Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-01-16
SCALES AND PLANTS.
ITEMS PURIFY LOCAL CONDENSED FOR THE
BUSY READER.
Eggs still high.

Eggs still high.
Our schools continue in a most -four.
ishing condition.
The Wizard Oil Company left for
Plymouth Monday.
Miss Grizzie Leigh, Of Perquimans,
is visiting relatives in this city.
Col. R. G. Mitchell now occupies
his new residence on Main street.
Comparatively few changes Lave
been made by our merchants In clerks
this year.
Mr. r. E. Oatman has moved to his
new and magnificent dwelling on up
per Main Street.
Elizabeth City is to have a Street
railway. The track will commence at
the Norfolk Southern Depot.
DR.. T. J. Hoskins has moved to
his home on King street, lately pur-
chased of Mr.. A. Bonner.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson has moved to
the residence lately occupied by Mr..
]. NJ. skinner on Queen Street.
A happy new year and big bank
account next Year for the man who
will start an ice factory in Edenton.
The large mill Of the Tunis Lum
her Co., a. Be- kley, Va, was destroy
ed by fire on Sunday evening last.
DIR, 7. S. Mcmillan has rented
the residence recently made vacant by
Col. r. 6. Mitchell on Queen street.
Mr.. T. D. Byrum has moved his
fsmily into the residence on King St
late y occupied by DR.. Geo Coke.
The work on the city wharf proper.
tv, foot of Main Street, is being push
ed rapidly ahead. When completed
it will be the best wharf property in
our dock.
We are tod that the Leary Store.
corner of Main and King Streets, late
Is purchased by Mr.. w !: Leary,
will soon be greatly improved by the
lowering Of its floor and putting ID
an attractive e ass front.
DR.. w. r. Capehart and family
are on visit to Florida for some
weeks, with Commander Green, U S
N . and wife and DAUGHTERS. they
passed through Edenton Friday
last.
Rev. G.. A. G. Thomas. of E. City
is here this week assisting IN the
series of meeting in progress at the
baptist church, The meeting con
tinues with interest.
Muffs are worn wonderfully large
this winter. Last season bow Of
velvet bit of lace and a bunch of
French vio!ets was d}g1 fed by the
name of muff, but now they are huge
affairs.
A young lady lost her gold watch
and chain on Main or Kisg Streets
Saturday last, the finder of VIII ch viii
be iiberaily rewarded by retu ming it
to its owner. The name Of owner can
be had gu Application at this Office.
Why Will merchants say advertising
DIES no good, when it is history Of
the country tn t printers ink has made
fortunes for all those who have used il
ju'iiciousl,? Try a small space in the
FISH EKMAN & FARMER and see if it
does not Go you good.
I he Be I'ezza Bros who has been
in our midst for the past month. o.
more, teaching dancing will close th~ir
school next week aud leave for E.
City They are thorough gentlemen,
wei known throughout this section.
and have been literally patronized b>
our Young people. They are excel ent
teachers and we wish them success
wherever they go.
An Exchange says: No sensible
man should ar ever does get angry
hecsuse newspaper man duns him
for money. 4 dun i. not an i'm
parchment Of "A subscribers integrity.
bot is simply an outcropping of tue
publishers necessities. Forinstance
q thousand mea owe man from one
to four dollars each. He has To DIM
them all in order to pay his expenses.
Instead of getting angry and STOP
ping the paper hecauss the publisher
asks him for what 10 honestly due.
the subscriber should thank the adj.