Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-04-14
News Adrift.
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORT
Frs WHO ARE ALWAYS
IN "THE SWIM"

Mr.. E. J. Shepard spent a few
DAYS at Norfolk this week.
Mr.. w. P. Ives, of Norfolk
Va. was IN the city Tuesday.
The New Light House a
Wade's Point is nearly conplet
ed.
The front of the store of T. P.
Wilcox & Co is being neatly
painted.
w. II. Ward, proprietor of the
HeItford Coffin Co., was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. J. D. Weymouth contin>
ues on the sick list, but is grad
ually improving.
Spring trade has opened up in
good shape and the merchants
are now kept busy.
The steamer Neuse was pull
cd ut Saturday at SCOTS Ship
yard for slight repairs.
Miss Bette Toxey of Camden,
is visiting her brother. A. F.
Toxey, Oh Matthews street.
The residence Of Mr.. w. II.
Ballard, Gil Burgess street, is re
Ceiving fresh coat OF paint.
Mrs. Henry Whitehurst, of
Camden, is the guest of her
brother, NJ. N. SAWYER, on Road
street
The United States Circuit
Court will convene in Elizabeth
City next week, Judge Furnell
presiding.
The nominating primaries for
the City Election will tie held
next Monday night in the diff
ferent Wards.
The street machine was at
work Wednesday. Street Cons
missioner Keaton is getting the
streets in fairly good order.
Mr.. D. J. Glavin, OF Camden,
favored this office with an agree
able call on Tuesday. Come
again, a cordial welcome awaits
our friends.
Mr.. H. o. Hill will represent
Anchoree Lodge. No. IA, |. O.
.. F., at the Grand Lodge,
which meets on the 9th of May
at Raleigh.
The registration books for the
town Election will open on
Monday, May 1st and close at
sunset Saturday, May 9th. Don't
forget the dates.
The funeral of Mrs Noah Ba-
ker was conducted by Rev. E. +.
Sawyer Sunday afternoon. Her
remains were inferred in the
Overman cemetery.
a negro named john H.
Spruill, was arrested on Monday
and lodged in Jail for stealing
growing cabbage from the lot of
Capt. B. f. Spence.
Rev. +. H Johnson was chos-
en- by the Albemarle Presby
terry last week as ministerial
commissioner to the General
Assembly which meets in Rich>
mond IN May.
The roof OF Mr.. Joseph Pritch-
ards residence caught fire Sun
day afternoon at about 5 o'clock.
The fire alarm was sounded and
the Department responded
promptly. No damage.
For the past two weeks our
Manteo correspondence has ar
rived too late for publication.
We understand the delay is at
the Skyco postoffice. We hope
it will not continue to be so.
Last week some malicious
person entered the store of Mr..
Caleb Etheridge, near Camden
courthouse. and destroyed all OF
his wines and liquors by turning
the spigots, damaging him
about $500.
A series of meeting is in pro-
gress at the Baptist church. DR..
Penick is being assisted by Rev.
]. c. Skinner, pastor of the Berk-
ley Avenue Baptist church. The
sermons are fine and the con~
gregations are large.
Monday morning about II
o'clock a slight fire occurred at
residence of Mr.. {. w. Overman
on church street, damaging his
furniture and bedding to the
amount Of about fifty dollars,
covered by insurance.
Mr.. Joseph Ramsey, the blind
orator of Tennessee, delivered
an address Tuesday night at the
Nj. E. Church in the interest of
the Epworth League. The adj
dress was quite interesting and
listened to by a large audience.
There will be an entertain
ment at Camden, c. H., Thurs
day, April goth, for the benefit