The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-01-01
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Let us 60 forward.

Farewell, 1890! Welcome, 1891!
Buy your dry goods and clothing at
home.
Stick to your good resolutions when
once you make them.
We can do much in the way OF up
building the town thfs year if we all
work together with will.
The GOLD LEAF last week was
favorably received and highly compli-
mented by many of our friends.
Wake up! Rouse yourself and put on
new life and efforts for the upbuilding
of the town and community this year.
Read the new advertisements in this
issue of the GOLD LEAF. You may be
interested in some important land sale.
Our merchants generally express
themselves as having enjoyed good
trade during the season incident to the
holidays.
The New York Theatre Co. opens a
three nights engagement at Burwell
Hall this evening. Popular prices will
be observed.
New Year callers will be received at
this office-if they come for the purpose
of renewing their subscription, or sub
scribing anew.
Married, at the residence of Mr.. Rob
ert Vaughan, in Vance county, by j.
N. Green, J. p, Dec. Goth, Mr.. Charles
Hamme and Miss Lucy Hight.
We extend hearty New Year greet
ings to all our friends and patrons, with
the earnest wish that 1891 may deal
even more kindly with them than die
1890.
Mr.. James W. Briggs, of the Dan,
vile Times, spent Sunday in Hender,
son on his return from Weldon, where
he had been spending the holidays Will
relatives.
Some people fatter themselves OF
being so important that the whole world
rs watching to inform itself of their at
fairs, when in truth but few take any
interest in them.
1t would be good idea to start TIT
new year by subscribing to your loca
paper. If your name is on our book:
already, then get your friends to sub
scribe to the GOLD LEAF.
Mr.. Foster, the young Boston drum
mer who has been very sick with ty
phOid fever in this place, is gradually i'm
proving. He is not out of danger yet
but his case is more favorable.
The Little Rock Press gives goo'
advice in the following few lines: Pat
ronze your home factories for CARR
ages, handles, paints, brooms, lrOl
work and Office furniture, ETC.
Henderson is bound to grow durin:
the new year, 1891, if our people vii
have it so. Let her citizens and bust
ness men bestir themselves as the.
should and nothing can prevent it.
Mr.. George NJ. Manning, who ha
been assisting us the past few months
has gone to take position on the vii
mingt0n Messenger. with which pape
he was connected for a couple of year
previous to the past one.
Mr.. John ID. Stallings. who has bee
clerking for Mr. W. w. Reavis for som
time, has gone to Oak Ridge to school
This is commendable in the young man
and his friends will wish him great pre-
gress in his studies.
There should be strong. united an
determined effort on the part OF on
citizens to secure new industries an
enterprises for the town. and to Civ
Henderson forward movement thi
wear such rs it has not experience
before.
The season is ut hand for the maxim
OF good resolutions for the new year
1t is one thing to resolve. 1t is anothe
thing to keep it, If every one were
do that throughout the year, how niue
better off would be both the individus
and the community.
DIR. Arch Cheatham has been pr
NOTED from Assistant Surgeon to SUI
geon of the Third Regiment, North Cal
DINA State Guards. In sending til
recommendation Col. Gray wrote tbs
it was done in appreciation of past SCI
vices rendered by DIR. Cheatham.
Mr.. E. S. Goodrich has opened
boarding house in the Davis building
Main street. formerly the Cheathal
House. If the table is supplied dali
with such delicacies as filled a waite
sent to this office, we bespeak for til
Carolina Boarding House a successfl
future.
A lady in Charlotte sent to the otfic
Of the Charlotte Chronicle ten dollar
toward fund to advertise Charlotte
The best way to advertise place is
patronize with liberality the new:
papers. Towns are largely judged b
the appearance of their papers.-Ra
elgh Hetcs aud Observer.