The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-24


PERsoSAL.-We had tie pleasure Of
call from Mr.. ". b. Jordan, representing
the Wilmington Star, one of the best pa
rcts published in the South yesterday /
Mr. Jordan will spend some days here /
locking after the interests OF lis paper and /
sill make thorough canvass Of the town: +
The price Of the star daily is only $500 j .
year, OF $500 for six months It IS so far
ahead of any North C3roIiua daily that our
people have heretofore been getting; that
tiers is 10 comparison whatever Secure
a copy front Mr.. Jordan and judge foG
yourself.
Florida Orange Sherbct, our latest and
most delicious drink. Try it; only cents
glass; at W. 4. FARKIss' Vienna Bakery
and Confectionery Store. maya 81.
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INDEPENDENTLY request We
state that Mr. and Mrs. JamCs II. Edwards
desire to make some Acknowledgement
of the deep and la>Nng gratitude they feel
towards their friends<pr the many kind
nesses shown them in theirrecent friictions
Kind and loving persons, without regard 10
religious denomination, have placed them
under obligations which they wish in this
public MANNER to acknowledge and return
their sincere and appreciatiye thanks ior:
When lie peaceful and happy home has
been visited by sickntsS and death as theirs
has, then one is made to feel what it is TO
have such kind and generous and loving
and sympathetic friends perhaps as they
could tot otherwise and it has Been
under these peculiar circumstances and
surroundings that Mr.. and Mis-. Edwards
have been placed, hence their acknowledge
monts and expressions of appreciation and
gratitude i'll this manner.
-. <@e>-. 49,
WILL CLOSE THEIR PLACE oF BUsjSess
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.-At meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association reS0-
lutidii was adopted asking the business
men Of the town to close their respective
places of business Oh Wednesday (prayer
meeting night of each week at such hour
as to afford the proprctors and those in their
employment an opportunity to attend the
various church services. All the churches
have service the same night now. \ con-
mttee of three, Msssrs. J. /. Staliings, [.
g. Cary and DR.. T. S. Harris were appoint
ed to wait Oh the business men, and the
following signatures were secured to such
agreement. At the time the list was
handed to us the committee had not been
able to see all TIE business men, but they
feel confident they Will sign the petition
as cheerfully as any:
1t is earnestly desired that the saloons be
closed also, and-the proprictors will doubt
less join the other business men of the
town i'll this early closing one night in the
week. We believe as class they are as
reasonable, fair minded, just and generous
as any of our citizens, and we suppose
those who have not signed the agreement
Ibecause they have not been seen YETI will
do 50. Those who signed the agreement
are:
J. a 5tallings, w. W. Parkinson,
Cooper & Mitchell, Burwell & Co., n. F.
! & w. w. Aston, Samuel Watkins, a. Il.
Angela, Observation-Disclosures Dry Goods Co,
! J. E. Clarke & Co, Parker & Gloss, Barnes,
sStati.. sack L Co., ?. Wyckoff, L. T.Howard,
! +. Z. Hight Rowland & Mitchell; J. Hiram
! Goodrich. w. A Farriss, L. Ii. Switzerland,
L. \. Keller, A. L. RoSenbusch, James Ii
i Lassiter, Charles G. FerrallS j. w
Gregory, Nathan Lehman, E. &. Davis
Edwin Stephens, Z. w. Ellis & Co.
Rowland & Powell 4. A.Draper, G. j
Aston, L. N. Sharpe, James \. O'Neil, j
r. Estes d Co., j. N. Barnes, w. Il
Faulctn, John ". Purcfoy. j. u: PGanS
Niinot Wood.
CoURr NoTEs-Na1ce C0urtY Superio
court commenced Monday morning, hi
Honor, Judge Avery presiding. Th
Judges charge to the grand jury was abb
and elaborate, consuming upwards of on
hour in its delivery. Solicitor Worthin9to
was on hand to represent the State. VIZ
his accustomed vfgor and diI6ctnesS judy
Ayerv proceeded to business, and up to th
morning the criminal docket had bee
disposed of and consider able progress La
on the civil docket. Court will not hol
long into next week. The following cas-
D were disposed of:
Il State VS. II. 3. Bennett, selling liquo
t guilty. Judgment suspended Oh payne
u IF costs.
: RoDt. CawthoTn, assault and batter
o guilty. Judgment suspended on payne
IL of costs.
i Aaron Lewis and Lucy Norridge, f. a
} a.; guilty. Judgment, II months in t
county Jail as to Aaron Lewis given
= DAYS to leave the State as to Lucy NJ
rs ridge.
! windsor steeal, larceny ane foct1vin
re- not guilty.
Va Wilson Willis, appeal from Mayo
~ court; guilty. Judgment suspended
,e payment of costs.
- ". 4. Cheatham and others, assault 4
a. battery not guilty.
Of G.. 5. Clarke, misdemeanor ; gull
n Judgment suspended on payment Of CO.
~ Cullin SatterWhite ard Leah hiitrt
~ forcible trespass; role pres as to Ia
kittrell guilty as to Cullin SatterWh
Fined $50 and costs.
ct Alfonso Hinton, larceny and reccivil
eS guilty Judgement not made eat.
nj Luther Jones, misdt meanOr gui
NV Sentenced to three months in the eou
., Jail.
-, David Young, trespass guilty. JUG
.ds ment suspended on payment OF costs.
of Spencer Wright, larceny and receivi
guilty. Sentenced to one year in the p
tertiary.
HI John Williams, larceny bill ignored
''o grand jury.
iiS Sam jackson, false pretenses; esca
'oi before trial.
oIs The three last named, all negroes, n
their escape from one of the rooms in