Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-03
Interesting

EDENTON. N. g.

dunk are ABROAD.
Mr.. D. T. Gallup, of f. City.
was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. o. c. Byrum IS in Wash
ington county this week.
Mrs. i. E. Gardner is spend
ing the week with friends III 4.
City.
Large quantities of holiday
goods are being opened daily by
our merchants.
Miss Lutl Burton attended
the Winder-Bell marriage in Z.
City last week.
Mr.. ". H. Baker, the photog
rapher, will soon remove his gal
lery to the Capehart building,
Mr.. A. II. Mitchell. OF the
FISHERMAN & FARMER, spent
Sunday and Monday i'll Edenton.
Mr.. S. P. Wixon, local agent
of Pettit's Line, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday IN Norfolk, Va
Mrs. H. A. Bond, ST., return
ed Saturday from Warrenton
accom- panied by her sister Mrs.
Thomas of that place.
Mr.. J.Heywood Sawyer, of E.
City, was in town tlisweek, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs l. F.
Ziegler, on Broad street.
Mrs. O. Newman returned
Saturday from all extended visit
to New York, accompanied by
her little grand daughter.
Mr. Julius Sykes returned yes
terday with his bride from E
City, where he and Miss Harris,
formerly of this place, were
married.
Mr.. Pierce Warburton, Of
Middleboro, KY, is i'll the city
i'll the interest of tbs proposed
extention OF the Suffolk & Caro-
lima Railway to this place.
Ralph Bingham, "the Boy
Orator" at the Opera House
December 10, under the auspices
of Edenton Lodge No. IS, |. O
10, F. Secure your seats early
Mrs. Clark, mother OF Mrs. J
L. Rogersoll, died Sunday at he1
home, the Woodland House. The
funeral services were he'd from
St. Anne's Catholic church or
Tuesday afternoon.
We were pleased to meet ant
shake the hand of Mr.. J. H. LIE,
Roy, the popular representative
of J. r. Primer & Co., whole
sele grocers, of E. City. while
in town on Saturday.
The Cora Nan Tassell Com,
pany are filling a three nights
engagement at Rea's Opera
House this week presenting
"Camille" Friday night and OF
Saturday night "Novelty Bill
and "a Lesson i'll Acting"
That all unusual degree of i'll
terest is felt by our citizens IL
t1ic extension of the Suffolk &
Carolina Railroad to this place
was evidenced by the large au'
dience sembled at the court
house on Monday night last, tc
hear Mr.. Pierce Warburton
representing the President Of
the Suffolk & Carolina, state the
company's position in the mat
ter, The meeting was promptly
called to order at o'clock and
Mr.. Henry Skinner elected
permanent chairman. T h {
chairman, in a few we'll chosen
words, introduced Mr.. Warbur-
ton, who made a most interest,
ing talk, showing the great ad,
vantage the extension wonld be
to Edenton, the benefits to trade
and the great value of additional
shipping facilities. On behalf
| of the company the speaker
asked "Do you want the Suf>
folk & Carolina Railway ex>
tended to Edentou ?" "Will you
show your desire i'll a practical
way by using your influence
both individually and collect
lively, to secure a right-of>wav
from the present terminal
through the county, and, if nee
cessary, through the town to
deep water?" Will you contrib
ute such amount of money as
you may be able and may deem
proper. to construct piers to
deep Water" Mr.. Warburton
then added that if our people
reported favorable, he was in a
position to state that the road
would at once be built to this
place. \ motion prevailed that
DR.. Richard billiard should sub
nit resolutions, which he did
very promptly. The resolu
tons were perfect answers to
the questions submitted, pledg-
ing the influence of the citizens
i'll securing rightot ways, &c.
and recommended that a CONS
mittee be appointed to receive
subscriptions and communicate