Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-05-02

Glad TO see Dir. Jno. Z. Bond out
again.
The oyster season closed on Wednes-
day last.
Nag's Head will be in the front rank
this season.
County commissioners will meet
next Monday.
The health of Edenton was never bet
ter at this season of the year.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER goes to
many new subscribers this week.
MIS- D. L. Kramer, and childl en- ARE
visiting friends in Washington n. c.
Some women are like shotguns. They
would attract no attention without their
bangs.
The sanitary condition of the town
should be well looked after before warm
weather.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hines has moved to town,
making her home at the Woodland
House.
Regret to hear of the illness of our
friend, Mr.. R. f. Cheshire. May he
soon recover.
Miss Emily Green is visiting the love
ly home Of her aunt, Mrs. Capehart,
at AvOca, this week.
Mr.. E. S. Simmons. prominent
lawyer of Washington n. c., was in
Edenton yesterday.
The sound Of the saw and hammer
is still on the air. Improvements are
noticeable in all parts of our city.
One call will send a man to put out a
fire. but it takes halfa dozen calls to
make him get up and start one.
A colored child living on King street,
ate about One-third ola box of lye on
yesterday which came near resulting in
death.
Miss Narcissa Sawyer who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. F. Ziegler,
in t is town, left yesterday for her
home at E. City.
The ''C' Social given by the ladies
this week, at the Opera House, for the
benefit of the Baptist Parsonage. was
indeed success. The proceeds were
large
The fishing season is rapidly coming
to close. The gill net fishermen are
taking up their nets, and the seine and
pound net fishermen are expected to
stop very soon.
The contrast between the Marset
house and the newly painted Govern
ment Light pole, foot Of Main street, is
indeed very striking. Have you noticed
them lately?
A fellow who deliberately proposes
matrimOny to a girl when he can t sup
port himself. is either a frst-class fraud
or a fool--uniess he marries for money
and becomes her hired man.
Send us the address of your friends
whom you think would be pleased to
get our paper. We will mail them
sample copies, and it will .be pleasing to
them to know that you have an interest
in them.
The cemetery will soon be ready for
business. The street has been extended
the bridge over the creek is completed
and we suppose, the erection Of fence
will be the next thing done. The site is
certainly beautiful one.
From all that we can learn the farm
ers are we'll up with their work. and
the FISHERMAN & FARMER truly hopes
that the season may be prCTitiCuS. and
that the "hOrny handed sons Of toll,
may succeed in harvesting bountiful
crop this year.
The State Auditor has notified our
Clerk of the Court, Mr.. Jno. G. Bond,
that applicants for pensions may make
application before justices Of the peace,
and the clerk of the court must certify
that such justice is regularly and legal
ly acting.
Goods were never sold so cheap in
Edenton a. they are selling at this sea-
son. The merchants all have large
stocks and better market cannot be
found hereabOuts for those who wants
full value for their '!eagles."
We were told by one of our merchants
that he had sold goods this week to
people from Tyrrel, Washington, Beau
fort. BERTHE, Hartford, Perquimans and
Gates Counties He says they came here
specially to buy goods. This speaks
we'll for our market.
Our handsome and wide-a-wake
Foreman Mr.. James Holmes, Wis ted |
Columbia. G 'esweiI and Mackey Fer |
nv this week in the interest of the FISH |
ERMAN AND FARMER. His trip was a |
pleasant and profitable one bringing |
with him long list of new subcribe:s. |
He returns thanks to friends for many |
cOurtesies extended.
Miss Hope Hunter, one of the pretty |
maidens of Plymouth, whose DISPOSE |
ton is as sweet as perfume of flowers /
in rose-wreathed May, and whose char !
acter is as pure as the soul Of snow
fake. passed through EdentOn on Sat .
rrday last. accompanied by Mr.. W. }. /
Newman and Iady onrOutp for Baiti- /