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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
BODY CHARRED
70 4 CRISP /.
MR. WALTER AYCOCK,
OF w 4 r r E NTO n,
MEETS FEARFUL
DEATH.
HIS LAMP EXPLODED.
His w lfe Burned Her
Hands Trying To
Extinguish the
Flames.

A shocking death occurred a
Warrenton. N. c., early las
Saturday morning. Friday nigh
about 10 o'clock. after he hac
undressed and had slipped on &
dressing gown, Mr. Walter Ay'
cock lowered the swinging lamp
and blew 1t out, when it burst
enveloping his body from neck
to feet in burning oil. No one
else was in the room at the time,
but his wife ran in and envelop
ed him in a blanket and put out
the flames. badly burning her
own hands. She burned several
blankets before she coquered the
fire, Mr.. Aycock was charred to
a crisp, but survived until 7
o'clock Saturday morning. He
was about SO years old, was a
good merchant and universally
liked. He was an active member
Of the Baptist church. His life
was insured for about So, 900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
BROTHER AND SISTER,
Marriage Contracted by Them
in Ignorance Declared
Null and Void.

Vienna, March IS.-A Sim
gular domestic tragedy is report
ed from Macy Warad. in Hun
gary. Last year two very young
people, named John Szilagyl
and Piroska Varga, married and
were recently blessed with a
daughter. The Royal Court has
however, been forced to declare
the marriage null and void since
1t has been proved that the pair
are really brother ard sister.
1t seems that the young man
was illegitimate, and. accord>
ingly, took his mothers name,
and when he was subsequently
legitarnized by the marriage of
his father and mother it was for>
gotten to make any change in
the register Of his birth. The
parents died, aud the children,
who were left quite young, we're
sent into service in two different
places each with a different
name and with documents bear
ing those names. BY a fatal CO.
Incidence they met without
knowing each other, fell in love
and married
The child has been provision
ally left with the mother, but the
husband and wife have been
separated, though they declare
they would rather die than part
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

North Carolina
I Superb, Court,

-
| j. h. Abbott and S. o. Mullen,
EXECUTORS of 4. y. Mullen, de ,eased,
pi us. vs.. w. NJ. Baxter, III. c. Pinuix
ct ais.
1t appearing to the satisfaction ofthe
Court that after due diligence the de.
tendants Hannah &. Pinnix, Francis
Mullen Pinnix, Stephen B. Weeks and
Dr. N. Al. Ferrebee cannot after due
diligence be found in the state and
are uon residents OF tue state of North
carolina, aud they have property in
the state, and The pla' ntiffs have
cause OF action against them of which
thls Court has jurisdiction.
II is therefore on motion of F. +.
Aydlett Attorney for plaintiffs order
ed, decrecd and adjudgcd by the Court
that publication be made for tic said
defendants in the Fisherman and Far
mer newspaper published in the town
of Elizahekh City, N, q. for a period
of six weeks 10 appear before the
Clerk OF the Superior Court of Camden
County at his office OH the I3th day OF
February 1899, and answer or dCmur
to the complaint fled in this cause,
which Is for settlement of The estate
of III" late DR.. + n. Mullen, and for
an aCc1ant to be made between the cx-
ecutors OF the said estate OF fsaidNIullcu
and the lcgatcCs and dcviSccs in the
Will of said Mullen.
II is further ordered that n publication
of this notice shall be sufficient no.
tiCc TO the defendants.
This the goth day OF Dec 1898.
X. l. tORRRS,
Clerk Of the Superior Court OF Camten
County
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
"I AM NOT HOBSON.'

Brenhaln, Tex, special to the
Baltimore Sun:
Hon. William J. Bryan pas
sed through here today en-route
to Houston. where he spoke to-
night. The crowds surged
about him and thC usands shook
hands with him.
Miss Ruby Gardner, young
lady of this city, wanted to vary
the form of saluting the distin>
guished Nebraskan.
.'Mr. Bryan" Miss Gardner
blushing1y said, as she edged uE
to him in the throng, "will you
give me a kiss
Mr.. Bryan was surprised tor &
moment, but recovering himself
he replied: "You will have te
excuse me my dear young
woman I am not Hobson.
The girl withdrew her face
crimson.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
PATRIOTIC WON
ANS FLAG.
It is the Largest Spec,
linen Of"Old Clio
ry" In The
World.

| One of the pretty and rather
interesting relics Of the recent
argument with Spain is now
treasured by Miss Josehine Mul.
ford, of Madison. N. J., and it is
her intention 20 present it to the
country. 1t is the largest flag
in the world-the United States
fag-and was designed and en-
tirely hand made by Miss Mul-
ford during the war. Each
stitch is supposed to represent a
soldier IN the army and navy,
and the flag contains 325 900
stitches. which were counted by
the maker of the EN- blen.
The flag measures 100 feet by
65 feet hoist. with a blue field
40 feet by S.. Each star meas
ures two f ct eight inches across
aud the stripes are FIVE feet
wide. The bunting, extra
width and quality, was manu-
featured especially for the flag.
In construction TIE flag is
unique. The forty-hve stars
are embroidered with the names
Of the States which they repre-
sent, also the date of their adj
mission into the Union, and ar
arranged upon the field
in the order of their ad
mission. The Pennsylvania star
was made in Philadelphia, part
ly in the house of Betsy Ross, in
the room in which she made the
first American flag, in I776.
partly in Carpenters Hall,
where the first Continental Con-
gress met, t,and partly in Indepen-
dence Hall, while sitting in the
chair in which Hancock sat
when he signed the declaration
of independence.
Tie New Jersey Star was
made in Washington's headquar-
ters at Norristowu; the Maryland
star at Fort McHenry. in honor
Of Frances Scott Key; the Vir>
ginia star in the Lafayette room
at Washiugton's home at Mt.
Vernon; the New York star was
made partly in the long room at
Faunce's tavern. where Wash>
ington bade farewell to his off :
GERS after the Revolution and
partly ON board OF the flagship
New York.
On the ballard canvass is
worked a message to all the sol>
1iers and sailors, congratulating
them on their safe return. 1t is
Miss Mulfotd's intention to have
he flag presented to the nation.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
SUICIDE AT NEWBERN.
F, B. Hutchinson, a Locomo-
tive Engineer, Kills Him.
self.

Newbern, N. c., March 2I.-
F. B. Hutchinson, who claimed
to be an engineer or the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad on fur
lough, and a member of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers, committed suicide here
today by taking arsenic. Hutch
inson lived in Baltimore. This
was his second attempt at self
destruction, the first one occur
ring Monday when he was dis
covered in time to save his life.
The man was very despondent
and said he wanted to die as he
was in trouble, but did not state
the nature Gift. He came here
Saturday from Wilmington.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Tor sale.

Pursuant to decree of the Superior
Court of Pasquotank County, North
Carolina, l shall offer for sale TO the
highest bidder on Monday March 2oth,
1899, before the Court House door in
Elizabeth City, n said County the mill
buildings and entire Steam Saw mill
r .ant of the Pasquotank Lumber Co.,
situated in Elizabeth City, also lot OF
rafting gear, and several tracts of TIM
Der lands in Tyrell County. the said
mill plant said to be in good condition
Terms of sale one third cash on the
day of sale, balance at six and twelve
months with approved security, at in
terest from day of sale.
FRANK VAUGHAN,
Receiver.
Feb. 18TH, 1899.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

Chamberlain's Cough Remecy,
This remedy is intended es
pecially for coughts, colds,
croup whooping cough and in
huenza. 1t has become famous
for its cures Of these diseases
over a large part of the civilized
world. The most fattcring testi
monials have bee,. received,
giving accounts of its good
works; of the aggravating and
persistent coughs it has cured
of severe colds that have yielded
mptly to its soothing effects
and Of the dangerous attacks OF
Group it has cured, often saving
the life of the child. The exten-
sive use of it for whooplrg
cough has shown that it robs
that disease of all dangerous
consequences. Sold by w. w
Griggs & Son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
MOSQUITO FLEET Fol
DEWEY.
Tugs and Small Gunboats fo1
Service in the Inland
Waters of the
Philippines.

The Navy Department is pre-
pairing to organize mosquito
feet" for the Philippines. The
condition now prevailing in the
Island of Luzon indicates that
for a long time it will be neces
sary to maintain a strict patrol
of the coast aud inland waters.
The big oGean tugs which form
ed the mosquito fleet" that op
Grated around Cuba during the
blockade, and Of which the Gov
ernment has a rum ber, are now
being looked over with a view
to service in the inland waters
OF the Philippines. Some Of
them are on the Pacific coast.
The Navy Department has
dgured out a coast:ng voyage
that will take them up the AL
askan coast. coaling at Sitka,
Ounalaska, Cooks Inlet, down
through the Aleution Islands,
TO Hakodado, the northern point
Of Japan. Thence they can
make the run across the China
Sea to HongKong and thence to
he Philippines. 1t will be about
l two mouths voyage and can
De safely made.
Spain had a fl ct Of small gun
boats admirably suited for this
work in the PHILIPPINES, but has
-ecently sold thirteen of them
1t Hong Kong. 1t is possible
'Ome of these vessels may be
purchased by the Navy Depart>
nent if they are in good condl-
ion and can be had for a rea>
sum.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Canning in North Carolina.

The Eicory IN. c. Times
Mercury thus gives the exper>
fence Of a Cataw ba county man
in canning: "Several years ago
Mr.. A. G. Corpening, of Cora,
Caldwell county, commenced
canning tomatoes, berries, etc,
on a limited scale.-He put up
a high grade OF goo1;, which he
sold III small lots to merchants
III this section. Every order
brought larger orders; the de-
mand steadily increased, and to-
day he has a large hourishing
industry and is unable t. supply
the demand for his popular
brands of canned fruits and veg
etables His factory has a ca
pacity Of 2 900 cans per day, and
lie cans tomatoes tomato soups,
corn, beans, berries and peach>
es. Mr.. Corpening buys large
quantities of these products from
the neighbo1ing farms, paying
good prices for them. One OF
the farmers who lives near the
cannery told us recently that
he could make more money
growing tomatoes at 20 cents
per bushel than tobacco, corn Or
any similar crop. He said he
received the last season $50 per
acre for his tomato crop, which
cost him SIS for labor and 100
pounds Of guano, and that it
was less trouble to raise tomas
toes than corn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Death in
The Elec-
tricChair.
ElectrOcutiOn Of Mrs.
Martha Place for
Murder.
Went to Death Quietly. The
First Woman to Be Ex-
ecuted Under New
York's New Law.

New York, March 2oth.-
Mrs. Martha Place was executed
at Sing Sing prison today. She
was the first woman to die in
the electric chair in the State OF
New York, and she went to her
death quietly. Her death was
instanta leou5, but two shocks
were given. State Electrician
Davis threw down the lever at
exactly II OF a. III. The volt
age OF the current vas I,76o, and
it was continued for four Sec
onds. 1t was then gradually
diminished to 200 volts, which
was continued for So seconds.
DR.. Irvine, the physician OF the
prison, examined the woman
aud then ordered a second shock.
That was the same as the first in
power, and continued for the
same length of time. The Sec
ond shock has always been ad-
ministered at Sing Sing.
Mrs. Place murdered her step
daughter, Ida M. Place, a mere
girl On February 7, 1898. She
first threw acid in the girls eyes
and then s1nothered her. This
was early i'll the mornidg in
their home in Brooklyn. She
waited the entire day for her
husband to return and then at
tackled him with an axe, frac>
turing his skull and otherwise
seriously injuring him Place,
however, recovered.
Mrs. Place was convicted and
sentenced to death, but she new
er for a moment believed she
would be electrocuted. She at
first claimed she could remem-
Der nothing of the murder, and
later the plea of insanity was
su omitted III her behalf. It was
not until last Thursday that
Warden Sage, announced to her
that Governor Roosevelt had
absolutely refused to inte rtere
with the course of justice; and
she must die on Monday. I'll
was a great shock to the woman
but during the last four days
she bore up wonderfully we'll.
She suffered in two ways, after
she learned that she must die,
from sleeplessness and from loss
of appetite. Again the warden
visited her so that there might
be no misunderstanding, and
told her she must be ready at II
O clock on Monday morning.
She was ready at that hour,
and no one who watched her
could>understand what change
must have taken place in the
woman's nature to dull her ser~
ses that she could 60 to her
death so calmly and 1npassively
as Mrs. Place did. 1t had not
been expected that she would do
so. The last woman condesnn~
ed to die in this State went to
the galloWs shrieking and fght>
ing, but Mrs. Place hardly ut
tered a sound, She merely muir
INJURED a prayer, with closed
eyes, her face turned partly up
ward and seemingly unconscious
of things about her.
This was the twenty sixth
electrocution at Sing Sing pris-
on, but none We're as successful
as that of today.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Great Improvement.

II had severe headaches and rheu-
matism and suffered intensely. l could
not rest, had spells of cramping in my
stomach and had constant pain all
over. began taking Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. l am now in better health and
weigh more than ever III my life. " Mrs.
Catherine +. Moyle, Huntington, w.
Va.
That distress after eating is prevent
ed by one or two of Hoods Pills. They
don't gripe,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
f-7EITlT'S
North Carolina Lin0>
=. /. PETIT, Manager.

steamer NEWTON will leave No
to.k for Elizabeth City, Creswell and
r.av landings Oh Wednesdays AID SAT
ur:lays at 4 p. III, Elizabeth City fo1
Creswcil on Thursdays and Mondays
at $50 a. III Returning, will leave
Creswell for Norfolk ou Tuesdays aud
Fridays at ! q M, and Elizabeth City
same dav at 2:3o p. tn, arriving II
Norfolk uext day.
Steamer Harbinger will leave Nor,
f,lll for Elizabeth City, Hertford an
way landings, on Tuesdays aud Fri
DAYS at q p. III, Elizabeth City 10
Ucrtford Wednesdays and Saturdays Al
$50 a. III Returning, will leave Hert
sord for Norfolk Mondays, aud THUS
days at a. n. aud Elizabeth City sans
day at 2:3o p. IN, arriving in Norfolk
next day
W. W. MORRISETT, AGENT.
Elizabeth City, n. G.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Contest Over Offices.

This State in in quite a tur
moil over the removal of many
fusiouists in various counties
and in Raleigh to surrender
their Offices to the Democrats ap.
pointed by the last General AS
senlbly. Nearly every day the
attorney general is in receipt Of
applications for leave to insti,
tute quo warranto proceedings
to try the title to offices.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

Rev. E. Edwards, pastor of
the English Baptist Church at
Minersville, Ia, when suffering
with rheumatism, was advised
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
He says: GA few applications of
this liniment proved of great
service to me. It subdued the
inflammation and relieved the
pain. Should any sufferer profit
by giving Pain Balm trial it
will please me-" For sale by w.
w. Griggs & Son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
North Carolina,
Superior Court.
Camden County

North Carolina,
Camden Comfy
{. w. Steele, Receiver, ct ais rs.
rhc Norfolk aud Camden Rail- oad.
ORDER.
1t Is ordered by the Court that this
proceeding be and il is hereby amend
ed 50 as TO be 4 civil action in the ma
turc Of a general creditors bill. il is
further ordered that all creditors Of
Defendant do appear and make them
selves parties 10 this action, and file
their claims on or before Monday of
the next term of this Court, when and
where they shall show cause why The
proceeds Of the sale of said railroad
and other property made by the Re
CeiVcr herein. should not lie transfer
red 10 the State ofVirgiE ia, to he dis
tributCd by the Courts in that State TO
the proper parties according TO the
prayer Of the compla Mt.
1t Is further ordered that the clerk of
this Court do make publication OF this
order for six successive weeks in the
Fisherman and Farmer" a ncwspa-
per published in Elizabeth City in the
County Cf PasquC tank, iii the State of
North Carolina.
Aud the further hearing Of this cause
is continued, and all matters not pass
ed upon reserved.
g. II. BROWN, Jr.
Judge Of Superior Court.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
valuable to omen.

Especially valuable to women is Browns
Iron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache
disappears, strength takes the place OF
weakness, and the glow OF health Ihi1 readily ,aE
comes to the pallid cheek whep 1n1s hldrar Gon
@ or @oyerworked We men it has no equal. No home
should be without this famous remedy.
Rrowns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
CORPORAL A TRAITOR
FOR LOVE.
Married a Filipino Girl and
Deserted. But Was Shot.

San Francisco. Cal. March
I8.-The American, daily pa
per published at Manila says:
lex Corporal John w. Hayes,
of Co. D, First California Vol>
unteers, a traitor and deserter
has found his just end. His
body now lies in a trerch dug
to bury the enemies of his coun
try who fell in battle, with no
slab al his head, his name for
ever hated by his own regiment.
Hayes came with his regiment
to Manila.
"Last October he married a
Filipino girl and two days la,
ter deserted to the insurgent
lines. This was the last his
regiment heard or cared to hear
about him until yesterday, when
in burying the dead insur-
gents they came across his body
with bullets, with the
clothes of a first lieutenant ofI
the insurgents"
San Francisco, Cal. March IS.
The report that ex~Corporal
John w. Hayes, of Company ID.
First California Volunteers
turned traitor and was killed in
he Philippines, is supposed here
% refer to a man named Has
There was no J. w. Hays in the
Haze served in the
United States Navy, and was
said to be a brave soldier, but
,ond of liquor and rather cratic.
Not one child dies where ten for.
nerly died from Group. People have
earned the value of One Minute Cough
>ure and use it for severe throat and
ung troubles. It Immediately stops
coughing. 1t never fails Griggs &
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Medical Schools in Straights.

All the medical schools in
this State are in great straights
over an inability to procure
dead bodies for dissection. The
last General Assembly repealed
the atanomy law, which enabled
the schools to get bodies from
charitable institutions and from
the peuitentiary, and now bod>
les can only be procured by -pur-
chase, which is always difficult.
Formerly subjects for dissection
were also obtained from Balti-
more and other places, but now
there is stringent law against
such shipments. Unless some
assistance is given the State
University in this matter it will
be compelled to CLOSE its medi-
cal department.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

For frostbltes, burns, indolent sores
eczema, skin disease, aud especially
pyles, De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best Look out for dis
honest people who Try to initiate and
counterht it. It's their endorsement
Of q good article. " orthless goods are
not initiated. Get De Wits Witch
Hazel salve. For sale by Grigg5 &
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

1t is better to be fooled once
in awhile than to live in a
world in which you are the only
respectable person.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
FIGHTING
: : ' '' : - MACHINES \
OF THE MOST FORMID
ABLE CHARACTER.

The Designs for the Battleships
and the Cruisers to be OF the
Finest Type That Man can
Coucelve-Larse, Powerful
and Swift Vessels, They Will
be Quite an Addition to Uncle
Sans Navy.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

Half the sorrows Of women can
be averted if men would only
listen to them wheE they want
to talk.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

Pimples, boils and humors show that
the blood is impure. Hoods Sarsapa
rilla is the best blood purifier that
money can buy.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24
Schedule in effect Oct. 70, 'Q8.

NOrf Dt', s. Southern L z lNaii anC
Express trains, Southbound, daily Tex
cept 5uIldy5) leave Elizabeth City al
II:40 a m, Norlhbound. daily, (exCeps
3undlyS) leave Elizabeth City at Pas
p. IL. Trains Nos. 3 and d leave Eliza
beth City SouthbOund E p. NJ, North
bound 9:2O n. NJ. The trains arrive al
and depart from Norfolk & Western de
pot, Norfolk; connect at Norfolk with
all Rail aud Steamer lines, aud al
Edcnton with Steamer for Roanoke
CaShie, Chowan and Scuppcrnorg
rivers; Transfer steamers to GaCkey 6
FeIry, thence by Norfolk & Southern
r. l.. to Roper, Pantego, and Bell
haven, connecting with steamer Vir-
ginia Dare for NIaklcyvil1e, Aurora ,
Washington and all intermediate land,
ings.
Eastern Carolina Dispatch
D2d DSo K2aI nion Kline
The steamer Ncusc leaves Elizabeth
City Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday
at s p. M, for New Bern. and
Roanoke Island connecting with
kinstou, and MorchcaU City, and with
the w. & W. Il. r. fJr Jacksonville.
Wilmington, n. c, etc. Returning
leave Newborn Monday, Wednesday
aud Friday. Str. NewDcruc leaves
Eliza eth City Monday noon and Wed
ne5I&y at p, ~ Roanoke Island,
Ocracokc, Oriental and New Berne.
Tickets on sale at Elizabeth Cit,
station to all landings. Newhcrne
Kinston, GoiIshoro, Morehead Gil
and Wilmington, n {.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-24

1t appearing TO the satisfaction of
the court that The defendants herein
after named are non residents of the
State of North carolina ard after due
diligence cannot be found u the State,
that they have property in the state,
| that the plaintiff have cause of action
against them, over which this court
has jurisdiction, ii is therefore on mo
tion Of l.. +. AydlGtt Attorney for
plairt.H, ordered, 1ecrc2d ard adjudg-
ed by the Court that publication be
made In the Fisherman and Farmer 4
cwspapcr published i'll Elizabeth City
for the term of six weeks for the dcfcn-
dants w. II. Laboyteaux, (harles La
boyteaux, George Il. Laboyteaux,
Harris Laboytcaux, Efic Laboyteaux,
Jennie B. Laboytcaux, Xou L;.boyteaux
Jr, Ethel scott Laboyteaux, ColSton La
boyteaux, G.. b. Laboytcaux, and Zou
Laboyteaux. Isiah Fearing, George
'amalies, Rena Camalics, and Susan
linton, notifying them to appear be-
fore W. IL. jennings, clerk OF the Su-
perlor court, at his office on the nth
day Of March 1899 at II O'Clock NJ. III
Elizabeth City North Caro-, ina TO an
swer the complaints Of the plaintiff
and make such defence as they may
deem proper in the above entitled
cause.
That the object of this action is to
s~ttle The estate of the late Boggs La
bOytcax, the final account having been
filed, and 10 discharge the Admiuistia-
tor as aforesaid from further respon-
sibility as said Administrator
W. ii. JENNINGS,
Clerk Superior Court.
Feb. Sd, 1899.