Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-10-17
Scales and Plants.
Cooler weather.


Cooler weather.
Amusement at the Fair grounds every
evening.
Be sure to register. Time is passing.
Do not neglect this important.duty.
The girl who has the strongest will
is the girl who says the strongest
won't.
Delays are dangerous, every Demo
cratic voter should heed this and register
at once.
Are you going to the Balloon ascen-
sion next week at E. City? If not, you
ought to.
Some of the negroes will scratch the
Republican county ticket pretty H"ely
this year.
Don't fail to see the grand balloon
| ascension at the Elizabeth City Fair
next week.
The Editor attended the Park Fair
at E. Gay on yesterday and returns
with good report.
The Luisiana lottery is suffering
greatly from the vigorous enforcement
of the anti-lottery law.
The men who do things naturally
slowly, deliberately are the men who
Oftenest succeed in life.
The Edenton Band went down to E.
City yesterday to attend the Park Fair.
The boys returned happy.
Aud still they come. and they keep
coming, and our lists are growing,
steadily GROWN with each issue Of the
paper.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER is anxious
to publish al! county news, and we in
vite correspondence from every sec
ton
There are now about thirtT annual
county fairs held in North Carolina
all under the auspices Of permanent
organizations.
The law requires new registration.
and no patriotic Democrat should let
the grass grow under his feet till his
name IS properly rect rded.
Hon. H. A Gudger, spoke at the
Court House on Saturday night last to
an appreciatiye audience. He is good
speaker and indeed interesting.
The Job department of the FISHERMAN
& FARMER is a branch Of the office
which we are proud Of We guaraI-
tee satisfaction on all work in this line.
An exchange wisely observed that
parents of boys who allow them to
run about town at night might find
some more profitable employment for
them at home"
The negro who so brutality muir
in
Hartford county is positively identified
bv two persons. He is an ex-convict
and desperate man.
We are glad to see the people taking
such lively interest in the Fair. They
are talking about it everywhere and all
the people are coming. Remember the
dates, Oct. 2Sth to 31st.
Anyone having Sewing Machines
needing repairs can have them put i'll
perfect order by applying to D. 6.
Bond, Edenton. n. @. Opposite " God
ard House. ALI work done promptly
and at low rates.
Mr. T. w. Stevens, a graduate of
Randolph Macon College, and brother
Of Rev. Ernest Stevens, has taken
charge of the Edenton Academy, begin
ming on yesterday. We bespeak for
him the patronage of our people
The following is a good prescription
from the Argus: Say your pray
ers, do right. register to-day, and vote
the straight Democratic ticket in No
vember, and you will be happy" And
we would add, pay up your srbscrip-
ton.
Spence FELTON,, the escaped prisoner,
has been caught and placed in Edenton
Jail for safe keeping. He was captured
a.5 Gum Neck, Tyrrell county, by M.
Fred Patrick, who brought him to thi.
city on Monday and demanded the $50
reward. which Sheriff Perry willingly
paid him.
A negro named Squire Pearson is in
jail at Raleigh for com uniting perjury
in order to register. If you will exam
you will find perjury committed by
some of the negroes here, who are anx-
ion to vote before they become Of age,
and by some not entitled to vote.
There is a serious apathy among
Democrats, They do not register and
there is danger at this point. Do not
be caught mapping this year. Remem-
Der that the radicals are sleeping, but
with one eye open. Be not deceived
but get up and act. tRegister te-mor-
row without failure. See to it.
Pay your Taxes to day,
The first thing you do:
Remember before you go away,
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