Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-12-08
News Adrift
PICKED UP BY OUR REPORT
Frs WHO ARE ALWAYS
IN "THE SWIM"


to sell its time to advertise.
Mr.. Andrew Hathaway is on {
business trip to New York.
Both side walks On West Fear,
ingstreet are being nicely paved
Shelf N. G. Grandy gave hi.
prisoners a big Thanksgiving
dinner.
We have had a beautiful dry
fall and the roads have been in
fIe condition.
Zoelle1's "Christmas offer" Il
zen Cabinets and Life size
tay on, S3.25. D At
Mrs A. J. Brown has left fol-
! inchester, KY, to spend a
Y lie with friends at that place,
H. Parker, Deputy Collect
[. f this District, was in the
o,tl Oh Saturday on official bust
1'>ss=
plain Hayman has been
d -.ilg piling this week tor the
e>t-:siol of Poindexter street
b1: -.
u. lanes Green, after a
plea II stay with relatives and
triti; u this city, has returned
to Eat; .nore.
P.:l. would greatly improve
the t.!,.plone, telegraph and
eleCtc:', j Iht poles on our streets.
Why :, ny 1t7
L 'l;:-.; "Christmas offer" "a
Gc@e1 --t.ncts and Life size
Pastel %, Dis At.
Mr. J. {. Little, clerk of
Keatons Hotel, left yesterday
for his home near Tarboro, N.
c., to spend Christmas.
A small t':amc house in the
First Ward, occupied by an old
ColOred woman, was destroyed
by fire Sunday at noon.
Attention is called TO the adj
vertisement OF the Standard
Pharmacy. A special sale of toll
ct goods is now going on.
Mr.. John B. Culpepper left
this week for Washington City
to accept an appointment in the
government printing office.
Mrs. M. Harvey Blivtn, of
Asbury Park, N. J. aud Miss
Ritter Bliven, of Berkeley, Va,
are the guests OF Mrs, p. S. Ship.
Mr.. Guy Brockett, who has
been attending Horner's School
at Oxford, arrived home yester-
day to spend Christmas with his
father.
Next Monday apd Tu.sdry
nights grand Cake Walk Will
be given at the ,Acad my Ct
Music by colored people from
Norfolk.
For RENT.-A desirable lesi
dence, with six rooms ard kitch
Ell, good location, $500 per
month. Apply to Robert ].
Mitchell.
Mr.. w. S. Whitehurst Il d a
few days ago in New York and
was buried Friday in Norfolk.
Relatives at this place attended
the funeral.
Misses Bertha Harris and
Beulah Trafton, two of Camden s
fairest young ladies' spent
Thanksgiving in: Richmond,
Va, visiting friends. .
The w. c. T.. U will meet at
Mrs. P. S. Ships Thursday the
I4th at $3.50 o'clock. A full at
tendance Is sdesired being the
last meeting for the year.
Old Santa Claus will soon
start out on his annual rounds
The children are beginning to
count up the things they want
the good old fellow to bring
them.
An enjoyable dance was given
Wednesday night at the home of
Mr.. Jos. Walston, near Newbe>
gun Greek, this county. Several
young men from Elizabeth City
were present.
Rev. R. c. Bean an, pastor of
the NJ. E. >:hurch of this place,
left Tuesday to attend the An
"ual Conference in session at
Washington N. c. Several dele
safes accompanied him.
1t is the fault of the farmer
himself II he has not saved his
crop-and in good condition
this fall. Certainly the weather
has been favorable and he can.
not charge it up to that.
The work of paving Poindex>
ter street is now progressing
nicely. Contractor Arm brecht
put to work several more PAYERS
this week and they are hustling