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CityViewNC.com | 59 club. You came and had tea. You had hats on and gloves. e dues were $3.00," explained Duell. Realizing the importance and that times have indeed changed, Kennebeck is looking to gar- ner new membership with the addi- tion of ursday evening meetings and that is something the old school Duell wholeheartedly supports. "In this time now, the young people work. A lot have husbands, but they also work." Happy Hauntings e stately, classical style home now plays host to bridal showers, teas and weddings as well as the sole meeting place for the club. e home is also where the resident ghost, Mrs. Sand- ford, reigns. A few paranormal socie- ties in the Carolinas, one being Night Whisperers in nearby Clinton, NC, have conducted paranormal tours in the over 200 year old home. Some of the Club members have seen Mrs. Sandford's ghost leaning over the staircase rail in the front room. ey promise it. "e belief in the club is that she is happy that we are keeping up with everything and keeping every- thing clean," said Kennebeck. She add- ed, "I myself have never seen her, but I am still open to those types of things." Luckily, the ghost of Ann K. Simpson, the first woman ever tried for murder in Cumberland County, doesn't show up too oen in the Oval Ballroom. When the Oval Ballroom was attached to the Halliday-Williams House (it was moved to Heritage Square in the 1950s), Simpson allegedly killed her husband with a poisonous dessert con- coction of arsenic-laced syllabub. The Year Ahead Duell is in good spirits that the next fiscal year for the Club will be the best ever. At the end of our interview, I posed the question, "What will hap- pen to the buildings if the money isn't raised?" To that, she kindly, yet firmly responded, "It will be raised. I know we will have a wonderful year. My hope is to keep going, to get the younger peo- ple involved." ere was a slight pause, because I knew what was coming next: "You better join. I want you to join." CV 910.425.6667 | 6775 Irongate Drive | Fayetteville, NC | www.gatesfour.com Less than 10 minutes from Raeford Road • Outdoor Pavilion • Seating for up to 300 People • • Weddings and Rehearsal Dinners • Anniversary Celebrations • Meetings • Walter Guy Jewelers ~ Contemporary & Classic Jewelry ~ Jewelry & Watch Repair ~ ~ Buyer & Sellers of Diamonds & Gemstones ~ ~ Insurance & Estate Appraisals ~ Specializing in Unusual and Antique Jewelry 910.868.6472 • 220 Hay Street • Downtown Fayetteville Present this advertisement for $5.00 off your next watch battery. Offer expires 8/2015. Walter Guy Jewelers ~ Contemporary and Classic Jewelry ~ Buyer & Sellers of Diamonds & Gemstones ~ Insurance & Estate Appraisals ~ Jewelry & Watch Repair Present this advertisement for $5.00 your next watch battery. Offer expires 8/2015. Downtown Fayetteville | 220 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 | 910-868-6472 Specializing in Unusual and Antique Jewelry

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