Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
The English Girl and the
Barrett School in Arson.

question:
THURSDAY night handsome young English lady wedessed
bound for New York Upon reaching the city of New York. she
will Immediately take steamer for her home in Darlington Dur
She had Pee Dee North Carolina with the intention of
teaching for two years She came in company with Rev
Barrett cored and to teach in his school which paronzed
exclusively by the coored
She the daughter of weodo Episcopal Rector England
She highly educated very entertaining and accomplished She
came to America under mistaken dea q things She did not
She by INDEX reporter the residence of Mr. George
Wednesday She was exceedingly pleasant and has
eyes, complexion and jet black hair give her the appearance
Of an oriental beauty She over her unfortunate
Her account given u.s. that early in March of the present
hs z ten the city q her R home Darlington s Eng
Of much attention He dned by the cys leading citizens
lectures well attended by the best people He in
SOUTH He ante funds With Which conduct
VIM o carey
what nil Ny d P BE- ad very much IN the
building which he said Pee Dee College He had had several
aa6 HIS e
listed sympathy He suggested to father that 60 over and
DID s %i to ssve bsme help 5 8Ss of the s
had contributed literally the school and wished
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sage from London landed New York and started South The
colored Raleigh became very homescI and waited to
back Wrote home saying would be back September
~ consented The picture ateed his building very much went
was in the wrong pew Tey sent my meals to M my room
but didn't touch them Some Of the white people supplied
and and wrote New York for my pass came over
g W 5 D En sa ss S
very kind indeed and but for his kindness don't know what
II should have done.
The people England don't understand the relation the whites
and blacks in the South and will be years before they will learn
expect and would have received any compensation
Editor Boyn of Wadesboro had printed article about the
Hamlet denying the truth Of Mr. Boylns article He came over
to investigate the matter She denies and
Barrett asked her to write such article but she refused to
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1g though similar and that nat Barrett asked m t get MIS-
in the Messenger, except as to salary.
She was Handsomely dressed and the Index reporter found the
cHd great many a from the ladies' Of our town While here
and they invariably speak of her in the highest terms
Rev Barrett response letter from the Index,
He reamed in the main Miss Woods statement He said
f her sas s m 6G6 @
gentleman He said he had secured about 1000 pounds $4,000
for his school at Pee Dee
knows nothing Of it. That she did not hand to him. but that he
burg printer who saw S and talked with her at Pee D # she had
remained Barrett would have been the making of the school
/ To The Editor of The Index:
You ask why am in North Carona? Twill say that left
my home Darlington Eng in company with Rev A. M Barrett
under the impression that the Coord the South was not
being treated they deserved which statement made
by Mr. Barrett am not that he stated white people taught
in his school, He did that they patrnzed and created the
impression that they assisted him in teaching first be-
OF awkward situation in the city of Raleigh Bar
Iet the subject Of courtesy and attention England and
felt embarrassment in travelling in his company take my
duty to refer to the letter which supposed have been written
me- but it fraud fail to say appreciate the
kindness the white people have shown country and espec
tally Mr. Warbuon to whom much indebted for the trouble
he has gone through to make things pleasant for me-
1 Rockingham June 18th, &c. Yours faithfully,
1 Fanny Wood
/ To The Editor Index,
In regard to Miss Wood being North Carolina Oar
ngton Eng the 18th day of March, this year said Rev. Mr.
% Wood working building in