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

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from the mortuary record of Mr.. j. E.
Young, City Clerk.
Always move little ahead of the
trade. AS one local advertiser is wont
TO say: Anticipate their wants.
Don't wait until Christmas before you
advertise holiday goods. Always get
in your announcements in season. Now
is the time to make your announce
ments for the fall season.
Every citizen of Henderson should at
all times consider himself special
committee of one to give every visitor
a cordial reception and create in his
mind as favorable impressions as pos
sible of our town and people. Such
treatment of strangers will do much
for the town and community.
The inside of the Presbyterian church
has been greatly beautified by the ap-
plication of a new dress of paint and
the putting down of handsome new
carpet. For this work the ladies of
the church especially deserve great
credit, and to them the thanks Of the
enClre COnSreSaClO'. are que.
There was very pleasant gathering
of young people at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Hawkins Monday night,
the occasion being reception given
complimentary to Miss Irene Terrell of
Louisburg. The evening was spent
very pleasantly in dancing, playing
games, ETC., the Misses Hawkins max
ing it specially agreeable for all their
guests. Refreshments were served.
Seven months of the year 1890 are
gone. Are you satisfied with what you
have done during that time: Make
good. use of the remaining five months
and make a record of which you will
not be ashamed when the present is
numbered with the past. Have you
done all in your power for the advance
ment and prosperity of your town and
those around you! If not, why not ?
Mr.. Il. \. Davis has bought Capt.
r. l.. Daingerfield's handsome resi-
dence in the Southern edge of town.
This is very desirable place and Mr..
Davis is to be congratulated upon being
the owner of it. We do not know what
Capt Daingerfeld's plans are but hear
that he will buy property and locate in
the country. His many friends would
regret to lose so valuable a citizen of
the town.
Some people like to have their news
papers fight fer temperance and good
order. they think their ministers ought
to work early and late for the cause of
righteousness, they demand that the
officers of the law shall stand up boldly
against the forces of evil, but they
must be excused from showing their
hands. They have bright conception
of other peoples responsibilities but
shrk their own.
We made a slight mistake in our re-
port of the population of Henderson,
last week. 1t should have been put
down as 4.25G instead of 4,2Ol. 1t
gets better. This is very good show
ing indeed, when we take into consid-
Grafton the fact that the corporate linz
its have not been extended and in 1880
we had only ,42l. With suburban
population of 200 or more Henderson
has considerably more than 5000 in
| habitants.
Mr.. W. Il. Bowen has placed our Of
flee force under obligation to MIN for
! one of the largest and finest water
melons of the season. He tells us,
though, that we must not judge his en-
| tire crop, tobacco, cotton, corn, &C.,
BY this as everything else at his place
is much finer i'll proportion We are
satisfied he has a splendid crop know
ing what sort of manager he is but if
his melons are not fair sample of the
balance then we are enxious to go out
| and see it for ourself.
We are pleased to hear of the very
creditable manner in which our young
friend Fritz Cheek performed the du-
ties of his office as Sergeant Major of
the Third Regiment, to which position
he was recently promoted, at the State
encampment. But we expected moth
ing else He comes of military stock
and with such an honored sire as the
brave and gallsnt and chivalrous Gen.
W. III. Cheek, it is but natural that the
son should be every inch the soldier
and officer that he is.
The Oxford Public Ledger makes
this kindly reference to the opening
sale of hogshead tobacco at our storage
warehouse last week:
The first sale of hogshead tobacco at
the Henderson Bonded warehouse took
| place on Thursday last. This is the
first sale of this kind in the State, and
we congratulate our neighbor upon the
success thus achieved. From 1900 to
1000 packages Of tobacco were repre-
scented by sample, and 27l hogsheads
were sold. Hurrah for Henderson!