Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-08-02

ted a position as stenographel
with the firm of Fleetwood &
| Jackson.
/ The Baptist S. S. Convention
lat Corinth last Saturday auo
Sunday was we'll attended. Sew
eral from this city were there
and delivered speeches
Miss Neppie Burgess, a popu'
lar saleslady in the store OF
McCabe & Grice. left yesterday
to spend her summer vacation
with friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Reid, wife OF the late Or.
Reid, of Norfolk. Va, and DR..
Stephen D. Pool, of Washington,
d. c., are visiting Mrs. H. ".
Fearing On Lawrence street.
MIR. Herbert Pool, one of the
operators in the Western Union
Telegraph Office at Norfolk. is
spending his vacation with rela
tives and friends in this city.
Mr.. G. c. Allen. who has bee n
spending the summer at Mays
Head, was brought home very
sick ea1ly Sunday morning
We wish him speedy recovery.
The following made speeches
for the amendment Tuesday
evening: Hons. G. w. Ward and
Rosco w. Turner,iat Diamond
Gloss. Hons. J. b. Leigh and
E. F. Adylett in Etheridge's
Yard.
Mr.. J. w. Martin, who fell
from a buildsng last week and
was badly hurt, was out yester~
day. We hope he will soon be
we'll enough to return to his
work.
Mr.. J. B, Brickhouse of Colum-
bia, Tyrell Co.. father OF Mrs. J.
R. Primer of this city, died last
Monday, aged about 70 years.
We extend sympathies to the
bereaved ones.
Mr.. S. E. Speigbt, who has
been in feeble health fore some
time, spent a week at Mays
Head, returning last Saturday
greatly benefited. His family
are summering there.
Mrs. H. M. Balance, the wife
of our popular and efficient cap.
tain of the Str. Newton has left
to visit relatives and friends il
the mountains of Virginia. She
will be gone several weeks. =
Mr.. Jerry Wilcox and wife
have returned from trip
through Chowan and Gates
counties visiting friends. Jerry
brings some very encouraging
Democratic news from these two
counties.
When you want a modern,
up~to date physic try Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect. Price. IS
cents Samples tree at Stand>
ard Pharmacy.
Little Kenyon, infant child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ". Twiddy,
died Saturday night at 7:3o
o o'clock, after an illness of several
weeks; aged 2 years and 81
He was buried Sunday |
at 5 o'clock.
H. w. Scarborough, proprie,
tor of the "City HOTEL" corner
Main and Poindexter streets,
met with a very painful accident
last Friday afternoon. While
along the dock he
accidently fell In hole, break
ing leg.
Mr.. VIM. H. Bright, an expert
printer from Washington, D. c.,
has accepted position in this
office, and will assist Mr.. Snack
enberg. With these two reliable
printers, we feel sure that We
can fiji all orders p,omptly and
The E. City Knitting Mills
are having about $40, 900 worth
Of new machinery put in, and
are pushing the work forward
as rapidly as possible. The en-
ployers will run a free excursion
soon for the benefit of
the employees.
The Baptist Sunday schools
Of this city have decided to give
excursion to Mays Head.
On July oath the steamer was
unabl- to carry the crowd. and a
large number of children and 9TH
ers were very much disappoint-
al bv being left. For this rea