Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-02-24

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T Lorillard Tobacco and SUI
Co., as travelling salesman i
Nc nth Carolina
The Fisherman & Farmer i
in receipt Of letter from Sherii
Flora requesting us to Civ,
notice that court will not begil
! in Currituck county till TU ES
DAY, March 9TH.
] Mr.. Ed. Stokes, of Salem
township, and Miss Elsi.
Jackson, were married at fou1
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
the home of Mr.. CHARLES Bundy
on Fearing street.
The mills and factories that
were forced to Shut down last
week on account OF the severe
weather were all put i'll opera
ton Monday and have been run
ming on time since that time.
The steamer Neuse after hav>
ing been ice bound tor a week
at Newberne, arrived here Sat-
urday morning leaving the
same evening. Since that time
she has been making regular
trips.
The store recently occupied
by II. c. Godfrey, on Poindex-
ter street, is being shelved and
countered for Mr.. K. Koch, the
baker, who will open a branch
bakery therein as soon as it is
ready for occupancy.
DR.. Albert Newton, Occu'ist
| Optlcian, of Boston not being able
to attend to all Of his callers Will
remain until Feb. 28th. Do not
postpone visiting him until the
last day. Can be consulted in
parlor Of Hotel Central.
Schooner Minerva L. We'd
more, after having been frozen
up for the past ten days at
DaWson's Greek, arrived here
Monday morning with a cargo
Of lumber consigned to the Al
bemarle Lumber CO.
The mill buildings and the
entire saw mill plant Of the
Pasquotank Lumb Der Co., now
in the hands of Frank Vaughan,
Receiver, are advertised in this
paper to be sold March goth at
the Court House door.
There was a very pleasant
gathering of. our society people
at the residence of Mrs. f. NJ |
Cook, on Wednesday afternoon,
and a delightful time was res
ported by all who attended, A
nice supper was served.
The canoe belonging to Mr.
VIM. Palm, which was carried .
away III the ice last week was
found a out h alf way across AL
benarle Sound Oil Friday by Mr..
Walter Corey, of Weeksville,
and returned to its owner.
Rev. r. II. Willis, Jr., of the
Edent1u NJ F Church will |
preach in the Presbyterian
church here next Sunday morn~
ing and night. DR.. Johnston
will preach in the Edenton NJ.
Z. Church on the same day.
Word was received here Tues
day of Mr.. Joe Hammond, who
left a little over on. year ago,
and joined the navy. He serv>
ed all throu III the Spanish> |
American war on the CUR boat
Wilmington and is now gunner's
mate on the cruiser Castine.
The schooner Enterprise,
Capt Louis Hayman, arrived
Wednesday afternoon with a
cargo of the latest and incest
oysters brougb there this season.
This was the first load of BIZ
valves brought here since
the freeze and was purchased by
w. G. Banks.
The drifting ice in Little
River, swept away all the gill
and pound nets belonging to our
local fishermen, causing the
loss of several hundred dollars.
We are also Informed that in
the lower sounds and rivers
there is not a net stake standing
and the loss Of gill and pound
nets will reach the thousands,
Attention is called 10 the full
page advertisement OF Sawyer
& Jones which appears in this
paper. They are closing out their
Fall and winter goods at greatly
reduced prices, having bargains
for everybody. Being thor
oughly reliable firm, carrying
an immense stock, you cannot
do better than by dealing with
them when you need anything
in their line.
To be fitted with a proper
pair of spectacles that will give
you comfort and stop those pains