The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-21
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.


The stores Of Henderson display Il
beautiful variety of spring and summer
goods.
Remember the sale of town lot by w.
A. and f. l.. Cheatham, trustees, next
Monday.
A dude is man-shaped CT eature who
has crevices in his brain and creases
in his trousers.
Delightful rains this week have come
in good season, and the crop outlook
is much more encouraging than it was
few weeks ago,
4 good man is kinder to his enemy
than bad men are to their friends.
But perhaps that is not the fault Of
the latter. They are constituted that
way.
F. III. Busbee and T. NJ. Argo. COM
missiOners, advertise some valuable
real estate situate in kittrell to be sold
Monday, June 18th. See notice in
this paper.
The State Chronicle oflast Tuesday,
says.
The surpliced choir Of the Good Shep-
herd Church expect to 90 to Henderson
next Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. J. H. Tucker have
two children quite sick. One little
girl is so extremely i'll that her recovery
has almost been despaired of. we are
panied to learn.
There will be an ordination service
at the Episcopal church next Sunday
morning. Bishop Lyman will otficiate
and the services will no doubt be Of
very interesting and impressive
charter
Mrs. Matthews. wife of Mr. Henry
Matthews, one of the mechanics in
Pinkston's planning mill, died at her
home in this place Monday and was
buried Tuesday afternoon. The funeral
took place from the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Jas. r. Young president of the Hen
derson Building and Manufacturing
Company, advertises the entire plant Of
that concern, land, building, machinery,
&C., for sale. This is valuable prop
erty. See advertisement in the GOLD
LEAF.
The pic mic at Clarke & Alston's
Sulphide Calcium Springs Monday was
not very largely attended. In the
afternoon, however, there was larger
attendance of young ladies and gentle
men from town and the surrounding
country, and very pleasant time was
had.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt will be in
Oxford next Sunday morning, taking
part III the installation services of Rev.
Joseph Rennie as pastor of the Presby-
terrain church of that place. He will
be back in time to preach in his own
church, on Sunday night at $50
O'Clock.
A communication from our Dexter
correspondent was misplaced last week,
hence his notes from that section were
not published. We are always glad
to hear from ..P" and others of our
correspondents, and will try to avoid
finding Unnecessary to make an eXplana-
ton Of this kind in future.
There is nothing that so much adds
to the comfort as nice fitting, easy
wearing shoe. and while you are about
it get one made of first-class material.
You will find at S. & G. Watkins, just
that kind of shoes and not the fancy
prices charged by some other dealers.
Call and let Bat Parham show you
what he has.
If you want rare bargains in all sorts
of merchandise. 90 to the Racket Store.
Messrs. Purcell & Arthur have large
and well selected stock and their prices
are 50 very reasonable that you will be
astonished. They are live men and do
n live trade as the crowds of people
who daily visit their place of business
plainly shows.
If the Southern Sub Agency of
Henderson, which signs its communica-
lions per j. will give us the name
of the party or parties composing it,
We will know whether or not to pub
lish its advertisement. We will not
insert an advertisement when we know
absolutely nothing of the responsibility
of the advertiser or the merit of the
article advertised.
Rev. J. Tucker Graham. the young
minister who is to represent the Hen
derson Presbyterian church as a mis-
slonary to Japan, preached two fine
sermbns last Sunday, morning and
night. He met many of our people
and it is needless to add that man Of
his culture and attainments, agreeable
manner and Christian character made a
favorable and lasting impression upon
them.
Have you all the Lille Insurance you
ought to leave your family? If not call
on Claude Hunter and take a policy in
the Mutual Lie Insurance Company Of
New York. It is the best, safest and
ehaapest. apr1e.