The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-02-26
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LACoNIcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

Don't discount any part Of the town
or its suburbs. You don't know where
you may buy your next lot; besides the
town is .'all right up and down and
all around.
Mr.. George b. Elam was unexpcct-
edly called off Wednesday by tele-
gram announcing the death OF his
brother, Mr.. Ira d. Elan, at his home
IN Mecklenburg county, Va. No par
ticulars.
If YOU can't sell customer a piece
of YOUR own real estate, show him
where the next best bargain can be
found. And so with anything else
person may wish to buy. If you can
not supply the article direct him to
your neighbor who can.
A physician's advice: IF could say
only one thing to every girl and woman
in the world for their health and APP
pearance, it would be only this: Never
stand when you can sit. '-Erchdnge.
The average man does not need any
advice of the kind He always sits for
comfort regardless of appearances.
The mems meeting at the Young
Mems rooms is now made attractive by
an amateur orchestra of seven pieces
which leads the singing. Two vlolins,
two flutes, horn, organ and guitar
furnish the music. The topic for dis
cussion next Sunday will be Paul's
question. .sWhat shall | do, Lord?'
Acts 22:l0.
The Home Magazine for February,
which, under the safe and intelligent
management of Mrs. John y. Logan,
has assumed noteworthy position IN
its third year as an extremely useful
and magazine, contains an exception
ally entertaining variety OF contents.
dubbed with the GOLD LEAF sl.75 a
year.
DR.. A. Cheatham will read a paper
Mt the Young Mems Rooms next Mon
day night at 8 O'Clock on 'AccldentS,
what to do in emergencies He will
not only describe the treatment needed
in burns, bruises, fractures, drowning,
&c. while waiting for the doctor, but
will shop how many OF the things
should be done. Admission free. Ladies
specially invited.
Don't raise the price of your real es,
tate every time new buyer comes to
look at it. if YOU want to sell. Fix a
reasonable price on your property ant
stick to your figure. Many sale has
been missed and many valuable cltl
zen or new enterprise it may be has
been kept away from places because Of
the unreasonable figures at which
property has been held. Let this no
be said of Henderson.
The second lecture of the series to b.
given under the auspices OF the youn!
men of the Baptist church, Will be de
livered Friday evening at O'Clock by
Rev. Thomas Hume, ID. D., of Chape
Hill. His subject will be The Roun
Table" and the lecture, as its nam
implies, will be strictly literary. Thos
who know Dr. Hume need not be toll
that a discourse of rare merit Will b
given them. The public are cordial
invited.
The paper read by DR.. F. II. Harris
TO men only, at the Young Men
Rooms Monday night was listened
by quite a large number OF person:
many people from the country benz
present. He talked on timely sui
iect. which was intelligently considered
1t was full of valuable suggestions an
instructive information calculated to
good. 1t is well to discuss such ma
tiers as DR.. Harris spoke of often W
think
Another of those Double Number
which the publishers of the Youth
Companion seem to delight IN ofterlI
asa pleasant surprise to its reader
comes to us this week. n caref
reading of one of these specialnumbe
makes it easy to understand why tn
favorite paper rarely loses ali old trier
and gains so many thousands OF ne
admirers every year. Half milllc
copies of this, the March double nun
BERT are published.
Mr.. 5. H. Allen has taken positl'
as travelling salesman for \. }. Jorda
manufacturer of the famous "AAAl
brand of fine CUTLERY that will cut
We have examined Mr.. Aliens line
samples and are free to say we ha
seen no goods to surpass them.
Judge of such articles himself and w
acquainted with the business, havl
been engaged as hardware mercha
for a number of years, we predict
Mr.. Allen good success in his M
undertaking.