The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-12-08


Mr.. l.. r. Christie, of Oxford, will
| talk at Y. NJ. G. A room Sunday
afternoon.
Some of the store windows have
commenced to look very attractive.
They are being dressed for the holiday
trade.
Interest is being revived in the fire
companies now. Let the business men
ana property owners encourage those
who put themselves in position to pro-
tect the lives and property of the town.
There is general complaint through
out this section abGlt the wells drying
up. Many people in town find it DIFF
| iicult to get water and we learn it is
equally as bad in some localities in
the country.
Henderson ought to have more manu-
factories. But talking about them
| alone or simply admitting the need of
them will not bring them. We have
got to get together and 60 to work
1long this line if we expect to prosper
| IS community.
MIR. j. II. Dunn having declined
10 serve longer as chairman of the
'5oard OF County Commissioners. at
he meeting Monday Mr.. James Amos
vas elected to that position. He is
good business man and no doubt will
make good presiding officer.
The GOLD LEAF acknowledges re-
ceipt of an invitation to attend the
anniversary celebration of the Sea Gift
literary Society of Lousburg, Deem
ser 9th. The officers are: Cora D.
l5agley. president; Mary Birdie Person,
Elce-president; Edwin Sumner Fuller,
ecretary. Cantata the New Flower
Queen.
An advertisement in the GOLD LEAF
Is good drummer for any Henderson
BUSINESS man. 1t goes direct to the
firesides of a large number of the best
and most substantial people of this
and adjoining counties, and besides |
others are reached somewhat indirectly. |
Professional men find just as much |
feneflt Ill keeping their cards constantly |
etOre our readers.
There is no reason in the world why
Henderson should not have the largest |
trade this season she has ever had.
But our people must work for it and .
not be afraid OR too stingy to spend .
a few dollars to secure it. Every bust
ness man should use all of his energies |
i'll this direction and advertise liber-
ally. There is nothing like the judi
clous use of printers ink, and keeping
the people informed.
Always read the advertisements.
GU may not be interested in every
he but it is time well spent to read
al. Certainly it is you will lose moth
ing by watching every advertisement
that appears in this paper, and reading
every line you see. During the holi-
day season you will want to buy goods
cheap. Look for the invitations and
where you can get bargains. A news
paper is an index to a towns business.
The merchants of Henderson are
making great preparations to do
large holidy trade this year, and the
goods selected by them are of the most
desirable kind both useful and orna-
mental. There is no town of its size
where is kept so complete and attrac-
tie stocks Of goods as are offered by
the Henderson dealers. We say this
bt cause it is fact, although our adj
vertising columns do not show such
enterprise as is credited to them.
The deadly firecracker and the ire
pressible small boy of America, acting
III conjunction, will furnish the usual
number of Christmas fires this year,
put out the customary proportion of
eyes and cause about as many runa-
ways as in ordinary celebrations of our
glorious holiday. In doing his share
OF all this the boy will contribute his
us ual quota of fingers uncomplainingiy,
al d will be ready next year to devote
his remaining digits to the same cause.
We wish it distinctly understood
that in not publishing the name of the
m lrderer or murderers Of the colored
IN IN, reported in another column, the
GOLD LEAF does not intend to cast
al Y reflection upon the people of that
There are numbers of
good men down that way who never
XII led a man and never will, and we
he ne they will not get mad with us for
sa Iing a man has been foully assas-
sii ated because we do not give the
name of the assassin.
If subscribers to newspapers gener-
ally knew how important it was to
publishers to have each individual sub
scription paid at the proper time they
would set down in their memorandum
book the date when fresh new year
begins and would be as prompt as in
tn, payment of note in the bank, in
meeting it. 1t is true that so small
sun as few dollars is not much in a
few subscribers, but the aggregate
of several hundred amounts to cOnsid-
cradle. and Judge what it may be to
any other publisher.
low is this for ALTERATION Per-
sous who patronize papers should pay
promptly. for the pecuniary prospects
of the press have a peculiar power III
pushing forward public prosperity. If
the printer is paid promptly, and his
pocket book kept plethoric by prompt
pa ,ng patrons. he puts his pen to his
pa per in peace; his paragraphs are
mere pleasing, and the perusal of his
pa Der is pleasure to the people.
Please post this piece of proverbial
philosophy in a place where all persons
cali perceive it.-Erchange.
\ matrimonial epidemic appears to
ha e invaded this town and section. ,
Many victims have already succumb-
ed. and if rumors are not fallacious ,
tn, fatality has not yet attained to the
suhlimity of its climax. A certain
young Man(n)in(g) this office while
tai ing about marrying the other day '
va, heard to exclaim: MAY the Lord
have mercy on me- AS his prayer .
in his connection is susceptible of :