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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 40, No. 2* USPS 42S-000 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, July 1?, 1tS4 - . 25 CENTS Chamber of Commerce launches new walking tour of town By JANE WILLIAMS Visitor* to Perquimans County will be met with a pleasant surprise in the next few days when they enter the community and discover that the there is The first iawn sign erected for the walking tour was placed in the lawn of the Edy Wood House on West Grubb Street. On hand for the event were: Hertford Mayor W.D. "Bill" Cox. Chamber President Shirley Perry, Walter Humphlett, Mary Harreli, Hal By rum, Rhonda Waters and Phillip Lane. now a walking tour of historic cites available. The walking tour, which was enacted by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, features 28 sites and there is a brochure containing a map of the area giving directions to the sites, as well as a brief description of each of the sites. Lawn signs that have been erected at each of the sites were donated by Don Juan Manufacturing and painted by Rhonda Waters of Hertford. The brochure, which will be available in the Chamber of Commerce Office, gives a brief history of Hertford and Perquimans County, and notes that Perquimans was formed in about 1668 and that Hertford was incorporated in 1758. The credit for much of the information found in the brochure has been given to the publication "The Historic Architecture of Perquimans County, North Carolina," by Dru Gatewood Haley and Raymond A. Winslow, Jr. The publication may be purchased from the Hertford Town Office. The walking tour begins at the Town of Hertford Municipal Building on Grubb Street, where D WI charge nets 7-day active sentence ByMONICA ROACH Bill John Griswould was 'found guilty of Driving While Impaired and speeding. Griswould received a seven day active sentence and six months suspended for three years from the Honorable Grafton Beamon, Presiding and the Honorable Nancy Beasley, Assistant D. A. Prosecuting. Griswould also received three years of unsupervised probation and must pay $300 plus the cost of court. He must not commit any criminal offense for 12 months. J ay cee Volunteer Day scheduled By Jane Williams Twelve hours of fun are planned for Saturday when the Perquimans County Jaycees host "Volunteer Day" at Missing Mill Park. The Jaycees, realizing that volunteers are a valuable and essential asset to Perquimans County, have set aside this day to pay tribute to those individuals and groups that have given so generously of their time and talents. Activities will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 21, at the park and will continue until 12:00 midnight. Among the plans for the day will be a CPR Class at 2:00 p.m. sponsored by the Perquimans County Rescue Squad. The Rescue Squad will also have units on display at the park throughout the day. There will be a five equipment display set-up by the various volunteer fire departments in the county, The AAMA will be on hand taking blood pressures, and the Jaycees will host a booth and the Dunkin Machine. The Perquimans County Jaycettes will begin selling ba loons, hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cream at 4:00 p.m. Raffle tickets will be old for a recliner donated by BB Furniture Outlet of Edeaton, and a homemade quilt donated by Cannon Cleaners and Mrs. Penny Winslow. Tickets are $1.00 each. The day will come to a close with a street dance beginning at 8:00 p.m. Mqsic will be provided by "Magic." Any club or organisation that Other cases heard include the following: ?Scott Joseph Hein plead guilty by Power of Attorney to John Matthews to speeding. He was fined $35 plus the cost of court. ?Glen Warren Watson was found guilty to fishing without license and was fined $25 plus the cost of court. ?Richard K. Simons plead guilty to speeding and was fined $20 plus the cost of court. ?Horace Ray Riddick plead guilty to reckless driving and failure to report an accident. Riddick was charged $100 plus the cost of court. ?Jackson Coston plead guilty to driving while impaired. Coston was given a 30 day suspended sentence and unsupervised probation for two years. He was fined $100 plus the cost of court and must attend Alochol and Drug Education Traffic School. Coston must also surrender his operator's licenst to the Clerk of Superior Court and not operate a vehicle in the State of North Carolina for twelve months. ?Hubert Gaddy plead guilty to failure to report an accident apd was fined $75 plus the cdst of court. ?Lessley Wilson, Jr. was found guilty of shoplifting in Be-Lo Supermarket and received a 90 day sentence suspended for two years. Wilson must pay the cost of court and must not enter the Be-Lo supermarket for two years. ?Reeves Dixon and Larry Dixon were granted an absolute divorce. ?Edward Frederick Letter was found not guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. ?Priscilla H. Elliott and Robert Wayne Elliott were granted an absolute divorce. ?Norman James Cherrix was granted a limited driving privilege. ?Horace Edward White was found guilty of wreckless driving and was fined $125 plus the cost of court. ?Richard Carbone was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and received a 30 day suspended sentence for one year. Carbone was fined $150 plus the cost of court. visitors can get a copy of the walking tour brochure. The sites that are available on the tour are as follows : The Edward Wood House, circa 1818. Located on 208 N. Church St., the house is one of several Federal side-hall plan houses in Hertford. The Flower Cottage, circa 1860. The house is named by a former owner, Miss Pennie Norcum, and is located on 21S N. Church St. Dr. J.J. Shannonhouse House, circa 1872. This Greek Revival house was built by Dr. James J. Shannonhouse and-is located at 202 N. Church St. Believed to be the oldest house in Hertford is the Skinner Whedbee House, circa 1775. The house is Federal style and is located at 101 E. Punch Alley. The Lewis Richardson House, circa 1851. A Greek Revival house built by a blacksmith, Lewis H. Richardson, the house is located at 310 N. Church St. The Edmundson-Fox Memorial, located at the corner of Church and McCraney Streets is the site of the first religious service on record in Carolina in May of 1672. The Simpson-Blanchard House, circa 1858. This originial three-bay two-story dwelling has late Federal Style details and is located at 300 N. Front St. The Stokes House, circa 1874, was built by Henry Clay Stokes and has since been occupied by the Stokes Family. The house is located at 218 N. Front St. The Thomas Jackson House, circa 1872, is a two story frame dwelling built by Thomas Jackson. The house is located at 208 N. Front St. The Old Temperance Hall House, circa 1851, is typical of mid-19th Century buildings. The house is located at 116 N. Front St. The Wood Winslow House circa 1771, was built by Benjamin Wright, a tailor. The house features an early 19th Century two-story double-pile hip-roof with Federal-style entrance. The house is located at 110 N. Front St. The McMullan-Fleetwood House, circa 1881, was built by Dr. John H. McMullan This five bay two-story Colonial Revival house is located at 106 N. Front St. The Wood-Smith House, circa 1840, was built by John Wood. The house is located at 100 S. Front St. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), circa 1849, is an example of a small Gothic Revival structure and is locate at 207 S. Church St. The Augustus Arps House, circa 1853, was built by a shoemaker and exhibits the Greek Revival style. The house is located at 113 W. Dobbs St. The Benjamin Berry House, circa 1820, features an entrance styling of Greek Revival and is located at 201 W. Dobbs St. The Hertford United Methodist Church (former Hertford Methodist Church South) circa 1855-demolished, circa 1901, is located on 201 W. Market St. The building is a Romanesque-style brick. Continued on Page 2 Early deadline noted THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY staff will be in the process of relocating the paper's office next week. In order to keep the paper on schedule the deadline for all news and advertising for the July 28 edition of the paper will be Monday, July 23, at 12:00 Noon. The office will close at 12:00 Noon on Friday, July 27 and we will resume regular hours in our new location at 119 West Grubb Street on Monday, July 30. We regret any inconvenience that you may incur during the next week, and we look forward to serving you in our new location. Warming up for the big pitch, Jimmy used lectures, films, and field instruction to give the boys a better concept of baseball during the clinic. " Catfish " Hunter Baseball Clinic By JANE WILLIAMS From as far away as Florida they flocked into town on Monday for the first (and what many of the boys said that they hoped would be annual,) Jim "Catfish" Hunter Baseball Clinic. Thirty young men between the ages of 12 and IS were on hand early this week as the first session of the two-day clinic got underway on Monday at Perquimans County High School. The Baseball Clinic hosted by Jimmy Hunter, former New Roy Perkins was on hand dwinj the cBate to live advice and ?bow the boy* bii batting technique York Yankees pitcher and a native of Perquimans County, is the first of many events slated in the county to celebrate America's 400th Anniversary. The clinic was chaired by Anne Young of Hertford. Baseball seemed like a great event to kick off the county's portion of the 400th celebration, since research has shown that the Indians were playing a form Hunter worked with the boys, individually at well u in i group, to improve their technique as potential Pitcher*. of baseball before the first colonists ever came to this country. It is interesting to note that the squaw stitch that is used on modern day baseballs is the same stitch that was^ised by the Indians on their balls. The clinic gave the boys an opportunity to learn about baseball as well as a little about the historical significance of Perquimans County. After a long day of baseball instruction the group toured the Newboid-White House, viewed a baseball exhibit at the Perquimans County Library, and were the guests of Hunter and his wife, Helen, at their home to visit Jimmy's "trophy room." Jimmy takes time out from baseball to pose (or a photograph with Anne Young (right) the chairperson for the baseball clinic, and Jeanne White who assisted
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