Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-31
News Adrift.
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORT
Frs WHO ARE ALWAYS
IN "THE SWIM.
Next Sunday is Easter.

turned home.
Easter Suits and hats will be
on p2rad> Sunday.
Presiding Elder Willis preach
ed last Sunday in plymouth.
Green Java Coffee. SC. pound
at Robinson, Stevens & Co.
The Bicycle Club held a bus
iltss meeting last night az the
City Hall
Mr.. Frank Dexter has accept
cd a position on the govern
ment supply boat.
Several ne& buildings are
being erected near the Elizabeth
City Cotton Mills.
On Hunter street a dwelling is
being erected for Mr.. Taylor, OF
the U. S. Saag Boat.
Mrs. Florence Grandy, Mrs.
NJ. r. Griffin aud Mr.. Harry
Grandy ale at Washin .,ton, d.
g.
MI J A. Turner, of Williams
ston, accompanied by his wife,
is visiting his mother at this
place.
Mr.. S NJ. Robinson is hav~
ing a large and handsome res
idence erected on West Cypress
street.
Elizabeth City is building up
rapidly. Scarcely a week passes
We fail to see new buildings in
course of erection.
DR.. II 7. Aydlett has given
contract for three houses to be
erected On Cedar street. Work
on same will begin next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gregory
entertained a lumber of their
friends Tuesday night a. tn .ir
elegant residence on Main street.
The show windows of the
business houses of the city are
quite attractive and very taste
fully arranged for the Easter
trade.
The brick foundation of a !
residence to be erected on The
corner OF Road and Cypress SITS.
for Mr.. NJ. N. Sawyer, is being
laid.
The milliners are all as busy
as they can be supplying the
demand for Easter hats. Some
Of them are working a double
force.
Messrs Jno. Q A. Wood and
J. K. Mcmillan, of the Elizabeth
City Buggy Co., spent several
days IN Hartford this week on
business.
The contract tor the painting
of the Atlantic Collegiate Insti>
tute has been awarded Messrs.
Evertop Walker and Manton
Turner.
The Beehive store is at
tractin g a large crowd of shop>
pers TO day this being its
Spring Opening and Special
Sales day.
Mr.. Edwin A. Sawyer of
East Lake, N. c., IS in the
city this week aud favored the
Fish ,rnan & Farmer with an
agreeable call.
The mills of the Blades Lum>
Der Company resumed work
this week, having been closed
down for several days for the
want Of tim Der.
The choirs Of the Methodist
and Episcopal churches are re
hearsing for their Easter SER
vices, which are expected to be
very interesting.
The steamer Hamilton, re-
Gently purchased by Pettlt's
North Carolina Line, made her
first trip to this city yesterday
for the Petit Com pany,
Louis Selig has just received
another supply of Crescent and
Rambler wheels which he is
selling at a low price. Read his
advertisement in this paper.
We regret to hear of the SER
ious illness of Mrs. Sallie Bell
at the home Of her daughter in
Washington, N. c., where she
has been for some time on a
visit.
The Elizabeth City German
Club ale sending out some hand
some invitations for their Easter
German TO be held next Thurs
day. April 9th, at the Academy
of Music.
The Swain Hotel is now
known as the "Lane Hotel, its
new proprietor, MI. G. w. Lane,
having taken charge Of same
this week. Read his card in this
paper.
Court will be in session next