Record #:

34533

Author(s):

Brinson, Thomas

Abstract:

Brinson remembers some of the local grocery stores in Morehaed City including El Nelson, Cherry’s, Kib Guthrie’s and Pender’s. These neighborhood markets were welcoming to their clients and provided personalized services including home grocery delivery. Brinson worked as a delivery boy for El Nelson during his childhood. He further recounts his childhood pet, a dog named Mutt, accompanying his father on grocery runs.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 10 Issue 4, Fall 1994, p5-6, il

Subject(s):

Carteret County--Social life and customs; Anecdotes