Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-06
SCALES AND PLANTS.
ITEMS PURELY LOCAL CONDENSED FOR THE
tEUSY READER.

Town election Thursday, april so.
Stormy Marau Is here. Look out for |,
squaIIs, etc
Good Friday will fall on March 9th
this year.
Let every body pull together and we
will be sure to get there
Miss Cora Mitchell returned Friday
last from an extended trip Norti.
The mills of the Btanning Mfg. Co.,
were shut down three days this week
The catch Of fish so far has not been
very satisfactory with our fishermen.
Miss Sailie Dale, of Perquimans
county, IS Visiting friends In Edenton.
Mrs. Ida 7. Burton is Visiting her
sister, Mrs b. A. Richardson of Nor
folk.
County Commissioners were in SEES
sion n oDday. Proceeding on the o1h
page.
Hereafter the partridge shooting sea
CON " III begin November /, and END
March /.
The seine fishermen are now at work.
So tar. reports from them have not
been go d.
A fine Road Cart. just from Factory,
for sale bv F. G.. Mitchell. The Cash
will buy 1t cheap.
The truth will never hurt the people
1T may sometimes hur' the individual
about whom the truth is told.
A colored man. name unknown, was
badly mashed between two freight cars
on Tuesday evening at the n. >. depot
bill has passed the House giving
MAGISTRATES Jurisdiction III assaults with
deadly weapon where no damage Is
cone.
The Iron front brick store of Mr.. M
II. Dixon has been handsomely painted,
adding nluc:a to It's attractlven"ss aua
beauty. Others should follow.
A fire on cheap side" caused some
little excitement on Wednesday. The
. fine at the store owned by Mr.. Il A
;}ond caught but was soon put out
No damage done.
/ OF all the tornents known to man
The greatest, we assert,
Ia to wear a fourteen collar
Upon fifteen shirt.
= Mr.. Claud Elliott. an Industrious
clever young mAu, has excepted po-
= sitiOn as salesman in the store OF MI
NH. Dixon, one of our largest and bes
I Grocery Merchants.
/ The people want change, and unless
there ia a change made in some of oul
. officers soon there will be very extern
lsi<e change made in the coming cleo
T., ton. Look out, you IL see.
If so. F. G. Mitchell has one for sal
q ,hpan. Strong, durable and easy rid
a ing. Just received from Factory. ga
at once and make an offer.
On the last Thursday in April w
vote for City Councilmen anu treas
nrer. The Mayor and police are az
,,niI:ttd by the Counc linen we elec'
Now. who snail thy be! 1t Is lei
II with yOu, voter, 10 say
- A question was asked the Police i
;" ,ur tasJ issue by US whlch has not ye
DC been answered All! Joseph, thel
:. must be something rotten In Der
- mark" Answei, or we shall al
q more.
II It gives US much pleasure to note Il,
imprOved conuitIon of Mr. John
n O,iuton. who has been a great suffer
ii | or the mast three months ION lNJnfi
d. received from fail. We hope to ST
ht him out soon.
u No ''sore heads ""kicke's, '"fosies
~ or "'Iroans' are wanted IN the COhVe
ton to select candidates for the comm
* nunicipa, election. This COnVentlO
49, will be called soon and we respect
fully request all such characters as e.
above te stay 1T home.
IAN This is the way d certain young m
M in town was made to teel cheap ou
,iay last Can [ see YOU home:
for asked "a certain girl as she came out
in ihe Church door. You can by waite
the ing El,,H she answered as she Walk
IN off with her brother.
~ When an editor is encouraged q
~, CONGRATULATED as we have been durl
ou, the past tu o weeks. on the step
~ have taken in the management, q
- of our municipal affairs. there M
;th be something in it. We have eltl
a,s ''struck the key note" or the peoI
e. ale very anxious to see 1t SUI ck'
ubt Nothing adds so much to the looks
om- a town as beautiful shade trees. a
we notice, with pleasure that many
:. our citizens are having quite a huhl'
of shade trees set out along the 81
N walks They are an everlasting sou
of pleasure and We hope the good W.
will 90 on of improving and oeaull