The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-09-04

We call the attention of our people to
the article published On the first page of
the GOLD LEAF this week, relative to the
action taken by the stock holders of the
Atlantic Coast Line with regard to ex-
tending the road from Spring Hope
to Raleigh and Durham, or some point
on the Lynehburg & Durham road. We
can not afford to lose any time building
our road from Henderson into Nash
county.
1t was with real pleasure that We shook
the hand of our clever young friend Mr..
Claude F. Wilson, the very sprightly and
versatile local editor and business mama
ger OF the Wilson Advance, this morning
A type-setter himself, he insisted on tax
ing off his coat and giving Gift" but
as the paper was about up we didn't need
anything more than the inspiration of
his presence in our office to make every
thing go well and smoothly.
Miss Maggie Estes has returned from
Danbury, where she has been spending
the summer. She will be principal of the
public school this session, Mrs. Garden
having resigned to go to Hickory. Since
the school closed for the summer Miss
Estes has attended the Teachers Assem-
bly, at Morehead, the Teachers Institute
in Stokes county, conducted by PrOfs.
Blair and Hughes, and has otherwise la
l.
herself for the duties of teaching.
Our highly esteemed friend Capt. Ed NJ.
Pace, manager OF the Wilson tobacco
warehouse, sends us a unique and char
| acteristic invitation to attend his open
| ing sale Wednesday, Sept. 10th. 1t would
be great pleasure to us to be there on
that occasion, but just now we have our
hands most too full OF business in this Of
fee, to get away. That the opening sale
will be a success and the future of the
house all that could be expected, is AS
sured from the fact that the veteran
warehouseman Ed Pace, is at the head
of it.
The purchase of another lot in town by
the Allen & Ginter Company, and their
intention TO build two more large tobac
co stemmeries next to their immense es
Establishments already in operation, has
been announced in these columns. Now
we have pleasure in stating that the con
tract for one OF the buildings has been
awarded and work will commenced at
| once. 1t will be 5Ox12O feet, 5 stories
high, and will be fitted up in thoroughly
modern fashion for the purposes fo1
which it is designed. The other house
making the fourth, will be built later on
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. C. Manning, of Nor
folk, returned to their home Friday. Sc
well pleased were they with Henderson
and it's clever and friendly people, that
they would gladly have prolonged their
visit, but business of Importance de-
manded Mr.. Manning's presence at his
post of duty the first of the month. Hav'
ing the honor OF being q member of the
Select Council OF his city and taking an
active interest in the public schools, he
was anxious to be there in time for the
fall opening as an advanced step will be
taken to make the system more thor
ough and efficient in every way.
There has been a crowd of Eastern
farmers here this and last week selling
tobacco at our warehouses. To every
one of you, gentlemen, we say come
often. Henderson warehousemen will
treat you right and get you the highest
market prices for all grades. Our to
bacco trade is composed of a live body
of business men who enter the fall season
in fine trim for Il vigorous campaign an(
will "make things hum Keep your ey'
on Henderson! She will continue tt
hold her proud position as the leading
bright tobacco market of North Caro-
lima. She sells the finest tobacco ant
gets the highest prices.
DR.. W. T. Chatham has returned from
his trip down into Texas and Mexico
He gives an interesting account OF hi
travels, which he greatly enjoyed, ant
shows that his opportunities for obser
walton were turned to good account
Last week we were almost inclined to tn
belief that he had grown sentimental, bu
this week he has very effectually redeem
ed himself from such an aspersiOn. Blu
we fear the Doctor has laid himself Opel
to even a graver charge. At any rate h
writes with very vivid imagination,
not slight tension upon the safety valv
of his inventive powers. Read his articl
i'm this issue and we think you will agre
with us.
DR.. Geo. E. Matthews, of Ringwood
sends US a beautiful sample of bright to
bacco from the crop of Mr.. c. A. Viii
: Hams, near that place. He has cure'
five barns four of which are said to b
better than the sample before us. 1t j
q beautiful golden yellow, the color be
ing all that could be wished, but tn
> texture is not altogeter as fine as i
might be. There is not enough wax in i
: to give it that fine silky body and tough
ness to be found in a perfect piece of to
bacco of this kind But that no doubt i
peculiar to this leaf alone owing to it
: dry condition having been transmitte,
through the mails by letter.
Wood for Sale.
I have for sale two hundred cords of dr.
pine five miles from town.
sept. A O. K. BEACON.
An HOnOred Son Of Brunswick
From the Lawrenceville (Va.) Gazette
of August 2Sth, we take the following:
We were gratified to meet here OF
n L. 40 nr Tol