. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . the name of Grifton. Ithas the distinction of being in two counties and three town-ships; also two congressional and two judicial districts,namely, in Contentnea and Swift Creek townships, PittCounty, and in Contentnea Neck township, Lenoir. It is inthe Third and Fifth judicial districts. It is also in two SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY. 189 State senatorial districts, the Sixth and Eighth. Twosheriffs and three township constables, within their respectivejurisdictions, as well as the town police, exercise l
. Sketches of Pitt County, a brief history of the county, 1704-1910; illustrations and maps . the name of Grifton. Ithas the distinction of being in two counties and three town-ships; also two congressional and two judicial districts,namely, in Contentnea and Swift Creek townships, PittCounty, and in Contentnea Neck township, Lenoir. It is inthe Third and Fifth judicial districts. It is also in two SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY. 189 State senatorial districts, the Sixth and Eighth. Twosheriffs and three township constables, within their respectivejurisdictions, as well as the town police, exercise legal author-ity in the town. This year the Scotland ISTeck and KinstonRailroad was completed to Kinston and a regular train ser-vice began. This gave a boom to Grifton. This railroad ran through a fine section of country andother little towns sprang up along its route. Among themwere Ayden and Winterville, both of which were destined tobecome of importance in the near future. Falkland was a post-office with a daily mail many yearsbefore the war of 1861-5, with a good business. It is sup-. GREENVILLES FIRST TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.(Burned some years ago.) posed to have taken its name from Falkland, of Scotland,long the home of Scottish kings. It is ten miles northwest ofGreenville, one mile from Tar River. It was incorporatedabout 1887. There had been steady advancement along educational linesfor some time, and Pitts educational advantages offered byits public schools were good. There was more system aboutthe work and more attention to the details. Most of the school-houses were now a single room frame building, with heaterinstead of chimney, home-made desks and benches, glass win-dows, blackboards and other helps, and many were painted. 190 SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY. Taken altogether, it was at that time a great B. King was now superintendent, having succeeded MajorHenry Harding, who had devoted several years to the jDredecessor was the late Elder Josephus Latha
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