Excerpt from the Beacon Flashes column:

Prof. C.W. TOMS closed his school at this place on the 10th inst., and is now at his home in Hertford where he will spend the summer.  He will return again about September 1st to open the Fall session of the Plymouth High School.  During his stay here Prof. TOMS made many friends who will be glad to welcome him back in September, he also made a favorable impression on our people as a teacher and we are sure the number of pupils will be greatly increased next session.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 27 June 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.