The "Hamor House" ONE FAMILY by the name of "Hamor" had lived there for years - they lived near the end there wasn't room enough Before - raised the chickens and had of the Island called "dead man's another summer had rolled vegetable garden. She still con point." An aunt of mine, Sadie around the old house had been tinued to make and sell he Belle Cleaves, married one of the rejuvenated. Partitions were brown sugar fudge, and while Hamor boys (John). She had a taken out in certain rooms to en- was there on my vacations small dry goods store. also gro- large and give more space - cracked and shelled the walnuts cery store about half way on the hardwood floors were put in - yes, bushels of them it seemed Island. the "piazza" was all enclosed and Their two sons, Hillard an To make a few extra dollars made a dandy dining room - a Shirley, were sent away to b she did home cooking and made modern bathroom was installed educated - they had no part i brown sugar fudge just chock and many other improvements running the Hamor House. Bot full of walnuts. Grandma Hamor, were done. got married and went to Char as I called her, would sell these FOR 35 YEARS or more people lotte, N. C. to live. goodies to the "Rusticators" who came from all over the world to IN THE LATE 1940's Aur came to Club House on the hill that she had charge of. After a while Aunt Sadie offered to pre- pare hot lunches at the Club House, such as oyster stew or clam chowder along with some of her good pies and hot biscuits. WORD GOT AROUND of these good eats being served at a nom- inal fee, so that the increase in her business was such she was not able to handle so many in the space and few accommoda- tions the Clubhouse provided. As Grandma Hamor was ready to retire as caretaker of the Club. feast on one of Aunt Sadie's fa- house, she suggested to Aunt mous dinners. Several of the The "Cranberry Club" Sadie to sell her store and take women who lived on the Island over the Hamor home and make worked for her and her husband a business of serving fish and (John) who gave up his job as Sadie and Uncle John decid chicken dinners. chef in a summer hotel to help that their family had grown an This she did. The first season carry on the business. He sup- gone to homes of their own - was very successful, but still plied her with lobsters and fish now it was time to take it a littl easy. Both had worked very har and both were in failing health The boys had them spend th winters with them in Charlotte N.C. - but during the summe months they wanted to be at th old home on Cranberry Isles an enjoy the sound of the wave and watch the tide come and g in the "creek." One winter while in No. Card lina Uncle John passed away an not long after Aunt Sadie joine him. Quite suddenly in the 1950 both of the boys passed away. IT HAS BEEN many year since I was there and I do no know whether the Hamor Hous is still in existence or not. I di hear in a roundabout way that had been sold to settle the estat I shall always cherish the mem ories and good times I had wit Aunt Sadie and Uncle John