Newspapers / The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, … / Sept. 18, 1936, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
1". V 1 i 0 .i pur I V : li O A! WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume III. Number 38. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday September 18, 1936. $1.25 Per Year Tq)u Citizens In Ncime Of Ifheatre Would' Welcome Oppor tunityto Submit Preferences INDIAN NAMES Many Suggestions Link Name With County's History The idea expressed in the editorial column, of thisr newspaper some weeks ago as to the iiaming of the new theatre in Hertford seems to have been received 'with "much in '$jf terest by Perquimans folks. It was suggested that, though there was a rumor afloat to the ef fect that the handsome new theatre now under " construction and which will open around November first un der the management of the Car olina Amusement Company, was to be called "The State," it would be much more fitting to call the new theatre by one of the numerous un usual names connected with the his tory of the county, the scene of the earliest activities of the Albemarle. .This seems to appeal to the popu-' laawfancv. and a number of names havevbeen suggested in addition to the name "Yeopim," which was men tioned by this newspaper. Yeopim, it will be remembered, was the name of the tribe of Indians who inhabit ed this section of the Albemarle, and whose chief, Kilcocanen, sold the first lands purchased by white men from an Indian in the entire New .World. Mrs. R. M. Fowler, of Hertford, has suggested two names, either of which she thinks would be very ap wopriate.: llw-w-5EfW!'t,nd ,DurantM - The name Eagle is suggested in commemoration ' of Hertford's an- cient Eagle Tavern, at which George Washington used to be a guest when he visited his lands in Perqui mans. The Old Eagle Tavern, a larsre- frame structure which served as the only hotel in Hertford for a century and a half, and which was located Immediately opposite the site of the new theatre, was torn ' f down some twenty years ago. A number of persons have ac x quiesced in the opinion that "Eagle" would, be appropriate and distinctive as a name for the new theatre. v As every one in Perquimans knows, George Durant, one of the earliest e settlers of the- Albemarle; was not i only one of the first land owners and one of the most influential men of ; the Colony,' being attorney general "' as early as 1676, but was the grantee in ihe oldest deed of record in the State of Noirtib CaroUosu :fr "Phelps" is - another - "name which ja lud. mnwi ' i n b -r in nil 11 n which the tows of Hertford was laid out in the year 176t owned by Jona than, Phelps, was ? known as Phelps Pomt;:rt;NQ-''v;v:v';;. "Harvey'! has been suggested, and also "Blount," Both" these names are jinked with the Albemarle's early history, the Blounts and the Har veys taking leading parts in the af fairs of Perquimans from the earliest r days of the history of .the State. -Among the Indian names suggest- a GU , UV; tt wuuiuci , -jura luuMiu for Purants -Neck efore the " terri tory . was jiurchased 'from the ' King f of theYeopims,'2:-fl3 Vt-: T- There i is another ? very beautiful name no:, longer r heard, "Katotin," he Indian name' for little Wver. . .--.t.. Jtongee in usage. One of tnerweus that it'might not W ontf place at this time to intimate to -the owners that the eitizens rof '; Perquimans would : wekome t n l; opportunity to submit their preferences in reference to the name to be given to the new 'theatre.,; v 'J' ; , " ' i I . . ,, i "": tl' Hertford Barristers 0$ I At Annual jMeting: , Hon. Charles Whedbee, i president ' of the-First y District of the North (Carolina i Bar li'AssocUtion; presided at the annual meeting held in Wash ' ington on Friday. Other attorneys -from Hertford- who attended -the meetinir included S.; Mv. Whedbee, Hon. James S. McNider, Walter H Oakev. Jr. H. G. Winslow, Charles E- Johnson arid C. B. Holmes "10 .Kr3,,mjJr.OT;:E: 1 i teen the guest of. 1 t'-.c?, Smi,r - 1 c n V'. 7 t tier . Intel! ted 8 DEMOCRATS MEET AT AHOSKIE ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 Hertford County Executive Commit tee Will Stage Barbecue Dinner for Visitors Announcement was made Monday by State Chairman J. Wallace Win borne and Congressman Lindsay C. Warren that the Demorcatic Rally for the First District would be held at Ahoskie on Friday, September 25th, at 10:30 A. M. It will be the opening of the campaign in the dis trict which leaders assert will be vigorously waged from then until election day. Members of the various party com mittees, all candidates for county and district offices and all men and wom en active in party affairs are invited to be present to meet with Chair man Winborne, Vice Chairman, Mrs. Spilman, Secretary Ward and Con gressman Warren. Hertford is the borne county of Thad Euro, nominee for Secretary of State, the only candidate from the district on the State ticket- The Hertford County Executive Commit tee headed by D. Collin Barnes, County Chairman will give a barbe cue dinner, to the visitors. WOOD CHOPPING CHAMPION HERE ON WEDNESDAY Peter' McLaren, who claims the wood chopping championship of America will - stage a log cutting contest and demonstration here on Wednesday, September 23, at 11:30 This contest has-been arranged by the Carolina Hardware Co., of Hert ford, N. C, who is to be congratu lated for arranging for the visit of this colorful champion, McLaren, whose wizardry with an axe has car ried him from a poor farm lad in Australia, to the peak of his pro fession. In chopping tours covering a score of years he has chopped before hun dreds of thousands, both here and abroad. McLaren who is nearly 60 years old, claims that outdoor chop ping is a great physical developer. His own condition bears out this claim. The contest is open, to any local man who has not previously com peted against McLaren. A prize of fifty dollars will; be. paid to any con testant if McLaren fails to chop through a log in two thirds of the time the contestant takes. The handicap (fives all good chop pers a snortinsr chance to win the price money, as it is just like giving 33 yards in a hundred yard dash. The only restriction made is that no contestant be permitted to use a plumb Axe. This is the only axe which' McLaren himself ever uses, and be refuses - to chop against a Plumb Axe and also allow the h&n- cap.;, Everyone, is cordially invited to at tend the - 'demonstration. Choppers wishing to compete should bring their axes with them. It costs nothing to enter; we-tontestwii Mrs. Ward Entertains I Sunday School Class iMrs. I ti Ati Ward was . hostess on MfeeVeiim l;Seriorit'I1deiU viasa; ox ine..jirat papast vnurcnw Ellzabeni' CftyiTef which dass Mrs ward-was teacher- before wov mkto Hertford, havini rtotjgTit-the At the close bf a very ?: delightful evening' a salad, course was served. !Those present were Mesdames J. C.' Saunders, J. 0. Gibbs, Joe Poole, Cora Breeden, A. H. Outlaw, George Randolph, Paul J. White, D. L. Syl vester; M. E. White; ,W E. Pappen-? dick, W. W. Massey, James B.rAlder man, W. E. Leigh, B. W. Leigh, Ed Ferrell,' Ernest Corbitt, R. W. Griffin, W. J. Cartwright, ' P. D. Pappendick, Sidney Davis, Glennie Morgan, John Coppersmith,. Ethel jKinnin Sophia Harris; Mattie Umphlett, and Misses Katie Whaley, ( Florine ; Rogerson, Berhice Twiddy, Marie Cooper, Mar garet Cooper, Josie Gordon, Annie Weather' Fannie ,Iee West, Pau--fine Whaley, Vettie Love, Inez, Cart wright; Peggy Morgan,- and Lillie Mae Stevens. 41?" c ' , f Miss Fay Brofiton;; t:iss Sara trinn. ZJi Jessv tad FiScit Hollo wcU have rcTarr-i tt E-le Univer- V'--'Vdty to r i f 'r r' -' J. - PROPERTY TITLES SHORT CUT SAVESLS STILL IN HANDS OF OLD FAftEIES Many, or- jrreseni liay Names Appear on Old Record Books TWOWOMEN Streets Also Maintain Same Name Over Long Period em mr ' ' m v' 'Y. j YV ' I After a hundred and seventy-eight years, it is interesting to note how many of the descendants of the ori ginal property owners of the Town of Hertford still live in the town and own property here. Many of the names of the original property own ers of Hertford, those who drew lots of land after paying the sum of 45 shillings proclamation money for the privilege of drawing, are no more heard here. But always there have been, throughout five or six genera tions, the names of Newby, White, Skinner, Elliotf, Winslow, Barber, Long, Toms, Nixon, Hollowell, Mc Nider, Copeland, Saunders, Sumner, Jordan, Wright, Riddick, Williams, Sutton, and others. There are many other names fa miliar in the early history of Per quimans which are still familiar, but not all of these took part in the or ganization of a town on Phelps Point back in 1758. Many of those, including Collins, Knox, Avery, May, Barwell, Mur daugh, Newton, Gilbert, Wyatt, Scarborough, Shell, Parsons, Hassenn Stone, Carver, Crothers, Metcalfe, Saint, Docton, Truelove, Clayton, and others, are strange now in Perqui mans. Oddly enough, only the names of two Women appear en the Kst, Elisa beth Carver and Elizabeth Elliott. That not all of those who paid their 45 shillings for the privilege of drawing a lot in the newly law off town In 1758 is highly probable. Deeds were made with the stipula tion that the deed was to be . void unless the owner built on the lot within three years a "substantial brick or frame house of no less than 18 feet square and 9 feet pitch in the clear." The names, as they appear on the list of the old record are as follows: Nathan Newby, Robert Jones, Peter May, Thomas Jones, John Barnes, Moses Barwell, Benjamin Wilson, John Murdaugh, Benjamin Wilson, James Parker, Christopher Newton, John Collins, Thomas Gilbert, Joseph Gilbert, John Harvey, Joseph White, Andrew Knox; -William Skinner, Ro bert Avery, Thomas Elliott, Jacob Wyatt, Joseph Winslow, Thomas Nicholson, Benjamin Scarborough, John Hubbard, Thomas Woodward, George Little, Moses Barber, William Long, William Townsend, Francis Toms, Francis Nixon, Thomas Jones, Francis Newby, Andrew Collins, Christopher Collins, Benjamin Har vey, George Shell, John Hollowell, Thomas McNider, Samuel Parsons, Isaac Hassenn, Ralph Fletcher, John Jones, Abraham Copeland, John Saunders, James Sitterson, Benjamin Elliott, John Stone, Nicholos Collins, Thomas Newby, Elizabeth Carver, Elizabeth Elliott, Charles Jordan, Seth Sumner, Jacob Crothers, Joseph Scott, George Metcalfe, William Ba con, Cornelius Moore, Benjamin Wright, Joseph Newby, Thomas Saint, David Riddick, Hattim Wil liams, Jacob Docton, Timothy True love, Isaac Saunders, Thomas Bonner, James Dunlavery; Capt:. .Joseph. Sut ton,;.Thomas,'Stevenson; john Bnrres, sephbiflson; JoV.;Sutton"rWchard &aya' Job ? Hawses Clriswpnet wet Joseph Wfllian' Thomas Small and Robert Newby.- v . . The map of the town, as it is re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds, shows . the names ' of the original streets,' including Dobbs, and incidentally this - i spelled Dobbs and not ; Dobb as it appears on the streets markers now. . Other streets were King, Market;' Grubb, Hyde Park, Covent Garden, Church, Front and Water. -Water Street, presuma bly never used as a street, lay- on the water front parallel with Front Street . and on the map is marked "Water Street partly tinder water." Punch Alley ' is also. ' shown en the map. A ', ?; ' j MISS . SCOTT RETURNS , v H Miss'i Elpise Scotwhi:lias'spht the summer at her home at Bocky Point, i! returned "4 to" Hertford : this week to resume her duties as a mem j ser 01 we rerquimans iixn iavm ABOUT 8 MILES TO 0RIDGE SITE An About Five Miles of the Road Is Now Paved IS MILES Intersects the Edenton Hertf ord Highway at Corprews Farm There is a short cut which will save approximately 8 miles of travel, with only about Ave miles of the road unpaved, leading from the Town cf Hertford to the site of the proposed new bridge across Albe marle Sound, which is to be built from Leonard's Point in Washington County to Sandy Point in Chowan. Instead of traveling the nine-foot road from Hertford to Bethel and reaching the bridge by a circuitous route, as has been suggested, or of goiny some eight miles out of the way around by the Town of Edenton, over a considerable stretch of un paved road, one would leave the Hertforcfc-Edenton highway at the point where a dirt road intersects the highway at Thick Neck Fork, approximately eight miles from Hertford, from which point to the bridge the distance is something like five miles, probably less. By paving this five-mile stretch, which is a direct link between the bridge and the main highway, eight miles would be saved. The distance by this route from Hertford to the bridge is approxi mately 13 miles, which is the dis tance from Hertford to Edenton. It is approximately eight miles from Edenton to the bridge, all of which distanceouW be saved by taking the direct rente. 65 Persons Attend Godfrey Reunion The Godfrey family, of Perqui mans, held a reunion at the home of H. C. Godfrey on Tuesday, with 65 persons attending, including broth ers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. After all had arrived they gathered in the living room and stood around the piano and. Joined in singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." Mrs. O. C. Godfrey then conducted a short de votional service, the basis of her brief but interesting talk being Faith, Hope and Charity. Mrs. A. E. Layden lead in prayer, and after ward several familiar hymns were sung. Lunch was spread on a long table on the lawn and served picnic style. After lunch games and contests were enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Godfrey won the prie for having the largest family present. Elliott Lay den won the prize in an amusing contest. Pictures of several groups were taken. A note of sympathy was written to Mrs. Jack Closon, who was ill in a hospital. Those present were: Mrs. Minne Bothe, of Washington, D. C; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Godfrey, of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Eunice Hayman Grim, of New Bern; Mrs. Alma Swindell and children, MaVsraret and Jane, of Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. 0. C Godfrey, of Spencer; Mrs. Wiley Meads, of Norfolk, Va.; Sidney Hartsfield and H. B. McLinden, of Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen God frey and soil, Charles Howard, and Mrs. C. J. Kinion, of Belhavenj Mr. and Mrs. Wc E;' Woetf andr Mr Earl Wtoharstof EHjtJtrCity Mr. and Mrsilan, TJUetti'eblld Evelyn . Itoez,. Alice Mae and Dan, and Mr. and Mrs. H.;C : Godfrey, Jr., of Camden; . Mrs. Bill Williams; Mrs. Lena Symons, Mr. and Mrs. Blakemore Small, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Godfrey and children, Hazel and Wilma, Mrs. Hight and son, Billie, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Godfrey and children,. Katherine, Daphne, Wilma, Gezelda and Abe, Mrs. Raymond Ivey and daughter, Wilma, J. T. God frey and children, James, Braxton, Norman, J. T., Jr., and Calvin; Mr. and Mrs.-A.: E. Layden and children, Elliott. Mvra and Horace,- Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Godfrey and children, Walter and Elois, and Tom Fitz water, all of Perquimans. MRS. HOLLOWELL IN HOSPITAL Friends in Hertford have been ad vised of the illness of Mrs. W. M Hollowell, of Hobbsville, who is patient in the Norfolk. General Hos pital, Norfolk, Va., where she under went an Deration on Saturday. Mrs. Hollowell V condition is reported as . favorable." . ' Ichool Enrollment 1 5 Above Only, Minor Cces In Recorder's Court Though there had been no session of Recorder's Court held in Per quimans for three weeks, due to the absence of Recorder Walter H. Oakey, Jr., there were no cases of much consequence to be tried on Tuesday, the long and tedious ses sion involving only minor traffic vio lations, simple assault and the charge of drunk and disorderly. Ellis Sutton, Bethel Township Ne gro farmer, charged for violation of the provisions of the stock law and larceny of hogs, was found not guil ty of larceny, but was ordered to return the hogs in question to Ra leigh White, upon Mr. White's pay ing $2.25. Corner Eugene Miller and John Preston Elder were charged with ex ceeding the speed limit and the case was dismissed upon payment of the court costs. P. E. Chappell, charged with oper ating a car with insufficient brakes and without operator's license, ex hibited his license and the case was dismissed upon payment of the court costs. Ellis Hunter, colored, charged with operating with insufficient brakes and with operating a car without a li cense, plead guilty, was dismissed upon payment of court costs. Leslie Winslow, colored, found guilty of being drunk and disorder ly, was sentenced to jail for thirty days and was allowed credit for the time he has already spent in jail. B. E. Winslow was charged with operating a car with insufficient brakes and the case was dismissed upon payment of the court costs. Hillary Bogue, colored, deaf mute, was found guilty of assault and was sentenced to the roads for 60 days, with the recommendation that an ef fort be made to have him placed in some suitable institution. Mary Etta Webb, colored, plead guilty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly, the case being dis missed upon payment of the court costs. Tim Thach, colored, tried for tres pass and drunk and disorderly, was found not guilty of the former, but guilty of the latter charge and was sentenced to the roads for thirty days, credit to be given for the time he has spent m jail. The remainder of the jail sentence was ordered su spended upon payment of the court costs. Wilder Gregory, colored, was charged with assault upon his wife, Elizabeth, who failed to appear as prosecuting witness, though she had sworn out the warrant The eharge was consequently dismissed and a capias issued for Elizabeth, who when she appeared stated that she was working. She was taxed with the costs of the court and ariven thirty days in which to raise same. Percy Sharp and Jacob Martin, both colored, each charged with as sault by the other, were tried jointly. Sharp was found not guilty and Martin was given thirty days in jail, the sentence to be suspended upon payment of the court costs. The case against James Martin, charged with assault, was dismissed. Hattie Thach and Ray McBain, colored, were tried for assaulting each other. It developed that Roy had promised to take Hattie to Nor folk on Sunday, and he explained to the court that the reason why he didn't show up was because he over slept and did not have time to call for. her. .Hattie admitted" she was mad, so .when Roy got back that night there was a scrap. .-. Judge Oakey at first ordered that the court costs be divided equally be tween' the two, but thought better of the matter and ordered Roy to pay it all. "He ought not to have stood that woman up like that," he said. "Roy," admonished his honor, "the next time you make a date you better be there, and if you don't get there then don't ever go back after wards." Property Sold Nov. 9 For Delinquent Taxes At a meeting of ,the Town Council held on Tuesday night, it was order ed that all town real estate on which the taxes for 1935 are unpaid be ad vertised for. sale on October 9, sale to be made on Monday, November 9. Property owners are urged to pay thejr taxes before, tife time for mak ing advertisement and save cost as welt as embarrassment." ' l!r. and Mrs. F. M.- Weeks ' and the' i an, J.' E. - Weeks, vir' '.3d rela in Elisabeth City on ; -J-y. t. Last Year 33&vQtiIdren At Open ing Session Wednes day Morning NEW TEACHERS Rev. D. M. Sharpe Ad dresses Entire Stu dent Body Another school year began in Per quimans on Wednesday, with the schools all over the county opened. At the Perquimans High School, the largest gathering of children in the county, the opening exercises, under the direction of Superintendent F. T. Johnson, were simple and in teresting.. The Rev. D. S. Dempsey, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church, led in a short prayer immediately after the opening song and this was followed by the Scripture lesson and a few brief remarks by the Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the Hertford Meth odist Church. Mr. Sharpe chose for the lesson the beautiful story of Jesus in the Temple, taken from the second chapter of St. Luke, closing with the words, "And Jesus increas ed in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man." Superintendent Johnson then re cognized the new teachers, Mrs. T. E. Harrell, teacher of home economics, and Miss Ine Wilson, the new com mercial teacher. Mrs. I. A. Ward, former president of the Parent Teacher Association of the Elizabeth City School was also recognized. Mrs. Ward, Who moved from Eliza beth City to Hertford in the spring, entered two new pupils in the Per quimans High School, Marguerite and Jarvis Ward- After some spirited yells, led by cheer leaders Blanche Butler and William White, the several hundred pupils were assigned to their various rooms. While the opening exercises did not begin until 9:30, school begins on other days at 8:50. There was an enrollment of 335 on Wednesday, the best enrollment for some years, an increase of 15 over last year. Oakey On Board Of Directors National Rifle Association Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr., who attended the National Rifle Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio, recently, was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association of America at the an nual meeting, the team of office to last for three years. Judge Oakey also served as Adju tant of the Fifty Meter International Team, which represented the United States in the annual contest with England, Canada, South Africa and Germany. This match was won this year by the United States team. Judge Oakey and M. G. Owens, who organized the Hertford Rifle Club, which has a membership of 4 enthusiastic young sportsmen of Perquimans, were members of the North Carolina Rifle Team sent by the State organization t othe nation al meet. W. T. Miller Honored By Birthday Party W. T. Miller, Parkville Township farmer, was honored at a delightful surprise birthday dinner party on Sunday, the occasion being his seventy-sixth birthday anniversary. All of Mr. Miller's - children and grandchildren were present, the af fair being planned - and arranged without the knowledge of either Mr. Miller or his wife. The huge birthday cake which oc cupied the center of the table bore seventy-six candles. Those present included Mrs. Sallie Turnage and her daughter, Ruth, of Chocowinity; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Howell and their daughter, Eleanor Faye; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stan ton, Jesse Stanton, Misses Audrey and Marie Stanton, Miss Ruth Hur dle, Mr. and Mrs.' Johnnie Bundy and their two children, all of this Coun ty, and Mr. and Mrs, Thomas' Har: rell, of Edenton". ; , . . . RETURNS TO WILMINGTON . Miss Lena Barber has returned tt Wilmington, where she is a member f the city schools faculty, - after ' spending sometime with relatives in Perquimans. ' s y
The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 18, 1936, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75