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»H» par Jkmmmmm. la Mtmcc 53»land and iSounfg. Pursuant lo a Dotk* given In these col. omm Bfiurday last • preliminary meeting of oar aitou favorable to tin circtioo of U iron pleat Cape May was tald the aranr • ftmmor it tbe offta* of Mr. Junm X. Z. Hiktreih. gilnrwy-ailaw. A temporary organtxt'ion »w . ffecud by calling - C. 8. Magra-'h lots* cb.it and the election of Mr. HiMreUi awtaary. The object of tt>t cnofevroc* «u brirfly auniniaruro by Or. T. a Williamson, ind more fully enlarged upon In some remarks prewrated by Senator Millet. It was stated ibal a company composed of such turn a* Senator -Merrill, of Camden- Win T. McCully, ot ■the Philadelphia Bulletin. D. a Palter>■00, President of the Cape May City "Land Company; Dr. JaitK* Mrcray, May City, and Mbeta a bo weft identified -with Cape M.y inlerrau, had buen organized atodcr the fit** Uw. and tha eerufi--cat* of monrporauoo filed in the office of the Ouanty clerk- Tbc project ootanplaled was a bra fide cnterprwr, and not a ■ scheme for the purpoac of enriching a lew manipulator! aPtbe expenae at the m*ny Kcckii older* A pieranchaawaapmpoed •000, and probably leia. Plane bad been -submitted by tbc Phoenix Iiim Company, which would pre a pier 8*0 feel long, with suitable landing pavilion 134x100 let- 1 *t the outer cod, and a gangway US feet wide, at a oust rren below I tie figurra •Gamed. Ttare could be no qucJUoo aa to the adrantagr* which an snterprisc ol the kind would nranaaarily reader sratlable to the rarled Inlerrau ol Cape May. and 10 insure its aucceaa and apmxliy amaumufalion n only mud wuh the people u> gire cording 10 tbeir ability. The atoefc. It »«a evsry farmer and buauieM man in the county to become an till err* led partner in the enlerpriae, which U tbc pi line object In bringing the matter to the attention of the people in the manner proposed. By tola maana the pkJ».» popularised, and iu soccca* a* a legitimate bu.ioem enterprbe W dded upon, and the time fixed for Friday evening, Sib 1dm., when the matter would be mora fully presented, and the names of thoae desiring to take stock received. It ia thought tbat a sutacrtpliua lot of 1 10,000 00 the part of our Cape May people will be sufficient In guarantee tbc ascunng parties anal Ibe positive saaursnoc of tbc erection of the pier by the opening or There la pcrbapa no subject which oecaaiowt near the trouble and anxiety 10 which cooorroa the moral cooduct of the ehlldrea oomm hied to hla or ber temporary charge. The aubjecl ia one orer which, 00 account of 11a delicacy, teacher. If you can '1 bnng up your children 10 to oamplaiola Irem liiocio.i^e, ah en uw vulgar language and ibdccani i> uavi-or. uf boya and gltla lake warning Ibal au i'UIdread"' to aend ber darlings aim hart nerer known the uruch of 'evil, whuar minda are pure, and Whom ihougbu are free from abame. to our schools. without baring them come bark polluted by ibe — and wurda uf thai III. human nxmauosiiics cmllad twd cfclMcen! We call upon erery |wreol whuae childieo'a mmda are thus debauched to hold up the and vtall tbem with tbr utmost rigor of Uw Uw. In fad it beooroea the duly ol every crimen to s*e lo It that their Khool official* and teaobem are auataintd in their blot from the fair name of oar local InKitattoo* at learning The gnUty ooea who would ihoa eap ibe very foundatioo* uf virtue, eh ould be brought to their Mar* by poaUhmenl of the moat prooooDcad kind. Will the par-full of our acbool children do tbeir duly ia the matter? CO 1 HI I WO uu lOVl. wwaj III tore — . v. ' ^

Oar young and limn ml on temporary ' at the nounty scat. Tbe Gazelle, baa juM , rounded It* third year and eotare upon 11a 1 fourth volume, with every indication of amured paoeperity. and wiih the avowed 1 drtenninvtioo on tbr part% lit youthful . publisher 10 make it r»rii a better local 1 paper tat Ibe future than ll has bean ' in the part. Brother Cooper ha* our belt — wj*ba* r.w be fulfillment of t"v Tory laadabJe dee res «nd that bi. circulalioo -ill apeedlly attain the figures of hla ambitious hope*. Hi* dedaraion of coeltoubig the "noo-ooanbatlre policy" mended, but be win pardon n. If we fata, to eea Its application ia the frequent di*paregingrefraeoee. which we bare noticed j of late in hla enhnu on the aubject of Uioae rary contemporaries" business. It , looks to uaaa though the laro policies coo- 1 ffietad, but we don't care to ^>Ut hair* to j aaoartalo particularly where The informer, who for the aake -of re. renge or gain betray 1 the omfidrure of hi* bare Warned |lrum very rarlr yean to deteat. Thv unaAa- school boyjia^ly elthrt aa a iaV-.learvT . t a Mdu Iwaiei'a am'ayn type -f the who prey* upon wicaeay at large. anJ^Jiwe mlarrabk acrvicow are ever meiinottrejy regardeal with abhorren re and distrust. Tb. Firemra". Bdwf Association of thla ctty, hyid ha hat regular owing Tbnraday roanu ia the engine h -ore, with Chief Uaaa iatt^charr. ^Several §§1FM41 i

. The Liberal Clab, an emergency organ- ' Ixation called into existence in antkapa- 1 I uoo of tbc license question being made tbc prominent tiauc to tbe ensuing dty ; election, noodnated a* lis candidate* for , council Tuesday evening bat Merara J. Henry Edmonds, Henry F. Doolittle and j James H. Carman. Tbe name* of fire candidates were before tbe dab, tbe un- , : demanding being that tboee failing of a Domination woold withdraw from Ibe p Other candidate* for council bill not , , presented for Ibe auffragra of the -Liber- c *1* - are, ex-CsUnctor WiUianwoo, Mr.' F. ' Sidney Townend and ex-Collector, Wm. c * 6. Hooper. , For tba office uf treaaurer we und'er- ' Hand that Mr. laaac II. Smith haa con-- , . srnted lo enier the canvam in oppoaiuoo , • to Mr. RictiartUoe, who We announced te _ being prominently before the people for c " tbe paaltioo Isat week. c Tbe contest for Ibe collectnrebip rromir *ca to lira dtac and Imrrrailng one, four , ' lion, vix.:— Meaara. Jame* Learning. J. | SwalnCarriaoo, W. 0. Emen and I. Aaron j Oarretron. S j For aaaeaanr we have beard of no opposition to the present Incumbent— Mr. p Ugnry Hand. [ J Tbe Roeorderahip, which earrica with it tbe office of Superintendent of Water t | Wifki. arill be decided Tuesday by tbe ( J support given the .two Candida lea named, Mr. Harry Thorn paoe. the prearnt record. \ ' er, and Mr. S. It SUlea. , Oollcmhr WilUamwm baa been prevallrel upon by numerous friends to became * c candrdale fur council thla year, which. c ' being tbe case, retiree him from the col- ' lecXorehip conteM. s Mr. J. Harry Hughes announces blm- ; t self as a Candida Ic fur aaaeaaoar at tbe tosuing election. a Ei-pwl master J. 8. Oarriaoo baa been c induced to enter tbe heal political canvass , aa a candidate for collector of laiaa^and [ reaptctfully aolidu Uw auppsrt of hla fel i ' Mr. Walter 8. Ware announces himself \ ' a candidate foe oonocil, lo respooK to tbe aailidlatioo of hla fellow ctUxeon. 1 For oooauble for three years Mr. Albert 2 G. Bennett will be a candidate for re-elec- j '■ tioo. Thecootrat for two year*" term will , ' be between Merera C. O. Clark, R. J. I Creaawell, A. R- Gordon and J. W. Car- . "*■ c A party of distlarniahed railroad offi- ' ctala arrives! by a apecial Thursday even- , j log. The visitora Included Presidrnl Geo. i , B. Roberta, of tbe Weal Jersey and Penn- I , aylrania Railroad*; L'. S. Senator W.J. I Sewell. Vice Preaidcnl W. J, R. R.; C. t E. Pogb. General Manager P. It R.; - Waller Frrrmao. General Freight Agent I P. R. R ; W. L Eikirii, l'rraideiit Camc den and Atlantic R. R.; D. M. Zimmerr man. Secretary and Treasurer C. A A R. R.; Jo*rph Crawfard,Supt- W. J R. R.; W. N Bannard.SnpU C. A A. R. R-;Mr. , p C-rffin, freight agt.G A A. R It, Cbaa. K. . u Landia, tbe founder of Sea lale City, etc., 1 c and other prominent genilemeo omnecaed ; c witb the Wea Jersey railroad interest*. . Tbeyrwnainednwibo Island orer night, bar. , lng brought with them tbeir ownlrarellng , % conrenleocra in Ibe shape of two of the I n P. R R Pullman cars, including a aleeplt er and magnificently appointed ■ hotel car. „ Yesterday morning was apent in viewing the town and soling some of the mora im- , ponant kaprovManu that are in prognw. 0 "Tl-' Slocklrm Hotel ami also visited, in , J. F. Cake, who arrived from Washington the day bef-re. and undrr his pracilral „ ingot the properly were placed In the ^ bands of tbc oouipany 'a mauer mechanic, . Mr. t.liaa Williams.' for immediate execu- " uoo. On the return of Uw party to Cam b ilen ttwy made a detour lo the oew aeule. 1. men! at Sew file City, where they made a r_ »iay of a few boors. re Thai moat people are eagle-eyed 10 see K anuther'n faults and deformities. " That two many parenla arc bllod lo " thr-ir children a di irtcominga tt That there la too luucb license allowed w Ibe young people of this coenmoniiy. „ Thai pleasure ia Ibe mere acddenl of . nnr being, and work ia a natural and moal boly neceaaliy. '• That cornelian dots a gnat deal, but te eooouragrm-ot does more. , Thai tbc defeated candidate never blames "J himself. jI That taaaawd aympathv U a better of wreakam* than studied indiSerencc. 01 That a railway train ia never behind a. lime when you happen to arrive a little late at tbe station. ■* That Uw majority of anil -election barJ- gains are only to b* Ignored and forgotten ao ere the boar of tbeir mnluiiy. That the list of equippod gnniwra of Cape Hit aa published in Uw hew Jersey r* Ceazl Puot oceda rerlaloo. id ol a R Cotxa. Ibe welUknown Jnmber merchant of Camden. N J„ iaextenai.e-,-„».*,st In vhr alanine mill and haab planing mill and aash =

soil door manufacturing bu8iDcaa,md car- " riea ooe of the largeai stocks of lumber to » be found along the rirar Dclaw arv. Ea- ® taliliahing aome years ago cm Kaighn"! " Arcane, he began operations with a litnited capital, but with a thorough Ijn- ci ledge of Uw- business, aa ahown by tbc 7 fad thfl it baa already increased lo a re- fi markabie eneuL His manufacturing ea- b tabllabnwnl U aopphed wtUi wvry-apecie. e of machinery, and it specially filled for 1 the prompt ddlrety of aeah work, bixre. ' Su^woSTof'afi* kinds, together with I bracket and scroll mating. In dealing 1, with him our com tractors and builders 1 bare tbe advantage to bt derived from , the practical experience of a man tlmr t ooghJy famUiar with the business in which , be is engaged, and upon which at Umrn e This Judgment most prove nwet valuable. I Having a personal oversight of all the de- , ! tails of hta shop, and yards be is prepared in co.upeie wiih any in the trade in ofienng , j subotantlal adrantagee^to om^Cape May , aiders ti 00 we comownd tbe subject ol J 1 ' our eotioe, is Uw folleM assurance that . j theywiil eat regret Uw following of our I . lit® tbc nil lien Vigersaf sBW npma-ipality | 1 . will be celled np>« to fill tbe office of " school trustee f.* a term of three yean. . 1 Ektridgfjiii mrn'^lj^| |^*fd Mr n the time for his retirement from |«ib!ic , duties hasarriseik Tbe School Board will mratbk: "taring been Prem^M^f that J body for aerml years, tad hta place will " be sincerely gawxl by his col leagues. •f Mra. KcbeUtager, Uw wife of Mr. 8am5 uel M. Bebrllrnger. pilot, died at beT rreideoce In this citv Wednesday mceninr

LOCAL CHIT-CHAT, j ly Considered. Colds of various kinda'and sore tbroata epldemiah Doctors aay thla la Uw moat trying month of tbe year for invalid*. Harry a Lea, Philadelphia, ia sojournUw present week at Uw Cbalfoatc. Numerous pretty Easter card* are airplayed In Garrison * stationery store winTbe repeal of tbe etamp tat 00 bask checks will take effect on Uw first of July There's a pulsation uf spring in tbe ' item tbat boya are renewing tbeir stock uf peg-top*. Important sale of stock and farm produce at Rio Grande 00 the 2nd and 3rd of next month. Tbe crewa of the Lifers ring Station! are now Instructed to report the stranding Senator Miller does not look for an adjournment of tbc Legislature before the mat., if then. Full Hnevrf builder*" hardware and carpenters' tools at Bencxct 4 Bra's bouaedepot. Tbc bottom of the airs • berry- boxes thla year will be 00 top- They tare been going up erery season. Tbe New York Sportma* Is authority a report that Gape May will he a rat* log centre in the near future. A fine amoruncot of birthday and Easter cards at J. 8. Garriaoo'a alaUooery and notion Store, ofiar the Methodist church. The published statement that the steamer Republic had been bought by New York panica baa been contradicted. Tbtre ia erery probability that the price of gas will be atill further reduced to hotel' consumers by the opening of the coming Will it to-morrow? Whether it or not should make no difference with the state of your pew at church. Nature and the preacher abhor a racuum there. It will be left U tbc incoming council complete Uw extension ot Uw Stockton attention is generally underAt this aeaaon Benezel & Bro. make u specialty uf keeping a well -organised force on duly ready 10 attend 10 all orders fi* the repairing or putting uu of tin-roofs ai taort notice. The «c vised ecbool law provides thai an election for school trustee in tbe severs] towoahipa and cilie*. not otherwise regulated, will be be Id on tbe Tuesday following town meeting. Next Tuesday is town meeting day in the townships, which reminds us of an unsettled account we hare 00 our book* against a Ureter township road official lor tickets ordered last year, but never paid for.-" Tbe law allows you to shoot all the dogs you find chasing rabbits between January I, and November 1. If might . JuM aa well, bowrrer, that you do your shooting while tbe owner is nut Coondiman Hand is reported to be out : of danger, and is slowly improriog. bui his frit-nds tare r. lingnlabed the hope of his being able ta^aaaume Ms accustoroad Interes: in political matters at tbe eoac- [ irg rtec:i"D. Jodgr Diverty. of this county, who was ia tlw Legislature aa mrmhor of Uw > 11 ma* anal Senate from 18M 10 "58 InduIve. atlendid the Bicentennial celebra1 t»« of Uw New Jersey Legislature last I week io Trenton. f He a in 1(1 watn C«r* May parents - against allowing tbeir children lo send , inc. my to Uw Rulledge RmMy Conor rn " adreriised In tbe columns of cair cout. y cotrmporariva. The Uliog la a swindle, and there is 00 getting away from U. Mr. Druiiot returned from bis Williamsport trip Wedoer'iy. Tbe weather hoarding. flooring and mi IU work for bis new , hotel be selected and saw shipped fr m there Iwfore leasing, and aome ol the uw3 terlal has already begun to arnre by ran. Friday and Satirday evenings Mra, H. J F. Doolittle"! ice cream parlor, text tlxWavz office, has become tb< populaa res r sort id tbe Island, pow^tal tbe ewimahlr t evenings. Tbe Uaaaedy Oouplbr Company has been • farmed with a capital of 823.000. Souw of the principal atockbolders intcraird ' are Dra. Marev A Mecray.E R. Wlltas, Mr. Banks, P. Sidney Towosend, H m 1 W. B. Miller, A. P. Hildre-.h and James ' M. E- llildrelh. 1 F. Biolney Tewnscnd announcea himself a candidate for oonocil at Uw eosun lng charter ekcU-m. Mr. Townaend was . before Uw people fur themmc poaitioolaM I year, and failed of hla electloo by less ? than talf a doaro voles. He will doubtless make a Mroog run Tuesday. . Tbe prelude to Mslgsina' auirtn began k Us pranks In this neighborhood on! the

morning of Wednesday IsM by tbe overthrow of the frame of the oew boarding house being built at the faot of Bread way , 1 on the Mount Vernon tract. This make* s tbe arboad disaster to the same Structure 1 Interest In tba. revival* at the M- E. c diorch. Gold Spring, continue* unabated. Tbe building la crowded nightly long be1b* opening Aiymn I* sung, and num- 1 ben at time# have been unable to obrain 1 even standing rtera ITte ministry of Pas , tor Hancock has thus far been crowned , with ibewuost gratifying success. The ■UtaUl a ill of Mr. J. Hniry Edmunds. thU dty. tas been proatrated , a painful and serious illness for several weeks, but we n«e with pleasure tbe fact 1 tbat a decided chance in ber condition has been reached, and that ber Mteoding physician haa ever; hope of hct speed. The obsequious peddler of notiooa.Martln Sch lager, who sraa surrendered by bis security three weeks ago and returned to the custody of tbe sheriff to await his bearing at the next term of court on a charge of assault and batter;, was once more liteisiad lasi we.-k upon Mr. Joseph R Wilson, tblv city, teo.mintt bis ball. Mr. Victor Denlx.* Is raising a house pet, which is said lo bejahout throe *ears I o» at present, but will not reach its ' fall growth till 127(1 -the Biuaolennivl of ' American Independence. It la a Florida ' all gahe. and though it mil nqthincln the of solid fool, and hasn't forVnonlhs. It appears to thrive, and isMnsoappuh to ► The agents uf the pateol MtfliFnM ' or lobular Wells arc preparing for a gen1 eral invaaioo of our South Jersey counlies ^ at au (wtfr day. They are now louring it '' through New- York State where tbe re J oeipta are thought lo average fully *3000 * a day. All organised oiij»witioo to tbe Cyroeot of tbc royally fee* appears, to ve dis*ppearea>. the tonne Jwve faSeri to protect The vwiims, and consequently " ! tbe work ot despoiling thousands of inn* '* i onl payic is gi-ing 00 uuiuterruptcdly. | ] Tlw palent d» not expire^ unl^Dci; k , be^oabM to srourc bnth-.u-an-.ls. Uw D- bulk a* which cranes from the pockeU ol ^ Itkise who can illy aCord to pay the outOttr -Tudrttoe Nixo'ngstreJ w Imp IlotUiji iiwr.

■revttles. I Cape May Ooutt House enjoys tbe dig- ■ nity ad harboring a whis; club composed of tbc folkiwiag gentlemen:— Thus. Pur- , dy. Morgan Hand, Dr.. W. 8. Learning and A. E .Lynos. Fncndly trials of skill ^ , in this fknwus, bnt rarbcr musty game. began in September last, and tbe clnb has > fro« two or three time* a week since, generslly at the Mayrille hotel. To date, j . 432 games hare twee played and A870 points scored ' Messrs. Haod and Pnrdy ' . playing agalnM Messrs. Learning and , Lyooa, woo 223 games, sooting 3327 P"ioU. putting them ahead 21 game* ssd ; 184 pointe. A few nxctings since wane ll r twenty game, were played. 16 of which were woo by Learning and Lyons. One 11 , of the pleasanteM features of throe social t and intellectual tilts ll tbc nice little spread L wbicfa cloaca up business for the evening. Captain Tbouns Camp, of Cape May 0 1 Point, has purchased tbe sails, Banding rigging, masts end encliots of the schooner r , John Mo-atr. which went ashore on Here- 1 * ford Bar, Cape May. wEilc bounJ ficm BalUmore to New York. ' The Angleara Company will now com- * i plcte tbc hotel which has stood on ill pro- * perty for so long in an unfinished stale. . It will, when finished, which paint in its ' . history it not far oil. be managed by tlw " popular proprietor of the Mayville Hotel, " 1 ao says dame rumor. We hope the rather c 1 fickle dame ia correct tor more than awirk, 1 or years aa to that. The broad pennant > of this new inn aboald be under the oid1 trol of Mr. Lyons, and we do but voice tbe ' many friends and property owners of An- ' gleaa-a, when this statement Is made. I Activity now prevails 00 tlw twarh and £ . Uw road thereto is making rapid progress. So early aa Ma; next will probably find 1 r tbe Island in rallraaal communication with 1 the rest of the world. % Tbe Union Oyster Company of Baltl- " 1' more baa disposed ol its leases, boats and 1 [ all else used in tlw planting of oysters • along Uw Bay ahore, to another firm dol lng husiorot in tlw Monumental City. So ; 1 we have been informed by a former em- ( : ployec of Uw retiring' csn^oaoy. Tbc " buaineaa of planting" la 10 be carried on by 1 1 tbc new partnership with activity. 1 1 Atlantic City tas a Health Inspector at c r a salary of *60 a month. Attention of interrelcil persons is being ■ directed lo Cape May'# projected iron ' : ocean pier. A ovork of this kind put up, ; as is now pnasible by the Improved melb- ■ r ods of m-idero engineering, might be uac.1 ' I six. months of the year to land cargoes "I upon. The improvement un*r wise man- ' s agement would certainly be remuocistlvi-. .i 1 and add largely to tbe growth and future * - prosperity of Cape May. Let us have the * . iron pier l.y all means. The public roads should receirejkc * r pnunpt and substantial repMc^iiwh is I 1 always Heeded on the opening of spring. ' B A tetter eyait-m is o ailing into fav,*r, and c r that ia. so far as the money gore the rimdv « 1 arc made aolid and lasting. Formerly tlw 1 patchwork plab was a pracUcal wasting of ' t Hie apprupnatnm. It requires experience ' 2 in Uuwe who are responsible for keeping 1 1 tbc highways in repair. 1 2 There are some localities lwre and there ( about tlw county that Jiave not gotten the < g J.abi-ad-fercr aa yet. JuM bow many 1 t chances they may require to catch it is < t uncertain. Judging from the way they < ( are being left It ia presumable that a per- < j fret acclimation must bare taken place . kmc aga In other words Ibe old way is ' good enough and these localities are rati*- • .Bed, • e Mr. Dow as Ednmnata, ot Lower town- " ship, will be a candidate forCnoaen Free t holder at tbc town meeting Tuesday next. , Tbe notation is ooe which Mr. Edmunds t does not seek u tbe interest of himself, or for his own perwuisl advauca'UWDt : he I aloes so .Ojit of respect tot^e wubeaiuf I11S , . frllow-eiiizeus, many dT'wbom liari ap- . ® lawletl to faun to allow hi. JBIIW to be ofi n fered for Ibctr adfiragro at the ensuing " For the Cape K.j » avs. ) . Saturday evening a party of young nrast qucraders assembled at the residence of ' n the Misses Eaacn, 4« Waslilngtuu street. 1 - mud proceeded 10 MtUer Cottage, tbe ob- ' L ject twing a surpruol to Mra.7'. 11. Brocks. | '• late of Seaville. a lady well known in 1 * Cape May society, and who has laiely lw- 1 •r tagr. ll rata cren,-let»wuceeaa in erery : ' reafwet and a very pleasant evening was 1 spent. Dancing occupied" a prominent 1 £ place uu the program. Tbe orcbrotra, ' d comprising Meaara. U. L liaubncU, J. 1'. 1, Scbrllenger anal J. D. Craig, wba tad ' been engaged for Uw occasion, were late in arriving, having been unavoidably detained. Their places, however, were ably I- filled in Uw early part of Uw irvenlng by Ibe * M trees Sal he and Mattie Mecray. who ren8 dcrcd waTwi floe piano aclaclioos fur which " they bad Uw thanks of tbr party. Among the masqueraded your eorreapemdent train tioed the following: -Hiss Ealith Erern. * as Red Riding Hood; Mrs. Susie Ludlmm '■ ..I Mire r. rrio. Frees kli« I.iflie MrMiss Mr- '

cray, at Prinoros; MlasJteboccarOcnDett.'an 1 Bathetic young roiav; Mtra Alior Brown. « nurae; Miss Jennie Suillh, was a J quaint young quakereas; Mia* Delia Es- , ten looked quite bewitching in ucr rid- ( log habit; Mis* Etta Ludlam, uf MUlvill-. 1 a Dutch peasant; Mias Sue ^liMreth. * Queen of Fully; Mws Bertie Brooks, . d manner girl, and Mi.. Ella Tcvtor, re •" English peasant, did credit 4n tbeir reipMlva Oiirserer. Ml" Mamie G.ril- ' I sou, aa a fortune Idler, dispensed ber I mysterious aervlcea gratu. Mnw Little ; Garriroo in the character of flower gl'l i wis superb; Mr. Jna. Scbrllenger. Clown; 1 Mr. J. E. Taylor. Psnralooo; Mr. W. C 1 Pratt made an axoodicnt swull; Mr. llarry ' Mullloer aa Queen Anne met withe mis ! fortune lo the early part ot Ibe even lor, 1 what U was we are unable to ray; Mr. V\ 1 Crtoo. girl of tne period; Mr W. R ee- , man at ^ckron; Mr. Samuel Thompson 1 msole a very pretty bride and cipiivatoid . the hearts of nearly all the boya; Mr. J. M. E llildrelh looked well aa a Knight Templar Merer. R 8 TtxarO and 8 H. . Moore re Uw Blsrkvillr Twins caused murh merriment, ll reroiniiel tew nf the aocne in Pinalore. Somehow tbe Twins * gut mixed and could hardly be told which ' from t'other Sam'l Bn®k».wreTopiy; W. J Tbranpeoc, Uncle Torn; E. Hewiu. fttnee. Among thiwo unmasked we notioed our , hostess, Mra T. It. Brooks. Mtra Mara euuoo. Mra W. C. Millet, Mra M. H. AL.lt, Misses Seltie end Mattie M crsy, Mrs I A "t — Hiftarri. " taw, Mra E. S. Taylaw. Mow Julia Tay- ^ lor. Mra 3. 11. Bcoex-t. Mrs J. R Wil- * aoo, Mias C. Wilson. Mr. H. F. Doolittle, » Mr. A. Bencxct, and oebcra 10 How to secure Hca^lth. 3 "STw arya. geys'twlre. Maltrta. lf.raog ■rwoeUCT, B^oU" lurar. Kwaeys. teoaniwti^exia. ete.^ ^ Bores- - tg Di. Il.awr Wtww Syrap uraaaiiy^sreroys

SEA SIDEr Iwrge ijuantitles of cedar feooe rails are being taken from tha Saavllle swamps to Dermis Creek landing for shipment. ] P. M. Way A Sons will this year bring roost of tlwir Philadelphia goods down by water. Coleman A Godfrey, oyster dealers, will this spring plant in tbe sounds about thire thousand bushels oysters. The turnpike over the .thoroughfare to Ocoan City will cost W.363 The thor- , oughfar* ia two hundred and eighty-four fett-sride- The bridge wUl tare an ex- ' traded incline plane 00 each aide. A few Tennessee quail were distributed ' sporutpen in Ibis county on Saturday to be turned out Into Cape May county , thickets. Captain Eli Johnson, of the sloop Bell, ' of Greco Creek," is engaged In Ibe oyster buslnera 00 the baysidc. and is now busy running plants Into tbe sounds (or Mr. Ea!. Mr . Wotdey OsBster, son of Sr. SfiPppornl Gallaher, Sooth Seavills. is on his wsy borne from San Antonio, Texas,with car load of twenty brad of b uses. Mr. Leri-L. Grace, foreman of the Sea Isle Branch track, has begbn tbe erection of what la to be a neat cottage residence i at Sooth Saavilk. It is^, rumored that a . maiden, of Gloucester City, ia to stare ; the household resptmsibihlics of Ibis new Work 00 the new Excursion House at Isle City baa been suv|wndeal. to be resumed. It la stated, about the first of •April. Wonder if the little kffair of Wiggins has anythingJo do with iLt In condition of crrtain improvements bring made lo tlw Litncaaler House, Sea City, Captain Thos. It Uaody will assume ila management the caHning season, Captain Gandy baa tbe qualities .requisite for tbe suoccMfu! conducting of a South Seaville road district on Wednesday. If it could pull into the low tasiD at tbc railroad station about five hundred ul good material and throw up a twelve inch sidewalk on either aide, it might be of some aervioc. Mr. George Way was in charge of the' store of his brother. Jat. P. Way, at Sea during the jailer's recent Illness. Anbury church people are not fully in accord as to the proper disposition of the secured by tbe recent entertainment. The affair was held with tbc express un-di-standing tbat tbc proceeds were lo aid making up the minister's salary, but j ooe or two having the funds In cuatajdy 1 refuse to allow them to be appropriated to j each purpose, and express llirir determination to devote them lo i-ther church piiip.en.-s. Tbc minister is allowrd but s year, and io order to succeed in 1 codteciing enough to pay <"*<■" P*"ry sum. recourse was had ta a public entertain- ; tnent, and those who lent tbeir lime and ' talents to the affair are unwilling to yield. minister should r.crire tbe fund*. A very pleasant surprise party visited he residence ot Mr. and Mra Baker C. I Lloyd, South Seaville, on Friday evening of la-t week, and passed a very delightful evening, refreshments being served at the Tbe young lady from South Sravilie , who at leaded tbc grand masquerade party at Miller Cottage, Cape May. on Jast S#U ! unlay evening, in tbe fall costume of "Daughter of the Regiment," Is raid to created quite a sensation, and to been the admired of all admirers. Mr. T. T. Hewiu started on Thursday 1 evi-oiiig for Middletown. Butler Co., Fa., where his sister. Mra llildrcth Walker, is { 'r at the point of deaih. 1'reajdrat K.Jerta,.!jupt. Crawford and o: ber officials of iE? Weal Jersey Railroatl, visited Sea Isle City by special traifi on Friday (yesterday) morning. From the address of Hon. Geo. B. Lor- ' ing, U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture, j U.c Mississippi Valley Cane Grow- \ er»" Association, we gather ionic Items of < interval in regard to tbe sorghum sugar [ industry, lie very aptly and truthfully remarks that "tbe foundation and development of a new industry in this country . is entitled to all the respect and admira- . , ti in which are woo by great achievement# ; [ on more prominent and conspicuous fields j of action and thought.6 He then gives a | \ history of its rise and growth, and full ex- ; i tiacts from tbe late report of tbe oomrait- 1 . Ire of tbe National Academy of Sciences 1 in regard to the condition and tbc success j attending the operations of the Rio Grande . Sugar Company of this county. This commitlre stales that "It ia from the Stairs j of New Jersey and Illinois that it is able to cite examples ol aurora* 00 *0 large a ! scale and attended with audi ao tiniqniv. - real result as fairly puts to rest any doubts ,. as to the production of sugar on a great a scale in a n rat hern climate with cimuner•csic in rat hern ciimair wiiu osiuno- »

cial profit." A alatcmerl la given of tbc , production of rn'ilassra and angar, daring the wesson M 1882 in daffcreol Sutca, the * sggregate tiring 12 836. 086 gallons of mo- a Isaacs and 509.731 pounds ol sugar. New p Jaesey sunds at the bead of the list, but counties in the State producing 42.gallons of ronlaaae*. and 310.000 founds of sugar. Illinois cntnra next witb 82 counties producing 660.633 gallons of molasses and 18300 pounds of sugar. .Tlic aucceaa ol the industry In our State ia truly remarkable, and it certainly deserves 1 The Livsrmore Company, which origi- , , nsllr inlroouced tbe 8tyV graphic Fro, . I, are recently made great Improeemcnts 1 In their peh. and have reduced the price" I . -1 that ev.Tyliody can base a rlisooe lo | purrbsoe tbe'hest article ..f the klod. By . sending 22 10 Louis E. Dnnlsn. Manager Stvlngraphie Pen Co.. 330 Washinrou 8t.. Buatiou. you will rt-celve by return 1 mall one -if lliric famous pens, and alsu a , I sufflrient quantity of super lor ink for tlx months" ii»». Full p«rticalar« aa to dtf- . furvat Kiylra and prices can be obtained by rami ng lie circular. ] A fountain pen that always writes and 1 I Ita^*and never blacken, the fingers, Pand II thai, ooce filled can be used for days without change, avoiding all the bother |! and Interruption of rescuing over 10 the r inkstand for a. fresh dip every two mtny mra. thai. cap be carried in the pocket. L and iv *» handy few use and as nrat as a 1, lead pencil, and that writes 00 any paper L ta— tax thin or alfi such a pen ia worth r- having. And aoch a pen ia tbe "LiverL more Btrlograpblc Pen.'" "TbD we 1, know from peniomal use. — Editor CUeage Adranre. >a sreraro talr"'ta neural on lor, sad prodooe d- ta* In any maanar aSect tae SraBX. wtilob Sals. aksr. ttngaraaoi Load, sad Nitrate of BUver prase parallons Save done. II win etasngr Item or faded tatr m a tew day. to. a hranUWI gtoaa; k wamntrot. fill ITU. KLINE a CO, Wksl—la ?» ; Afiwa. PWadrtpW, and BAIL * I OOOL, | Nsw T«r*. W 1 I

Deo is lav tile. A Mr. ItiAarda. of Philadelphia, haa ( been spending a week among friends in " Una aidniiy, rilurning to the dty cn 0 , Thursday morning. ® Captain Uiarira H. Carroll, left for Am hoy on rueatlay. Where bis aearal has n | Captain Lrwis Douglass tpok a run 11 borae 00 Monday altrrnonii. wbiie his 1 vessel was loading for Rich mood. Va '< ' Mra R R Wright, accannpanied by v sister. Mlra Litxle AleoU, arreted borne '• ' on Saturday last. " Mra A- L. Waters started on Thursday . morning for a' vtsit to Philadel|>hla, Tren- ■' I 1 This woaUier is aufflciently cold *' ' to interfere with tbc work of tbc pmcban- n ire at tbe shipyardCaptain Frank Williams left home for •' [ FEiDdclphra on Wednesday lo resume T ' coutniand of his schooner, the Deborah 0 Ditrrtg. \ » The wife of Mr. Darid Tasrlot.wbo ha* I . been an inmate of the asylum for the in- ' ( aane at Trenton fur a number of years, | - died at tbat lostllutiun a few days ago. ! 0 ^ A young miss of fifteen summers, who baa kept bouac ») remark atily well during j 1 , ber mother;* absence recently, has been » ' | marked as a prospective good wife for , | aome deserving young man. We are al- * ' j most persuaded to compiiuient ber by ( Mr. Uriah Smith. 8outb Dennis, left on f Tuesday morning fur BalUmore. ' I It ia rumored that the South Dennis post-office it to be moved farther south. Such a change would not meet the approval of many patrons of the office. It is 1 , also rumored that buaineaa is to be revived ' I iu tbc store building ot Captain Jcsae Hand, recently vacated by Mr. A- Wat- * kit*. , Sir. Jesse D. Craodol tas gone to 1 Bridget™ under a permanent buaineaa ' „ engagement- J Our people are regretting the approach + * ol the time when Rev. C„H. Elder must J a prayers and good wishes of thla people J . Will follow him. Mra All da WelRwifc ot Mayor Wells. 1 c- of Sea lale Ciiy. a very pleasant lady, has , been visiting her parents here, Mr. and ' Mra Thomas Ludlam. ■j James Price, son of Mr. L. M. Price. 1 c was buried from bis father's residence on Wednesday afternoon. Tbe spirit of the , departed mother mutt have welcomed 1 j that nf ber long afflicted son as death re-, ^ , 1 It-aaed Jilm from tbe clouded life which . j had ever been hla. ' He loved bit mother. „ and ber recent death was a blow to bim ( j 1 from which be never recovered. Rev. C. | j II. Elder dclirered a very affecting aer- ! Miss Maggie Ludlam. eldest daughter of Hod. J. D. Ludlam. returned borne on 1 Thursday fiW a three week's visit to " i Treolon. Bjrdenluwo and Pliiladelpbiv. Judge Diverty stabled hta new trotter '• on Thursday evening. It ir a stylish dark . bay about 16 hands high. 1 " ummimiroirei «-:«-»Xra> or J.Q. Wllllyn.. To theeitlxeus and patrons of Oape May. J. the election of Tuesday next ia a matter ' ,1 , of vital importance — one tlemandiog aer- , e ; lous thought and conaideralinn. Goad g-ircrnment is what la desired. Ever; r Office should be filled by tbe most capable y : and deserving, and none should he- he- 1 _ stowed upon any candidate upon whom 1 f ibe slightest doubt rests, whether hia ehc. 1 o lion would be for the brat interests of Hie O ; city or the reverse. Poaitivc and known cliaraclcr should be preferred and the f j doubtful cast aside. In the selection of mayor, sterling quails it irs are required. A man of inu-guy and of honor— ooe capable of grasping tLe ' ] various duties appertaining to the rJHcc p and fulfilling ttiem accord (Eg to bis ow n q Ideas of right and of juttice, without depending upon the opinions of other* — one sufficiently learned in ".be law to give-not only good but sound advice Is suitors who may happen to call 00 bim. One whu: « r- principles would tic to promote good will ' and sratimcnu of friendship among tbr f citlten t, and to aim at Itaseniog the nuiuy berof law au'ls instead of fomenting them. One qualified to represent tbe dty upoo 7 public occasions, and above all, a man of 1- unblemished character and of executive " j ability. Without detracting from tbc ■» I merits of any other candidate, it can trutb- | fully be said, that one o( the candidatenamed for tbe offloe, poaaesse# all these It- qaatlDoaituos in an eminent degree, vls-i « I Ex-Mayor J. Q Williams. His past rasa ; cord ia a proved 00c. and of which ni citiic I gen of Cfcpe May can possibly be ashamed. I* Respected at borae. he it beial in high roes tiroation by tbe non-resident lax-payers lc and palroos of out city, and bis election would be to tbem a source of pleasure and £ gratification. A man of sound common at arose, calm and dignified in bis manner, er- yet onorteous and gentlemanly In all, be would invest the office frith that respect

and dignity wtiWi thou* e*^he jtauparabie from it- In electing biro, llie pen- , pie will advance tbe interests of good gov- 1 ernroral and Uraae of tbe city. Cms. It was shown by the annual report of the directors of the Wral Jersey Railroad submitted at Ibe meeting of tbe stock- . -holdsraiaCamdca Taaaday. that the pail year was a prosperous one. After paying all liabilities two dividends of three per ceaL were declared, after paying which a - balance of 8106,921 remained. The road Sea laic City was reported 10 have coat 840.000 The increase of pouweoger aer vice 00 tbe main line was 22 2 per cent, over (be previous year, indicating an increase yf 278,600 in tbr numlier of fas sengers carried- The net earnings from | tbc trade amounted to 838,688 St. Tbr intCrat tin hnntletJ obligations was figured 1 at 8177.117.63 Thr*u.t income t..r Ibe year wa< 8310.970 71. 1.761 t.msof siesl rails were uoed during Hh- year. Sixtysix miles of track are now laid with stcrt rails. The directors chosen were Georire , B. Robert*. locwis Mulford. Coleman F. Learning. Charles E Elmer. John M. Moore. Strickland Kneara, Thomas 11. " Dudley, George Wood J. N. DaBarry.N. Parker Sbortndgr. Edmun i Smith, Charlea P. Strattnc and John P. Whitney. ; Special 'bargains Just at ttiis time at ' Mra R. T. Browns. S3 Washington •treat. Tbe demand for epriog and summor goods will soon be crowding ber store with customers, and before making room for the coming slock she haa numerous « remnants, and odd. and ends of lacra. is Bencxct A Bro. art actively engaged in 1- preparing for their spring repairing, lin- * roofing and plumbing, which loa Utile » wbiie will be crowding in upoo tbem. All IV order* sent in now will receive tne best te at ten tioo, which a ill not be ao easy a trial. m tor to promise when every body is iu a L hurry and everybody wasta to. br waiDd I Upon firot

! W. D: Edaon and J. H. Hand shipped I as a sample of tbeir M reason's field I £» bushels of wheat lo MiUville tbc ' of this week- ! 1 Ten reilnad can witb material for tbc I road-bed of Ibe branch to Angkwra have ' been received the past two weeks from Plain and Manumuskin slat ions Tbe work of constructl<« is twing pushed with all diligence, and unless - trial -wave inteferr the prospect its speed; completion ia enoouragGeofge llambrekhr, a member of the j Roger 41sv Fubing club, of 1 1 I'biladrJpbia. whose cltfei bouse is located I ft May ville.x ucar Ibis village, died at his [ residents- In Hie city on Sunday lastCaptain John Culleo. of Diss Creek, | left on Moootsy to lake Kirn maud uf bis vessel which is about to start witb a cargo of iron pine for -Boston John Tsylor j sod Things. Ludlam, of Gravelly Run. j ; have sbipi-il with him. | | Captain James Richardson and Captain I j Nickeraoo have also been called from tbeir [■fireside* to Ukr charge of their respective I 1 ac-hoooere. Tbc latler's daughter, >liM 1'Lillic. will accompany him on his v oylage. Sir. Chas. Garret son. of Rio Grande, is I visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Huslrd, this village. It affords your corrvsponden l renewed piiaaure lu announce tbc safe arrival in jKirt of our genial townsman, Captain Leonard llxod. Tbe charming Misses Johnson, of Chester, Pa., tare been spending a very pleasant time at tbeir uncle's hospitable residence. Gravelly Run, returning to their bony Tuesday. Jacob Hand, ibis place, has been appointed assistant foreman of tbc grading force at work on tbe Angleaca branch rood. Ex-stagrman. Richard Holme*, ia engaged in building for himself a cosy domicile, and now if only the Star Route rascals would "come down" with what tbey tare wronged Dick out of, be would ta nicely fixed towards the furnishing Captain L. Tuttlc, superintendent of the Baltimore Oyster Company, ia bringiqg 00 hit family from Baltimore tliia week, having taken the bouse of Captain Elmer Willclta, on t lie. Baysidc road. A special train with President Robert*, of tbc Penn. and Weal Jersey Railroads. General Manager C. E. Pugh and other officials of tbe two companiys passed ibis * station Thursday m rout/Iae Cape May. Tbc regular meeting of tbe Cape May Court House Literary Society will bold in tbe school house 00 Fridav •• Venice March 16, 1883.; t pretsJuiuoD .Uu£ Jowra. s." laetore. suOJeel ■ •llyaieirej. ^ , ^ 1. lilakicur . . Lena ijona. Ktnma Koraer Jasn Jrnkin. and Kora. Seel. | J. jnm 8olo^ ^. Ilannat IPIdre-.n. j attendance. ^Commence at 7^30. Tbe insidious aud ti-riibic, disease, . pneumonia, is alarmingly spreading all , over tbe country. The' recent deaths

. lbc number being Dr. Beard and bis wife. , Dr. Ranney. Marshal! Jewell, George . Dawson and others, have directed particular attention to tbe prevalence sod faultily of the disease. Tbc causes are lie- | 1 te ve«l to be sudden change* from lieaifd ! p.-rancc; excew-s of all kind which tlc- . press vitality ; exposure 1-1 nl|lit air and 1 Keep in as good condition as possible. 1 - Keep free from anxiety and do not over* : work. Lire temperately and regularly 1 and with a conscience void of offence with B Tbe MIowinc-nantfd persons have purI rliaaed Las at Holly Bcarli City recently 1 . Mra Bristol and Mr. Wordeu. Vineland; Madura llaliiilian. Kodioc, Fitxer, Lawion, " lluwcll, Brigbl. Bart Is ley, Chas. Duboif, - Burt Dulwus. and Mesdamea Leuhman, j Bagsler, Phinny. and Dubois, Pliiladelf phia; Eugene llowey, Baltimore ; Messrs. IV all x. Atlantic City ; Sexton, Camden j p Etlia. Newfli-'id. and Garrison. Bridgilvo. e Ttieae lots are all wild "under building and 1- sanitary stipulations, and enough liave ^ 60 mocTbuBdiogt. 4 Attentlan. farmers ! Your special at ten - 1- ti-nlins is Inviuvl in the ailvertistmenl of i. W. R VanGilder, dealer iu agriculiural 1 unplementa. Compare his pairs with . other dealers and yon will ta who to buy your plows of him.— Patriot. » 38«rrifd. D slKil^nemli.'liJ HtraV* U.IIaen'j Die BlS "rall■s^vmr■''cre>l.y^•«.■^^TM'?^

flifd. her tcMUencc. tape uiwuniae acwmuawr-Uu-na or Sua Irikitra Martha, w-reet Mr.aanin-l M. Wahet-1 7?r rricutl- *ii 1 relallvr* .if fhp ramllvare raheT^lale'reriieaoe. J-Jt rvoo rtrcou. a-ap- %-r flru" Advrrtisrm«i»s. ilPORTAHTSALE FAEM STOCK, ^PRODUCE, FarminE Iitails, Etc. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, ^FODfi * ! Km^Bnt Jmg Bul!: 1 hho-Usr, caltlnc tax. etc Doable and (single 2o£i^tS'traortIIi;i*o?'3SY5da I qeBSSSSSg? sa ate- Ageat roe Dr. Phywcx.

ilru" ^tlrfriisfrarnts. GERriAHWEMEOt FOB-u PAIN. ^ j RheumallsfR Sctotict, BUFFALO, N.Y. ' THE ONLY ASSOCIATION or PRomsniMT • Lady Physicians "LADIES' TONIC" e II the Favorite Proscription of the ^ h!aam'*''P|sc|r^y?iiuufkl** *lSta' C t^. WeakneraramsBack saol SMacL|rala tCubs lrtma,L Darertirea-a^iod Tsk* Te Ourin* ir' f" !ta°»rJ«5"a?J1m™o(*womra." » eXeJ^***" ""** ^ " One Pint Bottle I* SufTlclent. s Fdd bv Dmeeists.-Prioe. $1.00. i PAYNE'S I O Horao dpnrk-ArrcatlnB , Parnhle r^j-ioe bae raUWOfLcg^lk^rsaJAn. j; ^^^jS^.Bexia:. >■ 4 'g 1 1 J >c ^HIBHELUiLixl

p^TENf|. GEORGE E. LEMON. ' A WINSOME FACE. ' A Lady who Labors fbr her iex —the Help Mbr has from onl»en hebl in Newark ot Mra C. H. Whltneld C.

[ oenuiui mibcmt and Uiedrratmeol ol .d^s - this lady recently raid to a twIKf, ' -T • . - r Kcdoeed lo'ua bat ana- tali Ihenurt* o( dlseasa tha vstiie Ot a trntt worthy pretwratkm that gora * riwiu«i trsuonu tor^maktMy^^^^ and tn mj Jodgment tba: is the moat reKEMKUY SSfft Srrarof "u raata "* »cU-kiio«^Jh Jdclaa and aargsou ot hondonu CONSUMPTION, t £i£Ss5s*'ii&!t®BE5