The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-01-25

The marriage of Charles Ernest
Moore, of Greensboro and Miss Mamie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Hart
maier, Of Henderson, is announced by
neat tickets Of invitation just issued.
The ceremony will be performed at
| home Tuesday, February 9th, at 6
O'Clock.
Capt A. b. Capehart, of Kittrell,
has accepted the agency for that place
of the Penn Mutual Insurance Com
pany, Of which Mr.. r. B. Raney is
general agent here. The company is
fortunate in securing Capt. Capehart,
who will ably represent them.-Ral-
elgh Ne,cs- Observer Chronicle.
What is the difference between a
| thrifty barber and man with a FAM
lily Of small boys? Answer-The one
has raZors to shave and the other
shavers to raise, but Thomason has
groceries to suit all shavers. And he
has shaved all prices down SO low that
there will be no cause to raise COM
plant.
Col. Burgwyn is home for few days
this week. He tells that the business
outlook is more encouraging he thinks,
and in all his travels and observations
he is convinced that our people are
as well off or better than those of other
States he has been in, and certainly
North Carolina upon the whole is sur
passed by none.
The Henderson GOLD LEAF, pub
lished by Mr.. Thad r. Manning, has
entered upon it's 18th year. During
the twelve years that Brother Man
ming has been running it, he has
preached sound Democratic doctrine.
The GOLD LEAF is good paper and
its editor one of the best of fellows
Danville Times.
Herbert Jenkins, formerly of Hen
derson, is getting rich here in the to-
bacco business. He is one of the hard
est working men [ ever knew and with
that careful business manager. He
and Mr.. T. J. Rowe have recently
| opened wholesale tobacco store on
Decatur street. The firm also has a
| retail store on Decatur street. Win
ston Tobacco Journal
Little Alma, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Z. NJ. Hunt, aged about 3
months, lied Sunday evening at
O'Clock, after a short sickness. The
intcrment was at Mr.. Hunts place
near kittrell Monday evening, Rev.
w. l.. Cuninggim conducting the SER
vices. The parents have the sympa-
n txyi hair
ment.
The Durham Bull Quartette, COM
posed of young colored men. gave
concert in Burwell Hall Tuesday night.
The audience was small but apprecia-
tive and the singing very good. The
proceeds will 60 to the building of a
handsome Baptist church edifice in
Durham which will cost about $4,000.
The entertainment is worthy of patron
age.
Sherwood's Youth Band will give
an entertainment in Burwell Hall to-
morrow (Friday night. The lower
floor will be reserved for white people
and the gallery for colored people
The band is composed Of small negro
boys and they make remarkably good
music. For the benefit of Sherwood
Orphan Asylum. Reserved seats, 35
cents; general admission, IS cents;
gallery Is cents.
We had the pleasure yesterday of
meeting Mr.. B. F. Mclean, of Maxton,
n. c., who is here for few days in
the interest of the order of knights of
Honor. This is one of the best of the
many fraternal beneficial orders, and
with its more than twenty years of
successful experience, record of forty
three millions of dollars paid to
widows and orphans, and membership
of $50, 900, it speaks for itself.
Massenburg's Hotel at Henderson
still stands upon the top round'' as
being one of the best and most popular
hotels in the State. The :" travelling
men," and they are generally the best
judges, say that it is always pleasant
to stop with Massenburg, as he not
only gives the best the market affords
upon his table, but that his rooms are
neat, his beds easy and his servants
polite and entive.-Louisburg Times.
Read the sketch published in this
issue entitled THE Women of the
Confederacy,' by David Dodge. This
is the pen name Of our very talented
and versatile countyman Mr.. Oscar
w. Blacknall, of Kittrell, and whatever
he writes is we'll worth reading. Such
an article at this time ought to serve
to keep alive interest in the Confederate
Monument. This is the first of a
series of papers to be contributed by
Mr.. Blacknall to Kate Fields Wash
ington.
Rev. w. G.. Starr, D. d., we'll
known and greatly esteemed minister
Of the Virginia Conference, recently
said in a sermon, 81 pity the man who
is not able to take a newspaper, for
it is the duty of every citizen to read
the news of the day. And this ap-
plies with double force to the local
paper, which should have the support
of every man in the community. Who
of our people are so poor that they
can't afford to spend two cents week
for a good family paper ?-Suffiolk
Herald.
Here is what Peter Cooper, who
lived to be over 90 years old and died
worth millions. said of a newspaper
IN all towns where newspaper is
published every man should advertise
in it, if nothing more than a card stat
ing his name and the business he is in.
1t not only pays the advertiser, but
it lets the people at distance know
that the town in which you reside is
prosperous community of business
men. AS the seed is sown so the seed
recompenses. Never pull down your
sign while you expect to do business.
AS will be seen by reference to adj
vertisement in this paper the law firm
of Pittman & Shaw will be dissolved
! by mutual consent the first of Febru-