The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-04-23
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS

LOCAL LAcoNIcs PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Would you have the Weather any
finer than it is this week?
Straw hats have made their appear
ance. The seersucker coat will come
next.
1t is neither daypo, dippo nor depot.
Station is not only English. but it is
correct.
Next week the marriage nuptials
will be celebrated by three popular and
we'll known young gentlemen of the
town.
Bishop Lyman administered the rite
of confirmation to class of five per-
sons of the Church of Holy Innocents
Sunday morning.
Ex-County Court Clerk J. R. Young,
Esq, is receiving the congratulations
OF his friends. Its a boy and a fine
healthy youngster.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, Chaplain to
the Vance Guards, will preach to the
Guards next Sabbath morning at IL
O'Clock in the Presbyterian church.
The regular children's service at
the Methodist Protestant church, will
be conducted by the pastor Rev. T. J.
Ogburn, next Sunday afternoon at 4:l5
O'Clock.
Beautiful weather this-such con-
trast to that of few weeks back. Far
mers and gardeners are happy and
hustling as they have not done before
i'll months.
The GOLD LEAF on behalf of the
citizens of Henderson extends in ad-
vance a cordial welcome to the tobacco
planters who are to meet in convention
here next Tuesday.
AS will be seen by reference to adj
vertisement in another column, Miss
Anna w. Bowden desires a few good
boarders. Terms reasonable and table
fare as good as the market affords.
The people read advertisements. If
you doubt this. ask them what Barnes,
Stainback & Co. said last week-what
they talk about this week-and see if
you don't get an intelligent answer.
The sound Of the workmen engaged
in putting up the iron stand pipe for
the water works, makes merry music
as they drive the red hot bolts in that
weld the sections together. The work
is progressing well.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Og-
burn. wife of Rev. 7. J. Ogburn, pastor
of the Methodist Protestant church,
continues quite sick. She has been
suffering several weeks and does not
seem to improve but little.
Farmers are complaining of diff
Guilty in blowing on account of the dry
compact condition of the soil. Rain is
needed, and without it comes soon
farmers will experience additional
trouble in making another crop.
We had the pleasure of meeting in
our town yesterday Mr.. w. F. Farrar
of Farmville, Va, who is here on a
short visit to his son Mr.. Asa Farrar.
This was his first visit to Henderson
and he expressed himself well pleased
with our place and people.
The GOLD LEAF is pleased that Hen
derson should have been selected by
the tobacco planters as the place for
holding their convention next week
The leading bright tobacco market,
centrally located and easy of access,
the selection was an eminiently proper
one
1t is with regret that we learn of the
death of Mr.. o. p. Thrower, at his
home in Halifax county. as chronicled
by our RingwOOd correspondent. De-
ceased was well known and highly
esteemed by the writer. He was a
brother of Capt. J. r. Thrower, Of
Henderson.
The Erery Erening suspended last
week. No announcement was made
through its columns of its demise, but
as the editor Mr.. jenkins, has left town
and Mr.. Aycock the publisher, is givins
his time exclusively to his job printing
business again, the supposition is tina
its suspension is final. Wehad wished
it a better fate.
J. S. Poythress has just received &
car load of ice and will keep a fui
supply always on hand during the
summer. He says he does not propose
to get out and keep his customers
waiting days at a time as some othel
dealers have done heretofore. Loo
hundred Families would do we'll t.
buy 100 pound tickets at time. Ice
house in rear of W. H. Wester's store
Cards are out announcing the mar
VI l.. n,
Hart and Miss Jennie Burroughs, daugh
ter of Mr.. Mr.. VIM. l.. Burroughs. o
Vance county, at the Methodist Pro
testant church in Henderson. Boil
young people are we'll known ant
highly esteemed in the community ant
large number of their friends will NJ
doubt be present to witness theil
marriage.