filllf# • T.jo jx-r Annum. In Advanrand (Sou.nfo. Tb* emit met for Iht baildlng of thnucli talked of Irae ptsr elMntrd on Wfdmbr lut b «*«n the office— r>f Ibe Onpr Mir Ocean PW Comp.nr a*i the Phtrtrti Bridge Company of Prom For muj venri put in Inn oersn pt- r » ha bra* frh to be one of Ibr needs of Cape Mij. .ud AIM liter loo* and persistent rff rt on tbe p«it of t fe« br sobaertptloo to rmble tbe r location of. be located it tbe foot of Decatur itrrrt "tipno the lit* now occupied br Drotaot'i pier. !t will be 1000 feet in length .Ml ■ as feet la width with a pavilion U the mu rml ] 00x134 There wiU alio be a parilioo anil restaurant half way brtwcip with all the necessary appolotgienta. The gtninmns tjfll be of wrought boo of tbe oetafOB ihane known ai the Pbranlx CVJtimna; the bracing and girder* will aim Ae of wrooeb' Iron. Tbe pier bead wiJJ tie hexagonal In ibape. which will afford atx landing ridee.lhoi enabling re-el. and —mm to land at any lime of tide er ■With Ibe wind In any directino. Tbe large pavilion at tbe ooein end will be about , 100 feet aqnare.and la derigoed to be uwrl Tor bnpi and halla The Pier Oompanr H , now I reeling wi'k aframbnal companies , . for tbe ntnning'dF Heameri from New Toik and Philadelphia to land at the pier. , for which privilege the eteamhoat com- , pan'tea win he charged a (mad mm per , c nftila for each pa-mrer I bit li landed . on tippler. We belirre thai the bonding , of tbia Iron pier will mark a new era k , the biatmy of the growth and procreaa of ; Cape Mar .and » that an oorettlaeM and property owner. , ebraild far 1 la doty bound to eoeoorage , tlie enlerpnae to Ibe otmoat extent of their | eSlHiy and inOneoor. and a rery little j help from att will make the railing of tbe , balance of tbe mooey.rrquiredlocomplrtf , the pier In errry deiill. in ra<y maltrr , The Cape May Ooran Pier Company wie organised order the liwi of thle , (bate March 17th 1888. The offiaK , are ai fotlnsre: Prmidmt-D. R. Patter- , mo. PUIa; Vice Prraldent-AIbert ; Merrill. Camden. Secretary and Trrai- , R. Hall. Km, F. McCullr, Pbiladeiphla; , Albert Karltl. Camdeo. N. J.; W. B , Miller. Or. J u. Meciar. Tbomai H. , Winim.mn. Cape May. Tbecapltal Mock of tbe company b N0.000. Tbe eo« of the pier will not exceed fifiO.'OOO. The I officer, of. Jbe Pier Company feel m i bmltatloo in recommending Ibe I lock of « Cape May Ocran Pier Company u ' eafe ■ aad remunerative Inreatment for capita- < Dm. It la the Internum of tbe company t to iaeoe a proapeclm In a few day. which | wiU ebow the com of tbe pier, tbe probable > receipt, and expenses »nd tha probable ' rerenne to tie (Wired, Tbeae calculatiooi but wiH hoar tbe —rutins of the moil I skeptical. A great twnyof thecilixem and | liberally when called upon for lubicrip- i tlooi to tba Mock and tbe liAa are locrtm- . log erery day. We Iron that throe who • bare not already done « will lend In their . InreMment. Any of tbe officer, of the I Company «OThegtad to pre any dc.irv.1 1 to the Wate office, Cape Miy.will recrivt ' prompt attcotloo. The lady manager, of tbe children# , temperance andety, "Tbe band of Hope," We truw ibe gen-rmi. public will f.vra ' tbe good can—. Bereral ladiea and gentle tnen friend*. of the temperance came bare , kindly cnurcnted to nadanme appropriat. aeleeiloo.no the onraakm. Among whlcl. , will be, Tbomai MarKrtlare. fine poem, -I**." The enteetalooicnt will tike " plaor no Tburaday eraning. May IB at 7 o'clock. Ticket! for aale at Kennedy', drag More. Price 10 cent. t There are acme thing, that are dom ) without any prompting, naionlly and and nil brio, effort, but there are many ( Cher, tbii require schooling to properly manage. There are throe of unceasing , actirity. aad other, who erm h be al . their ease coDatagtJy. Eech of thrae need prodding, ooe to go alow the Giber , faBer. It requires no reminder u. get Ibe average Wry or girl lo be ready by the 'lap ^ of Hie bell, for •chnol dismi— ai, tmt ll dorr tike i good deal of parental preiua- { with the lark in the rooming 1 TV, right" kind of refogmatkm is the , kind ttart begin, now. If you bare been , planning anything whereby your borne or t town Oilgtii be made twee auiaairt, ooa- j rimat* the plan by going tb work imme dtt-'ely. Tliert are tm aereral warki bofore the awn— r -awn aMi io with it. , ruBt and btwy rare.. Tidy up thing., by ( Only get about It atom*. [ Ml- Jennie Marey, raw of Cape May'. ompiimmu of a party," at her lalber't fa reMttew. on Friday erening !«, 11 being . IbemaMonot berMWiWrthdar. There c were pre—st many pereocal friend*. wbn ' enjoyed tbrarwlera la a u»M delightful ' -nmpLm acd m Pratt I The alarm of fit* oo Tkoraday aftcroo » the department to lie spot, but the tie ; am*. TMa *»• a narrow mpt from ae

L M M O^UpoimS.i.UffhlUlldSS!' P rriBiing Ml— Mrcrar daughter. of Dr. hmx Krcrj of thia d.ly. Mm. Ray and two dangbtera ind Ml— G'4d fmm I.!ic4ifi-ld.Ct..are at Cape * Mr. W. W. Green ri.i'ed Cape May reaterdar. Mr. Green will opeo bit popular Wiodaor abool the flrB of June. " win occupy a eommodloua cottage oo 0 IV aching! on atreet thla reason — a boa: d•I iog bouar d CoL and Mn. Chaa. Duffy rlMted'Carc 1 MayonToradayfor tbepurpo— of looking d Mr K emptor and J..eph Patierd down ooTueaday. Tbry wrreaocompan- ( ied by Mr. McCTellan thif ndw lemee. II Rer. G. H. CICT*knd late paBor of a 1 Florida Preabyterian church will oecapy * tbe pulpit of tba Preabyterian church of d tbia dty next Sabbath morning and errn- ' log. ' Mr. Peter Smith, engineer of tye fire 1 department of Ibis dty, bad bis right band ■ the fire apparatus after the alarm of Tburr- ' day aftrrnooo. t Mr. GrorgsJ. It rtiardmn is making 1 rariooa improrementa to his cptld|e on ! Ocean airret by adding an upper reran. 1a I and re-paiollcg tbe exterior. Ac. Mr. A. B. I LlitM la aoperiotrniling tbe painting. r Judge Hare aod wife, ace apaoled by ' MUs Biooer. of Pblladelpbia. bare been ■ spending a week at Marine Villa. Judge 1 Hare taker a couple of wreki for recreation 1 at Cape May about thla time annually, 1 always slopping at Ibe Marine Villa. , ' Mr. Win. Richardson and Mi- Kate R. Job own. were married at St. Luke. Church. I'll iia.. oo W«tn&day ereniag ' Mr. Richardson ta tbe ano of Geo. ' J. Rirhardeno. Eaq.. and iawtll known in this place, and his bride is also a farorit* ; amoog tbe fashionable habit net of Cape l>r. James Mectmy of this dty has in.his ion a Ornarim which wis ooiued long before the Christian era. It la a perfect apedmen.and the workman, ship shows high art In engrarlng. The 1 profile of Roma la on ooe ride, and on the Rer. Mr. Pearson, of Woodbury, waa J town oo Tuesday conferring with Sun- ■ district cooreotlon to beheld In tbia cily S aad 4. We learn from Mr. Pearaofi that there wfll be a number of diBlngulalmd 1 workers present to aid In the exercises. 1 Among tbem are Doctor Hoyt, Hl'cbcoek and Peddle Rers. J. L. tywy and J. L. Hurlbert; Jno. Wanamaker and Dr. Tbe Cane May Choral Society — ng tbe Oratorio of "Esther tbe Beautiful Queen ' e»ening"^t Ibe Baptist chord!. Tl.e aolOA dueta, qnartela and eborusra wrre exffllenlly rendered and wall receired by tbe large and intelligent audience. Especially worthy of mention were tbe parts of the Cantata "TruB In tbe Lord." "Tbou will'keep him In perfed peace" Sallie and Maltie Mecray. I.ilh— Holmes Laura Warwick. Mra. Susie Ludlam in prindpal female character, rang tbeir paru wlthgrace and r true concept loo of their equal to tbe places that lirdbreo assigned tbem In tbe oratorio. Tbe minor parts taste by Miaa— Barnes, Bl-hop. Smith. Meleio and Saflie Wiffiamr and Me—era Reesaa. Brnoka, Hildreth. Pratt, Moore. Smith aad Herbert Ware. Our lack of apace presents giring deullt, but we ehrooide tbe part that tbia public is a marked stioor— and wartby of all ' praise- It bo'ds out to tbe expectant N|blic bopes of large future usrfultx— in tbe cultiration of musical art among our people. Profs— or Potter presided at tbe organ with aortiOraued ability. He was so Important actor In tbe program of Tbe performanne was repeated last ereoing fur ibabeneflt of tbe Baptist ehoreh. held in tbe M. E. Chapel on Monday ereniag. tbe Ilk Instant to take lato cnoahlemiicn tbe reception and entertainment of delegates to the District Sunday Jcbool die oo the 8 and 4 of June 1884. H. W. acted as chairman an J Her. G. F. Bishop; secretary. A committee of four constating of Me—re. Geo. W, Smith, Samuel a Sii'rs. Henry Rutherford sod Dr. E. H. Phillips, was appointed to make nee— re arrangemenls. It was dedded to bold 'he Omrention in the to conrrne at the call nf lbs prraident. The Surrlrore of the litis Reg'l, N. J. will hold their Annual Re-untoc i6 the room ot krarary IW. Na 1, at No. Market Street, hrwark, N. J„ oo May U. All .Use Cranred— are — re— sly req—ated to attend. Bereral papers will br read, and a report at totheprogre— of tbe biBory nude. It la hoped thai erery Oo— rede wiU bring, io writing, some original matter of blBorica] ralue. Don't fail ts attend. It will be a -great pleasure to —eel again our old Comrades who— we parted marly twenty years ^ fi N. GieecKt-^Trenioti, N- J. It win. aorai be time now for cleaning and gettlag ready foe the summer, and t£r q oral km win art—, what shall be dooe with the— are id walls and orUio.rs. Weil, the q— gtsun >• tawly answered- Go to Smith A Co.. « WaBiiattoo alter!, and get Maxwell'. Prepared Gypsum: i: will make tbe wraat of -walU awes*, and ar white a- snow; re. If rrai derire it you can bare say benoli/ul tint you • tab, it is beautiful and durable and won't rob off. and looks nearly as well ai paim and la nearly as cheap as. " A recent ndrenbe^t^ds - follow. " 'If tbe gentleman -ho keeps tbe shoe Bore wilts a red head "Si return tbe umbrella nf a young lady srlth wh.leb.me .1 rib. and an Irao handle toThe Bate-roofed grocer 'i shop be wfll be— c< something — catcni of" the Puhfic SSvraris Bfa,irei,M fce Will s, charsed: thepraoeeda fro- whir*. V to be used la buying •rmpngbre*. fee the trAored ch.idrei of ■ : i

r. Capr May V in oee.1 of tnoreadrenialiig. The new pier will hare a central locaA lion. w The growing wheat lot As well abool tbe IV Cape May V noted Mr lu terraplo V suppers. , e. Tuesday. m Our 'pilots bare not been — busy for a i- 1 or time. A week more and fruit tree* will be in >g ^IVm't punctuate your eooreraatioo 'with Seweti'g *?osnt is dekined IO be rery * beautifies our ga-deca. 3" Ton may bear a goad deal of go— ip and be none tbe wiser. Drum begin to bile when tbe May v bk—ncna begin to bl-w. if It la pleasant to watch the lines of foam left by the receding tide. Tbe gray morning mriti make ablpa in tire offing look unduly large. , Tbe wooden whistles are making the air Titrate with their ahriil melody. S Parties from werg here " through the week renting cottager. Marriage is a foaB where the grace Is p Tbe pilot boat. "Knight" dropped into ' Tbe North EaB wind, of tbii week hare scattered the fish to parts unknown. f ab^tW'« ^TEL»CrSk>^ld!>wfr'°d " Eels are solid in Bay Side waters when , king crabs commence to lay their eggs. There are —id to be more rainy Monday! than any other days of the week. * week by poijdc gaiog to see tbe elephant. Our printers are rety busy with bruit: L and Brocil beautifying hotels and cottage-. a It aeetna to be-Hled that Colonel Duffy ' will manage tbe affairs of Umgrea Hall, e A pwir of otters are aporting in the waters of the old Kumtnytown —til pond, a Tbe aacied caawwary. from Africa, j should not be orerlooked by enterprising 3 Cape May's band of youthful tnuri- - cians is now known as tbe "Jurenilc Stat ' Tbe daily exodus tnsrard theoonnty e seat thia week baa giren our Breeu a lonesome look- , Oyster* are killed when Brat planted by getting sand in their ral res which presents ' How the itrind can be so hard and yet ■ as soft as relret to touch la a wonder to 1 Sbeepa-head no— around boles aloneside of sleep meadow banks They are ' out mok gamey fisb. Tbe C. M. J. S. B., tendered tbe ofli errs elect of Company II, a sernade on Saturday eremng lest. Tbe war to do a thing la to do it, ud not talk about It so long. Apply this rule ! toadrertising Cape May.. Our Bunday-acbool people will hare an r intellectual treat at Ike t-ws ion. of tbe ( Dikrict 8. 6- Conrentloo. Tbe fogs come creeping out of old • ocean's gray waste. Into It ranlabes tbe ' incoming ship like a phantom. Charles H. .Dougbterty, receired the s compliment of a aenmade from Ute C. M. • C. B., oo last Saturday erenlug. i "The •'Cape May Wats" riree a lire, I about." — Philadelphia^ Ercning Star, r ■ Conner A tiehsJIiogw. of CwpW May : ^g?sjis^.,3»r?a : sSrSssSi » "Fly Up the Creeks" are abundant. , popda for food which consists of little ' Met chants who eg poet to do bullae— ' will do well Io make a note that adrenis- ' iog will help them In their laudable Tbe winter winds hare smoothed tba r broad smooth floor of Our famous bathing 1 *bc>Ubrach J <lri*ln* lhe *lTF* up on ' And now we may gxpect to sec tbe 1 former buay scenes Ural daily look plage r orer at tbe Beamboat landing, reproduced r oo tbe city front. , The annual onmmeoorment exerda— for . tbe psiblic acbcmls, of Cape May ooonty. will be made known by the County Su1 prrimendeot In a few days. in a Dennatownihlp ho— e gareths mr aniens should take step, win, rererenoe . to tbe proper reception and entertainment . of Use Sixth Regtmeni oo Ibe ooc—l io of iu riait to this dty oo (be Sfi proximo. ' Many Lower— who bad buaioe— at tbe > county cnutta;during the week, look a run . dowa bete each night, returning by the Ibe early morning train, all la time fur i jjTtP ^done** lnWaSrtff||gwMngb^ J. Swain Garriaoe'a rariely atom la true . I.) its name. What can DM be found al 1 No. 89 Washington Breet. in tbe way of noreltiesand curiosities need not t^looked for anywhere else. ; Delegates to tbe Dikrict Sunday acboo) One of our mok skillful painters and r frcscoert is Mr. Jua. P.- Henry, whose ' ^ it at No. 66 Ikfayrtte atneL He is , dow during souse cxcdlent^ wort In ex- , next wwk°Mc«ntfi(toihe—l3— Id enter! taioment for membera of the Sixth On Saturday erening. Master WiUle Frieod aeddratafly fell down ^tbe Be,»t ! It^rr roan, U be would be candid, and - sum oo bis own — as impartially as he 1 ta iadiaad to treat his neighbor in thV ' respect, would probably oondisdevhat be | bad enemies and that be In many csa— I Many pooplg are eery auperatilious ' , about seeing a hoe or spade brought Into , the bouse. It ts —id to print out a death in the family whrre one of Mear imple- . ^"urnm w^.'S^b-r l° , . ^ Notwi^ng the pirawt aasrs-is- ■ ' part be by ha elf. Life therefore 1*. after ' ; all, a kind of aoli'ary conflnemebt. If one is thrown to largely upon self, bow ! , oeesw— ry that self should afford good. E. Ck— A Cm, 1* the n-D* of • new - firm which bar ju« set up in. tbe Real c ftttate burins— at No. BOS Walnut Street , Phrtad—pbia. Tut. bouse win gire I &1SL&S.

-We Qi>4JVnbww(ltrt«h. 1>e April tebm of uje Cape May Oxm- I g. ty Court, which cnenmed oo Tuesday last, a- na attended by more than .tbe ureal number &f citiiebf from erery part of the be ' county: ! Court enlled at 9 o"elock rat Tue*lay in : rooming. Judge Reed I'reatding. A-w ciaig Judges Dirtily, Gandy aad Reerei Toe New Jersey twr was represented by tbe M to" log gentlemen:— JodgeaCbaa T. Reed, II. 5. P.ocnaet and P. L- VorJrres. of Camden: Ool. W. E. Potter, of Bridgeloo; E. B. Irwming and J. II. Heffmao,. Court Hocue: U. W. EdmundvJ. M. E. lLldretAIL F. Dougla— of Cape Mar City. In hfs charge to the Grand Jury Judge Reed reminded tbem 7 rd the naiureof the oath they bad^taken He spoke of the Grace poiKmmt rare ami ip of tbe bribery caw al Oapc May city v which would be brought before tbem. and . isssisssKnai'K's indies guilty parties TbeMlowing genir tssntel H. H-tieamo, AOIat— BrwiU. 10 IL^ia^'^eflirMmSl^i^lnaSr"- , ance Co— pany. Edmnnda for plaintiff: 'e Grey for defendant- Off for term. L E Miller ra Cape May and Sewell 1- Point B. R Miller for plaintiff: Grey , for defendant. Settled, d Chris Rath ra. B. Reams. Edmunds for plaintiff: Huffman for defendant. Off for 11 G. M- Howell rs Margaret Grier. Ull- >- — f.-ndini. •Sarah A. Lndlam ra H. S. Ludlam. is trespass. Sparks fur plaintiff; Huffman L for defendant. Off for term, t. Peck A Banna rd vs. James Mo. me. v. , deb'. Reed fur Plaintiff; Paucrsart A ' Putter t.ir defendanu In this care the f jure. .rendered a rmtict. Mr. plaintiff, for 1 81400 00 aud ooata Jubn J. D. «ty rs * Mnrmey. Reed for PUintiff; r.ocouA I- A Potter for defendant. Verdict for g cuts.' ' "ll ill' ' —"jm-'m ounry . " ' Itecd for plaintiff; PaoonaB A Potter for defend, j. ant. Still on trial a. w»p, to pre— Lt Aimt CASKS. Wm. B. Spoooer va V. Miller and Son. v debt. I learning A Black for plaintiff; "a Miller for defendant. Settled. Ed P. Hand ra 8. L Crawford. debL j Hildreth for jilaln'.iff; Huffman for de- ' Ash brook Lincoln vs. Ed. D. Tbomaa. . et al debt SeUled. •' Ks-kie! Vtve. ra Charles W. G sllagber. ° Judgement for appellant. A bill to found b* the Grand Jurv against Wm. [- Carter and^ John Suteids^for^kerpin^ a I S.^bubx'?orlpa,S0UrtTOy. bUI n waa brbught by the Cape May City band j Srhultt atiH retaina be tiring a member c "('lltwTG™* was indicted for an attempt to poison bis father, mother, two ° bmtliera and sister. * Several fins mad bare beeo caught along the shore tbe past week. , . Cap I. Enoch Camp returned from Philadelphia oq Thursday with a fine black r Cspt. J. Monroe Cheater, brought down ,r from Pblladelpbia the Ilk trip a floe yacht for Mr. Harry Smith of Sea lale dty. Mr. J. Holm- Hand, hf# Use material I on the lauding for the building of an oyster boat to be ready for Ibe fell trade. ' . CepL Jim Cbeker. baa drained the large ' pood known a. the Widgroo pond near the J" it with njstera. t Mr. V. O. Miller. Prindpal of Goaben . Public aobnoi. is a canoidalc for tbe office J of Supb^bf PubUc Inarootitm. He^wouid ' Mr. E B. Uarker. rrpeeta at this writ- ' . ing to more to Millrillc in a abort lime. Mr. H. end his noble dengbtera will be greatly mlaaed to tbia community as they are good and useful cl Ureas. . The membera of the LltUe Wesley A. * M. E. Church held a leap-year party J last week, each of the ladiea took a geotlen man paid the admission fee at the door and , 'hen during the ereniag treated the— to * Ice cream. Proceeds for benefit of Ute , '• ^n^m^frOT 1A Qn^lfi'obapuoith a manifekuiuD of Urd."' lu the afternoon i- interesting Sabbath school services were held, followed in the evening by a sermon by Eider Walton from Matthew, 19 ebape trr, IfltoH verary it Gkxsa. e It is in order to dean and tidy up door J ^ Court torgely absorbed pu'ille attention T . Tbe sluice will lie aooa put to Diu * 1 Weak fish are dally expected. Nets are k being gotten ready foe their atrlval. e b(?^J^Th^^'a *StmuS Mr. F. Perry, from I/mg Island, and t! Mr. Fred Lang frotn Baltiurore, were to n the pint* during the week, j' ll is *1 —ay to raise strawberries — ® potato—, and our farmers begin to rcallxe it by cultivating tfats delicious berry. ■ crop, act 'o tbia tbry are wiae^Tf but ■ ooe la cukivated and that u a failure all si h- Bdwo-tra,^* Ftownr.Mary Dooftoaatrnd e Arrivals at Cape May Point5 The Wlowtog are among Ibe arrival* at L tbe Cape House during tbe peat week: d K * M-Uaa-lKCaa. - ^s'ssMw,' « ; Sri^'a ppy- ; S'lfis ^ |S!|p: "hi = :jk^3as.: i?ssw.K. - iiKB, : L'."Sk -' ' x— astkarr. - HnWeuam krOotrreri wtte. - X T Bt—eTOa I wltr-r-vtwiM. - MnPaaaaa— auwL: jn^a. - *" ■ A Card.

West Cape May Items. k! Tbe good natured pan of |^c gild' , beating h-.tsioe— nf this place, wixhes to I inform the pubis: that hi. better half bat ' e r« to Philadelphia after iter spring boo- ' 1 r The C. M. C. B. paid Us romplitnert. 1 to borough nfflcrra of West Cape May on ! W ednesday ereoing. Srret.1 choice alts • were pUred. The membera of tbe band are loud to pre— of their reception. r Tbenewly elected officer, of the Bor- ' K .vSS.5r»2 . Profca— r. as he may Weil be, is very ' time tliey hare been organised. | Tiling, bare lakeo a fresh Bart to tbe ' 1 Tt lady? whiu'tbT^iw'of" t« h^s" i jrsKtoriMirs i batch (each a brood of chickens), baring . — sen bens to lay eggs, which tbey do , erery day.sbe waa fortunate enough Io re- . cure nine eggs from ooe days laving. She ' thinks If User keep on laying at tbia rate , Bte will not br able to find anything of . them to a short time but feathers and toe ' Mrs. Lydta Miller, mother-in-law to : Hon. W. B. Miller, whose funeral took place yeBerday. was In ^the TJtb year of , and united with tbe (fold Spring P'r—by- ' byterian cbnrch. of which she was a cou- < aistent member unUl about two year. ago. when she became a member of Ibe new ! • church, at Green Creek. Her children, I ; aereral of whom aurrire bet. hare profited ' ^ by her excmplc and are all profe— on of ' communities in which tbey resided. ! A large party, composed of ladies and ' gentlemen, waa tendered to Mra A. M ' Hughes, ut tbe residence of Mr. J. H. Hughes. West Cape May. on Wednesday " ereoing last it being tbe occasion of her r fifty second birth d«v. Mrs. Hngbc. re- • as tokens of tbe regsrd and estimation in ' 1 which she is held by her friend, of the ; : erening was .pent by the gls^M. and the ' boat ere receired many krad cShgratula- • lions. There was . templing lunch. rongs. r Pl»>>. gsniM and plearantrocialchU chat. ; , It began to be next day before the cntnpany apoke final good night. Amoog 1 Sir. Israel Woolsoo wife and r daughter. Mr. Ellis Hughes and wife,Mr. ' Daniel Crowd I and wife. Mr. Samuel Swain and wife. Mr. Robert Harris and , wife. Mr. Letmn 1 Swain and wife. Mr. Lewis Sterens and wife. Mr. Thomas ; Hughe, and wife, Mr. John Crowclf and , wife, Mr. Charles Eldredg* aitd wife.Mr. William Bhtttner and wife. Mra. Olire . Wylie and daughter. Mra. Henry Rulherforel. Mr. Jam, -a F. Crowell. Mi- Sallie , Simp— n, Mra. Reabgn Hoffman, Mi— Eila Hand. Mr. Frank Hughes. Mr. Clinton llugbea. Mi— Lixxie Harris, , Master Allie Phillip*. Ml- Martha Hugbe., Mr. Eugene J. Blattncr ■ Beesley'9 Point Dots, j Pack-peddlcra arc numerous. j Straw bats liarc again made their ap- . We are glad to note the recoreryo' Mi— Elctbera Smith, after a brief illoeu KUrd Smith, a student under Dr. Tbe sale of Mra. Do nam, boetcaa of the Becaley'a Point Hotel, took place on Tuesday last. I Professor Buck's school to music baring dosed, a course of rehear— la baa bra n t Mira Sallia A. Young, after having spent a few weeks sf recuperation at Den- ! her many friend!. ** Tkc singing party on last Saturday 1 evening, bcld at Mr! W. F. Smith's, was ' ^UoTOUred^xpt—entat ivea 'f rom'palermo ! "At The Cbnrch meeting oo Holiday last t a vote was taken fot the enlargement of the parsonage lot. After a short eonilder- . monaly to favor of the enlargement of — d j. lot. r Mr. H. S. Corson and wife. Amanda i Coreon, of DennitvlUe; Mra. Annie B. Ooraon. of Atlantic City; Meiara. John , ' Gandy, You off Coraou and Bav. E. B I Lake, of Ocean City, were amoog tbe ar- ; rivals of the present week. A flrB da— yacht it now being built bv Mr. Frank Stilea for Henry Yeans, Jr. It ' : will be commanded by Harry Young, and will ply between Boeelcyt Potol and AtI Unite City during tbe summer seaaoo. . This enoresience will, no doubt, greatly . toca—e the number of our summer t niton. A. B.C. 1 Gen Isle City Murmurs, i Our little cily is all buBle and business ' ■ and workman scarce. 1 We are sorry to chronicle tbe indiaposl- : lion of Mayor T. E. Ludlam. ; Our Breeu are being ornamented by the ■ , planting of .bade tree*. Carolina Poplar it tbe variety moat to favor Ex-Mayor Wells, tell from tbe rep of a car load oflumber tbe otherday. Although considerably shaken np be sustained oo serious injury. Mr. B. F. Horner, formerly of Bridge. ' ton. but now of y.wr city paid u» a visit a few days ago. He baa supplied Sootb t Jersey with Ibe Urge majirfltrodtbenrgan , the Ual year. Mr. McMannis brought sixty Italian . laborers oo Tuesday, to work oo the Ocean Qty R. R., Urge quamics of alee] , rail and tie* are daily arrieing. and tbe workjrf building the roadL being pushed I Among the arriraU during tbe put week - are tbe following: G. G. Suihard. B. S. Boyotoo. C. llenlage, W. FemJl. J. > Sigier. a F. Land. J. O. Brotley, Harry i Wtggand. F. C. Friend, H. M. Anltbouw, W. McMannis. Mra. Bryant. D. Marions, i Miaa NewUnd. Mr. Owen. Geo. W. : Marqohart. John Quton, John Giggan Jerome Kern<. -Mra. A. C. Clark, J. . Woodward. Mr*. MeAl.iurr. 11. B. , Bonuard. AL Sparks aad Geo. Rich moo. 1 ' Soaviile Scribbling*, r Mr. John Wright oangfal aevcral weak I fob in his seine last week. 1 Bay birds are begining to aniee we — w ' several Urg* flooka of TeUlaie Uw week. Capt. Ruf— Godfrey, who started from BaBon, for PhlU., over a nioatb ago has not been baud from — yet. 1 Clams are gelling very scarce to our sound., dealer* are paying S 00 per tbous- - and but are not receiving ooe fourth as many as tbey usual y do tbU lime of the Four vessel load* of Oysters were one of which (Schr Two Sistera) was reported as being wrecked oo tba bar, but tbe report proved to be f*leg. We a re pi— aed to note tba safe arrival ' of our frieod W. H. Batchelor. after a Mtft Sfiil^,2dbatoIbrS3Ka^ v while being towed by a pair qf mules. I through tbe Chesapeake Canal Several oar loads of rails aad lies are re- , p—d to base come dosra oo Batnrday ■ UB to begin tbe new railroad from 8— ] lato fo Ocran rily^roe car^wae wuturiy tfoiutbe road ^riS°be b5a St^Sdibrast Not lew. Mi— Eua H. Gregory. Uw pnuent ing to law. Mi— Etta ti—sr. Joseph Barato. practical tinman, York > avenue does all wertt to bU line in e ' r'" i

County Not— , J ^ j tbe trees'*** 1 j < t ' Tbe sparrows are driving off the wrens ( t'h— id TTc0lip truckmM1 ,r" P«H!ng : ( ! I A Green Cteck dog lakes "his regular ; t moioingcupof ccfft*. ^ — ( 1 ^_Tbc firat drum lias Ixeo caught by a j Tbe orBer planting season m ill shorten - : ed this seaaro at batb ends. Tbcapringexodusof Cape May county's ; sea fartog popuUtiou tws taken place. , Captain Cbarlra Smith, of South Sea- ; ville,uat borne from Jacksonville, Florid.. There are eevcrai fresh sra'.er ponds in i ■ Tbe Grre-n Creek Literary Society b— ; sssrs.j'K""1-"- • drained and" dhScd'" *fot*tbey 'will produce Ireab grass. The good people of Holly Beach are to , reguUr preaching services by tbe ; Reverend G. BL Ingram. Look into ben's ocata before you put your hand in tbem. Tbey are favorlta ooiling places for Ibe long buck snake. > James H. ScheHioger. the wide awake fo?m«om"isb» tb T 'iT^i^ateair™10^ 1 The new I'resbv.erian Chapel at Co'.:l ■ Spring will be open for meetings nert Sunday afternoon si S 80 and at 7.80 I o'clock. Some of our roadside streams are J t poisoned by making tbem the tomb of numberie— rats. They are put is (kittens) I by Ibe bog full. Mr. J>snilng Van Gilder, of Petersburg, ; Angle— a junction is becoming more ' A Ballon three" euT?be°i pl*U : tion for bay and searide folks ltring.be- . tween the Court Ilou— and Rio Grande. The VirginU oyster laws Bop# tbe'exan" ilie° Marti" d "■m'and* after May 1«! . This change bss interfered witn our , planters in getting enough Bock to put 1 Tbe or * " Chapel of the Ct>1d Spring . Presbyterian churcb will be occupied oexi 1 Sunday f.» the firat time by the Sunday : i Jgfepol- Thia will mark an erpdbtbc bis- ; . tory of the school, end a steady growth in , i numbers and interest may be confidently ■ Among tbe many good things done by j ' tbe Rio Grande Sugar Cobipanv might Ik; i ■ mentioned tbe work of clearing up their ] ! own and leased lands. Fence* have been j ' removed briers and bushes digged up i • that bad in many places quite bidden tbem from li^fat. , 1 Tbe Angleaea Land Co., are telling lota 1 at veryweasoaablc prices for so datable a location— tbe company h— en the East end 01 tbe Seven Mile Beach. Three lou make — le and proflublc investments for : . capita], — tbey must shortly be worth double tbeir present value. PbiladephU [ office at No. 70S Walnut street. A delightful comroetnonstive E-ter service of Bible reading and tarred sing eras held in^be Green Creek Presbyrcrlaii ; were addresses by the pastor and super- - intendent of tbe Sunday ecboJ. The service was none tlie le— enjoyed by being ; unavoidably delayed a week. 1 Captain Elmer Lake, of the schooner - Aaron lleppard— ill tbii work for Ron rio. . ! Soulli America. Hla cargo eenaiata of - loco— otivea The voyage will laB for fire J limes succeeded iu gelling a good charier, r and her voyage to distant Paraguay will i we trust, be lately made. Captain Lake'a - family reside at Green Creek to this > county. . 6igargfe»iiKS?5 ' 1 greater than that wbiclt confronia a soldier ; ig.a.tgs.s^B in that pott— already full of mourocra— i A", widow, and 184 fatberloss children. Men will brave great perils in tbe hope of gaining a rich prise, but a Gloucester fisherman makes only a living. There t • must be tome peculiar fascination about a r after generation, so featle—ly^ sacrifice -»-i Appropriating Ordlnanc*. Ike expenses of "ex?y of Cape lor t:ir .nsu- ! la* rear of elgturen bond-ed aod eift.ty.Iunr. Ssc-t. Be tt oroalaM and.eoaeted by the tobabttanta or tba city or Cape May la common ' wv 1 . PorCoUactorts salary M« , For Kueraraf rtra ttojinf are en . , For so Karo—T^ri-. Ee*(u- . ere ee I For F»ra sod Wat* • . ^ arte — Fue ■sopnrt^M.llkauv 1*— noeat. IN — J q WIUJIUS. PreelOeee Attest, A R. STnxV, Reoorder." Approved April r. two. a A Card. Having beeo chested out of my inau ranee of fourteen Hundred sod fifty ' dollars by the Millville Mutual Fire • Insurance Company, I dram it my duty t iodoform the puWtc and especially tbosr I who are in the same situation, and think tbey are insured to that company, that tbey - HSIe'foXiil? ^ . ing.that my policy w— void, not because ■ I did DM pay Ibr assessment of 1880.bat for tbe re—on it si— not paid to thirty * . lays after due no; irameoUooed in tbe pol. ^ ' third swindle ta tbem, when tbe facta to my care, I think, prove tbem to be a whole ' salad le. Tbia ia Uw to— alluded loin tbeir circulars is members. tbry would not , 1 to paytaau— a— e— meets bad not . 1 beeo paid. You that did not pay to thirty • day# took to your interests and avoid like 1 results. It smns uselas to go to the las > « lib audi companies to this Stale — tbey tbey generally have enough hi tbaae boo- - eat polioses to get a sordid to tbeir favor. i let such — rerrly alone and pet ran toe those | -bo are known ' Cold Spring P. O. t tnbSJkn Cape May County. H ft. Tons of Trade. Tbe largest ebipmeot. ever — adeof any I specialty, are these which Tbe Charles A. . Vogetor Company. IWtimwe. MtL. have [ made, of which 10 toua of Sl Jaoob* Ofl iSrefmS'a 15 m- to^d b^'tb?m*!o ! the same hmrae liner September. 1863, t aggregating «i ton a (alewl 8.000.000 i b.«k., at tbe Great German Remedy. . and tbe demand U unabaled. II . one and

tbo Braofit or our ^ STRAWBRlDEEkLnTHIE^ LADIES' PRIVATE COMPANION HOME TREATMENT. A Common Sense MEDICAL INSTRUCTOR -for LADIE8 ONLT; tiraltl. at..! bappmr— to the affik-irU. antt to furnish such Infatuation to those bow In braltb ROCHESTER PUBLISHING COMPANY. New York Bargain House, 34- Washington St., 3d door from U. S. Pharmacy, THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 19th, win be opened the largest stock ul leu's, Boy's, Lais', Hisses' & Clfln's Beats & Sloes Of the best and moat celebrated dty makes. FINE LAUNDRIED SHIRTS Abpratauj. n'e have tbem — tow — 50 CKNTB, naif price. ErerjUitnj to PLAXXELoaad GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. 1 Deluding alt the NOVKLTIFX ITS' NECKWEAR. L. 8C1ILAGER, HAWTHORN'S ^XCfUSIOR ROOF PAINT, A Sure Preventive for Damp Walls. The beM material for pBuun* roof, ul .1! bled, euher lgo. Tlo «r boot. ROOFS PAINTED with it will not CORRODE, RUST or DECAY, _83VD WILL LABTTHOSTTKN TOTTPTEKK VKAltS. D. LONGENECKER 6c CO., Ledger Bonding. Philadelphia. Pa. mem Office at X. IL OolPa, Ho. s: lactaon Btrra: BOOTS AND SHOES! Urgert and Moat Complete Stock of Good. Cheap Boots ud Shoes to Cape May Co. STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. Ooods that don't Pit or Please, will be exchanged or money refunded. ONE PRICE ONLY, 8KB org tt» OAITKHS. ALSO. A Fl'LL 8VPPLT OF FINE WALL-PAPERS r«Ba.ta!r^ S ELDREDGE JOHNSON, » 69 WA8HINOTON STREET. SEEDS! SEEDS! A PTBE. FKE8U AMI KBLIABl^ STOCK OF VEGETABLE, GRASS, FLOWER CLOYER ARB BIBB SEEDS. Farmers wiahtac u y ef tbe above Santa la any eoanUly. srih plea— can or srrile for prtora, which will be found — low — ran be o—ned el— ehus. Also a targe aasoiment of Seeds at 5c.ngr Packet; 25 Packets $ I ; 1 2 Packets bQCyf Jpi by ami to aoj atUre— oo receipt of prioe. / HEXKY KBOTT A SOB. FMflB and bradamen/ i«'**a ^ ^ Coracr Hugh— mad Howard 8— fa. cape May OUggB. J. The Best is the Cheapest^' BENEZETS t FOK YOCB BOOTS AND SHOES, 5 I Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. "WALKER SHOE." W e' ma— a apeBtny of Pi— Show lor I am- mil MUs si WW. if. BliXIiXliT.