Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-16

the Baptist State Convention in ses-
sion at Greensboro.
Hon. T. G. Skinner. our Congress
man elect, passed through town
enroute for his home on Wednesday.
Tom is among the unchangeables of
earth. Whether defeated or elected (.
as now, he is the same 1.-TWO and six"
rs cases Phoenix Lye 1926, at
Woodland Bros.
The people Of Edenton as we'll as
the members of the NJ. E. Church
South. at this place. have occasion to
congratulate themselves over the
return. by the Conference. of Rev.
Ernest Stevens to this charge. We
shall welcome him as we would our
own.
Swety Leary's barber shop has
again received new additions and
been frightened by new touches of
the painters brush. Swety is a
genius. Had he received an early
training in the art of painting he
would have been as good with pencil
and brush as he now is with razor
and scissors.
Next Wednesday the colored peo-
pie celebrate their victory in the
county and the triumph OF the Re-
publican party in the Nation. Judg-
ing from the character of the officers
and the various committees advertised
we shall look for very decent, re-
spectacle and, from their standpoint,
very BETTING demonstration.
For the first time since the exist
ance of the FISHERMAN AND FARMER
we have had a paper returned, which
we found last Friday under our Office
door with the following written on
its margin: Don't send paper any
longer TO J. E. Bonner" Why is
this? See if you can't hit it in three
guessess The local public can, we
know.
A few nights since Mr.. Thomas
w. Wilson. living near the White
House, in this county, while returning
home from an Alliance Meeting, on
seeing two boys. standing near
cotton field, covered with sheets, was
badly frightened, whereupon he took
off his hat threw down club and ran
till he was completely exhausted.
Mind. boys, such pranks are dan
gerous.
The election is over and the boys
are settling down to business. Fish
ermen are making preparations for
the early run of shad, and farmers
are attending to the demands of
husbandry. How soon excitement
dies away giving place for enterprise
and industry to persue their accus
toned ways Of attainment Surely
no people of the earth are like our
people and no country like these
United States.
Thursday night of last week witnessed
a most brilliant marriage in high life
amid colored people. Elizabeth Creepy,
daughter of Alfred Creecy, and for
some time teacher in the public schools
Of this county, was married to Nehi-
miah Holley, by Rev. R. R. Walter,
OI UdT ySDuTS. IA CIelucHuOuS conSIe-
cation assembled in the Baptist church
1colored) to witness the ceremony, of
which, were many whites with whom
the bride and her family, old servants
IF a polite people, have ever been quite
popular. We wish them happiness and
return thanks for large supply of
cake sent us. Baked by Jno.
W ozelka, Esq, it was excellent.
25 cases Coffee Essence, $1.25 at
Woodland Bros.
The five we'll dressed tramps, which
we're arrested and jailed Friday at
Hartford arrived in Edenton late Sat
1rday evening and remained till Mon
lay. They went around begging for
iood and beating everybody out of
What they could. On Monday they
secured small boat, the property of
Mr.. Jno. G. Bond, and left for parts
heading towards Plymouth
" Washington. What these men have
lone we can't tell. Their homes are
n Portsmouth, and one of them we
NOW, who was Whyland Manning,
on of Mr.. Buck Manning, proprietor
# the Peabody House, Portsmouth,
"a. The boat belonging to Mr.. Bond
ant be found. He advertises in this