Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-18
NEWS az MAIL.

Bible over 800 years old.
The Jail of Carteret county has
been empty nearly two years.
The Wilmington Military Company
rejoices in new dress uniforms.
Wake county holds an exhibition
on the 18th inst, Of blooded horses
and cattle.
The Wilmington Messenger will
publish en- industrial issue May 22d,
Of 10000 copies.
A woman in Iredell county died last
week from having drunk tea in which
a spider had been boiled.
Contracts have been let for build
ing fourteen brick stores in Oxford
during the present summer.
Work will soon begin on the Exhi.
bitiOn Hall for the Elizabeth City
Albemarle Park Association.-Ex.
$500 have been donated by the
Commissioners Of Greensboro to the
recent organized Military Company.
1t is estimated that about fourteen
hundred of the State Guard will go
into camp at Wrightsville about July
10th. The Pasqu0tank Rifles have
ordered new suits and will present a
handsome appearnace.-Falcon.
The Reflector reports a case of
wantOn cruelty to animals which
should receive judicial investigation.
A man in Pitt county cut a kittens
tail off and grated it on a rabbits 8,
and the rabbits tail was made to
grow on the kittens stump.-News.
Miss Lizzie Ingle, young white
girl 81 years of age, was burned to
death in a field on Mr.. j. F. Kerns'
plantation, in Long Creek township,
near Charlotte, last week, the cause
being the accidental ignition of her
dress from burning pile of corn
stalks. 1t was a most shocking
affair.
Quite sad and singular coincidence
occurred in Windsor, BERTHE county,
last week. Mr.. John Peter Rascoe,
the welthiest citizen in the county,
Mrs.. Fannie Mitchell step-mother of
Rev. John Mitchell and Miss Mary
Jordan, a much beloved and educated
lady, all of the same family and
church, died the same day and were
buried in the Baptist Church yard.
A sensational suicide has occurred
in johnson county. James Davis
attempted to commit rape upon his
step daughter. Upon complaint an
officer arrested him at his residence
when he requested permission to 60
in the next room to put on clean
shirt. In this room he shot himself
through the head with a rife-the
ball entering under the chin and
passing through the top of his head.
News.
The case of Bullock VS.. Baxter,
moved from Camden to Pasquotank,
and from that county to Dare, was
decided last Thursday by Judge
ment of $500 damages to plaintiff,
the suit having been originally filed
for $4,000. Young Baxter, son OF
DR.. Baxter, we are told, made an
assault on Bullock some time ago.
by which one of his eyes was either
partially or wholly destroyed.-Ex
Policeman Jno. Pearce. of Monroe,
died at his home in that place, at
eleven o'clock last Sunday night,
with his skull crushed in. the result
of blow received while he was
arresting the ring leader of row at
q colored festival there, the previous
night. Two negroes. Bill Wedding.
ton and Frank Thomas, are now in
Jail at Monroe to answer for the
crime.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The Elizabeth City Falcon says {:
A few days ago we received two let
tiers from Mann's Harbor. Dare
county, one dated April 9Th, the
other April 10th. A long time for a
short distance. He says the fishing
there has been almost an entire
failure, but at the marshes the hest
for years. Messrs. Davis & Wey-
mouth and Pailin Bros, use two
seines on one ground. thus making
eight hauls day instead of Eve.
Prospect for fruit good.
The death sentence of Daniel
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