Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-12
County Superintendent. an Advo-
cate Of Compulsory Education.
VERY GRATIFYING EXHIBIT
Ho Makes an Exhaustive Report of tho Free
Schools in His County-Freaks of Light
ming Near Winston-SaIem Doatl, of
Col. Rasc, an Export in Iron-A Negro
Commits Suicide at Scotland Neck
Other News.
Especial to virginlan-Pilot)

LOT the school year ending June 3lst,
lsoo, of Mr.. Clements, the superinten-
dent of public instruction for this coun-
ty' VIII to-day be given to the school
board at It's session.
Inc report Is very thorough. and is
probably the most exhaustive ever
made in the history of the county. Mr..
Clements has made capable and effi-
Client officer. and under his supervision
the schools of the county have reached
a high degree of excellence and effec-
tiveness
The report says q large majority of
the teachers have been faithful and
efficient. They are the forces that
nave made the schools in Wake coun-
~ success. The gratitude of every
heart should go to them for theirs is
large work. and a little pay.
Average attendance for the entire
county, whites. 1899; negroes, 3.SSl.
Number of schools of entire county.
whites, 103; negroes, 20.
Average salary of teachers per
month. white males, S32.25 white re-
males. $3.50; negro males, $500; ne
gro females, $3.50.
The report says further:
year by year the old time preju-
dice against public schools has given
away TO better impulses, and to-day it
be held in check by any force Of ig-
norance.
notwithstanding that public educa-
tlon IN Wake county is doing very good
work, 1t Will never accomplish its full
mission until it shall have compulsory
education as Il rear-gunrd."
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
A special from Winston Salem SAYS:
MIR. Frank Shut, aged 80 years. was
Killed by lightning south of Salem dur
ing a storm last evening. His clothes
and shoes were torn off and his watch
was demolished. Some silver money in
his pocket has not been found He was
sltting on his back porch when killed
He leaves n wife and two children
Mr.. Joseph Willard was badly shock
ed while sitting on his back porch near
Salem at the same time. One corner
or his barn was struck and torn off.
but his horses escaped injury, though
several hogs in tn. lot were badly
stunned.
The wind blew down about thirty
feet of the Southsldc cotton mill, in
Guiding the roof, which fell on n lot
OF machinery, damaging IL consider
ably Many large trees were uprootcd
by the wind
COL. KASE DEAD.
The following intelligence is from
Greensboro:
Col. James ID. Kase died Mt his home.
Al Arlington street. last evening at
O'Clock. after an illness of three
weeks. 1t was not generally known
that he was critically I'll, and the news
OF his death carried sorrow TO many
hearts
Col. Kase was born in Northumber-
land county. Pa, September 2lst. 1884,
and would have been &C years old at
his next birthday. With his family he
moved to Greensboro nine years ago.
coming here as manager of the North
Carolina Steel and Iron Company. He
was for many years engaged in the
iron business and was an expert in his
line.
A NEGRO SUICIDE.
A dispatch from Scotland Neck says:
1t has been remarked here that it is
seldom one hears of n negro commit
ing suicide. But such n thing occur
red at Tillery n few days ago. a man
named Dick Hart, whose only trouble.
so far as any one knew, was some lit
tie financial embarrassment. sent his
son to Tillery to return a horse which
lie mad bought, and when the son re-
turned he found his father dead. There
was no rod or other instrument near
him which he could nave used to pull
the trigger of the shot gun, and 1t was
supposed that he pulled the trigger
with his toes.
a SENSATION.
An inquiry was made of persons at
Southern Pines as to whether the as
sassin of Edward Lamsden, Jr.. has
been found. In reply it was said that
the assassin had been spotted. but
that his name was kept secret. Lams-
den was native OF New Rochelle, N
Y, and had bought n farm near South
ern Pines. The assassin was so near
when he Shot him that the entire load
of shot passed through his body and
heart. The news which reached New
Rochelle was that he had died of heart
disease, but when his body reached
there last Friday it was found that
murder had been committed. and the
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