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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-06
Bay State Shoes-the best
wearing. Prices low at
WATK1Nss S.
Disastrous Fires.

The whole country round about has
been on fire lately, and great damage
was done. Saturday forest fires ragged
in every direction and the casualties
reported are many, resulting in great
loss Of property, numerous accidents
and the death of one person. The
most serious damage perhaps was in
and around Midway, near Dabney.
There the residence Of Capt. w. H.
Crews. together with all outbuildings,
most of the HOUSEHOLD effects, corn, fod-
der, &C., were burned. Near by the
residence of Isham kittrell was also
burned. At Midway the store and
dwelling house of W. H. Green were
in great danger and narrowly escaped.
1t was only by the most persistent
efforts Of the people who were at the
store, white and colored, that these
houses and other property were saved.
This fire started from new ground
brush heap where colored man was
working. The fire burned over large
area and large quantities Of cord wood,
fences, &C., were destroyed. Nearer
town the woods were on fire in several
places. The residence of Thomas
Boyd, who lives beyond Parish's mill
few miles from town, was burned. to-
gether with nearly all Of his household
effects. In the opposite direction from
town down about Stecdsville. the woods
were on fire at the same time, and
great damage is reported. \ young
lady, Miss Salle Ball, near Dukes
store. while out fighting the flames had
her dress to catch fire and was so badly
burned that she died Sunday. In
Franklin county the dwelling house
and all Outbuildings on Mrs. Joel
Thomas's place were burned, as were
large quantities of produce and farm
ing tools. Between here and Middle
burg fire ragged in several places and
cord wood, pasture fences and num-
Der of tobacco barns and cabins were
swept away. Friday night the stables
and barn of J ohm Harris, an industri-
Gus, Woodworking man, who lives near
| VIM. Green's, were burned. He lost
about 25 barrels of corn, a lot OF
fodder and shucks and box of meat
| he had Just bought. Last Thursday
the dwelling house of Mrs. B. J. Hayes,
near Jones's Spring, caught fire on tor
and would have been burned but for
the brave and timely act of an ole
colored woman. By some means she
managed to get to the roof with an
axe and knocked the burning shingles
off and thus saved the house from
burning. There was no man about the
premises at the time. From othe1
directions we hear Of damage being
done by fire, but have no fuller parti
culars. The wind blew perfect hur
ricane Saturday and when fire once go
out it was hard to control.
In the woods where the straw ant
leaves were thick and in broom sag
fields the flames would leap fifty or on
hundred yards and swept over tn
ground at almost lightning speed
Look which ever way you would ant
the heavens were full Of thick blacl
smoke. 1t was a day not soon to b
forgot and those who engaged in try
ing to check the flames and save lif
and property had an experience sue
as they hope never TO be forced t
pass through again.
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rr--.,.,.i..,,r advertisements 10 be pu6Iisnea
I',..,Io,,fL and under. must be pald lor III
on Al advertising for a shorter tlIne
Jan tnrr,. months j. considered tr:,ntleI.
M i,,,,',,r.II,, accounts rendered quarterly
Ir,il advertisements published for "A longer
r,rrloI III time" ~ o,.,,,,,,
. ,c.I advertisements, to appear among
-i',ii,,I. matter under heading OF Business
E,tirr- viii he charged 10 cents per line 1pr
49, insertion. and cents per line Tor each
insertion thereafter. ..:o
c,,;,l advertisements, such as administra.
,,r-- and executors notices. commissioners
.,rI trustees sales. summons 10 non resi-
t.uts &c viii bs. charged for at Legal rates.
,xrcl:t when they exceed "A certain lllhtI Oh
-t,.ce. in which cast We reserve thc ilSiii 10
M our own price. All such business must
-. PAID FOR IN ADNASt +. The charge
= very small and we cannot anord 10 take
risks or walt the pleasure of persons 10 pay.
Obituary notices, resolutions OF respect,
etc will he charged for at the rate OF one
cent - word and the cas- must accompany
the manuscript. In cases "hcrc friends and
patrons Of the paper are concerned, no
charge viii he mad" for the first ten lines
about - wOriS-nr articles not exceeding
that in length.
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Letter From RingWoOd.

Letter From Ringwood.
R1NGwooD, n. c., March 80, '93.
Backward spring-frost and ice this
morning, yet she will soon be here, for
There's an odor of blossoms in the air,
The sky is without a tleck;
There's one thing certain-a change is near
And spring will soon be on deck.
We would again urge our farmers
for this year at least to plant corn,
peas and potatoes, even if they have to
give sl.OO per bushel for paintings.
Don't 60 off again after cotton, the
false king that has put this poor and
could-be self-supporting section under
the merciless vassalage Of financial
ruin.
Miss Sallie Threewitts had another
stroke of paralysis last week, and is
in a rather precarious condition.
Some of the politicians who are
Cleveland men for "revenue only are
g cussin'' because they don't get in and
some of them will get about like the
Colonel.
Ibid Col. Jones get the Office he
was after?''
"No; but he cussed out three con-
eressmen and lived six weeks at a first
class hotel.''
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated and
elected by the honest masses and his
proposition to let the people be heard
and the crossroads politicians rant is
endearing him still more to those to
whom he owes his present position.
We are fortunate in having a congress-
man in full accord with Mr.. Cleve-
lands views. Mr.. Woodland is man
of the people, conservative, courteous
and not to be led away by any and
every theory set up by those whose
patriotism is measured by the plums
thew can receive. Mr.. Bum, of your
district. l have known long and we'll.
He is a model congressman and will
take care of the interests of the masses.
He, like Mr.. Woodland, is a man of
ability. with a gentle, kindly nature,
and in line with Mr.. Cleveland's high
est ideals of Justice and filled with the
truest patriotism. Our immediate con-
gressmen will represent us in way
of which all may we'll feel proud.
Even fool when he holdeth his peace, is
counted wise
Little things are great to little men;
| Who ever knew truth put to the wall in a
free and open encounter?
| IT'S not for mortals to command success,
But l will do more, Semp:onius, l will
deserve it.-Addison.
Things i'll got had ever bad success.
Mourn not when life's hope shall failt hee
And dark pillows roll,
| When tempeSts assail thee,
| Mourn not, oh, my soul.
| The birds find green meadows
Beyond the seas roar
And passing deaths door,
For thee is shore
Illumined by a sun that will set never
more.
e.. +. NJ.
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Seed Corn for Sale.

The Poor .dan's Friend" at Rowland l.
Powell's, in Henderson. at : cents per
pound in packages Of 25 and 80 pounds. 1t
is a hard. fiinty corn and very prolific,
bearing from two to four ears to the stalk
and weighs 65 pounds per bushel. Land
that will make barrels per acre in big
corn will make seven of the Poor Man 5
Friend" and seven barrels Will gain one
barrel in weight. 1t makes splendid meal.
L. B. MANNING,
Henderson. n. Z.
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Something of Interest to the
Young People ofHendersOn.

DEAR YOUNG FRIENDs:-I want to talk
to YOU about the Demorest Medal Con-
tests, which were inaugurated in New
York city, April, 1886, and which have
become decided success in many COM
munities throughout the country as a
very entertaining method of educating
the public mind in the principles of tenn
perance and of improving the oratorical
powers of the contestants. Let me
briefly outline the plan.
At public meeting appointed and ar
ranged for the purpose not less than six
nor more than ten persons of either sex,
between the ages of twelve and twenty
five shall recite certain selections, and
the one whom three judges shall deter
mine to have made the best recitation
shall be awarded silver medal in satin
lined case. Six silver medal winners may
compete for a gold medal; eight gold
medal winners may compete for q grand
gold medal, and eight grand gold medal
winners may compete for handsome
gold medal studded with diamonds. The
winner of any medal here may compete
with like winners elsewhere, for the next
higher medal and thus enter q state or
even a natinal contest for the highest
medal to secure which is an honor indeed
as it marks the best speaker out of more
than twenty-three hundred. | believe
we have in Henderson young people who
can compete with any as declaimers and
want to help you to secure some of these
medals. They will cost you nothing and
| will see that your first speeches are
given to you. They arenotlOng speeches
You can avail yourselves of all possible
helps from any source in learning how tC
declaim, and your efforts will improve
yourselves and, in a most pleasing way
help a good cause.
| hope that all who desire to enter this
contest will meet me in the Y. NJ. {. A
rooms Saturday, April 18th, at 8 O'Clock
a. H., that we may then form a class
select Rotations and appoint the TIM
for the public speaking. | want two
classes, one of each sex.
Respectfully yours,
I. J. OGBURN.
Shiloh's Cure, the Great Cough an,
Group Cure, is for sale by us. Pocket siz
contains twenty-five doses, only CSC. Chill
| dran love if Sold nv w W Parker
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Information Wanted
About a Boy.

nN OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 18TH
Omy sisters child. James Patterson
colored, left nv home at GrayStone and
went OF IN company with another boy. lie.
came from Halifax county Ia live with me-
last August and left without any cause
and his mother is very anxious about her
enid. SAID James Patterson is about l..
years old, Is we'll grown for his age, tall
and slim, with long kec II hands, thin lipS
large full eyes, round forehead, and GIN
ger cake color. Is supposed to be in the
neighborhood of Warrenton. will b.
thankful for any information as To his
whereabouts, or will pays suitable reward
to the person who will deliver him To me-
ut my home. y. L. RICHARD.
f.,,,.,
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Notice..

"AVIN:I QUALIFIED AS EXECU-
III trix Of the will of the late W. W.
Young, this is to notify all persons having
ella inns against said deceased to present
them for payment on or before the first
d.y Of April, 1894, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar OF their recovery. Persons
indebted to said deceased will please
make payment At once.
ANN ELIZA YOUNG, Executrix
:.of W. W. Young, deceased.
T. L. Hicks, Attorney.
April l. 1898
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More Fine Performances.

Inc splendid performance at LOuSh-
Inns training quarters. OF which we
wrote last week, was repeated Saturday
afternoon. And again Monday after
noon and night our people had the
pleasure Of seeing certainly one Of the
best, if not the greatest show on
earth.' The artists more than sus-
tanned the fine impression made We'd
nesday evening. and the verdict of all
was that such we'll fitted establish
ment for purposes Of this kind and SO
admirable an exhibition as was given
therein, through the influence of local
enterprise and home talent, was alike
credltable to the town, the proprietor
and the talented Loughlin family and
their expert assistants.
The work of the CASTILLO Brothers
and Mr.. George st. Elmo on the double
horizontal bars and their ground and
lofty tumbling, stamp them as aero
batic experts whose equal we have not
seen. The bareback riding and hurdle
acts of Mr.. Dave Loughlin can not be
surpassed. Mr.. Will Wallet, the
renowned young English jumping
jockey, is dashing rider and finished
horseman. The performances of Miss
Minnie CASTILLO On the flying trapeze
and swinging rings, were as clever as
could be, while her acts on the double
trapeze with Mr.. William CASTILLO
showed both to be artists of superior
skill and daring. Mrs. Ada c. Lough-
lin Won the admiration of all by her
| grace and ease on the tight wire, walk
ing it without the aid of balance pole
or anything save small Japanese
parasol. A new and pleasing feature
OF the program was the tight rope
walking Of Mrs. Fannie Wallet (mother
OF Mrs. Loughlin). Although this was
the first time she had been on the rope
in eight years, her performance was
creditable in the highest degree, and
no one who saw her nimble and artis-
tic dancing and perfect balancing, even
with her ankles shackled with steel cuffs
and sliding rod fastening them to-
gether, would ever have imagined she
was not in thorough practice, and was
the grand mother of a boy old enough
to play clown in the same ring. These
facts considered together make the per-
| Torrance of Mrs Wallet all the more
remarkable, while she looked and acted
as if she was as young as any Of them.
Master Oscar Gregory, of Oxford, was
on hand with his wonderful trained
| colt, Black Bess, six months old. Both
| appeared to better advantage than on
the first occasion and the colt went
through with the various acts she has
been taught to do with an intelligence
and understanding Of the work required
Of her in a manner that was really
marvellous.
Altogether tile show was lone of
the finest and everybody was we'll
pleased. Both old and young folks
greatly enjoyed it and the thanks of all
are due Mr.. Loughlin and his able and
admirable assistants for the pleasure
and amusement afforded those who
witnessed the several performances.
ShilOh's Vitalizeris what you need for
Dyspepsia, Torpid Liver. Yellow Skin or
Kidney Trouble. 1t is guaranteed to give
You satisfaction. Price 75c. Sold by w.
W Parker, druggist, Henderson.
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Commissioners Sale.

NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF \
~ decree issuing from the Superior
Court of Vance county, y. c., will sell
to the highest bidder for cash, at the court
house door in Henderson, on MONDAY.
MAY Isl, 1898, the following described
real estate. to-wit, viz: One tract of land
situate in Vance county. belonging 10 the
estate of Handy Crudup, and containing
81 acres, more or less. This land was
bought by John :. Burwell, deceased
and adjoinS the lands of DR. w. III. Da-
Wis and others. For Il more accurate de-
scription reference is made To the deed on
record in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Vance county
\. w. GRAHAM,
mch,H Commissioner
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-06

We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds upon this con-
dition. If you are afflicted with cough,
cold or any lung, throat or chest trouble,
and will use this remedy as directed, Civ
ing it a fair trial. and experience no bene-
fit. yon may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We could not
make this offer did we not know that DR..
Kings New Discovery could be relied on.
1t never disappoints. Trial bottles free at
". 7. Cheatham's drug store. Large size
SOC and 81 90.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-06

We offer you the largest.
best and most stylish line OF
Dress Goods, Trimmings,
and Millinery in the city. Our
prices are low, quality consid-
cred. S. 6 c. Watkins.
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Entertainment to be Given at
Burwell Hall.

LUZ " GA AASAAAs
Miss Adelaide Westcott, an accom-
plished eleocutionist and. dramatic
reader, will give an entertainment at
Burwell Hall Tuesday evening, April
25th. She will appear under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the pro-
ceeds to 60 toward paying for their
organ. Miss Westcott comes highly
endorsed by the press, public and
clergy. She is said to be exceedingly
versatile, attractive and original, and
gives an entertainment quite out of
the ordinary style. The Edgeield,
South Carolina, Chronicle, of February
18th, 1893, speaks of her as follows:
The Y. NJ. c. A. are to be congrat-
ulated in having secured the services
of Miss Adelaide Westcott, who rem
dered * Switzerland, in the hall on
Monday evening last. Miss Westcott
is young, beautiful and accomplished,
and her radiant charms and ardent
grace captured all who heard her. All
points of interest in this beautiful
country of hill and dale are touched
upon, and one imagines that they are
really gazing upon the snow topped
Alps, and in the beautiful valleys that
lie below.
The rendition of the & Naughty Girl"
was simply inimitable and brought
forth both laughter and admiration
from the audience. 1t was followed
by dramatic piece reclted with ex-
quisite pathos. This was one Of the
most retired and pleasing entertain
ments Edgefield has witnessed in many
day. Miss Westcott is certainly an
elOcutionist of versatile talent, and
her grand natural simplicity, devoid
as it is of all that is d" stagey' is her
CHEZ charm.
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For Sale.

800 bushels of improved cotton seed
for planting purposes. Price 80 cents
per bushel at my gin or 35 cents deliv-
cred free on board Warrenton train.
p. 0. Warrenton, y. c.
HENRY WILLIAMS,
Near ShOcco Springs.
Hand riveted handle hoes,
best you ever saw, at
WatkinS's.
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Notice
Valuable Town Property for Salc.

NOT SOLD PRIVATELY BEFORE;
L that time | shall offer for sale at publ,
anction 10 the highest bidder, for cash. o.,
MONDAY, APRIL 10TH, lS93, in from.
OF the Vaughan Building. on Garnet
street. Henderson, y. C.. the ,hree h,ir,-
store rooms belonging TO me. and whir,,
are situated on Garnet street. This prop-
erty is located in the heart of the business
portion OF the town. and very near IN,
Raleigh X CASTOR Railroad depot.
Terms, onc-third cash, balance on ,
mentS To bear interest al rate of eight nor
cent. For further information apply T.,
me or my attorney \. &. Zollicoffer. Eso.
JNO. W. VAUGHAN
by A. {. Zollicoffer. ATTY.
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Notice..
Sale for Taxes.

NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF TUE
~ Tax List for the town OF Henderson,
N. c., for the Year 1892, which is in my
hands for collection, shall on MONDAY, ,
THE 1ST DAY OF MAY. 1893. offer for
sale, at the court house door in Hender-
son, n. G., the following lots or parcels Of
land belOnginging to and listed by the
parties hereinafter named, to wit:
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Notice..

HAVING QUALIFIED AS EXECU-
- triX of the estate of DIR. L. T.
Henry, deceased, before the Clerk of the
Su perior Court of Vance county, this is Ia
not ify all persons holding claims against
the said estate TO present them Ia me or to
my agent Mr.. James Moore, at Raleigh,
n. G.. duly authenticated, on or before the
23rd day OF March, 1894, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Per
sons indebted to said estate must make inn
mediate payment.
LUCY &. HENRY.
EXccutriX of the estate of
DIR. L. I. Henry, decd.
kittrell, \. C., March %, 1898
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Spring clothing has come
It's beautiful and SO cheap.
Schloss styles are lovely and
fit SO well. Found only at
Watkins S.
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Wanted.

BY aprinter OF eleven wears experience.
now student at college, n position,
during the summer vacation after Nav
1st. For references, etc. Apply TO
NJ Il. CLARKE.
Wake Forest, n. c.
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Itch on human and horses and all ami
mails cured in 80 minutes by WoOlford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by Melville Dorsey, druggist, Henderson.
\. Z. feb23
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Notice..

TNDER THE POWER CONFERRED
- ON me 10y deed of trust from A. Il
C'iiatdi and wife. dated December u, 49,,
l Will sell by public auction, for cash, at
the court house door in Henderson, on tie
10Th DAY OF APRIL, 1898, one tract e
parctI or iand situate on the road leading
from Niddleburc 10 Henderson and boun. :.
cd a> follows Beginning at VIM Dgpr,,. 8
corner ON said road, thence southwark pa {.
allel With the road 2lD wards 10 stou...
Hence east 20 yards to a stone. Then =,
north 2lo yards Ia Wm. Duprie's lin.
thence With his line 20 yards to the b.
ginning. containing three acres.
This March Q, ISa;
1. NJ. PITTMAN. Trustee.
Pittman X Shaw, Attorneys
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Letter From kittrpll .

kITTRELL, y. 1. April >, 1893.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF The Easter holi-
i days were pleasantly spent by the Young
people of kittrell and the surrounding
vicinity. Picnics and fishing parties were
all the go.
Special Easter services were held at
the Episcopal church Sunday. The floral
decorations at both the Episcopal and
Methodist churches were very pretty
Prof. q. II. Crowell, Principal of Frank
linton Academy, preached Sunday morn
ing at kittrell NJ. F.. church, and Sunday
afternoon at Plank Chapel. He was
heard with much pleasure at both places
Bishop Lyman preached at the Epis-
copal church Good Friday His sermon,
| delivered in the Bishops impressive
manner, delighted all his hearers
Miss Ionic Burton, to the great de-
light OF her many friends, is visiting her
sister Mrs. {. II. Williams
Miss Lucy Sugg, accompanied by Miss
Kelsey, from Henderson College, came
down to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Ed Sugg who is attending school ut
i Littleton came home last Friday. He
| returned yesterday.
Mr.. Joe kittrell from Wake Forest
spent Easter with his parents.
Miss Olive Allen, accompanied by Miss
jenkins from Granville county, camelast
Saturday to visit her mother.
MIR. ID. 5. Rowland, who has recently
graduated at the Baltimore Medical Col
lege, returned home last Saturday.
Forest fires ragged in every direction
Saturday. No dwellings, in the imme-
date neighborhood were burned.
Yours firmly
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When you want to buy window glass
call on d. W. Hardee. He keeps all kinds
and sizes, and his prices can not be dis
counted. Also sash, doors, blinds, shin
giles, laths, lime. cement, COW hair, &c.
Fully prepared to fill any order on short
notice. mch9
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NEW LEE" best cook
stove. Found only at
Watkins s.

The ladies are invited to call at II.
Thomason's store and see his new stock
OF Dress Goods and many other things
received since getting into his new quar-
tiers. Call early before the best shades
are all out. They are pretty and cheap
and go like hot cakes. An early call il
suggested if you want a nice dress for
little money. don't intend to be sur.
passed or unders old in any thing in my
line. Very Respectfully,
apr ) H. THOMSON.
New Baby Carriages, SO
pretty and cheap, at Watkins's
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SCHLOSS BROS.' --latest

productions, the best fitting
ready-made clothes in the
world. Beautiful and Nobby
Styles at WATKINs's.
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You Can Get Them Cheap.

By buying the entire stock of Asa
Farrar-at greatly reduced prices-W.
W. Parker, the druggist, can sell you
such things as books, plush goods,
toilet and fancy articles, writing mate
rails Of all kinds, pictures, picture
frames, toys, &C., cheaper than ever
the same were sold for in Henderson.
1t will be your interest to call on Mr..
Parker when you want anything in
this line. Besides this class Of goods
he carries a complete stock of pure
drugs, patent medicines, brushes, soaps,
extracts, perfumery, field and garden
seeds, cigars and tobacco-in short
everything to be found in we'll fur
nished drug store all Of which will
be sold at lowest prices.
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s>AOS>s

d. W. Hardee keeps full line OF build
ing material of all kinds, such as shin
giles, laths, sash, doors, blinds, lime, ce-
ment, COW hair, window glass, &c Prices
as low as any dealer anywhere: Give him
a call when in need OF anything i'll his
line. lncho