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23497
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Kammerer gives a variety of unusual stories from Pitt County that include the marriage in 1908 of Henry Mills and Ella Bullock. She married without her father’s consent and he took Mills to court for obtaining the license falsely. Also in 1908, Mack Mobley and Mrs. Chrissie Baker married in Martin County because the marriage license was cheaper in Martin County. This was the groom’s second wife and the bride’s third husband. . In 1900, a shooting scrape occurred near Stokes at a young folk’s party at James S. Whitehurst’s. A certain William Bryan incurred the displeasure of Mr. Whitehurst and was asked to leave. Bryan didn’t leave fast enough and received buckshot in his butt. In 1935, there was a 94th birthday celebration held for Hardy J. Stokes, Civil war veteran and probably the last veteran in Pitt County. In 1910, there were a large number of cigar dealers in Greenville and in 1894, John F. Whichard was troubled by a mink killing his pigs. And lastly, Miss Maude Evans, daughter of M. A. Evans, won the “Founder’s Medal” in 1908 from the Southern Female College in Petersburg, VA.
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23498
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The author shows that former NC Governor’s did everything they could to promote NC Apple Brandy. Gov. Zebulon Vance and later, Gov. Thomas J. Jarvis advertised the brandy of R. A. Bynum of Pitt County in the Raleigh Observer in 1879.
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23499
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In an interview in 1974, two Pactolus residents, sisters Miss Pattie and Miss Sydney Davenport, recalled the days of their youth in Pactolus at the turn of the century. They recalled the steamboats and river traffic; tar beds at Yankee Hall; and early education. Their father, James R. Davenport, was a leading merchant in Pactolus and had a blacksmiths shop. The ladies recalled early entertainment and picnics at Yankee Hall. In the early 1900s, there were five and six doctors in Pactolus. They also recalled coming to Greenville to shop and the mud coming over the axle of the buggy on Main Street.
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23500
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Mrs. Peyton Atkinson of Greenville wrote a letter to Governor Zebulon Vance describing the terror endured by the citizens of Greenville during a \"Yankee\" raid on the city. Mrs. Atkinson states that General Martin ordered Confederate troops to leave Greenville only a short time before the raid and expresses her dislike for this action telling Vance citizens would have been spared if General Martin had ordered his troops to protect the town of Greenville. She calls for an investigation into this matter. In addition, Mrs. Laura Dudley Griffin, widow of Confederate veteran Robert L. Griffin (d. 1915) tells of growing up in a house that sat on the line between Pitt and Craven Counties.
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Birthday celebrations during the 1930s include the 79th birthday of James R. D. Moore of Marlboro, the 87th birthday of Aaron P. Turnage of Farmville, the 84th birthday of Mattie J. Smith of Farmville, and the 78th birthday of G. W. Griffin of Greenville. The reunion of members of the James Thomas Smith Camp No. 17, United Spanish War Veterans, took place at the home of Mr. Peyton T. Anderson, located between Farmville and Bruce. The quadruple anniversary celebration of members of the Joyner and Wilkerson families took place at the old Green Springs Farm, near Farmville.
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Located at the corner of Evans and Third Streets in downtown Greenville, the Proctor Hotel opened on June 20, 1913 as the second commercial hotel in Greenville. The Proctor Hotel was built by W.E. and J.O. Proctor, brothers from Grimesland, NC, and was designed by architects Hooks and Rogers of Charlotte, NC. Through the years, the hotel has changed ownership many times and has been considered for demolition, but the building still stands. The building is currently owned by Woody Whichard and is being renovated for office space.
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A family tradition concerning an encounter with Blackbeard was told by Wilbur C. Ormond of Charlotte, NC. Ormond is a descendant of a Mr. Laughinghouse, who supposedly was visited by Blackbeard and drew swords with him. An excellent swordsman, Laughinghouse was asked to join Blackbeard's crew. Mr. Laughinghouse politely refused, saying that he intended to live in Bath and start his family there.
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8.Strict Rules at ECTC by Kammerer, Roger Greenville Times / Pitt's Past Vol. Issue , Jun 13-26 2001
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23504
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With a set schedule, including a wake-up time of 6:30, a day full of classes and set meal times, East Carolina Teachers College was a place where abiding by the strict rules was a part of the college guidelines. Students could have visitors only on Sundays. Riding in automobiles, with or without chaperones, was strictly forbidden on Sundays.
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In honor of the groundbreaking on July 2, 1908 for the first six buildings at East Carolina Teachers Training School, a pageant "East Carolina's Spade," was written by Emma L. Hooper of the English Department and directed by Dr. Kenneth N. Cuthbert of the Music Department. The pageant produced in 1958 documented the history of East Carolina University, beginning with the groundbreaking ceremony held by ex-governor Jarvis. The play consists of four episodes that chronicle future developments and had an entirely local cast made up of descendants of those at the original groundbreaking.
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Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Smith share their memories of Greenville in 1900, with a population of about 1,500, a few stores, and many surrounding farms. Mr. Smith moved to Greenville in 1883 from below Ayden and formed the Pitt County Buggy Company and later the Greenville Buggy Company. Smith retired as head mechanic at Flanagan Buggy Company after 51 years. Smith never believed that he would see paved streets or automobiles in Greenville, but he lived to see both. He said he “wasn’t much on airplanes.”
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J. Cleveland Parker, J. Lee Tugwell, Seth Barrow, W. C. Hinson, T. H. Rouse, and O. L Erwin applied for incorporation of Pitt and Greene Electric Membership Corporation on May 31, 1937 and composed the original board of directors. The men canvassed the surrounding rural area obtaining easements for lines that were completed and energized in 1938. The Pitt and Greene Electric Membership Corporation grew to a multi-million-dollar organization, serving thousands of customers.
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Famous for confessing to literally chewing up all the negative votes against locating what is now East Carolina University in Greenville, W. Haywood Dail, Jr., was a farmer, tobacconist, car dealer, builder, brick maker, tobacconist, highway commissioner, and avid horse racer. Dail made the brick for the first buildings at ECU.
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On September 30, 1942, Governor Broughton issued a proclamation designating October 1-21 as a period of statewide salvage for the war effort. In Greenville, residents responded by donating many items to the scrap pile located in front of the Pitt County Courthouse. These included two hearses donated by the Flanagan Funeral Home. The Double-Cola Bottling Company contributed four tons of bottle caps. Mrs. Elizabeth Kearney donated a Civil War shell found wile digging in her yard. Lelia Higgs and sisters gave metal doll furniture. J. H. Rose gave the old Evans Street school bell. And Mrs. J. L. Fleming gave an iron “S” from the chimney of the Fleming house, said to be over one hundred years old.
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14.Articles of Interest by Kammerer, Roger Greenville Times / Pitt's Past Vol. Issue , Feb 7-20 2001
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Historical articles of interest to Pitt County include recollections of Jesse Lillington Jackson (1871-1969) former Pitt County historian, remembering early trips to Reedy Branch Church, and the recollections of Mrs. Josie Joyner McArthur (1864-1958) of going to Farmville as a little girl in 1870. People mentioned include: Reddin Tripp, McCoy Tripp, Elias Braxton, Herbert Ellis, George Ellis, Felix Braxton, William Belcher, William McArthur, J. L. Ballard, Laurence Anderson, William G. Lang, Aaron Turnage, Moses Turnage, Albert Carr, Robert Turnage, Mrs. Betsy Dupree, William Flanagan, Mrs. Lucy Moore, Thomas Flanagan, William Joyner, William Smith, and Eli Williams.
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Early Greenville landmarks that are no longer in existence include the first Hardee's hamburgers drive-in, where you could buy a cheeseburger for $.20 and French fries for $.10 in 1960, and the Union Carbide Plant, which is now University Commons strip mall. Other places talked about include Gold Leaf Warehouse, Pete’s Grill, Huey’s Seafood Restaurant, Scheller’s store, Cinderella Restaurant, Mighty Midget Convenience store, Candlewick Inn, Crow’s Nest and Fosdick’s Seafood.
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