The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-20

| Albert Patterson, a colored man
died suddenly at his room in this place
yesterday. He was up at breakfast
but not feeling well went to his room
| and laid down on the bed where he
! was found dead few hours afterward
An effort will be made. and nc
/ doubt with success, to get a specia
. tralD from here to Warrenton mex,
Wednesday. This will make DELIGHT.
iul "TRIP Tor our business men and citi.
zens generally. And no doubt mauy
; OF them will go as they should.
i f. A. Powell will be the next sheriff
OF Vance county. There is no more
excellent citizen or better qualified
man for the office. Every body knows
| Rat'' Powell and TO know him is tr
IKE HIM. The colored people will give
him hearty support.
Had you ever thought that YOU do
not perform the function ola good gov
! eminent loving citizen, when YOU cast
your vote for a candidate that You know
/ 10 be beat before you cast your vote. .
! This is the position the followers OF
. Weaver find themselves in.
The Warrenton Fair begins next
Wednesday and will close on Saturday
remember that premiums and entries
are open to any citizen of any county
or State, and that there are no charges
1or exhibiting any article. and that all
stock will be well fed by the Society.
The present Democratic county
nominees are all good men, and en-
Titled to your suffrages. Give every
man, from L. T. Hicks to G. A. Cum
nlngham-from one end of the ticket
TO the other-a hearty support and a
rouslng endorsement at the polls next
November.
1t IS said that the Third party can
dldates are busy introducing new
and assorted lot of handshakes, embel-
lshed with solictous inquiries as to the
health of each individual member of
the family. However this may be the
aforesaid candidates will find them
selves badly left on the 9Th dav of
next month.
The Emerson & Fisher Co., car
rage manufacturers of Cincinnati. who
have sold great deal of their work in
Henderson, will exhibit an Atlantic
ph@ton to be presented to the physi-
clan securing the greatest number of
votes at 10 cents per vote Estate Fair.
Ralelgh, Oct. Is to 20, 1892; proceeds
to be donated to Soldiers Home.
The men who refuse to advertise in
the local paper, but will pay a dollar
Tor three line write up in some out
OF town journal, or catch-penny adj
Vertlsing scheme, where they can have
no nope OF getting any returns, are not
the men who are going to make city
prosperous, and build up live progress
olve papers.-Durham Sun.
Friday of the Warrenton Fair is
specially set apart as the day for our
colored citizens. There will be grand
tournament and horse racing and
parade of the Warrenton, Henderson
and Durham Fire Companies. The
colored people will go in numbers and
we hope our own excellent Fire Com
pany will bear off the laurels.
Registering can be done at any
time between now and ten days before
the election. No Democrat should
lose his vote because of failure to
register. To be certain about it 90
and see that your name is on the books
no matter when you voted last This
will be very little trouble and then
there can be nodoubt or mistake about
1t. DO this at once.
Walter r. Henry, of Henderson.
will deliver the address at the Warren
.on Fair next Wednesday. We need
not say his speech will be fine effort.
Mr.. Henry is an eloquent, forceful and
speaker on any subject
he undertakes to discuss, and will de-
ight his hearers next Wednesday. A
arge crowd will doubtless be present
o hear him.
We were pleased to have call from
orother Foote, of the Warrenton |
Gazette, Monday afternoon. He is the
Industrious and indefatigable secretary
If the WarrentOn Fair and was here |
n the interest of that enterprise. He |
Informed us that the indications are |
hat they will have a splendid exhibit
ion next week and that there will be
| large daily attendance.
Have you registered? If not look
liter the matter at once. It is impor-
ant that your name should be on the
looks if you do not want to lose your
ote. There was but light registra-
ion two years ago, so there are large
lumber of voters who have to attend
0 it this year. Remember that unless
on registered at the the last election
Gu must do so this year.
Time was when the initials of Sheriff
mith's name stood for Wheel Horse
f the Republican party in Vance
ounty, but "Won't Hoo-doo'' is all
nat can be made out of them now.
md his lost influence and waning
ope makes this fit precisely. His
anne and counsel have lost their power
mong the faithful and neither charms
or inspires the average voter who in
ne past was SO ready to do his bid
ing.
The public learns new truth every
ay about the value of advertising, and
ne merchant or other men of business
Tho does not already know that his
uccess in the worlds competition de-
ends upon advertising has yet to learn
ne OF most important of life's lessons.
he man who knows the value of adj
crtising and then knows the best
ledium, has a great advantage if he
ill use it.-NOrfolk Landmark.
Mr.. r. H. Faulkner died at his home
bout three miles from Henderson. on ,
friday 18th inst. He had not been
veil for some time but his condition {
vas not thought to be serious until
nly short while before he died. The |
emains were buried at the old home
of Nv Jo,noc El,rorJe &, | 1