The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-07-21
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LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
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REPORTERS.
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Meets filst and third Tuesday nights in
each month at 1880 p. m. Reavls Hall.
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Try W W. Parkers new perfume.
Mild, pleasant and lasting.
Mr.. ;. $. Nash, of Tarboro, lee tured
i'll the Episcopal church here Sunday.
Refreshing rains continue to come
in good season. Crops are looking
remarkably well.
Let all white public school teachers
and school committeeman remember
the Educational Institute to be con-
Quoted in Henderson by Prof. Charles
ID. McIver next week, and attend.
There are many good crops of to-
bacco i'll this section, but the finest we
have seen is on ID. Y. Cooper's 1Iaw-
kins) place near town. But he has
two exceptional tenants in Tom Floyd
aud George Lloyd. They are good
farmers and hard workers as their crops
show
|. i. Gary announces by ADVERTISE
ment i'll this paper that he has estab-
lished an insurance agency and sOliclts
It share of the community's business.
He represents Il number of good COM
panies-Iitc, fire and accident-an
will make it to your interest to confer
with him if you want insurance of any
kind.
Chairman J. H. Dunn gives notice
that the County Democratic cOnven-
ton will meet i'll the court house in
Henderson Thursday. July 2Sth, for
the purpose of electlng delegates to the
Congressional convention of this dis
trict, to be held i'll Raleigh on the
Bird day of August. Let there be a
full attendance of all supporters of the
Democratic party.
The North Carolina Press Associa-
ton will meet i'll Charlotte next We'd
nesday aud be i'll session two days.
Alter adjourning the editors will take
an excursion to Washington and New
York, arrangements having been made
to that effect The editor will attend
the convention i'll Charlotte but don t
know whether he will be able to take
i'll the trip atterward or not.
An exchange puts this to its people
Gentle reader, did you ever stop
for one short moment to consider the
large amount of work a newspaper
man does for your town and county
during the year that he gets not cent
for? If YOU have not you should do
50, and extend a hand i'll patronizlng
thp and
age your printer to do even more for
You. Give him patronage and pay
your dues to the printer if you owe
him anything
The attention of public school teach
ers. committeeman and children. as
well as the public generally. is called
to the notice of Capt. l.. II. Croker,
Superintendent of Public instructor
for Vance county. announcing an Ed
ucational Institute to be held in the
court house by Prof. Charles d. Nc
liver, beginning Monday. July 25th. and
continuing until Friday, July Goth,
inclusive. Capt. Crocker's card is of
special interest to teachers and those
who propose to teach in the public
then attend the Institute.
In the orange County Reporter. pub
lished ut Orlando. Florida. we find a
poem dedicated ITO the Florida Con-
tederate Veterans written by Miss
Sadie Gillian Baird, who is we'll known
and has many friends in Henderson
where She lived for a number of wears
previous to removing to the "Flowerv
State" of the South. The Reporter
says this of the poem, which we will
reproduce next week for the benefit oil
the authors friends among our readers:
Attention is called to 4 poem on the
fourth page OF this issue. 1t is from,
the pen of Miss Sadie c. Baird, of this
city, and it has some features that
stamp the writer rs one that may some
day become famous.
We take pleasure in stating upon the
authority of Capt. l.. Il. Croker Super
intendent of Public Education fol
Vance county. that there will be ;
Basket Picnic in Henderson IL: the
special benefit of all white schoo
officers. school teachers, school chill
dren and their parents, on Friday
July Goth. 1892 Chat being the closin:
day OF the Educational Institute. whicl
begins July p. 1922
\ committee will be appointed il
each voting precinct of the county. wht
are requested by the Educational Boar,
to see that it be generally known an,
the people requested to aid in furnishin!
a dinner for the occasion. We hope al
will take an interest in this move 70
education and show their appreciation
OF hard worked, poorly paid, profes
sion and let the children enjoy the day