NEWBERN IS RED HOT
People Indignant that Han
cock Was Not Removed,
MISS ABBOTT’S REMOVAL
lIOW HANCOCK PROCURED HER
DISCHARGE FROM SCHOOL.
INTERVIEW WITH MR. T. A. GREEN
Chairman of School Board, and Mr. Blades,
Member of the Board--Facts that
Give the Public Evidence of
Hancock’s Persecution.
Newborn, N. C.. Feib. s,—(Special.
It. is rod (hot hone. Tho (people are al
most unanimous in demanding Hancock's
removal.
Mrs. Abbott. read 'tihe interview prin t
ed in the News and Observer and
thanked the reporter for its accuracy.
The letter class of negroes are against
Hancock and believe him guilty.
When the news reached here that the
Governor and Directors had not removed
Hancock, the indignation was very
great.
$ * *
I have been looking up the facts with
reference to the dismissal of Miss Ger
trude Abbott :is a teacher in the New
born graded school.
HOW HANCOCK TURNED MISS
ABBOTT OUT.
Mr. T. A. Green is chairman of the
public school i*omnritti*e for the Nth
township of iClraven county which in
cludes the city of Newbern. The public
s<ihool iu Newborn is called the graded
si bool. Mr. Green says that “some
time iH'fore January, Ist 1898, Miss Ab
lK>tt earne to him and said her uncle,
Robert Hancock, had threatened to have
her dismissed as a teacher of the graded
school, and asked me to help her to
retain iber position. I told her that her
uncle had used his influence to put her
there and I did .not see but what the
same influence could l>e used to dismiss
(her. However, T would do whut I
could for her, and I further told her that
I would try and persuade her uncle not
to take per position from her.
“On Saturday afternoon. January 1,
1898, Mr’. Hancock met me on Middle
street anil asked me if 1 could not at
tend a meeting of the school committee
to la? held at my office at 5 o'clock. I
immediately 'went to the office with him,
and found only one other member of the
conanStitee. W. W. Lawrence, colored,
whft is secretary of the ocmwmttee,
whereupon I suggested that all the mem
ber* of the committee toe notified and a
meeting lie held some (time the next
week. thereupon Air. Hancock asked
if 1 could not meet that night at half
past seven. I consented, provided the
secretary would notuy the other two
memliers.
“At half past seven we met; present,
myself, Robert Hancock, W. W. Law
rence aind R. IV. Williamson. Mr,
Rhodes had not been notified on account
of tiis absence from the city.
“Mr. Hancock then introduced a reso
lution with preamble—as follows, as
nearly as I can recollect, not having ac
cess to the books:
“Resolved, That on account of econ
omizing and for the purpose of running
the white gnuled s<!hool as Jong as pos
sible, Miss Rachel Brookfield,( principal
of said school, is hereby instructed
from January Ist, 1898, to run said
school with four assistants until furth
er instructions from this committee, and
that Miss E. G. Abbott lsing the. only
second grade teacher in said school her
services lx* dispensed wata for the pres
ent, and that the chairman notify Miss
Brookfield of this order ait once.”
This resoiutia passed and was order
ed spread u]Km the minutes, and in com
pliance with the above order in the
resolution. 1 notified Miss Btrookfiehl.
Miss Brookfield said she was very sor
ry mat she Juki to eommundoaite this to
Miss Abbott; tlhut she liac, been a very
efficient teacilier.
“At tins time nothing watever was
known of the Hancock-Afhbott scandal.
Miss Abbott when sue came to me did
not mention it at all.”
Mr. Green voluntarily garve the above
facts from his own memory to show
to the public* the whole facts in the
case so far as he knows.
MR. BLA DBS’S STATEMENT.
Air. W. B. Blades, another member
of ti.e committee, also voluntarily made
me the following statement:
“Sometime in the latter part of De
cember, 1897, Aliss < Jertrude Abbott
came to me and told me thait ‘Uncle
Bob’ had threatened to have her turn
ed out of school, and to have her fath
er’s pay to stop, and asked me if I
would not assist her as one of the
school committee. Aliss Abbott also ask
ed me if Air. Hancock could have her
put mat without the action of the* com
mittee. 1 replied that I did not think
he could. 1 fold her that if it came
tip liefare the committee she would get
tny support. But when it came up, I
was not notified to attend. I left town
at half past 2 o’clock on January Ist,
1898, and the committee was called to
meet at about 7 o’clock the same even
ing.”
Air. Blades is a gentleman whose
Character is above reproach, and I am
informed is a member of one of the
largest huh tier firms in North Carolina.
I am also informed that Air. Green is
a prominent. Mason, a leader iu the
Alcthodist. itourcili, and president of the
Citizen’s Bank.
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possible to meet, the demands of ftho
growing ciireulation of the paper. Three
years ago. when the circulation was
nibosit two thousand, a hand-fed press
could supply the need of our office. With
a circulation averaging 4,799 for the
year 1897. the >m*ed for a faster press
became imperative. The directors pur
chased a $7,500 Oox Duplex Pr<*ss, flic
best and (the only successful flat tied per
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big investment to intake in these time,
but the increase in business was so
gratifying tihat Ihe directors thought it
would pay. So far it has fully met
their exiieetaitions.
Better Printing:
The first paper was printeil on the
new press on t!h(» 20th of January. Since
that day it has printed the News and
Observer and the Daily Times every
day, the Farmer aiwl Aledhanie and the
North Carolinian weekly in such perfect
style as have can si si the readers of these
papers to send words of congratulation
and thanks for the improved appearance
of these papers.
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Visitors:
Not a day has passed since the instal
lation of t'he press that our beautiful ami
elegant new jureas room (the best in the
South) has nut been thronged with visi
tors to see it work. Teachers and dele
gations from the sdhools. professional
and business men. ami all ekisses have
been charmed with its Ix-auty and per
fection. The skilled meelisuiics, press
men and newspaper folks have been
the most delighted of all visitors, so.
they appreciate how much easier it i*
to print a newspaper with such a com
pleite perfecting machine.
A New Era:
The advent, of the Oox Duplex Press
marked a new eta in the history of the
daily newspaper. Until it appeared,
publishers were bound down to the slow
process of the hand-fed press, unless
they had circulation and wealth enough
to justify the expensive equipment of a
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STUDENT EXPELLHI >.
Proprietors; of Horner’s School Sue for
Full Term's Tuition—Two Negro
Bovs Arrested for Stealing from a
Store—lce House Filled With Ice.
Church Sociable.
Oxford, X. 0., Feb. s.—(Special.)—The
Superior court has been in sesion here
during the week and many eases have
been disposed of. The only case was the
case of Horner School against It. AI.
Westcott, of Wilmington, in which suit
was brought to recover full charge for
entire session’s tuition of Cadet Wes
pat t, who was dismissed from the school
after living there six weeks. 'Hie de
cision of the court alowed Air. Horner
only a part of the tuition emed for, the
judge holding that Air. Horner was only
entitled to collect for the quantum
meruit. An appeal was taken by tin*
plaintiff to the Supreme court. Air.
Herbert MeCiammy, of Wilmington,
appeareJ for Air. Weseotf. The Horner
school was represented by Judge Gra
ham and Mr. Robert Strong, of Raleigh.
Preston Cotton and Julian S. Carr came
over from Chapel Hill as witnesses in
the case.
Three small colored hoys were lodged
in jail yesterday for stealing goodie from
the dry goods store of C. 11. Crenshaw.
One of the hoys hid under a counter in
the store until the house was locked up
at night and then opened a door from
the* inside, and let 'his companions iu
when they made themselves at home,
(and carried off knives, clothing an 1
valuables, which they were detected sell
ing next day on the streets.
The iej houses of the town were
filled duripg the present cokl spell, in
creasing several inches in thickness.
A sociable, for tho benefit of the
Episcopal church building fund, was
held last evening at, the spacious resi
dence of Dr. X. AI. Fertbee. An amus
ing charade was prepared lor tho occa
sion.
Stop drugging yourself with quack
nostrums or “cures." Get a wi 11-known
pharmaceutical remedy that will do the
work. Catarrh and Cold iu tin* head
will not cause suffering if Ely’s Cream
Balm is used. Druggist will supply I<)(*.,
trial size, or 50c. full size. We mail it.
ELY BROS., 59 Warren St., X. Y. City.
Rev. John Reid. Jr., of Grand Falls,
Mont., recommended Ely’s Cream Balm
to me. I can emphasize his statement.
“It is a positive cure for catarrh if used
as directed.”—Rev. Francis W. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena,
Alont.
Age makes some people wise and
others only stubborn.
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, FEH. (!, 1898
5,000 or more per hour. All these at
tempt were entire fa,:hires 'Until Air. i
Cox succeeded, hi 1891 -’92, in producing |
the now famous “Duplex Press." with
a s]>eed of 5,000 perfected papers iku
'hour.
To tills 'machine was Immediately ac
corded a reception unequalod iu the ’his
tory of newspaper printing machinery, j
Already it. i- in use throughout f.hc
United States, in Canada, in Eurojie, and
even in South Africa, and the demand
for it is constantly increasing.
Several years’ experience in budding
these iiiwuchinos and in running them un
der all conditions, in this and other
countries, has enabled the Duplex Print-!
ing Press Company, of Battle Creek,
Michigan, to bring them to a great de
gree of jierfee; ion.
The fact that so large a nmnlior are
now running to the jierfeet satisfaction
of tin* users is conclusive proof of their
excellence. It has more than justified
our expectations.
Mr. Charles Leuth:
We count ourselves happy in that the
gentleman who was sent by the manu
facturers to erect the Duplex Press was
an expeiu. in his business. Air. Charles
F. I.eufch, who erected tin* press, lias
put up presses in almost all the coun
tries of Europe, and last year erect<sl a
Cox press at Johannesburg. His work
iu Raleigh has shown him to lea me
chanic of ability and industry, and also
an affable, courteous anil well-i n format
gentleman. His address at tho Centen
nial Cradl'd School last Thursday on
Africa was greatly enjoyed by the stu
dents. It reflects great credit upon a
company when it 'lias such exi>ert. and
< apalble repre>euta t i v< i s.
Our Pressman:
No pressman m Raleigh or the sur
rounding country had ever operated a I
(lox press, and we were under tho ne
<es.-ity of going out of the State to se
cure an expert ipressuran of experience
with management of the Cox press. Air.
Fred Sr. Jaispies, of Connecticut, Who
came to -Raleigh to us with highest re
commendations. is a workman
of conscientiousness and ex
perience. As his ussitsant, Air.
Jaice’s H. .vlford. a bright young
man of Johnston county, has shewn fit
ness and capacity. We 'mention these
gentlemen because we regard them as
important; members of the staff, in whom
nil our readers have an interest. ;
POPULISTS IX CONGRESS.
Representative Hell to lie Chairman of
Joint Caucus, Representative Sluiford,
Secretary.
Washington, 1). C.. Feb. •”>. —The Popu
lists in Congress have completed an or
ganization with Representative Hell, of
Colorado, Chairman of the Joint Caucus,
Sluiford, of North Caro
lina. as Secretary, and Senator Harris,
of Kansas, ns Chairman ol’ the Con
gressional Committee.
What Dr. Hull’s Cough Syrup has
done for others for nearly two genera
tions it will do for you. If you will try
it once you will be convinced that it is
the best family medicine, and you will
never be without it.
CURED OF BLOOD POISON AFTER FIFU
TWO DOCTORS FAILED.
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.:
Gentlemen: In 1872 • small pimpb
broke out on my leg. It began eating
and in four mouths I was treated by »
physician of Talladega county, Ala.
where I lived eighteen years. He re
lieved It for a short while. In six week*
it broke out again in both legs, also on
my shoulder. Two small bones were
taken out. It continued until 1876. I®
this time I had twelve different physi
ciana* They told me the only remedy
was amputation; that It could never be
cured. For •dx months I could not
walk a step. I went to Mineral Welle,
Texas, spent S2OO, came home; went to
Hot Springs, Ark., stayed nin< raontb*-
all failed to cure me. In 1887 I came
back to Birmingham, Ala. I waa ad
vised to write you, which I did. You
wrote me that B. B. B. would cure me.
and I could get the medicine from Na
bors & Morrow, Druggists, of our city
I bought ten bottles, and before I had
finished my fifth bottle my leg* began t*
heal, and in less than two months I was
sound and welL That has been nearly
two years ago, and no sign of Its return
yet. I have spent In cash over S4OO, and
B. B. B. done the work that all the rew
failed to do. Yon have my permission
to publish this. I have traveled so much
trying to get well that my cure is web
known. Fifty-two doctors have treated
me in the last 17 years. All they did
was to take what money I had, and did
me no good. I am now a well man.
Prof. 0. H. RANGER,
Shady Dale, Ga.
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by means of two minis of same size fas
tened on dim ft opposite each other. Dur
ing upward travel of looper the web in
■pi ess remains stationary a sufficient
. time to take impression, when liit* looper
j is making the downward travel anil al
' lows the taut web to In* fed into pri*ss
and drawing the printed part forward
tin* length of a Sheet .
THE BEDS
are over each other and move but 2 x /j>
: inches each way, a travel of 5 inches in
all. The impression cylinders under which
the web imoves rec-iprocate over the beds
making two impressions at one time, or
four impressions with every revolution of
the driving wheel. After file web is
printted on lower lied, on Which the
forms lie, it comes u;p to the upper lied,
travels under the nipper impression cyl
inder, thence (through ithe np]K-r roller
of equalizer or looper, into the cutting
cylinder, lieing separated by means of n
ftliitter wheel in the center of press.
After passing through the cutting cylin
der. it is severed from the web by 'means
of perforated clean cut. and passes un
der paster (to 'lk* pasted if desired) to
the
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f It is then folded and counted automa
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over flu- roll from which at, started its
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EVERY PART
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J' Although the movement of the press is
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IN AIBAIORIAM.
Died in Sumter county, S. (\. on Timh
day, February 25. 1898 Josiah B. Aber
nathy, in the 81th year of his age. Air.
Abernathy wns born in Wake county,
X. C„ near Wake Forest College, where
lit* lived tin* most of his life.
After the war he moved to South
Carolina to spend the remainder of his
days with his near relations, who were
among tin* most intelligent and refined
people of Sumter county, from whom
lu* received every mark of kindness that
love and affection could liestow.
All through his life in Wake county
lie was ever pleasant and welcome
guest to the Ik*sl homes of the neighbor
hood, and'his (h ath will Ik? sadly regrett
ed by all who knew him intimately.
Peace to his ashes and may lie rest well.
lie was buried in Sumter county liy
the side of his mother, who had passed
her one hundred birthday.
P is a little remarkable that Air.
Aliernathy was one of four, who lived
around Wake Forest, who had passed
their four score years before death
claimed one of them, and the oldest and
only one now living, is Afr. Robert E. 1
Harris, now living where he was born, I
and who will enter his 95th birthday on •
March 19th, 1898. He is probably the
oldest mason now living in the State, :
he walks two or three miles every day, l
and looks ns if lie would round up his
one hundred years. The writer of this,
who is not a great ways Itehind them, i
is beginning to feel like one “Who 1
trends alone, &c.”
A. FRIEND.
Recorder please copy.
ABERNETIIY TURNS UP AGAIN.
(Concord Journal.)
About a year pgo, Arthur T. Aber
netliy, of Rutherford College, burnt the
ground for parts unknown, after being
found guilty in the superior court of an
affray. It was afterward reported that
he was in Alexieo, and subsequently a
news bureau was organized in Havana,
Cnlia, with Alnrnethy at its head. No
one has seemed to know of his where
abouts, amli lie lias kept very quiet,
only n stray copy here and there of "The
Hell you Say’’ to remind people of his
former doings. In this weekV» issue of
the Saturday Blade, published in Chi
cago, is a long article by Abernethy.
Hi s style is on the Bill Xye order, and
the article is illustrated. The illustra
tions are good and the features of Ar
thur 'l'. eati Ik* distinctly recognized. It
would seem that Abernethy is now in
the West, as his article in the Blade (
gives an account of an interview with,
Frank James, brother of the famous
Jesse.
CLERK OF OHIO SENATE.
Son of the Late Illustrious Clement L. Vallandigham, of National Fame,
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Adjutant General’s Ofpice,
Columbus Ohio, June 23, 1897.
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I tried many remedies, but got no re
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Catarrh of Lungs.
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