Record #:

22949

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

This collection of local stories includes a description of a mad dog who crossed two counties in 1892, biting 25 dogs, 15 chickens and one man. A humorous story from 1886, about 58 loafers standing around and watching 5 other men load a safe on a wagon. Grifton, Pitt County was the most divided town in the US, being divided among two counties, three townships, two congressional districts, and two senatorial districts. In 1898, Jesse Smith, age 14 opened a dry goods store and in 1888, Novella Higgs, age 12, taught dancing lessons. Other stories include a balloon ascension in 1886 in Greenville and a list of earthquakes felt in Pitt County

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Aug 21-Sept 3 1985, p7

Subject(s):

Pitt County--History