The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31


place first write for sample copies O
the town paper. The town is judget
by them, hence the importance of hay
ing good papers well patronized.
The young men are taking consider
able interest in the gymnasium at tn,
Y. NJ. c. A. room, and many of then
practice there daily. TIE services O
an instructor or director of physica
culture will probably be engaged soon
The officers of the Association are cor
responding with parties with that OBJ
ject in view.
After an absence at her home, O
some weeks, many of her admirine
young friends were pleased to greet the
lovely and attractive Miss Mollie Gill
of Franklin county, here yesterday
Miss Mollie is justly popular wherever
known, and her friends in Henderson
as elsewhere, are numbered by every
acquaintance.
Our Ringwood correspondent, g G
f. NJ" writes us that crops in that
section continue to be fine and cures o.
tobacco good. Some has color of pea
green instead of a golden yellow, anG
he wants to know if pea green is de.
sirable color. Hurrah for the Mash
county raildroad. Run it by Aventville
it will help us all, he says.
The Vance Guards, Capt. Perry, re.
turned from the State encampment al
Wr;ghtsville Tuesday night. All were
well and in good shape and report hav.
ing had very agreeable time of it
There was much complaint Of the un.
fair advantage taken of the soldiers by
the hucksters and others in and about
Wrightsville again this year.
There seems to be an impression out
that the picnic at the Gold Leaf Min
eral Spring on the 9Th Of August, will
be given entirely by the proprietors
Messrs. Clark & Aston This is mis-
take. 1t is to be joint or community
atfair-a basket picnic in other words.
Go and carry something to eat with
you and let's all have good time.
Our town was lively with visitors
last week many Of whom were in at
tendance upon the District Conference
Of the NJ. E. Church. Everybody
seemed to enjoy the occasion and judg-
ing from the many happy expressions
Of the pleasures of their visit, and the
kind hospitality of our people, the Wis.,
itOrs will be glad when the Conference
convenes at this place again.
"a Farmers Education Free is an
attractive announcement by the Rural
Publishing Company, Of New York,
publishers of the Rural Neu Yorker and
american Garden. They offer to pay
the way through college of young men
and young women who work for them.
Ambitious boys and girls should send
for circulars at once. A course of
study at any other school or college is
given, if preferred.
The annual protracted meeting at
Plank Chapel, about eight miles from
this place, will be commenced next
Sunday, August 3rd. The meetings
will be conducted by the popular and
beloved pastor, Rev. Mr.. Fisher, who
will be assisted by the Rev. F. A..
Bishop, of Henderson. Those who
have ever attended one of the glorious
meetings at the Chapel always want to
be present at the next.
The visiting ministers who were
here attending Conference, occupied
the pulpits of our different churches
Sunday morning and evening, and
many excellent discourses were deliv-
cred. This is city of churches and
our people are church goers. The
ministers were greeted by large and
highly appreciative audiences, and
many fine sermons were listened to
with profound interest.
AS will be seen by reference to adj
vertisement in this paper, valuable
tract of land lying on the road leading
from Henderson to Louisburg, about 5
miles from this place, and containing
$50 acres, is offered for sale. This IS
a very desirable farm and will be sold
on reasonable terms. The land is we'll
watered and timbered and is admirably
adapted to the culture of fine bright to-
bacco, cotton, corn. &c. For particu-
lars call on NJ. Hawkins, Henderson,
or p. b. Hawkins, Louisburg.
In stating that Prof. L. B. Edwards,
of this county. had returned to Win
ston week or two ago to take the po-
sition of instructor in the Graded School
there formerly held by him. we were
in error. He has gone there on visit
only, and from Winston will go to
Asheville to attend the Interstate Sum-
mer School, after which he will go to
Siler City to take a position in the
Thompson Military Academy. We
congratulate this last named institu-
ton upon having secured the services
of Prof. Edwards as one of its corps of
instructors.
The editor returned TOO late this
week to give any account of the meet
ing of the Press Association in Durham
and the elegant manner in which the
Association was entertained by the
clever and hospitable people of that
progressive and prosperous town. and
his visit to Morehead City and enter
tainment at the Atlantic Hotel. &c.
AS he went from home to escape
work he was not disposed to do any
while away or partial report might
have been sent in, in advance. He will
have something to say about it next
week.
Y. NJ. c. 4. Gymnasium.