Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-29


Rev J. D Bond preached at the Bap-
tist church on Sunday last.
Several Edentonians went down to
Nag's Head Saturday last.
County politics warming up again.
They all want something.
Have you paid your subscription to
the FISHERMAN & FARMER?
1t you don't believe advertising pays
just advertise free excursion.
Our Police says fast driving through
our streets must stop. You bet ter look
out.
The building boom continues. Every
week new houses can be seen started
up.
It makes the best of US mad all
over to be told the truth about our
selves.
The colored people are holding re-
vival meeting at the A. 81. E. Zion
church.
Several cases were before Justice
| Rogerson and Mayor Hathaway this
week.
| We hear no complaint from our ho-
tel keepers this week. Travellers are
on the go.
We are told by some of our farmers
that lice and rust have damaged cotton
considerably.
| Our town was full of colored people
on Tuesday last. The best behaved set
we ever saw.
Quite number of our people attend
| ed the Senatorial Convention Wednes-
day at Hartford.
The colored Odd Fellows, of this city,
celebrated their 10Th anniversary in
grand style Tuesday last.
| Sailing on the Bay is just delightful.
Sailing parties have been out mosJ every
evening and night this week.
We learn that there will be an
other large wholesale grocery establish
ment opened in Ederton at an early
| date.
| Work has commenced at the Fair
| grounds. The track is being put in or
| der and other improvements are being
made.
| Another rundown Democrat jumps
| the fence this week and cries to the top
of his voice, "Oftice!" Does the Repub-
licans want him2
| Quite number of our merchants
will go North next week to purchase
Fall Stocks. The prospects were never
better for a big Fall trade,
A crack colored Base Ball Club of
| Elizabeth City came up Tuesday to play
the Edenton boys, who licked them de-
Gently. We are told that the E. City
| Club failed to make round.
! The speech of J. w. Draper, at the
| Republican County Convention on Sat
urday last, was the best we have ever
heard John make. 1t was full of good
sense from beginning to end.
Two of the largest tomatoes we have
ever seen were brought us this week by
Mr.. G.. II. Sansbury, which weighed
fifteen ozs. each. They We're raised in
| the garden of Mrs Sarah Jackson.
The Str Dickerman while enroute to
this city from Columbia on Saturday
last took fire, near the mouth of Soup
perpong river, and came near being
buried to water edge. Several pas
sengers were on board and much excite
ment prevailed.
Two colored excursions from Eliza
| beth City came TO EuenCOn tuesday
on the Str. Burrus and Str. Tahoma to
participate in the celebration of the
Odd Fellows of this place. A large
crowd came on both beats. A band of
music came also.
The Chairman of the Republican Ex-
Committee, w. B. Hathaway, called a
convention at the Court House on Satur-
day last for the purpose of appointing
two delegates to the Republican State
Convention, which met this week at
Raleigh.
Pay off all debts and give your con-
science a rest. This will make your
creditors happy. will spur business and
will scatter the blessings of the 'goe d
time coming" And it is the small &C
counrs-due persons here and there
that we have reference to especially
Elk.
What say our people about organic
ing an Improvement Company in Eden
ton. Lets organize one and get to
work. Drive old Edenton forward,
now that she has taken start. An I'M
provement Co. is the thing we need,
and we hope our people will consider
/ ~. Nka