Doug Stout
Guest Columnist
NEWARK In mid-July of 1878, the committee appointed by the “Soldiers and Sailors Society of Licking County” were making their last preparations for the reunion.
The city of Newark was also busy preparing for the arrival of President Rutherford B. Hayes, General William Tecumseh Sherman, and other dignitaries. The City council had given $200.00 to the society for decorations to use as they saw fit.
The order of events for July 22, called for the assembling of veterans in downtown Newark. From there a procession of veterans, dignitaries, bands, and citizens would travel down West Main St. to the “Great Eagle Mounds.”
Superior Court Judge John E. Nobles later said he d never tried a case so interesting. The challenge to the last will and testament of James H. Smith ran three weeks in New Hanover County Superior Court and drew headlines in the StarNews back in 2006.
Now, Charles W. Smith provides an account of the case in Uncle Jimmy, a cautionary tale for anyone dealing with an aged relative.
Smith is not a disinterested observer. A grand-nephew of Uncle Jimmy, he was one of the parties trying to get his 2002 will overturned. He has critical things to say about the New Hanover County bar and about several beloved figures in the community.
Local activist who cared greatly about Meriden and its residents remembered
Local activist who cared greatly about Meriden and its residents remembered
Arline Dunlop, a former mayoral candidate and local activist, stands near a grove of trees she helped save next to John Barry Elementary School in Meriden in 2004. Dunlop died last week. Record-Journal file photo Advertisement
Speaking through a bullhorn, Arline Dunlop joined other anti-pesticide protesters at Meriden City Hall, Sept. 25, 2000. | File photo.
Arline Dunlop, on the front porch of her Meriden home, is making another run for mayor July 21, 2003. The Libertarian has already run for Mayor of Meriden on a few occasions.
A Designer Reveals the Higher Purpose of Architecture
Architecture should lift you up to the heavens
NEW HOPE, N.Y. “If you sing the perfect note right in the center stage, the person at the back of the amphitheater can hear it just as well as a person in the front,” says James H. Smith, educator and founder of Cartio, an architectural photography and design atelier. The ancient Greek amphitheaters “aren’t something that just happened by mistake. This was highly advanced design.”
Smith now designs homes in New York, but he grew up in Australia. His father was a pilot, so they visited many places in his youth. He’ll always remember his trip to Greece as a boy. Walking around Athens, he noticed the beautiful sculptures and architectural ornamentation. He recalls the public squares that dropped 10 feet below street level, revealing ancient ruins. The architecture, nestled into the fabric of the city, created a lasting impression on him.