Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-07-23

ley S ship yard receiving a gen
eral ovcrllauling.
Miss Mamie Wilson, who ha
been visiting Miss Mae Wilson
i'll this city, returned 10 Curri
tuck Wednesday.
Some friend dropped the fol
lowing i'll one OF our news boxes
this week : "The FISHERMAN 8
FARMER is a very interesting
newspaper" Thanks.
The New Albenarle Hotel
will soon be opened under the
efhclent management of Mrs
Fletcher, of Norfolk, Va.
Hon. T. g. Skinner and fam
lily, of Hartford, have been the
guests Of Mr.. VIM. Palm, re
turning home Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Weeks has re-
turned from Norfolk, where size
visited relatives, accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Matte Perry.
Mr.. Oliver Gilbert, head clerk
III the dry goods establishment
Of Nh r. J. Mitchell. is enjoy
ing a weeks vacation at Nag s
Head.
DR.. Blackwell will be at home
Saturday and preach Sunday. a.
III. and p. Ill. The ordinance of
baptism will be administered at
night.
Mr.. Matt Baker, of Norfolk,
was i'll the city Tuesday enroute
for Mays Head to join his wife,
who is sunmering there with
her parents.
Mr.. J. c. Lane, our fashions
able shoe 1naker, is at Belvidere
on visit to his brothers and sis
tiers He will be absent until
September.
Miss Maggie Anderson, while
at work at the Elizabeth City
Cotton Mills, had her hand bad
~ mashed Tuesday in one of the
machines.
Among those who will leave
for the shore next week will |
be the families of Messrs. J. d. |
Sykes and J.B. Leigh. They will |
leave here Tuesday.
We are informed that the
much talked-of o. case, Ward |
and Aydlctt VS.. Town of Eliza
beth City, will be carried to the
Court for a final decis>
ion:
Next "Wednesday and Thurs
day nights the Albemarle Fire
Company will hold q lawn party
on the Court House square.
>omc out aud patron1ze the boys
The Town Commissioners
have passed an ordinance requir-
ing gates to be hanged to swing
on the inside of fence and not
over the side walks, which is
very timely.
The Naval Reserves of this
city and the military companies
Of Hartford and Plymouth, will
go to Nag's lead the first or
second week i'll August, to camp
Tor ten days.
Messrs. John b. CulpepperI
and Paul Creecy have returned.
These gentlemen have been en-
Dloycd III the office Of the State t
Printers at Winston for the past
fourteen months.
The wood buildings of DR.. ;
Lowry, at the corner of Main I
md Poindexter streets, are being l
removed to give place to hand !
some ee-story brick building {
'oon to be erected.
The excursion to Mays Head,
given Tuesday by the Baptist
Sunday school, was a financial
and would have been an
exceedingly pleasant trip had it
lot been for the rain.
Miss Maggie Davis, of the
mercantile establishment of
dcCabe & Grice, is enjoying the
pleasures of the sea shore, hav-
ng gone to Mays Head to spend
Ter summers vacation.
OH the excursion to Mays
lead Tuesday, some person put
pair of child's shoes, stockings
nd carriers i'll the basket of Mr.
". H. Sanders. The owner can
ret them by calling at his reSl>
LenCe in First street.
Tuesday at the mill of the E. 6
>ity Lumber Co. one of the band
avs broke which struck a color
d employee, VIM. f. Henderson,
IL the stomach, cutting him 6
learly i'll half. Re is living but
lot expected to recover.
The steamer Lakewood, which /
las recently been rebuilt at Will
ey's ship-yard, lett here Tues /
ay to make daily trips between :