The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
1T HAPPENED
IN MANTEO
Is YEARS AGO

UH the Deacn SOuCn OF hOuduCne,
was the center of attention 16
years ago as interested individuals
were trying to find out if he in
tended to burn the hull and sell
her iron fitting for scrap or
whether he would let it remain
there as a picturesque point of
interest along the Outer Banks of
Oregon Inlet.
MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL stu
dents in February, 1889, voted Ar
villa Midget the prettiest girl in
the senior class and Robert Midget
the handsomest boy; George Greet,
the most athletic boy, and Maxine
Meekins, the most athletic girl.
Others who shared in the class
honors 16 years ago included
Katherine Davis and Peyson Berry,
the most laxative; Inez Midget
and Leslie Austin, the best sports;
Mahala Etheridge Davis and HUI
bert Midgette, the best sports; Asa
Gray, the class baby; Nadine Mid
gett, the most popular senior;
Wilma Jones and Blackwell Greet,
the biggest flirts; Billy Tarking-
ton, the most studious; Minnie
Williams and Melvin Daniels, Jr.,
the most bashful; Francetta White
and Leslie Austin, the most fash
ionable; Annie Smith and Dalton
Midget, the most original; Doris
Daniels and Linwood White, the
most conceited; Maxine Meekins,
the teachers ideal, and George
Greet, the class fool.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO, on Feb
ruary 9, 1889, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Austin, of Cape Charles, Va, had
just announced the engagement of
their pretty daughter, Marietta, to
Paul Derrickson, of Selbyville,
Delaware, surfman stationed at
Little Machipongo, Broadwater, Va.
AND ON JANUARY %, 1889,
Cornelius P. Midget was part
owner of the First Colony Inn, at
Mays Head, where he was cele-
brating his Goth birthday with a
barbecue dinner. The guests who
came the fartherest were the par
ents of his little grand-nice, Gloria
Gould Hayman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey Hayman, who were accom-
panied by Miss Natalie Gould, all
of Williamson. Commander C. J.
Sullivan, of U. S. Coast Guard
headquarters, in Elizabeth City,
was on hand, as were Mr.. Mid
gets two sister, Mrs. Eliza Gould,
of Manteo, and Mrs. Rowena Mid
gett, of Wanchese.
BOXING CHAMPIONS 16
YEARS AGO were Dan Davis and
Dick Burrus, Manteo winners of
the Golden Glove State tournament
in January, 1889. On the second
day of February they were proud
ly presented to the Manteo Rotary
Club at their regular dinner meet
ing in the Fort Raleigh Hotel by
Rotarian Woodson B. Fearing.
MANTEO NEWS NOTES OF 16
YEARS AGO: Tea and cherry cake
were served as refreshments and
Mrs. Laura Skinner walked off
with the high score prize at
progressive bridge party held at
the Fort Raleigh Hotel on Friday
night, February 25, 1889, for the
benefit of the milk fund for under
nourished school children
boxing match at the Manteo CCC
camp on the night of February "a,
1899, featured IL bouts headed by
a scrap between Gerald Wise and
Donnie Thyme. Other fighters in
cluded Luther Daniels VS.. Fred
Jones; Fred Howard VS.. Linwood
Tillett; Dick Burrus VS.. Dick
Williamson, and Clyde Mann VS..
Payson Berry -.
ON JANUARY 81, 1889, the
third game of the Manteo
Fishbowl Football Series was
won by the Wescotters by
one touchdown when Robert
Midget, center, successfully block
ed a Fearing punt, and ran with
it for the score in the final quarter.
Despite an intermittanti downpour
of rain some 400 spectators were
on hand for the game during
which, in the third quarter young
Punk" Tillett, of the Fearing
team, had two of his ribs broken
near the breastbone and had to be
carried off the field in an uncon-
scious condition.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN co.
incidence, but on February 10,
1889, Miss Alma Owens, of Man
teo, was in Elizabeth City spend
ing several days with her aunt,
Mrs. ]. w. Taft. And A. C. STRAIT
ton, of Manteo, was a Sunday
visitor in Elizabeth City that
week end!
DO YOU REMEMBER when the
stork brought fine, fat on pound
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Nose
Basnight way back on January 2,
1889?