Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-06-01
State News.

The pure food division of the State
department of agriculture has had
seized lot of -four at Asheville be-
cause it is highly bleached, in viola
ton of the State pure food law. The
-four was shipped into the State by
the Cumberland Mills, OF Nashville.
Tenn, and was found in the stock of
Fl. J. Olive, of Asheville. The fine
for this is 5000.
A horrible tragedy occurred Sun
day night about fifteen miles from
Oxford, in the neighborhood OF Bull
locks. Mr.. A. S. Campbell, man
about As years old, in his attempt
to cut his wife's throat, after having
beaten her into insensibility, drew
his knife and was in the act OF max
ing the fatal stroke when, with his
knife drawn, he was shot by his little
son, twelve years old, and fell dead
with the knife by his side. An in
quest was held and the jury rendered
a verdict OF iustifiable homicide.
The fifteenth annual convention OF
the North Carolina Bankers Asso-
citation will convene at Lake Kanu-
ga. near Hendersonville, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, June p, ~
and %. Arrangements are being
made to give the bankers one OF the
greatest times of their lives at this
noted mountain resort. A number
of speakers of national reputation
will be present at this meeting to
address the convention on various
subjects OF interest to financlers.
Mr.. W. A. Hunt, cashier OF the Citi-
zens' Bank, of this city, is secretary
of this association.
Eighty-eight gray-haired Confeder.
ate veterans who, at the outbreak OF
the Civil war, were students in the
University OF North Carolina and
left their books to take up arms in
the conflict between the States, re-
ceived degrees of Bachelors of Arts
from that institution Monday. The
bestowal OF the long deferred gradua-
ton honors was in accordance with
a special act OF the North Carolina
Legislature. Many OF the old SOL
diers had not met from the time they
left the University to go to war until
that day when they occupied seats
of honor at the alumni banquet.
The State Medical Society will con-
vene at Charlotte, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, June 20, 81 and
%, and the Charlotte doctors are
making extensive preparation for
the entertainment of the members OF
the Society while in. the city. The
address OF welcome on behalf of the
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
will be delivered by DR.. j. P. Munroe,
president of the North Carolina Med
ical College, while the address Of
welcome on behalf of the city will be
made by Col. W. C. Maxwell. Rev.
DR.. G. L. Rowe, pastor of Tryon st.
Methodist church, will make the in
vocation and DR.. E. G. Moore, of
Elm City, will respond to addresses
of welcome on behalf of the State So
ciety. Then will follow the regular
routine.
Mrs. Reuben Combs, of Statesville,
came to her death in a mysterious
way Friday. She went to bed feeling
as we'll as usual the night before and
the next morning when her husband
attempted to wake her he found that
she was not in bed. He then got up
and hunted through the house, and
not finding her, went out into the
yard. Failing to find her there, he
went to the cowpen, where he found
her lying dead. Her hands were
cold, but her body was still warm;
she only had her night clothes on.
He picked her up and tried to carry
her to the house, but being unable
to do so alone, he laid her down and
went for help. When he had gotten
help they carried the body to the
house. An inquest was held and the
jury, after hearing the evidence, rem
dered a verdict that the deceased had
come to her death from natural
causes.