Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-01-23
SCALES and PLANTS.
ITEMS PURIFY LOCAL CONDENSED FOR TIL
BUSY READER.

The days are growing longer.
Ash Wednesday. February IL.
The prettiest girls do not wear wells
All the mills in town are running
on full time.
Can girl keep a secret? Yes, can
keep 1t going.
improvements are noticeable in ma
ny parts of our city.
Mr.. R, j. Mitch.ll is recreating
this week in Virginia.
Mr.. C. w. Simmons is erecting
dwelling on Carterett street.
Mrs. c. A. G. Thomas and child. of
E. City, is visiting friends In Eden
ton.
There are men who claim to have
religion who let their wives carry IN
ali the coal,
fresh fish are dailv seen in our
marlet. Herrings made their appear
ance Saturday last.
j. n. P1uden. ESQ.,, son of Hon.
VIM. D. Pruden, returned to Horner's
School this week.
The fishermen are rapidly preparing
for the coming season. Some have al
ready put in few nets.
Prof. Antonio Bellezza will close
his dancing school tonight with a
grand bali at Colonial Hall.
Miss Lula Waugh. one of E. City's
most charming daughters, is visiting
the family of Mr. S. l.. Kramer.
The German given at the Court
House last Friday night, we learn
was much enjoyed by all present
The proprietor of the Bay View
Hotel has secured the services Of VIM.
Cofieid, Esq, az clerk. Good sl3c-
tioR.
The protracted meeting, held at the
Baptist Church for the pat three
weeks, was brought to q close last
night.
The Governor has commissioned
w. j: Griffin Captain of Company E
First Regiment, ". &. Glover, first
lieutenant and J. Fl. White second
lieutenant.
The entertainment at the Opera
House FRIDAY night next promises to
surpass an, thing of it s kind given in
Edenton for some time. Usual ad-
mission rrice viii he charged.
MIR. Augustus Hug hes, son of Mr.,
NJ ii. Hughes, of this county, has &C
copied position of salesman with hr,
j. A. ~ oodnrd, one of the largest,
who esale aud retail Grocery dealers
in Euenton.
We are requested to state that Rev
Mr. johnson, Presbyterian minister O.
Elizabeth Civ, will preach Sunday
mor"In. next at the baptist church in
this city, and at night in the Aetho-
dat Church. We bespeak for him
large congregations.
i he Annual Statement of the Cho-
wan Count Commissioners. which
has b zen pu ,Iishel for the past
four weeks, as the law directs. appears
this 1e k for the last time, And just
here We would say to our county read
ers that it would be good thing for
your scrap book.
We want to impress tae tact upon
our rerple that wn;e improvements
Of various kiuis are being made and
the towns interest advanced. the
health Of its citizens should not be
forgotten. The chief essential To q
community. is health, aud every eff
fort should be mads to preserve and
promote it.
Mr.. R. +. Oatman entertained
large number Of friends at his new
home on upper Main Street, last We'd
nesday evening" The programme
consisted of instrumental music, fur
nish.d by the Italian band of Prof
Antonio Bellezza, and several games
which combined to make the enjoy
ment of the evening complete. The
concluding feature of the evening was
an invitation to refreshments, which
was accepted. and proved to be de-
]ightful fuale to most pleasant occa-
slon.