The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


Miss Annie Belts is visiting i'll Meek
lenburg county, Va.
New tobacco is coming in more free
". Prices are very satisfactory.
The melon crop is good in this sec
ton and they are generally of fine quail
ity and flavor.
We are pleased to see that the coun-
tv authorities have taken steps to have
court house square enclosed.
1t may be said that when man is
cOmplimented he sometimes thinks he
secs himself as others see him.
There is a charm about Henderson
that never fails to impress the stranger
with the fact that it is good place to
visit.
The results of good actions are not
always seen at once, but, like seed III
the soil, they will bring forth after
many days.
The basket picnic at the Gold Leaf
Minerel Spring Friday, August Sth,
promises to be Il successful and ENJOY
able affair.
The street force have been putting
Main street in better shape and giving
it more presentable appearance the
past few days.
Seasonabe rains fell several times
during the past week and crops have
not looked better or promised a heavier
yield i'll many Il day.
Mr. and Mrs. r. f. Young are home
again from pleasant sojourn at Sara
tOga and other watering places and
points of interest North.
Remember the sale of valuable town
lots by A. G. ZOllicoher, commissioner,
Monday, August 4th. \ chance for
good investment is here altered.
\ needed improvement i'll the way
of inside blinds in the offices of the
Clerk of the Court and Register OF Deeds.
i'll the court house is being made.
The sanitary condition of the town
needs attentiOn-nOt SO much to cor
rect sickness as to prevent 1t. No
town can be made or kept too clean.
We want to see more interest taken
i'll the Chamber of Commerce. The
meetings are not as frequent and the
attendance not as good as it should be.
Many of the fair visitors last week
awaited themselves of visit to the to-
baccO houses and witnessed the opera
ton OF manufacturing the weed at the
smoking and plug factories.
Many of the farmers intended to
commence cutting and curing some OF
their early tobacco last week, but were
prevented from doing SO by the con-
tlnuous rains of the latter part.
No man can say whether he is rich
or poor by turning to his ledger. 1t is
the heart that makes the man rich. He
Is rich or poor according to what he IS,
not according to what he has
Continuous rains of the past few
days have somewhat retarded farm
work, rendering it too wet to pillow,
etc. However, the crops are growing
finely and we trust are doing well.
Misses Evelyn and Laura Macon,
two of Franklin's pleasant and popular
young ladies. who have been visiting
the Misses Stallings, have returned
home after an enjoyable stay of several
days.
There was quite Il large number of
people in town Saturday. The streets
and stores presented n busy appear
ance. and business in all its branches
was brisk and seemed to be on the in
crease.
Grass should not be allowed to grow
on the sidewalks of live and progress
siye place like Henderson. even in the
residence part of town. Let the COM
missioners look after this needed I'M
prOyement.
Miss Minnie Rowland, one of our
most agreeable and accomplished young
ladies', left Monday for Tyler, Texas.
accompanied by her uncle. Mr.. \. w.
Rowland, of Wilson. \. c.. They will
spend some time visiting relatives.
Mrs. ID. c. Cole. of Fredericksburg
Va, Is here on Il visit to her brother.
Mr. }. +. McCraw. 4 former resident
of Henderson, where she was raised.
she has many friends among our citi-
zens who are pleased to see her again,
Henderson merchants, as well as our
larmer friends. are wearing bright
iaces in consequence of the tiattering
prospects of bountiful harvest. They
are preparing for season of great
business activity, and will be heard
from later.
Mr.. John ID. Stallings, who has been
Spending few days with relatives and
friends at Cedar Rock. has returned to
MS post of duty at Mr.. W. w. Reayi.,
st tie says crops are unusually
sns. ana the people are waiting for the
st opportunity to vote for the rail