The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-09-18
Brother Foote, of the Warrenton On.


our several warehouse foor rs Tuesday.
We saw prominent gentlemen here from
all over the county.
A good book-keeper is wanted in a
general store in Henderson. For par
tlculars apply at this Office. See adver-
tisement in another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris, who have
been at Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. West. Virginia, for a month or
two, returned home Saturday, We are
pleased to learn that Mrs. Harris health
is much improved.
The GOLD LEAF is published in the in
terest of the people of Henderson al well
as of the editor. 1t works for home and
home people; it's money is made and
spent at home; and it is a permanent
institution of our rapidly growing city.
This is the season of the year when the
editorial mail is heavy with 25 cents a
piece complimentaries to the neighbor-
hood fairs, for which $40 notice is ex-
pected.-Goldsboro Headlight.
Brother Roscower has evidently re-
ceived some of the stuff sent out by Su-
perintendent John T. Patrick, of the
State Fair.
Mr.. Walter Stephens, of New York,
brother of Mr.. Edwin Stephens, of
Henderson, is here with his wife on
visit to his brothers. family. Mr.. Ste
phens has just recently married and
came South on bridal tour. His wife
is charming and accomplished lady,
while he is most agreeable and Guilt
| waited gentleman whom to know is a
| pleasure.
There will be big Democratic AL
lance barbecue and speaking at Dab
ney next Thursday. Several prominent
speakers are expected, among them
Capt. w. J. Rogers, Democratic can
didate for Congress from this district.
A large crowd will no doubt be pres
.ent and the good people Of that neigh
borhood will see to it that there will
be plenty to eat.
The Bargain Store is open and ready
for business. They have a large and
varied stock Of dry goods, clothing,
boots, shoes, hats, etc., which will be
sold cheap for cash. Mr.. Aaron Cohen,
who made many friends among our
people during his stay here last spring,
is with the firm again this season, which
fact guarantees clever treatment and
fair dealing with all customers.
The merchants of Henderson have
purchased the largest, the handsomest,
and the best selected stocks of fall and
winter goods this year ever before
brought here. The goods are arriving
by every train, and clerks and proprie-
tors are busily engaged in marking and
placing them upon the shelves, making
ready for the immense trade that is
sure to come here during the season.
Mr.. J. r. Young has sold part of
the Morris Blackwell place, near town,
to Northern parties for the purpose OF
establishing colored school Of high
grade. The buildings are to be large
and commodious and in every way ade-
quate to the purpose intended, money
not being spared to make them first
class in every respect. The officers
and teachers will be white people from
the North.
A friend of of ours with a mathe-
NAUTICAL turn of mind has been making
some calculations with the following
result. He finds that a bushel of corn
will make four gallons of whiskey,
which sells for $1,000 at retail. The
government gets 50 go and the farmer
40 cents. The railroad gets $l.O0, the
manufacturer $500, the seller 500
and the drinker all that is left-delir.
ium tremens.
Mr.. Dave CASTILLO Loughlin is home
again, having filled hiseummer engage
ment as hurdle and bareback rider
and acrobat, with Harris Nickel-Plate
Circus in the Northwest. He is in
fine health having enjoyed perfect i'm
munity from sickness or accident Of
any kind. Mr.. Loughlin says that
while he enjoyed himself away and was
never in better "form" in his life, he
is glad to get back to Henderson.
Mr.. John Patterson, from the neigh
borhood Of Dexter, Granville county
was here Monday, and reports fine
crops in his section. He will represent
the GOLD LEAF up his way and report
items of news for our columns from
time to time. Already he has sent US
some new subscribers among his neigh
bors. We want other friends of the
paper in different parts Of this and adj
Joining counties to interest themselves
in our behalf in the same way.
We have been pleased to meet Mr.
G.. Metzger, manager Of the Bargain
Store, whom we find to be an affable
and agreeable young gentleman. HI
is full of business and has a high ap
probation of the virtue of printers ink
as is evidenced by tn fact that he has
contracted for a quarter of page Of
the GOLD LEAF in which to tell thu
people of this section something Of the
great bargains he proposes to give
them the benefit of. Look out for his
big advertisement next week.
There is recognized business axiom
that ''short accounts make Ions
friends Now we have not faller
. out with anybody and we don't wan
anybody to fall out with us. 1t some
, times happens though that when
person is in debt to, or under obliga
lions to another, he becomes to dislik,
that same person, tfor what he doe
not know, and taking this view Of tn
: matter there may be some who do no
like us as well as they used to, but j
t is not our fault that such is the case
We have been willing for them to set
tie and let us be friends all the time.
5 The long pole may knock the persim
mon, but it's the short price of Davis
Rose that knocks the purse OF the aver
t age Hendersonian.
y A Fine Attraction!