M7MCBTIT10H PK1PB : • i. SO per Annum, in Advance Upland an& ffiounfg. POST omc# ASRAKOnmiTS. usnad*n«r tw»i. loo,, a. d. iraatac rot: . taS'tai Simlleivln it nuZ? P" An mw) •hcnM M- real hr moopj araen *r„! ml! .rjclra ot nine i j trCUured taum. Mills ctoxre At A o*onrk a. Bin »oti 2 ft p. m, t T. J. MlLvft.IWjwutcr. t , Ons'ipay hear abbot what he wtohe* ( 4 ff hi the hearing mood. Let a rumor f tint get lifted Into the aocial breezewhen It *11) be wafted and quickly magnified c beyond 'recognition. . . It Jto of course wrong to thus pervert the truth. Somebody la being greatly injured thereby, ' no matter If there lie no Intcrrit to do it The better war will be to let Dame flu- n The way

mor about hendf hoarse If there is a possibility of mischief in the thing she . may be for the lime being floating. There are rumors and rumors. The harmless kind are in no way related to those that effect untold mischief. Reports that are whispered against persons of repute are hurtful and ahould be discountenanced by every lover of bis nice. , or neighbor. The fate of the Indians at laatjwill lie sealed, and most Interesting of all It is t ■ lie done by four Cape May boys. They . srr. plsnaing for a. raid that will make the real skins shiver with fear. The boys 1 are not going to be dtsappointrd tn trophies even if there is no chance to get them 1 at first hands, for they are making arrangements to have made to order scalps I with varlau* shad r» of hair, and hatchets ' and tout; hawks with blood stains sprinklrd upou them. "When the springtime ' mmes gentle Annie," tbtsa lighter. ' will shake the sand of Capo May from < thriT feet and do deeds that will make the blood tingle in the veins. I The time for planning for next sum- f mer> business is already here. It is tolly 1 tn wait for the lengthening days of ^ ' -spring before any forecasting is done for , next season's work. Hotel owners and 1 managers would And great advantage in I aettiing upon some definite plan of actIon at once. All parties would be the ' gainer, from the ehtf In the kitchen to , ev/ in the kitchen to

the proprietor or manager in the office. We hope to hear of some mapping for the season o? W without any delay. The skunk Is a quadruped with which we desire not tn be too familiar. . Being Slow In speed, and awkward in gait, nature has furnished -him with an *11powerfoijodortferouz battery with which to defend himself from all enemies, and to Send away In disgust, such as desire to beootnetoo intimately acquainted with his royal nibs. A biy recently dispersed a school by lbs odor he brought Inter It -from * little flurry with one of these unsavory creatures. Joseph Church, Thomas Ilcss, A. O. Bennett, Lafe Bennett, James Clark and Daniel' Hand got In an Ice gorgo while dock shooting on Tuesday bid and spent the Itrger part of the night on the inhoa- i pliable shores of Goose Island. Their experience was anything but pleasant. ' Whether it will prevent them from gunning any more this winter it problems!- 1 leal as they are tried sportsmen. The ( skills were gotten the next day. , The Ocean Pier made a grand slide for the young people of the town during the , sleety day* of the "past week. Much . mechanical ingenuity was manifested in — Jt*e building of Ice machines. If It was : - not exactly toboggining. there was a ' near approach 10 Uie sport. Such red ' cheeks superinduced by vigorous exerci io in the open air was delightful to the I looker on to ihe Cape May "slid#." . ; Revival services are Ixltig held In the . M. £. church nightly, and. are of considerable interest. The subject of 'the par- ' tor's discourses for to morrowJ(Sundsy) "will be "The ; )<ord*s Mournful Complaint." In the evening, "Does the Iliblc Teach the Future Punishment of the ' Wicked." Morning service at 10.80 s. in., evening, 7 p. m. A cordial fflvltalion to all. During the recent cold spell our townsmen. Col. Sawyer and President of Council Mlllrr have been engaged tilling Icehouses. They tilled the Stockton icehouse with three hundred tons, one fSr Wm. Burnett with one hundred tons, and one for Ool. Sawyer with one hundred tons of first class six inch tec. It is the best gathered in Cape May for ten It is a conceded fact that Cape Mny h is the finest hotels on the coast. All that is needed tn make them ail-the-year-round houses Is a little capital and business push. There Is no reason why we should not inaugurate a lata winter season and make some money out of th ) enterprise. A sanstarisn would pay with the right management. Isaac U. Smith, Esq., Is a city official who renders valuable aervlce to tho publ ic every year. He ia a man of sound' st business principles and will stoop to nothing that !s beneath the dignity of a conscientious Christian merchant- ' The illy cannot have too many such men. and Its taxpayers are wise in committing to bis care so many Important public Ktv. Henry Cheeseman, the boy preacher, as he is sometimes called, occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church last Monday and Tuesday evening-. He wanned up to his subject and communi- - rated some of the Are of his eloquence to his hearers, who were not slow In responding some real old fashioned aniens. | The Helping Hand society appeals h> j Hie public for help for the poor. If you bare anything to bestow upon the needy send it to Uje society that it may be jttdlckmalv bestowed upon the worthy. The ladles meet in their room on Friday afternoon of each weak to sew for the poo'- ... . g^gT hpf mlffi'lt'vriU ""not take prevem^^m'oVwnwrfe!" MrMilW is the right urn to push a lob and cause things to go when he set* lalriy to work |pV. ' *■

PERSONAL. I Joseph Hall is after the ducks alid ' We regret to note the Indisposition of U Mr. and Mrs. .Stratlon Ware. Dr. Uilmour drew large audiences last E Sunday to hear him In Gospel songs. > Rev. Claude Ifabboleau will preach in *i : the Baptist church again next minday. Officer Jlickcy is a lover of ginger u: . bread, and lie knows Just where to get it. Mr. Geo. W. Johnson and wife were at e Cape May on Tuesday visiting their parRev, George H. Reeves has been sick with *n- attack of quinsy, but is now- . better. • • . - Senator Haisrs and Assembly Hildretb are domiciled at the' State Street House, Trenton. Editors Msgrnth and Cooper were P' amohg those who attended the -Wxva , side-last satprdny. "> . Jo Pastor Whitmareh, of Tacony Bapitot Church, ha* Jtad hlssalsry raised already. ,,J of it. He is worthy. The ' resignation of the principal of V ttublic schools. H. W. Hand, is in the hands o£ the School Board. in Mta* Lil le 1! -bin ton. oT DennisvlHc, will go to work in the gold liealing es. ad tablisbmi-nt. of Wi st Cape May. James Moaner, the opulent owner of tin New Columbia, was in town yester-

day looking vigorous ami active. j c Mr. Nahigian, the devout lay worker . In the M. K Church, was here over Sun- ] 'e day greeting hi* many co-worker*. , By general consent Samuel IL StUes , was tinannmomly elected SuperintetKlent of the Presbyterian Sunday school last . • Sunday. Pastor Brewster preached a missionary , sermon last .Sunday morning, after which there was the Usual collection for tba . foreign field. ■ Claude "it* lit*)' ran spoke to the Bap- ' tist congfviaiian Sunday morning and evening. Be made a favorable fmpn-u- * ' ion iqu.li bis hearer*. >' L Hot. Usury Ctarremaii, of Sws-lah. - i City, made th - Wave a <all cn Tuesday. n He has been liclping I'aslor Manches'er " | in his revival mo vices. Mi»- Carrie Hand, a very interesting " young ladv of Cape Mav Court Iloiite, it " ' vlaiting Mrs. Samuel Ballv. She ,* nii a wejcom- vlslior at Cape May. jl MIm Mary Button, alio ha* been for " . «ome time at Ihe Brunswirk. has taken .uphei residence iu I'lulailelphla. She t| 1 win lie much tnlsaed !>y a large numlier cl of frirnds st the Cape. Hcvcrnl of outcilixen* were st Trenton in At the opening of the Legislature, aluniig r, them F. L. Ridurdmn," Col. II. W. Sawyer, Mayor J. Henry Edmunds and w master F. J. Melvin. We note with pleasure that Hon. F. L- Richardson lias secured the nonilua- ct lion for *crgcrnt-at-arra* of the Senate. He has made a most gallant fight Win Hill. a successful one. I ' Attorney. at-Iaw Iklmunds is one of the^ J, nature,! men in the town. He as- \l auresus that he is not a bit rufilcd at i the exasperating btilton; or refractory T. 0

- collar 'no matter how Imdly they mny " Win. 8. Room-, Washington's popular j' and large hearted merchant. Is a staunch 1 1 friend of Ihe WavBand Cape May. He , will he here next summer as usual and i ' lend the light of Ids countenance to our c ' pretty cityMall agent Whitney ought tw.be. and 1 > no doubt ia, proud of his five little h 1 daughters. Louise, Florence, Pauline, . Bertha and the baby. They are as alike a* psas in a pod nud comprise a lovely k 1 casket oi household treasures. ' Thomas I'otler, Jr., the wealthy Phib p '■ adelphla manufacturer, will probably u . imp, ore hi* Cape May real estate when the frosts ol winter make it possible. - Mr. Poller I* sn, ardent admirer of Cope g May, and if be undertakes to do a thing ; it ia not by lialres. 1 o Notes from tho A. O. U. W.' * Tlio installation ceremony of this order ,, very impressive. " q Tim average cost per month on 11000 been. seventy-eight cents. q Brother H- P. Kntrikin bears the hon- tl or* of the SL W. with becoming modesty, o Brother John Reeves will represent Cape May at the Grand Lodge in Fell- p ruary. ' II Tliia lodge was organised in 1883, wilh d , nineteen member*. It has now a lodgeroil of sixty-four with fifty-seven in good a i standing. - c 1 Cape May Lodge, No. 21. has paid c i 82814 toward the support of the helpless , and not a man in the dodge feels any tl I poorer for it. t. Brother Akins is the efficient financier, c he ran always be fonnd at his place of '■ businosaon Washington street, either in n or by proxy, if a brother is re- v turned It will not be the fault of Brother g ■ Aklna. One cf the greatest benefits of the A. v O. I". W.. i* its fraternal feature. Men p [ are brought together in the bonds ot a brotherly affection and carry with them ■ into tliefrllife'* work an open sesame to - > the goat heart of the brotherhood wher- n . ever they may go. „ Cola Spring. ' William ('. Rutherford and youngest , ilaughter are ill at this writing. „ Jeremiah C. Eldrrdge has so Car recovered a* to be about hi- dally business. j This week tm« been fully enjoyed by 1 young and old of both sexes on skstesv a Several of ottr young folks have en- 1 ' joyed a cold water bath during tlie ^ Philadelphia win bo the temporary J , home of Mw Nellie Firing for a couple 1 of week*. Mrs. John Rnffe sustained serious in- I Juries from a fall during the early days 1 i Professor Ludlam of the public school i> msklng s record lien- a* an intelligent „ - and faithful teacher. 11# has a bright t - future if there is anything in brains and | . gtMsl moral character. It is much VHl^eml^dMLerSjMary f sre earnestly st work In a home sch ol ( ■ endeavoring to fit themselves for greater - future uaefulness. Thev are a couple of , nice g rls who deserve the best of hus1 hands. • ^ t c Andrew Higglns Stevens, of West , t Cape May. diedon Mbnday night, Jan. j 10th alright o'clock; Mr. Stevens was . in his seventieth year. Early In life he e united with the Cold Spring Presbyter- . , ian Chnrch, of which organization he ' was an elder upwards Qf forty years. , C IBs social quslitics. kind disposition, snd affectionate good nature endeared him to svery one with whom he Came m eon- ' r tact, lot h young and old. His was the part , to make the world happier and the sun- " light of life shine brighter in hia "little " corner." ne »»• always gla.1 to sae ■* | playmate In "Lndc HlgglnA," and every ; p" I adult a wise ami loving counselor. By *■ I hi* death the community has Indeed snfh* I^fOurch!Wmile*TC* *urvlrtnE * *i,e I i The sauiteensrv exercises of Tuek*J ! hoe Baptist Sunday School will be held j in their I bapel' Wednesday evening. 10th ' " ■ inst. They have sn interesting program • ' prepared which consists of musui.-read-j lng, recitations, dialonpios," etc- Tlie j treat for the school will be on sn old in j time spinning wheel. All ore Invited — Sorghum sred at the Rk) Grande plan- . tation. This seed to excellent for poub P" | Wy food, it will keep fewta in fine condite tion and make tliera lay rigid through '* the winter. There to nothing cheaper or K- | bettor for the poultry yard. Apply to R. jC. Txaid. r. 1 An upper county man was kept awake □- liaif of the night by having poured into r-r hit ear a torrent of complaint by bis se i better bait. In the morning it vras found k a difficult job to restrain him from com1 milting soma dark deed.

/ SALTS. Who to the champion skater ? It to in the papers that roller skating reviving. Send in your mites to Um Helping Society. Garrison has a full supply of skates to suit all buyers. A Shark frozen stiff lias been picked on Poverty. Sudh an ice crop has not been harvested for a decade. The seats in the Baptist chnrch are very comfortable. The Watx'i, correspondents comprise staff of a dozen. . Another benefit for the-Reading Room to being -prepared. Smuggling ia being jlone in tin bustles prepared for the purposeHave yon got through the meek street locomotion wlthbut a fall f Iron Itftll lias a new set of officers installed for the current year. The Wats will par for lire news of general interest to Its readers. The widow McStingcr has her double in a Dennis township female. Gus Body's yitciTF" will' make a anug addition to' our fishing navy. Samuel Smith knotvs Just how . to ; tinker n watch and make it go. 4 ; Ducks frequently light in liic shallow*

IKinila of (tope Island meadows. Facts are stubborn things, but stubthings are not always facts. "Sprig tails" l» what the Seaside folkcall the "tern" of the naturalists. Tlie inte freevr will save (tope May 81000 in nexi summer's business. Win. R Bhe pard to further improvhis Washington strvt property. but not half So maqy a- ■ lieri* nre'in'cof. fee. A dry know* toiilude. wtdrh to an off. Tn- Wam: weallor line i FtlBng ire- houses lis* m*ite a pic a aul j rash in I e pockets of mir wage' j The only ruler* nnl ••lectid I it ballot in , I hi*, foe country are lb- -L-- of the , — — — Rresbyti-rinu church oil Friiiay j Tlie big bustles of the .lime* makes a .woman look like an arm choir walking ' backwards It Is so id -that -George C. Potts ha* be- ' interested In the Hog Cholera Bpc- " dflc Company. Cold Spring church pareoosgc needs a - porrh about rt. Bach sn improvement Bdd be made. a Inter moonbeams danced on the sea „ bg the clear night* of last week tn I hiring the clear nigli I* of last week I

silver scintillation*. * Iron pier stock was offered at Batursale, hut withdrawn because of the a little demand for it. A. I- Ilaynet has filled tlie tiig hou«e j tlie rear of our office with a most ex- > cellrfft quality of ice. The late D'r. 8amuel S. Marcy killed five wild geese at a single shot on one of his gunning excursions. Why should not woman be enfranchised f A lady in Michigan lias just a bear to death. p Our ice pond* have her n beautifully q punctuated with youthful beauty during q the reign of the frost-nip. Remember that sorghum teed makes b excellent poultry food. For sale at Rio ,1 40 eeiil* per hnshel. a Some of Ihe remarka. In the book- part ' 1 of theehnreh are not at all complimentto those in the front pews. Joseph Hand, (tope Mar's manufac- ? luring jeweler, will do all kinds of work In hi* line at reasonable prices. s After the bonnetsliavp been banished f, the concert anil lecture audiences, it late comer had better step down and ,i out. t| I/xok carefully that your insurance v policy does not expire snd you not know n Such things happen almost every t It to said that the School Board luts had dozen application* for tlie vacancy „ canned by the resignation of the pxin- ., cipal. ' n Hood's Bariapsrilla. acting through ■' blood, reaches every ptri of thfttys- l tem. and tn this way positively cures ,• The atmosphere of Trenton has been v raised to a noticeable point by the lint J words of polilirian* in effecting an or. ® ganlzatlon. A big war In Europe next summer * would clip the wings of many a bird of „ pa-sage, and thua enliven the American <• Any contribution* of money, bortk* or L prriniliral* sent tn this office for the u*e of the Reading Room wi 1 be greatfully , acknowledged. j Some people do one thing Jual as wrll J a* another, and all of them welL If it , not for being personal we could one right here. Citizens are Invited by the Reading management tn call in among the 1 and see for themselves that they get' log on well with the accommodation* provided for them. Bv common consent (tope May has the ' handsomest and most genial postmaster in South Jersey, and we may as well extend the claim to (he state. This number of the Wayx Is sent to t j numlier of persons notaulisrriber*. are requested to examine it and ,, send an order for a trial year. , It is ronghlv estimated that it takes on sversge thirty sermons to converts J from '.tie error of bis wsys, besides i prayer* and moral lectures without Regular communion services will be I held In the Oold Bpring Fresbytrrian c tomorrow (Sunday) morning. pastor will jjuw^h^an appropriate | It to the Tachion to godueklng on I these moonlit nights. The ducks seem to take advantage of them and keep well r out of sight. Wise ducks, for the boys , are after llietn. ) Tlie Millvtlle RepuNiean gives an nner- , ring evidence of Increasing prosperity by printed on a new power pres* and t appearing enlarged in size. Bro. Newlln t our congratulation*. ; All communications for the Wats j sliould be at thto office not later than ( ' Thursday evening, unless jit to a matter of ' much importance, which may be sent by i , mid-day mail on Friday. t Chicago to trying to figure out a won- , ; derfully rapid increase in population i ^ from the fact that tn 188", 1.850 divorce , | -nil* were instiluied io tlurt citv. while i . in 1885 there were only #52. , The Rev. Waldo Mrs<»aros resume.1 , I hi* ministerial duties last Sunday. Hte - uougrng alien both morning and evening to be a great advertisement. . , The committee of Helping Hand that lias therdlstributiou of gift* to the poor \ , requests us to sty that no order that has not the signature of the president and ? ££i!ELnj„.!m, at its'iate meeting ro the effect tlial saloons and cigar store* should suspend , traffic on Sunday*. The police have been ordered to enforce the order of council. The Baptist congregation speak In the I, warmest terms of praise when comment - r ing on Mr. Rabboicau'a preaching. He _ may as well be colled at once, and get installed during the working season of e M'-ssLizxie Ware begs leave to Inform n her friend* and forme- pauoos that she, s to prepared to give mtoric 'easons on l.-e i ptooo or organ at reoaooabk- pi ices. 8he - can be found by calling or addrrxsin- at the corner of wood and North Bu. * <

Council Proceedings. Council held it* regular monthly meet- „ .ing on Friday evening last- President Miller oecnpted the chair, and there were present Messrs Denizot. Hancs. g Sawyer. Stereos. Townscdd, J. Q. Wllllsms and E. B. Williams. 0 The record of lost meeting was approved. d E. It. Williams, of Joint Water Committee, made a report cn new water 1 supply. It was recommended to dig surface Weils if a sufficient quantity of water could not he obtained without. On motion of Colonel .Sawyer it was agreed to borrow *4000 on note for presc rat need* uf.dty. A resolution to covar the engine Louse iro: awl Sawyer preaebtadj j k written report euncerning Uie 0|K'ning' of a new street from Lafayette, near Delaware, avenue, through to Ehoira street a- follow.- . To President and members of Council: Vaur committee appointed at the isst meeting of eddncil In oompiisme with f a petition- to open a public street frob Lafayette l<> Elrairs, make the following . report : The petition ought to ho gruuted as there 1* a neeessTly for tlie aaiiir, there being no in or ouuet to the large : |K'rtio(l of 6ar citizen* who reside iu wliit to known as Barosboro. The city 1 not done much with exreption of „ .Bank street, in fact nothing f.w year*, .Hon* street, in lad noilimg i.-r years,

r in that particular section of our rlly. and now seems to tie the proper time to open a public thoroughfare between. the nreqieitv of Jo-gph Ware aud 8. F. Ware, bv taking from each property ten ' feet from 8 "P. Ware and the same nraoitm of J -soph Ware. Tills, how'- . ever, cannot Ik' accomplished by your committAHi. Therefore, we would reproperty » f.iir ami equito'bli! valne — • taking -into finnsuleration the damages ■ tojaeli anil Ho- advantage* surh an im- ' prevtmerit would be to those wbo*c . propeisv •» taken. • * li \V Sawvki'1 Committee. " " , s,ql.diue'l''ro^..w""'!tomac?l " Vra"Detflzot. Haines. MBh r. Brewer. J. Q. William A. ■ N*vs Bbven*. Townsend an, I E. R. Wmitni*. It wa- ng-eetl that 1 ■ pniperty own, r- slmnlu !*• notified of ^ city ffolhitor I.,'.imii,g made a slate- 4 i to 0'iler by (he vigorous whacks of the president's gavel. The folluwing at lu> t ] got the iwnl of the law maker* : i Jltoknl, That Hie Mayor be hereby ] authorize] to affix tlie seal of the citv | of Capo May to nil unexecuted tax deed* > In nrexence of thto council at this time. I mill Hist tlie president of the council snd Mayor sign the same, and tlie Recorder caureihe same to be acknowledged or Mr. Denizot introduced an ordinance 1 authorizing the construction of a sewer 1 on Lafayette street, from Decatur to avenue, which passed to a ,

second resiling. City Treasurer Smith reported a balance ret hand of #09810. Bills were ordered paid as follow* : J°B*reaenve«er ^^wmslD-iw : » Mr BawycT introduced a mtesure to place a street lamp at the Knickerbocker buildings where tho narrow alley run* through to Huglie* street. Resolutions were passed forbidding taking nnything from city property, and directing Hie Recorder to communion, - -with Messrs: Agnew, Kelly and Ready in reference to proposed improTcment oil Ileacli «vcnue. Mr . K. R. Williams. in a stirring speech, asked council to pass a resolution requiring saloon* to clone- Uieir door* from 19 midnight Saturday to the same hour on Sunday night- Colonel Sawyer spoke in of the measure. He remarked in the eourao of his add re-re. that thc.men who were violating law were not treating those who voted for their licenses in a proper manThe resolution got a solid vole. Council adjourned until Thursday At Thursday evening'* adjourned meeting negotiations for loans wss completed and the following bills passed for to. se.f,e!ienaer.ro*l^o t«ow.. ^ set . : A *ysirailK)r'. fragnt'S'gravel, einirt ex---jvnwv Ac.^ - ti.« It si J. II. n-nrxel A^Rro, repaoliix lamp*... jAOl Wast Capo May. 8 -hool will be opened again Monday. 17th inst. Tlie gold healing establishment lias been furntohed with steam heating pipe*. Mrs. Lena lllamer is suffering from dipthcri* She to under the care of Dr. The children of Joseph Tlrewton »re the mend, Bad colds with throat trouble again. Rev. II. N. Gheesoman . and Itostor slrr took in the gold leaf factory Hie first of the week. Mr.uud Mr*. 8. R Swain, of Media, were summoned io attend the funeral of Mr*. Swain'* brother, Mr. A. H. Stevens, Thuieday: George It. Reeves, our popular gold beater. Las oiled him«elf lusiiht and out wlih kerosene. Throat if the trouble. He doesn't carry matches now. (tope May lodge A. O. C. W., will be represented at the Grand Lodge, which will be held at Foeomoke City, Mil., in February by (topt. John Roevw, of this place. Tlie malaria, threat disease, and rash the impropCT drainage of the Imrough. the Borough father* take the steps there need be no cause for complaint in the future. The death of the daughter of Mr. Blake a sad affliction and the family have tlie sympathy of the community. Sylvia ner, and wtii be greatly missed "by her school playmates. Tlie event -wes the more especially sad a* the circumstance* prevented her young friend* from attendance at the last sad rites. Goshen Items. Comity Bupt M-'lev visited Oqfi May Tuesday last. . Meter*. Sylvester in, 1 K ibe, I Bpence lea»eit"lhe Miller farm, i Mtoa Ada Walton, of Wayne, Pa., to the guest of Miss Slay Hayes. Interesting revival set rices sre In pro1 gms in the Goshen M. E. Cmircli. ; Mrs. Georgians llearon and daughter, I Jo, will spend the winter In Philadelphia. 1 A steam saw mill, with sash and blind ■ factory attaclied, to being built by Mr. W. • F. Garrison. We are |>lea*ed to note tbe arrival at s home at our esteemed fellow -townsman, : E- 8. Townncnd. r Tie officers of Post 70, G. A. R. were installed by comrade Grerge Grace on i Saturday evening. Tlie sermon preached by Pastor Brani yste on Sabbath morning from tho lltli i nod 13th verses of tho «fc chapter of t Epbeoians was one of ran beauty and

Rio Grande. tit lion to hi? hdusc. ri Mr. D. E. Goff returned borne from a *• visit to friends in East Creek oh Tuesday George C. Potts & Co. made another , shipment of about two hundred barrels of molasses on Thursday. \ a- Those who admire cold weather are er being supplied to the extent of their ip- j ig preciation this whiter. "f Miss Hat tie Iieevcq. of Herring Haven. : (formerly Tuckkboe) to visiting friends s» at this place and ADglcsca. *" Mrs. Wm. Seypjore is st Atlantic City , looking after tbe comfort of her tlsterf in-law, Mrs. J..CL (tompton ,j Mr. John W. nand. of Burleigh, lost . ■ .another valuable t honfo last week, the •J caute of death being unknown. - ■a ILc skating on Mr. I&ss'lake lis* been ! grand this tvimur. and nearly every ni-lit 1 |: finds score* indulging in the sport.. 't Mr. J**. St. Craner famiiy, who were I li bnrnt so iKullj-u fewdsys ago, areinpldi 9 h ly recovering., It to now thought thr S babe will not lose it* ear t • Mr. George 8. Ware has resigned-' his '' '• ivootlon with George C. I'otl* & Co., »nd 1 0 Iia* accepted a po*itftin in tlie t. 8. Slg. " ° Ml Sortoa at (tope Hsttcras, N. C. " v We arc pleased to note that M-. Jame* ' ' 8cott has so far recovered from a recent • iirht Hlroke ot nnrnlvsto a* to lie ,>!,!■> I,, < !' (1st ot ii* to

' *linve hoop* for v oich he! ha* an order c for ahont 18000. • InlcDlgescc has been rrcvlvrel ih*t n Mrs. J.C. Com pron. „f .Mian,,. « ,. Tonnsrtv^f 0 0 Mace, to a. no, ,1 9 to her lied sejfously Ml. ft junta are en r taloert for her recr.v, ,y Messrs. roncooat 4 Bull* on Wvdnea. r dav SnKbed building ami filling thru ice - boose, to supply the II lie If ,>■-<• mar. » aket nest summer. Tlie in, ubmt -It » inobe* ttrick aodot excellent qu.orj The dd Etysfih It — mill bavidc 9 lawn bough: and rrpainvi l,v >!. ■ ' ideted ami will to* ready t,, c,-" ,,,- Pnqantio'i* nr. being ma Ir or* , grand Imp to !«■ I„M iu A»nt Judy 11*" I - vacant t*ni*c in about two A free iooch u HI b.< rendered to all tbo«e j poicWm.- p. k, t*. Ihot. Lomt. ..ml > '• t Soinr ,.f 1 1,.- Hods flrn. lt MOptoaro • ■ .,.k II It is said i.-*t th. mane - r. ( iL-liv ; Bench Tornpikc CompsSr bsve to donate the road to the Wr*l .1.--. , R. Co.. and grade it for railroad .,re.;poses, providing tlie Railroad Compauv wiil lay-Ihe rail and nut rolling n , from Iito Creaitdc to Holly Bevel,. Deonlsvlllo Items. Miss Maggie Bonder, who Iia* beam inExtra meetings are. still cohthiuing tindcr life cbargo of Rev. Win. Burleigh, a dcr Rev. Burleigh, j

1- E. B. AUcutt.'who ha* tnx-n visiting friends and retatlv.* iu York. r. . . * ' Joseph Parker •. I, > bn« In . n engaged - H in driving the < .vill, xill return 2 to Trenton thto week. , h F. F. Bathnell. Ir.. who l,as been . J home during hi* fati.er - •„ koi*,. re- i n turned la>t Tim *da> t" .N. .. V. rk to * resume his businee*. , „ Icc h -u-cs are now all flllc.1 and lets • t of goo.1 icc le ft v, : Rut tin- nigb- n.,» I 19 Sunday spoiled the skating! "much to Hie , disappointment of Some of our v- ung p folk*. , .1 - Tito barber, merchant and. shoemaker , ,- i- doing s good liusihew in H,c Hell j v Comkmoi Tlie wiiH*r a -greoid zvre-o i ii next Saturday evening between Tuffy and the Black Diamond, two heavy « weights. J- A* ice boat named "Catch mt if yi u .. a can" may ire seen g'idlng over Hie glassy l " surface of tlie pond managed bv E. B. I » Allcutt. who holds the tiller firm while " tlic.wind blows through his whisker*. ^ Frank Wentzel had the misfortune io * lose « good bird dog Monday. While , felling 'a largo tree Uie dog ran under ' lust In time to he struck by it. His y back was broken and ho died in a few v d Croon Crorttr. The sound of tlie husbandman's axe is about ~ the opiy indication of bus'uevs , that wo Itave at [>r, », nt. „ Anil now the hoy* who have to walk, wish they had a buggy so that they might . have a chance with their envied rivals. | n Our oystermen are nt home enjoying u the fruits of hard labor in getlingn fairly , good plant of primes and cullons to irar- . a ket- ° Mr. Daniel C. Townscnd and wife are m, the oldest people in tlie village. They , are quite liaie at an " aggregate of 170 J. ; A forty pound "possum" bn* been , 2 (lulled from a Dins Creek corn slack, lie -| jj liad worked hero upon a near-by flock of f w i-oultry. ,g A strange arpoilion ha* been *ccn on 1 one ot the walks, it nearly frightened t o a promenading couple out o'f their wits \ !{ late Sunday eyenlng. j The late unpieanantnes* caused by - u snow-balling lis* about I. ad H* prescribed r nine- days of cvmpiont, anil must give . place to something else. ' . The "Creek" has been made to feci the need of better plans for ..traveling than by usual methods. It luts bocn dang, r- "- oils for man and beast during the late " freeze to stir abroad. j One of the handiest family labor savors , to tlie Exeetolor Clothes line, patented , and minnfactMrc.1 by Mr. Wm. Bonier*. ,r of Green Creek. The material of which tlie stretcher is made is durable an.l the ' * metal non-corrosive. One of them may , tic reeured to a post on i he day Hie io mi ,i people »et up housekeeping and it will ' , last them a life time. V .1 All young men who deelro to Join a , it literary and delisting society will plfluc , e. meet at the Heading Room on Monday t evening, January 17th, enter their name- , ie upon the roll anil deposit n ballot, will, Ii three names of those on the roll on dip, in jn the ballot-box for members of -a co into uiUleaJo draw up constitution, k By order of Committee. " gtic 3iflvfrii5«mcnifi. f DYSPEPSIA Canses Its vtrthns to be mlsersbto, bopele**, eonfased. and depre«»«l tn mind, very Irrtla- "- toe. languid, and drowsy. It to a disease " which d?c*r^^ tlve organ* till tbey perform their fiuUe* wflllnaly. Hood's Harsaparilla Itos proven Just the required remedy In hundreds of cases. .„ I -1 have taken Hood's SarsapartlU for dvv - nerata, lrum which 1 listc .tigered two years. 1 tried ir.iuv other ir.cdlelr.es, b*i none proved so sstixfaclory as Hood's Ssrsspartlta-" , is Thomas Cook, Brush lJoctrlc Light Co.. .New York City. SIck.Headache :r, i - For" the past two yean I have been »• sElctcd with severe headaches and dyspep- ?? I six. I wm. Induced to try H.ied's ftairapw v ■ rllia, anJ haveJomtd gfcxt re"cf-^l che«- *' AxxAKUk8ew Haven, Conn. tore. Maty C. SmlUl, Camkridgcport, Mass, „ was asufferer from ,ly.!K-pstx and «ck headIn »,■}«. Ehe took Hood's SarsapatUU and S . Hood's PSarsaparllla Bold by all drexalsts. «l ; six for IS. Msde li only by G LHOOD A CO.. Lowell, Ms... lOOzOosestOnol Dollar.

1 ThatSViil Curry i« a great Iodic* rnxta j ThatC. J. Todd-mak.'* a good post. ! 1 That Mia M. G. Kates is von serious- j ly 111 with hip disease. That to go skating on Magnolia Lake to to have a good time. That the Court House Literary Bwiety to in a flourishing conditio® That "By your actions you are judged be your sjtoeck what It may.'* That Tuckmlioe young men are occayi oft ally, seen on the shore rode. That you can gets goo.1 article .fhr a low prlee at B. T. Colcmah'i store . That the Cape May Wat* U flic best iu lite county, for solid reading. — — , '• Tint Ocean View .can boast of more pretty and attractive .girls than any other Thai it takes only twenty-three of those "big South Chanmi ."ilncks" to a good Mxe gunning- boat down to Ihe Wilier'* edge. At knit so 'say a How. nrd Bicc. ~ Tipt that large party at ih<- HolivTt, f on Tburaday night, the Gth". w„* agreat success, it wo* gotten tip under tlie direction - Mc-re. W. S. Wlicuto,, „ W. .

-r W.C.Curry »».i F. Sjiaw. and n more efficient r.»nmltte,- couU not have !„ . ' Hi e gentlemen candy, oraugiw hnuanv , ^ That nut long-since two nnkre-«n men ^ Beach, an,! made inquiry -rniog a" Thr" mrA-'rei 'a' v' ~ , " -V | is at the home of Mr. R. W. Bennett. John Nickerson and sister. Miss Lvdia. • are on « vi*ll to relatives and friends in An , lie the sick 11, is week arc Mrs! L. !). Slic'.l, Mrs. .1. W. Dawson, tt'e s'ni-th j! Dawson. \\V

C q.i .'Ihe .ie. Nie kelson, of the Civ .ic c Blear.,. * i > I ''O.ip.i'i v a: Baltimore. Md. . i* ai ihvb'Mw *1 hB mother. Mm. Lvdifi'•Whur ' drew .mite n number of our 1 vounV iHropI. !:!-! '""renlaynigiu!' Th,' S fitortL "" ,'"It'rl3j,1I1U'1'1 MJ " J Mr. P. 0. Taylor and wife of Jcreev City, have been on a visit to friend* anil Tiiey returned to their iiomc on Salttr. J Miss Deborah Goff returned to fier era! months nt Cnpc May City. It' in | needless to say she wjis IicartlTy weT- 1 Tvuiieil by licrmBnyTrlrrato;" - m'vcs li*ve 're°tum«t "^Bonr 't "i!'', sT're ^ knowlofge and tet' tlttSves for'" r life of usefulness. - ' A. I pias Creek Dot*. Chades Wooillin has taken poScsslon . of Mr. N. Garrison's house in this place. | The oyaterj market ha* been dull nil winter, boat* keep tliera in for advancement on priced Tho "musksquasliers." report game «earcc this winter, a* rals arc hard to find on account of the ice. The yonng people have improved the :.,1c freeze. Tlie pond* have been crowd- •' ed nightly by jom- skatefs. * Mrs. George Jffiinson lias been visiting ( relatives at (tope May City and Smith'* ' Landing during tho week. During the past" I wo weeks no boats which to very lieavy moving around tlie bay la la^ge bodies. The Relief Association, of the village. 1 held iheir annual meeting on Tuesday f night for the election of officer* and miscellaneoua bnsinc**. Tiie secretary re. mattd 108 members in good standing. ■' deaths occurred this. year, making j since it* organization.' dn 1884. The 'riasorer reported y-' 1 1 .00 in the treasury. ! Tlie following officer* were chosen for I the year -President. Frank DoiieIiim: Vice President. Thog. fo-aming: 8<vre. . Wm. Douglass: Treasurer, F. T. Norton. The old board of directors were Townsenrta Inlot Items. * Very dull time* at tlio Inlet. Captain John Douglass spent last Sundaywilh Ida family. Tbe general cry to hard times. Itn'l the fault of ourselves? Maurice Cresse was the recipient of a serenade on tho occasion of his marriage tost week. f A pair of black ducks was brought down at a single shot by Ed. B. Townsend during the week. Surprise parties are not wliolesomo for cnH'eb, and furniture as one of the Inlet " housekeepers can fully testify.; • The pilot boat James Henry Edmund* j will soon be afloat on Cape May ws'crs. I When the time comet around for launch- 1 ing a party ot pilots and invited gnosis wilt go over to New York and witness it.

MPAftATIfE WORTH w BAKING POWDERS. : ROYAL (Absolutely pan .. i«RAN'luA (Aium Po—jotjv . R I'M LORD'S. KLua Utah / HANFORD'S, Whra frarii. REDHEAD'S BHnHBHHi t fir Charm (aiam r#w«or)«. . — — 1 ' / AMAZON <Atam Pnwda) « . / CLEVELAND'S - : - V PIONEER tBaaFrtcclKo)... ■HBHHHHHHHBi CZAR.. ■ ■aSBHHHBBMB DR. TRICE'S ■■■■■■■■■ SNOW FLAKE WrotP.) . KBBHBi ' LEWIS' OBHBBHi ' PEARL (Andrew* ft Co.)..:. uecker-S nanaa ••• I GILLETS Rm ANDBEWSACOi^tCMla<VHl ! .(' J!" Bl'l.K (RoJerKildlooMi.T. HB RVHFOBD'S, when Dotbrah ■

REPORTS OF GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS .V« t o Purity and IVtiolcsomcncxs oftltfi Royal Raking Powder. • I t,*ve i.-..-.i a jorkac- of Bm*t Biking Powder, which I purchased tn the •T**i oiarke,. «nd n.»l Ii i . of |*ue and wouteaome lagredlcnta It W a cream , i i.,-tar powdor of a high degree of merit, and does not contain etibrr a! a in or ;Lta, or other tajurt..ue suhstascea i O. UmTPh.D/' •- It t* X adentiflc fact thai the Royal Baking Powder tx ataototeJy pore. " IL A. MoTT, nxD,'* " I hate examined a package of ftojal ilaktag Powder, purehaaed by tftywlf tn th- I, ill., ■. 1 ft'.d II entirely fr— from atom, terra at ha, ue any other Injure. o* «o8Ktaiev llatnii Muarov, PLD., Preakkut of hteTetn IcaCtoto ct Trchaology.™ •• 1 hart- analyzed « package of Royal Baking Powder. The mate rial* of whkh 1: 1« roopoaad are pure and wtioteaoiua B. Daxa liaiw, 8 tale Aaeayer, The Hoval Rddng Powder revet rret the hlgbeat award over an compMitara at li- , —m. It.-td . harewrron. 1-8. ; at thr tVownmaL PtUttdOphla, IHTfi , at the " a'.,- ,1- ■" lustttute, N,a V >rk. and at State Pair* tbroagboot the coQBtrv. V . :t r arti, ,,f human font baa ever received aoch high, emphatic, and aol,^.i , «f —cnj-ni^fr.";, vmiucut chemtou, pbyalctua, actcalUI*. tod Boards of Sr.: The al».te Ducnaw Closl rales the comparative worth Of varfnos Baking I ' p., aa u I y Chemical Analyal* and expertmaot* made by Prof. Sehedler. If • of powJer waa taken, the total leavening power or volume io . :i C.h. n! !h.' ro.ui: .'- ing aa Indicated. Thto practical teat for worth by i : i„ :i . : . .Jy pr v. , what every ,.i servant consumer of the Royal Baking i - I r koo.sl y | r»tu -al rxpertco, r. that, whflo It coau a few cento per pound t ... ordinary tduJs It . far more , , u„0,., leal, and, be*Mc*. afford* tho ad van • . :*.r work. A alngle trtal of the Royal Baklag Powder will roavloce act • ! person of these facta. ' V 1 . ba^ot a.- . u'avwdol u^ameroua " i*>*dc™' B0 °mtlct fiow high their streugth, -LEWIS S. COX, _ 1 220 Ghcstnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

CWIii3 aLSMiqs. By Ihe yard. Our own Mamifactiire ami o it owa Inqiortation. Wm#, Jatlels, Men, Raglans ad Ktwiaitis. Our own Manufacture and cmrovrn Importation. imporlcl ami our own Manufacture, an iuiportatil feature being those made entirely of Jersey Cloth. ME'ffliCiiltaSJrejs. More stylus than you ever dreamed of, all of our oWu Manufacture. MftffiMMmr-'tarNte'-"urziwn-M!mnfsrtur?,-iTr(TtriimnirniiltrPslcT)tn«-SBa-CratiK bbm's'cmi id stilt ■ . • In Bourctte and Plain Jersey effedtou .Our own make and Importation. " The only line irrUm city in id, from Stockinet Cloth. Sforc durable and bettor flttiug than any other. All »f our own Manufacture. MaJs Snits, Wraps, Jatlels, Eic, Mile It Mer, ' . We c display many Imported Novelties selected abroul Uy our Mr. Fay. LEWIS S. OCX, 1220 Chestnut Street, ■ philadelphia. $10.00 BLACK- CHEVIOT SUITS. Do not turn away when we quote that strange, small price, Ten Dollars, and say "Fudge! Wc have heard of Ten Dollar Suits beThere's nothing in them." Mistaken, good sirs; very much mistaken." This ten dollar suit is one that for looks and scryice is not beneath the notice of anydodv. It is a Gentlemanly SuiL It is a Suit that has no chcapish air about it. If you did not tell the price, any one would guess it twice the price. Sue it before passing judgment, and yout after, judgment will be entirely in its favor. We Hack Our Commendation with the Good Repute of Our Six-tv-Two Years' Dusiness. Methods. Equally Interesting arc the fni and 515 Suit Attractions. All these arc the Latest Styles of 4-IIutfon Sacks and 4-Button Cutaand are Real Atth actions, OVERCOATS, TROUSERS. UNDERWEAR, NECKWEAR, Etc. JACOB REED'S SONS, 913-920-922 Cnestn -it St., also 2nd & Spruce Sts. philadelphia. HIRAM DeWALT, MERCHANT ITAILOR, ' Ho. 317 Chc-r'.r.u'- St-re-st, Philada.

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