m Ikhr lV» or~r£j."Kiji • 1.5* itunin, in Advance oolani) and (Sounfg. : ' > " ■ ■ > ■ ■ Tim* who upon the return of each « -.ah our city wiH Ihii year be tnrpriacd tad delighted at the nuoy hiwwnmr improvements which l ave been made, and the evidence* of comfort, teod utie and refinement which everywhere abound. The virtlur efimt a few year* ago ' woold scarcely knew the |> aer. What wttfa squares of sew and • lefant outrage*. ogw and magnificent hotel", I be arrhy of -handanme Lath home*' » hkh line the filly f roc tin* on the beach, ■ he « ell-lald paranenU. tbr new arret* k rpeoed and graded, the drive* on Ihe A I e*rh extended lo fiewelh Point, and the K "railwayi to Ihe teller, lo Scbcilrrrer* K Landing and to(^apc May Point.be would indeed »*y to hhnaelf thrt rmerprtw anil cn< try bad been at Wi.it.acd that wonder* lo-- i«wu effecte d. The Cape Mar of lo- , Id beamy of appearance and elegance Uv cotiagra and home* 1* no mare like <hpe May of ten yeari ago than ia Ihe li aad briUiaoey of kunligtal lo that ^^■ibe Hteon. Iter utalchleai beach of none ran weary In her praise,— her i and wboleaotne almoeplierc, —bar ; ^^Kundiaft.— all yield her the palm at ^■ert and trawl d-airabie of hra-rirte re." , which woold attract the allcnliiui nf the veiwr, are Daarsm's new Hotel Lafayette at lite owner of lieoetur street and U> acb avenue, and lite extend ve addition (tiuitut a hotel within Haeirj made lo the New Columbia. The ftwmer. wftair-atury latlhbn* of an L abapo with ah f git-n»ive frootayein the beach. it quite an imposing -J Mrartofe. The dininq-naana Ia larce aid ' Murloua aa airo are It* ufflee and perioral Tin rootua in the aeeood-Miwy frtaitinjon ' Hie beach hare each a haluayof their own brarb ficvit.and the view from "ihe rjwtlco will be of the nnnt plraiio* and deligbt-

Ibe main Mructure with an obarrvmlury and a dork tower. The work of plaster, inc. In Ihe haul proper, !» well nigh eoaf. pleted, and tbr framework of the outiiuikbage for aerwama' queries, ioe bouaa, etc., waa reared tliia area. The hotel will be iborougbly equipped with every modern appliance for the eanfor, of pueat a, and throughout It win be furniabrd in a baedwwue and expensive manner. Tbe addliitwi to the New Columbia maku ibi* hotel not of the moat altrac1 1 . e chaiactrr. Ttie solidity of lha entire nilflv ami (the grandeur of the rtk le of atch Meet ore at .mce indicate a Uriah ant! i« the Urges! Iiock hotel upon the n'watof -New Jerary. it t* tniemied lo bare tin wivkman-liip of tlte interisr of a character iae lo lie excelled by any hotel at any -.1 her ae*-aide reavt- The dinio*-raom is , In aecxwnmodate live hundred curat* •< ' r-e and the aams lime. In addition to , ■ lie yratt IMhrn'a jmrior and Ihe Uriie*' par. - lor, there will be ae elegantly mu d up , IwtUw fur the use of nurw-a and children : Imth room* supplied with led and cold * *l or, both from tbe worka of tbe city ami fmm tbe art: leadiogjootu*. etc-togethc r , with araa appurtenance apLcntiiiiiig to a . r-M-tlaa* hotel. Thlt building U an orUuUi the Uael." cauKd be in u unAnolbrr intpioviui.pt it the alterate.t.* ! lu-ile to tbe Ne» Atlantic Hotel, Mlua . , --n Jaciawt sine!, opposite the New Columbia. it It** been entirely remodelled, and enUrcrd and repainJcO,sod It now preancr. Id Ibe way of aur Oin-claaa board, in* hour* erected tbU year, there are tbe • AM ioe VillU-on Decatur alrert, near tlte Hotel Lafayette, and the Page Cot- , in the utter they may properly be wyled new building*: at Sl.ckton art our and Howard amu Thin again t lie re are a , Urge number of OutUgM ID different aecUuna uf Ibe city to which kddillona bare I luve bscn made f.w the ptin»*ca ufbnanleotarta* opaa • UaoiBHan iff £ae in de. tail. Jn Huth.il oan be said, that Cap, .May will have greater and belter qccntu■uudaUiaia far vidtota during tbe coming "ita. iIau at ao ft rater period in Iter Idrtory asm rrlcct and fashionable arbidr i resort, ami there U id present crery InJi cat bat ot a most popular and bnllUnt Wasjko Uf. The Atlantic CnyTsrara I aays that city 'la In many respect* the worst governed fcily in New Jersey," and charges that Una i> owing in a great idra*rltc td at every genera! election, "and that 1 in ibis patticuUr it ia unhke any other i place In the Stale, if not in the I'ntlm SUIe*." Tbr dty charter i* a very weak and clumsy inanunent, and it ia vrry . poorly adapted to a cay nf Us aisr. and Iiiany imp-wtaot change* are needed Af-. , let making a arifCMUOB , aa to mneodrnenta which should be made.iL ooocludo* ' by asking the question, ' lap'i It ahpul . time that the people of AtUntlc IVytn-l trninly had puhite acrvanu in public . (E, e I rather than wily politicians who teem to regard their own devignx aa paramount to the wishes and need* of their coostl- > tucot«» • - Thie style of language baa Ihe true ring about it. There U no influence more 1 powerfnl than a newspaper which in 'the spirit of indeprwdenre b-Jdly ten* tlte twaqtle of iu locality the whole truth.aod which pofnuom. In a manner not to he' iniaaken.cn or* in kgiaUtion and ddfccu_in the admlnUtmtiao of nfflcw. (t n value to any cnoimunity.wbUa the Journal* Which. 1 actuated hy pari tran nrwl.wimmhonw and .

wink at tbe ana both of nmiaaion and coram lis ion ufofflcoholdera. and whtobfear in expreaa their owndmomt conviction* through fear of lotdog official pxtrtmagi , ant by no tueaM frieodaof the people or In any arose (He t* the Utter'* Inter,.*:* The 7imn ia eugiged In a paid work. of Atuuic City witTleUCT'gmv thai.' if it bad bees given la the column! of Hie War A Tbe 7'iu*r*, In exjweealrg iu .1 ituon*. has done mini frank and can. did manner, and ia deserving of great |Pai*e foe tu enumgr aad feariewmra. in Ibe dierharge of doty. Aarordttw to the *taodard se t up by the fVur fin. tbe entire article w '■iatempente and injudoowa i " but intelligent minds will think neherwi*. lo its publication, tbe 7W» proves itself tbe true friend of AUantic W ' lemtMetTto tbt '""S'rWtod^ ^ ! ssmSTSSTSBS by a special train yeOerday aftero.su,. luair destination waa tbe Oaritou House ! a! Cape May 1'olnt. Tbe company mm. a^ifesgattg w m convey tSerteors v, Ariaauc City, j r

tmn . O V WflotiW" — — Ji Tbe following program for Decoration F Day hat been arranged by the joint eemH raluees of comrades from Posts "40" and "90," a. A. It., and ia promulgated bv _ their requert The comrade* ad Pi»i "70' wiU asaembic at their Leadquarirrs. Cape Jim * Court CWw. at 10.:# a m., sharp, Wed- - neaday.SOih Inat. Thence will proceed hy train to Cape May City to loin tbe comrade* of I'rat "40 " Tbe two P.wta,umler escort _ of Miiitaty Company and lape Slay , Cornet Hand, and accompanied by the La U dies' Auxiliary Corps of Past 40. whl tai- - aprotal tretn, bavlne Jackwwt etrere wtae tion at one oc'ock sharp, ato|>ping at b CoM Opting Presbyterian cemeterr. ' rrbeid the opening deouration aerricei will h beheld. The address wUi be delivered hy Commander Lyons, 'of Post "70 ~ 5 prayer by Key. A. P. Juhnsoot decorad lion of graves by oomradea aaaialed bv ", the Ladi.-.1 Auxitiary Corps ; military aa'a lute by Company "1L" AULe Tabernacle k church cemetery a similar prtieram Of » exercises will be observed, th-a blreaa brr ing delivered by Her. (i. F.. Hancock. C pastor of thai chargr. From Odd Spring » the train win prrtced to Court House. },d&>! *01 be sent hj cmtqyaasv ' to tbe M. E. ennrtery. ncrth of the vil- >. lage.to deorrate the graves of the dee-wird ■ noldicra buried llterr. The principal aerI vice* will be conducted in the grove near ' the Kaptiu crtnetery. orened bv remark* ' by Past Commaoder Duke, nf Post "40." , f "Hawed by mnaic, address by Iter. (j. F. BUhop, Of Cape May City M. F.. Cburch ; singing by choir uf Court Hpu*e 1 ; hdie*. and *l*«t ad.lnw* by Uev. P. SI. I Randolph. Tlie sleciration exercises will : be condneted acceding to Ibe ritual of Ibe ] order, assisted by vocal Md instrumental | music, and dialed with military salute of 1 three rounds of blank cartridges. ( KgaDqtawTEB" JoHsSItt'cKav Post,* ' No. 40., U. A. 11., Cape May , 1 Comrales Intending "lo participate iu t the otvi vaoce of Deo cat ion Day aa above , ouUd will tjc required to do ao in the uni- , Torm of the order-as near as practicable— ] vix: — Illue suit, while vest, fatigue cap or) , rrgulatina Itm.and white gloves. JSttrr Umntiu , Jaw H Cuw^'y Mlilst suTica— go. i . * flRsoqcAKTCs:- Jans Mxccav I'o-t. i ' aaTssi- > i

' No. 4pJe4r A. It , The iAdiea' Auxiliary C-ups connected . with Prag "40." have kindly rolonlcerwd , lo furnish nil flowers rrqnlred for drco. ] rating the graves of comrades in the Cold r Spring nod Tabcrnada Cemeterie., and 1 lion ceremonies at theae two points Ibe tadlra connected witlt the c-itdradro s of Kdward Town*eud Post, Nh. 70., have likewise tendered their assistance in Ibe 5 furnishing of the flowers needed at Ibe f Court House, aud will take part in ibe i raremomes, aa lar a* jtracticahlc. f J a*. II. Cagtut*. Exit. A very pleasing feature of 'the dosing of Ibe public alto l* of our dty wit. introduced this year t? the principal, Mr. ' Cbarba Iclloy Wbceltv, and took place ' Tbnradsy evening last in the M. E. Church before a crowded house of Inlrr- . rated spectator*. The children partldparing arquittrd lliemaelvea with high | Inwnir in He- several exerdara aavigncd i hem, their efforta revxlviqg the mthl tn- ' thuttratic kind of pralae at Die haadi of a ddighrrd at .1 appreciaive UMknapa. Tto rxereiae* which we print baiow in deUil were very credits! ii rendered, aomo of - tbe line. I* lug r.s.XittdjUr gaod, and the whole ring off pke fKwi-wotk. At ike rltSv of the pograni a riving vote of ' "thanks *1« tendered Mr. \Vhroler and bis " .crap* of teacher* f-o the racerdlngly taiomrnl Ibrjr Isad provided. l.bCLlUAT IT >n£ r^^J.y'ar Ctols<Kr.--orlllwirioJS'.^r.f:.11*^?.'... rSt f^SZ^T) RElTTATIriX "ISSh Rgav tk l*w" : «u--iTATios*l^i" MH— srsia" j-** J- ^ , 1 KAAt.R* BUvEW^tOV.kcv 1 P. Pn„ I

Turnpike .Moating. Tbe annual meeting of ibe atocklioidrr* of Cape Island Turnpike Cnmpanv >u held Hat unlay last at tbe CUlfoote.' Mi. W. 8. Hooper was called to tbe chair. Mr. Jamea Learning, treasurer, ma le a statement at lotbe opeVatioas and bo-inire r nf the cranpany during tbe year, with i:« ! prearnl financial standing, his report shoaa : ing n balance on hand of al»mt *SM. Tlte" following genllemew. rrpreaeuUng nrarly ] all the aha res of stirlc, were elemedtf. lector* for the rawing year,- (Jen. W. J S, well. Jarees H. Steven*. Dr. Coleman F. L/am. : ing. Alexander II Slefrn*. IViwu* nmtwls.Jere|tb E. Hughe*. OnpL Ceo. II. , Huddeli, Alexander WblUdln and W. 8. Hooper. Tbe t*isrd orgaaiud by the re. electrm of the old officer*:— Downs EdI mnnda. Presidep': Jsarph E Hughrt, Secretary, Aral Japws Lranrtng, Treasure:. A large number of the trading poliucian* o! the country beboging w. both*' political pariirs arc expected here to ' aperal a tew Week* dm ing the approaching araa.«. Many of the Ivans will 1 ' douUMws be devdtcd to the' originating and prejoriog of patty acbraws aud plana, all ! bearing upon J^e jexM'' r.i.!e": ial ram- J more advantageous quanrro could be ob- : rained for luch purpnw* riiyu there af. 1 ■•forded *< "he troexceil..! hisri. of Cape ■ M,y j Tbe ofanioti has bre# broached that I | twenty yrara is too . Mag * pon,«l I,k | which to grant any Electric L'ghtCom-. pany tbe exclualye privilege «,f erect rm: 1 | poles, Ac., and hghtutg tpr city. Doubt- 1 1 | lets many improvements in the system ' . wiU be dreovered before ttsr expiiatioo I i of that time, and by the granting uf aocb " . aijvivilejrc the city Wuukl Ik prtvuiud ! ; from taking adswafire of ihesrt aafl Intro- , tiucing them: Our Ck. Fathers should think over the nailer. The morning train Thursday brought 1 downa^parly J^"'y 'f It" rroreeenU- | |^t>A ! ' They made the utp to Cms- j|ay at tbe t I close of their mwetutrou npc the tneria. ' I rire'rhrat a'ri ' AttT' Caen- " t

LQ€4L GOSSIP. n- Mnttwrx of Homo Interent Briofly * Sheepalmii! tie biting lively. s^icv^X^LI 1 3fflcc . Vt'etjuead*} next D-'tlg Deon: : D*y j , . is a Igffil boiutay. j Siunruer bdri :u. oil. be grjatcd f b> o-JOdlat next traebng Onijr tetrapta ai y ra w opeoht Ihcaiu j d Soeel Amiarairnt Hal; this evening ] ^ with tbe coming iasd t"° This wet* « is ' * ho fA" Ihe UgtAlng .if ihe sirens uod, r | r to. iati" anangemeuu ia giehrg popular conclude UiT publication of the laws ■ jwaaed by tbe last Legislature of tbe Ma! c. s The Imlirs" Aid Stcrety of (he M. K. • church, litis chy, netled urn* a'ixty d'r|. lart ..u -lliffr sirs w berry. Teafiral of la-t Ttie fishing is reported by coancilnien " Hand and HenDctt tu be the finral they ' tier bad tbe qirivtlegr of trying for acrTtre Ladies' Auxiliary Corpt,PdM "40." will meet <® Monday evening at tbe rear- ; drace of Mr*. <j. W. Smith, Proidcnl, 60 M'aahingt.m street. r | Tbe work ot re-building Ctwrgreaa Hali < , pier waa begun Mouday with Mr. Thomas Stawart, one of U» office attache* of the , hotel, aa the spader mechanic in charge. As we go to pre** the special lam ol , court ordered fur the re.bewriug af tbe . Mctisul— Mooaev caw, is Mill In progress, ( with a possibility of iu bulding over lilt , Mr. Dcnix/A has learcd tlte premises bercittfurc occupied a* residence and place ; nf holiness, at the foot of Decatur street, ; opposite bis new hotel property, lo a J gentleman, for the cooung J tMn.to fcitrraol our ronlcra.it the one sun 1 ing that Ibe dpening t f Esfco'a lee cream c salaou. 4S M'atliington tutet, la fixed lor ' Utia e rraing. Don't fail tnbr present. U, t It -l At It—I- It. - •„! 1 Uii* ceuntng. iron i uut'tome present. ' Mr. Jacob Ikck, Beck 1

roniata, IisA a run down Thursday, lie 1 i tel.* ua he has arranged fur furnishing ^ i his ooatonirrt the euming season with tele. ' t- graphic r-mimunievilion with tbe arok r tl boards of IltilajlelphiA and fur the re- * d ceiling of Ihe regular quotalloas by wire. The children of the infant department 1 of tbe M. E Sunday -school, with a num. » ' emus esc. tit of friends and older scholars •' c enjoyed their aunual May pic-nic jester. •' c day at Ibe StcamUni I ending, tronapor- I e talion fur Ibe Irip i.artag been kindly c ■ fcruiabed over the Delaware Bit raiirna'l, ' by iu SdpcriBtrndent. Mr. J. Henry Ed-' i' Ex-Oovrrnur St. Juhn, of Kansas, de- * Hvered a lecture no the prohibition qu- -. 1 <1 lion befiwc an immense sudirnoa in lite t <~ l Method ui church but evening. His scr- i b - Mcr* eg® tbe local leatperantx" organlm- 1 . Hon fifly tldllar*. w hldt atniutnl was Co- I b : uibuted by the member* without an spr "I peal to tbe congregation or charging an 1 - ndmisaion fiw. ) t. C. 1L Millar's dry goods anil ooli in a ; store, 80 Washing « Wreet, presents a '■ 1 very bamjaome ai-d -p-ctsilv attractive ° j roost atylish fsbrics, ilrcat gorals and fancy li ) notions, silks aud gingham*, gloves and I botleiy, etc., all tpcgially st-lerto! to met t fl ' Abe reqairemenU flf our Cape May trade, t: . We are glad to are that the effort In 1 , bryak up tbe. intolerable nuisance of Street corner ktuhging ia meeting with some degree of success. Let tbe go'd work go on regardless of w buiu it -may tiffeod. In tbe discharge ot their plain y duty in the matter the police nfllccra will y be sustained by the approval ref every huaineas man, aad of every rrapecuble ,, member of tbe commdnlly. Tbe skillful band of oor borne Artist . a Mr. J. P. llenry. baa juu finished a beau- '[ tiful specimen ot wall aoil ceiling decora- It • lion which adds very mudi to the attrac- S tlveocaa of that well-known and popular tl lois. No. 48 AVa-hiDgtun street. Tbe. U ct.loring ia very rich, blendioc .with ex- ft cedent taate.an.l doe* credit lo the origin, a , alily and skill nf iu designer and painter, c Major Smith is hurrying forward fa«l a* . hands will work with bis immense pMitt- " ing onmract. which includes tbe rc-paint- i ing t A tbe Stockton, the Sra Brreae wral " " tiie Grant Breei paaacngrr railroad nail m . 1 of llte-IVtst Jersry. I "poo the Slucklon 1 11 alone be lias already nsad time or four I 0 tons of paint with some ten barrel! of oil, j *- dtcside t Alter material in proportionate 8 ■luanliliiw. It (a uumcv-rary roaute that I tbe^ieCpral propcrtira h*A fmmtwsurably j ° ll-preaeolallrfa of tbeAyst known and j J m-wl popular hotel, men in the omntry WiU greet Ibe arriving guests at Oape , < May . prorotnenMiouse. ihe coming res- | L two of lit* ex-chidt of staff. Mraara. <•' Ui.ktn* and Bagley, who were with htm ? retillb ol .Its fame and prraperity. Bolh here gentleraeu have been associated all h tlieir lives in bor tr*pooalt4e rapacity or lt an elnr with tbe Irading holds af tbe '' trainiry. and are know n and mneelrd by *• !eri»! frirnd* in altrxm rrttj SUdcluth- '< Union. At Congress Hall Iu gnrou will he ." welcomed aa Uu arason by Mr. G. R. di Crump, the junior brother ol the firm which has an successfully c- inducted tbe ar buai tnra ^of tbe^. rarahl Ishmrat tbe post fr to see tbr familiar and weil-liked ontinte. St nance* of oar old friradi Mrasra I'ugh m and Avery, of the Colonnade. Bui of T ihe name*- we have mentiooed perhaps ai thrte ia Done arouud w-hirh cht-ier- - > n< Ihrte none which cluster* »*

many of Ibe old. time associations aa Ibal of , our genial frirad,. Mr. Harry Denoisoo. , who returns lo Cape May aheT a prolonged ahsenor to Ukc charge of Ibe office of Uir ) NewOolombiAareaponyibililyhewaawDnt , IS fill in by gone araatna when tbe old I Odhmbia House .was conducted by ibe , late George J. Bolton. In Ibe bringing , of Mr. Draoiaon back in Cape Mav. Ool- , onrt Duffy bat ntnde a too*! wise telectior, , and one that will nut fail lo be apprecia- , led by aery .many of our sdd friends and former patnm. The around ede sf hat oq the Mourn Vernon Iraet Irak place on the premium Thuraday, and was attended by about two hundred viaitora alio arrivsd by special train. .Same twesdy five Ira* went sold, ranging in nr.ee Irran 4300 infrlK-'.. 1 Among those lu>llcndance at tbe sale wrre Mrei lXv.ce. J. J. Kromer, Geo. Mr> , Gowmn. I). K. Pattrraen, Pmidrat of tbe I . Jphpe May Land Company. J. Conwav, | ( Captain Geo. A. Twlbill, J. St in on, Jacr'-b . Beck, J. K. Chandler, and others inter--eated in Cape Msy property. "A'spmaipo* raeni**, "exclaimed a youth . of this city last Sunday night aa lie was , about leaving bis sweetheart at tbe gate. He thought be bad the Lalln for "good night," but hi* girl aays be must Kb no* reap? a tie Aire. or. be would find plain English good enough to express what little i be may find to aay to ber, aad not maku himself ao ridiculous. ■ .tffisaaiajarsl ! Hie yacht fTcrtna on U*t Friday by a company of young lad tea and gentlemen from this ci'r Tbe party consisted of Miaaea Aboe Brown.. F.lite.Tayk*. Ber , tints V- r. and D.-ii» F*uraK|SfgM,i , i ".. waiiiau and Wallace Corson.) The ladies of Cape Mgj-Csiy^d vttni- " j apprroiate tlte lact by this time .what a , great accommodation to them jg| such . . acre aa that of Mrs. IL T. Brown, 3". , I Washington arret, where almda tw-ir. t i Oiing in the way of every dar want* rat, , I aupplti-d A full line of dry go*:-. jMcea. trimming*, collar*, cuff., *ud' d.-* r«w ki*di 10 •t°ck -*ioiCT u *c" •

The First Diarict Unovqntiao of tbe I y New Jersey 8. K AxaxtxHon for tbe Fifth Diitiic',. cnrnlmsing lbe counties of Cape Mav. Cumberland and Glouoesuy, will be held In tbe I •rrahyiorlan -Church, Clayton, Thuraday, May 31st. There will be throe 1*. t session*, morning, afteruaon and erening- '*- ( on i invention day and an introductory i service .o Wrdnca lay evening. TIic • ■ tiivnls '■! Sunday Mbivb at Clayton will ! provide a lunch Ira delegate*. Each hfged to sacdat Itaa onedeVg*:. . and 5 | the gectral atlandaace of Santa? school Wurxers ia urgni Tbt» arraaganuct w in' d tccradmcr with the inks fif the 8:s:c AgKuntloa.. We hope to gee Chpc M*y I . itew««briojnie*Uieo*t»ideof bu id- , trg*. icosm-jch as the aiding is loaseurel i by tie onrndlog nf ibe nails which are I > bold II lo place. Paint para better aad w. la the end. cheaper Better kill build < f brick which costs a little more at first, but when Ibe expense of frequent, necessary |«tntings are pot alongside cheapness of • »ood there is not to much difference as a ' first thought woold Indicate. Wr rail attention lo Tims Kreicana'e , tie* Here U UIW11 Creek. Oaf y.iiiug frirotf lus the luatcrUl lo line for busi- , [tlacc cuslrara-r- with the cash, which it . jtia what Torn wishes and will auccred in Iter. Charles WiUcy preached in the Green Creek Presbyterian church on Suot day morning and 'evening last to large ongrrgaUous. In tbe afternoon, at Suni day school, impressive remarks were made i to the children by tbe visiting brother. • lie wilj come again and be welcome. { Bay side fisbiqc it now at Us height, - and its product plenty and cheap. Drum 1 arejbeing c«ugit al^rithtug^Cretk by paralong shore, in quantities. It Is not wlae to criticise tbe efforts of ; young persons who are, for the firet time, brought face lo face with an audience. We are not in rynipalby with those who are ready lo do easy fault-flmling In tin* relation. *. ■ It is time to bring out last 'year's straw . bgt and duster, if they have not suffered Uie fate of a friend's, which were taken to decorate an unshapely I'hJ'Ct draignrd ut

looking effigy looked liken terrible land . aa aeen for tbe first titnc in the I deceptive rays of the moen. The effect i ol seeing somebody, or somctbins elre, rigged up in one's clothes is very peratuar, | and at thought oor friend. . | For eigbiron years the approarh to Sea- I sand. Inte Station Agent Brooks baa ] asitt gravel path, which he built with his own hand*, for which be will be grate'Wmrmbered by those who have Occasion lo pass across this miniature desert. A 1 title .more of the aaiuc sort of enterprise . needed in tbo neighborhood. j Am "70," G. A. IL, will attend disine rvice in the Goshen M. E. church Sunmorning. 27th. Hum will be a large . I congregation preacW, aa !hc-*«ticcs will , bo interrating. [ J Bed ia more fashlonxJslc> ft£ exterior . i bouse ilecorationqlbia^yearThan ever. ' duller tbades are Ihe more popular. ( tmce bouaes patntad in imitation o( btk-k. ' another argument in favor of that material in tie; beginning. We noticed, on a recent- visit lo Sea Mr, a house d ne in ( w ide stripes aimething on the order ot the natural coloring of a royal Bengal ( iji f rlruulais presesKingan easy snd rapid wat to make a fortune by the stale j ! tomolfidjspcnsibli" Lvusahulti uovelly. { PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. Edwin F. Wealcoll, of Seaville, ! ha- been appointed Fob Warden forCa|« ( county by tbe Govcrner, bis com. [ oii-et.ui going into effect the first of tlte t month. r County Clerk Hand, iff CMB1 II, mar. a aud ex Judge Jamea W. Sboeuiakar. of i! executora of the estate. ul the i J udge Wales, were called to the Island e laK on buajoesa, registering at I Mr. ('bark* K. Bum.*, PltiladclpbU, a been down ovar'Sundar with route o Mopping at Mis cottage on Beach s arraiuc. which be Lad opened 4.« tbeura- 4 Mrs. Elixabrth M. Sotton, wife of Jpa. fi I Sution. Gr.. died at here lale residence in It Titckahoc, on Wednesday afternoon. 23J c IJnrt.. alter a sliott illness, In tbe 08th n I > tar of ber age. Funeral services will a take place to-morrow (Sunday) at I 8 | oYl vck. a Friend Scmon. of the Virginia Toltooco b I corner Washington and Decatur n ! street*, was among the arrival* Tltumliy, g : and befwr bis return honored the W'avx tl It. Open his npre latre about the uridiiei of n t, Sltertff CV*raon. accompanied by nlitor * I - 1-1 of Jhc HaMU. gnd Dr. W. 8 I Iraaailng, C»pc May Court Ilonae, bretb- C ret, ..I Couaon Irodgs. No. KM. F. A. U . i >.( Sntitli Seaville, paid a fraternal visit to Cape Maud bxlrc. Si. 80, at iu last regular communication, bald Tueatlay even- ^ Mr. Henry P. Mxssry. fr«*n near " Smyrna, Del., one of tbe bra farmers in ° the Diamond State. Is on a brief visit lo Cape May. It baa Ueo forty-five yea-1 since hia last visit, and h« finds Dorhlbg c left to rett ittd hint of the appraraocr of " olden Cape ralqnd of tbiwc by-gone " ' ' Superintendent Rev. E P. Shields, we „ are glad lo note, ha* recovered sufficient iy bi* recent iltnriw to enable htm lit irapoqt} to bit pail oral dull, a once more. , be waa strong enough to attend evening, lent hi* cheery voice it and ratunad toward securing the full mm* J tee n( tun— ,i- It- ..ulitte vt.ol ... Ul I success school cxhl-

betaabe'd in tbe M. K. cburrh. , Mr. EmB Tbielens, Philadelphia, wl,..»bandauue neW collage hurt last year ne. cupies the Otaiuguiahing feature of bting ; the laM residence ear. of ihe Slockton "o Ihe Beach dnve. arrived laM week ailh a party of Irirada lo go on a gunning ei|w- : dilhai, making Ibe collage thru tcadquar. ler* and b**e of *a;,p'i--* Dtirine ite-ir a m.« enjoyable time. | Shaw, ibe wjd,M*wake and hrcpretx:. j We drtprnarr- id Ibe *laff o( life. Ul driving thing* al a lively "trait at Iu* uew household arrtred Tuesday ami are Lenta remain for ibe ara*rat. A dirtingaUlijol wbkb i* In onToac'"-. d'magWflremt p'olc ghua. Hie ooly one of us size sod ! kind in Cape May. This glass was sncrvtsfully placed in' poaiiiou by Comrade Uilr, who ia doing Ibe |tainling on tbe More, and is an adept In any branch of bla trade. The interior ol Mr. Shaw 'a new store, which la aim designed >* an ice cream parlor, ia richly and handsomely . papered, and will present an elegaat ap pear* nee when finished, which the propriebv bopea will be about the Aral of Jane. Tbe cvpenter work on the improvement | we speak of was done under contract by Mr. Wm. UCummlngr. i Tbe winter" a ahutu-ia are down from | tbe w imlowa of the Merchants Exchange. : corner Washington and Jacks in ntraeffi, i and tbe genial prearncc of Hi joiiutar landlord, Mr. Cbariea F. Wdliama. la with u* ooee more ax a guarantee of tbe near appravcb of our busy aeaano. Tbe open- ; log «>f tbe Excltange wr hare, ttwn re : nurmiae will take place lie the elo-e of l ie i ' coming week, preparation* Ira (ha evet I I now in well lieflqrd ahapc. Thai lite establishment wdfj man lain Its old time preeiige fra tbe rxcrHenor of its aroommrataUoo* and the suprri wity oT i s e ui mine Is ao well aaaored lha' ■*> editor retereni* no the aut.Jra* would Le eer*h Miwd Taraae^'TuraS, lj,q. *aya>- . "iirowaa trrafimara curwt mi emirvi.urcr-

SEA SIDE. 5 Oloantngn from tha Sea Coast VII- ™ , Mr. Sylvanua Conon recently, found a dead dog down hi* well, and it lsaup- * posed that the dog tried to drink out of i. "W bucket and tumbleil in. D. W. . Gandy was found to be the owner. Int it-rtotx; in Mr. Coeaoo'*. com post heap, j, Wc rUucrantly part with cae.nf Scad ville • popular busloeM men. but what ia ,i oar loot is Oipe 5Uy City's cairn. We rtti" >0 our oaecmrd frirad T. ft Brooks. X We have nothing but well wiabti lor Ida Quite a flutter of excitement was caused I. lar. Saturday evening br a lamp raiding ,) tire inaide, in T. C. Sharp's store, li wta „ carried out by B. J. Ooraoo, though aa ^ cxplraiua wa* imminent, and thrown Into ,f the road. No harm done, it An elderly lady aranc months since took y up ber residence at Holly Beach City ' if (Five Mile Beach), her ercaighl much a weakened and ber general 'health greatly reduced. Sbc began indulging In aurf , laths, and twice a week, notwitli* landing e ihe chilly wlads which fiave prevailed . along tbe abore, and the low temperature , of the era water, ihe baa taken a dip in , old ocean- The result ia restored eyesight „ and wonderfully improved pbyatcal pow- \ e A barae. belonging lo J. F. Bonbam. I ■ . South Seaville, was fearfully cut about t c the neck byd broken bottle the other day ! . while raking a roll. One gash very nearly I [ reached the jugular vein. Nearly every Sunday parties from Sra 1 : Isle City arc out on the oywer beds In i that vicinity. Four of the members of i i , the Oyster Hunter*' Association went on . last Sunday and warned several parties . , that if they were caught on tlte bed* Ik- , longing to any oj the fiivmbem, they , wouidbe proeecuteil. They were on the t " planted bed of a person who Is not a mem- ; • j Tlut Seaville Mile Society baslm the i treasury about seventy dollar*, with which t tbey pruftAsr lo repair Ibe church iu- t terior. | , Mr. Levi Grace is having lits new t house at South Seaville painted. Ikw I I LLivd is doing the wotki I

I Mr. Brenton Coraon is carting lumber • for his new bouse on a lotadJoiningOapf 1 Morris. ! Our young friend. Frank Sharp, is fra a week's vacation. Close con flnemrn: to basinets in 1'hlladelphia doc* not aecm t* agree with him. .Throe oyster vessels are due in LutlSounds with plants from Hog Island. ttesee Mrs. J. M. Sharp has erected a f mound for flowers at ber domicile. It take* pretty much all her spare lime lo keep the juveniles from playing on the ' tup of it. We trurt the future w ill re- ' ward her for her present care and anxiety. ("apt. James Holmes' residence at Town- f tend Inlet has rooctacri the improring J louche* of the painter's brush, and looks * and fresh in iu new Apring color*. The work of rt-ttfoving tbe cargo of pig ' iron from the wrecked MefiiiM-r.-VapAue, ■ on Townaentl Inlet Bar, still continues as ■ the condition of tbe sea permits. Several tons have already been saved. J THE "STOCKTON." 7 May's Big Hotel In Perfect Sanitary Condition. ■ the lit Haiti pata Kveeutg Baueua. S General Scwell. Freaident of the Slockton Hotel Company, of Cape May. acting * in conjunction w ith the Manager. J. F. • ( "«ke, called in the services of Col George d Waring, of Rhode Island, n sanitary engineer of well-known ability, last v Match, toexamine any dc/ecu that might T bouse. Jlc nuulcacareful survey of the premises, with iu surroundings, and expressed tbe opinioa that all trouble could , readily overoome. He accordingly Jl prepared plans, vbich warn submitled lo J►kitint michantcs, and Ibe work of rente- ■* dying the defects waa at once began -under tbe direction of General Husacl Tbay F A sewer, lltnc -quarter, of a. mile N watt constructed to carry off tbe M drainage into ride- water-pipes were placed w around and tlirougbthebuildingby means H uf which waste water is carrier I Into the which Is double-trapped, thus ef- w to Ihe surface. Aa it now sundv. Hie T House has Ibe moat perfect aaffiarrangements of any hotel on the coast. Nothing baa been left undune.and neltber exiienae oor pain* spared to meet K all the requirements of health. General ft St-well ia entirely satisfied that there now „ exisU no ground for complaint. Tbe p will be opened oil the 30tb of June v under the management of Mr. Cake, a c gentleman wboae long experience and i[ thorough knowledge nf the intriegte do g tail* ol the tuirine** gin* auurance that „ .thing will be wanting Which can coo- n tribute to tbe comfort of tbe 1.000 gtieMa „ which lite house out arcotumodate. „ to Cane May's Mill- ■*' ""•y al Company K returned from Camden n Tuesday morning. The boya report bar. u ing bad a good lime although tliey cant *1 boast of coming off wilh llrvl boanv* in " tbe day's drill and inspection. That credit beiongs to Company II, of Cape Slav, a '! company beretofore xracrally fiiiind L ronnd tbe battiun ol (be heap in compeling for position or prixca. On Ibis occa- u sine, however, theytiisplared wimderful ®" improvement and succeeded in craning off p with flying colors. Concert. - «' ti _ Dr. Gilmour, formerly ol tliia city, as- b siccd bv muvical talent, wingivracoocert el the M. E church, on Friday evening. l»t_, al 8 u'ch-'k. Tlte ability of ct ti- Dr. Gilmour in thin line addi-d lo ihc'lacl .

church ought lo draw a lull bouw. The c- admlaMoo kas been fixed af23 cents for ne mlullsand 13 •n'.s lor clttldren. re >'"■ J- MaeMullan'a le!.-' ilair 1 h. D reset r,g, rsta' •! t»h utcn; , No. 3 Wasbjkg- ' ill too atnet, will l«r regularly op, ne.1 allpe ' g, Itegtnmng of June, fully Mocked wilh Ihe : ,-! finest itt.p-irtrd Lair from Ibe leading 1 „j hou*e* New Yrak ami I'ari*. together ' c. with Newprat, Saratoga. Cape May "of 1 It Iter own manufacture) model, perfection. ,c and rater wave* nf fashionable manufac:1 a turera. Her rooms are elsgaally furnished „ wilh mirrors expressly for Ibe ac•e comnw-lalioo of roideut's and gueaa al , r the hotels ami cottages, whltot every ar- . , tide reqoialle for a lady's tolk-l will be t_ Xepbcoos antly on band. Indies can hare c have an opponnnity of Judging for them- . j. arlvea what articles in lbs hairline are be- , iv coming and appropriate, and can make , suitable purchase* without doing to before , visiting tbe aravbora. e, Tbe Prohibithm Slate (-invention of I, New Jerary . to nominate a candidate for ir Governor, met Tutwdsy in Trenton, 40 e it '(ekgate*. rrprearating nine c— iitiea, be- ; It I i*g preaeot. After nominating IX. Isaac ; h n i o ,""ioTCT>ar' 1 1 ,1 j Inxi jBKnrs > roquttr ims uainitratj t

COURT HOUSE. ^ Our public acuooi dote* Friday. 95th Comrade Spalding and wife were among the departure* this week. | 1 The poor man's' paint ia being naed ! ■ quite cxtenaiTelj Ibis iprlog. But few more days and tbe apricg . months will be gooe and no spring weather 1 as yet Oor bold landlord! wear smiling face* : ■ this week, the Influx" of visitors and gun- ! ncri having been unexpectedly large. Dr. Newell, of Millville, accompanied i by acme friends, was down this' Week i drumming, and met with the moat subnat. rial kind of aueceas. Mm Risley, late of Atlantic County, i died here Sunday evening, ber remains bring taken Toaauay to ber family's residence at Pleaaantville. Mr. Ludlani Hand, our popular store. 1 keeper, owing to cootinoed preasurc of drasineaa. baa been obliged to enlarge bis j •utre foe the seoood lima. Miaa Emma Learning, daughter of Dr.| C. F. Learning, amend home Monday in! rery dclicalc health, barixqt been away . several roootha under the very brat medical treatment which Pbiladdphiarbuldaff. rd. " Mr. Howell and one or two of hi* boy*, netted some 8.600 pounds of hiae flab in a single haul at Diss Creek no Mooday laat. 7.000 pounds of ibe same kind of flab I shipped from, this i labor by expreaa j the same day. I Wednesday next being Memorial Day ) I Post "70" will join with their comrade* ; | ,rrani <Xpo May City in the observance of : the interrating ceremony of decorating Ibe i graver. ,1 tbelr dead comrade* wbo are in- j | tcrred in the cemeteries in this village. j Tbe town is enlivened the present week j w ith numerous delegations from Phils del- 1 P'-ua, moM of them witoeaan and lawyer* • interested in the celebrated case. of McCa rt r*. Mocmey, now ia course of trial Judge Bred sod a Cape May jury. care, though aa Important one to (ha 1 parties interested, involving as it does a chum of twelve lo fifteen thousand dollars, is exceedingly complicated and void of all ratrrert to tbe general public. Court ojK-ned Mouday al II o'clock, and baa having, dally was tool till to-day (Thursday hand tfic cod la not yet. Verv curiraity In the case it roaaifeMrd our people, and outside of the jury, t aau outstuc 01 use jury, lawypfs and a itnessc*. tbe average attend,

would scarcely foot up half a down people. R. S. Mr. j. B. Ueisbou,0f Camden, register- t ed al ttie Galzmcr House rm Monday. Captain "Maurice Warwick bat just dit- . charged a vessel load of lumber consigned ta R. S. I -earning'* ship-yard. Captain Wm. Sheldon arrived on Tuesday night also with a load of ship timber fra Captain I-ewlt Edwards' Dew vrasel Mr. 11. \V. Middletan, carriage palmer" ] and trimmer, has jus( turned over loajore : Dallon a handsome delivery wagon. Dsltnn is building up a good trade. Mine bust Williams, of the Gatxmer Houae.kreps excellent slock is bis limy, and travelers there find flrat-claia turnouts at moderate rates. DennitvUle stage line makes tiro regular trips daily, leaving Dennisville at 6:4S a. 111. and 4.-00 p. m. This line runs to station onlr. Rev. Wm. Ludlow) our new pastor. Is moving earnestly to insure tlie aucceas of tbe new M. E eburch enterprise at S.»utb Miss Alic Snyder, of Fishing Creek, I accompanied by has-vwn brother*. Waller | and Harry, have nraravBiting at the reaidence of Sir. Tbus. SUtes. Mi. and Mrs. Wm. U. Townaend, of been apeuding a few dar* pleasantly with Mr. Tosrnaend's in North Dennisville. Mr. K. W. Hastings, of Delaware, oonalgnor of a vessel load of lumber to J. H. Diverty, U^in^our village looking after bit The South Dennis-public acta ool. Mr. Norton, principal, and Mix llattie asiistant. closed laM week. Norton was presented by bis pupils with a handsomely bound volume of History of tbe United Sutra. Judge J. II. Diverty and wife are this week entertaining their daughter and aoo-To-lxw, Rev. J. Y. Dobbins and" wife, of Where to Cun and Flah. I'erhap* tbe most practical, convenient. Publication on gunning and twin ted, la tbe ooe recently Issued by tbe Department of tbe Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Practicable in that it not only informs in conciae terms where the several of game, fish and birds may be - sought to beM advantage, but bow to reach such places lo tbe cheapest and moat expeditious manner, including rax only tbe rail, but, where necessary, tbe •rage and wagon lines, with coat. " Coovenienl In being reduced to pocket •lie, and in the arrangement of tbe mailer under different beads, ao thai tbe reader In search of advice regarding a cevrain flah, duck, or bird will find II in a special chapter describing iu haunu, bah- I ita and peculiarities. - Complete from the fact that It ukes in Ibe entire peninsula, which contains Delaware and tbe taalera •bona ef Mary- I land and Virginia, from ibe Chesapeake to tbe Atlantic coast. Tbe kinds and oasts of bait, proper and legal seasons of the year, cost of wagon or other transportation, location of principal hotels and boarding bouses, and all Information, such a« tbosc unacquainted with tbe coon- , would like to know before leaving , ft* such a trip, have been carefully „ examined into and noted. Tbe book is profusely illiut rated with cuts of fish and birds, and also contain* "| II cuts or nsii sua uinta, and also ooatains

i a splendid map of this territory. Copies may be had free by addressing ' Mr. J. R. Wo-i, General Passenger ir Agent, Philadelphia. - m.ii-! henrai. I have lien mora IroubM r I" "ur best ptijMelans without reeetrlng teller whalrrct. I ihrn nae-1 AixcoCxW Weak Itlduexa cared. ' lha bee i ^MrtraVrax^} ) and Weak Kidneys- I was adrlsed lo try ; a eaaimTrna, me romjlku raUefTaMM ' Hilary Complaint Mure using Ihem. and I - consider wyoel! ^ ^ Hard on tbe Trenton Boya. Tbe HackI enaadt RrjnMiean eays, "Trenton has at . last found something that rivals the ooe- ; car in uaeleaeoeaa. It Is tbe TrenI Base- Ball Club. A Dangerous Counts rralt. | saioe "le It^rart'thaf^rt^SrarrngM^greM I pr ^aad^nasj. a Kccxxi . Mew Vork. wkute- :

" Kioffra Aim" makkkt rgitsaitna J BECK & BRO„ lg j Sole Agents rot Cape May. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL * j ' FOB : allen & gintirs' tobacco and cigarettes^ THE GREAT BARGAIN HOUSE NO. AO WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY, N. J. I* BOW apea tor^h- ln«l»retlo«i or g^* rod^erc^Dndy i* tnrilnl to earn* wilh the aadersaadlag UtttttBi- iriaT BarpM in QDEEHS & GLASSWARE, fffflfifK. GREAT BARGAINS In Old Fathionad EARTHENWARE. W03DKRFCL BABUAIWS l°*'ugar^ra%oinramioueTOuSI><wrra*Mmi<!!ua" FIVE CENT COUNTER""" I or RxiraorUmary Aeeorrmeai. We Also have a Large TEN CENT COUNTER. IMMENSE BARGAINS IN TIN WARE. JgSWkf ' Mraifiiary Biqiin in Wmd aoi Willow Wire. aWBJl ureal bantam* In C ANNKn HOODS and EVAFURATEI1 FlthlTS. eem rale lo the ansa TonXTBOAP. i Real Genuine Bargains ' . FAINT BRI SHKN, Drier BRl SHKS, WHITEWASH BRCSBKB. Ac. ALSO FAINTS : In Urge and *maU qnantluea WISDOW OLASS In an alae*. Great Bargain* in a Oreo! Variety 1 ol Goods not mcnuoned. Iteaember 11. no trouble to show Good* On! a pbatnre. | -tr • SMITH iOO. 1 HOW WE ALWAYS TEST SEEDS | JiM M Beean 1^ 1784 ttt Practice lias EiMed to Acres

iraiyaalf MSr'mJ^^MDWeSne S Jffil^SrilSaJd^SSd"^ aa eTexiSSng firt^ar Jmio "my" Fya^ratra^iTammx^d my iwaren In the oOoe suotni 1 n1^»K^?DgrAL^'^to>ow"wyggi^'m*imi^^dhi|t^^ ir Yor WANT GOO?) NCKDS BUY LANDKBTIIli ftr 0RtS.N-\L -m en FACKAUBS. LANDRETHS' RURAL REGISTER AND ALMANAC «?FU»"°* ljT?fe!?E* .I1ANDRETI,,i CELEBRATKD GABDKN. FIELD sM FLGWEII TrKiiatrre'ot SlOBLOW* of l«nj»a*T* A»n D. LANDRETH & SONS, " fuSii and Ariau'i lia.YkUa'jri^u*'" h"T"*' 'b-l BoalhweM cofffct DeUaare new clothing store NOW OPENED, No. A I Washington Street, Cape May City, CHARLES NEEDIXS. MANAGER. Gents' Reafly-Mafle Clotiii and Fnmishing; Goods. A Guaranteed Rarthg ol rmm TWENTY TO THIRTY FEB CENT, lo raaeeaere laying OUR READY-MADE CLOTHING, CAPE MAY FIRE Insurance Agency J. H. EDMUNDS, BATO^S^^wroiS'1^^ ™ raScuy^ioIpe May"'® Sofihrre an"".* yearial Lo WKhT uniiJmunrMM k tru o?g DOLLAR oa ihe Hl'NDBKD rar a pstod ol ere yean AU Lomee on I'ul.clee Uroed through rale egeney PBOMRLT and BATWFACTOR1LT AD JL.1TED. April ta, weLIGHT DRIFT COMBINATION PENK MRROW. Bfmt In CJ. Slrv-lcbor MM , «beel Reralvea ..4 gi.ra the grnnii Tlie H hL^Mi liarrna. | Two Hxrrawiagaii passing aver ii ' Another great ad varus ge the I'cr.n Harrow ha' iate Fire PUfefgrt^ OwwySih L^T^ — adding ari ertra piece orjjolt. Thus the (anon Penn Harrow u made of the Be-; White Oak!"whh sSrTerthTweJf rSfMia4 in rery way finl clau. Formeily a Harrow war ihe' moa unhandy implimeni on the farm, rith our improvement* ii it the mow convenient, and a great saving of time and labor, look your interest and boy ihe Penn Harrow. Manufactured only by the Penn Harrow ffannbclurlng Co. Philadelphia, P». Camden, Kew Jersey.

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i__ It0*I gidffrtiSfiBfitt. I gDBB^GATE'8 OFFICE. ^ ; acititikiATx or nfjoocm or cam < at Ul omca at Oape May Oout House, oa ■ | TUESDAY AMD SATURDAY > ol each week. WJLLIA* BILDRETH. juns-U Hnnagsie. ]SJ"OTICE 70 CREDITORS. A Lt, ,®LJES r it 1 1 1 . 1 n v lirvwrae co^raaVme m!) rwml.'p*" | PAYNE'S I OHoraaSisarkArrwwtlna