The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-06-16
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Friday June 10th at which large crowd
OF strangers were present.
Haywood's Band OF Raleigh furnished
most excellent music which WAS appre-
ciated both by the dancers and the
audience. The chaperones were Mrs. I. A
Davis and Mrs. j. S. Burwell who full
filled their duties in manner agreeable
to all. Owing to family affection Mr.. E.
L. Chavasse was unable to lead and Mr..
W. E. Massenburg kindly consented to
take his place. This being Mr.. Massen-
burg's maiden effort at leading, too great
praise cannot be bestowed on him for the
efficient way in which he directed the
proceedings. He had the satisfaction OF
pleasing one and all. The following
couples were present:
Miss Didie DaVega, of Chester, S. c., and
E. o. Lands, OF Oxford Miss Gussie
Blacknall and w. E. Massenburg; Miss
Jessie Smith and n. Hill, OF Halifax; Miss
Daisy Stephens and E. Gregory, of Hall
fax; Miss Willie Skinner, OF Oxford, and
W. NJ. Henderson,; Miss Cora Taylor and
4. Boyd, OF Oxford; Miss Anna Taylor
and ]. Rose; Miss Sadie Taylor and j.
Ingle; Miss Lucy Written and B. Flem-
ing; Miss Mamie Wyche and H. Macy;
Mrs. J. S. Burwell and J. Cohen. of Wei
don; Miss K. Scales, of Greensboro, and
D. B. Kimball, of Middleburg; Miss Eta
Warwick, of Norfolk, Va, and E. Branch,
Miss Sallie Dunn and E. Parham, of
Oxford; Miss Maggie Watkins, OF Durham,
and J. Garden; Miss Florence Perkins. OF
Washington, N. c., and Ed Aston; Miss
Mary DaVega, OF Chester, S. C., and H. E.
Chavasse, Miss Halle Young and A. ].
Mitchell: Miss Fannie Skinner and Oscar
Gregory, OF Oxford; Miss Mabel Leach
and W. Hyde, of Kansas; Miss NJ. Jones
of Richmond, Va, and Hugh Skinner, of
Oxford; Miss Morton and ]. Dusenberry,
of Oxford; Miss Freda Epps, OF Va, and
J. p. Taylor; Miss Lula Hunt, of Texas,
and W. Jordan of Oxford; Miss Alton and
E. R. Aiken, OF Oxford; Miss NJ. Jones, OF
Oxford, and E. Stephens; Miss NJ. Boykin
and J. Long, of Oxford.
Stags-C. J. VOORHEES,, J. Hart, F. A.
Cheek, W. F. Clement, J Paris, C. Briggs,
J. Powell and E. Lands, of Oxford; w. A.
Cheek, of Rocky Mt, K. Parker, of Nor
folk, A. Harris, OF Middleburg, and C. A.
Easton, of Oxford.
Third Party.
The peoples party convention for
Vance county met in the court house
at IL m. Saturday. j. H. Edwards was
made permanent Chairman and S. P.
Satterwhite Secretary. The following
ticket was nominated without opposi-
ton: Sheriff, W. H. Smith; Legislature,
Z. T. Garrett; Treasurer, S. P. Satter-
white; Register of Deeds, A. p. Eaton,
colored; Surveyor J. w. Cooper; Cor
oner, T. T. Hester.
Eleven Delegates were appointed to
the Congressional convention which
meets in Raleigh to-day. Delegates
were also appointed to Senatorial con-
vention.
It was quiet and orderly meeting,
and business was transacted in hurry
and without jar.
After motion to adjourn the Secre-
tary read telegram announcing the
death of Col. Polk which occurred in
Washington City at Ills Saturday.
The following resolution was offered
by A. Hatchett: ''While am not a
partizan, and your meeting as party
has adjourned yet as citizens of Vance
county we tender our coincidence and
sympathy to the family of Col. L. L.
Polk, who died in Washington City to.
day and that same be published in
State papers. Carried by reclamation.
The chair appointed on said committee
Messrs. Jas. Amos, D. H. Gill,
Plummer Rowland and A. Hatchett.
Resolved, That in the death of Presi-
dent L. L. Polk his family has sus-
tanned an irreparable loss, the State
one of its most worthy citizens, the
church one of its consecrated men,
bers, and our nation one of its foremost
men; and recognizing that, "God
moves in mysterious way His Won
ders to PERFORM" we bow to His will
with resignation and offer to His be-
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy.
A. HATCHETT,
D. H. GILL,
JAS. AMOS,
p. G.. ROWLAND,
Commute