Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
FROM BELCROSS, n. c.
Items of Personal and Newsy
Character.

Christmas comes but once
year.
The wedding bells will ring
in this section shortly.
Dull times for Christmas. We
hope Santa Claus will pay us a
visit.
Cotton at dollar and forty
cents pei hundred, can't buy
much Christmas.
Miss Iredell Leary Right re
turned home last Monday from
visiting in E. City.
DIR. r. r. OVERLY returned
last Tuesday from visit to
relatives in Richmond.
Miss Lima A. Gilbert began
teaching at Milldan last Mons
day. We wish her success.
Mr.. Harry c. Pearson, of
Havre De Grace, Md, is visiting
Mrs. E. M. Sawyer, at Hastings
Corner.
Misses Annie R. Gilbert and
Beulah J. Traitor, were the
guests of Mrs. O. c.. TritchaTd
last Sunday.
Quite a number Of our people
here contemplate spending their
Xmas abroad. To all we wish
a pleasant time.
DR.. c. J. Sawyer is visiting
relatives and friends in Balti-
more and Norfolk. We hope
him a pleasant time.
The rain last Tuesday was
the hardest we have had for
some time, causing much incon-
venience to travellers.
The Sunday School at Saw
lver's Greek church, will have a
Christmas tree and entertain
ment during the holidays.
Thos. B. Boushall, Esq, at
tended the Baptist State Conven,
| ton at Oxford, last week, and
while there, spent some time
with his son, J. D. Boushall.
Mrs. Jno. Fenner, of Halifax
and Miss Minnie B. Ferebee, OF
Henderson, both former residents
Of this vicinity, are visiting rel>
atives in this county and Curri'
tuck.
j Mrs Annie G. Fanshaw, OF
this place, who quite seriously
injured her shoulder by a fall
sometime ago, we are glad to
announce, is improving and will
soon be well.
The Sunday School at Nashe's
Chapel, Miildam, will have a
Xmas tree entertainment, &c,
on the evening of Dec. 18TH
/. We understand they are getting
up very elaborate program.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The young mems praye
meeting, which was organized
at Sawyer's Creek church some
time ago, is growing in num-
bers and attendance very rapidly
and we hope it may be a power
for doing much good in the
community.
The Sunday School at Her
ring school house, under the eff,
hcient management of Mr.. E. l
Sawyer, the Superintendent
will hold a Christmas enter
tainrnent on Christmas day, con,
sisting of dialogues, Rotations
&c. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Rev. T. G. Wood will hold
regular services at SAWYER
Greek church next Sunday
morning, and at night will Ices
lure On the life of Abraham. He
has been giving a series of lee
lures, which have been very in
teresting, and we are sure those
who go to hear this one, will
not be disappointed,
We are indebted to one of our
modest and truthful sportsmen
for The following While hunt>
ing last week, his dog jumped a
big gray rabbit, and after get
ting his bearings, made for a
place of safety, clearing a ten
rail fence at one bound. And
he said the rabbit ran so fast
that all be could see was a streak
of gray rabbit hundred yards
long.
A passenger who had been
riding on a popular railroad not
many miles from here, told us
the following the other dav
He noticed an old lady on the
train, who now and then would
ask the polite conductor to let
her know when she got tc p
J station The oondrc+o