Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-04-26

The town has many visitors this
week.
The Edenton fishermen are making
better catches this week.
The first box of peas of the season
was shipped Friday from New Berne.
Mrs. James Lakeland is visiting
her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Williams.
Miss Griffith, of Norfolk. is visit
ing her sister Mrs. w. III. Bond, Of
our CITY.
All those who want the Office of
City Police will please say Eye ::
III / I / | l /
Now that the Avoca opening is
over the next best is the Washington
Centennial celebration at New York.
The biggest liar in the State" j.
n. Robinson Esq, agent for Wash
ington Gazette, called on yesterday.
Ex-Gov. Jarvis and Coz. Harry
Skinner, of Greenville, went to New
York instead of Avoca, as was an
nounced.
Our friend Mr.. J. Abner Harrell,
of Weldon, was among the number
of Carolina visitors to Avoca during
the opening.
Gov. Fowle and number of other
distinguished personages passed
through Edenton, Tuesday last, en-
route for Avoca.
Our friends will excuse our delay
this week. Absence at Avoca and
an increased amount Of job work
threw US behind.
cell got there" 50 did Flu A.
White, Of Per0uImans, who is to be
Collector for the Eastern District of
North Carolina.
The handsome new organ for the
M. E. Church South at this place has
arrived. Now for new music aud
new choral inspiration.
For DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint
you have printed guarantee on every
bottle of Shiloh Vitalizer. It never
fails to cure. For sale by Hooper
& Co.
Mr.. G. A. Jackson, of that old and
most reliable Commission House,
j. w. Wharton, Philadelphia, was in
our midst this week paying his res
poets to patrons.
The Daily Call, published by Mr..
D. Fl. Browder, is new paper Issued
at Raleigh. 1t is neat, newsy and
well edited May it live long and
call regularly at our office.
The children all went to the fsh
cry Monday, under the care Of Mr..
A. J. Bateman. They had good
time and Will never cease thanking
Mr.. B. for his kind care and attention.
Among the visitors to Edenton
this week we note with pleasure Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Collins and daughter
Miss Annie, of Hillsboro. They are
the guests of Mr.. Frank Wood and
Lady.
The Steam Yacht Anita, of Phila-
delphia, Capt. II. s. Austin, arrived
here Saturday. She left for Avoca
Tuesday carrying party of ladies
and men to attend the opening ex-
ercises.
Fire was discovered yesterday
morning in the bakery building, Jno.
Wozelka's, just in time to save the
city from terrible confagration.
Had it gotten under way" the
whole Of Cheap S de" would have
been consumed beyond any possible
| doubt.
On the way to Avoca, Tuesday, a
gentleman remarked in our hearing
that he had seen in Edenton one of
the finest and best arranged grocery
establishments in this State. He
said also that it was worth double the
cost of his trip to Edenton to visit
the Branning Mfg. Co.'S. mill works.
He declared them the finest in the
South and said, to give emphasis,
that HE HAD TRAVELLED and knew
whereof he articulated.
AGood Book.
A new and most valuable book, now
on sale by Our friend, Mr.. R. ? Wal
ton, of Edenton, and entitled Mothers
of Great Men and Women" is most
pleasing production of Laura c. Hollo-
way, author of THE Ladies of the
White House," can Hour with Char
lotte Broute,' etc., etc. It should be
read by all our people especially the