Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-10

Mrs. !. F. Gray, of Northwest
was visiting friends III Moyock
Friday.
Died, near Moyock last week,
Mr.. John Hu1nphries, aged about
y years.
Mr.. Seth Poyner left Sunday
Morning for Norfolk to spend
few days.
Rev. J. B. Lennon and wife OF
Berkeley, spent several days in
Moyock last week.
The first boat Of the season
was here from across the sound
with Fish last week.
A young son makes home ap-
pear of a brighter hue to Mr..
and Mrs. Manly West.
Misses Matte Poyner and
Lena Wilson, are visiting
friends and relatives in Norfolk.
Miss Adelia Powers, Of Moy~
ock, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Sailie MCPHERSON, at Northwest.
Mrs. Samuel Aydlett, Of this
place, spent last week IN f
City, the guest of Mrs. Matte
Forbes.
Don't forget that DR.. OVERLY
will preach here in the new
chapel second Sunday morning
and night.
Miss Eva Scott returned 10
her home il Berkeley last week
after a pleasant visit here with
relatives and friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Lee, Miss
Mamie West, Mrs. Frank Ben
ton and Mrs. Julia Hutche1s are
all on the sick list this week.
Miss Minnie Cowling, who
has been visiting here, left for
her home in Washington, D. c.,
left Thursday, accompanied by
Mrs w. A. Cherry.
Misses Annie Morgan, of
Berkeley, Bessie and Pattie Nor
gan, of Shawboro, are visiting
their cousin, Miss Lille Sander
son at Noyock this week.
The people here as elsewhere,
have caught the fair fever. and
it is likely that Moyock will be
we'll represented at the Abe
marie Park Fair in October.
Mrs. Jessie Askew and chill
dren, who have been visiting
here, returned to their home in
E. City Monday, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. NJ. c. Poyner
Miss Sallie Sanderson, after
spending a month pleasantly
with relatives at Berkeley and at
| Shawboro, has returned home,
much to the delight Of her many
friends here.
Miss Minnie Spence, of Kelnps
Vile, Va. who has been visit
| ing Miss Lena Wilson at this
place, returned home last week
She is charming young lady
and made many friends while
| here. -: -*s@.,
Mr., Edgar West, who was
spoken of in a former. issue as
being paralyzed, we are glad tc
) report is improving some, sc
that he was able to go to Nor
| folk Thursday and return Sat,
urday.
Miss Mollie Frost, who has
been the welcome guest here Of
her uncle, Nh w. S. Mercer, fo1
the past three months, left fol-
her home i'll Berkeley last Thurs.
day, accompanied by her cousin
Miss Maggie Mercer.
Mr. David Gregory, of Indian,
Creek, Va is stopping in the
village doing SOME carpenter's
work for Messrs. c. r. Vande
carr & CO. Mr.. Des. Wilson, o.
!, Virginia, was here for a while
on the same job but has returned
home.
Rev. B. W. Spillman, of Raj
eigh, State Sunday School Mis-
: sionary, gave lecture on Sun
day School work at Shady
Grove church last Wednesday a
IL o'clock, A. NJ; and again a
night Both lectures were very
: instructive and our people would
} do we'll to profit thereby
The sad news of the death O
lawyer w. J. Griffin has cast I
shadow over the entire coinmu
nifty. Tears of sorrow were shec
l for his untinely end. He wa:
much liked by the people here
as elsewhere, being member o.
, the bar. Court this week will
wear shade of sadness. We
extend our sympathy to the be
reaved cues.
A cOlored man stabbed anc
; killed another in Norfolk Satur
: day, then went over to Berkeley
where he found a gray horse
h1tched to a buggy, which he
took and left town. He posed
| Il, ,:O1,nl, haro on-l,,