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Saturday, April 6, 1889
Mar 29
Rev. John Wagg and family have gone to Ocean Grove to attend to the painting ad cleaning of their cottage in that place. Mr. Pinkard went along with them to do the painting.
Miss Bertha Annelly has returned from a two weeks' visit to relatives in Dennisville.
Capt. E. Robbins shipped his horse to Philadelphia yesterday, having sold it to a physician in that place.
Wm. C. Lore, of Newport, was in our town on business yesterday.
Mrs. Myria Newcomb and Mrs. Ruth Henry were in Bridgeton yesterday.
Deputy Collector of Customs George Bowen, of Mauricetown, was down here yesterday on business.
The sloop Hatie Burten, Capt Lewis Andrews, arrived at Long Reach yesterday with a load of Chesapeake oysters.
Samuel Sweeney fell from his scow into the river a few days since, but fortunately came out with only a good wetting.
Sloop J. Smith, Capt. Frank Whitaker, with a load of Chesapeake oysters, arrived at Long Reach yesterday.
April 1
Capt. Ed Riley, of Newport, was here on Saturday.
Dr. E. B. Sharp went to Bridgeton Saturday.
Daniel Hand and wife spent the Sabbath with relatives in Haleyville.
Some of the comrades of the Grand Army took it into their heads to have Charles McDaniels present at their meeting saturday evening. They shouldered their muskets and the American flag and with drums and fife marched to Mr. McDaniels' residence, hand-cuffed him and marched him to the hall between two bayonets. After seeing him safely to the hall the band went in Richard Compton's cigar store and made things lively for a time
Thos. Hand, Sr., spent Saturday in your city. Leonard Hand and John Owens were also in Bridgeton Saturday afternoon.
Jacob Shull, of Newport, was here Saturday on business.
Long Reach looks deserted to-day. Hardly a boat to be seen. They have all gone up the bay to see what can be found in the shape of oysters. No doubt we will have quite a number of reports to relate and a full account of the first week's work next Monday.
Business is getting so brisk at Port Norris station that the agent required the assistance of Daniel B Ferguson, Sr., Saturday evening to help him to collect his freight bills for the month of March.
April 2
John Lake, Jr., left us yesterday for Trenton, where he has chartered a vessel to go through the Chesapeake to buy a load of oysters to plant in Maurice River Cove.
It was so dark yesterday morning that several boats were run into before they got out of the river. The schooners "Julia B. Newcomb," "Clara" and "T. O. Ladow,"were compelled to return to Long Reach for repairs.
Capt. Ethan Lore, schooner "Wm. C. Lore," who has been down in Chesapeake Bay buying oysters for Philadelphia markets, has returned in order to get the benefit of the planting season.
Joseph Shropshire, of Haleyville, was down here yesterday on business.
Willis D. Robbins went to Philadelphia yesterday for a brief stay.
Miss Silvers, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. James Fowler, went to her home in Bridgeton yesterday.
Miss Carrie Campbell went to Newport yesterday to spend a week with her sister, Mrs. John Westcott.
No school in the primary departments of our public school this week. Miss Ames, the teacher, left yesterday by the W. J. R. R., for a week's stay in Woodbury.
Charles Whitaker was in Bridgeton yesterday on business.
The sloop "Henry and Howard" left Long Reach to-day for Chesapeake to buy a load of oysters for Long Reach buyers.
Quite a number of our oystermen planted their gardens before going on board their boats.
Lemuel Sloan, who has been working in the blacksmith shop with his father, at Long Reach, has shipped with Capt. Robert Lore on board the sloop "Mail."
The W. O. T. U., of this place, had an entertainment in the K. of P. Hall Saturday evening. They had a full house and the programme was a good one and well performed.
Quite a hard thunder shower passed over this place yesterday.
April 3
Walter Warren has moved in his house, which he has been rebuilding.
Willard and Emma Robbins, of Robbinstown, spent yesterday in Bridgeton.
Richard Bonham, traveling agent for A. W. Wright & Co., of Philadelphia, was in Port Norris yesterday.
Capt. Robert Bloxsom took the schooner "Gratitude" up the bay yesterday, while Capt. Ellis Hand attended the funeral of a child of Gilbert Lore, at Newport.
L. E. Yates was in your city yesterday afternoon.
The sloop "Henry and Howard" did not go to Chesapeake as reported yesterday. When the time came to start, Capt. Ed's. family could not spare him.
Ludlam Lee, of this place, has purchased the artesian well of Harrison Perry, at Long Reach, and will supply the boats with fresh water in the future.
Overseer Charles Bacon was plowing and scraping the roads near the C. R. R. depot yesterday.
Joseph Fagan, who has been out of town for several weeks, came home on the train last night.
Quite a number of fishing parties go out in the cove from this place daily. Fish are reported scarce.
The two year old child of Oliver Sneede came near being choked to death yesterday, while playing with some jack-stones; one of them got in its throat and was removed with great difficulty.
April 4
Wm. E. Snell, of this place, was in Bridgeton yesterday on business.
W. C. Hand and wife drove to your city yesterday.
Ray Bacon, of the S. J. I., is spending a week with his parents in this place.
Mr. Jones, the photographer, left us yesterday afternoon to spend the balance of this week at his home in Hammonton.
A horse owned by Thomas Tribbit, of this place was found dead in the stable yesterday morning.
The tug "Schuyler" came down the river last evening with three freight vessels in tow.
Mrs. Mary Glidden, of De Kalb, Kent Co., Ill., came here on the train last night. She is visiting at Jesse Pritchard's.
The passenger train on the C. & M. R. R. came in late last night on account of having to stop several times to clear the track of telegraph poles that had been blown down by the heavy wind that accompanied the thunder shower late yesterday afternoon.
Furman Blizzard's horse, which is used to the baker wagon, was taken sick yesterday and Mr. Blizzard was compelled to hire one of Stathem & Hand in order to get over his route.
Saturday, April 13, 1889
April 5
Mrs. Lizzie Stites spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
Warren Stewart, billing clerk at Long Reach station, C. R. R., was unable to go on duty yesterday on account of sickness.
Mrs. Caroline Ferguson, who has been visiting relatives in Leesburg for a week past, came home yesterday afternoon.
Walter Fisher came in the river with his boat yesterday on account of two of his men being sick. He had not succeeded in getting men to fill their places last night.
James Fowler, agent at Maurice River, W. J. R. R., took a run over to Port Norris yesterday afternoon.
Daniel B. Ferguson, Sr., made a brief visit to Bridgeton yesterday.
The tug boat Schuyler came down the river again last evening with three freight vessels in tow.
S. R. Mayhew has returned from a short stay in Sea Isle City.
John C. Hand, of the firm of Hand & Townsend, returned last night from a business trip in New York City and points in the northern part of New Jersey.
Rev. John Wagg and family came home from Ocean Groove last night.
Mr. Cornwell, the new partner with Richard Lott of your city, was down here on business yesterday.
Our train men and engineers were examined for color blindness and their eyesight tested yesterday by J. M. Hill, who is employed by the C. R. R. for this purpose.
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April 6
Mrs. Ada Sharp and her sister, Miss Laura Vail, were visiting Bridgeton yesterday.
Walter Emerson has moved his family from Sea Isle City back to Long Reach, and sent a man to take charge of the barber shop. He will be here in the fall to resume business at the old stand.
Miss Spence will spend the Sabbath at Heislerville with her parents.
Eggs are unusually low in this place. Grocerymen are buying all they can handle for 13 cents per dozen.
J. Milton Compton, of Mauricetown, was over here yesterday on business.
The schooner "Katie Krammer" came in the river yesterday afternoon with her bowsprit broken, the result of a collision.
Quite a number of our boats came in the river last night from their first week's work planting. Oysters are reported plenty, some boats having planted five deck load this week.
Capt. Charles M. Peace had his flag hoisted to the breeze all day yesterday.
Belford Harris and Dr. Sharp have horses on trial this week, with the intention of buying if they suit.
The braves and warriors of Idaho Tribe, No. 51, I. O. R. M., were on the war path last night and captured a pale face, who proved to be Addington Campbell, of Newport.
A certain young man had made his brags that the boys could not do him up, so they tried it yesterday and tied him hand and foot and stood him in a pond of water in front of his store for half and hour.
April 8
Mrs. John Lake, of Robbinstown, was visiting Bridgeton on Saturday.
Mrs. J. S. Rogers was shopping in your city Saturday.
Capt. Ed. Stites received a pair of fine horses from Trenton on Saturday, which he offers for sale.
Mrs. Samuel Ferguson has been quite sick with quinsy, but was much improved yesterday.
J. O. Heritage was looking around Bridgeton Saturday afternoon.
Thomas Hand intends to break up housekeeping and board with his son, Thomas.
Miss Carrie Campbell, who has been visiting in Newport, and Miss Addie Bloxsom, who has been visiting in Philadelphia, came home Saturday night.
Mrs. Sharp and son and Mrs. Nancy Smith, of Leesburg, took dinner with Mrs. Frank Howard on Saturday.
Charles Fisher spent the Sabbath in Port Norris.
Capt. Ethan Lore and wife were visiting in Bridgeton on Saturday.
Jere. Reed had some of his friends take dinner with him yesterday. He leaves us to-morrow for Merchantville, Pa., where he is to learn the plumbing trade with William Lore, of that place.
One of the U. S. buoy boats anchored in the river Saturday morning.
Capt. Wm. B. Berry, Superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school, was sick and unable to be in his place yesterday, consequently the election of officers and teachers, which was to be held, was postponed.
Rev. A. B. McCurdy preached a sermon on Close Communion yesterday morning.
The semi-annual county convention of the W. C. T. U. will be held on Wednesday next in the Baptist Church in this place. A dinner will be prepared in the W. C. T. U. hall, on North Market street, for the delegates who attend the convention.
The Baptist missionary workers will meet at Miss Nellie Ware's on Wednesday night of this week.
The sloop "Eliza Carlisle" was capsized in the cove on Saturday, but the crew were all saved. They were taken off by the crew of the schooner "Bay Queen," of Leesburg. It is also reported that a man was drowned off the schooner "Calvin Dilks," of Newport, Saturday. There was a report that the schooner "Marion Mayne" was capsized out in deep water, but this proved to be false, as she harbored in the mouth of Dividing creek Saturday night and the crew walked home.
April 9
Frank Howard was in Camden on Sunday attending a meeting of Division 170, Order of Railroad Conductors.
Leonard C. Hand was in your city yesterday on business.
The schooners "Wm. C. Lore" and "David R. Lake" were blown ashore in the river Sunday night and quite a number of boats dragged their anchors and were badly tangled up; hardly a boat was gotten under way before eight o'clock yesterday morning.
Rev. John Wagg left us again yesterday morning for Ocean Groove.
The sloop "Bratton," Capt. Jacob Siber, has returned from Chesapeake Bay.
We had a circus yesterday afternoon. A certain man of this place set that time to try a new horse he has been getting. Quite a crowd had gathered around to see the animal geared up (which was accomplished after awhile) to a dog cart and John Hand got in with whip in hand and said "get up," but the horse apparently misunderstood, for he reared on his hind feet and fell on his broad side. Thomas Hearn was near and and sat on the horse's head while the harness was taken off, when he was let up, but with the same result. After breaking both shafts he was put in the stable to rest, and we heard the owner say he would go better double.
The sloop capsized in the cove Saturday was the "Geo. A. Maxsom," of Dividing Creek, instead of the "Eliza Carlisle," and there is an unknown schooner sunk in the cove.
Miss Ames returned yesterday and there was school in her department to-day.
Mrs. Joseph Garrison, of East Main street, who has been quite sick for several days, is able to be about again.
April 10
Mrs. Leonard Hand and Miss Perry were shpping in Bridgeton yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller is visiting her father in Haleyville.
T. G. Compton, Sr., received a pair of fine beadle hounds from Bricgeton pesterday. The squire contemplates making the rabbits dust next fall.
There was a special train down to Maurice River on the W. J. R. R. yesterday.
The sloop Ida was run into in the river yesterday and had her topmast torn out and after going out in the cove the boom was broken. She is now at Long Reach for repairs.
The sloop Geo. A. Maxsom was towed in near the old inlet yesterday by the oyster boat Sylvan Dell, Francis Dow, C. M. Howell and Bay Queen with the Forrest G. Howell made fast along side to help hold her up. After getting her where she could be pumped out on the low water the boats all left for up the Bay except the C. M. Howell and Forrest G. Howell, which stayed by to help raise her.
T G. Compron, Jr., made a brief visit to your city yesterday.
Division Freight agent W. F. Towl, of Long Branch was at Port Norris and Long Reach yesterday.
Notices are posted in the C. R. R. depot that the pay car will be down here Saturday.
Schooner Katie Krammer, which came in the river with a broken bowsprit last week, is repaired and is up the bay at work again.
April 11
The Fourth Semi-Annual Workers' Conference of the Cumberland County W. C. T. U. was held in this place yesterday with a good attendance from all over the county. The morning session was opened at 10.30 with devotional exercises, then the order of business was gone through with and the session was closed with noontide prayer by Mrs. Anna Hammmer. A recess was taken for the dinner prepared by the ladies of this place in the W. C. T. U. hall. The afternoon session was a report of the delegates from the different Unions in the county. After the recess for supper, the evening the session opened at 7.30 with an address by Mrs. Anna M. Hammer, of Newark, N. J,, which was greatly appreciated by the large audience present.
Saturday, April 20, 1889
April 12
Mrs. Anna Horner, of Roadstown; Mrs. Sheriff Shaw and Mrs. Johnson, of Bridgeton; Mr. and Mrs. Ogden, Mrs. Brown and Miss Ogden, of Port Elizabeth; Mrs. Benj. McKeag, Mrs. Smith and Miss Henderson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fagan, of North High street, during the W. C. T. U. Convention.
Nearly all of the delegates to the W. C. T. U. Convention stayed in our place until yesterday.
Chas. Fisher, formerly of this place; now employed in Philadelphia, left us yesterday for the latter place after a short visit among friends here.
F. J. Thomas, of the firm of Thomas Bros., came down here yesterday on the noon train with picture frames for sale, but left on the 2.40 train, pronouncing our place no good.
E J. Cook was visiting your city yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Errickson, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Chambers, left yesterday for her home in Leesburg.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Fairton, who has been visiting relatives here for a few days past, went home to-day.
Mrs. Ethan Lore, of North High street, is visiting relatives at Newport.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Fairton, is visiting relatives in this place.
Mrs Fred. Duffield has been visiting in Bridgeton.
Mrs. Mary Errickson, of Leesburg, and Mrs. S. H. Chambers, of Newport, were visiting Mrs. W. S. Chambers, of this place, yesterday.
Belford Harris, Daniel Turner, Jr., and Geo. Sheldon went fishing Wednesday night and of course it would be folly for any one else to go now.
Dr. Dey, of Baltimore, is visiting Dr. Sharp.
Deputy Collector George Bowen, of Mauricetown, was down at Long Reach Wednesday on business concerning the new schooner "Forest G. Howell."
Samuel Shinn has graded the sidewalk in front of his residence on Main street.
Chas. Whitaker has just completed a new grape arbor, which improves the appearances of his property very much.
April 13
Robert Magee has moved into the Robbins' homestead.
Quite a number of our oystermen came home last night and report oysters getting scarce after the second week's work.
Mrs. Myria Newcomb, who has been visiting in Newport and Dividing Creek, came home yesterday.
Noah Ayars, of your city, was in our place yesterday.
Geo. Fleetwood, of Dividing Creek, was down to Long Reach yesterday on business.
Sail maker Jos. Mulvey has just put a new suit of sails on the sloop Laura G.
Wm. E. Snell put a new boom on the schooner Wanderer at Long Reach yesterday.
Mrs. W. W. Yates, of Railroad ave. is visiting relatives in Haleyville.
The tug boat A. W. Schuyler went down the river last evening with a large three masted schooner in tow.
April 15
Walt. Riggins was a busy man Saturday. He made two trips to Bridgeton during the day.
Richard Robbins loaded a car with baled hay Saturday for parties in Reading, Pa., and Henry Berry loaded one for Camden.
Mrs. Tabitha Filbert, of Newport, who has been visiting her son, Robert Lore, of Main street, went home Saturday.
Fred. Bowen, of Mauricetown, was in our town Saturday on business
Prof. Ames spent Saturday in Bridgeton.
George W. Sloan sold his horses, cows and farming utensils Saturday at public sale.
Capt James Sheppard, of Cedarville, was in Port Norris on Saturday.
W. S. Chambers and Daniel B. Ferguson, Jr., spent the Sabbath in Leesburg.
Miss Spence spent the Sabbath with her parents in Heislerville.
No preaching in the M. E. Church yesterday. Mr. Wagg was not at home.
Elwood Hubbs, of your city, spent the Sabbath in this place. It seems to be hard for some people to stay away from Port Norris more than a week at a time.
April 16
Mrs. Addie Newcomb, of Newport, is visiting relatives in this place.
Mrs. John Broadwater is spending a few days with relatives in Bridgeton.
Stultz Rowley has quit the oyster business and is going down to Sea Isle City to-day, where it is reported there is plenty of work.
Daniel Turner is grading and turfing his yard, which will improve it very much when done.
Samuel Fagan is improving his property on the corner of High and Brown streets, by building a new fence.
There are five schooners in the mouth of the river loaded with Chesapeake oysters which they offer for sale for plants.
Benjamin Campbell has purchased a boat of the Donnelly Bros.
The boys were out with drums Saturday night serenading Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Trout who were married Saturday evening by Rev. A. B. McCurdy.
There was a public sale Saturday at the Glann homestead of cattle and sheep. The best cows brought nine dollars each. Yearlings and common stock cows sold for $2.50 each and sheep about $2.50 a dozen.
April 17
Capt. Peter Newcomb, of Newport, brought his boat up to Long Reach yesterday while G. D. Fagan & Son put in a new stove for him.
S. I. Middleton, of Philadelphia, was down yesterday looking after the interests of his hotel property in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers, who have been visiting their son George for several days, left yesterday for their home in Bridgeton.
Joseph Fagan is visiting in Mauricetown.
S. R. Mayhew is painting a buggy for Stathem & Hand.
J. O. Heritage and H. H. Nickelson were in Bridgeton yesterday afternoon on business.
Richard Bonham, traveling agent for A. W. Wright & Co., was in our town yesterday.
Jere. Reed loads his household goods to-day for Merchantville, N. J., where he will make his future home. He will leave to-morrow morning.
The C. R. R. will sell excursion tickets from this place to the Centennial celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington, in New York on April 29, 30 and May 1st, for $4.59. Tickets good to return May 2d.
April 18
Thomas Hand, Sr., and Miss Lena Ferguson spent yesterday in Bridgeton.
Our blacksmith while making some harrow teeth yesterday, picked one up red hot and if he had jumped a little higher there would have been a good job for the carpenters putting a new roof on the shop.
G. W. Dykes has purchased fishing lines and will no doubt keep us well supplied with fish. He threw his lines yesterday at the old wharf but reports the weather too cloudy for a good catch.
Samuel Lake, Sr., Robert Bloxsom and John Owens, of this place, and Benj. Campbell, of Long Reach, were in Bridgeton yesterday on business.
Mrs. Warren Leonard and her two daughters, Bessie and Susie, are visiting in Millville.
The sloop Henry and Howard was blown ashore in the mouth of the river night before last.
R. L. Lake was passing the time in Heislerville yesterday.
L. B. Reeves, blacksmith at Long Reach, has made seven tons of iron into dredges this spring and orders are still coming in.
J. W. Dunham, of Alloway was in town yesterday.
A. S. Larrabee, of Lakewood, was in town yesterday. Wm. Yates, who has been clerking in his father's at Long Reach for several years, has accepted a position with Mr. Larrabe.