North Carolina Newspapers

' ALL THI -fcsWO j WHILE IT'lB NEWS. VOL 9 Fluctuations w And Irregular Opening After Opening Prices J Slipped Backward and at Noon Prices Harden ed Up. Further Break in Copper. Cause of It, Secretary Cortelyou's Action Regarding De posits of Customs Re ceipts Will Result in Re lieving Money Market. \ Now York, March 26. —Fluctuations were very wild and irregular in the opening dealing in stocks. Copper stocks continued demoralized. Bear operators were squeezed in the upward rush of prices that set in immediately after the market opened. The bears moderated the urgency of their demands and prices slipped back ward for some of the leaders. This led to a dulness. Prices were harden ing at noon. A further break in copper was direct ly traceable to the further slump in the price of the metal in London. According to the board room gossip buying of stocks in the first hour was the most substantial in many weeks. Call money opened at ten per cent. Will Relieve Market. Washington, D. C.. March 26. —Sec- retary Cortelyou's action with refer ence to the deposits of customs receipts and the anticipation of April interest will result in immediately relieving the money market to the extent of about §10,900,000. Prices Reacted. Uncovered bears resumed buying and were obliged to advance the bids to get stocks. Prices reacted sharply before 2 o'clock. Union Pacific jump ed 7 3 k. St. Paul 6%. Smelting Louisville and Nashville one-half, New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Southern Pacific 4 to 4%. Market Closed Quiet. The market closed rather quiet and somewhat irregular. , „ Public Deposits With ft. Y. Banks Enlarged Washington. March 26. —Under in rtructions recently by the Secretary of the Treasury! the col-; ic-ctors of customs throughout, the country were directed to deposit their customs receipts in the regular de iositories. These instructions have been today enlarged by the secretary s-o that the public deposits with national bank depositories in New York city will be at once increased about $15,000,000 from customs re ceipts under provisions of the act of March 4, 1907. This action is taken with the view to facilitating the redemption of 4 per cent bonds of 1907 and also to render available additional funds for the usual disbursements occurring April Ist. The secretary also has instructed the treasurer of the United States to mail to the owners of checks for in terest due April Ist, 1007, on regis tered bonds of 2 per cent consols, 1903, and 4 per cent funded loan of 2'JO7. SERIOUS DISORDERS. Troops Called Upon to Put Down Law lecs Natives Who Would Enter City. Tehoram, Persia, March 26. —Serious disorders have broken out at Sebzewar, necessitating the intervention of the Russian troops. The lawless natives of the vicinity have risen and are attempting to force entrance into the city. Two Russians have been killed and several wounded." The lives of t.le Russians are in great danger. IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. President Appoints Three Men on the Commission. Washington, March 26. —The Presi cent has appointed Commissioner ol Labor Neill, Prof. Jenks and W. R "Wheeler as civilian members of the Immigration Commission, authorizec "y Congress. HELD TOWN AT BAY. Desperate Young Character Defies Ar rest an?? Holds Town at Bay. Clio, S. C., March 26.—A young whiti man named McDonald, while drunl here yesterday defied arrest and heh the town at bay yesterday at noon am last night. The sheriff has been sent for an is expected to arrive today to arres him. McDonald is a desperate characte and threatens to kill any one who at tempts to arrest him. Organizer Dismissed. San Francisco, Cal., March 26 —Hug C. Shaugh, organizer of the Brothei hood of Railway Postal Clerks, was dii missed from the railway mail se: vice. !g£i ■■ Übß Hj - Wtf llg SLgg Im j ffl 8b rh flfc; ]m JTO DEATH OF J. C. HARDIN. ■ • Statesville Man on Eve of Departure for New Country Contracts Pneu monia and Dies. Statesville, March 26. —Mr. J. C. Hardin died Sunday eve:; j* at 7: to o'clock at Mrs. W. ftolani'a on rYont street. Funeral services were con ducted at the lesidence yesLoidiiy ternoon by Rev. Frank Siler and the remains were shipped to Ruth crfordton last night. The death ot this young man is very sad. He came to Statesville about three years ago and for the past two years held a position with the Imperial Furni ture Co. He had given up his posi tion with the Statesville company and expected to leave Friday for Varden, Miss., to take a position with a lum ber and furniture company. He had £oen unwell but was able to be down town Thursday afternoon. Thursday night his condition grew worse. Pneu monia developed and death came Sunday evening after a few hours of intense suffering. Mr. E. O. Garner and Miss Florence Honeycutt were married yesterday morning in the Hotel Iredell parlor, Rev. Frank Siler officiating. Mr. Garner is a Randolph county mer chant. Miss Honeycutt fs a native i of the Elmwood community, but has I for some time been head-waiter at the Elwood Hotel, High Point. She ' was at one time a waitress at the Iredell. The couple left yesterday morning on the Charlotte train. RESTORE FRENCH PRESTIGE. Newspapers Support Cabinet's Deter mination to Restore French Pres tige in North Africa. Paris, March 2G.—The French press unanimously appreciates the gravity of the government's decision to bring the Sultan of Morrocco to reason and the newspapers support the cabinet's de termination to restore the French pres tige in North Africa by the occupation 1 of Oudja. Troops May Enter. Oran, Algeria, March 26. —Oudja is net expected to resist the forces of Gen. Liautey, but it is the belief the gates will be opened to the French troops. BOMB ARTIST BUSY. Bomb Thrown at Governor-General Failed to Have the Desired Effect. Bialystok, Russia, March 2G. —A bomb was thrown i Bogalevski he was driving this VinrniM&. The Governor-general was not in- Jfired, though his coachman was slight ly wounded. I The bomb thrower made good his es cape. TROOPS HAVE DESERTED. Population Excited in Interior Against Europeans—Short on Funds. Tangier, Moroco, March 2G. —The ex citement among the population in the interior against the Europeans is in creasing, acording to letters received from various parts of the country. The Moroccan troops around Tan gier are inactive. Many have deserted because of a lack of funds to pay the soldiers. BROWNSVILLE SOME MORE. Taylor Testified That He Never Had Any Extra Ammunition. Washington, D. C., March 2G. —Thos. Taylor, formerly of the 25tli Infantry testified before the Senate committee in the Brownsville inquiry that he never had any extra ammunition and saw none at the barracks when the negro troops arrived at Fort Broyrn. Company Had Shot Guns. Taylor said when they desired to go hunting he took a shot gun, this being the first admission that the company had shot guns. STANDARD OIL ADVANCED. Price of All Grades Gasoline, Etc., Ad vanced. I Cleveland, Ohio, March 26.—The Standard Oil Company today advanced the price of all grades of gasoline, naptha and refined oil in barrels l-4c. per gallon, f.o.b. Cleveland. Large Army of Peasants March on Bucharest i Bucharest, Roumania, March 26. — Four thousand peasants are marching on Bucharest. The military authorities have taken measures to prevent the revolted peas- J ants from invading the city. Should the peasants refuse to retire, I orders have been issued to use shrap -1 nell against-them. Scene of Disorder. 1 The soldiers and police have been t stationed in the Jewish quarters for the protection of the inhabitants, r The district of Viashica was oVerrun > by the marauders. A band of 2,000 peas ants yesterday made a furious attack with hatchets and cudgels on a detach ment of cavaly in that district, h The troops dispersed the rioters af r- ter killing or wounding many. 5- At Galatz b Moldavia, a mob of peas r- ants invaded the town. They were fired upon by the troops, who killed 15. AT - THE. MMSTRTLS AT OE.R VAUbfcv.u T ( '( . BONES —G-entlemm ofc de. boucjM", xu]-C cu §j?nrij cU- other cUu| "lb let ha.T U/r*icL to. ri/rv oJX Jja -5 0 ?000 d.at Fvugltic Jones uuou.Lcl U-e ho>n€ YYIII~ it j CauLCjht verij soon TAHBO-'W Ourtu on-E take him, up'? jji CJ* S"TIJ I VOU^-^. Bones—-'Yes-, fa, x?eua.tor boy j£ ekarvej*, before vS c\ot home.! took him- up I ra (V lU fink bewf»« W.ll NW 1 s ° n l AWe lender TUt Tbvchinj Lrftlt EritrtW— B tooth*?* (jot" d Totr She Sunk Ben&ath & f/lan.x } zt Wcure, | n ||| CZnd /ie-uev /?ose f\o More > IN A JOCULAR VEIN. 1 WILL THE WHITES J BE PARDONED? • —— Petition for Pardon will be Heard To-day. Have Ser ved About Half Their Sen tencef Aldermanic Con test Under New Rules. Salisbury, N. C., March 26.—Contrac tors are at work grading the grounds for the big lumber plant of J. Randall Company of Philadelphia. This is Salisbury's latest industrial acquisi tion and will be located near the Ferd. Brenner Lumber Works. Fifty hands will be employed. Mr. J. Bert Isenhout-, one of the most popular pharmacists in Salisbury, who ; went to the Far West several months ago seeking a restoration of health, has returned home unimproved. This is sad news to the hundreds of friends of this splendid young man. Today is the date set for the hearing as and Chalmers White, of Concord, who are serving a five-year term in the penitentiary for the killing of Rus sell Sherrill, of Mt. Ulla, this county, whom they claim seduced their orphan niece. As slated in this correspond ence before the petition has hundreds of signatures of prominent men, among them being ex-governors, judges, solic itors, legislators, business and pro fessional men, preachers and many j ether influential citizens of the State., The Whites have now served about half i of their time. Those who aspire to mayorality or, aldermanic honors in this city will have to announce themselves before: April 7th, as the executive committee j has decided that all entries shall close] on that date. Under the new legalized j primary law for Salisbury the voter in the Democratic municipal election toj be held on April 16, will enter an en closure 50 feet square, roped off, then he goes into a booth and makes a cross j mark opposite the candidates name for | whom he wishes to vote —all the names appearing on one ballot —and hands it i to one of the* judges who deposits it j in the ballot box. In this way no one save the voter knows for whom he has cast his ballot. This primary will be watched with interest. Rev. John H. Grey, who succeeded the late Dr. J. Rumple as pastor of the First Presbyterian Chufcli in this city and who was compelled to give up his pastoral work on account of ill health, left last week for Baltimore to be treated at a hospital in that city. The T. A. Gillespie Company, which has the contract for the construction of the immense power plant at Whit ney, and which is operating a large quarry at Granite Quarry, six miles from Salisbury, is contemplating put ting in an electrical plant at the quar ries and working a day and night force. Mr. E'. J. Braswell, who has been one of the ropular prescriptionists at the T. W. Grimes Drug Company, has tendered his resignation and left yes terday for his old home at Roccky Mount on a visit of several weeks, af ter which he will prepare himself for the practice of medicine. Governor R. B. Glenn has accepted an invitation to deliver an address at Livingstone College, the colored insti > tutron of learning in' this city. He will • speak on May 24th, commencement week. Tha citizens of Spencer have peti tioned the Salisbury and Spencer Rail way Company to extend its car line to Newton Heights, cne of the fast grow l ing residential sections of that pro r gressive railroad town. The Elks cf the city are-preparing i to present a local minstrel performance - at an early date. i Senator Overman is at home for a -!week before returning to Washington to take part in continuing the Browns -1 ville investigation. Officer M. Luther Parker has resign - ed his place on the police force after 3 a service of four years and resumed . his own on the Southern as' freight AND PRESS HICKORY, N. (5.. THURSDAY MARCH 28, IQ'OTI cconductor between Spencer and Mon roe, Va. , The district meeting of the North District Knights of Pythias will be held with the Spencer lodge on April , 1 10 th. This district is composed of the ! lodges of Salisbury, Spencer, Albe marle, Norwood, China Grove, Concord and Lexington. A series of great revival services are to be held in this city beginning Eas ter. Dr. Fred D. Hall, pastor of the j First Baptist Chureh of Wilmington, • will conduct the first meeting at the Baptist Church. There will follow a series of cottage prayer meetings. A tent meeting, where 3,000 peorple can be accommodated, will begin on May sth. A noted evangelist will be se cured for this meeting and the singing will be in charge of Mr. R. O. Bell, of the Broughton Tabernacle, Atlanta. Two assistant evangelistic workers from Atlanta will aid in these meet ings. Another big business house, with plenty of financial backing will open up in the near future in the Central Hotel i block on Soupth Main street. It is the 'firm of T. E. Wltherspoon & Co., and they will deal in furniture and will al-j ; so conduct a high-class undertaking ; business. A noted case now is being heard by ; referee Judge Shepherd in this city. It ■ is 4« the matter rtf the settlement of , the estate of James B. Lanier i who died some twelve years ago. ■ Among those here as counsel and oth , erwise are Hon. E. J. Justice, of i Greensboro; Z. V. Walser, of Lexing ton; C. W.- Tillett, of Charlotte, and ; Attorney Hendron. of Winston. G. W. ; Garland, of this city, is also cconnected • with the case. Senator Lee S. Over . man was administrator upon the La ■ nier estate. The Church Workers Convention of "ithe Reformed Church, which has been I in session at Crescent, this county, has • adjourned. Among those who address -1! Ed the meeting were Revs. Dr. W. B. j s Duttera, E. G. Williams, C. B. Heller j ■ and others. Much business pertaining! ! to the work of the church was tran-! sacted. ' Henry Keller, colored, an employee ( 11 of a quarry at Granite Quarry, near Salisbury, met a horrible death yes terday morning. He was on a moving i car on one of the quarry tracks when j he fell to the tracks and was run over, i ; his body being horribly mutilated. The j unfortunate man died in a short while ; after the accident occurred. For Jamestown. Madison, Wis., March 26. —The Sen ate adopted a bill making appropria tions for the Jamestown Exposition. New Orleans, La., March 26. —Thos. : F. Ward, who committed suicide near , the city park race track, was district ! attorney of St. Johnsville, N. Y. ! Officers Were Chosen . At To-day's Session of ! Inter-State National ! Guard Association Of ficers were Elected for r Ensuing Year. 1 Columbia, S. C., March 26—The In t terstate National tiuard Association - today elected the following officers for 1 the ensuing year: t President, Major General Charles Dick, of Ohio; vice presidents, Major - General Geo. W. - Moulton, lillinois; 1- Brigadier General B. Wood, Minne a wta; Brigadier Genei'al N. H. Henry, - New York; Major General Stafford," i- Massachusetts; Major General J. C. R. Foster, Florida; Brigadier eGneral J. S B. Lanck, California; Brigadier Gen e oral James W. F. Hughes, Kansas, Brigadier General Laurason Riggs, a Maryland; Brigadier General J. F. n Armfield, North Carolina; Brigadier !- General W. F. McLaurin, Michigan; Brigadier General G. M. Cole, Conn.; i- Brigadier General Roger D.' Williams, r Kentucy; secretary, Col. Carroll D. d Evans, Nebraska; treasurer, Brigadier it General John D. Frost, South Carolina. FRENZIED FATHER SHOOTS SEDUCER Wadesboro, March 26. —?"he funeral of the late John B. Ingram was sol emnized in Wadesboro Sunday. The corpse was met in the suburbs ot the town by the veterans who es corted the body to Eastview ceme tery. Old slaves, the former ser vants of the deceased bore the body from the hearse to the grave. The Masonic service was then held, which was both beautiful and impressive. Worshipful Master Marshall repeat ed-- the ceremony from memory and he throwed his whole soul into the ( words making Uhe ceremony form impressive. The funeral was one ot largest that ever occurred in this county. Some time in the month of Feb ruary Henry Spencer, colored, mar ried the daughter of tiill Tillman, colored. Henry carried his wife home and in a short time discovered that his would-be-wife had cruelly de ceived him.. He at once shipped the woman to her father's home and at the same time telling the father of the girl's condition. The girl in formed her father that one George Harris was the man that was to blame for her condition. Bill in stantly had Harris arrested on the charge of seduction. The prelimi nary took place before Esq. G. W. Boggers here last Saturday and re sulted in binding over to criminal court both the girl and Harris. On the way home Harris renewed the quarrel with Tillman and the re sult of the quarrel was that Harris's body was filled with shot by Bill Tillman, the father of the wronged girl. Harris is in a serious condi tion but there has been no arrest made. The sympathy of our people are with the father of the girl. Orr Bennett, a trusty of the chain gang, was arrested in town yesterday by Officer Graves. Bennett, being a trusty, was allowed special privileges, but wras not allowed to leave camp without a written permit. The officer questioned the negro and found out that he had no pass and was on his way home to change his clothes for a citizen's suit and then intended to leave the county. The negro was taken to camp and delivered to the guard. Bennett will be punished, uie usual method being forty save one, on the bare back. Comrade William Burr, keeper of the county home, died this morning at the home at about 3 o'clock a. m. Comrade Burr was one of the junior reserves and was a good citizen. His health has been bad for years, but he was an active man up to the time of his death. He fought for the principles of the Confederacy, he believed, then to be just and died in this belief. A good citizen has gone to his reward. Netice is given to all subscribers to the capital stock of the Wood and Iron Company will be held on Friday, the 29th of March, for the purpose of organizing under the char ter glinted said company, electing a board of directors and the transac tion of such business as may properly come before it. Another distillery company for Wadesboro. The Pee Dee Distillery is the name under which the charter is granted. Farming is going on at a rapid rate, the weather being beautiful. Heavyweight Contest. Omaha, Neb., March 22. —Jack John son, the colored heavyweight of To peka, and "Big Jim" McCormick, former sparring'partner of John L. Sul livan, are carded for a fifteen-round bout in Omaha tonight under the aus pices of the Osthoff Athletic Club. It will be their second meeting in the ring. The N two are regarded as evenly matched and are counted upon to put up a slugging fight. All men love power, but few know how to use it. Trustees Elected For TheEtiSt 1 raining School hive News front State lialeigh, N. C., March 25 —Thtefe is considerable anxiety iti Raleigh over information that has Qevcolpfed the past few days that the Seaboard Air Line has a corps of engineers at wWk stirring a "cut off" line from a point several miles noth of Rjflfeigh a point several miies hbrtii' of Raleigh with a view to shwte'fiitfg the main line to the Seaboard something like 115 miles for the through travel. This would, in effect, put Raieigh off the main line of the Seaboard and work to the detriment of the Capitol City in several ways. Along with this news ccmes the intimation, apparently well founded, that Norlina and Hamlet are to be made respectively division head quarters so that there will be longer necessity even to maintain the limited repair shop and office equipments in Raleigh that are now here. The most comfortable explanation of the situa tion and purposes of the Seaboard are that the "short cut" will be used only for through freight'and Florida Limit ed trains, while Raleigh will still be "on the map" for stops of the regular passenger trains. Rev. J. C. Massee, pastor of the Tab ernacle Baptist church, Raleigh, has returned from Norfolk where he aid ed in a series of meetings at Free mason Baptist church. State Superintendent of Public In struction, J. Y. Joyner and State Audi tor 13. F. Dixon spent a day on the Jamestown Exposition grounds while returning to Raleigh from Elizabeth City where they delivered addresses in advocacy of the election soon to,' be held there on th£ establishment of' graded schools for that town. They say they were greatly and agreeable surprised at the vast amount of work already accomplished and under way and that they are sure the Exposition will be far more extensive and more beautiful than many people have any idea it will be. The North •Carolina building and the spaces alloted for North Carolina exhibits are far ahead of any representation this state ever had in any previous exposition. Major H. A. London, adjutant gen eral of the North Carolina division of United Confederate veterans, says there is every prospect for a large rep resentation of the North Carolina di vision at the reunion to be held at Richmond May 30 to June 3. A gen eral order as to the reunion will be issued very soon now by Major Lon don from Gen. J. S. Carr, commanding the North Carolina division. The Wake County Sunday School Association was in annual session here Saturday with quite a criditable atten dance. Especial notable features were addresses by N. B. Brough\on on "Or ganized Sunday School Work; How it Helps the Local School"; R. N. Simms cn "Marks of the Well Organized Sun day School"; Roundtable on "Sunday School Management";; "The Teacher's Mission and Equipment," by Dr. A .11. Moment, pastor of the Presbyterian church. State Insurance Commissioner J. R. Young returned this morning from New Orleans where he spent the last week with Mrs. Young who was visit ing her parents, Judge and; Mrs. Nich ols. She returned to Raleigh with Commissioner Young. Stipt. Mann of the state penitentiary said this morning that the last of the last year cotton crop will be sold on the market early next week. The pres ent plan is to decrease the acreage somewhat this year. There are now U35 convicts in the penitentiary, in cluding those on the farms, in the prison preserves and on public works. There has been very little fluctuation 1 in the number for six or eight years. Before the practice of sentencing to county roads became so general there were from 1000 to 1200 of the peni tentiary convicts. Sheriff R. H. Raper was here from Elizabeth City to deliver to the pen itentiary Elwall Wilson, a negro who will serve 20 years for burglary. He was serving a term in the jail at Eliz abeth City and managed to get out of his cell, and went into the living apartments of the jailer, burglarizing the room occupied by the jailer's wife. It was really a capital offense but the death sentence was waived because the negro agreed to submit to burglary in the second degree. CONDITION OF BANKS. Order Issued for Condition of Na tional Banks March 22d. Washington, March 26. —The Comp troller of Currency issued a call for the condition of National banks at the close of business March 22d. President Bonilla Surrenders Capital Managua, March S6. — It is stated on the highest authority that President Bonilla, of Honduras, after his retreat to Anapala, follow ing the defeat of the Honduran-Salva dorean forces at Choluteca, by the Nicaraguan army, ordered the sur lender of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, to the victorious troops. The city is now in the possession of the Honduran-Nicaraguan govern ment junta. THE BEST JOB PRINTING OJP • f. ALL KINDS AT THIS OFFICE. State Board of Education Elects Trustees for the New Eastern Carolina School. Those Who Were Chosen. Large Cotton Mill Char tered at Pilot Mountain. Another Charter. Call for Condition of Nation al Banks of State Made. Raleigh, N. C., March 26. —A call fop a statement of the condition of banks at the close of business, March 22nd, is made, by the Corporation Commis sion. Governor Glenn postpones untill to morrow the hearing of the applica tion for the pardon - of the White brothers, murdereft of Cabarrus coun ty. Charters are granted the Pilot Moun tain Cotton Mill, at a capital stock of SIOO,OOO by Lee Battle, and P. H. Cham berlain, being the largest stockhold ers. The Firemen's Insurance Company, of Newark, N. J., enter the state April Ist, having applied for admission on that day. The Pamlico Chemical Company, at Washington, is chartered to make com mercial fertilizers, at a capital stock of $125,000. The state board of education, of which Governor Glenn is chairman, elected today tlje trustees for the East Carolina Training School, these be ing: Thomas J. Jarvis, J. B. Leigh, C. W. Vinton, Y. T. Ormond, John C. Par ker, J. R. Bannerman, Iro P. Turling ton, T. H. Battle and J. O. Carr. Fitzgerald Appoints a Lunacy Commission New York, March 26. —Justice Fitz , gerald this afternoon decided to ap point a lunacy commission. I The commission is to tye appointed by Justice Fitzgerak. and will decide" the question of whether Harry Thaw is now sape. If the commission reports'tie is sane the trial will be resumed but if it Is found that is not sane nor capa ble, in a legal senso, an application will be made for his commitment to.the asylum. - This decision followed a conference with the attorneys. The Justice told the counsel that he had given the various affidavits j;are ful consideration, but as they were so widely at variance he felt he Coaid not properly pass upon them. There j fore he had decided it will be best ta submit the entire matter to a commis sion. As Thaw's counsel left the room af ter the .annquncement one said: "It could not be worse." Evelyn Thaw was weeping as she left the room to go to the Tombs. The Thaw commission is composed of Morgan J. Obrien, former justice ot' the Supreme Court; Peter B. Olney, a lawyer, and Dr. Leopold Putzell. WAKEFORESTINEWS AND HAPPENINGS Wake Forest College, March 26. Dr. George W. Paacnai, associate pro fessor of Latin and Greek, lectured be fore the Baptist University for Women , of Raleigh, last evening under .the auspices of the art department of the University. His subject was "Greek Vases." Mr. J. W. Bailey, who has recently sold his interest in the Biblical Record er to Rev. C. W. Blanchard, is an alu munus of Wake Forest, and Rev. Blanchard, the purchaser of Mr. Bail ey's interest in the paper, and who Will probably edit it, was in school Here 1888-'9l. Mrs. M. EJ. Wiggins, of Murfrees boro, this State, has rented Mr. Marion £urefoy's residence, back of the old folding drug store, and will take boarders there next session. Prof. John B. Carlyle will hold a na val examination here today. Writing in the Biblical Recorder in "Ten Days in Our School of the Proph ets," Rev. Hight C. Moore says of one df North Carolina's sons who is a lead ing theologian in the Baptist Theolog ical Seminary at Louisville, Ky.: "Of course a North Carolinian will be es pecially interested in the work of Dir. A. T. Robertson, from Iredell county, 'the mor.t scholarly son of Wake Forest College,' distinguished graduate of the Seminary, son-in-law and succcessor to the lamented Broadus, author of sev eral boo"ks, frequent special lecturer at assemblies and institutes, preacher anil pastor, and, chief of all, profession of New Testament Interpretation in our Seminary." Prof. L. R. Mills has returned from a visit to relatives at Scotland Necck. Miss Mattie Gill has returned from Durham where she attended the mar riage of Mr. Z. 11. Taylor and Miss Georgia Cannaday.