Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-08
NEWS ITEMS FROM EDENToN
The birthplace of The Fisher
man g. Farmer.

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It's said another ice factory
will be built in Edenton.
A. J. Bateman has moved to
Norfolk. Success to him.
The painters brush has great
ly improved the post office.
| Miss Cora Tarkinton, of Cres-
we'll, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. S. A. NJ. Righton was in
the city a few days this week.
Mr.. D. Men. Mckay is spend
ing his vacation at Dunn, N. {.
Thos. Elliott of the Hub has
gone North to select new goods.
A. A. Chappel and family
have moved to this place from
Hartford.
w. .. Pruden and w. M. Bond
are attending court this week al
Currituck.
Misses Pattie Elliott and
Maude Harrell are visiting in
Gates county.
Rev. c.. N. CoWan is assisting
in meeting at Billiards. Bridge
| this week.
Carpenters are at work en-
larging the scroll works of Wins
borne & Rea.
|. Several families who have
been summering al Mays Head
returned Monday.
DR.. Campbell and family have
moved from King street to the
c. S. Vann residence.
R. F. Tuttle will leave next
week for the northern markets
to purchase new goods.
Services were held Sunday in
St. AIMS Catholic church by
Father Paul, of NeWberne.
The stores of the Hebrews of
this city were closed Tuesday, it
being the Jewish New Year.
The Chas. King Dramatic Co.
lopened the season here Friday
night at Rea's Opera House.
M. F. Bond has returned from
Greenville, where he went to
accompany his daughter Mary
to college.
Mr.. Copeland, salesman at
Bonds hardware store, returned
a few days ago from a visit in
Perquimans county.
A negro wanted at Hartford
for larceny was arrested here
this week and turned over to the
Perquimans authorities.
w. T. Shannonhouse was in
town a few days ago visiting
his sisters Mrs. Norman and
Mrs. Elliott, Oh King street.
Next Sunday night Rev. G.
N. Cowan, pastor of the Baptist
Church, will begin a series of
sermons on the prophet Jonah.
His first subject will be "Jonah,
Gods runaway"
Here are the jurors drawn to
serve at Chowan's fall term OF
Superior Court: VIM. Smith,
0. E. Ward, Henry Powell, w.
F. Boyce, Richard Hill, COL, p.
II. Bell, ST., Granville Roberts
col, Abram Paxton col, J. S.
Privott, Geo. F.. Eason, NJ. W.
Elliott. E. B. Griffin, Jno w.
Copeland, w. H. Elliott, Jr., J.
B. Webb, Thos. R. lynch, Noah
J. Boyce, B. H. Hassell, G. w.
Goodwin, c. r. Goodwin, Miles
Goodwin, F. V. Byrum, B. E.
Byrd, ". H. Coheld, Geo. T.
Gale, Jos. H. Dali, Austin Resi-
pass, col, Alfred L. Perry, J. NJ.
Wozelka, H. A. Bond, w. M.
Simpson, w. B. Shepard, Ed
ward Skinner, col. l.. E. Ellis,
r. J. Weston, W. J. Morris.
About year ago Mr.. Harvey
Chapel, an old farmer, died
near Edenton. HIS widow SUR
vived him. Wednesday suit was
begun by his administrator and
an order procured from Judge
Starbuck authorizing the sheriff
to 20 to the house at which the
widow now lives and seize an
old trunk and contents. The
sheriff acted as directed by the
order, and upon examination the
trunk was found to contain over
$4,000. The widow claims the
money is hers and that no part
of it belongs to the estate of her
husband. The suit was begun
by Pruden & Pruden, attorneys,
and Mrs. Chapel has retained
w. M. Bond as her counsel The
case will be tried here next
April. 1t has stirred up consid
cradle commotion, and the peo>
pie are interested in it. The
money is in bank to await the
decision of the case.