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By
Emily
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Magnolia is the oldest chartered
town in Duplin County dating back to
the 1700s.
Along the Way began a reprint of
a history of the town of Magnolia in
last week's DUPLIN TIMES. The
history was written by H. Tracey
Brown in 1955 for this newspaper.
The article, published under the title
of The Town of Magnolia, appeared
in the February 24. 1955 issue. The
reprint of this article will continue
this week, and please remember, as
you read, that the history was
written in 1955 and a great deal of
changes have taken place.
The Town of Magnolia
The natural wells, about one mile
to the southwest, are a wonder and a
curiosity. One of them seems to be
bottomless. A Mr. Linton measured
to the depth of 600 feet so the story
goes, and did not reach a bottom. A
lady tried by using a home knit
stocking of the old fashion coarse
type; tied a weight to the thread and
began unraveling. The entire length
of the thread failed to find the
bottom. The well is near 60 feet
across with straigt 1 < solid
earth and marl for a dis'ance of near
30 feet to a water of dark color. One
side marl has been due this making
it possible to walk down to the water,
which stays the same level, regard
less of how drv or how wet the
weather may be; neither does it rise
nor fall. Mr. Bruce Tavlor, now
living in Carolina Beach was bien
and reared on the farm around the
well. He says that it has never
changed since older persons knew of
it. Scientists and geologists have
visited and studied it. each going
awav unable to give any explanation.
only a hole in (he earth.
The Atlantic Coastline Railroad
was at first chartered as the Wil
mington and Raleigh Railroad in
1833. The people of Raleigh failed to
be interested. It was then chartered
the Wilmington and Weldon in 1836
and turned hiward Weldon. This
change brought it through Magnolia
(Stricklands, as it was called at that
time.)The line was finished on
March 9. 1840. On that day. the first
entire distance run was made by two
locomotives, namely "The New
Hanover'' and "The Brunswick,"
one going each way. a distance of
161 miles.
The railroad station was Lulled
Strickland's Depot. This was a great
day for Magnolia. The depot not only
served Magnolia and the near com
munity. but a wide area on the east
almost to Kinston, on the west to
near Fayetteville. and north and
south for a good distance, even a
part of Onslow Couniv. This brought
many people here to bu. and to sell
their products.
Some of the early merchants were
Henry Hollingsworth, H.E. New
burg. F.D. Scott, and a Mrs.
Brinkley. whose store burned one
night in about the year 1H*M Ihe
writer remembers this fire. Mr.
Brinkley did not rebuild, but moved
from Magnolia.
A liquor bar operated here for a
number of years by J. A. Mat his and
F.D. Scott. Mr. Scott soon sold out to
Mathis and began a general mercan
tile store. Mr. Mathis operated the
bar until 1900. The town called an
election and voted it out. This bar
was located where the J.A. Smith
building now stands. There has
never been an open bar in Magnolia
since that time
Miss Macy Cox began a milinery
store in about IKK) and is yet
operating het business. Miss Maty
has not only furnished Magnolia with
products she sells, but has worked
ceaselessly and untiring for the
upbuilding and betterment of her
town and community. Much of the
civic and religious life and progre<s
at this town has been accomp,i-,'?'d
by the efforts of this good woman
In 1886 the John Koberson Cir is i
showed here. This was their onlv
stop between Wilmington and
tioldsboro. The Roberson Circus was
one of the greatest shows in America
at that time.
Duplin I
School
Menus
Sept. 17-21
Breakfast
In addition to assorted cereals,
juice and milk, the following is
served:
Mon. - glazed donuts
Tue. - sausage biscuit
Wed. - cheese toast
Thur. - buttered toast
Fri. - muffin
Lunch
Mon. - burrilo, chicken charms/
angel biscuit, french fries, green
limas, fruit cup
Tue. - hamburger, smoked sau
sage/cheese and/cornbread. turnip
greens, glazed sweet potatoes,
spiced apples
Wed. - corn dog, barbecued
chicken/roll, mashed potatoes,
green beans, fruit
Thur. - toasted cheese sandwich,
hamburger steak/rice/roll, baked
potato, fried okra, fruited jello
Fri. - sloppy joe, meatloaf/roll,
cheese potato casserole, broccoli,
fruit
Each lunch is served with lowfat
chocolate or plain milk.
HOMECOMING-HARVEST DAY
AT DOBSON CHAPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH
Dobson Chapel Bapiisl Church is
holding lheir annual Homecoming
service and Harvest Day on Sept. 30
with dinner on the grounds imme
diately following. Sunday school is at
10 a.m. and the worship service at
II.
The Rev. David Gordon of Earl,
former pastor, will deliver the
morning message, according to the
pastor. Rev. Ed Johnson
FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S
FELLOWSHIP
The Duplin chapter of Full Gospel
Business Men's Fellowship Inter
nation. invites you to attend its
monthly meeting on Friday. Sept. 14
at the Rose Hill Restaurant. Supper
is a! 6:45 for S5. and the program
follows at 7:30 (free). The speaker
will be Bobby Causey, restauranteur
in Shallote and Holdcn's Beach.
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