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

| On and after Monday next the
early north bound train over the
| Norfolk & Southern Road Will
leave Edeuton at 7 a. III. and pass
Elizabeth City one hour earlier
than the present schedule time.
Local Republicans seem to
have missed it in their calcula-
tons for Russell. The party
password III other portions of the
State is "anybody but the
schemer's favorite.
Rev. r. B. John, Presiding
Elder of this district of the North
Carolina Conference, is enter
tanning his brother Dr.. Peter
! John, who has just graduated
from the State University's ~ d
ical department.
Don't stand on the corner and
kick and find fault with others
because everything is not as you
want it, but take off your coat
and 60 to work, and you will
feel like a man with strong
muscles and a healthy Brain
Elk.
"Follow the Crowd" is the
heading of Louis Selig's adver~
tisernent i'll this paper, which no
one should fail to read. Selig is
in the lead, when it comes to
Ejewelry, wedding presents, etc.
His stock is ahead Of any this
side of Baltimore. Go and see.
Both the residence and barn Of
Mr.. Elihu Harris, about a mile
from town, were entirely Destroy
ed by fire last Saturday afternoon
together with almost the entire
contents of both. The flames
originated from a defective hue,
and the property was uninsured.
A misplaced switch Tuesday
caused the southbound noon ex-
press over the Norfolk & South
ern to run into a box car i'll the
railroad yard and slightly dam
aged both the car and the ems
CINE. The passengers on the
train knew nothing OF the acct
dent until it was all over.
The steamer Newbern has
been chartered for the Mays
Head route this season. The no.
tel will be regularly opened
about the 10th of June, but will
be ready for the reception of
guests OH the 1st day of May. Mr..
Grice, the proprietor, will go
down the last of this mouth.
Send to the FISHERMAN &
FARMER office for printing of
any kind. Our stock Of enve-
lopes, linen and white note heads,
bills, cards, posters, ETC., is the
best and most varied of any in
this section. Call, see us on the
street, or order by mail.
Madame Rumor advise us to
listen for the Naturalization OF
the merry wedding bells, but
doesn't give us the liberty to
state for whom they will ring.
It IS no brcech of confidence to
say, however, that society III
both Edenton and Elizabeth
City is interested.
The piles for the bed Of Jewell
! & SCOTS marine railway have
all been driven and the bed IS
about ready to be launched. The
ways completed will be Of suf-
hcient capacity to take out any
vessel that comes in these waters
and will be of great convenience
to commerce.
In this paper may be read the
advertisement of Sawyer &
Jones, who are offering their Gus
toners a large and we'll selected
stock of bargains in their line
Goods are never nisrepresentec
at this store and we know Of nc
more accommodating gentle1Uar
7 in the city than Clarence Galiop
the firm S chief clerk,
: 1t would seem unnecessary t.
call the attention Of young me1
who blockade the church door
Sunday night, and spit grea
= gobs of tobacco juice on the side
walk, to the fact that most ladie
can't swim. They should know
), better than to commit this vulga
= violation of Chesterfield etiquette
and we hope such will not occu
S again.
IL The Chick Medicine Coined,
Il Company are performing night
R ly at the Opera House to larg
d audiences. Chick is too wei
s known in Elizabeth City to nee
o auv comment from the FISHER
MAN & FARMER. That the com
y pany gives a good performance
~ goes without saying. They vii
;. remain here all next week an
- render new program each nigh
l. Mr.. w. E. Dunstan, the genie
|, manager of the Crystal Ice Fax