The state chronicle., 1893-06-21
Personal.

MI. w. ~. oGIy, VI SoA 0A"6o' W."
here yesterday.
Mr.. E. P. Albea, of Winston, was
here yesterday.
Mr.. W. R. Bonsal, of Norfolk, was
in the city yesterday.
Rev. DR.. F. L. Reid has gone
down to Morehead.
Mr.. W. W. Allen, of Durham, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. A. Duncan went down to
Morehead yesterday.
Mr.. Floyd Davis of Wilson was
in the city yesterday.
DR.. W. A. Lash, of Greensboro,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. R D. Cronly of Wilmington
was in the city yesterday.
Prof. E. E. Britton, of Person
county, was in the city yesterday.
Acknowledgement Frank l. o.
borne, returned to the city yester-
day.
Mr.. ". W. Gwathmey, of the Sea-
board Air Line, was in the city yes
terday.
We regret to note that the young
est child Of Capt. Octavius Coke is
very sick.
Gov. Carr goes down to More
head today to attend the Teachers
Assembly.
Mr.. Albert Little, OF Abernethy
Springs, has gone down to More
head for his health.
The liquor dealers meet here to-
day to form the North Carolina
Liquor Dealers Association.
Maj. ]. W. Wilson, and Capt. T.
W. Mason, of the Railroad Commits
sion returned to the city yesterday
MIR. T. K. Bruner left this morn
ing for Chicago, going via Wash
ington, where be will stop a day 0,
two.
Prof. John L. Weber, of Trinity Col
Iege.
! Prof. John Langdon Weber, tn.
new professor of English Languag,
and Literature in Trinity College
has served six years as School Com
missioner of Charleston, S. G., ant
resigns the associate editorshlp O
the Charleston News and Courie.
to enter upon the duties of tn
English professorship at Trinity
Prof. Weber is the author of
school history of South Carolins
published by CHM & Co., Boston
| which is largely used at this tim
in the public schools of that State
| His professional work as an educa
tor has received the highest endorse
I! ments from representatives of tn
leading educational institutions c
the South, including the Universit
of the South, Vanderbilt Unive,
sity, Hampden Sydney Colleg'
South Carolina College, Wofor
College, Erskine College, Olafi
University. The Military and Agr
cural College of Georgia, Clemso
college, the Agricultural and NJ
, chanical College of Florida, tl
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleg
! OF Alabama.
i Prof. Weber is regarded as b.
longing to the progressive type
, young men of the South, is
, years of age. AS a writer he h'
had a splendid training. Trinit
: College makes no mistake in callir
, this type of men to fill her profe
, sional chairs.
l. As public speaker, Prof. Web
> is we'll and favorably known
South Carolina
Among other public services
is member of the Historical
ciety of South Carolina and one
the committee of five to inqui
= into the matter of procuring ira
L scripts of the Colonial Records frc
. the London Record Office.
d Prof. Weber is of North Carroll
. :, stock. His father and mother we
IL born in this State. He has ma
d relatives in Wake, Bertie and Ha
20 fax counties, where the Austil
Il Kornegays, Williamses, Pughs, Ts
Y lors and Langdons are among
50 kinspeople. He is a brother
IL Prof. W. L. Weber, who taught
Bingham's School a few years a
10 and who is now vice. president
10 Millsaps College, Jackson, Mi
b Rev. S. A, Weber, D. D., is
20 father, and many North Carolinis
o will remember his grandfather, R
" William I, Langdon, as well-kno
y Methodist pres eacher in this State
81 his day. He has from youth bt
VI familiar with Methodism. His
~ experience as writer was gair
~ under his fathers editorial mana
4 ment of the Southern Christian
70 " vocate. He is amply prepared
s- make the chair of English popu
Oh among the students as we'll as
as -: make it respected among all
-1c educational institutions of the Ia
ad - - ~
an ID. of X. Convention.