The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS

THERE By oOR EAGLE-EfED
REPORTERS.
Henderson Lodge, No. 229,
A. +. Il A. NJ.
Regular meetings Filst and third Tues
days at 80 p. III. ReaviS Hall.
Several new advertisements appear
for the first time in this issue. Read
them.
There is complaint about money
being scarce but our merchants con-
tinue to do avery satisfactory business.
Dogs are scarce on the streets since
the action of the Town Commissioners
requiring that they be kept up or muz-
zled.
Farmers will soon be busy curing
tobacco. The season of rest since
laying by crop time is about over with
them.
Mrs. T.. A. Switzerland returned
Monday night from weeks visit to
her daughter Mrs. Walter j. Jones, in
Winston.
The editor hereby tenders his thanks
to Lawyer A. r. Workman, who so
kindly and acceptably filled the chair
editorial last week.
The large tobacco factory of Rowland
Il Walker was struck by lightning
during the rain Tuesday afternoon.
No serious damage was done.
Hon. Josiah Turner, of Iillsboro,
was Il visitor to our town this week.
Mr.. Turner lived i'll Henderson for
short time some years ago.
Some of our merchants are getting
in fall goods. The shelves and cOun-
tiers will soon present pretty picture
laden with new shades and latest style
goods.
The regular monthly children's ser
vice will be held at the Methodist
Protestant church next Sunday after
noon at o'clock. All are invited to
attend.
Excursions are quite the popular
thing on the line of the Raleigh & Gas
ton Railroad and its branches. Aspecial
train heavily loaded with human freight
passes through this place frequently.
Married, in the College chapel, at
Wake Forest, August lth, Mr.. Robert
W. Wilkinson, of Vance county, and
Miss Ella H. Holding, of Wake Forest,
l Rev. L. J. Homer, of Henderson, Off
ciatin:.
We had a brief call from Mr.. J. l..
Allen, travelling agent of the Southern
Exposition, Tuesday. He was here
getting up special advertising bulletin,
and we doubt not met with success in
his undertaking..
The Chenoa Gazette says why some
people will subscribe for a city paper,
pay for it a year in advance and make
their home paper wait a year. or pos
sibly two or three years before paying
for it, is problem yetmsolved.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of Geo. III. Rowland, who has
two good farms for sale. Situate
within three miles of Henderson, this
is desirable property. Fine tobacco
land, in good state of cultivation.
Henry Perry, Clerk of the Superior
Court, publishes a legal advertisement
giving notice of an action for divorce
having been instituted by Nancy Haw-
kins al ainst Henry Hawkins. Edwards
& Workman attorneys for plaintiff.
j. Il. Young, proprietor Henderson
Stock and Dairy farm, advertises for
sale at q bargain fine horse, Il good
pair of mules, a number of registered
Jersey and HOlstein cattle and lot of
Berkshire pigs. See notice in another
column.
Mr.. L. A. Coulter of Charlotte, State
Secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations of North Carolina,
will be in Henderson next Saturday,
and will speak at the Mems Meeting
on Sunday at $3.50 All men are cor
daily invited to hear him.
This from an exchange has the right
ring about it:
Come with your news ; we'll be happy
to meet YOU
You shall sit in the easiest chair in the
Come with your dollars; We'll joyfully
greet you
And give receipt with our very best pen.
The Oxford Day says: 1--WE have
seen specimen of asbestos taken from
the Hunter mines near Oxford. 1t
was gotten some distance from the sur
lace, and is equal to the best Canada
afticle.' Granville is rich in ores and
minerals, the development of which
should receive greater attention.
Mr.. W. h. Henry has written for
our columns highly interesting and
salutoie paper on the subject of hydro
ploola, Its symptoms and how to de-
ee.t It's presence in animals, &c. He
quotes at length from eminent authori-
We "td discusses the matter from Il
entilc standpoint. 1t will apper in
our next issue.
La1les' fine shoes at J. W. Purefov's,