CHOICE MISCELLANY

Do«Vtl

A curioua story of « wealthy old recluse U told by Household Word*. Not ■ buudnxl miles from London and about Are miles from a railway station, he says, stands a large house Is beautiful ground*. Two rooms only In this bouse are occupied, one by the owner and the other by his servant. The staircase Is never used, and cemmunlcatlou between the two rooms is by a hole In the Uoor and a rope Udder. The owner's mcuU when cooked are pasacd up through tbia hole.

J up th

The chief peculiarity, however.

1c being Is that twl

rope then

. Isle laddc

trie being Is that at night, he cornea dreesed ns a tramp.

Ice a

referred to. where he has a private room. Here he changes his clothes, emerges In full evening dress and goes by the lust train up to Loudon. It has been mx-crtalned that he then takes a cab to one of the big clnba in the neighborhood of Pall Mall. Wbat he docs at the club Is not known, but he returns by the first (newspapt train In the morning, when he repal to hla room at the station, puts on t! tramp's clothes again and returns to 1 house, where he resumes hU peculiar

mode of life.

He has never been known to speak to any one in the village, and no one can give a reason for hla quaint behavior. bqt local gossip has It that he was Jilted ns a young man and vowed that he would never again speak to a woman. nor. so far ua he could avoid It

look at one again.

The editor of Household Words

vouches for the verai

spondeut-—London

raclty of t

Malt

ThonKht It Was Tax am Babies. Female suffrage sometimes leads to amusing mistakes. A candidate at a recent election in Australia, where the women have votes, tells a story In this

Issues before the electors was the question of berthage rates. A woman vot'~ came to him and asked whether he was In favor of Imposing these berthage rates, because If he was she would take good care that neither her husband nor herself would vote for him. A little discussion of the matter revealed the fact that the woman was under the impres

candidate now doubts whether the average female voter Is not under a delu-

sion. or. perhaps, say, a spell.

> generally but nevertheless It Is a fact that the ladles are great consumers of peanuts,” remarked the proprietor of a fruit stand located on a prominent down town street corner. "X am somewhat of. an observer and have been forced to take note of this particular feature of my business. "Nearly every night belated husbands stop here and load their outer pockets with the festive goober, the purchase or leas than two bags being an exception. To my mind the peanut trade has made serious Inroads upon the fried' oyster business, for my regular customers tell me that their wives prefer warm goobers to bivalves done up In

Urecn Creek.

kin. Sarah Kldrtdge of Stoua Harbor, baa been vb' .g friends In town. Maurice Cnwae and wife, visited friend* la Cold Spring the first of the week. MraC. P. Foster ha* returned from

visit to friends iu FUhlr

dng Creek.

I "edge of Fishing Creek. » Cape May Saturday,

of l

klel

visitor to

The many reoden of this paper (the Herald) are pleased with ibo late Improvement it ha* made.

.Sun.lav evening Mccompauled ■dug and thunder. A Kjdntid ixiiig M-ivIcr wa* held in the M K C’-urch Sunday evening among tin young lolkt. Frank H dllugi trip In t:«i- May Captiln K ' Johnaoii. who recently enter<d tin 1 m.i'v l>uw|iiewa, Inia umde a good

burnout.

•I I>. lb*-, •or ' groocryman, h dtling mi hi* farm '•• Seavillo vlullill) ready lor hi* teiianl Captain Joseph Koblunon w ho h*» hern ontlned to hi* room uio»t of the winter, i* able to rpriid much tlmy mil of hi* 1' i* hoped that the movement now on font to drain the Green Check mill will be successful. There will l« au election of thl acln-ol trustee* at Couu llouae on Tm •lay artrrnouu Match 17th, when a ttuat will be eleciwl for our acbonla to aucce Joseph Camp whose term expire*. We are glad to note the oullonk of tb< ulammera’ rights are such a* to indicate

year at least. HolliugBliead clammers* defence In thl* vicinity. Prof. J. I). Huffman and family, »peiil Tuesday visiting rrieuds In West C»p. May. .Miss Helen Holmes returned first of thi week from a visit to her cousin, Mi*» Nora Hand, of Klo Grande. Mrs. MUlicent Hand, of Nummytown. has been spending a few day* with J. H. Scbellinger and wife. Pastor W. M. ^Lister took Mounie Haud and'wife of K‘o I Mrs bailie Black, of Pa. Is visiting her daughter. Mis. Jeuuie Lister. There will ftc preaching in the Prrabysri*n church bunday murulug and even-

>8-

It is hoped that the ponds uf water 'in ur town will soon be drained to the creek. This cau be done by little wot and'expense. Mrs. Mary Miller has returned from oaths visit to friends in Cape May. There was a large attendance In the M. . Sunday school Iasi Sunday afternoon, to greet Italpb Sohelleuger, who Is the "new Superintendent.

Court House. Mr*. Sweelcen of Holly Beach, w louday visitor here. Alien Eldredge of Swalatou, callc fiends here the flrat of the week.

i on Wedi

Kio Grande, was seen In

.day.

V. N. Erricson and son Monroe, were calling on relative* here Tuesday. Matthew Jefferann. of Sea Isle City,

was transacting business here on Wednes-

Mrs. Amelia Bishop, of Millville, war siting her brother here Tuesday. E. D. Foster, wife and niece, returned

home Monday, after spending several

days with friends at Merohautville.

d*V.

Lizzie Hand of Weet Cape May, dtiiig Mrs. Socrates Willis on Mou-

“Lund of the Fan Cod."

It la interesting to know that Oklahoma, with Us possibilities of statehood, is known locally us "The Land of the Fan God.” Junt why the adjective Is not apparent, in fact is so puzzling that a number of correspondents are concerned about the question. The governor habitually usee the phrase, but one writer Kays: "Governor Fergnson Is not alone in bis habitual use of this phrase, for every one of the territory's governors from Steele down has delighted to use 1L And so, too, has nearly evi other citizen of ‘ the territory. , I whether or not one of the governors, any other citizen, has understood Just

what Is meant I am in doubt”

every

But

I ;Uses i r |_

Students of the rising generation are investigating the rest of chlldzdh. The government of Sweden has appointed

n committee to Rather data.

According to the report forwarded to the minister of education, children who arc four years old should sleep twelve hours; children who are seven years old, eleven hours; children who are nine yewrs old, ten boms; children who are from twelve to fourteen years old, from nine to ten hours, and those who are from fourteen to twenty-one year*

old. from nine to ten hours.

It further points out that an—mi« nnd weakness In children are frequent-

ly due to lack of sleep.

Girls Bear Better Thaw Beys. Professor Wenley, teacher of philosophy la the University of Michigan, declares that be has made the Interesting discovery that girls bear sounds Incapable of detection by boy*' ear*. He to hla class: "In the university itories it has been discovered that .girls' ears bear a higher range of sounds than do those of boys. Masculine ears have a lower range thsn feminine, of course, and It Is quite possible that they detect lower toned sounds.”

Pa**** Wo* AIM STmA.

At Lucbow, In Germany, 129 father* were fined a few cents apiece for allow - , ins their children under ten yean of 1 age to dance at the harvest festival of a village near by. The village pastor objected to the dancing'and reported the case to the i>ollce. It was discovered, however, that his children bad danced, too, and he was fined with the

Children.

W. Weeks, wife and daughter of Atlantic City, were Tuesday visitors at the home of Tho*. Weeks. Harry Stites was transacting business in Pbilsdelpbia on Monday. Mr*. Jere Norton of Dias Creek, paaaed through here on Monday. Edgar Eldredge of Swaluton, spent Friday and Saturday with Mr*. Tbeo.

Eldredge.

Georgr Reeves of West Cape May, was in town Saturday. Mrs. Alex. Douglas, entertained her daughter, Mr*. Fenuluioro of Wildwood, on Monday. Mr*. R. R. Sharp is entertaining pany ibis week. Mrs Ezra Norton, returned on Monday, after spending several days with nor mother at Green Creek. Several of onr young people attended the Pie Social at Dias Creek on Wednes day evrning. Edward GkVrison has Secured a pqs l i newsboy on the Pennsylvania R. R, Mrs. George Grace entertaliKd company i Monday from Millville. Leon Abbott of Woodbine, was In tow

i Tuesday.

Matthew Heritage of Millville, callc on friends here the first of the wiek. Mrs. Helen Nickerson and children, of tvalon, are spending this week w ith Mra Joleman Camp. George Weeks and wife, are entertaining their daughter, Mrs. Clsudius Long and daughter, this week. Mia* Mabel Taylor returned to bef. iT, after spending USvdrai ‘ !r Taylor and f

said to hla

la bora I thatgl

Mis* Jennie Erricson returned horn-

■ending savers) di ts at Dias Creek.

Tut wit

Mrs. Bates of Fishing Creek, passed through here on Wednesday. Mr*. Martha Tasao, waa * Vlnelam: labor this week. George Springer of Millville, called on friends here on Sunday. Warren Grace of Gnelten, spent Saturday with Leslie Watson. Miss Jennie Stilwell of Cape May, aprm few day* with Edna Wbllldln. Harry Bennett and Sheriff Ewing, transacted business at (Ape May on Saturday. Min Bertha Rosa and brother Howard. spent ^Sunday with tbelr parents, E. L Charles Huaied Is quite III at this wrii-

jg.

Onr people were saddened on Saturday to bear »l the death of one .'of onr best eit'zena, Wm Hildreth of 'Cienma.t. He wa* burled on Monday, Interment at Bapttat cemetery.

CoM Spring.

We are pigweed to note the Impt mri^of Mr*. Jennie Woolaon, who been very ill for the past iwo week*. Mrs. Jsmes Ewing waa In Camden on

business Wednesday. Mra. Irwin Eldredge a visitor here Wednesd

of Cape May, waa

Mr. Foster, of Denuiavillr, after bualmas.Interest* here: •

Mr, I). FchcKengW waa visiting In the

place 01* day Isa: week. plug In Cape May Friday.

Mr. Retford Ewing relumed home from Philadelphia Sunday, • here he lias been assisting hi* brother Learning, In the

barber buslium.

Joseph Needles and James Ewing arc busy ibis week unloading fertilizer at the

Reading depot.

Dr. W. A. Lake and wife ~ -Iphla visitor* on Saturday.

Mr*. Wllbort

Huffman,

were Phils.-

fyiurT

Mr*. Frsuk Weeks, ’••ek* and Miss Weddle

irday.

f Philadelphia.

W

0*|M! May visitor* Saint

Mr.

r. Howard Kelly of I indav visitor here.

Mina Llzsk- Sisser from Philadelphia, visiting Mr*. W. C. Feaster th'a week. Dr. D H . Larrrly la rnlerlalnlng coil pany from Philadelphia thl* week. Mrs. Anthony Cresae is spending thl* week with her daughter, Mr*. D. E

Miller of Ocean Citv.

Frank Eldredge and wife, apeni .Sunday with her parent* at Rio Grande. Owing to Sunday being a-stormy day. thete was un services in the Brick

Church.

Mr*. Judith Hoffman and daughter, Miss Weddle, and *->u Lewis, apeni Sunday with Mr. and Mr*. R. E. Hand, of

Erma.

Atwood Di-kinso'i, ha* purohsaed due bird dog. Mr. A. M .icy went So Philadelphia Tuesday to have bis eye* tested. Th« pot-pie aupper given In the Hall by •he Daughter* on Tuesday evening was • perfect success. The farmer* a>e plowing and getting pea* in the grdund for the Cape May canning factory. Dr. W A. Lake was at Cape May C. . on Tuesday. Walter Spaulding of Court Huuae, was Ud* place on Tuesday. Rio Qrandc. 4 Theodore Scull of Auglcsca, pas ved Sunday with friends. Pastor Lister will preach in the M. E. Church to-morrow afternoon. Epworth League in the evening led by Mrs. Edna Endicott. Nelson Hand is improving, after eing confined do the house for iwo ■eeks with la grippe. Louis Teal is in from the West, visiting his sister and preparing to sell a tract of land. Frank Eldredge and wife ol Cold Spring, parsed the last of the week with hi r patents, Learning Hand and

wile,

C. W. Saul passed two days

tl pat

this week in the Quaker citv. Arthur Ahelle nnd wile, were Sunday visitors with her mother. »n is employed at the Stevens can house at Cape MavWarren Harris and wife took tea with Smith Endicott and wife on SundayMiss Helen Holmes ol Green Creek, passed Sunday with her cousin. Miss Nora Hand. Mrs. N. D. Hand and son, were at Cape May Monday. " Master Walter Scott was hurt at school Monday fcy being hit on the

head.

Bel ord Strong, was a recent visitor to Cape May, now that Mr. Strong has become thoroughly acquainted with some ot Cape May’s fair ones, he is a fiequent visitor. Miss Mary Hand was unable

attend to her school account of illness.

The Rev. Frayre and wile left on uesday tor Philadelphia to attend a golden wedding, he returning

Wedntsdai

Several >

Warren Harris paper her cottage on

Rrilroad avenue.

Mis* Martha Neal is spending the

week at Cape May.

;e Douglass and wife are ient^s from Philadelphia, r from’here attended the

OCEAN VIEW.

Probably there I* a great number of parson* In this county who do not know sr,s:7.vj. rt ±;jr!5'^‘t.s Frimda who come all the way from Sali m

county to hold the eervioM. This meeting la held in order to retain t

the land on which tho meeting house ►Isml*. The building waa ereeled In 1716 sud I* ailll In a good state of preservation after nearly two ccnturlua. and bid* fair to last another century. Its Ulterior is guiltless of paint or auv slleiup. at deco ration. The seat*-are of two tucli pins and maple. On the back of one of tbcm an old time urchin ha* carved hla Initial* and the date 1803, showing ibat the ••spirit” moved his jink knife as It does that of his prototype to-day. There I* another rello also near this vicinity w blch undoubtedly antedate* the old meeting huuae; it la an old Indian canoe or dug out lying near tho base of two hngveedar trees which measure nearly six feet In diameter. Tho canoe was dug up about fifty year* ago by • shingle hauler, and w aa then In perfect condition. Now, only about one third retaluathe semblance ..| a canoe. It ahonld have beau preserved as a relic nf the a hold lues whnonce ronnied ibis locality. In its original Mate It was about ten or twelve feet in length and about two feet wide. An old cedar slump near measures over aeven feet across. ‘•There were giant* in those days.” The prop.i*cd law to make those w ho work In I he aountls for a living pay a 11cense mee's wiih strong opposition In i Ida sect ion. and Mr. Charles Abrams, of Clermont, was circulating a remonstrance against Its passage In this pi-re- roe. ni y. That way of gaining a livliiiisMl i- pi-csil ous enough withont adding anexpem It la reported that John L. Hess has bought the Joneph Morris farm and will remove his family here, returning to Ids former friends. It ts generally hoped to be true, aa they are highly appreciated here, where they lived for several ycai

Tho stage drivers horse ran away

Thursday, bnt did no damage exeepitng

slightly wrecking the stage.

Samuel Johnson has been sawing wood with hi* horse power machine for »ev,

of our farmer* in tbia vicinity.

A petit inn is being circulated for pardon of Wll|iam Howell, who was i to State Prison for a leriii of five, yi for house breaking. Nearly every

has signed It.

F. F. Shat* of Wildwood, was a re< visitor at S. Johnson’s. 'Way's. It 'was "to^have 1*^11 between the Petersburg and/Oo-an View players, but owing in a funeral the PAere'iuig folks could n

Thej'oung folks h»d a Vi eroklnole party on -Friday et Ml** Minnie Way’s. It wa*

ErmaOur station agent. Herman Cole*, spent a^ few day* with hi* parents at Woodstowu Mr*. George McNeill, son and danghto as shopping iu Philadelphia on Fr day. Mr. and Mra. Samuel Garrison eider tained a few friends on Friday evening, with selections on the phonograph. Mils* Florence Barnett of Holly Beach, spent^Sunday evening with her friend. Mra. Sarah Woolaon of Millville, wi visiting her aunt, Mr*. John Seymour, i Tuesday. Mr. Angostus Swain who has been tick for sometime, i* able to go to work again. Is* Bertha Hand wa* callini id* at Cape May Point Friday. Mr. and Mra Andrew Reeves, of West OtpcMay.^wcre visiting her sUiir, Mrs.

Tuesday, on

the ladle's helped ris paper her cotti

Page Dougi tertaining triei

\ number from here attended supper at Cold Spring Hall on Ti

day evening.

Each lady of the M. E. Aid Society are going to raiae one dollar swell their tieasury. Mrs. Jennie Tavlor of Gold Spiing, drove up on Friday to spend the day with her aunt, Mrs. Annie

Neal.

Uriah Ctesse has purchased a horse for farming, of Herbert Manning. Ira Turner and daughter Nevada, have been visiting Jus daughter at Sewell. C. W. Saul received a fine team of horses for the farm. Miss Lida Neal passed two days of last week in Cape May. Miss Aida Stout went to Millville this week and packed her goods ady tor shipment-here. Miss May Neal and David Scull drove to Eldora and passed Sunday. C. W. Saul is contemplating building a dairy in front of hts house. A truthful man who bat Just returned from abroad says he overheard the following dialogue between two fdiow passenger*. Said one: "I wonder who that awfully homely woman 1*7” “Oh. that’s my wife." replied the oth-

Cape May Point. Mrs. L. Heron has been ill with grip this week. Mr*. Daniel Eldredge and Misa All Springer, were visitors at tbe Point Thursday. Miss Florence Rntberford has returned home, after spending a wry enjoyable week with relatives and friends iu Pbili

delpbia.

Mra. A. Spaeth and sou Rernold, of Germantown, are spending two weeks at the Point trying to regain tbelr strength, after a spell of sickness.

Fishing Creek.

Mrs. Belle Learning, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Amelia Nickerson of

South Den ids this week.

Albert Gilbert of Philadelphia, is visit-

ing friends here.

Mias Maud Yearicks returned homo mi Monday, after spending ten day* In Misses Helen McKean and Rletta Shaw, spent Saturday with Mrs. Jennie Swain of

Cold Spring.

Mr. Hiochcliff la spending the with friends Id Fraukford, Pa.

"How do you looking at berr "I don't have to."

know! You're not

week

Mra, Georgia Gan Florrle Harnett, called

Turaday.

Lemuel Sohelleuger ot Townsend’* let L. S. B., spent Tuc-day at home. J. H. Thomas spent part of last week Id Camden and Trenton.

WEST CAPE MAY. Reuben Reeves, son of Mr, and Mrs, George H. Reeves, who has been apeod. log the winter at Ashbuni, Pa., wber ably assists one of tbe principal chur ■rganist, is at home for a short

Mrs. George Bennett has been oouflned > the bouse for sereral days with tone!-

A French Proverb Says: “When the webther is fair, be careful to take your cloak. When it rains you will need no reminder.” In other words, when you are young and strong, take an insurance policy. The Prddential Insurance Co. of imerica.

JOHN F. DRYDEN.^ LESLIB D. WARD* " Vice President. EDGAR B. WARD, EDWARD GRAY. Secretary. H. B. RlCRASDSON, AasL SnpL, Cape May Court House, N. J

Corpets! Corpets! 1 have the Largest Assortment in this city to Choose J from, Including Imperial Axminster, Milton Velvet, Empire Velvet, Roxbury Tapestry, Extra Tapestry, Best Tapestry, Mottled Tapestry, Royal Tapestry, Ingrain Carpets, 3 ply Union Monarch Extra Super, Columbia Extra Super, Victoria Union, Gothic Union, Norfolk Ingrain, Aubusson Carpets, Rag Carpets. Why pay car fare to Philadelphia and freight charges, when I will deliver Carpe|B at your home at less per yard than you can buy on the so-called Bargain Days. GHAS. A. SWAIN, P. O. Box 841 30S-Z JAGKSON ST, ,6 ' CAPE MAYHTTrading Stomps given on *11 Purchases fot 10c. and over.

eniertainruent committee, one aide of the THREE-DAY TOUR TO WA5HIN0ebureb being reserved lor tbe party. j TON ' i thi

tend itch, ;

years. At all events, the remainder of this i

mill* to be

iMmymore th '" Peraonaily-Conducted Sys-

term and tbe x-st

South Seavllle.

The spirit of improving

walks that hns struck our I greatly to tbe beautv of the plai to the comfort of the citizens.

The two questions^hi more or less concern pastora am! people of

Church, is with the former, shall I go? With the latte

ahail we have?

The party given by Miss Carrie

m to her school mates, was eat success by those prelendid games and abundant

the sidetown adds

ice and

tat are creating

concern among tb«

M. E where

:h the latter, who

voted a great success by those :nt. Splendid games and al Jreshments was the order.

Our Sabbath School was r

illlam S.

; Thos.

iperintendent; Eva

Mabel Wa<

treasurer: Mabel Wav, Wilbert Langlev, librarian;

Teai

organ iCham• Smith, Smith,

secretary;

and

:rs,

Jessie Champion .ndrew Fisher, rude Fi«her and

Hdlen Way organist. Calvin Ellenberger, fi Thos. P. Smith. At Lina Burgeson, Gertri William M. Sheppard.

Messrs Charles Devaul and Newton Howell of Ocean View, attended church here on Sabbath evening.

■! E

place froi

Mon-

Inst. Interment in cemetery ot Quirt House.

David W. Rodan of Cape May, has a large lot of logs at Collins’ mill to be converted into lumber. He has bought and is working off what is known as the “Beach Island

Tract” near Goshen.

entng.

The funeral of Ex-surrogate, William Hildreth took place from hi* late residence in Clermont on Mon-

day 9th ii

Baptist ci

lly

tern of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The next Pennsylvania Railroad Permally conducted tour to Washington

Ate, cuvrltbe round

suually conducted tour to leave* Thursday, March 19.

railroad transport*!

itpnrtaiioti fi

hotel accommodations, and Iraimfer .asstnger and baggage. staUon 10 hotel In Washington, $14.00 from New York, 913.00 from Trenton, and 111 50

These rate* cover o days at the ArRigga, Ebbift, irdon, Barton. 1

™. . ..J accommodatlo [etmpnlitan. National, *.$2 50 less. Special si<

neai

We are sorry Iness of our

to note the continued fellow townsman,

:& sl ^

Walter Cresae, brother of' nr*. Frank Beckett, who baa been ill for sometime,

T “i7.

nclc E ecow,

, ly insane. Although be baa recovered from this, be Is still critloallv 111, and physicians are

as to bis recovery.

Mra. H. Swain,

Swain, has bepn qi home on York Avenue. Thomas H. Hughes, William H, Smith, and Joseph H. Wellman are candidates for members of tbe Board of Education, trge party of Borough realdenU and I headed by George H. Reeve*, atJ the “Old Folks' Entertainment,” at tbs colored jt. B. Church on Franklin “"••iSS.apSu's:

nrry Pierson.

L T nclc Billy Moore is building a

John Langley is the

The first Bible Society formed in this county among the Methodist Churches was formed at Dennisville

Charles Hsnd

urchi

Msrch 7th., 1846. was appointed corresi

tary. The

not givi

irles

.ponding « the officers

Our hunters hat grey foxes recently

ley

captured fou

recently. Eugene Lang

getting three and William Har

ris on

Vlnsl Johnson of Gloucester, was in town the first of the week. Mrs. Maud Sheppard is on the sick list at this writing, and under the care of Di. Eugene Way.

ing r

trip,

of ~

boL

York, 913.00 from Trenton, am from Philadelphia. These accommodations for two di liugtou, Normandie. Hi. _ .

Sboreliaro. Cochran, Gordon, Barton. Ham ltou Hotels For accommodations at Regent, Metropolitan, Natlol

Colonial Hotel*. $2 tnp to Mount Vernon.

AU tickets good for ten days day*,* iib special hotel rates after expiration of

hotel coupons.

For Itineraries and full infonr.atA a apply to ticket agent*; Tourist Ageui, 288 Kifih Avenue. New York: '4 Court Street, Brooklyn; 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; nr address Geo. W, Boyd. Assistant, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, What Is Lucal OH ? I have Iteen asked that question numerous times. The practical use of Lucal during the last U-n years hus made theonxine unnecessary. It does not matter what an article' is made of. If in practical use It answeni the purpose to which ft is put better than anything else on the market.

A. C. Gilk,

. 416 Washington street.

Burleigh.

Joseph Cresae was a Court House visit, or ou Tuesday. George Green of Millville, waa a gm»4 of a frtccd on Sunday. Min Anna Hewitt of Court H»n*r, with ber aunt Elisa End:-

spent Sunday

oott.

Maggi apent pai tl roof.

it Us

1“' Ho

MUa Maggie Tucker Tlaitad the <lent> irlors of Dr. Wm. G. Haud at Com

Wedneedi

day.

aud wife, oallt-d la oh Wednesday.

irtha^Ludlam of Cape May,

E. S. Douglas* relatives at Erma

Mis* Bertha Ludlara of spent part of the week with

here. -

Mra George Endicott, was catlnl to Court House 00 Mouday to atieufi tho funeral of her uncle, Wm. Hildreth. Mrs. H. C. Carey and daughter, called on Mr*. J. C. Foattr at Court

House on Tuesday.

Edgar Endleott, onr enterprising young bicycle dealer, movnd hi* store on tbe tbe opposite aide of the at reel on M.«>About forty of tbe many friend* of Edward Steelamn tendered him a aurpriar party on Saturday evening iu honor of hla birthday. A moat enjoyable time waa spent, after which all partook of a well filled board, and returned to tbelr

filled board. •ereral homo*, wlabtug him many happy

return* of tbe day.

Subacribe for the Huuld,

I