A Unique .Offer

▲m offer unique in the history of Cape May County la mad; hy the Badlq Specialty Company, of Oooan City, In an adrertlaament on the lart pape of this lasue. This most unusual announcement Is. In brief, that dorln« the week of April 6 to 11 the company, which Is located in the Bourse Bull din*, will present to every person parches!n* a radio outfit a year's pass ter t- persons to the Strand Theatre. Ocean City, ona of the laadln* photoplay housee of South Jersey. Two forma of entertainment may be thus seemed toe the price of on*. The offer la extended to any one readln* this paper. The Radio Specialty Company natee that only a limited number of nets will be aold and that the sale will positively stop Saturday. April 11. Such an opportunity has never before been placed In reach of residents of Ocean City and vicinity and probably never will a*aln. Many radio and photoplay fans will undoubtedly take advantage of It. and will be provided wltfl both eye and ear entertainment ter many months

Ocean Gty P. O. S. of A. Celebrated Anniversary

Tk* twenty-third anniversary of nnmbar of eeddenta by permittin* Washington Camp, No. 75. P. O. 8. °f A.. Ocean City, was celebrated early In the week at Red Men’s Hall, with about 150 present The celebration opened wltfl community singing with Ml* Ethel Lee at the piano. Rev. William B. Maxon. of Hopewell. N. J.. State Master of Forms, was one of the main speakers. Luther T. Wallace, Jr., welcomed the memben and rial tor* Mies Betty nooth gave a soprano •old and Vise Smith incited "When Company Comae to Our House." A quartet of members rendered several numbers while Mrs- Pearl Beeklnbach sang "I Love You." Rev. Norman Sargent, pastor of the Pint M. E Church, spoke on "Patriotism.” A group of minstrels from out of town put on several comic sketches, which were very well received end enjoyed by the audience. Mn. Vernon Smith gave e recitation followed by a piano duet played by Margaret Sipple and Peal Olbeon. Dr. J. Tbornley Hughes gave a vocal solo, followed by one by Mrs. William O. Schwarts. Refreshments, followed by dancing, completed the evening.

ooaM not be maintained profitably. The New Jersey potato grower, of InU. necessarily had to rely mostly on the relatively early c*op that he coaid rash to the markets in the States east of the Ml River tloas of the North had the opportunity to become rivals. Confronting the New Jersey fanner, too. hs i been the Increase In the acreage sf potatoes Ir the Atlantic Coast States wwth of this State, and the nearly complete loss of their markets west of Pittsburgh. This year, the State Department of A xrl culture Is Informed, growers genet ally ere buying certified seed with e view to Improving the c-op In that respect end ere also eliminating from potato cultivation much of the land not suited for that m-op. As a iral proposition farmers throughthe State are giving more attention this year to location of crops end the planting of crops to which the soil Is particularly adapted.

New Count Fuikbngs (Continued fn tn Page One) Monlhan A Hal* l«,7d7.4« William H. P..r«U Sl.61J.f0 Sutton Constrrction ,Co. S6.7l4.lf H. Y. Clouting Jf.021.S4 Craythorne-NIckerson Co.- 36.4S7.00 Wallace * Tuner 30.269.43 George a Curtis Co. 30,250.30 The contract wai Awarded to Monlhan A Hall, they being the lowest bidden. The County Library appears to be out of luck, for Freeholder Poster reported that there was no money to rent quartern for the library, and there Is no room in the county bulldirgs. The report was received end ordered referred to the President of the Library Commission. Alfred Cooper. A resolution was adopted to temporarily finance the Cape May Point Boulevard paving, and another as an emergency to take up a bond for S500. due la IfSS, bet not presented until this year, after ell the funds for that particular issue had been ex>nded. The County Counsel. Palmer Way. reported that la the matter referred to him of the Couaty Library Commission's power to expend money. It

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School Events At e recent meeting of the supervising principals and principals of Cape May^oounty schools. It was decided to dispense with the annual Cape May county tnteracholastlc track and field meet. The reason for this decision was that no suitable grounds could be obtained for the holding of this affair this year. The annual spelling contest foi the grade schools and English contest for the high schools will be held et Court House on Saturday, May S. This date waa decided upon, as was also the date for State efficiency tests—May IS. It and SO. The County Federation of School Boards will hold their annual meting at Court House on Thursday even-

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Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President. County Superintendent E. R. Brunyste: rice president. Henry C. Chalmers; treasurer and secretary, Mias Corson.

greater than $1,000 could be made without advertising for bids. The board passed a resolution approving the plana acd specifications for hard-surfacing Room veil Boulevard (Thirty-fourth Street). Ocean City. A request from the Borough of Stone Harbor for the Coucty of Cape May to take over Nlaety-elrth Street from the drawbridge to Third Avenue. to connect with the present county-owned roads, eras favorably acted upon, as was a similar request from South Cape May for the county to take over one square of ML Vernon Avenue, which connects with an existing county road.. The preparation of the maps to effect s legal •*nafer waa referred to the Engineer.

I hereby announce that 1 am a Candidate for the Republican domination (or Sheriff of Cape Ray County at the coming primary election, June 18th, 1885, and solicit the suppfrt and co-operation of the voten of Cape May County. J0HK T. BYRJTK. WOdwoud. >. J.

Wedneaday’s sen in some rime that the entire board of five membi rs attended five members attended, while at the hospital, and the first meeting he was able to attend found Freeholder Miller In the hoaplal. Both theme members appear to now have back their full rigor. I The same promptness and dispatch J with which the county's buslnem was I hand'ed during the three-man board j regime, appears to continue, davits ] the fact that the board now has two I u'ore members. Director Ogden dle- ; poets of business promptly, and each of the boa. d members are alert and ! active In dispatching the mass of > business that r jmes before each meeting.

“He la a man after my own heart.” said the missionary of the cann .bal.