The semi-weekly messenger. [volume], June 30, 1905, Page 4, Image 4
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Fayetteville City Directory
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Laura Stedman Visiting Fayetteville, NC 1905
Marriage of Miss Laura Cordon to John Porterfield Stedman, July 07, 1893
Marriage of Miss Laura Cordon.Yesterday morning, at the Methodist church in Oxford, Miss Laura Telfair Cordon, daughter of the late
Rev. James H. Cordon, D D, was united in marriage to Mr. John Porterfield Stedman, of that place.
The ceremony, which wa3 a very quiet one, was performed by the Rev. J. A Cunninggim, D. D., assisted by Rev. R. H. Whitaker, D.D. Mr. T. B. Fuller acted as the groom’s best man. The bride was
immediately preceded by her intimate friends, Miss Agne&a Fau
cette and Miss Lome Currin. She entered on the arm of her uncle, Mr. Samuel F. Telfair, by
whom she was given away in marriage. The ushers were D C. Hunt
and A. A. Hicks. As the bridal parly entered and retired from the church the WeddiDg March was beautifully executed by Mrs. Lanier, who presided at the organ.
The bride made a wide circle of friends here during her lamented father’s residence in Raleigh, and she is universally esteemed for her loveliness of character and her charms and accomplishments of person.
The groom is well and widely known, and enjoys great popularity with an extended circle of friends all over the State. For some time past he has been a successful druggist at Oxford, and is looked upon as one of the most prominent business men of that place.
At the conclusion of the ceremony Mr. and Mrs Stedman left on the north bound train for a tour to the North and West, followed by the warmest congratulatiOEs and good wishes of their friends, in which the News-Observer Chronicle heartily joins.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Greensboro Female College Commencement. May 27, 1896
15. Recitation —A Leap Year Disappointment, (Anonymous.) Miss Verona Ayers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, May 27, 1896, Image 3
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Friday, May 13, 2022
Arthur-Ayers Wedding - THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. Friday MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1901.
ARTHUR-AYERS.
‘‘A pretty marriage" was the comment of the spectators of the morning marriage of Mr. John A. Arthur, the bright and popular editor of the Gazette-Messenger. In an early morning marriage Mr. John A. Arthur was married to Miss Verona Ayers, one of the charming society belles of Washington. Miss Ayers is the daughter of Mr. E. W. Ayers, one of the hailing merchants of this city.
Mr. Arthur is the editor of the Gazette-Messenger, one of the leading eastern papers. The Methodist church was handsomely decorated with palms and ferns banked high around the organ and pulpit. Men delsohns Wedding March was skillfully rendered under the artistic touch of Mrs. E. M. Brown. Mr. Barnes, the violinist, assisted in the rendition. The bride was given away by her brother. Mrs. James W. Wiggins was the dame of honor with Mr. Fred Avers. Miss Laura Ayers, the bride’s sister and maid of honor, with Dr. John C. Rodman, best man, Mr;. T. Atkinson Haughton with Aliss Mary Burbank. The ushers were Dr. Joshua Tayloe, Dr. P.A. Nicholson, Mr. F. H. Short and Mr. J. A. Temple.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Henry Potter: The history of First Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1816-1991
Henry Potter and his wife were charter members of First
Presbyterian Church. Mr. Potter was elected an Elder in 1831.
Judge Potter was born January 5, 1766 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Little is known about his schooling. In his early twenties he went to Philadelphia, possibly to complete his education as
a lawyer. He was there two and a half years. His youthful interest
in public affairs was keen. He attended sessions of the Congress and
heard President Washington's message to Congress in 1791. He
became personally acquainted with Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams,
Madison and other public leaders.
As a young lawyer, he arrived in Raleigh in the early days of the city. In 1799 he was Grand Master of Hiram Masonic Lodge. He was a trustee of the State University for over fifty years. He con- tributed to the erection of Main South Building. He must have been a man of substantial means even in his youth. Shortly after he arrived in Raleigh he purchased two acres of land on the north side of Hargett Street from Salisbury to McDowell Streets. On this land he built his home. Some of this land is now owned by First Church for a parking lot.
On April 2, 1802 he was appointed a Federal Judge by President Jefferson. He remained a Federal Judge for 55 years. He was an original trustee of the Raleigh Academy which opened July 1, 1804. It has been said that the organizational plan of the First Presbyterian Church was the handiwork of Judge Potter. He, William Peace, and Dr. Calvin Jones deeded the property to First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Morgan and Salisbury Streets. The legal title was held by a quasi-joint stock company in which each pew owner had one vote for each $50 worth of pew or pews he or she owned. At the time Judge Potter had pew #7, which cost more than $500.
Judge Potter was married to Sylvania Williams Easton. They had ten children, six reached maturity. Mrs. William A. White (Margaret Ayers White), a member of First Church, is a direct descendant of Judge and Mrs. Potter. The last thirty years of Judge Potter's life was spent in Fayetteville. When he left Raleigh he sold his pew to Dr. McPheeters for $50. Judge Potter died December 20, 1858 at the age of 91. His wife had predeceased him October 25, 1853.
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As a young lawyer, he arrived in Raleigh in the early days of the city. In 1799 he was Grand Master of Hiram Masonic Lodge. He was a trustee of the State University for over fifty years. He con- tributed to the erection of Main South Building. He must have been a man of substantial means even in his youth. Shortly after he arrived in Raleigh he purchased two acres of land on the north side of Hargett Street from Salisbury to McDowell Streets. On this land he built his home. Some of this land is now owned by First Church for a parking lot.
On April 2, 1802 he was appointed a Federal Judge by President Jefferson. He remained a Federal Judge for 55 years. He was an original trustee of the Raleigh Academy which opened July 1, 1804. It has been said that the organizational plan of the First Presbyterian Church was the handiwork of Judge Potter. He, William Peace, and Dr. Calvin Jones deeded the property to First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Morgan and Salisbury Streets. The legal title was held by a quasi-joint stock company in which each pew owner had one vote for each $50 worth of pew or pews he or she owned. At the time Judge Potter had pew #7, which cost more than $500.
Judge Potter was married to Sylvania Williams Easton. They had ten children, six reached maturity. Mrs. William A. White (Margaret Ayers White), a member of First Church, is a direct descendant of Judge and Mrs. Potter. The last thirty years of Judge Potter's life was spent in Fayetteville. When he left Raleigh he sold his pew to Dr. McPheeters for $50. Judge Potter died December 20, 1858 at the age of 91. His wife had predeceased him October 25, 1853.
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