The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-01-11

each month, at 10 a. III.
Let us as Il community and as in
dividuals start out or the journey Of
the new year i'll the middle of the road.
The Winston Sentinel says men who
never forget anything are about as
good us those who can never learn
anything.
You are not living up to your priv
iIegcs if you are not buying your gro
ceries of II. Thomson. He keeps
first-class stock and sells at reasonable
prices.
Ii is said that the expiration of
patents will soon bring bicycles down
To 900 or even less. Some of us are
waiting for the expiration of the pat
ents afore mentioned
The old year was hard one i'll many
respects. Let us hope the new one
will be gentle and kind in its dealings
with us. And all OF us have it in our
power to do much toward making it so.
Now January comes To mark the way,
A milestone twiXt the cid and new
We enter i'll yet lingering pause to say
"Old year, dear year, last adieu.
-E.rchangs.
The sale Of the house and lot adver-
tised by II. T. Watkins, attorney for
T. \. Davis, did not come OF last
Saturday, on account of the rain. 1t
was postponed until next Saturday, at
- o'clock.
On account of the rainy weather,
which caused an audience of sufficient
size fail TO matcrialiZe. the Ollie Torbett
Concert Co.. did not give Il performance
in Burwcil Hail Saturday night. as
advertised.
.sWhat are your hopes for the
future - asked the solemn man. Il
have none iustnOw, replied the youth.
"To-morrow Is my best girls birth
day and I'm worrying about the
present. -ErchdHge.
Those of our merchants who do not
advertise in the GOLD LEAF are losing
some valuable opportunities i'll the
way of getting their business before
the people. Constant and persistent
advertising is what pays a handsome
return.
Says an exchange: Let Us all keep
jogging on in cheerful spirit, hard
times or no hard times. Keep moving.
Keep pushing. Keep i'll good spirits.
We are going to come out all right
after awhile, and we will be in better
condition for the experience we have
had.
We advise persons before making
their purchases OF winter goods will
do well tn read carefully the advertise
meuts of good bargains now being of
fered by our wide-awake merchants.
You can conserve your own interests
i'll no better way than by dealing with
them
Ii you want to buy reliable incu-
bator and brooder for Matching and
raising chickens. consult the advertis-
ing columns of this paper. There are
no better machines ON the market than
those manufactured by Geo. II. Stahl,
y. +. Williams, ii. NJ. Sheer 4 Bro,
and q. ). Singer.
Mr.. Il. il. Timberlake. of Wake
Forest, advertiSes for dark sorrel
mare stolen from him near Iouncs-
vile, Jan. 18th. y suitable reward
will be paid for any information lead
ing to the recovery of the animal. For
description. &c. see notice i'll another
column OF this paper.
DR.. w. I. Cheatham and Messrs,
Geo. Is. Harris, j. l.. Curriu and A.
j. Harris. of Henderson Messrs. l. Il.
Fuller and W. b. Burroughs, of Dab
ney, and |. Il. Green, OF the Sandy Creek
Lodge, attended the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Masons in Whining
ton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Buford, and
Miss Jennie p Buford of Henderson.
\. C., spent Christmas week at the
home OF then, mother Mrs. Lucy A.
Butord OF this county. Mr.. and Mrs
Butord were accompanied by their two
attractive children, Mamie and Pres
ton.-Lawrenceville (Va.) Gazette.
-" In Dixie Land we love to give
With generous hand, we love to live
WITH welcome hearth and open door,
what matter If the wind doth roar
The heart is warm i'll Dixie"
a newspaper that doesn't paw is an
unpleasant piece ofproperty.- Winston
Sentinel
So it is with any other piece of
property. And the only way to make
1t pay is to make people pay for what
they get out Of it-whether it be in
the nature Of subscriptions, public
notices or 0lyartICi,r e