Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-01-03
SCALES AND PLANTS
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1896.
Capt. J. NJ. Jones spent Tues
dav at Norfolk.
Mr.. +. c. Mitchell spent Tues
day i'll Virginia.
Mr.. A. w. Spruill has opene'
a grocery on Broad street.
Several new enterprises viii
be started IN EdentOn soon.
Miss Lille White spent the
holidays with her parents.
House for rent. Seven rooms
Apply to a. BONNER.
Solicitor w. ]. Leary returned
last week from the Atlanta EX>
position.
We are pleased to see Mr.. Z,
B. +. Jones, who has been quite
sick, on our streets again.
There were more resolutions
made Wednesday than a little,
but how few will be kept?
Mr.. Paul Collins, of HillsbOro,
spent the Christmas holidays
here with relatives.
Miss Lena Ho5kins, of NOr>
folk, is here visiting her brother,
DR.. 7. J. HOskins.
Mr.. Wallace lWinbornc spent
Sunday last with his parents at
Berkeley, Va.
Misses Lizzie and Alice Col
Inns, of Hillsboro, are in the city
visiting Mrs, Frank Wood.
Mrs. L. L. Brinklcy!is delight
ing her friends and relatives IN
Suffolk, Va, with a visit.
A stimulant is often needed to nour-
ish and strengthen the roots and to
keep the hair a natural color. Hall s
Hair Remover is the best tonic for the
hair.
Mrs. John Jone, and son, Jes-
sic, returned Monday from Win
ton, their old home.
Miss SalIie Darden, of Ham o.
ton, Va, is in the city visiting
Mrs. A. L. White.
Mrs. H. L. Crcecy, of WASH
ington county, is here on visit
to Mrs. O. II. Darden.
Mr.. +. A. White, proprietor of
the Bay View Hotel, has been
quite sick during the past week.
Several Christmas tree enter
tainnents were given this and
last week by on, colored people,
Two young men, Deans and
Leggett were badly scorChed
with powder OH Christmas day.
Catarrh can b, success lilly treated
only by PURIFYING the blood, and the
one true blool purifier is Hoods Sar-
paparilla.
There was a celebration We'd
nesday of Emancipation day by
the colored people i'll this city.
Prot. c. d. Graves, Of the
Edenton Academy, spent the
holidays at the Atlanta Expos
sition.
Mrs John Wheeler returned
Monday night from Franklin,
where she has been visiting
friends.
The display of fireworks on
Christmas night was beautiful
and enjoyed by many of our PEG
pie.
Several of the young ladies
and gentlemen of this place att
tended the German Tuesday
night at F. City.
Sheriff Parker has rented the
Skinner farm, about two miles
from Edeuton, to which he has
removed his family.
The good resolutions made on
Jan. l have generally proved to
be bad performances before the
end of February.
Mr.. Geo. p. Folk, Cashier of
the Bank of Edenton, spent the
holidays with friends and rela>
tives i'll Virginia.
Monday night the Odd Eel
lows lodge i'll this city elected
new officers, a list of whom will
appear in this paper next week.
Mr.. J. w. Branning, accom-
panied by his wife and her sister
Miss Hogan. spent the holidays
at the Atlanta Exposition.
The COW stood on the railroad track,
The engineer to give the sack;
The trainmen yell, the fireman hollers
e. k X * *
The owner gets 500.
Those who heard the music by
the Baptist choir Sunday last
pronounce it the grandest that
choir has rendered for some
time.
This is political year aud none
should be without a newspaper
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