Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09


friend Mr.. J. II. Perry :.soze Of the fin
est Irish potatoes I'VE have ever seen |
raised, not only il this county but any |
where, which were raised on Mr.. |
Perry's farm near Edenton Two of
them would fill quart measure. this
being their averaged size.
Misses Willie Rea and Beulah MUIR
den, of Edenton, who were visiting Mrs
W. D. Carstarphen, returned home on
Monday taking with them the hearts of
two of our young men. One of the
young men tried to "COPPER" the heart
of ore of these fair beauties, but we
fear his Webb was not sufficient.-Ros-
noke Beacon, Plymouth.
The Junior Auxiliary of St Paul's
Episcopal church held an EXPIRE festi-
val on ednesday night last. The net
receipts amounting TO S39 so,
The feast itself was very much like
others so far as the sweets of life were
concerned, but the fact Of its being EN-
PRE- was quite suggestive, as each little
junior was an EMPIRE in herselt-not
only an active one but exceedingly
pretty. We might go further and say
that the queens carried their respective
EMPIRES with as much ease and grace
as the dignity Of the occasion would
permit, ard when necessary, led cap
tlviUy ca ptive, and filled the general
Golfer with rich returns for the benefit
of orphans and missions. The EMPIRES
were ali gay and attractive, notwith
standing the fact that some were blue
and others absolutely green. One Prin-
cess. we think Elizabeth, true to the
National line, displayed red, tastefully
ornamenting her EMPIRE.
Katharine had PENCHANT for Brus
sells. While the Canaries yielded grace
full obedience to Margaret.
Eliza, Sophy and Agnes stole the En- .
PIREs of the graces.
Some of the EMPIRES ought to have
been called REPUBLICS, because we saw
there LA FRANCE in all its brilliant
And the FLEUR DE LIS could Lot have
been more welcome to Paris than the
EMPIRES of Annie and Mildred to the
loyal subjects and patrons of the feast.
CHANGER would feel proud and graft
fed could he know at his daisy has
at last encircled an EMPIRE. And with
the assistance of the fair Alice strength
ened it's claims in the floral kingdom.
The houses of York and Lancaster
again appear in rivalry-this time ia
vored by Alethia and Leila, each bold
ing supreme dominion Of their own
EMPIREs.
We haYe never seen or heard of SO
many in actual contact, dispensing SO
much happiness and pleasure, without
even Tendance of disagreement or
rumor of war.
We must not forget a novel and most
attractive feature of the festival: Thu
Fish Pond. The anglers were required
to bait their hooks with magnet in the
shape Of a nickel. And the most agree
able part of this sport was that you
never failed your fish, and did not have
to wait long for bite. We have heard
it said that there were as good fish IN
the sea as were ever taken out" l.
must be so, because, judging from the
names and variety taken that night, the
stock is multiplying and improving
,niraculously. There were ''limbe.
jacks.' trapeze, crabs, beetles, frogs.
Chinese, monkeys, horns, roasters. mos
quito hawks and a medley of smaller
fish that would puzzle Neptune himself
to designate.
The orange tree, or rather the fruit
vas so acceptable, that it was soon dis
poiled Of its beauty. We trust however
that the seed of this tree WILL be pre-
served and bear fruit for many sucn
occasions.
PRIME MARROW PEAS