Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-04-10

D Ground has been broken fol
S the new Odd Fellows Hall at the
: corner of Road and Fearing
r streets. The foundation was be-
gun yesterday. w. a. Jones has
6 the contract for the masonry, and
J. w. Martin for the the carpen~
ter work.
Mr.. S. D. Allison, has Oh exl:i-
bition Edisou's latest wonders,
tie Kinetoplione and GRAPHIC
phone, on Water street will be
here only two days longer, and
those who have not seen and
| heard these two wonderful ma
chimes should not fail to see them
at once.
| The alarm sent in frJ.a the
| first ward at noon Tuesday was
caused by spark from the kltch-
en- chimney setting hIe t. the
roofof Mr.. J. ?. Etheridge, home
OIL Road street. It was soon
put out, however, without the
aid of the department.
Capt. Pasnore, of this city, WHO
has an cnviable reputation IS a
boat builder, has constructed and
presented to the Naval Reserves
a miniature gig manned by
eight sailors in uniform. The
work is one of considerable ln~
genuity and is now on exhibition
at Ferebee's barber shop Oh Main
street.
Tie following Vestrylnen Of
Christ Church have been elected
for the ensuing year: Judge !.
w. Albertson, Hon. w. J Griffin,
J. i. Flora, +. NJ. Grlce, +.
Ehringhaus, B. EhrinI haus, J.
T. McCabe, r. B. Martin. Geo.
w. Butler, DR.. W. w. Gri9gs and
Frank Vaughan.
Populists do not seem to be
satisfied with the result Of their
fusion with the Republicans two
years ago. In fact their eyes are
now open and they see that they
were used as cats paw. Some
times people are impressed with
the Shakesperian expression,
"What fools we mortals be-" It's
never too late to repent, however.
at was glorious Easter MORN
ing and the maidens were i'll full
founce and flower. Their brisk
movements and beaming faces
evidenced the universal enjoys
1nent Of the brightness Of the
day. tut whether this joyous
ness was purely spiritual, or
whether it was the more worldly
pleasure Of feeling ones self be
comingly frocked, this deponent
saith not.
The present city council has
at last succeed i'll almost break
ing up the city market and de-
priving the corporation Of a rev.
enue of something like s., 900 a
year; besides compelling citizens
to walk several miles in search
Of what they may have gotten IN
five minutes VIII Il the Democrats
had charge Of afairs-if it could
have been had III town. We are
inclined to believe that the
change is not satisfactory even to
the blacklist Of Republicans.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Sanderlin and
daughter, Miss Pattie, who some
months ago removed to Char
Iotte, returned Tuesday to re-
main in their native home. At
present they are stopping with
the family of Mr.. Walter Moshell,
Oh Fearing street. Her many
friends gladly welcome Mrs. San
derlin, and Miss Pattie will re-
sumo her former place in social
circles.
The Elizabeth City Minstrels
will give performance at OPP "a
House in Edenton 10 night. We
are requested to say, however,
that they have no connection
whatever with the Naval Re
serves, which seem, to be the
impression abroad. 1t must be
understood though that the Re-
serves are preparing a minstrel
entertainment and expect sooner
or later to visit Edenton. New :
erthele,s it is a fact that the
Elizabeth City Ministries have
with them some very excellent
talent
Capt. David Gaskel, of Wash =
ington, d. c., who with his crew
of six men abandoned the schoon-
er "Ntelville," Of Newbern, at sea
Oil March 2nd, was i'll town Sat
, urday. The Melville had been
dis1nasted and was drifting at the
mercy of the waves. The ere: y
was finally taken off by the ship
Sedgemore, bound from Balti-
{ more to Liverpool with cattl~
: and landed in England. They
Z were taken care Of in England
! by the American Counsel anc
! sent hack home and arrived here