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Saturday, March 9, 1889
Mar 4
Mr. Ed Stites is away on a business trip to Williamsport and other points in Pennsylvania.
From present indications, a large number of our boats will soon be at work in the bay and cove and we shall be done handing Chesapeake oysters, the best of which are a very poor substitute for Coves.
The Baptist people here held their first service in the church yesterday since having it frescoed and cleaned.
We wonder what effect it would have to petition the C. R. R. Co. to give us a new depot at Port Norris. The present one is somewhat out of fashion.
There is said to be eight persons in the race for the Port Norris post office.
Some days ago four of the best looking ladies in Port Norris paid a visit to Mrs. Hannah Chard, who lives about a mile out of Port Norris. Mrs. Chard says that if she lives until April 7th next she will be one hundred years of age. She relates that her husband died about seven years ago, that they had a family of twelve children, only four of whom are now living, and that she is of German origin and was born in New York state. To a remark that one of her sons made a short time ago, that she was too old to get on her knees and to pray, she replied that she hoped that was a duty she should never be too old to perform. She often speaks of going home and anticipates a most happy union in a home beyond. This aged lady is quite active for one of her years and enjoys the company of her many friends.
Professor Ames is arranging for a second entertainment by the pupils in the public school.
We regret to learn that the Port Norris Cornet Band has been dissolved. It was done by mutual consent.
Saturday, March 16, 1889
Mar 9
G. C. Andrews is a candidate for oyster committee.
Mystic Castle No. 7, A. O. K. of M. C., has an invitation from Rev. Mr. McCurdy, of the Baptist Church, to attend services in a body on Sunday night, March 24th.
John Owens spent to-day in Bridgeton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons and Mrs. Wm. Parsons are shopping in your city to-day.
Jesse Prichard is doing Bridgeton to-day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker came home to-day, after quite a long visit among friends in Camden and Newport.
Miss Carrie Campbell came home to-night, after a short visit in Newport.
Mrs. Ethan Lore is visiting relatives in Newport.
Samuel Porter is going to move in Samuel Lake's house, lately occupied by Nathan Sloan.
Some of our oystermen have tried their oysters this week, with not very good results, oysters being very weak and but little improved.
A. C. S.
Mar 11
A. S. Larrabee, agent for Central Railroad Company's coal, was down here Thursday looking after the coal business in this place.
Stathem & Hand have just received several car loads of coal, which was greatly needed here.
W. F. True, division freight agent of Central Railroad, and D. H. Grafley, division freight agent of P. & C. R. R., were down here Thursday looking after railroad interests.
Mrs. R. Lake and Miss Carrie Campbell are visiting relatives in Newport.
John Shull and wife, of Newport, have gone home after a pleasant visit among relatives and friends here.
John Haines is out of town for a few days.
Wm Dillahay, we hear, intends to move on a farm near Cedarville.
We are very sorry to hear that Mellie Chambers, our obliging assistant Post Mistress, is soon to leave us. She will be greatly missed here.
Members of Mystic Castle, A. O. K. of M. C., should be present at their regular meeting next Wednesday night as something very interesting is promised.
Rev. Mr. Wagg has gone to Conference but our extra meetings still go on with interest and good attendance. Quite a number have been converted and joined the church.
Miss Lizzie Bacon has gone to Camden and Philadelphia for a short stay among friends there.
We notice Wm. Crimm, of Bridgeton, on our freight in John Sheppard's place. "Crimmy" is at home with Conductor Stout and his crew.
Township election will be held in the K. of P. Hall, March 12.
John Blizzard is able to be on our streets again, with the aid of crutches.
OCCASIONAL.
Mar 13
Wm. Parsons moved to Solomon's Island yesterday. Fireman Geo. Bowers takes the house vacated by Mr. Parsons.
Daniel Ludlam received a painful injury while up the bay gunning last week, an anchor falling on his finger and mashing it. Dr. Sharp dressed the wound and it is doing as well as can be expected.
Orange Moore, of Newport the candidate for special officer for the oyster association, was down here Monday looking after his interest in the contest, with four other candidates in this race.
Walt. Riggins and Samuel Meredith spent Monday afternoon in your city.
Fred. Duffield moves tomorrow to the house vacated by Samuel Porter.
We hear some of our captains intend hiring crews of negroes from Chesapeake. If this should be done it will put our citizens, who depend on oystering by the month for a living, in a bad situation. They have too much idle time when they make a full season, especially the kind of seasons we are having now.
Wilson Campbell and wife, of Newport, went home yesterday after spending a pleasant week with relatives in this place.
George W. Sloan spent yesterday in Bridgeton.
Mrs. C. P. Mayhew spent yesterday in Bridgeton.
Warren Porch, deputy collector of customs, was in town yesterday.
R. L. Lake has accepted a position as clerk for for Benj. Campbell, at Long Reach.
Four candidates in the field for road overseer here: Charles Bacon, Geo. Reed, Alphomo Lore and Warrington Hand. The election will be Thursday, 14th inst.
Belford Stathem, of the firm of Stathem & Hand, is with us again after a week's vacation.
OCCASIONAL
Mar 14
Rev. Mr. Wagg came home from Conference Tuesday night. He has been appointed to this charge for another year.
J. Q. Campbell had an oyster stand in the hall on election day. Quincy has an eye to business.
Mrs. Priscilla Bowen, of Mauricetown, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. J. Cook, of this place.
John Bowen, who has been coasting in the South for a long time is spending a week home.
Ticket agent W. S. Chambers takes the house vacated by Engineer G. S. Duffield.
Spring election passed off very quietly, the ticket nominated at the primary being elected except for township committee, Constant Hand being elected. Belford Harris was the nominee.
Charles Bowker is again with us. He has been down in the Chesapeake bay all winter in the schooner "Polka."
Geo. W. Sloan, Sr., was the first man to vote here Tuesday morning and he was the first man to vote in the new district.
Capt. Chas. Lake was out in the Cove yesterday trying the oysters and staking up. We intend to know the condition of the bivalves as soon as we see Sam, the mate. They took the sloop "Rolland S."
Geo. Randolph is soon to move to Heislerville.
Capt. Aaron Campbell was trying his oysters yesterday.
Mrs. Aaron Campbell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Westcott, at Newport.
Masons were at work fixing the chimneys on the K. of P. hall yesterday.
John Hains and George Fagan both own new horses.
John Hignutt is quite ill with asthma. The members of the Baptist church made him a pound party last evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker intends to move to Camden soon
Pound party at Lewis Garrison's Tuesday evening last.
Saturday, March 23, 1889
Mar 15
Rev. A. B. McCurdy spent yesterday in Philadelphia.
The section men were laying some new rails on the C. & M. R. R., near the depot yesterday, and also otherwise improving the tracks.
Road District, No. 12. held their annual meeting for the election of Overseer yesterday afternoon, Charles P. Bacon being elected. The vote was as follows: Bacon, 92; Lore, 69; Hand, 44; Reed, 35. They also voted to raise $700 for our roads for another year.
Capt. E. Stites went to Philadelphia on business yesterday.
James R. Morris smiles all over his face. The cause is a nice twelve pound boy just came to his house.
Linda Sockwell, who has been visiting her sister, Lina Carll, in Bridgeton, came home last night.
Another pound party last night. At Harry Bowden's this time.
Now is the time to get your picture taken. A photograph gallery is stationed for a short time on the corner of High and Main streets.
Miss Ruth Chester, of this place, is visiting Dividing Creek.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker has a jar of peaches that was canned in the summer of 1867, almost 22 years ago.
The fruit looks as nice as it did when first canned. Who can beat it?
Walt. Robbins was in Bridgeton on business yesterday.
We saw a certain Republican trying to climb one of the poles on which waved the Cleveland and Hendrick's banner, but it wouldn't work and we don't think he will try it again after dropping from about half way up the pole to the ground.
Mar 16
The meeting for the election of School Trustee will be held in the public school house on Brown street, at 7.30 p. m., March 19th. The amount of money thought necessary for school purposes will also be voted for at this meeting.
A child of Frank Robbins got his hand severely burned yesterday afternoon by falling against the stove. The little fellow is doing as well as can be expected.
Miss Blanche Wagg, who has been visiting in Alloway for some time, has returned home. She took tea Miss Maud Reeves last evening.
A person living on Market street, this place, has a cigar made in 1860. It seems to us it is about time this cigar was smoked.
Conductor Frank Howard is to move into the house that Fred Sharp moves from next week.
Mrs. Annie Cox, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Samuel Shinn, of this place, went to her home in Bridgeton yesterday afternoon.
There was a birthday surprise party at Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves', on the corner of High and Beach streets, yesterday. They enjoyed themselves greatly if it did rain.
We saw our jovial friend, Dem. Whitaker, on our streets yesterday.
Our live newsboy who sells the EVENING NEWS tells the people of the Port Norris news of late.
Miss Lucy Bailey is visiting her sister, Mrs. Linda Jenkins, in Newport.
Mrs. Aaron Campbell came home last evening from a visit at her daughter's, Mrs. John Westcott, at Newport.
Ebbie Whitaker, of Bridgeton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Stites.
Last evening's item should have read Cleveland and Thurman.
Mar 18
Capt. James Matthews went to Bridgeton Saturday to get his papers out, ready to start again. Our oyster boats that have been idle so long will soon be at work again.
The tide rose so high Saturday that considerable damage was done to the railroad between here and Long Reach. The road bed is washed away so that trains cannot get to Long Reach. A work train was sent down form Bridgeton yesterday, but did not succeed in getting the breach repaired. An extra will be sent from Manchester to-day.
Thos. Hearn and Guss Henry were in Bridgeton Saturday afternoon.
Our railroad men were again made happy Saturday. The pay car was down here.
Joseph Owens received a car load of phosphate Saturday, from Garrison & Minch, Bridgeton.
John Bowen and wife, of this place, spent the Sabbath in your city.
D. Kelsey Whitaker, of Camden, spent yesterday with his mother in this place.
Mar 20
Professor Ames is to move his family on a farm near Woodbury, but he and his daughter will stay here until term expires, when they will join the family.
C. & M. R. engine, No. 2, has gone to the Manchester shop for repairs. N. J. S. engine, No. 11, came down last evening to run in her place.
Howard Sockwell arrived at our wharves yesterday from Delaware with a load of corn.
Mattie B. Robbins has just received a fine New Foundland pup, a present from friends in Camden.
Collector of Oyster Fund Benjamin Campbell will be in Cedarville to morrow and Newport on Friday next.
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Whitaker and Mrs. Fred. Sharp left us yesterday for their new homes in Camden.
Mr. E. Buzby, road supervisor, who has had charge of the repairing of the washout between Port Norris and Long Reach, went to his home in Shamong, N. J., yesterday afternoon.
Mar 21
Engine No. 11 broke a bolt last evening at Newport, causing a delay to our evening train of two hours. Engine No. 17 was sent down from Bridgeton this morning to take her place while she is being repaired here.
Daniel Turner, Jr., went to Bridgeton yesterday afternoon.
Last evening while it was snowing so hard the frogs were croaking, trying to coax spring along.
George Robbins, Sr., was in Bridgeton yesterday on business.
Supt. W. V. Clark was down yesterday looking after the railroad business here and at Long Reach.
A tramp got on the train here yesterday afternoon, but did not go far as the train was stopped about half a mile from the station and the conductor kindly invited him to pay his fare or get off. He got off and walked back to town.
Belford Harris, our enterprising butcher, was in your city yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Tullis and Levi Turner, of Dividing Creek, were in our town Tuesday on business.
The members of Mystic Castle, No. 7, Knights of the Mystic Chain, are requested to meet at the Knights of Pythias Hall, corner Main and Market streets, at 6.30 o'clock Sunday evening next, to attend divine service in a body at the Baptist Church. Services will commence at 7 o'clock.
Frank Pepper and Willis Robbins were in Bridgeton on Tuesday afternoon.
Prof. B. G. Ames was in Philadelphia on Tuesday on business.
Geo. B. Sheldon, our blacksmith, who has been visiting in Millville for a short time, has returned home.