The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-04
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

KEPORTEkS.
Major J. F. Harris has eight head OF
horses and mules to sell.
Have you money to loan? See no.
tice in another column.
True blue never fades, neither does
the innate principles of a gentleman
become wholly obscure.
A. J. Hines, Toisnot, Wilson county,
advertises a good farm for sale. See
advertisement in this paper.
An exchange says to feed the hungry
is better than to loudly cry amen in
church. There is practical religion in
that.
The corners of a girls mouth turn
up until she is twenty; after that age
they begin to turn steadily downward
Exchange.
The Fife meeting in Louisburg last
week was a great success. More than
1000 people attended each service and
many protested conversion.
The best advertising medium need
not necessarily have the largest circu-
latiOn. The persons who will patron
iZe you are the ones that you want to
reach. Western Banner.
The land advertised by G. Dowd, re-
ceiver of the State National Bank, was
not sold on the Oath of November, the
time having been postponed till Mon
day, December Sth. See notice else
where.
AS will be seen by advertisement in
this paper Mr.. Max Pincus, of Norfolk,
Va, has bought the business of Messrs.
Fuchtler q Kern, known as the Bar
gain Store. He will continue the bus
mess at the same stand.
Mr.. j. r. Young is having the store
room in the Young building, corner
Garnet and Montgomery streets, lately
occupied by w. w. Parker, druggist,
fitted up to be used as an insurance and
real estate office by himself.
Mr.. Robert Baecom has bought
house and lot in town belonging to
the estate of the late H. H. Rowland,
and will move to Henderson with his
family to live next year. We are
glad to welcome all such citizens.
Ifevery GOLD LEAF subscriber would
order an extra copy sent to some friend
or acquaintance abroad, it would double
our circulation, advertise the town and
county and bring in a great number
of people to develop our resources.
The most successful and progressive
towns IN the United States are those
which literally support their local
papers, 4 successful newspapers one
of the best advertisements in the world
of the place where the paper is pub
lished
The day is near at hand when all
persons of an enterprising spirit will
say with one voice that there are no
prospects whatever for the one who
does not advertise. The expense it in
voIves will be put in with the amount
of needed capital.
Our congratulations are hereby ten
dered our good friend A. G. Zollicoffer
upon the acquisition of ten pound
boy, which made his debut ON Sunday
night. May long and honorable ca
reer of prosperity and usefulness be the
lot of the little one.
Mr.. W. w. Parker has moved his
stock of drugs to the O'Neil building,
where he has fitted up very attractive
and inviting place of business. He will
at once add largely to his stock OF
drugs, patent medicines, perfumery
brushes, toilet articles, etc.
Maj. J, F. Harris advertises num-
Der of good horses and mules, farming
implements, corn, fodder. shucks to be
sold at public auction December 22nd.
A good opportunity will be thus offered
to purchase such things. See adver-
tisement in another column.
Farmers should now spend little
time iii making things convenient as
possible about the house and farm build
ings. 1t is a good deal better to spend
time now in doing that, than it will be
to spend time in doing things inconven-
iently when the thermometer is hover
ing below the twenties.
We have heard the sermon of Rev
T. J. Ogburn, preached in the Presby-
.terian church Thanksgiving day highly
,complimented by those who heard it.
1t was appropriate to the occasion.
breathing the true spirit of Christianity,
sound and practical, and full of hu-
imanity-love for one another.
The new county officers gave bond
land were indicted into Office Monday.
Two of them, Sheriff Smith and Regis
ter of Deeds Eaton have served in the
same capacity with general satisfaction
to the public. while Clerk of the Court
Perry and Treasurer Powell are gentle
men of the highest integrity and
possessed of fine business qualifications
and will make good officers.
Ladies. for Furs i'm Capes, Muffs, and
-BOas, Cloaks, Wraps of every description,
and fine dress Goods, go to Watkins.