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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Work begun on the WatevsW Works.

Active operations have been COM
menced toward securing for Henderson
a complete system of water works. The
first dirt was thrown Monday morning.
Mr.. John W. Nelson, experimenting
engineer. having announced that he
would begin, at the appointed hour
quite a number of vehicles whose oc-
cupants represented nearly all profess
sions. trades and businesses of the
town were drawn up in line at the
place selected for the stand pipe. next
to the residence of Mr.. J. H. Malone,
on Fair Ground street, and with ap-
propriate ceremonies the work was in
augurated. His Honor Mayor Hicks
after few brief remarks appropriate
to the occasion threw the first shovel
full of dirt, and was followed by other
gentlemen present. All were enthusi-
astic in pronouncing this the most pro-
gressive step Henderson has yet taken,
and were earnest in their wishes for
the early completion of the works.
These preliminary exercises over
laborers went to work digging the
foundation for the stand pipe, and as
soon as this is done the trenches will
be made and mains laid along the
streets.
Ihave several good store houses and ten
ement houses for rent. OWEN DAVIS.
tune 10
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A Novel Watch Charm i.

Prof H. H. Bell, the well known pro-
prietor of the extensively used Eureka
Scalp Cleaner and Hair Purifier, paid
Henderson a visit Monday. He has been
engaged in Oxford since leaving here q
few weeks ago, and tells us he has been
SO very busy that he could not find time
to pay his respects to his Henderson
friends although he had some work to do
here. He speaks in the highest terms of
the people OF Oxford and the kind and
considerate treatment he has received at
their hands. The patronage given him
has been all that be could desire and he
has considerable work ahead.
The Professor is at work on a novel
and unique piece of jewelry that will be
quite interesting and valuable when fin
ished because of it's historic character
1t is a drop charm made of a piece of Gen.
Lees horses hair. This will be some
thing new, as nothing of the kind-in this
shape-has ever been made by any other
person. The hair was given to him by a
lady of Oxford whose father secured it
during the war. Not having asked per-
mission to use her name Prof Bell would
not authorize US to do SO, but if we should
print it she would at once be recognized
as one of the first ladies of the town
| whose husband was a gallant officer in
the army. lie
As stated heretofore Prof. Bell airs. !,
has a very pretty little ornament made
OF piece Of hair taken from Stonewall
Jackson's famous war horse sold Sor.
| rel" Heis an expert and artistic worker
in hair and turns into a thing of beauty
whatever he undertakes in this line
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RATEs OF ADVERTISING.

transient advertisements to be published
o,I,. month and under, must be paid Tor In
,'ivance. All advertising for shorter tline
I'm three months is considered transient
aIr.rtIsing. Accounts rendered quarterly
e. ali advertisements published for longer
DrriOd Of time ,. ,.,l,
ncnl advertisements, to appear among
tinv matter under heading OF Business
E%,ices will be charged 10 cents per line Tor
srgt Insertion and ) cents per line tor each
insertion thereafter ,.
egnl advertisements. such as adInlnlstra.
,.rs'and executors notices. commissioners
md trustees sales. summons TO non resi-
dents. &c, will be charged for at legal rates,
sYrcnt when they exceed n certain limit OF
Sn.cr iii which case we reserve the right TO
81 uur own price. All such business must
80 PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. The charge
IL very small and we cannot Afford to take
risks or walt the pleasure OF persons to pay
obituary notices, resolutions OF respect
etc will be charged for at the rate OF one
rnt 1. word and the cash must accompany
the manuscript. In cases where friends and
p:trons Of the paper are concerned, nc
charge will be made for the first ten lines
about 70 words-or articles not exceeding
that in length.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
One Compensation that Warm
Weather Brings.

We always like the summer season
for one thing, and that is the style OF
ladies' wearing apparel. What Is
sweeter than pretty woman in pure
white or light colored dress of soft thin
texture these summer afternoons?
How lovely they are and how inexpen-
sive their outfits. We are always on
the side of woman making herself as
attractive as possible. If she can break
a mans heart across the street there is
divine unwritten law that commands
her to do it. Let her bedeck herself in
pretty summer garments until the lilies
courtesy as she goes by~and as she
walks forth these fragrant afternoons
the very bricks that feel the pit-a-pat
of her jaunty heels will thrill and throb
like human hearts.
Chavasse and Macy's bonanza ex-
cursion to Norfolk the Both inst, is
growing in popular favor and will. no
doubt, be a great success. Nearly
everybody is going on it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

The township convention held in the
court house Saturday afternoon was
largely attended. Col. Burgwyn, chair
man of the County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, called the meeting to
order, and on motion of Dr. J. II.
Tucker a committee Of 9 was appointed
to make recommendations for delegates
to the county convention. The follow
ing were appointed: J. D. Cooper, A.
r. Workman, W. E. Gary, Gen. w.
II. Cheek, J. H. Dunn, z. T. Garrett,
Owen Davis, H. T. Watkins, w. S.
Parker. The committee retired and
reported as follows:
Col. W. II. S. Burgwyn, D. Y.
Cooper, Z. T. Garrett, J. r. Young,
DR.. J. H. Tucker, ". S. Parker, A. c.
Zollicoffer, DR.. W. T. Cheatham, T. r.
Manning, H. T. Watkins, J. H. Dunn,
J. D. Clarke, F. p. Bowden, J. A.
O'Neil, Owen Davis, SamH Watkins,
A. R. Workman. The report was
adopted.
Capt. J. B. White introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted :
Resolred. That the Is votes cast at
the county convention by delegates
from this township, be cast for dele
gates to the District Convention who
are i'll favor of W. r. Henry for Solic-
itor, and who will cast their votes fol
him until he is nominated, or as long
as there is any reasonable chance Of
his being nominated.
The adoption of this resolution was
received with demonstrations of enthu.
siastic applause.
Loud calls were then made for Mr.
Henry, who in few we'll chosen ant
timely words thanked the convention
for their support and manifestations o
friendship, but declined making speech
on that occasion.
There being no further business tn
meeting adjourned.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
We Welcome the Gentleman

We had the pleasure of call last
Friday from Mr.. John w. Nelson,
representing Messrs. Woltmann, Keith
s. Co., of New York, the construction
company who will build and operate
the Henderson water works. Mr..
Nelson bore letter introduction from
personal friend of the writer's, Mr..
7. H. Balm, City Clerk of Goldsboro,
where he has just completed what is
said to be one Of the most perfect sys-
TENS of water works in the country,
and while the gentleman needs no
words of recommendation or commen-
dation, to one who has been with him
even for short while, after reading
Mr.. Bain's cordial and friendly letter
concerning him and his work we felt
that we had met an old friend and &C
quaintance and extended to Mr.. Nelson
a hearty welcome to our town. He will
be the experimenting engineer in charge
of construction.
During the last six years Mr.. Nelson
has built on an average of two water
works plants year, at Paducah, KY,
Jacksonville, Ind, Greencastle, Ind,
Shreveport, La, Mobile, Ala, Denni-
son, Texas Sharon, Pa, and other
places his last work being at Goldsboro.
The argus Of that city, after an &C.
quaintance of fifteen months with Mr..
Nelson and upon the completion of his
work there says this:
The genial, courteous and thoroughly
progressive "Johnnie W. Nelson, Of
the Goldsboro Water Company, who
superintendent the construction of the
plant here, from the survey to the finish
is off to Henderson, n. c., to take
charge of the construction of a water
works plant for that city. If he does
as we'll by Henderson, as he has done
for Goldsboro, then Henderson viii
have together with Goldsboro, what il
conceded to be by all investigating ex
perts, and what is in fact, one of the
very best water works plants in the
country. We are all sorry to Sc.
)"Johnnie W. leave town. During
the fifteen months that he has spent il
Goldsboro few men have made more
favorable impression and gained more
lasting friends. His measurement o
men was not by dollars and cents, ant
his friendships were not of the {" inter
ested'' kind. Many kindly act o
charity done to the needy, and withou
ostentation, will be remembered will
blessing to his memory. He takes wit
him the best wishes of his many friend
| here, who will always be glad to Sc
him in our city.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

When slow disease, with all her her host
Of pains.
Chills the warm tide which fows along the
VEINS
If the disease be slow, don't wait fer it
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lose no time in weighing the claims OF
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To aid you in arriving at speedy. con:
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Oxygen, its history, discovery, nature and
results. Here you will fluid records OF
numerous chronic cases, hundreds of testi
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Compound Oxygen is only made and dis
pensed by Drs. Starkoy & Palen. 1929 Arcf
street, Philadelphia. Any substance made
elsewhere, or by others, and called Com
pound Oxygen, is spurious, Address Drs
Starkey Pollen, 1893 Arch street Phila
delphia, Pa.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
The Glorious Fourth.

The Raleigh & CASTOR railroad will
sell round trip rates on account 4th
July celebrations in the State: Char
lotte. s4.95; Raleigh sl.so; Ruther-
fordton, $3.50; Shelby, 5000; Will
mington, $3.50; Winston-Salem s3.95.
Low rates to all local stations. Tick
cts on sale July 3rd and 4th, with limit
to July eth.
On account of the grand open air
concert to be held by the Ladies' Me-
mortal Association tickets will be sold
to Raleigh and return July LIST to 4th
inclusive, good returning until July 9TH,
for sl.SO.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Shocco Springs Company.

Some weeks ago the GOLD LEAF
chronicled the fact that party of Hen
derson gentlemen had secured an OPP
ton on the celebrated Shocco Spring,
in Warren county, and would probably
develop the same. We now have the
satisfaction of saying that they have
bought the property and after the ex-
penditure of few thousand dollars in
the way of improvements, the erection
of new buildings, advertising, &C., will
no doubt bring it into such notoriety
again as it enjoyed years ago. A stock
company has been organized and reg
ularly chartered under the laws of
North Carolina, as will be seen by ref
erence to advertisement in this paper.
The officers are: d. Y. Cooper, presi-
dent; j. A. Harrell, vice-president; J.
r. Young, secretary; w. S. Parker
treasurer; directors, u. Y. Cooper
Samuel Watkins, ]. A. Harrell. Thomas
Gooch, A. G. Zollicoffer, Owen Davis
John o. Drake, J. r. Young. Tht
capital stock is 100000, minimum
800, 900, maximum.
1t is proposed to put the property il
thorough repair and committee ha
been appointed for that purpose and t.
get water ready for shipment, sc
This spring is no recent discovery.
is one Of the finest mineral waters il
the country and "Old shocco'' ha
been famous in its day. It was the re
sort of the wealth and intelligence Q
Eastern North Carolina in former years
and can be made SO again.
The records show that this propert
has changed hands in former years a
from thirty to forty thousand dollar
advance on price.
| The spring is 9 miles from Warren
ton, 10 from Ridgeway and IA from
Henderson. The intention of the com
pany is to run stage line probabl
from Ridgeway for the conveyance {
passengers to and from the spring, an
to haul and ship water. 1t will be sol
at 400 case for one dozen half ga
lon bottles. A recent analysis of tn
water, made by DR.. H. B. Battle, d
rector of the North Carolina Agricu
tural Experiment Station, shows tn
following:
One q. S. gallon contains on evaper,
ton:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Watkins Has Got EN-"

Everything for gentlemen's
wear from the latest style collar
to the finest dress suit. Their
line OF hot weather clothing in
mOhairs, alpacaS, CleattataS, &c.,
is second to none for elegance Of
finish and large variety. while
their line Of shoes, hats, shirts,
underwear. umbrellas. &C., are
matchless for style and good
value. Call on them Il you
want the worth d your money.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
BEATS TIE RECORD,
Davis { Greg0ry, ProprietOS Of the
New johnson Warehouse, OIford,N.
C., still Hsld First Place Among
Tobacco WarehOuSemen.

If a person had talked few years ago
about having new crop tobacco on the
market by the 18th of June. he would
have been laughed at. One of the chief
arguments against tobacco some years
back was the belief that it could not be
got to market and realized on as early as
cotton, but look at it now. Farmers are
selling tobacco before their cotton COM
mences to bloom almost. And just think
of the difference in the price OF the two
crops. Much depends of course upon how
the crop is cultivated, the character of
the tobocco and who it is sold with.
But what We started out originally to
do was to call attention to the following:
On the 18th inst, Messrs Davis 4
Gregory, proprietors of the New Johnson
Warehouse, Oxford, y. c., sold lot of
new crop tobacco for Mr.. l.. +. Lucas. of
Wilson county, at the following prices:
One lot at...............$ 5000 per hundred
One lot at.............. $3.50 per hundred
One lot at............... 1000 per hundred.
One lot at............... 1000 per hundred.
One lot at............. $4,000 per hundred.
This beats the record, both in point of
time and prices paid for the tobacco.
And these were no small handful lots for
which fancy prices We're paid. Mr.. Lucas
CuIeu a iuH buTn, utttTiy Tue Wuoie vi
which was included in the above sale.
These figures speak for themselves. 1t
is enough to say that these popular and
reliable warehousemen usually get there
first-on time, amount of sales and prices
Obtainedfor farmers tobacco. And they
propose to maintain the proud position
they already occupy if strict attention to
business and n jealous care of the best
interests of their natrOnS will avail any,
thing.
Always remember Davis & Gregory and
the New Johnson Warehouse, Oxford, \.
c., when you want biggest prices and
highest averages for Your tobacco.
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For sale by NJ. Dorsey.
Missionary Service.

The Children's Day service and Mis-
sionary exercises at the Methodist
Protestant church Sunday afternoon
were both entertaining and instructive.
In the absence of q: program we can not
give the names of the young ladies and
gentlemen who took part in it, but
whether it were reciting a missionary
address, quoting verses of Scripture, or
singing they did well. The infant class
is deserving of special mention. Each
one represented a letter of the alphabet
and quoted some appropriate verse of
the Bible beginning with the letter he
or she bore. The illustrated sign lesson
was very pretty and interesting fea-
ture. A little girl would put up large
evergreen letter arranging them alter
nately in position until it read "God l
love-" But the idea was not complete
until another little girl gave the reason
why, by placing the letter "S." by the
side of the IL" making it read ''God
is love-
The missionary address of Miss
Tsune Hirata, a native japanese young
lady who has just graduated with high
honors at Western Maryland College
Westminster, Md, after a stay of foul
wears at that institution, was listened
to with interest by the very large con-
! gregation that filled the house. She reat
her address from manuscript and gave
| a brief account of her conversion and
labors as teacher in her native coun
try before coming to America to pre-
pare herself for missionary work among
her people. She is intelligent ant
highly cultivated and impressed thos'
who saw and heard her as an earnes
and consecrated Christian. Miss Hi
rata was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. X
lW. Coghill during her brief stay il
Henderson. She left Monday Afternoon
to visit two or three other points il
this State when she will return t
Jrpan.
| The singing of the choir was an in
teresting feature of the exercises Sun
day afternoon. There are some fin
voices in it and they are well traine
and harmonic perfectly.
The collection amounted to $l23.17
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Get the Best.

Tobacco f1ucs made Of Harvey's cleaned
iron are the best. We have been eight years
in the business and know whereof we speak:
We employ only first-class workmen and
our tlues are manufactured according to
the latest patterns. They are the best
made and will out last any other fiues
you can buy. Leave your order early and
take no risks about being able to get your
flues at the time you need them.
june 49,. ). T.. WATKINS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
H0w's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHEVY & Co., Props, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WAMDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mocu:
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Another Big Enterprise for Oxford.

There will be an important meeting
of the directory of the Oxford Land,
Improvement and manufacturing Co.,
this evening. 1t is expected to close
a contract for the removal here Of a
hundred thousand dollar manufacturing
enterprise, giving employment to more
than one hundred white men.-Oxford
Day.
Glad to hear it. We would much
prefer to be able to talk that way
about Henderson, of course, but at the
same time we are notso selfish as not to
rejoice in the good fortune and growing
prosperity of our neighbor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Aid for the Soldiers Home.

From the State Chronicle of Saturday
we take the following:
Yesterday Mr.. w. G.. Stronach re-
ceived two contributions for the Sol
diers' Home. One was of $25. 10, and
was sent from Henderson by Mrs.
Henry Perry and Mrs. w. H. S. Bur-
gwyn, the committee for receiving
these funds in Vance county. Mrs.
T. A. Davis, of Henderson, with the
assistance of many of the ladies and
gentlemen of that place and of Mr..
Lousis Pizzini, of Richmond, arranged
an entertainment at which this sum
was realized. Some time ago the
ladies of Vance county gave $67 to the
fund.
You are going on the excursion to
Norfolk June Goth, of course. A pleas
ant trip is promised all. See adver-
tisement in another column.
APOinter.
If our own people would make the
proper effort capitalists from elsewhere
would come here and make invest
ments. We need to devise some method
of fully advertising our advantages.
The world will never know our resour-
ces unless they are proclaimed. Other
towns no more favorably situated than
Henderson are getting ahead of us be-
cause of this very thing. 1t will not
do for us to sit still and depend upon
our superior advantages. 1t is mer
that make town. A city may have
ever so many attractions or opportu
mites for investment. but if it holds it
light under a bushel, it is likely to re
main in obscurity.
Horner School, Oxford.
We take pleasure in calling attention
to the advertisement of Horner School
Oxford, which appears in this paper
1t is not necessary to speak of the su
perior merits or advantages Of thi
school. 1t is known all over Nortl
Carolina, from the remotest parts o
which it draws patronage, and 70
thoroughness and efficiency no schoo
of its kind stands higher. The facult
is strong one each department bein
filled by specialist. The course {
instruction is thorough and the disc
pline perfect. Fall session open
August 4th. For catalogues, ETC., &C
dress Horner & Drewry. Oxford, n.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
june IL.

Pimples, blotches, scaly skin, ugly spots,
sores and ulcers, assesses and tumOrs, UNI
healthy discharges, such as catarrh, eczema
ringwOrm, and other forms of skin diseases,
are symptoms Of blood impurity. Take
Dr.. j. HcJean's Sarsaparilla July LIST
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

No need to take those big carthartic pills
one of DR.. j. II. McLean's Liver and Kid
ney Pillets is quite sufficient and more
agreeable. July 1St
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip a bottle Of Syrup
Of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and ef-
fectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches and other
forms of sickness. For sale in 80 cent and
90 bottles by all leading druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Sick headache, biliousness, nausea, cos.
tiyeness, are promptly and agreeably ban.
ished by DIR. ]. II. McLean's Liver and
Kidney Piliets Uittle pills.)
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Do you want genuine hand made shoe
for little money? If SO call on Barnes,
Stainback & Co. They will sell the Hess
| handmade shoe for two weeks only at
| s.. 90 pair. These are standard goods
| no better en- the maaket. They want to
reduce stock.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
How to Make Money.

have complete stock Of drugs, toilet
articles and fixtures, which l will sell or
time, below New York cost, or will ex
change for real estate.
Call on or write to
OWEN DAVIS,
june II. Henderson, n. T..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, distress
after eating, can be cured and prevented
by taking DR.. j. H. McLean's Liver and
Kidney Pillets (little pills.)
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

or rather thrown away by allowing coughs
and colds to run into bronschitis and
catarrh. Keep jng Of Radam's Microbe
Killer for ready use in the house all the time
and you will never have any more trouble.
For sale by N. Dorsey.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Even the most vigorous and hearty peo-
pie have at times feeling of WEAKNESS
and lasitude. To dispel this feeling take
DR.. j. ii. McLean's Sarsapariila; it will
impart vigor and vitality. july LIST
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Faults of digestion cause disorders Of the
liver, and the whole system becomes
deranged. DIR. j. II. McLean's Sarsepa-
rilla perfects the process Of digestion and
assimilation, and thus makes pure blood
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26
Total. Sc

Dorsey's drug store is a popular resort
for warm and thirsty humanity. His soda
fountain has been opened up for the sea-
son. mays.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

Toilet soaps at Parker's new drug store
from cents up to 80 cents a cake.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

For a safe and certain remedy for fever
and ague, use DR.. j. H. McLean's Chills
and Fever Cure; it Is warranted to cure.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-06-26

New Vapor Cook Stoves on exhibition at
Anderson & Co.'S New Hardware Store.
Come in and see them. june II.