Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-04-21

Nays Head hotel is for rent.
Sturgeon fishing has commenced.
Mr.. NJ. Makeley visited E. City last
week.
Miss EstelIe Harrell has returned
home.
Fish carts are coming in in large
numbers
The fishermen continue to catch large
quantities of fish.
Taxes are due. Better settle. The
collectors mean business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huckabee spent some
days last week in E. City.
Municipal election next Thursday,
the 9th. Register and vote.
The cold winter. it is thought, has
killed the figs in this section.
Hiss Mary Bell went to Norfolk this
week to witness the Rendezvous.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. o. Elliott have re-
turned from their trip to Baltimore.
We are indebted co several of our
fishermen for fish sent US this week.
Misses Claud Woodland and Jennie
Pendleton left yesterday for Baltimore.
Mrs.J. w. Hinton, of Suffolk, Va, is
here delighting her sister with a visit.
Misses Irma and Mary Brinkley left
Tuesday on a visit to friends il Scot
land Neck.
Mrs. John Wood and children have
returned home from their visit to rela-
tives in E. City.
Mr.. Warner Hudgins, a prominent
citizen of Gates county, died on Sun
day morning last.
Mrs. John Evans and three daughters,
of Manteo, are visiting Mrs Els. Brink
ley on King street.
Miss Laura Reid, Fafter a delightful
visit to friends in this city. left Monday
for Portsmouth, Va.
The Democrats of the 1st and 3rd
wards will held their conventions at
the Court House on Monday evening
next.
Rev. E!r. Robbins, of Hartford, N c.,
preached Sunday night at the ID. E.
Church in this city to large congre~
cation.
Last week Mr.. J. P. Hall, Of Norfolk,
erected a very fine polished granite
monument over the grave of the late
DR.. w. J. Leary at St. Paul g metery.
The Naval Rendezvous is in progress
this week at Hampton Roads. There
is large crowd Of people present,
among them a number Of Edentonians.
Just received 1900 bushels of cora.
Special prices made en- large let's. Meal
and hominy in 10 bushel lots and up
60 cents. D. w. RAPER 6 Co.
Mr. G. w. Simmons is at Plymouth
building very large brick sore. Mr..
Simmons and his assistant, Mr.. Ander
son. are most excellent workmen and
we commend them to the Plymouth
people.
The fish boat Of Mr.. T. B. Bland hav-
ing been over loaded with fish sunk
yesterday morning on its way to Eden
ton. The crew swan to stake near
Dy and was taken off by boat passing
The fish, about 10000, were lost.
The cotton planters care nothing for
warnings, for figures, for facts or or
They are determined to
make large crop of cotton to sell at
perhaps cents pound. There are no
good times heading their way.
The Branning Mfg. Company will
soon erect another very large saw mill,
to be located west OF their present
plant. " orkmen are now busily en-
gagged clearing away the grounds. We
are also told that Mr.. Branning will,
at an early date, begin the manufacture
of brick, which promises to be an en-
terprise Of no small proportions.
Mr.. J. w. SpruiIl will be candidate
for re- election to the office of Chief of
Police. We learn there is some oppo-
sition to Mr.. Spruill but we hope he
will not be ''downed." He has made
q most excellent officer. is a very enter