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Established 1886. EDENTON, N. (Friday7 January loV 1890. No. 238.
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OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN!
WHAT HE BEES AND HEABS DURING
THE WEEK.
Our Man has somewhat to say this
week in the way of complaint. In
the first place he desires to say that
the people, here and hereabouts, are
too speculative as to his identity.
Some say it is one man and some say
it must, of necessity, be another
because, that other was the only one in
Eden ton who ever resorted to the
style peculiar to Our Man's weekly
reports. Now, he wishes to say to
all those whom it may concern that
he was born and raised in Edenton
and' with slight exception, has lived
here the bulk of his days. He has
not been outside the corporate limits
of Edenton more than six times in
ten years and then, never to stay
more than three days at any one time.
He is neither a fisherman, farmer,
mechanic, salesman, merchant,
preacher, doctor, officer, banker,
tailor, house-keeper, teacher, loafer
(except occasionally) or anything else
of stupendous consequence either
mental, physical or, moral. He is a
man like the common run of men
who, ordinarily, can tell his right
from his left hand and can carry a
straight tale to the Fisherman and
Farmer which,in consequence.is pub.
lished by that paper without reserve
or, amendment. He desires to say to
this public that he will continue,
from time to time, to make his rounds
in Edenton and take note of passing
events. He will speak plainly of
men, things and occurences and
spare not, in comment, either folks,
associations, combines or, individ
uals public or. private. He will not
always chide neither will he incessan
tly indulge in praise but, he will
present all things truly as they
come to his knowledge to the best of
his ability &c " He will act a self
constituted inquiriendo for the
bodv of the town of Edenton and
such other precincts, as he may find
it convenient to travel, within the
geographical limits of Chowan Co.,
nnd will report the result of his in
quiry for publication in these col
umns. It is entirely useless to de
clare bis name because, if he did,
everv man, woman and child in
Chowan county would know him
and prehaps, some day, when he
least expected it, Borne fellow would
throw bis hand in his collar for some
thing too plainly underscored or.
italicized in one or, another of his
weekly communications or, reports.
He never intends to tell his name
and therefore, does not intend to
retract any statement heretofore or,
hereafter made. In the event any
offense shall be given, the party
offended has "Oar Man's" consent
to call on Mr. A- H. Mitchell, the
proprietor of this journal, fbr entire
satisfaction. He pays all the bills
of the paper and receives all the
money due the same. His receipt
in the hands of any man will entitle
him to the Fisherman and Farmer
for one year, or longer if the money
holds out which is paid him.
"Our Man" had a pleasant holiday
season. He went to church on Xmas
day herd a good sermon and some
matchless music. After, he sot a
good dinner with friends at his own
home where he has a standing invi
tation to go, when not inyited any
where else, which, generally, he ac.
cepts without a word or, the slightest
hesitation. It's a good thing to have
a place of your own to go to. If you
don't, you are left and that too, in
the street and in a terrible state of
discomfort especially at this season
of the vear. In all his walks about
the city, our man obseved nothing,
during the whole of the holiday,
offensive to peace, dignity and good
manners save, now and then a stray
fellow who,loaded to the brim, wastoo
heavy for any hurrah and, therefore,
content to slariber the hours away.
Ours is a peaceable people, drunk or
sober, for when sober, they have no
occasion for disturbance and, when
drunk, they are generally so thor
oughly so as to preclude the possibil
ity of anything save, perhaps, a fall
and a nap. There has been no
"fighting whiskey" sold this Xmas.
The drunkest man we saw, at any
time, was in the best humor.
Our merchants all seem satisfied
with the quantity of business done
by thsm during the festal season
and are now making ready for the
Spring when fishing fills the folks
with finance making them able and
willing investors in things good and
useful at any price.
The smell of coal-tar is in all the
air. Our fisherman are tarring their
nets preparatory for an early setting.
They tell us that the signs point to
an early season and, unless old Irl
R. Hicks predicts the contrary, they
will begin operations at an eariv
date. Success to them, say we, and,
in this, we are seconded by all the
people. They never had better
weather for preparation than has
blessed them this winter.
A Safe Investment.
Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
failure a return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from eur
advertized Druggist a bottle of Dr,
King's New Discovery for consumption
It is guaranteed to bring relief in everr
case, when used for any affection of
Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Con
sumption, Inflamation of Lungs,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough
OrrW ect., eet. It u pleasant and
r 1 1 wiv, c-f. or,.
can always he depended upon. Trial
bottles free at Dr- W. J. Leary s
Drugstore.
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SOME O00D SUGGESTIONS.
Mr. Editor: After thinking about
the fair of 1890, and the premiums to
be offered, it seems, in fairness to the
farmers and, also, to any manufacturers
of fertilizers who may offer premiums,
that a premium list of some discription
ought to be issued as early as February;
and in lien of issuing the general
premium list early in the year, as
several fair associations think of doing,
would it not be well for the EJentou
Agricultural and Fish Fair association
to issue, as early as possible, a calen
dar for 1890 with the premium lists
for farm crops and pmtry supplies
upon the back, or else issue a circular
letter to the farmers of this and ad
joining counties, as early as February,
giving a list of premiums offered for
farm products, including, of course,
he list of fertilizers offered as pre
miums by manufacturers or their agents.
This should be followed, in Janv.
by a similar letter, to the ladies, set
ting forth the primiums offered for
pantry supplies and such other articles
as ladies usually contribute.
In September the general premium
list should be issued, and thus the
fair would be kept before the people.
It is the experience of many that
pamphlets, whfn first received, ure of
interest, soon they become monoton
ous and are finally lost or destroyed.
Fair premium lists are not exceptions
to this rule and I fear that a pre nium
list issued early in the year will find its
way into the waste basket and be
destroyed long before the fair An
thus its mission wou.d nut be ful
filled. Agrun it is doubtful whether the
advertisers in the Fall premium list
would place their cards in a pamph
let gotten out near the first of year,
wheu it is most probable that m
August or in September they would,
and to gain the advertisements is a
matter of importance.
J. E. D.
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion. Dr. King's New Lifr Pill
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled reme
dies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popular
ity purely on their merits. Dr. W. J.
Leary, Druggist.
Barn Burned.
A letter from Mr. John Maguire
informs us that on the morning be
fore Christmas his barn, containing
a large lot of corn, fodder and other
provender, was consumed by fire
All the indication, says he, pointed
to the fact that it was the work of
an incendiary. Mr. Maguire is a
quiet, good citizen and we cannot
conceive how any man could wish
him the injury he has suffered from
Kh8 burnlfl& If he should tnm mt
riff at in nis 11 owe 11 en sums, we trust-
doalt with ;iccor ling to tlie utmost 1
severity of the law.
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Kicnmond has a population of ,
108000. with $53,000,000, of assessed
property
Thf inn in tKo SS,m.,n ynM: '
1 he jury m the Sullivan-Kflrain
case has decided that it was only -a
social comoat.
First in peace, first in war and first
in the hearts of his Southern Country
men was Jefferson Davis.
Give me the liberty to know, to
think, to believe and to utter freely,
according to conscience, above all
other liberties. Milton. j
The Tarboro Southerner has reach-
, , , r . , ,
ed the 67. h year of Us age oi useful-
ness. May it lone continue to bless
and guide the people
A short history of the'Confederate
States written by the lamented Jeffer
son Davis, will appear in Belford's
Magazine at an early date.
Ex-Gov. Jarvis has been again 1
promoted. He has been elected;
superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school at Greenville, Pitt
county.
The January number of Belford's
Magazine is on our table. It is
replete with interesting reading
matter written by Gistinuished per
sons. Hon. Phil McKinney Virginia's
new ear's gift. May his rule be
strong and pleasant and may his
people continue to prosper uuder his '
worthy guidance.
'A fish on dry ground when it j
jumps always jumps toward the
water. And t lis is used as a figure '
for the fact that where choice is free 1
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we cnoose our associations according
to our character.
Mr. Cleveland has positively
denied the fooMsh rumor that he
intended to move from New Vok to
Connecticut to get out of Mr. Hill's
bailiwick and thus improve his
chances for a renomination
We have recently read that most
excellent sermon entitled Ceatar's
Centurion delivered by Rev. John J.
LarTerty at the Piedmont Chautauqua
of Georgia, which was listened to by
the Hon. Henry W. Grady who was
so thorughly inpressed by it, the
minister afterwards published it
dedicating it to the Orator Editor,
Statesman. Christian. It is a perfect
gem of the very rarest excellence.
Who Was Your Great Grandfather!
The Detroit Journal desires to
receive, by postal card, the address
oj ail living male and female
descendants of Revolutionary officers
and soldiers of 1776, and, when
possible, the name and state of the
ancestor. Wonder if YY. H.
Brearley, proprietor of the Detroit
Journal, is contemplating a raid
upon the national treasury?
AtTO.HATIC IEW1N6 MACHINE!
Prices reduced. Every family note can
have the best Automatic Sewing M
j chine in the market at reduced price.
For particulars send lor our new Illus
trated Circular with samples of stitch
ing. Our Illustrated Circular shows
every part of the Machine perfectly, and
: Machine. Krase A Murphy Mfg. Co.,
405 ana 457 west 26tn St.. ks t. city.
Vtmntfffic Persons
and those troubled witti nerroocneai realtiag
Cross case or jt? . work will be relieved by Lakiaf
Brown s Iron Bitter, Genuine
has trsde nark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
DIRECTORY
county government :
Sheriff-Jos. H. Perry,
Superior Court Clerk J do. C. Bond,
Register of Deeds T. M. Small,
Twrpr-It R Pnditnn
Coroner A. J. Bateruan.
Jailer Joseph Spruill,
Commissioners W. B. Shepard, A. J.
Ward, W. J. Webb, W. P. Jones,
W. H. Bonner,
Board of Education Rev. R. B. Drane,
W. B. Felton. Miles W. Elliott.
Public School Superintendent Ham uel
J- Skinner.
HaHh Sup't. Dr. R. w. Winborne.
CITY '.
for t t? n
Mavnr J. K. K. .Hatha way,
Clerk A. T. Bush,
Treasurer H. A. Bond. Sr.
Chief Police Charles Leary.
Councilman J. L. Rotrerson, W. J.
Learv, Jr.. M. H. Dixon, J. W. Bran-
ning. Alfred King, Anderson Lewton.
churches :
Methodist Rev. Ernest Stevens, Pas
tor. Services morning and evening
of every Sabbath. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night. Sunday
school every Sabbath at 4 p. m.
Baptist Rev. R. T. Vann, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath, morning at
11 o'clock, evening at 8 o'clock.
Prayer meeting every Thursday night.
Sundajr school every Sabbath, 4 p. m.
St Paul's Rev. R. B. Drane, Rector.
Morning and evening services every
Sabbath. Evening Prayer every Wed
nesday. Morning prayer at 9:30 every
Friday. Sunday school ever- Sunday
evening.
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Fisn & Terrar)in Trat
rat Dec. 2s. M6.
Adapted to River and Long Shore
Fishing in 4 to 10 feet water.
A Great Catcher!
Send for descriptive price list to
J. S. JOHNSON & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
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t WH. J. HOOPER & CO.,
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Cotton and 'lax Gill Nets,
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