SCHOOL HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - The Washington (N. C.) Dispatch, states that the barn of Mr. Bernard Carrowan, in which the common school was kept, was struck by lightning on the 28th ult. There were about 50 pupils in school. Two boys, Joseph, son of Hardy Leary, and William, son of Christopher Carrowan, were killed, and two others were knocked down. The rest were unhurt.  (The Albemarle Southron and Union Advocate (Elizabeth City) - October 19, 1860, page 3, column 4.)  Submitted by Leah Sims.

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