The gold leaf., 1903-04-30

Failure to vote will not relieve you
Of the obligation to pay your taxes.
Messrs. 0. W Blacknall and George
A. kittrell, of kittrell, were Hender-
son visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Howell Cobb Jackson, of At
Ianta, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
s. p. Cooper of Henderson.
Miss Guessie VerI Satterwhite has
returned from Richlands, Va, where
she has had class in music.
Messrs j. ID. Cooper and a. c. ZOl-
licOffer attended the Cooper-Lassiter
wedding in New York City last week
Mr. II. b. Powell is at his place of
business again after being confined to
his home by sickness for week or
ten days.
1t may be that you failed to regis
t,r but the sheriff and town tax co.,
lactor will be around to see you Just
the same.
This weather puts the farmers in
good spirits and they are improving
the opportunity to do long delayed
and much needed work.
Mrs. b. S. Aronson and little son,
Master Arthur. have gone to visit
friends in Raleigh and Mt. Olive, and
will be away about ten days.
There will be a meeting of old sol
diers Saturday tOarrange for Memo
rial Day exercises (Monday, 11tlD to
III Io 1,l Il nj ,,f,- nf,r
are invited.
Miss Jennie Cheatham, at Rock Hill
Farm, announces that. she has Just
received IL lot of nice palms, ferns.
etc, and invites those interested to
go out and see them.
The skies are clear, the rains have
ceased and the outlook is more en-
courHging for the farmers All this
since Sunday-the longest period we
have been without rain in some
time.
4 rate of one fare for the round
trip will be given on account OF the
Street Fair and Merchants Carnival
in Raleigh next week. Tickets will
be sold May 4th to 9th, inclusive.
with final limit May 10th. Fare from
Henderson 81 10.
Among those from Il distance who
attended the reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Cooper last evening
We're Mrs. Howell Cobb Jackson, of
Atlanta, Major and Mrs. S. F. Tel
fair, of Raleigh. Mrs. J. T. Gooch, of
Weldon and Others
Dr. F. 4. Macon has been kept
away from his office for IL week on
account of some trouble with one of
his feet. It's not gout he says but
the member was much swollen, and
so sore he could not wear a shoe or
bear his weight on it.
The editorial article which appears
elsewhere under the caption of
Wanted-A Municipal Accounting" "
was put in type last week before the
adoption of the resolutions by the
Third Ward precinct meeting Tues
day night touching the same subject.
There is another little girl at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Single
ton. And they do say that the Joy
that has come to the grandfather,
DR.. Hufham. is quite as great as the
pride felt by the father as he cOntem-
plates his interesting and growing
family.
The GOLD LEAF is pleased to learn
of the improved condition of Mr.
George Il. Dickie, the popular young
merchant, of EPSON, since going to
Asheville for his health. He has been
there one month and has gained sew.
en- pounds in weight He is stronger
and his general condition is improved
every way.
The body of Mr.. Frank Church
who was drowned in the Yadkin river
near Salisbury, on Easter Monday
particulars of which were published
in the GODD LEAF of the 10th. was
recovered last week and brought here
for burial Saturday. 1t was founC
y miles below the point at which h
was drowned
The entertainment at Cooper Operf
House next Tuesday evening prom
ises to be an event of rare pleasur,
and artistic merit. Mary Dean Wheel
er. contralto, in her choice selection
"The Holy City" will be the chief at
traction. together with ''An Illus
trated Tour of the World" and -
Voyage to the Noon Benefit o
the Kings Daughters. Admission
%, 30 and so cents.