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Saturday, July 5, 1890
July 3
Miss Hattie Bloxsom, of Philadelphia, came home last night to spend the Fourth with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lake have been visiting relatives at Newport.
The body of Captain Charles Lake, Sr., was interred to-day at the Methodist burying ground.
Captain L. E. Yates was doing Bridgeton yesterday.
D. B. Ferguson, Frank Pepper, John Middleton and Howard Fagan returned to Sandy Hook to-day to resume their duties.
George Bowers, fireman on the passenger train on the Central road to this place, moved his family to Bridgeton. George expects a "run" on the through freight to New York.
J. O. Heritage is doing Bridgeton on business to-day.
June 27
Mrs. Frank K. Pepper is seriously ill, though we are glad to state that she is somewhat better to-day.
The second annual excursion of Maurice River and Commercial township Sunday schools was made yesterday, via West Jersey Railroad, to Wildwood Beach. The excursionist arrived home on schedule time and report a pleasant day at the shore.
Miss Lizzie Belford has been visiting friends at Mauricetown.
Edward Stites has been doing Bridgeton on business.
Don't forget, citizens who own horses, that you are invited to ride in the parade on the Fourth of July.
We will announce where it will form and the route in to-morrow's paper.
NEMO.
June 30
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Springer, of Camden, are visiting relatives here.
Idaho Tribe, No. 51, Improved Order of Red Men, at their regular meeting held on Friday night last elected the following officers, R. W. Chamberlain, Sachem; Ellis L. Cain, Senior Sagamore; Stultz Berry, Junior Sagamore; and for Trustee, John T. Broadwaters. It was decided on the same sleep in consequence of the 4th of July celebration to ask for dispensation to close the Lodge until the sleep of 11th son Buck Moon.
Miss Annie Ogden, of Camden, is visiting Mrs. Captain Amos Pepper.
Mrs. Wm. J. Kienzle has returned from an extended visit to relatives and friends at Bridgeton and Greenwich.
Miss Hand, our accommodating postmistress, visited friends in Bridgeton last week.
Mrs. Sanford Bacon, of Dividing Creek, is visiting Mrs. Henry Harris.
Mrs. Wm. T. Collins has returned home from quite a long stay in Philadelphia.
NEMO.
Saturday, July 12, 1890
July 7
The members of C. M. Peace Circle, No. 15, L. of the G. A. R., will meet at G. A. R. Hall Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock sharp. A full attendance is earnestly requested as business of importance is to be transacted.
LOST- On the 4th, between home and the grove, a lady's gold breastpin. The finder will be rewarded by returning same to Mrs. Jennie Andrews.
On Wednesday evening next, July 9th, the Rev. John Handley, of Bridgeton, is expected to address the congregation of the M. E. Church on the Epworth League and organize a local chapter.
Conductor Frank Howard, of the Central Road, boats of having the leading garden of the village. Frank says he has had ripe tomatoes for a week.
Elwood Hubbs returns to-day to resume his duties in Philadelphia.
Warren Woodruff, of Woodruff's station, spent Sunday with friends here.
NEMO.
Gibson C. Andrews was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.
Ellis Berry, of North Port Norris, was visiting friends here yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Ross and mother, of Philadelphia, are guests of Mrs. R. H. Bloxsom.
Mr. John Broadwaters is quite sick.
The M. E. Church begins to assume a very pretty appearance under the brushes of Geo. Lee and Belford Harris.
Mr. Wm. Shull, Misses Mamie Hymer and Ella Garrison, of Bridgeton, have been visiting at Captain George Webb's.
Thos. H. Bowen, jeweler, of Bridgeton, paid us a visit yesterday.
Bert Ware is visiting friends at Bridgeton.
Captain Wm. S. Miller is treating his yacht to a new coat of paint.
Captain Jacob Hunter, agent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company, was in town yesterday.
George Lee and Belford Harris visited friends at Mauricetown Sunday.
Rev. C. H. Hahn and R. L. Lake caught some fine fish in the bay of East Point yesterday.
NEMO.
Saturday, July 19, 1890
July 18
Lemuel Robbins has laid the foundation for a set of scales to be used for weighing coal.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l Lake, Sr., have been visiting in Bridgeton.
W. A. Vail and John Onens, jurors on the Henry A. Cotton case at the last term of Court, were summoned before Supreme Court Commissioner James J. Reeves, at Bridgeton, to give testimony in the matter of an application for a new trial.
Mr. George Webb has been visiting relatives at Bridgeton.
Charles Whitaker and Captain Henry S. Robbins left yesterday in the schooner Julia B. for Philadelphia,
Bridesburg, Trenton and other points of interest.
Captain Ellis L. Cain has been entertaining friends from Wilmington, Del.
Ebenezer Whitaker, of Bridgeton, was in town yesterday.
Clothing dealer Ephraim J. Cook sports a very pretty new watch of the Rockford make.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hand, Mrs. Benjamin Thurston and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hand, of Millville, have been visiting relatives in town.
July 11
Joseph O. Heritage was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.
Walter S. Chambers and party had exceedingly good luck yesterday; they arrived at Bivalve wharf with a catch of one hundred and ten nice weak fish. Walter says he has broke his record.
Constable Robert F. Ayars, of Bridgeton, was here on official business last night.
Henry S. Robbins has invented a new kind of hair lotion. A little hot water and a big piece of fly paper.
Henry says he can bring out more hair with it than all the lotions combined.
Mr. and Mrs. John McConnell, of Cedarville, have been visiting friends here.
Capt. L. E. Yates came home from a business visit to Bridgeton last night.
George Hampton, of Bridgeton, was here on business last night.
NEMO.
July 9
Capt. L. E. Yates has returned from a business trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elwood Hubbs is visiting friends in Bridgeton.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stites and son, Willie, left yesterday to visit friends at Bridgeton.
Postmaster John C. Hand is having erected in front of the post-office an awning for the benefit of the public. Carpenter Joseph Owens is doing the work.
Miss Sallie Buzby, of Millville, who has been visiting her parents, has returned home.
Theo. Newcomb and son, visited Mr. Newcomb's parents at Newport yesterday.
Captain Stephen T. Hearn is in Philadelphia on business.
Captain Wm. H. Berry is giving his schooner, Mary and Margaret a general overhauling at Sirell's ship yard.
A bay party landed here yesterday from New Castle, Del., on the yacht Abattior.
Miss Lizzie Belford arrived home last evening from a visit to relatives in Bridgeton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Walling came home last night from a tour through New York State.
Harry E. Pierson, of Bridgeton, is visiting Mr. George W. Sloan.
John Beebe, of Leesbury, was over here on business yesterday.
Oscar Buzby succeeded in capturing sixty four fine weak fish yesterday. Oscar says they bite fast.
NEMO.
July 10
Mrs. Hahn, who has been visiting her son, the Rev. C. H. Hahn, returned yesterday to her home in Philadelphia.
Captain and Mrs. Henry Lake have been visiting friends at Bridgeton.
Mr. Clarence Gibson and Miss Julia Newcomb are spending their vacation at Ocean Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Pierson returned yesterday after an extended visit to Mrs. Pierson's parents.
Walter Chambers and party left Bivalve wharf at 7 o'clock sharp this morning for the fishing grounds.
We won't try, of course, to name the catch of the party, but we imagine Walter will meet with his usual good luck; but Mrs. Chambers says she is tired of cooking toad fish.
Capt. Wm. E. Fowler arrived home from a business trip to Philadelphia last night.