The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-05
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For Low Prices
On Lime, Laths, Shingles,
Doors and Windows, call on
John B. WATKINS.
Did the census man get You?

Did the census man get you?
see that every Democratic voter is
registered.
How is this FOR = patriotic edition?
liz keeping with he spirit OF the times,
isn't it
Now that the work Of taking the
census is over what is your guess as
10 lIcnders"n's population?
Don't forget to .redish." You
might not .'relish" it if denied the
privilege Of voting for failure to reg
ister
An exchange says the merchant
win" puts advertising Ion the shelf
usually finds that i where his goods
stay also.
Col. j. Bryan Grimes and Mr.. Il.
W Beckett will address the White
Supremacy Club at the court house
Monday night.
The form OF ballots to be voted at
the August election, as prescribed by
the County Board Of Elections. is pub
lishcd elsewhere.
Mr. j. Is. IIighsmith, one Of the
clever ''intelligent composilor,' in
Aycock's printing office, spent sun
day in Durham.
tors is over. The names they got
can be accounted for but those they
overlooked may never be known.
Let no Democrat forget to register.
This is important and you, fellow
Democrat should make it YOar bust
ness to look after your neighbors.
Col. Burgwvn left last week for
Texas on husinSs for the Government
a. national bank examiner. He en-
poets to be gone about two weeks.
How much larger is Henderson in
1900 than it was ten wears ago when
the census gave us 4,29l? Send in
Your guess and let's see how close You
can come to the exact figures.
+. Il. Hicks, trustee, advertises to
sell a certain town lot, with improve
ments, ut public auction on Monday,
August 9th. For further particulars
Sct libl1tt III uHollitt toltb1H
To have the best goods is what the
business man owes himself. to keep
the people posted on his excellent
stock is what he owes to his patrons.
East Aurora ca. ~ .Adrertiscr.
Capt Joe Dunn, of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad, with headquarters
at Ceredn, West Va, is home on his
annual summer vacation. His many
Henderson friends are glad to see him.
Crops are growing finely. Farmers
had good opport unity To work them
btfnr. the rains and there has been
no grass to bother. The prospect up
to This time is very encouraging in
deed.
Call on Cooper when you want bug
gicS, carriages. wagons. He carries
big line, all styles and various
makes and sells at lowest prices for
cash or on time. See advertisement
ON the fourth page OF this paper.
Capt W. b. Shaw spoke ut Burlimg
ton Yesterday. With two such themes
tn inspire him as the Fourth of July
and White Supremacy it need not be
said that our able and eloquent friend
acquitted himself with credit, which
is to say he made good speech.
4 busy man about train time these
DAYS is ticket agent Cheek. Friday he
sold 90 tickets to various points and
Monday up to , o'clock he had checked
of So, with the Northbound and Dur
ham trains not finished, and the even
ing FLORIDA Limited) to be accounted
for
It's hot. And it has been for several
days -distressinglv so. But when we
reflect that this is the kind of weather
that makes crops grow and that good
crops make the farmer happy and
have much to do with good times we
swelter and bear it-because it can,
be helped.
The Republican county convention
Saturday put out only part of ticket
W, II. Smith, Populist nominee, wa:
endorsed for sheriff. A. B. j. Wyche
colored. was nominated for register
Of deeds, and W. b. Henderson, color
Ell for the Senate. A conference will
be held with the Populists looking te
fusion.
DIR. George |. Nowitzky. of Norfolk
spent Monday afternoon here. H,
was on his way to Cheraw, S. c..
where he said there was as great .
demand for Indian Tea and others o
his popular preparations as there vii
tie for Constitutional Amendment
tickets in North Carolina on election
day the first Thursday in August.
Mr. o. Beaman Harris, who has fo
some time been clerk at the Carrolltol
Hotel in Raleigh, has become pro
prletor of hotel at Gafney, S.
The house of which Mr.. Harris take
eharge is large and commodiou
prlck structure and he proposes t
run 1t IN tirst-class style. His Hen
aerson friends wish him we'll in hi
new undertaking.