Thursday, August 15, 2002  Aubra Frederick Goldston, Lake Waccamaw, NC

9/26/2002 2:05 PM

Obituary in recent Wilmington paper: 

AUBRA FREDERICK “FRED” GOLDSTON

Whiteville (NC) -  Aubra Fredrick “Fred” Goldston, 88, of Whiteville, died  Friday at Liberty Commons in Whiteville.

 Mr. Goldston was the son of the late Aubra Frank Goldston and Etta Burns Goldston.  He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.  Before retirement, Mr. Goldston was the owner of Goldston’s Hotel at Lake Waccamaw and also the owner of Whiteville Chain Saw.  During Mr. Goldston’s free time he was an avid hunter and fisherman.

 Mr. Goldston is survived by his wife, Linda H. Goldston of Whiteville; two sons, Jimmy Goldston of Whiteville and Len Goldston of Charlotte.

His father, Aubra Frank Goldston, was one who helped start the annual Goldston reunion as mentioned by Herbert J. Goldston in his Family History.

Andrew Jackson Goldston

Transcribed from microfilm Chatham County Record Sep. 21, 1893

A Homicide-  The many friends of Mr. A. J. Goldston, of Gulf Township, are shocked to hear of his sad and sudden death on Last Friday, having been shat and almost instantly killed.  The coroner held and inquest and the jury rendered a verdict that he was shot in an affray with Henderson Goldston in self defense.  From the evidence it appears that Mr. Goldston heard that some of his sheep had been killed by the dogs of Henderson Goldston (who is a colored man) and taking a gun he went to Henderson’s house to shoot the dogs.  Some words passed between them when Mr. Goldston struck Henderson on the head with the gun, and in the scuffle the gun went off and shot Mr. Goldston in the right side, inflicting a wound from which he died in a few minutes.  Henderson made no attempt to escape and at once surrendered the the officer who went to arrest him.  From what we can hear there seems to be some doubt as whether the gun went off accidentally or was fired by Henderson.

Mr. Goldston was a highly respected and peaceable citizen of this count, and was 58 years old.  He was a farmer and also had a store at Goldston, and was much esteemed by all who knew him.

Transcribed from microfilm Chatham County Record Sep. 28, 1893

In the matter of the homicide of Mr. A. J. Goldston the Solicitor, on yesterday, in open court stated to the Judge that he had fully examined all the witnesses, in which examination he had been aided by counsel employed by the family of the decease, and they both had come to the conclusion that no bill should be sent to the grand jury against Henderson Goldston, and he was thereupon discharged from custody.

The presiding Judge is Hon. Geo. H. Brown, of Beaufort County, and this is his first visit to Chatham.  We are pleased to know that he has made a most favorable impression upon our county men.  He dispatches business with remarkable promptness, and yet with no unseemly haste, allowing no time to be wasted and yet patiently hearing everything necessary to be heard.