Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-08-07
CAMDEN G. Ill.

home Saturday and left again
Monday for Mays Head.
Mr.. r. L. Forbes spent Sun
day down the county.
We hear that services were
held at Oak Ridge Chul ch, Sun
day evening conducted by Dr. K,
r. OVERLY.
Mr.. n. w. Stevens saw mill |
is in operation again.
Watermelons are plentiful i'll
this vicinity.
We enjoyed eating grapes last
Thursday evening, which were
the finest seen this season.
The board of Supervisors met
Monday at the Court House.
The Democratic Convention,
for the purpose of electlng a can
didate for the Legislature and
also county officers, will meet at
the Court House, Monday Sept.
9TH. E. NJ. DeFord, Esq, is
Chairman Of the County EXecu>
tive Committee.
Rev. n. II. Guyton will hold
protracted meeting at Westley'sH
Chapel (near Old Trap next
week beginning Sunday.
We are pleased to announce
that Mrs. Mary Z. Stevens is fast
recovering from her recent ills
ness.
Mr.. L. c.. Dozier, of Elizabeth
City, has accepted the prsition
as salesman in the grocer store at
the Court House, under the con-
troll of Mrs. w. G. Barnard.
Miss Ethel G. Jackson is seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever at
her home near Fentress, Va.
Miss Mae Nash and Miss
Florence Sawyer have been on a
visit with Miss Lille Sawyer
during the revival.
Misses Bulah V. Murden and
Sissie Upton, of Edenton, have
been visiting the family Of Mr..
| E. l. Sawyer. They returned
home Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Surry Parker, OF Pine
town, N. c., made a flying trip
to this place last Tuesday on
legal business.
MIR. c. G. Etheridge, the new
merchant at this place, went to
Elizabeth City Tuesday to pur-
chase goods.
Some of the beautiful homes at
Shiloh are filled with guests,
who are attending the revival in
progress at that place; the ser
| vices are conducted by Rev. Dr.
r. r. OVERLY, who is assisted by
Rev. Josiah Elliott
| A large crowd from this county
lspent Tuesday at Nag's Head.
They returned Wednesday with
rosy cheeks and sun-burnt hands,
constantly reiterating my face
hurts
Mr.. NJ. B. Williams, Ct Nor
folk, Va, was il the county Fri
day en-route for Southern towns.
| Mr.. Luther J. Upton is i'll the
county this week OH business.
Mr. J. D. Boushall, of Raleigh
N. c., was at the Court House
Monday OH legal business.
! We surmise it will become
practical to make engagements
by drawing straws, when it can
not be decided who is the pref
erenCc.
-. We are pleased to state that
Misses Gilberts and guests en-
tertained d small gathering of
friends Thursday evening. Every
feature Oh the program was we'll
rendered and deserves special
mention, but time and space VIII
not permit. We cannot refrain
from giving notice ofMisses Lade
| White, of Hartford, Lizzie Prich-
ard, Of Elizabeth City, and Sallie
Jennings, of Providence, who
assisted in this entertainment.
Indeed Camden makes her most
| differential bow and extends cor
dial thanks to Pasquotank for
the loan of three fair and cul>
tured daughters.
Rev. J. E. Hutson has been
with Rev. I. G. Wood the past
week holding a series of meet,
ings at Sawyers Creek. He
preached several soul stirring
sermons, they were very inter>
esting, over and often he would
emphasize a few sentences very
forcibly, which, seemingly en-
Unused the whole congregation
and filled them with the Holy
| Ghost. There were nineteen
added to the church, eleven bap.
tised and eight restored. After
baptism, which was last Sunday
morning. Ali returned to the
church and Rev. 7. G. Wood
preached all admirable sermon
to the rev converts They &C.