- "s • ) J ~ icuoBmus rgicx: SSetanJ) anb (Sounfj. " j-yim Iron PIT. The UK piling or the htm pier w pot to place 1«K Friday. The front for the large pavilion it the o an end, to orariy read j to mlae, and In a few dayi the whole structure will be practically compitied We bare alwaya tanked apoo tlila enterpriae ae a graod addition to the atlrar tlooa of Oape May. and. aa It neara cnrnplrttan we feel tnorr aatlafled thai we hart not bean too aanynlnt In oar expectatkme. From Ita Inrfnjeoey tbe project baa md with mart diacouragrmeot froen tbroe.wbo abnuld have pi ten it anhKan. ttal aid. There were manj; who in tbe , beginning publicly pmdsinwd their (tisbelief that Ihe pier would be built, and after tbe wavk araa are ball* begun. ohatlnately declared It woold Berrr be eranpleted. and now that tbey find themativrota a ridlculoua poaition. they hare taken op another "cne»— "It will omr p ay." Tbe building af this mam math atrnctorr. lodorftngthe mannfarenrr rg the iron , and the marine of tbe lumber to Florida. , in lew, than three mnnlb*. la itaelf a mar vrl of mechanical skill and rntrrprbr; and menr twee < Hyeeii their astontahtnenl , that »i mocb 'could be accoenpliabed in to , abort a time. Tbe itrnelore to pronounced by cranpetrnt judges to be tbe moat aubatantial of the kind on tbe oad In re card Ira the pW a> a flnancUl investment, we baae an heaitartao to Baling nor opinion that with proper management it will proee a profitable ineeetrocnt for all tbree who are boldera of tbe atock; and tbe profaafaiHty of lu rerenne bring Urge eoongti to pay a haodanme intcrcat upon receipt, from admiaaiona art dally incrtaasdmtoaona dally inert**- ut

tot which to the management flrea con- « clnaire proof that when entirely com- „ pitted and furnished with proper altrac- u lino*. the iron pier wiU be the popular , rrnde»eona of the many thoumnda who ^ Tiail Oape May daring the eammer f( mouths. ^ PmtmNy tbe beet trot of a hotel man'. s executive ability la the management of a large aommer hotel It la a Herculean " Job to crgaolw a Urge force of employe., * ■roure cnmperctit head, of department., n and get everything to running smoothly In the cane of a few daya at a big mm- " mrr hotel. A large prepertton of hotel help look* upon a anromer engagement with a rranrt aVAJot "of picnic, and it •akea wonderful dlartpline to make this * help rrallrc that tbey were not engaged ' for fun. Hotel help aa a role U iDdepeo- * drat enough, but tbe reanrt hotel help I. p morr ao than any other, especially toward r the latter part of tbe reaauc, when employ «* .re or. tbe lonkool for a winter " berth. Tbe hotel manager who can or- " ganire and keep together a flrmt-ctoaa ktt of betp at a resort proren himacll well adapted to the buaincw. i Garage H. Ckumr and wife, Hblladfl- * pbla, are rajoytog Ca w May aa gnraM of Hlocktra Hotel. Mr. lamp's name to a , familiar one at Ctape May. be baring beec ( associated with bi. brother, H. K. frump. ( for a period of thror yvara. reding Uet araara ae one of tbe mxnagera of Omgnss , Hall. In thai time tbe Crump, extended j tludr fame and of that brolclrie eren beyrad . lu previous limits. Tbe hotel waa tbe , from tbe beK aocieiy of oar big am board cilim. and ao oootioue. to be thtosummer. Tbe Crumpa are now the lmaeoa of ' the new and beautiful Devoo Ion. Peon sylvan is. We hope to ane tbe day whw , theae actirc bus! now men may find it to , their advantage to again engage to buainem aUUpe May aa the managere of oor , of our large hotel.. Onrentre med wnng legal friend. Mr. Jimra M. E. Hlldreih, had a dnguMr experienre wbra the ekrthqnikr came uc Bunday. At the time of lu occurrence be wu taking bto Sunday afternoon nap.

He waa arouitd from hla alumbera by a ' violent .baking of hla bed. Supposing • that aome ooe bad aurrepUtlooely roterefl ' hi. room with evil inlrat, be Jumped _ from tbe bed and felling trie ail abuoter and baae ball bat, which he alwaya keep. ' at hand, be proceeded to eeareb for the 1 winpwrd diaUrher nfhi. dreama._ Coder 1 tbe hod be probed with bto bat, the ward- ' robe, bureau and trunk were looked Into. ' Nothing being discovered, be retired to 1 tie coucb, beitoving he bad dreamed a ' drown iro'll he beard of the mriu-quake J Tlx eurihqnake thai abook up the ciwst of Maine, and diatribuled lu force along tbe Atlantic oonK southward. waa per orptibly frit to thia city at 8.M) o'clock , Sunday aftertax*. One gentleman to- ( i aleep b^'tbe Jar to hi. bed. A Emli | .venue Umfiy wa. otmriderably Kartkd. Tbrrv were many Ox ] ; rt-vk laKed raly a few aecondi. Jtw Sr. <■ A.K.Wrl! ; make iu focrtb annuri ercureion to At- j Irate. City. The fare wfTl ba about tie j Mr. MUtor aayi b- hraa brtter opto a tit

A P'aaaar.t Church Service. An unoaoally totervKing and imprtnaive Seaalde Service waa held In tbe Proa- 1 bytcrien church on Sabbath evening, f Aug. 10th. A large congregation wae preaent. Tbe theme waa "The voice of 1 ( God in the rea." After an enlbetn by the f choir, and tbe ringing of tbe hymn. "Thy way i. to the aeu." prayer we» offered by a tbe Rev. E. P. Sbielda. former pelt or of I tbe church, and appropriate aelectiouf of ■ acriptnre were read by tbe paator. Her. ; E. H. Cleveland, who then made aome , ' introdnetory remarka referring to tbe In- , finite wiadom of God to tbe creation of , 1 tbe am, and allowing bow bia. infinite ' power was dl.pl.yed to controlling that | which man bad never been gblc to gov. f ' crn . for rven Alexander tbe Great, to hla f ' pride and ambition, was obliged to retreat , before tbe advancing wavea on the am. ^ shore. He rrislrd penonal experience on ' the ocean, when detained by accident. , 1 and obliged to be reecoed. by a pawing ■ alcamcr. f Bev. Thoa. Aiken, of tbe Presbyterian , ' church, (kwwer. Pa.; then apoke of the , ' medicinal properties of the ocean, and tbe r nnmlcre who rnjoytd Ita bmltb^tiving , ' and hmlinf benefits. aHuding also to tbe ■ goodness of Ord to gitrlng m tbe Bosk of ( ' books. - . j ' Rcr. Wra. S. Stltes. of Wyoming. Pa.. ! compared tbe great am to the hound 1ms ( ' lore of Christ to oi, and showed how the ( 1 orran coostanllr apeaka to us of God. He told of experiences to the Rocky moon- , taint, and appealed to all to. Haten to the , "riill arm!! mice" of eowelence and the f spirit, wliether on tbe ocean, by the am- , ' side, on in tbe mountains. , Tbe Rev. Win. C. Suill.of Fnutrr. !*a.. J offered a dosing praver, and the rati coo- . 1 grega' ion Joined to storing the bymn— 1 gwrutl Fstktv! rtrooe to mre. ] I lu ovn appstntm limit, krep. ' t u ! b«sr o. when we cry tt> Thee. I mrunselnlwril osisews. Concerts on Iron Pier. 1 1 Grand concert, oo next Saturday and " Sunday will be given on the Iron Pier. i - under the dtrectloo of Mr. Goartc. under loo Gtwcbe.

wbnae auccmeful management of tbe g grand moatoal fmtlvsl of last summer. snd the season prevlooa. la a guarantee sf -)r a rich mnrical treat. Tbe Metropolitan a of Philadelphia has bron cogaged for Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday 8 cvculng a concert will be given, aim on ^ Sunday afternoon and evening there will q be sacred morris, at which some Ul- j; ertrtj soloists, connected with tbe band. m will render choice selections of sacred g music. Tbe foil program for Saturday B evening and Sunday afmuooo and even- h tog will be pnMlabed to tbcW.vm. a On Satnrday and Bunday. Aog- 88rd {| and S4tb. ■ grand musical festival will be held on the pier. There are few person, who are aware of tbe magnitude of Ibis ' «ast structure-, the pMb head eontatoa » about ooc-balf acre of arm, And tbe larger " pavilion has a dancing floor containing a " surface of nearly 8.000 square fretFW Ike grand festival of Augu* 83rd ' and Mlh, a combtoatka of gome of tbe ' fiomt musical talent of tbe country bae :: hcen aecured. among whlcb % tbe latwxu I Wrceaooe Band which contributed to ' to tbe rich musical lmtival of last < and tbe summer of 1882. This • musical festival will also be under the > 'supervision of Mr. Goacfae. Tbe full particulars of this event of the season will be I mentioned in the Wavi from time to 1 time as the arrangements are perfected. It tolbe Injection of the management I Of the iron pier to make this imposing i structure tbe centre of attraction, and it < is hoped and believed that tbclr efforts in this direction will be cocoa raged by all | visitors and dtixena. Fun on Congrwss Hall Lawn. A Urge crowd asasmbled on Ooejgrmi ' Hall town. Saturday afternoon, attracted L the announcement that there would be ' sports constating of all kinds of races. ' Precisely at 4:80. tbe Judges appeared ac- ' compacted by (be oooimlttee. and toon afterwards the fun commenced. The first event was a hurdle race which proved | eery exciting. Tbe Orel man winning liy , about four feet. Next came a'noc for . hoya, and the Hule fellows entered into It with a good deal of vim, aome showing themselves old band, at tbe business a

After this, came a flat race for men. tbe c .niter keeping attend all tbe way around. * Two more boyt races followed these. I next event was a blindfold race, ' whlrh caused a great deal of amusement. c Last bat not-least, came the event of tbe ' afternoon, the barrel race, which proved I very laughable for tbe spectators. We ' congratulate tbe committee upon their ' and hope tbe day Is not far of! I «t.on it will be repeated. Tbe ccsnmiuer ' cooaisied of W. W. Johnson, W, B. 1 hbaw, Ctias O'Neile. Mr. Patterson, ■ Noma Pstars, Mr. llroosoc, Alex P. 1 Shaw, Prof. Alber and others. 1 Next Bunday evening the I lev. I>. I , McDermqU, rector of rit. Agnca' church, , Cheater, will deliver a lecture to the j church, ol St. Mary, Star of the , Tiara who hare tasoa fcrald rather ( McDermoU preach or lecture need on ( words cf ours to urge tbem to go again ; whiia those who bare not beard Lirn have real treat to store. He is one qf the ; prescbtap of the Clergy of the ArehtBocrae ot PhUa lelph'-a. We hope he will hare , a lup aaoieaot, as tbe object is for the . :| Tbe roiorod "p^r,"Tcbpe M.y. Bev. Dr. KtxredL now at Cape Mar. to : sprak for tkm last evsotog at the A- M. j E cbaroh. tbe deatgn being to nuar'funds 9 f-r cntnidettog repairs on ttolr building. ' Owing to some mlacowptk*. tbe _ Brreresri.Ptsttt'jlkl Dto pal manappton- J , anoe UK eight, but it be remains over 3 m xt wee* he will try to Uourv at an - I early day. and thereby wipe out tbe entire e i indebtedness of tbe chairt- * j Iran tbe Wa-i Who IS driag a btlinow, J up wi '-hirt water mark." Jiu^i«.uia j tns pert of bt. amnir h-olT ,1 , Sun- » -swarm of Baturoay night to Monday s. j rely to lb. G-egi. gjri. Lab. id j Tbnraday aft«w.« dm-..-* tbe mane- ; ouvwrt* cf tbe tab squadron. Isaac VanM : ^ UTT-uhTHZ *

- , i ' ' — PERSONAL. Miss A- E. Belgman, daughter a f W. L. Brigman, of Vindand, is viahtog at Oape May. h Miat Joaie Yonng, daughter of Cbpt. J. Yooagf of Peteralwrg, N. J., to visiting ■ at Oape May. Mrs. John L. Bmith of Ocean View, b and ber daughter kfisa Jennie, a pretty and amiable blonde of eighteen lummcn p at Cape May a week or two. Mr. F. Bleyler of Philadelphia, for * spends his Bnbbatfas with his wife who la « stopping at the United States Hotel Mrs. LMa Norbury, Miss Allie Nor- » bury and Mr. Dante! Miller, all of Green Creek, paid Cape May a visit re Wedors- * dty, not forgetting while here toeicbange the compliments of tbe day with the 0 John A. Crease, for many years fore- 11 mtn of the Wave Job room, now of tbe Alflg Tear AasSrhwa, Trenton, paid tbe 'i cirr a flying visit returning to duty on Mr. Crease waa accompanied ' his wife. ' Seeatre Albert Merrill, of Camden Co., d been selected as eandidaie for Republican elector to represent tbe First d (VmgrearionaJ district. Senator Merrill a representative Republican. He has ^ lately declined renomlnaUon for tbe position be now holds. Slate Senator irom a Camden Coonty. Profceaor G. H. Cook, Stale Geologist, t at Rio Grande yesterday examining tbe sugar plantation of that place with f refcrrnoe to tbe agricultural interests of the sls'e. He was accompanied bj Dre ' chamirt of the station connected with the experiiueulal stale grounds near I General Sewvll. with Superintendent ' and ICrawford, of the Camden A Atlantic and West Jersey Railroads, I exploring Egg Harbor Inlet in a tail ■ Nat last week considering tbe expediency of steamer amnectioos be! wren tbe tcr > minus of their Ixmgport Railroad and tbe ' Pier at-Oceoo City. 1 President Arthur and party will, we ( understand, atop at Cape May on their re- 1 turn to Washington. D. C-, from the

Cat skills. He may be expected some it time next are* if rumor be irue. The • pier will then be in readioean to receive this distinguished guest. h Rev. Socrates Town send, of tbe Little J M. E. church. Monmouth county, k. J., returned yesterday from Pitman li Grove camp. He reports the work tnor- h giorirrasly oo with increased Interest e -aa tbe days of tbe series ofvtneelings progress. Sir. Townarnd says tbe Unsocial f of Pitman Grove Is now oo a safe l it, and the place now lakes a high rank ■ at a re ligious resort j>f tbe first class, a we gladly chronicle. « Mr. A. F. Curia, ot Bharou, Mrrerr j Pa., and bright young nephew, Fred., with Col Duffy for seaside enjoy, men'. Mr. Curtis la one of tbe solid men * of Mercer, and a citizen held in high <*- • teem, and of commanding influence. He is tbe owner of a fine farm to Mercer, , which is nocked With herds of Jerseys and Durban* of tbe finest breeds. Mr ' Curtis comes to as to enjoy oof oersn and berths, and to BiinRle whb tbe congenial society o* Congress liall. He and bto nephew take dally to tbe aurf. Colonel Russell O. Oonwell, now at tbe ChaUoote. is tbe author, betides other i literary works, of an admirable life of James G. Blaine. It to a handsomely I and printed book of 500 pages. As [ rapid biographer Col. Con well to withI out a rival, and his latest work bears tbe > impress of tbe broadest information and I most careful ai trillion to details. This biography received tbe cooperation of Mr. Blaimi and bto friends. It is a true picture, dtmwn by a master band, of the ■ life of a statesman, from the cradle to the ) orexem day. It it g work, also, tiial will . uthor a national reputation, j Warbling Walters. e If any ooe supposed that tbe merry j "Jingle of dishes waa tbe only music which J b'del waiters were capable of producing. r tuab a one could have discovered his mis1 lake oo Saturday evening when tbe dmc ing-roem force of tbe Arctic, amiated by kids outside talent, gars a concert. The The u

entertainment wae appropriately enough u given in the stronghold of tbe artists parlitigating, that a to say. to ihe ^dining dimensions gave repealed man- t ifestationa of tbe pleasure afforded. The irgiy palatable, and tbe various course* u served up with more than ordinary promptness. Tbe Keystone quartette,, „ of Pnlladelpbip," gave several nombcre c in their own inimitable Mjrto, tbe guitar ^ adding materially to tbe pleasing effect of , their selections. Tbe sides af Prrfenaoc fl l'owtil and Mre. Jackson, aa well aa their v duets, were especially admired, aa they , deserved lo be. Tbe remaining nsmbrai were each and an enjoyable, and came in , for %_ge*erooa share of fbe evening's bon- ■] oi t- ' Encores were ao onmeroaa that IN y not he specifically eoumrreied. Tbe ! concert waa altogether a soooeaa. . •' , "Are yon tbe editor V Inquired a seedy, , I ing -haired .individual, as he waltied up , to the bauda en'-st maa in tbe Wava preaartxsn. "Nti, air ; I haven't that booor. That's ooe of them over there wi'h glasses oo." "I beg yrar pardon, air. but 3 bare a -aide poesn here on the , KepchlicEa OravraHra. whlrt meats on ibeWthlo*. It's a Httle rough yee. bui , , v ia can nuke any change* rst whb ' and be banded -over twenty -one pages of ■, , the pnara." "All right. 1 will gire you a , check for it right away." TTbank you," , . rtud the beaming pewt. "I feel highly . fiartemi. .1 bardll iwcctal. heBL". , r "noot mrnti* It. Alwaya bring your , , poetry right brre." Tbe tong-bai:ed man . . bad eltn-wt reached tbe door, wbra be rein -no 1 wKb a pasted look est bto fan-. "Ah 1 by-tbe-way. you bareo't spectftol , yiw, It's Ell right tn tbs roogh,' yen ktxiw, - and you ran fill h up and rign It to suit , yourself. Bam. BEltey, Bern. Jotanoo and Judaoc , Bennett, three festive pilots, Wl b snr j f** .rf i his share of tba 1WIIIIK1 II by bia Iragbtb :- of tbem, aad there wsre mhtta who did j

.. SALTS. Jack trlto »*nr tall fish stories. Rod as arose tbe bride pacta Into tbe' Bbe le a regular oldnaid, and a flirt t>cTbe porpoise awlm Inside of the pier Hr U doutticK id amusing young tmpoater. "Anywhere about town for ooe dollar an boor." How ume to the shore compared with tbe sea. Tbe old cabin to built of the wrecks of Why, now I see it, they are aa alike aa a pair of twins. Hereford would be a pretty naruc fur "I assure you I caught a blocflah wdgli ioc ten pounds." . Tbe tumbling surf r.-ry uocercmunioue: bandies bstbera. Lou of Indian arrows-brads about Oresn View in this county. Tbe western wave waa all aflame, Umday wae well nigh done. Billy McGlory uji be Win take a run to Oape May. In tbe sheltered cover of our sandy beach* look for sea weed. An exchange says that New Jersey to about to bay and annex. Caps. There's little to earn and mxny to keep though the harbor bar lie morning. golden rod and goats baud captain. Tbe IVcpoiac Fishing Company oiler sale 100 loos of exorllcnt vertizer. Dear brother Tticgram. of Baltimore, there an no mosquitoes at Cape May. A musical doctor in Loo.loo to letting of Walt Whitman's poetry to music. Tbe currents of tbe restless >t drive to shore many fragments of an unwritten calMaryland Bsrtbrtl pesra at Hallo wells, and all varieties of foreign and domestic Tbe office of tbe Cape May Ocean Pier to in the Wave printing estati » Where poker to played with an "ante" with "ante' Ix

to belter to drape I lie windows with lot dark red material. f'" The earthquake shock last Sunday af- tb noon ao frightened an np oounty msn ap ghat lie Went orit day and paid bit debts re Mr. K. Barry Wall, of New York, who th summering at Long Branch is said to a wardrobe of five dozen distinct Apparently tbe pier to much longer g, from tbe sea rod looking toward the shore dc than when viewing from tbe shore sea- d» "In ltotlem quietude of mind I yield to u all the change of clond, waVe and wind, „ wander with the waves and with tbem rise and fall. Ill A court crier In tbe Emerald I-le Icing | Y ordered to clear the court, sung mil "all , l(, ye blackguards thtl Is-.'t lawyers, must lavo the court." c IiSWns never tviked greener than now. - ^ There is alwaya good to be derived from everything if we but seek iu Tlic rainv , are a bleating to tbe maases. „ -•-* — a Schollengsra Usnding. T>- ysebi "Bessie" to a lucky craft and f( ber captain knows just where- "to drop and bow fish live. Thursday Mr. Pinkenon and friends from Mrs. Laeey* Cot o Ugc oa Columbia avenue, caught 25 u : weak flsh wbll* out oo this fine Nad. f About the fitxxtt lot of fish that has p ' been caught for quite a period were pulled ' into a Landing boat Thursday by Bplcer > '• The Stockton orchestra look one of J. 1 R. Srbellenecr'a row bnata Thursday and 1 in a Utile while caught a bushel of crabs. c Mcsdames J. W. Moore, E. a t-iddons, ' c Grosch, J. K. P. Boyd and wife, and c p Mr. and Mrs. W. Bchlcy and wife were i 1 out oa tbe "La Heine." Captain Richard ( * Hughes, for a aaiL Tbe skies were blue snd tbe breeze* were favorable. The J "La Rtinc" glided over tbojaoe of the channsl like a cloud across the face of _ f tbe aky, leaving no track behind. ! Tis a pity the pavilion here can not be '• made a aoaree of attraction. There •" might be music there In tbe aflentouo when (be yacbta sail In. The place to 1 tbe lerminnsifor a favorite drive, and If ' • ■ - 1 ■ ,(mnn Miltta there were al tract! cms be '

Uibted. , Bewails Point. r Mr. and Mrs. A C. Roberta, Jr., Mr. ■ and Mrs. J. D. Roberts, in the yacht ^ ' Glcnriddle," Captain Howard -Smith, caught 8 ikora flounder and sea baas in ' Ibe'tborougfafares Thursday. A party from Congress Hall, comprto. d ' of James Stinaon and Joseph Ferguson, ' caught 24 weak flab while out with Captain Dickson -on die yacht "Lillian." Chris. Gallagher, In tl» yacht "Cbaltome," A t Gilt's skipper, got a big 1 neb of Sab In an hour's time Tbnraday afternoon. Colon"! Deckel, Mrs. Joo. Wtnarr.sk re and sons and friends took dmop at Daly's Mr. Hall Btaotoo made a vlall to tbe P -»nt Tbnraday and sampled Daly's aik 1 a at re 'Wt^w The yachu "Bertie" and "Ojcnedia" | as busy yesterday with sailing parties 1 morning and afternoon. Beeslay'a Point Dots. Mosquitoes are plentiful. 4 Mrs. Trypbena Piyoi to vtoiU«r rektives at BeaviUe. Waurmelons begin to be quite abund an and demand a gnad prioe in market. Mrs. Aaron Genoa left borne tbe 18)h to J-Hn ber bathaod at WihnlngVxi. when be to over-baulitv bis Owing to tbe increue or buyloesa our ' cliusanndditiooal bnrae and Kage becsn - 1 n nr accommodate aT. Mr. B. drives a ! ' fust team. - S I Tbe cxwoct land arena to be progrira1 lug rapidly under the, instruct ma of !"rof. • ManahAn.wbouo hisreocal virit wasentre- ■ tuinad by Francis" Coraoo. dining [ 1 which be fnrohbsd wane oniric from the Owing to a aoft ptaoe in the bed of the ; cwd tbsraaamoira train did not reach , Ute turnpike sooueding to ngx»V bed as | j ^

piaa Cr— k Dots. I Mr. E. E. Hewitt, spent IsK 8aV*:h : 1 onder tbe parental roof. | Mr. Nathaniel Nortoe, has his fine col- - Ugc inclosed arid tbe missus are plas'reing. f Quite a number of people felt tlx: shock of tbe esrtb-qnakc brer. Sloop Madlicoc and acbooocr Ooogras have gooe to tbe railway to ovtri-haul for r tbe fail work. Last Sabbath the Rev. Eli Giffocd, of J tbe Trenton M. E. church preached a very impressive sermon from Rom. f 8 chap., 9th verae. Mtoa and Mrs. Mewl, ok Cora. Pa , i have returned home after spending the rammer with their daughter Mrs. Jennie Mr. Winfleld 8. Ayres and wife of I- Camden, tbe amiable book keeper cf Fred A. Rext, and Co., roartera of tbe i celebrated Pesriesa coffee are tbe guests of A. T. D. Howell, n Tbe rain last week made ' tbe fish and crabr in the creek drunk, that they could t- be caught with a aooopoet. some never got sober, tbe back was stewed with their n bodrs for two or three aays. Among our visitors we roentira Mrs. y Frank Grace, and the Missel Thumpx-pol-Gcsbes, Mr. John Irwingand Mr. Soudenr a of MiflvUle. Mrs. Delia Taylor of Bridgetoo. p Urge numlwrr of flsh were caught off of pierces Point k** week, and every one h that could gel a host has been out th!» week. I ae. M onday tlxrrc were thirty T Knts nut and a catch of ten tb-xitsnd fl>h and one thou -and era's. On Mondsy b tlx: sloop Msdliene cranmandcd by K. 6. Howell, took a party of la g dies aad gentlemen ouNqn a flrbinr, :. railing, and ta iling excursion, but orly o one gentleman uypi to the water. After 1. "atehing tn> hundred fish and two crabs, tiny tapdrd it Oxnfurt Cottage where a ic pre prepared of Cape Shore bivalves c-a.ked in every style by the proprietor, er E a* Hjw.11. A regatta, eake-wallb. e gv nasties, and music fnrnished by Mr. , and Mrs. Ayres, Mine* Sarah anil Lizzie " Oonlae, and Mr. md Miss Howell and a Uroture, and Mr. ma miss ius. ii ma a a

sail Ixxne constituted tbr program « tba evening. When the n.oon above fl tbe hlrtzoo tbe party started for tbeir re- * apt dive homes, hoping lire trip would lie t repeated at an early dale. Thus ended < grandest excursion of the season. P A Sunday Sctiool was organized last 1 with John Mesary. Superintendent, Jt-aepb Taylor, aKtount Superinlcn- r 1 " Serious talk" has it that tbe railroad i to to be extended to Holly Beach. Work 1 to progressing on the bridges. I The same bricklayer who put In the i of VwnderbiU's mansion. New t . York CHty, to now at work "n Mrs. EdgerI Jobn L. Burke to erectlDg bto fonrtli t cut Kgi on tlx- beach. It is tbe finest of t [ and ranks above anything yet finished I on tlx bland. , Among tbe building's started Ibis week i Mrr. Slur's above Taylor avenue, a md ff-1 store by Mo Spoffard, and < atone to being bsutad for a fine coltagfeMr. Tbos. J'un-s. We had a alight touch of tbe earthquake. Some however attribute tbe disturbed condition ol tbe ocean tbe part few days bare been uraod of late. An eaeler explanation to tot the prevailing direction md force of tbe wind during tbe pax: week. Tbe latter solution aecena leas calculated to disturb tbe nervous and timid The other day one of the Cape May parputoe fishing company's victims came .up berg in a maimed condition sod Branded on the beach. The best of treatment waa accorded the unfortunate rcfagot your inhospitable aborts, but to no purpose. It waa fated that be should be come a prey to amateur naturalists and inalomtou. Tbe akin howercr has been preserved and would be presented 10 tbe Cape May Porpoise Co., if they could send a steamer and crew after tbem. Tbe Presbyterian Chapel was well filled last Tuesday evening. Tbe occasion ! was an organ Benefit. Tbe exercises ©in aisled of vocal and instrumental music, ted vocal and instrumental music,

together With recitations Tbe program wat we might aay carried onl almost perfectly. It has never been our lot to 1 attend an entertainment that baa passed off more agreeably than did this one. Mtn Frances Clark was in charge-, to her good taste and management to due in a gieat measure tbe success. Miss Cltrk'e recitation "How we saved St. Nicball's" wu ooe of tbe productions of tbe evening. Mr. Has* in's flute solo and redtalioo well indicated bto fortu. Mr. Ruegg saog in bis usual good Mite, aa also did Ml* Baboock. Brat lals City. Plenty of pretty girls at Sea Isle now. Tbe excursion bouse to crowded all the time. Arthur Chambers, tbe well-known pugilist, visited Sea Isle UK week. A party of Philadelphia!* are having > a large club house built upon Lodlam , Our school building, with tbe excepli ie of that at Cape May, to tbe finest In tbe oounty. Mr. Julius Way to doing a IbriTing business in his drug store. Julias to very fond of basting. A party cf tbe Philadelphia polke are recreating at Sea Isle aad tbey at*m much i pleased with the pbx*. Tbe Mayor to kept qnite busy now. J baring about three Irish a day to preaide crer — breakfast, dinner and supper. , A young man by tba- name of George a ; at the borne of Mr. William Hewitt a few I -J evening* ago. w Tbe Bern Isle and Townarnd Inlet ba* t ! tell tint* played a match game at the 1st tor place oo tbe 14lh. Tbe TowdmdiI Ink* club eanx off victorious. . | Tbe most abaetnLminded pereoo of tbe c 1 reason bails from Denntoviilr. He came | brev to go In balbiog and forgot to take , . off bto clothes, and put tbe bathing suit , . right est over thus and then, wondered * i nU hi. dotbe* were. [- | Notice. "• The Coonty Examiners Wll' bold the ' next quarterly examination. M applicsnte m fir tmctxt'e liorme (IB. 2d. and 8d to grade.) in the Pltbte ,sti»i©l boiklinr. si <'ra« Mav City, no Friday ami Saturday Aug 29U ami 30th loaL Dbaracjxnal " f a. m. J- E. P. SbWds.. Coonty Sept. " MNare M. and L J''"--™ batinr M i

Court House. Mi* Pearl ie Tbompaon, of Doylea- . toxrn, fbu« fa vtoiting Misa l.iritie Oplen. e Tbe* young ladie* were rooetTtnalra last spring at the Seminary is West Cbes- 1 Mr. G. P. HalL of Kridgetoo, made a , short visit to this phc with bis wife dur- | . ing tbe part week. Mr. HalL who formerly | raided in tbe toxrn. made brief calls f on old acquaintance* while here. lie, , with a few otbere of Ilridgetoe, erected a tent oo tbe Seven Mile Buacb for tbe purpar of enjoying recreation aad tbe sea air. e Hr. Jonathan Pit Man. formerly incbatga c of the MaCktmlib ckpartmcnl of Beneset's eareugr f«ctory with hie family, f spent a few day* among as visiting old f scquaintanens. twidea enjoying a trip on „ the sounds and to Uxbewch. 11 has been , about, twelve years fine* Mr. Fithian moved from this place. W bile a resident j here he was a prominent worker in the d church aod Sunday tobool. an") it apr pared vrey murfii like old Unxs to have j , him back again. Quito a spirit of enterprise to being I carried on by our Overaeer* of tbe High- I «r«v in tbr loafer of repairing rtuds. | P, Tbe read between this place and Goahen . as well as the one going to tbe Bay Side has each received attention in tlx way of H grading at the places must needing it and a surface coating of loam put on. It This to tbe only correct method of repairy mg aandy roads, aa rimply ploughing h and scraping docs but little good. ,y Mechanic street was graded recently by >y the use of a intent road machine that I. waa brouglit to 3 be place for trial. It was so arrangrd that it cut a small fur|y row and removed the loo* dirt to the :r middle of tbe road at each passage over t, the ground. As llie apparatus to built on wheels U no d -uht is a great l/nprovep- ment orqf tbe old-fa*lflooed scraper. c» Tbe camp meeting that has been in progm* for tbr last ten day* near Swain U- -Station, waa closed on MSndsy evening *r. last, tbe continued rain and cool weather In very much interf'Tred with lu prcsperily. although a tnfflcirnt amount of money

collected to materially improve the financial onodithxi of tbe church under who* auspice* it was carried on. The t tin born that xva* used for tbe purpo* of * calling tbe audience together at the preaching boor, positively refused to givefortb Its customary sound on Sunday morning. It was gravely hinted that it lad been tampered with. At the M. K. Sabbath School of this Place, among those who weekly give a review of the baton at tbe clow of the teachcxerdwa. are two young ladles. Mi* Ogden and Miss Hannah Hand, and tbeir review questions and practical application of the lessons equal in interest „ the* of tbe older teachers. - "The body of tbe unknown man found in the *urf on Five Mile beschTin an advanced state of dccnmprwiUon was buried at this plat* on Monday morning last by the coroDer, Jamea Chatter. Nothing was found on the remains to aasirt in any way ita identification. The was qnite an excitement on Sator- , I dayjpnng the young men over the event . ■i of tMbase bail contort between the Court . House and Toxvnacnds Inlet dabs. The ] Townnends Iokt nine bad been repeatedly I successful in the match gamtw, and Ihe i Decided victory gained on Saturday by the , Court House club *as considered quite a ! *°ThMremnr of an earthquake was dto- : tinctly fell In this plsoe by a camber of - our citizens on Sunday afternoon, win1 -lows rattled and Vtnging lamps swung to and fro several seconds much to the ob- , servers surprise, as it was difficult at the c time to realize the eaure of the motion. . Throe who failed to experience the rensa t tioo teel very much disappointed, for fear <- they will never again have tbe bpportun0 ity, aa audi quake* are rtrangcra among us. Ocean View. „ Leave your hammocks out, they are so f handy for tbe poor tramps, to crawl into 4 for a nighta ladging. Most of tbe horaro owned on Sea We, U should be formed into a Santa Anna'a life c guard. A sublime chance fotoan agent of ,. 8. P. C. A. to operate. . If each congressman, who nreaento a t>;u fer « future Arctic expedition. WIS bill a Arctic

obliged to go with the party, it would undoubtedly have a tendency to make ! Arctic expeditions few snd far between. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Colman were sur- i prised by a whole xragnn load of yonng folks oo Tburwliy otchL There were ' Iota of good music, and nil hands enjoyed f i themselves. No refreshments. Oountgy board set-ma to be gaining in popularity. All of tbe Nwrdlcg boutea j along the sea aide are full, Mr. Amna 1 Wlxaloo at tbe "Lake House." is a very ' genial boat, and whoever Is fortunate • enough to secure a room, can depend on all tbe comforts and amusements that can , be desired. °- J "That tired foel.ng" from which you suffer as much, particularly in tlx mcro:ttg, to entirely thrown off by Hood2 Bar- j c aaparilla. He did not axrallow tbe idea at tatoc, " neliher did be reject: b« betMkit as a . pickerel takes the bait, and earned it off I With him to bto den to deal with it at bis xisure - ~ jktr 3idi-frttsrmfnts. DYSPEPSIA t Oanaea lu vlettma to be miserable, beprtasa, ' pxdusatt. and depressed In mind, very Irritable. tangent, and drowsy. It •« » discs* t .Utah dor. nor grtxrefitittatil. L czrrfut perstah-nt sltanUoo. aod s tam^y tx "cuSyT* r. -I have uken Mood's rtar-x»artlis Us dysT Ktota. torn wt...h . toxe "dta-r1 'rrrs . ... nrtstzrlorT as Mood"* tiarsaparilta." » »nta8 Ok. Sew York CHy. " Sick Headache 1,1 T* ' nUs. atVtoxe hxrod^graz ri ki'ssnua. Kite Hsvm. Own. tit Mrs. Mary C Smith. OmrbridzerorL B*a. i wu a zuflerer trom CyspepOs and scbe. She took ri-rt'i Baraaparilta aad lound U tbe brat remedy she ever used. Hood's Sarsaparilla be Soto try all drufjSxta. 4 1 ; six fur fifi. Mafia Its uUybyC-LBOOD A Otk;lxw«C, Ma*. IOO DoBOS One Dollar, j sy ! a G KNTS WANTED— FOR THE CLtiYKiAW) &

_ x ' A';d ^ tJVBUaaon ^ H^Atf BRIdebiclb • ; fc^FjHOTEL PROPRIETORS The goods w« by aa ass ot t tisnt. vliso*. txrty . 1 and w urvrr .Cr- by Uve snd ot fro lis. oor does \ g disrvtkir when rbipprJ. We sell ml tie maimtart. ursr's towsst emsli price. We prMntae » trfunil the roodey I*>U goods boogki In* us, "w rrptarw a tbem a- *uy ume II tbey do mx bold out as reprawutad. RUSSELL. CAMPBELL & CO Nos. 221 Market and 210 Church Streets, Philadelphia. J Un-

just. Received a Large Lot of WALU PAPER & J30RDERS OCtM-w tayks anil Beauuru! designs. Also ouartaatly on Sand DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, WOOD AND WILLOW-WARE. FAMILY*" FLOUR, . HKADUaUT OIL. FADfTB, OIL MATTISH. OIL CNtTll.Ae. WM. TOWNSEND, Wwti-.nri.ii * .-t -i- i'.,- u». . GRAND SPRING OPENING or WM. G. SERRILL & CO., At Green Creek, Cape May Co., N. J. Dry tail, Fancy Articles, Beady-Maile Clullii, Iilliicry Gnoii to. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS," watches, c betas, jkweuil c»"casaYw.iuL m. Every person buytae one dofisr-s worm of gouda si oor snve rou reeeiv- a oeseb Th. v r "* btvmg tar groarrot h un: ' -TOf U.-ZeUop Jaly 4tt. '{^-"9 ^r",1 D' J XTOhdU^vUl I Utalr. ^PLANING MILL, ; SASII FACTORY & LUMBERYARDS. MASlFAtTLTUtttS OF Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters, Moulding. &c. BRACKETS, SCROLL WORK, TURfflGS. ETC., b"^YLD I NG LU M B ER OF EVERY DE8CIUFTION . we saves large roownuy oa nw, uau.i • , - t.i

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