The gold leaf., 1900-04-05

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JoHS B. WArKIH>,
Insurance Commissioner j. K.
Young came down from Raleigh Sat
urday and spent Sunday at home.
Rev. J. f. Page will preach at the
Methodist Protestant church Sunday
morning and at the M. f. church Sun
day night.
Col. Burgwyn has gone to Fayette-
Vile in response to an invitation to
address the White Supremacy Club
there to-day.
The Populists held their county
convention Saturday, the object be-
ing to select delegates to the State
convention, etc.
Mr.. w. o. Shannon went to Lynch
burg Tuesday to visit the home office
of the George ID. Witt Shoe Company,
for whom he travels.
DR. Hufham is away for awhile rest
ing and recuperating During his
absence Rev. G. n. Bray will preach
for the Baptist congregation.
Col. Burgwyn spent Sunday at
home having just returned from
Lynchburg, Va, whore he had been
on business for about two weeks.
Store key found on Main street,
near corner OF Young building. Owner
can get same by calling at this Office
and paying reward asked by finder
Louis de Lacroix, Oxford, advertises
> fresh cows for sale. No better
stock to be had than that raised by
Mr. de Lacroi1 whether of cows or
hogs.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Hines, of Milton, was
here this week OH business. clever
and agreeable gentleman his presence
is always a source of pleasure to his
Henderson friends.
Mr. w. +. Moss now occupies his
new house recently erected next to
his store near the cotton mill. 1t will
he conducted as 4 hotel and will be
known as the Wayside Inn.
Rev. A. X. Shaw has so far recov-
cred from his in juries (received in \
runawv accident some time ago. rs to
be able to walk up town again. He
is vet on his crutches, however.
Mr. Frank Alston, formerly a pop
ular Henderson boy, but now success
fully engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness at Pratt City, Ala, has been here
shaking hands with friends the past
week.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Manning came up from
Newport News Friday on short
visit. He is just recuperating from
an attack of grippe and might pass as
a champion light weight at present,
but otherwise is quite himself.
We were pleased to have call from
Mr.. X. j. Lewis, of Halifax county,
who IS one of the efficient deputy
revenue collectors Of this district,
Tuesday. He was here on official
business as noted elsewhere.
Clarence Wyche came in Saturday
night from La Crosse, Va, and spen,
Sunday at home. Although he had
been away but two weeks he declared
he was never as anxious to get back
to one place in his life as he was tC
Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Watkins have
issued cards to the marrige Of theil
daughter Miss Sudie, to Mr.. Simon
Kittrell Rowland. Tuesday evening
April 18th. The ceremony will bt
performed at the Presbyterian church
at . O'Clock p NJ.
Misses Thomas 4 Cheatmam's mil
linery opening this week has attracted
large numbers of ladies and other:
interested in pretty things of thi
kind. Their display this season sur
passes any previous effort SO com
petent judges say,
Rev. Jesse H. Page. of Laurinburg
will preach in the Methodist Protest
ant church next Sunday morning al
IL o'clock. The pastor will preach a
night on The Grace OF God CTitu:
PHI. II. 1S.) Service at 5 O'Clock
You are cordially invited.
Some one broke window il
O'Neil's hardware store few night
since and stole A pistol therefrom
These sort OF things have got to b,
pretty common Of late. But what els
is to be expected with so many loafer
and suspicious characters about town
Correspondents of the Raleigh pa
pers speak in high terms of Capt
Shaw's speech in Nashville Monday
1t was powerful and convincing ei
fort they say. Those who know th
Captains ability as speaker are pre-
pared to accept the truth of the state
ment.
An occount of the proceedings @
the county tobacco growers associa
ton. held Saturday before last, wa
promised US for last issue but it wa
not sent in. Expecting that we mad
no effort to learn particulars upo
Which to base report of our owl
hence its omission. Another evidenc
that it is not always safe to depen
upon others for what you want done
Full stock everything neu and up t
date in Furniture No second-han
furniture kept ALIEN T. BARNES.