The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-04-25

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snow fell Sunday-just few flakes,
ergg.,f. 10 be noticeable.
>,... 10 home people and you help
advance the general interests of your
tg"n-
Hr. and Mr. j. B. Owen went to
New l.rs !a~t week to be gone sew
eru day.
Nr,. ;. 7. Cooper has returned from
,,,..,f, where She went TO spend the
Faster holidays.
Think it's rood thing? Tie
Graded school we mean. OF course
Won do Then vote for it.
DIR. Ba., returned Monday from
Richmond where he went last week
70 accompany Mrs, Bass and the baby
home.
go to the poll, on the 9th of May,
and east your vote for Graded Schools,
with the assurance that it will be the
br-t vote Won ever cast in your life.
There i not poor man i'll Hen
d~r,lm wac can afford to vote against
the Graded Schools, because it is his
only hope Of educating his children.
Gsntry's dog and pony show gave
HENDERSON the ..go-by'' this year,
whrrrat we are sorry, for it is by far
the b-st show Of the kind on the
road.
Historical Circle Of Colonial DANES,
viii meet at the residence Of Mrs.
" o. shannon, Thursday afternoon
at { o'clock.
Little interest appears to be mani
fc-;ed liz The town election so far.
But this is usually the case and there
IS ct plenty Of time for candidates
to mat"rializr.
IIayeyou seen the beautiful samples
II wall paper at Whitten's Book
Store 1t is worth your while to
Inok at them il you wish anything in
that line. They arc cheap, too.
Nundrv was q raw. chilly, disagree
able day, quite unlike April weather.
Monday was but little better, cloudy
and gloomy looking, while Tuesday
va, worse still, but not quite SO
cold
It i, very encouraging to note the
many new dwellings and other houses
that are being built in Henderson as
we'll as the improvements that are
being made on other buildings. We
% iorW ard.
While there is no boom Henderson
i growing as it has not done IN
wears And vet there is much to be
done to make the town what it should
he The continuation Of the Graded
schools is one of these.
II the property owners are in favor
~ taxation for school purposes, sure
y those who DO not own property
should not be opposed. 1t is the
property Of the community that the
tan IS to come out of.
Some OF those who were at first
opposed to the Graded School tax
have thought better OF the matter
and will vote for it. The GOLD LEAF
is Glad to know this and believes
others will do likewise.
No man Of property can afford to
Vote against the Graded Schools If he
is Interested in the upbuilding Of his
town and the advancement of civiliza-
ti3n. Nor do we believe there will
be many who will so vote.
Thom.. X Newcomb are offering
mstchle.s values in white goods,
h,mburgs and torchons. Go and see
their new goods and you will be
pleased with the beauty and quality
and ast0nished at the reasonable price
OF same.
y vote against the Graded School
tsnd STAYING away from the polls and
not voting At all is equivalent to
voting against iU is vote against
the best interests Of the community
now and hereafter. Don't do it-you
cant afford to.
Kew. NJ H. futile, chaplain. will
preach special sermon to the Vance
Guards at the Methodist Episcopal
church the first Sunday in May.
Ines" occasions are always attended
with interest and good congrega-
ton will doubtless be present.
DO not get impatient or feel slight
Ell II the canvas.ers for the public
library have seemingly overlooked
you- They may call on you later. Ii
Is not too late to help the good cause.
In the mean time be making up your
mind 4. to how much You will give,
not how little.
The Pogue brick factory building
and the large frame house adjoining
tthe old Claud Hunter prize fsctory,
are undergoing some necessary
changes preparatory to their occu
Pancy by the Corbitt Buggy Co. The
h1.-1ings will be connected by AT
overhead bridge.
Th- public good demands that W.
have 4 school that will meet present
and future demands of the commun
Ity. This i. found in our excellen
"raded School, and vet some persons
are opposed to continuing it by taxa
t.on-ths only means by which it cal
amt will be kept up.
word to our farmer friends: Bette
plant plenty corn. peas. potatoes
everything for man and beast to eat
In fact-and less cotton and tobacco
Having first made provision of thi
h!nd then go in for whatever promise
BEST as money crop and as much O
II =. you can cultivate well.
Ii every man in Henderson town
snip could visit the Graded Schoo
ana see the work that is being done
consider its far reaching effect upol
lhe town and county and look tn
question squarely in the face from