The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-10-21


who has been visiting her neice NJ
). a. Gilmer in Henderson for somo
weeks. LETT for her home Monday. Dur-
ing her brief stay here Miss Avery
made many warm friends who will he
pleased to have her visit our town
again.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
ohrls Quincy, of Petersburg, Va. in
our Office yesterday. Mr.. Quincey has
long been identified with. amusement
at'ractions III one capacity or another,
and Is at present representing Magic
ian Skillman, who is to appear at Bur
well Hall tonight.
The advertising car Of Wallace's
Show was through here Saturday ~
route to Louisburg to bill that town
Tor next Mondays performance. Mr..
~ a. Potter. the agent. informed us
that 1T was probable the Wallace Show
would make date for Henderson
about the middle of November.
One who has not been all through
Alex L. Barnes furniture establish
ment has little idea Of the immense
stock he has. There are three floors
packed full, and still he wants more
room. In the line of fine, medium and
cheap grades Of furniture lie can show
anything that may be wanted. at
prices that cannot fail to please.
The long desired rain has come at
last 1t began to sprinkle Tuesday af
ternoon. amending its lick'' later and
battered down steadily all night. Again
wednesday the clouds hung thick and
low and the heavens continued to weep
over the recently dry and parched
earth. The weather was rough on az
rlcuIturaI fairs and circus folks, but the
rest OF mankind welcomed the change.
Mr.. and Mrs Jonathan White. of
Greenvlile, \. c., have issued cards
announcing the marriage of their
daughter Elizabeth Skinner, to Mr..
Dolphin ID. Overton, Tuesday morning,
Nov. Ind, at quarter past 8 o'clock,
Methodist Episcopal church, Green
VILE. Mr.. OvertOn is a Henderson
boy, a son of the late Capt. d. D.
OVertOn.
Rev. DR.. Huffman got off a good
thing characteristic of him) the other
day. He said this would be busy
week with him. In the first place he
had to move; and he had to 90 away;
then it was fair week; beside which we
were to have one show in town and
another close by. And any one who
has ever moved knows this is about as
q a oh fn rtoJ-
one time.
There was small fire Saturday
night which resulted in the burning of
tenement house belonging to w. W,
Reavis. No one was living in it at
the time, but it contained some of the
household goods of negro who had
just begun to move in, all of which
were lost. Fire supposed to have been
due to carelessness, some children hav-
ing gone in there only short time
before.
Judge A. G. Avery and wife, of
Morganton, were guests of Prof. and
Mrs. J. A. Gilmer in Henderson from
Saturday until Monday. The Judge
came down from Raleigh and met Mrs.
Avery here as she was returning from
Baltimore where she had been. Pop
ular and able and estimable as this
gentleman is, those who have not met
his excellent wife do not know his
much better half
The Warrenton Telephone Connec-
ton.
Remarking on the completion of the
telephone line between Warrenton and
Henderson, as noted in the GOLD
ord says; Our telephone system is
well managed and is greatly appreci-
ated by the public. We are now in
connection with Henderson, Oxford,
LOuisburg, Warren Plains and Wise.
Other places will soon come in, and
the time is not far distant when one
can sit in his office or home here and
talk to people in all parts of the coun
ty and all nearby towns.
Are you enjoying perfect health? If
not the trouble may be due to impure
Blood. Take Mrs. Joe Persons IL G m
edy. 1t is specific for all Blood dis
eases. Sold in Henderson by the Dorsey
drug Co, Phil Ii. Thomas, w. w. Parker
Don t fail to see the beautiful line of
Fall and Winter goods just received at
H. THOMASON'S.
Skillman Speciality Company.
In addition to Skillman, the masi-
clan, there are several artists Of merit