The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-01

See what J. W. Anderson & Co. say
in their new advertisement this week.
Shopping women do not remember
when everything was as pretty and as
cheap as now.
Persons who wish to procure Bells
Eureka for the scalp. can find it at
Dorsey's drugstore.
The census enumeratOr will have
thirty questions, or Whereabouts, for you
to answer. Load yourself with the
necessary information preparatory to
giving an intelligent and correct reply.
More money is spent in newspaper
advertising now than ever before, and
no money is spent to better advantage.
No wide awake merchant neglects to
have his advertisement in the paper.
a convention has been called for
Saturday night to nominate candidates
for Mayor and Commissioners. The
call is signed by two negroes r. NJ.
Johnson, chairman, and I. W. Hawk
ins, secretary.
Now is the time to clean up around
your home, renovate your cellars, nail
on the pickets and boards of your fence
that may have become detached during
the winter hang the gate and straighten
up things i'll general. A little work at
odd moments will greatly enhance the
attractiveness of home.
Somebody has suggested that states
be hung in the vestibules of our churches
to enable the young ladies to register
their names on entering for the evening
services. If this plan be adopted the
young men won't have to wait outside
until church is out to see if their charm
ers are ent.-Painesvill Democrat.
An exchange very truly says: The
local paper may cost a few cents more
at the close of the year than the city
papers, but it is the local paper that
advertises your business, your schools
and your churches. 1t is your local
paper that mentions the thousand and
one items during the fifty-twO weeks,
! in which you are interested and that
you don find i'll the city papers.
I Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Coghill mother
of Mr.. X. w. Coghill. of Henderson,
died at her home in this county on the
Goth inst, aged II years. Deceased
was for great many years consistent
member of the church, a deeply pious
and cOnsecrated woman. and after a
long life spent in the service of the
Master here. passed away in the full
assurance of a rich inheritance in the
life beyond.
Hon. B. F. Aycock, of Fremont, is
here is with car load of tobacco this
week, selling at COoper's warehouse.
Mr.. Aycock is not only a well informed
and patriotic citizen whose course as a
member of the Senate branch of the
Legislature has reflected the highest
credit upon himself and usefulness tc
the State, but is an intelligent and sue.
cessful farmer as well, being one of the
largest tobacco planters in his county
He always sells his product on the
Henderson market and has many
friends among our citizens and buyers
We commend the following para
graph from one of our exchanges tt
those of our citizens who are hard a
work making a metropolis Of our de
lightful and prosperous little city:
Blessed is the man that sitteth no
on the seat Of the kicker, nor mingle
himself in the congregation of the SLOW
pokes. but his delight is i'll his tow
and his schemes are to build up his owl
and his neighbours business, and h
shall be like the tall sycamore GROWN!
by the sweet water river, his leaf shall
not wither in early life, for the Eli Q
the boomer shall be left behind to hol
the bag