The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-01-30

Harmony and cooperation should
prevail i'll all honorable efforts to build
up the town.
Several new advertisements appear
in the paper this week. 1t will pay you
to read them all.
Mr.. Thos. G.. Williams and wife, of
Macon, came up Sunday on visit Of
few days TO relatives here.
Mr. John Meade, Of the Sutherin-
Meade Tobacco Co., of Danville Va,
was a visitor to our market yesterday.
Mr. n NJ. Lawrence, Superinten-
dent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum,
was an agreeable caller at this office
Monday.
At the county poor house ID hogs
were killed which weighed 1859
pounds. That is doing pretty well we
should say.
Criminal Court opened Monday
morning, his honor Judge Meares on
the bench. Solicitor Bernord repre-
sents the State.
Rev J. W Willard has rented MIR.
w. X. iienry's residence and will soon
begin keeping house. In the absence
of Mrs Millar.i his sister Mrs. Jones
will be mistress of the establishment.
Tobacco breaks were unusually
heavy Tuesday. reimbursement, buy
ers and help had all they could do and
no one regretted when night came.
Prices were well maintained and many
large checks were paid out.
Mr.. w. II. Wood has accepted 4 po-
State agents for the Netherland Life In
surance Co.. and will travel the Eas-
tern part of North Carolina in that
work His friends trust he may meet
with success.
The attendance at court this week
is not very large. There is not the
usual crowd of curious lockers on that
is generally noticeable. Does this
mean that this class of people are at
work? We hope SO. 1t is good
sign if it is.
Read the advertisement of James
Nick's Sons, seedsmen, Rochester, y.
=, which appears i'll this paper. This
is an old and reliable house; their
seeds-for the field, garden and flow
eriug plants-are standard, and their
prices reasonable.
Mr.. Sol Frankelstein, manager of
Levine Il Browns clothing store, who
left Henderson few weeks ago for
New York where he expected to make
his home, has returned. He takes his
former place again and says this town
suits him best after all.
DR.. W. Stanley Blaicher. of Chicago
ILL.,, who has been staying some time
in Henderson, left last week for Ham
ilton. Canada. We may expect him to
return in the near future when he will
take North as his bride one of Hen
derson's tairest daughters.
As will be seen by reference to add
yertisement in another column, Wanna
maker 4 Brown, the well known cloth
ing merchants of Philadelphia. Pa,
desire sales-agent i'll this territory.
See advertisement and correspond with
them if you wish to represent them.
Cooper broke the January record
Tuesday. His warehouse had the
heaviest sales ever known for the same
month. There were over 1000 piles
on the floor. the break amounting to
something like $4,000. Some big in
dlvidual checks were paid out. one man
receiving $l.493. 80 another 81 ,39S.1 Il
another sI59 % and SO on down.
The Racket Store has an advertise.
ment IN this paper. Mr.. Purcell is
making drive i'll shoes-that is ctfer-
ing them at such prices rs to drive
them from his store into the hands Of
his customers-to make room fol
spring stock. Not only on shoes is the
price cut but on all kinds of winter
goods. See advertisement. Judge fol
yourself of the bargains TO be had.
We are indebted to the secretary.
MIR. Charles Reizenstein. for an invi
tatlon to the ninth annual fair of the
East Carolina Fish. Oyster, Game and
Industrial Association, to be held il
New Berne Feb. Oath to Doth, inclu.
slve. The exhibition, always good. ant
Ola unique and interesting character
promises to be unusually full and in
teresting this year.