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JpSH§H3!i=I=; ^ .t-mwpt. fJelcmJ) anfc (Sotinin. Baptist Church. .r-^aar^---On* it the requisite* after good* are »rll ll-Di. ■ rinrir good oiejoun M»c worth * round don n of (vnr roeri. Tic Inane* reVto l be proprietor by' hit rare, ful e'lentioa to bufiorev. lb? cl her by uw Id correcting mistakes. Ktrcfaandiring in pit In branches to a trade, and It take* a> long to Irarn It aa it don to ' betntne a good carpenter or blacksmith But the trouble la young persons who en- ' let roeroantUe life do cot an thick, nor do ffarw employea in many inetaoora. The ' aaptranta fur preirioos euppoae that it they can only pet behind a counter Ibr ' work la about done, hut mistake* la de- ' tail, of tbe buiioraa tliey had supposed ro r—y anon convinces orbenfiae. and oftea.. ' If the proprietor la not patient and willing r to teach, tbe straggle in meet requirement. ' la riren up. There ought to be a school of derka, or tradearoen who bare the right r nnderatandhig of tbe matter, ahould aeleet apt material and be tbe teacbera them, aelrea. It will take time to do tbla. but when (rood clerks are tbe result it will .' pay a hundred fold. The idea that any- " body without experience or natural fitnes* ' tan Jump Into a business foil fledged Is a 11 mistaken The proprfctoti of scene of our hotel, b

sirlited policy In tbe employment of those I" .are tbe row of a few dollars in tbe matter of printing. Tbe eery heat of these one-horse appliances bare an 111omened bank »hnut Ibrm, for while they mar not always be typical at tbe manoer of establishment tbey are designed to adrer. tlar, their use certainly is not calculated to impress reiy farorahly people wbo bars Harried and are accustomed In tbe araya and method, of modern progress! scores. It It this class of people who argue that a man wbo la mean In tbe stnalljtem at pontine, la mean enough to be a patron DouliUeat these remarks will be taken eiocptioo to by somebody, Imt tbey are made in all kindness, and in tbe hope that those interested will Ire brought to a tbey aocuctitnea bare any idea of depend, wars, we can assure them, in the little Tbe Mi* 11. B. C. of Chester, Pa., met Omgrras Hal! nine Tuesday afternoon. The arore was 7 to 88. in faror of tbe 1st Icr. The batting was simply terrific, right of the Congress making heme rasa. and tbe greatest slugging ever* seen at Cape May. John's pftctfng seas eery eflecrire. He was tnagnlBornliy rapported by tbe old-time farortte Tony DilHo. Ginnily's remarkable playing* a! Ml Arid was a wroder ; be ran to tbe deep - centre. ratcUng tbe ball with bis left hand. Tbe Spirited game attracted mud. attention, and was warmly applauded by tbe large concourse of spectators present. ro* truce, and wbo bare not as yet dchare a word of cronse] to offer. It Is that they attend ID* aalr of tbe dcrtmhlr c stage property adrertiaed to take place this {■Saturday) afternoon at half-past f • r .'dock. The ooUa_e is comparably located, and will doubtless t«- sold A relic of rlllage baebarisnr Is prescind toy tbe traders wbo allow their clerk, to | why there should be a reform In Ibis matter. Flos, the papers should be kept and told, instead of wolrf, and thereby bring frightened by therm. Third, tbe usage untidy inippearace*. No Wight, honor- ■ able merchant will allow tbe refuse din and papers of his sure to litter tbe street. . Tbe diaiog-rooffl ol tbe Lafayette Is so elree to -tbe sea that tbe spray from its Wares as tbey are spent on Use shore al- , mod ranch it. With their anup and aubataatials. tbe guest* ei this elegant bouse J may drink in the cabae of tbe ocean fresh aa It oosnos across a stretch of water bounded by tbe horiron. Tbe Iaf.ycUe ha real AaMriraaar, with a ansssae that la a delight to the nswiim. In table deHrociea. Mr. Isaac Howe, tbe steward of tbe New Columbia, bat graduated In a school and thoroughly competent men. Mr. i Heme bat sated as caterer and ateyord 1 at tbe CrotiaAal, Will-ids. and Stock b n i llwela he a long period before enter log ' upua duty at tbe New Columbia. He is ' a ralaabie and reliable man wbo aader- i Bands bit bulla— In aD ita details. Manager 1 Sigh's Gtand Cambinalton of I : Minstrelsy wUl gin a performance next week. It wfll be tbe fined concert crcr , giren at (Jape May, u each member of I the company is a Bat in bis particular j ttriri A foretaste c! what tbla unique per- . what bat taken place al C-sgrra* Hall on Ora. Throws, a colored waiter beioog- < tag to Man LaUyrCc ll.trg got out be- i y nod bh depth Mrodag^bring the bath•etaad with < a. there was no par- ! zg&.zxvz: . Bdrafee took drnqpecJ tha body. ;

, i j Stockton Office. Stan. = Itejsurcro my bands, 1 hare obaerrcd ; among othra things al delightful Cape „ 1 May, the workiaga of tbe great betel in ; which my temporary lot is cast. A Tidier of crane ares more of office rontine than ruber parts of an inn far obvious reasons : For nq other cause than my over fancy e Ing the "uc under cooskicrsM -n are Jotted down, op tbe ere of my departure from „ what bat been a most plrnmbt piacr of relaxation, at follow* : sitloo, is a wry ibiamitming path-man. One may be many day* in the boost- bc- ' At Ida drak. ar-l .«wr his ml». ten; tw f.-uud m-nr l«..ir» ,A tbeday, and the I n«iltt .re sere, in the aum-xful reorer j: *° hbicb this ^epawment --f the bidrl is Wl^n Mr. Hnkins. iLr .rem, rietk, rouk*. errtyhndy alnutabiu. is marto goaLhumqmf. Mr. liatkmt smiks eon. Brotly, and cmweq'urntty (be t-ture may be dispelled al any lime by psming a few , minutes in hit audcty. - Mr. Baglry lirea In bit figures. l"p , column and dowa the othir, occasionally chasaeing acrott to begin entering a , total Hit duties are sufficiently owermi. ; to occupy bis whole syentioo, but if , rpnken to be Inatantly look* up with bis pleasant smile, and if be can expedite , mailer* when the clerks are busy, is crcr , ready to lease bit stool to band out e let- , tcr or a key. Mft Antlsdel it tbe born hotel mar. c The guests may aafdy decide immediate- 1 ly oo aering tilo QU (lis bdoac it all that ^ is daimed for it. tine b prejudiced^-, hi* faroriasiantly, and the kmger Uie at. „ quaintancrt^e greater the regard. Wbo- , crcr ba* apent one day al tbe butel is bis „ friend; those who stay a week begin to look opoo bito as a pbenomcn-Mi in bis j t. line, and those who remain longer may

r become thoroughly desotsd to bim. i- Mr. Loomia, who fur she past few days IC baa appeared no duty at all bourn, in con'f sequence of Mr. AnUadaleV illness, has h -bown himself psepared for any emr-r-t trncy ; era able, cheerful and obliging. '' Complimentary to Washington Light Infantry. ' The r tailing military will ba with us ' oo Sunday next foe a camp of ten days. 'While here errrythlag thai will gladden tbe bkarta of the command should be done P liy the trreral bote! proprietors here. The 0 Stockton Hotel not to be behind In a gracious offer to make tbe membra of the splendid Infantry Corps happy, baa through It* groerou* management desired tbe presence if Ire _jnember» to a grand 1 reception rnd lall ro Tuesday earning cert, tbe Slat iuii. The folh-wing cor•i spondeocc explains itself : 1 CaraM»,ggTjSgW} 1 mgc£rar«aad caauaaa.1 a^reSpielo ud'blll! n to tsl. puce at Ula Uuiel on the erenuw ol ■ ' rj"F.*c7xZ'?iaiutrr. k W .-n I cS'u!?.**.' *" OO.IW.I r Dmr tw. rwi». 'ln Ik- maw or »e Corps f osll u Ike^ty-cstou llorel oo Ike eresuagof ! "* ™ -rwESi , Uoun-ool. CWo-og Wsshlngioo L I Corps, f Tho Washington Light (nfantry. On next Saturday evening this famous ( organization, tbe pride of Washington. ( will bare that city for Cape May on its . annual encampment. Tbe oorpa will , leave at 1! o'clock oo tbe Pennrylrania s Railroad, arriving here at 8 a.m. on Sunr day. On tbeir arrival tbe oocpa wlll im r mediately lake pusiasioo of tbeir ramp t on Congress Hall lawn. Tbe camp will . ts; composed of f.vly hospital tents, eai-l. . capable of huldrng six tnrn. Oa tbeir ei - J cam pm cut last year tbe Infantry cat* .( t about 140 uniformed men, but this year the number wiil be much larger. T»hknowing ooee put the number up to 100 I. unif.vmod man and 300 boooory mem 1 ben and ctttxeoa Tbe Corps have secured > Pullman chair cars, and all wbo go no ' this trip will have a pi— at lime, aa oui ■ alliens and visitors are anxiously awskI ing tbe arriral of the soldier lays who t made so many friends here last year. The > famous Wilaoo l'rat Band, of BalUmur-, ' win aerompany the oorpa on tbe trip. » Ttrr camp of tbe Infantry will be known ' as Damp William J. Bewell In boowr if ■ the YiCe-l'rewidcDi of tbe West Jcrarj i liailrcad, and ooc of our United Slates Senators. , Washington Light Infantry. > Tbe Washington Light Infantry will - arrive al Uane MaySanday morning next. . and. aa tbe foilowmg correspondence arlll . explain, have accey-ted tbe tender rf a bop at the New Columbia on Tbursdaj 1 evening. 33d inat-r ■* [ arr^^^*irerariii?^,?Id»r!tiirtS^ . t SwSSSS I Rev. D. H. Laverty. Bcolurllle. N. Y.. . preached in tbe Braille Memorial cbuicti. I Cape May. Point, last Ssbhaih morning fi a large and attentive aodirocc. to 187S, ; when Sea Grove, now Cape May Point. . first opened as a I'reebytrriao esttleLavtrty was coy of tbe first minister* of l Bono.' Pa. Tbe sunrm -r of HC# lie alsr ' spent at the Grove with bis family. Be I the I*oiol and Cape May City, Bro ' U booked for the entire month - Hi* geniai presence is always welcome. Miaa Mary Cake! "lie accomplished . dJUghter of Crioori J. F. Cake, of Its 8t.iekt.-o Heasf, reerived oo Tamday ereninc. prior to ber departure for Waab- . ingtoo. the ccanpBaieot of a serenade by I affair was gotten up by the tnany friends i of Miaa Cake as an offering of respect f.» be*" The eight was prcqritioua, and the I a-weet maai tet the orobeatrm, as U fioated Wdmes Whtrtdre. retsraad from bis ; rTTiaTi r.rjs- • :

^j^^rraM^ugaio llouae I* Dearly op. * ■ "The testa of tbe Light Ibfantry Cceps d are going up oo Cae'fnm Hal! lawn. * Cheater A Handy take photographs. D Chester Jt Bandy's pbohfempk* take. * A lady al Saiatiya has boorene ldind 0 from using ansne preparaline to make ber L eyes brilliant. •, 1 Secure your tickets <*rjy for Profeawnr " Axheria uwt ixncsiai bap at Congraa Hall u oa Saturday evening. " p—rrinc Jats and can* at Smith 4 Ox 'A MPWashlngton street. Dearly opposite the Methodist church. Sea Isle Chy ba*' been act off a* a - school district by the proper authorities " having control uf auob matters. t some people have no more arose than ' lu auk- a man wbo Is addressed by tbe title I ( of " enlcoer In whsl war be was. ' The steamer ItrjnMu bet been placed i ■ St the dlapttjs! nf the Light Infantry Corps fur an excunloe to tbe Breakwater. Mr <Sro M. Wright. Lt uaiirrox, N.J.. •»ys I bare used Brown's Iron JJitlers ' ' and found It beneficial for dyspepsia.'' "Hie Philadelphia street car companies ' doing vielL Tbe arcrage dividend ' last year wax 22 per ccnl on 1be oust of 1 the roads. It's astonishing tbe ememm of goods ' can be bought at Smith A Co. 'a Ureal Bargain House, CO Washington street, nearly opposite the Methodist dumb. ' This should have been a good ribbon aeasao, if one may Judge from tbe quae r tity used for the ornamenUlioa of white * It may be of interest Jo our base ball ® club, that la a game played between tbe and Bridgeton dub* tbe tatter was whitewashed. Al Profeaaor Asber's teatimootal oo Bat- l' urday evening tbe children will engage In aereal fancy dances, and tbe Lawn Tennis polka kill be introduced. 11 One nf tbe mnta popular places to abetIn is Smith 4 Co. "a Great Bargain Iioofc, 0

'T nearly opposite the Methodist church. Tbe Calathnmpians bad a moonlight ride Tuesday night through tbe town and i- auburba. Itlowlng boms, ringing hells. " and chtrwing peanota, of wbldi it look twcnty4aro quarts of HaHoweirs frcsli :• roasted, constituted tlsc amusement of tl-c party. One of the boys lost his top ant. The board of officer" of tbe Sixth Regia meot S N. G., at a meeting held Friday evening last, decided on the acceptance of tbe Invitation extended by tlie Grand ° Army .of the State to Join in its encamp. * mect'next month at Princeton Junction. John J. ilcOooncll owns and drivrx a "* team of light bayt wbleb fi-r style and c speed are unturpa—d oa oar roads. Tbey ■* are from some of the bmt blooded trotting stock in tbe country, and when pushed to full speed by Uieir owocx make a fine _ record. Tbe bulletins are written oo tbe board at Coogreaa Hall by James E. Aylor, a young colored man. and a graduate of the I'hlladeipbla High Scbool. One of bta fellow-workmen is Samuel .P. Tbnmav who Id bis leisure moments performs well k up.® the piano. The work of both these young men ta highly crtditablc to them, " and ta worthy of mention. Yacht Tdotna. Each of tbe captains in our yacht fleet have e responsible position to maintain. J Tbey are not only caterer* to the comfort a and pleasure* of our summer vtatare, but they have in trurt tbe lives of those wbo ° embark with them. While we have all confidence io tnem. we do not think a word of caution will be out of place, that tbey may maintain themselves at all times becomingly. * Our veteran friend and fellow. townsman i. CapL M. Smith is one of the oldest and * must responsible men wbo sails a yacht. II Always easeful and courteous, be baa woo « a place in tbe s fleet iocs of our visiting I- ynehirr* which ta not to be Ignored. He i- Wis tbe first man to take charge of tbe P old Grrtrvtlt, somewhere about 'S9 II Since then hr has sailed from Schellrogtral> I.sndlng. and baa for a number of years -fely navigated tbe A. 1 yacht I'-mina. -I We bare a reonrd of seven first prises i I icing woo by ber in six year*, from T2 - to "78. »incr which time she baa declined 0 racing, having, io ber owner's Jiulgmcnt, won sufficient laurels a a a racer. 1 One of the pluckiest parties of the aca- - -m was that which embarked Thursday ' .ft, moon from tbe Landing In tbe care of - <*«pt. M. E. Moore, of tbe yacbt Abbott. - A Biff northeast wind prevailed, and tbe i water was just rough "enough to make it , lively. A sail through Cape Island, JaWta . and Skunk Bounds was had, when tbey » n-lurned well satisfied with their cruise of f twenty miles. The following hdlea end r gentlemen composed tbe party: The ' M rises Lixzte, Emily and Julia Kean, . Ml*. N. Birchali, Raymond Bycr, and Mria Bailie J roe*, all of Philadelphia; T. B. and W. C. Reeves, of Camden. ' Mr. Liggemann and wife, Mrs. Gamier • and daughter, Mr. Weigh tman and Chris. , Hartlib, of Baltimore, and Mia. Pb. i Koraig of tbri city compose^ a party wko , went out in the yacht J/agfU. Car-L Uiaa , - Futaer. oo Tuesday. Fifty aice fish mat , - csugbl and a pleaaaat sail enjoyed, after which the party pronouDced tbe Mayeu 1 the bear heat and lx-r captain a first-ate 1 | man. Tl.-r were all guests of tbe | A Daring Act of Bravery. • himself and family, some of tbeir. lullr • children, was being driven on Beach - Arrant Saturday evroioc lass, the leather , hand coupling one of the wldffi -tree* to the carriage broke, causing the fragments - ' to Mrikr one of the bursas' leg* each time , ' he moved. Tbe animals v v- broke Into , t -te' ached by tbe accident, 'lie rtrl-er I— ! . Control of his team. They rtwhed aloce wilk terrific speed till the re-i decor of 1 Mr. Perrin. N -. 7 Columbia Arroue, was > rraehaL Tins gentleman, al great rl-k . of bta life, sprang In front of tbe b— and grasped the bita ; finally, after taring a aerrre shaking op, he atopp-<t :t- ' frightened runaways. This was truly an , act of c*)ulnesa and oouilge that place* tbe name of Mr. Perrin oo a ipQ at moot I composed of those wbo rid: their Urea . t tor mben safety. Senator siyaid reaMobesalheold Cbpc ] ; May. and very prussdv cucreraed with 1 n-roibe^paM and pvewnit nf^onr tuwn , ! This being to him aa attractive way^cf J getting here. Tbe steamer passes on ber ! I way down within sight of Mr. Bayard's ' w hich ta In Wilmingtro. DeL The New Colmnbia abounds In fialigU- | ful mimic. Tbe amiable comprocv. Mr. « Arooaon, New York, and Ibe aonotnpiished i - j 'j ^ ^ BD^Wadi^hu j |

They do Say k The chain bag ta still an element hi ror society. * That aoTt abcll crabs ha* been scarce Tbe dude's cane has a nil d-er bead, that be may bite It to aid bta teething. i That many cottage famiDea are desirous r of selling out at Atlantic City. That tbe prettiest girt on tbe Island r wears s No. 2 shoe and 6 glove. baa few equals in this country, t That's distinguishing Hall at Newport society is Its observance of Sunday. 114 ytan i* tbe " now old ta Kr of a ■ Hutch cradle io Beneact 4 Brother's, t That tbe two listen it Congress Hall j greatly admired by the sterner sex. i There is no more order loving city than : Cape May within the limits of tbe Slate. That roe nf tbe quickest things to «"W a seaside hotel is a nor 'out storm. That the white caps of the waves are, tbe words of a fussy man, barm leas That a face buried in a slice of later- ; melon ta tbe persoalficatiro of real busiThst ikrre Is nothing taxy about a | porous piaster, and It stick* well at its Work. That * hundred virtues of a man are forgotten tbe Instant be show* one evil elegant rireaaca seen as at Gspe May Ibis ! That the city ordinance* should be so as to prevent fools from gelling j drowned. Thai Cape May's hotels have never bad tbe careful and successful management bad this season. That no watering-place hat been an free , from robberies and disreputable characters , as Cape May this year. , That Cape May ta fortuntagjn its im- | niuuily from thieves and humbugs ibis | sea—n. Tbev have alt von* in Sttanile Atlantic ,

, That one or two dude* at tbe StockuS , , than Profcasnc Lorotis' garden parties. | k That an attempt al blackmail was made I h ocly Ism week uc the proprietress of a I e house nf ijUtarat hy nor of our city o* * , rials. i i. Ttiat a crriaiu editor ta writing piteous i r apt-eaU to our business men because he ' ,f has not what be rlaima aa hs share of i J their printing patronage. I Tbe beat place f-wbtackfisb la ataiul an a old wreck. Tbey arr haul of nosing 1 s around tbe rotten wood. i 1 Tbe beach drive from the Mineral r Springs House towards Stweiia Point ( needs tbe kindly attention of the scraper. 1 3 Tbe turnpike to tbe .steamboat landing : ta still a favorite, and ought to be sprinkled r Just before tbe fashionable bathing hour. ' I An irate woman a little way from Ibis d i city struck al a pig with a stick, but *- ; mimed and pot ber aboulder out of Joint. i , That Richfield Springs ta roe of tbe . moat charming rewwis, and the New 3 | American ol that place roe of the best 8 . kept hotels in the country. ■ That the man wbo goes to Newport and 1 does not know anybody, may lie likened " to a shcrpaheaiLoa dry land. He ta utterly d I That much fault is found with our au- 1 . tborilka tor tbe croliuoed neglect in en- '' l forcing tbe requirements of Ibe ordinance t prohibiting tbe balking of betel and ^ > board Ing -house drummers at the railroad ' 1 stall -c. * i Tbe oyster commlaairo appoii ted by '' t tbe last I-egiitatore of this State will virit ' i Cape May during tbe month f-ir tbe pur- a pose of ioquiring Into, and reporting upon, * i oyster culture in tbe waters of New Jerary. j * I Tbe official wbo stands charged With ' tbe attempt at blackmail ro a bouse of i pnstitutiro in this place owes it to bim- ! self IM-lbe community of which be is a ' - sworn conservator of tbe peace, to bare a - thorough, open and searching iuvevtiga- I; tiro of tbe — — -i— J r *•- a , Wast Cape May Notee. j Tbe fresh routed ooffae man. J. W. ' • Bally, ta aa smiling aa tbe day ta long-it ^ ! ta a boy, tad ta thriving. I I Tbe cottage of Mr. D. E. Eldridge hat * . undergone some very telling site rations, wbidi bare decidedly improved the kink* ■ of II at Mr. Henry Rutherford, of tbe Arm of a I Sender 4 Rutherford, ta now engaged in 0 bringing [cache* from Delaware to Cape „ : May markeL Tuc sight of than sill q » Tbe demand for cottage bearding in r : West Cape May taaa great aa ever; its dif- j I tenoe from tbe ocean ta not so great u Io p i unoc irom tne is not great io

I make it objectionable, while iu freedom : from drinking saloons and Sabbath Vteae- , orations makes it a very desirable locality. I All tboae wbo would agree to lake boarders ; have bad tbeir bouse* full. Weal Cape May has all tbe advantage* of a acamde ' resort combined with tbe qulef of a country residence. Claries Orne, head of tbe upholstering > department of J. II. Beneael 4 Bro., ta ; miat ; bis specimens *re Just about perfect. Tbe time for action In tbe matter of In- : corporation of this section ta folly come; ' it is vary certain that something will be done aooe ; it mom either asmime tbe reins itself or be Incorporated with Cape May Oily. v*x. Craatlnx Good Humor. There ta a sensation of gratitude, a , vague feeling of obligation, to be read in ibe face of whoever tmeigaa from the dining bell al tbe Stockton Hotel Tbe and the waiters are known of and tbeir service* are recognised, but ?ctween them Is one ro whom both are dopendent, one wbo. perhaps more than any other, creates the popularity of the establishment : for a -ell-led man ta a -od humored roan. Mr. Horace Cake's me from bta post would soon be dia- , d and regretted by all wbo are de- < '-■>!< ro tbe steward of tbe Stockton ; bat futiunately be never ta atacnL Tbe new railroad tridge over Oraasy ' Sonnd connecting with Fire Mile Beach ta nlfb completed. Comrade Lyons, of the Sayville House, informs « that yesterday the flat crossing by tbe loetxnolirc i was B«waf ally accomplubed. He thinks , in about ten Osy«, or tcride'STwo weeks at fanbrai. The new Hotel Ancteses to atao Dtmring comploiro. and wBlbe epec | l^r.ijgs eutertaiumeol at vtaslora hi Ibe Do yen ever have arule pallia In your 1 left bream amaodlng to yonr arm*, do you t have aoBocating feeiingi in the rerirn t of yror bean f If to yoc base Heart Dn I ease. Cm Dr Grant Heart R-gutater, a tare tpmllt *1 per bottle. Tbe Atlantic City papea claim Umt Ibis , is tbe bigreat aeaauu that plaoe baa evsv It is a odd year, aaya an rs- i I ^SlyTXy 1^*"° V"' W

Sad. Accident . ,Jr Tu Sot drowning yet recorded gt Sea Idr City, orcurred alnnt 6.10 p. m., rn ce Monday last, thr victim being Alice Homed rn, a domestic in tbe employ of at Mia. Bemie Grafely. a resident at tl at p'race. The unfortunate woman, wbo rcis Ptwutcd bersclr as br ing an espprikklm. teer. was ie tbe habit of bating alone ■d ""'T In the morning before thd people were astir, and u night after other bather <T* kad retired. On tbe present occasion *be left tbe bouse shortly after »lx, and rt entered tbe surf nearly abreast of the Life Saving station. Ma. Gafely stood by ber window and watched bvr for some i minute*, then retired to attend to sroir II I household duly witboot a au*pleion that t ; tbo had looked for the last time on tbe n bring face of bet faithful arrant. The ■ cottages here stand oo tbe bluff, J oat shore i 0 high water mark, and ro the porch two door* up the beach. Mis* Mary Cpprrman t was standing, also watching Ma. Rem.- s den, wbo was rwimmlng north along tbe outer line of breakers. Suddenly she J ; threw up ber bands, ami as a wave broke t - ! over ber, disappeared, rising again a - second later and almost inatantly sinking c to rise no more. Tbe alarm waa given, 1 but as tbe beach was deserted no rescue C • could be effected, and not until Isrelrc ' bona later was ber body frond no tbe y > teach nearly two mile* north of tbe fatal I locality. „ Twenty years ago Ibe ship J Vortimrr r IJnngWon waa wrecked oo the spot where k ' . tbe drowning occurred, and tbe sunken I timbers yet remain barely covered at a 1 ordinary tide, and as Is tbe usual rule a I j With all obstructions in tbe surf, gullies n form around lliem, through which the " I tide twirls with dangerous force. Ite- ' yood doubt tbe .unfortunate woman was « dashed against and entangled by tbe tl : sunken wreck, as her body showed 1 severe bruises in consequence. I-lkc a every other watering place Sea Isle bus o ' Ibe safest beach on Ibe coast, but unless ' this spot is buoyed other deaths will a; ■ ujis *|*i is oooyru onicr drains wi„ a

snrely follow, aa oo hnman skill could s 1 avail a swimmer in their fatal grasp. 1 Gorooer Cole waa at once notified and r promptly took charge of'lhc care, taking 1 the testimony of ail parties, whicb so plainly showed aeddenu^atth. that no 1 Inquest waa necessary, rac body waa interred in tbe Calvary church yard, and i: wilh the meager clues in Ids ptaaeasion be p will endeavor to trace ber relative*. She e an intelligent English woman, about n yrarv of age, and represented besaelf o as tbe widow of a British officer, wbo waa v ' in Broth' Africa. She leaves a f mother in York, England. A Bad Business. 1 : • or the Wars. j. Tbe life that was lost In tbe bath this rooming between the plea could have ^ saved if the men io the life-boat bad discharged tbe daty which the patrons of ^ May believe tbey ought to have u Instead of anchoring three hoDdtril (( yards outside of tbe bathing ground, and going to sleep, they ought to be cootinu- Q ally passing and re-passing from one pier . the other, and within fifty yards of ^ where the people are in the bath. If tbey k ibis Ibto morning a life wonld have been saved; but tbey never divcovered j, that there waa any pervro in dargtT until after tbe roan waa drowned. ^ Tbe question the public wonld like io answered is, whether or not the par- 1( tin wbo subscribe to maintain this boat at n anchor, three hundred yards from the j( bather*, cannot by adding a little more to tbeir subscription Induce iu crew to pan and repass from one pier to the other, and within reaching diitaftcc of the many per- v I wbo get heyood their depth, against j : the protests of tbeir friends 1 . K.8.D. u To We KdiJr oflht 'MiW." £ lit as Sib While al tbe Point recentI noticed' two boats, the Jfogpie and with flag* at their peak!, and both of them marked "Champion." a wish you to answer two questions, via : e both these flags been sailed for? h of them' U tbe champion boat r n answering tbe shore yon will confer n a faror ro an anxious Inquirer. i, Yoaa Ac., A. h We have no nwxnt at •Uo Mjw " ■winning a race While sbe it a good " sailer we do not think abc hat won a Champion flag, and of otutvc if abc hat b not none aLonld be fiowlog from ber peak. '' Metropolitan ta tbe champion of tbe C flat-class, tod as mcb she only has the * right to wear tbe boom at ber peak. Tbe 1 Mart ta tbe bolder of tbe sccond-ctaM * prise. There baa been bat two races this '■ " prtsc. there Has nrvo nut two this '

11 season, tbe Metropolitan taking the flat ' ' prise each time. ... I a Dally Race. i C A Utile before the exenrviro irain ar- ' e rives each morning the Beach Drive ta 1 - lined with people to witneav tbe race that ' lakes place between the carriers of our 1 C newsdealers, Mrora. Ronar, Brck and lial- I ' pin. .Hie fastest trotters afforded by our * - stables are ocured for tbe service. This ■ makes tbe affair quite interesticg to by. - sunders wbo often bet upon the result. The papers, done up in bundle*, are e thrown from tbe train a llule beyond the e Excursion House while It ta yet In mo5 Una. Tbey are then rapidly carried to tbe targe hotels. Stockton. New Colombia * and Coogreaa Hall, bringing about the ! homcdash for apeed. Aa Ub train gets j" 1 in at a comparatively early boor the race ' 1 is not attended with any especial danger. : aa it wonld lc If the hour was late. Still 1 the drivers at these expresses should ex- . ' crcite motion In the premise*. Messrs. R. C. Queen snd W. M. a | Berber, tbo former at Congress Hall and d I the tatter al tbe Stockton Hotel, are Mr. * I Win. S. Rook's business managers at b ' Cape May. These gentlemen have been « | with tbeir present employer for twelve * consecutive yean, and have, no to apeak, grown op in tbe periodical and agxj bosioas. They are always affable indilJrm- U [ Uve to their aeveral important duties. E Mr. Rook's business ta well represented n i at Cape May. and in t mac net that co *i i doubt gives bim complete aaltafactiro. ei " Oar trttat, David Paul Brown, ba* Ju*t procared an eaael all tbe way from New „ York. He" ta now prepared to make n marine sktacbes for seaside kiiterera to . take away aa arovenira. David baa rineaUy begun a series of art rind Ira 1, i roder an acoompltabed teacher from Phil- (; . Notice to Tax Ayera. ^ A few Bxwedsya in wbkb toaaveS per I eesL ro 1883 bills. b Back taxrf abrold be aeuied at roce to U further erou awl aiivretiving. II Aug. 10, U3, *' ^ °*T*x*Cki lector, p

Green Creek Items. . ! a Br. Jaa. Stuldilenor has been building ' n a fine hum. I Tbe first walprmolno* of tbe season i f .were raised by Mr. E. JL Sayre,;Dias t Greek. The sugar cane ta growing rapidly on - L E Milhs's faim at this plaoe. TJ.ia • show*. well for Mr. Wm. Uollingthead'v . management. Mr. n. W. Hand paid us a flying vtaH > i on Saturday la»L I The puttie school building looks dauby : In its new coal of paint. Mr. Theodore ; - Hickman and CapL IL William* are thr ' Red reeking chair* are now ■ soiree ' . article hereabout. Young men that attend earning rehears- i ah Should keep out u! ndghhaing water- ' , melon patches. The rn'ertaiomi nt which was to eomc i Off tart Saturday earning was a failure, ail oo account of the prof, war', pa dog! Cape Wm. Crawford made a visit to Millrille on Monday to look after bit fine Tom Erricaro keeps on band a foil line of fresh groceries. Mia Nora Crawford ta' al Capo May ' , spending a tew days. A bay sailing party, composed of our . young people, will lake place next week. . T. P. Erriraro baa an entire new stock ! ot tw-l. snd shoe, for the fall trade. His1 rubber Bare been bought ,o ma t n , demand. Tbe oyster farms along the Bay Side ' pro-truing. Not since tbe buainta, of systematic culture began have the plants I made snob rapid growth. Tbe season for J ' taking up " b upon us. I Tbe cotton plants on tbe Miller farm j . doing well, and there is no doubt but ' tbey will fully mature. j Ca|.c May goodie* are now running i along abort: and they were never in better : condition. < The Bay View House, under tbe man- 1 of Mr, Irw in Middkum. is doing of Mr. Irwin Middkum. doing

good and constantly increasing busiDcw. Frank Norton is to take charge of the public- school at Green Creek, and Chaa. at Diss Greet - Seavtlle Squlba. Two lamps caught fire on Mouitay evening in T. a Sharp's store and were promptly tlirown out in the road. Upon examining tbe banter* tbey were fonnd t minus the air passage. New one* were at j substituted. Those that use lamps 1 of this kind wiU do well to lake a k-vs n , Captain Samuel Young's team, while bitched In front of 3D. Eugene Town- I scud's on Saturday last, took fright, broke and started towards tbe Point on the ' ' run. It fetched up ro a post at Captain j turned the wagon over, and cm". pletely demolished it, burring .,mc ol the horses pretty badly. Mr. T inform" n 1 this ta tlie fifth runaway that Is,- I •tailed from bta store wllbin in tbe la-i '■ Mr. Joseph Sharp baa a aoo that has I yet been outaide of tbe bout. Per. bap* it would be to well to stale that bis may bare something to do wilh it, as be only arrived last Monday. Mr. Amos Wbeaton, Jr.. burial bis son last week. A valuable cow belonging to T. C. Sharp got fan on Wednoday bun in the |«asmige-w*y between the suhk and threvh. Boor. How she ever gut there ta a mystery, as the passage wai only fifteen in the clear. Tbe partition was cut away by D. W. Goody leforr the row 1 A lady waa drowned at rtes Isk City oc Monday afternoon. The b<«ty was found : morning about baK a mile above the city. ' Mr. L. B. Townscnil lias bern repaint. Ing tbe Y'an Glider Cottage al Scavilk Camp this week. Obituary. Mr. Charles Lodlsm, a rateable and esteemed citixen of Dennisvilk. thi- I county, died puddrnly at bis rvaidncc rn last In tbe eigluy-avrntb yesr of bta age. I'.wkvk,! '..I a naiorallyrobuat roostilution. and being always . in blT habits, bis life was out btyTOd the usual lime allotted to man. On Tburwtsv last be ■ met with a alight fall which 1s iWgbi to had remained In comparatively good I'calih sod active for one of hta'ytwrv a long and intimate acquaintance with Mr. Ludtam, the writer found bim man of excellent traits of charade, geniai and generous, a man of remaiksble f a living eacyciopaMia of 1

events local and nations! transpiring during the last half centuos- He was a husband true and kind, a father loving and and to his fellows a friend In time of need. He leaves a targe and respectable family of children, and a widow wbo through all tbe years of their wedlock has been a devoted and faithful companion. We extend to them our aeeHSt sympathy. W. cubiut, Aa*. it, (mo. Seovlllo Notes. On Monday evening last a sorptiKpari j ; bewn—t io upon Mr. and Mm. Stephen T. Cnleman. of Ocewo View, in ibii . County, and enjoyed a pleasant evening, as one might ex|>eci ItaAncmbcra would ' whew such entertainers mblr. and Ma. Coleman are h,at and hoaffisa. Hie fob lowing named ladies composed the party : . Mtaara Link Sayre, Liaaie Towuwnd, J°*w Holmes. Carrie Holmes. Us*k Hand, Meliie Sutton, I^iey Todd, and Mary Butler, a relative of Governor Butler, of Msssarhuwlu, wbo is visiting at Mr. Ookman's. • There was mn*k and by tbe young ladies, and the whole affair was topped off with a nice fruit lunch. We are at a loss to know where all ibe young gunHeuwn of Ocean are that nom were frond in this ] p«»y' B. F-Horoer has an ewah:Uhn>rnl in thta^lty al lhc corner of Washington and Deatur Kriets which ta a great car* J. D. Craig, will all or rent yoo an piano or oegan. or awing machine, and all you any uf the filings belonging to Ibem. If any of three ioatrnmeats are in need of tuning or repairs, leave your order wilh Mr. Craig, who will aoon get matter* right. W by to It *0 many suffer from rheumatism. aches, pain, kidney diseases, liv, r complaints, heart affections, etc. I It is because they will not crime and I e healed. All disease begins from a want v of iron in tbe blood. This want of iron makes tbe blood thin, watery and impure. ( blood came* weakness and distress lo every part of tbe body. Bupp'y v lack of iron by using Brown's Iron £ and yro will nag find yourself r; piim,'Md^Sj ihSiutL l"x" *cb*

GREAT REDUCTION. n OWWB TO TUX RECENT HEAVY EAINS, * : Butter is Coming in More Freely, - IiniKiriei and nauEstic Oieese, Fresh Eees, Pure Lart, OootiDf Battsr a SpecaUy ware & trask, :67 Washington Cape May City, N.J. . The Great Bargain House Rt THE NEW KXICKXHBOCKKB BlTLDDtrw. NO. 00 WASHINGTON 6TREET, CAPE MAY N. J t" wre^enlata^weron « tea-a'-MtOreaaroa^ aeai Gre-M Bargaias ia QUEENS & GLASSWARE, ««KAT BARGAINN In Old Fuhlmd EARTHENWARE. FIVE CENT COUNTER counter j , BARGAINS Iilratrlirarf Birf'aiis is Wirt at! Willow Ware. orret Itere.l". ,a ,ria EVAPORATED PRl'ITS. drerrorcn mm a a ee» res. iotf.e SUM TOILET SOAP. Real Genuine Bargains , ,T*_':Vr, IUt?B*8'.Pt"T ""TSlir-S. WHITEWASH BRrtmffiTAC. ALSO PAINTS ' nt s Orrel Varterv | A|"'*- SMITH A OO. PLANING MILL, SASH .FACTORY & LUMBER YARDS.

MANl PACTlKfas OP ' Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters, Mouldings, brackets, SCROLL wobk, turnings. etc.,""* BUILDING LUMBER OF EVERY" DEBCnU' I'll »J(. ! "c k*" • ,,urt co-teel!) on balht, tu-'htjOTcr, WTltw.xawd.aM Ml at tow ret lurLet WILLIAM C. SCUDDER & SON. | PHONT AND PEDEltAL tmtEETS, CAMDEN, N. J. feit-r CAPE MAY .FIRE Insurance Agency, j. h. edmunds. NO. 38 WASHINGTON STREET. CAPE MAY CITY, N.J. spfissMf ««. C. B. COLES,"' LUMBER MERCHANT, Doors, Sash. Blinds. Mouldings Boxes, &c. BRACKETS AND SCROLL SAWINO. Office, No. 14 Kaighn's Avenue, Camden, N. j. Jelfby SAMUEL H. FRENCH & CO., Paint Manufacturers, PAINTERS' AND BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, READY-MIXED PAINT. BEST SEA-SHORE PAINT MANUFACTURED. CtreotrcMS unsSgnt1 " ' "" E™1' colored, aa.1 Osttadral Otasa. Boat tor . Clrrolsn sad I'smogM.

SAM "JEL H. FRENCH.dk CO.. ' JX0»* VUttK AVKSUB. Krit'K-.il AMI CALLOWUILL BTUETTS, PHILADELnUA. : MILLAR'S BAZAAR, i 30 Waahington Street, Cape May City, nflMtilMa Prias Broilg. Ercrpi!!£ Marked io Plain Pons. "dry""goods GENTS' FURNISHING GOOD8 ^ C. M. MI 1. 1. A SI. IIKANCD if tea. A IsnrUUIMM* AVBNUX. rHILADRLPHIA. plumbing and gas fitting. YOUR ORDERS SOLICITED. C^pe Island Gas Company, U'UEKI OKDESS WILL BE ItECQVED AND ESTIMATES t'ltEKItFl'I.l.T Kt'HMMIED. Lir.o cf 3 sr. Z.z'. Cac-Cpp/.ing Stovos on Hand. BECK & BRO., flare Axes:* r«e t .pt M.J. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ALLEN & GINTEES' TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES." GO TO THE PHILADELPHIA PALACE BOOT AND £H0E STORE, grades, widths* and styles, I.KNOPF, vXJkKES WAKBlSeros AHD PEBaT cmtsrp) (oppasUs vrognra ttatt).