The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-09-17

about 100, 900 people are directly
interested III them. The fact that
the payments are weekly lead poor
people to save what they would
throw away and the result is that
they obtain homes and build up a
city with responsible citizenship
Home and mother" What sweeter
words are there i'll the English lam
gua@e? Those who have homes must
be interested in seeing that the mass
OF the people also have homes be-
cause responsible citizenship is thus
built up.-Extract from nn address
on Building and Loan Associations
delivered by Samuel WittkOwsky be-
fore the business men of Asheville
Mr. John W. Daniel has gone North
10 buy new goods.
Miss Rosa Thomas left Monday for
the North to buy her fall stock of
millinery.
Mrs. NJ. G. Hoover wis hes a few de-
sirable table bOarders. See her for
terms, &c.
Miss Carrie Thomas returned VI III
day from visit with friends in War
rem county.
The merry-go-round has left us
and the town is left to seek diversion
of another kind.
Capt. Shaw has returned from Cur
rituck county where he has been on
nrofnSCioua1 husinacc
Mrs. W. ID. Burwell has returned
from Chase City where she went for
health and recreation.
Mrs. Lucy Young, of Washington
City, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. ID. Rose, in Henderson.
Miss Julia Rowland left Monday
for Westminster to attend school at
Western Maryland College.
Many IL train of thought is wrecked
before it reaches the rOundhOuse OF
fruitiOn. says an exchange.
Mrs. J. NJ. Burnett has returned
from Beaufort, where she has been
visiting relatives for some weeks.
bOrO last week and will attend school
at the State Normal this session.
Miss Mary Medearis, of Winston,
has returned home after Il pleasant
visit with relatives and friends here
Mr.. Norwood Thomas left Monday
for the Northern markets to buy new
fall stock for the firm of Thomas 4
NewcOmb.
Bargains in stationery are offered
at Parker's two drug stores Hen
dersOn Society note paper reduced
from % to 10 cents.
Mrs. Crump and daughter, Miss
Zadie, of Suffolk, Va, went to Rocky
Mount Monday after IL visit of some
weeks with relatives here.
Mr.. Herbert f. Wells. vice-presi-
dent of the South Carolina Cotton
Oil Co., Columbia. $. C.. was here on
business for short while last week.
\ building and loan association is
the poor mans friend Why not
take stock in it and pay for a home
Will your lti' Hi'litN -bleeiiSpoio
RprOrd
Mr.. F. H. Hoover. of Washington,
ID. e., and Mrs. Allen H. Taft, OF
Greenville. n. c., are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs J. II. b.
Hoover.
The date on your address label
will notify you to what time your
subscription is paid. If in arrears
well. we have never refused money
vet that was due us.
Mrs. Edwin Stephens, who has been
sick with fever for two weeks. is doing
very well. Her illness is of a mild
type and the Indications are that she
will soon be well again.
Miss Agnes Harris, daughter of DR.
and Mrs. F. II. Harris, and Misses
Ethel land Ruth Harris, daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Harris, have re
turned to the State Normal College a
Greensboro.
Lieutenant John s. f. Young. .Ir
is Il new arrival at the home of Mr.
Edwin Stephens. and our friend bears
the honOrs of grandpa" with be
coming dignity. Mother and sol
are both doing well.
1t is good news the GOLD LEAF
heralds this week when it announce:
that the knitting mills will soon b.
started up again. Those desiring
work of this kind should make tn,
fact known at the office.
ldleness is the prOgenitor OF crime
lazinesS is a disease which should re
ceive proper treatment, says an eX
change. \ good argument in favO
of Il stringent vagrant law and tn,
rigid enforcement OF the same.
Dr. Coggeshall is at Buffalo Spring,
this week combining business Will
pleasure. Besides enjoying life a
that famous health resort he will &C
i'll the capacity of resident physician
relieving DR.. Hayes for shor
while.
Col. L. l.. Jones has shown us som
OF the largest peppers We have seen
The pods are nearl V as large as
i'''ii = hSt. oiit vi tlitlil NtlS1eu
traction over 10 ounces and meas
ured 10 inches around Who cal
beat that?
Trade is quiet with the merchant
and none of them are in danger c
rupturing a blood vessel from owe
eXertlon in waiting on customers
But business will increase and cas-
Will be more plentiful hitler late
on, let us hope