The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-09-27

- ''''i At 'p'0idi StfIlOu 10 the ance
Guards in the Presbyterian church at
$50 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The
public cordially invited to attend this
service. The company will turn out
full force III dress uniform.
Prof. Ford, who will be in Hender
son Thursday and Friday nights. Oc-
tober 4th and 9Th. will render entirely
new programmes each night. with no
repetltlons on the last night He
comes under the auspices of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Y.,M. C.. y.
The Warren County Fair offers a
prize Of ten dollars to the colored per-
/ son making the largest number Of ex-
hlblts. The cOlored people should
take an interest in the matter and COM
pete for this prize, besides showing
what they are capable Of doing.
! DO not fail to hear Belle BOyd. the
world-renowned Confederate Spy, in
| her thrilling dramatic narratives Of the
war, giving personal experiences and
"reminiscences as the men and events
with which she herself was a familiar
by her at Burwcll Hall tomorrow
evening
The indications are that the whole
country Is going to get Oh prosperous
movement now. Henderson must not
| SIT IDLY by. Let Us take to our hearts
some practical scheme for the advance
mcnt Of the towns interest and push
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this may be done. Who Will take the
lead in the matter:
The article published on the fourth
PAGE OF the GOLD LEAF about the best
and cheapest method Of saving corn
and todder-cutting the stalk and cur
ing all together-should be carefully
read and considered by farmers. The
experiments were made by Frank f.
Emery, agricuturist Of the North
Carolina Experiment Station.
Let's all contribute to the success of
the WarrentOn fair. Get up exhibits
OF the best products Of your farm, fac
tory, live stock, household articles.
fancy needle work, fine arts, &C.. and
send them down. Then when fair
week comes 20 and see what your
ncl9hbOrs have done and meet your
| friends and have Il pleasant time "cner-
| ally.
The disa@reeablc and threatening
weather yesterday doubtless kept some
! persons from going on the excursion.
But as 1t was quite number went
and the indications are that all will
| have pleasant time. If they do not
1t will certainly not be the fault of the
managers or the courtly and accom-
modating Capt. Tom Chavasse. who
was III charge Of the train.
Mr.. Geo. ID. Pittard, Of Granville
county, has accepted position with
Owen Davis and will travel in the in
terest Of his warehouse. He will
move his family to Henderson about
the middle of November. Mr. Pittard
is an energetic and intelligent gentle
man, widely known and popular, and
will prove valuable acquisition to the
clerical force Of Davis warehouse.
Since moving into his new office next
! door to where he was, same building)
| Mr.. J. +. McCraw, of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, has much nicer and
more comfortable quarters. He has
a larger room. arranged to better adj
vantage. and fitted up i'll convenient
style. But whatever Improvements
may be made about the office or its
furnishings there can be no improving
on the prompt and satisfactory service
given by Manager McCraw and the
Postal.
Capt. Winston, of the Durham
Light Infantry, telegraphed Capt. Ian
dis. of the GRANVILLE Grays. that Belle
Boyd delighted large audience with
her entertainment in that place, and
that she deserved big house in Ok
ford. After hearing her Prof. Uorner
wrote a card which was signed by fifty
cadets Of his school. and addressed it
to friends i'll Henderson, to the same
effect. This is high testimony and il
is needless to say it would not be given
if not deserved.
When you want general merchan-
disc Of any k.ud. come to our general
merchants; when you want groceries
come to our grocers when you want
hardware. Gene to our hardware men
when you W mt medicine. come to oul
druggists when you want to sell to-
baccO, bring it to our warehOusemen
when you want to sell cotton. our buy
ers will pay you highest prices for it
when you want good local paper
take the GOLD LEAF and always reaC
its advertising columns if you want tC
know the best places to do your trad
ing.
Ii You need wall paper call on Davis 4
Rose. They have Il large stock at very
low prices.
Try n pair OF my home made work
shirts. Warranted not to rip
W. W. ROWLAND.
+ Ii"gier'S shoes, lar superior in style aE'
| quality to any other make. See fal
| styles. Sold III Henderson only by
:. X {. WATKINS.