SJolanil and (Sounig. On Tuesday dmi out municipal elocOue will take place. Far many reasons the coming election to u important one, tnJ it beboovra every citizen to carefully eooslder for whom be is catting hit rote. There si* too many roteis who sit nejligvnt of their duty u cilfiem. fbey 'take so in tercet io orctiriof the eleciioo of good mm to Oil the carinas official positioot. thereby prim ■ silent acquiescence to the elect) to of men whose sole object Id •Mkiag ekclieo to qffloe is prraooal gain. The office Of city cnoncilmsn. as we bare before slated in these columns, cannot legally be trade a source of profit to the Incumbent either directly or Indirectly and there can be but ooe object for the acceptance of it by any booeat man, that of Barring the people. The gentlemen wbtwe namea will be preset) tad on Tuesday as candidates for council, are all so far aa we are informed, gentlemen of good reputation. but aa 6oly three of the number can be elected every voter should be conscientious in bis selection of the three fur wbora be deposits bis rote. Last year the temperance question was made the ieeuo, although we think It was more of a pretext than a real issue, but this year -the temperance people. In common with •II good tit iiena, express the desire fflttbe election of booest sod capable oouncutnen Regard less of their temperance proclivities. This is as it should be, sod we trust that no voter will allow himself to be misled Into believing that there is any other issue Is this contest, than hanest and capable administration. Last bebbetb occured the annual election of officers and teachers of the M. E. . Sunder school of this city. Colonel George "VV. Smith, who baa been Superintendent { 1 or twenty-four ycafs retires. Ever since -we knew anything about Sunday Schools In Caps May county be has been closely . connected with ital experience. He was j foremost in the work of establishing the i county Association and has ever been j drady Identified with U, filling several im- ; port ant offices. We are sure that boats of , bis former co-laborers will bear of his lay- i ins off the Sunday school harness with ' regret. The Rev. G F Btohip succeeds J him aa Superintendent. The other officers i eltctod are as follows:— Jos. R. Wilson, Assistant Snpt; Juallna Roatsnan, Secretary; AM* Garrison, ^Treasurer: Joseph Swain, Librariaa; Morris Sunder, J. Swain : Garrison, Assistant Libariant; Sup* Infant department) Heater Church, Assist- i an'. B-njamln Wcllman; Organist, Link ' Ware, A -"leant Florence Kennedy. Tbe ' T.raaurer'a bo.*, show that there baa b.cn rewired for the year tbe sum of *30816 ' and *57.00 expen.led learing on band the I snug amount of *210.77. -Tbe school has ; lately procured an addllion to 1U library of , 950 volnmns, an.i tbe school auru for the Tbe bliaaard of Sunday night was tbe worst of tbe straw ut. Such a grand sight , aa M no<lay morning brought a'mul is not often Ulistd. Tbeantw resUng upon the bare branches sf the trees made an enchanted forest. Erery old abed and fence Wat corered with a beautiful mantle of spotless white, and ibey looked just as pretty as tbe m «t elegant object bidden It to he" sore. The snow continued to fair tram Sunday to Monday morning. When it nnaUy let up the earth was corered a fpot daep on a InvaL Oo Monday after. oo tbe streets, eed the merryjlogling bills of the gay rerrlpa presented a winter scene of mocb life and brant y. We are Indebted to Master Wm. Halpin for tbe first sleigh-ride of the arasoc. And an enjoyable one it was, just the kind for fun sod no danger from broker? boors. Wo ore pirated to make the announcemoot that the beautiful drama of "Lost in Iron don" will be gireo to the poblic, with new scenery and costumes, on Thursday evening March IStb, ie National Hall which haCbeen fitted up at large expense for the preamutlon or thb aUnrlard play. Box office la now open at R. 8. Hindi Cigar Sure, abere a pian of tbe hall may be aeon and sea* a secured. Tickets: general admission 35 cents; Reserved seat* SO ess. No. free list. A large number of people gathered at M. Thomas A Son's a oet ion rooms in Philadelphia on la* Tuesday, when the Stockton llrntei. of this city, waieffrred for rale. It proved, however, that there few bidder, nm'ai the hlghevt bid wss onlv *8S «» 00. which was so far Wow the limit set by tbe company that the property wit withdrawn. Wm. C. lasper, will open on the 18th, lnsh sad oa tbe premises lately occupied by the lata M. 8. Ereringbsm, aflrstclaas grocery and provision More. His stack will consist of tba cbnirest goods id* his line sad Mr. Loper. who by the way tioderstsnda bis business in sll lu details, by a strict sttealka to bostons will no daubt win t large share of public palroosge. His terms will be strictly cash. The New Jersey M. E Conference will Camden on Wednesday next, Ifcahop Herri, presiding. It is said that the Rrr. David s-rvart. of Quinine to to be trot to the Cane May city church, and that Her G. F. Bishop' will tacume the pastor of the Qiinluo church. A member of the James Gordon Bert oet olnb gut Ms number ra the lilt from a story he Mid about try tog to kill a lone with hla gnu. Ha fired as many shot ie the body of Me faM that ft msak to tbe the shot bad no other wBrct than to stnk "• The Choral Society, under the Inttroc. Has of Prof. Potter, is preparing to give ' a pubhe rendition of tbe oratorio of Quern Esther. Each character rrpreaented will Pwiw bopretQhsegthe ancsetr ready for . K±si KrnmHSBS! will ten ymc he has .Ie, fust received a \ very large stofA of fertHiaers. Read the advwwrmrret and gire him a til . >

[» Mr II. L Taggsri. <* TWgvarY. I Timn, VIM lad tispt May on Turaday. f Wally llalloweil Is a wrrkly visitor to our tow c. attracted, no doubt, by the sad c Mtoees Elena Buck and Latins Hewitt - hare been visitingthere Cape May friends - H erase, *booored the Wavg rffioe with a m call yesterdsi . * ' Rev. Edsrmrd H. Camp, of Newark, S. id J.. will fill tbe pulpit of tbe Preebyterisn ly church oo Sunday, Match Oth. e. Wm. C. Leper end family, the graeet. re srrirrd io towo this week and will take up y their resi'tence here permanently, rf Rev. T. p. Price and Miss Emms Lrech 1- w-crcyjnlled in matrimony on tbr fourth a last., in Beth Eden Bsp:i-t chnrcl., Philn sdelphis. L Mrs Carper Wistar.of Itiilidrlphli. has e rented tbe Sootb Lafayette rtreet cottage i- adjoining M. Hal! Stanton, formerly be0 looping to Col. Cake. y Rev. E. P. Shields sod family, have s arrived mMy at Bristol Ps.. ' and are X domiciled in tbe parsonage. Mr. Shields n is suffering from a severe cold, i- Professor Kendell, the popular leader r of tbe Wlocacoeaod C. M. C. B.^willplay d some choice solos oo the romrf a pi/ten at the Thursday evening's enlertalumrn'. t Rev. Dr. J. H. M. Knox, tbe predccen e sor of Rev. E. P. Sbiekla. aa pastor of the r Presbyterian church of Bristol. IV, baa t been elected President of Lafayette col1 lege. Dr. Knox has assumed tbe duties r of bis office although be will not be form- ■ ally Inaugurated until tbe next commence - ! mem, June 25lh. : Some of the friends of Mr. Maakel Ware , . lt«p* that if fortunate enough to be ooe ; of tbe elect next Tuesday, be will not be ; oarnpeRed to cry "enough'' when he gra;.- : pies with a knotty question io tbe council i dumber, as he was obliged to do in a , "snow fight" a day or two ago. Tbe Marine Villa has been favored during the past week with a number of gnestr. , ' prominent amoog tbem we notice Mrs. W. , ! W. Uw.MIn Carrie Uw, Master IL Lew , 1 and Mrs. R. W. .Bogcrt, of Yocker* N. 1 v.; Mrs. Chariot Fanning and Mrs. E. C. ( J Benedict, of New York City. These risi- ( lore bare been for yean habitues of A'. 1 lantic City, this being their first visit to i tbe "Florida of tbe North." They cx- , pressed tbemsrlres as delighted with the ' balmy air and brant y of the plaoe and were , ' altogether very favorably Impressed with ' Cape May. and were surprised that its . superior advantages as a winter retort is not better known. Tbe praise tbey be- t stowed upon tbe comfort and refined ; elegance of the Marine Villa ie but JnH to the proprietrees Mr.. U alien beck. _ Masqerade Party. A merry party of maskers favored the 1 i Miller Cottage wilb their prevent* oo 1 Friday evening of lest week. About 1 * twenty couple assembled. Home of tbe ' . ccatutnea were gotten upinclaboratestyle. , James M. K Hildrelb, at "Aotnoio," t look the part wlt$ grace wblcb character. 1 lies anything he undertaken: James E. I Taylor, aa a "Knigfik Templar." was to " , perfection"; R. C Tiaard. aa the "black I ; dode; ' H. a Mulllner. "down," and W. C." Pratt In tbe 'dude character of "Priest . r and dude." were worthy of admiration, t Among the lad lev the following effective 1 . r-wtnme* were noticeable: Mire EditL < Eaaen. "Mary and ber Lamb." Mua>lal- | tie Mrcray. as "Topsy;" Miss Haynet. "Witch of Endor," Mist Hannie Hand, ' "Ethiopian Prinoraa;" Miat Jennie Msrcy. > aa "Japanese lady;" Ella Taylor, "Quak- i t rreea." MlatEmmaStitea. "Mother gotwe;" . . Delia Eerev. " Girl of tbe period:1' Alice , Brown. "Sbepherdes*:" Miss B. Bennett, i "VaVntine;" Bert. Eeaeo "lofant;" Hal- , ' lie Ware end Hasan Hiidretb, " Ttie r twins;" Mamie Milller. "coourtte;" tbe i , Misses Hbeppard. "night and morning;" , Mia Etta Gregtwv. "dudlne;." Bertie Brooks, "aphinx:" Mra J. H. Beoexet. as ' "ghoet;" Ieurs WarwW-, "Queen of tbe . turf:" Lixxh GnrrtaoJfY.vtBM leiler;- , other rliaretgere by the following gentle. . mem: Walter Rraemaa. "Nubian Prioer;" Wallace Toreno, "riri of the period:' - Fred. Johanna, "Natiooal Guardanan;" - Steve WUsnn, "Cbineee dwarf;" MeL , VheHengrv. "hs.1 mnc " Ham. Moore. "lied Riding Hnodj" C. IL Brooks, "colored rifleman; "Will Rand, "fat woman;" ' Ham* Broi'h. -musical director: Mr. J. r P. Scbellroger sqd Mr. Craig rendered . some excellent music, and what with danelng and refreshment-, an enjoyable errnicg was experienced. Birthday Party. "■ A Tciv pleasant social affair took plaoe 1 at tbe residence of Mr. Hmlth Hngbea, on ' Lafayette street en tbe evening of Feby. ; l#tb, the occasion being tbe birthday of 1 Mrs. Ilogbra. Without the knowledge 1 i of Mrs. Ilogbra a number of ber friends . gathered together at tbe residence of a neighbor and coming In a body. took that * good lady entirely unawares, as she had f no Idea of crlebratlngber birthday by such - unusual d-ronostra'lona Before Mrs 3 Hugbes and ber family had recovered tbeir surprise at the entrance of such a number of neighborly eallere, ber guests had made themsvlvrw "at home. Tbe evening was very pleasantly apro» daring which re- » fceebmente were served, which were r partaken amid mnob merriment, arnoag I these pewvn! were: Mr. and 'Mra Thot. ' Hughes. Mr. sod Mm. W. F. Cssredy, r Mr. ard Mr* TV- Wale* Mr. and Mr* s Geo. Bald, in, Mr. and 'Mr* Edward Hughes. Mrs A. H Saves, Mra A. G , Bennett. Mrs. Anrrie Kidney. Mr* Phillip Haod.Jr.eMra. Sevage. Mr. Doughty. Miss Jennie Heeler, Mil. Rebecca Bennett. Miss Belle Hsnd, Miss Florence Hand, ■ Masters Harry and Usy Hand. I Our Candidates. s Tbe names ti^tbe following gentlemen ' municipal offices: Alderman- F. E. Duke. Jobn 0. W. n Wani . Counoil — Joseph Q. Williams. Maskel Ware. Maurira Crerae. Lemuel E Miller. Joseph H. lUnr*. Victor Den'reoL I Aseraeor— Henry Hand. Nathan C. n P™*Collector— Wm F Camedy. > Ti'iaeurer— !• asc H Htnitb. , Judge of Election— Wm. Farrow, Wm. Inspetiors of Qectioe— Reeompenac ' Hand, George L Iyivetl. ' Clerk of BreUon— Edwin H. Terlor. (Tirwm Frerhoidera— Wm.' 8. Hooper, Mlrajab Smith, Alvln P. Hlldreth. * Ocmmiraiooere of Appeal—1 Thomas J. ' SSSi'SifiiS'c,r£Sf--' D Oooatahie — James J. Daak. " Orarawr of Phor-David W. Pftreoa e So far as bat been made known to ui up A tfemraM^^cndkS *" Vatl— Grown. C i Oo theevseriog of Thuredsw Feby. Wtb, * | Mr. A. M. VaG, and Mies Maggm Green, o ; daughter of Mr. W. W. Green, proprietor II 1 1 .1 the Windsor of this diy, were united ir i wrddinghw* price at tbfmjdecraof tbe brtdra parents No. 1958 Gtra-d arennr j Phdadripbi* About two hundred guerd. at i .eaeml.led to w knees the oerraMsy. sfur ra| WMprare^. On. rf'C {^5? : which la a cwtsooi of the r<4g,y of » j Prieweri. The btUe reetircd many bsod.nd svrirtera Mr and Mra Vail. ' * j flir wewededt* "^ttanSbUv*' mtbres ■

1 Tbe pemplet wil! soon be ready foe distribution ° New water pipes are Icing laid oo d Franklin street. lent does not seem to effect our society " to any great extent. I» The New Jersey Slate Medical Society meets here in May. • Which shall win the charming young » lady eo 1 Time wiU telL Tbe latest brand of cigars baa the ap- • proprialc name of twefor'a. D Ktrangeri on our streets tell us that summer is mm so very far away. One of the acts of "Lot! In London" P contains atraullfnl snow storm sccnr. He ahr spooks without modest} will >' find it difficult to make his words good, b The weather fans caught many of our I' ciitxgns and tfary bave bpd colds in ooe form br another. » Preferafir Kendall .*n (he enrnet a'piatno • at the C. M. C. B., entertainment on - Thursday evening. Fur eo near election, tbe political » cauldron does not acem to be bailing la any ' remarkable degree. 1 , Call ioto lbs Public school and ace the ' beautiful Masoo and Hamlin Organ, and r bear the children ling, f Mr. Dujleboy looks upon the new fasb- ■ ion of louse trousers with much favor. It gives bis legs aotne chance. Several of tbe boys about the lower pan ' ' of Ihc county brought tbtir girls to town ' 1 on Tuesday for a sleigh ride. . Eulrikio end Moms are doing a good 1 1 burl dcs* Tbey are sending out about ' - aevroty fire galloDS of milk daily. Some of the worst elements of human ' character are brought to the surface in the 1 race of contestants for public office. Master Willie Friend is responsible for ' publishing a little paper called the Jfvrn- ' ing Star. Now let tbe Sua, bora. 1 Tbe latest social game U taking snuff 1 for fun. And It is fun to study tbe dlf- ' ferent kind of ancexes set in every key. "Ten days or ten dollar*," said a mag- ' istrate to the prisoner at the bar, "All right," be replied, "III like tbe ten dol- 1 Some of tbe most ugly traits in Ibe huconstitution are developed wben the ' ' contest for public place geU fairly uoder 1 i i Notwithstanding tbe elorm fire parties , i visited Cape May.oe Wednesday for the j 1 purpose of reeling cottqtra for the coming i season. | We rail attentioo to the new advertise- I . meet of Urn. Curtis yrbo has set up for 1 at No. U Decatur street. Ben. is , 1 a practical and akillful mechanic and will , Next Sunday evetflng tbe M. E Sunday | school will bold its annual missionary j I meeting. Tbete will be reports read, , addresses made, and tongs sung appropri- , ate to tbe occasion. ■' The members of Ibe committee having ' ' the C. M. C B . entertainment in hand are i working nlglit and day to make tbe affair I , success Secure your seat in sea sua, as J there is sure to be a rush. March lias certainly shown .the Hons i teeth thus far, and that too without much i dust. It remains "to be sera whether tbe 1 i effect of approaching spring shall so tamw - biro down that bit exit shall be io com- | parimfi tbst of a lamb. Tbe young band, under the leadership of t . Maoaban, teems to have made a ' favorable impreeeion daring tbeir ! ' stay at Feteraburgb, and now that town is bave a band of Its own, which will be - styled the Peuraburgh Cornet Bond. 1 ' Prof. baa received oo invitation | ; ar led the instruments and beooma their 1 instructor. , i I Political Notes. Mr. Wm.E Hooper will be a candidate , . for Cboeen Freeholder at the coming ejecOapL Mica jab Smith will be aeandidate for Cbcaen Freeholder at Ihe Municipal , Election oo Tuesday. I do not wish my name to come before tbe people at so aspirant to the Alder - | manic honor* A. L. Hstsxs. • i W. T. Chambers will be a candidate for ! re-election aa Ceoauhle. an offioe which be has filled for many yean to tha satisfaction of Ihe people ef the Lower township. Mr. Lewis D. Stevens, is a candidate 5 for Republican Inspector of election in ' Lower Township. Mr. Stevens ie folly ; competent, end would make a very , acceptable officer. i Mr. Wm. L Cummlnga will "be cabdit dote for Republican Inspector of elect ioo j at the Lower Township election on Tueej tlay. -Mr. Cummlogs would make an efficient officer. At the — ttet'fiL— - of many f needs, Mr. [ John Rutherford. Jr.. baa eoosented to ; come before tbe voters of Lower township as a candidate fur collector at tbe coming ' election. Mr. Rutherford will receive a I brany support. Diss Creek Dots. - Our Relief Aaaociatioo has bow a 1 membcrebip of ninety rone. • ' Much to tbe deGght of numerous friends 1 Miss Emma Lloyd ts again wilb u* March brnugbl in with its heavy freexe. " We aetiord tbe bore end gtrie taking tbeir A D. T. Howell baa returned home after spending Ibe winter visiting friends In New York and Brooklyn. ! Thomas Erricson, of Green Creel?, and ' H. Douglass, of Beeeley's Point. paid tbeir former homes a vistt this week. Mr. M. F. Peony and family, of Long Island, spent a few days this week with I bis old schyoi- mate, Mr. Howell. Captain Joseph Douglass is getting ready to irave with his schooner for the Ch^sgireka. He will engage in the eyeCaptsla Gabriel Hohnas and Cba* Tomlin were amoog those of oar cttixtns '• that visited Philadelphia during the week _ oo Bprrog businraa. Good sleighing. A number of our people are eojoy.nc iL It to ever so nine to he . lucked under a buffalo with a pleasant ' companion, and a fart sled. fart aied. '

Ttmee who slakec their oyster grounds J L before tbe lnl« bra vy froett will have to do it over again. as the ice swept Ihe poles into ibe bay with everything site mora P Tbe types mode us ray last week "ox ' * roast." II should bars been orate; roast- 0 Those who partook of the hi vires under * tbe drcumatancee ifid not recognise where 7 the "ox" came in." ' Tba method of acmlnating Candida ten ' , foe Lower townahip offioen amotmutoan , 3 this and attend tbe primaries. As It U j a there dose not seem to be very good , I ihe"c^£ 10 101 m banDOOT ; is Tbe fclfcrariag yoneg lad tea and gentle- c " m<-n cAespaeed a plrasanl party Io seaside I B ti-lr week :— The names are at faffowr f v from J'iss Creek. Mimes Clara Erricson, . c l.ldaTkiqghme, Eva WifirS* Erttiia How- . * eH. Bene Herrlrage, Ida Lramiog. Mr. r if John Ilwglsse, Alex and William Hcbei- 1 ■ »- lengcr. Harry Teulr, E S. and Jobn 1 1 la [ HowrG, Charles and Gilbert Hnimet, H. 1 I

Sunday Musunge. It Ir snowing too bard to go to Huodayn acbooL la it t Well ; yet, lot ereryborty except tbe cranks, or those who live cloec •1 band, end evva those would be far heller off to Spend ooe afternoon at borne, . and make some attempt to gel better acquainted wilb tbeir own families, eapetiol- ! spend one afternoon at borne. What a , terrible day for a great many children 1 A whole afternoon an3 evening srtthin door*: ( No church, no school, no board-walk, no •treat, no neighbors, oo anything but stay .. at home; bow dreary? How dismal such a day must be to tbe mejorityof children. I Home now it no place for enjoyment or pleasure for the boys and girls of tliia r generation, and home associations and doe metric attractions are growing less and ievs every year, while the worst feature in the a whole buiioess arrtns to be, that tbe par. rota, especially mother* have oa desire to keep tbeir children at borne. . I Away from borne out of tbe way 5 Ihe prevailing maxim with a great maoy mothera that we could nam* and almost . as aaoo as the child can walk it U bundled j up and tent into the street. For tbe purpuce of play sod healthy exercise you tar. Nay. rather to get the child out of the I way. "I should think you would be afraid to bave Jobnoia in tbe street ao much," mid J a good old fashioned moffier to a lady friend a few dayi ago. "Oh; no," says tbe friend, "be never gets hurt, and be Is , out. of my way ao much. He makes so , , much dirt sod trouble, and my nerves arc •11 unstrung with his ' noise and qucs- ' , lions that I fiod it a great relief to have . , him go out. he always comet borne all , right, and I givemyf if no uneasiness about . . him; and besides If I did not let him go I , would be bothered with other children, for the neighbors nearly all let their children of , j hit age go and come as they picas*" lie t oerer gets hurt ! Shidet of evil, bat this , boy of refined tod high-toned parents, sod , ooly six yean old, uses language eo pre | I tone and vulgar that It would make a bar- ( loafer blush; and tbe gives herself ( no uncaslneex She is ao supremely sel- ( fish io her love of ease sod quiet that she ( willingly glrea Ihe flret fruits of that boys i The lore for home and respect fur pa i rental authority which God has so mere: - 1 1 tully placed iu rvery nature, is allowed io J i perish, because tbe mother is too indoleot- ; or selfish, or nervous, or thoughtless. j Oh! young and foolish mother, what a . of thorns yotxare sowing for your . . pillow by nod by. I have heard parents during the sxlra , services io some churches tell of tbeir | ' great love for Jesus, sod tbeir intense j longing for tbe salvation of other* sod , , over tbe many young men who ] , were spending their earnings in the poolroom or worse place* if there be any whose boy a, scarcely in tbeir teens, . were roaming the streets at will, exposed to all the temptations of city life, and 1 ] asked myaelf tbe questioo, did Ibras ' parents possess what they professed ? . > Could God come into such close comtnun- ' ■ Ions whe had so bgsely betrayed tbeir i trust ? or. had he epdt tbem strong delus- 1 loot which sboohFoe to them as a snare. Io my opinion Gwddiasynvy little respect . 1 for such prolqwioBS. u't they arc doing i more to build up tbe klDgdoro of Satan . than tbey are to convert tbe world. I _ Go to tbe pool-rooms or aaloous any evening pod you will fiod that a large i percentage of tbe patrons are the tons of i proteased christians, who have allewed I their boys to run tbe streets at night j k while they went to church, attended social . , catberitsp. or spent quiet evening! at ' | home without the annoyance of children. ( "1 cannot keep my boys at borne." aavs ] profesaor who believes himself to be | about a« good as tbe beat. True enough. . did not begin in rim* Your boys loved bom* and you could bave kept tbem, but you did not. Tbey were in the way, and now the excitement of street life baa stolen away tbeir love of borne 1 i sod tbeir respect for parental authority as ' . wall as tbeir rerereooe for holy thing* 1 Tbey tee your wilful neglect towering op before tbem, end tbey hide behind it. ' Ob, cmsiateocy. thou art a Jewel ! And 1 1 tbe prufemed Christian who goes to cbarcb to pray for autoer* knowing that I hie own boy* uoder fifteen years of age. | are out upon Ihe street* exposed to almost every evil Invented by tbe Prince of evil, still find a scarcity of jewels in the r crown of hir rejoicing in that greet day , when the blood of Iboae intrusted to bis . care shall be required at his hand* i West Cap* May Notea. 1 Ask untie Reuben H.- — if tbe bras ' have given up bit hat as a nest ytt. ' Rev. L T. Woolaoo goes up to Rio Grande now and then to preach In Ibe M. . E CUpel. i It there la a place of its aim that can beat Went Cape May for fun we should like to know of it. ' Mr. HpeoorrSxrueU bas rented tbe cottage uow occs pied by Mr. D. C. Yana- . man oo Second a vac us near Broadway. A regular meeting of Ibe West Cepe > May Literary Society was beld at the E Cape CUpel oo Turaday tTeoiiig, 4lh i brat., President Rfweajn tbe Chair. Tbe quest lou for disOusalou was tbr relative happtoeea of married andsiegle life. Mr* I). F. Crowed, Ssslsled by Mr* Foster and Miss Fisher, took the affirmative aide. 1 and Mr. H. H- Eldredf* assisted by Robert Hughe* tosk the negatir* After • a v igqrous and able discuss Km tbe qoeelion was decided in Uw affirnrativ* Tbe . charming sisters.Ca'ric and Beetle Footer, witt fine effect. After adjournment tbe . members partook of a fine lunch at • tbe house of Mi* Al. Footer, and had a good lime in plating "Kim me quick," j and other old-fash toned game* r A delightful party assembled at tbe residence ot Rev. A. P. Johnson on York ! avenue no Monday evening tbe 3d hist. Among those present were Rev. G. H. ltcevcs and wil* D. F. Crowell and wif* Dan Stevens and' wjf* II. H. El1 dredge and wif* Albert Faster sod wife. ' Captain John Reeves and wif* Mr* M. - Eidredgr, Mies Gumming* of Phikdelphia; Miss A. Either, Miss Martha Kent, l Miss Adda Hutted, Court House; Miss ■ Pieraoo, Fishing Creek; Miss M. Crowed, It Mia Came and Basic Prater. Mr. Clarence Eldredge and Maker Bertie Foster. e In social plays Uw time was pleasantly e wbiled away until leu o'clock, wben tbe t guests partook of refreshments in Uw form of ice cream, cake* apple* Tbe or ice case* sppw* l tie j

Ibeo bade Uw kind boat and kokem good night and bled array bom* Caw Mat PotXT, February 58th, , To-day from Uw porch ef Comfort : of penuw quits a large school o' fith, , supposed to U Snapping MnckcreL atolir»£u5lf"ire SffoOoy !TtU xww Ssarsr. a "5Z~& evidently ee Joying a holiday feast, llardly Uw tids turned to flood, when Ibe aueotioo wm called by Mr. Jobn 8. Corvery iwcaliar morion earned eooriderabie curiosity as to what tt ws*bul after ssatcbU for about ten minutes Uw party followed lu ooune up Uw beach until! ahrnt half way to Hngbes Jetty. The animal lad by this tkaa reached tkenallet of the pood, and erawW out npoa Uw surface and washed Itself as -s batber would do. It was then disswvered that ! the object of our curiosity was a Uger black aval. Mr. Carat® as VI that either : this aral or tome other one 'fives tbe p'toe : aqaoeuel tiki ahoqt this tcesoo.^^^ i

.Court House Items. A certain Cape May graUcman it ocea- • nally torn upon our streets. It is mid i r a young lady is tbe attraction. Mia Ada Benezet, who has been con- i - fined to tbe boom since Christmas with • a art ere stuck of poeumooi* is rapidly ' ' reqpvcrtng, with a fair prut pent of perfect ' restoration to health. 1 1 Mr. Samuel Beoexet met with a painful 1 accident oo Tuesday last while chopping | ' wood, Uw axe mimed its mark and Indicted X painful gasb io 'G bond, which j ' required surgical aid 'to control the bemorrhage. 1 Mia Ltxiie Ogdra has resigned ber ' position aa tcseber in tbe public ecbool.for I tbe purpose of entering a department of : 1 tbe Stale Normal School ot Pennsylvania, ' at West Chester. Mr. Edward Faker 1 takes ber piece as teacher here. A roofcreoee of Baptist ministers was ' held in the Baptist church during Tuesday ! ' tnd Wednesday Excellent sermsos were preached by gentlemen from various parts ! of tbe district. Good audiences enjoyed : them meetings aa bring a privilege but ' ' Mr. I. Newton Hwain is recuperating ' bis health after quite en extended tour through the southern slates, representing ' s commercial house of Philadelphia. He 1 was prostrated with an attack ef malarial , ' fever in tbe kate of Georgia, from which r be has not wholly recovered. 1 The discussion of tbe benefits for and ; 1 against tbe new oyster Uw as proposed. 1 seems high among thorn interested or engaged in that industry. and many and hot are , ' the arguments and startling tbe eloquence , 1 that U often dispUyed by tome ol our oa- ' tire talent. as this subject is handled in ita ; ' various phases around tbe hot stoves dur- j ing tbe long winter evening* j Tiw political pot began to boil on Friday last when the probibiUonisu beld a i 1 meeting for tbe purpose of effecting a ; 1 county orgaoixa'ion. Tbe day was very j unfavorable In spite of this a respect a- , representation was oo band and tbe organization was effected. TbU party ] appears to be rapidly gaining in number ; and io tbe near future will be sufficiently . 1 strong to command the favorable considers. • 1 lion of older bodies. , The regular primary meeting was held ( Ss'urday.nnd instead of thetlira attend- ^ about three hundred assembled to decide i by marking who should be tbe candidates . office at tbe coming town meeting, that the contest should be so sharp for offices that hardly pay a fair remuneration I far tbe labor performed, appears a strange i circumstance to those outside of tbe politt- , c&l ring. You can see Mr. Editor that instead of living in a town where toddy is in a dull morbid condition, as is often 1 asserted, we are living in ooe of tbe i liveliest character. Lvnxx. , So* lalo City Murmurs. J Charles K. Lanllia sprat Sunday at Kra ■ Isle. Mr* Sonwra is vUitiog al AtUntie , City. Mra. Fritz is visiting friends io YineTbe political pot his almost reached boiling point. | IV. Scott Wbraton is pleasantly fixed in j Ihe tasty little depot at Ocean Ylew. ■ A grandson of Mr. lUllard, of Philsdetphia, was among the arrivals oo Mod- 1 day. . Mr. Samuel Thompson, of Tuckahoe, 1 hat rented lilt cottage to 8 Harris for one I year. \ Mr. lUbbington. o! Moorestowo, it . moving to Sen Itle City. He baa rented , 1 Bucks vacant cotuge. Dennis Fisher, of South Sraville. has 1 given the contract for building a cotuge to George Blake for wblcb Uw lumber is - , now arriving. , The prrapccu for a busy spring are . i are promising. Mechanics are working . ; in the enow and rain in order to keep up tbtir contract* Mr' P. Ash too. of Philadelphia, bat ! rented one of tbe Baker Bro.'t cottages i I on Lradis avenue, and will move bis fsmi- , ly down this week. Charles Basio bat Uw lumber on Uw gTOODd for enlarging hit boteL Work . will be commenced upon tt as toon as tbe wcatber becomes settled. Tbe distance f rom Sra Die City station i ' to Corson's Inlet Is tour miles. The new railroad will Croat the thoroughfare, about raw thousand feel south of Uw Inlet. Tbe land on Uw west tide being bard bot- 1 torn and wil! require do piling. John 8 Marti* postmaster, informs us i i that tbe malls are now regular, the ooe- < tract baa been awarded to Uw W. J. R. IL Tbe postmaster thinks tt would be a 1 great accommodation to bare Uw office ' made a money order office. Amoog tbe vial tort on Turaday were. ' John Quinn. Philadelphia, and Thomas C. f Wbeaton, Millvillc. Mr. Wbraton tt the owner of Uw Lancaster House, and upon - tbe removal of Mr. Sutton, be inteoda to - put Uw bouse In thorough order for the > The dtlxeoa of this piaoe hrt^meet- ! Ing oo Mooday evening for the pnrpoae of i organising a comet band- Tbe following : offieera were elected President— Harry ! Lndlsin : Secretary — H. W. Barrett ; . Treasarer — (J. Buck. Subscriptions to ' Uw arneant of fifty dolltri were secured , from those present. The hood wtll be r railed tbe 8ra Isle City Cornel Band, r The Bra Isle train was aarroooded by - tbe boys of Profesaor Mtnahan's hand on : last Friday morning. Tbe boys wore eo- . route for Petersburg!) wlwre they per- . formed at an entertainment given on Frit day and Saturday evening* Profesaor t tbey bad only been under instructions for ' eight weeks and that tbey are promoting splendidly. We netiord amour tbe boys . of tbe hand;— Samuel Brook* Mike Hoi- ; land, Harry Reese* Fred. Dooliul* Jo* Jobnsun. Willie Dooliul* Infc. Bennett. ' Richard Little, Charlie Craig and Edward j Lemon* Dorchester Items. Mr* U. Steeltnao tt quite tick. We uodereund that several of our inI habitants are going to make improvements to their ivwiws this spring. , run Tuesday by 'men from tbe adjoining r villages, to attend a caucus meeting in tbe t Town Halt. I D. E Cruise, Jr., from Bridxdloc.came t borne ta spend Sundsy with bit parents. ' bunday bit parents. '

I We were pleased to see htt welcome face among tit. Several of our eykenaen bad tbeir boats Mown aabore or trooen up down below Port Nrati* obliging tbem to irave ' tbem and walk up bom* where tbey are enjoying a abort uacalioa. • Oo Wxxmesday of last week as Mra Mary Harked was abastt to .mire for Uw , night, a large party came flocking in,mucb to her surprise. The evening was spent | very pleasantly with games and refresh. ' Our HuDday-eefaool bfiid Its annual re- . craalxati.ro last Sunday, electing Dew i offloors nod tratiwn far tbe oaming year. , Our school bos just bn-a prevented with a ■ ."ibrary by Mr. Qrara IDfn* r ra *""*daspbi* I J. G Bcklen. Jr.. has creeled sixteen . dwelpngi in Urn city lite past yea r. Mr. r Beiden is ooe of our enterprising arisen* . and flat done much toward the growth and r Improvement of the dty. r Mr. Beiden tsu also Iwcn ooe of our t moat enterprising builders at Cape M.y, I having erected quite • number of build ioga ia our rity.

County Notaa. [ Tbe iSaa Creek Mutual Association has now nineoty member* Revival services coalinue at Rio ' Grande and Green CteekRio Grande tt agitating a glasa-bocsc. ' plaoe will "get there." Comrade George Grace, of Court Hook. beautifying hit snug bom* Each Township needs a ball iu which ; public businma may be transacted. Interesting revival aarriora are in pvoi great in tbe M.E church, Sraville. Farmers are busy with spring work. Nothing like taking time by Uw forelock. Holly Beach City will bare a hundred | ' completed before tbe season of 7M Tba ground bog was right. Such a ] winter has not been experienced for many j year* ('•plain Aaron Hand, of Townsaod's Inlet. will put afloat a fine new coasting 1 verve!. i Thirty-five bones in one of tbe Rio Grande stable* Tbey belong to Uw sugar companyTbr Bun who lugs Into a contest al Uw polls tnaUert tbst are purely private needs ' to be sat upon. : If there is anything in obtetyarioo day, 1 March will be cold and windy above its average racotd. Oyster Maker that bad been set up cu II tbe oyater grouope were torn down by tbe ' heavy ice ot Friday and Saturday. Each section of Uw county baa developed a candidate willing to setre the . 1 county as superintendents of public lo1 struction. Ttra superintendent of tbe ltio Grande Sugar plantation says be shall plant pearthis year than last. Early deep seedtt bis ide* And still tbe work of leveling our limbeVjgod goes on. In a little while Cape will be subject to iwriodicnl droughts the busiDcas tt permitted to go on till | Of all tbe belter things that atlticl poor Let a person begin to got htt bead above - water if he wants to realise Uw fact. he has n .'liing 't"! tt oovelable no notice will be taken of bint, bat the firs: •top that pots him iu advance of bis fellows is a signal for opening fire all along tbe line. And it will keep up while progress tt made. An enterprising genius up eounly lias perfected an arragement of cats by which all the effects of a barrel organ are realized. He imprisons tight in a long box in which arc enough, end of Uw right six* for the passage of pussy's csudlc exiremity. By long sod petirnl trial voices of tbe right tone bave been secured to * sound op and down Ibe seal* A sudden , pall at a tail produces Uw necessary note, s result has so far proven a big success. h It is three miles from ltio Grande sla- '' lion to Holly Beach City. n Tbe I'elcraburg Dramatic As-tisu .n ° gave "Ten Nights in a Bar-room ' on Fri- ® day and Saturday evening. Tiw enter. T tainment afforded tbe large audiences on £ evenings great satisfaction and de- j neither of which they were slow in e manifeeting. T. T. Young, as J* Mor- J gao, was a striking success, as ever} thing J undertaken by tjiis gentleman In llris line r to. J. S. Smith. IL J- Comm. Leslie J Wm. Rose. Wash. YaoGildcrand J SmiUt did well in minor |«n« and n Misses Settle H. Coraoo. IlMa G hIVictoria Creamer and Sallie Ann YanGllder sustained tbe female characters " with excellent effect l'rofetaor ManalraB's helped matters along by the many popular aire they played. Mra Hannah YanGilder, Mr* Deborah YanGildcr, Mr* R. YanGilder and Mra Cornelius I entertained the band t»>ys with | Petersburg hospitality. The proceeds which are satisfactory, ar* wc under •laud, to be cast into tbe church treasury. South Saavllle. Those frogs have been shut up "as tight as a bottle" daring the past week. | Mr. Thompson Van Gilder has the finest pair of oolu that we know of in this section. The ioe on VvoGilder'i pood has been i strong enough since March came in, to ' bar a loaded tram. L Tbe tides were nnsually low on Friday j and Saturday of last week. To use the 1 expresnoo of tbe old cttiseo, "b'gosb there 1 wa'n't no water io tbe sounds." It was stated but fall, Ural tbe corn busks | indicated a mild winter. Tbe indications , now are, that tbe corn basks didn't know i anything about iL | Our former neighbor Mr. W. H. Davis. ■ tt again a candidate for Uw Borough elerk- | ship of Sra Isle tity.and will doubtless te : reelected. Erie nd Davis has purchased s lot and will boild tbereon. I Tbe Beealey's Point Mail route was I changed oo Mondsy last. The matt tt now t carried from Ocean View instead of South Sraville. Tbe change tt greatly to the , advantage of Mr. Gandy. Uw stage driver i and also enable* poople aloog the route to . get tbeir mall matter considerably earlier. I Tbe new building at Ocean View Sta- . tioo was opened on Tuesday by tbe com. r panyf route agent, and tbe Dew agent duly t inrlalled. Tbe opening was quite ao event r and a number of persons gathered to wit- i r oess tbe tame. Mr. Jostah WbiUker i secured tbe first passenger ticket. Tbe South Sraville Loan and Building ■ . Association beld iu annual meeting on . Tuesday erenlng. officers were elected si I followt: Pre* J. S. Townseod. Vice Pre* E Crawford, Sec. E F. Westontt, Tress. ■ IL Coraoo, Solicitor Tboa. Townsend. Tbe books were opened for a new aeries of stock, making Uw 13lh, aeries issued by the association. - I Those wbo read Uw libellous paragraph ! which beaded our items lsst week were probably astonished to learn that nor good people were "siting" around. Perhaps it I wou'id not have been so very far from the , c truth, had there been snotlwv t bat shifting was Uw word intended, however. Fur I instance: Mr. Baker Lloyd has moved to t Woodbine, leaving htt boose to be ocrupililt bouse to

e ed by Mr. Andrew Fisher. while Uw bouse vacated by Uw latter will be takan posrasr ioo of by another family Ac. >- A letter wss received s few days since e by Miss D. Hewitt, from Rev. J. W. Tsyc tor late Pastor of tbe Dveototille and SotffE Sraville Baptist cburch and now of i. Baulsbury N. C. where Iw recenUy pur. e chased a small farm. The letter states ttat b htt health tt steadily improving and that l he tt working like s Turk, plafitiog htt l— garden vegetables, repai ri ng buildings A* Mr. Tsvlor in writing of other matter uses the same eloquent Hyde of language so . often haard from htt Ops while addrnsalng ! bis hearers from Uw pulpit- As bis health . returns be "Del*" be ray* "like taking * up the Master's work again." A better s preecher or heartier worker Is rarely met with. Oxabx. While Uw little four-year okJ daughter of her. Jobn Kershaw, of Bound Brook. [• N. » • wespDying around a bonfire ir their ! garden last week, her doUrfog caught fire could be extingnttfaed. Tbe wife of Mi. « Kershaw tt Ibe sister of Poetnraslcr '• Hughes, and many of ber friends sod I relatives will be pained to beer of this nd accident to tbeir little deogbtrr

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