The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-08-04
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4 OF THE TOWN :
LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.
Henderson Lodge, No. 90
a. r. ~ A. VI.

henderson 1-ousc, no. --c,
a. r. ~ A. VI.
Meets frst and third Tuesday nights in
each mCnth at 80 p. III. lteavIS Hall.
{. &. Butler left Sunday for the
South on a business trip.
A number Of new advertisements
appear i'll this paper. Read them.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school had an enjoyable picnic i'll the
country Tuesday.
T. L. Hicks is having material put
i'll place for the erection of Il law office
on his lot i'll the rear Of the old Hen
dersOn hotel building.
The Vance Guards. numbering %
men, left this morning for the State
encampment at Wrightsvillc. Rev.
w. ID. Morton, ID. d., chaplain of the
company. went with them.
If you're interested in steam engines,
saw mills. thrcshing machines, &c,
the advertisement of The y. b. Farquhar
Co., OF York, Pa, calls for your atten-
ton. You will find it i'll this paper.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
mcnt of Rid"cway High School, Prof.
John Graham, principal, which appears
in this paper This school cOmmcnds
itself to parents and guardians as one
of the best and most thorough of its
class.
The Republican county convention
met here Saturday and nominated the
following ticket: For the Legislature,
J. NJ. Watson, colorcd; for Register of
Deeds, 7. :. Eaton, colored; for Treas
urcr, George IIoughtalling. There
was no nomination for Sheriff.
We are indebted to J. Z. Kerr,
secretary, for an invitation to be
present and participate in the cere-
monies attending the celebration Of the
Tooth anniversary of the formation of
Buncombe county. at Asheviile, on
Wednesday and Thursday. August
10th and 18th, 1882.
y very pleasant ice cream supper
was given ut the residence of Mr. Alex
Wilson, of Franklin county. Thursday
evening last. by Miss Eenie Wilson i'll
honor OF Miss Annie Bridgers. of Pc
tcrshurg. Va. Some of our young men
attended and report the occasion in
keeping with those which the hospita-
BILE people of Franklin know how to
get up.
Rev DIR. Morton has just closed a
successful meeting near Church's store.
where he has been preaching for the
past ten nights. Some l. or Is per-
sons made Il public profession of relI-
zion. \ mission chapel will be built
shortly. Mr.. !. Il. Young who has
taken an active part in the work down
there, is superintendent of the sunday
school, with 4 good average attendance.
Gen. W III. Cheek reports the larry
est Weld of Irish potatoes we have
heard Ot. In his garden was Il volun-
tecr hill and Is It was not i'll the way
of anything else it was permitted
to remain and grow where it had
come up. In digging his crop few
days ago he got from this one hill 10
good sized potatoes. a full gallon by
measure and 81 pounds i'll weight.
Who can beat that.
Politics will be lively from now until
the election hut people should not let
this cause them To neglect their private
business. Great principles are involved
to he sure, but that Is no reason YOU
and | should waste precious time a-i-
tating, a"itating, agitating, and then
fall out and> hard things OF each other
because We happen not to agree rs to
the most eXpcdicnt method of attain
ing the same end both OF Us are aiming
at.
We offer no apology for devoting so
much OF our space to a single subject
this week-the able and admirable adj
dress of Col. VIM. III. :. Burgwyn. de-
livcrcd before the North Carolina To-
bacco Association at Morehead City.
1t will repay careful reading whether
you are interested in tobacco or not.
There is much that should be impressed
upon our people and the editors of the
State will find in it great many
truths, unwelcome though some of
them may be. that are well worth their
thoughtful consideration.
The Lovers Lament.