A Fisherman's Tale...
Charlie Foster & Robt. Robinson Set Up Oil Factory: 24 Oct 1869 - The New Berne Times ( New Berne, NC)
Rube Willis & Whale Fishing: 16 Mar 1880 - The Weekly Economist (Elizabeth City, NC) Wilmington Oil & Leather Company Porpoise Fishing On Hatteras: 3 Dec 1886 - The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, NC) Bryon Styron & The Oyster Beds Of Pamlico Sounds: 27 Nov 1890 - The Western Sentinel (Winston Salem, NC) LB Midgett Jr - "Devil Fish": 20 Oct 1893 - The Weekly Economist (Elizabeth City, NC) Porpoise Fishing Off Hatteras: 1 Nov 1895 - The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, NC) |
G.W. Williams Says Fishing Is Good:
10 Oct 1902 - Tar heel (Elizabeth City, NC) Best Oysters On Hatteras - BF Whedbee * Rolinson's Channel: 13 Dec 1903 - News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) Two Men Drown As Fishing Camp Washes Away: 18 Nov 1904 - The Warren Record (Warrenton, NC) W.W. Austin Wants Elizabeth City To Buy Fish - Part 1 & Part 2: 1 Aug 1905 - Daily Economist (Elizabeth City, NC) Fish Commission Finish Itinerary: 23 July 1909 - Tar heel (Elizabeth City, NC) To Stormy Cape After Porpoise: 27 Apr 1912 - Democrat & Chronicle ( Rochester, NY) |
Scallops Reappear On Carolina Coast - F.P. Williams:
22 June 1914 - The New Bern Sun (New Bern, NC) Fine Lubricating Oil From Porpoise Jaw: 1918 - Perrysburg Journal Vernon Willis, Fraser Peel, & Doc Kugler, Go For A Walk: 30 July 1931 - Washington Progress (Washington, NC) Mrs. Buxton Midyette Catches Record Fish: 6 uly 1934 - The Belhaven Times (Belhaven, NC) James Scarborough & Charles Williams Talk Fishing: 23 July 1953 - The Belhaven Pilot (Belhaven, NC) Preston Stowe Selling Shrimp Boat: 12 Apr 1956 - The Belhaven Pilot (Belhaven, NC) |