Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-04-09
NElGHORHOOD NEWS.
TIE MS GATHEREO HERE
IND THERE
BY CHARLES MORGAN
SOME THINGS HE SEES AND HEARS AT
POINTS WHERE WE HAVE NO
REGULAR REPORTER.

Master john Wilson, OF WOOD
vile, is now a student of Hert-
ford Academy.
Miss Lucy Gaskins, of Wind
sor, is visiting Mrs. A. Bunch
near Cisco, n. c.
Miss Lizzie Jones, of Centre
Hill, spent last week with Miss
Mary Evans at Cisco.
MIR. Aug. Harrell, of Rocky
Hook, seriously cut his foot with
an axe a few days ago.
Rev. ]. A. Speight, of Berk>
ley, Va, visited his brother last
week in BERTHE county.
w. J. Dale has erected a
blacksmith and repair shop at
Cisco, Chowan county.
Miss Annie Parish, of Hert-
ford, is visiting the family of
Mr.. 7. c. White; at Cisco.
Mrs. A. D. White, of Winfall,
spent last week in Hartford with
her brother, Mr.. Uriah Speight.
Miss Lizzie Thompson, OF
Okisko, has gone to Baltimore
20 work in a Millinery establish
ment.
Mr.. J. J. Fleetwood, Of Hert-
ford, is in Hyde and Tyrrell
counties this week chasing
timber.
Miss Lizzie Speight, of Per
quimans county, is visiting the
family Of w. H. Fowler, near
Winfall.
Miss Leora Cofield closed the
school last week she has been
teaching at Champion Branch, "
ChoWan county.
The District NJ. Z. Conference
will be held on the 18th and
18TH of July at Evans church in
ChoWan county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hollowell, of
Byrum's X Roads, spent last
week with her son, r. B. Hollo>
we'll, near Rocky Hook.
Miss Sallie H. Jones, who has
been conducting a very SUCCESS
tul school at r ocky Hook, N. c..
closed same last week.
Mrs. A. A. Parish, living near
Edenton, spent a part of last
week with the family of Mr.. J.
w. White, near Rocky hook.
Mrs. w. S. Stafford, living
near E. City, lost a pocket book
last week containing about $50,
but fortunately it was found and
returned.
Messrs. J. H. Evans and w.
X. Taylor, of Harrellsville, spent
several days last week with the
family Of Mr.. r. B. Holloweli,
near Rocky Hook.
Rev. J. H. Speight, Of Berk-
ley, Va, preached last Saturday
and Sunday at Rocky Hook
church. Large congregations
were out to hear him.
Mr.. w. r. Taylor, formerly
Of Harrellsville, N. c., who, is
now electrician in the Artillery
school at Old Point, Va, is visit
ing relatives at his old home.
Mr.. L. V. Owens. who is
teaching in BERTHE county, closed
his school on the 9th with a
grand enter tainment. The ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. Jack
Riddick, of Windsor.
Rev. D. w. Griffin, of the
Baltimore Conference, is visit
ing relatives in Perquimans
county. Mr.. Griffin is a Chowan
county boy but now resides at
Frostburg, Md, and is doing
we'll.
Miss Maggie L. Evans closed
the public school on the I'd inst,
which she has been teaching in
the lower part OF Pasquotank
county, and has returned to her
home in Chowan county.
The little infant son of Mr.. f.
H. Bunch, living near Rocky
Hook, drank concentrated lye a
few days ago, from the effects of
which he is suffering very much.
Parents should be more careful
with the lye can.
Mr.. L. w. Evans, who is con-
Quoting a very large merchan-
disc and lumber business at
Cisco, n. c., has recently en-
larged and improved his mil,
and will soon make extensive
improvements Oh his dwelling.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the catch of fish in the lower
sounds has been larger this sea-
son than ever before known, the
Chowan river fishermen have
had a very poor season and the
catches by them have been un-
usually small.
Your reporters visit to Rocky
Hook, Chowan county, a few
days ago was exceedingly pleas
ant. We met a fine lot of peo-
pie, kind courteous, obliging and
industrious, and we believe them