The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-08-24
Henderson Chapter, ROyai Arch
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Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays in
each month, at 10 a. m.
Quite a number of Henderson people
went on the excursion to Ric hmond
yesterday.
T.. Ashby Watkins advertises in this
issue THE West End barber shop
and bath rooms.
Gen. w. II. Check is the grower Of
remarkably fine specimen of the
family cantaloupe, that weighs 233
pounds.
Do not fail to hear Sam ID. Young's
lecture at Burwell Hall next Monday
evening. Chicago and the Worlds
Fair will be the subject.
If you are going to purchase bicycle
get 8 Monarch.'' There is no better
machine on the market. If you are
interested call at this Office and see
catalogue and price list.
The birthday fete which was to be
held by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church in the church yard this evening
has been postponed on account Of the
inclemency of the weather.
Advertising frequently works Won
ders. a carpet house i'll New York
city by judicious advertising increased
their sales from $1,000 TO 1913, 900 a
week Winston Sentinel.
Recent rains have helped things
considerably. This puts farmers be-
Il To hn IF
and pea crops and has done tobacco
and cotton much good also.
The colored people had a big revival
meeting at Rowland's Chapel, Franklin
county, during the past week, closing
Sunday. There were So professions
of religion. Rev. Charles Duke, col
ored, is pastor.
See advertisement of Patrick A.
Bobbitt, who gives notice of having
qualified as executor Of William Blanks,
deceased. Persons interested will
govern themselves according to the
requirements set forth in said notice.
Henderson will be lively cotton
market this fall. Besides our resident
buyers, Lassiter-Parham Co., w. S.
Parker Il Co., S. & &. Watkins, and
others, we understand Ed II. Lee, one
of Raleigh's largest cotton buyers, will
have representative here also.
Henderson is fortunate in having
such strong team of tobacco ware
housemen. While other markets are
suspending operations temporarily on
account of not having money to buy
with there will be no shutting up here
and farmers will be promptly paid i'll
cash as heretofore.
Every merchant, every professional
man, every enterprise and every one
who wishes to keep his business before
the public, and has the improvement
and good of his town at heart, should
have an advertisement in his home
paper. The papers prosperity and
his own are very closely connected
Salisbury Herald.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the W. l.. Douglas SO 90 Shoe
in this paper. There is no better
shoe for the money made and its
reputation and sale extend all over the
country. No need of paying high
prices for an article not whit better
as long as you can buy the Douglas
shoe. Sold by Mrs. II. d. Church
BrOOkston.
Adams & Harris treated their friend:
to the first oysters of the season at the
Gem Saloon Friday afternoon. They
were as fine and palatable as If thu
month of August had half dozen RI
in it. These enterprising young mer
are governed only by the desire t.
please their patrons in matters of this
kind and not by the season or spellin!
of month.
Chicago and the Worlds Fair
Remember that S. D. Young will tel
about their greatness and beauty a
Burwell Hall next Monday night. Thu
is a prolific subject and the friends o
the young gentleman may confident.
expect him to handle it in an intelli
gent and Entertaining manner after
personal visit and careful study of wha
he saw and heard there on a recen
visit.
Geo. E. Workman comes into ope1
court and pleads guilty to havln
raised the largest tomato of the season
He did not weigh it himself but
neighbor did and says it was fly
pounds. And his success at raisin
Irish potatoes is equally as great, hav
ing some that weigh two and tire
pounds piece, he says. They wer
grown in rich tobacco plant bed an
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