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1 ■ * - i St»Lsn2> and (Sourtfy. _ . i . i «rr. *. r*nnci. fwor^ i SSra;»i j FbrrHVui U I be pcacr and order of our irieud borne- It la • (My Items far faror. -hi. rewncnl. Bitter lasooa bare hern 1 tangtol law breaker* at this rreort, and the j A> the instinctive blocd-bouoil aoenta bis < prry afar off, ao the criminal clam smifl the odora of looar government. Like the ] burzard. H follows the winds that bio* torn a flue mnoldpelity. With otmoal 1 raiMaclloc boaitxaa men leare their virea I and daughters to the dtj's guardian care. 1 Here areola re not on)/ the genial aea brocae to pnyaically recuperate, bat pee- > mrn'allr lnrigorate. -We bare pot readied ' IhieXipHr raaolt without an effort, and < oar city, ao redolent of aoctal purity, will « redolent of aoeial purity, wm

Me auto* We are genuinely glad of the opportulatand for another aeaaoo of our hooorf! friend Octooel E F. Poutler, of Belliraorr, wbo la booked for a moo lb 'a toii^L^W^bU astloebie wtfe. Tbta makea Ida tblrly-flfty annual pQgrlmagr to Cape May, and. If anything, we find Ma more firmly attached to the place than erer. It waa in I8TO that Colon ) roe tier waa connected with the Fifth Maryland Brgimeot, when that organ iretioo waa at Ita beat, and tbroogb hla Indlridual effort and tnfineoee It waa thai the regiment wa« induced to make lta fire: The Preaidential dinner party Monday occupying a real between Mr* J. F. Chke, wife of the manager of the Stockton, and Mia. Time Forney. Philadelphia. The table war art in the prlrate restaurant and wi ■yatematlcally bed the arrangement hen effected that aremiagly not half a don people aronod the hotel were aware of the dronmetiaoe. Colonel CoritbQI occupied one end of the table, with Mia. Mary Chke on fait right- Hb ris-h-ri. war Marabnl McMichtel. The otter goats were the commander of the Diepate* Marabal Kern, and dangbter. Mlaa Arthur Min

and Mr. Oaks. He*. Boceatea Townaend U at Cap^May Tirltlng relatirea and frienda He ia now ataiboad orer a ptuaperoua M. E. church at little BUrer. Monmouth county, fire mila fuwn Long Branch. Mr. Townaend girea a glowing account of hi. pastorate. wUcb ia aimed In a highly cultivated region of country, wboae face i. dom il with beantlful country aeata Iliaarcnl garden spot, Jot soeb a ooa ts we bote I ha suburbs of Gapa May are to be la a tew yeaia The good minister will return . u. hi. people In a few daya, mated an.l encouraged we hope, for a lengthened period of labor . What might hate been a aerioua accident Otcured to a lady and gentleman a. Walk on Saturday craning. It aremi that the ltifiea had been firing at a Urge plaoad at an acute angle to the line of the beach, jaat went of the Sea Braeae. The couple oaaaapeoting the danger, wen walking tat the general dlrectioo of lte fire whes a bullet whlatlod acrom thc-.r facta la fiaagsruii proximity. Thia ia a -arcing to member* of firing partiea to bo Officer. Hand. AL Bennett and H. B. lurking about town on Sunday afterptwo. Ulf^aierday morning wbeu- tbey wen brought before "tha Mayor. Tbey gave

their aa Philip OriOn alia. Peler 1 Nete*, Tbomaa Norton, Richard Woir and Jama Harria. For want of eridencr 1 tbey were discharged and Inrlted to lease t the town, white they did on tbe 9 a. n> ' train Monday. Tbia gang woe trl- 1 nnt'toe' pota? promptly Interfered with 1 their Utile game there would bare been { ■ . c Additional facilliiea for reaching Sew. < cite 1'oiDl are provided by thecteage in day oa the Bctetecgo* Landing and i .kwrra Mineral Spring rrery half beer I trean fiJO a. m. to 11 p. at- Cart lave I iLe Sea Breeae every lee minutes which ! connect wKh the ScwaQi Point train, at i Mlnen^S^^ Fare^r^round^ tip i lte practice of selling fi*h frean wagena, bitched up aloagaidr Hurts w an injory to • Urn faotnoa rf arreral anlarprialag tradeamm on Washington street. Ttere ought , satisfied If they ted a aland at which tbey frit that no uepieaaanl fahy odor could ultra !«._ ^ '

ebrpper. raM* W. hat totter and «tet*d odtUr horee may be found ttere txeriy gnmned. Ami If yau lite any one .< than -Ilk rattele to your liking, will Ciu

Cape May Musical Festival. ■ SaluriKj i and Sunday, began on the afternoon of i the former with the Justly celebrated i Ringgold Cornet Band. The muatral I and «4bcr feetivilire of Ibe erening _g«ve c ' thearowd. erf delighted folia that lingered about the boapltable and inviting Stockton Hold n mate of what aboold be on the So much ha. been aald In prate: of the i beautiful and can rood iota mode pavUloo ■ iu which there concerts were beid that it 1 uuuuitaanry la —tie another Use i 1 upon the subject, but at every entertain. I meat acme new beauty b dlseorrrrd I there which Inspires to continue comIt required as much work and expend)- < tore of money to bring the rreat chorus of 1 featiral to a succrsxful per. ' formance a it would logcla rrgimenl in 1 the field or put a war-ship In enmmissioo. 1 The eboru. of two hundred and' fifty ' yotoa bad been in training far manlht. 1 Thousand, of ringers bad offered their services but only tbnae wbo poaaeaatd < good voices and the training to ring at I Far Ibe nolo parta In the acres*! nam- < ben two at the moot accomplished artbu. Mr. Christina Dcanert and Mr. Max Hdn > rich, aang with Joatioe to t ic immortal 1 1 oamporitlona of Haydn, Roaalci and Moaart. The Ringgold Band did ita work I - with naual excellence, and received the b

approval of the great mam of bearer* £ Mr. Chan. M. Bchmltx, the conductor, * - I. kaown to Ibe public nioee hb childhood « e u a muaician of the very firat order, and a 1 bb career in connection with famous u - German la Orcbeatra need, no eulogy at ° ■ our band, ao well b It koown to culti- *' • rated people. He woo freah laurelr yea- » 1 tenby by hb marierly management of * ■ the muaicail army of occupation under bb I U The arlertion. for Sunday afternoon o ' werr excellently rendered by orcbeatra • 1 and featiral cborua ; the audience ex- * • preaaing iu delight by a vlgoroa dapping D ' of hand, and other manifeatatioea of ap- fcl 1 plauae. The gem number In thb per- b ' formance waa tbe march hi Ibe overture h to Richard Warner'. Tauha u~t. Tbe muric exhibited tbe original talent art af c Wagner as a cnuipoaei. Tbe overtax i. 1 1 a great mualeal onooeptloa which could ^ ■ ooty originate In tbe eccentric and master * ' mfed of Ita antbor. It begtna with a b : chant of pilgrims ou their way to Rome, ll ' and wbore Journey led them by a moun- b 1 tain In Tbnringia whore Venn, had re- h ' Ured and from which made nocturnal ex- n ! pedltlooa for tbe purpoae of enawaring 0 1 tbe unwary. On one of tbcac tbe roarap- P ' tibia Knight ia allured by tbe Intoxication " • of a magic spell of the Vnutirrf ; lie u " ■ carried off ia the armi of the goddeaa to U ' the farthot recota of her kingdom from h ' which dilemma be b delivered after a U b

year"# abaeoce by the returning pilgrim, a Tbe triumphant attain of tbe orcbeatra h 1 produce tbe grand march an real aa to c ' captivate the aroma xvxxucn. S ' There wu a great audienoe Sunday night C to bear tbe nine numbers of tbe program, t : Tbey were all goto* being «un» and l pbyed with exceHenLaflrct. "Inflamma , tua," auiat Mater, wu the gem of the b * evening, and abowed in lu rendition the > ' fine soprano voice of Hot Doarrt and u ' tlie rich baratooe and aiooerity of Mr. I ° Max Hrinricfa. wbo b a ainger of great power and feeling. c The final number, "Hallelujah," dtonu I from the MmeiaK. brought out Ibe featiral I I cborua in fine effect. Tbb grant compo- ! t tltkm aa rendered laat night with the ac- 1 d cnmpanlment of tbe orcbeatra and muric t of the waro, eioly a few feet away, had - c an effect that will hre m the memory for > c time. 1 c Tbe featiral b a aucoea and all ccc a c nccted with It wbo have workod ao ear- i e neatly and fatthfully with Mr. Gnacbe. ' r tbe manager, are entitled to the thank, of c all that lore entertainment! of the firat - a c",t- _ 1 Sawella Point Ragatta. There -ID be a regatta at BewtU. Point ' ^ . ou Tuesday next. Tbe oawge Co be aalled ' , will he In right of tbe boteL Boataofall 1 alga wib be entered aeappUcalino to tW ' r cewnmUare at the FuiaL Another aluac I tine tbe aanse day will be a tab rare and ' t rowing match. Tbe geatbtnen at the 1 brad << tbb raoe wiB apare ao pain to ' .. make it a .uteres

We understand that tbe MartU.be " longing to Mean. Geo. Richardson Awill enter ; abi OapL F. Downs * with tbe Mary, and Moan Learning A T Townaend with tbe MUUOi WepradSl some fine work and good sailing being * dona 1= tbb race. u' As there are aome smart bona about the u Court House, we hope tbey will come & down and take a band. A champion Sag a of the county is to be lte flat prixe. The M. E Church rras packed Tburedsy " eight to orrrflowlng to bar thb talented J gentleman deliver ore of hi famous o autltlail "Acres of Diamaoda" r ■ Coowell baacbolar and a true artist and natural babbling wit kept tbe sadicner ? I is gltet good bnmar from bb flrri sentence o I lotbebatooc uuercd b If the praeftieml thought, of this mricl lecture mould be beaded, sad we.lhir.k they mart be hi wot a law instance, a , new Hie may have emu: to arena wbo 1 were promt u attentive listeners. We - bare no brmtaltoo ia aying that Mr. I t One well b one of the moat ekajueot sod I - gifted speakers la the country, and tbnae f, : that failed to hoar Mm lot night mbaed a t , rare intellectual tesst. We shall refer to fa r woe thoughts c< Ma subject in tbe fntuir. 9 — p 1 One of tbe eadret things in tbe world is ft r to get up aa argument. With some ail e the dispulaltve ground needed t. to know i which ride the reher tellr.w i* on. And t which fcOow ls t

1 that b about all there b in wane ptmpk ; I 1 they are loo harrow to so good In aay- (• ^ body tbey dbiskaawd will do threnarirre • ' the sake of being on the other rids of tbe * quotion. It ba noble trait in tte human t e one ba been txmimltirdTwsd uC another a ooa Just a noble to are the good there b , ^ particularly MaAyntekma. c Hugh Sarin, the cierer ,*d repairer of | t. Shoo, whoa rimp wretoeated on Drewtur ( ' in M. bed Wedneadiy zncenlng, wbrev be ' : , t UKHigfc wrrmty rixyara of age. ten- • | tiS da day before Ma dotk.

Thu Prnaldent at Cape May. linn' — ^ ESyinSng at It" a. ml Moqday nmrrr ingi In the Governmrct steamer Diepalch: c I after a prosperous parage from Fortress I Moo rue which b» left at 8 p. m. 00 Sun- o I day erening. I At tbe boding tbe President and poly u I were received by United Stales Marshal ' McMietaael and Cotodki Cdee, of tbe a . Stockton Hotel. Tbe pa-y'wa. driver r akng Use ocaa strand Id the holed artsere p l hb arrival. The main entrance to the . I rotunda being readied, his excellency with n . hb Utile daughter, military attadu and I United Btala Marabal MeMiehael, of tbe f, . District of CobimMa, entered the hotel a .midst the plaudits of tbe multitude, and and with Profosor Simon llaaaler'. C . orcbeatra and Ringgold Cornet Band phy- J ; "Han to tbe Chief." The President . retired at ooce to the elegant oompert- L , menu which had been prepared for him a the management of tbe Stockton Hotel, where be qnletly remained through the n At 1 p. m. tbe presidential party took a carriages and drove along Ibe beach t° . Mineral Springswberc the can were taken k for Sewelb Point. Tbe tide being oat an fi . excellent opportunity for strand observing h was bad. Tbe hotel wu reached ou the return In time for dinner, which wu taken d privately. w We mention that the President b look- a hi excellent health, and Judging from nleuant smile to all who rreet him. in U smile to Mm, t

good eplrita. Aa a private cUlxen be 1 would attract much attention, but taken r with hb exalted position u Chief Magisof a powerful nation, a great public ' Interest cluster, about him, and be be- ] correspondingly tbe center of In- r fc-rcst wherever he may go. We hope bi. stay at tbe Cape may be free from annoy- f aaoe or unoeeeeeary intrusion. , la the afternoon Mayor Melrln called f tbe President and extended him tbe courteabs of tbe munidpalbta. lib Ex- t aclleocy grecloosly accorded tbe Mayor j and City Council a reception for tbe ere- f ning at tbe Stockton. He also made a f trip to Sewelb Point In a special train, which wu provided by tbe euperin- j Undent of tbe toad. Mr. Edmund* c At > p.m. tbe brge dining room wu ( cleared, and when the Council had arrived , and all things were gotten ready by Mar thals McMicbae) and Kern* tbe President , entered tbe room In fall erening dress, the , band playing a grand march. Then began ( shaking of bands ; first of tbe mem- , of Cnancik then a passage wu formed leading from the great doors of tbe dining ( room to a aide exit. For forty minutes f wu a living stream of humanity , pouring through the passage made by tbr ( marabal'. force. Tbe President mused In the band shaking ordeal ; «omc- ( he uttered a gracious word, and , if it wu a child be would now and ( take 11 up and tenderly carera it. By ( tenderly By

a careful compute tiou the President shook ^ hands with 3300 people, men wumrn and children. , We noticed U. S. Senator Wm. J. ^ Sewell, and Stale Senator W. B. Miller, B Capt. D. S. Green, U. 8. Hi, OapL Keyca, U. 8. A., and other dlrilnguidicd perse ns ^ tbe room. After the reception the President em- „ on board tbe Diwpatr.h, and during L tbe middle part of the night tbe skip got , under way, and proceeded to Sew Tork, j ba destination. We append tbe list of tbe Dirpatdt'i J, officer. : Captain B. D. Greene, Llcuts. Wise, Amaden. and Beatty, Doctor Nasi), Gait, Chief Engineer Kafer, ~ Aside ant Eogineen Clearer, Edwards and Tbe garden party In baoor of President 1 Arthur wu an elegant affair, and in keeping with tbe magnitude of the occaaiou. * Happy dtneera fitted tbe pavdlion floor, and all went merry u tbe marriage bells, under Ibe Willful management of Prof. ■ wbo. In bis Important and deb- a cale duties, aoqoittod bimsell grandly. c Shooting at thu Target. f In lj»e rifle shooting match which came c off Monday between the teams repre- c sealing tbe National ltifle. of Washington and Company " H" of Cape May, tbe ted tbe score by a (tedded majority. The route* took place a abort distance weal of tbe Ba Breese, near the beach, f Ibe wind blowing a strung westerly gale ' , during iu entire progress. Inconsequence f tbe exhibition of t*'',htTT*"'*hlp was not ' of wu

creditable u 11 other— ire would bare 2 been, especially to Ibe rteiUng team, '' which la composed of practiced shots. * shooting by our local team was, in individual casa fairly good, but ■ ou tbe 11 wbok very indifferent. It wu Intended to aelect ten men on either ride, bat awing b tbe defection of four of Company H'l " right on tbe eve of tbe shooting, a number wu reduced lo seven. The following i. tbe score In detaU : * rmiefia«n£ro".-« .Jala tS oowrsav a. I ourtari^aSanLntra! '.'.'i » a o » a ! w nTg.^k: ".r. j { J { j I tS i Simon's Birthday Anniversary. i Our captivating friend, Mr. Simon 3 Hauler, wbo bu been a anccerafol mans- ' of orchestras boe and al Philadelphia ■ far a time In the pari only remembered 1 thu historical Individual, tbe oldest in- ■ took the early train Wedneadiy I mornln* and went to Philadelphia for the < of attending tbe aantvenary of ' fiftieth birthday. He returned in the i evening brightened op by the many beau- 1 tlfui compliments that bad been paid him ' through that eventful day by bis boria of I 1

of both sexes. "One lady, "mid ' Himoo, with a merry twinkle of hie eye, l than I did twenty yean ago." Weorm- u gratulate Mr. Hosier upoB coming to bis a majority of a bait century of years. c Judge Hugh re. the efficient Pari Mas- t of this city, keeps everything m apple- 1 pie-order about the peal office. III. <1 . and a young geotioma, are always polite 1 and aUeblirc lo the pubhe. We hat 1 good words spoken of the office ou all ' ■ ! -a* _ Jonas Kilter, of tbe Uemttec tar. and c proaaater of'-^te pleas tot Cape May e . County, ia rioppiag with bk father. Sen- j ' , slur Milia, at the tela', retetenanar'i the Uteri J.

WAVELETS. Tim Asiatic cholera ir threatened. The baby twiaga ba« hern called a crycicte. * Thirds tbe weaiha that tria artificial Several presidential booms apt>ear to Get your flrijing tackle at Garriaoo'a. Washington street. Where t> the talked of aaei. greased pok) and pig ram talked wf a sreek ago f The heroine of Long Branch is a woman wbo bet and won *1300 at teal week's Dr. Grara' Heart Regulator cures all forma of Heart Disease, Dervotunca and sleepleaanea. Hon. Tboroai M. Kcrrell. member of Ooogrea from tbe First Diriricl of New Jaary, U at the Ariingloc. At tbe ask Thursday by the Cape May Company, twenty-two lota were sold at priea ranging from fiTOO to ffUOO. I /ulus' bare ball' moea, the latest and DM fashionable make of sboa now worn, at Knopfs, corner Washington and Perry Mr. J. D. Nalrisy, BeiDOirorr. N. J., : "I nred Brown'. Iron Biuai and it greatly helped to restore my and strength." Spare Use borae. In Iheec summer-like Don't overload them, plea*, nor whip tbetn unreasonably because you are Our flue fleet of yachts were ^steading nil. all dav Tlstirarter to ralcb the their a

Setting pen tne |]e increasing In Mr. Wm. J. Ore. 23 William street, li Tekxtos, N. J., ay. : " I took Brown's t Bitter* u a toolc sod strengthening e medicine. I feel greatly improved." c VanGikter will bare a full line of bug- ' gica, ysbwtooa, carriages and baroea. in stock at Cape May next week. Don't to take a look at them. 8t The travel lo Sewell. Point i. large * by rail and private oonvejanoea 1 of the Inlet Home, wcare a smiling " face iheae daya He ay. banners l« ' good. Mr. Deb snot be. leased bis pier to bis 1 l«iy Willie for ibe season, at a rental of $1050. The. yeung leasee gives bis A goal and wagWai security for the fulfill- ' meat of his obUgatfaa. ' More novel, are read in Angus! than in '■ other month of tbe year. It is aid f there is hardly a eraride rock on tbe coast 1 of New England upon which a woman Lr * Send lo Cheater A- Handy a request to i and make a photograph of your c collage, guests and family, a pleasant ' souvenir of your sojourn at Cape May. * Gallery, coma Stockton belb -bouse* It is a pleasure for us to note the fact ' that tbe yachts are doing well and are 1 having a good run of customer* Tbe - wu never better, of late years, In *' our Inlet and thoroughfares than It bis - and tares than bu A

so far the present action. It looks u though there were enough of Fi reanrta now started on our coast to supply tbe public demand. ^and that any cu more money expended in laying out new tb places would not at present be wise. Those already laid out will fill the bilL PI Tbe Wall Quartette will entertain a. at naual at Congraa Hall on 'Sunday. In tbe afternoon they will give a concert ol sacred muric lo tbe parlor of tbe hotel. Use evening tbey will appear oo Use tb plena, and atrg from their accustomed miscellaneous selection* pi Thursday forenoon, a notion peddler at named McLaughlin, of Media, Pa, be- lb came exhausted from some cause, and was m cared for by tbe carpcotera working on the New Columbia A physician of tbe c* hotel gave tbe exhausted man medial * attendance, lie is now In the annoy, Itencxefa buiiHing, doing. wdL M "It wutewful quiet at tbe bop, nod I dreadful Ured," said a genuine dude, as be emerged from tbe brilliant bop, at e one of our fashionable hotels oo Saturday ° bight. No wonder be wu tired, for the creature bad been standing straight >u up for tbe entire evening, be could neither d! °0ElT*U*L ^ At Bane Boll. at . ~ ^ ^ ^ f. played Wednoday between tbe Mlllrilte and the Ooogrea Hall Club on Ooogrea Hall lawn. Up to tbe fifth Inning () tbe game wu exdting, the score standing yi tnc game wu umuog, uic sure suuiut

to 0 In fitvor of tbe borne dub. In the j following Innings the MlUrilte Club Tbe future of the game wu the excelbattery of tbe borne dub, Johns and ^ r Laird. Two fine double plays were made ( by Watklna and Ginnaly, of the Oongres., j c of Fork was excellent. The J following is the score by inning* t Time of game, one hour and fifty min- < uta ; Umpire, Mr. Wiley, of Princrton. . « Tbe ume dulit win meet againpo Friday > next at MiUrille. IaB evening a fine coHaiian, which wsf ■ hugely enjoyed by all present, wu ten- J I dered tbe dab by Mr. IlaulboraL I Ice cream, with tbe thermometer ewintf < In the vicinity of the nineties, is the I poetry of diet. As you est It you feel a i "Joy intense, tbe cooling sense, glide ; down your drowsy indolence," and, to adopt Sancho Pane's famoa. apoatrophe, " you are ready lo vxrialm, " Blood be be i who in rented lee cream!" History has ' , not preserved tbe name of the inveotur, | millions of grateful palsies pay born- i age to bk memory. Few who hare not ' given tbe subject attention riwlixe the vau censumptio;i uf the delicary, especially . during the summer mouths, and the great of ibis ddkaous diet from ; both a household dud buainea point of view. Mr. Wm. Essen, wbo bu made for : tbe cram saved at his ouhHriiment a cream served at establishment | 1

widely extended reputation, Informs nt 1 « Island at present will not fall much abort ' of GDC thousand quarts a day. tbia 1 1 supply be manufacture! from tbe pure , t cream in liquid form tbrea hundred to ' I four bandied quarts dally. Ua Saturday > the demand wu the harlot be has era 1 I ted, and tor the two days, tnrlwting Sun- I roid at not tea than eight hundred quart* < This for one eatahliabuieni giro an appro*, Ma of the popularity of the luxury i u article of drat j " Froa the wtjrri alagta of Heart Dia1 I rouaulrr oyuU cured Mthc uof Dr. Gravra" Hon RegoWi w — T. M. Towwa, TlHou, N. H." IB yore bar, proud lte Hurt Regulator a aure rrm- | Jady. Sold by druggists at fit per boUk

Friday on the Beach. During bathine hours Friday tbe a brent f. «» or the hca#L was covered by a multitu'tc composed of people represent- ■ J lag every ailc sod kind. Our last ycxr's ■ acqna'iutance, Ibe nld salt water teffrr, o ww tl>Tr and found It raiber qnict. .He l°ves the Mg curling breaker* to envelope l. his liunic lady with a forte cbaractefiatic of hi. own strength, then be spools in tbV ! & wave, liXe a p'rpnlre. t Ju>: hack of tbe white caps were the I a graceful awbumcra, almost aa many a wntnra as mar among tbem. " Tbe ocean awell would lift them io sight to gently a rink behind it when pawed. Between i d tbe prera were the expert ewlmmcra and ! f The great mass of bather* were Just i r what the warm topple over. Here s great bring an wall of human beings i v were aercaming with delight. long rows ! d of men and women would clasp bands in J an unbroken rank' and Iben receive the d breaker together. >. Inside of this wall are tbe timid oner ; y elderly matrons and ancient maidens wbo embellish each gingerly step in tbe water i . by a link scream and cut furtive glanors d at tbelr bathing robes to see if every thing i r is in place. Sometimes tbey arc made confident by stranger companions holding v On tbe yellow sands arc the children e toying with waters ; tbey form the pre!. . pleat sight of tbe panorama. Their eng Joymeat is ao complete. Upon Ibe beach tbe spectators ; a goodly company. s

To properly take in this scene tbe end of the pier* it tbe heat place. Tbe beach 1 loo sunny, and that reminds us that a temporary abode pavilion ought to lie r erected along the strand for the comfort ( of tbe thousands that arc ou tbe beach io « tbe bathing hour* < Court House. Mis* Ida Nichols, of Clayton, lias been visiting her brother. Mr. C. E. Nichols, of this place. * Mr. G. B. Cooper, of Milirille, spent a ' Miss Gertie, daughter of Jacob Mrogvl, tbe cigar manufacturer, of Biidgetou, Is < lying dangerously ill at tbe residence of iff. Jaa P. Newkirk, ScasidMfcnd. Mr. 1 Mtogel came down oo Thursday . Painters havo been at work on the . House and clerk's office" and they present quite an iinprorcd appearance. ' work is uodcr tbe supervision of Mr. Samuel Foster, of Cape May. Mr. E P. Hand, feeling himself growrapidly rich and not knowing what to do with bis money, bus expended aomo of ( it In boaulirying his place by the addition . of a neat and substantial pig-sty. Tbe shipments of flab from this station ! tbe past tea days have been aa follows : S, 83011*. ; 18th, 4,805 ; l»lb, 2.W5 ; ' 20tb, 6,216; 21st, 4.530 ; 23d, 2,250; 5,070 ; 25th, 4,093, and 26tb, 4,470. ' A total of 88,440 pound* .

It is rumored that Dr. Wales' estate, or Beach, brought $9,800. Court Bouse and vicinity ought to keep ( cool with five tec cream dealers here, and | are all doing a rushing liurioca* . Mr. Slilte a Eldrcdge and wife, of ( are enjoying their vacation Mr. Kldiedge's father's. R.A , Soavllle Notoa. I ' Mr* J. O. Barnes is paying a visit lo I the old homestead. Tbe Townaend Bros, are painting and i papering the Interior of tbe M. £. Church < Petersburg. We should like to see < them at work on our* aa it needs it very D. B. Harris, a former pastor of Ibis favored ua with his present* and a good sermon on Sunday last. A select excursion lo Sea Isle next Monday. We are pleased to note tbe safe return of our old friend E. C. Cole. Tbe professor has beCta on a trip to Boston with Frank Smith, of this place. For several daya this week, parties have been gunning in our fields for turtle them killed; tbey are ao barmtea* — * We notice quite a lot of curlew and bay birds . this week. Tbey will slay with ua now till quite late in tbr fall. • Crops at all kinds are looking remarkably well in tbia locality. Mtes Cora Clark la with ua again for a time, after an absence of ova two year* She informs us that New York She informs that New 1 oik _

fife is jari splendid. S. n ■ *' J A fellow named Joseph Page was sr. ■ rested on tbe beach Monday aflerncoe ^ | officer* lland and Farrow for indecent t I conduct, and lucked up umler tbe tank & ; tor bis appearance at court. Page secured the services of attorney Dmigiau, wbo in coal for his client astaultcd officer " Hand and resitted his aulborily. That conservator of tbe peace, with the assist- . of Captain Frank* wbo happened to be present, locked up Douglass, i Tbe prisma Page ia charged with a t ' nameless crime, and doa not deserve tbe « I eld of counsel a tbe interference at bell, t ' This rras tbe second arrest yesterday for ■ indecency, the other case being that of a " I Colored man, wbo gut nabbed oo tbe strand c for indecent exposure, although we under- u ; stand tbe latter offense k a trifling one. * >| Tbe homelike atmosphere, which is * 1 among tbe moat pleasant features of life • i ' at the New Columbia, k largely due to « i Mrs Duffy, lte charming wife of the pro- ' | prictor. She, in addition , to being an ^ l : talent* and with easy tact tonka out for L | tbe comfort of all the guests of the house, ' r j seeing that each of them has the oppor- , t ' lualty lo form pleasant acquaintance. , , j It is hard to believe Uiet'lhis lovely lady, r f i still in tbe very prime of life is a grand- s r I mutter, yet It is ao, lte baotlful baby J , j boy, Who Is the pel of the hotel, being tbe , -no u toe pel oi roe noxei, oeing inc ,

' child of ba eldest sou, Charles Duffy, ir. i Speaking of the discouraging reports of J 1 the hotel business at most of the summer . .resorts, the CUonicU Jleraii, Philadc!- | phi* adds the following com meal: " Wc ] ] are aware of lte fact that every summer , ' there is a doleful wail from the keepers of , hotels at tbe seaside, but thia year thoe seems » be %B unusually loud cborua of complain! from almost every Urge watering place except Gape May, and intelligent ■ i uhsci sua In the newspapers confirm the i "Ton- , Not lea to Tax Payers. The first meeting of the Cominimiooera . ' of Apoaaf. Win be held at the Oty Hall, F.-aakhn aunt, oo Saturday morning, i August WTO, at 10 o'clock. f. ti. I. rat ov. i July 18, 'SI. Tax (Mkptor.

Dennlsvllle. Mr. Frank Learning, asm of our towns- — i min Hon. It. S. Ixwtning. lias been borne J - on a visit. It ia rcuiuhri that iie will soon I claim a Booth Doonisrille lady as fan • Thq new lebooner Baleock left tbcac " : water* for Philadelphia oo the 23th Inst. , Mr. Frank Woodruff and wife came on \ f Saturday to visit Mr. and Mr* Ludlow,'' 5 ttete brother and sister, reluming lo Den} ' : ei.ville oo Monday. »- Mr* Florence Smith U in ITilbdelphi* / i vlriting ter husband, OapL J Smith. ' Mra. Sophia Taylor left Thursday morn- < i lo spend the summer with ba trotter, I Matthews, at Atlantic City. f . Hiss Annie Ludiam, of Milirille, is , ; spending a week at DennlaviUe. ' i Mr. Tbomaa Carroll and wife, of Hav. , i er dc Grace, bare been viaitiog bu mother, i Charlotte Carroll. They left for i Tuesday morning. .i Miss Sadie A lent! left Wednesday morning for Griggatown. to visit ter rick ; mother. , > Mr. Harker will fiLisb tbe banking on ■ Capt. Gmndy'a vessel In a few day* t Mr. Harry Holmes makes a very goad ; railroad rgent, at Woodbine, and is well i liked. [ The Children's meeting, Sunday after- j noon, waa well attended, and was a very j i interesting occasion. Pmf Pavis took the day's lesson for I . bis subject and made it reiy impressive. I ; Ilro. Whitq addressed tbe school on tbe j - subject of Sabbath desecration. '

Bra Earnest made a very earnest speech i Hit remarks were general. lira Diveny furnished n "sub" in the j of Thus. Carroll, of Havre de wbo referred to bis boyhood days j wbenhc was taught in the Sunday-schools 1 of Dennisville, sod what they have done for him. * T. | Miss Reubrna WeewlT of Fox Chase. P*. has been visiting bur cousin st the Miss Murclisrd, of Camden, is visiting I the Misses Ooff, Atlantic ride. TTic yaebt Champion, Capt. Jo* T. njil make daily trips 1h-1 *u-n this place and Ocean City during the ramp mating at the Utter pUcc. Mr. Jo* Sutton, Jr., bat a splendid little horse, suitable for Cape May village carta, which be will sell at a reasonable There U a rumor lo the effoct that Capt. Maurice Gaudy U about to sell bis farm lo Mr. I. S. Clark, of this place. ! Our public school principal, Mr. It. C. ] Godfrey, returned with his bride ou 1 evening of last week, and wengiven a rousing welcome in the evening by our youthful caUtbumpUn sercnadcre. A very pleasant reception Was tendered a number of bU young friends on Satur. day evening. Tbe wooden spittoon is Mill harbored the stores of such merchants as will

not bcod the frequent warnings the publte baa received by the numerous omfligra- ' lions caused by than. It will be rcmem- Q red that one of these dangerous articles 1 - , io tbe post office a few years ago caused lte destruction and damage to tbe mUlinerr ' store of Mra. Brook* adjoining. This lime the large store of Mr. Samuel Stcci- I" came near being destroyed from the same cause. Burning scgar Mumps bad , ) thrown in by tin: loungers on Saturday night, and the fire burned slowly I until Sunday night before being diacov. i crcd. Don't harbor wooden spit boxw i and raw dust filling M. -j Why Not 7 -j I Wc have at Cape May some fine bone-, pericnce has proven. Can ma a race 1* I bad along tbe Beach Drive, nut a go a» you please, bat a kind of enter at you I , please. Here is a suggestion for lte I ^ . owners of horse flesh. W ho will act in j 'this matter and bring it lo a successful I ing park where the speed awl endurance t of our bona might he tried. In a year c or two ttere will be odc; and then Ca|* May will bare taken an another step to 1 the front of era ride resort* | Why Some Olrla^flo not Dance. [ In the first place, you' must know Ural iny fat are very lender naturally ; that tbe salt- water bathing softens tbcui still c more, and that they arc n't a' all protouted by the thin slippers and gossamer _ stockings tlutt I wear. Ttere (■« have that I J'»u

my |«dal condition when I began lo waltr. witb a heavy rbap in bard, pointed boots. firat thing I knew be stepped on me and nipped off a bit of my right foot. a piece of my left one went. And to I suffered until Ibe edges of both fees are now like a ww. | An Ordinance. excuses.- la Cape tUj cay, so t tor ttisi parpew granting ttiem the privilege Ut erect poles on any street oreHej «uhln ibe limits • I rakl* . Legislature o! tae Bute ol New Jersey, aoiusd aa ad Is Incorporate "Toe Honlh Jersey Tile, grape Oorapaay," appruvad March It. 1ST* power to crniK and malolain telegraph ssUon lo the rut' tor aaeh lands under wan r. ration. "Tne toinlh Jersey TaU-grspb <'dnpsny" be an! they are hereby sut-iorlasl an t k polo, nyiii.snd upon 'any Mrrrt or alley In

Bid on/ , and logtaoe wires thereon, wid poles , and tte toratlsu o: ibe same to be apyroeed by the Ceonnuoc at Oowncsi en notreum of Prep- [ "The Sooth Jersey Telegraph Company" ahaE ; [ cay or Cape May, tour eoopMe suuon. : withMlJaMrcmem sppettsMng^heietu. locst ad. That It Iherasl "Srauh Jersey ffvisgrspu prweWaahf this enUnann* urar snail helhhM lo a penalty of twenty-See dnnan fa aaeh and a be tort tbe Mayor ee AUcnnaa In the naarari h JAMES MCttKAV. Ja.. iTeradrau St oty CouctLM Approved July a a a ^Trrr^-^■'":LiL"'^'U}t'■ l■ Attest I BTfTB* Kaotvdcr. I

' ' Fcfrd OAK. Halv-'PQA THE OUT Summe? a Ices at Oak Hall.

Lo\\*cr now th for years -past. To speak with our rami friends through the out-of- | town press is too slow to ' j! our daily sior\'. We can only give general facts Here, and claim a visit to Oak Hall for details. Of this be certain : — Oak Hall will always give the best bargain. The best service at the'least cost is our purpose, regardless of profit and loss. • To-day the popular bargains arc Men's $6.00 True- ! Blue All-Wool Flannel Suits, Men's $2.00 fancy Cassimcre Pantaloons, and Large Boys' Ayrshire Cassimere Suits at $4.25. Half prices only. They will be continued, and are only referred to here as specimens of what we will do for you when you visit us. Wanamaker & Brown, Oak Hall, • South-East Corner Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia.

PLANING HILL, " FACTORY & LUMBER Y AH 1)8. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shatters, Mouldings, BBACOTS, SCROLL WORK^ TDfflilNGS. ETC.," BUILDI N G ' LUMBER OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. WILLIAM C, SCUDDER & SON. C. B. COLES, LUMBER MERCHANT, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings Boxes, &c. BRACKETS AND SCROLL SAWINO. Office, No. 14- Kaighn's Avenue, Camden. N. J. J"l6j

SAMUEL H, FRENCH & -CO.; Paint Manufacturers, PAINTERS' AN [} 3U"lDERS' SUPPLIES, SEAMED PAINT. TST Ei-SEORE PAINT MANUFACTURED. SAMUEL H. FRENCH & CO., CAPE MAY FIRE Insurance Agency, J. H. EDMUNDS, . NO. 38 WASHINGTON STREET. CAPE MAY CITY, N. J,

BECK & BRO„ Sdlr Aftna tor up. May. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ; ALLEN & GOITERS' TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES. OO TO THE PHILADELPHIA PALACE BOOT AND SHOE STORE, , wear yos will and thslsrtrat am mem ttirm, iu at BOOTS. KUOfS AMD EtJrrSKa * i GRADES, WIDTHS AND STYLES, I. KNOPF, iipiB WASBLVLTOX 4KD rnar STBSnv iwr Casgna ltsu;.