The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-12-10

They have varied and we'll selected
line and their prices are as reason
able as the goods are desirable in
quality. Everything in ladies' dress
goods and trimmings, notions, white
goods, underwear, collars, cuffs,
handkerchief, ties, gloves, shoes.
hats, cloaks, furs, rugs, trunks,
etc. Mems shoes and
furnishings a speciality. Weber shoes
for men, Portia and Southern Girl
shoes for men, and C. & E. shoes
for boys and children are their lead
ers. No better shoes sold for the
money anywhere. Cut prices on a
nice line of ladies' cloaks and furs in
which are offered some bargains that
are worth while.
WATKINS HARDWARE co.
A very appropriate Christmas pres
emit to>yourself or friend would be one
of those carving sets at Watkins
Hardware store. They have nice
line of these goods. Or some silver
or nickelware, apair of Gloss scissors,
and dozens of other useful and mex
pensive articles requisite to the home.
They carry an immense stOck-every-
thing in their line-special attention
being directed to the celebrated Ma
jestic Steel Range, Isaac A. Sheppard
Excelsior stoves, and Garland stoves.
Also oil stoves for bath room and
hall. Franklins of all kinds, sheet
iron stoves-heat producers and fuel
savers. Kitchen utensils, meat chop
pers, sausage mills, pocket knives,
scissors, razOrs, table cutlery, ROch
ester silver nickeled ware, Deli and
Chrysolite ware, blue and white
enameled ware, tin and woodenware,
shot guns, repeating rifles, ammuni-
ton. leggings. game bags, builders
hardware, edge tools, nails, wire,
betting, paints, oils, varnishes, glass,
farming implements, and labor-sav-
ing machinery. State agency for
Cyclone feed cutters-the best thing
of the kind on the market-corn
shelters, pea hullers and fan mills,
Pittsburgh we'll fixtures, floor paints,
household stains: buggies, wagons,
harness, etc.
W. T. WRITTEN & co.
When we think of Christmas it is
natural to associate Whitten's Book
Store with the idea of gift-giving,
novelty goods and fancy articles of
all kinds and things to please the
children. They always make special
provision for the coming of Santa
Claus, and this year finds them with
an unusually pretty and attractive
line of holiday goods. There is q
large assortment of dolls, toys, wheel
goods, fancy articles, novelties, pic
lures, picture frames, easels, albums,
decorated china, glassware. odd con-
ceits in silver, aluminium, brass,
celluloid, wood, leather and plush
goods, pottery, gold pens, fountain
pens, etc. The best and cheapest
line of books they have ever carried
picture books, story books, the
| latest novels, standard works in
prose and poetry. But aside from
the stock itself are the bargains being
offered on same Messrs. Written &
Company are going to change their
business and in order to close out
/ during the holidays their entire line
of books, stationery, dolls, toys,
pictures, china, and novelties will be
sold at and below cost. Most of the
stock is new and fresh and a rare
/ opportunity to get some splendid
/ bargains is offered.
SAMUEL WATKINS.
No claim is made that Santa Claus
has established headquarters at
Samuel Watkins big department
store, but it seems to be headquar.
ters for about everything in the gen
eral merchandise line-and many ar
ticles will be found there suggestive
of the children's patron saint They
have a great stock-each department
of the big three-foor building com
plete 10 itself-full to Overlooking
with the best goods and most at
tractive styles in their line There is
the quantity and quality, the variety
and the finish. the moderateness o
Eprice and the solidity of value com
bined. The stock OF dry goods anc
notions, ladies' dress goods and trim
mings, cloaks and furs, furnishings
fine shoes, ETC., is large and up to the
times. Then there are the depart
ments OF mems clothing, overcOats
shoes, hats and furnishing goods ant
furniture, carpets, rugs, fine crockery
and glassware-in short, any an(
everything to wear Or fit out a hous,
from bottom to top. As alread,
noted in a stock SO varied NAV b.
found many articles suitable TO
Christmas presents; but special at
tention is directed to beautiful lin
of cut glass, decorated china. rocking
chairs, lounges for coy corners
leather couches. art squares, writing
desks, tables, bookcases, etc-and {
special price has been made for tn,
holiday trade.
\. ID. WELLS.
The new jewelry store. Mr.. n. ID
Wells, proprietor, is making a repu
tation that presages future success
1t was only u short while ago tina
the GOLD LEAF announced the com
ing of Mr.. Wells to make Henderson,
bis home and open business here.
practical matchmaker and jewele
| and graduate optician, be had beer
successfully engaged in business il
Southern Pines a number of year
when he decided to come to Hen
derson, continuing the store Their
under competent management mean
while) moving his family and maxim.
this his home and principal place O
business. Mr.. Wells opened in tn
store room next to the Postal Tele
graph Company where he has one O
the best fitted up and most city lik
lewelry stores to be found anywhere
The store fixtures. show cases and wal