Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-10
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| lIlCuuS III MOI Olk.
Mr.. S. w. Sykes, of Edenton
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. Clark Leary, of Edenton,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. Huckabee, of Edenton,
called at our Office Friday.
Notice the change in the ads
vertisement of Louis Selig.
Miss Annie Spence has re
turned home from Roper, N. {.
The family of Capt John Ball
lance have returned from Cur
rituck.
The new city ordinances, re-
Gently adopted, went i'll effect
Monday, the 9th.
Mrs. S. E. Speight is home
again after spending several
weeks in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dewey, of
Philadelphia, are the guest of
Mrs. J. ?. Overman.
The family of Mr.. J. r. Pin
ner left Wednesday to spend the
summer at Mays Head.
DR.. Isaiah Fearing, one of the
rising physicians of this district,
will locate at Coinjock.
Miss Albertson has gone to
Hartford to spend a few days
with the Misses Harvey.
Mr.. Wesley Hall, of Virginia,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Striker in the First Ward.
Mrs. +. Y. Nash is spending
the week with her mother and
friends in Camden county.
The N. & S. Railroad has
made half rates for those attend
ing the Baptist Association.
Rev. Solomon Pool and
daughter, of South Mills, visited
relatives III the city this week.
Miss Mary Parrish, Of Hertz
ford, is visiting her sister Mrs.
w. J. Smith, on Burgess street.
Col. A. L. Jones is spending
the week in Norfolk, Va, the
guest of his son, Mr.. VIII. Jones.
Miss Kate Norcom, of Eden
ton, is visiting the family of Mr..
w. H. Ballard, on Burgess street.
The first lot of Watermelons
of home production made their
appearance in this market Mon
day.
Mr.. Mark Magette, promi-
nent lawyer of Columbia, N. c.,
will soon locate in Elizabeth
City.
Miss Agnes Davis, Of Moyock
is in the city on a visit to Mrs
w. c. Mercer, on Ehringhaus
street.
The city councilmen and coun-
ty commissioners held their reg
ular monthly meetings this
week.
Mrs. S. T. Crawford has gone
to New York, where she will
spend some weeks with relatives
and friends.
The number of guest at the
Mays Head hotel is increasing
daily. Cottages are also being
rapidly filled.
Miss Pattie Whidbee, who ha'
been visiting friends in this city
returned to her home at Hert'
ford Tuesday.
Mr.. Will Burrus has accepted
a position in the wholesale ant
retail grocery establishment O.
W. Woodley.
The boilers of the new cotton
factory were placed i'll position
tlis week, under the direction o
Mr.. J. 2. Simpson.
Catalogues, one OF the mos
healthful fruits that is ialsed ano
the rival of all others in sweet
ness, are in market.
Mrs. P. w. Melick, accompa-
MED by her daughter, Miss Ada
left Tuesday for all EXTENDED
trip to Pennsylvania.
At their meetings this weel
the town and county comn1s
sioners each contri buted $40
to the Naval Reserves.
Misses Ella Greet and Ali
Wescott, both OF Roanoke Island
are the guest of Miss Martin
Sykes, on Poindexter street.
Luther Ball, who is nov
located at Washington, D. c., /
} here on a visit and gives a goo
-+ of himself and friends.
We are delighted to learn c
the improved condition of MI
Frank Grice, who has been con
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