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SECTION ONE **
Society
News
Portsmouth Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Knox and
daughters of Portsmouth spent
Sunday as guests <>f their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Knox.
Visits Sister
Mrs. Willie Hardin of Eliza
beth City visited her sister. Mrs.
S. J. Sutton Monday afternoon.
Visits Grandmother
Miss Joan Parks of Green
ville spent the week-end with
her grandmother, Mrs. Leslie B.
Parks.
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Visit In Elizabeth City
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap'
spent Sunday afternoon in Eliz-j
abeth City as guests of Miss]
Dorothy Bufflap.
Visit In Norfolk
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Tyneh. Mr. |
and Mrs. Guy Toppin and ehil-j
dren and Mr. and Mis. Thomas]
Perry spent Sunday in Norfolk
as guests of- Larry Tyneh who,
arrived from Texas on the Coast]
Guard vessel Trinton. Mr.]
Tyneh left Norfolk Monday foi l
Baltimore, where the vessel will
be repaired.
In Air Force
Stephen J. Hopkins left Eden
ton Tuesday for San Antonio,
Texas, where he will undergo
boot training for the U. S. Air
Force.
COMMISSIONERS CHANGE
HOUR OF THEIR MEETING
Chowan County Commission
ers on Monday decided to
change the hour of their meet
ings on the first Monday of the
month. For many years thej
meetings began at 10 o'clock but
hereafter the meeting is sched
uled to begin at 0 o’clock.
The extra hour is expected to.
in some instances, eliminate
the necessity for coming back
after dinner.
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Stage Now Set For
Local Pilgrimage
Continued from Pag* 1. Section 1
was built in the 18th century by
Josiah Coffield. For some years
it was owned by Thomas Hos
kins. In 1858 it was purchased
[ by Watson B. White from Dr.
I Thomas D. Warren. The present
. owners, Mr. and Mrs. John F.
White, restored the old home in
1955. It has remained in the
White family for one hundred
' years.
The East Custom House. This
home served as the Custom
House on the East side of town
for many years. It is located on ]
i property owned first by Govern
or Charles Eden, and later was
replaced by Joseph B. Skinner’s
law office. Later it was the of
fice of Dr. Josiah C. Skinner and
• 1 then of Dr. John Herndon. Af
j ter Henry Bond bought the prop
erty it was eventually used as a
I custom house and in recent years
j was enlarged for use as a resi-
I dence. Owner, Mrs. Clara Pres
j ton.
j The Homestead. Located on
! the west side of the Court House 1
■ Green, this home was probably
j built about 1773 by someone who
] migrated to N. C., from the Brit
■ ish Isles byway of the Barba
does. for it is typically West In-
Mian in architecture. In 1788 or
1789 it was purchased by Josiah
Collins and is still owned and oc
cupied by his descendants. Pres
ent owner is Mrs. Rebecca Wood
Drane.
The Old Bond House. Locat
ed on the Court House Green,
the site of this house teas owned
by Governor Charles Eden in
1722, the present house having
been built by Joseph Blount
Skinner, circa 1804. It remained
in the Skinner family until 1846
when it was sold to Henry A.:
: Bond whose family still has own-1
I ership. The original floors, j
woodwork, locks and old H and I
L hinges are still in use. Mrs.
Herbert Leary is owner.
Albania: The original title to
this land can be traced back to
1684. In 1777 the land was own
ed by Joseph Hewes. The first
occupant of the present house
was Dr. Edward Warren, Bey,
North Carolina Suigeon General
during the Confederacy, who ac
quired the property in 1857. The
closed ends of the front galleries
resemble those of the low coun
ty of South Carolina. Owner,
Mrs. M. G. Brown.
The Coffield House: The earl- 1
lest deed to this property is in |
tho name of William West. Car
penter, in 1720. The present
house was built sometime before
1832, and the original mantels,
floors and hand-carved panelling
are intact. Owner, Mrs. E. W.
Bond.
The Charlton House: Built be
tween 1761 and 1769 by Jasper.
Charlton, active in Revolutionary
polities. This is a fine example
of a three-bay gambrel roof co
lonial home. For almost thirty
five years during the 19th cen
tury it was owned by the Saw
yers, and for the last sixty years
by the Warren family. Owners.
Mr. and Mrs. David Warren.
The West Custom House: This
property was once owned by
Francis Corbin. Lord Granville's
agent. Wilson Blount bought the
site in 1772, and this is the prob
able date of the present house.
From 1799 to 1869 this house ser
ved as a Customs House. Own
ers. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leary.
The Penelope Barker House:
Built about 1782 by Thomas and
Penelope Barker. Mrs. Barker
presided over the Edenton Tea
Party October 25, 1774. The res
olutions signed at this meeting
are the earliest known instance
of political activity on the part
of a group of women in the
American colonies. The house is
now being restored bv three civic
organizations for use as a com
munity center. Owners. The
Business & Professional Women's
Club, the Edenton Woman's Club
and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
The Iredell House: The origi
nal part of this house was built
in 1759 and sold in 1778 to James
Iredell, Attorney General of
North Carolina and Associate
Justice of the first U. S. Supreme
Court. Restored in 1949 and now
used by the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter D.A.R., the house is
owned by the State and main
tained by the James Iredell His
torical Association.
The Cupola House: Built about
1725 by Richard Sanderson, the
Cudols House is considered the
finest Jacobean type house south
of Connecticut. Francis Corbin,
the last agent of the Lords Pro
prietors, bought the house in
1756. Since 1921 the house has
been used for the Shepard-Pru
den Memorial Library and a
Ismail museum.
St. Ann’s Church: The comer
, stone of St. Ann’s was laid on
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MISS PATRICIA ANNE BUNCH
Mr. and Mrs. Jchn N. Bunch announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Patricia Anne Bunch, to Allen F.
Downum, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Allen F. Downum. A late
August wedding is planned. |
the Feast of St. Ann, July 26,
1857.
Chowan County Court House:
Built in 1767, probably by Gil
bert Leigh, this is considered the
finest Georgian court house in
the South. It has been in continu
ous use ever since its completion.
The beautiful assembly room on]
the second floor is believed to
be the largest completely panel
ed room in the Colonies.
St. Paul’s Church: The parish,
organized under the first Vestry
Act, in 1701, has the oldest eh r
ter in the State and the second
oldest church building. Begun
in 1736 the building was com
pleted some thirty years later.
Twenty-five years of neglect af
ter the Revolution necessitated
extensive repairs, and in 1849.
the present chancel, woodwork
and furnishings were added.
Headquarters of the tour are
the Hotel Joseph Hewes.
Mrs. Dick Byrum
(’hosen Homemaker
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
first members of the club, she
has maintained a high degree of
interest in club work and has in
fluenced other people in the
community through her interest
in community progress.
Although Mrs. Dick Byrum
works part time in Edenton,
she still finds time to try out
lui favorite recipes.
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John Mitchener
Seeks Re-eleclion
On Town Council
With a municipal election
scheduled to be held Tuesday,
May 5, John A. Mitchener, in
cumbent Councilman from the
Third Ward, was the first person
to file as a candidate.
Mr. Mitchener filed with L. S.
Byrum, Chairman of the Chowan j
County Board of Elections, Mon- ■
day and will seek re-election as.
the Third Ward’s Councilman.
He is a member of the Finance I
Committee and if elected he will (
enter upon his fifth term. He
vas first elected in 1951 when
A. B. Harless declined to be a
-andidatc and has served ever
since.
In announcing his candidacy
Mr. Mitchener stated that, if
elected, he will continue to make
an honest effort to stretch the
‘ax dollar as far as possible in
keeping with good government
and- sound economy.
Rural Churches
Plan For Revivals
j Continued from Page 1. Section 1
| nounces that the Rev. C. W.
j Myrick of Cumberland, N. C.,
j will lie the evangelist. Music
, will be under the direction of
j Woodrow Lowe, with special
I music to be brought by various j
! church' choirs.
The Great Hope revival will >
jbe held April 12-18 with the
i pastor, the Rev. Henry V. Napier j
| bringing the message each night j
|at 8 o’clock. Music will be un
der the direction of the church
I music director.
The Rocky Hock and Center
Hill revivals will. be held April
19-26 with services each night
at 8 o’clock.
For the Rocky Hock meetings,
the pastor, the Rev. B. L. Rainej,
announces that the Rev. John
Pierce of Goffrey. S. C„ will be
the evangelist. Music will be
under the direction of the church
music director, with special mu
sic by church choirs.
The Rev. Henry V. Nap'er,
pastor of the Center Hill Church,
will preach for the revival meet
ings, with the music in charge
of the church music director.
The Bethel revival will be
held April 19-25. with the Rev
John T. Fearing of Norfolk as
the evangelist for the services
each night at 8 o'clock. The
Pastor, the Rev. Bryan Hollo
man, will direct the music, with
special music by various choirs.
The Ballard's Bridge revival
will be held April 12-22. with
services each night at 8 o'clock.
The pastor, the Rev. Lamar Sen
*eU. announces that the evange
list will be the Rev. Ralph
Knight of Charlotte, a former
castor. Music wit] be under t’ne
direction of Edgar Howell with
special music to be brought by
church choirs.
These revivals are part of the
Nationwide Simultaneous Evan
gelistic Crusade being put on by
<5.000 Baptist Churches in the
United States. This Crusade be
gan on March 15 and will con- i
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Phone 3331 And Del* Edenton
j| Fain’ Up ]
Sheriff M. Earl Goodwin,
aside from making a desperate
effort to colled tax**, is busy
ing himself to tidy up the Court
House and county jail property.
The interior of the Court House!
hes been made spic and span |
and on Monday the County I
Commissioners instructed Sher-1
iff Goodwin to remove the ivy'
on the east sid* of tha Court!
House.
Sheriff Goodw ; n has also kad|
a large amount of ground placed:
in the jail yard, where h# hop is
to beautify the proparty by a
crop of grass.
lintie through April 26.
Everyone is urged to attend
one of the meetings in this Cru
sade.
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I Revival Services At
Church Os God
Revival services arc in pro
■ gress at the Church of God on
k ] Johnston Street each night andv
. will come to a close Sunday,'
t 1 April 19. The Rev. Don Car
, roll is the guest evangelist and
i j the pastor, the Rev. John Mar-
I tin, cordially invited the public ■
I to attend.
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