Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-20

been spending several weeks al
her old home in Maryland, has
returned, much to the delight o.
her numerous friends.
We acknowledge a call from
Mr.. A. J. Ward, a prominent
farmer aud merchant from Cho~
wan county. who was here on
business Wednesday.
Miss Kate Burgess left Wed
nesday evening for Norfolk, Va,
and Raleigh, n. c., where she
will spend several days visiting
friends and relatives.
The colored man who was re-
Gently cut at the saw mill of the
Elizabeth City Lumber Com
pany, was taken Tuesday to a
hospital at Baltimore.
Miss l.. Heath has returned
home, accompanied by Prof.
Boettcher and wife, after an ex-
tended tour through eastern
Maryland and Virginia.
Work on the large brick build
ing of DR.. Lowry has begun and
is progressing finely. When
completed the building will be
the handsonest iii the city.
A party Of young ladies and
gentlemen of this city went to
Mays Head to attend the "ger-
man " given there last Saturday
night, returning home Sunday.
The Premium List OF the AL
benarle Park Fair is being care
fully and thoroughly reviewed,
revised, corrected and amended,
and will soon be ready for dis
tribution.
Mr.. Fred. H. Ziegler, one of
E. City's Undertakers, left Mon-
day, accompanied by his brother
of Edenton, Mr.. L. F. Ziegler,
to attend a series of lectures on
elnbalning, at Norfolk, Va.
The infant child OF Mrs. Vic
toria Dewey, of Baltimore, who
is here on a visit to the family
Of Mr.. John p. Overman, died
and was buried Tues
day afternoon. Aged 4 months.
Mr.. w. B. Cooper, of Tyrrell
county, has accepted a position
with Robinson & Co., the whole |
sale grocers, as travelling sales
man, making two regular sales
lnen that this firm has upon the
road.
The old court room up stairs
in the Whedbee building, cor,
ner Main and Road streets, has
recently been fitted up for relig>
ious services. The work is I'M
Ter the auspices of the Metho-
list Episcopal Church.
A box car, side tracked at the
n. 6: S. r. r. Junction, caught
fire Tuesday afternoon, but was
extinguished without much dam
lge. An alarm was turned on
md the City Fire Department
promptly.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER
IS the only OFFICIAL PAPER
IF the Albemarle Park Fair.
Don't be lnisled. What appears
II these columns in reference to
he coming exhibition you can
depend upon as being correct.
Mr.. P. S. Ship will leave for
N. Y, on Saturday, 81,
md meet Mrs. Ship at Niagara
Falls. They will spend few
lays at their old home at Hill
on, N. Y. Their sou Fred, of
will accompany them.
Misses Rache Ives and jamie
Davis, two popular young ladies
Of Portsmouth, Va, have re
urned to their home after spend
ng a couple OF weeks at Nags
Head and Elizabeth City, much
o the regret Of many friends.
The Elizabeth City Oil Cons
oany, with a handsome oil wag-
III that visits the doors of our
people daily, is an enterprise re>
Gently started and one that
should be sustained and encour-
pged. Our house keepers will
ind it big convenience.
The excursion advertised to
20 to Mays Head next Tuesday,
he 24th, will be the cheapest
md grandest trip of the season.
It will positively be the last one
hat will go from here to the
this season. Fare 25c.
md sc. for round trip.
Splendid crops have been made
IS a general thing and there is a
better state ofteeling in business
circles in consequence. We are
Ill dependent upon the farmer.
When he tails other BUSINESS
suffers i'll proportion. When
success comes his way the bal
lncc of us experience the bene>
icial effects.