July 26
An excellent game of ball was played here yesterday between the Cedarville and Port Norris clubs, the latter winning the game. The playing was good on both sides, some of the plays being equal to professional. The battery for Cedarville was Stathem and Ewan, while the Port Norris had McConnell and Bailey, whose excellent work was much admired. The game was played with two umpires. Asher Robbins being the principal and Harry Pierson being umpire in the field, and both gave satisfaction. The score by innings was:
Cedarville………1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5
Port Norris………2 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 x – 10
Daniel Ludlam and wife are paying a visit to Mr. Ludlum’s old home at Cape May Court House.
R.H. Bloxsom and wife left yesterday for the Seaville camp meeting.
Harry Pierson and wife, of Bridgeton, are visiting Mrs. Pierson’s father, Mr. Geo. Sloan.
Mrs. Libbie Parsons and her grand-son are at Seaville camp.
Capt. W.V. Chew found something in his coal the other day which to all appearance was of considerable value, as one party offered $50 for it, but he sent it to a lapidary in Philadelphia to be examined.
Misses Katie Loper and Hattie Campbell, of Pleasant Grove, are visiting Miss Lizzie Hand, on East Main Street.
Mrs. Warren Leonard returned last evening from an extended visit to relatives in Moorestown.
A Middletown young man went out in the cove fishing the other day in the sloop “Elmira” and when he hauled up his first fish he exclaimed, “What a nice catfish.” But it was a dog shark all the same.
The schooner “Marion Maye” took a merry party to Sea Breeze Tuesday. Although the party was small a most excellent time was enjoyed. The following were the party: Misses Suzie and Alice Moore. Lera Sockwell and Anna Hager: Messrs. Charles and Phil Berry and Isaac Corson.
Ellis Berry has opened a general store in North Port Norris. COLLEY CIBBER.
July 25
A number of our oystermen have had a look at their oysters lying in the different places in the cove, and all report that they are going out of their milk as a general thing, and the few that are already out of their milk are looking well and healthy. Some of them, especially in deep water, are fat, and the prospects now are that the season will be a good one.
Rev. Alfred Wagg, of Alloway, together with his brother Elijah, who is connected with a large pottery in Trenton, are visiting their father, Rev. John Wagg, of M.E. Church of this place.
Capt. William Hand, Sr., George Hand and Clarence Peterson, of Newport, are visiting friends here. They are making the trip in the sloop “Nellie and Mattie.”
Capt. Ode Hearn, starts with the schooner Mary A. Hand, for Philadelphia, for a load of coal.
Quince Campbell starts a wagon on the road to-day, with fruits, cakes, spices, extracts and other goods.
Capt. S.T. Hearn started on Monday for a trip through the Chesapeake Bay.
The many friends of Mr. Lemuel Robbins who has been so ill for a number of weeks will be pleased to know he is able to be about again. COLLEY CIBBER
July 21
The yacht “Harrison and Morton,” belonging to Messrs. Morris and Stites, was mashed Monday. It appears that the yacht has just been thoroughly over-hauled and painted, and was lying in the river, but along the shore, and there was a scow with a large amount of ballast on it that lay upon the shore, and some one had moved it and as the tide fell it kept slipping out on the mud until the line that held it was broken by the strain upon it, when it went into the yacht with a crash, and ended the life of the “Harrison and Morton.” Is this prophetic?
J. Irving Campbell has the largest bunch of bananas that has ever been seen in this place; it is about four feet long.
A certain young man and lady sat up on Sunday evening to witness the eclipse of the moon, and after seeing it in its entirety the lady said, looking at the gent with a you-are-my-own-ducky look, “Oh I wish there was an eclipse every night.”
H.H. Nickelson is making some excellent improvements to his place of business on Main Street.
Engineer Jesse Bacon wears a broader smile that ever. “It is a pretty daughter.”
A young man residing near Main and High Streets must have had troublesome dreams on Sunday evening, as when he awoke the morning his night robe was torn to bits.
Rev. Brooks Robbins, of New York, is visiting at his mothers, Mrs. Gille Robbins, on Market Street.
Mr. Wm. Riley, of Salem, who is here with a yacht party, paid a visit to his cousin, H.H. Nickelson, Tuesday evening.
Capt. John Donnely took Revs. John Wagg and Brooks Robbins out blue fishing on Tuesday in his sloop “Samuel Perry.” COLLEY CIBBER.
July 23
The services yesterday was well attended. The Rev. John Wagg preached to a large congregation both morning and evening at the M.E. Church.
At the Baptist Church the Rev. Wm. A. Bronson, of Perth Amboy, preached two very powerful sermons to a pleased and large congregation.
The Rev. W.A. Bronson delivered a stirring address to the W.C.T.U. in their hall yesterday afternoon.
Capt. Levi Robbins is laying a curb in front of his property on Main Street.
Timothy Bateman is beautifying his yard at the corner of High and Walnut streets by the erection of an arbor.
Mr. Frank York, of Little Creek, Del, is visiting at Capt. James Mathews.’
Mr. Jesse Pritchard has erected a handsome 42 foot flag pole in front of his residence on Main Street. COLLEY CIBBER.
July 21
The Aurora Paint Co. gave an exhibition as to what advantage their paint is as a preventative against fire last evening on the lot adjoining the post office. A wooden house was built and covered with their paint. Then shavings saturated with oil put all around and on top of it and then set on fire. After burning some time the house was pulled out of the fire and found to be perfect as when first put in, it not being even scorched.
Oscar Buzby, the gentlemanly clerk for Dr. H. Fithian, is confined to the house with malaria.
A young gentleman came to reside with Mr. Frank Robbins yesterday.
Shep. Robbins shipped seven baskets of peaches to Philadelphia yesterday. They were in fine condition and nearly the size of a man’s fist.
George Hollinger is clerking for Dr. Fithian during the illness of Oscar Buzby.
Capt. L.E. Yates plants fifty-five hundred bushels of shells on his oyster grounds on Saturday.
Capt. H.S. Robbins has returned from Annapolis, Md., where he went for a load of shells.
There is considerable talk of a militia company being formed here. There is plenty of good material here and there is no doubt but that a full company could be formed without trouble. COLLEY CIBBER.
July 20
The Society of the Baptist Church, together with a number of invited guests, made an excursion out on the bay on Wednesday in the schooner “Marion Mayne”, Capt. Levi Robbins. The most of the morning was spent in fishing and a number of blue-fish were caught, one young lady catching a shark and a stingaree. In the afternoon the boat was headed for East Point where the party disembarked and spent the time bathing, strolling on the beach and visiting the light house. The party reached home about 6 o’clock, much pleased with their day’s pleasure. Among those who participated were: Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Harris, Chas. Maxfield and wife, F.Frisk and wife, C.F. Whiteman and wife, Mrs. Jas. Greenly, J. Spencer Rogers and Miss Carrie Bateman, R.W. DuBois and Miss Emma Conasey, John Sheldon and wife of Bridgeton, Mr. Wm. Walling of New York, Miss Lizzie Bacon, Miss Hattie B. Robbins, Master Frank Robbins, Emma Brown, Myra Brown, Clarence Gibson, Julia Newcomb, Dr. Ray Bacon, Misses Carrie Campbell, Mattie Robbins, Laura Robbins of Camden, and a number of others.
Capt. Len Haven’s horse, which is now in the hands of Ben Tuft, is developing into a trotter that the county will be proud of. He is now at tuft’s track and if any one would like to try him a heat they can be accommodated by Mr. Tuft.
George D. Fagan & Son made quite a shipment of peaches to New York yesterday. The peaches are of a good size and in a first class condition: in fact they are about the finest that can be found in this section.
Capt. Ellis Hand left for Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, where he will spend some time with friends.
The seven-month-old child of Captain Richard Abbott died yesterday morning of spasm. This is a sad loss to Capt. Abbott who has had a serious time lately, his wife being very ill, and still unable to leave the house.
Daniel C. Adams, of Cedarville, is visiting his brother-in-law, Captain Wm. V. Chew.
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