The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-06-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACoNICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

A synopsis of the weather now may
be expressed by one word-hOt.
This is fine growing weather and the
farmers are becoming more encouraged
at the crop prospects.
Miss Lizzie Wedding, of Greystone,
spent Monday with her friend Miss
Minnie Rowland, in Henderson.
The merchant who obtains the
highest results from the use of printers
ink, is the one who edits his advertisement
as carefully as he looks after his stock.
There are quite number Of visiting
young ladies in our town at present,
and as a matter of course Henderson
beaux are happy-or they ought to be
any way.
The Petersburg Mder-Appeal says
this is the season Of the year when
every other blame fool that you meet
fires the question at you: SIS it hot
enough for you!''
Miss Gena Rowland, one Of Durham's
accomplished and charming young
ladies, has been spending some days in
our town visiting her cousin Miss
Minnie Rowland.
When this paper advocates any new
enterprise, it does not necessarily follow
that it is antagonistic to similar insti-
tuition that perchance may be already
In existence.
Among the appontees from North
Carolina to the Peabody Normal Col
lege, we notice the name of Miss
Eugenia Thrower, daughter of Capt.
j. r. Thrower, of Henderson.
Several new and refreshing summer
drinks have just been introduced at
office building. His orange cider and
raspberry nectarne are especially nice.
1t is always pleasure to be counted
among the passengers on Chavasse and
Macy's excursions. There are not two
cleverer or more accommodating rail-
road men, or better excursion mana
gers than they.
The neat and attractive manner in
which an advertisement is presented
has much to do with its effectiveness.
1t should be well written and appro-
priately put in type. AS much depends
on the one as the other.
Dun's Commercial Agency says that
the outlook is encouraging to the legit-
innate business interests.-Oxford Day.
AZ one Of the Legitimate business
interests" the GOLD LEAF has been
encouraging" this "outlook" all along,
Chavasse & Macy's excursion to
Norfolk this year promises to be the
biggest thing of the kind they have yet
had. Everybody-almost- going, but
as there will be plenty of coaches there
will be room enough for the comforta-
Bile accommodation of all.
1T is never too late to mend.' You
do not have to do any mending when
you buy Barnes, Stainback & Co.'S
clothing. They are well and substan-
TALLY made and are warranted not to
bag at the knees or assume meal
sack appearance behind.
1t will be worth the trip to Norfolk
to see the White Squadron alone. These
government vessels are already in that
port and will remain there until after
the 3Oth. Round trip tickets from Hen
derson on Chavasse and Macy's ex'
cursion will be $500.
Imbued with patriotic impulses and
actuated by spirit of progressiveness
the GOLD LEAF will publish specia
Illustrated Fourth of July edition, con
tanning literary pyrotecnics of a high
understanding, original, patriotic anc
artistic. You should be sin it,
Newell, the photographer, is doing
the best class of work, and is conse
quently getting the very best class o
patrons. Whether you want photo
graphs, singly or in groups, crayor
portraits or pastels, he can accommo
date you and with as good work as yo'
can ind anywhere.
An important change in the hours
of Sabbath evening service has been
made at the Presbyterian church, b.
which the congregation will assemble
at 6p. m. instead of $50 p. IN. Thu
services will be confined to three quarter
Of an hour and the congregation dis
missed before sunset. This hour viii
be conducive to large attendance OF
SUNDAY evening.