Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
THE WEEK AT EQENTOk
Our Correspondent Writes Some
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Rev. w. F. Watson attended
The Baptist State Convention
this week.
Ralph Bingham entertained a
large audience at the Opera
House, on Monday night.
Miss Cora Long, of Eva. N.
c., after a delightful visit to
friends in Edenton, left for he1
home Saturday.
Messrs. johnson and Simpson
have opened a neat restaurant
on Main street. We bespeak
for them a liberal patronage.
Oysters are plentiful at our
docks now, and bivalves rival
ing those of the famous Lynn
haven bay, are peddled On ou1
streets daily.
For RENT For I89S.-The
store i'll Edenton now occupied
by w. J. Leary, druggist. Coco
location for the Drug and patent
medicine business. Apply tc
Nj. H. DIXON.
The Baptist Suaday School i:
preparing to give All entertain
ment during Xmas week, which
will be under the supervision O
the efficient Superintendent
Prof, J. c. Kittrell. a sufhcien
guarantee of excellence.
In the enjoyment of our pleas
ures during this Christmas, le
us not forget those who may no
be so fortunate. Make it d day
of Joy to some little one who ha:
never known the JOYS Of Christ
mas, and your own pleasure will
be insured all hundred fold.
Ziegler's Furniture Enpo
rum is a thing of beauty these
days. The recent alterations
and additions have been wisely
made, and the result is a sales
room capable OF showing TO ad
vantage the many artistic pieces
of furniture this house is famous
for carrying.
The outlook toward securing
the extension Of the Suffolk &
Carolina Railroad to Edenton i:
very bright. The committee
have already raised between (
thousand and fifteen hundred
dollars as an earnest of the de
sire OF our people for the road
and the prospect is that The
work will begin in the near tu'
ture.
The merry Christmas season
is nearly here, the joyous time
for holiday nirth aud pleasure
the time SO long looked forward
to by the little ones the arriva
of Santa Claus, and their excla
nations of joy as they behold
the cunning little toys and othe
wonderful things left by tina
mysterious person.
Preparations for Christina
are being carried on to abou
the usual extent III Edenton thi
year. Our merchants have quit
extensive stocks, to meet the re
quirements Of Xmas shoppers
who are beginning to max,
their selections, the windows O
several establishments being
decorated very artistically Will
goods of the season. While tn,
program of holiday gayities il
society, has not been fully ar
ranged as yet, all signs point t.
one of unusual promise.
"AsLEEP IN JESUS" 1t i!
with sorrow We chronicle the
death of Miss Lorena Hathaway
daughter of our esteemed towns.
man, J. r. b. Hathaway. who
departed this life on Saturday
Dec. II. at the home of he1
brother at Merry Hill. N. c
The remains were brought here
and the funeral services held al
the Broad Street Methodist
church, of which the deceased
was a consistent mem Der, after
wlicr the interment took place
At ifc YER Hill Genet nv.
SAD ACCIDENT.-On Satur.
day morning of last week, the
little son of Mr.. David Robins
son, a prominent farmer living
near Edenton. went hunting
with a colored man, CARRYING
the gun Soon after leaving
the house. the gun in some
manner went off, the full charge
effect in the toys hand
mangling it in a frightful man
ner, The boy was immediat "
brought to town, the hand am
putated by DR.. J. H. Mcmillan
and at last report the little fell
low was doin~ as we'll as could
be expected.
Rev. l.. l.. Mann, the new pas.
tor of the Broad Street Metho-
dist church, arrived Saturday