The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-09

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his splendid victory over that disgrace
full apology of a politician and states
man, Billy Malone.
e. K. HIGHT
Has moved next door to Rowland &
Powelfs.
Meeting of the County Commissioners.
The Board met in regular session
Monday, all the members present.
Several persons were allowed to list
taxes.
r. G. Norwood was allowed $3.50
on account of lumber for road.
Geo. Hughes was allowed $500 on
account of error in taxes.
DR.. Arch Cheatham, Health Officer,
was allowed $500 ON account of sal
airy.
w. w. Reavis was allowed $685. for
jury tickets and supplies for Jail.
Simon Perry was allowed IS cents on
account of error in taxes.
T. w. Goodrich was allowed 1856
for services as special coroner and sum-
moning jurors.
ThOs. L. Jones, L. D. Stainback, J..
D. Elan, r. J. Marston, B. w. Whit
field were allowed $500 each for SER
vices as jurors at coronor's inquest.
Thos. S. Eaton, Clerk to Board, was
allowed $23. 40.
Erasmus Hamilton was ordered to be
sent to the poor house.
E. A. Powell, deputy sheriff, was al
lowed s6O.95 for witness tickets.
w. T. Cheatham was allowed 1915
for medicine for poor house.
Miss Sarah Jenkins was allowed 80. 25
on account of error in taxes.
Palmer Lewis was allowed 1926 on
account of error in taxes.
John Ayescue was allowed account
in full S43.5O.
A petition asking for new road to
be opened from Union Chapel to a
point in the Haysville road, was grant
ed, and the Register was authorized to
notify each person whose land it crosses
to meet the Board the first Monday in
February next.
It was ordered that the Vance Guards
be granted special allowance of $4,000.
w. H. Cawthon was allowed So .OO
for State fixtures and arrests.
Miles Hicks was allowed $l.87 on ac-
count of error in taxes.
n. A. Belvin, pauper, was granted
an allowance of $3.50 per month.
J. A. Harrell was allowed $500 for
blanks.
The Henderson Building and Man
ufacturing Company was allowed $40.
Haywood Reavis was allowed s47. lC
for services as jailor.
T. T. Hicks was allowed 1926 on
account OF error in tax.
Polly Howell was allowed s1.65 fol
work at poor house.
Messrs. E. G.. Brodie. r. w. Kear-
ney and f. A. Powell were appointed
committee to examine and correct
tax book.
J. A. Fuller was allowed $500 fo1
coffin for paupcr.
Sallie Smith, pauper, was granted
special allowance of $500.
The resignation of w. II. Burwell,
member of the Board, was accepted
and the clerk was ordered to notify the
Magistrates to meet on the first Mon
day in February to elect Commits
sioner to fill the vacancy caused by Mr..
Burwell's resignation.
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Teachers Institute.
A Teachers Institute for the benefit
of white teachers of Vance county,
to be !. he Id in BurWell Hall on Jan.
Goth, 1890, and to continue through the
week. Prof. Chas. D. McIver, who
has for the past few months been sue
cessfully prosecuting this work in various
portions of the State, will be here every
day and will conduct the exercises.
The County Educational Board has
ordered suspension Of all white public
schools during that week, and each
teacher now engaged in teaching, Or
who contemplates teaching in the
county during the year, is required by
law to be present and have their names
registered by the County Superintend-
ent as teachers.
Both ladies and gentlemen are in
vited to be present on every day, and
ON Friday. the oath, there will be adj
dresses made by Prof McIver, Maj.
Finger, w. II. P. jenkins, Esq, OF
Granville. w. r. Henry, of Henderson,
and perhaps others. On that day every
white committeeman of the county is
requested to be present.
1t is earnestly urged on the part OF
the County Board of Education that
the people of the county and especially
the citizens of Henderson become in
terested in the enterprise and give Prof.
McIver, Maj. Finger land other visitors
who may attend such reception that
when they leave Henderson and Vance
county, they may feel that they leave
the educational interest of the rising
generation of our commonwealth in the
hands of an intelligent and appreciative
! people, and one that will not let theil
efforts among them be unfruitful.
Respectfully,
L. R. CRocKER, County Supt.