Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-29
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS
ITEMS GATHERED HERE
AND THERE
BY CHARLES MORGAN.
SOME THINGS HE SEES AND HEARS AT
POINTS WHERE WE HAVE NO
REGULAR REPORTER.

REGULAR REPORTER.
Mr.. Sam'l. Jones, of Rosedale,
is quite i'll.
Mr.G G. Barber, OF Winfall j.,
has been i'll at his home for sew
eral days.
Miss Mary Corey, of Berkeley,
is visiting friends on Bagley
Swamp.
Nj. Robert Bell, of Chapa-
noke, spent Sunday with friends
in Winfall.
Miss Mamie Stanton, of Win
fall, was the guest of Misses
Speight last week.
Miss Leana Riddick, of Mica
nor, visited her aunt, Mrs. M. L.
Speight, last week.
Miss Lula Whitehurst, of E.
City, spent last week with
friends near Berea.
Mr.. Harry Baker, of Winfall,
killed a fine porker las. week,
weighing 532 pounds.
Mr.. T. L. Spence is erecting
very nice dwelling near Rose
dale
Mr.. Joseph Hewill, of Mum
ford, has gone to work On the
Dismal Swamp Canal.
Mr.. J.J. Fleetwood, accompa>
MED by his sister, Mrs. Gregory,
spent Sunday with friends near
Mt. Sinai.
Messrs, John Northcott and
Parish, of Edenton, spent Suns
day with friends near Winfall.
DR.. w. S. Temple, of Mum
ford, has seilt his new invention,
a rice mill, to Washington to be
patented.
Miss Gertie Whitney, of Num-
ford, spent last week with her
sister, Mrs. P. G. Pritchard, near
Berea.
Mr.. James White will preach
at NeWland M. E. Church next
Sunday.
Rev. Simeon Overton and Miss
Maggie Sawyer were married
Wednesday in Camden county.
Mr.. Will Gregory, of E. City,
is the guest of Mr. Charlie Wood
in Providence township this
week.
Mr.. A. w. Jordan, residing
near Winfall, keeps the market
supplied with fresh fish consist
ing of shad, herring and rock.
Mr.. Robert Royce, who has
been at the home of the poor fol
a few years, departed this life on
January 10Th. Age 80 years.
Mr.. J. NJ. Whitehurst, OF Be
rea, killed a large eagle las
Monday. The eagle measured
seven feet from tip of wings.
Miss Annie Morgan and Mrs
Joe Davis, of Berea. spent las
week with relatives and friend
in Newland township.
Miss Missouri NJ. Jackson, Q
Providence, spent last week will
Miss Maggie Askew, at Nun
ford, N. c.
Mr.. Dale and family, of Che
wan county, has moved to Win
fall he is occupying the store O
Joseph White. He has a fin
display of goods.
New officers were elected TO
the Bright Jewel Society Of &c
dar Grove Church last Sunda,
for the ensuing year. Miss Len
Barber, President and Mis-
Amelia Baker, Secretary.
Mrs. M. w. Jones, after
pleasant visit with her sister
returned to her home near E
Cityl last week.
Mr.. Jessie Simpson and family
who have been living with hi
wife's parents, will move to hi
farm near Chapanoke i'll a fey
days.
Mrs. Sallie Powell, accom- pan
led by her little son, of Norfolk
Va, is the guest of Mrs. Joh1
Delaney, of Bagley Swamp.
DR.. J. E: Brothers and family
of Camden, are the gu SITS of MI
& Mrs. Elliott Whitehurst, nea
Elizabeth City this week.
Owing to the illness of Rev
Merit and at the request of tn
members of Cedar Grove Church
the pulpit was occupied by Rev
Stallings on Sunday.
Mrs. Abram Bonner and Mrs
John Morgan, accompanied b,
Mrs Morgan's children, are visit
ing relatives near Wintall.
Mr.. Earnest Morgan, residin!
near Winfall the cham cion hawl