Reminiscing on a Killing That Shaped Roanoke Rapids
The tale links a fatal shooting in Weldon to the founding of Roanoke Rapids. John Merritt killed Elias Hicks during mill site surveying, sparking public backlash and halting Emry’s Weldon project. The narrative credit’s the murder with driving Emry and Chaloner to establish ventures in Roanoke Rapids.
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Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
J. K. Dickens
Emry
Roanoke Navigation and Water Company
Elias Hicks
Hicks
Youngei San
Johnnie Merritt
Merritt
Halifax
Barry
John Armstrong Chaloner
Toppy Soy
Roanoke Avenue
Second Street and Nearby Community Life in Roanoke Area
People picked cotton west of Roanoke Avenue along Second Street amid new houses built circa 1895 to 1900. A typhoid epidemic decimated the population and a Richmond doctor started a coffin factory. Social events featured bridal notices, bridge games, prizes, and gifts for Miss Hines and Miss Neal Covington with attendees including Sandra Rose and Richard Akers.
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Second Street
Roanoke Avenue
Palaria
Driscoll
Richmond
Hilda Hines Honored By Joint Hostesses
A Woman's Clubhouse party honored Miss Hulda Himes with a bridge event hosted by Mrs. W. H. Dee Nates and Mrs. Sara Wyck. Decorations featured Shasta, Queen Anne's lace, and summer flowers. Mrs. Paul Overton won high score and presented a prize to the honoree.
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W. H. Dee Na
John Wilboure
Hulda Himes
Sara Wyck
Paul Overton
Gite
It. Gittam
Bar Rook
Rook
Hines
Gift of China
Ty Eanelight
Hedines
Tlomoree
Stes
Florace
Rose Wehttadelphe
Chad
Clyde Martin
Tizabeth Wile
Charles Ogletree
Guinad Werke
Overton
Calvin Kennemut
Charles Pitts
Beamon Helmes
Ames Curtin
A. Tecilia
Rge Pappeadick
Rawin Akers
Se Covington
Tommie Merfie
Danie
George Wilkes
Graham “Lynch
M.C. Newsom
Sea Retant Garton Ca
Mrs Akers Hosts Bride Elect Mis Hines Shower
Mrs Edwin Akers entertained Saturday at her Jackson street home honoring Mis I lu Hines as a bride shower.
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Akers
Edwin Akers
Jackson Street
Mis Ilu Hines
Public notice of estate administrator for Laura E Pearson
The undersigned has qualified as Administrator of the estate of Laura E Pearson late of Halifax County North Carolina. All persons with claims against the estate must present them to GW Pearson at 220 South Howell Street Rocky Mount North Carolina by June 8 1948 or be barred from recovery. All indebted to the estate should pay promptly. June 1947 GW Pearson Administrator of the estate of Laura E Pearson.
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Laura EB. Pearson
Hallifax County
North Carolina
Howell Street
Rocky Mount
GW. Pearson
yLaura
E. Pearson
Pers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sandra Rose
Miss Hines
Richard Akers
Hines Tally
Neal Covington
Peete Belle Vincent
Hilda Hines
Peggy Ann
Hoanoke Ave
Peggy Ann Frocks
Name, George Wakes, L. W. Clements and
J. H. Hines
Halifax County
Lynches 9 Jewelers
Lynches
Manchester Board and Paper Company
Roanoke Mill
Our City
W. G. Lynch
Sears
Mateg
South
South Carolina
Virginia
Fifth Avenue
New York
U. S
Longine Wittnauer Co., Inc
Longine Wittnauer
John P. W. Heinmuller
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