Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-02-27
SCALES AND PLANTS.
ITEMS PURELY LOCAL CONDENSED FOR THE
BUSY READER.

factions" speak louder than words
judgement is worse than dun.
People who are spotted by honest
praise are no account to begin with.
A heavy wind struck Edenton
Saturday night last, but did no dam
aye,
Our ho'els are doing good bus
mess. Travel seems to be ON the in
crease.
Insurance agents are no longer rare,
ties in our city. Is Edenton their
headquarters?
Why don't all Of the sunday Schools
send Us report of their meetings? Let
folks see what you are doing.
A number of new buildings are re-
ported to be erected in our city dur
ing the coming summer and fall.
The painting OF the street lamps
and lettering names Of streets there
on adds greatly to the looks of them.
The Edenton Lodge of Odd Fellows
is steadily on AN increase. The mem
bership, we believe, il row ever rf'y.
Let the COED work go On.
The merch ant whe fails to advertise
is very much in his own light. -
Nine out of ten Of these fellows bave
no use for clerks, and are Always ma ie
to "huste" when bill comes due.
The town must boom, and she will
boom if eur people will only put their
shoulder to the wheel Reader, we
mean this for YOU rs well as your
usighbor. Wake up and do some
thing.
Marble playing on our sidewalks
has grown to be quite nulseace
Often times it is almost Impossible
to pass in many p aces. Back streets are
places for this amusements, and not
Main.
Anumber of Young people gave a
, party or sociahle on fussdsy might
at the residence Of Mr.. Jones on Easu
Kirg St. where delightful Compan :
of Young peop:e assembled and enjoy
ed good time.
Is it too early to talk about the
Eden1on f.ir? No. now ia the tlmt
TO BERN 20 prepare YOUR exhibit
The f <hermen should begin now, apd
he farmers AM gardeners shoulu
, o ant soma; hing. Note this.
Fresh fish Ginning in. Our fisher
men have begun to grin little
, but will smile later. Success to them
None deserve more success than fish
ermen. Fishing, in Ibis country
is no sport by any means. The mar
that does not hustle gets sadly left
Try it, and be convinced.
We heard a gentleman say the 9th
er evening, who had been from Eden
on for sometime. that he never saw
town Improve 81 rapidly in tho pas
two Years as Edcnton had done
This ia encouraging. Now let u
DOUBLE this work during the mex
We years
Mr.. James Bonner, ose Of the Old
at and mos; respected farmers o
IL. county, died at his home oI
- Monday evening last He Was
,nrlstian gentleman, and his dealt
Is a sal blow to nOth his church an
,eop!e, to whon we extend oar deep
i est sympathy
d The large sale of personal propert
e If the late A. A. Perry took pac
+, tuesday and Wednr> day last. Ever
. thing brought good prices, and "
e don't remember ever seeing a sale {
<. this kind 50 vel attended. Poop
,e from all parts Of the county and man
v from other counties were there.
: When you hear that "A town
" " ''nursuing tie even teno- of 'ts wa
% you may know thnt place is slowl
1etrlpg left. Tie world move
4 and those who would nc
! he left must keep pace with pros
&c ress. A town ia either going back
J" wari or it houndinr forward. Pus
90 what propels it forward and
Il there exists no propulsive power
III naturally gets leit.'-Ex.
Why is it that most of the la
ly breakers arrested III our town bv Il
e. CITY Police are tasen before Justice
of the Peace for trial and no, Il
Mayor? Il seems tn US that The Man
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