The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-08-25
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LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Henderson Lodge, No. 90,
y. r. 81 A. NJ.
Meets fiji st and third Tuesday nights in
each month at 1880 p. III. Reavis Hall.
1t is a good ticket.
The county Democracy is solid.
Wewil win at the polls in Noven .er.
Fall term of Henderson College will
begin September 9th.
\ good many people went from Hen
dsrson to Richmond on the excursion
yesterday.
Let every Democrat do his duty
This is no time for Indifference on the
part of lovers Of good government.
The Democrats have put out good
ticket in the county-one which readily
commends itself and can be elected.
Z. 7. Hicks new law building is
nearly completed. Only the finishing
touches have to be put on the inside.
Hicks will lead the ticket to victory.
The fight is now on, and there will be
no let up until success has crowned our
efforts.
After Il severe dry spell, causing
great damage TO crops and cons euuent
loss to farmers, a splendid rain fell
Monday afternoon and night.
Mr.. w. II. ANDERSON left Monday
for the North, to lay in his fall and
winter stock. Those wishing bargains
will do well to wait the arrival Of his
new goods.
We take pleasure in again calling at
tcntOn to the advertisement of the
Gilmcr High School. Prof. John A.
Gilmer, \. B., principal. The fall term
Will begin August Doth.
The Baptist association at Island
Creek church last week was largely at
tended, and the meeting was an unusu-
ally interesting one. Many people
from Henderson were present during
the session.
J. II. Young is busy putting up
ensilage at his stock and dairy farm
near town. This is something farmers
and stock owners should give more at
tCntiOn to. 1t is fine food. and there
need be no trouble about keeping it.
Stone-cutters and quarry hands seek
Ing employment should write to \. B.
Cook, Petersburg, Va. who wants men
to work in the Wakefield granite quar-
rlcs near that city. Good wages and
steady employment offered. See adj
y,rtSement i'll this paper.
1t has come at last-a good rain.
While it will do much good even now.
had it come two or three weeks sooner
thousands of barrels of corn would
have been made more than will be, be-
sides greatly benefitting tobacco. cot
ton. peas and other crops.
Not only are the Democrats satisfied
with the county ticket. but it COM
mends itself to many others, white and
cOlOred, who have not heretofore
counted themselves with us. 1t is COM
posed of good men, who have the re-
spect and confidence of their fellows.
Mr.. John II. Davis is in town this
week selling Il very complete and de-
slrable work, Grams Unrivaled Atlas.
edition of 1900. 1t is full of valuable
information. and copy should be in
the hands OF every student. professional
and business man. Sold in two styles
of binding price in cloth, :4.50; mo-
rocco, 5000.
People who have work to be done in
the line OF upholstering and repairing
OF furniture. picture framing. bracket
and cabinet work. etc. would do well
to call on y. NJ. Pittman. opposite the
O'Neil block He is a good workman,
and very prompt. We have seen some
of his work. and know whereof we
speak. His prices are reasonable.
Henderson was represented at the
meeting of eN-Contederate veterans at
Wrightsville by Messrs. Thomas Tay-
lOr and W. II. Green. ..Scrap" SAYS
he had Il big time, and speaks in warm
terms of the clever manner in which
the old soldiers were treated by the
citizens of Wilmington. Especially
does he praise and thank the ladies.
We fully agree with an exchange.
when it says: Talk about your good
man, your temperate man, your always
the-same man, your clever man, your
enterprislng man, your good-natured
man, Your handsome man, Your lively
man, your happy man, Your sympa-
thetic man, They are all right, but
give us an honest man who pays his
debts.
The Seaboard Airline will sell round
trip tickets to Washington, d. C., for one
tirst-class fare on the occasion of the
National Encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic Tickets will be on
sale September 18th to Goth, good for
ret arm passage until October 10th, inclu-
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