SECOND SECTION

CAPE MAT OOUMTT TIMES. TBIBAY APRIL I. IMT.

Cape May and Cumberland County Happenings of The W eek

Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Company, Inc.

Harvey Wallace Will Go To Pacific Coast

Gets Southern California University Scholarship

Personnel of the Company Which Has Been Successful From the Beginning

All Are Local Men of Push

in sMWsr to mtar q<

Jed cOMSniBS A* ««««•» 01

the ■'* OT«»r

urtsy Ust sfW ** Interr!.'! we are ♦nabled to give to tfcr people of «h* eomBunltr Ui* following InfomsUon oonoernlng

Itetn:

The boat was built by I be Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Company. Ine.. a Arm compoeed enurely of men from tbU aeetlon who nr* tntereatod In one way or another la the oyaler bunlnan* The Brm baa been In.boatnew almoat one ynar and have been mm', aticeaartal from the very beginning. They have plenty of wot* engaged for aome time to come and are at the present time making ncavatlona lor another railway. The boat launched oo Saturday was the Brat new venae 1 completed on their waya. but the keel will be laid for another ai aoon aa the aprlng ru*h of buat nea la taken care uf. In addtUon to their estenelve «hlp bulldisg and eblp repairing buidnraa. they are Itring conatderable pile driving and wharf building which employe a large force

The personnel Include* n board ctf directors, and the officer* are: Dr Cbarltw B. Sharp. Port Norrta. president: Zadok Sharp. Jr. breahurg. vice president. ant WIIHa D. Bobbins, of Port Norr’

►ecretary and reasurer.

When one of the official* wai naked concerning the necret of their auceere. It being appai that bust nea* alerted off with a bang from the very beginning.

hl> answer was 'There 1;

aecret to our gratifying aut . We have had the

Harvey Wallace, of the Brm of Coraon. Wallace S Mills, aeverad hu relattoaahlp with that Brm on Friday. April I. to accept a acholarahlp awarded him for a two years* course in the University of Southern California. The scholarship was awarded him by that InatiluUon because of hi* all around athletic ability displayed while he attended the Millville High School, from which be graduated Is 1122. Mr. Wallace considered the offer ao ialt ring that he felt even though he might aacrlBre much from a buslaea* standpoint. by withdrawing from the local Bnn of automobile dealers, the learning derived from attendat such a noted Institution d nerve him to heller advantage In latter life. r. Wallace came to For: Norris about nlae months ago to enter two the partnership with Mr. Corson and Mr. Mill* and wa* employed aa head bookkeeper by Gu* C. Weetcott. of Millville, prior to that time.

Other Sale* Are Expected

Dividing Creek ParentTcmcher* Association

At a meeting of the Dividing Creek Parent-Teachers' Anoclatlou. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Preladenl. Mr*. Harry Snyder; vice president. Maurice Schaffer: crctary. Mr*. Leon Hartman: •usurer. Walter Hickman. After the business meeting was over the following program wt given: A cornet trio. Measr Snyder. Chance and Mines. Mias Alice Orr playing th« accompaniment. Duel. Adeline Hickman and slater. Reading. Mrs. Nettle Har.m o. Cornet trio, followed by a guesting eonleat. conducted by Maurte- ‘.chaffer. Solo. Mrs. Harry Snjwier.

Fairton

run

very begtnnln

would have been powerleea in r* p»nd aa we now are and an w« contemplate continuing to do In the future." Thl* I* one of the many bust, nrsae* which is more and mon continuing to give employment to •killed workmen In our community and helping to make thl* portion of Sobth Jersey one of the beat * State.

Death and Funeral of Thomas Moore

Well Known in Port Norris and Dividing Creek

The death of “Uncle Tommy-

known. on last Tueedaj morning cast a gloom over Dividing Creek. He wa* well and favorably known both In Dividing Creek and In I'ort Norris, where he mad* hi* home before going to Dividing Creek. He baa been a faithful member of the Methodist Church for a great many year* and such a familiar figure on street*, be will be greatly m ed. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from bta church and at ht» request the »*rmon was preached by Rev John Hack

Ctt •

Clayto

Norton Lore Sells Farm at Buckshutem

Purchased By Pond Development Syndicate—Also Buy Van Prince Farm

iw York syndicate that ha* charge of the pond development The i djolnlng large farm owned by Vas Prince, of Vineland, ha* also jus* bee* bought by the syndicate. It 1* alao rumored that

other large and small the Immediate ne ay soon chsnge hands

About seventy-Bve men are now npioyed on Ibis development. It Is said the family of one of the Important men In charge of the enterprise will soon come from New York to occupy the farm house of the Upplnrott property, through which streets

Two Secret Weddings Announced

Port Norris Personals Remarkable

Facts About

Lester O. Corson and Charles Hart Are the Happy Grooms

Brides Are Popular Ladies

Port Noirx . were greaflv -u Saturday last ct

immunity when on re freely

Margaret Lee. the small diughi .t William Lee. 1- confined to .• house with the rhtekenpo*. Wan. n Mount* came near havg a M-rioua accident Monday night Having put alcohol in hi* several weeks ago. on taking it It started to get hot. Stopping In ftont of Howard Berry's residence aud putting a pitcher rater In the radiator, he lit atch to see If it wa* full. The >r Ignited and In biasing up I..1 Mr Mount* badly about lace and eye*, but fortunately

not injuring the eight

.be Cumberland County Ua* Company ar. laying pipe* arroas

LAUNCHING OF TIMOTHY BATEMAN at yard of Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Company. Leeeburg. Satur-

day. April 2.

the other

Schooner Timothy Bateman Launched at Dorchester

. the an-

Ide Mia*

i Mias

Mam

Sure

Oyster’s Life

Biography is One of Na» j lure’s Romances — How 1 Bivalve Builds Its House

Baby Oyster Works Hard

__ ... mains and pipe* readlnee* (or the laying of the hard rurface road that t* to

laid on that rireet. Driving blll hrough town now la a rough Iac1( about

Moat of our readers Is the vicinity of the oyster coo a try ara iaiuUlar with the habit*, growth

vgiopment of the oystar.

April Fool Party Drew Fun Lovers

Maoime "Loop Lirpa" Was Feature of the Evening

Big Boat Took the Water Saturday Morning in Twelve Minutes From the Time the First Stay Was Sawed Away. Which is a Record For Maurice River

Was Christened By Mrs. John Riggins With Champagne

Amid the cheer* of • lfc roo* I \V,' /"• T I J l . .ral tim.i*d to He five hundred W . V^. 1 . i-AJLdl

about three monthabout three week* The first aearo *», nouacement that L*-*'i

•on ’ d taken a* hi. I

Make. Garrison. *no t that Chari®* Hart. J Florence JTroxeU b*1

marqb on their friend* *uu .

been secretly married.

Mr. Corson la the ■on of Mr.! and Mr*. Oliver Corson, of Millville. and firm came to Port Norrt* about a year and a hslf ago to manage the garage then owned by Gu* C. WaateoU. After . few months he became pari owner In the conce-n which he mill holda. He I* a native of MIID.Ih and _ graduate of the Mill'til. High School and the Vineland Bu-ineaa

School.

j* April Fool Party that wa* _ n by Unda Hand to her Sunday school clam in the basement of the M. E. Church wa* largely attended, the choir and Rev. and Mr*. William Moore weir Invited. All wore April fool hat*. A game was played that only the foolish could participate In. They all played. Several prise* were given to the winners of the different game*. Warren Mounts got the Urgent prlr of the evening. he demons'.altug bow a baby should be rocked to sleep and how a fi*K«t ebculd put up her hair, which waa neatly done Running clone second was Paul Cantoal. who waa ao clone that the sponsor gave him a prise

estimated

people. the large schooner •Timothy Bateman." gilded peacefully Into the waters at the ship yard of the DeUwara Bay Ship

Building Company. In Dorchester, on Saturday morning laat St ten

minute* past 10 o'clock.

The boat was built by the owners of the new shipyard, who will aoon celebrate their fieri anniversary, and waa the first

boat built by them to leave

their way*.

The bo*l waa purchased by the firm of Bateman A Bllmart and waa named after the late Ttmoth) Bateman, father of the firal

iber of the firm, who died only a few '

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Newcomb.

Mr and Mr*. Norman Robbins and Mr. and Mr*. George Robbins were gueaia of Frank Robblsa

and family on Thursday. The Ad alt Bible Clam of the

. waahytanan Church will >oW

'““J ■"“*» “J£ ai' nmii hit Mr of Mr* Frank 1*WIr. on weo actually came to paw y evening- since »h* gave her reading for Him Emma Erringer has re- h(>r cu ,, cnlW w. - **-

covered from an attack of ton-

sllltls.

Kate Hosted was a visitor

in Philadelphia on Monday. Rev J B Kulp. superintendent of the Bridgeton District occupied the pulpit of the M C. Church

on Sunday morning. Mrs. Milford Johnson. George Miller *****•■ Carman are HI wi

menu heard It look* as though she could start a profitable busl-

ines In this field.

At a late hour landmrbiK. candle salad, coffee, tric’iy peanuts and a cake built over a tin pan were served, after which the

party broke up.

Comments were heard

•Ide* which indicate It may be

an annual affair.

Those attending were: Rev.

grippe. and Mrs. William Moore. Mr. and Levi Robblna. of Camden, spent Ml , Hairy Thomlng. Mr. and Sunday with hi* parent*. Mr. and Mr ^ p,,,! cantonl. Mr. and Mu. Mu Frank Robbins 1 Harvey Hand. Mr. and Mr*. OgRev E J Brewer, representing | den Shropritlre Mr. and Mu.

Mu. Charles

Institute Held

Mauricetown Union Joined With Port Norris Union

A local W. a T. U. Instlute wa* held In the M. E. Church March 31. which proved Interesting and profitable to -■* *- —

presided follow*:

Singing. An erica, ihe Beautl ful." and -Match of Allegiance.' with Mrs. LouU Miller at the Scripture reading. Fifth Cha*-

™ .... a pin. n. M., I nro, Mr »n WlBto

glided peacefully Into the walan

as Mu. Emily Rigglnfi, daughter; —

of Mr. Bateman, broke a bottle of champagne, said to ba |w«aty

_ In alHarrlet Powell The program wa*

Mu- Hary Thomlng. the Ma-

only In tlm fun "he^ made, bug o{ port Norris, under the

Discuwdon. The Piubleom

'. C. T. U.”

direct tons of Mrs. Mortou Bateman. sang the famous hymn

"Sail On."

Crowds all day long and all day Sunday visited the scene of the launching and were escorted on and through the fine new

ttfio

bivalve with

which even tbewe who handle them every day during the planting and harvesting seasons are no: acquainted, aud to such the following article taken from the National Geographic Magatiue may be not only in ter eating, but enlightening and may give thrift information they -ere prevteealy, unaware of: A number attended i he fight at The life history of the orr tee Rainbow Lake Thursday evening. u one „ f K ature > lomaoee*. A The blll was an extra atlructlob fem *l.- may *pawn as many and wa. well attended A large, M go.OOO.UOO eggs In a season. Inumber could not gain admit-! lh . average being about

Charlca Adam* I* beautifying his property with a new coat of paint A. B. Campbell. Sr . is taking time by Ihe forelock In hating his nrwly-ereeled porch netted la to be ready for the famous Jersey moequlloea that are due here

Frankie Rambone. of New

field, and Cammy Bak r. of Hammonton. opened tne show with Baker striking and falling down repeatedly, the last two round*

he touched the canvas with hit hand* one hundred and thirty-

marriage. Miaa Mabel Garrison. two , Imoa |je stopped cverydatighter of Mr. and Mrs. Rlch.id ttl , n jumbont had the few aacUarrlson. at North I'ort Notrl».| 0 . 1(Ja ^1* bead wa* up. The real and la a graduate of the Bridge | ^ ||l( . wma a slugging match ton Business School. Bhr t* *«“-l a ,, un ung for two knockouts. A ployed by the Delaware A Allan-. f%4l ..orgtag boy from Philadeltlc Telephone Compnay as one of phu naBla<1 Frankie Vance, had

•ucta a clever and fast left hook

After these are dli they Boat, but only one thousand* of them coo contact with the milt from mala oyatera. and only a vary few at the fertilised eggs develop Into oy«ter*. If It war* not so. tba bay would soon ba a solid mass

of bivalves.

Four hours there*fur tba am-

tbe local "hello" girls.

When approached

porter. Mr. Corson's only comment wl re In North Jersey In the neighborhood of three month* ago. Mr*. Corson's only comment was "I have known my husband

for a long time."

The wedding of Mr. Hart and Mias Troxvll I* aim somewhat surrounded by mystery, the announcement bring that the wed-

that Gene Oeffner could not l

larva, ao small that aa ordinary fish might easily swallow a million of them at a mouthful, about eighteen days this h Urea of Ha wanderings Md a a place to aettle down ar ck

Mias Adella Grlner. who baa been confined to her home for a couple of weeks with ibe grippe. ha« once again taken her position as cashier at the American Store. Mr*. Charles Fagan baa been filling her place while she

ding occurred about three weeks her'nmtherT*Mr*. Carolina Yatea.

Wednesday Mr*. Gerald

All are well known and popu-

»r member- of the younger set

community and we Join

The following responded to »Uh the many many friends of roll-call with a raiw# of Scrip- bath couples in waking them lure: Mr* Harriet Powell, Mrs. every sucrum and a full meaaura

n Sunday uiorn-

Sorlcty. . byterian Church

log.

H. Earle Burt and son. Harry, have been UI with tonsHItl*. SIT. and Mrs- George Schauro. Mr*. Phoebe Taylor. Mlrn Kathryn Behaum and James Sutton attended the lecture given at Millville by Bishop William T. An-

derson.

Mini Bessie Dlettrlch nnd Charles Grlscom. o! 8 * 1 "® * e " calling on friends In Kmtrlon on

Friday evening.

Mr* T. B. Bobbin*. Mrs. L. P.

George Schautn nnd

Kalph

Cain. Mrs. Edward Riggins. Mrs. Claude Jdflris*. Mr*

Frank

o.—..... Harry ChanceMrs. LcwU Miller. Mrs. WilUam Riggins. Mr*. Hsnry Sock* ell. Mrs. David Rowley. Mr*. Leslie Blackman. Mr*. Albert Pepper. Mr*. Gilbert High. Mlsse* Lucy Blackman. Ruth Owenr

F«»l«

Margaret

ru..,.. William thimont. and Clarence Turner, and Mr*.

Bessie Miller. Of Balcm.

Mrs. Geon '<

Clement were

Camden Rev. Hanna of Rev BenJ Berry of Pot:

and Rev Harry Snyder, oi unBaptist church also took a part In the services. Mr Huntrr and wife, of Dorchester, ung very Impressively iwo favorite »ele«Uons of the deceased. “I'm going

borne to die no .

happy In Jesus." Rev. Berry began his remarks by saving. Tie wa* a good man." and telling bow he. with others of like ch acter. started the little church North Port Norris so many year* ajo Rev Hackelt alao spoke ' the fine Christian character

"Uncle Tommie."

The interment was In Haleyvilie Cemetary The floral offe: Inga were very beautiful an apukr ol the high ealsem in which be waa held One piece In parfieri*r. which wa* made by hla oldest son. who Is a florist In Cleveland. Ohio bad a clock in Ihe renter the hand-, imlntlng to

Fortes

Tuesday.

Rapt 1*1 Church at

Cedarvllle. on Monday evening. Match 2*. under the d ' r * c,lon Mrs. Edith Went*, who la the

superintend!

• that

I away.

Ix-wis Moore.

P. B. of

of young peopli were four contest-

■ Harvey H.dquUt subJjHrt. hat Khali It Be- Mia* Ellen Jagger*. "The Ner •-‘ ,

W'hat l! WUI Be Wallace. The Call Mis* ElUahelh Sag! Said No " Hsrvay declared 'h- winn«

followed

World and ■ Mia* Fawn of the Lord " -r. "Why Ned Hedquial war r. The eonby a playlet.

•Dr >

The

hold their monthcling *1 I he close meeting on Thura-

New Dormitories For Glassboro Normal School

me Legislature which lourned last wees appropriated money for the building of four dormitories of the cottage type *1 the Glasaboro Slate Normal School These dormitories, together with the Whitney Mansion and the new cottage* which are rented adjoining the *c ol*. will accommodate the atudeii'a

who device to board

The Alumni A*»oci*ti°n

turer Wts Hkrrfwt

Rebecca Day. Mrs. Ella Mrs. Enoch Sharp. Mr*. Unda Hand. Mrs. Margaret Rlggln. Mrs. Josephine Peace. Mrs William Moore. Mrs. Louis Miller.

Mr* Kate Lee.

Those responding from Mauricetown Union were: Mlaa Compton. Mrs. Bateman. Mrs. Mayhew. , Mr*. Joseph Compton. Mr* Bailey.

of the launching Weaver. Mrs. Bobbin* and

Mrs. McElwee

It l* requested by the State Union that each member gain

n new member*

A letter was read from Mis.

Franti by Mr*. Powell

Harrington. Mr*. Lemuel Newcomb and Mrs. Carolina Yatea motored to Millville making the

trip In the former's car. The diamond of the Port Nor-

ris hasebsll club Is being graded mud pul In shape for the coming »a*on. The club will have

Ask Pastor To

At the cl<

exercises. refreshment* cream and biscuits were served the crowd attending the event. The boat Is of the latest design and construction and up-to-dale in every respect. It was designed by Mr. Burrows Shaw, who has specialised In boat building for twenty years. Mr. Arthur McClain waa ibt general supervisor of construction and directed the carrying out of the plans of the designer In

cry detail.

The vobmI measures 80 feet In length. Is <2 feel wide, and iws S feet 6 Inches of water, ha* been under cons: ruction the past six month* and la within two week* of being entirely completed. The total co»l when fully completed will be about 120.000. It will be put in use for the lira; time during planting season ihU spring, and will l>e commanded by Captain Jesse Csaklll,

practically the same line up a* last year which was a strong team. Their Slat game will be

“ * ‘ ” i played April 5 with Ope May

Recall Resignation |

„ I former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dividing Greek Baptists william Rowley.

Loth To Part Wilh Him !

or t telL

ding a gummy fk lope Into a . this Hi r'lrii

It begin* to butU

a stoi. house, exuding - “ substance which develi

leathery membrane,

becoming lime erysti . Week after week Ibe baby ter works on. straining barrel ter barrel of water tn onto get additional 1 me for it* flinty, house. It must prove paragon of Industry, for many, and It they happen aJ. ng before the shell is completed and hard. It* tabor* are over. Tba shell la ballt np. myw or layer, each a* 'hla aa ttafttc pa- ”, per. The outside of the shell la the old part and the Inside the.

The owners and tb>- builders are both to be congratulated In adding this fine vosm-I io the fleel at Maurice River Cove, and both are Justified In the pride, which they have In seeing the boat Join the fcreat Industry. The launching parly wav compos'd of Mr. and Mrs. John Rlg-

A tureen luncheon waa served

in the church basement.

Noon-tide prayer and Bible reading by Mr*. Belle Bowden, of

Shiloh.

A report from Maarlcetown

Union by Mia* Compton.

Miss Mildred Foster, president of L. T L-. reported twenly-one member* have signed Ihe pledge Reading. "Alcohol and Slavery." Mrs. Edward Riggins. Jr. Mm J. Wesley Adstns read a ..Her from Braxil. South America, from Miss Eunice Hudson, a mlsalonaiy. telling of her work among Ihe Indian*. She l* now teaching fifty Indian children that know no written language. Solo by Mrs. Bowden, computed and written by bereelf. entitled 'The W C. T. L. She waa accompanied on Ihe piano

by Mr*. Louis Miller.

Read!, c. "A Fence or an Ambulance." Mrs. Louis Miller Reading. "Five Cents a Glasa.

Mrs. Edward Robbins.

Mins Lucy Bl. kman gave —

. the

recognired the need for 1 at* action In the re* passed last June directing officers to lake *tep» to sec dormiioiy facllltlca for the s

Fowler an Margaret. David C. son. Lew la, Mr. and Bateman and the <

Church.

-laughter. Iltzaid, and Jr*. Morion

Interesting

aonat ration

Christian dUxenshlp.

A rising vole of thank* by Hu Mauricetown Union waa given »■ I'ort Norris Union for the day ao

profitably spetl

The growth of the school » It opened In 1*23 has I marked, the enrollment for year reaching a total ot students In three departmm the regular eeaelon. the exlea department and the summtr

« son" caught the

i-[river and brought her I w harf of the ship bulldioi . { A handsome bouquet n lilies was presented to d Bllxsard for his wife.

The oil T.ompaunebed UP the

At the close of the morning service In the Dividing Creek Baptist Church on Iasi Sunday It waa unanimously voted that the members exprew* their love and appreciation of the splendid work that the paalor hs* been doing and that they aek him to consider hi* resignation, which was read on the previous Sunday

morning.

The MUaton Circle held Its regular monthly meeting In the lecture room of ihe church on

la£t Thursday

Another stereopilcon lecture In the near future I* promised At an Informal gathering the choir on Wednesday evening at last week at the parsonage.

thai organisation

presented Rev. Harry Bnydei with a silk umbrella. Ibe or caslon being a celebration of hb birthday. After an evening apent in music and pleasant coaver** Hon Mr*. Snyder served detlcloue Ice-cream and rakr Mr 8ny<t r said: "Now we can look for aomciear Sundays Finer | h*-. celved such a fine unbrelia." The delegaltw to the v people's conference in Mill, on Friday and Saturday of last week weft- Ml an-* Marian Fieriwood, Alice Orr and Maurice Kchaller and they gave very mleresting report* at the Sunday evening service. Mr Snvrt': and

Kerron Chance re lug duet on «i» companied by M

Benjamin Berry. Jr.. Mrs. Hattie Bllasard and daughter. Bernice, motored to Millville- and Bridge-

ton Thursday.

Marvin McConnell, of Philadelphia. I* spending spmi

nsrent* Mr. 'am

with hi* parent*. Mr.'and Mra.

Hoover McConnell.

The Junior choir rendered apleudld selection of songs the Kunday morning service the M. E. Church which waa highly commendable for thl* young and growing choir. They rei f accompanied by Mis* Mar- • Fowler at the piano. M: and Mrs. Wesley Adams utrrialned company from oul ol own over the week end. M: and Mr*. Joseph N Fowler inn laughter. Margaret, were Irblgelon visitors Saturday eve-

If one examine* with ■ scope the ridge* uu the i of the gill of an oystar. he wl find them to be fringed with IU hairs, each leas than one five hundredth of an inch long au< diamatar too small to b« even with a magnifying! glass of considerable poster. Each of these microscopic hairs constantly wave* back and forth, s quickly ona way and slowly the * other, like an oar tn rowing. Act- \ Ing In unison, their motion driv«M| 1 the water Into the pores of tha^ oy.ter and through a eerie* at lubes, whence it paasee out again after Ha food content has been

extracted.

Straining W*t<r To Get It* Pood

err.! a plea

Zion M. E- Church

plant

Lodge Supper

Razors Flashed in a Bivalve Free Fo:

All

Nrptuue Lodge. No. 73. F. and i K. M.. Mauricetown. will have a lureen supper and entertalnmcni ,n Friday. April 15. ai 6 30 P

' the

Creek. April U Simpeon. pssto: meeting 10: S<

Triuniphiil

Leagu. devotional sendee a O'clock. Topic. -Must We I or Win?" Preaching eervlci- ? o'clock. Sermon by the pa j Bus!ucs meeting of ibe la'

Tuesday

n-m Ray Lakln if Sera Rabom, the special set

! Port Norris Baptist Church

Dividing j Evangelii iueoph E. and Singer M.. rJaa* | »bo were I »■ f*i« |

Subject. ••Christ'* jj.p,,., Chimh a , Greenwich. Entry." Epwortb:»tii be here again on Saturday

All arc Invited to thb

Itf *t 7:30 who heard the*!

Vn all-day business meeUng of h. W. C. T. U. waa hrld Tbursin the basement of the M i-burch. Many Important mat- . were decided Mrs. William : m gave a reading and Mr*. .den. of Shiloh, rendered a . ■.f fine solo, which waa great- • njoyed. There waa a large;

rowd In attendance.

Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Bacon havng been on an extended trip lalting ihrlr daughter. Mr*. Waler Warren, of Pitman, who ha* iecu wintering In Florida, returned Lome thl* week. Isa Evelyn Garrison, who ala the Stale Normal School at Glassboro. spent the week end wilh her parents. Mr. and Mrs

Howard Oarriaon.

Mr*. William Lee had the misfortune ot falling from Ihe back step* of her home Friday afternoon and spraining her ankle. The physician statoa It will be three weeks betore *he will be able to put her foot on the floor

The gills are covered with ang adhesive secretion, to which tb microscopic organisms con lain* in ihe water aUck as files to fl: paper. The hairs which dri^ the water through the gills l the secretion and the food It ••ngles toward the mouth, wh dear the hinge of the shell. Many gallons of water must I. strained every day lo provlfi food for an oyster, but the strata! ing process It as natural breathing with man We take i Into our lungs, strain out of Ha oxygen, and then « the rest, with Ha added load <

carbon, but the proceaa mechanical that few of It a passing thought. In order that the oyster

feed freely and almost contln ously. the edge* of Its iwo r*— 1 are kepi quite some distwnv apart by a ligament which aci a* a soft rubber eraser would in keeping Ihe edges of the two cov,r» of a book separated. Tula ligament t* not a living l Issue. There develop*, however, ft miracle connecting Ihe two parts of ihe shell, which can ex-: panded and contracted u. wi!i4 When the oyster finds Itself ta danger, this muscle abuts Ihs door with a snap. If not with ft

Samuel McAllister has opened a sign painting shop tn the pastofflcv building. A number of our town people stored to Vineland Wednesday

who did

Ihe home of Mrs.

Declines Pastoral Call

r Uu ‘ l j S * Wyer ^ , whomrettng with ihr (

Yeems •-barge, at 7:30. Saturday evening.

Brol

McConnell-Tompkins

with

laid

Saturday evening, meeting of I celved of the marriage of B. Morl Ibe official board. I t0!l McConnell, a former Port ' passion Week service* will be) Norrla boy. son of John MrCon held beginning on Palm Sunday, nell. Sr., to MU* Jane Frederica April 10 These services will Tompkins, of New York. Theli lead up to Easter Sunday. April many friend* extend hearty con 117. Come! | graiulatlnna lo the young coutvle

'The Eleetraphone.'

i live

Theatre, being the firat

ra. Elmer Jackson, saleslady In the furniture department of Goldberg'* store. I* home with a

An adult oyster «

bottom where there la a

so long as It does not tntmfe^Hj •=i:L the bivalve'* water-Hraltf* Ing actlritle*; but a young oyop# ter mu: ! have some solid eub* , I stance to which it can attach, j for It would be buried by a very 1

small amount of mud. By lug. during the bleeding I a lot of oyster shells where 1* not much mud. bed* ai for the development of ones are provided. In sonn a* many aa a thousand J

of ahell* lo Iho acre ar* require

I

Change in Auto Agenc;

It I* rumored that the Ini of Harvey Wallace In the fi loraon. Wallace A MHU hai

Mesers. Allyn Rob

if C<