The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25

Luck sometimes makes name,
But printers ink SO black and solemn
Will give a man peculiar fame,
When put in this particular column
The appearance of Eli Perkins, the
well known humOrist and lecturer, at
Burwell Hall, Feb. 10th, will be an
event Of rare interest and pleasure to
our people.
The papers wherever Nine. Fry and
her company of lady artists have APP
peared are high in their praises. You
will miss treat if you fail to hear
them Saturday evening OF next week.
While merry-making and enjoying
your Christmas dinner don't forget the
poor. Remembrance of them in sub
stantial way will cause your dinner to
digest better and make you the hap
pier.
Out of you abundance remember the
poor this glorious holiday season. IfyOu
want to be happy, try to make somebody
else happy. The good book says: 1T IS
more blessed to give than to receive"
Try it.
While we take no holiday, that our
patrons may not be the losers, and give
them a better paper than usual, this
issue has cost us no little hard work
and expense; but we count that as
nothing when we can better serve our
friends.
The many friends of Rev. 7. j. Og-
g CT
ant church will be pleased at his return
to this station for another year. This
is alike gratifying to his congregation
and our people generally.
This is the season of the year to
make your friends happy and by so do
ing increase your own happiness. The
newspaper man should not be forgotten.
Now is good time to come and pay
the back subscription and renew for
1891.
The time of many Of our subscribers
expires with the old year, and we ex-
tend cordial invitation to all such to
promptly renew. Examine the date
OH your address label and see how you
stand. Ifin arrears your remittance
will be acceptable.
In entering upon a new volume and
the tenth year Of the GOLD LEAFS
career, we disire to express our graft
tude to our friends and patrons for their
liberal and hearty patronage the past
year, and wish one and all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Reidsville Weekly says this OF
Madame Fry's concert company: 1.-THE
Madame Fry Concert at the Opera
House last Wednesday night was al
eminent success in every particular
The troupe was composed of fine talent
and greatly pleased the large audi
encee.'
The Charlotte Democrat expresses .
sentiment that has, frequently beer
made prominent in these columns whel
it says: always, in buying or selling
give preference to the articles manu-
featured in your own city. This SHOULD
be the principle of dealers of all towns
and this unity and solidity and cooper
alton are what bring wealth and pros
perity to a city and success to its in
dustries.''
Our young frisnd. w. w. Young, VIII
is attending lectures at Jefferson Medi
cal College, Philadelphia. Pa, is HON
for the holidays. He will return to hi
studies next week. He says he nevt
enjoyed reading the GOLD LEAF half
much as he has since being away trol
home, and while Henderson is no: quit
as big a place as Philadelphia, tn
paper is bigger one to him than an
he gets hold of there.
Reader. are YOU a subscriber to tn
paper? If you are not, you are invite
to become one, and now while yt
have little spare money to spend du
ing the festive holiday season, is go'
time to do so. If you are subscrlb
and are in arrears you should not spei
all your "chink' before paying for yo
local paper. A dollar and a half !
vested in this way will last you all t
year, while for many of the catch-pen'
purchases it will be soon gone and IL
gotten.
Rev. F. A. Bishop, who for the pa
year has been pastor of the Method
Episcopal church in Henderson, goes
Durham and Rev. w. L. Cuninggl
takes his place. The many friends
Mr.. Bishop wish him well in his nj
home. Mr.. Cuninggim does not col
amongst US as a stranger by any NEAR
he has been pastor of the Method
church in Oxford and has many trier
and admirers among our people.
are pleased at his coming and extend
him cordial welcome.
Something nice in silk handkerchi
muffiers, &c, at Watkins. The prettl
stock IN town. See them. dec