Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-29

The smallest student at the
Atlantic Collegiate Institute ais
ready knows the exact mum Der
of days before commencement
days.
The dredging of Tiber creek
has been completed. 1t now re-
mains to pile the creek, plank it
up on both sides and the $4,000
is spent.
Two merchants of the Hebrew
faith were before his honor
Mayor Pool yesterday morning
charged with disorderly conduct,
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Woodley
have been spending this week at
Roper, n. c., where the Methoo
dist District Conference has been
in session.
Perhaps more than two-thirds
of the job printing done Ill
Elizabeth City is executed i'll the
office of the FISHERMAN &
FARMER.
A little energy i'll securing
funds for the Vance monument
would be but little for any Wo
man to do; and yet it would be a
feather in her cap for lite.
The steamer Mary E. Roberts
which has been overhauling at
Willey's shipyard, was launched
Wednesday. She was taken to
Edcnton by Capt. r. E. Lee.
There is need of a society for
the prevention Of cruelty to
animals in Elizabeth City. To
be sure there is a city ordinance
to this effect, but it is not en-
forced.
The U. S. Cutter Alert will
leave tomorrow for Hatteras to
investigate the wreck of the
steamship Glanayron, which
came ashore there last Saturday.
DR.. C. S. Blackwell returned
yesterday from Oxford, where he
went to deliver the baccalaurate
sermon before the pupils of the
Oxford Female Seminary.
An effort is being made to have
the city fathers appropriate a
sum for the purpose of digging
out the north side OF Poindexter
Creek. Under the contract only
the south side was dredged.
Our neighbor the CarollHlaN,
celebrated its 2Sth anniversary
with its issue on "Wednesday. No
other paper in the State has run
so long without change OF editor
or proprietor.
Careful examination reveals
the fact that there are quite a
number of dogs in town upon
which no taxes have been paid
The police are looking after
them this week.
The regular monthly meeting
Of the board of County Commits
sioners will be held on Monday
There is no business of spec
ial interest to the general pub
lie to be transacted.
Services will be held at the
Baptist Church Sunday, but oW-
ing to the fact that some of the
principal pipes of the handsome
new organ have not yet arrived
the instrument will not be usec
until probably the Sunday toll
lowing.
Beginning to-day at Salem
Church, this county, the Yeopin
Baptist Union will hold three
DAYS session, which will proba
bly, be largely attended by Eliza
beth City people. Dinner viii
will be served on the groune
Sunday.
A dispatch was received her
Yesterday from Raleigh stating
that in the case of Moses Weise
VS.. CIV. Cobb, suit we'll know,
to FISHERMAN & FARMER read
ers, had been decided in favo
of the plaintiff.
The colored G. A. r. will eel
citrate tomorrow as their Memo
rial Day. With other local col
ored organizations they will
parade the streets, and finall,
decorate the graves in the colore'
cemetery on south Road stree
extended.
During the storm last Satu1
day lightning struck the steame
Roberts, hauled out at Wiley
shipyard and shocked Mr.. Chas
Armstrong, who was at work i
the freight room. He was badl
stunned but not seriously in
jured.
The writer availed himself {
an invitation to attend the com
mencement exercises Of the Stat
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