Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-07-07
MANTEO.

Mr.. ana Mrs. a. V. Evans
infant is very sick, we are sorry
to hear.
Barney F. Peele, of Hatteras,
is visiting his son, Captain 81.
q. Peele.
Quite a mum Der of the people
are attending the camp meeting
at Chicicomico.
i Rev. J. J. Barker is away as
sisting other ministers in their
revival work, this week.
Mrs. Goodman, Of Gatesvills,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Leary, has returned home.
| Misses Maggie Evans and
Leora Cott1eld left last Saturday
morning for their homes at
| Cisco.
Rain is much needed in this
section, but we are having no
mosquitoes and plenty of good
| breezes.
Mr.. w. P. Gray has nearly
completed his dwelling house
and will soon move his family
to occupy it.
The post master has new
Post Office and is now able to
furnish any one who desires it
with lock boxes.
Rev. N. P. Stallings assisted
by Rev. J. T. Wood are conduct
ing a revival service at the Bap-
fist church. this week.
Jno. T. Wescott, of Poyners
Hill l.. S. Station, with his
children are visiting relatives
and friends On the Island.
Messrs Crisp, Jones and
Blivin have formed a joint part
nership and gone in the mer~
camille business in the old Gray
building.
Misses Alethia and Myrtle
Sample who have been teaching
school On the South banks are
in town on visit to their
brother, Mr.. A. G. Sample.
The Sloop Margaret Anne is
now on the ways being rebuilt,
also the Schooner, Lo" Willis
for repairs and painting, while
others are waiting their turn.
Miss Bessie Irvine had the
misfortune to get a fall from
bycicle few days ago, and was
painfully hurt, which necessitat-
ed the call of the family physi>
clan.
The Schooner, Walter E.
Avery, owned by Mr.. 7 A. Wilk-
erson, of Belle Port, N. c., has
been rebuilt at the Greet &
Greet Railways and was launch>
ed few days ago.
DR.. F. p. Gates returned Tues
day night from business trip
to Norfolk, aud on Wednesday
was recalled to visit w. J. R.
Nelson at his home in Tyrrell
county; we hope his condition is
not at all serious.
The Ice plant has been put in
motion again, and now we will
be able to get plenty of ice for
the various wants of every body.
E. N. Anketell has accepted the
position as night engineer.
The boards of county and :
town Commissioners and school
directors were in session last
Monday and had quite a busy
day, attending to matters of
of public business prescribed by
law.
For the first time that a real
genuine celebration OF the 4th
of July in this town was ever
made, was On Tuesday by about
forty of the small boys and girls
of the place, dressed in uniform {
appropriate to the occasion, fly /
ing National colors, the stars :
and stripes; with fife, dunn aud :
base tin horn, parading the b
streets in militia order, with a +
continuous hurrah for the fourth t
Of July.
Mr.. J. H. Wescott, keeper OF
the New Inlet I. S. Station, 9th o
District, is away on a visit to r
Elk Senator Derby, of N. Y, $
and Commodore Richards, Pres "
ident of the Union Paper Mills, a
at their home, at Sandy Hill, u
near Lake George, N. Y. Joe is r,
in much need of rest and recup> il
Grafton of his health, since he II
has not taken a dose of medicine W
in fifteen years; weighs about te
225 pounds, and can lift and +,
walk off with 1000 pounds. He h
is a stalWart, staunch and al Ii
round good fellow, and we are O.
proud to have such a man in a W
humane service watching and IL IL
the ilnperiled when D,