pw Annum, In Advance island anb Gountg. Notice. roar omci luwomnm. Mmmeitf inoM.t n. itta tt>. System In Business. * Kerry our row ooM*de lb* wwesity of method in the msMgetnmt of batioest affair* Tbsnsswbo irjlooe his bodnews to s syttrm srilTEeiole to msatge It r with less labor sod easily less mental strain Una the men who eondacta his affairs ' without adopting snjr regular method. It it only by systematizing bis buatoras that s maa cao tell to a certainty whether It is yielding a profit. sod yet many men do boslteas year after year without actually knowing bow noeh the oat profits amoont to. If -they are able to scrape together enough money to pay I heir bills with res. sonable prompter* tbey aertn satisfied, and never take lbs tmnble to strike a faal- _ anre shrre 'o flnd net just the actual amoont of profit the boriness has brooght them. So man can 'be called a good bosiixee man unless be keeps bis affairs well enough In hand to tell to a certainty whether bis bariums is yielding him a profit, and H A bow tnoeb At Vast ocee in a year, and ofteoer If posslhle. it sbocld he ascertained ]ost what has hern arenrepHtbed. If there hare been leaks find out where they bare oecorred. what the caoay were and If possible in the fat ore amid the mistakes of the past year. If the boaloesa baa pot yielded a fair profit and there V no pmapeet for its doing so In the near future, it would be better to look around for something else But stin three la s vsber side to this subject: some men gtre too much time to petty sod unlronortant details and a nrertook weightier matters while so dring. It la a fact that the most methodical men ate not the moat aoceesstol. We hare known men who kept their tittle cash ar. mint straight to a oral, and who ooold aliow an Itemland account for cren the moat petty personal expensed, and yet thsy never Increased their hosioma or Income. Tbey are like a man who having become possessed of a Utile sum of mnory spends aff of his time In guarding H, white If be would deposit it In a safe ptsor. and apply himself to earning money he could ■one double the sum. The wry object of. system Is to save time sod labor and vet many lose aigtrf of Ih V object by spending all their time io worrying over patty details of no importance. There la no system or method In conducting business in this way. but one's business should he so arranged that the trivial matters occupy only auch be consistent with thrir Importance. This would allow time for projects of broader scope an consequently bring hi a larger return far time and energy expended. Mr. R fillderWd. of Philadelphia, has msde ■ am tract with Messrs Ware A «, Hdredge for the pomp*, building of a large boarding villa of forty reams on the vacant lot mr Bosch avenue, eo Ocean with all coavcateiicea-lnr the oomfort ol > gucsta. It ia to cost In the neighborhood oftaOOOO. and will be leaned for a term of years byj. C. Oarsmnd. late of the Allaire. The new boost will Mart off on a ■urceaaful career. With Mrs. Garwood at the bead of affairs. There were us more Unable lady. She left nothing undone iur the cntnfnrt of those who made their temporary home at the Allaire. 81>e will br followed by her many friends to the The methods of Prohibition wore fairly Indicated by the Washington street meeting of Ssturosy evening. We are to bare the una! attacks upon other orpnfostincv the dear people are told Just bow to vote, and other minor make -un. Tin- PartY ba> up. has

Injected over their political methods pray ^ er Ibis is a nesi departure certainly. and ^ we shall look on with Interest to see how U and quicksteps, harangues, lanterns and other pharaphersJU will blend in this ^ campaign. . w If the dsDand fbunechanlea and paint pi «n can be taken as an Indlcalioo.Philadrl. te pi. la must be doing considerable in improve *■ meets. Many of our Cape May mechanics d , have aernred situations there at excellent - sragca. There are many Improvcmqpu " being made In Philadelphia buildings, and vi more rspreialy fa those occupied aa bud '* ores bmtscs. Many ocat'y buildings are H teplaetng the old box -I Ike stores and ot- ;< flow on Chestnut, Walnut and Mattel « We teach oar fellow creatures, or are ™ alike ibem io many ways. All would, as 0 sray In meat of matter*. Few there lie wbo shod many tears at the discomfiture g, of another. If ba stands in the way of the c. accompiiahmrnt or the cherished sbjoet j There is much selfishness fat the wocid.yrt y there la much remains that Is not seifiat. u "*■ A The Second Preahyteriao Fishing Ooh, h of Philadelphia, has Jurt published 0* b will be remembered that Ifclfjious parti sxszsss£sr~r ' tf&xk mm. This will allow Uttae who e fitteke early rising an < I. er hour for a . will «Mjhe otmvenVooe of boauxaap^ 0 A full Wocdtd Probibitkn Bah baa btcn J caught In the waters of the Minds by *n enthusiastic adherrcl of that party. It re- < mmUas a toad HA in form, but U ia pre - - vd^wh^Mhay aha^ ,**■»• J t^g it his Wsebln^tiia atiret atotsa. Work will he bagun at snce Other Improve- 1 toriu ate rumored. rkane of the tham t wsiitwrtahriy be made. t (Marks Nredlstof to* fscpJrtStem ! wli; Imrrreet Mt ptao. et jg ' Isankfac bTteia enanmamtj"' : Omm. ►

, Some Thlngb Weadad. b Better telegraph hdibka are Deeded. K The Western Felon company having the P only line to Cape May. does cot seem In = public has a right to expect. During the * past season there was much complaint on - this score. As a rule the offices a err all closed at nine or half past nine o'clock in - ant a mapaagr might he, it could not be sent unless oae could by mere accident find an operator. During the summer u season there should certainly be al least , one office kept opened all night. During the srinter the one operator la required to take charge of express and ticket boair. nets. and after the evening Main arrises his dayi work Is ^dotte. cnnsrqoest ly a mesas rr cannot hi sent after aevrn o'clock. 1 unlets the operator can be found. and it ■ accommodating enough to open hit office te send a un swage. Another thing needed " is better aeeommndal Ion at the West Jer- " sry Rallrnad depot In winter. There ia one * small room for tbe aocommodatioa of men. 1 boys sad ladies, and tbe laUer are enm1 pelted te await the arrival of the trains in ' Ibis small 'room filled with ihia promls- ° cunoa crowd. And then, too, tbe teleI graph office is located In a nvwn.slwaysof '' necrsrity. kept locked for a half boar he- * fore tbe train arrirea. A very little «- " peore rat tbe parVof the railroad cctn- '• panr would suffloa te asake tbe Improve- 1 * menu In walllng-roocn. ticket and II telegraph office, which would afford the 1 public proper accommodation. , * " When Saw Wa Than." 1 Plsoe,8erermd and Walnut streets, Phlla- , * delpblA Time, last Batnrdar. P tn , h Personages : A genteel roan of middle ( ' age with ears. worn, anxious face, thread. . 1 bare clothes, and a general look of demy- , ' Ing reapedabllity. A friend te tbe relator , e- #f this Incident, and two or three casual , ' listeners, formed the groop- "rieasegive , * roe enough foe a nights lodging." mid tbe , ' first pernio mentioned, addressing those shout him. "lam * stranger here, destl- , I tote. sick, and can do no work, even if 1 , k bad It." Tbe. tones of the tain's aole* , ' held the little ereftd.- something ss the ; II glittering eye of tbe Ancient Mariner held , ' the wertdlnr gnert. Then' attempted, hot , * onuvl not get swar from tbe tbln pleading ] 1 voire thai smote their hearts. " People | ! refroe me hecanse tbey do DO* know wbo * I am. Some say that I am an Importer. , 1 other* ssv that the rocoey it w*nted for , ' drink. There are all wroog. I ooee bad , 1 monev, friends and everything te make me , ' comfortable, That mister! soe and disease , * have rrdnned me to entire dependence. I , ' want te live, but H ia a tetrlNe straggle to . ' do It. There are no plsoca of cbari'y ] J which will recelee me, 1 must beg , I A arm." Tbe'poee man's vnics began te , '• tremble as he went on with bit tale of , * misfortune. It waa finally interrupted by i ' come of the little group beginning to scat- ' ter. "The old trick." tbey said Bat * there were some lumps growing bigger ' and bigger In the thoat^pf two or three d of the company. aDd they octy disappeared II by reltering tbe Immediate needs of tbe 1 into with the pleading voice. Not all ** beggars are Impostors by sot meant. This "r man's story was'subatantlslly true He Is " only one of many that might be told by others, if tbey bad a chance. A deatik lute stranger in a strange knd Is a pitiable £ object, anil though appeals te the hand at charily. " Whec Saw We Tboe." * Mr. John Measey. tbe young builder "■ and contractor of Holly Beach, deserves t, mate thsn a pawing mention for tbe skill. 01 ful work he has done in tht improvement * of tbe Green Creek Presbyterian church. m He has put, at the N. B. angle of the lV building, a modern tower seventy-two feet high and ornamented in excellent taste. Tbe front of the house has burn n correspondingly improrrd by unique *" mouldings, and nest peujectloua. A third I* stained gisat window has also been adced -Ir te the front ef tbe structure, making ■ 01 eery pleasing effect. A room In tbe bare 1* of tbe lower will be used for Sunday school library purpofc*. Mr. Meaty has rl, ootnpksed the Job to the entire aatUfscct. lion of the committee of the church hay- „ tng the matter in charge. In speaking of M. this rising business man of our county in Cb terms of commendation, we but voice all ic. who know him. Mr. a H. Millar dosed the Cape May ^

branch of bit dry goods busintas this p week, and removed the balance of his t. ■luck to the main stare in Pblladtlpblt , He has a long lease oo tbe Washington y premises, and will open them next ream as usual. Mr. Mi'lar hat reoently S purchsred the " Maple Hall" farm, four miles from Philaddpbla. In Mablcounty. Pa. It Is an Improved ° of fifty -cor ecree. being in tbe high- li -« state of cultivation, end ornamented P with shrubbery. Prom it there kt a floe )' of the gnmmnding country. Tliis ' ticauUfnl country residence cost #tt),000 P la stocked with blooded boreea, cattle. • jioollry and idea During toe hot months t Miller and the younger members of the family will enjoy tbe delightful climate and town ebout Maple HalL Btuleeea will bring tbe brad .< tbe lmuae to " May pert of tbe time et hast. The Republican Coo rent loo of the o Secood Assembly District uf Cumberland h county was held in JDllvDle. oc Thur*- h dey. October Sod, when WUeoo Banke,of »r Maurice Hirer township, was nominated to represent the district in the House- of Assembly. Mr. BenksU very popular in * his district, and ihere can be oo doubt of Lis election. } Mrs. Kale Thomas has moored from JJ the Brighton to Mr. Albert Hoghef cot- t tage near the Weal Jcrary railroad depot, t 8n» Wlll'keep tbe pleoe ea a family board- ' ingSroure. Mrs Tboroas will spare no f trouble to make bre guests comfortable at m the new bouse. It is also ver y etcvenieal ■ transient TiaiU «*, being only a abort Tbs Coogrraaiooal CMorratloo of tbe J Ptvii it-ton party has been recalled to , meat at Bndgeten oa Use 10th iuL To . recent organiaatioos full repreeenta- < dun. _itk ^ j district to stud full quota of delegates and prucsred entire iy anew in the matter ot a . nominal**. Mia. George W. BmUh decorated her ! bene, outside, with colored lanterns on t the occasion of the outdo* Prohibition treating MK batureay evrmng. Wc during Ore pmgrees of the speaking. IWUioim tig thai the wotrev^n tho

L Mr. Ernest Douredoure and family atili e linger in their Haghes street cottage. R.-L. Hornell. of MillriUe. made a visit e te the Oape an Moodey, stepping el the i Rev. A. Marotllut. of Berwin. Pa., will 1 fill the pulpit of the Preebylerian church - Win. S. Pierre. president-Judge on r 11>iladclphia_bencb,and wife are registered t at the CbaUonte. r Pastor Johnaoo, of Cold Spring, is l working brard foe the batter training of c tbe youi* of hie pariah. 3 Mi. W. W. Green and family leave - tbe Windsor to-day for their Philadelphia' " home. Mr. Green baa icoeed a very We are Indebted te Captain Phillip C. S Vi others abd G. W. Brown, Esq., of the ' F. 8. Mint, of Philadelphia, for esteemed I and coortaooa attention. Dr. H. A- Kennedy and wife are ahaen - from borne no a tour of recreation. They . Win visit many places of intereat during - their Journey, returning bams in a week i or more. Mr. Wm. 8.' Abrams. of Sooth Sravi lie. lost bis boose by fire ou Sunday r night last. He had an insurance of #1000 - in the Mlllvflle Mutual Company. It will ' not cover hislnas- however. Citizen Isaac Shaw palled op stakes oo ■ Tuesday, and left as temporarily for I Philadelphia. Mr. Shaw voice al Cape ! May. He Is an ardent admirer of General Grant, and says be would vole for him for the third or fobrth term. Oar versatile friend CoL Jss. Beovel. with his wife and daughter, sT^Tl lagt Saturday and Sunday at tbe Cape. The ' Colonel will take the stump shortly for and Wan. He Is loaded te the ' mnxxle with campaign rhetoric of a kind that Is calculated to make votes for bis 1 candidates. Why can not/be be engaged ■ by tbe local Repuhhqsn dub te apeak at ' Cape May? 1 County Superintendent Miller visited the schools of Cape May City on Thur*- - day. In antwrr te an inqniry be stated ' that the gAtcral plant of hit predecessor. 1 E P. Shields, would be adhered to I so far as practicable. E. C. Cole and D. 1 C. V seaman bars been appointed by Mr. I Miller no tbe county board of examiner* ' for teacher's license ' Rev. J. 8- Cam bell occupied the pulpit or the Presbyterian churclj last Sabbath. ' morning asd evening. Ills subject in the 1 rooming was "Christian Unity," and in ' tbe evening. " Tbe tbrfrt lan Race." From ' these two sermons, er jwrfr Hmubm, tbe ' style and quality of tbe man may be ' Judged. Mr. Campbell it a quick spoken ' nervous man with tbe happy gift of iilus- ' ting be dlacoorseawith beautiful imagery. He held the altetrtioo of bis bearers 1 from the beginning te the dote. We Judge ' the people to be well impressed wilb him. [ Deaf I oca vs. Wave, r Three two bate ball clubs played a game ■ on Saturday last. It resulted in a victory 1 for tbe Defiance. Tbe umpire as usual s was blamed for unjust dedtioot by some 1 but as krule tbey were accepted as eonclu- ■ elusive so far at this game went. Tbe ■ Defiance It composed of the following r named roAnbrrt: John Garty, b., Edward - Garty. 8 b.; Paul Mecray. t. Harty e I Anting, c. f.: Wesley Wale*, p.; J. 8. J Garrison, C; Edward Iieed, 8b. Harry Mecray. L f-: Harry Johnson, r. f.; "Wave" dnb:— Philip lloghea, c. f.; H. * Hand, 8 b.; George BeoneU, »•.; George * Smith, r. f.; A. Miller, L f.; W. Pbillpa, ' a a; Ilarry Kennedy, lb.; Joa Themp- ' son, p.; Prank Bishop, c. '■ Tbe score of this first game after the T •wsaniaatioo of tbe dobs was aa fulloaa ° Defiance, 87; Wave, 84. n Obituary. * Mg. Eon ScbeUInger died at hlareai»1 iloifoc on Wasliington tlre.lt, on Wednnd £j, October 1st. About two yrar* ago Alt. Schellinger was stricken with paraly•ia since which lime be has been s patient * sufferer. lie was ooe of the oldest as well >y at mod Ootnpetent of our Delaware Bay IS pilots, and was active in the service until c. stricken down hy sickness. He bad been a crosisteni member of tbe Baptist church *' tor many yaart, and was highly esteemed of aa a frWmd and neigh Ix* In this ooramunIn itr- kHe reached the ^h yrar of bU age ol »me Ume tash mouth. Tbe funeral ^11 take place te day (Saturday), at half past one, when friends will meet at the bouse, remains te be taken to the M. E taken tee M. A.

church whore service* wHl be oooducted Rev. G. F. Bitbop. Interment will g made at Cold Spring cemetety under « Ibe direction of the Masonic lodge of this dly of; whidi tbe deceased was for mar J "•"'T out to Cloao Business for trie Season. £ Now la a good time to purchase fine j confecti'inery (will keep onfil Chriatmas) , Imported goods, such sa fancy aaaorted , pick lea. olivra. musiirooma, hooey, oolooa. lime Juice, ginger, sardioea. and , California canned fruits al greatly reduced , priora, preparalory to okaing for the | o. Come early and secure bargains. ( J lo wall's 87 Washington street. 8t Walt For The Wagon. Louis Schlsger will stock hu road wag- < with a complete line of dry goods, notions, hats, caps and aiothtng, and have tbem for.aale la tee various hrmlnos of the ( country. His prices will be tbe very , He boys for oaah, and can sell at ( figures for ca-h In return. Wail f for the Set lager's aragou. , And now the Smith family baa formed : cvgaoisation io this city 10 look after a f ,*lone, a ia thr Jconinxi heirs and the ' Chadwick heira. Smite O1"*10*"' John) certainly leflaotne very large ratatea i it tbey can only be got ah The new enterprise will he able lo get a wrinkle or Biting members of either of the organization named above. Tbe luckiest Smith in rise fold will be he wbo bat hirasL-lf elected "agent" fog the oilwa. rThr agent and the law vera have pretty much all tee fun. This is coofldrntaL F. J. Mel rill begs leave to Inform hit friends and patrons teat be win continue business of general paint Wore at his old stand oorner Jackson and Manaioo streets in tee Ciiy of •Cape May. with ■ well assorted and selected stock of paints, SraJSTsTpnTtadriiddr^cra. Cheap 8: ileal siroe? D^mTo/teTu^IV^hihi-' tioc meet* nr. which was. rend I re Cotooel . George Wr&nite in aa affective style. Tbe pom received the applause of Mr. admirera. Nothing is easier teas to be deceived in buying a silk dreaa. At Hall's. 88 South 1 Secood street. Philadelphia, every diets T» guaranteed as represented, and our ladies already know teal a guarantee from i Hall's means something more than idk

II Visiters Will lingcnag. That csndidslr of ours, t She wears a perforated Jersey, e John, dear, doot way ontUte. Pay aa yoo go Is an excelled! motto. B Porpotse fishing wUi begin in earnest, t, "Mugnimpa" are political malooaa Faith cures are hmoming cf daily oc1 currmceOoean Vicwboaata of atTbW-faahioocd s wind mill. f H. R. Oanwright and family will linger byteeaea. t . Swallows are thickening the upper Oape , Mayakiea. r Ocean CSly aspires to naming a leglslaSloth makes all things difficult, hot ine dustry all easy. i The U. 6. Treasury contains 0000 tent of silver money, i Don't send your children hungry te bed ,- as a punishment. ! "Possum", dogs are in demand now t about tbe county. Primitive pottery farms are fashionable - for ornamentation. r #100 It tee least price asked for tee ) harmless shot gun. I Joe, Bigalock Is thy you know. He knows all tee points, i Canned red-birds are the latest novelty r in the epicurean line. - If you can find anything else to ran in. . te. never run in debt. ; A candidate for tbe offloe of Sheriff of Salem county is wanted. A Camden man hat made (70,000 runt ning a single express wagon. ■ Oar doubts are traitorous and make as r lose the good we oft might win. . The English sparrows wimp tee drowsy | citizens frsm their morning naps. Mrs. H. C. Thompson's classes are HUI ing up. She Is a popular teacher, t News was never cheeper. A pennywill buy the happenings of a day. I Dimes are becoming scarce in Philadel- . phla. Tbe museums are coining tbem. I It is now seasonable for tbe Peter Pipen te pickle tbelr pedu of pickled pep- , per*. Tbe real working man has nothing te hope for from tee prdfeaaiunal working The man who alogi at his work will l accomplish more than he wbo toils oo in t Tons of pretzels are being sent into j Ohio te influence voters in the gpproecbj ing election. . The trains of tee West Jersey Railroad t arrive mod depart from tee Jack toe street j depot since October 1st. The Windsor closed its door* on Onto- . ber the first, after ooe of tee mow auoccas- . George Crawford walks hit beachJical . with a cane. He got hit great tee crushed in launching tbe life boat. Tbe improvements about te be made in t our town will afford a means te make r both ends meet in tnaoy a family. 1 Qu renew are, tinware, wood and wii- , low ware, at Smith & Co. Great Bargain - House, 60 Washington street- - oc.4-4l e The porpoise steamer, John Taylor, g will be ready for aerfic: next week. In i tec meantime surf boats are being used in y ber stead. 1- It it nut nice, ot tidy, to fill depressions y in vacant lota test bound our ptiodpal ; highways wRb old paper boxes, tin cans, I- or tubbiab of any kind. * The Ladles' Mile Society of the Green h Creek Presbyterian church held ■ festival >- in Norbpry't grove last night wbicb netted a snug urn fur tee church treasury. « There are a few peripalotica in politic* c Tlx r will talk in behalf of. one presidential candidate, but when tbe time comes • will vote for another. There may be this kind at Cape May, who knows? '• At a late meeting of farmer* In a county £ of ibis Stale, it was decided I hat crows were > t value to the agriculturist. W U it any of our raade.1 tell In wbat way If they " have any knowledge of the matter I jj Citizens ihould be interested in tee priv mary meetings of the panics te which h tbey adhere. It is of no use to find fault ^ with their action after the nominations ^ are made. Just attend tbem, and thai jl speak your mind. Dlaa Creek Dots. *', Mr* Woodruff, of Phiiadelnhi*. is tbe tbe j,

guest of her daughter, Mr* Ida Errick- oi Mr* Hannah Cuhalcy and daughter, of " Drnoiavi'lc, have been visiting relatives 5 and friends in this place. Mr*. Mary Marey starts for Peora, HI., b on Monday to visit ber BOD and daughter, o: Lucy accompaqSas ber te Phi lade!- " phis to visit friends find relative! in that b ^Imoog our viriwi we mention M. F. „ of Yloebwk Miw Unda Wood- * ruff, of Philadelphia; Mra. McComac, of b and Mr. and Mra Corson, of a Court Houre. 0 Oyster -4caU Annie Lodlam, Mary c DoogMaa, Frtendvhip end Annie Doug- ■ lua have quit work est:! tee weather be- g oot«| cooler. A. Booth & Co., have t (topped for the week. f The Dime 6odal bvld iu first annlvcr- \ on the 86th ulL, tee program waa intereaUng and diversified ooe and ; their was a large alteodanrr This sodc- I ' has only >1 mcmhera and has #1S0 in ' treasury. The club wQl hold a neck- , I tic social oo'tbe 17te Inst. a ; Partiea io PhiUdelpoia have bought tee t , pond, and beach fronting it oo tee bay. J . formerly owned by £ J. Sayre. There { t are nine acres in pond and land and thr. ■ ' prioe paid waa #800. Tbey purpose clean- 1 ' log it out, patting a slaloe in tee hay far j tee cultivation of oystera. > Tramps visit tela place quite frequently. ' Sunday right ooe, on his rerurn trip, waa , ' | met by anqre hoys wbo thought they would i ] get him out of tbe place, they onmroeoord i { driving biro and kept blm going, hot coold | . • not make a long nm.so they gave him five j ' minutes for rest, tee signal for starting 1 waa applet flying at him. This was loo | | slow, so tbey got a rail and rode him on : , U tQl they were tired, teen tried te shake j t hltn off bet he could go around aa fast at ? they coald turn tee t#H- Bach thing* shouta be lookea after by tbe proper au- ! i • thcriiies. 1 An Iriahiaee was asked for bis marriage 1 cenidcau. He alawly lifted bit bat, revsaliog a largt soar oe tee bead, evidently done by a flat trou. This eradenoe area to D tbspatnt. Ourcrrtificatra are tee praiseb Of those who have ejperinoed woodcrtul a cure, by tee expert on of Dr. Boll's i-- Cough Syrup. B ~ — "7 i < City and Oountry Ready Mixed Palnta, While Is-wu, Ztnoa, in large and small e| Bcrgrin Home, « - Waahmgteo^rtram.

-.X ' X -' Court House. Five Dew bouses la oourar of erection in tee village. Mr. Joseph Halt of Cape May City, Is a frequent vtaitor among as over Sunday. Mra Hannah Wbraton, of Tuckahoe, Is risitlng ber tisier Mra Jonathan Hand. The Board of Freeholders held S staled ineetmg at the Ooorl House oo Saturday x fataL Mra Samuel Bishop, of West Creek, ia I slating at tbe residence of Mra Ludlam Band. r Rev. Mr. Mitchell and family are spending s wsek with friends at Townscnda j Inlet. Editor Cooper and E. L. Rosa hare been - doing the rights of Philadelphia I be past f few dsya The G. A- R. Post held a festival in tec Union hotel on Tuesday evening with t good success. Mra William Rati is making an exI tended visit among friends in Pbiladclphiaaod elsewhere. Hon. Tboa Ferrell was In town for a abort time on Friday last. Among others : upon whom he called waa his friend C. E. Nichols. Cranberries are now being gathered, the crop in some instances being better than i for many years past. Tbia industry affords employment for a large number of ' people during tbe harvesting season. Mr. J. B. Huffman and wife spent a . few days In Pbladelpbia the first of the week in company with I. Newton Swain, f wbo bas returned to teat city from Kane. Pa., where be bad been speeding a few . weeks for bit health. Lost Sabbath was Temperance Day at i tbe M. E. church. At the Sabbath school meeting essays on the subject were read r by Mra. Sharp. Mr* Ogden, Mr* II. Hand and Mr* Godfrey, wife of our ucw . teacher of public school* A picnic party composed of ladies tisr Bed Anglesca oo last Saturday, going by way of the Anglesca railroad. The day ■ was warm and the pleasant breeze from tee ocean rendered tee drive along the - surf to Holly Beach enjoyable. Tbe temperance meeting held at Green Creek op Monday evening for tee purpose 3 of farming a township temperance league [ was poorly attended by Court House advocate* The sympathy with the move1 meet it very slim iudecd in this place, i The great majjri.y of temperance people eolirely opposing the manner in which 3 tbe movement la being managed, by Ibe - placing an independent national ticket in tbe field with no prospect of success, I thereby compelling those wbo are temperI ance in principle to oppose what, under other circumstances, they would favor . Green Creak Gossip, l Green Creek boys turn many an honest j peony working in tbe cane field* The festival brooght the belated cqol3 noctial from the Manaboba wood* c Small girla are employed cm the cranberry bogs of oar neighbor. Nummytown. These bright moon illuminated nlgbls 3 stir np a lively chorus of eanlae howling. A vote taken in Ibis acbool district Would give a large Democratic majority, j It it generally tboogbt by our citizens 3 that bay business causes neglect of farming interest* t Tbe guroa sumac*, pepperages and dogj wood are making crimson tbe autumnal Mr. Gabriel Holmes ia about te move n into bit convenient new bouse in the cecj ter of the neighborhood, "few j Sen ill A Co., have packed their store with a general assortment o." dry goods t and groceries for the fall trade. Superintendent mhw itinti ti«* public a schools of tbe oonmy improving. There 'a lz always room in that direction. Levy Foster bags many ducats with bit j Cape May market wagon. He is an iojl The mania wearing Mother Hubbard j dreases bas made its; appearance in our quirt village. All ages are taking to ll, j. Lads In our village are fond of taking b tbe girla out tiding. Ooe of these spends U nearly all his wages In this eojoyable way. „ You cant get a day's work, done io this „ place, by man or woman outside of crsnberries, oysters and sugar cane, for lore "A aoake aa big aa my arm Just crawled under my doorstep," said a distressed unarr my ooorsiep. rata a om —Hi <■

of this village. He got poked 1 out With bean poles. One of tee snugist and most attract ivi texMencos along ibe Bsyside is Mr. J. H. ; Brtiellinger's al tee crossing of Fialiing ' Creek with tee main road. Tbe onotrecl for carrying the mail for past two years hat teen lo the band* of Mr. Esekirl Eldrcdge. Having we!l served tee public It Is toped be may ac- , cure the next con met wbicb will "be , awarded next winter. Your correspondent takes early, dsl'y walks through Ibe village to hi* wo-i, ^ On Mondays be frequently meets atanrrt move far home with a quick step : and guilty look teat betrays tbem. Ooe of tease gallants wears a spotless while cravat, carries a fall overcoat an bis arm and sports a dudish cane. His dark brown silky moustache is worn In tbe military style which well becomes hit martial bearing. A bovtmim adds a delicate te bis general make up. Ocean View. Ooanly School Superintendent Miller Of tee Ooanlylneid of Examiners for teacher's license te Mr. E. Cole, of Sea villa. We understand tbe offer will br accepted. Mr. Cole Is tee holder of a firs: grade certificate, which (siriy entitles him te tbe position. Tbe offer on Mr. Miller's part it all tbo more graceful because tee two gentlemen are strongly opposed to each other politically. Mr. Miller being ardent Democrat, while Mr. Cole Is equally active as a Republican, and is nrxnioeotlv named as tbe Upper township'* candidate (or Sheriff. 8fWe gladly cbroccle any honor con upon our friend Mr. Cole in thr I educational department of tbe ountr.but' ' deprecate ibe fact that poll tics baa for 1 the first time bad anything to with the Ienmpositloo of the County School Blaming Beard, me way or another.— Ed. New York to Cap# May. It 1> believed iiuf" the Pennsylvania . Railroad connection with Ocean City I* te It a link io thr contemplated "Ail ' i Shore Lie" from New York to Cape i . Hay. A line bas been surveyed from Ab- . seroo te Bamrgat City and a charter oh taintd by the Pennsylvania Railroad. If I thi* road should tie constructed it would , ' only require a few more mlks to complete direct communication l.<t wren New York ■ ! and Oape May.— Chmden Past r ! , A Democratic solit bra oeeu-red in ter , Third New Jerecy Dl«nct. oae faction I nominating Robert & Green and tbe other i WQUsmMpMaboo. A ratsaoo st the new railroad hridgi I Stx men, but teey were rescued after five t i There ia talk of making Genera! Grant - terR^mbUoan candidate for Mayor of

Be^sley'a Point Dots. n Mr* Hal tie Pierenu. of Atlantic CHy, ia ■rid ting her parenu, Mr. and Mr* Phillip * Hand. - Mr. E. Wi Tibbdt entertained a coot- - ■ pany oi genUeman from Cheater on the 1 Our young friend. James Kartcfaer, leit ' home lbs 8»te ioat for Phiiilelphia. ^ where be will attend acbool daring the 1 At present tbe fanners are busily engaged in harvesting their oops — corn especially, which ia being saved in aa es1 cedent condition. Tbe menhaden arc so plentiful along ' onr coast that tbe flsl.ennen report taring ■1^00.00# in a net. and tec sharks cut it and let ISO, 000 escape. Tbe festival hriijin tbe Palermo grove j ' the 27 lb lost, ter of thmbsod. I proved so entire auxws* tee net"|4Mccda I ' amounting lo #«C 00. ' Rev. J. M. Car] renter preached last Babbath in the Baptist church from the fallowing; morning— Sod Ooe.. Sid chapter; 1 evening— 1st Peter. Sod chapter. »tb v* Sch. Judge Harrinxion. Captain Young, cleared the bar tee 29rh lost, loaded with ' wood, bound for Philadelphia, in return 1 she will be coal laden, consigned to W. R. " VsoGilder. Some of oar citizens recently received thrir duet from the' Alabama claim*; this ' will be very acceptable, for at the time of seizors very few ever expected te receive any rompenastioa for their Ins* | The reason for catching oyster plants opened Oct. 1st, and beds almost compete ( with a great commercial city aa to qoantlty of shipping, measuring In size from the j email row boat to large river aehr. Last Sunday evening aa ooe of our dtl"r zena waa returning home at a late bour.be ' discovered tbe hitching post sf Mr. Jesse" Smith ih- flames, wbereupoo the family " waa aroused and the flames extinguished; r the cause of the Are Is unknown. a Tbe following letter from Rev. G. B. „ Wight addreraed te George B. Cooper. F.«q„ of Millvitlc. N. J . we dip from 1**! week'* issue of the Cape May Connty 3 Onuiit. Mr. Wight was for some th-ce a. years the pastor of the M. E. chimb, of c Cape May City, andds consequently wellknown and high'v reapecled in this vicinitv. Being a actions worker in tbe cause . tion of the Probibiilon question to the c National Election should have considcrab Me weight in this community, e Enrrei Gzzxtts ;— Having a high spit preei&i ioo of the good Jodginent and practical common sense of the Rev. Geo. B. ' Wight, forme'lv of ibis city, now of Camden. I wrote to bim ashing Ma vicwa r of I he St John movement aod of tee policy of making Ibe question of Probh tion ■ National one. to which I received the following reply, which I close to you for publication. Muxtilix, N. J. September 23rd. * Catfoxs.N. J.. 9th Mo., 19, 1884. Gxo. B. Coorsa. Esq. '■ Dtor Mr:— Your favor of the 9th Inst. was received on my return home a few ;. days ago. During ray miolatrv of twenty year*. I have never taken public part in " the poHtlc* of ibe country. At n citizen. ■ however, I have had my conviction* upon h all measure* of public concern, and have ■i voted accordingly, and shall do ao again. , if spared until tbe coming election. I feel ' free to say. however, that while a Prohi- * bitiooisl, I am not io sympathy with the i- candidacy of Gov. St. John. The que*. lion of Prohibition, while of Nation*! . importance, is made a local one by tbe •; Constitution of the United State*— that " ia— is reserved to tbe respective F'aies ; and within the limit of those Stale*.— al e thrir Sta'e. County. Municipal and Township elections, tee hat le moat ba foogbt " until tbe victory Is won. There are other qumlions, however, of ■0 grave Nuluaal Importance, which equally I, with that of Prohibition, demand the careful attention of every citizen. These quest ioo* arextol for stales to determine, * not are to b*reided at tbe National El■e octiona Upon such occasions, therefore, I mast vote for National measure*, leaving all other question* to be settled si the " proper time and place. With regards, I am verv tnilv yours, G. B. Wight. d Notice of AssessmentThe Board cf Directors of the Porpoise Fishing Company, by order of tfie stck- ^ holders thereof, ha* asw*s«l u|.m the " share* of stock of the Company imued ref. spedivriy, ao that Ibe amount paid Into is the Companv on each ahareaball t*e eleven dollar* aari tee fi *t day cf November ^ next, allowance Mug made therein for 10I hereof to tbe Cooiiwny to audi time, mud ,1 being charged for all payments made after XI »ucb dau-, till the time of pay me it. Pajraso nhrisannherGsltsri.IT Tmiurrf. rfle to Christopher Gallagher, ^

,t the office of the Company. No. 7 Washington street. City of Cape May. N. J.,oo or before tee first day ol November next. , B. RxrttoLDa, Pie* < Attest ;— W. PxzoKra, Secy. Mr. Joseph H'gg'n, ■ poiiiilnrnt butinets man of Glaaslxiro, who lis* been a pcrtooal and poli ic*l friend ol Gingivssman Ferrell. and who -ea'ly has done more to bring him M-foie .be puklir than any one else la the Dist- ict.is taking no act.ve part la tee present catn|>aign. We have II upon very good authority tbat Mr. H-gglos has not ooly been an earnest ; yrar* bul bat msnv sacilfices in serving tbe Democratic party.and eapre* jg'ly in support'.nq M't Ferrell. M '. i iliiahni bas pcrio-med bit work .without t the aligb'-eat reward. L*at Winter Mr. t I I! iggins-was aa applicant for a vacant ]udgeabip on the Gloucester county, bench and had eve-y reason to believe that Ferrell favored biaapiKiintmcnt.bul it appears bat be used bis Icflnenoe in favor of f another applicant who waa appointed. ' "An Angnsl morning with Admiral ' Farrsgui is now oo exhibition at Eerle'a • gJlerr In Philadclplii* It represent* tie ; -Hartford" flagship engaging the Iron 1 clad confederate ram Tennerrec Tbnre ' .if oar reader* wbo may visit Phllartel J phi* this week will do well to tee thia »rw adrrrttsmrats. Catarrh Cured Oatanh It a vary prwUmt disease, wtri I, distresaiiK and oBmalw symptom*. Hood s t hareaparttla gives ready relief and «i-r<-dj » cure, frrsn the fact it seta through tee bteod, e Sid thus reaebes every part uf tec system, "tsugerod with catarrh fifteen year*. Touk Hood* Barsiqwmta and Ism pqac«bb<t*uy umz* J. W. l.ni.ta. Festal Oerk Odcago , til LdB* Ballruad. f •• I reSrrrd with c*urib a or x yean; tiled f eg nearly ooe hundred doilarawltlSt benefit, x 1 tried Hood's bar** partll*. and waa gresuy . unproved." M. A. Aamxr. Wcrcsster. Maw. I Hood'* fisreapatnu U ehara«*srt»d by j " tliree preutiartUre^ lu^ toe eoreMre^of qurnte*. Tbe result la a medicine of iMm* BSar?of Deed* howriU Mas* Hood's Sarsaparilla IOO Dom* On© Pollar. j

S^AWBRIDEEICLIITHIEEf A WORD ABOUT SILKS! ( • In buying a SILK DRESS your object should be to get something that will WEAR WELL. There are so many Inferior Makes of Silk in the Market that Ladies run considerable Risk in Buying. All this risk can be avoided Jsy calling at HALL'S OLD ESTABLISHED STORE, No. 2S S. Second St., PHILADELPHIA. JOS. W. FORSYTH, Jr~ ~ . No. 70 faorth Second Street, Phila., j Wholesale and retail dealer Is al! grade* or t American and Imported Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Optical Goods, Silver and Silver ; Plated Ware, Clocks, &c. f Manufacturer of IS Karat Wedding and Engagement Rings. AU ^ ' * kinds ol Set Rings, liadges, Pins, &c. THE WATERBURY. Stem Winding, Nicklc Plated Watches, $2.75. Lever Nickle Clock, made by the Ansonia Clock Co., warranted for 1 year, 90 cents. Solid Silver Thimbles, 25 cents. Swiss and American Watches, $2.75 to £400. Ladies' Gold Watches, warranted, $12 to $100. Positively no watch clubs. Wc will sell you t a watch with a guarantee that the quality is as represented, and - save you from $10 to ( 1 2. Write for prices. Watch Crjstals, 10 Cenu. Hslnlprtngs.gizw ? FINE COMPLICATED WATCH-WORK A 8PECIALTY. , No mailer bow badly your watch may be broken, we can repair ,1 every Injured part, employing only llral-claaa workmen. All work . done promptly and at a moderate price. Chccksndprlccittcn

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