Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-11
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN!


THE WEEK.
Our Mas Hnds the town as usual.
after court-week ended, quiet and,
by comparison, very dull.
He goes TO the market, Monday
morning, to fnd it the same old
shameful building it ever WAS 1t
is q standing reflection upon the
Judgment or this public that its exis-
tence is tolerated even for day.
1t is not only unsightly. and unsEit-
ably located Obstructing the view Of
Main street from the water but. it is
a cause leading to much OF the ex-
tortion endured by the people
purchasers Of fresh meat 3, poultry &c.
If the market laws were repealed and
the market place destroyed, then com.
petition, the life all trade and every
business, would become general,
green groceries could be found in
every part Of the town enabling ladies
house-keepers to do their own
marketing. What lady in Edenton
does her own marketing now? Can
you find ones No, and why not !?
Because, hardly any LADY would be
caught in the dirty filthy den called
the market filled. as it is. with ra bible.
rottenness and repeIIency. Ii decent
places were allowed up town or. in
any part OF the business section
thereof; if merchants, grOcers, were
allowed, without existing restrictions,
TO sell green meats. poultry, eggs, &c,
anywhere and at any time then. our
lady friends. house Keepers. who
would prefer making their own pur-
chases, would be found relieving the
men OF the duty of marketing and
men would find their tables, at home.
better supplied and 1T less cost than
they are now or. will ever he under
existing custom and mans2 ement.
When a lady turns her attention TO
trade and purchase she can beat q
man, matters not his boasted exper-
ience and superior judgment. When
she buys. she has an eye to the very
smallest possible figures and wien
she sells, the larges amount is the
price charged. They make safe
traders and, in business, rarely ever
fail. -.--.
The wharf, this week. Ia not so
crowded, as last. with vessels. One
very large schooner WAS found at
Capt. WoOl's dock loaded with coal
for the captain. ..
The sight Of large vessel IN our
4F kn o1
when Edenton was at her best when,
Notwithstanding our present railroad
system and our boasted high protect
I've hui warks, her trade WAS superior
and her wealth SURPRISING anything
chat has ever been experienced or
expected by the :, merchants:s2 and
tradeslnen Of modern times. In
those days of water transportation
and tariff for revenue onlys our salt,
sugar, rum. molssses &C., &c, came
direct Fl 0m the islands Cf the West
Indians and was sold at prices which
now appear scarcely credible. In those
days two very large ship yards were
carried On IN our town employing q
large number of hands, now, the sound
of mallet or the ring Of the, calkinR
iron 10 never heard. The. ways have
been torn up, the houses removed and
che places or rsites OF these yards. where
once all was activity and industrial en.
terprise, hare beeome>th home Of the
eoad, the lamphitheatre of the operatic
Oul!frok or the safe asylum Of the cold
and snaky lizard. i is sad to > witness.
the ruins OF these elden sources Of
private opulenee and public Benefit
especially az we believe and know that
with their going has passed away other
@Ources Of our Independence and advan-
&aRe. They are gone. however, and
will never return unless protection
drives capital South for investment or,
free trade restores the South to her
wanted privileges and immunities.