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To TIE Editor Of The Standard.

BERTlE COIINTY
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BERTHE COUNTY.


This county was formed as early as 1922, and
derives its name from Hon James Bertie, and
Henry Bertie, who were the original Lords Pro-
prietors of this Colony: the first, James, was
proprietor and owner of that part belonging to
the Earl of Clarendon, to whom the charter OF
Charles H., with others, was granted. Both OF
their names appear in the deed of recession to the
English crown George H. in 1929 It's bound
ed on the north by Hereford county, on the east
by the Chowan river (which separates it from
Chowan county,, on the south by the river Roam
oke (Which separates it from the county of Mar
tin), and on the west by part of Northampton
and the Roanoke (Which separates it from Hall
fax county, Its population in 1910 was 12,1 175
OF which there were engaged in agriculture 5, l57,
manufactures 500, commerce 35. White. persons
over twenty years of age who cannot read or
write 1925 Its products are chiefly cotton, corn,
and fish. 1t produced in 1910 of cotton 2, ~, ,449
pounds, corn 545, 1882 bushels, commerce 10000
dollars, merchandise 1Ol, 900 dollars fish %, 1856
barrels; distileries 80, which distil 2O,348 gal
Ions; grist mills "a, saw mills 10. The taxes
paid by this county into the public treasury in
1912, amounted to one thousand six hundred and
dollars and sixteen cents composed of