! " — ~ LOCAL AFFAIRS. •I the Baptist church to morrow morning. 10.80.— "Historic product. of OxtaO- 1 miry." Evening. 7.30. — "Religious borne training Illustrated In the Li'e of Rotb." Public Invited 1 Qurtettr UeeUnt-To-morrow will be Ibe first qnartrriy ' Steeling Sabbath of Ibe Conference Year at Ibe XL E. Church. A lore feut will I be held lo Ibe Chepel mt C A M. Preaching by the P*«or el 10} ead by Rev W. Walton, the newly appointed Presiding i Elder of Bridgrtno Dibvirt, el J*-p to. All who come wiU be w.lcnjte

Negotiations for Ibe eale of Poverty Beach bare been for eocne week, under favorable eoorideratloo, but nsfortonalely for Ibe loterevu of Cape Ray, through an unexpected Grcsmstaucr, ibey have came In nought. The property la queatios loci udee thai portion of ibe beach raal of Madnuo avenue lo lite terminus of Ibe " He. ell'. Potoi railroad *1 tte Inlet, wbich until reoeollr was supposed lo be owned by Joha a Bulllu, Philadelphia; General Sewcll. of tbt West Jeniey railroad, and John Starve*. of Traalou. At any rale tbeae geotbM'U bought the tract tome years ago, and bare paid the taxes thereon without a word of dispute from any one •luce their earning Into Its p<ax«loa. The brwch la upward, of two miles long, forming a narrow peninsula between the ocean and Oape bland Sound, varying In . width from Ave to fifteen hundred fret M high water. In ill unimproved condition , the teach was appropriately named, being . virtually valueless bast year, however. , a grand move wax made by the gentlemen 1 Interested In the Delaware Bay railroad . and the steamer Republic. and a Dew and ! attractive place el rewirt with railroad nSd "1<Sewai*1^^intrt! forothe pleasure 1 aud recreation of our summer guests, j This Improvement tea naturally brought ; ■ lie Intervening portion of the beach into , ■ ome notkee, and in the couree of the past , y-«r. the company operating fbe road to . tba Point, in oonjunctloo with oov or two J outside capitalists, have became Interested , in the project of e Land Improvement Company with a view of purchasing the , tract, running it off into building lots, extending the beach drive along its front, and putting up at name a number of bote!. , an J cottages, it will be area at a (lance . ; a aakMagreed upon, trot now c suss in a ] third party and makes claim to a portion ' •J taa baaoh which tbev say was willed lo | has a frontage of 300 feet, and b situatedin the vicifily of the Gierrnmeut life faring Sutton. So 89 Tbtry have no ' •hod for (be property, sod do not pretend u. say they hsve ever paid e cent of tax on M, but Kill there appears to be a reason priror*»hlp'0rTbere "^TtontatatStad 1 parties la this claim. Mr. Ilarry Bennett. ' of Mooreatnwu. and bis two sisters. Mrs. ' Mater and Mrs. J. H. Hughes, rreident* ] of this city. In tome cases the question . (bos lavolved would have been thrown Into onurt, bat Mr. Bullitt, acting for ibe ' «*har owners, thought the bun way to ».-tilc Ibe matter would be lo make the , ! what Wei agreed upon for the whole. ; This was certainly a very fair and libers I proposition, and at first wis Haaired wiib atwue favor, hut snoo Mr. BeoteU. » i.o ' -rvi rhn, ,.f 11m- ' ■ ~ hi* , took of he business his sisters.

gut to thinking be ought to have more Front Madiaoo avenue Poverty Beach sounds a distance of 18 000 feet to Beweil's jsSE Estrsms: ofneariytda running foot. This would !£°J, £* J* "» Benneu strip u> • H^^o.1M«d."£r hX netl .arrived on the Mend. a. m sup,. «,! to rtcse the sale, but the gentleman was found lo bare again changed bis mind, sad declined to transfer Ibe Interest lirrpreseoted in that piece of beach and marsh of baa than one sere for a cent lew this bad the effect of pulliiS" a stop°to?M further wgre latino. aad il b the gencr.: bop* that Mr. Rraaeu feels bsppy oser tte sujufa. It may probably wind up in MasittsisK zrjxj-hn.zsz'z.': ffjJfenFrto r„ k£ai?

anything dsn HetnailMmdntitbr saaoreuov that s ir.Hwkesi in oasscoger laxra bass besu n-girc-.*.! to be aawsred. U jab* bjte pirot of ^ r 'Sat fa U wili inter-*-. .411 arisen, now b what rah s

[ Superintendent Shields baa teat In the I following summary of remits in the annual examinations Diplomas tare given as fellows — At - Cape May ' City, district *7. to Miss Ells Taylor, Vlise Sellie Were. Miss Hannah e Hand. Isaac Stnllh sad Lewis Stevens. - At Oape May Court House, ts Miss Lixrie u H. Ugdea and Miss Leooora Bennett. ^ ^ Oat^^^ltor^ggjb^nll) were No. 18, Gape May Court House, first grade. 6; second grade, 14; third gride, 9. J No. 9, East Greek, third grade, A No. A BeaviDe, first grade. 1. , No. 11. North Dennis, first grade 1; i second grade, % third grade, 1. No. 96. Owe. flat grade, 1; eeooad - grade, & third grade. 10. Ka. 15, Gravelly Ron, third grade. A Ne. 17, Tswueeuifa Inlet, first grade A ' second grade, 1 ; third grade. A' Nn. 14. Odar Grow, first grade, 1; . second grade. 9; third grade. 5. No. S, Tockahoe, second and third 1 ' grade; 27. No. A Palermo, secoqd grade, A third ''no" 24, Academy, eecond grade, A third grade, 7. NXfiO. Oveen Creek, eecond grade, 2. third grade. 11.No. 38, Cold 8pring. second grade. 3: . - third graderA ? | No. A Petersburg, second grade, 4; third grade. A No. 21. Rio Grande, second grade, 2. "Nn. S3. Fishing Creek, flist grade A third grade, 2. No 8. Marshal I vi lie. ihird grade. 8. . N-- 28. Cape May Point, third grade. 8. No. 19, Diss Creek, second grade, A ! Diss grade,

third gnidr. 8. No. 29. Ocean City, first grade. 8; secr ood grade, 8; third grade, A r No. 11" West Creek, first grade, A eecnod grade. 4; third grade. 7. ' No. 18, Goshen, second grade, 1; third 1 grade, A r There are two or three others whose . papers are not yet examined, and results ( cannot be reported now. The number of . failures was small Host of the work i was well done, in some cases more hav1 log been attempted that wis required. I — I About the fstrect Committee. , For tte Cape llsr Ware. By the appointment of tbe new ebiir- - ' man of the Qimmitire on Streets, our r public highways will saou assume a dif- i ' event appearance from what they have of - Evidently the gallant Colonel thinks i . that ibe administration of the fade chsir- i ' man of the commluee was charactertrad i | by too much arooomy, and conaeqtwntlv | ■ fidelity to tbe Interests of tbe lax-payers. Supervisor Si ilea baa been directed , by the Street Committee (the chairman) . to at ouce pot all the public thoroughfares in first-class order. The streets are to be ibel<ed and graveled ' Bcbe'laugen Landing to Broadway . regardless of coat, 100,000 cubic yards of 1 Msnumuskln gavel having been ordered J for the purpose. The curb atones are lo 1 whitewashed from the depot to tliwChsl- ' facte, (we have not heard whether tbe 1 we presume they are), and tbe streets are I lo be cleared from all filth. Citizens ate < cautlooed not to put any dirt or ashes in i tbe streets, and especially not to spit on > the curhvtoaes aflsr they have been while- i washed. The new chairman makes an excellent committeeman, as be generally , assumes the duties of his two colleague* < without even troubling them for ad Tic* , Tbe Colonel ie a generous friend to ell , Chile Improvements, and looked upoo as , has beta as the -leader- in council will guarantee to "put through- anything he . undertakes, in the way of sewers, pound- . ; tended to will do well to coosalt the Colo- ! oel first in the matter, or bis agent, Mr. 1 Jaa^H. Edmunds, No. 36^Wsshlngt-in A party of young people, frieods and ' o-mpanleo. of Kim Mamie Miller, gave I that charming liule lady a crouplimcntarr ' reception the other evening at the rreideuce of Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Ed- | munds, Jaeksoo street. A pleasantcr or i livelier gathering hasn't been noted in i tbeae columns the present ssanm— a cir- i cu-natanre f.s which the kind host sod I The gucMdnclndril kDsMeRh^aEhrrh. , Hsu- Souder, Lids EUredge, Llrrie Er- | rickson, J.ydis L re And Anna Crowel I ; , and Muss. Arthur Burkriu. Southard , E hedge. Albert Reeves, Mai. Simpson. , Harry Silvers. J. Frank OroweU, Mauric. S- -ruler and Wesley Vngeubnrg.

^ We are in receipt of a plentiful invoice of wedding cake, with the compliments of h Mr. and Mrs. Dwlel M^Stevena, of Camden, which leads us to infer that our younr friend Daniel, who by the way is a Cape , May boy' and a graduate of tbe Wsvx a Office has, afier the nnormary ddiberatioti. u csocluded to Join the more dignified ranks „ of the Benedicts. We welcome him j among them and extend tn him and bis , ynung wife our heartiest wishes far a full share of the Joys end prosperity eg life, with hut lew of Us nwmws. Tbe bride in this case is Miss Qua H. Francis, one , of Camden's fairest daughters. ' A very pleasant time waa spent Thors. j day evening last, at tbe residence of Oapt. , Gorge V* . Smith, tbe occarion being a . visit from the boys of Mrs. Smith's Sunj rlsv. School ciasa, for the purpose of pre- , renting h» wnb two handsome photo, r r*1* '7™. **.' Wk<» of tlrir , Irrrr ami appreciat™. The boys were Willie and Luther IViee. Frank Church, I FredrBe DooWtle, Eddie Hewitt, Albert Church. Samuel Brooks. Cbea. Swain. , Morris 8ooder and W. Schellenger. Tbe Speaking of the hiadtaKxa la the way of Cape May's advancement and prosperity what do they all amount In when compared with the ooe which aims to block all Impro foments and dnvea capital from the placr. Too much of our unimnroved

mfMm t tim real vatate and tax It full value. t HigSvr'a hrach, the favorite resort with oar ('ape May pic-uic excursioo parties, ■ WM visited fistnrdsy Liu and the first two 1 days of this week hy a number of the * young people from this d'y aod vicinity. - Tn* weather was not fat the most auspk- ! I; us mood for out-door sports, but this ' was a omsidtratian which did oca appear r l" detract any from the pleasures and = gsyrtir. of the excurounisu^ ; w7W«is a ooasmnUy _^rowiug demujd ' rae time ago by the woll-knev^ 1 wbokaocne grocer*, Mean. Jen- ey & An- « are—, Pbiiadviphia. Tbe coffeea are put : Sf.-feSSSi flwor .ad warranted pure and foil weight : ^ 17 ,!1 ^ F""err* in "" ' •"tusn to he fooad that .tore not at rofcrr tfane sufftr fr.n won* of the disease, for - ; which this great remedy is . rpecific. It I 1 Wm^G^* C^'^SS'^afaSS I ' • TV; tn Oto wa j j

LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. t mi torn rones mmimtx t told. I , ! Cotton wfll grow In the southern part X of this county. White waiters will be employed this e season at the Swektoo. loe aa inch thick was formed in this ' vicinity Wednesday morning. II Ex-Sheriff Benezet Is making a specialty . of the finer grades of ladles' and gems' ' shoes and falters. t Cape. Smith is selling headlight oil by ; . the gallon at 35 cla.. or fife gallons far a dollar. 80 Washington street. M. U. Go It is selling the unadulterated , ; Scotch and Irish imported potatom at the tame prices aa those of domestic growth. < 1 Tbe M. E Church people are making - some needed repairs to thair property, i which will Improve its appearance very Large supply of wasb-tube and other 1 ' necessary articles of bouaeboM economy, I a* well aa all kinds af hard ware, at Wire's, 83 Washington street. I Mrs Georgie Edmunds has been anlooming a week or two with her brother, I Vfr. Luther Cummiogs, lu Philadelphia. - bat has new returned borne. , Mr. H. B. Tathea and family. Phils- ] delpLJa. are enjoying a foretaste of spring . wsathor-at tb« seswde in their rammer i reordpnde on Beach Avaouc. S^^im«>SlayosMlrai. ' Tbe laying of the track for the new i railroad to Sea Isle Clty'vrai he- 1 on Monday, aod tbe prospect for Its c Monoiy. ana the tor Its ' completion by June is almost assured.

I X unimproved property be taxed at its owner's valuation, and see bow toon . some of our land proprietors will be appealing for a redaction in their In bilk. I Mrs Dessic Hand has been spending the greater portloc of the winter months with ■ friends in tbe city, and is home again i much benefitted In health and improved In ' looks. It has been again suggested that a few ■ flat-clam fnneials would greatly benefit Cape May, and in the light of events of lleve they would. Meaws. Delmotle A Beackrrt have u . cured the contract for the city for extend- - tng tbe water mains aloag Wood tires! . sod on Lafayette street from Franklin to Sheriff Coma has been so the Island i the present week paring bis respects to ■ tbe membemselect of the Juries amigoed I to duty at the issuing term of coart, te be 23th Inst. Mr. Koenlg, of the American. House, visited Sea Isle Tuesday lest. PhlL takes great interest la tbe development of the 1 new resort, and is reported to have bis eye , upon one of the finest hotel sites there. Mr. Eran Morris, Philadelphia, has been - tbe present week making arrange- , menu for renting his ootlage oo Colam- , bis Avenue, preparatory to hit leaving with his family for a year's tour of EuThe putting on of the fast express train this point and Philadelphia, this early in the season, is a gratifying concession on the part of the railroad company which our people moat oertalnly apptrIo view of the Increased activity in tbe coasting trade, which insures s continued demand for wooden meets, there is every reason to believe <bet ship building up tbe county will be briflter than ever tbe pres. lbs past week was our friend Mr. Reuben Townseod, of Court House, tbe veteran emulative for Cape May of tbe popular Cumberland Insurance Company of Bridget oo. Next Monday evening there will be a mustering af tbe veterans of lbs war. real. deeWof Middle towMMp. at the M.yvtlk , for tbe pursoas of perfecting a preliminary organisation of a Prist of the ' Grand Army. Tbe annual spring Inspection of -com"H" will take place Thursday even- 1 27tb Inst. The men an, requested to 1 n.tke notenf tills fact and prepare aooord- I logly. (kmpsay drill next Thursday even20th Inst. A change in the railroad Ume-table tikes 1 place to-day. a Saturday express traio g - 1 log on, which leaves the city mt 8.00, arriving here about 8 o'clock. Returning this uain^wlll leave Oape May Mondays ! Prof. J. C. Smock, of Ibe State Geo- . Meal Sorvjy. In mspuy BreoUw i logical survey, in with senator

_ Miller and Mr. N. C. Price, at this city, visited Fire Mile Beach yroierday after. 11 noon, making tbe trip In Mr. Price's yacht from Bchellrnger. Landing. ' New spring Bries of ribbon* and isrv , collar*, neck ruffling, aad plaiting*, aod . not loos of all kinds Just received at Mrs. j R. T. Brown's. 38 Washington street. Al- _ so agency for the New York Sutra Island • Djdtag establishment. Orders recti red II ** city rates. Mr. W. W. Green, or tbe Windsor, b c building quite an addition to his other ho. e tel facilities oo the premises be recently bought from Mia. Dr. Smith. Tbe improvement Is a three story frame oo Wood . street, with ice bouse underneath, and i . sleeping quarters for bis help on upper Mr. J. M. Johnson, Jr., tbe clever young representative of the popular ' • wholesale bouse of Jannev A Andrews . r grocere, Philadelphia, has been visiting i his Cape May customers the past week or , two, aad as usual received tbe substantial I proof of their budsi cnofldeae* and np- . precialloo In tbe shape of numerous orr den for goods. ' Tffw most thoroughly equipped store in j the county for tbe dispensing of all aril- . del essential to the comfort and economy , of botoekarpiog b that nf our i Mi mini I ' friend Mr. John M. Russell (late Hngbea - . and Russell). Cold Spring. His slock of , . groceries b always fresh, sod bis pricss . |- lower (ban tbe tune grade of goods can , i Mr. Thomas E. Hukios, lata of tbe i i Antic, and formerly editor of the fhufg , . Star, was here tbe first of tbe week , with bb wife. Tbe owner of the bote! i named will he fortunate abouM be sue- i i ceed lu prevailing upoo Mr. llukins to i renew hb relationship with the premier* , , again as lu proprietor. It has never - . proved tbe suoc*ss it did during bb man- t : - ; , A Ftwemossla ■ rraa the cental Ttae*. Young Jim Hiklreth b winning fame I as as efccutionbs among tbe lawyer* of Caps May City. , Eldrvdg* Jofanaou, who b a Councilman ?° ?r-?*r ,c"?' ''•oy^,ur 'T**? « the politest men In the ..rid, generous ' . and Jnst, and cue nf the mast impacted citizens of Cape Mar— a gentleman of 1 { wb" >» doing J Chpk John Bennett, out of tbe pilots. J wis elected to Oape May City Council tat alecti -o oo the RepuWicsu side. . . after ^a very warm rata Mr. Ben- ( 5^hTmib^a'7>nd tadrf Mi ; i important work before Ibem. ' It b use Ukdy that Geo. Riofaanlsoo i ' will make any war est the City Couadl of , j Oape May thb ymr.^ , u " ^dthb* uxT thU "te C>'u*!,i, usnaHv open in the wtntar was closed . j tluUall. aad wiU n* open tffl Jane. C.il s.-^- bapoutlcbn with a deal of h*. :

-j-— - Cltx Oownctl. A regular staled meeUtt of cmmdl wa , . cnovened Friday evenmg of tat weik, ■ with right members presort and President ! . Mecny is the chair. I 1 in W , Tbe Mayor's nomtakhfcTfor the polk* i fores were reorived sndgeferred. . . Committee oo Prowioo of Properly i reported cooetroction qf shed on clly lot for stor age purposes ; also the Improve- J , moot of lot by the erection of s new I Fire aad Water-Committee reported »rplication of property owners on Lafayette street to extend a water main from Frank- ' lis towards Jeflsnou. Cocnmlttee oo SOnets reported the net ! I coa of sewer main oo Washington and | • Decatur streets to be 9989. which was s I trifle 8ea* thin s dollar a foot, or about 33 ■ oeuts a foot to the several property owners along Its course. ' On motion of Mr. Johnson the Record er j wis lost racked to present tbe bilb for the 1 Mr. Geo. W. Grier made application for j . The extension of a water main on Wood : street from North across the creek. On ' motion of C'ldonel Sawyer the same was; ' received and request granted , 1 On motion of Mr. Kane, the Fire and 1 Committee was authorized to by 1 a six inch main oo Lafsystl* Street from 1 to Jcffcoon. Mr. Hugbes and Mr. Ilane* opposed . ' the laying of any more 4-inch mains, and , 1 in consequence It was arranged that the . extensions be not lea than six i octet. ' I Mr. Hughes urged the neceaity of the ' work being prosecuted without delay. j I Mr. Haoea called attention to difference 1 elevation of the two principal water ' tanks. which led to the Introduction of the ' question what wa best lo be done with " s qucsuoi wual wa oet". to oe (lone wttn the small tank oa Franklin street. IP Kb r

, issues were disposed of by the proper ' a committee bring authorized to remedy the J ^ farmer, and ascertain tbe expense of hsr. tng the small tank removed and placed on t topante new engine bouse near Madiaoo . ^ On motion of Colaotl Sawser the braces, ■ removed in the deepening of tbe new city well were required to be replaced by the contactor who did the Job. r A most respectable petition wu read at t Ibis stage of the prooeedlagi, which led f to s lengthened ventilation of tbe views of aeveral of the members upon the evil* of poot-pbying aeri the lax observance of . the Sunday Uw. Tbe document wa nu- . merously snood by resident parents of 1 tte city, and preyed council to sup0 press. If possible, all pool-rooms, aod stop tte further detecrallsn of tte R«i.h.n. j by a strict enforcement of tbe law reguteting the opening of business places on ■ Sunday. t Tte CoUector of Taxes in a communication called attention to tte ntceatity of some action in relation to hb warrant au- • thorizing hlra to proceed with the neces- " S'7 ^Urard enforoe psrtoent of A resolution by the chair, aulhsrixing tte collector to proceed at once aod oof1 iect all unpaid taxes, under the instruc- - lion of Ibe dty solicitor, wa adopted. The Mayor handed ia the rerolutions ; adopted at the riUzena' meeting held the • preceding evening, which were read, and on motion of Colonel Sawyer the request i embodied therein was complied with, tte ■ roaimillee to onotist of three members of . council and two nhixena j As committee council selected. — Colo- . ncl Sawyer, Dr. Jama Meerey, Eldndge Johnson, Dr. T. H. WilUlamaon and ('. . S. Magreth. | The annual appropriation ordinance r wa introduced by tte Flna&a Com ml ltee. and hiving been read twice, wa bid ! over till next meeting. Colonel Sawyer called attention of coun. cil to tte fact that considerable would 1 hare lo be done to put Beach Avenue in 1 proper condition for tte season. It hid 1 teen neglected for mm* years, and he : should ask for an Increased appropriation for streets to enable tte commluee to put it in thorough order, i A petition from Mr. Horatio Church - requesting council to shell, tbe oiiissncc J maintained on tte Mrs. WbUUio 1 ,t. adI Joining hb property on Jackson street, wa : read and referred to committee on streets. On motion of Mr. Job new Che Recorder . wa lasiructed to ooUfy Mrs. WhlUdin . that trains the lot s res filled in within > wreki. tte dty weuhl hare tte mm- . . attended tn aud charged agaiatl her. On motion of Goiaoef SawyeT oouncil prooeedad to the alecUoa of a" city solid- ! when Mr. James M. F. liiidreth re- , crived the unanimous vote. Two night watchmen. Measr*. N. B ' , BenarU and Chat. G. Clark, were sp- ; pointed, and a special oflioer, Mr. J. B. Hughes for Sunday duty. Tte pay of tte police fore* was fixed at . ; 930 doil.a a mcotb. that of the chief at ' 980. Tbb wa done upon the uodeatsnd- i Tbb

> leg that good and efficient officers .are - worthy of goad pay .and 'hat tte chief will ' te held responsible for the conduct of hb subordinate*, r Mr. Johnson congratulated hb collea1 guee upon tteir apirit of lihmiiliy, partl- ■ culariy addressing himself loh'u twtrvmed - friend BJV. liuglie*. who waa circled, be I sald.upoo a strictly economical and reform I platform. Mr. Hughe* took the ground that the l laborer wa always worthy of hb hire. The treasurer's report gave a balance on > hand of 93497.48. Tte sale of tte city lot on Wahlngtoc I street te Mr. Edward Crease wa arter I some discusriuo oonfirmetl. r Tte report of the foreman of the firedepartment wa receired and referred. Bilb to tte amount of nealy two thousand . dollars were paid, aftrr * tu-h round! ed- | Journed. Rev. C. H. KUIer and hi*- loreiy little bride were tendered a hearty rccrf-Uoo oo their return from tteir wedding trip on Friday evening uflsst week. Thry entered . ImmcdbUir into hausrkrepmg, and it , wa at their residence ia South Deunb the reception to-* plaer. Afarr an excellent repast prepared by relatival of the ! oo the evening. -I the return, friends | offl£tte^^^Uima7witei' ibe future eopply of" tte boQarirtfh'and to I p*H a delightful evening with their pastor . ■ and hit Utile wife. Many pleasing ioci. dents trsntphed, among which should te ■ mentioned the presentation of useful arti--cles. accompanied by an elrgs.it addrea ' by J udge Divert v. aad the feeling response i of Mr. EkW. Tbe hspjiy cbupie brought with Item nnxneroos valahle |ire*eots, , the gUts of friend, iu Canden aod I'hila- ! delphls. received at the grand reception tendered them tn tte former city oo tbe Manday evening previous. Tbe Misses Morris, -two lovely sisters of Philadelphia, accompanied Item oo the return to Daa- : obvillv, and added math by tin ir vivacity , and winning manner, to the enjoy moil of tte evening. Jacob B. Bonder, who ha beeo sufferfor several yrare with canoer, died oo • , Saturday leak 8th InsL, and wa buried in tte South Drums Cemetery on Wed oreday. Poor man. be had often expressed , s desire to be relieved from hb suffering , a soon a it wa God's will. Hb faithful ' companion norend bfan tenderly ta lbs j last. He wa 72 yean of age. Mr. Daniel McOerty. one of nuroldrot I citiiaoa, wa found in hb room oo Teadsy morning m aa apoplectic fit. Not i arising a eariy a wa hb custom, bb with tte above result. A pteslcmu'wu ! called, but little or do rvltrf could be af- . forded. He expired an Tuesday night, . aod wiil he buried Friday. | Mia Una Lawrence, of Trenton, la jW'to^bev grand parenU ten— Mr. and Three Dew vessels are no their Stocks - : started. ; I Captain F. L. Ludlam ha suOriratly reoorreed his brolth to leave tor Phils- . dclphie a rew days ago tn take charge of . ihis vessel, th* W. 1.. AHrtL Don't hatoo liaty in yodrttrewrh. for |

j upcoupv. , ! From Cold Spring to Tuekahor. 1 1 i . Mr. Fred. Bennett, ana of our mteemed . townsman, 8. H. Bennett, ha returned to hb suidms a tte Now Brunswick Bern-- , r i ">"7. after spending s sheet vacation at t ; •»■«- - 1 The present wintry spell of weather hit ' almoK entirely put . Mop to tbe shipping of clams and oyster* from this and ed- - 1 Joining stat reus north. Cooridrrabte anx- ! : rety is felt for tte fruit buds, lest they te . killed by the front of Monday sod Tue»I day niehts. I I Wt bear the whisper* of a new entcrI prise b ere, thai of tte erection of a new [ sterna grist tnilL We see do good reason ' : Why it should not prove a good invest- ( i mcot for oar mooeyed mra— better Uisn j i their three per cent, goreroments. ' i From two to three thousand pound* of 1 - 1 feed and flour arrive a tlib station dailv. _ ] ThU alooe b a fair indication of wha a j mill might accomplish in the say of busi- : | nest if properly managed. ,]'! Mr. G. S. Ware, formerly ticket agent ! and tekgaph opeator a Cape May, wu in town Tuesday, on business, in eecortng tte services of Mr. Wire, tte sugar ' company did well, while tte railroad lost i ooe of their Best employes. He b delighted ' with iiie fbaaga. aad it tan taut! TOP floancblly as well as pbyiically. | On Tuesday evening taolbtr widow. Mis. Walker, was made happy by the rbit ! of a donation party, who carted rith | thct* useful and needful articles to re- ! plenish her store. A pleasant evening was spent by the vbilort, while lbs "big' ' < doctor, always Jelly, and our leading shoe, j ! maker added largely to tte enjoyment of h ma*er wiueu largery 10 ine eoiovment nt ;

h j the oocasieo . ie j tawTtile. '' | Capt. Thomas Townseod. Capt. Baker ^ Corson aod Thompson YanGilder, *re all and physically, as many mro around them *• in their fifties. ,c Large quantitire of bnilding lumber are receired daily at the station for tea Isle n City, and owoera of teams are busy as d oailea caning tte lame to destination. • From tbe seaside Toad tte new city by Is tbe tea is plainly visible, tbe baildings if increasing in number almost daily. i- A gang of negroes from Camden came ' down on Monday lo commence tbe work. I- under contractor Leach, of laying the Sea d Isle City railnwd. Tbe foreman is a smart, h intelligent colored man, who has a I read v t- given satisfaction as a track layer oo the n West Jersey Railroad. , A large new scow drifted in from sea : on Manday, landing on the beach at Sea Isle. Building iota at Sea Die are rapidly ad,f vanrieg In value, and a number of parties who were among the fiat parchasea have C already sold out lo great advantage. Capt. "Tommy" Townseod has a gehei- oLgical family tree wluch tacts hb ancestea back 200 years. He began preparing a it himself when a boy. z The remains of James Townsend, who I died at 'the asylum in Trenton about a t year ago, were brought to Townsend Ine let, fab former hooie, for re-Interment on f Thursday. Miss Lizzie Townseod and Mr. Alexin- ; der Smith committed matrimony by " tte official assistance of Rev. H. G. - Lamb, of tte IHIermo Bamiat Church, one day last week. Lizzie;b the young- • est daughter of tte late Captain Enoch : Townsend. Mr. Willcls Whealon Is patting in tte machinery for Jamr* aod Smith's pew J steam saw mill near tte Sua Isle railroad, j He says it will bo the best mill in the 1 I county. J r Superintendent Crawford, uf the West i Jersey railroad, visited the junction of the t Sea Isle road, aod Seaville Station no Thursday, spending about an hour at tte i latter place. - rUited Sea Isle Cuy M^^eiby.' ■ * Mr. Charles Macalisn-r. who this week - created quite a sensation in sporting cir- [ cles by carrying off tbe 91.000 prize ia 1 the pigeon shouting msteh-sflth Mr. Don1 n-ll Swan, of Baltimore, at tte grounds of ■ the Riverton Gtio Clnb, has a country _ scat here, where lie and hit •banning wife | 1 spend n>o« of their time when not trevel- " ing ehraod. He returned oo Thursday, i ' aumewliat tired after the heavy contest I , of tte dsy before. ^ I p Tuckuhoc. It b rumored that the steamer KrvUn ; 1'o.trr will cooimenoe her trips between . Tuckaboe aod Sotntrv Paint in a short T U time.

'' Mr. George Shoemaker has again rc- " turned to bit treveliag in tte west, after • having spent a few days at home. Captain Harry Steel man is imp-nring r slowly after t wo weeks' severe 111 neat from j an attack of rheumatism. c Captain Maurioe Gaudy baa recovend 0 aufficienlly to be able lo take charge of hb e Mr. Joseph Sultou, Jr., of lleesicy's Faint rage, is seen occasionally in tbb ■ vicinity. • Mr. Steppard has commenced Ibepaint9 ing of hb teasel Which will probably te r te lunched some tune Id May. Capt R. W. Godfrey's vessel begins to, show evidence that tte carpenter* are gvl- , ting ahead with theit work, uolwiUittand. ing the unfaroablenns of the weather. Miss Hunk- Hand, after spending s ahnn rarstlnn «l hrime, luisgila trtnrped to her studies at Penningtos. We are pleased lo learn thai Capt. Msu- ' rice Gaady is stead'ly improving, and thru 1 te expect* to leave with hb vessel again i in a abort time. : Miss Flore Lee arrived home tea week. and hat since lieen taken tick. We b.q*e ' it will not prove Mrioos John has got teck lo bb post again. , stage driving, lie reports that te has had 1 a very pleasant vacation. A collision look place the otter day oo I tte street, two cairiagea coming together, > throwing tte horer*. but inflicting no inr jury to inhnab, vehicles or drivers. Oapt. Barry Strelmu is still suffering I' from hb rheumatic attack. Capt R. W. Godfrey's new vessel it J ne* ring completion aod will soon he ready ■ for Isnnrhlng She make* quile s show viewed acres* the river. Mr. Joseph. C. ' b the builder In charge, end has ; reseat to be proud of hb mechanics! proWark on tte beach bulwark b rapidly ' Mrs. Harlln, of German lown, hat tased Ocean Ootlage for tte summer. -Tte hotels present a rejuvenated sp- ; though tte Centennial b regsr- . 1 ded by same as r little tao verdant look- - ; » . [ The 1'otnt b rapidly increasing in popn- : as well as lo wealth and notoriety. , j Another schooner load of lumber has been received the present week to fill pressing demaada Dr. Oorwin's family are among the ; Orel to arrive for tte summer. ' ' u* i'!»?iiT'bni"h |j"tca*rc "UPP'J Measra Slook ton aud Supplee and > othea are here iooUag after their oiUage 1 IKrlrs. iMlht. To worry about uy Liver, Kidney or Urinary Trouble, especially Brigbt'i I)ia . ease or Diabetes, as Hop Bitters never fails . . of a cure where a cute b passible. We know tbia Hb sunflower nonsense has been ran - tain the ground aud b now -'all out of style." Children are great imitalors-ttereforr Take every -ptecanliou to guard against hb b said tote tte tpple year. I '

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