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Odd and Unusual Tales
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22827
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More unusual stories from Pitt County’s past include home seekers from Ohio visiting Greenville in 1921 who get accidently locked in the Pitt County Jail. In 1912, the children of T. G. Manning were playing with dynamite caps which nearly blew up the kitchen and T. G. Manning nearly lost his left hand. In 1920, Greenville ordinances stated every vehicle had to stop five minutes when the fire alarm sounded or until the fire truck had passed. Also, that all vehicles had to be off the streets from 1:00-6:00 am so that the streets could be cleaned. In 1931, the businessmen of Greenville formed a volleyball team. They played on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. In 1920, Miss Maude Blow Fulford had a terrible fall while sleepwalking. And lastly, Fanny May Bowen and Guy Moore had numerous love trials. They eloped several times, but were caught each time. The Bowen family disowned her and she married Moore and lived near Ormondsville, NC with his people.
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