The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-05-31
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The farmers hcreabouts have had
fine seasons for planting tobacco.
W. II. Walker. of Raleigh. WAS here
shaking hands with his friends yestcr-
day. much TO their delight.
W. +. Moss has added ice cream to
his list Of deliyacIcs and will serve to
his patrons during the summer.
The man who does not advertise,
does not do the business that he
should aud could do if he would
If YOU have a GOOD business, advcr-
tisin" will make it better: if = poor
business, advertising will make it good.
To keep posted YOU must read our
special notices and new advertisements
These may mean money to you treqently
Col. Burgwyn has been spending the
past few days at home. His friends
here are always pleased to see him
among Us.
Children : day exercises will be held
in the Presbyterian church at } O'Clock
SUNDAY afternoon The public cor
daily invited.
An exchange defines a blunderbuss
as kissing the wron" Girl. Just as
though it were possible to be wrong in
kssIn" any pretty GIRL.
Mrs. James H. Lassiter left yester-
day morning To visit III southampton
county. Va. Her health has not been
good for some time and her friends
hope she will return greatly improved.
Says All exchange: 1t is the men
who labor with their jaws, not those
who use either hand or brain, who are
constantly making trouble for every
body. III order to make :. snap for
themselves.
Considerable hail fell a few miles
from town during the heavy rain storm
Monday afternoon. There was Il
marked change in the temperature
Tuesday morning. - far we have not
heard of any damage being done.
J. Il. Young and a. G. Zolicoher,
trustees, advertise to sell some desir-
able real estate situate on Fair Ground
street, in Henderson, at public auction
on Monday, July 2nd. For further
particulars see notice i'll this paper.
These he squally times at the homes
of several of our friends in town. 1t
is either a boy or Il Girl, but the names
of the happy papas are SO many that
we can not recall them all, and for
fear Of sighting some we omit Individ-
uaf mention of any.
We had an agreeable call last week
from Mr.. Talmagc Richards, general
Southern representative of the DR..
Miles Medical Company, Elkhart. In
diana. His business was to make Il
yearly advertising cantract with the
GOLD LEAF, which he did.
\ match game of base ball will be
played at Gillburg Saturday afternoon
at > o'clock. The clubs of Mapleville
and Gillburg will cross bats in Il spirited
contest for championship and an inter-
csting event is anticipated. The public
invited to witness the game.
y large number Of colOred people
joined the excursion party from Dur.
ham TO kIttren yesterday. The occa-
sion was the closing exercises of the
Normal and Industrial school The
train was somewhat late in arriving
here but that did not seem to mar the
pleasure OF the crowd at all
One of the neatc>t programs of com
mencement exercises we have seen
comes from Prof. ID. Il. Parker. princi
pal of Progressive Institute. Dunn, Hal
nett county. The sermon before thu
school will be preached by Rev, J. W
Carter. ID. d., of Raleigh. ut $50 p
m, Wednesday. June 9th. Declama
tons by the boys Thursday, June 9TH
at $50 a. IN. Literary address by f
W. Kerr. of Clinton. at $3.50 p. m
Annual concert at $50 p. m.
We acknowledge receipt ofan invita-
ton to attend the cOmmencementeX er
elses of Louisburg Female College
June 9TH and 9th. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached at ii 4. M.
June 9TH. by Rev. l.. W. Crawford
ID. of Trinity College. anil at III Il
III. June 9th. the graduating exercise
Wi. take place. Prot w. F. Massey
o. the Agricultural and Mechanical
College delivering the annual addres
al i o'clock. At s p. M, the annua
concert will be held.