Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-04-16
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To- day is Good Friday"

IN oFolCI SEASON W III SOOl
come to close.
Mr.. +. Weeks has moved from
this place to Newberne.
, The merchants say that the
r Spring trade is gratifyingIy act
i've.
Miss Lorinc Wilson, of Dur
ham, is visiting friends in this
city.
Mr. +. +. Aydlett returned
) yesterday from business trip tC
: New York.
We enjoyed a call yesterday
from Mr.. Edwin A. Sawyer, of
: East Lake, n. c.
Mr.. c. J. Ward attended the
Norman~Elliott weddingat Hert
ford Wednesday.
The city election will take
place May 10th. We hope good
men will be chosen.
Mr.. n. II. Swain, of Column
bia, was in the city yesterday and
favored this office with his pres
enCe.
Achoree Lodge No ID, l. O.
O. f, will have WORK in the
first and second degrees to-
night
A row occurred Monday night
at house Of i'll repute near the.
city limit in which a white man
was badly cut.
Prof. G. r. Little has been
spending several days i'll Eliza
beth City this week, to the de
light of his many friends.
Shopping i'll town this week
has been immense, and it was
a sight to see the crowds pouring
in and out of the stores.
Rev. J. H. Hall is in Hartford |
assisting the Rev. Mr.. Ryder in
protracted meeting i'll progress
at the Methodist church.
Good singing will be heard at
all the city churches next Sun
day, the choirs having prepared
special music for Easter.
Mrs ]. Archie Turner, of Viii
liamston, N. c., is visiting her
huHband's mother, Mrs. l.. E.
Turner, on Lawrence street.
Some of the members of the
Fire Department have organized
a Band, and hope soon to furnish
the public with delightful music.
Some one smashed the glass
III the show window of the store
of F. T. Horton OF Sunday night
and stole therefrom a lot of Gig
ars.
The fruit trees are all now in
tull bloom, and are things of
beauty, and we hope may prove
a source ofjoy to many this sums
meT.
Miss Jennie Melick, who has
been the guest Of Miss Ada
Melick for several weeks, has
returned to her home III Penn
sylvania.
The Naval Reserves will app
pear in uniform at the Baptist
church Sunday night, April 2 5th,
to listen to a special sermon by
the pastor.
1.-THE Voice Of God through
the lips of the Lily will be the
subject of DR.. Black wells Easter
sermon Sunday night at the
Baptist church.
Mr.. James Spires is ahead on
raising peas. He showed us
full grown pea pulled from his
garden Tuesday. His crop will
be ready for shipping next week.
The job printing department
of the FISHERMAN & FARMER
has been crowded with work
this week, which proves that the
Up-To-Datc Printers are wins
uers.
DR.. Blackwell lectured Tues
day night under B. Y. P. U.
management on The Cross aud
the Crescent, or the present war
between Christian Greece and
Mohomaden Turkey.
A white man named John
Hill was required by the Mayor
on Tuesday to shell out just sI4.
I 5 for being drunk and for smash
ing a carved glass in the window
of the saloon Of S. L. Spelght.
A large and cultured audience
gathered at Overman's new
Opera House Friday night to
greet the Barlow Minstrels, and
the enthusiastic applause of those
present inadequately expressed
the pleasure afforded by the ex-
ecuted numbers Of the program
A negro came to town Tues
day morning bleeding, with a
bullet In his arm He said he