The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-07-16
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

LOCALLACONIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Henderson Lodge, No. 900,
\. f. s. 4. NJ.
Regular meetings First and third Tues
DAYS at $50 p. III. ReaviS Hall.
Death settles grave problem for
every man.
Son spots are some times produced
by mothers slipper.
Mr. Geo. B. Elan was a visitor to
the Richmond market this week.
Capt. E. G.. Brodie is home from
Buffalo Springs, with health improved.
Mr.. W. E. Massenburg and sister
Miss Tucker are at Blowing Rock for
awhile.
Where shall the graded school build
ing be located? That's the next thing
to be considered.
Mr.. w. O. Shannon is out again
after being confined to his bed some
days with sickness.
Mr.. III. NJ Shearin, late of Pinkston
& Shearin, this place, has located in
Asheville as contractor and builder.
Messrs. Hundly Bros, of Oxford,
are the contractors building the Rich
mond & Danville passenger depot in
this place.
Mr.. w. Ii. Walker is back from an
extended business trip South. He
went as far as Macon, Ga, and took
in Atlanta also.
Another fine rain fell Monday after
noon and night. With the warm
weather that has followed crops will
greatly improve.
There is a labor problem.-Pope Leo.
If any are disposed to doubt this
lent them embark in the pursuits of
country journalism.
Mr.. l. B. Gary, a former popular
and esteemed citizen of Henderson,
but now of Danville, was welcomed
visitor to our town last week.
Uurrah for Henderson! Slowly but
surely she is putting herself in line
with the more progressive towns in
the State on the school question.
Mr.. St. Clair Hester, late of Kttrell,
and who is well known in Henderson,
will officiate as rector of st. Phillips
church, Durham, during the summer.
The State Convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
IL -, n,,,hoo, WaIn dow
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week.
LAWYER J.. Harvey Bridgers is re-
marking on the magnificent scenery,
cooling breezes, pretty girls and good
eatings that surround him at Cleveland
Springs and Blowing Rock.
The election having carried all right
Oh the graded school question the next
thing is getting the building and going
ahead with the work of teaching the
young ideas how to shoot.
Mr.. A. w. Rowland, one of Wilson'S
popular and successful business men
is visiting his brother Mr.. l. e. Row
land in Henderson. He is on his way
to Buffalo Springs where he goes tC
recuperate his health.
Our people must not only stick bu
pull together before the town can make
the strides towards permanent great
ness that it should. In union is strength
and it is miracle if it is found under
any other circumstances.
Mr.. Geo. w. Bromell, who was al
g H. I 10 fS Erc
years, and now of the Lawrencevill
(Va.) Gazette, a flourishing count.
paper published among an intelligen
and appreciative people, spent Sunda,
in Henderson.
Some men have way of celebratin:
the Glorious Fourth peculiar to them
selves. They observe it by gettin;
gloriously full-an act by which the.
show neither the spirit of patriotism
nor freedom, of which they delight t.
boast.-Germantown Independent.
We notice that our young frien'
W. Watkins Robards. who has fol
some time been collector for tn
Citizens Bank of Raleigh, has beer
promoted and becomes correspondent
we are always pleased to hear or IN
growing success of the Henderson boys
Mr.. James A. O'Neil has just had
solid granite pavement put down ii
front of the O'Neil block. A decide
improvement but quite an expensiv
ornament to put under foot. But tina
is the kind ofprogressive citizen frien
Q'Neil is. The work was done by MI
P. Bourke and that is saying it was
well executed job.
The Vance Guards have been bus
drilling lately and getting ready to g
into camp at Wrightsville. Our con
pany took such position last year as t
reflect creditably upon it as militar
organization and as individuals, fax
which the town has cause to feel prou
OF, and the GOLD LEAF expects to hes
good report from them this time.