Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-29

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and otherwise improved.
If you want to keep on tie
good side of your best girl get {
bottle of Bromo Celery, for it i:
a sure cure for the headache
Since the last issue OF The
FISHERMAN & FARMER Mr.. Jas
Bunch. a prominent citizen o
Rocky Hook, died of SOME throa
trouble.
y protracted meeting is il
progress this week at MagnolI;
Street Methodist church. The
Rev. Mr.. Braswell is conducting
the meeting.
Mr.. T. D. Byrum is the owner
of very pretty dwelling that i:
being erected on West Queer
street, facing Mr.. Q. H. Darden':
beautiful home.
Rev. n. NJ. Watson, Mr.. A. NJ
Hawkins, Mr.. ". R Brothers
and a few others went to Roper
this week to attend the District
NJ. E. Church Conference.
The Norfolk & Southern trans.
fer barge is now making two
trips a day, owing to the large
shipments of potatoes, etc, from
the south side OF the sound
Chief of Police, Mr.. J. w.
Spruill, who has been quite sick
during the past two or three
weeks, is able to be on the streets
again, we are glad to report.
The old delapidated building
on the corner of Okum and King
streets should be condemned by
the city authorities. It is a fire
trap and ought to be removed.
Among those who attended
the Commencement of the c. B.
+. Institute at MurfreesDoro this
week were Mr.. & Mrs. +. A.
White, c. B. Elliott, Geo. b
Harris and others.
The steamer Olive made a
special trip Monday to Murfrees-
boro for the accommodation OF
those Who attended the Com
menCe1nent exercises of the C.
B. F. Institute at that place.
We notice the trash taken
from the streets is now being
dumped at the foot of Court
Square, aud the residents i'll that
part Of the town are complain
ing Of the nuisance, which should
be abated at once.
The mail carrier from Edenton
to Cisco, John Speight, was ar
rested on Friday night last by
United States officer under a
charge of robbing the mail. He
was carried to ELIZABETH City fol-
trial Saturday morning. Evi-
dence being insufficient to hold
him. he was released and returns
ed to Edenton Saturday after
noon.
The Norfolk s. Southern
Railroad steamer, Norman L.
Wagner, Saturday, found adrift
i'll the Albemarle Sound, the
dead body of Hugh Brown, COLI
ored, who fell from a raft in
Yeopim river and was drowned.
The Wagner took the body
aboard and carried it to Cres~
we'll, Washington county, where
deceased lived, for interment.
The reduction in freight rates
recently made by the Albemarle
Steam Navigation Company has
created quite a cut in freight
charges between this line and
the Norfolk & Southern Rails
road. For instance, a Darrell Of
flour is now brought to Edenton
from Norfolk for 7 cents
cents being the former rate;
other articles of merchandise III
proportion
Our heart yields i'll sympathy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. c. Bond in
the loss of their infant, Lena
Groves, aged 5 months, which
occurred Tuesday afternoon, af-
ter several days of painful illness.
Lena was a beautiful child and
interesting beyond her age. 1t
has often been a wonder to us
why such tender rose buds
should be plucked to garnisll the
throne of Heaven, but many
times we have resigned ourselves
to the will of Him who said:
"Suffer little children to come
unto me-" We believe that
Heavens choir is composed of
children, and we are taught by
this that the Lord loves a shine
ing light
Why suffer with Coughs, colds,
and LaGrippc when Laxative Bromo
Qui1line will cure yor' III Que day. Does
not