Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-20
Fisherman aNd Farm r
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Next Tuesday will be the big
excursion day.
Mrs. H. c. Grice is spending
the week at Mays Head.
Miss Cornie White has re-
turned from the sea-shore.
Miss Annie Upton will leave
to-day for Coinjock on a visit
Mr.. r. 7. Bell has acclr:ed a
| position with McCabe & Grice.
Mr.. J. w. SlIarber and family
have returned from Mays Head.
! Quite large number of
guests are at the Mays Head
hotel.
Capt. Thos. Gard and family
left Monday for trip down the
sound
Mrs. S. L. Monden, of New
York, is spending a few days at
Mays Head.
Mr.. IT. McCabe and wife
spent Saturday and Sunday last
at the seashore.
G. G. Luke and Wallace Gibbs,
of Berkeley, Va, are i'll the city
visiting relatives.
Young man wanted to learn
photograph business. Apply
to Water Street Gallery.
Capt. J. L. Gard and wife and
children are visiting their moth
er and relatives at Lloyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Straughan
and son Linwood, have returned
home from Old Point, Va.
Mrs. J. P. Downing, of Berk>
ley, Va, is the guest of Mrs. r.
N. Coffield On Main street.
Mrs. R. N. Cofheld returned
last Saturday from pleasant
visit to friends at Norfolk
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cook, Jr.,
went to Mays Head last Satur>
day to enjoy The invigolating
sea-breeze.
Misses Anne Vaughan and
Helen Martin left Saturday for
Asbury Park. N Y, to visit
friends.
Mr.. r. L. Sawyer. of Pasquo>
tank county, has accepted a
position at the studio of w II.
Zoeller.
This office was favored yester-
day with pleasant call from
Capt. Tillery, of the steamer
Haven Belle.
Cant something be done to
improve the Cemeteries of Ellis
abeth City? Both are i'll a shame
full condition.
For SALE-A lot of slightly
damaged corn at N. & S. Depot.
NJ. H. SNoWDEN.
Ground has been broken tor a
building to be erected by Mr..
Mack Fletcher on his lot on
Poindexter street.
The Haven Belle, 7. w. Til
lery, captain, is at Willey's ship
yard to receive thorough over
hauling and repairs.
Preparations for the coming
Fair are being made deliberately
and Systematically for the best
ever held in this section.
The Naval Reserves will be-
gin next Tuesday night drilling
for a competitive drill to take
place at Norfolk in October.
Miss Vertie Gard returned
home Sunday night from Mays
Head where she has been spend
ING a week with her brother.
Mrs. ]. p. Cofield and chill
dren, who have been spending
several weeks with relatives at
Petersburg, Va, returned Tues
day.
Very favorable reports cons
tinue to come i'll from our farm
ers, and it is evident that they
will reap an abundant harvest
this fall.
Mrs. T. S. Mcmillan and chill
dren, who have been visiting
relatives on Main street, re-
turned to their home in Hert-
ford Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Smith en-
tertained a number of friends
at their home on Burgess street
Monday night; everybody had
delightful time.
Miss Mary Jordan, of Hert-
ford, N. c., spent few days in
the city this week visiting friends
and relatives. She returned to
her home yesterday.
Mr.. J. r. McCabe, of the firm
of NcCabe & Grice, will leave
next Tuesday for the North to
purchase new goods. He will