The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-02-17
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Doors and Windows, call on
I0uN B. WATKINS.

We had il pleasant visit Monday
from brother II. \. Foote, Of the War
renton Gazstfc.
Several of our tore fronts have lately
been very much improved 10y new
coats Of paint.
The streets are as clean as If they
had been swept, since the hard winds
of Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Collins returned home
Monday from visit to Louis burg,
Spring Hope and Nashville, y. G..
More manufacturing enterprises Is
the need of all live and growing towns
and cities Henderson is i'll this class.
This is beautiful weather for farm
work and "reat deal of it has been
done, preparation for another crop
bein. far advanced i'll some localities.
Finer weather for burning plant beds
than we have bad the past two weeks
could not be asked for, and thous ands
Of square yards Of land have been
burned
friend is one who rides out to see them
in winter, when the roads are bad in
stead of waiting for the straw berry and
watermelon season. -Atchison, Kan.
Globe.
\ letter received this week by Il
young man in Henderson from a party
in Eskota, Texas, states that no rain
hlS f,l of
June Water for stock is hauled from
four to six miles.
The work of burning plant beds for
another crop of tobacco has been goirg
on vigorously during the mild weather.
Many have already finished and from
the present outlook there will not be
any decrease in acreage put in for the
new crop.
Rev. l.. & Brou.hton Will conduct
series of meetings at the Baptist Tab
ernacle, Raleigh, beginning next Sun
day night lie has had large expert
euce in revival work and his preach
IN in other cities has attracted con-
siderable public interest.
The kIneton Free Press reports a
farmer who saw what he thought to
he an air ship or "haunt." sailing
through the air. The strange sight
proved to be about 100 yeards of plant
cloth which a whirl wind had taken
from one of his tobacco beds.
Mr. Hugh II. Workman and wife,
from New York City. who have been
visiting his father Mr.. f. W. Workman.
Tor the past eight weeks. returned
home last saturday. Mr.. Workman 5
friends here would be glad to have him
again become citizen of the county.
Mr. w NJ Adams. OF Green's bOro,
brother of Chief of Police George h..
Adams, spent Il day or two here with
his brother this week having come down
from Raleigh whore he had been look
ing after plumbing work done by the
Odell Hardware Co, which he repre-
SCENTS
The editorial household are in the
throes OF moving this week. In
future they Will be found not where
they formerly were but where they
now are-at the T. G. Barnes place
near the court house. The gate hinges
are creased and the door knob turned
10 all our friends.
As will be seen bv advertisement.
DR.. ). Rapport, the Eye Specialist OF
Durham. will be IN Henderson Mon
day and Tuesday next. at which time
persons who may require the services
OF an occuliSt will do well to call on
him. Examinations free. Office al
Massenburg' Hotel.
At Oxford Friday night fire broke
out i'll the old Meadows warehouse.
rented by L. W. Lyon x Co. This
with the adjoining prize warehouse Of
The same firm. was consumed. Insur-
Ance $500. The cotton gin, insured
Tor S3uV. was consumed also. together
with seNe:"' dwellings of coloreG
people.
Inc entering wedge of a fatal COMPLAIN
Is often slight cold. which dose or two
al Ayers Cherry Prctoral might have
cured at the commencement. Therefore
1t Is advisable TO have this prompt anC
sure remedy al ways at hand 10 meet al