. -S»I«ni> ant (Sounfg. •f oar chart— rfc—irc. 11 brlroovr* (WT propfely owner end gonfl ettitan to err. kmely enotid- the question of bow be (bill rat hi* rate apoo the day of etrcttoo. In the blsj/wy of oar city there Brie—in* ban— ( and capable men 10 fill the various official poaiiinos. >u more apparent- There ere some fact* end fict» pre stubborn thing* which gboaid be taken Into grave enosld— mtlon by e»er» eoter before l»M1tlh candl'stc lo race) re bte rtft A pnl many Ciller throughout the country are grappling with the question of moblcipal reform. Many of them are almost hopelessly In Oebt. lo which cncdKton the people haee awakened toDrdtherasr"-" after year* of hmucalino to pMIc affairs, while diahooeat and incapable offiria's squandered ihelr money through prcaJatlon or cilravaglncn. We do M meet* to reflect npne tbe booestj or capability of oar prnwot city oflktil* we only state fart, one of which f thai prnfemeuU. In consequence of wblqh our taiea ere hl«bqr than they ahoold be. To oar certain knowledge this bat kept im ptnsomeo's away frran oar town, as eapitaliats arrklnr for loeeatmeoi haee fnood that oor rale of taxes would make It ddimt. fnl that they cot i Id ret liar a proper return from teal — t^r In*— tm— its. And otheta hare focnd lhat K 1s more profliable to rent then to own crttag— . Last year It was oarerasry to raise rntwe money from tax no red relate and peraonal property, than boa been annually required for tbe last six year* This was made necessary by the expense Incurred by tbe lolmdoclloo of lbs electric light tbe year brfoir, which enat from flee tneeeen thousand dollar*. All of oor altxrea are well aeqoalnted with thla leeestmeot oo tbe part of tbe rite, end no comment la weeaasary. mean of Hopping an Improeemenl which but year and the year before dlaiributed from four to six thoosaod dollar* among the laboring rlsssee' durlnx encb winier. These helnx the facts rathe ease. should not both property owner* sod enter* make their ■rieetioaafcandidaie* from men whose pset ; record ieaees no mora for doubt that their official service would be eh*mel»rtxed by hoosoty end economy. Extravagant ad. ministration of ei'T affair* not only effect* tbe property owner, but It takes tbe bread away from the laborer, by Increasing the taxes and driving away Improremenls. We say then, let eeery schism and factional dispute be dmpped.and let the flealir of ornry enter be only to elect ruch men as will ensure a wise and romomlcal admin- ' Istraliau of tbe city's affair* At tbe armor* oo Saturday evening last tbare Was drill and Inspection of lhat portion cf the ftalkmal Slate Guard baring headquarter* tn this ehy. Lieut. Colonel Smith, of i he gallant Sixth, wo* the In•peeling officer. After the manual and snot company movements. be spoke to ; the rank upon ibe abeolote necessiiy of core In drill end detail* of military disci pBiie. Company II is a. floe look lot body of men a* may he found in the S'ai. guard. Tb-y siar wrlL among ibe fort* men In line oo Saturday twining, there w»a sen- or ly ifae dlffrrrnre of no Inch In their height, and ther go well Up *— ileal |y loo. The orgsnixailoo la without s cnpisln, l.itiu. Park bring at present the loskiag sktf 1— lbs right own. but .. . Che hss not rep—ted himself, we bopr . may. and that be win he awe who wil krep tbe company up Ui Ms praerni .fll natff. we — ktd seven] ladles prest-ot at the drill. Tiwv seemed tn — Ho* tin rbrhBleamvemeoisofilM-mldirrs U-are , boprwa and goM Jncr baee rtrr been • chnemtotheeyrsot ibrftir sex. but when , they art upon the breasts of husband. . lover or brother tbey are dotihly Intrreri. ing Tbe next Inapectioo will be held in , "'I , Abraa^rSpd^ll tra meigefl1 ' build twenty dr. roqaw— rm the tract tif ' tha Kept .tor LsariO* Merer* Willie.,.. ' l^WEa=SK«K! ; We have been shown tbe plans of the c-t tagex Which «tt deriem-d ly .air hr. oithlieex. Mr. E R WMItaam. They will I* very own f>— able nod —even Iran. mo * tailing ten rooaumrh. The (mood plem are much tbe same, hat each cottage am be flalahrd and orn.twoitd differ— lily sc. a« to afford esriety In attpearaooe. Mtwr.. ' - It Will by- • standing tHsgroor to our : eiqr If thoee oaslghtly iota In It* oensar be J vszi&zssrsssESSL : ton Plies of beta, tin can. and rubbish i. if every drarripdoe may be roood. on . them. If the town has no law to reach » the nuisance lei rate he made at oocv. j That the vorv floral part of thr dty sitsi! t, be -tbos disffgured should no longer be. ,. OlSontkeevsninjt when Pnwor Bishop. i of the M ± chinch. had nearly flnished 1 hla sennoa. there wna a oommottoo in lite . chotr xeHery and eenttbole caused by the •wtranoe of a comber of person, from ot her chmcfa re—rcas wblrt hod bra rinsed „ eariiar Roth pcrocber and people were , snsstshsl aanoyed by ibis lnterTupt...c ^ Pt. 'sects who outne in fane In Ibis way " •honld be eery quiet Indeed J] what is genenilyseked b?eqmb^MrtI' Tltequlefcinngoe rf tbs sue iooevr with , hfa power to prod tedder* into eomprti. " „ MrmbraofUw loeal^post[Of^ the O A. I J; SSfc^HSLr? : An ^nriunra^ Wratogton arret P £g5^; March VI "?* « kT'gf' 01 V

^ A special meeting of COf Coondl wis e held 00 Saturday, Teh. id. President p Meeraj In the cbalr. Member* prraenl— _ Mr— r. Cas— dy. DooJUlU. Edmunds, Hsnes. Bind, Bngbco. and Townsmd. V On motioc the read leg of tbe minute* - "err disprard with. The president staled thai coe of the objects of the caling of this meeting was to prorlda for the payment of bills by " sdding to some of lite appropriations which 1 were nearly cxhanstnd. * oMinanoe entitled "An ordinance map- ^ p Hated in tbe bands of the CftyTnas111 Tbe title of the ordinance was taken for " I'S Brat raadipg and it was then read a " second I tot for amendments. The addi- * liroal apprqprialloo are — follows: ' Fo, Flm sod Water 4 BOO.OO Id For Repairing Street. 1000.00 m For Incidentals.. 240.00 [, For Poor Food... — 200.00 For Lighting Streeu 190.00 "D After the— amendments were made it j was ordered to be raengmesed sad laid 0 oeer under the role* until tunther meeting for flnaf pal— ge. Tbe Committee oo Stpesa reported tbe damage time to the Beach drier lo be such as required im [ mediate attentioo. and suggested that S00 ' r--- — S -a — — u mi rr based to DUt the " bulkhead In eepv* On motion of Mr. Cassedy it was „roered that Ibe Committee no Street, b. r antbor&ed to make atraugrmeoia foe 800 j perch of at- De with tlie pririlege of increasing the atnnuot to BOO perch if Deter' - •ary. The mmmittne was also instructed . to onofer with General Sewell in reference to delieery ol tbe. tone oeer Vf. J. R. R. Mr. Edmunds mured that tbe street J mmmittee br authorised to negotiate with Captain 8am1 Ewlcg fur twenty thousand ! hoshela of sheila to be delleeeed oo the wharf at Bcbellrnger's landliig. tbe price to be •'•} coots foe 'first re— el lood and ' agreed tn. The chairman of the Finance Committee stated that there would be doe April J 1st. 188A. twenty thousand dollars of city hoods and asked for Instructions. L Mr. Edmunds mured that Ibe 11 nance committee be authorised to make arrangt - . merits for tbe disposal of all city bonds . evening doe on April 1st. at tbe following rater, for SO year* at 4J per ccnt. ' Inter— I. for SO year* at 4 per cent. Inter. : ret. and report at the next regular meeting , of council. Morion agreed to. On motion adjourned. A special meeting was also held on Feb. 1 (Ph. Tbe same member* bring present . The minutes of meeting* of Feb. 1st, and 2nd were read and approved. ' Tbe ordinance which bad been lotrn. ■ dared »t the previous meeting. Feb. Sod. I we. railed up and finally passed, receiving I Ibe vote of an Ibe members presentMr. Band moved that one hundred delE lata of tbe Poor fund be used for tbe pur . pose of maintaining • be map bouse, which . motion area rorried by the following vote: , Ye— —Meanr*. Oa-edy. Doolitlle, Edmoods. Ban— and Hand. Kara— Messrs Ht^bea, Meeray and Mr. Edmunds mured that tbe committee on snap house he discharged and that t the per* Ideal appoint a committee of three . to take charge of tbe batter with the dis1 The^fol lowing resolution offered by 1 Mr Townsend was adopted R—oirrd. that the r— olntion pas sell the I 10th of January. T8B4. he amended to read that all bills shall he presented tn ibe cootJ mltue no wna at IraM fire days prior to Tbe following hilts we— —dried —Id ' R D Wood A Pomngny — .-4 >1 f>0 ' Bonder A Rutherford W H« ' •• AM ' J B Frhe!lroa*e._ ... 81 47 ' W— lee O Ragfare. fl 85 Je— 8 Silt— an ' I 0. Smith »«o MOO kwl oalary 185 00 ■ n-ut»v . . ■ _■ t so * r T^ X- ti 08 On rooll..a-V-ljouraed. On T— lar erening the Good Tempts- betd their q.iodeelr Inatalleib* in. their lodge -ronm on Waahingtno street. ' After the oflfayra had h— a rfflcAsllr chuhed wfab afaihority tn conduct the affair* of the lodge tAgr the eo suing three ' months, p program of entertainment was 1 carried rmt much tn ibe delight sod edifloathm of templar* and gu-sta Mua a Warwick Ware and Bayn- read appro, prist e selection* There were anega and , Stwech— by member*, and at a (String eoding a floe laneh «sf lemonade and cake was iatrndncrd. This feature prneed eery enjoyabie to all who were an fortuoste as In be pia—ni. -The following list exhibits ■ hen—of lheemc—:-W. G.F-S-H Moore: W. V. T— Laura Warwick; W. F. 8 -Lixxie Ware; W. T.-L H. fcoBh. Jr ; W. C-Ree. G F Bi*bop; w. M — Ha— e Kepnedv: W. o —Swain Garrison; WIG -Frank Bialmp: W H F —Mr. G. W Smith: W L 8 -8allie Ware; W 8 -Laura Bialmp; W. A. ROmmle Wiled; W. D. M.-Annic WUllama. The Signal aeeeinc nlutufi at Fort Ms eon. K'wih Oamlina, reporta one of our fVpe May county aehoonem Ibe SoIUr Feoap. to he . t ami wreck, lying a Ihtle exiih of Pnrtam— nh. Tbe ve— e! was bulb at DennUville ahdat three year* ago, and was —toed by Riebard B. Iawming. and —bora, and was commanded by Cap. tain Tboa. C Young whose famllv r— Id— .t Paiermo* la this county. A* tbe that the r—w is — fe. is that they have . brvo picked up by another V— wl. bin — the* haee rve been heard frcrn. and 1 the fswitlwe and frtewds rd the erew are In terrible stale of oaxlcty and suspense. There faro, however, wrong bop— that tbe c— w baa been taken off by a passing vcv ^ ' I It never rains bat it poor*. Such a musical /War* never before trv* posse*. •too of oor eon og ciliteaa. Two short i month* ago the— was not even • Je"t i harp or mouth organ to hg heard wlihin i the city limit* Mow there a— ihrre bands ■ I and as many or mure drum corps We : a— on art k-tog psople. Music lo plenty . sounds however. Goahrar Is a good raouo We call the atienlioo of our reader* to ' : U ! . burin—, men, — it well known carry the i i ".""i ' *nT Rrm ln "*■ o^nnty- j | If (a n— d of artrnVa hi their line anil and ; examine good* and prima befc— purchas. log oOtnl—i. Benexet A Beo . like I | Wanamaker. believe In adratMag. 1 | On Monday evening the T. M. C. A.. ' s&ssirrsscs^: i Secretnr^-H 8 Rnthrrf-wd. No the tbna of next — aing. j A oooeert and exkitArioo wffl ba bdld j P""-- . rrS? AdrtSL ; eMtom 14 oeota. 18-: «*>♦ — ,jt: | i

. ij, v Did y on get a valentine? f' lot ha* entirely disappeared from the ri- b4y. . 'L One of tbe pre— ing needs of this dty la a town ball. A s— liou was seen oo poverty bench on Tueeffay. ht The bet a termou a man oan pceAch after all is good example. » Cape klay looks water soaked. Bright ^ sunny ski— are needed. The examination in tbe public schools ra will take place the last of Marti.' 'P- Tbe vernal equinox will soon be here. ro* Ix is time to think of tbe r— ffxp of *84. F Right persons united arith Ibe kl. E. church on prubalios oo Sunday morning for Ust. 1 Devotional exercise will be held in tbe 1i- Y.- M-. C. A. rooms on Monday evening at 7.80. The Cape May Coraet Band serenade:! w Councilman J. IL Edmunds oo Thuradsy 00 evening. w David Paul Bpiwn, b— Id— bis other duties, proposes to start a band on hi* id own account. >g A foretaste ot spring in tbe form of >n aundiloe would now bring many people re to tbe a— shore. » Pastor Shields preach— two sermons >0 more beforo.be enters bit new field of re labor at Bristol, Pa. It is many y— ra tlroe Cape Slay war r- oo island, and yet it |s called ooe by many »• residents and visitor*. >0 A dag cart or driving carriage wben it s- veulurrs on our strecu is in danget of ing stock in tbe mud. id Mr. W. W. Green, tbe popular pre- • prietor of tbe Windsor, with bis wife, I. visited Cape May yesterday. « U is. Tillie Fletcher, ot Philadelpbi* is b visiting. Pastor Shields' family at the id Presbyterian parsonage, te Franklin atrret is musical b— dquortcr* re Its t— idem populai ion propose lo emigrate d to more peaceful places ID Uestlng tbe school building by st— m It not mgarded — an economical method i- by Councilman Towoaend. il Tbe G'tod Templar* proptwe lo have y their long talked of eoiertaiomeut oo tbe 22J insL, WaablngtoD'a birthday, re Tba pulpit of the Baptist church was " tilled last Sabbath by Rer. Mr. Russell, of i Is the Croxier Theological Seminary. i I- Mild profanity Is not funny, nig do— it, in tire mind of the truly good, add point or pith to auecdote or ooqvcr— tion. i Our young men have to go away to get i on to thh world. We need home Indus- i tri— of a kind that will 1*e through the 1 srioler. d Ool. J. F. Cake, the late proprietor of i the Stockton Hotel, has receircd a good I appointment at lbs Philadelphia Custom i ^ Valentine eve brought tbe boys and , 1- girlk into tbe street* with Ibrlr pranks id .. distributing favors to all without respect h a' persons. r: A citisrn on North street found a well 1 1- under bis Trent pavement two bog* bead's I deep. Tbe recent b— try rains —used its ( i discovery. Tbe next exsminxtlon for license to '* t—cb in tbe public acbods of this county lt will be on Saturday. 28rd inst., at '.be • Coun House. Beo. Jobuano is now a memter in full ' _ wandiog of the Jam— Gordon Bvnnrth^. club. Me got in oo Uic strength of itch « "coot story." (i The paint put oo the public school , i. building lost summer is dropping off. In : 0 a little while it will look — variegated as a ltayal Bengal tiger. Ptuaoulag dtau— tic aoima is by dreppiog ' i P In their stay death dealing drug* W so 4 off vote lost lbs laws puoiah with 0— vy f ' • Ooe and lip prisoo meat ' Out tint people made good ore of Sl ' ° Yairotln— day by <iistnbotin|j gretewjue. I ® v««. auggwite of It* character ' n wintor. Fos tun sod pleasure ae nut ' g Irak Id ntot raber dire— loo ibae the . ' sk.tlng pood. Time Oo— Indeed fly. . t You can tell what thr man who so ten. ; n devl* Inquires after your health 'pa* in hi* ( d. mind wben he ask* you if you lotrnd tn . run for an office. He wants tbe place biro- 1 r self. ! 1 We are the most abwot minded people I • in the world. Last year 5.000 000 lettvri ' I • and park.g— found tbelr way to the 0— d | I- leuer offite be— use of neglect in dlrec- ^ ( " Tbe revival rervic— still enntinue io ! ' 1 tbe M. E church with steadily maintained r ~ interest. Tbe uungitaaihins nightlv are ' t ' large notwithstanding tbe Inclement e I w— lb— . v t ' Omocil is taking tb* right steps in bav. ing the damag— made by the Ute storm , . repaired at one* Men and trams _are hard , at work repairing tbe bcoeh front. "A c ; stitch in time — v— nine." , n There are many self conceited people ii who think they know ju*t bow otb— I ■ folk's rbildreo should be maoagrd. but n . fail, dismally, in keeping their own off- p . springs auburdinaU to authority. d Miss Aleria Hayne* the ulrnted elocu • tiooisi, read, with much grace and spirit, n - an original pap— on the subject of irm- <■ Knee, at tbe Good Temp tar's Install*- 1 oo Tuesday evening of ibis wrek. I <■ ; Member* of the Cape May <1ty Area 1 J . "L-t In L'Ot^^^Ttere^in'h^i j • scenery and rewtum— . Tbe proceeds are ■ ■ lo br devoied to the C M. C. a food. j ' Mr. A. 11. Sick I— was down on Tours- . 11. 1

; day. Mr. SqAler is tba own- ot tbe Madison Hoqge, form— ly the M'Beral , Spring Hoore He crmirmplat— makmg 1 Dr. J. F. Learning and Son bat* ofllra j daya In this dty from Toraday norm la . > Wedoeeday afte—ooo. ' There tkillful ' . d cotters are equal to any em— gt-ney tn - , their line. Work by lb— n is univer«el]y . first Clara. If you ca nntg aeold a quarrel with a t low insulting person, let your lawyer i . It rqih— than ynurae If. No man 1 i deans bit own chimney, but elaployt a i who hat no object wo to dirty work, j i i , il is bis trade i| I Bwt is ntrbutine— house io the town < j wh— e more care is taken .to krep a Irish 1 neraatock Uian at lira store of Mr* R. T. 1 > Brawn. For staple good* millinery; no. ' I twos and fancy goodait w Ibe pOce tog s ' beet c< *l* at reasonable prices It her < ' motto. Don't forget to give Mr* Brown . ' i j * d*1 | I Ffwh Air. " 1 There Is Dot to much dang— In catching ' I d by rxpoeure to the bra— — tbey < I blow through open windows — many per- . w» imagine. Plus h your living ruuna | | with the frre ah of heaven reveral tiro- , io> day. -tkai'l br afraid. If you staeri f ;|S SataSsJSSSaiii unlera you are an Invaitd already. Indeed • , this clara would be benefited If ita rarer- , b—v eoufal mora— courage eo ugh to quit , ' living In a ktadof bottl* "Oh. If— I a ; draft. There must be a door ejer.-or lb* ' i like u heard any day (ralh. Iipr of there I who, of ail others, need pure air. We on- I knew a Mira Nancy of a man who said be ( caught cord whaier— a perara with damp ' SXS^SS-.SSiTS'S ! BO tonic Ukejreab airmids.mbiDe Al- f tT^d iv" ! aarss.*-™"-;:

Tte only child ot our batcher, j. S. i e Willi* is quite O. R J- Barcb, Jr.. firemra on ibe W. J. Is R. R., it *1 home tick. Harry Spaulding. rasr genial barb— ,h— h mored lo Philadelphia. Charles Soffe, of Din Creek, loat an inrr fanl ton on Saiukday laal.The press tn township commlu— is an G. W. Lane, agent al Rio Grande, came I. to the Ooort House oh- business oo ' Tuesday last. Mr. L. Wheat on. ourenl— priaiag horse d— lee , secured two fine looking animals L on Friday. g Plenty of imprarementa at Angkeret Car loads at building material gaisg or— e the mad daily. * g Ira Abram* oor popular operator, baa had charge of the 8— Isle Junction office d tinee the flth inst. y Mira Sarah Hddretb. an aged maiden lady, living on Mechanic's street, is at this r writing very UL a We are sorry to leare of the illnea a of one of tbe children of Mr. R Shimp, our f popular atalion ag-n i Oor poptijar^hyaiclan. Dr. Downs, bat hit bands busy at present. His practice a keeps him busy day and night, f V. N. Erricson. of Di— Creek, would make an efficient clerk of the beard of bis accounts with the audiiio.- committee t on Saturiay las'. He decline* re-election. Mr. Charles Foat— has rented the cottage on tbe Di— Creek road belonging to . Mr. F. F. Crawford. and big will soon take , possession. The protracted tn— tings at tbe M. E. I eborch. ef this plaeeyiuTe resulted in the e cenrenioo of quite a numb—, and still tbe good work go— on. Captain Jobo Culleu spent a couple of : days al his home o— r Di— Creek 1— t I take charge of his Teasel oo Monday. 1 It ll —id that ten weddings bare tak a place since tire begiuuiog of tbe new year • al Court House and vicinity; but It is i Lea p Yearand that tnak— a difference. The sheep ranche. al Bjn Grande, ha* i been entered by some worthless cur* end f stock to the amount of fifty dollars destroyed. The township must foot the , bill. i Mist Clara Toat, of Doyl—town, P*. - list— of tbe wife of tbe'priecipal of our l school, Mr. Pordy, left for home oo Wed- . Desdsy 6be was accompanied by Miss ■ Hideo, daughter of Dr. J. F. Learning. Tbe second annual supper of Poet 70, G. A, R , will beJwid at the Holly Tree H"ure. Townaends Iolet, no the evsniog i of February 22od (Washington's Binbdsy.) Tickets one dollar, which can be I purchased of tbe following members of t the Post:— John Learning, Di— Creek; A. J. Tomlin and J. Cheat—, Goshen; Pre*. 1 ton and German Corson, Seo—ile; R. I Shimp, D. D. Bureb, J. Spaulding ami 1 George W. Grace. Court House. Proceeds for the benefit of tbe post. S. West Cape May Items. Senator W. B. Mill— spends hi* Sab | al home. ,1 , Mr. John Johnsoo, after bis severe ill ! I nera. we are glad to state la convalescent, j Mr.' Albert. Foster bat paved bia side 1 ^ walk and yard paths with beach gravel, i i The result is a success. j We understand that Capt. John Reeve* : j will accept the nominatioo for the office of ; Just ice of the Peace for tbla township. | Wni. L. Camming* moved on Tbara- ] ; day to bis farm in Ftabing Creek. His ! neighbors were much grieved at bis de- , : West Cape May Items are making qnile , I a stir in our town. Who tbe person la ( ' that is thus taking noun among us is tbe | ] query of the day. ( We hear no more talk of a borough gov- ] — nmeet. Ii would seem a ratb— expen- , aire luxury, and one lhat may be very | well eklppod for tome lime to come. One of our moat enterprising dllsena it ' G. 'H. Reeve* proprietor of Ibe golff ( eraabilahmeot, whooolaiibttaotL , | kis buslorea life, flads time to engage ! tbe active work of ibe church. He also ( disburse* weekly, a snug sum of moor* tti at helps many a houaeh dd lo make both , end* nwet.^Our^quiet neighborhood oecda The aonual m— ting of tbe Cape chapel ' •cotrty took place on Thursday night, when j the report of the trustees showed tbe a>- f ciety to be in a very — tisiactory •condition. Or— seven hundred dollars of the Indebtedness baa been paid oo the chapel ibe poet year the building h— br— i mured from lis form— locailoo al as exof fitly dollar* and aerenty-flre mure foe palming. The amount •till doe oo the property is about three , hundred doiiar* We hope eono to bear that this small debt has baee liquidated. The following gentlemen were elected for the —suing year:— Thomas I Ehlredge, Jo* Br era toe, Enoch Elrtredge. , D. F. Crowcll aadtCbarl— Eldredge. ( Uncle T«n'a Cabin. ^ i The (Vne Mar P/.fail Tkimatle Araoc's. . Cape Aaaoci*-

" ; tie* e*^ Thuradsy of last week, repeated * , t heir celebrated dram* and— the manage - ' meol of Mr. C. E. kUritley. and the stage ! ditectioo of Mr. Al. Young The com- ' ' pony attained a far higb— rank than be- j ' fee. Mr. Young — "Marks." w— greeted 1 » with applause at every entrance. He. and " Will liar — "Tansy," are the Ufa of the J »- play. Without Mr. Young tbe perfonn. t r ancr Woald he exc— diagly dull. Mr c I Mark ley — "St. Clair." showed peculiar i elocmi.narj characteristic*. BtspoioU— t r fl rat -clara elocutionist Dot only rendered n i his own part marked, but fata vaiaabie in- 1 i : sirocliuo w— manifest iu all tbetah— chat- „ , ; act—* Mr. Smith received the credit of ! p— formiag the "heavy buaioeva." far ex- . , cevdlng any expectationa. Mr. Smith — „ , an actor makes a good vidian, naturally * . be la a thorough gentleman. Uncle Tom, . . Auat Ophriia and Tuuar, of outran, did „ . well.wadid alt the other characters. Tbe r only criticism we would make is lhat of , , "Eli—" and "Oaaste." A Hula vim would » ; Improve drew pans wonderfully. " i The piece will ha played at National " | baturdav evening. Feb. 16, far ibe " ! benefit- of tbe Btswe/ttrOspr hand. Nrw * ' acenerw and tableaux wlfl be Intro- * ! ducad. 1 Mr* R. T. Brown, No. 25 Washington 0 1 street, keeps up a flue display of all " I els la h— line. By cooeunt repieoob * I ing tier stock 1* always freah and em. k I I berate, the newest style* If Is need of « . ! dry good* trimmings, notion* or mllli- b I mve b— a call. Be sore lo exam- " - b— stock before purchasing ebe- o I where. * It Many of our oillxeoa will reaanhertbe ® • late Jobs Haoey. Be and bit fath— be- fa i fore Mm were pit.** Tbe eld— Hanty. o r by the way, w— an Iriahtnan) while n i on a gunning expedfana is tbe snoods 1 «~ r froze IO death. Hit b.dy lira buried near L I TsnGihi-'t mill. South bear ilk. The „ 1 left ao posterity. , si The aim— 1 autea— of tbe. Unsocial ' fa r affatr. of tbrcily wiil be pub; -Aral Tie a i finance mmmiitec have nearly completed I •- tb-ra-ditef tbe steaausl tbe (faff- I I eat >4Bcials wh. braidle the cay's c— b. 7 ' SX tto^kW**1 i*Ua*'ar (>uUl- \

County Notes. 5. . This it tbe mouth le trim grape vine* Tbe b.rt weather will give the road The I'realiyieriao cfapel at Cold Spring There wi« be • lively race foe tba office a- of freehold— In fbe Middle tow—hip. Mcae ayster* wtfl tie plan led by the L Pay Jour tax— and tbusqave yourself ■e from being advertised — a delloqatstt. t- Oa Uie Seven Mile Beaefa pou of money are reported to have been buried by the te Isle Captain Kidd. Is As tbe M. E. Oodf— ence approaches there it tbe usual speculation about change* I iu pastoral relation* t ' It will not be many year* st the pret- ' eel rata of cutting, before there will be scarcely a forest tree in tbe county. t A Middle township man has* dog which eatcb— game anl bring* It home. That's o the kind of bunt— we are aft—, is A big building boom tt being carried on at Angleaea and Hylly Beach. Heavy if car loads of lumber arc going over everr tr dayTie teachers withes should hare weight it with the State Board of Education in the x choice of a tup— inUndent for Cape May d On 'the Five Mile Reach a wilt] ate— > if h— geared a man wbo could (not get out of the wav when the herd bad been Mam. * OraS-4 a As the iengihr-cleg days brings Town I. meeting Deer—, .he public mind is turned I- a xn wbo they thai i be that are lo oootrul e The dogs got into tbe Rio Grande sh— p IDCloeure last week while tby shepherd e Tbe township will have to foot the damII age. f borne quarter* for the winter are now It pecking up for —Joining Ibrlr veraels, laid 0 up tn Philadelpbi* New York and other porta. ■ We call attentioo lo the ad*eriisetnc:i! lt of Thomas Ericton who has just received a lo bit store at Green Creak, full lines of dy goods and grocerie* and abiut every, a thing else ola neighbor* may need In the il housekeeping line. The valuable white cedar svarap* of B this county have a fertile soil. When a crop of shingle* aiding and rails Is taken , off, somber growth starts tip immediately r In from twenty to thirty year* the young I- trees are large eoougti for manufacturing I. Pre*byieriau church oo last Sabbaio Uiorne ing oo confession of their faith. Baptism ? and communion were sin Administered r P—tor Ingram la laboring very sueoerar folly among the youog of his flock and f interest Is deepening io tbe Suutlay school. u Diss Creek Dots. Mist Eatella Unwell.' with her brother, 1 Is visiting relations at Dividing Creek. s Miss Annie Nirkeranu. of Dennlsville, has hern visiting friends at this place. Barbed wire fur fences are becoming q ite popular hereabouts, excepting wtib the canine population. Capuin Gabriel Holme* received forty, eight southern quail last week, which will ' be put out in this plao* E Qaptain B. Howell and Ailic Douglass ■ were among i bore wbo visited 'Philadelphia from this place during the week. 1 A party of our sportsmen went out ' fox hunting tbe other dxy. tbey did n .t meet wiih their usual good luck, only ooe • 'ing killed. 1 Among oar visitor* this week are. Miss ' Cecilia Roaa sod Mr. E Schell. of DennisviHe; Mr. Corson of Ocean City; ! Capuin Richardson, of Mayville; Mis* 1 Carrie Soffe, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Anns : ' Shaw and arm, of Flaking Creek, sod Mr. Cretae, wbo bat just returned from tbe 1 ' west. Last Monday e»enlng a meeting wa. \ in this place for the purpose of or. ; ganixlng a Relief Soct—y. the object of t 1 which it similar to a mutual Insurance as. ' sociallon,when 4 member dies each snrviv. member it asaeraed a dollar, which is , paid to tbe beire of the deceased. Bgh la- ■ 1 di— and genii— nru rosy become members, p .raided tbelr age* range between sixteen 1 ; and Sixty. Owing to the iqclemeoer of ' tbe waalb— tbe meeting held oo last Mna I day was not a large one; but about thirty 1 J tioed the society, and the following of. ! fleers were elected: , President— M- Howell. \ Vice President — John Learning. 1 Treasurer— F. a. Norton. SeereUry— V. N. Erricson. Tba society adjourned to awe t Monday evening, when Ii la expected tbat many s members will fas received. ' SWBVille Scrl Doling*. f Extra meetings are still in progress at j the 8r*viile M. E church. Only ooe. at r this writing has been forward lo tbe altar. < Mr George Dare, Jr., has taken unto ' a wife. We understand Mr. Due Ip hare the Oarrigan farm next summer has oor best withe*. Tbe station at Ocean View is q-pte a nobby bilk building. We fear, however. » tb* freight traffic ibis summer Boat building at Captain York*' ablp 11 yard is not progressing *— y rapidly owinc the had a rather. 1 Sent are three in * Madame Rumor Inform* o* that we are- ' to bare sooth— wedding sooo. and we 'f boys are laying In an extra quantity f of pond—, so look out B— . Mr. Rylvanus Corson sold a. calf six . ks old to M. Swing, which weigh, n 801 pnomi* Mr. Swing inform* us la- „ net— bought I Kit ooe before at lhat age r In as goral order, sad that ooly weight.! pound more than Mr. Corano* Mr. Isaac Wilson waa married at lbM. E praoooage, oo Friday or lut week. Ibe bride being a Sea Isle City lady. The boys got wind of the wedding, and as soon tbe crremony wot ended poo- eded.to serenade tbe happy couples U calaUttp dm* Stun. ^ There are some old rem! a ■scene— ol > cape May tbat are quite Inter—ring tn our * reader* aiming them this may be apropai ' thirty years ago, what is now f stCipe May Point, was uader the ' Dktrol of Hoq Dowm Edmuod*soaie of 1 kis workmen fetrnd ooe day oa the marlod Surface of tree* peculiar ragu* Thr signs created much pea men', and finally re •Umd la Mraraa ' En ch E.im.i»I*D'« n. to are I*. W«tert B Mole.. Alex. Jam! _ ram. Ziah Oltrer and "Black M'we," oiakup their minds UMiig for buried treat- ' of "Ckptalo Kidf Tbey ftmod ° e— 'ato°Nx*, t»w whbia a fei fe-^rrf ^ aLske. Mr. Milkr caraied the amort Al mid night be struck what w»\ ' .tuppnrod to be the money hex; imme * tba ye»l* Mr. Miller Mood it aa lot as bacterid, ibeaaaid: "I can't stand this ; enat k-p toy fast on ; let's run.' Ttwy left, and this wound rp the smrcu I. oftba tkpeMay moaey hum-* Qawy; S ; Waa a Jnka pkyod on them I c

So* lain City Murmurs. The p rsqpir flying northward, d Rev. J. WUaoa has taxes lo himself x wife. g Our "dude" ran lhat women are all r.nlty and vexation of spirit, e 8a Isle la all astir again, and buildings are going up io every direction, e H- W. Barnett tire lares that he k a victim of misplaced oroOdeooc. f Dr. Eckart, of Philadelpbi* It spending a f*w dsys here with a friend. V Mr. Bryan, lumber merchant, la ahipe ping Willi* maport lumber to this place. • street ahpe, viaur. Mud and water abound • in our street* Mr. W. S. rtbeaton baa the appolnL u roeot as agent "t the depot at Ocean e View, W. J. It R. Col. J. H. Reynolds was ao the Island b a few days ago looking aft— tba interest « of (be W. J. Ex. Ou. Captain G. H. Dare, of North Bearille, u IS attached to the survey corps which is to y lay out the ocw railroad, y Agent J. E- Ludlam is very fond of taffy, but be will he Mill more partial to it the mayor's office aft— March, v Mim Mtna Smith, ol Una place. Ins y gone to Washington, D. C.. to spend a | couple ol mouths with friend* r ! Mr. Matthew Hand, of Rio Grande, Is it among as tgnia. We welcome the return Agent T. t Luillam opened tbe new d pretty building .1 fine •rchitectural'd^ •1 sign and finish.. Tbe surf clams which were washed up P oo the beach in great quantities during tbe • begin to decay. Isaac Hugh— is pushing forward Ibr 5 pl—ed il will an ornament to our town. ' Wednesday's tram brought Mr. Aber- ' H B. Bannstd and a p awe of men. to lo! 1 City Railroad. 1 Quite a delegation of gentlemen from I Sea Lie witnewed Ibe glove fight bctw.en J. Delanev and tire champion of Virgioia, B which took place in Fhiln lrlnhis oo Mod. day evening. * 1 Madame Rumor's Ut— t it lhat Mr. J. ' W. Beeneli. our arbrml teacher, was unifalr daughter* Further particular* next ' *r'k' ,1|C "kc has teen pasxd I around. A que— thief bas been going tbe rounds 1 lately. He eutered tbe loll bouse on M «dsy night and took a pair of old boot* - breech. Irwdlng gun worth forty dollar*, he - *!*> broke into Ibe watch house of the 1 railroad company and abatracted a pair ,4 book sod watch. SruoBii t. Tuckahoo Notes. Capt. Somes* Hand came home SaturMiss Marian Wallen has rerorced from I Camden where the hat been laying an Captain Jam- Budd's new vessel, the J/nmi> Bannttrrt, is no more teen in the ; Mr.'tcr Cbri* Hand went lo Camden', • ' Monday, to visit his aitt- Mrs. F. U. • PowelL A Dunilwr of our captains, who hare 1 been icr-bound, left the first of the week to attend to their v—el*. ! Mr. Frank Powell arrived here Moodav .evenlng to supply hi. enstomera with , cigar* throughout tbe county. [ ^ Mr* Pcrkin*. a heieeof Mrs. Midden. 1 Mr. Porter, the celebrated ventriloquist, > is stnppmg at the Star Hotrl. It U reMr Harry Baker came borne from El N. J.. Saturday evening It", and while taking a drive ou Sunday morning ■ tbe horte kicked and broke tbe c*rri.*ce Iu , • several place* H. . Paixbuo, N. J., Feb 8, 1884 , Mr. Editor-. — 1 wish lo correct aetate 0 mem mane l>r Mr Scorel in his sketch ou . ' Deep Rre Fishing" in your l*u issue. He says Hat "wlien the June tun bedirapp— from tlie Atlantic to*" Such is not the case. The fact Is Um dram la more plentiful along out C*P'lhsM*,J 7'Un,T, ^"lK* during tb.Theae months Are gen— ally cooaid— rd belt— by old flsbermi-n for 'drum fishing in Ibe surf than Juoe. The ran numbers of tliem taken io tbe latt— part of Jul, Inst hv tbe menhaden fishermen off Cor tliis flab in the summer o^onth* ? , expert in the art nT fishing. His aoonUDt of hit experience with tbe eighty pounder • makes one'* fingers itch with a desire lo grasp the drum-iine. But even J. S hat not reached tbe highest enjoy. eighty pounder io a heavy surf on a ihelv. ng belch, nor has be resi zed one-ball tbe "game" there is In the black drum. For lagatioc fitrevta sutsorur af'jreaald Uol this ordinance stall tsxr | a • 8 — .... J! h-lnR?*'"***' Approved Fet-rusry 7. leas. Prohibition Convention. All persons favorable to Prohibiting the manufacture and sale st a beverage ol *pirii/Hia and malt liquora iu the Rale ol 1" Jersey, are invited to. me— in con _ Ventfac al Cape May Coun House oo Fiilav afuv noon Use fiffih low. al ball pa« I on-, to ofgaoixr a Cmntv Prohtlmion Uo I km. ffinailarv to tbe New Jersey Slate I Prohibition Pari*. E. H. Prnujrs. ') II RrTHiproKri, Com. Gxo Oooxs, ) Rev. Cbarleg-Warwick, form— ly of this re ounty. bow pas! or of tbe Baptist church }' ai Butileion, P*. I* evidently well taken j' of fay bia cnogregallotL When be •ruled with them tbpy gave him a floe - ; about a year ago tliey pr—eoted -l him With a gold watch. About a month the hone they gave bun -died and awn aft— tbey handed him • purse onotmnlng two hundred and forty -six dollars with »hi«fa lo pur— rare another. NotlOW. the "Mill— Farm," behragtog to ~ Mr^J. C BuffitywUI pjtaae make appil- ^ tt

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