The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-05-11
CAROLINA JOURNALISTS.
CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIP.
TON OF SOME OF THEM.
z. W. Whitehead, in the Fayette-
vile Gazette, Tells How They
Appeared and Acted While at
New Berne.

NEW 60ru0.
Editor Roscower, of he Goldsboro
Headlight, was on hand with his bank
account away out of sight.
Col. Foote, of the Warrenton GaS-
cite was accompanied by Master Tom
my, the junior editor, who likes the
girls.
The veteran editor of the Louisburg
Times, J. a. Thomas, Esq, was the
" crack" whist player of the delega-
ton.
H. A. London, of the Chatham
Record, with his waving side-burns,
played the role of Chauncey Depew
with perfection.
The broad, beaming smiles that
danced merrily over the face of editor
Grantham, of the Dunn Times, gave
evidence that he was still enjoying his
honeymoon.
If editor Merritt, of the North Caro-
Imam, and brother Atkins, of the
Christian AdUocate, didn't leave their
hearts in New Berne, then we don't
know the reason why.
Griffin, of the Marion Free Lame,
though slightly dis6gured was still on
top, while Boylan, of the Monroe En-
quirer-Register, carried level head
on him all the while.
With his characteristic good sense,
Mr.. w. F. Burbank, of the Winston
Sentinel, was accompanied by his
charming and accomplished bride,
fresh from the golden shores of the
Pacific slope.
F. NJ. Williams, of the Newton En-
ke,brise, had the air Of dignitary,
and looked more like Badly Williams,
of Oxford, than any man we know Of
except Judge MacRae, of the Supreme
Court.
Honors for witicisms were devided
between Jerome Dowd, of the Mecklen-
burg Times, R. A. Deal, of the Wilkes
boro Chr onifle, Jas. Robinson, of the
Durham Sun, in favor of the first one
and then the other.
To editors Harper, Battle and Han
cock, of the DAILY Journal, of New
Berne, the Association will owe last
ing debt of gratitude for their in
deiatigable efforts to make the editors
stay in that city as pleasant as posi-
BILE.
E. E. Hilliard, of the Scotland
Neck Democrat, was accredited the
handsomest man in the crowd, and
had not cupid's dart claimed him as
its victim long ago Cary Dowd might
have possibly had to "stand from
under"
Editor Clark, Of the Statesville
Landmark, enjoyed the distinction of
getting out the best weekly paper in
North Carolina, and bore his honors
with becoming dignity. This honor
however was shared by w. S. Herbert,
Of the kinston Free Press.
Will X. Coley, of the Davie Times,
tacitly admitted that he expected to
answer to the roll call at the next an
nual convention, attended by his bride.
This is an opportunity for some of the
charming lassies of good old Davie,
presented only once in lifetime.
Capt. S. A. Ashe of the Raleigh
Meas and Observer, who stands six
feet in his stockings, was distinctively
"amity'' editor of them all. About
his eyes there was a significant
"squint'' during the banquet exercises,
particularly when the gallery was
mentioned.
Bascomb Sheriff., of the Concord
Times, was voted the most efficient
and palnstaking Secretary in the
country, and on motion of Wallace
McDiarmid, was civil-serviced and
put on the classified list, with life
tenure and to be "removed only for
cause, or bitter partnership"
Thad Manning, of the Henderson
GOLD LEAF, who has attended more
weddings and eaten more pound cake,
is really one of the most useful men,
bers of the Association. TO him the
North Carolina press is indebted for
the best receipt yet given for killing
dead-head subscribers. He adorns
any position to which he may be
called by the Association.
w. C. Dowd, of the Charlotte o.
ser0er, was the ladiesman of the dele
cation and knew more pretty girls
when he left New Berne on Friday
morning than many of the young men
who had resided in that city a lifetime.
The last time we saw him he was man
fully pleading with a fair and lovely
maiden from Morehead City to con-
tinue her journey from Goldsboro on
to Charlotte, with what success we are
unable to say.
Wallace McDiarmid, of the Lumber
ton Robesoniaa, was the "joker of the
pack and never failed to sweep the
deck when he came in on the home
stretch with one of his ground shaking
laughs. But he is one of those modest,
sedate fellows who seldom ever smiles;
Jerome Dowd's poem, however, brought
him to it and he said after it was over
he "just couldn't help snickering a
little now and them In fact, Jerome
pushed the button and McDiarmid did
the rest.