Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-04-03
SCALES AND PLANTS.
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BUSY READER.

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BUSY READER.
Court at Gatesville next week.
EW Wednesday was All Fool q day.
Town full of strangers this week.
March STEPPED down and out Tuesday.
Eggs have tak.n q tumble. Eggs
actly 60
"e UNDERSTAND that the City
Ceuncilmen will meet on Tuesday
next.
The Farmers say that the fruit trees
have net been hurt and promise . big
yield.
Glad to meet our friend Mr. M. H.
White, OF Hertford, on our streets this
week.
Prof. F, 8: Blair, an Alliance speaker,
will deliver q lecture in Edenton next
Tuesday.
Some of the young men gave hop at
the residence of Mrs. Paxton on We'd
nesday night.
There was the smallest docket in the
Superior Court hero this week that has
Doen tnere Tor years.
The fishermen seem to be doing u
little BETTER yet nothing what they
ought to, at this time Of the season.
Easter clothes were not very plentiful
Sunday, which was beautiful over head
but cool, and very muddy under foot.
Nothing gives as more pleasure than
to grasp the hands of friends, and this
week we have shaFen many Of them.
The children all went to the fishery
ON Monday last. They bad fine wealth
or, and reports a day Of much pleas
Wre.
Our readers will doubtless find the
article on the eighth page, headed
"'SOms of our noted men," very inter-
esting' Read it.
Farm work has been greatly retarded
On account Of the excessive and con-
much discouraged.
Rev. J. F. johnson, Presbyterian
minister OF E. City. preached two ex
cellent sermons in Edenton on Sunday
last, to large and sppretiative congre-
cations.
The old adage is that d arch borrows
twelve days from February and pays
them back in April. That being the
case we need not look for any settled
weather until after that time.
The very pretty and winrome Miss
Thomina Wilkens. of Washington, ".
g., the delicious essence Of all that is
sweet and charming, is visiting her
friend Miss Cora Mitchell in this
city.
Mr.. o. Newman, one of our largest and
best merchants, has returned from
North with fine line of Spring and
Summer goods. He is now daily re-
ceiviHg them and the grand opening
goes steadily On.
Regular service at the Baptist church
on Sunday next. Subject for morning.
THE Duty of Observing the Lord s
Supper" For night, THE Royal In
vitation." Everybody invited.
Strangers welcome.
We were delighted to meet in our
town this week Bro. P. John, editor of
the Caroliaian, and Bro. Paul Greecy ,
associate editor of Recommendation
both of E. City. Hope they met with
much success while here.
Mr.. R. J. Mitchell, known 40 Little
Bob" will leave Monday for New York
City to purchase Spring and Summer
goods. Mr.. Mitchell is large dealer
and we feel safe in saying that some big
bargains will be offered on his return.
The Methodist church was prettily
decorated with flowers Easter Sunday
and there was a most interesting chill
dren g service in the afternoon. At St.
Paul's church the programme was also
superbly arranged, and the services
were more than usually beautiful, at
tractive and impressive. The music
was excellent.
There are many houses in this city
that liberal application of paint would
greatly improve, and We hope as soon
a the weather opens that much will be
81 read. And just here we take pleasure
il saying that Bond & Jones have just
received one of the largest and most
c, nplste lines of mixed paints ever
Brought in Edentoa.