Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-04-21
News Adrift.
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORT
ERS WHO ARE ALWAYS
"THE SWIM

street.
Try a GLIB can of Our Strin;
Beans at Ioc. Robinson, Ste
vens & Co.
The steamer Roberts wa
launched Wednesday from
Willey's railways.
lust received a fresh lot o
Fancy Cakes. Robinson. Ste
vcns & CO.
Mr.. ". G.. Pool is spending
several dl>s this week with hi
relatives at this place.
A residence is being erected
at the corner of Road and Cy
press streets for NJ. n. Sawyer.
The run of fish has greatly in
creased during the past two
weeks and the catches of herring
are quite large.
Miss Edna Lamb, who ha:
been visiting her sister. Mrs
lanes Simons. at Newberue, la!
returned home.
Mr.. Joseph Selig, Of Colorado
has been spending the week
with his brother, MIR. Louis
Selig in this city.
Mrs. J. S Cartwright returned
home Saturday from Dllville
Va, having spent the winter at
that place, her old home.
Willie. the bright little son Of
Mr.. A. NJ. Turner, came from
Portsmout "Wednesday to spend
the week with his father in this
city.
We are pleased to see upon
the streets again Mr.. James
Greaves, who has been extreme
lv i'll with an attack Of pneumo
MIA.
Contractors Chilcutt & Bran
bic are erecting a very nice res
idcncc at the corner of Fearing
and Pcrse streets for G. H.
Wood.
We regret to hear th:,t Mr..
w. S. White, torman of Greg
ory's grist mill, is confined to
his bed with all attack of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. w. H. Smith, formerly
Of this city but now residing at
Oriental, N c., spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends here,
returning home Monday.
The United States Court,
Judge purnell. presiding, was
in session here this week. There
being no cases f + trial the sess>
ion was exceedingly short.
Work on the Griffin building,
going up on Church street, is
progressing finely. AS soon as
Completed it will be occupied
by Mr.. T. {. Jones and family.
Mr.. r. =. Preyor has offered
to donate a site near the "seven
Pines" on the river front. for
the prospective Baptist College.
a delightful location for such
an institution.
Mr.. H. G. Haskell died Tues
dav at his fathers home on
Ehringhaus street and was burr
ed Wednesday in the family
burying ground in the lower
part OF the county.
Our toWnsman Mr.. II. O.
Hill received a telegram Tues
day announcing the death of his
mother, Mrs. Sarah H. Hill Of
OF Lowell, Mass. We extend to
him our sympathies.
A negro named Joe Smith
was before the Mayor this week
for wife beating Failing to pay
the courts findings, SIS and
casts, he was sent to Jail to be
worked on the streets.
The bright spring weather we
are now having has greatly in
creased business with the mero
chants. Shoppers are coming
here daily from all points in the
surrounding counties.
At the revival in progress at
the Baptist church consideral
interest is being manifested.
Several confessions have been
made and the nightly attendance
is exceedingly large.
Dr.. w. S. Penick preached
last Sunday in Berkeley, Va,
having exchanged pulpits with
Rev. 7. c. Skinnet who is con-
Quoting the revival in the Bap-
fist CHURCH at this place.
Our friend Mr.. II. S. Cason,
of Edenton, will please accept
thanks for an invitation to the
Commencement exercises of the
Maryland Medical University at
Baltimore Thursday, April 20.
Hon. 4. G. Skinner and wife
have conveyed by deed to Mr..
M. D. Gregory their one>halt