Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-29

few weeks with her MANY
friends and 'atives of that
State.
The Ladies of Riverside Chap
el will give a Lawn party on
FACTORY avenue, next Tuesday
night, Sept. sd. The public is
cordially invited to attend. Ele-
CANT refreshments will be served
Misses Gertie Greenleaf and
Clara Bond after spending sew
eral days in ShaWboro returned
home Monday, accom- panied by
Miss Pattie Morgan of that
place.
Lieutenant Cliverius, the com
mander of the United States re-
cruting ship Alvarado, at anchor
m our port taking on recruits, is
accompanied by his wife, a
daughter of Admiral Sampson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ZION Bright are
confined to their home on Pearl
street by sickness.
Mr.. w. NJ. Perry leaves to day
He will spend few days at Nor
folk and then go to the Univer
sity, at Chapel Hill. Mr.. Perry
carries with him the highest re-
gard and best wishes of host of
friends.
Why shouldn't Elizabeth
, City have Graded SCHOOL,?
1t is needed badly enough - 1t
would bring in a good class of
citizens. - 1t would provide a
system of education. recognized
as the best. 1t can be easily ac-
complished. Why Not?
| The Alvarado, the handsome
U. S. Naval Recruiting Ship ar
rived here last Friday. Lieuten-
ant w. I. Cluverious, Comman-
dant, informs us that during the
two months this vessel has been
cruising in the Sounds and riv-
ers of this State he has met with
much success. The Ship will re-
main here until the goth. inst
We are glad to place before our
leaders the business card of Mr..
Chas. J. Woodsend, the we'll
known Architect of Berkeley, Va.
People who contemplate build
ing will find it to Their advant-
age to consult Mr.. Woodsend. If
too much trouble to write him
he can be reached and his servi-
ces secured, by application to
this office.
Two departments are begun
in the September EVERYBoDY's
Cle is a department of humor,
the other department Of prac-
teal suggestions for women who
wish to make money by home
work. There are thousands of
women who, if trained. would
be excellent workers, and others
who could execute ably if plans
were devised for them A prize
of $50. is offered by EVEBoDY's
to whoever sends in the most
practicable, novel and effective
suggestion tor immediate self
support for unframed woman be
fore December Ist.
Holmes & CO. the popular
Milliners, are moving into the
store-room recently occupied by
Tatem Mann & CO. on Main st.
Mrs. Pritchard leaves this week
for the North, to purchase Fall
Stock. Their many patrons may
be sure of the best IN everything
in their new quarters.
The 18th. annual session OF
this School opeus Monday, Sept.
?, next The Practical School
Department, opens Oct Ist.
In order to arouse deeper interest
in educational work among the
the masses, the Principal has ar
ranged for educational sermons
to be preached i'll all the church
es. during the months of Sept.
and October.
We desire to thank our friends
for the kindly interest so many
are taking in the FISH ERM Man
& FARMER. We are continual
w adding new names to our al
ready long list of subscribers.
We have not succeeded in maxi
ing the paper all that we hoped
by this time, for newspaperdon
is a hard road TO travel and there
are mauy things to learn, and al
most as many more to unlearn.
With all its shortcomings" the
paper mas received generous ap-
preciation at the hands of its
friends. Some have antagonized
the paper,-just why, we do not
know, and doubt if they do! Jon
general principles, it may be.
A few, have had little
enough sense to expect US
to compete with the big city pa.
pers, and have tried to "snub
the paper,-but we don't propose