Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-04-17

Hunt the last commercial am
nouncement in the last column
on the last page of this paper and
be benefited. Doing this you
save us the trouble of saying that
facts are facts.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Sanderlin
have returned from Charlotte,
where Mr.. Sanderlin was en-
gagged in the insurance business.
They are stopping for the present
at the Hotel Arlington.
The base ball fever has again
struck Elizabeth City with all
four feet. AS yet, however, no
regular clubs have been organs
lied, nor the uniformed clubs OF
last season gone into training.
The steamer NeWbern has dis
continued her daily trips to Roa
noke Island. She only stops
there now on her route to and
from Newbern, as does the
steamer Neuse of the same line.
The steamer Neuse left Tues
day on her way to Norfolk for
annual overhauling. She Will
be back and resume her route to
Ncwbern about the goth.
Capt. John Thornton has pur>
chased the tug Mollie Farmer
which is now at SHELLS shipyard
for a general overhauling.
A young fellow who may be
classed as a veritable dude fur
nished amusement to people on
Main street by his efforts to mas
ter a bicycle.
Mr.. S. S. Fowler, notice of
whose visit to Elizabeth City on
business was made in last week S
paper, returned to Philadelphia
Tuesday.
One of the hand reels of the
Fire Department has been rugged
up to be drawn by a horse. This
gives the department about 1000
feet additional hose.
Mr.. VIM. Badham was i'll the
city Tuesday representing the
we'll known shoe firm Of Weimer,
Wright & Watkins, Of Philadel>
phia. He favored us with a call
while here.
Rev. DR.. +. H. Johnston, pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church OF
this city, left Tuesday to attend
the State Presbytery, which IS III
session this week at Kinston.
The writer notices cotton at
the different transportation de
pots nearly every day, which i'll
dicates that all of last years crop
has not yet been shipped.
Capt. J. H. Basnight of Man
teo, better known as the "Dare
county bear hunter" was in the
city this week. Capt. Basnight
is 10 stranger in this section ano
needs no introduction.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER
yesterday received a very pleas
ant visit from Mr.. John WILDER
Jenkins Of the Raleigh Meas 6
Observer, who is here in the in
terest Of that popular State jour.
nal.
The market house is a nonu.
uent to the last Democratic adj
ninistration, and before the Re
publicans took charge of affairs
paida handsome revenue and wa:
a convenience to housekeepers.
The season being virtually
over Messrs. J. S. Rogers anc
son and w. NJ. Mann have re
turned from the lower sound:
where they have been buying
shad and fishing.
Nearly all the gill>net fisher
men have taken up their nets
and the shipments this weel
have consequently been yer,
small. The seine haulers vii
not cut off probably until tn
Goth,
People who imagine that al
the business Of Elizabeth Cit
is done in the neiglborhoOd Q
Water street, should take a wall
I'D on Leather Hill most an
pleasant day. They will fin
life in the old place yet.
The number of orders for egg
received by c. E. Commander i
answer to an advertisement /
the FISHERMAN & FARME
proves that this paper is rea
and that the man who advertise
in this album of song is sure
do business.
One not in a position to kno'
would be surprised at the amour
Of products shipped through tn
place from Hyde county and II
deed the amount of trade Eliz;
: beth City sc from that section