The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-26
Special Features Provided to Enter
tain and Amuse the Crowd.
OCCASION LONG TO BE REMEMBERED.

Barnes Clothing Store.
Parham Bros. Supply Co., mer-
chants and cotton buyers.
Carolina Bagging Manufacturing
Co., wagon load of bagging and ties,
"Made in Henderson,"
Melville Dorsey, druggist.
Carolina Buggy Co.
TOMBSTONE Printing Co.
Corbitt Buggy Co.
Mrs. j. L. H. Missillier, "The La
dies Store
Mrs. O. O. White, millinery. Two
little girls seated in a small wagon
driving an ostrich with ribbon reins,
the whole thing loaded on "A dray.
The ostrich was ''hOme-made, the
artistic work of Mrs White, and
nothing in the parade attracted
more pleasing comment.
Surrey containing "A bevy OF pretty
girls from Watkins store. driving a
gray mule on whose lean sides was =,
white piece of cloth bearing the words
in crude black letters, Gage Before
Beauty" Zone of the ''hits' of the
paradox
Two well known negro men of the
town, Bradley Cunningham (known
as the human caliope Orsteam piano
from his limitations of the same)
and Clay Hendricks. the Industrious
old drayman, caused a good deal OF
amusement by the signs they carried
and the repeating Of the same all
along the route. II trade with the
Henderson Furniture Company,
Bradley's sign read. but he would
: vary it ringing in bit of humor to
. suit the occasion, while Clay's read
: 81 don't" and he stuck to the text
even when the other said 81 love
good barbecue" and Il want some
: Brunswick stew
! Henderson Furniture Co., wagon
containing handsome dresser. deco
rated with carpets, rugs, &c.
FOotman CARRYING banner in
scribed Il trade with the Henderson
Furniture Company"
MuscOvitz & Beider, merchants,
decorated wagon showing a variety
of goods with rotund figure of a fp-
male standing at the back.
Hughes-Smaw Furniture Co., deliv-
cry wagon with big leather chair,
hall rack, &c.
W. W. Parker, druggist, Rexall
Remedies.
Sam Watkins Department Store.
A large wagon furnished up like a
room with the figures of man and
woman bride and grOom) standing
in the rear
Sam G. Fox, groceries.
O'Niel, "Everything in Hardware, y
four horse team and large pillow
mounted on pedestal. decorations
white, lettering red. Three exhibits
Eugene Thorne, general merchant
.. o. Young, meal and mill feel.
BurrOughs-AlstOn Co., merchants,
Tennessee wagons, Hackney buggieS,
&c
Cooper Warehouse Co.. wagons
bu"gies, fertilizers. highest prices fol
the farmers tobacco. Very snowy
Gus Roth, Bee Hive Department,
store.
Harris Warehouse Co.. Old Hick
orv wagon, display of bright tobacco
tastefully arranged-One of the best
Celluloid starch. Display made
under auspices of the Southern Gro
Gerry Company and Henderson Gro
cerv Company, iobbers.
b. S. Aranson, clothing, shoes. hats
furnishings
Farmers Warehouse Co., announc
ing opening OF the third warehous,
in Henderson.
+. A. Kelly & Co., groceries.
Henderson Rooters' Band. IA troul
of small boys on foot, 4S in all. or
gained and equipped with tin horns
COW bells, striped canes and minia
ture flags by Alex Barnes who pu
them in line and told them to q,
ahead and make all the noise the
could-which they did. Little Mar,
Macon rode her small pony at tin
head and carried striped cane an,
a flag, leading the valiant band t,
victory and to dinner.
New York Stock Co.. bargain sales
Watkins Brothers Co., handsom
tour horse wagon appropriately dec
GRATED and labeled with signs an,
"seasonable" goods in hardware,
| '"7oh iouo Vi SodtS, WHICH cam
IN from the country, got in line an
and went along with the procession
"a hint that their less fortunate CON
panions of a few days previous nigh
be constituent part of the Bruins
wick stew served for dinner did no
: have the effect of making that yer
palatable dish any less in deman
, as far as we Know
Beacon Supply Co. merchants. gas
ollne engine, Mccormick reaper. &,
}. S. Poythress. lime, cemen,
bricks. coal, Lucas paint.
ID. ". Hardee Furniture Co. ca,
pets, rugs, pieces of furniture. &c.
Thomas & Newcomb, merchant,
decorated surrey with signs in whic
: half dozen pretty young girls wei
the chief Ornamentation.
4 George E. Perry, merchant, China
{ flour and Climax coffee.
!, Henderson Steam Laundry.
! Geo. A. Rose Company's cotto
I gin, wagon load of baled cotto.
e Henderson Mills consume $500
bales OF cotton annually" 'Iocs
Il supply not equal to demand" .'Se
: your cotton in Henderson where yo
s get highest prices"
Just ahead OF this rode little Mis-