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eft of Globe Busy Readers.
Greensboro's street cars are expected
to be operating in a few days.
Col. j. D. Camron's handbook, now
being prepared by the agricultural de-
partment, will have over 400 pages.
Superintendent J. J. Blair, of the Win
ston graded schools, has been elected
president of the Teachers Assembly for
North Carolina.
Craighead Presbyterian church, near
the suburbs Of Charlotte, was burned on
Thursday night. a good library and or
gan were burned. The fire is thought to
be ~incendiary.
While playing tramp along the rail-
road to brighten two of his pupils, School
Teacher B. L. Richie, of Convoy, o.,
was shot dead by Shirley hongsworth,
one of the sacred boys.
The president yesterday nominated the
following postmasters: Georgia, Barlow
F. Carter Cedartown, S. c., William ID.
Crum; Charleston, Tenn, Neil b. Love-
lace: Martin, Miss, Fred II. Powers.
sam Looney, a laborer, became in
volved in a scuffle with his wife Tuesday
night near Chattanooga, Tenn, and both
made for a gun near by. She beat him
to it and killed him as he ran out Of the
door.
At Visalia, Col, the Rev. James Will
son, pastor, Of the First Presbyterian
church, was Tuesday night given "A
hours to leave town. Wilson was in the
habit of taking two young girls riding
in a buggy, and on several occasions
took undue liberties with them. Tuesday
the father of the children came to town
to kill Wilson, but persuaded not to do
so by the deacons of the church. Wilson
acknowledges his guilt. He is over
seventy years Of age and heretofore has
been greatly esteemed. He left town
last evening, leaving his family behind.
For three years it has not raired a
drop in La Sale county, Texas. The
prairies once carpeted with rich grasses
are as bare as a billiard table. The wells
have gone dry. There is no water any
where. The sun reflected from the white
earth makes the glare and heat almost
unbearable. Duck, turkey and wild ami
mails have left. Even the familiar jack
rabbit has disappeared. All cattle and
sheep have been sold and shipped into
other states. The citizens yesterday ap'
pealed to Governor Hogg to furnish the
McXicans, many of whom are in a starry
ing condition, transportation to the cot
ton districts, where they may find work
An earnest call for food has been issued
A special ia the State Chronicle yes
terday from MOrehead says: 1.-The cleo
ton of Assembly officers for the ensuing
year resulted to-day in the election o.
Prof. John j. Blair, Of the Winston
graded schools, president; DR.. b. F
Dixon, of Greensboro Female College
vice-president; L. G. Harrell, secretary
and treasurer. The debt of $4,000, TO,
the Assembly building, was fully paid
The Modern Language association elected
Prof. Thomas Hume, Of the University
president; Prof. p. p. Claxton, vice-presi
dent, and Prof. w. S. Currell, Of David
son secretary. Interesting contest to
night between Trinity, Wake Forest
Davidson and Elon college representa-
tives for the oratorical medal and splen
did musical contest for medal between
Young ladies'.