The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-08
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LOCAL LACONICS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS
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Henderson Lodge, No. 22o.
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Meet, FIST TUESDAYS III ZACH month at
t.30 u. NJ. and ihild Tuesday nights at
: 30. Kruvl~ Hail
Henderson Chapter, H"ya' Arch
Ma>on.,
Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays III
each month, at 10 a. III
Read in this paper the local annouce-
ment how to yet Fifty Worlds Fair
Views free.
Remember sale next Monday OF val
liable house and lot in town by IL. /.
Watkins, trustee.
At the court house door on Monday
next 4. J. Harris will sell some val
liable real estate couslatln. ct farm
lands and town lots.
Four strapping men with three per-
forming bears were III town Monday.
They afforded no end of amusement to
children, as we'll as some Of the grown
folks.
Mr.. Plnkston, of Maxton, late of
the topographic force OF the Whining
ton Messenger, spent few days here
this week visiting the family OF his
uncle Mr.. Il. X. Pinkston.
According to an exchange it was
wise editor who remarked that although
the diameter of the earth was three
times less than its circumference 1t
costs more to get through the world
than around it.
Vance county Superior court will
begin Monday after next, 10th inst.
Judge John Gray Bynum will preside
and it will be Il two weeks term. Some
important cases are to he tried, among
them two or three burglarIes.
Mr.. George Field, of Henderson,
has been appointed a Deputy United
States Marshal. for the Eastern Dis
trct of North Carolina, under o. }.
Carroll He received his commission
and took the oath office Monday
Rev. Thos II. Law, District Super
intendeEt American Bible Society,
North and South Carolina, will hold IL
union service at the Methodist Prot
estaut church on Sunday night next at
80 o'clock. il the interest OF the
American Bible Society. All are cord
tally invited.
Conductor Sam Coley, of the Sea-
board Air Line, came to Henderson
last week III response to warrant
charging him with criminal negligence
in the unfortunate wreck which OC-
cured here recently, but there being
nothing in the evidence to show that
he was guilty as charged lie was
promptly released.
As will be seen by local advertise
mcnt iii another column, J. Il. Thomp-
son, district agent of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co.. desires to secure the
services of few good active men. who
are willing to work, to sell machines
for him Mr. Thompson has recently
located in Henderson, and is here fol
business TO do business. Those who
mean business would do well to call on
or address him relative to the above
matter.
The Chenoa Ull.) Gazette states the
following and asks for solution
d" Smith found $40 bill in the street;
he gave il To Brown to settle a meat
bill. Brown gave it to Jones to pay
a grocery account. jones gave il
to Baker to pay for some lumber
Baker returned it to Smith in settle
ment of Il note; Smith took it to thu
bank to deposit it, and the cashier
threw it out as counterfeit. Were
either or all those debts paid?
Many boys of to-day hardly know ;
higher use for money that comes into
their hands than spending it for some
foolish thing as quickly as possibly
To such, Il practice of self denial ant
economy is important. As 90 th'
boys pennies and dimes, so. yer,
likely will 20 the mans dollars an,
hundreds by and by. Without havins
the spirit OF miser, the person accus
toned to save has more pleasure il
laying up than the spendthrift eve
knows. The Young man who regularl,
saves few dollars 4 month stands {
better chance to spend the last days o.
his life III atfiueuce than dashlu:
speculatOr.- Waterloo Observer.
Marriage is a topic that never lose
its interest. for it is only in Heaven tina
there Is neither marrying nor giving il
marriage. The world has its say a
to every union and it is particularly
uncharltable when the parties uude
discussion are rich girl and poo
man. There is little question tina
some of the most estimablc youn
men have restrained their hearts de
sire to wed some lovely girl because c
lack of courage 10 meet the sling
and arrows of an uncharitable publ
opinion. 1t is equally true that rio
girl is often debarred by her richie
trom the better marriage because
high minded. honorable gentlema
shrinks from the ordeal that lies befor
the husband of rich wife -Errhong.