The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-27

Mt. n. >. I1dET1S went 10 flfSIuld
Beach Tuesday to listen to what the
wild waves are saying.
Mrs. Sue Horton, of Zazoo City,
Miss, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. o.
r. Smith, III Henderson.
Miss Nettie Elmore has returned
from two weeks visit among friends
and relatives at Louisburg.
Mr.. Littlejohn Taylor is off Oh "a
brif recreation trip to see his -
friends up about Greensboro.
Mrs. Randall Pope, of Madison,
Fla, ia visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. McNair, i'll Henderson.
The weather. for the past three days
has been intensely warm, as Oppres
sive as at any time this summer.
Mrs. A. f. Smerden, who has been
sick for some time having to undergo
surgical treatment, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Lewis returned
last week from two weeks stay i'll
the Land of the Sky up Asheville
way.
Mr.. D. Y. Cooper and Mr.. A. {.
ZOllicOffer returned Saturday from
New York, where they had been on
business.
Mrs X. Il. Hines and little dau@h
ter, Miss Irene, OF Ok ord, were
guests OF Mrs. W. II. Jenkins few
days last week.
Prof Alderman and Mrs Alderman
with the two children and nurse have
returned from IL ten days stay at
Virginia Beach.
Miss Leila Shannon, who has been
visiting the Misses Moncure sin Raj
eigh for two weeks, is now the guest
of Miss Mabel Young.
Mrs. r. $. McCoin has returned
home after an absence OF several
weeks spent in the mountains of
Western North Carolina.
Mrs. E. NJ. Cooper and little daugh-
ter, Miss Hattie, have gone to visit
relatives i'll Philadelphia, New York
and other places expecting to be
away three or four weeks.
Mrs. W. L. Garlick, who has been
very sick with fever, is improving
She was reported Tuesday as free of
fever and while very weak her cOndi-
ton is satisfactory to her physician.
Rev. Robert Van Deventer, former
pastor of the Henderson Baptist
church, but now OF Savannah, Ga,
has Just had the honorary degree OF
d. d., conferred upon him by Mercer
University.
The question is frequently asked:
what about the knitting mill? When
Is it going to begin operations?
The GOLD LEAF cannot answer. 1t
would like to be in position to say
the plant will be started up right
soon.
Tell us about it if you want us to
put it in the paper We know great
deal more than We print but there
are many things-interesting little
items OF news-which we do not know
and for this reason can not publish
them.
Mr.. Charles J. Z. Aston returned
Monday night from II two weeks
visit spent in and around Littleton,
his old home. He has been attending
picnics, barbecucs, etc, but had time
to take note OF the crops which he
says are very good.
II. J. Switzerland advertises a
quantity of good building stone
-quarried granite-fOr sale. Hard
and solid, good quality and good
shape, suitable for underpinning
walls and foundation work Can be
delivered on short notice
Mrs. +. n. Fuller and little son. Of
Portsmouth, Va, came last week tC
spend a couple of weeks with Mrs
John Mcmillan in the country. Al
Miss Cora Eckles, Mrs. Fuller former
" lived in this county and many O
our people remember her very pleas
antly.
Mr.. Robert Mcmillan returned tC
Newport News, Va, Monday. after {
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Mcmillan, i'll the country fol
ten days. As noted in these column:
some time ago Robert has gOOt
position in Newport News and i.
getting Oh very we'll
The Continental Plant Company
of kittrell, the largest concern of TIN
kind in the world, will have an ex
hibit of strawberry plants, compris
ing over one hundred varieties. a
the st. Louis Worlds Fair. TIL.
plants have been shipped and vii
soon be growing under glass
The Eagle Pharmacy shows a fin
line OF toilet soaps which is worth,
the attention of users of such goods
And OF course everybody uses soap
tramps and small boys excepted
There is a large variety of make
and perfumes and one cannot fail IL
find what is wanted at q price t.
please.
From all sections We hear goot
reports OF the crops. They have com
out wonderfully in the last few weeks
Cotton awhile back indicated small
growth and poorly fruited while tn
contrary is now true. Compromise
we'll and the tobacco crop is a goo,
one but the low prices are very dis
couraging to farmers.
Mr.. Dan Thrower, who holds a lu
crative position with the Illinoi
Central Railroad headquarters i
Louisville, ky.,) came Monday t
visit his mother and other relatives
Mr.. James A. Thrower, of the Altar
tic Coast Line, arrived yesterda
and Mr.. Tom Thrower and his famil
Will come the latter part of the weel