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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
Doctor Cheatham Dead.
HENDERSON'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CITI-
ZEN PASSES AWAY.

The Summons Came Suddenly Satur-
day Announcement OF
His Death Great Shock to the Com
munity-PeopIe Appalled, and Sor-
row Stricken by the Unexpected
Tidings-The End Came Swiftly and
Calmly Without Lingering or Suf-
ferin2 as Had Been His Oft Express.
ed Wish-Brief Sketch Of His Life
and Distinguishing Traits of Char
acter-FeeIing Tributes Paid to .
Good Man and Useful Citizen.
Our community was greatly shock
ed Saturday afternoon at the an
nouncement of DR.. W. Il. Cheatham's
death. The summons came suddenly
shortly after ! o'clock.
A few hours before DR.. Cheatham
was up town talking and joking with
friends as usual. He had made a
number of social and professional
calls during the morning and vas ap-
parently in his usual health.
Few even OF his closest friends
knew that he was victim of any
constitutional malady. 1t is now
known, however. that DR.. Cheatham
suffered from heart trouble and that
he had been in failing health for some
time. 1t was noticed that he had lost
something of his old time vigor and
activity but it was supposed this was
due rather to a disposition to take
things more quietly and husband his
strength on account of increasing
years than to any deep seated trouble
or inability on his part.
But Dr. Cheatham had not been a
well man for year or more, and for
the last six months he had hardly
gone outside of town without having
some one with him. He understood
his case and was thoroughly con-
scious that life with him was more
uncertain that with the average NOR
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
TRINITY COLLEGE

Offers undergraduate and graduate cour.
Large number of electives. Eight scirmt.
laboratories, equipped with modem N,
advanced apparatus. Large addition, ;
library. Complete gymnasium. Exp4p,.
low. Fifty scholarships to he aw,D.9
$4,000 spent in improvements the pas, y,,.
Send for catalogue.
PRESIDENT kll.Gu
Durham \ T.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
Reduced Rates to Seaside Resorts

The Seabord Air Line Railway will sell
special tickets during the summer from
Henderson to Old Point, Virginia Beach
and Ocean View at rate Of s.. so for round
trip. These tickets will be sold on Satur-
days and Sundays and will he good return
ing until the Monday night following day
of sale.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
NOTICE..

T HAVE QUALIFIED THIS DAl bh,
L fore Henry Perry, Clerk Of the slPt;, n;..
Court Of Vance County, as the adHllns
traitor of the estate of r. A. Bum, deetA9'.ug,
and hereby notify all persons mn IN
claims against said estate TO present u W. -
to me for payment before June 1st. I9y .hsir
this notice will be pleaded in bar Of tn ,.,s
recovery. Persons Indebted TO said ESQ"
will please make payment at once.
This 2eth May, 1900. ,.u
Administrator of +. A. Bum. DeeeS'N
Z. T. HICKS, Attorney.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
Monday, July 23rd, 1900,

sell at public auction to the highest biddG
for cash at the Court House door in lir
town OF Henderson, n. C., the following
real estate, to- wit:-One certain tract@
parcel OF land situate, lying and being %
the County of Vance on the waters ui Fla
Creek, adjoining the lands of John lla
ris, David Evans, Mrs. Margaret Este, ,aad
the other lands Of the said Stephen l.
Burroughs. containing one hundred and
seventy-twO acres, more or less. 1t being
the same land conveyed to the sad
Stephen A. Burroughs by Mrs MaB l.
HargrOve by deed dated the 2nd Mareb
1891.
This the 18th day Of June. 1900.
X. w. LASSITER, JG,
Trustee
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
NOTICE..

Pl VIRTUE OF POWER CONFEE.
ID red upon me by deed of trust rI
ecuted on the End day of March, 1881, h
Stephen A. Burroughs, which said deed
duly registered in Vance County. in Book
No. -, at page $50, and at the request q
the holder of the debt secuted by tie ,ah
deed | shall on
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
NOTICE..

RY VIRTUE OF POWER CONFER
ID red upon me by a deed of iru,t duI
executed by J IL. Steed ana wife ua laa
day If April. 1899, which is registered l.
Vance County, book 10, page 30 and
request of the holder of the debt s,cuIrJ
| shall, on
Monday, July 9th, 1900.
sell at public auction to the highest hidda
for cash, at the Court House door in Ii,
town of Henderson, n. G., the following
real eatate, tO-w;t: Al the right, title and
interests or said J. III. Stced and wife IN
and to one tract or parcel of land situate
in Vance County, N. g., bounded as fol-
lows: Begin at a stone r. Evan, c0rnsr
in }. j. Bridgers' line; thence along sad
Evans line N. 1l15 T. 1887 chain, Ia
stake Evans corner i'm Mrs. Smihwicks
line; thence along her line n So WE
chains to stake. J. Il. Stainback'S curHg
in her line; thence along said Stainback.
line S. III w. 1882 chains to STAKE
Stainback's corner in S. Z. PhippS line
thence along said Phipps' and j. J.
Bridgers' line 5. s5s4 f il chains 10 h..
ginning. Containing 12l acres. more o.
less. The interest herein being an III.
divided one-third interest therein.
This 9th June, 1900.
A. &. ZOLLICOFFER, Trustee
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the
Macon branch Of the Southern Rail
way, near McDonough, Ga, Saturday
night, by which 80 persons are known
TO have been killed. The train ran
into waShOut and the wreck caught
fire, every coach except the Pullman
being destroyed. Every person on
the train except the occupants Of the
Pullman persisted. Not Il member of
the train crew escaped. engineer and
fireman. conductor, porters, tlagmen.
etc, all persisted. 1t is known that
rs many as 80 persons lost their lives
in the wreck. This many have been
accounted for, most of them having
been identified by name and residence.
Ii is believed that the list is not COM
pletcd and it may never be known
how many went down to death in the
i'll fated train
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
MURDERER JEFFERSON GOES
CLEAR

In the second trial, at Wilson last
week. John jefferson, the red-handed
murderer of Capt. Calvin Barnes, a
prominent citizen of that county, was
acquitted by the Jury. At the first
trial Jefferson was convicted and SEN
fenced to be hung, but on mere
technicality new trial was granted
and the result is told above.
Another miscarriage of justice, and
the blood of man deliberately muir
dered in cold blood crying from the
earth in vain for vengeance.
Capt. Barnes was waylaid on the
public highway as he was returning
home from Wilson, accompanied by
his little granddaughter. With malice
in his heart and murder premeditated
Jefferson had concealed himself in the
bushes and shot his victim from be-
hind As he rode along in his buggy.
As we Judged the ease, from evil
dence published in the papers, if ever
a man deserved the hangman's halter
this fellow Jefferson did. But he
goes free. the law is trampled under
foot, justice defeated. public opinion
outraged. and common decency and
social order detied. And the efforts
of his counsel in doing this will be
exploited as an achievement of legal
skill and ability worthy of common
dation.
The pity Of it that life and noto-
riety are so cheap.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

Last fall spraine1 my left hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The doctor
| called on said ut first it was II slight
strain and would sOOG be well, but it
grew worse and the doctor then said
had rheumatism. 1t continued to grow
worse and could hardly get around to
work, | went to n drug store and the
druggist recommended me to try Cham
berlains Pain Balm. tried it and one
half OF a 5O-cent bottle cured me entirely.
now recommend it to all my friends
+. A. BABcoCK, Erie. Pa. 1t is for sale by
The Dorsey Drug Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

ONE Of the most absurd speeches.
full Of political rot. was the one
delivered in Durham SATURDAY. by CIV
Thompson. One instance is enough
to cite to show its demagoguery. He
argued that the ancestors of voter
must be living in order to entitle him
to vote under the proposed Constitu-
tional amendment. This is the tenor
of his arguments, along with the
great alarm he feels for the safety of
white bastards in the State. We put
the State on its guard, and warn all
other places where this headlight Of
misrepresentation may speak. that.
unless he changes his tactics. they
will hear a deluge Of abuse and false
arguments used in regard to the
amendment. He carries drag net
to catch the ignorant.-Durham Sun
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

WE had supposed that the iaptsls
rs denomination were second to
none as the friends Of popular educa-
ton, and that the public schools had
no stauncher advocates than they.
And yet the ex-Rev. Bavlus Cade
would have us believe that great
branch of the church to which he pro-
fcsses allegiance is opposed to public
schools and says he is tired of COM
batting the idea in the church. 4
Islander upon the Baptist people pure
and simple.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

A. &. GILLIGAN. whose trial in Isle
OF Wight county. Va, for the murder
Of e. Beverly Turner, his sweetheart's
father, has attracted so much atten
ton and interest, ended Saturday by
his being adjudged guilty Of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
Is years in the penitentiary- The
trial occupied more than two weeks
and the best legal talent was employ
cd on both sides.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
NEGRO KILLED IN OXFORD.
An Unfortunate Occurrence There
Last Week.

The colored people had a fair in
Oxford last week. Among the visitors
was Young negro man named Albert
Aston. said to be from Norfolk, who
is described as a ''dude negro and an
insolent arrogant sort of fellow
who had faculty for getting into
trouble with both whites and blacks.
On Wednesday he rudely showed a
Young lady off the sidewalk and was
taken to task for it by her brother.
This trouble, however, did not
amount to much.
1t is said that Aston had a ''rucuS'
with another negro growing out of
the conduct of the ''new coon in
town"
That night shooting was heard on
the street. When things Quilted out
on the firing line and an investigation
was made the lifclcss form Of Albert
Aston was found lying in the gutter
with no one in sight. BY his side lay
his pistol, different calibre from the
one which had been used upon him,
as shown by the bullet taken from his
body. Who did the shooting is not
known. the Investigations of the
coroner's jury and subsequent enquiry
failing to throw any light whatever
upon the mystery.
1t is an unfortunate affair and is to
be regretted, and the GOLD LEAF pro-
tests against the spirit and tenor OF
some of the newspaper accounts of
the matter as uncallcd for and entire
ly unjust to the good people of Ok
ford. We agree that the people of
that town may be depended upon to
do the right thing under any circum-
stances, but there is no evidence
whatever that the people had anything
to do with the killing of this negro.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28

TIE Raleigh .Statc J0'rnat, Rcpub-
lican, does not believe III longer being
under obligations to the negro as the
'.balancc of power" 1t says:
Isaac Smith. a negro, said to Re
pnblicans and Populists in the Legis
laturc: My race gave you the seats
YOU now warm: also sent Butler and
Pritchard to the United States SEN
ate Republicans, why not vote for
the amendment aud be under obliga-
tions To the white men instead of
negroes?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-28
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1900.

TIE matter OF registration this
year is an important one, with the
details Of which every voter should
familiarize himself The registration
will be opened to-day and remain
open till July 21st twenty days not
including Sundays sand no longer.
Any one who does not register within
that time will not be entitled to vote.
Remember this
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
A Church,s semI-CentennIa1.

3 The celebration of the semi-centen-
nial of the organization of the Trenton
Baptist church was begun last week.
The church was organized on August
90, 1850, and during these fifty years
has only had eight pastors, one of them,
the Rev. Mathew Hillman, serving
twenty-one years, from 1852 to 1888;
another, the Rev. w. II. Ryals, having
served fifteen years, from February,
1885, TO February, 1900. From this
church four other churches have been
organized. DIR. W. G. Inman, of Jack
son, delivered an address on the sub
ject, Baptist Ministry of West Ten
nessee for the Past Fifty Years" 1t
contained so much information about
the Baptist of West Tennessee and the
work of the various ministers who have
labored in this field that, by resolution
of the church, the address was ordered
printed for preservation. This church
was organized with twenty-five mem
bers, none of whom are now living. 1t
has had a steady growth all these years,
and is one of the strongest and most
active churches of the central associa-
tiOn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Stolen Money Found.

Two years ago, while John Tanner
and family of obion county were at
church one Sunday, some one entered
their residence and stole 81, ,Os5, $3.50 of
the amount being in $50 bills, the re-
manning S795 being in gold. Tanner
conferred with James E. Kennedy and
It. j. Taylor of Martin, and for a stip-
ulated consideration they agreed to
hire detective and discover the rob-
Der. They engaged ID. w. Quarles, a
detective of Nashville, who, after work
ing upon the case few weeks, arrested
on suspicion Seib Pasteur, who was
tried at Union City and acquitted. Pas
teur then brought suit in ObiOn
county against his four prosecutors for
$4,000 damages. The plaintiff dis
missed the case against Tanner In Obion
county but continued it against the
other three in the courts of Weakley
county. Upon two different occasions
there was hung jury. Not long since
Fasteur, while at work near a saw mill
near Mt. Pelid, was accidentally killed.
Several days ago carpenters were re-
pairing the house In which Pasteur had
been living, and in tearing up the roof
a bottle fell to the floor. On examina
tion it was found to contain nine SEQ
bills. Tanner said he could not make
oath that the money was that stolen
from him, but it is so considered and
will be given him. He thinks the 1918
in gold IS buried somewhere on the
place, and has sent for an expert in
finding buried treasure and hopes to
locate the hidden wealth by means of
the divining rod.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
State Crop Conditions.

The August crop report of the State
bureau of agriculture issued last week,
says: The crop conditions are better
than in August of last year. A good
clover hay crop was cut and housed in
good condition. Corn suffered from ex-
cessive rains in June and by drouth in
July and August, but with these un-
favorable conditions a fair crop will be
gathered. The wheat acreage through
out the State compares favorably with
previous years, but constant rains
through the harvest season cut the crop
so far reported to eleven bushels per
acre. There is gradual improvement
in cotton conditions. The stock pea
crop is very satisfactory. Many locali-
ties report a fine millet crop. Tobacco
is injured by rain and drouth, but
good crop is now being housed by
planters. The fruit crop is very poor.
The peanut crop will be satisfactory.
Stock is generally in healthy condition.
Hogs in many counties are reported as
scarce. In some sections hog cholera
is reported.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Death of An Aged Lady.

Mrs. Sallie Ann Turner, aged about
IS years, wife of DR.. T. Fl. Turner, died
of cancer at her home near Union City
last week. Deceased, who leaves an
aged husband and several children, was
a devout member of the Baptist church,
which she joined over half a century
ago, and was beloved and respected by
all who knew her. Her life has been
one of noble self-sacrifice. More than
twenty years ago the disease that
caused her death began eating her life
away, but knowing knowledge of it
would make her husband unhappy, he
remained in ignorance of it until quite
recently, The deceased was a sister
iu-law to Hon. J. II. Mcdowell, Union
Citv
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
EquaIizers Increase Assessments.

The State board of equalization has
practically completed the adjustment
of county property assessments for the
State. In thirty-eight counties the
valuations adjusted by county boards
have been raised, the increase ranging
from five to twenty-five per cent. In
dollars and cents, the increases by
grand divisions are: East Tennessee,
So, 52T ,O34; Middle Tennessee, 81, ,3s1, ,s9s,
and West Tennessee, S2,679, 242; total,
So, ,5SS,1 ,174 When the valuations came
from the hands of the county boards of
equalization they aggregated 1923, ,344,
999, which was an increase of S14, $780,
OS2 over total assessment of 1899. With
the addition of the increase put on by
the State board the valuation this year
will lead those of 1899 by 21,21S, ,2O7,
which means an increase of more than
$40, 900 in State tax.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
A Remarkable Infection.

During 1882, in the vicinity of Obion
Chapel, few miles west of Troy, the
smallpox ragged and scores of people
died from the disease. Two weeks ago
Harry Fuzzell, together with three
companions, was digging grave in the
Obion Chapel cemetery. When about
three feet below the surface of the
ground the top of coffin was struck
with the pick. All but young Fuzzell
wanted to refill the grave and did an
other. Fuzzell insisted on opening the
coffin, and when he did so to his aston
ishment he found therein partly de-
composed body. In ten days from the
period of opening the coffin Fuzzell
was taken violently sick, and when DIR.
w. NJ. Stanfeld was summoned he pro-
nounced it malignant case of small
pox. Upon being told of the young
man opening the coffin, he attributed
the disease to that source, and states
that the body in the coffin was one of
the persons who died with the small
pox sixteen years ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Farmers' Institute.

The West Tennessee Farmers Insti-
ing at Jackson Sept. -, Is and IA
Prominent men and women from all
over West Tennessee will be in attend
ance, and several from other States
will take part. The meeting will be
public and everybody is invited to at
tend. The meeting is called by ]. w.
Rosamon, president of the West Ten
nessee Farmers Institute, and Thomas
II. Payne, commissioner of agriculture.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Revocation of License Threatened.

In accordance with the opinion of
Attorney-General Pickle, the State in
surance commissioner last week notified
the New York agency of the North
British & Mercantile Insurance Com
pany of London that unless the COM
pany acknowledged its liability for the
contracts of the Traders Insurance
Company, which it took over last April
that its license to do business in the
State would be revoked.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
CLAsHED WITH SOLDIERS.
Race Trouble at Columbia, But No On
Was Seriously Hurt.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 3.-Unusual
interest was manifested here today in
Labor Day exercises. In the parade
were a thousand men from railroad
shops, cotton mills and other industries.
A hundred saleswomen and female mill
operatives marched in the procession,
refusing to ride.
Gov. McSweeney, himself a union
printer, addressed the gathering.
In the evening a colored militia COM
pany while drilling on the State capital
grounds was dashed into by vehicle,
driven by young white men. A num-
Der of the colored soldiers gave chase.
They met and assaulted some white
boys, but were dispersed by white men
with sticks and rocks. There was
considerable feeling, but no serious
clash. Gov. McSweeney appeared on
the scene and ordered the company to
barracks. Investigation will follow.
Tonight young white men severely
whipped a negro who became obnoxious
on a street car.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
To Settle Differences.

Semi-official announcement is made
that at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis railway, to be held Septem-
ber -, all differences between that
company and the Louisville & Nash
vile will be settled. 1t is believed that
the proposition of August Belmont,
chairman of the Louisville & Nashville
board of directors, to absorb the minor
ity stock of the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis railroad will be adopted.
All differences between the stockhold-
ers of the last named railroad are to be
adjusted and dividends will be paid
hereafter as has been the custom for
many years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Literally Carved to Pieces.

At Yukon, Lincoln county, last week,
young man named Yarbrough and
another young man engaged in friend
ly scuffle, whereupon a bystander by
the name of Joe Neely, an elderly man,
yelled several times to the other boy to
kill Yarbrough. The latter told Neeiy
to keep his mouth shut as it was none
of his business. NeeIy became enraged
and dashed upon Yarbrough and liter
ally carved him to pieces, chasing him
and slashing his back.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
He Killed His Father.

Richard Drumright was killed by his
son, Jim Drumright, at their home near
College Grove, Williamson county, re-
Gently. Richard Drumright was about
to strike his father, Baths Drumright,
aged so years, when the younger man
begged him to desist. This enraged
Richard Drumright, and 'seizing a stick
he said he would finish his son, too
He began advancing upon the young
man, when the latter fred one shot with
his revolver, the ball taking effect in
his fathers breast, causing death IN a
short time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Deal May Yet Be Consummated.

From reliable sources it is learned
that w. 5. Smith of Kansas City was
negotiating with c. 2. Huntington for
control of the Chesapeake & Nashville
railroad, and that but for the sudden
death of Mr.. Huntingdon the deal
would probably have been consum-
mated early in September. 1t is said
that this arrangement contemplated
the early extension of the road from
Gallatin to Nashville and from Scots
vile, Ky, via Glasgow and Mammoth
Cave to Cecilia or via Greensburg and
Lebanon to a connection with the
Southern Railway at Bloomfield, KY.
1t is said that the deal will yet be con-
ANIMATED
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
Killed nv His Son.

John Mckinney, aged about so years,
was shot and killed by his son, Hugh
Mckinney, aged II, near Msggart,
Smith county, last week. The father,
who was an overbearing man, had
threatened to chastise the boy, and
started toward him when the fatal shot
was fired. John Mckinney was one of
four brothers, three of whom met viO-
lent deaths
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-07
NO HUMAN SOUL SPARED.
Tho Russians WagIng a War of Ext err
fnatIOn In Manchuria.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 3.-The steam
ship Monmouthshire has arrived four
teen days from Yokohama.
The Kobe Herald of August Il says:
Russia is pouring tens of thousands
of Cossacks from the north into Man
churia and reports say no human soul
is being spared and a wide open track
is being made as the troops press for
ward. They are nevertheless meeting
some opposition en- route, as the entire
Chinese population comes out against
them"
Refugees continue to flock to Vladivo-
stock from the interior and steamers
are leaving fully laden with them.