The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-25

MAJ hcu Increase IN ACTIVITY. Inc
signs OF the times seem to point in that
at present.
Now a physician recommends raw
onions for the grip. That's an improve
ment on assafntida or limburger cheese.
but cannot some medical science pro-
duCe a cure that will enable man TO
stand around by himself without swear
ing at his own breath:
This is to be year of great events,
and year i'll which the newspapers
Will be as necessary as sunrise to enable
the citizens to take up the duties of the
day. Now is the time to subscribe for
the best local paper ever published in
Henderson. $50 Il year.
Mr. Andrew =. Newcomb has taken
a position as salesman with the Lassl-
tcr-Parham Company. and will have
charge Of the dres. goods and notion
department. He is q good salesman,
polite and accommodating and popular
with all the trading people.
An exchange heads leading cditO-
rial. What are the Aims Of Party?"
and then labors through nearly col
umn in trying to answer its own ques-
ton. what are the aims of party:'
Why. to secure Office. ofcourse. Any
body ought to know that much.
Active preparations are being made
to begin work OH the railroad from Ok
ford to the Durham 81 Northern. A
large number of mules. carts, scoops.
whcelbarrows. &c. have arrived and
it is said one hundred hands or more
viii be put at work in a few days.
When you hear newspaper reporter
talking about taking notes. don't
imagine it's the Green back variety he
has reference to. He would have but
little news to print if it was only the
"notss' that needed receipting for
that he took in these times of great
complaint about the scarcity of money.
One good way to keep things moving
and to lessen the talk of hard times is
for every man to pay his debts as far
as possible. BE honest in the matter,
and don't say you can not pay when
You have not tried to do so. You pay
and somebody else will thereby be en-
abled to pay.-Charlotts Democrat.
Gentlemen. gentlemen :. reorganize
the Chamber Of Commerce. There are
many things which might be accom-
plished by united action. The oryani-
Zation might be made of benefit Just
now But if it is not to accomplish
anything more than it did before, better
let it remain in state of innoxious
desuetude.
The GOLD LEAF is indebted to
Mcssrs Dibrell Brothers, leaf tobacco
dealers. Danville. Va. for a neat and
handy little memorandum book, which
is valuable for the statistics given about
the tobacco interests of that market,
as well as being quite serviceable in
other ways. The gentlemen show en-
terprise iii sending out such an adver-
tisement of their business and market.
Mr.. Harvey Gelbach, of Gettysburg.
Pa. who was here ass sting Mr.. w. T.
Manning in giving his stereopticiou en-
| tertainment, left for his home Saturday
TO the regret of very many friends he
made during his stay in our midst
! This was his first visit this far South
and it is gratifying to know that he
was more than favorably impressed
with our people and what he saw O
| the country.
| Do not be a croaker. Never speal
! l,,lt .,f
cannot say too many good things abou
Henderson and its people and surround
inc country. The town is one of the
| best in the State. and while the county
may not be a poor mans paradise, i
| is about as nearly so as any part o
the country, and with intelligent ap
plication no man need have any appre
hension of not doing as well here as 1t
can anywhere.
| Some men give town the black-ey'
because it is dull, as they say, ant
when a movement is made to advanc,
it they jump right square on it will
both feet and try to crush the life on
of it. Are such men public spirited
or have they the pride of their town a
heart? Such should not be the case
Let everybody pull together for tn
good of their tOwn-then you will Sc,
it take OH new life and flourish a
never before. -kcrnersville News.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Shaw, son Capt. w
b. Shaw, having recently obtaine'
license from the Supreme Court t.
practice law, took the necessary oath
and was sworn in as an attorney an
counselor at law before Judge Brya
Tuesday. Mr.. shaw is young gentle
man of fine natural abilities. with
mind we'll furnished by careful stud
and training. and will no doubt Wi
success at the Bar and shed additional
lustre upon the family name.
| Oxford knew what she was dein
} whom she secured the works of the Sno,
Modern Barn and the industries inc
, dent thereto. The latest for the tow
as a result of such enterprise on ii
part is 4 smoking tobacco factory. TIL
Day says:
The Modern Tobacco Barn Compan
will soon move their smoking tobacc
| factory to Oxford. They manufactul
excellent Sranulated goods. and the
various brands are growing in popl
+ larity.
: Saturday night will doubtless find
large crowd in Burwell Hall. whe
Crandall. Clark Il Hake's Minstre
| will make fun for the folks. This Con
pany has never been here before. TT
y performers. however. are said to
t old minstrel men, well known to Il
e public. and the press speaks we'll
n the entertainment. The performan
: is said to be refined and full of brig
witticisms. good songs and dances al
other specialties. Some of the featur
E are particularly we'll spoken of.
1t is a mistake to think that peop
=. must dress fine in order to receive