The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-08-23

OF one thing we arc all agreed. It
has been hot.
The city street sprinkler should be
dDiug business times like this.
Mrs. j. II. lassiter, Jr, has been
visiting friends in Raleigh this week.
The sickIy season is not over Look
we'll to the sanitary condition of your
premises
Vance county was we'll represented
:t the Vance statue unvciling in Raj
ri%h yesterday.
Have you made your subscription
To- the Graded School fund? Certainly
We Thought you had.
Mrs Manning and children return
,d from Virginia Beach Monday where
they had been for ten days.
Mr. W ). Parker was Il guest at the
Princess Anne hotel, Virginia Beach,
for several days during the past week.
Prof. and Mrs. j. +. Alderman and
little Miss Virginia returned home
Saturday night from ten days stay
at Virginia Beach.
Mr.. James X. Throwcr, Of Florence,
:. e.. has been here some days with
his wife visiting the family Of his
father Capt. j. X. Thrower.
Henderson sent about three Goa ches
full Of people, including the military
company, to the Vance statue unveiI-
ing in Raleigh yesterday.
Mr. Wash p. Edwards, who came
up Monday to attend the funeral of
his grandfather Mr.. William Edwards,
returned to GrccnviIle Tuesday.
Mr., d. Y. Coopc: and son ID. Y, Jr.,
returned Monday night from Virginia
Beach, where they had been guests at
the Princess Anne hotel for some
days.
\ Srasonable rain fell last night
1t was much needed and although
crops have suffered irreparably on
account of the drought it will do
great good.
Mrs. Jennie Legerton, Of Greens
horn. accompanied by her son and
daughthcr Master Clarence and Miss
Fannie, are visiting her brother Mr..
e.. l.. Adams, in Henderson at present.
Miss Mamie Moore, and Masters
Perry and John, the two little sons OF
MIR and Mrs. Geo. A. Rose, all Of
whom have been sick in the same
house with fever, have so far re-
covered rs to be out again.
Mr.. James s. Dunn, of Winston,
came up Monday from Virginia Beach
where he had been listening to what
the wild waves and some Of the girls
were saying, and stopped over to
spend awhile with his fathers family
here.
More and more does evidence &C
cumulate to convince us Of the reality
Of place prepared for sinners. The
wretch who would steal the Sunday
rations of an editors family will never
climb the golden stairs in the oppo-
site direction
The proposed station building OF
the Sraboard Air Line is all wei
enough As far As it goes, but what
Henderson wants and ought to de-
mand is a union depot. But with the
erection Of this building that question
* settled forever.
MIR, \. Nicholas. who has been con
tined To his bed some weeks as the
result of surgical operation, has st
FAR recovered as TO be out again. II,
i still quite feeble and although
compelled to do so he is really no
able to he at work again.
The Vance Guards had between 81
and 6n men in ranks At the Eanc,
statue unwilling in Raleigh yesterday
The Company made fine showing
unsurpassed by any troops there-anC
were much compimented both upoI
their appearance and their demeanor
The time is near at hand for tn,
opening OF the various schools of tn,
town and the indications are that
they will be largely attended-as they
should be. Don't neglect the educa
il"n of your child. In this day o
fierce competition he will be badl,
handicapped in the battle of life if hi
education is deficient
OF the various military companies
Al Raleigh Yesterday not one made 8
better showing than our own boys
the Vance Guards. And certainly not
Soberer or better behaved set o
Young gentlemen visited the capita
city whether as civilians or letter
>oIdiery. Capt PovthreSs has cauS
|" be proud of his company-as Hen
"tr>on and Vance county are