Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-04-30
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every lover of good government.
This is no time for expressing
petty grievances. Every voter
who has the interest Of the town
at heart should come forward
and support the Democratic
nominees. See if you are regis
tered correctly, and on Monday
place a vote for men who will
represent your ward with credit,
a Treasurer in whose hands the
finances of the town will be cor
rectly handled, and constable
who will uphold the majesty of
the law il every particular.
Democrats do your duty
BELCROSS, Camden Co.
Farmers are busy planting
cotton.
Miss Beulah Trafton is visit
ing friends in the county.
Mr.. w. r. Gilbert lost a val
liable horse last Sunday night.
Miss Agnes Harris is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Ruth Davis, Of
Norfolk, Va.
DR.. S. w. Gregory returned to
his home in Coldsboro, N. c.
last Monday.
Misses Hattie Spence and
Sarah Isom spent last Sunday
with Miss Ida Mizell.
Mrs. Blanche Ferebee is visit
ing Mrs. A. 7. Bush and friends
in Edenton this week.
Rev. J. i. Fereb e, of E. City,
gave us a call last Tuesday that
was highly appreciated.
Mr.. Oscar Y. Davis, of Nor
folk, Va. was visiting D. w.
Harris, Esq, this week.
Jack Frost was On deck again
Tuesday morning, but the dam
age done was very slight.
We r>gret to hear Of the i'll
ness of Rev. 7. G, Wood, and
hope he will soon recover.
We are sorry to know that
M. w. w. Garrett is sick, and
we hope that he will soon be
himself again.
Mrs. Bette w. Sanderlin, who
has been visiting her son, c. L.
Sanderson of Berkeley, returned
home last week.
The rain which came last |
Monday was the first that has
fallen here for two weeks, and |
was very much needed.
N. S. Berry, Esq, inspector
of weights and measures, of
Camden county, was in Belcross
Monday on official business.
Belcross has been compli~
nented On having the prettiest
young lady of any station on
the line of the n. & S. r. r.
The truckers say the late
frost will cause potatoes and
other truck to be at least twenty
days later than usual in ship
ping.
The lecture of Rev. N. H.
Guyton, last Sunday at Milldam,
was gem Of thought Of the
highest; and listened to by
large and appreciatlve congre>
CATION.
Messrs. c. w. Stevens, of E.
City, r. l.. Forbes, of Camden,
and II. S. Robertson, Of Hast
Jugs Corner, met last Monday at
Belcross and had very exciting
trotting race. Mr. Robertson
won the race.
Miss Lizzie Pritchard, of E.
City, who has been visiting the
Misses Gilbert, returned home
last Wednesday, accompanied
by Miss Lima A. Gilbert, of
Churchill. We hope she will
have a pleasant visit.
Miss Sophia w. Wood re-
turned home last week from
Harrelsville, N. c., where she
has been teaching. She was
compelled to come home on &C
connt OF her health. but we
hope after a rest, she will re-
gain her health.
Belcross can boast Of having
two of the ugliest men in this or
adjoining counties. One of them
not long ago went into a dry
goods store in a certain town
not far from here, to make a
purchase. When the merchant
told him if he could bring in an
other man as ugly as he, he (tte
merchant would give him a
present; which he did and got
the present
The closing exercises of the
school at Belcross, of which Miss '
Ella Lee Gilbert was teacher, {
took place last Friday night, as
before noted. The programme |
which consisted of songs, recita<