The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-08-11

The day we left primary election
was being held for Mayor, to succeed
the lamented Capt. VIM. p. Graves.
There were half dozen candidates III
the field. The contest appeared to be
between Capt. Harry Wooding, we'll
known and popular merchant, and
Capt. T. J. Talbot, a leading citizen
and prominent tobacco manufacturer.
Capt. Talbot had been filling the of
flee acceptably since the death of
Mayor Graves, having been elected by
the City Council, of which he has been
an active and efficient member and
much of the time president, for many
years. We heard many compliments
paid him for the able and impartial
manner in which he had discharged the
duties of his new office, and the writer
bears cheerful testimony to Capt. Tai
bolts public spirit and valuable ser
vices to the town and people in varl-
GUS important trusts covering period
of many years.
Since reaching home the result OF
the primary has been learned and we
see that Capt. Wooding was elected.
He is good man in every sense of the
word. courageous. independent, 1alr
minded and impartial, and withal an
upright Christian gentleman, and will
make capital Mayor we have no
doubt. 1t is no small honor to be
Mayor of the city of Danville, and es-
pecially so to succeed so brave and gall
! liant and beloved a man as Capt.
Graves. He was one Of Natures no.
blemen, and whether as soldier, prl-
vate citizen OF public official, discharg-
ing trust to which he had been ex-
allied by an admiring and contiding
people, he was the same loyal patriot,
faithful public servant, true friend, and
knightly gentleman, Of whom all the
world might stand up and say tins IS q
man.
We had the pleasure Of seeing many
of our friends and made a number OF
very agreeable acquaintance, but
time did not permit us to see others
whom we recalled with pleasant recol-
lections and had hoped to shake hands
with. But we promise it shall not be
as long between drinks-visits, we
mean-again as it was time. But be-
fore we do 90 again Brother Bouldln,
of the Times, and Brother Woodson, of
the Register, will have to assure us
that an ordinance has been passed pro-
hibiting COWS from running at large on
the streets Of Danville. Now, we are
not afraid of COWS, and stand in no
mortal dread of being either bitten or
kicked by them, but we do object to
walking on the same sidewalks with
them, or after they hare passed that
acay. Think of cattle being allowed to
90 loose in a city the size and preten-
tons of Danville. It is a reflection
upon the neatness and progressive
spirit of the place. We were surprised
to find such a thing tolerated when
there last, five years ago, and abso-
lutely shocked to see this rural custom
still in vogue in a. city of Is, 900 inhab-
itants, where there are so many beau
tiful and costly flower yards, the pride
of domestic and refined housewives
who have lavished so much time and
care upon them, to be depredaded on,
lovely shade trees to be broken down
and destroyed, and smooth, nicely
paved sidewalks to be detiled by them
in their daily perambulations and mid
night peregrinatlons.
The City Council ought to do better
than that-or do the gentlemen all
own cows themselves