The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-16
The SUPERIOR COURT
Judge Starbuck Dispensing
Justice at GoIdsboro.
Pastor jenkins Condemns Round Dances and
Certain Clubs. The Hill Family's Claims
TO a Great Legacy.

Especial to News and Observer.f
Goldsboro, N c., April 15.--Superior
court for Wayne county April term
convened in this city this morning at
10 o'clock with Judge Fl. r. StarbucN
on the bench and Solicitor Armistead
Jones at the prosecutors desk. The fol-
lowing constitute the grand jury: =.
T, Recton, foreman; w. f. Atkinson, j.
w Winslow, S. H. Blow, E. p, Daniel
James Edmundson, Donnie Howell, L..
IT price. s. G. Casey, s. w. Flowers,
e. S. Dees, L. J. Musgrave. Berry Ell
lis T. p. Andrews, j. p. Cox, A. u.
Scott. ]. H. Howell Alex Casey
The charge to the jury was very brief.
The morning hour was taken up in the
following cases: State vs. Henry Purdy
assault on Neil Norris with chair and
plank. The defendant undertook t.
show that he acted in self-defense, Nor
ris at the time of the assault was max
ing for the defendant with "a knife. AT
noon the Jury filed into court and an
nounced they had failed to agree. me
Jury stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction. After additional instruction
they returned for further consideration
State VS.. julius Bivens, for bastardy,
the plaintiff in the action, being mary
F. Turnage Mr.. W. T. Dortch appeared
for the plaintiff and Mr.. H. B. Parker,
Jr.. for the defendant. Plea for the de-
Transformer conviction and not guilty.
At the court house door today, under
foreclosure, there was sold thirty-nVe
acres of Granthan township land for the
small sum of $50.00 w j. Gibson, OF the
Humphrey Gibson Company, being the
the purchaser.
The infant child of Rector G. p. sum
merville, of st. Stephens Church, dled
yesterday morning.
Pastor Jenkins, of the First Baptlst
Church. concluded last night his series
of sermons on the Prodigal family. pay
| ing his respects to the prodigal SON.
| The church was packed, many OF the
audience being young men. The eltoft
was a splendid one. He stated that At
sixteen the boy had the independence
of, a man but not the Judgment OF a
man. because he was easily led astraE.
THAT no organization, business or churCh
wanted a young man of drinking habits,
nor did the wife want a drinking hus-
band" He paid his respects to the
round dance and said the leader of the
german. with all it's associations, must
expect to lose his influence in church
and business. He condemned in strong
terms the social club that permitted
drinking and gambling and urged the
young man against bad associates. 4
young man rarely rises above his as
sociates. He plead with young men to
spend their nights at self-improvement.
fitting the brain for usefulness. 1t is
thought this series has already resulted
| in much good Asked this morning II
he would preach on the prodigal moth
er-in-law, Pastor jenkins smilingly re-
piled that he had not found her.
| The three year old child of Major
Uzzen died in Edmundson town az 1:2O
| yesterday afternoon.
| A. H. Uzzell after some pleasant DAYS
| cpent at home has returned to his stud
| les at the University.
| Sol We'll. Grand President and A. y.
| Joseph, representatives from the local
| lodge. are in attendance upon the ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of Beni-Beritb,
which convened today at Richmond, Va.
The weather is clearing up here but
rather cold for tender beans, many of
which are just bursting through the
ground.