The gold leaf., 1900-04-19

your convenience and pleasure.
Several Of the local Populst leaders
went to Raleigh Tuesday to attend
the State convention which met there
yesterday. 1t is said that in order to
make the delegation as large as pos
sible free railroad tickets were being
offered. We do not know as to this
though.
Twentieth Century Educational
Day at the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday, April 22nd. DIR. j. C.
kilgo, president Trinity College, will
be present and preach morning and
night. Everybody is invited to come
out and hear this great pulpit orator.
Bennett, oldest son of Mrs. Fanny
Perry, has been dangerously sick the
past few days. He had grip from
which he had about recovered when
pneumonia developed. At one time
his life was almost despaired of, but
at this writing his condition is a lit
tie more favorable.
Every time we 20 through the Hen
derson Cotton Mill we feel prouder OF
it as an enterprise of the town. And
when the Harriet Mills get in opera
ton along with the Seaboard Knitting
Mills and some other manufacturing .
establishments there will be more
cause for rejoicing.
Gen. f. F. loon. the Democratic
nominee for superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, was college mate of
our townsman, Mr.. j. II. Dunn, at
Wake Forest. His first wife was sister
Of Mrs. Sallie Rowland, of Hender-
son, and Mr.. Oliver l.. Rowland mar
ricd a daugher OF his.
Some OF our sporting friends are
agitating the question Of organizing
gun club, for clay pigeon shooting
and similar sport. A good idea,
Such an organization would furnish
meut. Persons Interested should see
Mr.. &. y. Lewis for particulars.
Why not move to make Henderson
more OF a summer resort2 There is
no more healthy or pleasant place and
certainly hotel and boarding house
accommodations should be adequate
to all demands. We need to put the
attractions and inducements Of our
town more prominently and persist
emily before the public.
The work Of the Graded School is il
pleasing surprise-a revelation in fact
to those who visit it for the first
time. Have you paid your respects
to the faculty and pupils by visiting
the school? If not you ought 10.
They will appreciate the interest thus
shown and you will be amply repaid
for the time and trouble.
bud" Merrimon. son of June Mer-
rimon, colored, died at his home in
this place Tuesday night after short
sickness with typhoid pneumonia, aged
about 20 years. He was for some
time express deliverer, always polite
and respectful, and many among the
white people sympathizc with the
father in the death Of the son.
In some sections of the county
around Henderson it is said that more
cotton than tobacco will be planted
this year. We suppose the reason for
SO doing is on account of better prices
for cotton, and demand by the Hen
derson cotton mills for the fine tex
ture Of the staple produced in this
part of the cotton growing country.
MIR. j. A. Gilmer was here short
while Saturday on his way to Geneva
to preach Sunday. He was returning
from Washington where he had been
attending Albemarle Presbytery which
body granted him license to preach.
Mr.. Gilmcr returned to Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Richmond. Monday.
He will finish his course there in June.
The GOLD LEAF is always pleased
to note the success of Henderson boys
at home or abroad. We note that
Mr.. Will Pirie, son Of Mr.. Henry Pirie,
becomes foreman of the woodworking
shops of the Tennessee division of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad. His
brother, Mr.. James Pirie. holds ;
similar position with the same com
panv at New Decatur, Ala.
The entertainment given by the
Handys at Cooper Opera House Thurs
day evening was not witnessed by a!
large an AUDIENCE as the entertainer:
and the cause merited. A part of tn,
program was especially good ant
under more favorable circumstance:
an evening of rare pleasure and enjoy
ment would have been afforded ever
beyond what it was.
Quite unique idea was that Of th'
proprietor of 'Dave's Place" in plac
ing couple of hens with youn!
chickens in his show window Satur
day and Monday. They attracted
good deal of attention and many wer
the comments passed upon the tw'
mother hens and chirp little Ibid
dies" as they disported themselves il
the novel place of :Acir temporar,
| confinement.
The announcements "f "Billy" Wood
| marriage is received with interest b.
his Henderson friends. The card
read as follows: MIR. and Mrs. j. j
Richards request your presence at tn
marriage of their daughter Leila t.
Mr.. William Henry Wood, Jr., Tues
day evening, April the twenty-fourth
nineteen hundred. at eight-thirt,
o'clock First Methodist Church. Bruins
wick. Georgia"
DR.. Huffman gave us brief visi
last Saturday on his return fror
Sampson County, where he had spen
a week in hopes of resting. OF cours
he did not rest He has toe man
friends for that. For one thing h
made an address ut the dedicatio
of Presbyterian church! We wer
| glad to see him and hear him. Their
is but one of him in all the world
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