Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-13
Fisherman ana Farm r
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prepared Tor the Busy
Readers.
The school tax was defeated
in this county.
Watch for the Elizabeth
City Oil Company's new wagon.
Miss Kate Stallings is at Nag
Head enjoying the invigorating
sea-breeze.
Young man wanted to learn
phi otograph business. Apply
to Water Street Gallery.
Mrs. Geo. w. Lyon and Mrs.
&c. Sedgwick have gone to
Unionville, Pa. on visit.
Mr.. Luther Eborn aud daugh-
ter, Of Creswell, are being enter
tanned by friends in this city.
DR.. VIM. T. Paul and Mr.. S.
Hamilton, of Carteret county,
are registered at Swain Hotel.
For SALE-A lot of slightly
damaged corn at N. & S. Depot.
NJ. H. SNOWDI!N.
Mr.. w. T. Old of the First
National Bank left Tuesday for
New York to be absent a few
days.
Miss Blanche Wilson OF Wood
vile left to-day to spend some
time visiting friends i'll Nor
folk, Va.
Mr.. John H. Hayman, Of Co.
lum bia, N. c., came to this city
Tuesday to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Thompson entertained a
number of her friends Sunday
evening. Everybody had de
lightful time.
L. l.. Winder & Co. will move
their stock Of goods in the new
r Johnson building on Poindex-
ter street next week.
Or. p. John has been appoint
ed deputy collector of Customs
at this port, Jas. c. Brooks hav-
ing resigned.
Mr.. c. w. Morris, the clever
and obliging liveryman at Mays
Head, delighted his friends by
short visit Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. l.. Williams,
accompanied by Maj. and Mrs.
J. w. Greene, Of Alexandria,
Va, are at Mays Head.
DR.. F. II. Johnston, of the
Presbyterian church, has gone
to New Haven, Conn, to visit
his mother.
Mrs. Louis Selig and son
have gone to Norfolk to spend a
few weeks with friends and
relatives.
Misses Kate Burgess and Jen,
ME Holmes returned Tuesday
from Nag's Head, where they
spent a delightful vacation.
Messrs. M. N, Sawyer and
Clarence Gallop returned Wed ,
nesday from Currituck beach
having spent two weeks there
Miss Regina Gam and Miss
Annie Williams, both of Nor>
folk, Va, are the guests Of Mrs
T. w. Walker, OH Water street
Mr.. Geo. w. Rogers has lOca~
ted at Manteo, having entered
into the blackslnithing business
at that place. See lad" in this
issue.
Mr.. b. F. Bray Jr. of Wood
Vile, formerly a pupil at the
Atlantic Collegiate Institute,
left Monday to enter Whltsett
Institute, Guilford county.
Rev. J. B. Ferebee is holding
protracted meeting at the Bap-
fist church at South Mills this
week. He is being assisted by
Rev. Josiah Elliott of HEREFORD.
The saloon of Mr.. George
Wood is now one of the neatest
and most attractive III the city.
GEORGE has recently had it
horoughly rem We dInd painted
IL pretty tlashv colors.
Mis- Birdie Kramer has re
turned from Money Point, Va,
where she has been on sum-
mel's vacation, which she res
ports as having been quite
delighGu'ly spent.
Contractors of Suffolk, Va.
having secured the co 1trAct tor
the erection of Or. Lowry's brick
building, are in the city clearing
the grounds preparatory to be
gin work
DR.. Blackwell left Monday tor
a short trip to Washington, D.
r to have an interview with
| DR., E. +. Chivers, Of Chicago,
1.-The General Secretary of the
national B. Y. ?. y. A.
Misses Annie and Minnie