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

: age was done beyond alarmln
the neighborhood.
Mr.. c. w. Grice returned from
. Mays Head Tuesday, where h
had been to get the hotel in or
, der for the grand opening. H
reports excellent fishing at Bal
last Point.
Messrs. Westley Williams ant
i Jacob Salomonsky have returned
from Goldsboro, where they re
presented Achoree Lodge, of thi
city, at the meeting of the Crane
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
| Capt. A. S. Conklin, superin-
tendent of the floating stock o.
the Norfolk & Southern K. r.
has been in the city all the week
overseeing work on the steamer
Roberts at Willey's ship yard.
Mr.. w. D. Lathrop's houe
near his mill in the first ward
will soon.be completed When
finished it will be decidedly orig
inal and unique, as we'll as one
of the prettiest cottages in that
part Of the city.
The meetings conducted by
Evangelist Crane and Woltsohn,
the singer, during the past two
weeks at Portsmouth, Va, have
resulted in great good Nearly
one hundred were induced to
profess faith in Christ.
The merchants on Water
street, and on a portion of Main,
find the sire sprinkler great
help in protecting their goods
from dust. In fact, they would
hardly know how to do business
now without the assistance of the
darkey and the mule.
Bicyclists seem to enjoy long
rides in the country every Sun
day. With the mercury standing
at 90 in the shade and the dust
flying in clouds, some went last
Sunday to South Mills, others to
HEREFORD and others in different
directions, varying in distance
from 8 to 10 miles.
A number of Elizabeth City
people attended the memorial
IN Norfolk yesterday
Had special rates been offered by |
the Norfolk & Southern CO. all |
TIE coaches would have been
filled. Quite a mber went to
he depot expecting to go. but
when they learned that full fare
was charged, returned home.
c. II. Robinson & Co. have
discontinued the retail grocery
business entirely. That departs
nent has been remodeled and is
low connected with "The Fair"
md devoted strictly to gents
furnishing goods. The firm is
low engaged in the grocery
business only as wholesale deal
rs.
The audience which attended
he lecture of Mr.. Henry Blount
It the Court House last Friday
vening was small but apprecia-
i've. MI. Blount is a fluent talk
L and graceful Oh the platform.
No more interesting subject
,ould have been selected than
Beyond the Alps Lies Italy,"
nd the lecturer showed himself
a1niliar with it.
For the benefit of the Naval
Reserves, Mr.. John p Clum of
California, gave all illustrated
ecture OH "Westward via the old
Santa Fee Trail" at the Court
House last night. This was not
Ir. Clums first appearance be-
ore an Elizabeth City audience,
nd his lectures are always in
tructive as we'll as entertaining.
The subject for tonight is "Cal-
fornia aud the Great Northwest"
nd is said to be his best effort.
Officer Brooks has been in
pecting the sanitary condition
f the town this week. The adj
ent Of Summer renders it ad-
isable in sanitary point of view
hat the condition of the streets,
lleys and premises generally of
he citizens should be looked
fter. 1t is known that at this
eason various portions of the !
ity get in dirty condition and
hat the authorities should look 4
fter them, have them cleansed
nd have dis1nfectants applied, is
erfectly proper.
Printers, after a hard days work |
II a hot day, enjoy a glass of the I
lice of the forbidden fruit. Last
light, just before getting the
aper to press, our neighbor, Mr.. ]
:; H. Wood, who keeps nicely
tied up and quiet place at the
orner of Poindexter and Math-
WIS streets, greatly refreshed the :
oys in this office with a nicely
oncocted julip, trimmed with
ineapple, orange, strawberries