The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-03

NEGRO SCHOOL COMMITTEE SELECT
TEACHERS OF WHITE SCHOOLS.
Democratic officials on the A. and N. c. R. K.
Have to Go--DateS For the Next Fish
and Oyster Fair.

Newbern, n. c., Oct. 2.-(SpeciaD-
! Our city on the Neuse and Trent, now
has on its fall attire. The stoves nave
been replenished with seasonable goods
and the latest fads take the eye of the
stylish"
General activity in trade all round.
Cotton is coming in in good quantities,
but. oh what price! 1t has not reached
even the little sum of q cents all TINS
week on our market-5.S0 with a little
variation, is the popular price. BY the
time the farmer pays for the picking, gin
work. bagging and ties-to say nothing
of the great cost of cultivation-it puz-
zles him to figure % his profits, and
wonders il prosperity" didn't leave be-
fore he hit the market.
Cotton on lots of the plantations In this
this section is dropping off and going
to ruin, as ignorant cOlored laborers don't
care to pick it for the price that the
farmer is forced to pay ON account of the
market price. l am told by some of
the planters there is more money in let
ting it stay where it's at on the felds,
than to pay an extravagant price to pick
it, and put it on the market at $50.
The A. and N. G. Railroad directors
met this week for the election or officers.
There were no changes made or any note,
except the election of ID. w. Stanton, of
La Grange, to succeed +. @. Roberts,
as secretary and treasurer. stanton Is
Republican. Mr.. Roberts, Democrat,
consequently his proven ability to I'LL the
office. "cuts no ice," and must get out
to make room for President Hancock's
choice. Mr.. Stanton will take charge
of the office as soon as he files his bond,
which l am told will be about ten days.
The old crowd under President Chad
wick's administration will all have to
get as fast as men from the Rep.-Pop.
rank can be found.
The Oaks Driving Club are busy max
ing preparation for the great race meet
that they are to pull off here for purses
aggregating $4,000 Oct. 26-29. This
early number of horses from Virginia
and West Virginia have been entered.
President VIM. Ellis, of the Club, leaves
next week to be present at the Norfolk
fair, where he expects to enter good
number of the fast trotters for the races
here this month.
Negro school committeeman are plenti-
full in this county and in some places
they hold the chair as chairman. Right
here in our city we have a negro secre-
T1TV OF IDt DOdTu OI iAuttdIloh as wei
as a negro secretary of the school COM
mittee of Eighth township, which in
cludes the city. Last night, while the
crowd was sitting around the Journal
office waiting for the ball returns, ne
gro, as black as the ace of spades, walk
ed in and said: 81 want to give yuner de
name of de school teachers we 'lected
over yonder in No. 2 township" and
passed the edition of slip of paper with
six white and four black school teachers
scratched upon it. 1t took better brain
than the negro committeeman had to
interpret the scratching and get the
teachers names in the paper so they
could be understood. Let us hope that
the teachers elected are more enlightened
than the negro who helped to elect them.
The directors of the East Carolina
Fish, Oyster, Game and Industrial Asso-
citation met last night, and after other
business perstaining to the association
selected dates for the next fair. The
dates decided up were Feb. 2Sth to March
9TH, 1898.