Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-04-24

tory of the Branning CO. in
Edenton.
The mothers meeting will be
held this afternoon in the Meth
odist church annex at q o'clock.
A good attendance will be ap-
preciated.
DR.. Blackwell has accepted an
invitation to deliver the literary
address before the graduating
class of Ryland Institute, Berkley
Va, June 8th.
The steamer Neuse yesterday
brought from Newbern the first
shipment Of green peas Of this
season. They were sent to New
York.
Mr.. w. D. Lathrope is putting
up very pretty residence near
the single mill of the Buffalo
City Lumber Company. i'll the
first ward.
Our Reporter, who has just
returned from a town around
the City reports a larger number
Of buildings in course of cons
struction.
The engine which las been
used for pumping the water
from Tiber Creek was yesterday
taken to Poindexter Creek to
finish the work there.
The large light observed by
the people in Elizabeth City
Wednesday night was i'll Curri>
tuck swamp. No reliable news
could be gained as to the direct
cause or exact locality.
There is now only one stall III
the city market occupied. I'm
der Democratic administration
this building paid revenue of
ST. 400 a year,
Already truckers have begun
to complain of potato bugs.
In some instances the crop has
been considerably damaged.
One enterprising potato grower
near by has employed all the
colored children in his neigh
borhood and is paying them f i've
cents per quart to pick the bugs
off the vines i'll his potato field.
Extensive improvements are
going on at the plant of the Jones
Lumber Company, which was
recently sold to a syndicate and
will shortly be started up again.
The entire plant is being over
hauled and the capacity of the
dry kilns largely increased.
The proprietors take pardon
able pride in the FISHERMAN &
FARMER, and the fact that. its
already large subscription list is
increasing at the rate of dozen
or more, each day causes us to
believe that the people OF Eliza
beth City and the First District
appreciate our efforts to give
them a first class newsy paper.
Owing to the extra pressure
of work the FISHERMAN & FAR
MER office has been compelled to
employ extra help this week.
Our work suits the people be-
cause we use the latest styles OF
type and have men in the office
who study the effects of typo
graphical blending and supe-
riority of work. This with good
stationery and prompt delivery
makes us the up-to-date printers
At the Methodist church Sun
day night the local lodge Achore
No. IA, will Celebrate the 18th
anniversary Of Odd Fellowship
i'll America. Addresses will be
made by Elder BUNS, Rev. J
H. Hall and DR.. Blackwell. All
members of the lodge are ex.
pected, and visiting Odd Fellows
are invited to meet at the room
of the lodge at 7:3o and attend
the celebration in a body. The
public generally is also invited
to attend the meeting.
A negro who passes under
, nu1nberlcss aliases, but whose
right name is Edward Leary-o1
at least that is the name under
which he served two years il
the penitentiary from Chowar
county-was arrested in Ca1nder
Tuesday and sent back here fol
:, various crimes committed II
Pasquotauk. It was only On the
10th of March that he finished
t his term at Raleigh, but since
that time he has broken into NJ
E |. SIS than a dozen houses ane
/ carried away everything h
1 could lay his hands OH. He wa
given a preliminary hearing be
o fore Justice Culpepper, and il
:, default of bail was sent to jail t.
4 await his trial at the next tern
:, of the Superior court and hi
4 return to the State prison.