Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-22
SCALES AND PLANTS.
ITEMS PURELY LOCAL CONDENSED FOB TUE
BUSY READER.

on.
Has the interest in the cemetery died
completely cut?
Beautiful weather, but the farmers
say they need rain.
The young men of the town are now
little lonely. The Association girls
have gone.
Mr.. w. w. Leary, of Roper, respres-
enting the Roanoke Beacon of Plym-
outh, gave us call on Tuesday.
Mrs. w. o. Elliott and Miss Mary
Wrighton have returned from Balti
more greatly improved in health
Miss Annie Burgess and Miss Price.
two of E, City's charming young lad
les are visiting friends in Edenton.
Do you subscribe to the FISHERMAN
e FARNER? If not we expect you to
do SO at once. Your name is needed
on our list.
The action of the FISHERMAN & FAR
change of city government was indeed
a home BALL.
Public Office is public trust" and
the official who is guilty of dereliction
Of duty has committed public wrong,
for which he should be justly punished.
The summer girl is on the deck.
And you IL meet her on the street,
But what breaks the bows heart,
Is the ice-cream that she eats.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER will be
sent TO any address from this date to
Jan. 1st, '92, for so cents. This is a
special offer for ten days. Subscribe.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Shepard, Rev R
B Drane, Mr.. Frank Wood, and others
from this city, are at New Bernie this
week attending the Episcopal Copven
ton.
We understand that the Branning
Mfg. Co. will for a short time shut |
down THEN large saw and planning mills. |
They will Introduce new and improved |
machinery.
Will the county not enclose it's bead
tiful plat of ground fronting Edento!
Bay with neat but substantial fence:
At little cost this spot could be made
most attractive.
We have added new department to
the FISHERMAN e FARMER-a column
for our colored people Any items Of
interest to that race will be published
il left at this Office.
Some of the young men who came
here to the Association were heard
singing, on yesterday, as the train
pulled out, that old song, The gill
| left behind me.n Too bad.
To say that the action of the new {
Alderman in cleaning the streets and
side walks has met with success would
D. but a mild expression. Only a few t
disgrunsled politicians complaining. ;
The FISHERMAN & FARMER is indebt-
ed to it's friend Mr.. w. B. FELTON, for
the excellent account of the Chowan
Baptist Association which appears in
another column. Read the report.
We have been ia attendance of the
Association this week and for this rea
son we ask our readers to overlook ali
short comings I'D this issue of the FISH
ERMAN & FARMER. We will make up
ali lost time in our next.
Complaint comes from the fishermen r
that their fresh fish was from three to 4
four days old before reaching fhiladel !
phla and New York, while passengers
and express reached the same points in
less than twenty-four hours.
Surely Edenton has awaken from her
lethergy and clQathed herself in the =,
garb of prosperity. With the present !
Board of Councilman, and their wide I
awake Mayor, she is sure to keep pace
" it'll the growing cities of the South.
We return thanks to the Edenton
Boss of Horner's School for an invj- :,
satiOn to their commencement exercises &
to be held June 4th. Upon the invi.
tation we notice the names of two y
young men from this town: J. Norf1eet
Pruden, debater. aud Thos. Warren, T