Work is progressing rapidly on the Dur
ham & Henderson Kailroad. About half
the line has been graded and is now ready
for the sills and iron. Track laying
has already been commenced at this end
and is being pushed forward with all pos
sible speed.
Mr. Stanley Soi ls, who for the last four
years, has been with Ludington & Aycock,
our Job printers, has gone to his home near
Warrenton to spend the summer and to ;
recuperate his health. Stanley has faith
fully .stuck to his business, and will be
missed by his employers.
Court will commence next Monday. It
would be a good time for those who are
owing the Gold Leaf to settle to kill
two birds with one stone as it were i
for of co use we would not like tor them to
go to the trouble of making a special trip
to town to get a receipt from us.
Mr. W. S. Walden has about completed
the new dwelling house built for Dr. II.
J. Gill on his lot just back of Mr. S. H.
Allen's. It is two stories, with six rooms,
and quite a handsome building. Mr. Wal
den is a very superior workman and in this
as in others has turned out a good job.
The Gold Leaf suggests that a shirt
factory and a cheap pants factory would
pay in Henderson. Raleigh has one of the
latter in successful operation while Char
lotte has two. Such enterprises would
give employment to many people, and we
believe would handsomely pay the owners.
The Gold Leaf has received from Mr.
George A. Barnes, of Henderson, an invita
tion to the commencement exercises at
Oak Ridge Institute, May 2Sth and 29th.
