The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-01-18


Cant. w. 3. Shaw is out again after
a two weeks wrcstle with the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. IIite are both
quite sick with the grippe.
Messrs. Geo. B. and Samuel r.
sick with pneumonia.
DIR. w. 7. Chcatham has himself
lust passed through Il case Of the grippe
and is able to be out again attending
his patients.
Good public schools help to build up
a town more than anything else can
perhaps. Has Henderson what can
truly be boosted of as good public
schools? If not why not:
The Henderson On. c. GOLD LEAF
is twelve years old and is most read
able paper. We always get something
good out of it for ourselves personally.
Richmond TobacconiSt.
An arrangement has recently been
made by which there is a daily mail
from Manson to Enterprise. This is
Z great convenience to persons living
III that section of the county.
II. T. Watkins, trustee, advertises q
house and lot situate i'll Henderson, to
be sold at public auction Thursday,
February 18th. This is the property
heretofore advertised for sale privately.
Mrs. Rosa +. Uarrell gives notice by
advertisement in this paper of having
qualified as administrators of j. a.
Uarrell. deceased. Persons interested
will take notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
The Durham Bull Quartette Concert
company will appear at Burwell Hall
next Tuesday night. They are said
to be remarkably fine singers and give
a good entertainment. The company
is composed of colored people.
Tho pack house of Mr.. Robert J.
Stewart, at Steedsville, was burned on
the night of the 5th. Supposed to
have been the work Of an incendiary.
The house contained eleven barns OF
tobacco, Mr.. Stewards entire crop.
Miss Coleman, of Richmond, Va,
has arrived and entered upon her du-
ties as instructor in the music depart
ment of Henderson College. She is
skilled and accomplished musician and
for some time conducted the music at
the Monumental church in Richmond.
If urumbling about the hard times
could help to relieve the situation we
oh " n
associations for the purpose Of syste-
matte and incessant grumbllng. Be
wailing our misfortunes, however, has
the opposite effect from doing good
Mt. Airy NetcS.
The Chicago Worlds Fair awarded
the highest honors to Ayers Cathartic
Pills. in recognition of their superior
merits as remedy for all diseases of
the stomach, liver, and bowels. The
best family physic, purely vegetable,
sugar-coatcd, easy to take.
No use to 90 away from town to buy
furniture when you can find Just what
YOU want in that line at Watkins's.
They have some of the handsomest
furniture that you ever saw and sell at
very low prices. \ large stock and
extensive assortment to select from.
An exchange truthfully says talking
hard times will keep times hard.
Cheer up, brace up. work hard, and
look only on the bright side. There's
no road so long that has no turning
and we have nearly, if not quite,
reached the turning point of these
troublous times.
A Danville merchant advertises for
cash boy. who is good at figures
and is not 4 cigarette tiend.' Herein
is timely hint for boys. a judlclous
business man does not want in his
employ boy whose brain is added,
and whose clothes are constantly
scented VII - fumes of the cigar
ette.-Rer's I'D Tobacconist.
1t canhsZs denied that Henderson
is sadly behind in the matter of public
schools. We do not mean by this that
the teachers are not doing their full
duty, with the means and facilities at
their command. But adequate build
ings are needed as we'll as better fur
niture and fixtures. Are the commit
teemen doing anything to improve the
situation and give us better system