The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-02-27
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


Read III. Thomason's new advertire-
ment this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Perry have gone
North on brief tour.
.Spring lamb with green peas will
soon appear on the hotel bill OF fare.
Court is still in session but the last
Jury case was finished yesterday about
noon.
The dear girls will soon bloom in all
the beauties of new srping dress and
bonnet.
There is no surer way of having
everybody's help than by trying to help
everybody.
DR.. +. S. Harris returned home yes
terday, and can be found i'll his office
again as usual.
With complete system of water
works Henderson will begin to put on
city airs sure enough.
The contract for the waterworks has
been closed This is the most progress
sive step Henderson has yet taken.
Says the gainesville Democrat:
MANY a coffin is covered with roses by
hands that never before gave its occu-
pant anything but thorns.
Read the advertisement headed Just
the Thing" and then avail yourself of
the opportunity of securing copy OF
the beautiful picture therein described.
There were tremendous breaks of to-
bacco at the warehouses Tuesday.
Many wagons were unable to unload
until late in the day so full were the
floors.
By the stipulations of the contract
work is to be commenced Oh the water
works inside of sixty days. This will
put thousands of dollars into circula-
ton in the town during the summer
months.
w. f. Smith, merchant tailor, an
nounces the receipt of a beautiful line
of spring and summer samples, conf
prising the choicest patterns OF fine lm-
ported and domestic woolens. &c. A
personal inspection is solicited.
Town was full of railroad officials
Monday. The Raleigh & Castor,
Richmond 4 Danville and Durham &
Henderson were all represented by
general managers, general superintend-
ents, yice-presidents and lesser lights.
A number of prominent lawyers from
a distance have been here this week.
Col. l.. c. Edwards, DR.. NJ. V. Lanier,
a. w. Graham, Maj. T. B. Venable,
Robt, w. Winston. and A. A. Hicks.
of Oxford Hon. J. b. Bachelor, Col.
John w. Hinsdale, and John Devereux,
of Raleigh; Jacob Battle, of Rocky
Mount; w. A. Montgomery, of War
renton Capt. C.. NJ. Cooke, Louisburg
The New York Bargain Company
are offering genuine bargains i'll cloth.
inc, boots, shoes, hats and gents fur.
nishing goods. as their prices will show
They say their great overstock of cloth.
ing is moving off rapidly. Their ex.
traordinary cut in prices has caught
the trade, and paralyzed competition
The sale is genuine. and that's what
knocks 'em. Hurry along while the
stock is still large to select from.
In noticing the marriage of our frient
Prof. Geo. W. GoOch, in California re
Gently, we were i'll the error in sayine
he fills the chair of Ancient Language
in the Methodist college. at San Diego
We should have said he fills the chat
of Natural Sciences in the Pacific
Methodist college at Santa Rosa, Cali
fornia. Prof. Gooch was located a
San Diego a year or two ago and mar
ried there, hence our mistake.
81 Rev. J. I. Gibbs, presiding elder o
the Fayetteville District, was throw
q from a buggy and severely hurt a
s. Jonesboro last week. At first he wa
thought to be fatally injured, but late
g advices are TO the effect that his cond
s. ton is not as serious as was suppose
and it is hoped he will soon be restore
to perfect health again. Mr.. Gibbs
we'll known in this community and ha
many friends here who will be gratifie
to learn of his recovery.
In awarding the contract for tn
81 completion of the great Roanoke waite
power canal at Weldon. to the GRAY
stone Granite and Construction Con
pany, of which Mr.. John II. Winder
president, shows that the canal pee
pie mean business and that the wor
will be speedily and well done. TIL
Is a gigantic enterprise, which Wi
give valuable water power for mil
and factories. A number of apple;
lions have already been made by pc
sons wishing options on water powe
it is said.
Full line staple provisions, such
buckwheat, rice, pearl hominy, shrea
ed oats, oatmeal, corn starch, Saratos
chips, mackerel, hams, shoulders al
meats generally. Try a jar of our pr
serves-very nice; only Is cents.
W. D. BURwEI.L & Co.