The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-01-28
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LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS
Henderson Lodge, No. 220
a. +. Il n. NJ.

Meets fist and third Tuesday nights in
each mOnOh at 1870 p. III. Reavs Hall.
Glorious wea her this is bright.
pleasant and fine for out door work.
An exchange saws it does not take
many pints of whiskey to make peck
OF trouble.
Breaks Of tobacco were unusually
heavy last Thursday and Friday and
sales have been very good since.
The New York Recorder strikes the
nail square on The head when it says
the worst thing about finances is the
lack Of them.
James X. and II. f. pIummer give
not &c by advertisement i'll this paper
Of having qualified as executors Of the
late Dr. Alfred Plummer.
" Let all unile in doing right,
And make things onward lush
1t can he done if every one
VIII give the town push.
Appropriating the language of the
poet-of the average country weekly
10 pay your subscription
No one who appreciates good lee
ture by an extraordinary man, should
fail to hear Sam Jones at Burwell
Hall Saturday evening, February 9th.
Do not fail to take dinner with the
ladies next Wednesday. They will
have a tempting spread laid in the
store room next TO the Y. NJ. &. A.
rooms.
Many man who swOre OF swearing
at the first Of the year became a back
slider when he slinped on the icy side
walks during the late - bad spell' OF
weather.
In view of this being leap year, a
bachelor friend of ours announces that
he is ready to receive sealed proposals.
The proposals of course must be sealed
with the kiss of affection.
A bum is one who is always {" busted y
Il bomb is one that may :" Dust at any
time, and a boom is something that is
pretty sure to :. bust some time or
other. They are all dangerous things
to fool with.-Erchangc.
Rev. Sam p. Jones will lecture in
Burwell Hall Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 9Th. This famous parsonage
has never been to Henderson and it
is safe to predict that many of our
people will avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear him.
Rev. W. l.. Cuninggim has placed
us under obligation to him for copy
OF .be " journal of the North Carolina
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. Fitty-fith
session. held at Greenvllle. y. c..
Wednesday. November 18th. to Mon
day %0th. 1891"
We have received from I. w. Wood
& Sons. secdsmeu. of Richmond, Va,
a copy o. their handsome seed Cata Ogue
for the farm and garden, for 1892. 1t
is well got up. cover and all being
printed in Richmond. and is full OF
valuable and instructive information
for farmers and gardeners.
As will he seen by advel tisement
in this paper. Nj. f. G.. Butler offers
his dwelling and store house in Dabney.
for sale or rent The residence is a
handsome. well bnilt structure. modern
in design and comfortable and conven-
lent i'll plan and arrangement and is
very desirable piece OF property.
The Oxford Orphan Asylum has
been made the beneficiary of good
mans Gene tosiiy. The State Chronicle
states that by the will OF the late w
Robinson. OF Martin county, he be-
queaths 5000 TO that institution. Ii
his already been announced that q
gentleman of BERTHE county had left
the Asylum $4,000. This will be
quite Il lift for it.
Mrs. Rebecca Burroughs. mother O
Mr. j. f. Burroughs, of Dabney. dice
at her home near that place last Thurs
day. aged IS years. Deceased was
a good woman and faithfully performed
her duties in every relation of life. She
was highly esteemed and greatly be.
loved in the community in which she
lived and her death even at such an
advanced age is mourned by a wide
circle of friends.
According to the Germantown In
dependent. this is the way a local colorso
preacher addresses his congregation
when portion of his hearers will not
down in front" to give those III the
rear an opportunity Of seeing his pearly
teeth DE fore part ob de church
will please to sOt down, so de hind part
of de church kin see de fore part for
the hind part KANT see de Gore part.
eff de fore part desists in standin' be-
fore de hind part. to lie utter h"rclus on