Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-06-05


a trading excursion.
A man sometimes obtains a
reputation for being close be
cause he pays all his debts and
hasn't any money left to get a
reputation for being liberal.
At the Methodist church Sun
day afternoon a public Gospel
Temperance Meeting will be
held at $50 O'Clock. An address
will be made by the Rev. Mr..
Burns.
Mr.. w. B. FELTON,, Of the Gus
tom Service at Newport News,
was here Monday. He was re-
turning from tie Yeopin Union,
which he attended at Salem, this
county, last week.
The chairman Of the Demo-
cratic County Executive CONS
mittee has issued a CALI for a
convention on the 18th inst. 70
elect delegates to the State and
Senatorial conventions.
Mr.. NJ. b. Culpepper, better
known as the accommodating
Register Of Deeds OF Pasquotank
county, paid the FISHERMAN &
FARMER Office graceful call on
Tuesday.
Owing to the heavy rains last
month farmers tell us that their
prospects for large corn crop
has been considerably injured
Cotton doesn't seem to have suf-
fered so much.
Daniel Swain was arrested
yesterday and lodged in Jail,
charged with breaking into Pru-
schanskin' S store on the 10th OF
May. He will have a prellmi-
nary hearing this morning.
The baptist Sunday-School
ha arranged for grand ex-
cursion to Nays Head on the
steamer Newborn, July 18th.
The Naval Reserves will have
the first excursion and this is the
second on the list.
The tug Derrickson, owned by
the Blades Lumber Co., sank
Monday morning at the coal
dock of the Norfolk & Southern
railroad. She was raised Tues
day by the city fire engine, EN-
ployed to pump her out.
Mrs. w. c. Glover, who, with
her children, has been spending
sometime with her parents il
Brownsville, Tenn, will return
today, accompanied by her sister
Miss Nellie Duckworth, who
will spend the summer here.
The Sanderlin property, ad,
Joining DR.. McMullan's drug
store, on Water street, has beer
purchased by Mr.. II. P. Nash
who will remove the house nov
standing there and erect a large
brick building with iron front.
Owing to the drought las
month, truckers tell us, the
potato crop will be cut off half
Some few have shipped thi!
week, but larger part of the
crop will be left III the groune
until about the 10 of the month
Fresh spots, croakers and mul
lets in market yesterday. JUS
here we are reminded that Mr.
|. 7. Hettrick keeps a nice flsl
market at the foot of Matthew
street, stocked daily with tn
choicest fish handled i'll Eliza
beth City.
Mr.. J. J. Richardson, the &C
conmodating post master a
Rosedale, this county, called OF
Tuesday and had some very Ell
couraging words to say in com
mandatory of our efforts to sup
ply the public wit! ar up tc
date paper.
The town authorities and til
citizens cannot be too careful /
keeping all streets, alleys an
premises cleaned up at thi
season of the year when shower
and sunshine contribute to tn
termination of disease III place
where filth is allowed to remain
Owing to previous engage
ments Rev. DR.. F. H. Johnston
of the Presbyterian church, coul
not attend the National Confer
ence of Charities and Correction
at Grand Rapids, Mich, Whic
met yesterday, and to which n
was appointed delegate by CO.
Carr.
On Monday this Office VIZ
favored with a complimentar
and exceedingly pleasant ca
from Mr.. A. J. Forbes, of Curr
tuck. He spoke encouraging
of our efforts to furnish the pull
, lie with live and spicy pape
: which, Of course, was gratlfy1n
' to hear.