Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-10
Interesting
Notes From Various Points
Around and About us.
EDENTON, n. &.

City, is visiting his brother
The arrival OF an oystet boat
is anxiously awaited.
Mrs. E. B. Mitchell and fans
ilv have moved to Asheville.
lanes Martin, of Berkeley, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Mar
tin.
William, son of DR.. Capehart,
is visiting his Aunt, Mrs. Mar
tin.
Messrs. J. H. Bell and r. K.
Hall spent several days i'll Hert-
ford this week.
Mr.. F. H. Ziegler, of Eliza
beth City, was III town this
week.
Lack of a quorum prevented d
meeting of the city council Tues
day night.
Mrs. Willie Rea has returned
home from visit with relatives
at Washington, n. {.
Mr. w. II. z. Winborne spent
several days with his parents al
Berkeley, Va, this week.
Mrs. NJ. V. Gilbert, of Eliza
beth City, is the guest of friend:
in Edenton this week.
Mr.. w. O. Elliott is in the
North this week, purchasing hi:
fall and winter stock of goods.
Mr.. Stephen Barnes and fam
lily are spending the week witt
friends in f. City.
Il1rie Leary, Paul Tillery
VIM. Capehart and Brent Drant
have left for Horner's school.
Ned Wood has gone to schoo
at Raleigh and Metrey Makel,
10 the University at Chapel Hill
The Norfolk and Southern
railroad has made a liberal re
duction in the round trip rate t(
Norfolk.
The military company ha
elected Mr.. Jno. c. Bond cap
tain, captain Banks having re
signed.
The Colored Industrial Fair j
in progress this week. The at
tendance islarge and the exhibit
are very creditable indeed.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Norfolk
Va, is in the city, the guest O
the family of Mr.. II. D. Byrun
on Magnolia street.
For RENT.-Residence 0,
Main street, Edenton. Term
reasonable: Apply to Olive
Gilbert, Elizabeth City, N. c.
The colored Hook and Ladde
Company, from Elizabeth City
with their excellent, band, mad
quite a. fine show on our street
this week.
.Messrs Frank =. Bond AM
Walter White have gone to Scot
land Neck, N. c., where the,
enter the Military Academy TO
the ensueing term. 3'''.-
We Hear expressions of sorrow
OH every hand over the sal
drowning OF Capt. w. ]. Griffi1
and Mr.. Clarence Wlnder; boil
being we'll known in this city.
Messrs. E. R. Conger, R. H
Hines and Henry Skinner, lef
"Wednesday morning on tn
steam yacht Katrina, for tel
days outing at Mays Head.
Mr.. E. N. Williams, of Nor
fork, has accepted position a
northumberland jeweler at tn
establishment of B. E. Byrd
Co., on Broad street.
Edenton will be represente
at the klondike next spring
The reporter, in: his. ramble
around theCity, has found Oh
party who isreally preparing t
visit the now famous Dawso
City and search for gold in tn
Klondike.
The wonderful tales of tn
discoveries there, the undoubte
richness Of the gold and til
seemingly good outlook for
quick accumulation of riches
has resulted in the formation c
a company of four i'll our littl
city to make the venture. Thre
have agreed to furnish the mon
ey to properly equip the fourth
who will undertake the trip
He is to thoroughly prospect tn
regions, and whatever the ven
ture may "pan out" will be equ
ally divided among the coInpa
ny. In our interview with TIL
intending gold seeker, we hn'
he fully realizes the hardship
and perils CT the undertaking
but is confident of making a Sue
cessful trip in every sense of tn
word, and from our knowledg
of the man, while we are neithe
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