BURLEIGH.

F«*h hawks have built their neat

on the achool-liouse chimney.

The pupils of the public school obaefved Arbor Day on Friday

An interesting program

program was ren- dclphia,

dered and the school lawn beautified parental roof.

A.

RIO GRANDE.

John Nntih, wile and daughter ot Sewell, are spending a time with her patents, Ira Turner and wile,

day. Arthur Abcllc and wife of Philaren- dclphia, passed Sunday under the

with flowers. Miss Emma Nicketson spent part ol the . week with triends at Angiesea. Misses Hattie Cresse and Nellie Gandy were Court House visitois on Monday. Alex. Douglass and wile were the guests ol David McPherson and wile ol Cold Spring on Sunday. The people of this place received' mail on Kith the Reading and W. J. & S. R. R. on Tuesday. G. T. Hand and wile er.teitained s number a>f their young friends on Thursday evening. Samuel Stitcs and wile of Court House, spent Sunday with relatives

here.

While cutting iron on the railroad, foreman E S. Douglass had the misfortune to strike his knee, and bruise it very badly, the fiist of the week. It is slowly improving at

this writing. I The «mi Robert Err cson, wife and daugh-1 p,

Missed Sunday with

it Cold Spring.

Mrs. Montgomery of Holly Beach, is been spending a lew days with reiatiyes and friendi

mson May

We are glad to hear t is improving in health.

Mrs. Thomas A. Lyle spent Wed*

Philadelphia.

Johnson made a business trip to Cape May on Wednesday.

it D. Hawn

' her parents

Carlton Hildreth and wife ol Philadelphia, were with their sister the Misses Hildicth.the first part of

the week.

Mrs. John Moiton of Angiesea. was w itn friends between trains on

Saturday.

Mcsdames Alida Saul and Fannie Hand drove to Green Creek Satur

day aficrnoon. Waltci Cresse s grand parent

Elwood Lake was with his parents at PleasantvHle ihc first part of the

week.

Mrs. Uriah Cresse, who has been COLD SPRING. ili lor . ^hllc. i^imp'o.inii .lo.vl'. M „. G cW , lu . t „„ , Utiog baml, Endicott .ml »l.o y c M . «,„ k . h.v, .pm.I.ng . fortmshl »,.lh w m.J to ,h, improvohcr mo.hcr, romtori lo ihor «»» mCT . rfjicpb Sdtrfp. "ho h«. Htot, Rolh.ribrd.nd wif. -I i «„ . Coo,I C.p. M«y. w.r. noi.crf .mans vilit „ r on a-.o,,,,,. nrony vnnoi. Sond.y. M „. Lv(li , M „ u „, .i.iHne The remains ot the b#k>ved pastor I Cope t | le firt , o) ,h e week, e* M. Fravne, were interreif in Mrs. Joseph Hofiman, Ada the Baptist cemetery on Monday. veida i Ct \y. Weeks and ]

who has been visiting her cousin, has returned home. Mrs. D. Hawn was visiting relatives at Schcllengcr’s Landing on

Tuesday.

Those who tried the new road to Holly Beach on Sunday were; Daniel Schclienger and wife, Samuel Garret-on and wife, Miss Martha Johnson and Augustus Swain.

Edith Hoff

FISHING CREEK.

James McPherson and ‘wife cntertained Alex. Douglass and wife ol ’* 01

* Burleigh on Sunday.

Mrs. Emma James of Philadelphia, visited relatives in this place

the first of the week.

Swain Woolson and wile of Cape May Point, spent Sunday with D.

Woolson and family.

Mrs. Montgomery of Holly Beach,

is visiting her daughter.

Monroe Matthews and wife, called

on his mother on Sunday.

Mrs. Mary SAiellenger entertained Mrs. Mamie Douglas ol Cold Spring and A. Woolson and wife ot this

The sermon was preached by the i (nnn were shopping in Cape May on

s of Court House, assisted Saturday.

Rev. Caine

j bv "Rev. Apgai ! other ministers

«repl. for lho»c who .r. I.lt hchiml. jci,, rl „ :u<:Xp |i of Cold Sprio,

DUS CREEK.

Chas. Garretson and wile of Court

House, attended preaching services

in the M K- churchSundav. Chas Compton and wife of Lee-

burg. was visiting postmaster Doug- !of Cape May, were Tuesday visRors government las-and wife Sundav: thm * rond the sea

place on Sunday.

Herbert Sha

Shaw is very ill at' this writing. Lewis Learning ot South Seaville spent Friday evening our fair ones. Reuben P. Mount of Corson’s Inlet L- S. S., spent Tuesday at

home.

W. F. McKean spent Tuesday in Plfcasantville. Mrs. Allie Barnett spent Saturday with relatives at Cape May Point. John Tame* Joseph James ' Creek. Mrs. Wip. G. Essen and sister, ol Cape May, called on Sarah Snyder on Sunday.

,. j here.

Freeman Learning and wile, who have resided in Trenton for the past COURT HOUSE.

IWO V r.r,,with ho, porenr. for; No of .fow d.y,, *«or «*'ch they »•", Cr „ k , vili , cd „„ .i,,,, h,

0,0 Lnhor op rho Suto. fi| Jt o| „, c wrek-

Ch... Lowoonoo who c.nro homo j D , v ,j McPho^ m Cold Sprin E .

from business college to spend Easter j

wa« taken seriously ill day oflast week, at this

A. Grace i« confined to the house

this week with the grip-

Mis* Rae Grace o! Green Creek, siicnt Tuesday with her mother.

lscuuib- j Harry Whilldin and Bellord turner to I G>rrjtnn ^ Goshen, were visitors

•re on Tuesday.

Mrs. C. F. Corson and daughter.

ided the

DENNISVILLE. John Annelly, an aged citizen, is dangerously ill with gangrene in his foot. Robert Grimes and family of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his sick parents here. Mrs. Mary Entriken was with Bridgeton triends part ol the week. Mr*. Lewis Douglass and daughters, Clara and Phoebe, have gone on an extended visit to New York. Uriah Gandy is making dccii improvements on his cottage Tuckahoe road. Mrs. Daniel Hoffman was removed to the State Hospital on Monday. The school hoys and girls are rehearsing for an entertainment to be given next Friday evening in the K. of P. Hall. Miss Abigail Matthews of Philadelphia so-journed with her parents here during vacation. P. M. Herbert M- Carroll, finds attrac'.iofts at Cape May . Pro). G. Godfrey has returned after a visit with fs:ends in Millville, Bridgeton and Philadelphia. Edmund Matthews of Philadelph : a, spent Sunday with hi* grandmother. Mrs. Cornelia Crawford of Sea Girt, is with her sister, Mrs. Levi Wentzelle, lor a short stay.

very low, Dr. J. Dix is atti

him. «

Steph Curllss and wile are entertaining company from Millville thii

week.

V. N. Erricson went t ville on Wednesday after

build a new boat.

Edward Compton of this place,' c r < id Miss Lida Norbury of Green reek, were married on Wednesday

st. We extend good wishes. Our ponnd fis icrmen are making tall catches of king crabs

' y sold

OCEAN VIEW.

The quarantine at the parsonage having been lifted. Pastor Corliss preached to a goodly congregation

^ 0%

on Sunday afternoon.

rs. A. Voss is visiting relatives

Mrs.

in this place.

The overseer of the road has had a force of men and teams working on - “ • - fine

i scarcity of

the highway, and has put it in

shape.

Snipe shooters report

birds at present.

A good many persons are setting out strawberry patches this spring. Stilwell Young of Bee* ey’s Point, was in the. village on Tueaday on

business.

Some ot Out farmers have contracted to rasie tomatoes lor the factory at Rio Grande, shipping them on the cars from Seaville. Farmers are badly handicapped

by the wet weather, i

E plowing

an impossibility on low land: Those farmers who have set out

their ysreet patatoes, now wish they had not -done so, as the price has gone down. Fhere will ba a large

Itaaufa.

ir of Tuckahoe and two

Jr’s friends in South

how their i c , j

respeefs", and mav the Godly

The pai

•arly every town ersey were present

Mesdames Carl Hildreth and Horace Richardson were visiting their mother who has been very ill

in which

he walked be ;

Miss Marv Hand of Rio Grande,

itrd her - ster on Saturday.

>pring

L. S. S , visited his family on Tues

dav last.

L. E. Hughe* and wife, drove to Wildwood on the nqw. county road

Iasi week.

Mrs. D. Vanaman and d ughter,

Just RsceivecN*nkw ixn or VAIili PAPER All the latest designs and most fashionable colors. Let me estimate on your waark. TERMS MODERATE. George Hess CAPE MAYN. J.

FACTS IN FEW LINES The nightly attendance at the lx>ndoa theaters averages 5D)oo prrs-Nm. Upward of 4.000 British pint office employees served In the South African campaign. Taxes on foreign visitors and residents are proposed In the Vaud cantou. Switzerland. The bulk of the cranberries of this •y come from the ichusetts which Cod. Several agents have been sent

tbclr roots a French scientist declares that he has been able to stimulate the

growth of plants. V

At PUnltt, near Dresden. Is the largest camellia In Eurojie. It is 100 years old. atiout fifty feet high and has 50,000 blossoms each season. When the New York postoflicc was built, its annual receipts wire $-.802.037. They arc now fll.C70.574. In a few rears they will be f20.000.000. To rid themselves of the competition of the cheap products of prison In I* Austrian manufacturer* want their

to transport convicts be-

Green

here the

Wednes-

was seen in town on wo nesday Eugene Springer and ^wife

eek. Years ago they sold lor $2

rid $3 per thousand, hi per thousand now.

bring $S

Jeremiah Cohaley and wife, ol Dennisvile, were over Sunday vi»ilors with W. Lawrence and sister. Samuel Savre and wife of Goshen, spent Sunday wite Mrs- E. J, Sayre, attending preaching services in the

ening.

Rudolph Benezette and family ot Mullica Hill, are visiting relatives in this village. V. N. Erricson has a force of mm working on the highway near Bidwell’s bridge I is week. Chas. Woodlin of Holly Beach, was home on Saturday looking after business.

SOUTH SEAVILLE. Chas. and Frcdenck Semple ol Vineland, passed Sunday with their

sister.

J. Warren Llovd of Sea Isle City, has moved into Harry Rice’s house. John King and wile of Seayillc, *pcnt the first of the week with their children. Mrs. Ben. Godfrey of Swainton, ras at Dr WebsteA offi(

were Sunday visitors at Goshen. Howard Ros* of Gloucester, spent

Sunday wfth iii* parents.

Mrs. E Z. Mills is spending this week with relatives at Ocean City. Somers Norton and wile entertained his brother Levy fiom Minolola,

Sunday.

Walter Weeks of Minotola, spent the first ot the week with his parents

here

Edward Scull of Dias Creek, passed through here Tuesday. Thoir.a* Lodlam ol the Light-ship Zizania, spent Tuesday with his

wife

Charles Gatrctson and wife* called i friends at Dias Creek Sunday. Mrs. Ida Thompson ol Chester, spent Wednesday with relatives and

friends here.

Misses Blanche Corson and Fan-

nie Wheaton, returned to Philadel-

phia on Tnesday, after spending a week very enjoyably will

patents here.

ffice on Tues-

IV.

Mis* Bertha West colt has gonffto Atlantic City lor a few days. Lincaus Townsend ol Palermo, was in town Tuesday. Charles Devaul and wite of Ocean View, were visiting friends on Tues-

day.

Capt. James Chester and Charles S. Coombs ol Goshen, John Kandle of Clermont and Richard Godfrey and wile of Ocean View, were doing

business here this week.

Newell S. Corson of gca Isle L. t S. S., came home on Tueaday to

ursea lame back.

Mrs. I

Lena Burgeson was at Court

House Wednesday.

Elmer Riley ot Bridgeton, it visit-

e home ot bis brother

ing at Hiram.

Prof. Godfrey of Woodbine, calling on friends recently. Frank Blackson has returned to Millville, alter a abort visit with his biother Harry. Capt. James Nickerson left Tuesday morning for Philadelphia. Wall Papers. Just received » lam* invoice from which you an select. The pricss re from ceula to 30 omU a pie*-. A. 0. Qua, 414 Wr - *-*—* —

their

CAPE MAY POINT. Mrs. Kate A. Cooper and Miss E- Afkinnon, have relumed to their Cape avenue cottage, alter spending a pleasant winter jn Philadelphia. R. T Hazzard spent Wednesda 1 id Thursday of this week at th>

Point.

S. E- Ewing was a Point • visitor

on Wednesday.

Mi*s Lizzie Woolson is quite

at this writing.

Miss Florence Rutherford gave an vening company to her many friends

n Thursday evening.

Amnon Wright was a Philadelphia visitor on Wednesday.

WEST CAPE MAY.

Mrs. Milton Hand and Mrs Ella tjldrcdgc. spent Tuesday in Phila-

delphia.

Near $ury St Edmund*. England, an angler recently caught a pike weighing twenty-three and three-quar-ter pounds. It was 3 feet 7% Inches

long and 20 Inches In girth.

The Germans excel every other na

tlon In the preservation

and developmi

that they have not only a comuierch bnt a national economic volne. The National museum Is visUed annually by about 250,000 people, and there arc now on display In the bul Ing more than 5,000,000 objecta pertaining to anthropological, biological

and geological sciences.

Secretary Langley of the Smlthso-

nlon Institution In his annual report congress lays much stress upon fact that additional *imc4 Is to relieve the congested condl the present mpseum building. With the a pin-oval of the minister the Interior the Austrian league combat the white slave traffic will

tablish branches In all the Important

Jons

and take active means to suppress the

towns and frontier static

required idltlon of

r of • to

ic Impor

s of Austria

“Look on the Bright Side.’ is good advice. You owe it to yourself and family, however, to look also at the other side.' The darkest outlook can be brightened through Life Insurance in The Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Heme Office: Sfevirk, H. J. JOHN P. DRYDBN. President. I. BSLIE D. WARD. Vice President. EDGAR B. WARD, id Vice Pres, and Coanscl. FORREST P DRVDEN. yd Vice President EDWARD CRAY. Secretary. II. H. Richardson. AssL Supt., Cape May Court House, N. J

Clottings! Mottiggs! We have purchased 112 Rolls. Prices - rAnge from ^5.00 to £13.00 per Roll. Grass Carpet at 38c per yaj^L Matting Rug;s at £1.30 each. We have Arabian Carpet, Something NEW, Brussels Pattern on one side, Ingrain Pattern on the other, 25c per yard. These goods are sold as Low in Price as we can make it. Call an^sce this line even if you do no f purchase. No trouble to show goods.

GHAS. A. SWAIN,

tt°!30S-7 JACKSON SIP.,

CAPE MAY.

traffic. - It is possible that Florida phosphate will meet a serious competitor In the recently discovered deposits on Ocean Island, northwest of the Solomon Islands. which seem to be superior to either Florida or Christmas Island phosphate. The Belgian Archicologlc-.il society reports that In the course of boring near Borringcn. Belgium, rock salt was discovered st a depth of 000 fed It Is expected that this discovery will greatly increase the commercial wealth of Belgium. Last year 2.075 English ships went through the Suez canal, 511 German, 2S1 French. 230 Nethcrland. 138 Aus-tria-Hungarlan, 120 Russian, 57 Japanese, 87 Italian, 35 Spanish. 47 Norwegian. 20 Danish, 40 Turkish and 25 United States. The fruit brick is the latest form of It Is rectangular or disk

per. The consistency Is that of a smal gumdrop, and. being composed largely of sugar, the flavor of the fruit Is retained admirably. - It is reported that the Russian minister of the Interior Is considering a project for nationalizing the medical profession so that all doctors and chemists would be state officials. A oommlRSioti has been appointed to collect Information on the subject. The aggregate capitalization of the industries in Pittsburg is more than

Ol CiCriliUUJ, twice uutt ot riaucr, tlme* that of Russia or Belgium and twenty-five times that of Spain. The Chinese of New York arc planning to erect a hospital In the China-

Miss Conover of Green Creek, is tow \j ^ tbat cjty w-here their sick may Tl* Ptaziylraaii Eailmd. AewaiA Haat:

h— vr-.. Chsrle* ^ treated by physicians of their own * *~ *

race. Thin hospital. If It la qptablish-

n H. Ayres attended ad, fa to be conducted on the oriental id Countv Teacher's | plan and will be e distinct oddity In

Vineland on j this country.

I New York and Louisiana capitalists

Miss H. Hewitt of Dorchester, i s | have combined to construct an irrlgat-

visiting her friend, Mis. Loud,* , ln * raMl

Edmund*. —

visiting

Schclienger. Prof.. William

the Cumberland Association held

Saturday last.

P. O. Box S41 Local ’Phone 65.

B. S. CTJBTI8, Plumbing, Steam and Gas Pitting. All Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 8HOP-N0. 11 Decatur St. CAPE MAY. N. J

TEMPTED, HE ATE.

A Starr of HrlBi-icIi Heine so* a

Toothaone Lrona Sanaase.

Returning from a Journey to the south of France Heinrich Hein* met a friend, a German violinist. In Lyons, who gave him a large sausage that had been made In Lyons, with the request to deliver it to a mutual acquaintance, a homeopathic physician. In Pari*. Heine promised to attend to the commfaslon and Intrusted the delicacy- to the care of his wife, who was traveling with him. But as the post chaise was very Mow and he soon became very hungry, on the advice of bfa wife both tasted of the sausage, which

to send the remainder to the physician, and yet he wished to keep bfa promise. So he cut pff the thinnest possible slice with his razor, wrapped It In a sheet of veilom paper and inclosed It In an envelope, with the following

note:

Dear Doctor—From your aolentlflc investigations we learn that the millionth part of a certain eubetance brings about the greatest results 1 beg. therefore, your kind acceptance of the accompanying millionth part of a Lyons sausage, which our friend gave me to deliver to you. If homeopathy fa a truth, then this little piece will have the same effect on you aa the whole sausage. Tour HEINRICH HEiNK. —Ughettl's -With Physicians and CU-

enta."

HmSR) &ATZS TO K£W 05LIAKS.

leg American kedict! AuocltUon For the hyneiit of tlione desiring to *•- tend the meeting of the Anti ricsn, V

oal Association at New Orlesua, La. May 8 ’ll 8, the Pennsylvania Railroad Coo,puiT will tall ezentiloo liokela from ell Station* on He line* to New Orleans on

fUrehMU. road U to be built along the bank. The ! ^ *'« Advertiaein • onrc * 01 “PP 1 * '* tbe Atchafalaya f™™ d »' e of m1 «- ^durtd ra re B> Adteruaeln theCtrg May HmaAhDbS- rtTtT a ^ ^ j dsposHiug ticket win. Joint At*-' *• cause they get the best result* and pay , A ^atUtlcfau who t«*rd of New Oricane between May 1 and U. and no more for the apace than In other ' ^ txptriinmt WM dfaaatlMled with llf flf,, rent*. »„ cs.cralm. of P*P*' r *- J U because all tbe lead In the pencil was ; lnt| wUni

| taintd.

Resolutions.

At a regular meeting of Cape May Conclave, No. 18S, I. O. I!., held Thursday evening, April 9th, the following resolutions on the death of Dr. Walter S. I-eaming, were unanimously adopt-

L

Whefess, It baa plea*ed our Heavenly Father in the exercise of infinite power, wisdom and love 10 remove from our lodge circle our brother and friend. Dr. Walter S. Learning, and while we submissively bow to the decree of our Fathers merciful judgment, who doeth all things well, we cannot bnt express emotions of sorrow at the sudden demise of our brother; therefore be U Resolved, That it becomes oar duty 1 Heptasophs, while humbly submitting to the will of an all wise Father, to offer some condolence as a tribu e of respect to his bereaved family in this their hour of grief a- d alHicti- n, on acc mnt of the loss they have sustained in the death of a husba d, a fa-her and an honored citizen; and be it Resolved, That by this dispensation of providence we are admonished to be also ready, for in snch an hour as ye tbink not the Son of Man cometb, and. we would 1 ray that the Divine Comforter may be with them to comfort and console in the loneliness of iheir sorrow, and be 1; further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the lodge records, that ■they lie published in the local papers, and that tbe charter be draped for sixty days. A. 8. Bcsh Committee. R. C. H cob re W. H. Burra.

Parlor Oar Weekday* Between Cane k.y aad Philadelphia v*a PnaiylTaaia Eailroad The PeutisylveBim KaUrosd Company (Wret Jersey A Ssssbore R. R.,) fa now operating s parlor car between C'*ps M»y ■Ml Philadelphia mi train leaving Cepe VI,y 7 30 a. m.. weekdays and train na PhHadwlpbfa, Market street wharf, *1 4.00 p. aa.