The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-06
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Monday was legal holiday-Labor
bay
The Graded school will begin Sep
'rmhcr 10th.
When the icy blasts of December
c.mr then we may be cool.
The recent rains have broken the
hot spell and living is now more a
pleasure.
Work is progressing right along on
the new brick store Of Mr.. 3 Wat
Kim mentioned last week.
Many persons took advantage of
the cheap excursion rates yesterday
tn visit Norfolk and Washington.
In Warren county Mr.. j. f. Bur
rourh, ran ahead of the ticket. The
average majority was about 1000,
while he received JOG.
The first new bale of Vance county
cotton has been marketed. 1t was
bought by the Henderson cotton mills
aud brought 9 cents pound.
The County Commissioners met in
REGULAR session Monday transacting
tine routine business and drawing the
ury for October term of court.
II will not be long before you will
be- wanting some of that hot weather
ynu have been kicking so much about.
And then you'll wish YOU hadn't.
Advertising is valuable exactly in
proportion to the extent to which the
thing advertised is found to bear out
the claim made for it.-Montrcal
CAM Witness.
The Vance Guards, about 80 strong,
under command of Capt. Poythress,
left yesterday on 4 trip to Washing
ton. Chaplain futile went with them
a the guest of the Company.
Mr., A. Nicholas, candy maker and
confectioner, has moved next door,
the place he was in being wanted by
Mr. John d. Fox who will occupy it
As general merchandise store.
There is no use trying to disguise
the fact that this editor is growing
old. We celebrated another birthday
anniversary on the 4th inst. And
vet we hope to live to be much older.
The site of the Seaboard Air Line
freight depot, recently burned, is
being cleared off preparatory to be
ginning work on the handsome new
brick warehouse to be erected thereon
Those persons who propose to pa,
Us i'll wood had better bring it along
before cold weather and bad roads SET
in ur we be removed to some other
climate where it may not be needed
1t is desired that all pupils of the
Graded School shall be vaccinated be
fore the beginning of the term OF
September 10th. See notice of Su
pcrmtendent Alderman in another
column.
Quite delegation went from Hen
dcrSon to Raleigh to attend the Con
grcs-ional convention today. The.
g solid for Capt. Shaw and if HI
doesn't get the nomination it will b.
Il" fault of theirs.
The fall term of the Graded Schoo
Will begin Monday. September 10th
Let the little folks be ready to ente
or the opening day. 1t is Away
more satisfactory to both pupil an
teacher to have them begin at the be
ginning.
Your fall goods are now in or will
soon arrive. 70 sell them they mus
be properly exploited. Put an ad
ycrtisement in the GOLD LEAF and lie
Your former patterns and prosperity
customers know what you have an
the inducements you are prepared t
oNer TO secure their trade.
\ party of ten or twelve Henderso
sporismen went out toward Williams
horo Friday deer hunting. They ha
fist rate luck bringing back do
and fawn. Mr.. c. A. Lewis had tn
honor of killing the first and Mayo
Switzerland the other. Sid Coope
did the "driving" having his splendi
pack of hounds along.
rhe Newport News Herald of tn
md says this of a well known gentle
man and amusement celebrity VIII
l. soon to make Henderson a visit:
The King OF Ministries, the most Ell
thuslaStic OF Ohio Democrats. the mos
far seeking OF political prophets and or
among the most polished of genial gel
ttlemen, spent yesterday in the city an
his name is Al q. Field.
Mr.. Charlie Elmore, who has bee
c.erking for Davis 4 Rose for som
time. quits to take a position as tlas
man on the Seaboard Air Line Raj
way between Ridgeway junction an
Richmond. If he shall become s
capable a railroad man as his fathe
he will have no cause to regret ha'
ing begun his career in so modest
way.