Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-04-24
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"Spring fever is exceedingly
prevalent.
The soda fountains are fixing
quite lively just now.
The town has been full of
strangers all the week.
Rev. N. NJ. Watson, of Eden~
tor, was in the city this week.
There has been rush for the
shady side Of the street this week.
Miss Boggs LaBoytaux is Wis
iting friends i'll Washington City.
School children have begun
to count the days before vacation.
The schooner Joseph Allen is
at Willey's shipyard for a general
overhauling.
An excursion over town re>
veals the fact that there a.: very
few vacant houses for rent.
The first section of the bed of
Jewell & SCOTS large marine
railway has been launched.
Mr.. A. Huckabee, the tonso-
rial artist Of Edenton, was here
Tuesday and gave us a call.
The asparagus in market is
rather high, but it is as pretty
as was ever offered the purchas-
Ell
People iii Elizabeth City are
just now enjoying very excellent
smoked behring's from Way
mouths Croatan fishery.
Hon. Thomas G. Skinner was
in the city Tuesday and Wednes-
day i'll attendance upon the ses~
sion of the Federal court.
We acknowledge q very pleas
ant call from Rev. n. II. Guyton
of Camden. We always appre~
ciate a chat with our friends.
A sign displayed in front of &
place of business OIL Poindexte1
street reads: "Board, lodging
and pop on ice
Rain IS very badly needed by
farmers OF this section, and tn.
people in town are almost sn1oth
cred III dust.
Front street, from Church K
Lawrence, is now impossible
except to foot passengers, owing
to the work of digging out Tlbe
canal.
After a very pleasant visit t.
her aunt, Mrs Holmes, i'll Secoht
ward, Mrs. r. r. Moss (nee Mis-
Lula Waf,) has returned to he
home in Virginia.
lust at this season of the yea
Main street is the admiration O
every beholder. Standing eithe
at the head or foot Of the stree
the scene is enchanting.
A co1ored woman i'll the Fiftl
ward was badly burned Mol1da,
morning by her clothing taking
| fire. It was the same old stor,
OF starting the kitchen stove will
coal oil.
A song service, conducted b,
Prof. Wolfsohn, will be held a
the baptist church Saturda,
night, beginning at 8 O'Clock
and another Sunday afternoon a
$50 o'clock.
MI. Jas. D. Bateman, of Eden
ton, representing Rouse, Hemp
stone & Co., Baltimore, was il
the city Tuesday OH his way t
! Newberne He gave us pleas
ant call while here.
There never was a time Whe.
| fishermen caught SO many her
rings as they are doing now. N
shipments are made, however
the fish are being packed to
future delivery.
Mr.. NJ. II. Dixon, prominer
and successful business man
, Edenton, who was a juror at tn
Federal court this week, favore
the FISHERMAN & FARMER wit
: very pleasant call.
Miss Annie Cartwright, VIII
is teaching a private school |
Currituck, spent Saturday an
Sunday visiting her parents
this city. She was accompanle
, bv Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Walker
The city authorities, we motto
do not heed the advice of tt
? FISHERMAN & FARMER and Il:
lime on the muck thrown OF
from Tiber creek, notw1thstane
ing the hot weather of the pa
week.
e The street sprinkler has star
d ed up, to the great relief of me
II chants. One sprinkler, hoWeve
II is not sufficient and the idea h
e been suggested that this wou
l. be a fine opening for some e
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