Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-04-07
NEWS ITEMS FROM FDENTON
The Birthplace Of The Fisher
man & FARMER.

folk, was in town this week.
Mrs. Gilbert of Elizabeth City
is visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. RI. E. Williams and Dr.
Paul Campbell spent Thursday
at Norfolk,
Mrs. Banks, of Hartford coun-
tv, is the guest of relatives at
this place.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hawkins left
Tuesday to visit her daughter
in Norfolk.
Mr.. T. w. Miller has accept
ed a position as clerk in the
Woodland House.
Mrs. w. O. Elliott and chill
dren returned this week from
Hartford, having been there on
a visit to relatives.
The editor of the Fisherman
& Farmer, accompanied by his
family, spent several days IN
Edentun this week.
Mr.. Mark Upton, who recent
ly moved from this place to
Eerkley, Va, is in town this
week and looking we'll.
We regret to chronicle the ILL
ness OF Mrs. J. w. Spruill, who,
On Saturday last. was visited
with a stroke OF paralysis.
Mr.. r. +. Tuttler, one of our
hustling dry goods merchants.
has Just returned from the North
with a select stock of spring and
summer goods.
Miss Fife Virgins has re-
turned to he home at Franklin,
Va, after a delightful visit to
her sister, Mrs. John r. Wheeler,
at this place.
A delightful Easter German
was enjoyed Wednesday night
at the Armory. Splendid music
Was furnished by the string
band of Elizabeth City,,
The snow Tuesday was quite
heavy and a great surprise to
our people-being something
seldom seen in April. April
4th, 1899, will be long remem~
bered.
Services will be held next
Sunday in St. AIMS Catholic
church, to which the public
generally are invited to attend.
Services in the morning and at
night.
Being the custom with our
young people to visit the seine
fisheries on Easter Monday a
large crowd went down to H.
G. Woods fishery and enjoyed
the day.
Fishing this season with the
Edenton fishermen has proved
to be a complete failure. The
catch has been exceedingly
small and we hear complaints
on every hand.
We see it reported that Noah
Raby, the old man who claims
he was born at Edenton in 1872,
celebrated in the poor house at
Piscataway. N. J., the other day
his 127th birthday. He is an
Indian
Sunday was a pretty day and
the Easter services at St. Paul's
church and at the M. E. church
were largely attended. The ser
mons were appropriate and
much enjoyed and the singing
was excellent
Mr.. J. Haywood Sawyer and
Solicitor Ward, of Elizabeth
City, Hon. T. G. Skinner and
Percy Mcmillan, of HEREFORD
and w. S. Pendleton, of WASH
ington, N. c., are the visiting
LAWYERS here this week attend
ing court.
An ARRAY occurred last Satur~
day, between two white men, in
front of A. T. Bush's store, the
result being one of them was
knocked through one of the large
plate glass windows. $33 was
the cost paid for the glass and
Mayors findings.
Court is in session here this
week, Judge Bowman, presiding.
The State docket is not very
large aud the cases are Of little
interest. Mr.. J. H. Bell is fore>
man of the Grand Jury and
Thomas w. Elliott, Clerk. The
Grand Jury is we'll made up
and, we hear, are getting. along
with their work nicely.
Several arrests were made
this week of parties who refused
to be vaccinated. Some had
been reported through error,
some had been vaccinated and
were excused, while others con
sented to be vaccinated and were
discharged on payment of costs
One appealed from the Mayors
decision and went to a h1ghe,
court.