Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-11
Interesting
Notes From Various Points
Around and About us.
Of q Personal and
Newsy Character
Pencilings Reproduced From
The Notebooks Of Fish
ernla1l. & Farmer Re
portcrs.


The candidates tor the next
election are busy III this cams
paign.
Mr.. D. B. Walston, Of Weeks
Vile, n G, spent Sunday i'll this
county.
Miss Carrie Daily is sick at
her home, which we regret to
announce.
Miss Maud Prichard, Of Eliza,
beth City, is visiting friends i'll
the county.
The Y. P. L. was not held
Sunday night, owing to the in
clenency Of the weather.
Master w. NJ. Boushall left
last Saturday for the A. & NJ.
College at Raleigh, N. c.
Miss Beau1ah Trafton returns
ed last Friday from Norfolk, Va,
where she has been visiting.
Mr.. S. D. Jones Is now stop>
ping at the hotel, and is canvass
| ing the county Oil life insurance
business.
The child Of Nj. and Mrs. Geo.
Swindle is fast recovering from
its recent illness, which we are
pleased to note.
Miss Minnie Forbes has spent
The summer visiting at Suffolk,
Va. She returned Saturday
| pleased with her visit.
For the ncws-aIl the news
fresh and unbiased, you must,
read the Fisherman & Farmer.
Don't borrow it, subscribe !
Mr.. c. S Sawyer has lad a
change made i'll his store at this
place. It now fronts Main St.
/ and Panther Branch Ave
Superior Court will be held
+ here next week, Hon. z. "
Timberlake, Judge presiding
A large docket in Camden thi:
court.
A series of meetings began
last Sunday at Oak Ridge Bap
tist Church, conducted by Dr.
: r. X. OVERLY. assisted by Rev
! G. n. Bray.
&c. Sawyer has resigned hi
position to attend the Atlanti
$ Collegiate Institute, the coming
: session. Mr.. n. +. Mcklnne
succeeds him.
O The NJ. f. Church (Nasl1
I Chape1) is nearing completion
t Services will be held there Eek
S Sunday conducted by Rev. n. +
Guyton, pastor.
c Miss Florence ". Smith, {
y Lynchb1rg, Va, is expected t
i return Saturday to take charg
d of her school at J. D. Gregory
Esq, Indiantown, N. c.
IS Mr.. c. B. Garrett, Principal (
e Shiloh High School, is having
d fine house put up, The work
6 progressing rapidly under Mess1
<. James Forbes and ". c. Ferrel
IS Bro. Hodges has been e1
le gagged as teacher Of the singin
e class at Sawyer's Creek. I'll
Re class will be organized next SUI
il day. The first lessons will /
given on the 18TH inst.
1t Owing to the illness of Mr..
6 NJ. Sawyer, Superintendent {
3, Of Sawyer's Creek Sunday scI,o>
d. Rev. 7. G. Wood officiated Ia!
6 Sunday. 1t is reported that NJ
Sawyer is much better.
al There will be held at Belcro:
It Academy next Friday night Sep
It nth a "Wait sociablc," undo
IF the auspices of the young ladi<
e for the benefit of Halifax churcl
II beginning at early candle 1igh
It The public cordially invited.
The Democratic Conventio
Of was held Monday, 9TH inst, fc
J. the purpose Of nominating car
= didates for the various office
lie The following were nominated
n Messrs. NJ. B. Hughes, Repre-
N sentative; G. NJ. 'rillet, Treasu,
II er; Geo. Jacobs, Sheriff; DR.. c.
re Sawyer, Coroner; VIM. McCo
Jr., Register of Deeds; E. y
, DeFord. Commissioner for tt
4. c. II. township; Geo. Riggs fc
~ South Mills township and Natha
= Walker tor Shiloh township.
h A sociable was given by NJ
at and Mrs Bousllall at their res
J. dence near Belcross Oh Frida
IS evening, Sept 4th. The invite
,e guests present were Misses lie,
Sanderlin, Mamie Traitor, Sara
P. Sawyer, Ella Lee Gilbert, ID
Sc {. Mizell, Katie aid Berth
i Harris, Sarah Edna Nhitehurs
D. Sarah IsOn, and Annie Thonr
10 son Boush4ll Gentlemen pre-:
IS ent Were Messrs. 7. S. Robertson