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FISHERMAN AND FARMER, CHRISTMAS EDITION. DECEMBER 17TH, 1897.
6.
. ISHE'RMAJf & FARMER
-BY-
A. H. MITCHELL--..
Published Every Friday.-0-
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t.oo When Paid In Advance:
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Delivered at doors of citysuW. inci
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The Editor disclaims all respond n-
v for the views or statements or
. spondents, and reserves the until at
in m.iv think proper.
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ij e ..a fiUY, It will not le
,.iHclif tl unless vou desire it.
r Rest advertising medium in the Ds
tijrt. Rates very moderate, bpecia
rate? on lone contracts.
All announcements and recomiuen
Nations of candidates lor omce, wna.n
it. ,.1. -.-.a. ,-r rnmmunicatiou3 or
otherwise, will be charged a? adver
isements.
Kutcred at the Post Office at Elizabeth
City as second class matter.
F.LIZABKTH CITY. December i7, 1S97.
Following the
OUR Biblical precept.
HOLIDAY "It is more bles
EDITION, sed to give than
to receive," we
,ay before our readers this week
as a Christmas offering, a twelve
page Holiday Edition, printed
in colors. It is with pardonable
pride that we point to the typog
raphy and press-work, all the
nrodutt of a home industry, a
ride augmented by the fact
that so many papers publish
every week columns of reading
natter set up by co-operative
Hubs in other cities. Not so
with us. We do our own work,
..nd ask for no more credit than
we Reserve. The phenomenal
growth of our advertising shows
the confidence business men
have in us, and we promise that
this paper will resell, and be
read by, more buyers than the
combined circulation of our city
. ontemporaries.
A merry Christmas to you all !
As a people we
CHRISTMAS, have, to a great
extent, too far
forgottenthe cause of the Christ
111 as celebration. To the mers
chant it means business ; to the
world at large, an interchange
of nominal gifts and a carousal ;
to the child (blessed innocence !)
it means only Santa Claus and
happiness. We have forgotten
the starry night, eighteen hun
dred and more years ago, when
Wise Men prostrated themselves
in the manger of a humble hos
tlery (forever after glorified !) to
do homage to the new-born
King. We have forgotten the
mighty chorus of angels, echoed
to us year after year at the holy
Christ-tide, "Glory to God in
the highest, and on earth, peace,
good will toward men !" Glory,
peace, good will ! We would all
receive these : do we give them
also ? Our offerings fade and
are forgotten, but God's is ever
lasting "Slill stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
L-Stve forget lest wo forget."
"To the noble mind,
Rich gifts wax poor,
GIFTS.
when givers prove
unkind." Hamlet.
Probably the origin of our
Christmas gift was the gold,
frankincense, and myrrh laid be
lore the Christ child by the
Wise Men of the East. The
great problem of the holiday
season now is, What shall we
trive ? Few have the rare tact
to know what to give and to
whom ; fewer still know how to
receive. Emerson says, "It is a
great happiness to get off with
out injury and heartburnings
from one who has had the ill
luck to be served by you." It
is they who' know not now to
receive
Whas shall we give? Why,
flowers or Jortunes indifferently.
If the gift is over valuable the
giver may be forgotten in the
rapture the at mundane worth.
The love or the smile ol some is
ample recompense for any gift ;
while others could not com pen
sate us with the value of a king
dom. Then, too, we still have
Greek horses. To make a gift
really valuable, it must be given
with the desire only to please,
and nothing beyond hoped for
or expected. It is a gift, not an
exchange. If you are sijeere,
jt you that will be loved and
not the trifle you send as a meM
I mjm
mento, which will be lost sight
of and forgotton in the over
whelming love of the giver.
The Gold Leaf, of Henderson,
one of the best weekl y papers
published in North Carolina,
has just reached its sixteenth
vrar of existence. It is always
a welcome visitor to the risil-
erman & Farmer office and we
Imnp it will never fail to come.
A very handsome "Conven
tion Edition, was issued last
week by the Raleigh Biblical
Recorder, which was indeed
creditable. This is one of the
the state, and
ri
reflects great credit on its bril
liant young editor.
Petition.
We, the undersigned Merch
ants nf 'Elizabeth Citv. N. C.
respectfully submit that iaas-
muchas you are running.trainsio
. .
Norfolk at special reduced pass-
engerfare on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays and are also
favoring the Norfolk merchants
1 ,inff n snr-rlal on Fridav
uj in....... 1 ' t
Dec. 2A that it would be proper
and right that the same induce-
mem buuuu. uc u,.. w
sons wisinng 10 come 10 xvi-
beth City and return on tnese
7 , I
days, thus putting us on an
equality with the Norfolk mer-
chants. The present schedule we
think injurious to our business,
Above is the text of an un-
usually strong petition that has
oeen circuiaicu dim "7
the most prominent merchants
of our city. The Hussiness Men s
Club held a special meeting on
Saturday evening and uuanious-
lv indorsed everv word on the 1
' l
That the Norfolk &
OOUtnern xvauiuau Mi.um
Ci .1 t:i 1 1...1,1 (T
special excursion rates to in or-
fold on Christinas Eve is, in
itself, all right, for our nici
sry not ;t.
C 1IUI1 is uw uui icai tin- tuuiuviu-
ion even of Norfolk. Hut when
special rates are offered to Nor
folk and buyers must pay full
fare to our city,' then it is time
for a protest and we kick. We
feel sure, however, that it will
be necessary only to call the
attention of the Norfolk & South
ern to the unjust discrimination,
and it will be remedied.
With their immense stock of
Christmas goods and low prices,
our advertisers do not need pro
tection, nor do they ask for it.
They only wish to have an equal
chance of competition with Nor
folk. NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.
We think no apology is neces
sary for our holiday next week.
It is the only one we get the
whole year through, and we
shall get little then. The type
of this mammoth issue must be
distributed, and much over due
job work completed.
TO OUR READERS.
After reading this mammoth
edition over carefully, we would
appreciate any comment our
readers should make relative to
same. We would like to know
what our subscribers think of
our efforts. Write us a line or
two.
After hearing some friends
continually praising Chamber
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. Curtis Fieck, of
Anaheim, California, purchased
a bottle of it for his own use and
is now as enthusiastic over its
wonderful work as anyone can
be. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for
sale by W. W Griggs &. son
According to the best "author
ities the weather for Christmas
is to be lair and mild, so Santa
Claus will come cn his wheel,
instead of in his sleigh as here
tofore. A Ueniarkable f :-isiiium;u.
Down through the center of grav
ity in tho Washington monument
hangs n uopjier wire 174 feet long.
Thiswiivi hcUls a plummet attached
to its iowcr extremity and hanging
in a dish of water. Two little tran
sits are focused upon the wire just
above the plummet. These are ar
ranged at right angles to each oth
er, and show the slightest vibration
of this great obelisk. Sometimes,
when the weather is calm and cool,
the plummet swings violently, thia
action being ascribed to the vibra
tions of the earth. When the eun is
exceedingly hot and falling upon
the south face of the monument
causes a considerable expansion, the
plummet moves a few hundredths
of an inch. Very high winds cause
vibrations of the wire and heavy
rumblings of thunder or distant
earthquakes sway it slightly from
the normal line. Jfew York Ledger.
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A large assortment of Toys
and Christmas Goods consist
ing in part of Wagons, Carts,
Doll Carriages, VVn eel barrows,
Drums, Air Rifles, Pianpj,
Work Boxes, Writing Desks,
and an endless variety of
Dolls and Other Cbuigs
pertaining to this line of goods;
also Fruits and Confectioneries
in great abundance
For The Holiday Season v v
TllEK AT EDE
Our Correspondent Writes Some
Newsy Paragraphs.
Rev. W. F.
Watson attended
State Convention
the Baptist
this week.
Ralph Bingham entertained a
large audience at the Opera
House, on Monday night.
Miss Cora Loner, of Eva. N
-
c after a delightful visit to
friends in Edenton, left for her
home Saturday
Messrs. Johnson and Simpson
have opened a neat restaurant
on aiaiu street, we ucapcu
Oysters are pientnui at oar
ig those of the famous Lynn
hav art. neddled on our
" 7, - - x
streets daily
Kor Rent For i8q8. The
store in Edenton now occupied
by W. J. Leary, druggist. Goot
location lor the Drug and patent
M.H.DIXON
meaieine uusmess.. auuiv iu
.g
preparing to give an entertain
ment during Xmas week, which
will be under the supervision o
the efficient Superintendent
Prof' J- C- Kittrell. a sufficien
- r.t .1-1
in tne enjoynieiu 01 our pieas
nrcc Htifinnr tine I hricrnin lf
uuuwf; wi.oi.twt4.., .v.
us ot forget those who may n0
be so fortunate. Make it a day
of joy to some little one who has
never known tlie jovs ol Uirist-
nias. and vour own pleasure will
.
De insurea an nunureu ioiu
Ziegler's Furniture Empo
rium is a thing of beauty these
davs. The recent alterations
and additions have been wisely
made, and the result is a sales
room capable ot showing lo ad
vantage the many artistic pieces
of furniture this house is famous
for carrying.
l ne outlook: toward securing
the extension of the Suffolk &
Carolina Railroad to Edenton is
very bright. The committee
have alreadv raised between a
thousand and fifteen hunurec
dollars as an earnest of the de
sire ol our people for the road
and the prospect is that tin
work will begin in the near fu
ture.
The merry Christmas season
is nearly here, the joyous time
for holiday mirth aud pleasure
the time so long looked forward
to by the little ones ; the arriva
of Santa Claus, and their excla
mations of joy as they behold
the cuuning little toys and other
wonderful things left by tha
mysterious person.
Preparations for Christmas
are being carried on to abou
the usual extent in Edenton this
year. Our merchauts have quite
extensive stocks, to meet the re
quiremeuts of Xmas shoppers
1 1 - .
who are Deginuing to make
their selections, the windows of
several establishments being
decorated very artistically with
goods of the season. While the
program of holiday gayities in
society, has not been fully ar
ranged .as yet, all signs point to
one of unusual promise.
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ASLEEl' IN JESUS. It Is
with sorrow we chronicle the
death of MissLoteua Hathaway,
daughter of our esteemed towns-
mau.J. R. 13. Hathaway, who
departed this life on Saturday,
Dec. 11, at the home of her
brother at Merry Hill. N. C.
Tlie remains were brought here,
aud the funeral services held at
the Broad Street Methodist
church, of which the deceased
was a consistent member, after
whie' the interment took place
at iv-ver Hill Cemet.ry.
Sad Accident. On Satur
day morning of last week, the
little sou of Mr. David Robins
son, a prominent farmer living
near Edenton, went hunting
with a colored man, carrying
the gun Soon after leaving
the house, the gun in some
manner went off, the full charge
taking-effect in the toy's hand,
mauoling it in a frightful man
ner. The boy was immediat ly
brought to town, the hand am
putated by Dr. J. H. McMullan,
and at last report the little fel
low was doin as well as could
be expected.
Rev. L. L. Mann, the new pas
tor of the Broad Street Metho
dist church, arrived Saturday,
accompanied by his wife, and
are stopping at the riay View.
On Sunday he preached two
powerful sermons to large con-
Nil
gregations. That he created
a most favorable impression, is
amply attested by the many
words of praise of his able
preaching, heard from those who
were present. To Mr and Mrs.
Mann we extend a cordial wel
come to Edenton, and hope their
coming among us may be of
mutual benefit.
Resolutiocs.
Edenton, N. C, Dec. 8, "97.
Edenton Lodge No. 18, I. O.
O. F., met in called meeting for
the purpose of grafting resolu
tions of the following :
Whereas, the Grand Master
of the Universe has seen fit in S
Ais all-wis'e Providence, to re
remove from our midst our be
loved brother, J. D. Jewell.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, 1. That in his death j
our Lodge has sustained the ;
loss ol a member sincere in his I
attachments and lailhAil as a j
friend, and our community an
exemplary citizen.
2. That while we mourn this
loss, we bow in humble submis
sion to tlie will ot Him who I
doeth all things well. !
3. That we extend to the be- j ried on Jan. 2, 1866. The fam
reaved lamily of our deceased ily removed from Schuyler
brother, our sympathy in the county to Elmira about four
hour of their great affliction. years ago. She was a member
4. That a copy of these resosjof the Lsdies' Auxiliary of HofT
lutions be spread upon the min-! man Post, G. A. R. and that or
utesofthis Lodge, a copy sent ; ganiation will attend the fu
to the family of the deceased, j neral in a body.
and a copy to the r ish hrman !
& Farmer, at Elizabeth City, j
N. C, for publication. And i
that tlie usual badge Ot mourn
ing be used for thirty days.
A. M. Hawkins.
Theo. Ralph, ; n
Jno, C. Bond, Com
L. L. Brinki.fy, J
L. P. Jones, Sec'ty.
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We kfflvejMStt
H ilnz assortment of new Raisins, fruits, Nuts, figs, Cran
bzrrUa, etc., for making the good things for Christmas.
mith oui fine patent
you? meals will always
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MRS. McKINLEY DEAD.
Mrs. Nancy Allison McKins
ley, mother of President McKin
ley, died at her home in Canton,
Ohio, Sunday morning last, at
2 o'clock; aged 89 years
She
was unconsious to the end and
her death was painless.
The President was keeping
the vigil when the end approach
ed and he hastily summoned
other members of the family.
The people of Uie whole coun
try have the greatest admiration
for the filial devotion displayed
by the President at the bedside
of his aged mother.
Tlie deceased was a member
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, fremi which place the
funeral services took place Tues
day. A nation sympathizes with
the Chief Executive. Its a 90m
111011 sorrow that touches the
hearts of all.
This is the complaint of
thousands at this season.
They have no appetite; food
does not relish. They need the toning up of
the stomach and digestive organs, which
B course of Hood's Sarsaparilla will give
them. It also purifies and enriches the
blood, cares that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and bnilds tip and sustains
the whole physical system. It so prompt
ly and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp
toms and cares nervous headaches, that it
seems to have almost " a magic touch."
nn
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Sarsaparilla
Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
j T-.1 ae the best after-dinner
rlOOU S PUIS pills, aid digestion, sse.
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Mrs. J. S. Gregory Dead.
We are in receipt of a copy of
the Elmira, N. , F.vcning Star,
containing an announcement of
the death of Mrs. J. S. Gregcry,
who once resided in this city,
and who has a large circle of
friends here who mourn her
departure. The Star says:
"Mrs. Gregory's death was a
great shock to her friends and
acquaintances in this city, to
whom she had endeared herself
by her kindness of heart and
sunny disposition. She is sur
vived by her husband, t w o
daughters, Mrs. Wm. H. Trout,
of this city ; Mrs. Frank Coon,
of Watkins, and her mother,
Mrs G. H. Thompson, of Hliza-
i beth City, North Carolina. Also
Dv four sisters and one brother
They are Mrs. E. T. liernard,
of Uridfreton, N. J. ; Mrs. Delia
Chandler, Elizabeth City, N. C. ;
Miss Minnie Thompson, Tow
landa, Pa. ; Mrs. W. M. Farr.
Elmira, and F. G. Thompson,
Elizabeth City.
Deceased was born in the
town of Montour and was mar-
Dragrgfingr JPaiiis.
Women often have these paius. It is
caused by female troubles of a private
nature, Dr. Rallamy's Gossypium will
cure you' insure regularity, increase
the appetite, and insure re gular, ful
and joyous health. It never disap
points. Price $1 per bottle. For sale by
druggists, or send to the Bellamy Mlg
Co.; Box 199, Atlanta, Ga.
a claim
G&ia fisffw to vry it'
fllhsati w air Sen a psMffii
vaiMs ms ttihi ssiim ftm
tfHii!0 Ihaas Sua tfa cMy
"received.
flour and Vermont Creamery Butter
be enjoyed. Give us a trial.
CO,
K0 Pkndxto2 St
Wants E. C. Duncan.
Ki'Enton, N. C, Dec. 15, 1897.
Editor Fisherman & Farmer :
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper, to express the
seutimet. ts of at least a large
majority of the Republicans of
the First Congressional District
of N. C, and to give honor to
whom honor is due, by speak
ing in behalt of a gentleman ol
the First District, who is an ap
plicant for the office of Internal
Revenue Collector for the East
ern District of N. C, viz., the
Hon. E. C. Duncan, of Carteret
county. He is a gentleman
worthy and capable of filling
the position, a man of honor,
ability and integrity, and his
untiring efforts in the last cam
paign, demand recognition and
have endeared him to the hearts
of all loyal Republicans of the
State. His appointment to the
position above mentioned, would
fill the hearts of thousands with
glow, and stiengthen the Re
publican party in N. C, and do
credit to the administration.
R. M. Lee,
Mem. Rep. Cong. Ex. Cora.
The Germau Nv;
A German navy is a quite modern
thing, and many patriotic Germans
cannot see much necessity for one.
Frederick the Great never bothered
his head about a navy, yet managed
to thrash all his neighbors and
make of Prussia the strongest war
force in all Europe. His successors
down to the year 1884 looked unon
a navy as u-necessarv.
navy as ur: necessary
In 1884 Bimarck was hard pressed
for some l ew toy with which to
amuse his captious pailiamentary
nursery, so he hoisted German flags
in several swamps along the shores
of Africa and proclaimed Germany
a colonial power, and of course col
onies must be protected, so a navy
had to be built. Harper's Weekly,
Executor's Notice.
Having qualified as Executor of the
estate of H. Bright, deceased, late of
Pasquotank county, and the State of
North Carolina, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against
said estate to present them duly au
thenticated on or before the 26th day
of November, 1898, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery.
OA11 persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment to me.
JAS. R. BRIGHT,
November 26, '97. Executor.
FROM BELCROSS, II. C.
Items of a Personal and Newsy
Character.
Christmas comes but once a
year.
The wedding bells will ling
in this section shortly.
Dull times for Christmas. We
hope Santa Claus will pay us a
visit.
Cotton at a dollar and forty
cents pei hundred, can't buy
much Christmas.
Miss Iredell Leary Kight re
turned home last Monday from
visiting in E. City.
Dr. R. R. Overby returned
last Tuesday from a visit to
relatives in Richmond.
Miss Lina A. Gilbert , begau
teaching at Milldam last Mon
day. We wish her success.
Mr. Harry C. Tearson, of
Havre De Grace, Md., is visiting
Mrs. E. M. Sawyer, at Hastings
Corner.
Misses Annie R. Gilbert and
Beulah J. Traftou, were the
guests of Mrs. O. G. Pritchard
last Sunday.
Quite a number of our people
here contemplate spending their
Xmas abroad. To all we wish
a pleasant time.
Dr, C. J. Sawyer is visiting
relatives and friends in Balti
more and Norfolk. We hope
him a pleasant time.
The rain last Tuesday was
the hardest we have had for
some time, causing much incon
venience to travelers.
The Sunday School at Saw
yer's Creek church, will have a
Cnristmas tree and entertain
ment during the holidays.
Thos. B. Boushall, Esq., at
tended the Baptist State Conven
tion at Oxford, last week, and
while there, spent some time
with his son, J. D. Boushall.
Mrs. Jno. Fenner, of Halifax,
and Miss Minnie B. Ferebee, of
Henderson, both former residents
of this vicinity, are visiting rels
atives in this county and Curri
tuck.
Mrs. Annie G. Fanshaw, 01
this place, who quite seriously
injured her shoulder by a fall
sometime ago, we are glad to
announce, is improving and will
soon be well.
The Sunday School at Nashe's
Chapel, Milldam, will have a
Xmas tree entertainment, &c,
on the, evening of Dec. 25th.
We understand they are getting
up a very elaborate program
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The young men's prayer
meeting, which was organized
at Sawyer's Creek church some
time ago, is growing in num
bers and attendance very rapidly,
and we hope it may be a power
for doing much good in the
community.
The Sunday School at Her
ring school house, under the ef
ficient management of Mr. E. I.
Sawyer, the Superintendent,
will hold a Christmas enters
tainment on Christmas day, con
sisting of dialogues, recitations,
&c. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Rev. T. G. Wood will hold
regular services at Sawyer's
Creek church next Sunday
morning, and at night will lees
mre on the life of Abraham. He
has been giving a series of lec
tures, which have been very in
teresting, and we are sure those
who go to hear this one, will
not be disappointed.
We are indebted to one of our
modest and truthful sportsmen
for ihe following : While hunN
ing last week, his dog jumped a
Dig gray raDDit, ana alter get
ting his bearings, made for a
place of safety, clearing a ten-
ran lence at one bound. And
he said the rabbit ran so fast,
that all be could see was a streak
of gray rabbit a hundred yards
long.
A passenger who had been
i idiug on a popular railroad not
many miles from here, told us
ihe following the other day:
He noticed an old lady on the
train, who now and then would
ask the polite conductor to let
gui icr
station. I he oonductcr
Kinuiy ioiu ner ne would do so.
Now P station was a flag
station, and trains only stopped
when ordered. The conductor
got busy and forgot all about the
old lady and her station and
when she asked him again he
pulled the bell-cord and stopped
the train. They had gone about
five miles beyond the station and
the train was backed to it. The
conductor then informed the
lady that he would help her off,
whereupon she exclaimed, "law
sakes alive, man, I don't want
to lite, I've been havin' chills
and my son said when I got to
that station I was to take a cap
sule," The conductor's feelings
can better be imagined than de
scribed. . jA
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Headquarters for.
Fancy cakes, crackers,
nnrrents. fruits, etc
Fresh Candy Made Daily.
Candy in boxes, candy by the pound,
candy of all kinds.
OUR STOCK OF.
MM
Is the largest ever
Fearing Street,
We KI&vs
The Schooners.
So now we are prepared to
load your Jug and fill your
Bottle with some of those choice
Liquors, Wines, Brandies, etc.t at
BEER ON DRAUGHT
AND
FINE CIGARS.
Call and Examine.
Our line of Cloth
bound presentative
books for Xmas
gifts- Prices low.
A fine line of cur
rent papers, maga
zines, &c, always
on hand. Paper
books cheaper than
ever before.
O. Li. COI5 1,
39 Water St., Eliz. City, N. C."V (
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raisins, nuts, jell:
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