The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-03-21


afternoon.
MIS-. y. X. W Ortham returned Tues
day from two weeks stay in BaIti-
more and Washington. She bought
many pretty and odd conceits in Indies
wearing apparel, trimmings, ETC.,
with which to furnish her customers.
This is unquestionably the year for
our farmers TO put forth their best eff
lorts. The indications are that bright
tobacco will sell well and at remunera-
tive prices. Home supplies always
come Ill and enable Us to live at home.
Mrs. T. II. Whitfield, of New Haven,
Conn, who has been spending some
time with the family Of Mr.. b. Whit
field, returned TO her home yesterday.
Mrs. Whitfield made great many
friends while in Henderson. who regret
to part with her.
In the language of a Wilmington
school boy, related by the Ecening
Dispatch, it is not the correct thing
to speak OF a person as being ugly.
on should say the rays Of his Tor herr
countenance would not make a very
brilliant display upon the ;esthetice
eye.
We had call last week from Mr..
A. w. McAllster, secretary and
treasurer of the Southern Mutual Stock
Insurance Company, Of Greensboro,
an advertisement of which appears in
this paper. This is strong concern
and It's plans and policy are such as to
commend it to our people. James r.
Young is their agent in Henderson.
Dave Whichard, the red headed
editor Of the Greenvile Reflector,
(Which by the way is the biggest little
daily III the State), a married man who
ought to be afraid to libel the fair sex.
even II he is not ashamed to do so,
says: There is nothing so completely
turns a woman's head as the sight of
another woman going by with a new
bonnet on
Mr.. l.. ID. Stainback, of the Stain
back Company, left Monday for the
Northern ma kets to buy spring goods.
He will purchase a handsome line of
LADIES' dress goods, gents furnishings,
hats, shoes, neckwea etc. In the
meantime they are offering some real
bargains in stock on hand to make
room for new arrivals. See ADVERTISE
ment In this paper.
The sale of such a valuable plant of
It's klnd-and desirable property-as
the machine shops and appurlenances
OF the Henderson Building aud Manu-
featuring Co., ought to attract univer-
sal interest. The property may be
bought privately prior to date adver-
tlsed for the public sale. See notice
in this paper for further particulars, or
write to James II. Young, president.
a few weeks ago the death of son
of Mr.. w. IL. Wood, Il former resident
here, but now of Staten Island, n. Y. -,
was announced. At that time three
or four other members of the family
were very sick with typhoid fever. On
the 9TH inst. one of the daughters, Miss
Hattie, aged 26 years, died. A letter
to Mr.. George Houghtaliny recently
received, conveyed the sad intelligence
An alarm of fire created quite a
commotion Tuesday afternoon. An
old out house-stable and barn-on
the premises of Wesley Maytield, col
ored, caught fire from some cause, and
the flames were soon communicated
to two or three other and smaller
buildings. The dwelling was i'll imm-
nent danger, having caught fire on top,
when the prompt arrival of the hose
companies speedily extinguished the
flames and prevented further damage
Big sales and high prices at Cooper
this week-demand good.
We have examined the MAJESTIC
STEEL RANGE and find it to be with
out doubt the best range on the market
| to-day, besides being cheaper by $4,000
\ new lot OF hid Gloves and Hosiery
| just received-;!l shades and styles.
DAVIS 4 ROSE.
GrinOco Tobacco GuanO is King
| otihc GHidcn Belt.
Fine Thoroughbred Fowls.