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Saturday, March 1, 1890
Feb 26
W. B. Reed, representative of Colgate & Co., makers of soaps and perfumeries, of New York, was in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Newcomb are visiting friends at Newport.
Robert Garrison has repainted his fishing skiff, "Nellie Bly."
Captain L. E. Yates was doing Bridgeton on business yesterday.
Miss Hannah Terry, of Dividing Creek, has been visiting Miss Hannah Hand.
George D. Fagan came home last night from a business trip to Philadelphia.
Arrangements are being made for a shooting match, which will take place in the near future.
Robert L. Lake was visiting Bridgeton yesterday.
Belford Harris is confined to the house with a severe cold.
Mr. Theo. Newcomb and Capt. Gus Henry have been trimming the trees in front of their residence on Main street, which greatly improves the appearance of their property.
Mrs. Captain Samuel Lake was shopping in Bridgeton yesterday.
NEMO.
Feb 25
Capt. Samuel Dilahay is expected here this week with the schooner Elnora, from Chesapeake.
Miss Lizzie Bacon left this morning for Bridgeton to visit her brother Ray at the South Jersey Institute.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ferguson attended the funeral of Conductor Ed. Clark's father at Bridgeton yesterday.
Mr. Guiffa, the candyman, of Millville, met with a mishap just before arriving here yesterday, by driving too far in the gutter and turning his wagon over, but luckily no damage was done.
Mrs. Anna Glaspell and daughter, Ethel, of Shiloh, are visiting Mrs. Amos Pepper.
John Campbell, of Philadelphia, was down on a visit to his parents Sunday.
Elwood Hubbs, of the Philadelphia and Atlantic City mail route, has been visiting friends here.
Misses Lillie Pepper, Hannah Terry and Sadie Newcomb, of Dividing Creek, were over here visiting relatives yesterday.
The schooner Fennimore, Capt. Wm. Chew and Wm. C. Lore, and sloop Sabrina unloaded oysters at Bivalve yesterday.
Capt. Ellis Cain has purchased part of the schooner Marion Mayne and will begin fitting her up for the planting season.
Capt. Peter C. Cosier, oyster dealer at Bivalve, came down on the evening train last night.
NEMO.
Feb 22
Reuben W. Chamberlain and Walter Stites, representatives of Port Norris Lodge, No. 76, Knights of Pythias, to a session of the Grand Lodge held at Trenton this week, arrived home yesterday.
Robert Shropshire, assistant agent at Bivalve for the Central Railroad, was visiting his brother at Mauricetown yesterday.
Mrs. Sheppard Robbins was in Bridgeton shopping yesterday.
Mrs. Jacob Turpin, arrived home last night from a visit to friends at Bridgeton.
Miss Mary Lee, of Leesburg, is visiting at Capt. Wm. E. Fowler's.
The men on the freight trains of the Central Railroad have a holiday to-day, the trains being abandoned on account of Washington's Birthday.
Feb 27
Robert Stewart, superintendent of the New York division of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was down yesterday inspecting the new line being run by Lineman Potter.
H. H. Nickelson has been doing Philadelphia on business.
A ten ball match yesterday between four of our marksmen resulted as follows: Capt. Thomas Hearn, 7; Wm. Chew, 2; D. Compton, 6; George McConnell, 5.
Master Gussie Westcott, of Newport, is visiting Mr. Robt. L. Lake.
Capt. Ezra Conover and son Zeph, of Atlantic City, brought their sloop around to Bivalve yesterday and will put her in charge of Capt. Robert Lore, who will run her during the planting season. Miss Laura Vail is home from Philadelphia, on a visit to her parents.
The schooner Bertha and Stella has left to make her second trip down the Chesapeake, commanded by Capt. Robert Lore.
Constable R. W. Chamberlain was in Bridgeton on business yesterday.
The schooner Elnora, in charge of Capt. Samuel Dilahay, was reported through the canal yesterday and will arrive home to-day.
NEMO.
Feb 21
Charles M. Pinkard, agent for Harrison Brothers' Copper Paint, left yesterday for Atlantic City to call on the ship chandlers of that city.
High tides have been prevalent here for the past two or three days owing to the high southerly winds, and yesterday the meadows between here and Bivalve were overflowed. Quite a number of our sportsmen took advantage of the high water, capturing quite a number of muskrats.
Capt. Wm. Chew has arrived home from Chesapeake.
Captain Henry Robbins has purchased a nice lot of fowls of Wm. H. Hainseworth, of Bridgeton. They are the Leghorn species.
Capt. Wm. H. Berry, of the schooner "Bertha and Stella," arrived here yesterday from Chesapeake Bay. His cargo consists of a nice load of oysters.
Paul Stathem, of Cedarville, was down at Bivalve yesterday.
George Collins, of Philadelphia, is visiting Captain Charles Lake.
Dick Compton launched his new yacht yesterday and set sail for down the bay. Captain: Charles Green; mate, Dick Compton; cook, Walter Pashley. Will record her record later.
The amateure minstrel troupe are making great preparations to make the performance at Newport Saturday night a success.
NEMO.
Feb 22
The Knights of Pythias Hall presented a brilliant appearance Saturday evening, a very large audience being present to enjoy a delightful entertainment given by Miss Viola Bassett assisted by Jesse Garrison, violinist; Miss Amelia Tice, elocutionist, and her (Miss Bassett's) class. The stage decorations were well arranged and over the stage was artistically festooned the nation's ensign with the hatchet in the centre, and directly over it was the inscription in letters of evergreen dotted with pink roses: "Feb. 22d," in memoriam of the Father of our country. As the curtain ascended it presented to view the class singing a chorus, the audience showing their appreciation by hearty applause. Then came an instrumental solo, "Bohemian March" which was performed in an admirable manner, followed by an organ dust by Misses Irene Duffield and Anna Dilahay which was deservedly applauded. Next was a farce entitled: "The Old and the New." The cast of characters was as follows: Miss Mame Heritage as "Grandmother," who was very frequently applauded; Miss Lizzie Howard as "Eliza, the boarding-school scholar;" Miss Eva Owens as "Biddy, the Irish girl," and Mr. Albert Heritage as "Pat, the coachman." It was very funny and delighted every one. This was followed by a solo, "Fredom's Banner Quickstep" by Miss Eva Owens, which was quite difficult but well rendered. Then came a song by Miss Lillie Howard, "Grafted into the Army," which was very amusing. Part first closed with a marching drill by the little ones: Master Frank Howard, Misses Bertha Heritage, Lizzie Howard and Alma Owens.
After a short intermission Part Second was opened by a dialogue entitled. "The Victim, in which the well known song, "McGinty" played the disgusting part to Miss Maud Reeves as "Miss Pixton the spinster.' A capital duett, violin and organ by Miss Viola Bassett and Jesse Garrison, followed and then an organ, solo, "Robin Hood," by Miss Amelia Tice, which was excellently delivered, bringing tears to the eyes of many mothers in the audience. A duett by Miss Mame and Albert Heritage was performed very nicely. Following this was a chorus by the class, entitled "Over the Sea" Then came a comedy, "Mrs. McLockland's Economics," in which Dannie Turner as "Pompey," and Al. Heritage as "Hans" were the attractive characters. The programme was closed with a pleasing tableau, "The Gypsy Wedding."
Captain L. E. Yates, oyster dealer at Bivalve, was in South Amboy on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lake, Capt. and Mrs. Amos Pepper and Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Newcomb took dinner at Miss Rhoda Lore's at Dividing Creek, on Saturday.
Station Agent Walter S. Chambers and family spent Sunday with Mr. Chambers' parents at Newport.
Nelson Pepper, of Back Neck school, was home and spent Sunday with his parents.
The amateur minstrel troupe of this place performed at Newport Saturday night last and will perform here next Saturday.
NEMO.
It is remarkable that prices are so low at Geo. Owens' store. His stock of Boots and Shoes is very large and selected with great care w 22 3t