Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-30
GREENSBORO.
List of Casualty Victims and Patients
Warrior In It's Banks--Gossip
of All Sorts.

Greensboro, March 29.-(Spedai Core
spondence.)-Youp correspondent was
mistaken in saying that the Episcopal
convention met In Greensboro on the 12th
of April 1t should have been the 18th OF
May
Our circuit court meets on the 9TH OK
April There are four murder cases on
the docket, and ten prisoners in jail Inc
civil docket is much larger than usual
but the criminal docket is light.
Price, the 10-yeaI'-old-son OF MIR. f.
w Kinbrough is critically i'll.
The infant daughter of Mr.. Thomas H.
Ward is very i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Cox, wife OF the pastor OF the
Methodist church, fell from her bicycle
a few days ago and was seriously ln-
jured. 1t will be many days before she
will be able to walk.
c. b. Massey, who had his arm broken
some days ago, by the bursting OF the
mill rocks of Mr.. Jack Monettes steam
mill was on the street of Greensboro on
Saturday His little son, who was also
seriously injured, is recovering.
The Warrior river is falling and will be
In its banks in few days NO material
damage has been done by the overflow.
On next Friday the ladies of the Me
mortal association will have meeting,
and will select an orator for Memorial
Day, and will make other arrangements
for the celebration of than occasion.
Since the rains have ceased the farm
ers have been busy planting corn and
cotton. The acreage in cotton VIII be
about the same as last year, but much
less fertilizers have been bought this sea-
son than last.
Mrs. e. A. Jones, of Birmingham, re-
turned to her home on Monday morning.
and was accompanied by Mrs. w. L. Tun-
stall and Miss Gena Tunstall
We learn that Brooks Smith, of Lane
Vile, has been appointed assistant oil in
spector for the Ninth district. He will
make an active and efficient officer
The merchants of Greensboro complain
that trade Is dalh and few goods are sold
for cash, but the advancing business is
lively.
Poultry is scarce. and brings a fair
price. Country hams are selling ON the
streats at and cents per pound. Sweet
potatoes and peas are scarce and com
mand good prices.
The Southern university has upon it's
rolls 175 students. An electric plant, con-
siSting in arc and incandescent lamps,
has been lately put in The college build
ing, and will be in operation this week.
The work has been done principally by
Profs. Brown and Massey, and has cost
the college very little as these gentlemen,
being electricians. saved the expense of
employing an expert for the purpose.
Besides this Improvement. a large X-ray
outfit and other electric and physical ap-
parstus will be added to the college,
ing as complete in ali it's appointments
as amy in the state. There are constant
calls for Inc gradu ates of the Southern
university to eli positions "a teachers
from all sections of thu country and
as no one is recommended by the faculty
who is not competent. the result is these
teachers are giving sa' isfaction generally
wherever they go. 1t follows, therefore.
that every gradua tie of this college who
receives the Endorsement of the faculty,
If he desires to follow the avocation Of
teacher. is very sure to find a situation
and to give satisfa ction. The moral at
moSphere which surrounds the students
of the Southern university is as good as
can be found in any institution, and much
better than in most of the institutions of
the country Outbreaks among the stu
dents occur very seldom, and but for he
fact that the college boys are daily seea
upon our streets the citizens Of our town
would not know that we have a flourish
ing college of nearly 200 young men in
their midst.