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Aomc anil iSoimfg. cape S» I'oat Office. • ' MVMEH AUBAHIIKXEXT. iv»i^ on* «.u re v-wi oB^^ur a is ww r in/jn--. ro.1 M.C-. Brnicrlal Pay. . Id artraiajxv »Hb Ihe'proviainns • ■' Ruin and RoiiWsn. ami is cnrapli ■net' willi pliml order* No. 15 from SilM Hreiiqa*nete T«rad*v. Mtj (Otb, will he observed as Memorial Day. M initial dur hint to the Grand . Am.T of lbs Republic, f.e il cortmemuc- , . sin mil Ibsi *» grand sod wWe In ilir . aneriflm made liy our. comrades who died , that the ntti'si might lire. By act of the , Ltgista'tur II bit lees firm ua larort . leyscy la I bo present an1 Yuture genera t ^ Hoes of our om-n |j*rd ttandMoWealih. , Let us tbn, citlten sod comrade, uoiio , upon tha' dsy in paying /itlmtr lo (lie , ■a, "bo, OS I bo gun-drtkuif our nsry. , or in Ibo rmska of our army. sflbwed totbo world s heroism uoequail.vl. s patriotic J ■^piril undsucird sod a record ansullieil. , The day will bo observed In this county , BDdcr the auspices of (be Comrades r ' John Meaty Port. Xa. 40. G _A. It. , The asrvicc* will take plaijc in fee>riirr. t onoo. l special train loavior Ibo liladd ai 12-45, for "Ik Court House. rtokdn^ai Cold Spring crmetrrira. The Katxpillbo accompaslrd by Ibe Girnet Band, nTTr> city. Ibe lad in of the Auxiliary (Vina, t and Compand . 'H," Bib Ha»L, 8. N. G.. , as titan. Stwitv* will tie held ai Ibe i Pnwbylcdas and Tabernacle church rem elerira. wbero brief addresses will be made i by Pastor Johnann of Ibe former church. , and by Mr. damn E Hlldrrth. of ibU , eiiy. Tlie principal exercises will be at i the Court llouae. where the oraltoo will . be delivered by Hm Jamoa M. Scnvel. , of Washington.. All honorably discharged , •eddlcrs. and pal H- lie fit Irons, old and | yrainp. art inriled lo } iia Willi Ibe Grand i Army in Ibe observance <-f Ibe day andin | the procreation of Ua noble and tender , It is bard to understand the human do- , purity thy finds tdoasurt in dratroyinp . younp* trees, robbing flower pardimr. , smashing windows and defacing unorcu. , pied pTopsrty generally. We ciaim this to be a civilised community, yet We bare | w tibia lis bounds s gang of younp rascals. ■ ansae sf tbom young men respectably t -n- ! uoelod wbo appear to be as destitute n! , moral so mo or decency as any lavages. . Among the latcrt of the petty outrages ■ which bare come b> ear no! ice were the | mutilation of anma Iran planted lad t year by Mr. Win Kins, andtbe stealing of ■ a number of valuable plants from Mr Get.. Howell's yard. There piOcrfdinys ; arr an Insult to tbo wb.de community. I and every reatdent of the liiand n«« i; m , , himself, aswellastabiaDeigbbaratoji'in < with Ibo aiitboritioa in ferreilnp oot and , rood, tuning to summary punishment tbr , younp vandals wbo are thus bringing di«- r grace upon us The How loin nou* al Bowel A Point ( baa fall™ lm» moat yxrellent and worthy < leasee, is an adept" ia «h» foicl Imrtno*., | with a li.'e-toug experimor in catering t.> i tbe comforts and plesaurea it the beet - elaaa of people-, and understand, thorough ( ScSffiUoa plaer of irw^T similar in lie ] «oe be lias DOW taken ebar<o of. Part of ] his practical knowledge bo . Las gatool in ' popular b<«el eatdblirtvnenu -f Atlantic Cily, ao thai visiter. may real assured that evtvy feature whicii an active s:> I . practical experience can warrant will 1* introduced tbia srartm a! ibo Now IdIoI 11. mac for Aeir ploaauir. BpecUl faeilllira will be afi.irdcd flw the aecminosl. i km and convenience of lewtinp, ttablng, cralddngand mormUpiu aaillngparliea.. , Mraan. CVvte and Italph, r4preaeulms the aboro mHrraul icurerta where down Wedneaday, and gave orflera to their Su- . peHalraadenU Jlr. Kdmnrala tuptuccedat , "oner with getliug.Wob rwada in older for already at work upon Urn track to Sewrlla Point which waa ncrtitw araue repair, .frtan wairikOuM in the vieinliy i.l^ilie Inlet Houae. Thatportlcn^of the J rock ^twd Little's "narrow guapr" for ennvrying mod from tbe beech, bs> hero rrbud.aiid tr as solid aa tbe day ji waa Aral put down. The nwd hi the Steamboat Landing has , auataino.1 no injury whatever from ibe , storms and tides of the past winter. Tlic , contract for the exienaian of tbe Beach . Drive baa been given out. sod work ia ah . ready ccanmncwd. Mr! Victor IVnlaot baa been making quite a number of improvements to bis , hotel add Iwlli houae properties no Brack , cnatrriaUv Irflbc •tah;'i|v and attractive-. Jl^aad "Sra'tt ' being Ibirt'nkiM ul? .*™iwo IS at a | portion of tbo pi hups at tbe outer etwt. , - TKia afightdflfvet baa been n-mcdiod. bow. ever, and UMfjy the -pier la Spperer.iiy , airnngrr, and in better shape than twfon The paviiiena tare Iwn rr aratcd wilb , cranfiMatdeaadtaateiully painted Imnebe. SSTSitag'T Mroo'.'S as loPtbe 1 1 iniroductkm of the rkclric lipiit Mr. Denirot has cot paailively decided. •f frativaU in whicii they usually lieiir. ao oooapieaouaiy. do not promise lo "|«.u oul" "very aaliitaruvj In this oeixhlmr. bead. Tbe "festival waau will be abort and judging from Ibe experience of the . BaptM hdlew la»t Tuevday evening, the 1 ' irturna will also be of that order How. vvrr. atrawberriaa mar be cbeapar. and \ , tberrfora in Ultra Bator/by next week, srhvn ibe JMlh'wiiat A i.Gs.vuety propeae •aktnc it. turfiVat Jjji-featiral buainaaa. It will be held PfPfly sort Saturday even"rags in lbs H. E. chape! . twek of the : Cburah building. Tba Capv Hat u l Srbelk-ngm Land- i lag Railway apprara to he under a elootl. ! 1 At least mighty curious mnttevingt are i citcuhting through the air m is the nan - I eveOaave ik. foundation hi fwet^ It ia | i tkna, wa should suppose, that smtebody ■ waa making a move towarde getting thr ; appliances and atemk of the road in order for Ua aaacni puaincaa. which la sou fairly upon ua. » lR*i»™v. uf^Baiii! I of arranging for lira uacuai eccatnpc.vn! Tbe ground selected i> fae same formerly oceoptad by tba regiment on the Maurit Vananc property, and meets wilt tU rinmwftliii*! appe.ral. The escuitiuni nt will take place is Jujg. ■ Heats.— Mr. J ere. Badlh. egect o! Be. si well Plating Wotkl. will oe in thr replura" * *ios b Fames Book — J. G. Kamadeli. Ill* ! fbaateut Ba. Pfciisdeitdiia. -til mail enr

Grand Jto.lcal Pro|ctl. Mr. James R. Wood, tbe popular and alert General Passenger Agent sf the PrimsylVtraia Railroad, in company with his chief a-aiatant, Mr. 'George W. Boyd, was oo the Ialand tbe 11 rat ra the week, regiaiering at tbe Chalfeote. Both rrntlernrn are eareear friends of Cape Mgr. and anything to adraner its inlerrats fliicncc and 'hearty cooperation. >!r Wood ia al prearnt much "interrau-d in a project for enlarging the range of Cape May's amusement attractions during ttie eearon. His auggrsuoo la -an ^admirable Jersey Railrewri and Siocktou Hotel Com t*oi«, entirely practicable'. In brief, bis idea ia Ibe fogagrment of a flrrt-clatt military band < f forty or flfly ptvfortucrs for open air ennocrta. aficr- the style of Gilmon i garden in New York, and of Ibe Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Bead. An aittneti.m nf lbs kind is ended ben . It would rrllave^nueb sf the pressure on Ibe hotel*, and al tbe same time In no way ir.trrfrrr with their regular dancing «iirrlslnmcol«, with whieh many "people are eaafly aurf. iie.1 For giving throe spro air crincerta il n proporad lo erect raiiible. ligb! frame pavilion*, with samdlngJoard. ere. In some central and eooyrniujs point., the lawn of thetjlncklue berdrrthtr'on Colufnbia avenue, being auggnled a* tbe u.ovt available, and the ore sf which Mr. Wood Hunks can he "btainofldrom r.ic HotrlConipany. There andiiaffil anything of. n rtwpotaivr ireugfeature- alonr. on the part af our property owners and hotel inlerest*.thrrcisn ''tiitig ptereot Ha being brought a practical teat the craning acaaon. Tbe probable erpenab of the experiment the flret year might lie put down at twelee or flfieen Uuiaaand dollara— on an eriravngantly Big amount when distributed over n whole town, and when 1U juiccraa in a measure U secured by the liberal endorsement of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad. it ra/J be that the absence of ao many n? ~ur people Uo Thursday evening from the Baptirt church wai doe Ui the inrtinctiee dread of listening to troths tl.nt might lead In aorae unpleasau! rrflectioni in |W' minda of ih<- audilore. Whethtr that had any itifbicnca.^ jar^the eircuuidurged. or tliat tbe weather waa oat as laearablcba il might have been, tlie result Bands Hie tame, and not at all creditable to ttie llhbraJi'T or intellectual appreciation of tbe great mass of our resident population. Dr. Stewart Walab. tbe lecupon Ibe occasion, ia an able aiftl poliabed apeuker.and bia lecture well merited the many comphmeotarr things reI«<rted Ire till* who had heard liirn before. His argument waa that there are more lunatics in "Ufe work! than are confined within the wallaof asylums, and tbia be illustrated by many incontrovertible pointa and humorously-told Incidents. Tbuajor inataoce. there are said lobe SO.OWinaaiK people in tbe United States, ami as It is a well-known apboriam that not one in a hundred receives hie J not deserts, rrgo tliere are 6.000, BOO of our oountry men wbo are liable to be ctaaaed with Iqpaliea to begin with. Then it was shown that p<wplc wbo have a tendency to connect thing* net related. supereUilnui peaph-. prsqile of geuiua. men wbo dgulH or do nut douta tbeir own ojiruiooa, Women wbo persist in "looking for a man" tinder their beds at plght, sceptics, funny people, and Oilier*, are more or less imbued with recognized trails of Insanity. So that aceroding to Dr. Dixon's- rtateuonl about our in four may be considered a" tbe propurtjpu of people nf unround mind : Ameug tbe Raltimortana who will be at -Cipr "Miiy thi* aumoier an-: louia McMurray and familr. Ab-xander Yearley and family, Samuel Snuwdeo and familr. Pedro C. Gultc-aX. G. W. Abell and family. W. H S. Burgwrn nod familr. It. Miller and family. N. W Caugbrr and family. l>4 Jnarpb H. liuddach, G. Frank Gihoey and family. D. (MHrr* H W. I >rr den ami family . Find ley H. Bums ana family. Captain J. Young tod temily.C. Drvrie«and family. Q. Tayh-t ami fanUy. J. O A. 1Mlawav ami family, Mr*. Alian IViaey, C. Y. liavidair'and family Hamilton Enter and family, W. U Atklnw-o and family. W. W. Johnaoo and family. W. G. Bearlett and family. Tlie Knights of Ilirraingbam — a miu tual life areuranr, tnrlitutien— trtaliti3.nl undgf and Ire the aaneiion of tlie boiil tn Gape May. The dura are proportionately much lower than the policy! era id paid ohe Utnoaand dollar*. The ai*c*Z menu are at tbe rale pf ooe dollar up at the death of a member, collected -as the emergency demands it. The order ia very strati;, and is subdivided into lodges or dames numbering a thousand or more Mr. C. 11. Millar, of Philadelphia, is arranging lor tbe re -opening of bia dry grort. and trimming Shoe, nest the Wave oflk*. which be bopes to have ready for thr aecooimodation of bia regular summer customers the coming week. The oonenlarring by the introduction of an addit renal counter to meet the dethanda of liia growing baaineaa and thr belter to display new attractions in the line . ol goods spedaliy aqleeteB for seaside uadr. Mr. Mm. C. Morrali. of the firm of lie*. .printer*. South Tbhd atrat. Philadrlphia, rvgiMereu at the Cpaifncii tbe firal of the week. With pbaiiuc v. c tree tbe fad that Mr. Marrrll will .xcupy rise family eottagt ao Lafayette Mreet this seaoin «itl> his wife -a risponaibility the care of wbleh he hss but recently aa» I ciphSk^ name'gmt tre^ra"!. *}!' I Si-iilau* to brr new ItoafBing-bpuae ealahlisbmeal on S aitb lreiaycth- sir.-. I I far «f emr^eMnrtitu'tiotai "^tra^be The Philadelphia paper* lure made a rrportnrial loot ball of the Atlantic Cily Narrow Gauge far a long time. A few ! wnka age tl»-y sold the nwd la the Cami dt-n and Atlantic Ccanpaor. Now it tfcroa ! roil that the road has not twau sold al all. Pity they can't let Mr. Massey alroic, or el«c bind him and bis road in a bprgsio tliat cannot be broken at pleasure. During tbe part wrok Mr 3. H. t'lark. I it1 pi tanning Ineiadiliann'* famous YiecI aa Model Bakery, of Philadelphia, Inn be™ in this city, with a view of locating j a branch ol that popular establishment I here. He reports thr prospect decidedly I encouraging for bis purpisr. and M peels be able to begin supplying bia customer* | ArraagemenU for Memorial Day obaerr . j autre were completed at the muster of John Micrav Post last evening. In rrI spume ta tovluboo of lire paster, the i STCfc ] of Company " H " a: 10^'clock. Mayor Meltia ia on Lb. eve ti making a ■ ccrrec Jackain A Mansion street. Tlie " teaatn for painting being ceariy ovte. be { has arranged for replacing bis stock of paints and oils with a full line of. familr groceries, and expects to bare the pmj pdand changa rflrctpd la the oootse of a j Mr. Bennett objacts to a reasonable j iaarab for 'whbrb'he taleTled*'^1' -g« of gdOOO and aska 1 12 000 Any valuaticw krerer than the amount offered by tbe lata owns* cd Porert; Bench will trot he aretroved by onuaeii. arKl it ougfit U. .be ffaocd as mar tba tuxcr figure at pnmihle

LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. s Mi tort rones BRirri-r told. J-olntH fcrnotutl and General. Vecoar predieU more cold weather. Ftewera will be scarcer than usual this Is Decoration Day. Mr. Evan Morris sod family leave for Union service to-morrow in tbe M. E. „ eburch at Rio Grande. !r Memorial service ta- morrow morning la rt tbe Methodist church. I- Aaron Bchelleuger lias superior store j is coal on hand at his yard at the Landing. ; Anearor Jieoty Hand has catered upon | bia official work i.f revising tbe taxjlnpli- ; if C*'C" , Fish al five and six cents a pound baa horn almost a drug on tbe local market ^ the |re« week. •i Tbe first aheep-liead of tbe aoaaon. waa s canghrin a seine by Isaac Soydrt about c two weeks ago Observer Townsend. of tbe IT. S. Signal Service, Phi la rlel phi*, lias been here b the present wrtk. ! Pressure njroo our •advertising columns ^ explains tbe issue o! a suppltmrent with 1 Tflre funniest thing about tba proposed ,. rpiircad from Camden to Cope May U its route. See prospectus. Plans for tbe proposed extension to Hie t New Columbia are reported as being iu r process of preparation. * Tbe Gas Company's office has been re- ' mired tn 38 Washington strorf — J. Henry * Edmund*, superintendent. ' All the fast mailing yachts will make ' their headuuartars thi* searoo at the New [ Inlet House, Sewcll* Point. Tbe extension ol Beach avenue to Sew. . ells Point will greatly benefit tbe hack and livery interests of the Island. There win be no service* in the Baptist church to-morrow. The will worship with tbe Methodist church. ' The eminrat and deservedly popular corMtlst. Mr. NorUicoU. has 1-een secured j for OUsgreas Hall orchestra this season. ■ The Atlantic Hrri/tr comes out once r a month nowadays— at least that is about - as often as we hare aren il far some lime. » Mra WUittenn.yer, a rep ream tarive of » the Isadiea" Temperance Union, lectured - last evening in the M. E. church," this - city. " Somebody reports that the salary of tbe keeper of the county jail la ten dollars a j year. lank this rather an extravagant * Hr. Win. King's family are among the 3 latearrivala and are fixed for the season 1 in their elegantly located villa on Beach 1 avenue. t Mr. Geo. Miller, formerly of this dly, s ia reported to have purchased four Stock-' r ton avenue lots, which are' nearly all aold c as far aa Madison avenue. ' Shaw's well-knewn bakery is in opera1 lion once more,, greatly to tbe satisfaction " of his Philadelphia customer* wbo are 1 now arriving every wfcek. ' F.'Vietri. our popular fruiterer and neighbor. 40 Waahhgtan street, lias arrived, and Is gettiDg bis place of buaineas ' in order for an early opening. , Tbe court house is to be enlarged— y r leaiB. tbe oftogi tared question of the re- . mcval of tbe county buddings. i nights with Hie asked era. -in the north, a - little ta tbe east, aboil naif way between tbe pilar star and tlie Iron ion. Contributions of Sowers will be gladly 1 received BscmiUou Dsy at Ibo came. - reries at Cold Spring and Caurt Houae by 1 tbe officiating Port of tbe Grand Army. ; Isaac Ko* r formerly of tbe Oati Dental, Philadelphia, and Stockuio. Cape ' May, will occupy tbe position of steward ^ al the Wcntwortb, Newcastle, H. H., this Ta.- annual Kuawbarty Faatlval of tb. I*ara>mage Aaaoctatlim of the M. E. church will be field lo tlie chapel on 1 Friday mud Saturday evralng, the Sod and 3rd ol June, r Essen's elegantly appointed ice crsam . parlors win be thrown open te the public - this eveoiog. Essen's famous ice crea... will be the all-sufficient attraction to send everybody there. - Next week wc hope to be able to eon- " elude tbe publication of tbe Jaws of Hie ' bte logislatnre. wliirli will give ua more i. "an for malu-ra t/ more interest lo Hie '! For tbe fines: and purat coffees in Hie ° market ask for •• Dutn I Vdro'a CTwdoe," or f "My Choice," put up in pound packages by Jaauey and Andrews, PUiladelphia For sale ty Ml grocera. . Mr. F. Uodibaik and family, Pbiladel. r phia, have gooe to Europe for a two t month*' tour. They were ac<omi*nicd by Mrs. M. U Downs, of UtU dty, Mrs. Godsbalk'a mother, is Several new pieces and styles of maty tings, witb an originai assortment of mau, r oil-cloths and fixe arriebw. received at t Ware's hardware store, 53 Washington r street, since last issue. Tlie Interior of Denixot's Ocean View ' Cottage presents a moat creditable speci- * men of the mechanical skill of our local l( artist and comrade, A. C. GUe, aa a wall " decorator a ad paper-hanger. Our venerable and esteemed friend, Mr. ' J. 8. K. Hand, the veteran iapidUl, has j returned to the Ialand for another season's ' health it not as good at usual. Mr. Jemes S McCartney, of Hie P. R V R., and financial representative of the ( . unpany at tbe Stockton |evcn- teawa. t arrivad Saturday last On Ibr tlialfonie, w aecompanicd by bia young wife, n Tjeca and ilifferen: kinds of shrubbery hare been put out ia unusually large numbers Ibis past spring. TbU ornuaenu1 tiro of yard and garden U ooe of tba moat . pleasing attractions of the Bland. '• A apecitl meeting of tbe Iodic*' Aux- - iltary Corps, of Post "40," G. A. R. will * he held in tbe Armory of Company "H," ' Monday evening next at half-pan eight. * when a full attendance U desired. * Cottager* down during the week were: " — R H. Brattle. Dr. T. Reed, Chn*. K. Burns. Georgr Howell, George Allen. J. . I'. MoGovern. James t . Hand. E.Tbeilin, Wm. Anapacfa. H. L. Taggart and K. J. ' A Hero us. Tba moat effective of all destroying , agencies that ate applied for tbe extinL guialuuenl of Capt. SmlHi's friends, the , potato bugs, is "London Purple;" far sale n bv Fred. Bocrner. It lara 'em oot every time At tbe last meeting of tbe Director* of * the Cope May Saving Fund and Building - Association bria Monday evening five * loans Were said at a premium of (12 a g loan, and four leans a: a bonus of (11 on i H a loan. \ Parties wishing to obtain some original { , ideas oo the construction af stairways. ; should visit tbe Gas Superintendent 's ' office. 88 Washington street. The plans j sre said ta have been prepared by coun- '■ oilman Joseph Hand. ' Some of our troo-reeident property r owners object lo tbe introduction of tbe , electric light, upon tba ground Ibal the d invention at jut Is In a comparatively , crude shape, and much more expensive T than it eventually will be. Gape Hay Republicans are not bv any means enthusiastic over General liobesuh ^ Senator R. S. Learning, tbey propose .. throwing their allegiance lo favor of iloc. * James Nixon, of Cumberland county. The matter in dispute bet ween the owner v of tbe W. M. Gricnrr tou on North *tmt, Mr. E. Tbtil'.u. of Philadelphia, and tbe cily, was amicably and aaHafactorily adjusted Tuesday last, and tbe following day ground was broken on one of them far it ! a ovw cottage. d Mr. Jacob Beck, of Ibe well-known W firm of Beck Bros., cigar manufacturers, >- Markat atraat, Philadelphia, registered at e the New Columbia Thursday. Mr. Beck *" lias takan the store uext Ware's Pharmacy. I

Tinsels Topic*. " With pleasure we note tbe Improvei. menu made by Mr. Eli fiajtea. the popular Ml Leber of this section. Mr. Sayrea 1. has cleared hla land of trees and stamps, creeled substantial out-building* and fences, and otherwise brushed up thing* fonie, we were much pleased at the evidence of prosperity as mxnifested by aa - inspection cf tbe premises. Tbe bote! has : been beaatified by a new dress, mo«t in happily chores aa to colors, and nomeri oai other improvements mode by CoL , ■c ! Sawyer for tbe comfort and eonranience . j of hi* many gueata. Tbe great salt ara is hard bj tbe Cbalfontc; tliere la alio plenty 1 , '' of elbow room about tbe premiaea. both < ' very desirable features. In other localities tbe many beautiful cottages built I ■ since last year give former vacant places , " a furnished and pleasant look. Lamuel Miller's auction of planted cane | * contains 200 acres. Mr. Miliar informed , * 'us that Hie Hilgerts will probably build a tramway from their farm* to Hie augar f- mill. j , T A turnpike to Holly CHy is an assujed t tiling— »■ aay the Rio Grander*. , " Plant plenty of potatoea, and help tbe -I II tuber* along by little gtano. If you < like a new plan to get some inquire of Ibe . d bonds employed at the sugar farms. One t S of tbeir number won a bag ottered him by • a boas if lie could carry it hoaic\ The job t „ fertiliser well and truly earned, and tbe 1 lew was out of packet (5.60 The Tbird Annual Aniveraary of the ' Y Green Creek Union Sunday School was ' celebrated oo Sunday evening, 21st lost., according to announcement The exer- ' . rises included a Bible reading, ("Seed " Time and Harvest";; addresses, songs, and"" reading of Secretary's report. This 1 rtocumeot showed marked increase orer t 11 former yeats in average attendance, and f collections. The school will go on He s t annual pic-nic so the second At edocsday i II in June. In Hits coooecUon the Her. 1 Mr. Ingram will preach in the I'resby- 1 ir terian church on Bunds* morning next at ( 1 10-80 a. m. and 8 p. m. The public is s coodially invited. t It Is said thai a- high "beaver bal adds " t dignity tn the masculine uiake-up. , Tbe season, ao far as vegetation is con- ,[ tx-njed, is * month behind, d A small boy at our elbow wants to , s know if tbe "fteuben Potter" ia a kind of [ arena like Barnum'a. We could not ( c clear up bis mind as to details, but made j a matters worse by an auemptad descrip- t l tion of tbe craft- Tbe boy whose mind is c filled with tbe circus idea thoughtfully | look up bis paper. "Uarpei'a Young Pao- , pic,*' and pondered ever "Mr. Stubbs' j k Brolber." t Drum fish are plenty at "Fishing Creek 1 Beds." Lovers of hook and line fishing t '• are baring fine sport. H. a - Nice weather this week. !j looks as ' n though we might hare some spring after , e all Tbe ateamcr Ilrutn PttUr made ( her Aral trip Monday in Somen Point, and 1 was on time sufficient for iu passengers lo t nine Hie train. Re*. Thomas Parker, f I accompanied by bis wife, baa been visiting bis parents here, before returaing lo his , cbuge at Clarksboro. Tlie annual May ( } party at Caniain H, Young's was a most ( 1 pleasant affair. Tliere were about forty ' participants from this village; as many more from Petersburg, and about fifteen ' from Ocran City. R*. E. PageSti'.es, » af your city, discoursed Sunday ou the » 3 subject af temperance, and poduced a * most wholesome impression. The sa- e r cred concert Bunday evraing was largely . attended. Mua. fleisley deserve* much ' r credit for Hie pains the has token in (irii.gingtbechiHrinitsproaeDtproficieDcy. • Miss Josephine Bcebe. of Ueislerville. is ; . visiting friends here. Rev. Wm. lieu- a i Iry and daughter, visited Red Bank this • I w«k. Miss Flora Lev returned home t Saturday quite ill from an attack of chills _ and fever. u IMasntVvtUc. i One of the moat pleasing social events s of the week was the snn>riae.'party given Miss JIary Carroll Wednesday evening by ' a number of her friends. Rev. Charles , 11. Elder preached a strong temperance , j sermon to hia people Sunday last. Mies , Anna James hat concluded her leaching , al Cedarville and returned liotne for the , summer. Mr*. Rosa Vanaman, of c Morristown.iitriiiling friends here. Mr. , r ('has. Ludlam. now in his 84th year. , '' a.oke* hi. regular T toils to tbe rity, act , looks and rarric* himself as spry aa be did c a score of year* ago. Mr. Samuel Lit- " tie. we regret to nslc. ia prostrated by s t V paralytic Stroke. Mias Ellen Townsrnd J i. has baeti visiting tbe parental rosf tiie past week. — -Mr. E. P. Stite* is an- . d on need lo preach in the M. E Churches, t e In North and South Dennis, next Sunday d morning and afternoon. u A Post of tbe Grand Army of tbe Re- , k public will be organized al tbe Mayrille , " llolel. anar tbe Court House, next Moo- , ° day evening. 29th Inst. All honorably ] discharged soldiers of tbe late war. rest- \ * data of Court House and ririnily, are i i- invited ta tbe muster, which will be con>1 ducted by General Geo. B. Fiedler, chief II mustering officer of the department of i New Jeracv. ' Comrades from John Mer cray PoB, No. 40, Cape May City, will be a present, and artist in the organization. a Another of tbe Potts new cottages on , Ocean street was rented Tot-winy. Mr. , , George W. Boyd, of Peon. it. R., being , _ tbe leasee. Pour other houses were dts- , posed of the same day:— Albert Hughes' , ' on nughos street, ('has. A. Shaw's on i " North street, Enos SeheHeneer'., Wash. ^ ington street, and A. M. I try's, "Lafayette Yeunor's forecast lor tbe summer is Dot " encouraging for seaside resort b urines'. Tbe summer, Ik states, will be tbe reverse 1 t- of dear and dry. In June and August 1 II there it a likelihood of frost, which may " not reach the Middle and Eastern States, i. ami a general cold wave may t**or !■► ward mid -summer , Tbe Curtis I- North wbo was arretted j I. recently at Pateraoo and again in Phllai, dclphia, upon charge of hank swindling. 1 1 |. is said ta be tlie aantr North wbo victim- j I izrd tbe peoplo of Cape May many years I | „ ago in connection with ooe Hubbard, by i * making away with all lire available oavts | ^ of the only bank tbe city ever had. If Stick by old||friii:<la and don't aeod | J your urooey to i"hiladelpliia when you j tan gat vnur dry gootRtrimmings, ladies , " hate, gtores and notions of all kinds, and : : s as cheap and without Hie expense of i c carriage by rail, at Mra. R T. Brawn's j , 26 Washington street. Also agency b>r i III the Stolen Island Dyeing eaubHahmeol. , d i The importation Of poUtov from 1 < s. Europe Bill cootinoea. and many mure 's ; am expected to arrive. Our domestic port : tame* would have been not lata than (3 a, o- bushel by this time, but for the large im- : porta, upon which h» a duty of 15 cents I , y a bushel has to be paid by tbe importers. k No oeorOBty of aoodiog a dtstauce for |y . lumber and frame stuff,' wliea all deseriprr ! hobs used in building can la- procured a: home from Wesley G. Hughes, lumber 1T ; merohant at Oape May Point, ocarBteaui- , ' bent Landing. Orders may be left at L. Councilman Johnson's store oo tbe Island. j those RMdaimed lou oo Stockton. Kearney and Benton avmues, coal of tbe , Stockton Hotel. They are tbe mast deairably located on tbe Island, aa well aa J* the cheapest. Apply to A. B. Little, Stockton hath bouse*. " Bead nine cents in postage stamps and get a package of ink essence, sent by rcm turn mail to aay post-office address. Will » inaanHy make four ounces goad ink. J. U S. Garrison, statiuoer, 09 Washington St., * Cape May. K. J. if. a- No more rickues* or trouble; read Hie

LHaorare out. * Moaquiioaa are aprautiag. Sugar cane ia crawling through. 1 Truck boots and tbe smaller craft are s being newly painted and recited. Angk-sea and Holly Beach cities afa r jy^B*ura of numerous drum -fishing par. A large force of mechanics and laborer* i are engaged at tbe sugar mill. ! Birds are reported as being-eery thick 1 in our sounds. Several member* af the HoHy BracL ; Company raited tbe beach this watk. ) Come one. came all, and visit the grand , reunion service at Rto Grande to-morrow i i (Sunday). Parties of Philadelphia gunners have ; killing numbers of curlew and anipe ' the put week. . The road "leading to the station hat been ; ' plowed. Il now want* a firat-claas top | 1 -Large coosifuflents 'of stone, brick an ! other building man-rial have been received at thu place the put week, to be used iu • Hie construction of an addition to the refinery. Experiments are now : bring made al Ibe campanr'a works Hi Ibe i erection of a tramway on Uie elevated style. - No cars are to be used, but -the arrange-inent-wiil be placed in sections and run on iron rails, at an elevation of about three feet from the ground wben passing over the farms, and from ten lo twelve wben Crossing tbe public road, or high enough to clear a lead of hay. The motive I'.wer will be by horses. If the above prove a success, and it doubtless will, -this system of transportation will be adopted, on all the farms of tbe sugar company. There will lie a grand reunion service at the Rio Grande 51. K. church on Sunday. May 28th. ; to-morrow). The (olio* ing named ministers will be present and will officiate in tbe services of the morning, afternoon and evening:— Rev. D. B Harris, of Hatldmfleld: Rev. ti. H. Tullis. of Camden; Rev. G. E. Hancock. the pastor, and others. Ample room will I* provided tin a large congregation. Seats will be placed in tbe grove near by and if necessary the services will be conducted in Uie grove. The readers of the are cordially invited. ' B. narticulirs of the ^nvrstigstiou of thr Bbinn-Krotncr bribery case. When Court opened. Mr. Kromer, Aaaembtyinsn McAdoo, who advised Shinn to incept the bribe and expwe Kromer, with reverai other witnesses, were present and testified, Mr. Shlno did not appear. Rumors I* his intention to depart from New Jersey were circulated, and tba Proacqu. tor issued a capias for his arrest, although believing be would appear. Jhe day afbe came to Trenton and was examined at length. The indiclm™t of Mr. Kromer wu anticipated by many, and the failure tfrfind a bill naturally suggested an 1 inquiry a* to tbe reason fur Hie failure, when it leaked out thai the Grand Jury oaUi. ao the report fays. The .(ttiocipal points in Shino's statement were Corroborated by 51 r. Kromer himself, who, how. denied that Hie money had been paid- There » ss »• evidence a« to where the money came fnuu.tmr has the mystery explaio-d ssfttaigi tf^ourtv' motl-lur i Have ULen uf using MaxweH* pn-iorot "Jt»arc tor wbueuut and eolonag wslu or tusels. smres. white wash. It wont ranott, and tsabeaotituL white vol. sad looks ss well as faint. h is better tnsa ea tcUeloe. It eoo ik applied by gay lbs: can do a goifd Job of whitrwasbisg. a?!reri^'^r**",'^J' '""mSSSMore grenadine dresses will be worm Qululnc Huperseded. tnr qnlinne known. Tbe moaatseturers' parttralare see odrrrttscuicnt. fiw«a> t.j a- Kennedy and Marry a Mrcrav. Cape Wsj ! City. " ^ <17Jacksooville claims to have shipped ; All perso&a suffering from Coughs. 1 i affretton ot th- Throat sdd i.oegs. arerraue*".! rail at Kenne-ly's t rig Store and get a.Tnal j rapdard3£aaebmilc'wufdo. i Whole slu-,p hsve advanced twentyDon't condemn n good thing because , Parker's Ginger Toole bs. iure.1 taonj la too swxloc, of kstneys sod nvrvoos disorder*, and . A silver chain lo fasten the umbrella , the chaterime ts new. 1 ! St ingi ng, smart ing, imulion of tbe uri- ; , I nary paaaagn. diseased discharges, cured I . Buehupaina. (1. al druggisu. PreI paid t>y express, (1.25. 5 for (6 K S. ; I Wgi.tr*. Jersey, City, N. J. | Frielle or tiwue larr- is a novelty; it j. i Humbugged Agiiln. > I 1 saw so much said gbnut the merits of i i Hop Bturra. and Yay wife who waa always do.--t sad never welt, teased ae so urgent1? to Mr*. Yondcrtiilt, tbe wife of Hie late 1 1 Commodore's heir, pays her chief cook - : (7,000 1 year, or more than tbe annual 1 1 compensation of a Ballad State Senator. "Bough On Rssln." r The thing desired found at last. Ask " 1 Druggists for "Hough no Rata." I: chars ' j out rata, mice, roaches. Hies, lxd-burt. r ' 16c. boxes. t Whitall, Tatem A Co., of Millvilie, have - agreed to abolish the paaahook system, " and pay tbeir workmen tbeir wages ia 3 rash every Saturday night. It ia cstiina- , ted that tbia plan will put (21,000 in ctr- ? culatiau every week. 5 Ladv BiAtTiriKUA.— Ladica. youcannat , make lalrakm. raay ehraka. aae aparaia«-r<r> with all Ueeoameuas of France or II mriHSin n lae world, while ta poor haalib and nottuog 6 will give yon such rtcb Wood, good haanb, - streagth and tiaaaty as Hop Bitters. a trb: u Jimas Gordon Benneu announce* that be will cm* far tbe widows and orphans of tbe Jcunnatte victims. Tbia ia jus: and e manly, and wfl] snore a long mark to his ; i credit.

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