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Find Continued From Page 1-A According to Eure, workman Bill Lessarde discovered the bottle contained inside the sof fit under the eaves on the side of the courthouse that faces the County Office Building. “We.could tell it was an early bottle,” Eure said, both because of the label design and the way the bottle was created. “The glass was blown into a mold. Then, once it was in there, a pontil (scar) was left there. There was still residue visible.” Eure said the find has crej ated questions about exactly how the bottle ended up tucked away and forgotten. “We’ve imagined the work men building the courthouse having their snuff bottle up there with them while they were working, then using it and sitting it in there and forget ting about it. It’s like finding a pack of cigarettes from the 18th century, to me,” she said. Ferguson, who works for Pro gressive Contracting Com pany, Inc., headquartered in Sanford, NC, said that since the bottle was found at the old courthouse in between brick and soffet, there was “no way for it to have come from the attic and dropped down in there. It was laid in there.” He added that Lessarde and others on the work crew who were” present when the bottle was discovered realized right away that it was a significant find. , “The workmen were pretty excited-,” he said. “They brought it right up here to my office.” Eure said that once word of the discovery reached de signer Don Pendergraft at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, he came over to see it for himself. After seeing the bottle and other Plan Continued From Page 7-A visits to a hospital Emergency Room. There is no charge for well child and other preven tive health visits to a physi cian. Both Harris and Rose said that eye care is another plus, since most families strapped for available cash put eye care on the back burner. “Eye care is kind of a luxury for families on a limited in come,” said Rose, noting that the county school system iden tifies uninsured children with eye care needs. • Located at the Old Cotton Mill Warehouse in the Mill Village • Pottery & Paintings'made by Rhonda Bates and Wes Lassiter • Live Acoustic Music • Open from 10:00 til 5:00 Vitaglione praised the county’s current participation rate, but said that the program’s goal is to cover ev ery available child. “This is a very good start,” said Vitaglione. “There are 182 Chowan County children eli gible for the program, and we want to enroll every one of them.” Rose said that the local coali tion behind the insurance pro gram has embarked on an out reach program to reach the families with eligible children concerning the availability of low-cost insurance. Through flyers posted at local busi nesses, DSS, the county health department and school system, the coalition hopes to eventu ally cover every eligible child. “It’s a continuous program, so anyone can apply at any time,” he said. For more information about NC Health Choice for Children, contact the Chowan County Department of Social Services at 482-7441 or the Chowan County Health Department at 482-6003. Need help with Social Security Disability Benefits Thomas H. Johnson, Jr. Attorney at Law Greenville 321-2020 Toll Free 1-888-893-2656 Eleven years experience No fee unless we win Borrowers Wanted. Inquire Within. Call and ask us about our unbelievably low consumer loan rates, or stop by one of our 43 locations in eastern North Carolina. With today’s interest rates, there has never been a better time to borrow money. Call your local Southern Bank today! Since 1901 MEMBER FDIC SouthemBank * artifacts unearthed during the renovation, he decided the items were significant enough to warrant the design of a new temporary exhibit at MOA that will open May 15, 1999 in conjunction with Na tional Historic Preservation Week and remain open through Jan. 2, 2000, “The snuff bottle will be one of. the things we plan to loan Don for the exhibit,” Eure said. She said the items would be returned to Edenton once the exhibit closes, for use in a permanent museum room up stairs at the renovated Chowan County Courthouse. “I truly believe that it’s al ways good to have items re main in the place they came from,” she said. “People seem to get so much more out of seeing things in their natural setting, I think.” Ferguson said that other items recovered so far dur ing the restoration included original nails, and shingles from the original roof. “We even found a handful of nails up there that were brand new at the time, that were never used. They were just laid up there. Finding stuff like that, clues about how they built the courthouse originally, helps us im mensely. We’re very diligent about recording everything we find,’’ he said. Ferguson added that as the process moves forward, he is preparing daily field reports detailing events relating to the project. “Having a record like this should help any other restor ers who come along after us,” he said. Eure praised Ferguson and his workmen for the “vely professional manner” in which they are carrying out the restoration project. “We’re thrilled they’re do ing this job,” she said. Grants Continued From Page 1-A the top, said High. “We felt the $100,000 asset level was important because at that level our assets begin earn ing a significant amount of in terest,” he said, “and there is something about that figure which gives our supporters and Board (of Directors) a morale boost.” Founded in 1992, the agency aims to meet the greatest needs of the Edenton and Chowan County communities. In past years, the foundation has been involved in funding college scholarships and grants for such causes as the prevention of teen pregnancy, compiling a survey on affordable housing needs in Edenton, and support ing programs designed to as sist at-risk pre-school children. The foundation’s board also recently renewed its annual Dana Lea Darnell Memorial Nursing Scholarship to a de serving student in the nursing field. The foundation is cur rently seeking deserving grant proposals, and plans to make an announcement regarding a new grant in upcoming months, as well as the awarding of the Dr. Edward G. Bond Memorial Scholarship. . , “The foundation continues to strive to be a conservative steward of the funds contrib uted to it, and will continue to make small and regular contri butions to deserving projects, programs and groups in our community in an effort to one day have a sufficient base of assets to significantly increase the quality of life for all citi zens of Chowan County,” High said, adding that the founda tion welcomes and encourages any size contribution. The agency also funds schol arships to local college and high-school students through monies it receives. “The end of the year is an excellent time, for tax reasons, to give to a worthy charity,” said Olli'n Sykes, foundation treasurer. For mere information on the Ed'enton-Chowan Community Foundation, contact any b6ard I member - including High, f Sykes, Hood Ellis, Livy § Goodman, Alan Summerford, I and Bill Whichard. Contribu-1 tions may be sent to PO Box I 1050, Edenton, NC 27932. Okay Continued From Page 1-A Councilman Jimmy Alligood stated that the subdivision will be an asset to the town. “It sounds like ... it will help raise property values out there,” said Alligoo.d. Councilman Willis Privott concurred with Alligood. “We (Privott and Brooks) talked about everything,” said Read the Herald weekly and stay informed! 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