Port Norris Pickings 1889

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Saturday, May 4, 1889

Miss Lizzie Bacon is visiting friends in Camden.

Mrs. Ephraim Haines is visiting relatives in Cedarville

Mrs. Eva Joslin, of Newport, who has been visiting relatives in this place, went home yesterday.

Blue fish arrived on our shore yesterday and will soon be in the market.

There were several sturgeon fishermen harbored in the river last night.

Mrs. D. T. Robbins spent yesterday in Bridgeton.

The schooner Katie Krammer came in the river yesterday with a broken bowsprit. This is the second one for the season.

C. E. Pinkard came home from Ocean Groove Tuesday night, where he has been working for the past month.

Mrs. Ada Sharp spent yesterday in Bridgeton.

R. L. Lake has given up his position as clerk with Benjamin Campbell at Long Reach.

One of our young ladies went to Newport one day last week to visit some friends but was unable to find them and was found near Newport station and taken care of by kind friends there until a young gentleman from this place happened along and brough her safely home.

Samuel Meredith was in Bridgeton to-day on business.

David Lake is in Philadelphia to-day on business.

May 1

Mrs. Middleton, Mrs. C. P. Mayhew and Miss Bertha Annelly, were visiting your city Saturday afternoon.

Joseph Law has gone to Philadelphia where he will work at his trade, that of sailmaker. Joe will be missed very much, especially among the young people of this place.

Mr. Thomas Ferguson and Miss Jane Robbins, both of this place, were married Saturday night by Rev. John Wagg.

Elwood Hubbs spent the Sabbath, as usual, among friends in this place.

The large pleasure yacht commanded by Capt. J. T. Parker, of Philadelphia, harbored in the river Saturday night.

Tabor Fagan has started a truck and berry farm at North Port Norris He has put in a large patch of strawberries and will no doubt be able to supply our town with all kinds of produce. We wish him success in this new enterprise.

There are several applications and petitions going to Supt Clark for the position on the C. & M. R, which Barton F. Sharp will soon vacate.

 

April 26

Robert L. Lake and T. Bateman spent yesterday in Bridgeton.

John C. Hand was in Bridgeton, Bristol and Phildelphia yesterday on business.

W. J. Longacre, of Swedesboro, is spending a few days in this place on business.

Mrs George Sheldon came home from Millville yesterday, where she has been staying with her parents for the past two months.

V. D. Fisher, of Bridgeton, was in town yesterday

Mrs. Celia Potter, is visiting relatives in Newport.

In one or two reaches in Maurice River near Long Reach, there is a large collection of cedar logs which it would doubtles pay well to gather and work into shingles. These logs have proven a great annoyance to watermen and how they came there is a mystery that has not been explained.

John and Zeph Conover are spending a few days at their home in Atlantic City.

 

April 27

Geo. W. Sloan has just put out a strawberry patch of about five thousand plants.

Chas. Robbins had a new milk wagon on his route yesterday.

When Capt. Edward Robbins, of the schooner Lizzie J. Robbins, went down the river Monday morning he was hailed from the schooner Studams and informed that they had lost a man overboard. Capt. robbins immediately anchored his boat and he with his crew of five men remained in the river nearly all this week dragging for the body.

Belford Harris, Clarence Gibson and Daniel Turner, Jr., have all had their buggies painted for May meeting.

It is reported there will be a wedding in this place in the near future

Mrs. J. Rogers ond Miss Lena Ferguson were in Bridgeton yesterday.

Nickelson-Mayhew Wedding

Mr. H. H. Nickelson and Miss Eva B. Mayhew, of Port Norris, were united in marriage at half past twelve to-day in the presence of the immediate relatives of each. They leave on the 3 o'clock train for Sea Isle City where Mr. Nickelson will be engaged in business during the summer. Many beautiful presents were given them by their host of friends. The NEWS extends its congratulations.

Saturday, May 11, 1889

May 4

Dr. E. B. Sharp shipped his household goods to Bridgeton to-day, where he will make his home He will spend the Sabbath among friends here and will go to this new home on Monday next. Dr. S. T. Dey, of Baltimore, will take Dr. Sharp's place and will occupy the house vacated by him.

Mrs. Barton Sharp has been quite ill but is much improved at this writing.

Mrs. John Owens was in Bridgeton yesterday.

Mrs. Ephraim Haines returned last night from her visit in Cedarville.

W. J. Longacre, who has been overseeing the loading of a large lot of hay in this place for the past week, left yesterday for his home in Swedesboro.