Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

A heavy squall accompanie
, by hail and rain and sharp thun
der and lighting passed owe
this section early Tuesday morn
ing.
During the gale Monday nigh
the yacht Spray was dismasted
Capt. James, however, succeeded
IN reaching shore without turth
er damage.
At the Baptist parsonage Wed
nesday night, May Goth, DR.. c
5. Blackwell united in marriage
Mr.. John Beasley and Miss Carrie
Norris, both of this city.
Several truckers in town yes
terday said they would ship po'
tatoes in small quantities mex
week. Samples shown the writer
were about the size of hen eggs
Work towards the completion
OF the new cotton factory is pros
81 esslng slowly, but surely. II
will be some time yet before the
plant will be ready for operation.
Experts from the factory are
buslly engaged in putting up the
new organ at the Baptist church.
1t will be tested and turned over
TO the church the latter part of
next week.
DR.. G. S. Blackwell has gone
to Oxford, having accepted an
invitation to deliver the Bacca
laureate Sermon to the pupils of
the Oxford Female Seminary on
Sunday.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Davis, died at the
home of its parents H. the second
ward Wednesday night. The
funeral took place from the home
yesterday afternoon.
We hear that the Frank Grice
cottage on the beach at Mays
Head will be for rent this season,
Mr.. Grice and family having ar
ranged to spend the summer at
the Nag's Head hotel.
A horse, driven by two Cams
den ladies, took fright at a pass
ing train on Pennsylvania Ave
nue., Wednesday noon, and a Sc
rlous accident was narrowly |
averted. No damage done.
In some of the large cities
policemen mounted on bicycles
have proved themselves a long
felt want. The officers in Eliz-
abeth City are contented with a
horse and buggy yet awhile.
A hole in Cypress street
Mr.. 4. J. Mitchell to fall
rom his Columbian wheel (for
which he is agent Tuesday
hight, and he is now at his home
nursing a sprained knee.
Miss Lille Pool, of South
Mills, and Mr.. w. D. Pool, of
2eidsville. N. c., who have been
relatives in this city, re-
urned to their respective homes
Tuesday morning.
A fretful man is not only rusty,
out literally Worn out, and he
Will soon worry himself to death.
IF course he has never worked
O any advantage to himself or
else. With him every
hing goes wrong.
Being one of the proprietors
# the Mays Head hotel, where
II of his time will be required
Turing the summer, MI. Charles
1uirkin has severed his conneC-
ion with w. J. Woodley as
'ookkeeper.
The private school, under
'rof. Hinton, assisted by Miss
1reaves and Miss Woodland, clos
d yesterday, and the teachers
nd pupils will picnic at the
park today. There will be no
ormal commencement exercises.
Owing to the fact that the ex-
'erts from the factory are ell ;
aged in putting up the new
rgan at the Baptist church,
here will be no services in that
hurch on Sunday. Regular
ervices will be had at all the
ther churches.
While the sexton was ringing :
he bell for services at the Meth +
dist church last Sunday morn {
1lg the clapper fell out, striking s
he floor of the belfry with such ,
orce as to cause the old man to +
hink of a thunderbolt from a :
lear sky. 6
The Naval Reserves are ar I
angling for coasting cruise as
ar South as Florida. They will
cave here for Wilmington about ;
he middle of July, where they :,
ill board the United States ,
hip Anpilitrite and list into &C Z
i've naval service. {
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