Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-10-08
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beans. Nice and new.
I Several people from EIizabeu
City, are attending the Fair a
Norfolk this week.
| Fine cakes and crackers al
Holloman's, corner Mathews
and Poindexter streets.
Mr.. J. F. Sanders, wife and
children spent last week very
pleasantly in Currituck.
Jim Hill has accepted a posi-
ton with Lieutenant Cantwell
On the government boat.
Miss Angel of New Berne is
visiting Miss Katie Davis, on
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Mrs. T. H. Briggs of Raleigh
N. {. came last Monday to visit
her daughter Mrs. E. +. Avdlett.
Mrs. w. J. Griffin and Mrs.
M. Leary are occupying the
Cook residence Oh Fearing street.
Mr.. Geo. Brothers moved yes
terday to the store on Water
street vacated by Mrs. J. w.
Walker.
The Federal Court of the Eas-
tern District will convene here
On the 10Th inst, Judge T. R.
Purnell presiding.
Mrs. Charles Guirkin and Mrs.
Frank Cook, Jr., accompanied
by Miss Ethel Scott, visited Nor
folk On Tuesday last.
Mr.. Louis Selig our popular
JeWeler leaves tomorrow for the
North where lie will purchase
goods for the Holidays.
The stores Of our Hebrew
merchants were closed on yes~
terday-it being a holiday with
those of the Jewish faith.
Mr.. E. c. Potter. travelling
agent for the N. & S. K. R.,
was in the city yesterday and
gave this office pleasant call
last night.
Quite a mum Der of amuse-
ments have been secured for the
Fair a.; already parties have ar
rived and are pitching their
tents On the grounds.
Mrs. J. w. Walker has moved
her millinery establishment in
the First Ward, Mr.. Walker
having sold his Water street
property to ME- E. F. Aydlett.
This office was favored yes
terday by a call from several
ladies who came to see the work
ing of the press and type set>
ting, and left much pleased with
their visit.
The Baptists are contemplating
the erection of a new parsonage
at an early dat and will offer
the present one for sale. 1t is
valuable property and we hope
they will and good purchaser.
The Editor Of the FISHERMAN
& FARMER gave Edenton a visit
ON Monday, which was both
pleasant and profitable. We
were delighted to meet with old
friends and pleased to see the
town improving.
Any idle laborer i'll Elizabeth
City wishing to attend the Fair
can secure a ticket in the way of
work. The grounds are being
put in order aud by reporting to
MIR. F. r. Cohoon a season tick
It can be secured.
The Fire Company's Band,
having been employed to play
at the Fair, is practicing nightly
some fine music for the occasion.
They hope to give us the best
.uusic ever listened to at any
Elizabeth City Fair.
Gregory Bros. will run five or
six hacks during Fair week from
any point i'll the city to the Fair
Fare for the round
trip g cents Leave your or
1ers at their stables or phone to
them and they will call at your
residences tor you.
Buffalo Bills Big Show will
be at Norfolk on the 18th Inst.
The N. & S. R. r. co is offers
ing special rates on that day,
giving passengers seven hours
in Norfolk. For the round trip
from Edenton $3.50 +; from Hert-
ford s1.25; from Elizabeth City
bI.oO.
lanes West and Bud Johnson,
iraymen have been employed
by the Fair Managers to do
hauling for those who wish to
exhibit OH the Fair grounds at
4 reduced rate. We hope they
will be called by all who have
to be hauled.
The telegraph operator at
Wash Woods Life Saving Sta