Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-20
WEEK At EDENTON.
Truckers are planting peas.

oul ASuSi iuSn ak PIC pdA ri
TO put in their nets
Mr.. L. D. Bond returned Tues
day from Raleigh, N. c.
Mr.. B. L. Johnson left Friday
last for Franklin, Va.
/ Mr.. B. E. Byrd, the optIcian,
made a business trip to Roper,
| N. c., this week.
| Our farmers are shipping
large quantities of peanut to
market this week
| Owing to increase in business
a forty foot, two story addition
will be added to the factory of
Wlnborn & Rea.
Messrs Brothers and Green
have opened neat grocery
store corner of BROAD and King
street. We wish the new firm
success.
"A Scrap OF Paper" which
was so we'll played by home lat
ent last week, was repeated on
Thursday night at the Opera
House.
MI. F. H. Zieg'er, OF Eliza
beth City, spent several days IN
the city this week, the guest of
his brother, Mr.. L. F. Ziegler
on Broad street.
: Died, January 5th, 1899, in
Martinsburg, Pa John John
ston, son of the late Rev. Sam>
uel J. Johnson, D. D., of Eden
ton, N. c., aged s. years.
Mr.. Andrew McHarney has
removed his family to Belleport.
N. c., where he is engaged i'll
the lumber business. We regrt
exceedingly 20 lose such good |
citizens.
The factory Of Winborn and |
Rea is sending out some very
handsome drug store fixtures for
S firm in Hertfold this week.
The work is handsomely finish
ed up and reflects great credit
/: On the enterprising firm.
n At the close of the morning
ing service on Sunday last, Rev.
w. +. Watson rendered his re
signation as pastor of Edenton
Baptist church. During his stay
in Edenton, Rev. Watson has
worked earnestly and faithfully
r for the masters cause, and we
regret that he viii. remove from
our midst.
Miss Goldie Kramer, of Eliza
beth Eity, is visiting relatives
in Edenton this week At the
j performance of "Captain Dick"
by home talent, next Thursday
night, Miss Kramer will take
r the part of "'ngie' which she
played SO -cessfully when this
great military dra,ua was put On
| in Elizabeth city.
a A very pretty home wedding
was celebrated at the home of
Mayor Jno. c. Bond, on Tuesday
last, when his daughter, Miss
Mary, became Mrs. Robt. TEN
pie. The ceremony was pretorm-
ed by Rev. W. F. Watson, after
;, which the happy couple left for
, a tour North. We offer our con-
E gratulations.
Next Thursday and Friday
nights, Jan. 10th and 27th, our
t citizens are going to have an
S opportunity of enjoying two per-
/ formances of Bertram & vii
lards great military play Cap
r tain Dick" which has been such
7 a great success in Elizabeth
: City, Washington, Newberne, |
} Raleigh, Goldsboro and all of
the principal cities and towns of
' the State. There is no doubt |
but the same great business1
: which has characterized its adj |
l went in our neighboring towns,
: will be repeated here For it is
: SO seldom that we get a really |
lrerltorious and SO pretentious
dramatic entertain nent that
there is great appreciation and
patronage when We do. The
very large caste will be made up
of our best local talent augment
ed by detail from the Light |
Infantry. Clever specialties, |
magnificent special scerery,
pretty costumes, brass buttons. |
and bright shining accoutre~
ments enliven every scene. |
While the play, telling pretty |
little tale of love, Unframed with |
military surroundings, is full of
heart interest, patriotism, funny |
comedy, halr>breadth escapes,
thrilling rescues and exciting
climaxes, all under the personal
direction of the authors who al>
so enact two of the leading parts,
will make an entertainment that |
surely every body is going to see