Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
PEABODY NORMAL.
CLOSE OF AN INTERESTING SESSION
At DANviLLE.
Richmond Teachers Become Popular Favo-
rites-FInc Crops In Cnsweu COUNTY
Good-By southern Melon.

pANvILLE, VA. August S--tSpeclaL)
The State Peabody Normal which has
been in ressIon in Dapville for month.
closed to-day. The session has been
most interesting one. and much good has
undoubtedly been accomplished.
The teachers have laborsd earnestly ana
faithfully, and the instructors have done
all in their pewer TO help the teachers
along on the work in which they are
soon to enter.
There have been about two hundred
teachers in attendance On the normal
coming from various points In virginia
and some from North Carolina. Ihey
have conducted themselves in most De-
coming manner during their stay In the
city. and have made many friends among
the people.
One Of the teachers from Richmond
Mildred A. Cross who Is giited sihsei'
has won unstinted praise over ner snis
ing. and she has delighted soou auu'-
cncss at a number OF enter'a'""'e"'' i''
the various colored churches: ,
Professor ID w. Davis. also OF Rich-
mond the instructor at the institute mas
nroyed himself very efficient. lie REMINDS
one Of the oId-time darky before the Gays
Of 1851. and leaves here with the pest
wishes of both white and colored'
Tonight one of the finest entertdin-
,,a,,s oy.r witnessed in this city was
eivon bv the teachers at the sam Jones
Tabernacle and the spacious ediiicc was
hacked to suffocation. A spiehnia pro-
gramme had been prepared, ahh e'ciy
number was we'll executed. a large mum
her of people were present. several Oh
whom made short talks. Among the
,o,cher. from Richmond who took part
were s. Alice Kemp, NJ. a. Cross ID. W.
Davis. and George Stephens. Jr; Nelson
WiIlIans. Jr.. and Mrs. J. ii. Blackwell
of Manchester.
FINE CROPS.
gentleman who has recently travelled
through Caswell county, y. G., was IN the
city yesterday. and he said mat shouid
there be 10 freshet this month OF 'he
next. that the farmers in that county VIII
make one of the finest corn crops ever
raised by them.
Tobacco Is beginning TO look splendi1.
The recent rairs and the heavy dews
have brought IT out wond erfIlly. ana
should the fall he a little late 1t Is be-
lieved that splendid crop OF fine. bright
tobacco will be made.
Rev. J. II. Pike, Of the Virginia Con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal chur H.,
South. and who Is located on Inc East
Halifax circuit, IL dangerously III at me
home of his wife's relatives, IN Patrick
county. He was at last accounts, how
ering between life and death.
The lovers Of watermelons have. IN to
within the past eight days. been ioasling
on Georgia and South Carolina melons,:
- :
being brought into the city from this
county and North Carolina by the wagon
loads. the people are saying good-by to
the southern melon.
STILL HELD.
The young man. p. ". Case, who was
suddenly bereft OF his reason Sunday
morning. Is still held h'r,. lis sister
came en- and had talk with him. but
the conversation was OF short duration.
He was taken back to confinement. and
as soon as the key was turned he di-
vested himself OF every particle CT cloth
ing. lie will not keep any clothing on.
The case IS one OF the saddest that has
ever occurred in Danville.
negro named George Simm )ads. who
suddenly lost his reason few days ego
on the street, has been turned over to
his brother and taken to North Carolina
Leaf tobacco continues to roll in the
town, and the prices remain about the
same. Some OF the weed is In terrible
condition.
Danvlle is soon TO have another
monthly paper 1t will be a church PAPER
and published in the Interest Of the Pr g.
byterian Church.
There is talk OF the publication or an
afternoon paper in Neapolis but when
II will make its appearance Is. to use a
vulgar expression. hard to tell