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advance, or $1 50 after three nnmtha. « ■* SM I Kl> VN . M "TIL, 1*0. L { _ g-y— i _ ■_' A tcmperanoa lecture would take well here. H ' Bead all the advert iscmcnt* In thia iiwue. It will pay you. # ^ Any one In waritVjfs skiff will do well u> call OM S. 1£. Bennett. Jdhnfc. White's, at T*miisYi»» th« place to secure bargains in dry goods. Mr. Morgan Hand has held the office of Deputy Clark since August 26th, '76. The solitary prisoner in our jail says the lace curtains don't keep the sun out. Mrs. Spalding, wife of Esquire Sliding, startod for Nobraaka on Monday last.

The prospect now is that there will be a lively time in this township on Tuesday next. The ladios say that Mrs. S. R. Conover does get up "iiuch sweet bonuets. Give her a oalL More Newspapers are received at the Court House than at any other Post ^ Vbhoe in the Cpunty. A.J. Steelman oilers induoemenU to the people of Cape May county. Read his advertisement. Rev. Mr. Parker, of Townsond's Inlot, occupied the pulpit of the M. E. Church on .Sunday morning last. Miss Mary E. Bennett, who for some weeks back has been very ill, is, wo are glad to say, oonvalvescent. Conductor Mulliner of the W.J. R. R. is one of the most accomodating and courteous men on the road. The New Jersey Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, is to oonveno at ikmden, on Wednesday, March 10th. Mr. William Eldridg© is always at the depot, \ijMiii the arrival of trains, to carry passengers to any part of the town. The " Dungeon" has been torn out of the county jail during the lost ten days, it is said that eecape will not now be so When in want of good boots and shoes call on Enoch Edwards, on Mechanic Street two doors obovo the 'MJaxotte" 4jr office. „ R. L. Ilowell, Esq., of Millville, will will be found, by those whe employ him. to be a oompbtxst and csr*»*. —

Mrs. Craig has in her'poHPssion at the county jail a native lemon tree. Its branches support four large fine lemons, nearly ripened. Page R. Crawford, Jr., advertises that he will sell sundry articles of personal property at public vendue on Wednesday March lOtli. We are greatly indebted to the courteous atid efficient County Clerk, Jonathan Hand, Esq., for information and numerous favors. The fine mansard roof cottage of Mr. Edmund Benezot is neftring completion. When finished it will add greatly to the appearance bf the town. This from the Bridgeton 44 Patriot s'1— « H is rumored that the citizens of Cape May Court House are desirous of having a paper started there." While Daniel Egan was crossing the W. J. R. R. at Millvillo on Wednesday evening, he was struck by a parsing train and It is thought faUllydnjured. It being leap year, the young men of this town are thinking of organising a society for the protection of themselves from the attacks of the "gentle sex." Wo saw a genuine specimen of the " wooly horse" passing along Mechanic street on Saturday list- Unlike Barnum'n celebrated croetur, this one was alive. Any of our readers who think that R, R. caw are no luxury, should ride six miles in a country Stage, over one o the public road* in the upper part of this oounty. It Is generally considered an excellent guarantee of the thrift of a town when {ttee* are but low vacant house*. There are but two or tbrrc in our town at the present time. Harry Wheaton is having a blacksmith shop built at Cold Spring, llarrv thinks the location a good one, as it undoubtedly if. We wish him much sue. rest in his new enterprise.

*1** riiliiSfst of tacts a pt*ui wot v 1 0 If I . - 111 j | i » 1 Ph where she will permit: a cosiw of study in the young ladles' Seminar* . The Public School here, under th* '<Mfi*g*tntmt of Prof. Purdy, is in h and with the aid M Bennett and the jaipila are making rapid . iiitrnl. We had the pleasure of listening to a very interesting and instructive black tjoard exercise u|*»n the " Trinity, conducted by Dr. J. F. l^eaming, at tin* Baptist church on Sunday evening last. The singing was excellent. We art informod by Mr. Swope, one of the projectors of ff Angle***," the new summer resort on 44 Five Mile Beach," that the arrangements are completed for building a rail-road from the W. J. R. R. to the Island. W infield 8. Hand was so unfortunate as to loose his pocket-book on Friday of last week. Since the above was in type, we are informed that the missing property has been found uiid returned to its owner. Thara^ in want of carriage* of any « v a _ a -1 - V ▲asaa sLmm V.«, i 1 i v> «v

kind can not do than by calling on A. Ben ere t A Son. We havo seen some of their work that will compare favorably with any in the state, and refleets great credit upon their master painter A. B. Smith. On Thursday, Feb'y. 26th, Mrs Eliza both Ogdon, ag«*d 66 yearn, and a resident of Gravelly Run, wan found in a dying condition on the road about one mile from her home. Dr. Downs, the coroner, viewed the body and decided that death was the result of apoplexy. Programme of the Court House Lit^ rary Society, for Friday evening Man% 5th, 1880 : 1st, Singing, Glee Club. 2d, Essay, A. E. Lyons. 3d, Solo ami Chorus, Miss Lucy Corson. 4th, Lecture, Dr, Beesly of Dennisville, uThe Sunken Forests of .South Jersey." 5th, Recess. 6th, Chorus, E C. Ilewctt and others. 7th, News, Local, W. S. Learning. 8th, Comic Reading, P. Ilildreth. On Friday, February 27th, at eleven o'clock >. M., Jonatliau Hand, E»q. entered upon another five year's term as clerk of Cape May oounty. This is hi* ninth consecutive term, - having first enhred the office, by appointment of thF legislature, February 27th, 1840. , While the Law requires but two bondsmen to the amount of $5,000, Mr . Hsnd^ furnishes four, viz : C. F. Learning, M. D., Maurice Bocwly. M. D., John II. Ross, ; and Daniel Hand. After l>oing swornin the Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Judges Hughes, Diverty and Gandy, together I with the bondsmen, partook of an r ' y r* , -* - - . "* MM — • ■*"*< - ** ftw- _

to another charge at the close of the j ireeent Conferenoo year. Ho will • j reach his last sermon here to-morrow morning (March 7th.) Will also prefthh ] at Gravelly Run to-morrow afternoon and j evening. He leaves for Conference on | Tuesday. During the past year Mr. Tur- , rell has received into the church, on j probation ten persons, and three by let- j ter, baptised sixteen, collected* nearly ! two hundred dollars for the benevolent J" objects of tlie church abroad, has preacli- j ed one hundred and and twentv-fourscr- . mons, delivered three public Ad ill esses, conducted eight weeks of protracted I meetings, officiated at five funerals and assisted at two others, and had the opportunity of marrying but one couple i during the year. We are not advised | as to where Mr. Turrell is going next , year, nor do we know that ho has an* ( idea of the place of his next appointjP % I modiMay ho in his new field of labor be j 4 4 semper point us, semper fidelis." At the regularly called caucus on j Thursday afternoon, it was proposed that two tickets l>e nominated, btfl after eon- J siderable sparring it was decided, by a . largo minority, to nominate but one ticket. The following is the ticket as nominated s Judge of Election— Somers Learning. Inspectors — Jos. W. Hall, Page R. Craw- | ford, 8r. Assessor— Clinton Hewett Collector — Henry Hand. • Chosen Freeholders — Franklin lland, John W. Swain. Township OominHtea- John W. Swain, David T.Smith and Samuel E. Douglas. Commissioners Appeal— John IN Swain, 1 Franklin Hand and Jas. T. Miller. Surveyor* Highway— Vomers 11. Stite*, Charles W . Shivers and Gabriel Holme*. Overseer* Highway— Richard M. Crawford, Edward P. Hand, Samuel K. Say era, Francis Douglas and Nicholas ( Yeese | TnwmMp Or*-Vlrtfl S Prrteluon. Ovwtw Poor— t <>*4g.

(jlt »nal I lop^ Jafligs (Jhestafi upa ^ i- V 1 f urr-iM I < IB fl . UHPUPt ... rugj|i- Purposes High ' #, I | v ii i > ililMj J <>ul r Uli'J " ▼* ' ■ dental, $300. Union HoW. Neat efeetion to bo h*id,»t tUo U«i©^ Hotel. • : 2 i " a ^ | » | < ..— I. I

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Ma. Editor : — a stranger writes yon topics of Tucks hoe. As but a law mils* divides Oils village from your own | you, as well ss your reader*, will doubtless feel in tores tvd. How well 1 remember my first visit here, how agreeably 1 was surprised $» find such a charging village in the •pines of south Jersey, M remote from the railroad, only to be reached by stage ooachftf, and when I had partaken of one of Mr». M. Gaudy's good dinners, my surprise and pleasure were complete. Standing on the piszaa what a lovely view. The Tuckahoe river, with iu ebb and flow, the nail boats, yachts and ve* sels, presented an active and pretty right. But I was to give you the current topics, and not a description. But my advice is, visit Tuckahoe. if you have never done so, and if you have, my advioe will be useless, as you will surely wish to revisit "scenes of former happiness#"

Mrs. Reuben Gandy is very ill. The "M. Da." are at the present time j very busy. Mrs. Thomas Parker, was very ill lost 1 week but is better at this writing. Henrv Campl>ell, a resident of llawrinsville, was buried at Head of the fiv er, on Tuesday. A moat ei\joyable affair was the surprise party given to Miss Cassie Madden, on Saturday evening. Every one had a good time. The opening of March came to the Tuckahoe people as "gentio spring," how it will hold out will bo seen later in its annals. Ship building is being revived in a small degree. One is in the hands of the mwtor builder Daniel Bailey ; Capt Jonathan Bailey. The past week has been a gay one for the young people. A pleasant "tea party" at Miss Miriam Wheaton's, with a recnforccment — in the shape of gentlemen — in the oventagr — Madame Grundy says there is to be another wedding soon. We will give no names until we hear of its actual occurrepce, then we will be sure we ore right. Nothing like adhering to the old adage, "Bo sure you are right, then go ahead." Randolph Marshall, M. D., met with quite an aocident last week, but fortunately for him not a serious one. Was run into by a passing vehicle, his wagon, horse and himself overturned. The oc—an* ♦»"- * Voe vr /-»• % ^ %

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A lively spring trade is looked for in ^ every branch of business bore. The. | prospect is encouraging. The Rev. F. Fletcher, of Patterson, ' N. J. will occupy the pulpit of the Bap- i ( tist church here or Sunday next, j March 7th. Young's Hall seems to be in great de mnnd, it is an improvement long needed ! in Dennisville and we believe will l>o a paving investment. The stock of goods carried by Mr. ; E. White is immense. He has an eye to I the wants of his customers, having laid | in largely before the advance. Captain John Douglass is getting the lumber on his ground for a new dwelling IIouso on his farm. The Captain | is one of the most enterprising farmeri in the oounty. The citizens of Dennisville arc noted for their liberality to the poor and needy . They responded quite heartily again on Saturday evening lost to a donation for Mr. and Mrs, Flick, a very worthy old couple. The Sohooncr Broom, which wa* run into and sunk by the "Norman" of the Boston line, lost fall, has been thoroughly repaired and was launched this week, the will bo ready for the. spring trade from this place. Hon. It S. Learning bos the lumber j in Ills ship ywd for the building of two large three masted schooners and the work on one of them ha* already com menoed. Mr. I/eaming is agreat benefit to this place, bs pays several thausand dollar* every year for labor. The new and commodious school house now being built in South Dennisville by Msssr*. Craudole and James, . contractors, will aoon be completed. .|ltfea model ef neatness, and will 1* quite an improvement to that part of the town, Bus 24x42 fsst, with 23 fret I posts. torn**

mm 'MinUiaaa^ Th* PrJu fcrian church h*. shared largely in this *1*0*64 work of 40 bavix* pro faith in the (md Jnans Caauv The Baptist church also has Mi tha in flue use of thi* special riaitatioo of Got> The membership pf U^s various churches have oauaa lor thankfidstw, to the great "Head of the Church," fax Ids display of saving grace Let u* ho|>c those men who show us th« way pf salvation will be as WU» aa aer ]>enu and hskui.ksa as doves. w . i - - - - » ^ » After the adjournment of the caucus on 'fliurada) afternoon last, several gentlemen, thinking it advisable to nominate a second ticket, met at the Union Hotel and prepared the following ticket: Judge of Election— -Charles W . Shiver*. Inspectors of Election— Somer* Stiles, Isaac Hand. rtjHWinor — Stillwell II. Townaend. Collector — Joseph W. Hall. , Chosen Freeholders — David T. Smith, Townsend Garrotson. Township Committee — Franklin Harris, Aaron P. Hand, Seth Miller. CcmmiMfioners of Appeal— John Spal- •• M • * WV! ••

ding, Scbellenger, and YiigB < N. Errickson. Surveyors Highways — John Kates, Samuel Stites, Charlc* P. Foster. Overseers of Highways — John Kate*, Aaron P. Hand, James Chester, Gabriel Holmes, Charles P. Foster. Township Clerk — Alonao Hrwitt. Overseer of Poor — Enoch Edward*. Constables— Samuel Sayre, Isaac Hand, Frederick B. Neal. Pound Keeper* — James Long, David P. Burch, Dickinson II ildreth and John . Brown. Justices Peace — Edward M. Shiver*, Sumner Marcy. Money for Township Purposes— Highway*, $1000. Poor Fund, $150. Inci dental Expenses, $200. Next Town Meeting to be held at Rio Grande. Next Election to be held at Rib Grande. .J

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Buaseli have gone out of fashion. Velvet is not seen much in cloaks. iTais VH+md V" mMmJm Fur lined garments are too common. Ordinary fur* are reasonable in price. The mob cap is the newest breakfast. Spaniah mantles are the Paris favorite. Apple blossoms are tho favorite flowers. Short skirts are extremely comfortable. Queen Victories a good, loud sneezer. ' • 4VaU5hes &n(^bhatilaines are not much worn. Double and triple collars are used for j suits. t* * "V- v* _ AJ. * f . - bein*

Bright color* for street wrap lining* ( are dewi ruble. - Mr*. Hayes look* like a fright with her i ^ trimmed. .. -< Treasury girls at Washington, wear j pistol pockets. Miss Chesholm gets $1,200 iw a Tfea* ury clerk. i Breakfast caj)S of mull, lace and rib J bona are chic. Fashionable ladies prefer satin or silk cloak trimmings. Oollaifc bold a prominent part in pre* ont fashions. Artists' models in New York say fe | male artists ore beasts. • English women all wear dresses of the same color at balls. The mother of the Empress Eugenie, was only a milliner. The Mazarin collar is made of plaited . black and white lace. Striped India shawls are made into j ve*iti-»ha|>ed dresses. A Louisianna woman, 33 year* old. j has only 19 children. New York belle* have their photos taken by electric light. Faille or satin inserted puffing is j handsome for waist trimming. Rubies' suits are much trimmed with guipure and brotonne lace. Mary Anderson can throw a stone at J a cow and not break a window, A middle class English girl has oolloaal feet vancant expression and a thumping gait. Kc*a Bonhenr, the artist, has received the Leopold cross from the King of Belgium. )\ took onlv 45 minutes for 700 wo rtien to cross fe roadway at M street, the [ other day. : Rope* of forget-me not* with silver tmelB are used to trim ball dresses for j young girls. At Omaha a woman went to eburcti itfSinst her husband's wishes — he whip- ! pfcd her and sent her home, the Philadelphia N*ws sa>t that ■ farivionable women are often very brave ; thav do not fear to free powder. Bridgeton is to have another canning factory, a contract for the buildings > having been mada. This industry has j grown to large proportions. . tist*4

t I Hrl Ci £ ' I JBET KORTY GflOD CHIOS CAflBIMBRE WJITO KM MKK. - • • • » « EIGHTY GOOD ALL WOOL 8UITB, W #0 KIJTETY SUITS FOB B0Y8, * **) ^ THIRTY-SINK CHILDRENtT 8UITO, » ^ 4 40 We also keep the largest line of Boots, Slices, Trunks, Valises, Bats, Cups, Umbrellas, Oil and Bobber Clothing, Cloths, and Cassimeres, of any place houth op wimiwibu. No rent, no inreraat, but derka w«U paid, Wa have , Johnson, formerly of Johnaftn> Son to my age our Boo au. Iwa * uporuneoi, which is a guarantee thai all will be as rcprfrcntad We have also engaged W. SooU Calkins, well known in Sonib Jesnay as on* of the beat and moat sty cutter in the Stale, to manage anx LumUai. a a . , a.

department. Our Hock of CLOTHS A CASSIMERES far «MMdi our F^w* «**<• » dm* rmoommd by n*il or will roooirt promi-y tkmlxm * « **> muc instructions far self measurement and samples of cloth when requestne. A. J. Steelman. mcho3m. We would call the attenA ^ 4 ' tion of the citizens of this * county to the fact that tlie "GAZETTE" CJ3^STIPCSifc . is prepared to do all kinds

OF JOB PRINTING, in the most approved man- * w ner and at very reasonble rates. txi CARDS, TAGS, ENVELOPES. POSTERS, Circulars, Hand-bills, Programmes, Bill-heads, Letter-heads, a Note-heads, furnished at short notice# ILL * 1SIS1 TUIL bi b i dL #