Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-01
The Latest Happenings in Differ.
ent Sections of the State.
THE GREENSBORO NORMAL.
Exaggerated Rumors Relative to Sickness
at the collego-Another Man Killed in
Football Game-sals Water Flsh-A
Candidate on New Platform Interest
ing School Population Comparisons The
"Hnli of History I'm tho state Museum
Farm Labor Scarce.

1eaicIBn, N. u, OCT. 3l.-On account
OF exaggerated rumors relative to the
sickness ut the State Normal and In
custrial College, DIR. w. p. Beall gave
statement to the papers this after
noon In which he says that there are
three exceedingly mild cases of ty-
phoid fever. all contracted before the
patients left their homes. None of the
three patients had been at the college
TWO weeks when taken sick.
DR.. II. II. Lewis after consultation
concurs with Dr. Beall as to the orr
gin OF the fever. Nothing has been
concealed from the students or their
parents statements having been made
TO every one as soon as the first case
developed.
DIR. McIver says that there is no pa
mic and that conditions are RAPIDLY
improving. Physicians see no reason
leave the college.
DANGEROUS FOOTBALL.
Mention was made but few days
ago OIL the killing of n player in foot
ball practice game at the Bingham
school. Ashevlle. Stafford Turner
while trying TO make base run struck
his teams coach Knocked the latter
down and fell upon his appraised knee,
suffering Internal in turtles which caused
Death In three quarters of an hour. His
hancce was present and saw the dread
fui accident and his death. The victim
SAID that he alone was to blame for the
accident and that he was not afraid TO
die.
SALT WATER FISH.
Owing to the long drouth the water in
Neuse river is so low that the saIt
water is 20 miles this side of New Bern
something heretofore ,uheerd of, and
saltwater fish are being taken in great
numbers in that stream near New
bern. Shrimps in immense numbers
are now far up that stream and have
attracted the fish from the sounds, so
that In the latter they are very scared.
while there Is good fishing many miles
above New Bern.
NEW PLATFORM.
Bryan Tyson of Moore county. is out
as an Independent candidate for Con-
gross in the Third District. He so an
nounces himself and says he stands
on the Ten Commandments as Il plat
form.
INTERESTING COMPARISON.
Here Is an interesting comparison be
tween the school population in 1883 and
NS9S. In 1883 II WAS. white. 3G2 .9S2: col
ored 2l6,S37. In 1898 1T was, white
4152G2:. colored. 2l3.21S. The increase
of whites in the ten wears was 81, $50.
and the decrease OF colored 3,6i9.
"HALL OF HISTORY"
Secretary Bruncr of the Agricultural
Department speaking about the HALL
of History" in the State Museum,
which will next year be finished and
in which IL is proposed to gather a
great collection of objects relating to
the history Of North Carolina, said to-
day that it was the desire to begin with
Il model of Fort Raleigh on Roanoke
Island, and to come up to the present
date, through All the periods of history.
1t Is the purpose to obtain some of the
relics OF Sir Walter Raleigh. to illus
tratc Indian life in this State and to
show objects connected with the vari-
GUS wars. Your correspondent, always
deeply interested in the Museum, hopes
to make visit to Roanoke Island next
month. and will take photographs and
measurements of the old fort. with Il
view to the making of model.
FARM LABOR SCARCE.
The correspondents of the Agricul
tural Department were asked about the
scarcity of farm labor. One hundred
and seventy-nine report deficiency Und
213 report no lack of farm labor. In
only Il few counties did the report in
d!cate that farm work was seriously
impeded. The correspondents DO not
report that the future supply of farm
labor is threatened.