Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-01
DR.. B. E. Byrd, the Optician

Court will be held next weel
at Manteo. Our Mr.. Elliott will
be in attendance and hopes t.
make many new friends for thu
FISHERMAN & FARMER.
A large lot of life-saving appa
ratus is at the depot of the n &
5. Road consigned to Lieut.
Cantwell. which will be used al
the Kitty Hawk station.
The bluebirds are chipping
now, and the mockingbirds sing
all night long. Spring is here
indeed, and there are a good
many fine frills to her dresses.
Mr.. G. c. Haste, of Edenton
reached here Wednesday after
noon, having ridden the distance
on his wheel in two and a half
hours. He returned yesterday.
| Mr.. w. G. Underwood, who
represents the Blades Lumber
Company in Philadelphia, is
spending a few days with his
mothers family on Church street.
Mr.. G. D. Robinson, formerly
manager of the Jones Lumber
Co.'S plant i'll this city, was il
town with his family Wednes-
day OH their way to Petersburg
Va.
Passengers OH the morning
train yesterday report having
seen a big black bear in that
section known as the Great Park
est te, through which the road
passes.
Mrs. Simmons, of Norfolk, &C
companied by her accomplished
daughter, Miss Jennie, spent
last Sunday here as the guest of
Mrs. r. J. Mitchell, on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
Mr.. P. N. Sande1son, who
has been travelling in the inter>
est of a Building and Loan Assoc
citation, returned "Wednesday to
spend few days with his aged |
father OH Main street.
The Primitive Baptists began
holding a three days service at |
the chapel near the county aims
house today. There are only a |
few of this faith in this imme-
diate neighborhood.
The tug Moll,e Farmer, re-
Gently purchased by Capt John
Thornton and which has just
been overnauled at Smells ship
yard, has been launched and is
now about ready for work.
The beautiful shade treet, just
at this season OF the year, make
the streets Of Elizabeth City very
attractive. All that is needed to
make the scene enchanting is
water works to lay the flying dust.
Quite a number of young PEG
pie went out snail hunting this
morning and otherwise sought
means of trying their fortunes.
These annual first of May frollics
are greatly enjoyed by the boys
and girls.
The Methodists of this city
are thinking of either charging
the annex to their church or
building a new church. One
or'the other must be done to &C
commodate the congregation and
Sunday school.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER
office was favored yesterday with
a very pleasant call from DR..
Johnston, of the Presbyterian T
church, and the Rev. Mr.. Bogert,
pastor of the Methodist churches
i'll Pasquotank circuit.
Mrs. f. l.. Perry, of Newbern,
has been engaged by Messrs.
Grice & Guirkin to take charge
of the culinary department of the
Nays Head hotel this season.
She is represented as being a
graduate of the old school.
The first shipment of green
peas from Pasquotank county
growth was sent off Tuesday,
This is some earlier than last
year. Mr.. r. w Whitehurst, all
enterprising trucker of this sec
ton, was the first shipper.
Messrs. Percy S. Vaughan and
E. D. Emerson, both Of Ports
mouth, Va, reached here on
bicycles Sunday, spending the
day with Mr.. Vaughan's parents
on Church street and returning
on their wheels Monday morn
ing.
We see it stated that Hatteras
will not get light house On the
outer diamond shoals. The ap-
preparation bill only gives $685.
900, and that is to be used for
the building and fitting a light
ship where the contemplated
light house was to have been
built.