The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
INTERSTATE PHONE HURT
THE LIGHTNING BURNED OUT
INSULATORS AT WINSTON.
THE DAMAGE AT UNIVERSITY STATION
New Pastor Ct East Durham Baptist Church.
Rev. A. A. Pruden Seeks an hp-
poiniment as Chaplain. Trim
ity College Notes.

Durham, n. c., July 17.-(Special.) }
Information reaches here that the depot
at Lyons, Granville county, on the y.
and c. road, was blown down Sunday
evening by the severe storm that passed
over that section. AT University station
the storm was also pretty severe blow
ing down trees. wrenching off limbs OF
trees and doing other damage. e. H.
Egan. general manager of the Inter
State Telephone Company, received
message Sunday night from Winston,
telling him that lightning had burned
out all the insulation of the system there.
Mr.. Egan left for that place this morn
ing Beyond a short and sudden gust or
wind. there was no storm here.
The West Durham Sunday school eN-
cursion to Lynchburg. Va. Saturday
cleared between $3.50 and 5000. They
carried $50 passengers.
Some twenty-five or thirty hands left
here this morning for South Carolina
points to work in tobacco.
Rev. w. +. Fry. of Wake Forest. has
been called to the pastorate of East Dur
ham Baptist church. He has accepted
and will enter upon his pastoral duties
about August 1st
Elder A. y. Hall and T. G. Monk
preached the funerals of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Proctor and Mrs. Wash Hall. at
Emo Primitive Baptist church Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
Rev. r. V. Miller. pastor of the gospel
Tabernacle in this city. has gone TO
Hester. Granville county. TO assist Rev.
II j. GattiS in q meeting.
Wednesday the first issue of The Mt.
Zion Record. religious paper. will
make its appearance here. Zeb +. Coun-
Gil is cditor and publisher. 1t viii be
the organ OF the Mt. Zion Baptist As
sociation and will be filled with news of
interest from the churches.
Rev. A. A. Pruden. late chaplain of
the First North Carolina Regiment.
leaves tomorrow for Washington. ID. c..
for the purpose of asking for an appoint
ment as chaplain of one Of the volunteer
regiments now being organized 10 go to
the Philippines. Chaplain Pruden viii
60 with the very highest recommenda-
items from Col Armfield and others. His
friends. while they would hate TO see
him leave this country. wish him all
possible success. He will 60 from here
to Norfolk on the Conductors Excursion
and from there TO Washington by boat.
Miss Mamie Proctor. daughter of Mr..
+. NJ. Proctor. died at her home about
two miles frcm Durham on Saturday
afternoon about / o'clock. The remai;fs
were inferred in the family buryiDg
ground Sunday afternoon. Mrs. HAM
lett a young wife and mother of West
Durham. died Mt the Watts Hospital
Saturday night of typhoid fever. The
remains were carried to Wake county
this morning for interment
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
There has just been issued Trinity
College Album giving various views OF
the buildings and sections of the Park.
Rev. Plato Durham is on a tour
through the western part of the State
in the interest of the college. He is
making himself felt as a young man
of very superior platform ability.
DR.. Bassett. who is at the head Of the
College Library, has received very
large number of books since commence
ment. and is very enthusiastic over the
growth of this department Of the col
lege.
Very many changes are being made in
the surroundings Of Trinity Park High
School, and the outlook for next year
is beyond the greatest expectation.
Plans have been perfected for re-
modelling the Crowell Science Hail.
When TINS work is completed it will be
cne of the hest arranged buildings for
science connected with any college in
the South
President Kilgo expects to add sew
eral Thousand dollars worth Of new APP
paratus to the Scientific Laboratories.