The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-01-10

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The GOLD LEAF.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
BY
THAD r. MANNING. !
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1901.
The State Grand Lodge OF Masons
met in Raleigh Tuesday night
A GOOD many Of the New Year reso-
lutions have fallen by the wayside.
NEXT Tuesday will be a big day in
Raleigh-thc Inauguration OF Gov
elect Aycock.
LET'S resolve this year to buy every
thing we require at home as far as 1t
is possible to do so. This is one way
to build up the town and make it more
prosperous.
THE Roxboro Courier is Is years old.
It is an excellent county paper and
merits the success il has met with
under the careful and conscientious
management Of NOEL Brothers.
WALTER f. Moore, of Jackson, is
elected Speaker OF the House OF Rep
resentatives. Mr. Moore is one of the
leading young Democrats OF the State,
= man of brilliant mind and recog-
nized ability who will wear tho honor
we'll and worthily.
GOV Russell on Saturday appointed
Associate Justice ID. NJ. FurcheS Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court to sue
coed Chief Justice Faircloth, deceased.
Monday he appointed Charles A.
Cook, Of Warren. to the vacancy thus
created by the elevation Of Justice
FurchcS. Both terms hplI for two
years.
REFERRING to the matter OF GOV.
Russell making him self Chief Justice,
and the claim that he was being push
ed by Col. Andrews. the Danville Bee
saws: 1t is strange that in every
thing that does not suit some OF the
politicians of \ nth Carolina the
Southern Railway is seen in the
scheme"
THE Senate did well in electing
Hon. II. \. London, of Chatham,
president pro tenn. He will make il
fine presiding officer we may not
doubt Mr. London is editor Of the
pittsbo Record, and his brethren of
the press will be especially pleased at
the honor conferred upon him know
ing him to be in every way worthy
of it.
In TUE resignation of Vice-President
and General Manager st. John, OF the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, the
South loses good friend and one
who has wrought well for its better
ment. He was close to the people,
understood their needs, and eXerted
an uplifting influence for the public
good the full extent of which we NAV
not realize.
The GOLD LEAF NAV not be all that
its friends say it is but we are going
to work harder this year than ever to
make it more nearly SO. And to this
end we want the help of all the good
citizens of both town and county.
We want your patronage, your assist
ance in the way of contributed articles,
your suggestions for the public good,
your words of encouragement Shall
we have them?
SINCE Gov. Russell had the APP
pointing power and was to exercise
that power in appointing Republic
can, he did the proper thing in pro-
noting Judge Furches. We have not
forgotten Judge Furches' canvass for
Governor and formed very poor
opinion of him then, and while he
may not shed equal lustre upon the
exalted office OF Chief Justice as have
some who have occupied the chair,
vet we reneat that his eleya ton W.