Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-06-13

Not much cooler.
Set out your plants.


attended
The catch of sturgeon this week is re-
! ported good.
The uniform of our city Police is IL
| deed becoming
Political whisperings are now and
| then to be heard.
Our county Jail contains only two
| prisoners at this writing.
| Some new fences, we notice, are be-
| ing put up about town
| Dir. w. H. Harrell. coach maker. has
mooved his shop at the old Baker
place.
Some of our people are talking of 60
ing to Mays Head soon to enjoy the cool
| breeze.
Drummers on the go. Every day
they can be seen in gOOdly numbers III
our city
Some of the hook and line fishermen
report snakes plentiful about the
creeks.
Isn't it about time to revise and
republ:sh the City Ordinances: 1t
strikes us that it is.
Go to A. G. Mitchell's for Milk
| shakes, lemonade and soda. They are
refreshing and cheap
Our hotel registers never fails to
show up good at this season. Travel
ers like EdentOn hotels.
Mr.. Monroe Whedbee will be chief
clerk at the Mays Head hotel this sum-
mer. A good selection.
The new residence of Mr.. W. II. COT
field is being beautiRed by the touch
Of the painter s brush.
The streets are now in better condit-
ion than we have seen them for years.
Hope they will be kept so.
| The wharf of the Albemarle Steam
| Navigation Co., at this city, is receiving
some needed repairs this week.
The Str. NJ. E. Roberts, we lean Ii. will
run from this place and E. City to
Nays Head during the Summer.
Our Chief of Police is pushing things
right along in the way of the improve
ment of the drainage of our town.
Mr.. J. v. Branning is occupying his
new residence on upper Main street.
| Il is indeed handsome structure.
How do you like him, boys? We
mean our Chief of Police. Show us a
town having nobier looking one.
Summer has set in in dead earnest
| The thermometer has gone up to sum
mer heat, and it makes the boys take off
their Jackets.
| Everybody is now busy ''setting out
| sprouts y for sweet potato crop except
| those who have finished and are resting
! from their labors.
Looking from the bay one would sup
pose that a little white-wash on some
of the wharf property would greatly
| improve things.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER offers q
free marriage license to anyone as
premium for six yearly subscribers.
Now is your chance.
The following is said to be the short
est sentence which contains all the let
ters Of the alphabet: Pack my box
| with FIVE dozen liquor jugs.
| During the summer months the yards
should be kept clean of ali garbage and
filth. None can be too cautious about
their health in warm weather.
A large number Of our people will go
down to hear Rev. Sam Jones during
his stay in Norfolk. There will be re-
duced rates over the n. S. R. r.
Now is the time to list your taxes
Better go and attend to it at once, while
YOU think of it. You will he required
to pay double amount if you fail to do
this.
Edenton is one of the best markets
at which to trade we know of herca-
bouts Goods are sold cheap and the
merchants carry large and select
stocks.
Our HAIRLESS Gussom is home again.
He looks we'll and as though he has been
in good pastures. Well, make the best
OF it, old fellow, you will 20 out next
term.
Itch. Mango. and Scratches Oh human
or animals cured in 30 minutes by
| Woolford Sanitary Lotion This
never fails. Sold by W. j. Leary, Drug
gist, Edenton.
We are told that the crops are looking
fine throughout the entire county.
Some say they are in better condition
than they have been, at this period, in
about twenty or thirty years.
A horse ran away three different times
on Monday, causing much excitement
on Main street. Everybody sympathiz
ed with the owner of the team, but it
really seemed that the horse at least
was in town for good time. And the
| horse had it too.
The Magistrates of this county did
! the right thing last week by reelecting
! the Board of County Commissioners.
! They are all good men, and have man
| aged the affairs Of our county most adj
mirably. Their reelection gives univer-
sal satisfaction.
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