The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-12
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The editor is attending the State
Democratic Convention in Raleigh
this week.
DR.. Bass is out again after a few
DAYS confinement with the grip, we
are pleased to announce
1t pays to say the right thing at
the ri ght time. 1t pays to sell the
right goods at the right prices all the
time.
The open weather few days ago
afforded opportunity for gardening
work and the chance was fully taken
advantage Of.
Mr. ID. Y. Cooper is erecting a plat
form. to be covered with canvas, on
the East side Of the 5. A. l.. ware
house for the temporary storage OF
fertilizers.
Wash Edwards, an old Henderson
boy who has been living in Grcenvillc
for some time, came up Friday to
sec his mother, much to the delight
Of his many friends.
Don't fail to attend the entertain
mcnt by the IIandys, in lecture, song
and story, at Cooper Opera House to-
night, under the auspices OF the
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Rev. Jesse Page, of Laurnburg,
preached an excellent sermon at the
Methodist Protestant church last Sun
day morning. At night he preached
AT the Methodist Protestant church.
1t may be true that the world is all
4 llrcting show, but the man who be-
Gins to fear an assessment for an
Easter bonnet will hardly be con-
WINGED that it isn't a dread reality,
says the Germantown Hadepent- Gazette.
DIR and Mrs W. j. Judd have re-
turned from Baltimore where Mrs.
jude! had a successful operation per-
formed few weeks ago. Their friends
will be pleased to learn that the health
of both has greatly improved.
hurglarics and petty stealing is not
surprising. The wonder is that there
is not more. People must live and if
they do not live BY their own honest
efforts shey will at the expense of
others.
Though farm work is a little back
ward for the season, great progress
has been made during the favorable
weather of the past few days in pre-
pairing the soil for planting, and it is
expected that the work will be finished
up in time for full crop.
J;,,t b,,n.
near WILLIAMSBURG in this county last
Thursday night at o'clock. Deceased
was son of Mrs. Kate Norwood
The funeral occurred from his home
Monday at y o'clock, the services
being conducted by Rev. j. II. Strad,
ley, of Oxford.
Mr.. II. l.. Lindsey. private secretary
to Gen. Julian 5. Carr, in writing fol-
papers containing reference to the
District meeting of the Pythians held
in Henderson on March goth. says
Our boys were delighted with the
courtesies showered upon them by
your good people"
Advertising does not always pay
For instance. it is too much to expect
paper to carry the burden of a man:
unpopula-ity. or his poor stock or hi:
high prices. But with the right kline
of goods and the right kind of price:
to start with, the right kind Of adver
Using in the right kind of paper doe
pay.
DR.. Huffman fell and hurt himscl
quite seriously in Raleigh Friday
He was on his way to Goldsboro an,
in running to get on the train he slip
ped and fell sustaining an iniur,
from which he suffered for awhile
He continued his journey. however
and wrote of the accident from Colds
boro.
Editor Britt. Of the Oxford PubH
Ledger, passed through Monday after
noon on his way to Raleigh. A can
didatc before the Democratic conven
ton for State office, Labor Com
missioner he thought it we'll to b
early on the ground and mingle il
advance with the various delegate
ana statesmen at large. Mr.. Brit
has many friends hereabouts VIII
trust he may be winner.
The following lines. which are dedi
Gated TO our adorable friends. the fai
sex. have been culled from ..Some
hody's" scrap-book:
When Eve brought wo to all mankind,
Old Adam called her woman;
But when she wood with love so kind,
lie then pronounced her woman.
But now with folly and with pride,
The husbands pockets trimming,
Inc ladies are so full of whims,
The people call them whim-men.
The following from an exchange AZ
pies with equal force to almost ever
community in the land: The troubl
with some people in towns is tha
iAey will not cast their bread upo
'he waters unless they are assured i
advance that in few DAYS it wi
come back to them full-grown SAND
"lch. all trimmed with ham, butte
anu mustard and rolled in a warrant
iced for one-half the earth and
mortgage on the other half"