Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-05-06
News Adrift.
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORT
Frs WHO ARE ALWAYS
IN "THE SWIM"

The Hotel Central has beer
thrown open to the public.
Mr.. Jess. Love, OF Washing.
ton, D. c., IS in the city on {
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Dunton
has rented the Flora residence
near the city hall.
Mrs. O'Dell, of Norfolk. is
spending the week with Mrs.
P. S. Shipp in this city.
Mr.. Willis Gregory has rents
ed and begun housekeeping in
a residence on Burgess street.
Mr.. J. 7. Brockett came up
from Mays Head Monday having
been there repairing the hotel.
Mr.. 2. H. Small, of Hartford
was in town Tuesday and favor
ed this Office with his presence.
Mr., NJ. l.. Sanderl1n and lam y
lily moved Tuesday morning
into the A. K. Kramer residence
on Martin street.
The Baptist Convention i'll
SESSION at Norfolk is being at>
tended by quite a mum Der of
Baptists Of this city:
Mrs. O P. White and Miss
Minnie Williams, of Roseboro,
N. c.. are the guests of Mrs. P.
II. Williams in this city.
Mrs. J. T. Brocket returned
last Monday from Edenton
where she has been spending
several days With friends
Mr.. c. c. Copper, ofthe Coup
CT Marble Works, Norfolk, was
an agreeable visitor at this
office Tuesday morning.
The front OF the Kramer build
ing, at the corner Of Main and
PoindeXter streets. has re-
ceived d flesh coat of paint,
Tue ". ". Griffin property
Oh Main street was sold Tuesday
at the Court House door and was
bid in by Mr.. w. T. Old at seven
thousand dollars.
Mr.. W. E. Swain has accepted
a position as salesman in Dry
Goods store OF Sawyer & Jones,
and will be pleased to have his
friends give him a call.
The Norfolk & Southern
steamer Plymouth, plying be-
tween Edenton and Williamson,
was pulled out Tuesday at
SCOTS shipyard for repairs.
Mr.. Geo. w. Harrell. Of Nor
folk. Va, end Miss Esther A.
Pool, Of Emporia, Va, were
married last Wednesday at the
Arlington Hotel, Rev. J. H. Hall
officiating.
Il seems that our friend Mr..
S. Z. Speight always secures
the first of the season" Of all
most everything. Tuesday he
had devil crabs On sale and they
were delicious.
Mr.. John B. Cu1pepper, has
resigned his position on the
Conpositors staff of the Fisher
man & Farmer and left for
Washington, d. c., to &C
cept position in the Govern
ment printing office. Mr., F. NJ.
Dexter succeeds Mr.. Culpepper
on the Fisherman & Farmer
staff.
Mrs. S. w. Gregory, has gone
to her old home, Henderson, n.
c, to spend several days with
relatives, From Henderson she
will go to Norfolk, Va, to at
tend the Baptist Convention.
One OF the busiest industries
in Elizabeth CITY is the orist
mill Of Mr.. Willis Gregory Oh
Matthews street, which is being
run day and night in order to
fill the orders that are being re-
Ceived.
Mrs. Fen Homer, who recent
~ left here to make Cape Charles,
Va, her home, returned last Fri
day to Elizabeth City on account
of her health. She is stopping
with the family of Capt Waters
at the Park.
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Ow-
ems, of the Naphtha boat Ray.
saved two men from, perhaps
watery graves. The men were
Messrs Dozier and Woodland, of
this county, who had been cap>
I'D il a small sail boat. A
g Il 3. of wind was blowing at the
line but Capt. Owens, on See
ing his fellow man IN distress,
steered for them, while his craft,
under bare poles was being
swept from stem to stern, They
were picked up and landed
safely in Elizabeth City.
GA SToRE a..
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