The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-07-20
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REPORTERS.
Henderson Lodge, No. 223,
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Meets fst and third Tuesday nights in
each month al 80 p. III. ReaVis Hall.
Every man who complains of ''hard
times" helps to make times ust that
much harder.
summer heat is now at high tide
and every body is anXiously waiting
for cool spell.
Watermclons. both home grown and
the Georgia product, are becoming
plentiful i'll market
Mr.. ]. p. Taylor and sisters, Misses
Lucy and Sadie Taylor, returned
Monday from Orange, Va.
Were this leap-year the girls could
not oftcner ask: "When are you
eoin. to the Worlds Fair"
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Newell and children
left last week to join Mr.. Newell in
Washington, ID. c., where they will
make their home in future.
Better crop weather than we are
having could not reasonably be desired.
It is warm enough, and in this imme-
diatc neighborhood there has been no
suffering for rain during the entire
season.
The editor is cup and about and
will soon he himself again. Those
who didn't lick him Gf any there were
who wanted to- during his near three
weeks sickness, have missed their
chance.
We call attention to the ADVERTISE
mcnt of Rid@eway High School, for
boy, and girls. RiIgeway, Warren
county, y. c.. Prof. John Graham
principal. Write for catalogue and
particulars.
The Durham young lady who
thought She had lost a valuable dia-
mnmd rim. AT Morehead recently, which
WAS advertised and the aid of 4 detcc-
tive called i'll for its recovery, has
since found it in the bottom of her
trunk.
The Washington correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer Of last Satur-
day saws: The widow of William
IIImilton Young, of Henderson. for
merly Miss Bryan, of Raleigh, a niece
of George L. Badger, has come on to
ill place i'll the Census office to which
She has been appointed.
Mr.. Claud Il. Johnson, who is well
known i'll Henderson where he lived
ut one time, was married i'll Norfolk
last week to Miss Lizzie Warren. The
TiY.,iniaa saws : :. Mr.. and Mrs. John
son left OH the Bay Line steamer for
Chicago, and upon their return will
make Norfolk their home. Mr.. John
son is Il prominent young merchant Of
this city. and the bride is the only
daughter of the late 7. Sidney Warren,
ESD, formerly of Edenton, n. c.
The editor of this paper has been
appointed a member of the legislative
committee of the National Editorial
Association The appointment was
made by Hon. Walter Walllams, G
Columbia, Mo-. the talented and pop
uIar president of that distinguished
body. Where there are so many able
and excellent men to choose from the
honor is one that carries with it thu
burden of extra responsibility howeve
much it is to be valued.
The LOuisburg Times puts on recort
Il mammoth tree in Franklin county
1t says: while some counties of tn
State are boasting of large trees, it vii
probably not be out Of place for tn
Time. to mention one in Franklin. [
is on the Eaton place 4 few miles tror
i.ousburg, and its dimensions are a
follows: 1t is 293 feet about 3 fee
from the ground; at the ground it i
3S4 feet around. At noon its shad
is I22 feet across. and its shade meas
ures 336 feet around.
\ patient who had been takin
Antipyrlne. as prescribed by I'll
family physician, asked of what tina
drug was composed and received til
following reply which appears to b
as clear as mud. Said the doctor:
Antipyrine. which people use
great deal nowadays is made by til
condensation OF 4 halogen butyrate an
phenyldrazine: the methylphenlpyr;
zine resulting is converted by Il wea
hylphenylpyrazine, an
this by methylation yields dehydrodim'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Newspaper men are blamed vii
great many things they can't he!
such rs giving news about some foil
and leaving out Otheres, &c. But Il
newspaper man can not help this. /
simply prints what news he can fiji
out. Some people inform him abol
such things which others do not Son
hesitate to tell the editor of items tn;
would be of interest to the publ
when their names have to be me-
toned, for fear of being consider'
selfish or presumptious. This is
wrong impression. Tell us the new
and the motive ,will be appreciate