Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-08

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Prepared for the Busy
Readers.

Easter bonnets will make
their appearance Sunday.
Mr.. J. E. Bonner spent sew.
eral days in Edentol this week
Mr.. John Ranks is having a
residence erected on North
Main street.
Try Davis fer lee Cream, 50 Poin-
dexter Street, Phone No II2.
Mrs. Jennie Jenuins is at Ev-
eretts, N. c.. on a visit to her
son, Mr.. Philip Cohoon
Mrs. (. w. Overman returned
Tuesday from pleasant visit to
her sister at Norfolk, Va
Overman's Opera House April
Goth and 27th Vaudeville, Bur
lesque and Comedy.
We acknowledge a pleasant
call from Mr.. w. Lynch, Of Walls
laceton, Va, this morning
have opened a city Fish and Oys
! ter Market, opposite Swain Hotel
Phone No. 1913. r, T. WHGTCOMB.
Mrs. B. V. McCleese, of Co.
lum bia, N. c., is the guest OF
Mrs |. NJ. Meekins in this city.
Mr.. Andrew McHarney and
family. Of Edenton, spent last
week with friends in Elizabeth
City.
Miss Mary Ziegler left yester-
day for Portsmouth, Va, where
she will spend several weeks
visiting relatives and friends.
Oysters tPlants and Selects 1t the
City Fish and Oyster Market.
The steamer Newbern was
withdrawn Tuesday from her
route, for repairs, and will be
of about two weeks.
Tom Dixon will lecture Mon
day night, April 18th, at Low
rvs Academy. dusk of the
Century, is the subject.
The Sanders Hotel has been
completed, and will be thrown
open for public patronage as
soon as it can be furnished.
No-To--. * sor s7ifty Gents
Guaranteed tobacco halt cure. makes weak
n.cu strong, b-ood pie. 52c, 81. A. druggists
Mr.. X. +. Flora, of Shawboro,
was III the city yesterday and
favored this Office with a plea S.
ant visit.
Sunday neNt is Easter day.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for Easter observances at
the several churches.
Mrs. Sidney Mcmillan, of
Hartford, is spending the week
week with Mrs. Oscar Mcmillan
on Pennsylvania Ave.
Why worry with making Ice Cream.
| Davis delivers Excellent Cream to
any part of city. Phone No. II2.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER,
is in its new quarters on Poln>
dexter street, in the Overman
building. Friends, come to see
| us.
Mr.. A. K. Kramer, who has
been confined to his room about
| two weeks with an i'll jured back
we are pleased to learn, is able
to be out again.
For the next 80 days, 4oc Whisky,
at 25 cents pint, at
PROCTOR & DAWES,
No. IS, Water St.
Col J. E. Mowbray, of Phila>
delphia, lectured last night at
the NJ. Z. Church. Subject:
"Shackles stricken from human
limbs and tangs extracted from
human souls.
The calendar for the present
year exactly reproduces that of
1887. Each year began on a
Saturday, had a 28th day of
February, and in both years
Easter falls on April 10th.
Mr. Sprig Brett, representing
all undertaker's supply house of
Cincinnati, was in the city yes
terday. Mr.. Brent is we'll
known in Elizabeth City and he
is always cordially greeted
whenever he comes this way.
The cold snap of this week
does not appear to have done
any material damage, save the
check to vegetable growth. Pc
tato and pea crops are the worst
sufferers. Fruit, we are inform ed
by many, has not been IN ured.
Davis Ice Cream by measure, pack
ing and delivery free any part OF City,
Phone No. II2.
Monday morning at about 7
o'clock strange phenomena ap
peared in the sky that WIS seen
by many people of Elizabeth
City. Two "sun dogs" of unu>
sual size aud brilliancy appear
ed on either side Of the sun,
while Gi,ectly overhead could be
seen a peculiarly shaped Grain
bow with points turned up
ward The sunerstitiOus belieV-