ro« or AH km»» or p-Kfobop. ■ ' ' " mi) to .Ttt'm'i»o« > ciotiih. ilaiTiri!nri.i»it .Tiim.Miin«tr«tt Bl OHTI1 AND MABKET T STOITX PHlLAPEuea t A

ibomt anil (Sounfj;. TkntkagliHt Fcmuvml. Tbe Iinoo>ft Amocialtoo of the M. E. church will bdd their annual festival Id the chapel <a the evening of the 80tL, srtert^hr anal .Irllcecieadt such occa. rions will be dispensed by lair bands will) smiling face*. A general invitation it ex. tended to atteod. Dot forgetting to bring your pocket Umks at tbe association ft is Deed of tbrir cootrma To ell frienilt subscribing Dow for tbe weekly Wat* end trod log oot dollar tad fifty cents to tbit "fltov, the paper will be til January If, 1884. 8aturdaylattS-o.be8.-w.il witbaoutu- ■ beruf WeraJrrery R*i!it«d.(Sa*ls arrive.: here, registering al tbe Cbalf-nlc. Amubg- • tbe guests were Waller Freeman, Superin tended Crawford, Groeral Kipreea Agra: Reynold* and E. WesicolL Tlieir tUy wat eoofioed to a few bunr* which were gi vetrto a general lusfecllon of the cum pany'i proper •} and rolling Mock on lb.Itlaod.

Amoog the late a- .tel. al the Chalfui.tr were a party of distinguished Orandneiita who took Cotooel Sawyer by surprise ..n Wednesday evening. tbrir Diitaioo being oMrwibly to ooodooe with the gillani landlord of the Ctelfoote orer tbe resul of tbe late political tidal ware to lb it d latrlet. Tbe party composed ex-tienah .r Ed. Brule. ex-Sheriff Wilaoo, Editor Harry L. Bonsai. of tbe DaO* Pot, C. C. Reeves, tbe "Larree" of the Camden Pro m, W. S. Scull, and A. W. Clement, tbe but named gentleman being (ram Haddcnflcld. Monday last tbe transfer • otfibe Bra Dctl beach tract, rati of Madrfon arrauc, tbe title to wbicb bee been a subject of dieptne for aome time, wat effected it. Cemdrn by Mr. J. Henry Edmonds. ' It wae bought for Meow*. Bullitt and Sewell. late owner* of tbe Poverty Bench tract extend I Of from Madiaon avenue • dieunce of two mike to Sewelb Point, now tbe property at the Cape May and Be Weill Point Imprm mrat Ootnpany. Tbe prloe paid for the Brandt claim wat ^ $5500 cub. and gofa to the four beirt ..f ■he cetale— Mra. Lemming and daucblrr, Mr* Moray and Mr. J. K. Bennett Tbe Brat regular meeting of tbe Angleata BaUraad Company wat held at the offlee of Marmaduke B. Taylor, Eaq., "Canden, lael Wedncaday. when tbe foilowing Director! were eteoed: John T. By on, Frederick F. Swope, George W. Bee-l. M. B. Taylor. Ebrnrxrr Weatrott, Jmiah S. Beckett and John J. Burleigh. Tbe following i.fflerr* were elected: Prealtkm. Frederick E. Swope ; Secretary and Treaturer, Gear*1 W. Rred^uperinlradent, E. Weal c.i: Solicitor, M. B. Toy loy. The amount of *3000 per mile, trending to law, wat dep.«ittd with the Btale Treasurer on tbe fifLblnzl , and It la Diaie i iiasuiti on tor mr.nintt . ana 11 it

exptctrd tbe read will be otlnplrted wlibin a abort time. It exrendt about flee mite trtllirwtr from Cape May Uouri lioose to tbe beach. . A cate wat tried Tuetday morning lot' . In tbe city hall before Mayor Metric and Alderman Ware wbicb furnltbea ahotb-r atrlkiog llluttralion of tbr uncertainty and tuprefltableneat of litigattoo In the teule uuni of dltputed question* Tbe to it war brought by Lambert W. Hugbet, a peddi-i • of me*l,wbo was represented by counsel k* Edmunds. tbe deleudant in tbe cete bring William Klmary, a farmer of tbe adjoining township, who bad for bit ' counael lawyer Douglas*. Tbe itaue in. rolrad waa tbe right ami title to a tern!1- . boom, of the probable ralur nf 75 oral" Hughe* claimed (bat tbe property wat hlf and bad been atolra. the other aide pre- i tenting a plea that It belonged to tbe defendant who bad bought and paid for it i It wat certainly a mixed cate to unravel, and one tbe coort wat unable to agree I upon at to their decision after a wbole ■ day being occupied in cuotuhatioc. Tbtit i what might bare been tot tied al a oat of < 75 orals is tbe flrat place, by tn tppea] ( hwl Iban lis a aide, and IraTing I be que a- j Una In dispute at when tbey Mated. *» la Whltpercd ( Thai tome of the late candidates hire , not gut through paying their election ex- , pratra yet. , That meat trattbk- people are tired of , politics, and are atrongly desirous at giv , I^Tb a-plenty of our^tpe, Mey girli can f "tbal "sever*! more weddings tn I. { take plaoa to Una riclnily tbe oranlni: , That tb* coo tract oo the part . i.n 1 1 city with tht Peas. Globe Gat LightC ... „ poor for llgbung emeu will oot be .o- „ ' That the Oape May Crty Land Compasy b expect to make curative improvements . That council it making A imU la not Adttake la

srK?*sKLm"'" ™- - That tbe bands of tbe city maturing next April can be replaced at one ball u! Ute old rale of interest, or three and half P°Tbal bane May's repreaenutlve-clect, Hon. Jesse D. Liidlam, would oot accept. II tendered, tbe Speakership of tbe House That there it more aatitfadinc in gtriOg a triad a preaeol of $5 than iu loan* log half that amount to a fallow who Thai the ealaeiy the deetred article or ptomure bnw with tb. tfifficxUty In • «g* Stockton '*TteMri»rai as the right kind of hotel , aocvamndallnre art afforded for guests, tht Pannayleania Railroad Company win do its pan towarda making Cape May the That even too touch ooid water is at tteterai rasas too much whitk^. *4y. drvrtopew Into 'a drama and Vtodt ■*£VZ.°2ft!S'£Z ... (iaed la the tapping of sewn mains. Secretary of State Kateey ha* pubBabed , an official fist o( the Upc Hundred and i stands RepuWicaa 18. DeeKcnu>W Aw ratably . Democrats #7, Republicans' >5. . Danceralic majoriiy oo joint ballot ] Grates. R B. Scy-wr and J. K. H.U. !

S It wat a grand Service that presented F Wodoeaday eeeoing last to the M. E J church, this place, but a regard for tbe truth would not adnfit el oer raying at — much for the congregation. We bad ex. ^ prated to tee the church crowded to orer. > flowing. Tbe aenoooceBaot warranted iL We were disappointed. Tbe excretes were opened by singing and prayfr, after ~ wbicb Pattnr Bithop nallined tbe object of the gathering and tbe character of the u worireoogbt to be accomplished through in tbe Instrumentality of these district cona, venlloox So far their results bad been t- slisfactory. and it wat became of the b favor with wbicb they bad bee* received t- elaewhrre that be bed suggested to tbe g Presiding Elder tbe propriety of holding t n coarention at Cape May City. Tbe Elder was not preaeol at expected, btving failed, at the pallor explained, to make the nee* ' wan- railroad ooonectloe. Three of tbe speakers, however, bad respnoded. tbe e Rev. Mr Ibncnek, of the Tabernacle charge; Bee. J. Rogers, of Fkirton. and Be*. G. B. Wight, of MiUville. one of , I. Cape May City" former pastors. The flrtt •ohject presented was the relation of the . .. Mrlhodist church to mitsioot. The dim cntwion nf this question waa assigned to . j Mr. llano ck, wlw cnetidercd it as tbe r rlmrch. TIh* subject nf mbwiont. he re- ' r g.reled, thould he m tnbjecl of intpiratii.b I . trie three milliom of mrmbrre of tbe Mt-ihnriitl church io ihlt country The . cliurcb mutt lw roitsiooary on iu spirit and action. Tbe idea of mission work ' was created in the maneer al Bethlehem. creeled tbe manger al

' tlie centre nf the moermmt being Christ » dying for tbe world. A church without D ilie tpirit of mitsioot re work in it it n.l true to the fundamental principlea nf * Cbriatianity. 1 Tbe speaker referred to tire vattneat of I tlie work -to be covered. Jl wat rati at i( the race, and vital at tlie struggle between , >in and righteousness. It wat great in its client, and great in iu character. Cbri. " i tan Mlwioot were no longer aa expert- !■ meet. Tbey call out tbe best talrau in 0 the churcb. Tbey are no longer on proba- , lino; tbey are establiabed In tbe hearts ol ' 7 the people. As to wbst waa being done i '• for tbe cause of mlstions be considered there was room for greater Uberaliivob tbipari at our people. Less l ban 2500 < t 1 tbe 8000 members hi tbe Bridgraon dit- i trici gave of their means to tbe aopport . I I I be missions tbe past year. Tbe average contribution for tbe year, per mnnUi. wat " 17 cenu. Qotbee, in tbu county, for in1 -lance, gave 15) cla. a member; Cape May . Court liouae. 58) cent.: Tahcru.-le , I. charge, 0) crott; Qipe May City, 15 orou. Two things were mow uradra- • mra and money. Tbe fonner would lie - forthcoming. H the money were. Ttu-rr d should be a systematic training of tbe old •nd young to do something for the ml«•inti cause. A more liberal support «** * needed. God wrtrks. through human 1 f agency . but oot without, and Dilations, to *ronropLish tbe work for which tbey tn: . intended' must be maintained by tic wraith of the church. Mr. Rogers spoke al great length anil 1 with much force and eloquence oo thr i ■ subject of Revivals in cootwetkio with - Methodism. He considered that n g church that was oot thoroughly baptised . by God" Holy Spirit was ever biessed In ' a surrenful revival ol religion. Tn ' • Methodiat church owed iu origin and it I 1 after kuc nasi and growth tn tbe power an ; - influence of RevivaU This was about I in a brief narrative of the work araomp ' lishrd by the Wealeyt and tbefr followers 1 Mr. Kogere spoke for an hour and tri ' ■ minutes on tbe subject assigned htm. a ' . 'hat It will be readily underwood that a. attempt to reduce Its scope within lb' < ^ limits ol ajirirf newspaper report would I t left oatriad. °* • ten uuinvi. Pastor Wight, of Millvllle. rloard tbe

rrraing * program OflTli ooe rif bit cbarae- ' teritric addrcsaea oo tbe subject of Cburcb Bene*. lienor. His remarks were not to much Intruded in tbe interest of that cbsr by wbicb srat a onropoarat part of Chris tian life, as it waa to the kindly aid of - - I cteties that were racrgmrad and organixvd r under tte Methodist church ccotionn . i Tttrra be eaumeretrd at length, and ex plained wbj iliey should be regarded as the agractraaf ibc cliureb. and why tbey li -trc cctitled vi ttecsefldsnoe sod auppun I of iu membertkip. Tbere need be no r fw for tbe prosperity of any cbureh or- . sanitation because of Iu liberality in giv- ■ Ing tp benevolent purposes. On tbe oidi -rary. cburebes died because tbey oe- . trice* sd to giro. Every man promotes bit t »wn happiness by giving nf his means to . raevnleut ohjrata. It wts in harmony f With Uw uol cereal law nf nature. Errry . Methodist cannot but regard this . work of Uw greatest Importance. Butts- • tie*. Which were quoted, showed that tbe Metbndiau seer? behind io tbrir spirit of ■ liberality to benevolent objects. This . ' -1. old oot he so Some churches did bet i tee than other*, the most liberal oo lite . 1 district charge being that of Ocean City. ■ Cape Msy county, which gave 87.11 per member to benevolent purpose* tbe put 1 year. Broadway. Salem, ranked next. ' Atlantic Gily church gave 8L42 per member; Fairtoo. 8L11; Millvilie. 88 orals; ' Cape Mar City, which ranked the twraiy- 1 fifth oo tbe list, only 82 dents, and Dyers ■ CreHt and Goaben fbe same. Tbe aver. « age for the district was 78 orou per mem- ' her. That there was a reason for this ' evident lack of appreciation of tbe benevo- ' enterprises of the cburcb was ex. ' plained by tbe mrakrr to be aimply be- ' cause tbe membership of tbe sever*! c churches were not better informed io re- ' gard to the object and work intended to 1 be accomplished through tLeir tnstrurora- J Ulity. Tbe point he aimed to make be iW I usi rated by showing tbe practical benefits t I secured to the denomination by the efforts 8 •if the Church Extension Society. Other c points of Interest he brought oot, but c wbicb we bare not the space at our dit- Ij poaal to note at preaenL Tbe roofrrenoe adjourned with tbe a by Pastor Hancock about a quarter after ten o'clock. j

Tbe sound of wedding bells, ringing out ! cheerful tidings of tbe union of two young and losing brans, comet again to our ear*. . On TuraSay. ID- Eate McCrmvra, a pretty, graceful mist of eighteen summers was married to Mr. Daniel Devcr, of See ' ^oamSoed71* ^'toe'klnd^"- *7" 10 ! uncle and aunt, Mr. and°Mre. Nell Mc- . Craven, of South DennisvUle, and is much _ admired in that neighborhood. The mar- . Vkage ceremony we* performed by Rev. Father GeUe, of Millrllie, In St. Ellta- . betb'a R- G churcb. near Goaben. and celebrated in tbe very impress; re manner anoording to tbe usage* of that cburcb. , Mr. Dennis Marabsll, of Millrilie.scted as I groomsman, and Miss Maggie McCrareo, , of Philadelphia, sister to the bride, was I bridesmaid. The ceremony was witneted Saiargr eastmblage. At tbe residence Mra. John MeOravac. a relative Who : , rewldra aear tbe churcb. a grand wedding i dinner waa arrred partaker^of by abuut 1 J teoeired numerous pfta and have been almost over. . whelmed with congratulation, and good ' i -l,J« BDo you want to peraent your wife, J dawgltor or teat girl with, boxed mono. 1 gram bandkeroblefs. a late collar « tie. a . photograph album, fancy toilet stand or ■ ' 01 * Ctri""nu 1 j y.ajr trleraioe, and no belter opporiunuy ] will be off creel iban by stopping at Mr* R T. Brown's, 25 Waritingioo street, and j ■ making known ywur tteteoe in the mat- j The rush to F. B. BosfaneU" boot and ! abrw store at Draaisrillr » greater this J ,fr..*r* * *■■.■ I. bfy be in demand among fait oraemtn. f

; LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. e Frosty morning* > a Almanacs are ripe. Pay op your aabamptiou. Cupid is still scoring bits. i Man propose* but often get* left, t Tbe masquerade season bat opened. t thsnks.POOral n e Cape Msy City bat now three resident b lawyers. • ' Gunners ray rabbits doet bare a prime s taste as yd. i General Sew til dined at tbe Chalfootc I Saturday last. r We are baring Indian Summer oo the t Installmrat plan. r Mrs. R. T. Brawn is taking orders for . special Christmas presents. 1 Tbe weather for the past week bat bran 1 t favorable for duck shooting. Y Conor soy- December is going to be : snowy, stormy. W' land *_to. ' I TbeSt-cktoa AvenH»Ker'ia to be extended beyond M. lisoo' avenue. \ Council bat ordet. l five bundled feet ' ' of new fire hose of u« Eureka patent. ' It is contended mat every fifth man ' his boot bee) off oo tbe outside. Cope May bat re fer developed to much ' rnterprifc in tbe fall at it bat j Because of Improvement operations now 1 progress many breech-loaders are banging id'-. * Green's August Flower Almanac for 1

1 1885 is out Get a copy for tbe wife at Marcy A Mecray's. Mr. James Learning. Isle agent of the railroad company, bat opened a gruoery ' al No. 49 Washington street. | Tbe schooner W. L. WhiU wat run I down Sunday last by tbe Algiers, off Ibis point, and sunk in fifteen m it ate*. Tbe sixteenth i nnuml encampment of ' tbe New Jersey G. A. R will be held in t Trenton during tbe fourth week in Januf 1 Mrs. S. J JIacklin is making a decided I improvement to the front of her dry goods . store, corner Washington & Decatur 1 streets. We understand somebody rays that ' "this bat been a bad year tor busses." So > it is; po it it, tbey got bossed around dreadfully. ' ' Union Thanksgiving service will be , held in the Presbyterian church. Thursday next, at 10 a. m. Segpoo by Pastor I Bishop, of tbe M. E. church. Our non-resident collage families were , represented at tlie Cbmlfonte this week by I R H. Beallie and wife, and H. L. Tag1 gut and wile, Philadelphia _ Pastor Shields, of tbe Presbyterian cburcb, ibis city, Is billed for bis Lraturu ■ oo tbe Pyramids at Greek Presbyterian cburcb Thanksgiving evening. Tbe three learns ol the Knickerbocker Ice and Coal Company bare bran kept constantly busy daring tbe past two weeks'ln delivering ooal order* to customers. I Mrs. Doolittle, next tbe Wavx office, continues to supply her customers with Bruna't celebrated lee cream, aa well as | tbe choicest and freshest of Whitman's confections. The cost of extending tbe double track . of tbe West Jersey Railroad from Glassboro to Newfleld. is placed at $120,000. Hre company will complete tbe work by thr first of next Juoe. the nrw tn next juoe.

r Woodcock may be legally shot until ' Deormbcr 15ib, and it it an open season 1 roe plover, summer ducks, grey taxes and 1 black aqulrrel until January IsL In their eagerness sportsmen are sometimes liable to get dates tadly mixed. Mr. I Clawton Town-rend, too of Rev. S. Towoarod, of tbe If. J. Conference, formerly of Ibis county, is borne on a , visit from the far West wbcrr.be has bran engaged tor the past two years in the , floor mill business, with very flattering prospects of soooeaa He Is located at Fargo. Dakota Territory. Captain Smith Hand, one of the oldest > Inhabitants of tbe village, and a piember ' of the First Baptist church here for upwards of forty years, died Saturday last, ' lgth intb. after a prolonged illness, the ' visitation of wbicb be bore throughout - with true christian faith and fortitude. ! The railroad aiding at tbe station it completely blocked wii h railroad lies for tbe branch toad to Angle*—, and no ooe ; will be more rejoiced at their removal than present correspondent. Mr. Anthony Bencxct, an old and moat . highly respected citixen, tbe original ownor of the wheelwright establishment Iocs- I ted here, la dead. Mr. Benezet bat been i a patient sufferer from a painful abceea or I wbiefa affected his mental and phy- I tical faculties, oom pelting him to relinquish hit burinea* aome years ago. He i then bad a paralytic stroki which render- . ed him alill more helpless, and in a meat- . prepared bit family for tbe eeent which ! took plitoc on Monday last, 80th lost. Hit ; family have tbe sympathy of the ciiixens j of Chpe May county, with hundreds of . whom tbe deceased baa had more or lew business dealings during tbe past two score and over. Post "70" O A. R will bare its flm J annual Innectioo Monday evening next, . intb Junior Vice Commander While, j of tbe department afBoere, and ether . comrades from a distance art expected to , John P. Harlan. Theodore Micbccer i and Chart. D. Middletoo. PbUadelpbla, < are sojourning at tbe Bay View House, j a Point. t A J. Tntnlin, of Goabeu, aeeompanied l t'v hi* liwnriwwnv wtfv »• In row,, W—<

t tetday. '' ed 5 Mr. C. E Carey with a gang of worktea has >«- m aMH Pi m mmt M ■ preparatory io tbe laying of tbe rails tor tbe new rued to Angleaea. The prospect ' for the building of the road is considered 3 settled, and there it much rejoicing in r consequence. Nine car-loads of ties bare. , - already arrived, upon which tbe freight i 1 charges have been paid. These will be i " laid aooo as tbe frog ia placed at the junc- ' - tioo, a short distance below tbe present i j station. ' B.S. J r 7nrwra~ 1 ■ Tbe petit jurors drawn to serve at the . . ensuing December term of oar Cape May , 1 county courts are aa follows: | car* MAT OTT. I • isi-aa- essissi : [ teSavStd. liuL^c^or. CAW MAY POINT. ; KS-fT..-,- !-—•• j town TOWNSHIP. Wis. (b — tested. rOanra* Dlraratoe. , ■rag^Marm. j listen w. Vara, J : ' WMZ. • l MIDDbK TOUNSU1P. S'S as -l: ; teqaTO C. Wteatee, ll^eeswma, |f DMNN1S TOWNSHIP. ; . . r ,i ait " ; ! , CPWB TOWNSHIP. ms^ mst i :

MiDDLaTowwamp. ) CSpe May Co., N. J.. Nov. 28, «.( 1 presume as you pubteb jui lndependmt newspaper you wllK tx* refuac to publish an article from an independent from tbe principles of tbe party, or the [ , rsndidalra where tbey bare beau worthy. ; 1 low tbe "grand old party," that saved , . our oouutry in tbe hour of her supreme j peril and danger* But what it the matter . . oowf Tbe time wal wbra the party is this county was largely In tht majority, | . wby It It nut Urdayf What bat cauaed . this falling of. to that client, that the . . Democrats whenever they choose, elect . their ticket? Some may ray "Boaaitm," , wbicb is true to a certain extent, bul I attribute the principal cause to ooe thing, or ! J ratber to one man. and that man presume* . to edit a newspaper, that be and tbe bottr* ' , would term the Republican organ of the cnuoly, the Star of tit Copt, edited by W. V. L. Selgman. Has any Republican ; paused to ask himself tbe question, "Who 1 is tbit W. V. L. Seigmxn?" Where did ' be come from? What ia bit history and J pedigree? If I am correctly informed, be Is a renegade Democrat from a rebel State, ( Hageretown, in tbe Stole of Maryland, That be was a Democrat before he came | among us be bat admitted, and it ia fair , to presume that be was a rebel south of ' Mason and Dixoo line. 1 te tnsaky lookt, r snaky eye and hit wbole course stnr* | , lie came here moat certainly

such a conclusion. He foisted himself c upon tbe Republican party of Cape May, f and has been making a bring out ol the party ever since be came here, while we n bare been losing ground through bit dirty ■m newspaper. As a Republican, I ray to tbe Republicans of C|pe Msy, "unload ( this vampire at once, or tbe party will be n- irrevocably in tbe minority." He bat done us nothing but evil, and that continually. ' Let mc ask, what do the initials "W. V. J L." stood for? I can only think of Wickf ed. Villainous Leech, sucking tbe Ufe blood t out of body politic of the party. I can web remember when the lien leading Be- , publicans of Cape May at tbe Washington 0 House, io tbe City of Cape Msy, took tbit j cold snake, reeking with tbe slimy filth of rebellion, to their bosoms and wanned It into life, where il bat since been reposing at tbe dearly-bought expense of tbe party. You will call to mind ,£top'a fable aa ap- ' plicable. W^iuld to God our departed' -j friend. Thomas Beatley could speak to tbe Republicans of Cape May, lie would in tones of thunder exclaim: "Unlpad and J throw off forever this Impostor; blot out 1 of existence tbit libellous tbarn Republi- ! can pawr," this vile sheet of neither newt nor uSeful knowledge, and by to doing drive him out of the county, io Hsgerw. ^ _ town or some other lawn. I question t whether bp dare go to hit native place. > While you are unloading lire bosses, un- ' - load this public, hatchct-faccd tool of the bosses. It Is a disgrace to tbe county of ' ' Cape May that our freeholders ever made , him clerk of tbe board? Shame, that ibis 1 huary -beaded, lynx-eyed varlet should r longer cootiuue to tuck tbe pap from ev- ' i cry public teat. Hurl him from tbe poti- J two, and when tbe rdes of March ap- a proacb, see to it that no voter at your town meetings votes tort freeholder who will not < meetings voles tori ireenokler who will not

>1 pledge himself against Ibis imported abor- ° lion. LikeOeasiua. "Hebatbaleanandbuo. r gey look. Bach n*n are dsngeKru*." E8l me r »sk again, "It there anything that bat had a tendency to damn tbe Republican party . in Cape May as much at this filthy patent • outside sheet r* Tbe only redeeming trait 1 about tbe paper it iu readable patent out- » tide. 1 propose at some future lime, if - necessary, to pursue this subject and to f ventilate this gauxy, flimsy Republican 1 further. Enough tor tbe present. Rarcaucxs. 1 The schooner Altken. from Charleston . to Philadelphia, pasted the Breakwater oo Wednesday afternoon, much to tbe relief ; of Interested parties. whoVsere in anxious ' suspense at to ber wbereabiuu. Capt. Cba*. Brower, of Townaend Inlet, part owner and captain of tbe vessel, remained ' al borne while tbe command wat given to : Capt. John Thompson, of Goaben. with Capt. Brower" sue Plau as mate. On tbe ' vessel at a guest of tbe mate waa Dr. ' Humphreys, of Court House, who must ; have bad a rough experience during tbit • his flrat sea voyage. Tbe schooner Wat to have eoowutered aome very , rough weather oo tbe return, having bees * three and a half weeks out from CharlesCapt. S. C. Young, alto from Charles, too, reached his borne al Beealey" Point , oo Tuesday evening. He it very much , pleased with tbe working of bit new re*. - eel, which was recently launched from , bbeppard" yard at Tuckakne. Tuckaboe , built vessel* are all flrat class io workman- , ship and material. Some new developments are onoatontly i coming to tbe surface looking to tbe further ' improvement of tbe beacbetaloog our ooun- • ty abort. The buildioc of a turnpike road I to Ocean City Is again being revived, and ■ it bdiered now that tbe aarociatloo will I push tbe matter to completion. We attach a < great deal of Import anoe to the providing ' of ibis outlet to that growing retort, giv. f it direct land oommaalcation with tbe 1 oouoty to wUob U belongs. It is an Improvement which will be greatly appro- ' elated by both residents ana visitors from Ibis ride tbe bay. t Davirl DnRoi* the vounw wewllere.n ' DuBnto,

who recently draertad his wife and two . small children and eloped with a Miss I Howell, bag net returned, nor bis any at. r tempt been mods to bring bim to justice, j Young people often commit great foL I lies. a couple of young gentlemen from > Millvilie came to tlie "Seaside" last Soni. day to visit young ladies of tbelr aequalal taooe. When the lime came to return by | train it entered their minds that it would - be fun far the girls to go with them,— l tbey eoukl visit their retetivea. you know, while affording an opportunity to continue Ibeir Sunday lark. Tbe girls swallowed tbe bait, and were steamed rapidly away. , Their parents were in no merry mood ' ' when informed of the escapade, and ooe . of tbe pater families took Monday morntrain after bis daughter, and seeking ! out tbe young man who was "tweet" oo , ber. bled bim to the tone of about seven dollar*, to cover expenses and lot (tee. | Mrs. Hannah Richardson, mother of Mr. , F. L. Ricbardaoo, Cape May City, died i Moo day last at her residence at Bio | Grande. , "I have been unfortunate with my unmentionable* and can't come. Please t.k I that I may be excused." Thus wrote a ' frieed oT crura to a lady who had preceded 1 ' appointment shored by all present 1 Ibere are slight symptoms of improve- 1 ,1 meat la tbe esse of William Voea. who ] South Sear tlie, Mr*. June Bennett 'I I ; tow as we write, with no hope of t We met with Mr. Tbo*. H. Hoffman, * of Brat Creek, on Thursday, still tatter. • ing tram tbe effects of a fekrn upon toe * tbamb of his left tend, w.tb which be ' has teen terribly affUcteu for several t 3 Tnnraday evening last, at ber rtridence in : Millvilie. ,

There is one date of oat fellow dtlsens Ibat does aot strike for higher wagra, join laboe nnjnaa or do ant other fieiliml. " things Id this work-a-day world. We al- i lude to the weary worker* of tbe booaa- I j hold. Tbey are up early in tbe morning, | the breakfast, then all day. and often 1 far into tbe night, wben tbe oobier aex is I "xNing oo a lounge or waating time and . , frequently money. In tbe village More, ■ ' tbey toll uncomplainingly on. If women 1 ' would strike foe awhile, and during tbe Vreiod imitate the torus of creation by ' | smoking, chewing and other masculine , It might pot things on a fairer basis in tbe political and *<***1 i world. j Capt. Smith Hand, a well known real- ' dent of Cape May Court Hoate, died oo Saturday morning last and was buried on Monday afternoon following In Ibc came- i I trry near tbe town. Tbe deceased wts a ' highly esteemed dtiree, and for many ] of bit Ufe a faithful and consistent ; I member of the BapUst church. His funer- j al was a large one, and the services coo- i oecled with it were of t character befitting tbe solemn oocaaioo. Re lender to 1 tbe bereaved family sympathy in its hour 1 oftriaL , Rev. E P. Shields will pronounce bit i popular lecture oe tbe Pyramids in the ! 1 Green Creek Presbyterian church, on j ! nigbt, 80ih Inst. For ad- i 1 mission the prices will be: adults, fifteen ] - cents; children, ten cento Tbe proceeds t

for tbe church treasury, No one shoo Id | ( miss this opportunity to bear an entertaining and tcbolariy lecture. J He is a bappy man who, doomed to an obscure but tranquil state, would make 't bis fate his choice. t Tbe air is thick with rumors of mar- , rlagt* and elopements, bul there is many a slip, Ac. , , Short, beavied women, long-haired men, | and cranks of all other descriptions are ; not tbe proper persons to organ lie a moral [ crusade against the abuses that exist In > I this wicktd work. Rumor has It that tbe Rio Grande sugar i mill it to be enlarged to double Us present j | capacity. ( CoL Lansing lost a valuable dag an , j Monday morning last by getting run over. ; , An out-going train did it. The northern heavens have been lum1 mous tbe past week with ea auroral display that Is remarkable for Us bright . and beautiful colon. Great streaks of flame 'would tboot up to tbe zenrih and then fade away to be followed in quick ^ .succession by others from tbe corona which wat Just above the northern boriTbe comet, io tbe sou lb now, has lost iu allraetioos to gazers of the sky. "* An editor wrote a bead -line, "A Horrible Blunder, "logo over a railroad ancidentbul though it was tbe printer" fault that it got over tbe account of a wedding, tbe . editor waa tbe man thraabed all tbe same. Interesting revival aerviera are in pro- i great at tbe Baaville M. E church. Tbe Seven M ile Beach will prove a formidable rival to Sea Isle City wben It Is ; brought into training at a tea ride raeart. it really no finer Ittend along tbe j coast of southern New Jersey, and K baa 1 sufficient length, breadth and altitude , above tbe ocean beach. Oo Tuesday, a party from Gape May. J composed of W ill Farrow. Btille Eldredgc, \ ,t conipoteaoi n in r arrow, oune jaartage.

S. Hand and Lew. Emrikln, aoooaipenled by a couple of elegant purpt, enjoyed a day" shooting in tbe vicinity of Seaville. e Tbe nimtoda embarked al Swain's where d a Couple of the company ted business. j Scouring the country up to the station, * bagged. Just before Iraiu time craokora Rock fish abound aloof tbe bay shore. ' Tbis time of year tbey are fat and Alic- • loos ° A case of small-pox al Smith" Landing. Atlantic county, has greatly excite j tbe place. It will be well to ace that each member of the family It vaccinated, ea the contagion ia quite near, i Tuckaboe bridge it rapidly approaching j complttion.much to tbe satisfaction of tbe f traveling public. I A fishing dub, a"SHJRHHTVT! fbiladel- - pbiant, it about to purchase a tot of land > I along tbe bay tide above Fishing Creek . I A neat club house and other ooovenienoes \ Next sreaoc an active demand for good j ' oyster ground ia assured. ! "Well, what" the news?" we asked of ! agoatipy old friend over"! Denoisrille i ' Be other day. | "Not much newt to be gathered in this I village just now, I should my." be replied, j minded of some pretty tall duck shooting 1 done last Saturday. You remember Dr. tbe popular Walnut street r dentist, of Philadelphia; well be came 1 1 down oe Friday afternooa, and oo Satur. . day morning be and bis trusty guide, Mr. t Ed. James ley low for ducks' oo tbe Fisher Learning pond, now owned by Criptein ■ Townaend. and wbicb the doctor and seerial other geotlraiea rent for gunning and Use spoei wat all over Io , time for Doc. to make numerous friends presents of pairs of docks, eat a heart y , dinner with bit friend and bote Mackey of the Gatsner House, ride to the station and take the afternooa train fadtae." "Indeed, but what was tbe result of tbe a •tail aboatlng' you spoke of?" » "Ob, sure enough. Why. tbey killed " mine pairs of splendid docks. Just c think of if' Kifrr_v»vht rtnrte In ■ Half C twenty mine pete crt splendid aocaa. Just I

1 d '"'s to * I d,"Ww£f!$i That" a good llem. Any- j '■ """Yo^S^bt say that the pocmie of North Dennisvilie bare socCTeded in obtaining - an in junction against the new school bouse 1 ring as tbey are termed, restraining them ' from farther proceedings ia tbe matter of ; enlarging the school bouse. Eminem kwyen declare tbe proceedings thus far taken 1 are of no account whatever, therefore taxpayer, begin to re* easy." ; "Very good, now give ua e liule goarip." 1 "Young ladies seem to be ratber scarce ' widower* are storting atoog with boutc- ' If you know of a few good wid- ; owt wanting a "second beloved' Just send ' to Dennitvule. Our young wheelwright 1 to bare an attract! jo that it tenderer than white oak plank. But perhaps I better not give bim away. And then, I day sod came near having a collisioc. very 1 foolishly. Both fine gentlemen, but I must not give them away either. This week Mrs. Chance. Mr*. Ckra Earnest and Lets Earnest are virillag tbe city. Williams, Jonathan James and A. Ludiam have all been up oo business trips and Jura returned." ■Jls Ibere modi sickness now?" "Ob, Da Very liule tickoeat, and our ffSSSKiSES S'alSKSE son bat been quite ill but under the careful attention of Dr. G. O. Oaril, is tmfind Mr. White stirring about as usual. Is be ill ?" ing a good viriL By tbe way, did you beer of tbe grand wedding Io South Dennis oo Tuesday! Pretty UUle Katie Mc_ Oraveu married tbe maaorheeeboioe, Mr. , Daniel Devcr, and 1 hope ate will never jragte lb"-" . i "DofftSkd^nytblng. Good day. - [ "Modi obliged to you. Good day." b ■ 1

p George Garron, the young man who ! , was tcddaotaliy shot in tbe face by h t Companion, Sterna, on eiectioo day. ■- ! . improving steadily It ia now reported by tbe doctor, that be will lot* tbe right of i | both eyes. James Fasten. Philadelphia, is paying ! , reapecu this week to the game in tbis i vicinity. i Wednesday last tbe remains or Mr*. , Taylor, tbe esteemed wife of Mr. Edwin ■ Taylor, were interred in tbe M. E cemetery, in this Tillage. Miss Julia S. Williams wat tendered tbe : ! compliment of a surprise party by a * number of ber lady and gentlemen friends ' Wednesday evening. Tbe occasion was , ooe of unalloyed pkasure and sociability . Lewis S. Williams, at present engaged i ■ ooe of tbe Government depart menu at 1 . Washington, has arranged foe muring bis 1 family to that city shortly. j We bad toother shooting accident recently, but fortunately without sucb ter- , results as attended tbe preceding 00c. , Tbe ball in tbis care was from a pistol oar- i trtdgr which bung fire, and lodged in the I young mab* knee Cap who held the pintoL By cuttin guji rough tbe flcrb jwiib bit pocket knife s'iltle ways tbe bullet Tbe new tcbonoer now no the stocks at , e w.ll be isuachod Ss'ur.'ay i morning. 85:b lost., at LI o'clock. j Tbe scaffolding around tbe bull of Cap. lain Godfrey" new schooner gave away t tbe other day while a number of tbe car- | praters were to work oo it. Tbey were all more or lest | hurt, but escaped arrious j The draw-bridge was put in operation r and was found to work aatisfac- r ! torily. Tb* bridge will be finished in Ihe ' ' } xortiy. toe urtoge win oe nntsneo in toe

I • course cf a week or two. Tbe job is ooe which the county and its contractor. Mr. Wbeaton. has reason to be proud of. Boas Sbcppwd it at present cramped ' somewhat for lack of ship-carpenters oo : bis new vesacl. and ia likely to be to until . Captain Godfrey" schooner is off tbe stocks. ' Farmer* in tbe United Slates have $12.- , 110.253 317 invested io then business, tbe , I value ol farms being put at $ip. 195.800.- ; 645, farm implements at $408,516^08. , live-slock al $500,842,186, fertiliaera at I I $28.587,856. *nd fence* at $77.705.783. 1 linaUs October lsih ' j S°' " 'mere""1" ImsS."* Tur 1 ' " 5ifd. • ^ gt«c ^drmisrarnts. ' SUN. NHW YORK. 1883. yra^e*te?p2Iu«w12mSi3nrall22U''' | Baoanae'liwia Uare^aara*? Uat in Iu rv. stm eaaecrafag taraaa and aOau* Tax S|> coakca a practice or latuag taea tsr rxaoi truth

I uiat n tan ttiov Inluuioe to bv ewlim. 'he btesM LSTubtaZ t«t°R?StSwa1De«Sl per Printed, beeaase It has atrradv aklpil I la I W^^mc^aaa^tefi^iaaaaiateSM ' of Taa Scs dtKOTO* ^ScfoY Us s^y 'Sir* SVunT* y" p*nlr"'" ,or°v m nu Individ. Terms to Mali Subscriber aS^£^p"«r.T«» WeSVy-^* M*ol tn* best wtbr of to* daily n*ura; an Agricnlinr*. Department ot nneqnrlieameril. mart el report*, and mrrary seienxmhyand domestic intelligence mate Tux Wxaxxr Sen Ibi Addreas l7w. ENOltoNP^ PaMtear.^ , The independent! ■

" and cxteeei^^angvheal' 'reiifion> aod^b^dre '■ au*," K U civu and political aflsirs Tat lxpamrsavr n politic* sod lu cheaper |M.tsgr.'*K munuun ■ twenaEelSmel "nusw* H>n e In Amenra Tenoysoa1* lael poem), tad for ourwhem^n^re^ou.^Lierery. edocjxjotmt, phiii ; Sa? w*ty^Shal!rii*a7 Vt wnlLBtettarai I Iar«_L Kme ^ari* ^Muu^^temce . j^vr. ' be boot and tto'n^OJleTMSrKe'JrSa lureubj ' ' ewe. Mission*. hund*»-*i-be«)l. New* or the , r W eex. nntact, Commtrcv, InsariBce. Stoma. " Pu=lea, Selections, and Afrieubare. ss Psgea 1 celebrated Bosun Mommy LManarwura^nl* | ; ; Our New Terms for 1883 \ r one sauacrtpttrai. raw rear. K to t . For rax moults fi.se; tor tare* tasatt oil , One suteertrataaAwa ream no < - One Bunacrtpciau, av* rears is so , The redand priest <ri per tanam u clnte of , Iveor mere) sr* very aaoea freer caan any or . 1 it e standard rtdgMs wstanea. "XRIAI* TRIP." e ! a*ai^te75^j^«^ti^^'Cral a iijZZ ' ' "W"4 a • THE INDEPENDENT, (il Broadway. New Tar*. i|

3idvmiSfmrnis. , ij i ] ^ DMIN13TRATR IX SALE ! Pursuant to aa order of toe Orphan* Court.of j ; j TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1888, 1 1 ralist k iS&Mrah Dto ureeii 'tveNtTm ■todle lowsaklp. Cspe May cemoty. sad sdjoto1 1 Nov a 16SJE"1LT W°BTh. Admin letmrtx^ 7^7 OTICE TO IKVRSTOB& i finsT MOHTGAOE REAL JITATE LOANS j Made sad Oosrsnlecd by tbe Mail la ni Irail (Siiffly, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. llui'b and Municipal Srcurau* for sale. Besi of refirvnoe* fsrtioti-d Write for run el " "to

J X^ENTORS^ ADpRE|iS E^DSOR • cw't- f" CJI<" |J",orr "" baton! OOoe and modallnx. opinion coneeruine pelemsMllly 5re«u^ndr^nBseloN'in latent CwmWub : HIT BY 1 BULLET. The Vtetal onr Soldiers Were Made or-Nurgicsl NklU fin* es a Wounded Oflleer. ■ smreth^avuwi m^te bSroM** P*l**i snared ID iu terridc bow iill sboondf MtJ^r ' Weill Nsursto ^oard^MUte^ of^New Jerteyfu - man. In lids he enU*ud in the rifievutb Penn.Mt. when a sergeant under Oeneral Kiorru. be ; mlZtwsct KDOXTU^UEa«l■^',™, Tb* Major Palmer waa iraoaferred to the t'olon ; jra^rt^te'wju^S^^fnwijeiSSior I l6rS.'Veno)vfy'bKsbl?*tn?1' Ml7arJ?"ohaI?^x^ . the lan ^jn lhe^m*snilm- hsvlne traversal the ' TTf terrible i CICTCn'TUCM nilT : SIFTED THEM OUT ; j

I. Winnowing tlie W beat from tbe it Tares- A Problem Easily Simplified. I riif^nM?iLcis«75w?«i5t I : I ^'^An'if bere'syoar ?arenty-flre cento" said the r larne-bscked man. waiting aiowly sway, nawt MALARIA i FEVER AND AGUE, ' I. O. Monroe's Remedy r Without tbe use of Qclnioe, I WARRANTED A SURE CUBE. Wbicb many Prominent Citizens can testify. Aak your Druggie! tor U or sddrea* Send for Circular. "ulbdw TO CONSUMPTIVES. , rruiMy. la anxious to make known Io his 1 used, (tremor cbarreji with tb7 dlraelktua'rp , Parties wlahihg tbe Pr-senprirm. selll pleaaa U Addreaa ^ W1WOS, y i

Over 5000 Druggists AND Physicians Have Signed or Endorsed the Following Remarkable > Document : Ing Chemists, 21 Flatt 8L, New Tork : Oeutlemen :-For the past fbw yaara are term. Pbyaiclana and the Public prater Baaaon'a Os peine Porous Plaster tn .u others. We eon aider them one of the vary tow raliahle household reraediea worthy other Porous Plantar* or V-i— 1— tax twternaluaa Puma^utw"produ«r^ too hicbaat order of merit, and ao rsoognlasd by phyriciana and drnggiata. wlli^ ba dlaappolntad If you uap t f raflltir MKJ«KDY7A*"ljtSJT. "Prio. riots. >11 HEMPS HadksM Cot* tad BUNKNI P1A5TEA

gtw gMwrttomtt. yiWiTl|3|l?l^ BUFFALO, N.Ys THE ONLY ASSOCIATION Lady Physicians ;"W«sde^6ite^^Rrte^5eU£S ■etsowW abl'l" tyUred^aass rial, J5d tte «tely t..r'ye»ra Ladlea can ba* asm n'teSl* ' 'LADIES' TOlflTC" Is the Favorite Prescription of tlio t'lorrali'.r, of tbe Waal.; i'UlsraTGartlwS sisisi^lgjjteg "f'bfe. arid te^lS^ms^teb^^^^wsmanf* . One Pint Bottle le SutTlclent. Fold by DrnpgisU. Prloe, S1.00.

[ A|9jX(ltoV8DrT^^'^M^W8ltEi 1 T AND ! A. A. THOMAS, ST. ; -LA Cksid BulldUra. WaahUjgtou. D-|CL[ Prao^ < tbe Executive bepanmento Special attroUoo " tread Casta and all kind* ol land scrip hoyt r -re^T*.'-— -f?1 t!aame**usa|wtew af lb* | -Mtl ; x£5S*£>. sS3as&SE ; GrttSKSSaESSSEs " GEORGE E. LEMON, a-toraaraJtew^te^J-jrA-te^ ■ *^^Mteteb bare*!. WAbMIMOTON, D. C.

! HAY-FEVER»SSi tSebead. AzraeaUe to urn. Apply try tbe Uttle linger Into tbe pootrila On receipt ot to reou ill null a package. Bob) by Cape May drug- • Swa- ELV8' CBEAM BALM CO- Owtgo, N. Y ; ^FS'icholas FOR YOUNG FOLKS. Br. kiraouk wbicb It iiiiiesiasd by tht puss 1 h? ich^nlnryf "liyliwak^L terlmtosr my asaatant ednnr nd Sr. NlCWaut, batbor of "Bnldtr Orange," etc. rire°^SStte antteToT ^T*J*WTlcb«I7*S r. Ilia ' kaMc"ptu*resTg " U1""'T,~' *lU JBB t capital and novel pity. By William M. Ba- . author of "BU Msjesly. Myself." sic. H..T. B* arS'«5S rMto'wfr'^mwnodrato

NMb Breote KtewofC-rse^^ Prepared expretey'?c**olHsy times There ariil be sbon atari rs by Loate M. Alcoa. SlralSUte y"-k°pFn write* fee ysueg gJSsjwswssasJBMS ITice. sx. 00 a year; M centa a number. Sobarnptlon. aboald begin with the November nnwnre- Tbe auooeedlug laeoe. "Tbe Wlblw ed frontraraeeeura u* 'aanraS" nUraS" Th"c£?t['KT oo, Naw TartL ) S- g. grirt'g jhttt. PROFIT OB NO PROFIT FOR . PAINTS, 1 OILS AND OLASS, OILS AND OLABA ; N. C.~ PRICE, ( Practical Gloss Cotter, 27 Perry Btrrt, , WHO LED ALE AND RETAIL 8TORE, | DRY GOODS and GROCERIES, FEED STORE, No. *» Ferry te'iaf. > Corn, Oats, Hay, Bran, Mttl F«ed WOOD YARD, WOOD OCT AND snJT^XDAR POSTS OP Ntd Limited on PMb^, Plotter ao rrof'J O. FBtOE.