
Sunday in June Trinity Sunday. H
will administer the rite of confirmatiO
and ordain Mr.. Junius Moore Horner
As will be seen by reference to ad
vertisement published elsewhere in thi
paper. the firm of Daingerfield. Jenkin
y Co., manufacturers of CLEAR tn
Track and other brands of smokin
tobacco, has been dissolved by mutua
consent, Capt. Daingerfield selling hi
interest to Mr.. II. T. Jenkins. TIL
business will be continued by Jsnkin
Il Shelby.