LOCAL AFFAIRS. PHUT Ureal will occupy hla own pnl£KSSi •0- —' The OhiaM* iuaep- f Breoill* 7. 8K - "Godl method will, the diecrrtlreged.' The public I* cordially inviied. - Twij the charter. hualoraa and proparty of ibe Cape I.iamt Qu t'ohtpaqy put Into oUrev baafe. Th* traoaaaioa wlrerrt-v thb unpen inl 1 muter in eifcctrd we mntiooed mine wceki ago. wtpceVben Ibe mailer bu been pending awaking the adjuaunrut of certain. mm-ir -csaaidtraUaae which are eow aetiafactt>n)y arranged. A ml deal In Ibe wav of improving fee fadltfe* for Ibe manufacture ..f gas Laa already been ecrompfritred by the old oenpenv nireraiiooa which will be coorinued by Ibe present owner. Dotil Ibe whole work*. Including Mrec malm, are pal An complete order. Tbe eele wo efltcled femagb Mr. J. H. Ed mandt, wbo hae been appointed to Ibe •aperinlenococy ef Ibe work a, and who wlh at aaoe enter opon the discharge of ■ that rtdMaaibiliiy. aiib bit headquarter, at hla Jaaoraacr Office . at IB Washington Knef. The new r* unpen* ere rrpmeenled by aucb men aa W. W. Git-bs. a ». U known Sew York capitalist, W. L. Elktae, Preddent A tbe Perm. Globe Ga> Light Company, and of balf-a-diro oilwr like eolerpriaea. Win. Malooey, manager id the Maxim Elneirtc Company and of tbe Peon. G . G. U Cm, Philadelphia, and otbera Theea gentlemen are likewiae Inlrraated la aeTnral other pi Works north and ax. lb. tlreir Inicntioc being to glee tbe public a brilliant fight manofacturrd on a new prooaaa ana at a lower •gar* than we bare hern paying for coal P» TIm Lire latlBgAerrlce. Tha debate in tbe Called Plain Senate lad weak on tha aboee Kibjeci did do: Mp the aertice any. but It aboard with peculiar empldais Ibe igouraoea of err tain osembrra aa to tbe character and aMufctea of Ibe terrier, sod a diipotitloc to brlag poliucw lain it aoaqrbow. Tba Bona* peered a bill firing the pay of too high; bat mc derate aa the . propoard renamermtiee waa the Senate eat it down. It waa ea opened by tba Uonoe to pay tbe turfman *0' • month. That certainly would nut be an extravagant price for any afSasHSsJS poind tba blank beach, that the fouler the weather tbe more watchful (hey mod br. and that If a wrick occur. U*y But ai tba rlak of their own lim attempt to ware ferae an tbe wrack. That being coneiriered. $M per tnoaih U alight pay, bai flllnr Sherman thought it was too much, and bad it reduced to tbe former figure af #40; though thia waa aotneqoeotly aiaand 'id upon motion of Senator firweif an aa lb Br ibe pay la proportion to the mrrioea rendered, prarided ihr same aball not erreed #00 per momh. Th- eeouod aadrrraary of tbe Y. M. C. AaarWeiVwi of tbta city look place The Trairit mwnre orndl^dby' t h^F^l repotesghsf to know that' the ioirreat of hajaemlxra Is wet^asuotetoad tad That e. a. ■. At tbe lad regular meeting of John at tae laai regular meeting or jonn

jSgS^wUHrearilad af an eariy day. «T I ■ N Jix p it tact At tba maai mtetiag the AC. «le, Ohaa Saadgram. J. Arc D. S»£S?S^Ssi redact, aa bndaemef taleraM. to th* or iy dammMattdi ay^pnarerto'beTaort Sow. a her her the grade./ iroMre baa tier, rfESsWdcureepreace ; Ibe trop-wteni ooadderatmo involved la that of tbe grade of principal that £3*. -a bare an Idea, there ^s5£3E££S londwe ahmilditw ia riled lo retire • nlew ef tba fart that It would eon! knot Hirer tbe ci tr wi>l uke ap « tth th. peogawMea right w««y. The number of bgbw tar. ,.nta.T would afford u tweai,. the real of ai.'-uia-ning which would be fifty eaataa light aneh night It la tba. llll|§j| Bill! - ;

- Hentle Bin 1*7. A great bulla belao has been raieed ail orer the Stale abont a legHatire enact- ' mentor hick the Governor ia fcts wladom j at proper to eeto after ha paaeage by both bouse*. and which baa since been again pasted by tbe Legislature orer bit Excrllcoey't objectiooa. Thia meaaure is 1 by eery many people who coodemn it* provisions not properly understood Of cooraa where railroad corpomlona are. la- j lereated tbe popular aide ia the ooe oppoeed to tbrm and their Interests Tlx- t hew law M deafened to protect aocne of those intewets. more particularly la the of certain corporalices wbore rail- ■ read termini are 00 tbe water frontage of JeneyClty. The Peoritylvsnia Railnwil, a aa the , laeree of the United Hallmadi of Sew Jerrey. ia ibe owner at a portion of <j Ibis water front. * la lit natural Kale, all thia land waa a marsh and ah. rot aa ralu- . Mr as tbe roanbea of our henci front fifteen yeare if or before tbe erection of tbe Stockton Hotel and tbe filling In of c Ibe aurroondlog teirkory. Just aa the Jrraey OUT marsh Komi la Ha original t mud tbe United Bunds paid «1.C15.0IW. tad to impose it as it stand, tojay cou , the compaar not leas than three millions more. Sow tbe city authoritre. tblak tber are a good opportunity for grabbing up this property and its franchise* made saluaMe beyuod Computailac J^rlre libentity, enterprise and far sighted jmliry of tbe railroad companies sod art up a a claim <*. behalf of Ibe city lo tbe own'- ■ ship. Through a technical dei«- in the 1 sale made by tbe Slate, as rodch of the land bought was ouuMe-ahfold high Q water lioe,' Jerrey city thinka she sees her chance to make this claim good, and tbe/flTort «f the companies to can this defied by legiriatire action, tin- 11 dertakraaWlbe tuggeatloa of tire court. * ia met by tbe brilliant opposition on tbe port' of tbe dty. It ia«be paaaage-of this * measure, its rem by Gorcroor Ludlow L Vet Week, and reibreqnent parriagr by both Booses orer tbe selo, which hat raised k the ••corporation" cry and pretended ecare d all orer tbe Stale. „ Tbe proririonaof Senate bin lfiTriewed . from an unprrjodlced aland point, are . lust and equitable, sad regarded as a quretiooof simple right should hare met with an opposition Tbe purpose of tbe ' bill la to ceofinn the title of Ibe present G owners of tbe disputed territory aloeg the shore fronts of Jerrey City and llobakra. d Both there cities claim la hare aright to 1 open and extend streets through Ibe implored lauds of tba railroad companies as r though tbe said lands were pobffi: pro- ( perty. Bill Iff? merely says "No! you must dm do this thing without compensating the owner* far your proper share of the expense that they hare incurred." This bill doc* not abrogate a single act that existed at the titne there land, were purchased I Tbe streets cooM am then be run to deep ' water without compensation to the Stale. And now tbat tbe State baa parted with 1 tbe title tb* right of eminent domain wili : lake them aercaa ibe land and at eery little mare eipenre than If aiw had done this , filling hersrlf Tbe owners do not dispell . tbe right of the d|les to extend their streets, but aarit must be done under the usual forma of law br condemnation and ' compensation for tbe lands taken tad no ' Improred. Puppoae for Instance tbe dry 1 of Cape May deaired to open or extend 1 Howard street through the Stockton lit. ' ' tel property to the beach; is there a dll- 1 MB of oommdo ioMHgano* la thia com ' moaitr who would dare defead tbe t ' proposition aa being- Just and equitable. 1 " without firw estimating upon theaawunt | of damage likely to bo sustained by the 1 owners of the proprtlr The only differ ' race is tbat ti.e land oacupied by the , Brockton waa bought by Mr. John C . Bullitt from prirate partirs.and then filled in. while meat of the reclaimed land owned by the railroads at Jerrey dty were - ; outside of high water mirk end were purchased from tb* State. and then improred It is limply ahsard la my that any lodt- . Vidua!, prisate or monldpgl cnrporati->n CCD dedicate or hat eser dedicated .uch easement oeee lands of the Bt»re whore title Is held aa indefeasible by aa unbroken chain of drelsiaoa by Hw rereral court, of that Bute If each a aa Ibe law. the ri Parian Uods of Raw Jersey would he gbl. bled up by Innttmeeahtelaod-improrrtneD-of high wav. along the entire water front . ef tha Stele. ' It Sras a grand treat Chat provided hr ■ tbe led ore committee ef tbe Y. H C. ' Aawaiiallas of this city an last Tuesdsi ' eerning for tbe regaieiural o[ *ur Intel * lecttially iacUoed people ia the Mbthot'.iv churoh. It was the first pay lectare of theaaaaoo, kw to the credit of tbe community be It staled, tbat fact appeared not „ to detract from tb* popular appreciation . to tier rwc. tr.au tus poputsr appmjs.u..i of th* opportunity to tirian to tba famou. ;

, atory ef tba "Otpture of a LoonmoU*e"aa ; . told by ana of th* barer* of tbe expL.il— ' : Re*. Wm. Pitteogvr. ef Woodbury. There ' , are few episodes of tbe drlT war ntflca tbrilUng in rxeeaikm sod more tragical in . acqarl than the attempt on the part of a | sttrrt ef Ohio soldier, from the camp of I 1 iy years Sg-J. to enter tbe rebel ltoca. steal a kroomMlse and train of care lo bread ' day-light and by their aid burn tba bridges along tb* Ilo* of the reilreod bet* cm , Kingston and Chattanooga. Ibee la poa- , I amrioa of Ibe rebela. Mr. PUteoger tell. . sad daring's 1 pel ttioo with aa easy, rot: i renatlooal delisrey, without any attempt . at orotnrico! effect, hut which Inmlitlbly : trine tu way into tbe boarta aad aympalhies of bit auditor* TU narretisr i. , wen worthy of reading, but from tU hps , 1 tun look place in April, IMS. the leader 1 *f lb. expeditien baiof J. J. Andrews, a 1 ciliaea of Kentucky, who was aficrward. r bang with aesen of hU compatuooi The 1 si^x^sr-ASs ; cetcriy Ust.- Mk l-uc.. tto ». ! luSttTa' wtoMlkS ^ tudjre* qSntlyto'^^lan*' Am 1 to lamp u)on the-ktoomotirc. which was • detached try hit mea. wHb throe cars, from - the real uf tbe train; tbey started 08 at , full tpcod. icarieg Ibetr ieilow.trarrlcrs i ib a Mate of .iupefactk-u. After a abort > ran they began lite work id deatrnoion by f culling down the lekeroph wire* and tearing up 1U rails bshtad them Ttwy ; tAVS JSMTft&'S tUMUr ride. Bag it wan reorrearv c. j waa coatmuad »atil Oa fttel aad watrr of ^ D tSdof the party were iuug; VtS- ! r The next lecture under the auapttsi . < thwY. M C. Amodatcm. of lUacHy. wili ZS?JL\ iJffi-fffiSS : may be sail* tcwu.! m view, of tbe fwri. t teat the speaker of lbs rreamg aril! Be , Dr Jrma T. Laatutitg. t ourt House, sod

LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. | MitrvM rorict iumi toiv. i — ' ' s-ointn personal soil GeoeraL 1 The spring crop of boUa is now ready. ; Two- thirds of the Steles elect gosernore j I next fall. Old soldier* should hast iheir discharges 1 Buy your groceries at M. H UoH'a, 37 ' sirect. I tegular Staled meeting of coonci! next Friday ereniog. ( Seoding Easier cards ^o friends is a , growing teshloa. TIkto sriU be no soordty of crabs in tba , Chickens are anxiously waiting for gar--making lo begin I Egg dye* at Dei Mercy A Mecrey'i and ! at Dr. Kennedy s drug Mores. 1 Hardware and carpenters' tools at g. Ware's, 53 Waahiogtoo Mrert. 1 The new comet is coming this way at 1 lite rate of two million milt* a day. 1 It would aeciteo* if Sea I ale was taking J the wind out of \fw sail of Ocean City. , *The j.Mirocymen pointer* iiare formed , a peotrctlre aserrUti m 00 lire Island. | . lawyer Hildrctb'a law office is oow'on I tire aerowdfiatr of lb* post ufflee Irailding. I Congress his I wen In scsAirr four itseitlr. ' and only performed about foor days' w.«k. 1 ' It seems to be generaHvanocedcd thai should purchase a waste basket. > What an Improvement list Uken place of late years rt tbe style of cur Cape May aterea. f How beautifully tbe dramatis! expresses ' it when he says: "Sweet are tbe use* or advertismgi" The quantity of paint consumed this . spring will be greatly in excess of any former season. Tbe Knickerbocker ice wagons have kept up their daily rounds uninterruptedly tbe winter. Tbe Wbilldin lot, Jackaoo aire*!, should improred 01 fenced in before H ia indieted its a nuisance. Cape May rotes for a Congressman, j Stale Senator, licprceetilalirc and Burnt j gate next NovcotiserV Re*. W. E. Walton, the I'reaidiag Eldrrof tbe BridrMou district, M. E. churclt, , will reside at Weaooab. It wlU nM be the fault or the dealers if our people are DM tutted in the aelectioc ef their t"**" and *ano Tiiis week we make place for the opentug installment of tbe public laws enacted ; by tbe pttaenl Legislature. Landlord Kuenlg, of Ibe American, is getting bis vegetable and summer garden In order for the earning harvest. tripe May county wis without a alngV repreaenuUve sehrdar in theSute Normal Schqol at Trenton Use past year. Church folks with cough* too often forget the annoyance tliey are lo preacher and congregation during sermon lime. Conduct or -King, wb" had hit right arui taken oO by the cart at Millrille, U now ranoing extra trains 00 the' Weal Jerri y. G rammer water-proofa and rubber over shoes at Knopi's cheap boot aad shoe store, corner Waahlrfgrnn and Jackaoo If* a wbrAaome sign of tlie proaperiiy of a pisce wbeo local merchants invite eastern ih rough the n ■lurons of their borne 1 It would be well fur our mechanics to tblak twice eie they alteiapt arbitrary ' measures with their employers' ia regard ! The com, mulaicd reiloaion la tbe price [ of gas Is a arose Which will reoelse the ' 'heartiest kiodof eoduiaementol Hie haods "An elegant agaorttoent -f uil-clolla aud . 5«Wa*liiogiOD Street. 1 Mr. George Young, otrarr of the New r Aahlaod il-xoa. waa 00 the Island Tore. .lay lo make arranger™ ots forthe furnish- • ing of that cosy boose. ' . You wbo base made out your lists of 1 flower seeds, send ml ooce to. Fred. Boer1 oerri seed More and green bouae. Bear Jackism Mroet railroad siali c. Bonezet & Bro. era manufacturing 1 aew roofing paint, which is much cheaper r and is uid to be as durabie as any prapar- . ation of tb* kind ia tbe market, r Comraito w. B. Hodper ha« Iwen busy - of tale In bis track parch, aad though the ' wet weald rr haa operated against Iota he ' expects to load tbe sao in early segeta- - Met this apriag. ' A banking iostitaUon woald be a great

Mr^haa^A-^Haneiaof o|,in^m that with a Utile effort one of tbe Csnxleo lanxs ' could be isffiarnord lo open a branch office ' he**. ' Oar thanki sre due R. s.U H Wight, of " Mlllsllle, and Be*. J. Ia Roe, of Borden 0 town, former pastors of tbe M. K Criurch . this cHy. for copies of the Minutes of the law Station of tbe New Jrraey Cosifcr. c Mr. J. a Garrfaon ormUuuea to make a * specialty of keeping a fall line of station- j, ery goods of eveeyutradc aad price at the . old Mead, «S and 71 Washington street, g Also Mask bobks. albums, cutlery, fishing , tackle and aoUout af all kinds. 1 "It's a pkoaure lo buy apair of aboaa at Mr. JnhaaooV was the remark of a lady aa she met • friend. 00 leaving thai merchahl's shoe store the other day. ami then added by the way of explanation; "He is re obliging and knows Just what you Eagraviaga erf ' tbe York town trophy ^ won by tba New Jsraey Battalion have 7 been prepared for diKribotioo among the " members of tba command. Copies for the (ripe May detail wbo accompanied Co. "D are ip the hands of tbe first lieu- J Messrs Isaac M. Downs aad Walter S. { learning. C.«iri Uoaan. were among the ' #47 students who received the degree of , Doctor «f Modicioe at the annual com- , meaoemeat of ffie Jefferaoo Medical Cob ( leg* of PhiladelpblA la the Academy of . MuMc Thursday la''_ The reported tale of tbe Wave which has found tu way into atone of the papers ia a lit lie premature At has if each be the rate we ere ignorant of it, and under ] the circumstances it would be nothing more than proper to hare an understand- < ing with in in relation to tbe matter. ■ Ex -sheriff Beo-z-t will receive bis , fricodsand tbe public in general trodav at , bit new price of basin ret. No. 51 Washing- , , tba street, which be has fltusi up it, band- . sort men! of h>xs an-! gbnes. (rill and : . 1 examine qualitv and price of eooda, , whether yon whih to porchaac or not. | Among the pupils of Pennington 9em • , Inarv from Ibis ciunty wbo are at borne ! to apeod the EaMer Irolidars are -Mr»- . Line Bishop, daughter of Pastor Bishop, of this ciir; Luther aad Willie Price, aero of our lownamaa. Mr. S. C. Price; Bobort . . ! C Wright. IXamsriiir. il.a. lisurore ii . Head. -Tucks hi*, aad Aimer Toptia. Gur ! Rev flrev B. Wight, a former pastor of . j the M. E" ehurcb. Ibis city, at present rife MitMOa. driighred hia many Can May : jaaaassffissiS: I J Crnfrrrome, Rev W PiMcnger, lo the . j Met hud 1st chord) Taeaiav even ing. B.-oth- , : er Wight was warmly welcomed by the ^ . | people Irrespective of deenmiaati-30 or : Mr. ABiert Luiie- has aasamed a new ! reir and is now lbs grserm! manager and ' pnoemaader of a aew ahnre line of railroad recently error* nicred aud at present ic-iper- ; jtiTrt?' - ; ia tngagai te. aad tare re^dring ermr'dei ahk executive u« aad yudgwroat in fee management - requisite* well met in tbe ■ seiectu^-. <A wuire .w, wfcrot Little. Of the

An agent of the Mnlioryt, Mr. Tuttie, . ! here from Baltimore r-prrocnUDg that I enterprising firm. He ialeasing tlie vain. . I able oyster grounds in this vicinhy, and 1 doing fee "square thing" l-Tll concerned. ! The company wiU print at W 100,000 I • of oysters this yeah. Next week ^ I the first arrival is expected with 45,000 •' , ! bushel.. . ^ Tbe day ia gooe by when tbe dear pub- • . wit! swaiLiw opinion at tbe Unwary , do fee empirics' pills without examlna- 1( , thro. ] There waa a good "deal of dust and n smoke c*i4»ed from the eiactkm of edrool t| ' trusteea at various prices in cur county. 0 It is found, however, after the skits are a i cleared off a bit, feat the result U geocr- fl ally satisfactory. - a TTiil Rev, Wm. L. Jooys will pronounce I his new lecture on fee Bible id fee new C I cbuech at Green Cresk, as * as arrangements can be madr. A Active ignorance Sbeu it assumes lo * rantflle with aqd codtro! tbe affairs of a * commuoltr ia X nutsaare that sbuoid be '' abated. There are Jndividoalt wife no « opinion, wurth the hearing, wbo, never- » feelesa, at* always ready wife settlers ' finance, soda! queMioos, poll: lea " I aid religion. lAe the noted Jack Bun.- [ l liey know riiore than bxb b-mw-s of * Parliament, and Cohgreta too, as to tha'. * Graeraiir let them have ro|>e eoougli end J" , tlu-y wrHl aooa bang feemselre*. and the ' sooner the better. it stUl he a decided gain when women . are wining to exercise their legal right and T your at elections of trustee*. d On 'Monday a musical mosquito managed r to m X ilaelf up with this Community an d „ 1 got badly mashed for hia prcvioiisnca'. } We have our apring poem nearly ready, and hope the dear public will possess it- ( ' self In patience tOT it can he touched up • » here apd there. ii Tbe "Ljlerary Microcoam" is playing p , fee mischief wife tome teachings of our , lext books in fee physical sciences. g We bail wife great delight the re-appear- J ! ancc ol "Good Literature." d Holly-bushea are in great demand. Their use is generally left lo tbe women -folks. Nothing will remind a man sooner o( a pressing duly than au invitation to agi- h late e bully-bush about the yard. r It is not much use for ministers to preach . ' against fashion and finery. A new spring f ' will upset a dozen sermons upon . fee follies of-faahion. We shaH have in a short time en oyeter j ' *Dd crim canning factory. j • The "Bay View" bouse, has we under; j j aland, been leased and will enoa open under new management H. f > Beaate mil s Ay. - 1 Cxrz Mix Cot ** ilot sz, Mch 23, 'SJ. , Mr. RiUler:— While tbe pinpletf ofher f I porUoas of fee Slate are rejoicing ov-r ll jvirtior Ludlow's veto of Senate tail 1 , No. 167 the people of tripe May should ' . nut forget to appreciate it 1 The * (iters of fee county two years and a half ago elected a man to fee Senate be- ( a cause lie was ootapsdtrA in bis antagonism ( ' tocorporxl ion* control line tlie g(.vui.i;.ci'' ' of this Stele, and especially did he object r to fee West Jersey B. ii.. which ya <on'- > e troljcd by the Pcsaylvania K R. » c , 0 now find him voting for the 'oitnoxi 'U" Seoate'lriU 187, which the New York llcr r old explains as follows;— "The osien*ibi* ( e listnind protect the lights of fee grantors, J lessens and lioeoMcs of Ibe Slate from | roseiiM-nta on all lands lying bel >w high v wslcr uuark ia thejAdc waters of New ( , Jersey, and second to 'benefit fee fire school fund." „ , Iu real Object was to giro the I- , ' vania R. Ii. Co. absolute omtrol of (•-- * water front of fee Stale, and particular !y ^ of thai salable part in Jersey Ciiy aod Hoboken." d Theire-H-le will hun all for the Gorer'I nor. bat will desire tb* Senator to rise L and explain. Ox* wno Okskevks. [Son; —Oar correapendeut is a trifle w. baaty in passing censure upon Ibe gentleI- man 10 wlroki be refers as tuning Ireen 1- eiertcd to the Stale fccnale from this rt-un-ty as the outspoken oppouent of the IVnu>f svlvania railroad company.- Ii Is but light r- that we should riate feat Hie abscaoe of ir Senator Milter from his fcwl at the liuie fee vote on fee sefiuod |«*C(c of the bUl 167 sras ooavoidahle on account of sick- „ new in bit family. It is aria proper and " Just to state tbat bad hc bcco picsent lie. should have cast hia vote I o sustain Ibe veto of fee Governor, in view ol these '7 circumstance! Ibe stand assumed by "One ,e who rshrervia*' is -not clearly tenable— at " bail it Is not supported liy the evidence in fit care-. —Eli I

" Trie new Preahyterian church at Greta Creek will V dedicated on Sunday next, April X CD. V.) There will be preaching at S and 7 p. m. Many clergymen base been inriled tad will be prrseat and make o brief addresses 1 bus givine added intereK y to tbe r -cession. Tbe public are cordially r invited. - The Suaaay-tclrool Will 3i ire tnio tbe I church 00 t!.e roioe day. and lake part Infer Ii services. Ai the last sraaloa of fhe Green a Creek Union Sunday Scbool.prior to qrovSinto tbe new cbnrch, lield in the priac - |. ■ room of the school budding, fee follow- > was ad-rprod S Tbe Board "f Trustee* for f District No 20. Green Creek, haskiodly r permitted the use df the buildtag under I its official core to be uarrt f-w religi->u> oaucatioonl purposes m Ibe Sabbath for a a period of aoarly three years, therefore r he it « ItaoM. Thai we. the persoos composthe pubilr -roagregali-n and Sunday- c school, hereby extend nor lhanka to mid 1 board for its kind and cwirteous action. " ' ... — i Dominie Johnson, id ibe Odd Spring [ .Presbyterian church, rwrrtaloed a boose- J foil of his parishioners Toewiar evening 1 last at bis ireidrore, near fee Wand fee prime object of Ibe gatheriog Iwing aa a i pleasant and social means of making him ■ tbe happy recipient of umnerous sut.ian- 1 tial evidence* ofhUerrdtortrMerm end confl ■ passed in aortal Interooaree and inielleeiual amosemeots Mrs. K. T. Brown SS Waffiiogton ' , Street, haa been appointed 10 tbe agency ' for Cape May County for fee well known 1 Steteo island Dyeing Esiablishrorot ' 1 1 Goods will be 1 revised at tbe same rates 1 as at their New Yryk and Philadelphia I office*. A"« er.'rti rMmrfr for esfmmg -, 1 etc. A lafgy Hoe of new dry goods, no- , tinaa. trimmings and remnants of Ian receised this week. ; ' "How are yr« ray ol.I friend"" Asked a ' bright looking man. "Oh: I le.1 miwra- | la so lame I can't work ' "Why In the world don't yoo take Kidney Wort* feat's ■ what 1 take when I'm out of aorta and it 1 always keeps me in perfect tune." Kid. , aer.Wort is the sure cure foreinlHoaaoesa > anil owKipoli-m. fkooT fail lo try h - 1 .L.teg Branch Jfos Jar received a large invoice ol floe Maiioerry. Imirl artkiea. etocks. watciow. / EaMer oarils, lava and r-uloro at Gam. 1 son's atetlooery rtnre. No. fit- Waalnngvc n - street, (ripe May (Sty. Butter was used bjr the earfr Hrenaaa . a. medians, sever aa food. ttnlnlne rturecrwcdrd. V : gt ti. ■ SSFSljisr-115 ' !SSif«sSs3'CSS*'—'

. OTflOUKT*. most c. srMih'a to rrcx Alton Meant*.* IL S. Shimp, R- L. Rom tad W. S. llmnd proponed giving an oyster tapper U to n'few friend*, aad so made arrangcraeois II for 40. or 20 cooplrv, bat there being such demand, they wore compelled to exit ml fee number to 38 couples, and called on „ I-yonx of tire MiyvHIe House, to fill fl hill of •are. and Ire did it lo llie letter. It look oar hour to get through with all good 'things thai was spread before the company, there tving lour courses of oysters, with coffee of i-iegaal -aroma and »- Mlmulalingqualiticer lire least ending wife a) frurt aad cake. We were happy to meet - many peraora from outside i f Court House, of which let me tbeniion (ript. aad daiighlrr, Mr. A. Tomlio and wife, Mr. W. R. VanUilder and wife, and Mr. Sled man. of Gosbeu. There were „ Several (trance faces from Dcnnisviiieand TownVi-d't inlet, but "were unable tn kara their names. Suffice it lo say they a jolly lot. and. joibed in fee various r-om Court House -were Dr. Dowus and wife, Cnpt. E. I. Roe* and wife, W. S. and ladv. Editor C«>per and lady, r Measri. Edeui and' ladies. Newtoo Swam | and lady. J. fi. Ste«! and lady, Mr*. J. II. rimfrtr, u jm ii apd wife, Fred. Crawford and wile. Page Crawtord and wife, E P. llauJ. wife and daughter, au-J J Awell satisfied tliat justice had b-i-n provided io Cri|ie May c-iunty. coni-E-'l. ItoteaadfiV.'s. Ilaad.Mr. Frank Edson started for Iowa -m I Wednesday uiurelng. (dan ^hri^ par- uu Mr. Pennington litldreth, wm of Surro u Uildrrth. is at home from Irewiohurg H Academy, Pa., having returned a few , days since for a brief vacation. (ript. Maurice W arwick, who has ail recently removed to North Dennisviile " A number of young ladies and gentleattended the party given al Wood, bine on Wednesday evening. Robert C. Wright arrived I— me troni 1 Seminary on rmturflar even- J Holidays. Capt. James Stiles and crew jell home morning. Mrs. Mar ha Holt, of Philadelphia, i. - visiting her slater Mre. Charloite Carroil. (- Is tn very poor health. Mr. Frank Y'ning. of Cwlarvilhr. Iris taken the cfmtnid for [arntitu: Mr J. if al work. As long ago a> " Iren J J^ FaMTi - deficit of srvrral litmdred'doliars whieti . the Collector failed 1- ^v..dnt for. of our local - lp rir t-*»k lunl Jy f fee l-o. As, oonsidera iy straiulueoul. end that Kltle I 1 adjoMiog ibe urouuta Mr Fldkr's sore- | -ugh In.-:-' Ue cdnndersblc slit, olid [ dtL ^AfK-r tying oimpa-atively quiet all 1 ww2"fer ra^^^'fe'ti'^SE ' ;lmt unleaa ttre rulers or tlx towrribip tieeided tt) t-ji -j to releAtte Mr^Welri from 1 Bui.' as the lU-kil voted with such intent | j ' Simply read -Release Mr. W'elii." without ' wKus n '« trying t - raire the atmniot. I » or aa much of it as he can. among fee I 1 voters of tire township, and this hmg - vexed subject it likely to he speedily « 1- • Oed. * p The coming erent that ia to inlcreet a.V- ' rial circle*, will lie fee wedding of Rev. [ Charles H. Elder, p*«or of Ibe >1 rc cl-urche* here, to Miss Mellle Nickrranat, 1 second daughter id "Capt. James D. Nick1 eraoo. which will lake place iu lite South Dennis M il church on Monday afternoon, I'reaidiog Elder Walton to be the - officiating clergyman.

Mr. Fierson Harris, a former resideot R of Tockaitor-, l-ut who f->r tbe lar-t few rear* has l-crn farming io Maryland, lias returned lo renew hia residence here. Known as a straightforward, upright H Christ ia'a gentietnan, Ire is in Irrsad varyyears warmly weloomed arooog us agafeMr. "C-lark Sleeltnan was buried from his latc.resideaccat Sieelnrautown, on the Woodbine road, on Wednesday. Mr. Steclmaq was a balchelora member of lire from which the place received its name, and died on Mooday, which was his 83nd Wrfe day. Miss Hannah G. Hand, wbo luu been 'J attending orbool al Pennington Semiocry, V returned -home on Thuraday evening lo .A spend a tea days varalion.. A, Oar yaungpeoplc found the eoj-iymeuts of tbe grand party at Woodbine to fatctn ■ aling on Wednesday everting thai the morning hour* were wbal the Scotchman would call "wee hps' " w hen they reached home. Oh, well! The distance was long, lire roads were bad, and the hones besrily 1 taNed. (ript. James Willcta, wc regret to learn. , ia seriously ilL Capt. Maurice Garni y is improving. Mr. Frank Slille remains in a niffering cooditioo from his rheumatic : affection -Frolic in Oir woods. Mr. Editor : — Tbe village* and towns b' . al this county bare during tha wmter.antl . even into this mootb of Spring. Ireen f1 . made j->IIy andqjay with tire merry limes j afforded by Urelreqaeal gieing of grand , ; j social partiea. aorpriae and mlrerwiar, i shhilr we of fee woods bare hern com . ; pi-lied to seek our pleasures sway trom i h -me, la order to reach fee evening frol- j ' • fee order bos benTr-Terse-l and fee villa- ! 1 , rets have conse to fee woods aaulemeot i . I for a fui! evrotog'i eojoynieut. . This de- J ' ; hchtCal change was brought abnut 00 ' Wednesday rveeing. by lavilatiooa eg ■ c " tended in their young friends of Dennis- : ' , viiie aad Tuckahoe bjTtamn. Cia mcr j • ! K. Brooks and Harry Holmes, ol Wood1 1 bine. After indulgence la a variety of social ■ pleasures, aad the tripping of tire -light fantastic"-1'# those acquainted with the ! ta"y fo itoMSte rendered by Mr. H. L • BufeaeiU the oompanrwr-re treaie.1 to an abuodaot variety of reTreih merits h Those present from Toekahoe wtret — ■ Miaaas Ada 6w*4map. Oarii Buzlr- Ada ' Bennett. Prudie Pare uis, Mary Sutton. And* Powell. Fhirence Chainpi-.u. Stella • Smith. Blanche Parker, Julia Williams. Hannah Godfrey, Hanle Lr*. Mattir Hnff; Meters Harry linker. Tina Williami. W Champano, C William*. John Craatx, Te « Eherhardl, WOi Powell. Hope Madden. D. v McK rogue, sod Mr. Haa thorn of Mays *- Uoaiug. V From Desmiaville were Misses Belle is James. Fannie Carrol L Anna Ludlam, z. Magg-e Ludlam. Fannie Hoimea. Minnie ■j Cox; Messrs H. B. Dtserty, Leslie Ladis ism. R C. Wright. Harry Jamea, Elton Cshats. Edward Rice. H. B. Stilea. a F. Jamea. H. L Boabaell. Mis. Mmjgre Fiaber. af Green Cret*. waa alao prrwrnt Of Woodbioe were Harry Huiawa. C. R- " Brooks. Charie* OaMweU aad AdMph J Hoinrea Drxix. : 2 Oat -h ing whales off this point w*a a . good ooaraem io old irarea

- NOW OPENED! ' WM. H. BENEZETS ] SEffiNDCEHEiLteS^^^ SKOtl STORE " #1 si Bffbffg am -aJlt^X cAPEMtv.>t.ja. 'B'E7EZ'Ey ~ M. H. GOLT NO. 37 JACKSON STREET. CAPE MAY CITY, ' [j VfTDAftUUnnr If FRESH AND SALT MEATS. irj Groceries and Provisions of all kinds f PHILADELPHIA FRESH BUTTER, COOKING BUTTER. |] rexxm uKontri WILL HKCE1VE J-UOUIT ATTBSTWS. " 15 . — — ; 'f <i0 TO THE ! « PHILADELPHIA CHEAP r ; C BOOT AND SHOE STORE,!' Where you can buy your goods 20 per cent. Cheaper than any- ! 1 where else, as I manufacture my own goods. ALSO FULL LINE OF GOSSAMERS 1. 10*01* V. FRED. BOERNER, FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN..: Largest Stock of Bedding Plants in West Jersey. Garden Seeds, Bedding: Plaits, Rusts, Me Trees ai Eteiwm. JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. W ;K » •» r I „ - -.ttKKN nm^SSAK )-,«« XTKWT HAILKOA1. „AJ^ CAPE MAY POINT YARD.;, Lumber of all kinds in Quantities to Suit Customers. ' FRAME TIMBER, siEATHING BOARDS, SHINGLE'J, FLOORING BOARDS. LATHS. &c./ Sash, Poors, Blinds cSr Mouldings iStofy"!"™1"' WESLEY G. HUGHES. CUMBERLAND IDTOAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY. BTIUCTLY MUTUAL. ALL THE INSf'IIKD BECOMING MEMBERS. _f ad "paging Or -rare prrm fir th' -.-w M. -u rrorrfy -re »-.g ie. Jlq-mOmt ml tie f of Ih, pitict a caO> yqymrof ah ifJ, ->-.urr. olmrluOlf far out far. and. a : fram-am note for Iht ronUnuantt of Or in.ura not. rr.rtrod of Or a uh premium yearly. ( that fund remaining in their or n kandn The fiUorinyralee hate heen adopted, rhieh. -

aptriena hat thou* taOJet tufiaiiU on all farm ritht or dtlaeJad propertitt, A POLICY ISSUING FOIl TEN YEARS ON ONE THOUSAND IK)LI_\KS; t ; CASH PAYMENT TEN DOLLARS; NOTE 1 >NE il I'NDHKI) DOLLARS. for A POLICY ISSUING FOR FIVE YEARS ON ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; , CASH PAYMENT SEVEN AND 50-100 DOLLARS; NOTE FIFTY DOLLARS. FOR A POLICY ISSUING FOR THREE YEARS ON ONE THOUSAND DOU j i LJUIS; CASH PAYMENT FIVE" DOLLARS; NOTE THIRTY DOLLARS. The cent rill be on Or ten yeare policy, ten rente on Or hundred doUantptr year j If a roll for tiro and a half per-renL etert made it mould be teeter and a hatf cemte per ' year and if fee per cent rere called it uould then cod fifteen eenU per year, and the . ■ lerme in proportion at abate, rill t hoe any member the probMr ami Mart ( j haeardout ritht mil be taken on eeptalty fateerabU termt. WITH NEARLY R.oOO MEMBERS. AND GUARANTEE Fl'NP OP PREMIUM NOTES OP MORE THAN ' Two iMillions of Dollars, forty thousand dollars. It it UUteed thai no inburanee ran he offered on refer or better termt. Homey t : by lightning rill br paid .rilfeer fire it kindled or not, and if lite stork it insured, the \ lam by lightning rill be paid Man the pranitet insured, .ill lames naff be lileraty and ■ ! promjdly trOlrd In cases of negteet to comply riO the ronditi.au of Intl. ranee or alhere wrong it | • ruepeeted. in the behalf and intSratof and for (he mcmbert, tuch toiU be tUodg aamined | br fare payment. | j llridgeton, S or ember 10U. 1881. , U. F. ELMER. Preddent. \ j H. ti. LVPTOS, Secretary, -j i Agents and Srrreparr— REVUES TOWXBBXli. Cape May e lour I Hour. a Fiona E a. CARL!., M. !>.. HennurilU. UMg 117 l.I.I A Id II VAXaiLBBX, /Vfer.'-ur,; JWELFTH & ^vCa\ Chetmt. Philwa. I i x/m^/ o^/s 5Ty BA|LEY, &/ Banks, . +■

Urtr ^irfurrrtsniiftrts. PHILADELPHIA Windowjkss Warehouse BENJ. 1 SHOEMAKEE, Si Gebxu, Fl&te Slut C:Epm ErgM, uc L&trm Cita. Ofirn far Sale, al Low'Frkcs, fee Iretvest aad Bert A— rtrd Stock nl Glass tn he found in Hrot'onntry. Compririag S » I VW» CUSS, Saab aai WUr' CIU\tUI CUSS. Safe. I* fkfom " ^ mica cuss," k.v>e ka. *» u «i n ftiwiNusiH'nmcuss. mvfi vikehs. . \ I IUKH CUSS (si fksMrttabrn' K rnVKTYSTll mtl. J-lt Aid. m 10 cuss, i ie Aid. . I\a*^ KOUU CUSS.I-S, 5 16. of 14 it. #Ki ' OtlSH Eotca CLASS. 14. Tk aad 1! it IktL ■W-aiSB UTIUUl CUSS. CI ML.*, M fob. 'n<nn fit BIH.il CLLSS. ks uf rirk rtbtv -fSUCH flllitD CUSS. FfeM ai Pal foul lumil CUSS, Oru uf ffianrri 11MSSO CUSS, br ban uf Itartax : f HilHilL CUSS; i. D*f KkL Sm«I Um. , l\ IIUIOSS. I Lie uf Itlf tkilr. | FL04E CUSS, 34 uf I iLlUd; ill fik* | Together wife ever* variety of 6ba used { the eonrtrueiion of Dwelling -i. Churcheo, ; Bieamahtpa, Poaaenifar aad Palace Oara, i rut to any sue or .oaCj*" lob lo.suit par206, 207, 209, and 211 ! North Fourth St. cAMARITah ^CURES FITS* * kw^NEVER FAILS. ^ ^ErviK^ 1 Si gmsfiSiSSafSr ""a"" u'l^ItHurfi*. Kaa. » "" " C r«. aAMARITAN l»Vm sAMiXtTlx vr.gvi.vr. KSl Btr.ll VEKVIVi: con, ma -Ktereraw dmmsggd. UBAxmv Sxrvixe iJSJtor-ri- ate .'ro,^j4toa «^otoer SwMwur.KRtt°^a uLalunlto^lMaiLfaSE?™' ^^^are .ooo^atr, a* MA KIT AX VCEVIVE , a a ma wit av vxaviir • -jsaaig AOTaysj.'S' ' i Mo i III aAMAJttTAJt axKJ^g SAIUXITlt XEMTIXr"' """ cwro „ Wte Mk>L Carta mr ■ I-IMXKITIV V»vm . j fSnSK*""* S AM A R I T A rs itvi NE BY ALL I*RITGGISTfe I»«. a. i RicxittovD * ro„ ST. JOSCPH, MO. TUTT'S PILLS 8 T «fi . TORPID LIVER. i back part. Pain under fee Shoulder - blade, fullueas after oat ; no. with a dlatacliaauou to exertion cf body or mind, 1 Irritability oSAetaWrr. Low spirit*, wife steeling of n, ntrct-d^romo^du^ "i HeartrDoUbeforo fee eyes. Yellow Bkln, I colored Urine, and CONSTIPATION. ssimi; -\XTiL n. DOOLITTLK, B. H. *ll2daa"cllrot*o^"'Ptoro$™' lLW* B. ILWARNEBtCa^AitonieyMLLBW WARNER IiriLLllSG, Waaaiagtoa. it C. «*a«aa.| iJWteii^peteeft. caarg^ri^^