Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-02-12
News Adrift.
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who uses 1t.
Truckers are busy preparing
to plant peas
Mr.. L. L. Winder was at Ed,
enton Monday.
New subscribers are added to
our list every week.
Every week new settlers are
arriving III our city.
Miss Matte Bland is visiting
friends at Norfolk, Va.
The fishermen are now putting
in nets at rapid rate.
The jurors for the spring term
of court have been drawn.
Mr.. Zene Walker returned
from Norfolk Saturday last.
Mrs. S. E. Speight is visiting
her relatives in Norfolk, Va.
Miss Maggie Bell left Monday
for Edeuton to visit relatives.
Miss Eva Palm returned yes
terday afternoon from Hartford.
Mr.. John Ziegler returned last
Friday from visit to Baltimore.
The carpenters, plasterers and
brickmasons are as busy as can
be.
Mr.. Mahlon Sedgwick is out
again, after all illness Of some
days.
A large cargo of coal was
unloaded Tuesday at the yard of
Mr.. Fred Davis.
w. J. Broughton, the black
smith is charging his shop on
Poindexter street.
The Albemarle Fire Company
have purchased fire proof coats
for their pipenlen.
Mrs. J. H. Knight, of Norfolk,
is in the city, stopping with
Mrs. H. NJ. Fearing.
Mrs. A. Huckabee, of Eden
ton, is favoring her relatives in
this city with a visit
Mr.. L. c. Oakley returned last
Saturday from Durham, having
been there on business.
Rev. Mr.. Rumley, pastor of
the Methodist church at Eden
ton, was in the city this week.
Mr.. John Kramer returned
Monday from a business trip to
Smith S Creek, on Neuse river.
Miss Southall, Of Smlth6eld,
Va, is in the city visiting Mrs.
w. H. Zoeller, on Martin street.
Mrs. Sarah A. Bell, Of Princess
Ann, Va, is visiting her son
Mr.. J. J. Bell on Fearing street.
Buy your Seed Potatoes, Oats,
and Onion Sets at J, B. Flora &
Cos. New stock, lowest prices.
The painters brush is adding
new 1ustre to the residence of
Mr.. T. B. Wilson, on Burgess
street.
The Whist Club held a very
interesting meeting Tuesday
night at the home of Miss Kate
Engle.
Miss Belle Crawford entertain~
ed a few Of her friends Monday
night at her home Oil Martin
street.
During the month of January
Register Culpepper issued Is
marriage licenses--9 white aud
9 colored.
After the 9Th inst. the SAM
derson place at the head OF Main
street will be occupied by Mr..
M. J. Sawyer.
Mrs. NJ. E. Richardson left
Tuesday for her home i'll New
York after spending part of the
+l,:c Dit1-
A reception will be given next
Monday night by Mr.. and Mrs
+. M. Cook, Jr., at their resi-
dence on Main street.
Quite a number of Elizabeth
City people propose to attene
the New Berne Fair, which
opens on the 22nd inst.
Mis-. Laura E. Cobbe, OF Chi
cago, is visiting her father, DR.
P. John, on Shepard street. He
son, Rosser, came with her.
Mr.J. Haywood Sawyer re
turned Tuesday from Ralelgh
where he went to attend to busl
ness before the Supreme Court
DR.. c. S. Blackwell and Messrs
- W. A. Holmes and J. D. Syke
are at Raleigh attending tn
State Convention of the B. Y. P.C
II A very enjoyable sugar pu!l
It ing was given to the young folk
e Monday night at the home {
V. Mr.. T.. B. Wilson On Burge'
- street.
Mr. GEORGE Rogers came u