Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
{. w. E1o1loman, of this city

pf Tyrell counties best men.
& Wednesday afternoon house
Occupied by colored people
tbout 5 miles below Elizabeth
City, in which there was small
| D TX, took fire while being fuml
& tied and was destroyed.
Judge Bowman is a good
m an, with heart that is la. &c
and tender. He is very court
eou.s to the Bar and court Off
Gals, kind to witnesses and cX~
ceedingly merciful to the un~
fortunates composing the crlml~
nal docket.
IL you want a newsy, up to
dafe l,egsIef er take the Fisher
man and FARMER for year at
$I.oo. You get the news from
all around YOU
Having been notified by the
Board of County Commissioners
that I must settle taxes within
so days, all parties who do not
want their property advertised
had better come up at once aud
settle their taxes for the year
1893.
CHAS. A. BANKS.
Tax Collector.
The Fisherman and Farmer
Job Printing Department has
been turning out some excellent
work this week. The people
know where to find good prints
ing when that kind is wanted.
The Grand Jury sitting this
week is composed of most ex
celleut body of men Mr.. J H.
Leroy is foreman. and Mr.. Char
lie Reed the officer We hear
they are doing a great amount
OF business and dlspO5lng OF
their work rapidly and with
ease.
The Fisherman and Farmer
acknowledges a pleasant call on
Tuesday from Miss Fannie Tur>
ner, daughter of Mr.. A. M. Tnr-
ner, the Photographer, who
came from Portsmouth Saturday
to spend few days with "papa.'
We learn that a stock compa>
ny composed OF our citizens
with a SIS 1000 capital, has been
organized for the establishment
of rice mill at this place. We
believe it will be paying enter
prize from the start.
A little excitement was created
this morning by an alarm OF
fire being sounded for the Sec
ond Ward, the roof Of a house
near the market occupied b.
colored people, having caught
on fire. The flames were soon
extinguished without damage.
The mill of the Pasquotank
Lumber Co.. was sold at public
auction Monday at the Court
house door for the sum Of
$500, John L. Roper being the
purchaser. 1t is thought by
many in a position to know
that this was the cheapest props
erty ever sold in Elizabeth
City.
Two young attorneys, Messrs.
Percy Nc Mullan, of Hartford,
and Harry Grandy, of this city,
both of whom were recently
granted license by the Supreme
Court of North Carolina to prac~
tice law. we've admitted to the
Bar this week, being sworn in
by Judge Bowman.
1t is with pleasure that we
announce that there is not case
of small pox in the city. Nearly
everybody in town has been
vaccinated and there is no tear
of it getting hold upon our
people. Many people have been
kept away on account of false
reports that went abroad but we
can assure them they can now
come here in perfect safety.
The Superior Court in session
here this week is being admira>
bly, conducted by the newly
elected local officers. Jennings
as clerk, Grandy as Sheriff, and
r. II. Commander as deputy,
are performing the duties OF
their respective Offices in a most
satisfactory manner.
An interesting meeting for
little folks was held last Sunday
afternoon at the Baptist church
under the auspices of the Wo>
mans Christian Temperance
Union. A call for volunteers
was extended and about twenty
FIVE boys and girls enlisted as
members of the Loyal Legion,
auxiliary to the w. c. I. u
Several interesting speeches
| ware made