The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-04-10
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VERY LOW PRICES.
Lumber, Lime, Shingles
Doors, Window Frames, Oak
MantcIs, Tiles, &c.
John b. WATKINS.

Pay your poll tax before the first OF
May il YOU would vote in the next
election.
Henderson is pretty we'll repre-
scented at the Charleston Exposition
this week. Beside the military COM
pany quite n number of others have
gone down TO help swell the crowd
during North Carolina week.
Walter A, Finch has been appoint
ed post master at Kittrell. j. Ell
Smith was an applicant for the posi-
ton also and it is sail the apppint-
neut Of the '-other felluw' was very
disappointing to him
Mrs. John Livingston and son Mas
Ter viii, Of Fremont Nebraska, came
last week To visiS relatives in this
community Mrs. Livingston is ma
tive here being IA daughter of the late
Rev :. p. J, Harris and sister of Mr..
L. VI. Harris.
George kennan. the worli-famous
traveller. writer and lecturer, says in
the OHtiOOk that North Carolinas ex-
hlbIt is the most meritOrious one at
the Charleston Exposition. This is
high praise indeed coming from the
source it docs.
Mr. NJ b. Prince reached homo
last Sunday after spending several
months among relatives and friends
at Montour Falls. \. Y. where he
formerly lived. He is looking we'll
and says he is glad to get back to
Henderson again.
The St Louis Il San Francisco
Railroad, commonly known as the
Frisco system. offers direct, pleas
ant and popular route TO Confederate
. Veterans and others to the great re-
union al Dallas, Texas. See adver-
tisement elsewhere in this paper
The Pubiic Lcdyu' notes that the
Oxford cotton factory has begun OPP
3 erations. The GOLD LEAF rejoices at
8 Inc progress and prosperity of its
8 neighboring town and wishes to see
s. it make still greater strides along the
line of industrial growth and devel-
q opment.
81 The GOLD LEAF is issued ahead Of
81 time this week to enable the editor
and one Of the printers (the latter a
s. member OF the military company to
81 get IL - the Charleston Exposition.
g Putting IN Horrible time and putting
81 "ur a poorer paper as far i. local
81 m~A> j. cu;tr.r:-cd vas the way twas
81 tone.
s. Mr., J. II. Bridycrs, one of the able
s. lawyers Of Henderson, was in Oxford
81 Thursday, and wa were pleased to re
. crive a call from him. AT "A call meet
81 lng of the Board of Town Commits
s. sioncrs Mr.. Bridgors submitted a
proposition to light up Oxford by
S. electricity in connection with the
Henderson plant. Oxford Public Led
s. ger
The Vance Guards. A. strong, under
command Of Capt. Sturges, left on a
s. special train Monday morning for
S Charleston. Ma p. +. Jones accom-
panied them. He will be in command
Of one OF tie battalions of the Com
S. poSitc Regiment. The same train
s carried the Durham and Oxford COM
S. panies, and al Raleigh they were
SO joined by others.
The old offices of the Continental
Plant Company at kittrell were de
stroycd by fire last week. The build
linz was vacated when the Company
81 moved into their present quarters,
the Davis Hotel. and was insured. 1t
81 was used as 4 storage house and con-
Stained ut the time 81 800 worth OF
Fertilizers and cotton seed meal.
which sustained some damage.