The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-08-07

FIRST SALE OF HOGSHEAD TOBACCO

FIRST SALE OF HOGSHEAD TOBACCO
AT THE HENDERSON STORAGE
WAREHOUSE.
New in North Carolina To-
baccO Markets.
The opening sale at the Henderson
Storage Warehouse last Thursday was
pronounced a success. While the at
tendance Of buyers from distance was
not as large as had been expected,
considerable quantity of tobacco
changed hands and the officers of the
storage company express themselves as
well pleased at the result of their first
sale. 27l packages of tobacco were
sold at auction and privately Thursday,
and several big deals were made after
ward.
Altogether it was very good be-
ginning and shows to the trade abroad
that Henderson proposes to become
great market for the sale of hogshead
tobacco as we'll as the leading loose
market in the State.
Personal.
The friends of MIR. z. B. Clarke. for
merly Of Henderson, but now of Bir-
mingham, Alabama. are pleased to see
him here after an absence or several
yeras. He is accompanied by his wife,
cultivated and accomplished lady to
whom he was married some months
ago, as chronicled in these columns at
the time, and her niece Miss Lala
Jordan, very charming and fascinat-
ing young lady who has already made
many friends and admirers among our
people. Aside from forming so happy
a matrimonial alliance, Mr.. Clarke has
done well in a business point of view
since going from Henderson, being a
member Of a prosperous wholesale
concern with headquarters at Nash
Vile, Tenn. 1t is always pleasing to
hear good reports of the success of our
Vancs county boys abroad.
Mr.. J. H. Bridgers who is attending
the law school of Hon. John Manning
and Judge James E. Shepherd, at
Chapel Hill, spent Sunday with his
friends here. We are pleased to learn
as we did from one of his instructors a
few days ago, that Mr.. Bridgers has
taken high stand in his studies and
promises to attain success in his chosen
profession. Knowing his natural abil-
ity and the thorough preparation he has
had while reading law under Mr.. Zol-
licoffier, we were prepared to hear such
good reports Of our young friend.
Maj. Erasmus Taylor, who with a
force of hands has been prospecting for
gold at his place in Warren county,
made visit to town last week after
an absence of month or two. 1t is
needless to say his hosts of friends
were pleased to see this genial gentle
man and shake him by the hand The
Major tells us his success in unearth-
ing the shining metal has been quite
tiattering and he brought in number
of fine nuggets of gold as proof thereof.
DR.. w. 7. Cheatham has gone on Il
pleasure trip to Texas. He will pay a
visit to the Messrs. Rowland, of Tyler,
and will take in some of the principal
cities and points of interest in the Lone
Star State before he returns. No man
is more entitled to a season of rest and
recreation, and we are sure his patrons
will cheerfully accord to him this lbriel
| respite from labor, care and anxiety
concerning them.
Mr.. Richard T. Wyche has accepted
an engagement as physical director at
the gymnasium of the Young Men s
Christian Association, and will be with
us month or six weeks. He comes
highly recommended as being specially
fitted for the duties of instructor in
physical culture as applied to the ap-
paratus in use at the gymnasium which
has just been fitted up here.
Messrs. Will Ed Massenburg, Tom
Homer and Joe Hart left yesterday for
Oxford to enter upon their studies at
the well known Homer Military School.
All three are new scholars. Two other
Henderson boys Messrs. John Young
and Julian Ingle, former students, and
both of whom took high honors last
session, have gone back also.
Rev. Mr.. George, of Armenia, who
has been taking theological course in
this country preparatory to engaging
as missionary among his people,
preached at the Baptist church in Hen
derson Sunday light. Although a
native Turk he speaks very good Eng
lish and preached an interesting ser
mon.
Hon. Henry G. Turner, of Georgia,
has been nominated for Congress bv
reclamation.
Mr.. Turner is a native of North Car
DINA and a brother of DR.. Y. f.
Turner, of Raleigh. whose first wife
was daughter of our venerable and
highly esteemed townsman Mr.. James
H. Lassiter.
Rev. r. p. Pell, Of Wilson, preached
in the Presbyterian church here Sun
day night. He preached at Nutbush
in the morning and was listened to on
both occasions by attentive and appre-
ciative audiences.
Messrs. Gillian Hart, Nathan and
Henry Strause, of Henderson, and
Messrs. Otis Smoot and Abe Strause OF
Oxford, left Monday for Alleghaney
Springs, Va, to spend a season.
Mr.. Ashby Watkins has gone with
his family to Texas which State he will
make his home in future. Only the
best wishes of our people 60 with them
into their new home.
The many friends of Miss Tucker
Massenburg are pleased to see her
home again from Baltimore where she