Repeated Attempts to Destroy Oakwood School Property
PARTICULARS have reached us from Brother B. E. Nicola, of repeated attempts to destroy the property of the Oakwood Industrial School at Huntsville, Ala., which culminated in the burning of their large barn on the night of Wednesday, May 21. The local paper says:— The burning of the barn on the premises of the Oakwood school for the industrial education of negroes, on Wednesday evening, is one of the boldest incendiaries that has ever occurred in this county. This is not the first attempt. At midnight on Tuesday last a burning ball of rags saturated with kerosene was thrown into the boys' dormitory, but was discovered and extinguished before any damage was effected. The citizens of the neighborhood, recognizing the good work of this school, are very indignant, and a reward of one hundred dollars is offered for the arrest and conviction of the guilty party. The dastardly wretch who perpetrated this crime should be run down, and punished to the full extent of the law; and all good citizens should assist in the detection of the criminal. Our fellow workers at Huntsville may be assured that they have the hearty sympathy of all our people in this trying experience, and we earnestly hope that they may be delivered from further trouble.