•M« rrr Annum, In Advance 3to(and anil (Sounfg. TTmr mm to he ■ [rat deal of Sir mi.riactiau oo the par! erf b few Interested persons in reg aid 10 the pc!i<« o f the cOm mlttae appointed by omacil. Id giving 11k contract fc* printing the 10,00(1 pamphlets to ttt pobltaber erf tin Warn. That tbU dtaeatisferiirai extends in ibe public gracrally, « ban breu unabta to find if the can, but no Ibe cuuimry we bare beard many expreashiM of approval of 1Kb andoo of Uie committee in baring tbe work doocsl Lome. In a friendly owutnr we with li. correct some statements made in hta laaue of ail werk by our neighbor, llic wdttrw of tbe Mar. We o«rre with faim -that IbeaprciBcBiitioi for the work to be ■ dooe wert eery Incomplete and indefinite, 'but we., know that be received all and everything in tbe way of ipeciAcaffotn that were give*. to ourselves, qs we did not «et a bae In writing front I ha committee, and tbe only way In which we could aaocrtain what tbe requirement* In be complied with were, wai by reeking a ' pel weal iolervlew with l lie committee. ] TbU tbe proprietor of tbe Star bad tbe : aame opport unity of d> lug as ourselves, 1 anil we believe that tbe committee would • ririlliuglybave given him lbes*roe inform*- 1 lion- We bare nodoirr to make a coo- - trovrrey of tbia motter.faut ailblita public I billions it hat a right gAoov the exact I . facia ia tbe case, aad after having placed ■ tbem before our citizen! and readers, I we prop, we to rest aatitficd with their i Judgment in regard lo our own and tbe i committee'! act ho. When tbe matter ! -of odvert&ng Cape May ia pampk- • let form wai agitated a few week! ago, ■ the chairman cif tlie committee and Ibe ■ {Mbitabev of tbe Wire personally anlieilad I pn rate aabaertpUoot for thai puipeee^sd 1

bad already been promised from different > public Hdritrd ill Item, romi which in the -1 aggregaU would bare paid at least half I •the on* of publication, ll was then de- It •lerntbf.d lo ask council to Bake an appro. J iprietHn au Sclent to cover tbe balance re- h .quired, with the ptoviao that half would I Ibe ralaed by private subacriplieo. When G ifbe iitktlcr wai brought before ccaincil 8 Bat body law fit to make an appropriation C for tbe entire expense, and at Ibe aame 1 lime a committee was appointed lo award at tbe work to the Uiwrst bidder. After tliia committee bad been appointed, it cceetatJag at that lime of ooly two oicmtwra, they came In tbe editor of the Win and re. '' quested that be would prepare a portico >' of Ba manuscript. Thii be oooaented to g do with tbe understanding that If the matter when prepared aboulil.be mtufaetary, " he aboald receive fur buiervicea tbe tmall •" sum of twenty-five dollara-and if tbe work b should not meet with tbe approval of lb^ d committee 11 should go into the want ' basket aod no charge would be made. k When tbe work waacompleted It was read a to ibe cqmmiuee and a majority eaprarcd I foemseir*. aa entirely ra'tafird with and c were pted iu If ai Ibe editor of tbe Star " aaya, tbey wore not pleased wnh it tbry e were under uo "bligstW®. to accept it. 1 Now briefly lo regard to Ibe bid for the 'I work. Winn tbe u. alter of preparing <! tbe manuaenpt t..r a part of Hie work > wrai cumplct J a* pr«pii--1 * of the < Wan atal-d u> foe carol tee that be • 'would maar oo rhargra for tbe it in t tbe evre.t of getting the contract for I the printing of l ie iwnpblef, other « wiarbe wasln recalre lb - twenty-five dnl- j lira acreed upon. Our bid therefore in- 1 eluded the rnanqsri i.rf av will ai Or ' printing. Tbe following were tbe Udsaa " printing, me allowing tbe Udsae "

retailed by Ibeoimmitlee: H gar' a' a. Bergman. Wldlanuoo. I! nil aa ma tus m u Ai.wirtw.ir ataird the bid of T. 11. J WUUamaan includes the cost of tbe mam: u •dipt : Id case tbe onu'ract had been c given lo Mr. Magrath or Mr. Seigman,-tbe j, city would have brrn obliged lo pay lb< ., taenty-fivc d Ulan for ll. Tula would > rally make tba bids aa follow!: rwm^a "Z?sr e Mmawvipt at aa m at g •was •»» torn 'B It will thus be tees at a glance that our „ bid and that of Mt. Seigs an were of Ux j asms amount, aad the d'y would have 9 paid tbe tame dollar for dollar If it 'j hwdbacugiruotoklinailtDowpayiU.ua. , while tba bid of Mr. Magrath ».■ seven « dollars higher than either. When U was T found that uur Ud ami that of Mr. N . nmanwarettiaaatae, tbe ooBmlttae decided j •ogive tbe prefereoofct Ibe lame ngtmiu j a borne aatabfiibmae!, wbk h «r believe .to be only fair and Jurt We bare now „ planed a full autcmeqi before Ibe citizen i j of Cape May. Which wrtvlt h our duty lo p selves. Ifrrafter we shall refrain frum j uy further ptlbiioalioo!' oooot ruing Oeee, , or any albrr perwreal matters, aa tee feel that tba mij why of our readers are not In- #

The Hood Templar's prefonnancr A * 'Tea Nights in a Bar-room" came off oo 0 Tuesday evening, aa sdrertlsed. Fur in It did ezceedinrly well, tvanc of the ^ ch snare* in this danpraitica require Dot a little of ail to serve* fully render tbem. . Mr. H. H. Moare, aa Samuel Bwicbei. sbnwwd be had tbe right stuff in bin for .. Ota, the leading cbwwcrsr of tbe place. ' B. 8. Rutherford. H. T. Phillips and 1 H. Smith. Jr., pivfiwuilng important parte ^ "*^£ori,Td "* /W"- ,v-" > vrere crvdliehlf ukao by Means. Hugh ' Krcbofom, Clarence Bomki -and J. S. > Berber aad eblld. Mi. M^Ta^d [ . Maty Morgan waa aalotwl and (aibetie , actog. Mian Hayma n. good in tbe t Hrkitable Cariwrigbt. Mo. muS M„, , Smith ai Mrs Bammoud aad Mrs. Slade . SliEiHiESS i ; if flZd."''1 ' .... .. T.,-, ! "l—- "S 't I P" "Sf ■***"" "<i ►

An EnloyableRecravtloai. | ) Tbe Chalfonte was the Bene do Tburv j day evening of itunmer life and pleasant" . aoeiai enjoy men., the ocrwi'ibn bdng.a reception tendered to tba iter. E. P. . - Sbieldi by torin'rrra of his oagrrgatioo and pcraoriai friends, prevr>ua to bis . _ departure fur llrtaid P». which hVi be tbe oaw pastorale and future borne of , himself and family, thaai began to art ire r by T.Wand w^r- iMat crilially receive! , d IherapwcpHi. dining room of tbeChairra'.. , i. w as well filled by a company crmiprard of t nunc of tbe most prominent families of . a our city. A very pieaaaat feature »»' la tbe pre^nce of tlje young people Iq fori '. , u Tbey added much of brauly and pure tr c the It— aaloa, and enjoyed tbem selves , d' hugely in playing gam. -a Mr. and Mia: k Shields won all bi'arti. if thci bad tg.: ■ t been fully dooe before, by their genial , c aod dignified deportment. Tlie iter pti to j afforded them n fanaablt oirpnlunity la t ■ ay final fare-wella and to steak pleasant , j words of parting dratinrd 1 1 live toog in . the memory. Tbe committee having j ae Kecrprion in cbnrgr ia t r be bearli.'y [ I congratulated upon their sncc.-asf ul labors. , A moat bountiful luorb of Ice cream. , I cake and fruit wai ooe of the {rruducu.it c . iu effort!. Among Hfuae prarot were— I l'altor Shields anl lamUy. Henry Hani,. t| , wife and too, S. It. Stites, wife and darfgh- { tertiary, Saui iel Schdienger and daugh William Eucn and daughters Carrie, b Edith, Beriioa and Delia. Henry Knoit, wife and daughter. Rev. A" P. Johnson and wife, Mr». E lward Thtlor and daughter Ella, Mrs. Thus. Wales and daughter j, Jennie. Mrs. Albert Hughes, Mm Ahhie Mm. James Mrcray nnd daughter I.iaaie, Isaac B. Smith and dittghters, (| Mil. W. Scheilcnger and granddaughter. W. Band aad wife, (MooeljL W. |( aod wife. E Jotinsoo. wife and ,, daughter Annie. Mrs. Magooagle, Mtu Tiodell, Wesley Hughes and wife. n Swain Itceccs and wife. Jut. Q WiDinaM (| and wife, W. Sbeuer. Rev. T. P. l'r ice, Mr. Lindeoheinw. Willi! Pratt, J. M E. K Mrs. John Benexet, Mn. Harry (| Hugbes, Mrs. Dougbiaa, Mra. Jaa. Gan.

Mrs. Joseph Hughes. Mra. Su>ie I.udiam, t Mra--J. Mecray and son, Mra. Hickman. ( Iiemnel Miller and wife. Mra. George MilMias Kent, Miasm Roetbel, Mrs. MeMisses Alice Brown. Corn I-ud , Rae Mecray. Annie Smith. Allctta Haynea, Mary Miller, Susie Hildreth, , Cleveland. Mra. A. M. Learning. , S. H. Moore. Clarence H. Brooks, MrRutherford, Rev. G. F. Bishop, T. | Brooks, and many others wb.ee nam.^ , crowded out far want of apace. A supper was given on Friday evening J last by Mn. George W. Smith in hoc.* of buahantTs fifty-third birthday. The ^ gallant Colonel was for the once outflanked by bU better-half, fur U knew J nothing of tbe affair until a message was aaut him " to come to supper." Judge of surprise when, on reaching the snug dining rOSm. be saw a number of frieods silling at a board of tbe moat bountiful kind. It did not take loog to nuke bin: acquainted with tbe delightful strategy of ( the bousebald bead- After receiving the | company's coogratulatloaa, tbe busiqeaa of attending to the templing supper or eupisd a period of social enj uyment that nothing bat pleasant memories behind. Ike cakes and Jellies were all tbe inure member of the household. Full Justice dooe this part of the bUl-of-fare. Tire supper, in short, proved a success In every particular. Colonel Smith has reached a lime when such pleasant little tea pa'liea these are doubly (barer and mure eo. than at any preriooa period in jife's J.nwoqr. May be have many happy birth day returns We mention the name> - 13 tbiwe «bo wrra present as follows:—

G F. Blabop. Thumav Millet, S. Moore. T. H. Broke, Editor Star cf Capr. and it W. Hand, of tba Ware the evening Profrsar Mansion's land Irndrred Cokmel Smith a serenade. 8.*De cbolBMwira were played, and then ample was dona to a luDcb of oake. tenooade and other pod things set oat by Mrs. Smith. Tbe annast report of tbe Sea Grove Sabbath School for year ending Decrmber 81 st, 1888. Tbe following sre tbe amounts oollrcted by each rlsw during tba year: E. Markley tlSOS A. Wright SW A J. a^.c.10 — 14 u7 4. Mra. W. G. Bugbear. Si 7!' A Mra. A. W. Stmngrr» infant it 63 H.s I. F.nlry, , cla ~ev. Miaa E Reeve* 1*49 Total.. -x *UM Average monthly collections *7 88 1 A Avetwgr attendanre .40 Tbe nffloere of the school are — Superin-tewdett-W. G. Hughes; As-'.. Supt - Markley: Treasurer— A. Wright; Secretary— Hcmy Hullvn 1 ; Organist — Mra W. G. Hugbes: Afc't. Organist-Ode Librarian— A W. Springer: A»T. Librarian— Eugesw Curwlo. Taking lnt « ouorideration Ibe average attendance tbe'collecGuat for tbe year will compare favorably with any Sabbath

school in the' oounty, twiag an average .rf ■ nearly *9*0 per scholar. The fire department was eallad nut oo ^ Mooday tn-wnlng at ooe o'clock to subdue i a blase that bad broke out, or waa am.ah- c eringln a house on C'orgie street occupied - by George Delmoue and ownnd by a oonresident ckiaeo. Tbe engine was prom]'' - oo Ibe spot, sol In ab.-ut tsrenty minutea tires tbe first alarm tbe fire was put out. Tbe arcsdent probably aqoae from ooubuatiblr material loss adjoining cloaet. | Mr. Drltmitie'a less la principally by water. Bis furniture was tared, bat < somewhat broken. A hundred dollars •bould cover damsget ta buiWU.v ' Having a team cf g<wd bocare at band, smMsso" jreUe^dsmomoat'.i mumcipai gorerntneni in thus perfecting , the dty'a fire department, now which , may be relied upon in any ordinary To our patron and ccareapoodont Bias ■lane: » we cannot attend Ibe no- ! pitala at tba y«mg panpia. «ar ml j quarter has been spent In getting into our , |iiau aaiuu a salt apuoc fix a wrdding re. , • crption nearer borne. We must rmno. ( cure somewbare. and this strikes ar as a i r»<! ptaer lo begia. Please make tbe I proper excuse toe usio Aguatna and. Ms ™ . : There ia rcnrt in' a aaO*. »A1 an .. - \ adrmi-mrut. Vi e are doiug well ;n this fa*, a-tr Brett. AngWea. Sre I-'.e , , Hereford, iba» ibr rev ilxas known j i " . . i

l>J0't forget "I/rat lo Loodrei* and the | "C.M.C B." I' And now tbe Presbyterian church Is! without a pastor. 1 ' IsTofc in our advertising columns for what yon may want. IT* pier projrc^ls being agitated. Tbe 1 out-look is encouraging. Amateur theatricals are getting tote very popular in our town. Home shallow (roods light-bousrward sir. aid be drained before Sre weather. lrl us bare a public ball. One would ' pay a good interest on tbe investment. The Stockton Holt 1 * III br offered for 1 sale at public auction on Ibe 4tb inst. I A first-class Mason and Hamlin organ will grace the public school in a few days. . "l/o»t ia I/mdon" ia being rehearsed. ■ will soon have a chance to secures i That is a neat program gotten up by the bTjMfor tbe appmnchiog -oicrtaio A sbwe bncTailroad from Cape May lo Hook would be« grand feature for' 1 A good many people think Bismarck I will gel a big bile when be attempts" lo Hawthorn's roof jwint is said to be tbe I material in ae world for painting tin ' orris. Give it a trial. < No generous business rival will increase his own chances of success by trying to ' putl down bis neighbor. Tbe scenic artist painting for theC. M. 1 C. B., has put or. cwnvass a snow scene, ' illustrating a part of tbe play. A cause for the paid feeling off (lie public acbool building is suspected to be ' steam used for heating it. Ttwcber's license was granted to mem- ' lure ttf a large class wMcb convened at Court House on Saturday. ' Company " II" will bold a re-uniim and reception Tuesday evening, April 2nd, in 1 armory on Washington street. - ' West Cape May baa a live Sunday- I school. One of its features is the hearty support it commands from all classes. ' Morris A En! rik in will sell you a genuine ' Morris A fcntnkinwillaellyouagenuine •

article of pure Salem County milk, and ' briog It to your iksir rvrry morning. It waa a good Job, the Good Templar 1 program. Many of our business mcu 1 wished tbeir cards on .it when too late. Our hotel men begin to think of sumtime, and so Ibey should. Tlie quick revolting dlys will soon bring it about. Tbe Prohibitionists met at Oe Court j House yesterday and transacted tbeirbusi- ( appertaining lo tbeir organisation. Il will be a good idea lo take a reef in the musical snalnsail. Tlie way tilings j arc going there will soon be none left for • There la talk among comrades of mak- j an effort to unile 1'osU 40 and 70, G. , A. II. .in ooe body. Tbe project Is worlb . thinking over. It is no easy task to continue some in- | dividual! that Ibey are not thy whole circus Only la-ig aarf-tml?! flapcrienoe will , prove it to tbem. * . It it a singular fact t hat tbe many thousands born Into the world yesterday eaa only celebrate their birthdays through once In four years. He that openly tells his friends all that lie thinks of tbem. must expect thai ibey will, secretly, tell bis enemies much thst Ibey do not think of him. The sliding panels in the stables of l£c engine bouse ored attention. On the night of tlie recent fire difficulty was experienced In getting tbe borers out Cape May pilot's chances for a ship are like angel's visit few and far between. 1 Tbey are no worse off in this respect than their brethren, but that it poor conaola- ' lion. Any interference with the piupei work ' of advertising Cape May by means recrnlly adopted by council is unwise, and orally adopted ny council is unwise, ana i

f like liie Australian boomerang will about ' Tbe fire on Mooday morning cut abort , not a small amount of courting in iu ' 5 neighborhood, Judging from the goodly 1 ' number of young men who were present ^ in Snnday clothes. Others were not so i ' carefully atlired. Tbe Finance Committee of council have C recrlred subscriptions for the foil amount r" of the funding loan to be issued oh April I , 1st. Tbe subscribers agree to take the bjoda of tba city at par at 5 per cect. in- ! . tercet, bonds to mature In fifteen yrare. ) Mr. B. F. Horner of Bridgetoo, well , 7 known in Cape May roomy, lias bought 7 the property oo Washington street, now [' .ecupicd by W. 6. Oaroil. and will fit it 3 up as a Hearing Machine and Organ | 3 establishment, to be opeaed about April ' a in. Tbe Ilidstran property baa been rented 1 3 by Mr. J. D. Craig. He will remove from 1 B the Newell "bonding about Ibe last of this 1 J in rath to bis new quartcre. where an ex- . reliant stock of sewing-machines and or- I gaus will be offered lo the public. A well known corpulent fourth searder got to the fire oo Monday morning In such 1 lArtr that be neglected a very im- I e instant part of his wardrobe. Tbe i : -Id wind whistling about tbe street re- i minded him that sucnething was raisAng. He proceeded borne in hot haMe to supply ] f tbe deficiency. " , ' Mrs. Myers, of Baltimore, who was tbe : h popular proprietress of Carroll _ Villa last I popular proprietress oi uarrou » ma last

-a, has leased tbe three fun's outages \hty will br joined VigrtherTy vera'ndas and a dining-room will ba built i cirauectlng with tbe oottages. WUb tbcae - Mrs. Myers will be able 40 - offer her many patrons elegant aocommo. dsjjnaa. We predict great aucceas for bet Gravally Run ftama. What baa become of the surprise party . Mr. IX Batemao is making substantial to bis property. Mr. Henry Loug ta tbe owner of one of tbe finest cows in this Tillage. Mr. and Mra. John Fox.of (ireen Creek, been rutting at Mr. Eph. Hand's Mr. Socmen Witlta. of Coart House, sprat last Sabbath with re la! Ires in this place. Mrs. Charles R- Willis, of Gold Boring, been vitaling relatives at Court House and this Id are. Mias Raa Tayler ta making her borne in Grate Creek, much to tbe regret of her many friends bare. Wa arc plaeaed to aae that our friend. John Stout, foreman af the Aogl-eea la again ,Kb- pi sl'mrf to 1 n lira. Mr. Jerry Hallmgabead ta enlarging bis by tlie addlti-wi of a new fttcbeu. Geurga Grace, oi Cuma House, to do Ibe work, a projf that It will - well done. , ^ We have beard of^meae people, but we Sbawkrapav wb..burawd a barrel of Aw , ia the road wbile taking a bums and then , serapsd U upand auld it to bis ansauanrrv Now that Spring ta so near the neat thing in order ta moving. Among Uxor ah. o« template a change are WdHam Mr'*fWkS«fo ia^tPTli i«om*re-h.Wr. ustaas -re* for tirewa

. ' Pan Crenuiaodev Doke ha* Ibe proper ! akknnaolc stuff in him. f i; Mr. and Miaa Cooper riaiicd Cape May j on Friday thgipiog at tbe Cbalfootc. t ■ Editor Cooper, of tbe Oatrttr, made a pleasant call upon tbe W ata an Saturday i Little Florence Ferguson, of V# Cape 1 , May. did ber pert of 'Tea Nights in a Bar-room" with exoeBcnt effort. I I Cotroty Superintendent Shields will In all probability finish up Uie school rat | | before his resignation is accepted. Mr. Samuel Cheater, of the fit m of , r Cheater A Handy. Ibe well known photo grape re, psid.ua a visit oo Wednesday. ] i Mcasni. Win. F. I'utta and Charles VV. . J'otu were at Cape May on Tuesday last, j Mr. Charles VV. 1"«U Harts for Euroj* , neatmootb. | Mr. Howard Guff, principal of Ibe . Becsle.M Point public acbool, waa on the , . laiaod last Fridsy and sprat a few bouts | with hta friends. I Rev. James Leaner will preacri on Sah- , afternooo Sod instant ii p. in., io tlx , Green Creek Presbyterian Cliorch. The public Is cordially Invited. i Mr. Tbos. Douglass, of Dial Creek, was oo the Island the first of tbe week visitlog hit son IL F. Douglass, Esq. Mr. , did not forget locwilst tbe W»vx j office. Rev. Julio Werner will officiate In the | church of this dty to-morrow , Mr. Werner has been appointed by lo formally declare the pulpit \ of that church vacant. I Col. Charles Duffy was at Cape May on Wednesday.. The purpose at his visit | to look after some matters io connec- I tion w^t Congress Hall, which betel hss i leased by him for the coming season. Mr. Charles K. Bums, of Philadelphia, . spent last Sunday at Cape May. Mr. , Burns expects to bring hta family down | neat week and will open bis fine cottage Bench' avenue for-e few weeks occu- ] pancy. ■ Mr. Jacob G. Neafle visited Cape May , Wednesday. Mr. Keafie ta ooe of tlie . owners of C ogress Hall, aod the object

! of hta visit was to look niter the interest j of that bold, lo which we understand . the making of aomo improvements ta con- | plated. — I > Tho Stockton for Sale. Tbe Stockton Hotel, will be offered at f public sale en Tuesday next attbcauctioo ■ rooms of M. Thomas A Sons. ITiilr. Tlie , hotel and grountfi which locludca all tbe block bounded by Colombia avenue ; Oucrney rtreel Beach avenue aod Howard t street, will be first put up. If not sold in . 1 this way it will then be offered in four lots. first comprising the Btudttoo Hotel 1 and the ground immediately surrounding i It, Ibe second being what known as thr , back lasrn, fronting on Columbia arrant and Howard street, the third that portion 1 > ol Ibe front lawn at the corner of Howard 1 street and Beaeb avgnue, and the fourth i situated at the corner of Guerney street , and Beach avenue. The following is taken from ae Philadelphia Iteaard. and I shows well tbe character of this Immense ' hotel. It ta one of the bea! -drained bouses on i ae continent, a new system of drainage having been adopted hist year, under the ' supervision of eminent engineers, at a cost of *18.000. t The Stockton has long been noted for the character of its gatherings and the attractions it lias afforded fur Cjpe May .in ' past seasons. The biggest thing ever gntien up at tbe Cape was the yacht race in 1871. B All the crack yacbti uf tbe New York millionaire* and two Government men-of-war acre there on Oat occasion. That " was perhaps ae biggest day in the history nf Cape May, and the glory of it *11 be- ■ longs in tbe Block too, as its managers originated the whole aing. In 1670 about fifty Pliiladelpbiana, all 1 wealthy young men." brought the Seventh Regiment, of New York, over to this city and aen down lo tbe Stockton, where they dined end w toed the soldier lads far several days. The regiment and Invited • guests numbered 1S00 people. At one 1 banquet alone 1300 bodies of champagne t drank. The enormous roel of the alone low bodies oi cnampagoe coat

affair was borne solely by the PbUadelphU i ans. One of tbem, in explaining why , ther were an extra vtgant. tersely said: "We wanted to show the Yorkers thst we were blooded fellows." During tbe On- I Jennial tbe botel was visited by nearly all i the distinguished foreigners. Itbsaalwsya • 1 been well patronized by rich Southerners. Court House Ituma. Mr. E. C. Uewilt, has returned borne ' from hta visit to Phila. Mr. L. Wbealoo. will move Into the residence of ex Sberiff Benezet, about March S50. Mrs. lamcard Hand, has gooe to Phils., meet ber husband,' whose veasrl ta rxjiected at that port. Harford Lodge. I. O. O. F., is taking members, five or six at each meeting. Success to ae order. There ta much dtacinsioa in ail locality over tbe Gardner oyster bill. Tbe majority to disapprove nf it lo its present ; "-pp. Mrs. E P. Hand, had quite a severe fall tahich occurred near ber residence on Tuctalay evening, we trust ber injuries msy pot prove serious. Tb» annua! supper of Past 70, G. A II. , , M s# tbe Holly Tree House, was quite a 1 . success. Same fifty, tickets were taken ' . notwithstanding ae "inclement wpather. We bear It whispered that our village . ' soon to have a sash and door factory , and a now shoe store, we hope so, there ; . is room for improvements of this kind . bete.

Mr. Henry Huffman, Carpenter, las purchased tbe lot and building no 'ibe , ' North side of Mechanic Buret belonging ■ lo tbe Perry property. He baa fitted up ! the oid building for a carpenter shop aad > will erect a dwelling oo tbe aame Ipt in - tbe near future. Anxrag those who participated at tbe , late suppes given by Poet 70, were ae following gentlemen who did much to add to tbe life and rajoymrai of Ibe affair: Messrs Morgan Hand, Goo. W. ' Grace, aad W. E Hand, of Coon House; , S. J. Middlrtoo. John Learning, and C Soffe, of Diss Creek. : South Seavlila. Quits a sltlog around ta going oo • among our villagers. Dr. Humphries ta avidrotly a disbeliever j in Uie adage Oat a "rolling staoe gathers ■ Mr. B, of Sea Isle, observed at what time : tbe moon arose last Mooday morning. It ta said that tbe M. E church, at Sce1 ride, was w. packed with people oo Sun- ' gsTftrStP&B'jr' > Mr. George A. Blake, of this place, ba We CUy^ i tor Blake has alee the work in band of ra- . Urging Mr. Elmer Youngs' dwelling at , Ocean View. 1 We mtae from our midst our Homeopathic frtaod.-Dr. Humphries who started I tba Bret of the week on a prosnecung tour t ; through Missouri in Search of a more far i rotable iaouiea for tbe {abeam erf hta » r j • Tbe oasnpbdal l« now made aat there t ta nut a physician Tta our neighborhood, e a p.® whom are coa call if lake® asck in • tl® eight, wfaereu at oee thae we were »! biassed with tour. If ana ertfi establish ! hima.ll anxrag us. ll ta thought Oat we S ■ b :

County Notes. < >ur farmers arc getting ready lor spring planting. Tbe Wnx, ta gaining favor wUh our I best cittacns. Se» Isle city ta to bare a big hotel, to c it ta reported. Tbe big boys are ainking about dosing i Ihdr school year. Tbe proposed oyster law meets with I along the Bay Side. Itio Grande ta growing, several new i are now going up. Comrade I.rons entertained a big crowd Angtrsca ezcoraion dsy. look In this week's Wkvx. for the i Township delinquent tax list. 1 Sea Isle City has a new *5080 acbool framed up and weather boarded. Several tamers about tbe oxinty will plant an acre of sorghum for domauic use. . It ta time to think of your garden. If bare a hot bed, seed should now be Quails are being turned loose in the couoly by the West Jersey Game Protec- ; live Society. There are aousands in sheep raising if the dog question can I® advantageously ' (IO ae sheep) settled. The Sea Side folks are opposed to the ■ soothers poison. Gounly Superintendent Shields, will t probably bold over till ae end of ae ' acbool year August 21st. Rock and Perch are now la be looked after. Loog Hoee of nets are stretched on and being overhauled for repairs. ' laborers of lire right kind will be rarce • au spring. The improvements on the make a heavy draft upon the Now is ac time lo agitate heller roads. Attend the primary meetings and insist a sum being raised suffitqrat for putting our highways In thorough repair. Terrapin may 1® raised in artificial - ponds. Dig them back ntjbe beach in the '! meadows. These -artificial breeding laces ,c«n be cheaply stocked. The profits ' will prove enormous. The Uowelta of Dias Creek, are build.

a new oyster boat on Ling Island, ' when she Is dooe a fine addition to tbe ' - bay fleet will I® made. . 1 The concert and exhibition held in j ciiureb,'Soutb Dranis.on ibe 23rd in.t., »»i a grand severe*, and will be re- ' pealed on Thursday errning, March Gib. 1 the evening should prove wormy it will ' take place tbe acxl fair nigbt. In the oid houses about the oonnty you Will find a crane hung in tl® wide ' mouth of ae chimney. Tbey ere interest1 Ing relict of a by gone age, and a wonder \ the children of thta. Such names ttf ; spiders, dutch-oven, akllict, fiire-dogs ! and the like arc all nf the part. Future I again. Son® old fashioned cbimnka cooi bricks enough Mr a halt dozen modem 1 ones. ITcnty of room was required iff" | everything wral up chimney except Ibe smoke that generally found its way into single living room. ■ Dl*a Crook Dots. 1 Mias Laura Brarzcl ta visiting Miss r Annie Shaw, of Fishing Creek, c On Mooday a large seal waa seen half 1 a mile from shore by Captain Tutile and | Captain All. Douglass went away era . Monday to take command of ae schooner, 1 Kclwoca Smith. [ Mra. Jennie Tomlin has returned home ! after spending aix weeks at her former home in Corey, Pa. ' Miaa Mauie Hand, Mr. Tbos. Douglass, " Mr. Thos. Sayre and E S. Howell, visited t Cape May on Tuesday, r We would auggcal that tbe yoong peo- ' pie take k mare fitting day for an ot-nwal. t There is danger or taking cold.

Mr. Hugh Hand and wife harereturned c after ipendiog i few daya visiting relatives aad friends at Port N orris. Captain Bam. Maicy Js domiciled in hta ' . fine new cottage. We hope be may lire many yaara and enjoy Ibe reward of hta i 1 1 Miss Lucy Marcy ta spending a lew I weeks in Philadelphia visiting friends, tbe . , loan of her society is deeply felt by Ibe young people, r Mias Sadie Soffe, one of Cold Spring's ■ must amiable daughters, has been apending a few days in our village, the guest of Mias Belle HewilL Looking out upon the bay ooe would ; think il was a forest, so thick are tbe oysM on day to add In tbe number. Among our visitors we mention Miss I Deborah Erriceoe.of Guaheo; Miaa Trout, of Denntaville ; Wm. Hemsley, of Cape . May; Miu Julia Robinson anil Herbert Crease, of Green Creek. 1 On Thursday night of last week a number of our young folks made up a party I and preceded to give Mtas Hannah Boas, i of Gravelly Run a surprise. There were uine couples from here besides a number that Joined the ranlu from other villages in which Mtas Roaa numbers ber friends I by tbe score. Tbe evening waa on a of much social enjoyment, being spent in

i playing games, singing aoogs and lo help ' lo round up tbe affair a bounitful laneL I waa spread aod highly enjoyed. The 1 waning mono was in the western beavena i when final good nights were spoken. Tbe attention of the road overseer is ' called to the narrowness of our public I highways. As il now taU two wagons meet . ooe of tbem must drive off iMo the send. ' , Those who go oe foot bare a right to de- ; mend that there shall be a pea by the road ^ lar overseer has an opportunity in ata 1 respect lo nuke himself additionally es- , teemed by attention a the rights of thoae persona who must foot IL [ Wast capo May Notas. I At tbe coming election Mr. John Bbep- j [ perd, will be a candidate for constable. Miss Ada Uuated, of Cape May Court | Mr. and Mrs. Smallwood, record a ' " {lumber erf valuable gifts oo tbe occasion ■ hf their silver vreddm*. ( A young married roan in this plan aaya r it is too barf a man east bea father whh- - out being published lo the paper*. ' Rev. G. H. Reeves, of ata placeaprnl 1 last Sabbath wia hta old cbum, Rev. C Livzclv, of Part Elizabeth and preached ; 1 for him in tbe evening. * r On last Lord's day II. W. Hand.correa- ' * EE ASa^*tatk^ paid ourBabbHa School | : a rials He ta alsraya wclome. ' i Mr. Clinton Bouder, ta making anolher | 0 Improvement to bis bouse oo Broadway. | e | tl® comfort of bb amiable family. Brother Sunder aaya be lias lira l'»v grand- I wral-i thta viefoHe

Soa Isle City Murmur*, t Mr. Jarry K cms. ta vtatling ia PhiE ' Tbe new acbool bouse ta noariog cample- . Mrs. T. E Ludlxm.wmi in itiladrtptia i Tuesday. Mr. Jno. Giggtn, ta inhaling the fail ; air of Sea Isle. V Mr. AI. Braezet, of Chpc May was in i town on Tuesday. C. dark aad Joa Frease, of Cape May r dty, paid us a visit on Tuesday. C. C. Williams, Master Mechanic of the I W. J. K. IL, was in town on Thursday. Mtas Anna Thompson and arte lady ; t friends of Vineland were down on Monday. 1 Jno. Anxson, of DenntaviDe one of Benexet A Bro s agents wxs here on Tut*- j 1 day. Everything ta booming here. '17® last f few days of sunshine has wrought I A Texan drover was down on Tuesday e looking at Pea Isle, be was well pleased . wia the place. Mr. Cxrutben and wife. Proprietor of f tbe Garrison House this city, are visiting r friends in Ptyla. Our streets begin to look better, tbe 5 cuircrtshaverelx-vevl I hem of water which ! has bora standing in places. We were pleased to sec tbe genial counI tenant® of our old friend Samuel Baker of e Philadelphia, among us on Wednesday. Tl® friends and members of ae M. E 1 Church gave the pastor, Her. J . Wilson, i a surprise party on Wednesday evening. . Mr. Eiibu Malliaon and wife, formerly e oi Cape May city, 'came down on Wodnesc day to bury tbeir little daughter Maud, c who died of pneumonia. If the cfiolce of a preacher for the M. . E. Church - of ail place for the coming :t season ta left lo the people, it would fall r upon Rev. I. T. Woolsoo. of Cape May. The high tide of Thursday made Use i] meadow look like an Imand sen. No delay e to tl® trains was rausrih although tbe I ginc. - G. B. langley.of MlUrilie, "one cf tbe j 1. directors of tbe Sea Isle and Oeean City I R. !!.. accompanied by a number .V] •i

■ dislingwahvd gcnllemeo rtaited Tli^ftird on >1 on day I Braezet A Bro.. bare quite a uuuiber | of contracts at Sea blc. Tbey are Uvc j . business men and our people would do I , we'l to give tin in a chance to bid on sny | . I tin work to be done. Conductor Shaw reports Ibe W. J. IL j i IL Co., as hating tbeir state nisde out for . tbe Ocean City R. R.,aod that Conduit, u j D. W. Iliclry is lo run tbe faxt line from ' r that place to Camden, i The work of building a stone wall along . i tho aca front will soon commence. A I bank is also to 1® built along i-ud lams J , Thoroughfare, which will prolcct out e.ty j . from Invasion by high tides, i A party of friends made a call uu Mr ( r Geo. Grace and wife of the f-n \ m' House. Among tlx callers v, IS uutlei d ; Mra. 81 rick and niece. Mrs. Win. Svi .n . > and two daughters, Mrs. W. II. It- wlrt. Miss Lavinia Hewitt. Mtas Kit® IX.vco, Mils Jennie Smith. Mr. IX Hugh -, Mr. Cltas. Button. Mr. E E He tt and ■ ■ daughter. f Boealey's J>oJnt Dots. 1 The Mite Society will meet <■, neat Tuesday evening at the resirteocr --t Mr. : Samurt Y'onng. Mr. Charles Fuatsr, of Deunisi u e. u. iu this ptare «|iiitc often of lot-- What ; : are ae attractions L'tiarller r Several of our young men have Joined | the Palermo malbematicalMub. We woh | , ae enterprising boys success, f Mr. Arnos T. L'oeaon is very ill at Ibis I writing. He is nnder tlie medical rare of . I)r. B. T. Abbott, of Tuckaboe. Our.JjUy frieod, Mj. Clyde L. Smith, has left us agiin for the summer. His company will be misted by all.

Rev. W. Warlow and wi|e and Mra. I. Smith, of Scaville, spent Monday last i wia Rev. J. G. EnUikin aod family. i on last Tuesday evening was Utgrly attended by our people. Tbey Were amused ■ all sorts of tricks and by tl® actions of i Punch and Judy. Captaioa Smith *nd Gandy left tbeir respective families on Monday last for , New York. Tbey intend to load their vessels in aa! city f.x aame of tbe eouthMr. James Chattlo recently purchased I an incubator, having a capacity of one hundred and fifty egg*, which is now in [ operation- Owing I > the nearness of Atlautic City, aat branch of Industy is reformers. We bad the pleasure on Sunday taal of t listening a tbe word of God as elucidated by liev. Wm. Stockton, of Ocean City. Tt® words were from the foird chapter of Epbctiana, lG;h to 21st tenet inclusive, and after a very interesting and proflta. . ble sermon the usual conference collec- . linos were ukra. Among ae number , present we noticed reprearatalivea from , Palermo, Ocean City and tbe Poinl . r A-RC. From Bio Orande. Mtas Claia Crease, ta visitlDg friends in "

Phila. Tbe weather seems lo be undecided as Ebbie Flues, of Phila., bat returned a hta old place at the MUL / J. C. Comptou, will have hta new store comptafod and ready for buainea by April fltat., Herbert Crease, left for Kansas W cdnw j day, wia tbe view of locating there if be " finds a suitable plsor. Mr. J. Scott, the cooper of Geo. C. I'otu A Co., will K>on move bta family 1 from Philadelphia lo Rio Grande. Wm. Hew ilk has moved bis Rouse J Gravely Run to Rio Grande, be has purchased ooe acre of land of Jno. Kimball. Joa, H. Ilanes and Frank Eotriksw are making things hum around the -new saw ' Brill, tbey arow tbe log forty 1 1 mra per ■ day. Tbey sail by dead reckoning. We Lave quite an army of Cape May city carpenter* at work here now. Tbey taicd off a day last week ago to the otroaxtT Ed. Sayroa, says tbe ox was done to a turn, but one more turn would have been bettor. , Geo. C. Polls A Co.. have raoelred at ■ I tbeir works one of tbe finest diffuaieo batteries in tba I'nitsd Stales, ll has a . . capacity of ooe hundred and flfly tons . cane per twcniy-four hours. Samuel . 1 Wiley . of Cane May Criy, ta wow at work I . laying tbe foundations. r I Tbe babil among mra of tilting croe-. ' , . , legged ta almost universal. Oo the froet , ] ataU of our cburcbra ta tba place io .re , proof of afo Sixteen left legs, thrown ! . | In grarrfol negligence over nghl ones, j . : were notiord at a recent Sunday averring , ■ w rrkv. ! ,

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