Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-12-04
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| Madame rum or says the wed
ding bells will jingle in Feb airy.
Mr.. T L. Turner has returned
from visit to friends in Norfolk.
Mrs. l.. L. Williams is visits
ing her parents at Alexandria,
Va. -..
Miss Sallie Ward Of Hartford q,
IS visiting friends in Elizabeth
City,
Mrs. Pattie Gilbert left Tues
day for Norfolk, Va, on a visit
to friends.
Miss Annie Bell, who has
been teaching school at Jarvis
burg, has returned home.
Next Monday being the first
in December the County Com
missioners will be in session.
Next Tuesday night the Naval
Reserves will give a howitzer
drill on Water street, provided
the weather will permit.
Wood and coal have been in
great demand this week, and the
faces Of those who deal i'll such
goods are covered with smiles.
MI Ben Taylor, who has been
visiting his old home for the past
week, will return home to-day to
the regret of his many friends.
Owing to the low tide yester-
day the steamer Neuse which
was due here in the morning had |
failed to arrive up to late hour
last nigh
Presiding Elder r. b John |
will preach next Sunday at Hert-
ford. Next week he will at
tend the Eastern N. c. Confer,
ence at Kinston.
A number Of Northern sports
men arrived here Tuesday and !
boarded yachts for the lower
sounds where they will spend |
some days shooting game.
The residence on Main street
recently occupied by the family
of Judge Albertson is being rem
ovated and repaired, which will
be occupied January Ist by Mr..
Abner Aydlett
Louis Selig, the ieweler, will
make a display next week Of
handsome holiday goods, of
which he has made quite an
elaborate purchase and a very
choice selection.
John Harper, the young man
who was accidently shot last
week at his home i'll this county,
an account of which appeared i'll
the last issue of this paper, is
still alive and doing we'll.
DR.. Blackwell will begin a new
series Of sermons next Sunday
night On the "Greatest Revival
OF Religion since the. days of
Pentecost, and the duty of every
Christian in Elizabeth City,"
Rev. J. II. Hall will leave
Monday for the N. c. Conference
which will convene at Kinston,
n. c. on Wednesday. Mr.. Hall
has made many friends while
here, who will be delighted at
his return.
A party of railroad men ar
rived here on the late train
Tuesday evening nj left Oh the
steamer Newberne for Ocracoke,
and other points on tour Of
inspection. They will return
to-day.
\ party of ladies and gentle
men had all oyster roast on We'd
uesday evening at the store of
Dawson & Benbury on Water
street. About half a dozen
couples were iii attendance and
spent a very pleasant evening.
Miss Birdie Kramer, Miss
Nancy Burgess and Miss Fannie
Dawson favored this office yes
terday afternoon with their press
ence. Come again, girls, none
are more welcome than charm
ing young ladies.
Mr.. E. \, Burgess has opened
store i'll the Zimmerman build
ing near Short BRIDGE where
he proposes to keep constantly
on hand a choice line of family
groceries, fruits, etc. We be
speak for him the patronage of
the public.
Mr.. Curant Reed, formerly Of
this place, but TOW residing at
Baltimore, Nd is i'll the ethyl
visiting Mr.. Frank Vaughan OH
Church street. Mr.. Reed is an
old Elizabeth City boy, and his
many friends were delighted to
see him.
Tie Editor Of the FISHERMAN
& FARMER acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to attend