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From time to time a manu
script containing great his
torical date will be redis
covered among family heir
looms. Odt county was very
fortunate in 1958 to be
presented with the original
book of minutes of the Duplin
Agricultural Society,
organized in 1854.
The Duplin Agricultural
Society sponsored the county
fairs. The Society sponsored
an annual fair from 1854 until
1861. A reorganizational
meeting was held in 1865 but
minutes after that do not
appear in the manuscript
found by Miss Macy Cox of
Magnolia. Minutes of the
last meetings of the Society
indicate the growing tension
and controversy due to the
question of civil rights.
The manuscript was
among the collection of
medical and religious books
owned by Dr. Needham Her
ring of Kenansville. Herring
served the Kenansville area
as both a doctor and Presby
terian minister. After Her
ring's death the books were
. i i r t ? n
given 10 jonn .inine iiemng,
the doctor's son. After the
death of Deputy Sheriff John
Herring, the books were
passed on to Minnie Lee
Herring, daughter of the
duputy sheriff. John Herring
married Dora Cox, sister of
Miss Macy Cox of Magnolia.
While the books were in the
possession of Minnie Lee
Herring, they were moved to
Magnolia and many burned.
The remaining collection was
given to her aunt, Macv Cox.
Searching through the col
lection, Miss Cox found the
old ledger of meetings'
minutes of the Duplin Agri
cultural Society.
The job of transcribing the
old minutes from the beauti
ful old script writing in the
crumbling manuscript was
undertaken by H.L. Oswald,
owner of the Wallace Enter
prise. The first publication of
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the "Story of the Duplin
County Agricultural Society"
appeared in 1958.
The first organizational
meeting of-the Agricultural
Society was held April 23.
1854, in the courthouse at
Kenansville. Elected to serve
as president was Jeremiah
Pearsall; vice-presidents,
Owen R. Kenan and James
Dickson; corresponding
secretary, Stephen M.
Grady; secondary secretary,
Issac B. Kelly; and treasurer.
Dr. Needham W. Herring.
More than 90 members were
listed on the roll October 17,
1853 prior to adopting the
Agricultural Society consti
tution and by-laws in 1854.
President Jeremiah Pear
sall made a motion the
Society hold a fair in Kenans
ville on the 7th of October.
1854. A committee of Alsa
Southerland and Isaac B.
Kelly were appointed to
make the arrangements to
hold a fair and a list of
premiums for the event was
prepared for publication. The
fair was held in Kenansville
usine the enurthnuse a? a
floral and farming hall and
the yard in front of the
Baptist Church for exhibition
of livestock. The 1855 county
fair was held in the same
location, using the court
house and surrounding
grounds.
The third annual Duplin
fair was held next to Grove
Academy, just outside the
town of Kenansville. William
B. Middleton deeded eight
acres of land adjoining Gove
Academy, at no cost to the
Society, for use as fair
grounds.
Throughout the following
years the list of premiums'
issued at the county fair
grew. Each year at noon the
president of the Agricultural
Society would announce the
premium winners from the
speaker's stand at noon on
Friday of the fair week.
Local Auditions To
Be Held May 22
Auditions for local parti
cipants in the eighth annual
production of THE LIBERTY
CART will be held from 2 to 5
p.m. May 22 in the William
R. Kenan Jr. Memorial Am
phitheater.
The season will open.July
8.
The outdoor drama depicts
the development of eastern
North Carolina from colonial
times through the Civil War.
Actors and technicians are
needed, according to Jim
Johnson, general manager.
About 40 people of all ages
will be required for the local
cast.
Johnson said local actors
and technicians will be paid
$100 each for travel costs.
Musikfest At JSTC
A Musikfest featuring
performances by three
visiting artists and members
of the Duplin County Choral
Society, will take place May
18 at James Sprunt Technical
College in the Hoffler Build
ing auditorium from 8-9:30
p.m.
Organized by John Good
now, JSTC visiting artist, the
, program will include solo
performances by Frank
Elliot.-a classical guitarist
from Roanoke-Chowan
Technical CoHege; Vince
Phillips, a classical pianist
from Craven Community
College; and Mark Sheiton, a
percussionist from Coastal
Carolina College. Members,
of the DCCS will perform
several selections including
Renaissance madrigals.
Goodnow, who will serve
as master of ceremonies,
said, "I've heard all of the
artists perform and they are
great. Anyone who enjoys
music should enjoy this pro
gram. The public is cordially
invited to attend."
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Bob Hood. R Ph /
Steve Garvin, R Ph J
R. L. Hood HO
Pharmacy 7 mied \
Ph: 568-4131 /accurmtdyX
Pink Hill. N. C rapidly^/
Patrick M. Dennis,
M.D.
of Kinston
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is pleased to announce the opening ot a branch office
in Kenansville for the practice of Ophthalmology
[diseases and surgery of the eye].
South Wing Building
Duplin General Hospital
Hours by appointment
Telephone 1 -800-682-7700
Toll Free
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