The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-10-01
Vance county Superior Court will
convene next Monday.

gloomy nature. the dentist always
locks down in the mouth.
1t is just as easy to say kind thing
as hard thing about your neighbor,
but, there may not be as much satisfac-
ton.
Encouraging reports as to business
are being received from all the leading
cities of the country. Henderson will
get its share when the tide fully sets
in this fall.
Mrs Henderson, of Salisbury, wife
of Lieut.. Richard Henderson, of the
United States Navy, is visiting her
sisters Mrs. T. J. Mitchell and Mrs.
w. S: Clary, in our town.
cOntented with Our lot in life if we
knew the troubles and sorrows that
ofttimes lie upon the hearts of those
we consider more fortunate than our
selves.
The first bale of cotton of the season,
was shipped by Lassiter, Stainback &
Co. by the Richmond & Danville Rail-
road yesterday, Sept. 30th. The cot
ton season hereabouts is much later
this fall than usual.
The golden glory of Summer has
melted into the mellow glory of Autumn,
/ the harvest has been gathered i'll, and
the katydid and cricket proclaim the
years decline. Now is the time to
subscribe; long evenings are coming
| OH.
! We ask our readers to watch the adj
vertising columns of The GOLD LEAF
and give the advertisers the preference
when they go to trade. They are the
men who are gene, ally in position to
make it to your advantage to deal with
/ them.
The Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad will
sell round rip tickets ffom Henderson
to the Exposition on Tuesdays, We'd
nesdays and Thursdays at s1.45, in
Guiding one admission into the grounds.
Tickets good for seven days from date
/ Of sale.
The Seaboard Airline and Rich
mond & Danville Railroads will sell
! ticke.s at one cent mile to the South
ern Exposition. This is very reason
! able AID such action on the Dait of
, the railroad authorities is highly COM
mendable.
Cooper 81 Mitchell have a large and
select stock of general merchandise
which they are selling at very reason
able prices. Everything i'll the line
Of dry goods, notions, dress goods, white
goods, boots and shoes. groceries, &c.
Call and see them.
The Day says number of Oxford
people have expressed an intention of
coming over to hear Rev. Thomas
| Dixon lecture tomorrow night. From
the Middleburg section and around
Dabney we learn hat good many
persons will come also.
The people OF Henderson do have
a proper appreciation of some other
things beside minstrel shows, and we
believe abundant evidence Of it will
be shown by the large and cultivated
audience that will hear Rev. Thomas
DiXon's lecture tomorrow evening.
AS the Durham Sun apply remarks,
the men who roll up their sleeves and
90 to work are the men to build up a
city, or to accomplish any other i'm
poitant undertaking. Talking is all
right in its place, but work properly
directed, is the all-important thing.
For the past few days, as the time
for Rev. Thomas Dixon's lecture drew
near, it has become more and more the
subject of talk. He will have critical
audience, and no doubt a large one.
Every one should hear this man, as
eminent lecturer as he is preacher.
| Only those farmers who are COM
PEELED by business engagements to do
so are coming 10 town now. The
majority remain at home and are taking
advantage Of the fine weather 10 gather
their crops end prepare FOR fall planting.
| No better weather Tor all kinds Of farm
work could be wished for.
| We believe as a General hing the
merchants OF Henderson have much
larger a>d better stocks of goods this
| season than usual. To learn who
|
mems and will offer you the best i'll
ducemenus 20 ,iade with them, read
the advertising columns of the GOLD
| LEAF.
| The Goldsboro Argus observes that
the tinge of the Fall time is in the
atmosphere these evenings and creates
within the poetic breast a thoughtful,
far-away, inexpressible feeling-a sort
of bringing back of old memories and
old hopes, and "bringing tears with
them, as old hopes will when they come
| back withered.'
EVERYTHING in Henderson begins to
wear business like appearance.
! The stores are filled with choice
new goods; the warehousemen have
cleaned up for the new tobacco year
and everything is in readiness for a
big fall aud winter trade. There is no
| better market to buy in than Hender-
| son. nor is there a better one 10 sell in.
| DIR. V. E. Tuner, Of Raleigh, one
the most prominent denial surgeons
| in the State. and his brother Hon.
| Henry G.. Turner. member of Congress
| from Georgia, were guests of Mr.. James
| ii. Lassiter, in our town for short
while last week. Both native. North
| Carolinians aud each eminenlly distin-
guished in his particular sphere in life,
they reject the highest honor upon the
commun..ty that gave them birth.
Congressman Cheatham has removed
| his residence from Henderson to Lit
! tleton, Halifax county. This became
a political necessity to him, as the last
Legislature, in redistrictiug the State,
took Vance county o.t Of the Second
district, and as he desires to be return
ed to Congress he had to move his res
idence and become a citizen of the dis
| trict he renresents now He is The