Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-31

being enlarged ard otherwise
, improved.
If you want a newsv. up to
date newspaper take the Fisher
man and Farmer for year at
$I.oo. You get the news from
all around you.
Mr.. Roscoe Turner, as attor-
ney, sold the DeLon property en-
Matthew's street to Elisha Over
ton on Monday last. The con-
sideration paid was six>hundred
dollars.
Brick pavenents were laid
yesterday on the SIDE walk in
front OF the business places Of
P. DeLon, Robinson, Stevens &
Co., and J. K. Bergeron, on Poip-
dexter street.
Mr.. w. J. Underwood, who is
stationed at Philadelphia. as a
representative of the Blades
Lumber Co. of this city, is
spending a few days here with
relatives and friends.
A series of meeting will begin
on the second Sunday in April
At the Baptist church in this
city. Rev. T. G. Skinner of
Berkeley, Va. will assist Dr..
Penick in the meeting.
Elizabeth City can now boast
of an excellent Brass Band 1.-THE
Band of the Albemarle Fire
Company. They practice regu-
lar twice week and are plays
ing some excellent music.
Wednesday Mr.. Samuel Coop
per, living in the Fork neigh<
borhood, this county, was visited
with paraletic stoke. He went
to his barn to feed his stock and
when found was in a most help
less condition.
Per4uimans court is in session
this week at Hartford. The
editor of the Fisherman & Far
mer spent Monday there and
added number of new subscrib
ers to his list, for which he de>
sires to return thanks.
Work On the Citizens Bank
is prog ressing rapidly si1ce the
weather has improved. When
com pleted it will be one of the
finest buildings in the city and |
will reflect great credit upon its
designers and builders.
The report circulated about
town this week that the boat
Ray, owned by w. c.. Banks,
had gone to wreck Tuesday |
night in Albenarle sound, we
are pleased to state, proved to be
false. The Ray arrived here last
night.
Notice the change in the adj
vertisement of The Fair Store.
Yhis is a mammoth establish
ment and carries a splendid as
sortment OF goods. They have
clever salespeople to deal with
and their prices are always
among the lowest.
The mill property of the
P:squotank Lumber Co. has
been recently sold twice and is
advertised to be sold again
Thursday, April 9th. the last bid
having been raised five hundred
dollars. See notice on the first
page of this paper.
Judge Bowman, at the close
of court here last week, compli>
mented the officers of Pasquo-
tank county in a most f1attering
manner. He spoke we'll Of Eliz>
abeth City and its people gener~
ally, and expressed his regrets
for so short a stay with us.
The little Ministering Chill
dren's League of Christ Church
will have an Easter egg hunt
Tuesday, April 4th, from 4 to 6
o'clock, P. m, in Mrs. Martins
yard, Oh Church street. Admis-
sion o cents. with privilege of
hunting for eggs and prizes.
We hear the sloop August
Flower stranded during the gale
of Tuesday night in Albemarle
sound. On board was Mr.. Wat>
er6eld who was moving his
household goods from this place
to Currituck county. The crew
and Water6eld were saved but
the furniture Oh board went with
the waves.
Mr.. J. P. Whltson, the sign
painter, has accepted a position
with the Railroad Mills Snuff |
Co.. to do the advertising of the
Company through the states of
North and South Carolina and |
Virginia. Mr.. Whitson is an ex
cellent painter and the K. R.
Mills Snuff Co., is exceedingly
fortunate in securing his ser>
vices.
Monday and Tuesday nights
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