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Wednesday, December 29,1999
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Suspect
iought in
robbery,
murder
' The Chowan County Sheriffs
Office is asking for the public’s
help in solving a murder that oc
curred here the day after Christ
mas.
On Dec. 26, at about 11:31 p.m., a
friend found the body of Norman
Lee “Rabbit” Riddick, a 65-year
old black male, face down on the
floor at his home on Rocky Hock
Road, Edenton, and called 911 for
assistance. Riddick was trans
ported by EMS workers to Chowan
Hospital where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
The medical examiner discov
ered three bullet wounds on the
body.
Riddick was reportedly last seen
alive around 8:30 p.m. that evening.
According to Chowan County
Sheriff Fred Spruill, Riddick lived
alone. He said there were no signs
of forced entry at the residence.
See SUSPECT On Page 3-A
Commission sworn in
Jury Commission
irrj muiyuciiic miCall, Maggie Riddick, and Marion Goodman, during a recent swearing-in ceremony
held at the Chowan County Court House in Edenton. Every two years, members of the Jury Commission
go through the list of the county's prospective jurors and remove the names of those who are deceased
or for health reasons are unable to serve. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch)
Fountain
this walnut Eni
James L Jefferson, second from left, donated
_Immsoletnble to Edenton's Cupola House on Dec, 15,
adding to the growing list of Hems he's given to ihe museum over the past
five years. Cupola House President Liz Will, left, Jefferson's sister Ann
Holland, second from right, and Cupola House board member Marsha
Crandall, right, view the fine piece of furniture. (Staff photo by Jeb
Caudill)
English console latest
gift from NC collector
BY JEB CAUDILL
Publisher
Almost every room and hallway
in Edenton’s historic Cupola House
shows signs of the generosity of
Fountain antique collector James
L. Jefferson.
From wonderfully crafted an
tique tables to oriental rugs, and
from historical engravings to
candlesticks, the Cupola House
d6cor owes a great deal to the
Jefferson’s philanthropy.
Over the past five years, he’s
donated a wide range of antiques
to the house: an Irish Queen Anne
table, a Georgian silver tea ser
vice, a Queen Anne side chair, a
rare pair Queen Anne sconces, a
Queen Anne mirror and four en
gravings of English royalty - and
that’s just in one room.
Throughout the rest of the mu
seum, there are two oriental rugs,
five more framed engravings, a
rare 18th century watercolor of an
English ship in its original frame,
a Queen Anne side table and a sil
ver epergne.
And last week, Jefferson donated
an English console, or pier table,
dating from betweenl740 and 1760.
The table is walnut with carved
legs and meticulously detailed
hairy paw feet. It has a Brecia
marble top and a burl walnut skirt.
Along with the table, Jefferson
donated a large Chinese punch
bowl made in about 1780, a teak
wood stand and a jAir of Georgian
candlesticks dating from about
See CONSOLE On Page 12-A
Japanese intern s
Tweniy-three year old Ta
* kayuki Yamaguchi arrived in
Chowan County from Osaki
City, Japan in October after leav
i ing a successful sales job with a
major cosmetics company to
participate in a cross-cultural
exchange at White Oak Elemen
tary School through the Inter
national Internship Program.
The International Internship
Program’s mission is to achieve
mutual understanding with
other people of the world
through education and commu
nication. Interns who partici
pate in the program have the
opportunity not only to learn
more about the language and
culture of the community they
visit, but also to impart a better
knowledge and understanding
of their own country and people
to the host community.
“I wanted to come to teach the
Japanese culture to other
people,” said Yamaguchi. He
spends his days at White Oak
visiting classrooms to introduce
to students the Japanese lan
guage through basic conversa
tion, Hiragana, and Chinese
characters. Yamaguchi teaches
students about Japanese culture
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through Origami, traditional
children’s games, and stories about
Japanese history, customs, and
dally life. He visits 27 classes per
week for approximately 40 min
utes per visit.
While here in Chowan
See CULTURE On Page
Herald
to close
The Chowan Herald will be
closed on the afternoon of Fri
day, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve)
and all day Friday, Jan. 7, in
observance of the New Year’s
holiday. k
Early deadlines fare not
planned, however, those plan- )
ning to submit news ri* ads for
those additions should keep
those closings in mind.
Also, the Chowan Herald
plans to turn off its computer
system and fax machine at the
close of the business day on
Dec. 31. The fax machine and
e-mail will be turned back on
over the weekend.
The newspaper staff wishes
everyone a very happy and
prosperous New Year as we
celebrate the year 2000.
New addition to Chamber staff
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Editor
Brenda Spruill has only been on
the staff of the Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce for a short
time, but already she’s finding a
lot to like about the job.
For Instance, Spruill said, “I
think one of the most satisfying
things about Chamber work is the
| opportunity it gives you to really
- get to know the community, and
the people. Being new in town, it
gives you the chance to meet people
from every part of the community.
It helps you get to know the people
faster than any other way I can
think of.”
Spruill was recently named
membership director for the cham
ber, replacing Lisa Faulkenberry.
Spruill has spent the past 13 years
involved in chamber-related work.
From 1987-1996, she served as ex
ecutive director of the Washing
ton County Chamber of Commerce
New Chamber Membership Director Brenda Spruill
in Plymouth, NC. From 1996-99, she
was president of the Wake Forest
Chamber of Commerce in Wake
Forest, NC.
Spruill said those positions gave
See STAFF On Page 3-A