Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-06

VI AHOIIOiA, were jHdIIicQ D.
Rev. J H. Hall.
The Single mill of the Eliza
beth City Mfg. Co., began work
Tuesday. This plant is equipped
with modern machinery, and
has a daily capacity of twenty
tive thousand shingles.
The Board OF Town Commiss
toner's at their regular meeting
Monday unanimously agreed
to accept the report of the Jury
on widening Poindexter Street
and work to that end will begin
IN the near future. It's a step in
the right direction.
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday NORM
ing fire alarm was sounded to
which the Department respond
ed quickly. The root of the
building occupied by Tom
Crank, on Fearing street, was
On fire but was extinguished
without the aid of the engine.
Mr.. East, trucker in Princess
Anne county, Va, sent a call to
Elizabeth City for FIVE hundred
berry, pickers, and on Monday
the steamer Harbinger Went out
with as many passengers as she
was allowed to carry, leaving
many others waiting for another
steamer. Mr. East has over
one hundred acres in strawber>
rleS.
The regular semi monthly
meeting Of the Methodist Parson-
age Society, Mrs. D. S. Kramer,
President, was held Monday
afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. c. w. Hollowell. The
meeting was one Of unusual in
terest and pleasure, and at its
close the members were served
beautifully with refreshments
by the hostess.
Jay Scott, representing ". J.
Woodley, the popular grocer,
was at South Mills "Wednesday
and reports progress in the
WORK on the canal. A party of
stock holders and other officers
of the canal were inspecting the
work in their beautiful Naph
tina launch. Among other in
te1esting things was that Of a
Blind horse falling from the
bridge into the canal; no dams
age was done however.
The Baptist Association will
hold its next session with the
church at Sound Side, Tyrrell
county, and for the accommo-
dation of delegates and visitors
arrangements have been made
with the Petit Line to carry
them from Elizabeth City on
the morning OF the 18TH inst.
leaving here at 4 o'clock. Re-
turning, the steamer will leave
after the ad journment Of the
Association on the 10th.
Mr. J. P. Grandy. of Norfolk,
was III the city today and favor
ed this Office with a call. He
speaks in high terms Of the FISH
FRMAN AND FARMER, for which
We wish to tender him our
thanks and appreciation. Mr..
Grandy is representing the firm
of Grandy & Taylor and he is
among those who were lucky |
enough to secure a wife from
Elizabeth City.
Honor Roll of the E. City
Public School tor month ends
ing Arpil 27th.-Maggie WIS
liams. Ida Burgess, Warren Pins
ner, Kenyon Wilson, Mary Him
ton, Amy Pinne1, Lizzie Davis,
Roy Dewey, James Powers, An
ME Woodley, Lizzie Sawyer,
Vertie Gard, Dollie Chesson,
Rose Goodwin, Pheasant Eavins.
Eva Godfrey, VIM. Hollower
Mary Webb, Geo. Carter.
Three Ouarterlnasters of the
second class -Whitehurst, Ship
and Belanga and Landsman
Roscoe Turner, of the Naval Re-
serves left Wednesday afternoon
on the steamer Newberue for
Hatteras, where they will serve
as a signal corps. 1t is to be
regretted that Lieutenant Old
did not order out a detachment
to see them off. Had the ~peo
pie known that our first soldiers
were leaving US, they would
have furnished q demonstration.
There is little enough martial
spirit at best; and One Or two
notices on the Court House bell
would have drawn the crowd.