Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-06-12

Miss Annie Upton returned
home Monday from Knots Is.
land, where she has been teach
ing school during the past few
months.
Capt. Seacore's yacht, the
"Undine," which has been har-
bored here for the past two years,
was taken back to New York
last week.
Miss Bessie Ferebee, of Bel>
cross, N. c., and Miss Mary
Wake, of Berkeley, Va, are visit
ing Miss Lucie Bell on South
Road street.
Mrs. DR.. ]. H. White, accom>
panied by her children, left
Tuesday to visit friends and rel
atives at her old home, Jackson>
Vile, N. c.
Rev R. B. John, Presiding
Elder of the Eliz. City District,
will preach in the Methodist
church next Sunday, DO tn morn
ing and night
Mr.. N. Trueblood, who prides
himself OH having the earliest
vegetables in market every year,
placed on our table Tuesday a
fine ripe tomato.
We acknowledge an agreeable
visit yesterday from Mr.. L. J.
Yaekel, of the Yaekel Drug Co.,
Baltimore, who was in the city
on business.
Mr.. w. N. Overton, recently
bookkeeper in the office of The
Toadvine Lumber Company, has
moved with his family to New
port News, Va.
Mrs. Judson Ives and daughter
of Virginia, attended the Allan
tic Collegiate Institute CONS
mencemeDt here this week, the
guest of Mrs. Callie Weeks.
Quite a number of Elizabeth
City people indicate their inten>
ton to attend the reunion of
Confederate Veterans at Rich
mond on the 3oth.
Mr.. r. P. Jenkins returned
from the State University Tues
day graduate with distinguish
ed honors. He will adopt the
legal profession and begin at
once his studies.
We invite an inspection of the
job work sent out from this
office and take a pardonable
pride in our efforts to please.
Samples cheerfully furnished to
parties at a distance.
Services at the Episcopal
church Sunday will be conduc-
ted by Bishop Watson, at which
time the ordinance of Confrma-
ton will be administered to
class of several applicants.
The chairman of the Deno~
cratic County Executive Cons
rnittee has issued a call for
convention On the 18th inst. to
elect delegates to the State and
Senatorial conventions.
A begger was the unusual
sight on the streets this week.
He had the permission of Mayor
Pool and may have been deserv-
ing, but he was from another
State and should have been sent
home.
We regret to print that the
latest information as to the
mental condition of Mr.. J. B.
Brockett is not encouraging. He
is still at the St. Vincent Hos>
pital in Norfolk and receives the
tender care ofloving friends.
Mr.. H. K. Swain is the author
lied agent of the FISHERMAN &
FARMER for Tyrrell county. His
postoffice address is a. Columbia,
where he is ready and waiting to
sign subscription receipts for
this paper.
Mr.. Geo. Cooper, of Newport
News, and Miss Lizzie Satterly,
Of Atlantic City, Va. were mar
ried by DR.. c. S. Blackwell at
the Albemarle House Monday.
They were i'll the city only about
three hours.
Live business men don't be-
lieve in doing nothing half the
year. Hence they advertise all
the time Keeping everlasting
ly at it brings success. This
applies to business as we'll as
advertising.
A party of New Workers, who
have just returned, on their way
home, from fishing trip down
the sound, say that for down
right tor1nentoIs the Dare coun>
ty mosquitoes surpasses even the
Jersey species.
A special meeting of the city
council will be held OH Monday