Port Norris Pickings 1890

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Saturday, November 1, 1890

Oct 29

Miss Jennie Robertson, of Salem, is visiting her cousin, Miss Nellie Ware.

Mr. Bonham, agent for A. W. Wright and Co. is in town.

An extra gravel train is running on the C. and M. R. R. R. repairing the damage done by the high tides of the past week.

Mr. Joseph Owens was visiting Philadelphia yesterday.

Mrs. E. S. Richard, of Salem, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Harris.

Mr. Isaac Reeves and wife and son Charlie are visiting Philadelphia.

Mrs. John Bowen met with a very severe injury a few days ago by falling down cellar and injuring her back.

Wagons went down to Bivalve yesterday over the shell road for the first time since last Thursday.

Water is still over the road about eight inches deep.

Arthur Fox and Al. Heritage were gunning over at Dragtown, but with what success we do not know as they were very choice of their game and wouldn't let anybody see it.

Thomas Hand, Sr., we hear, is likely to get up and around again. Mr. Hand is quite aged, and is very ambitious or he would not have gone through what he has in the last few weeks. But he is bound to be around and his many friends are glad to hear of it, as he is well known all through Cumberland Co. He has more than the general average of ...

 

Saturday, November 8, 1890

ITEMS FROM PORT NORRIS

Oct 30

We saw in Tuesday's NEWS a sketch of the services of Hon. I. T. Nichols, regarding some of his good work while in the Legislature, and some of our Republicans say, "That's true and we can't send anybody up to represent us any better than Mr. Nichols did when there before." So as good Republicans let's all pull a little and give him a big majority.

Miss Viola Bassett, of Bridgeton, is in town.

S. Berry, of Berrytown, has the finest colt in Cumberland county, and expects to make a trotter out of him.

Mrs. Dayton Campbell and family are visiting in Newport.

Capt. Smith Blackman has bought the house which Daniel Sharp had built, on Main St.

George D. Fagans & Son are driving a well at Dividing Creek.

George Sheldon is visiting in Millville.

H. Edler, of Millville, is stopping at his daughter's.

John Burt loaded a car with hay for Philadelphia market.

Miss Lizzie Chew has three schoolars in painting. She does nice work and her scholars will undoubtedly make rapid advancement.

Mrs. Wm. Lambert and son attended a wedding in Bridgeton yesterday.

A very hard wind yesterday about 5 P. M. scared some of the boys.

A party of gentlemen and ladies from Millville drove down to Long Reach to have an oyster dinner at D. C. Blizzard's restaurant, and if what they say is true they had the finest sort of a repast. We didn't learn their names, but there was about 30 of the visitors. They had four horses driven by Firman Wallen.

Edward Harris, of Bridgeton, is stopping with his brother for a few days.

PORT NORRIS PICKINGS

Oct 31

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Heritage were visiting Bridgeton yesterday.

Mrs. John Bowen is improving.

Charles Maxfield has built a new hen-house to take the place of the one carried away by the high tides of last week.

Mr. William Bennett is visiting Captain Andrew Vail.

Howard Mayhew, of Cedarville, was in town yesterday.

A tea-berry party from Port Norris was driven to Baileytown yesterday afternoon by James Pettit, Jr. After picking all the berries they wanted, they walked to Mauricetown station to return on the train, but finding the train late they were sorry they didn't walk on home, for they made T. E. R. and J. S. feel bad anyhow while they were trying to get some supper for themselves, for none of the party were hungry, only dry, so they feasted on milk. As a consequence Joe's oyster stew was milkless, and yet they said it was good. We couldn't tell for they didn't offer us any. Those present were Miss Eva Owens, Miss Emily Fowler, Miss Preicilla Haley, Mrs. Lizzie Hubbs, Mrs. H. H. Nickelson, Mr. J. R. Pritchard, Daniel Turner and B. Harris. All had a good time and returned their thanks to Jimmy Pettit for his kindness.

Carpenters are at work on the frame for G. A. R. Hall.

Mr. John Owens is building an addition to his house.

Miss Sallie Carll is very sick.

A large number of people attended the Sunday-school convention yesterday.

Mr. Daniel Blackman is visiting Port Norris.


POLITICS IN PORT NORRIS

Nov 1

Mrs. Annie Crowell and family have been spending a week with Mr. Edward Clark and Capt. George Webb.

Thirty-eight carloads of oysters were shipped from Bivalve on Thursday.

Miss Tempy McDaniels returned from Bridgeton to-day where she has been visiting friends.

Theodore R. Lore, of Bridgeton, was in town yesterday.

E. J. Cook paid a visit to your city yesterday.

H. H. Nicholson was doing the Quaker City yesterday, buying holiday goods.

Harrison Perry, candidate for Assembly on the Prohibition ticket, was doing this place and Bivalve yesterday.

Dr. Newell, of Millville, paid Port Norris a visit yesterday.

Prof. V. M. Rundell is a good shot as well as a good teacher. He was the successful one to-day with the rabbits.

Wm. Drayton is doing Bridgeton.

It seems as if some of our boys who go to Mauricetown so much ought to try to get home at a better hour and also in better shape, for they might catch cold lying on stoops.

Mr. H. H. Richard, of Salem, is in Port Norris for a few days.

PORT NORRIS NEWS

Nov. 3

James Doughty, of Millville, was in town yesterday.

Elwood Hubbs spent Sunday in this place.

There was quite a scene Saturday evening between William Snell and Wilson Foster. It appears as though Foster was under the influence of liquor and struck Snell, whereupon Snell retaliated and then had Foster arrested. The officer had quite a time arresting his man, and Foster refused to go to the lockup, but seemed willing to pay a fine.

A very large number of voters assembled in K. of P. Hall Saturday evening to listen to speeches on the issue of the campaign. Hon. I. T. Nichols was the first speaker, and was heartly received. Captain Whitecar followed with a few remarks and he was succeeded by the Hon. C. A. Bergen, who delivered a ringing address Voters, stick by the whole ticket.

The Misses Taylor, of Centre Grove, are visiting Port Norris.

Frank Pepper and wife spent Sunday in Dividing Creek.

A large party from Mauricetown, Haleyville and Dividing Creek were at the mass meeting Saturday night.

We are sorry to hear that one of our friends fatally wounded another one while deer hunting Saturday.

Mr. Cruse has the sympathy of the whole town as we know it was an entire accident, but he feels terribly over it.


BARN BURNED AT PORT NORRIS

Nov 4

Much excitement was caused Sunday evening by the burning of a barn belonging to Mr. Richard Robbins. The fire broke out at about 7.30 p. m., and completely destroyed the barn. Mr. Charles McDaniels had between fifteen and eighteen tons of hay in the barn which was a total loss. The neighboring houses were in great danger of being burned, but fortunately were unharmed. The cause of the fire is unknown, but supposed to be the work of an ???? diary.

Mr. David McBride, of Bridgeton, was doing Port Norris yesterday.

A hay stack was set on fire yesterday by unknown parties, but whoever it may be they had better be on their guard as some one will pick them up.

Prof. E. S. Richards and family, who have been stopping in Port Norris for a few days, have returned to Salem.

Capt. Edward Shropshire and family are doing Port Norris.

We are sorry to say that Miss Eva Lloyd had to be brought home yesterday from Cape May ill with chills and fever. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery.

Mrs. C. Price was doing Vineland Saturday.

Mrs. Harry Ackley has been visiting her parents in Port Norris.

Mrs. Harry Pierson, of Bridgeton, is stopping with her parents for a few days.

A crowd of gunners from Bridgeton are here.

Samuel Myers, of Bridgeton, has been ????????

The early meeting on Sunday was lead by Isaac ?????? crowded house.

Harry Lee and Belford Harris drove to Baileytown for a day's hunt and met with good success. They alway do for they own four as good dogs as there are in ????-land county.

Yesterday was a big day in the oyster business, the biggest ever known in Port Norris. 41 cars left here. The freight amounted to $1170. The next largest was $1120, a day last year.