Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-06-09

been spending several Gays very
pleasantly with Mrs. P. H.
Ship in this city. left yesterday
for her home at Norfolk.
Mr.. A. G. Mann, of Mann's
Ha1 Dor, was in the city this
week purchasing stock of mer-
chandise, having decided to en-
ter the mercantile business at
that place.
Mr.. Charlie Martin, who has
been engaged in sea fishing at
Mays Head for several months,
has returned to- Elizabeth City
to spend while with his rela>
tives and friends.
DR.. H. T. Aydlett, who was
recently elected the County
Health Officer, was elected
Monday by the new Board of
| City Aldermen as Health Officer
of Elizabeth City.
Mr.. r. c. Abbott was called
to South Mills Wednesday on
account Of the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Butts, who
died Tuesday night at that
place.
Anice cream festival was held
/
Wednesday and Thursday nights
by the Fire Company and Sec>
ond Division of Naval Reserves
which was not only enjoy able
but very profitable.
Mrs. M. B. Dawes, accompa>
MED by her sister, Mrs. Willis
Owens, of Currituck county, re-
turned home yesterday from
Williamson. where they went
to visit their parents.
Louis Selig, the "Leading
Jeweler," has just received a
lot of very handsome wedding
presents, also an excellent as
sortment OF other goods usually
handled by first class dealer.
The large barge owned by
the Norfolk & southern Rail
road Co., and used at Ocracoke
as freight and passenger sta
ton, is on the ways at Scott S
shipyard receiving a general
overhauling.
Last Sunday at the Episco-
pal church Bishop Watson adj
ministered the rite of Conhrma,
ton to five persons, to wit
Misses Katharine Engle, Katie
Ehringhaus, Gertie Greenlea1
and Mr.. Wiley H. Grandy.
Mr.. c. D. Morgan secretary
and treasurer of the Currituck
& Camden Branch of Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co wa:
in the city Wednesday and
favored the Fisherman & Far
mer office with his presence
The schooner Elizabeth came
in Tuesday with quite a jolly
! crowd of passengers. Among
those aboard were L. B. Twl'
ford, J L. Midget, J. L. Mann
! E. Midget, J. c. C'addock
Miss M. =. Tillett. and Mrs. J
E. Craddock, all of Mann
Harbor.
Monday a double marriag
, occurred at the Hotel Contra
, Rev. r. c. Beaman officiating
The c. ntracting parties were }
O. Snead and Miss Minnie L
= Jones, and J. L. Shackelford an
Miss Golden V. Seeds, all Q
Portsmouth, Va
One Of the most pleasant an
I enjoyable events OF the seaso
. "a. the reception rendered MI
I Walter Cartwright aud friend
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Fletche
+ last Friday night at their de
e lightful country home near tn
e city. The editor acknowledge
all invitation and regrets that b
was unable to be present.
The truck farmers are rapid
t shipping potatoes to the NORTH
ern markets. We have on
farmer in Elizabeth City, NJ
{ w. H Cropsey, who will shl
e about one thousand barrels tn:
K week. He planted nearly hN
hundred barrels of seed and e.
G poets to ship ten thousand ba
1, rels of potatoes before the Sc
e son ends.
A few weeks ago the Treas,
' rer of the Hook and Ladder {
e lost a purse containing a sum
at money belonging to the sa'
Is company, and we are request.'
. 10 state fo1 the benefit of Il
' '' public, that satisfactory arrang
~ ments have been made and tn
" the company will suffer no 10
T.. thereby. We are also inform
a. that the company has order
10 uniforms which will be he
o about the 18TH inst.
40 One of the best things '
have ever seen in the way
of window decorations can be Sc
.ir in the show window of 7