Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-05-07
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week at New Berne.
Mr.. L. c. Oakley is spending
while at New Berne.
Mr.. L. w. Norman, of Hert'
ford, was i'll the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. J. Broughton made {
business trip to Norfolk thi:
week.
Potato bugs put in an appear
ance this season before the pota'
toes did.
About seventy five hands are
employed at the Elizabeth City
Cotton Mills.
Send one dollar to the FISH
ERMAN & FARMER and become
a subscriber.
Mr.. Bragg Perry, of Perquiln-
ans, favored this office with a
call on Tuesday.
Mr.. Chas. Morgan, the pilot
ographer, is spending the week
IN Dare county.
Messrs. VIM. Badbam and D.
D. Raper, Of Edenton, were in
the city this week.
Miss Della Mann, of this city,
is visiting friends and relatives
at Manteo, this week.
Sunday School will be held in
the Court House every Sunday
at 3 o'clock, p. IN.
Miss Daisy Doziel, of Norfolk,
is the guest of Miss Tenie
Pritchard in this city.
Mr.. E. E. Perry, of Boston,
spent several days this week
with friends i'll E. City.
Mr.. Jerry Wilcox left yester-
day for Wilmington 10 attend the
Baptist State Coz vention.
Mr.. Theo White. of Hartford,
was the biggest man that visits
ed Elizabeth City yesterday.
Miss Sarah Gather, of Hert-
ford, was the guest of Mrs. I. H.
Robinson On Wednesday last.
Rev. c. S. Blackwell is attend
ing the Baptist State Conven~
ton at Wilmington this week.
Mr.. Walter Bright and Miss
Sadie Johnson were married
night i'll the First
Ward.
Miss Rebecca Murray, Of
Hyde county, is the guest of
Miss Annie Spence on Road
Street.
Mr.. L. J. Yaekel, of the
Yaekel Drug Co., Baltimore,
gave this Office a visit on Satur-
day last.
Why not have a concert every
few months, like that of last
week? Also lectures by our
home talent.
A protracted meeting will be
gin next Sunday at the NJ. E.
church, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. ]. H. Hall
Mr.. J. +. Spear, Manager Of
the Racket Store, has just re-
turned from New York with a
fresh supply of goods.
The Junior oratorial contest
will take place at the Atlantic
Collegiate Institute to might. A
big crowd will be there.
Mr.. John Eaves. of Tvrrell
county and Miss Lizzie Swain,
of this city, were married last
in the First Ward.
Mr.. Ed. Kramer house on
Fearing street is being occupied
by the family OF Capt. Cohoon,
in which they moved this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Bell and
daughter. of Baltimore, are in
the city, the guests of Mrs. Bells
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Bur>
CESS.
Misses Runyon and Barley,
of Bloomsbury. Pa, are visiting
in this city, the guests of the
family of Rev. p. w. Melick on
Water street.
If the FISHERMAN & FARMER S
subscription list continues to
increase as rapidly as it has
this week our press will have to
run day and night to keep up.
We need more factories; our
cotton factory does not give EN-
ough employment for tn e
of capital invested. Let
us have more, and not so large.
Rev. F. H. Johnston is spends
ing the week at Atlantic City,
Va, attending t h e Trustees
of the Theological Sem
mary, and the closing exercises
of same.
Having just added a new lot
of type, borders, ornaments, &c,