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Saturday, January 11, 1890

Jan 9

Quite a large party drove from here on Tuesday night to surprise Capt. George ?erell, of Haleyville.
George Bowen fireman of the passenger train on the Central Road, with his family returned home yesterday morning after a three week's vacation at Bridgeton and other places. George goes on duty to-day.

Mrs. Wm. Chew was visiting her brother at Cedarville instead of her father as stated on Tuesday.

Mrs. Samuel C. Lake is on the sick list.

The freight train due here at 10.30 a. m. yesterday did not arrive until after twelve on account of the engine jumping the track at Bridgeton Junction and bending the truck frames, delaying its progress until the damage could be repaired.

Samuel Robbins is wiping engine 520 in place of Harry Green who is confined to the house with the grippe.

Gil Stout, of Manchester arrived yesterday to relieve Engineer Stremme who will enjoy the pleasures of a vacation for a time.

We are glad to record the recovery of our old friend John Lake, Jr.

Miss Ruth Wolford, of Bridgeton is visiting Mrs. Ellis Cain.

Paul Hendry, of the firm of Joel J. Bailey & Co., of Philadelphia was in town on business yesterday.

David Blizzard, of Bivalve, was doing Bridgeton yesterday.

Miss Viola Bassett returned to her home at Bridgeton yesterday.

Mrs. Frank Pepper was in Bridgeton yesterday.

Mrs. W. S. Chambers left yesterday to pay a visit at Fairton.

Major McDaniels was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.

Edward Stites arrived on the evening train last night.
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Jan 8

Wm. H. Berry was in Bridgeton yesterday attending court.

Robert H. Bloxsom was doing Philadelphia on business yesterday.

Miss Annie Fowler is visiting Mauricetown.

Dr. Day's horse while standing in front of his office yesterday became frightened at escaping steam from a passing engine and started to run, but fortunately his speed was checked before any damage was done.

Miss Viola Bassett, of Bridgeton, is visiting here.

Elwood Fisher, shoemaker was looking around Bridgeton yesterday.

Constable R. W. Chamberlain missed the train yesterday morning and secured a conveyance in the way of a horse and buggy and drove to Bridgeton to attend to his court duties.

Constant W. Hand is doing Bridgeton on court business this week.

Frank Howard, Jr., is quite sick.

The boys that congregate around the grocery of Joseph P. Turner nights and play games and other sports, last night broke one of the large panes of glass in his side window. The boys assert their willingness to pay the damage.

Capt. Wm. B. Pepper, of Bivalve was in Philadelphia yesterday on business.

Capt. Henry Robbins' daughter, Maud is quite sick.

Charles Whitaker and Joseph Fagans have returned from a visit to Wm. Ballinger at West Branch.

B. B. Warrick, segar dealer of Philadelphia was in town yesterday.

The barge containing the whale, about 3 o'clock Monday, cast off her bow line and made fast to the steam barge from Millville for a tow to Wilmington, Del.

Capt. C. M. Peace came down on the evening train last night from Philadelphia.

Capt. Samuel Lake will leave Bivalve to-morrow with the schooner Mary H. Lake bound for ??-ice & Bros' ship yard at Bridgeton, for repairs.

Wm. Rowley is in the doctor's hands with a very painful swelling on the face.

Five of the children of Mr. Hand are confined to the house with the la grippe.

Addington Campbell, oyster merchant at Bivalve, has been doing Philadelphia on business.

Dick Compton will go to Philadelphia soon to purchase a No. 10 Colt's gun.

We can imagine the surprise of Irene Castle No. 9, of Millville last night when about 25 of the members of Mystic Castle No. 7, of this place gave the proper alarm and pass word and walked in to assist District Deputy Select Commander Hollinger install their officers.

Owing to the favorable weather since the beginning of the oyster season, nearly all of the oysters have been caught and quite a number of our Captains are laying their boats up.

Mrs. Wm. Eaton arrived home Saturday evening from a visit to relatives in Bridgeton.

Pigeon shooting matches are becoming quite numerous with our sportsmen. A number drove to Newport Saturday to participate in a match at that place.

Mrs. Harry R. Pierson returned home Saturday afternoon.

Harry Kirchoff has finished work at Bivalve station on account of the falling off of the oyster business and has returned to his home at Bridgeton.

Henry Robbins has a brand new 5 year old horse. It is a black.

Isaac Reeves, practical blacksmith and dredge maker, has a new invention in the way of a solid bar which requires no slip rings. Mr. Reeves has four in a busily employed getting out the new bars. We should judge it to be a decided improvement over the old one.

Misses Clara and Irene Duffield have arrived home from an extended visit in Philadelphia.

Ex-Sheriff David McBride was in town on business Saturday.

W. J. Longacre, hay merchant, is baling hay at George Robbins'.

Miss Sallie Belford was in Bridgeton shopping Saturday.

V. M. Rundell, principal of schools, has arrived and will resume his duties after spending the holidays at his home in Newton.

Harrison Stites came home from Chester Saturday where he has been engaged in the oyster business.

Some one bent on doing wrong and causing Mr. Bloxsom great inconvenience took from his oyster boat, on Friday night, seven thousand prime oysters. Mr. Bloxsom says he will give $20 reward for information that will lead to their arrest.

Mrs. Perrington and daughter have returned to their home.

The party that left here last week in the sloup, I. T. Nichols has returned and report plenty of game.

Mort. Mayhew, of Buckshutem, has been visiting Oscar Buzby.

Capt. A. Henry and wife arrived via Central train from a visit to relatives at Vineland.

A party consisting of Belford Harris, James Morris and Geo. Lee will embark this week in an oyster sloop for a trip up the Bay gunning.

Clifford Campbell came home Saturday from Roadstown where he has been visiting friends.

"Uncle" Charles Robbins, to get an early start on his route, the other day, went to the stable lantern and milk kettle in hand and proceeded to milk until he came to the last cow which did not like the idea of being disturbed in her slumbers picked up her feet and aimed them at the lantern upsetting it in the hay, and Uncle Charlie was compelled to dispose of his milk to quench the fire kindled by the naughty cow.

George D. Fagan, of the firm of George D. Fagan & Son, arrived Saturday from a business trip to Philadelphia.

Joseph J. Low has taken up his abode with Mr. Heritage.

Mrs. Alfred Bowen, of Buckshutem, is visiting our clothing merchant, E. J. Cook.

Miss Laura Joseph, school teacher, has returned from a visit to Bridgeton.
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Jan 3

Mrs. Clarence P. Mayhew spent New Year's day at Millville.

Miss Mellie Chambers, of Newport, is visiting Capt. Stephen T. Hearn.

Capt. A. Henry and wife are visiting at Vineland.

Wm. E. Snell was in Bridgeton yesterday.

Prof. Anderson, of whale fame, arrived at Bivalve wharf yesterday where he will remain a few days with the monster on exhibition.

Miss Kelley, of Newport, is visiting Station Agent Walter Chambers.

Miss May Robbins, of Bridgeton, is visiting relatives here.

Oliver Webb, George Lee, and Belford Harris spent yesterday at Millville.

Wm. Rowley and Walter Pashley were doing bridgeton on business yesterday.

An attorney at law from Iowa has been looking around among our Eastern towns for a suitable place to locate and thinks Port Norris promises something great in the future. He will probably remain with us.

John Burns, of Bridgeton, came down on the morning train yesterday.

Firman Blizzard, who has been quite sick, is improving we are glad to state.

Castings for a new turn-table to be constructed at the Central Railroad depot have arrived.
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Jan 4

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cox left for their home at Bridgeton on the afternoon train yesterday.

An oyster eating contest between C. M. Pinkard and E. J. Cook, resulted in a victory for Pinkard.

Walter Riggins is confined to his home with the grippe.

Major McDaniels was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.

Capt. Peter Cosier, of Bivalve, arrived on the evening train last night from a business trip in Philadelphia.

Deputy Great Sachem Chester, together with Manumuskin Tribe No. 13 paid Idaho Tribe No. 51, of this place a visit for the purpose of installing their officers last night. After the installation ceremonies they were treated with ice cream and other refreshments.

Crowds were seen yesterday wending their way down Market street to view the monster curiosity. The whale is on exhibition at the West Jersey wharf instead of at Bivalve as stated yesterday.

Miss Katie Beck, of Philadelphia left for home yesterday.

Warren Woodruff, of Bivalve visited his home at Woodruff station yesterday.

Mrs. S. T. Hearn and sister Miss Annie and Sadie Ficken left yesterday via West Jersey Road for an extended visit to Bristol, Rhode Island.

Capt. Ellis Hand, of the schooner Gratitude, left Bivalve wharf yesterday laden with stakes for the cove, they to be used to mark his oyster grounds.

A gentleman from Bivalve under the influence of fire water was seen on the track by one of our citizens just ahead of the incoming oyster train Thursday night and but for the timely assistance of a friend death would surely have been the result.

Addington Campbell, of Bivalve, was doing Philadelphia yesterday.

John Lake, Jr., has been confined to the house for the past week with an attack of the grippe.

Liveryman Warrington L. Hand took a load over to the shooting match at Dividing Creek yesterday afternoon.
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Jan 7

Perry Keiter, Division Freight Superintendent of the Reading Railroad has been visiting at Mrs. Lewis Andrews.

Ray Bacon has returned to his studies at the South Jersey Institute after spending a two weeks vacation with his parents.

Elwood Hubbs, of Philadelphia and Pottaville B. P. O. was down and spent Sunday with us.

Workmen came down on the working train yesterday from Manchester, to unload the castings for the new turn-table.

Harry Graham, of Bridgeton, was in town yesterday.

Mrs. Wm. Chew and daughter, have been visiting Mrs. Chew's father D. C. Adams, at Cedarville.
Joseph Owens was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.

Lemuel Sloan, who has been at Greenwich during the fall in the blacksmithing business moved his family there yesterday.

Miss Frances E. Smith has returned from her holiday vacation at her home in Vineland.

Postmaster J. C. Hand has received in the way of a New Year's present, from his old friend, P. H.

Stathem, a very pretty clock to ornament the walls of the new office.

Mrs. Alice Moore, of Camden, is visiting Mrs. Captain Henry.

Mrs. Charles Lake was in Bridgeton shopping yesterday.

The scholars of Mr. Ebbie Whitaker were practicing last evening in the K. of P. Hall for a musical entertainment to be given soon in the future.

R. H. Bonham, of the firm of A. W. Wright & Co., druggists, of Philadelphia, was in town yesterday.

Mrs. Asbury Cobb, who has been quite sick, we are glad to state, is improving.

John Hess, of Leesburg, was over on business yesterday.

W. P. Fry, master carpenter of Red Bank and Edward Buzby, track supervisor, of Shamong, both of the Central road were down yesterday.

Mrs. J. W. Libur is visiting her husband at Solomon's Island, where he is engaged in the oyster business.

V. B. Tubman was with us yesterday disposing of his cough medicine.

Harrison Hollinger, District Deputy Select Commander of the Knights of the Mystic Chain, will go to

Millville to-morrow night to install the officers of Irene Castle, No. 9.

Capt. Jacob Hunter, of Mauricetown, agent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company was over on business yesterday.

Waters E. Fisher, formerly of this place, but now of Burlington, in the oyster business, is looking for some good stock at Bivalve.

Oscar Buzby, clerk for E. J. Cook is visiting his home at Buckshutem.

We are glad to state Walter Riggins is again able to be out.

Dick Buck also spent Sunday at Cedarville.

Mrs. Charles Maxfield is visiting relatives in Millville.
NEMO.


Saturday, January 25, 1890


Jan 22

Mrs. Henry Lee left yesterday to attend the funeral of Frank Sheldon, at West Creek.

A five-ball match yesterday between the Up-town and Down-town boys resulted in a tie. One ball was allowed each side to shoot off and the Up-town side missed and Down-town came out victorious. Following are the participants and number of balls broken by each: Uptown boys, L. C. Hand, 4 out of 5; Robt. DuBois, Jr., 4; John Robbins, 4, and Howard Sockwell, 3. Down-town, Dick Compton, 4; Belford Harris, 4; George Lee, 4; Wm. Rowley, 3. The match will be repeated to-day.

Mrs. Frank Bateman and daughter, of Newport, are visiting Station Agent Walter S. Chambers.

Yesterday while two of the little Jew peddlers from Bradway were offering paper and envelopes for sale, two very rube boys, bent on doing mischief, thought they would have some fun, and began teasing the little fellows, causing them to spill their paper and soil six or seven sheets. The little fellows of coarse wanted pay for their loss. The boys thinking they would have fun at the expense of the little chaps determined not to pay for it. The little fellows then went to the squire's office and had warrants issued for their arrest and to settle the matter their annoyers had to fork over 40 cents each.

Capt. Thos. Lore, of Cedarville, came down on the evening train yesterday.
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