The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-04-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
LOCAL LACONIcS PICKED UP HE ND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYr
REPORTERS.


S. s. G. Watkins have a ne,nd
attractive new advertisement this Elk.
1t will pay you to keep up witheir
advertisements.
Tuesday was a big day in Henon.
There was big crowd here, big SHES
were made and big dinner funed
by the ladies.
The lawn mower has beguthe
seasons business. The undue
awning dry goods box whittleyill
take his turn next.
We trust our recen. visitors mt
away as favorably impressed within
derson and Henderson people ave
were with our guests.
The children are having their das
well as the grown up folks. The CD
Ill the price OF sugar has resulted a
reduction i'll the price Of candy ais
The GOLD LEAF is indebted to n.
Ill. z. Cheatham, Member of Cones.
for packages OF choice selectionof
field and garden seeds recently reced.
People of a progressive, puc-
spirited character could get a lc
well if frogs were the only croas
that the world was obliged to listen.
L. NJ. Pittman, commissioner, II
sell some valuable farming landst
public auction at the court house tr
next Monday. See notices in s
paper.
People generally seem to have l.
tied down to the belief that we're,
have a splendid fruit season ano
powerful hot summer. This item Vi
make the ice man smile.
a good deal of trouble in this |
comes because men take too much tir
to make money and too little to d
what they owe. The trouble com
to the last named fellow, however.
Three young gentlemen of the toy
married in one day is the record ma
Wednesday; and each instance t
bride is from elsewhere. Thus O
population increases, and the end
not yet.
Mr.. Henry Perie had the misfortul
to lose valuable horse this week fro
the effects of eating too much gre,
clover. 1t was one of the fine matt
of grays he recently bought from Ma
J. F. Harris.
The small boy gets poetical and sa
to his companion with the bent p
and raw cotton string, let us now
up and doing, with q heart for any fat
still achieving, still pursuing, catchil
fish or cutting bate.
Oxford voted in favor of issuing bon,
to the amount of $4,000 in favor
building the Oxford s. Coast Line Raj
road, Monday. Hurrah for Oxfor
Such plucky, philosophical poep
deserve the highest measure ofsucces
Local elections serve to bring out OIL
fact, and that is, it is the glorious pri,
llege OF every citizen to be a candidat
tor office, but some men who becom
candidates have great deal of troubl
to convince the public their qualities
tons are as great as their privileges.
There was man in our town
And he was none too wise:
lie Jumped on every man who said,
You ought to advertise
But when he saw his trade was gone
With all his might and main
He jumped into a column ad.,
And got it back again.
-Painespille Democrat.
y corset trust is the latest scheme
Tor squeezing the people. -Painesvill,
Democrat.
This will not materially affect 9TH
people" The class who wear corset
are accustomed to trusts" formed 70
the purpose of squeezing them.
Our citizens should begin at once t.
make preparations for warm weathe
and see that all sanitary measures ar
adopted which will insure. health t,
themselves and neighbors, The publ
officials cannot move too early in thei
precautionary measures and they shoul
have the hearty cooperation of tn
citizens generally.
Now is the time to rise early an
take a spirited morning walk befor
breakfast. Work will come easier
time fly faster and the sunshine seer
brighter for it. all the day Ions
Chopping in the garden the sam
length of time will afford Just as viz
orous exercise and the results will b
far more profitable, and is recon
mended in stead.
We were pleased to see number
our brethren of the Press here Tuesda,
Mr.. W. E. Dibrell, of the Richmon
Tobacco Journal, George p. Hart,
Durham's new industrial paper Nor
Carolina, John T. Britt, of the Oxfol
Public Ledger, j. G.. Caddell. travelir
agent and correspondent of the IRiblsc
Recorder land Rev. Alex W alker, tobact
editor of the Dugham Globe. were he
coDsOrting with the farmers and takir
potes for their. respective publication