Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-13
WAikE. FOREsT.
n Prosperous Session--singuiRr Phe-
nomenon-GeneFai North Caro-
linn Notes

n Prosperous session-singuiRr Phe-
nomenon-GeneFaI North Caro-
iiaa Notes.
special telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
RnuGn. y. c., June 12.-To morrow the
commencement exercises a. Wake.Forest
College bcfIn. They will be largely attended
and the general interest FELT in this college
will be lldny shown. Wake Forest rs pros.
ferrous There were PA students enrolled
during the year now ending. In The num-
Der OF students. in the amount and charac-
Ter OF tue work done by them, IN their gen
oral good health and GOOD behavior, the ses-
SION has been one Of unusual prosperity.
This has been cloudcd by the serious failure
IA health Of one ~ the oldest professors and
by The death oi one Of The Youngest mem
hers Of TIE faculty. The Lea laboratory is
now completed, though not yet furnished.
II Is supplied with gas and water, and
will be Of great value in the scientific
w0ik OF the college. During the year the
large and wen arranged library has been in
creased by The addition Of 59G volumes. The
reading room, which j. anOIDer special Tea
tuie. receives thirty-tbree periodicals and
twcntv-fOur daily aud weekly papers. The
college takes new and very decided step
this wear by sb0lishing ai college aud society
medals. This action j. talked o. cOnslders-
Dis. The general opinion s that it Is good
stcp. and that The plau will work well. The
H. l.. and e. :. degrees have been abolished
More range ~ choice il given % applicants
for the degree Of 4. Il. The requirements
for the degree 81 A. VI. remain unchanged.
The able president ol the college, Rev. Dir.
Charles T.. TAYLOR, In his report to-day spc-
cisly Appealed 20 the B0srd Of Trustees TO
lake immediate steps for The enlargement OF
al the work II The college. There i pro-
gress all along the line, which is very graft
lying. The faculty are dong good work,
tho results Of which are very apparent.
The North Carolina Dental Convention
net to-day Or 4. NJ. Hunter president.
The state Board Of Dental Examiners also
met hcTc.
This evening Rev. Or. A. d. Mayo. the
wcl-kuOWn New Englander who is 80 great
J, interested ~ the subject Of education in
the south. addressed the North Carolina
Teachers Association (cOlored), which is IN
session here. having convened this morning.
The residence Of Mr.. IN Cox. m Onslow
county. was burned a day OF two ago. The
ire originated in the diuing-T0Om ia some
unknown way.
In The second district some Of the Eepub-
lcau papers, II noticed, baye toe name OF
George A. Mehane as tie regu ar Republican
nominee for Congress. while Others NY the
claims that he is The proper candidate.
The State superintendent - Public In
structlOn, MsjOT =. NJ. Finger, will 90 10
AOrchead City tomorrow, and proposes 10
remain there during the entire session oil
the North Carolina Tcacher-' Assembly,
" ich begins on the 14th and ends on The
24th ON the goth there will be a meeting OF
the county superintendent OF public in
slruction. which will be an important one.
observation-disclosures ~ making
themse YES felt H. an educational force Of
much importance The results OF thrir
work are very apparent II they are idle
and careless those things also make them
selves manifest quickly.
Judge FOwlc will spend q week with the
Teacher Assembly. Of which be is men,
Der. Virginia viii have iHe representa-
lion.
REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.
ore Of the most remarkable phenomena
known I'm this State Is reported IN Beaufort
county, ten miles from the town ot wash
ington. In forest stands large long-eai
pine. so imposing 10 size that H. top Is
landmark visible for many mules. Itls near
path or track seldom used. The tree
stands IN the centre Of tbi, path. II is IN
vigorous growth, but probably stroke OF
lightning has "deadened a strip ~ bark
foot wide from the ground 10 the Top. Tue
strange thing il that at the foot Of The tree,
I'm the ground, can be plainly seen the I'M
prints Of a horses hOof. They are as distinct
rs il made in plaster, aud thrown boldly
ont as II made by the sudden movement
OF horse when he shies, There
are eight Of these footprints. They are rs
clear as II made yesterday Wonderful To
late, they have been there for sixty or
seventy years. sud this, too, IN forest mere
there l. elsewhere not an inch Of ground
which is not covered six inches deep with
Idne.strsW. IL the footprints are filed with
dirt AZ night in the morning they are ~ clear
IS ever. The bcst-knOwn people IN that
section say they have ugaiu and agun Gone
this. The editor Of the Washington Pro-
qYe.s SAYS ediiorlaly that he has seen them
siuce 1858. They ale TO-DAY ~ clear n tbey
were twenty years ago. II II said that the
exclamation Of TINS miracle l. that seventy
wears ago one sunday a wicked man named
Elliott proposed horse-race. lie could tnd
no competitors, and finally swore he would
Iun anyway. His horse dashed al"ug The path,
stopped suddenly az the pine, while Elliott
WIS thrown against The blk pine and ms eyes
dashed out. The people there all believe
that soon after tins the tree began TO die at
the part where Elliotps head struck IT, and
this continued until the long and ghostly
t,reak from tep 10 bottom appeared. The
people fear I've tree MIR. G.. y. Cutler,
gentleman Of that section, saws that he fed
hogs ON the ground around The tracks, but
that they were not oblileated. The hogs
would tTample them ont at nlghi, bat In the
morning they would be az clear a. ever. The
Strange phenomenon is thoroughly well au-
ihentcaled
Tbs morning the trustees OF Wake
Forest College held their annual meeting.
This afternoon Or. j. b. Powers delivered
tie address before the alumni
William Houston (cOlorcd), the murderer
Of Kate Crosby, was under sentence 10 he
hanged az Winston on the 2lsi instant. Gov
sTnOr Scales respltes him TO July l0ih.
The Board OF Aldermen met here last eve
Mug and referred all matters connected With |
the granting Of hquor-nceuses Ia commit /
zee composed OF an alderman from each OF I
the wards u report Cn the last FRIDAY IN THIS /
smontb.
It's learned today that Doekery SAYS he !
Will not begin his canvass until he has :" laid |
10y " his crop.
The STATE Board OF Agriculture has adopt |
ed resolution requesting our members OF I
Congress to exert all their influence 10 Sc
'cufe the retention Of the United States coast /
survey schooner Scoresby IN North Carolina /
waters for Xix months longer Although /
Lieutenant Francis Winslow, Of the United 4
States navy, has completed his admirable sur
vey Of the oyster waters II Is desired 10 Sc /
cure his services longer IN order that be may |
render aid 10 the State in the important mat |
Ter OF the locating aud planting OF public |
Oyster-grounds.
i. X. Bruner, secretary OF the State Board |
Of Agriculture, Is sick here with bilious
fever.
Thomas Ilunliey, young farmer OF Cald-
well county, committed suicide Yesterday bT
blowing out bis brains with rifle.
In Henderson county saturday during .
drunken row Lawrence Freeman stabbed
John jenkins. jenkins died yesterday.