The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-18
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Rev. l.. Branson, of Raleigh, was a

Rev. l.. Branson, of Raleigh, was a
visitor to this office last Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel Watkins is making a
brief visit with friends at Ridgeway.
Miss Kate Ashburn, of Suffolk, Va,
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Joe Harris.
Miss Rose Jordan, of Hamlet, is
here visiting her sister Mrs. Ashby
Watkins.
Little Miss Marie Manning is spend
ing the week with friends at Virginia
Beach and Norfolk.
Claud d. Judd, son of DR.. and Mrs.
W. j. Judd, is home on visit from
Petersburg, where he is now living.
Miss Virginia Sharpe arrived yes
terday from Boston and went out to
'.Pool's Rock" the country residence
of her father near WILLIAMSBURG
Thad Cheatham and John Horton
left Friday morning for South Boston
and surrounding country, on foot
ing expedition, so their friends say.
Misses Charlotte and Mabel Young,
Miss Lila Tucker and Mr.. Alex Coop
er went down to Virginia Beach Sat
urday morning, returning Monday
night.
Mrs. Burgwyn left last Thursday
for St. Simon's Island, to join Col.
Burgwyn. She expects to be away
some time if the Colonel remains in
camp there.
Mrs. Matte Workman has gone to
Richmond to visit her sister and from
there will go to Baltimore prepare
tory to taking an engagement in the
fall as milliner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Parker and
daughters Misses Willie and Gloss
were guests at the Princess Anne
Hotel, Virginia Beach, from Satur-
day until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. HAMLET and
little daughter Beatrice and Miss
Ethel Garden, of Charlotte county,
Va, are visiting Mrs. Mamie Garden,
sister of Mr.. Hamlett.
Prof. and Mrs. c. G. league, of
Summerfeld, who have been here
some weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs. X.
w. Coghill, parents of Mrs. league,
returned home Monday.
Rev. A. R. Shaw, Mrs. Shaw and
the children left yesterday morning
for ASHORE to spend some time, Mr..
Shaw having been granted months
leave of absence by his church.
B. S. Aronson left Saturday night
for New York accompanied by his
little son, it being the imperative
order of the grandparents and other
members of the two families that he
should take him along.
Mr.. l.. n. Watson, of the Axtel
neighborhood, received telegram :
few days ago announcing the critica
illness of his son Robert, at his home
in Frankfort, Ky. He left at once
for the bedside of the sick young
man.
Dr. J. T. Gibbs, Presiding Elder o
this (Warrenton) district, preached
in the Methodist Episcopal churcl
Sunday, his effort being good on
as his sermons usually are. Dr.
Gibbs always meets with cordia
| welcome when he visits Henderson
j. Ed Finch, the popular and oh
liging salesman at D. w. Hardee 4
Cos store, is at his post again afte
being confined at his home in TIL
country about three weeks with fever
He does not look much the worse TO
wear and his friends and employer
are glad to have him back again.
Mr.. N. P. Strause. the Henderson
n. c., member of the prominent lea
firm of Strause Bros, was in Win
ston Friday, and we were pleased t.
have him spend half hour in on
office. Mr.. Strause is looking well
He is genial, clever gentleman, witt
hosts of friends in the trade.-Win
ston Tobacco journal.
W. w. Briscoe is back from hi
Southern trip having gone as far a
Jacksonville, where he visited tn
Virginia and North Carolina troop
in camp there. He reports havin
had good trip both from a bushes
and pleasure point of view but wa
not much impressed with the accom-
modations and fare provided the sol
der boys. He thinks that while Their
may be living there is no pleasure i
Camp Cuba Libre as he saw it.
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