UI Hi) BVkf Y S*TU»AY, AfC-U't H.'i i'Ot'liT MOl 1» J. I pM>l : 111 I'v* lih# A k? ^ 1 J" " ' 'I "A lift**, (ei»» inch space) 50 ccuU one in■ertkm. Kach i£clir **«>«! ip-**W *" Mi ^ * W mbmnp i*' • 4 JWt forget that VouriMxi koiU good Augustus Spalding "went wenV1 ou BaUrday last. jjl JJ > : Mra. D*rW. Warwick i« dbnot to mov» Into oor town. 1 1 \ , Richard Reiver and family of Green (Wl, have gone west. «. John |L White'*, at PenrMyille, ii> the {dace to secure bargain* in dry good*. v . Mr. LudUm Hand has gone tp Phlla <M|>I.» 4o l.uy tf'»u»L for his new store. * 4W WifhrnUno "kai> '■H.'1 Sharp;"' CajH» Coleman S. Hhorp, ho* arrived wifely at Lfrbon. {. '*** No law than f«»urteen different tickets were printed at this office, for our own township alibi e. Go to J. H. Beneiet Ibr Hardware, Carpenter's tooU, Garden tool*, pocket and table cutlery, etc. Tin* case of Jonathan Hand vs. the I hoard of Chosen Freeholder* in kUII pen ding in (he Supremo Court. Engineer Banuard of tl>e West JeVsey K. R., wnh in town oh Friday of la*t week. JIo came to locate the new rood to Auglew a. ( 'apt. Sylvester ('or*on, aged 55 years, a resident of Upper township died suddenly on Friday of hut week and was buried on Sunday. In consequence of the very heavy rain on Sunday last, the attendance at both the churches, aud Sunday school*, was

very Hiiudh We intend to publish from time to time, short articles upon the sugar manufneture, and Other matters of interest to our county. Lty»i Sunday being the time fixed fr»r the election of officers at the M. E. Sunday school, the old officers were unanimously re-elected. John L Steel is having a new shoe *hop built in the rear of his residence, where he will "be glad to see those need ing anything hi his line. We are indebted to Hon. IL F. Stock- j ton, State Comptroller, for the "Financial Statements of the Counties, Cities, Townships, Eta," for the year 1879: The weather during the past week has been varied enough to suit most all kinds of ta*ta It has reminded us of . Mark Twain's "New England Weather." jTh* hiiposter* complained of by our Dennlsville correspondent ore natives of Bridgeton^ N. J. We had the honor ftj .of their acquaintance a few years since. l> ** + f »n Sunday morning last, Rev. Ci- W. Turrell, preached his farewell sermon in the If. E. church. After the sermon he wade a few remarks in reference to his nlijeet in changing. Enemies of Cape May are ertotifiualVy writing to the newspapers in other part* of the State that Cape May is "dead." That this is false is shown by the fact that between eighty and one hundred !»oople went down on Saturday last to •)>end Sunday. We received quite a curiosity in the shape of three perfectly formed eggs, ! the ov* day's raoDUCT of a Dennisville j hen. Any one desiring to examine them can do so by calling at this office. They were sent us by Mr. John W. Young, the courteous manager of White'* popular store at Dennlsville, Wo can not speak too highly af the lecture delivered by Dr. Maurice Beesiy l»efore the Court House Literary Society on Friday evening of last week. The subject was "The Sunken Forests of Houth Jersey," and the Dr. must have given the subject a great deal of patient thought and hard study as the lecture was not only interesting for the time being, but contained many Important facta in the history of Ca|»e May oounty. We hope the author will have the lecture published in one form or another, as it ia.a valuable paper. The following officers far Middle township, were alerted on Tuesday last: Judge ofklectlon Vomers Learning. 1 n spec torf— Joe. W. Hal), Page H. Crawford, Ar. Assessor* Clinton Ilewetk Collector— Hcmt Chosen Freeholders-— Franklin Hand, John W. Swain.

/ i aiiH.il!! iisili'i lUtU v M i I* U lii^f i *»d U.brW Ovon***, M. Qnm ford Edward P iluml 8a>n>iti1 S. — ^ • — ** • -• • »■ a. , * » • .W i, $JUU. Ill dantoL 5300. e ■ rr Next town meeting to be held at the Union Hotel. Negt election to be held at the Union UotoL The town meeting In Dennis Township resulted in the election of the following officers - Judge of Election — Isaac W. B, Gandy. Town Clerk — Morris Warwick. An nssqr — Albert r« ter»on, ling. 74. Collector — John Holmes. Chosen Freeholders— Learning M Rice, nu^. 301 ; John Taylor, mnj. 24. Township Committee— Robert W. Benneri, George M- Post, Cha*. T. Rol>art.. Justices of the Peace — John Holmes, no opposition j Edwin F. Westcottj lmy. 159. Surveyors of Highway — John M. Christian, Esokitd Vosh, Thomas James. Commissioners of Api»eal— Btacy M. Goff, Jonathan James, Lewis Edwards. Constable — Gaudy 8. Robinson, Amos Voss. Ovoieeer of Poor — Samuel II. Robinson, i ituqiectors of Election-— Remington Corson, Stephen Tyler. Pound Keepers— Stephen Tyler, Anbury Goft* j. H. Diverty, Joseph E. Allen. School money, $1.50 jut scholar. Road money, $1,000. Poor money, $200. NextTowti Meeting and Election to be held on Dennis Crock Landing. The following officers were elected on Tuesday last at the Town Meeting for Upper Township: — r i . . _ f »• t-«i «i -.i

Judge of Election — Elmer Smith. Inspectors of Election- -Charles P. Steelman, Peter Huff. Township Clerk — Henry Young. Assessor — Lewis S. Williams. Collector — Willis Young. , Chosen Freeholders — Alexander Corson, Anthony Hteelman. Justices of the Peace — George H. Dare, James Shoemaker. " Township Committee — Joseph Mickle, Joseph Young, James Shoemaker. Gversecra of Highways — Sooiert C. dandy, Richard TWwrtsend. Commissioners of Ap|»enl— Peter Hu)Tt [ Geo. IL Dare. Constable — Harry Button. Overseer of Poor — Learning Van Gilder. Road money — $1500. TUCKAHOE ITEMS. Mrs. Gandy is slowly improving in health. 9 The business "lookout" in Tuckohoe is brighter. ■ ■ The entertainment in "Town Hall" on Friday, March 5th, was a failure — the acting as well as the audience. The "Ifogan estate," opposite the residence of 8am n el Steel man, Esq., has l>een bought by Samuel Champion, who is rebuilding and intends moving in April. A great surprise was tendered to .fames Taylor on Wedneeday evening, his young friends wishing to give him a party before his departure for Jersey City. All were much pleased with their good time. We have a number of energetic Cap | toins who aail our river boats, one of which is Gapt. Thomas, of the Schooner "May and Eva," who made two trip* to NW- \1>rk in two weeks, and is now l>ack loading for another trip. We had a very stormy March day for the town meeting, which howover, did not seem to hinder the election of town- j ship officers, both in Weymouth township, Atlantic county, and Upper town*hip, Cape May County. A rather rare occurrence last Saturday, in the shape of a ship launch. The "T, O. Cruse," Captain Jonathan Bailey. Quite a crowd gathered to see her, and it was a very pretty sight, as she moved graeeAtlly Into the water about 4.50 P. M. Sunday morning the pastor of the M. E.: ehtWeb, preached his last sermon for the conference year. The violent storm prevented a large attendance, which a clear day would have brought forth. Mr. Zane |s greatly liked by the people, and It iito be hoped that he will return . The married people have a style of having invited tea parties of five or six couples. A very enjoyable affair of the

I llAJC IlM dtlV TWi 1 j DENN18VILLE lygfEk » ' .. u 1 H J ii'-ie u some t^is of organising a apt ij ~ ^ - 1 1 . ^ ^ ^ # S • • 0 acffiiuntl. 'i'liijre ar«-sixUreti families, ^ow living In eight houses, each of whkh has but limited oeoQtuiuoiiationa for oik family, and still there are many othem wanting houses. It would be well for some of our moneyed men to look well into this matter aud tuaku » move in the direction of building some houses to rent. The entertainment given in Youpg's Hall, on Thursday evening the 4tkinst., by two imposters calling themselves "Sig. Belletti k Co., In their re-fined entertainment entitled an evening of Music, j Mirth, Mystery and Ventriloquism," wa* a fraud in every particular. By mean* of much advertising in the ska)** of large and flaming posters and small hand-bills, they succeeded in drawing quite a respectable audience. It would be dangerous for them to make their oppearanoe in Dennlsville again soon. Dxfcxi*. State News, Millville b to hare two new glass bouses. They are in course of OQtutruction. •0: Thos. C. Dilkt had a horse stolen on Sunday night week, from churoh sheds in Woodbury. The team has not yet been recovered. 1* | ■ . -if. They have an "early bird" at Whig Lane. Charles A, H ounce owns a turkey hen that has this season laid three settings of eggs, and has hatohad out nine little turkeys. • " i

The farm of John W. H asset ton, dec'd> near Mullica Hill containing 193.55 acres, was sold on Saturday, by E. 8. Fogg, Master in Chancery, to Joseph RssssU of KlfUH5t?0. Bridgeton's new Gpera House is tojl>e » 68x90 feet. The audience room is to seat 800 and the gallery 400 people, » giving an entire seating cajxicity 'of 1,200. The building is to be heated by » a.furnace. It will supply a neeil that has long been folt in the county seat. Eleven Republicans, indiscriminately ; picke<l, all citisens of Vineland, vote<l on the Presidential question as follows: Eight for Blaine, one for Edmunds, one for Washburn, and one for anyt»ody but Grant. This plainly shows that the manipulaticm* of Don Cameron and Conkling are destined to oome to naught. A young man in 8alem, N. J., tried to tread on a mouse which was running about the floor of his room, but the mouse disappeared apj>arently under a bureau. Six hours later, whiU the young nuui was seated at a piano in the midst of an evening company, ho felt something in the right leg of his pantaloons. Shaking that part of the garment, the moose ran out and off. ventilation. An illustration of popular ignoitaoe as to ventilation is ftirnisbed by the Sakitart Exuixrkh. and is as follows A gentleman srhiJe attending church one evening found that his feet were ley cold, so that he liad to raise them from off the floor. Coding the attention ol the sexton to the fket, the latter said, with some perplexity i "Yes, we have a good many complaints of cold feet from others \ but 1 don't understand the reason why we can't keep the church warm ; we surely have fires enough." So saying he pointed to the register in the floor directly behind thegentlemsn in the adjoining pew. Looking around the latter could see that there was a hot fire in the flirnace beneath, and yet no heat oamc up. When a handkerchief was laid over the register it eoaroely stirred. The visitor asked the sexton : "Have you any means of ventilation T" "No, sir." "Are there no windows open f" "None whatever." "How then can you expect tho air to oome In here if it can't get out sonu J where F' There was no reason — the man wa* nonplussed, *I>td you ever try to blow in nboUleT" continued the inquirer. "Na, sir." "Do you think, If ymi did, that you could fbrce sfiy more air into a bottle by Mowing than was into It before T" He couldn't say. Never had thought of it. "Well," continued the gentleman, I

" vrou would bcjuu find out. if you i . i , .... v «i ,,wwi that it WlU »*>'■ i.»n - ^ ' ■ ■ — - •» " w • i i ' - I "JB-S I1..1 • || Cl 1 i i • ■ | I a. ■ i,;r ^ ***** tun"*<h • "But," the sextou demurred, "epruing » wiiuki* wouU kt in iLt coid tur, wouldn't Itf "youju.t.lo' S," wn. UK "JUut mhuc at tl»e window, on the keWMd «ide of tUe oiiuxch, mmI m wind da hand- ' -V We read of men going cnuty because I Cf tiiclr molality to solve the game fifteen, while others spend hours and days working this game of "move," and end up by betting anywhere from one to a thousand dollars that the fl»'i»g can be done, all of which prove that the American mind is particularly susceptible to popular or unpopular erases, and givre evidence of the Intellectual degeneracy of our people. If a canvawi were made of the country, in this connection, we fear there would be a lamentable scarcity of men, who like Paul, "}»ut away childish things" when they arrived at man's estate. To those who have solved the problem we doubt whether the end will justify the means, and as for its being proof of any special smartness, we doubt it. Like playing match gomes of billiards, it it simply another way of killing so much time, and hardly any sane man has enough of that precious commodity in this world to afford to murder it* The cracked billiard player is often crocked brained, so Car as real intellectual and moral work is concerned, and the man who is fooling away working hours over the "fifteen" puisle, if his brain isn't cracked already it soon will be. Healthy, stimulating and invigorating amusement is one thing, .fooling one's time away over debilitating nonsense is quite another. "Fifteen" is a splendid thing for children who haven't learned to count, and are unacquainted with the , manipulations of figures. For grown up men it is child's play personified.— VlVKLAKD IXDKl'K.NDXXT.

The gome of Fifteen is a delusion ami a snare, and is not worthy of the time , and money that is lavished on it throughout |he country. j* limply a fraudulent putzle. anil there it bo" infallible rule for its solution. If the blocks hsp|>en to get in certain poti tions in the box, it is impossible to arrange them in the numerical order by the prescribed rules. Our advice is, have nothing to do with it further than to buy a box for a mantle ornament.— VlNtLAXD JOURXAU SO* LOWER TOWNSHIP ELECTION. The election held on Tuesday, of this week, in the adjoining township of Lower, for local officers, is reported to have been unusually spirited. Like as it was in this city, it was a go-as-you-please race, politics being laid aside for the occasion. The fallowing is the result of the vote: Judge of Election — Abraham Reeves. I ns) teeters of Election— Wm. C. Rutherford, nenry S. Rutherford. Township Clerk — C. C. Reeves. Assessor — Aaron Woolsou. Collector — Wm. F. Smith. Chosen Freeholders — Joseph C Eldredge, Samuel Townsend. Surveyors of Highways — Jacob Barnett, Jas. H. Thomas, Eli. Mickle. Commissioners of Appeal— Clinton Hand, Samuel Barnett, Stephen Weeks. Gversears of Highways — District No. 1, D. Woolson, Philip Barnett, tie. District No. 2, Isaac D. Cobb. District No. 3, James Ewing. District No. 4, John Rutherford. Township Committee — Rwain Hoffman, Henry H. Eldredge, Caleb Woolson. Justioes of the Peace — Full Term, Francis K. Duke. Unexpired Term, Dr. Milton 8. Marey. Constables — Wm. T. Chambers, Jas. P. Schellenger. Board of Health — Thos. H. Hughes, Milton Creese, Reuben Hoffman, Eno* Edmunds, John H. Hughes. Overseer of Poor — Seth Chambers. The following are the Pound Keeperselect; Socrates T. Shaw, Ben^joh Downs, Samuel Edmunds and John Vance. The amount of money appropriated for repair of roads is $1,500. Whole number of votes polled, 30P — Star of thr Cape. — s w a They havent fbund out yet what caused the Tay Bridge disaster, and the crash will probably lie laid to Divinr Previdence. a ♦ • The question whether '^corporal pun 4 kkment should be maintained in the J public sehc oti" was discussed by nine gentlemen In Auburn, New York, three ladles acting as judges. The unanimous decision was for the affirmative. — i a > 1 1> Ruhscritw for the G asktts now and you will be happy.

A LARfiE REWARD I O C. WW /A l\ U , W ill k pi* u mj *m it IMh knej *fc cm M pO LOTHING an cheap a$ can he bouqlU at - — - __ „ u, .... * W7I W^ w l%f A ftff 9 ■» * m * r - FOBTY (KJOD mnm CAHUMXU »urm TOE MZY, - - - EIGHTY GOOD ALL WOOL ELITE, w NINETY KUIT8 FOB TOYS. §1 Ml* t GO TIJ1KTY NINE CHILDBEX8' SUITS, U CTh. to 4 M We also keep the largest line of Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Hals, Caps, Umbrellas, Oil and Rubber Clothing, Cloths, and Cassimeres, » OrmrY PUkCKHOCTH OF PHILADELPHIA. No rent, no inrerret, but clerks well paid. We have engaged Mr. Wru a Johnson, fermi-rly of Johnson k Son to manege our Ctwttwn hoot and dejjortment, which is a guarantee that all will be as represented. We have also engaged W. Scott Calkins, well known in Booth Jecosy m one of ihe beat and moot stylish cutter in the Stole, to mss^e our ^rtrMmr deportment. Our stock of CLOTHS A CAH8I14XBB8 far axa*wk oor prerkaf rflbrto Or d«n reonired hj «*U or will reeekt prompt Ml *>ki Wc *ko Mod uutiouUop* tor roll maiiremoot *od Mm pie. of elotA eke nif— ,4 mch63m. A. J. Steelman. 9 W e would call the atten- % % tion of the citizens of this . county to the fact that the

"GAZETTE" OFFICE % is prepared to do all kinds OF JOB PRINTING, in the most approved manner and at very reasonable rates. ca CARDS, TAGS, ENVELOPES, POSTERS, Circulars, Hand-bills, Programmes, Bill-heads, Letter-heads Note-heads furnished at short notice. &LL WE ASE IS A TRIAL. Give ns a dl ' | v