3SeIan& and (Sotinfg. Nptipo. pmi office ahkanokmictt*. now"*1 Are* npmu ;"o viral. a. fn.. au.1 ctnav At 0 n'rkx-i |«. m. On KOMlJ* 'wonrr'^Xr™" noio'i '^SrtKiS" rrcra * SSSS F5- Ttce» AH ItjlT WWOd I- K-nl by Mran-j oriterr ost all «r intra lit Tatar nr r»«t«ivrwt lcurrv Matt* <-JDa« at e o'rioct a. m.. am l*n p. m. K J. MKLVIJd, roFUnMlcn The Wave wiBbeZenl" loal! fuitwrrib. era, near and old, fur one dollar. cnah in ailraorr. If sot paid in this way Die price will be one dollar anil fifty eenta. To llioae who do not tike the naix-r, the publlaher will aend i! til mmithafnr- fifty ccnta, or thrre months for twonlyllve t*nt». Tlila liberal tnuci-ralnn on Uipart of the proprietor of the Wave will be snre'c.f a quick roapon*e. ^Tlie publio may lie assured of one thing, '.Ida journal la committed to pmrrrn. Tlie man- . agemcnt will rIvc a full n-lurn to every aulmribcr and more loo. Important changes will be made as the week a *0 hy; - ^ The proposed branch road from llaniimnakin Station will cut a very important aeo ion of the county. Tim flayaliore has great possibilities in her oyster and Halting advantages. A mine of g <*1 richncM is at her doors, In the wa er« of the IWawsre. A* early as M 'reh the flah-hegbi to arrive, and not till tlir heavy trials of winter do they qui arriving. There they come In litree numb ti. well paying 'hose who make s luidnesa of marketing under present d eu-iiHtances fur transponstion. lf_ a rallroa I ran along the Shore the fish eonld lavlauded In market*. all the *u along. Including Camden and l'l-Hadel-phia b fore they are "done kicking." B» the. Improvatnhnt the great oyster growing region of Goshen Gov 0 is brnuvbl a day nearer to mark/:! adth all ihe lesacned expense that goes with it. There would be no need of handling the oysters on the Shore, when the Ice stop* navigation, and hanllng tbem five miles to the., nearest station at large cost, landing thcni In Ihe morning right in thsSrara at Pierre'* Point. or any other point along the Bay and ihcy arc In market before dinner' lime. There's sr rat wealth In Baysldc waters if Die 'right means are taken to develop It; the Ti. It. is rertalnlyVne of them. It does seem to lie the truth when thought of that a person ought to take the same lively interests In chunli mailers as in olhe'r Diings that demand hit attention through life. To walk up ihe aisle with a solemn face tiiat belter be-' His a funeral than the cheerful worship of Jehovah is not in harmony with tlie everlasting fitness of things. Mr. Ogle . Is undoubtedly correct where he shakes some "f his solemn vissged co-lalinrea up a little on tbia line. Of course there is a time to weep, and to wan enough of it conies when necessary without going after It." hut the time is not in the regular service of 'Christians. Then it would seem there should be \hq Joyful splril of good conscience shown.' Not mirth, but - Joe, which Is of deeper origin than the mere rlppie caused by a joke at qtiaiut Cape May City under the provision of yact of legislature is entitled to a latter/ of heavv artillery. Atlantic City has availed herself of the law and organised a ImIP ry comprising one hundred men. This organisation Is Independent .of the Infantry and has for Its particular duty the- guarding of our coast towns from attack hy sew. It cquld he made availaMc for heavy silillgry as well. A liberal appropriation has been made to meet Die espouse of this arm of the pub11c Stu « Service. We are not sure but it wuld be a good idea for Company ••H" to get a transfer from the Sixth. If that could be done, and go In for Die battery as of more benefit and having greater power t-r usefulness at home 111 ca«e their should be troii'-le on the ocean— no very unlikely thing. Colonel 'Sawyer attended ^ the Pre-I-Washington. lie speaks wonts of hearty admiration for Die Chief magis- * pniriollr man. and one in whom this gm t nation may repose tlie utmost toillid. 11 s. Politicians do not like him. and that's greatly 10 Ills credit- The Pre* dent felicitated him on his escajw from the sentence ot death lust had been passed by the Confederate authorities while a prisoner In lJbbv. Tbe.Colonel with the true gallantry of a soldier joinsDie grand armv of the union in admiration of Mrs. Cleveland. Slut, is an accomplished lovely woman, which im- « esses ill who are, .presented at; the hits House who »c so fortunate/a* to ' meet her. _ I You run your finger down tlie list of 10U run your linger uowu OUWO" \1 council men that are willing to be. and j

make a choice of four and no more. There la a round dozen to select from. Ybu must be very hard to please ir this roster does not afford the means. It is " wild the candidate who does all Die re- * forming before lie gels In by promising " what he will do, is the right one to skip *' w hen making up a ticket. But in this n: glorious country it is one of the vested •< . tiglita of the cirizen to vote for whoever " lie pleases, including himself. « During the progress of the revival services In tlie M. E. chnrch many persons |, hare driven thi ir horses from 1 he cm n try p ami left tbem hitched outtde without ,j shelter for nearly three hour*. Wc no- „ Heed some tied so that their I ret were In (l Ihe mud of the gutter. This, is not , treating man's best dumb friend- right. t, To* 8. P..C. A. migtit suggest^ to Uv-re g beasts •fil, will'1 be^hetter to do so. I (, Tlie ladies begin to develop enthusiasm for the Wate, and Its Just as was ezpeeled. It will be .one of the objects of 3 ihe management to make it of weekly interest lO them. Mot W-s will find In "Our - Cl-aa" something atVme to amuse and * Instruct the boys and girls of Die family, J. Take it an in all we have much cause to ' ha snoouragad. and liuia on rile other hand to dltooorage^ u If the young men of ihe town will ' * only take hold and make the Free r Ubrarj- a aneceas, when it is again 1 opened, this generation wUl rise up and < call tbem blessed. They ran do it. Will 1 thev not makeup their minds to make the J effiirtf The rooms are leased and com- 1 furtably turateb*d.^,MMhtoJj» ndeded ts j iroprovripenb j Aa regards to fire Insurance it 1' far - more satlsfaetory to affect it in stock com- i pubis BO that the exact co t may be I known from the beginning. Those i premium notes are likely to ri-e up like : a »h wt and nearly frighten the life from you when there isn't a coal in the treasury. By consulting the columns of tbia paper the mind easily fixes upon a good stuck company. Since the announcement that we intended to pri'.t a biographical sketch of have bad manj Inquiries concerning the . aim be'duoo tire publ ic^all" ha ie

, PERSONAL. % Mayor Bailee of Cape Miy Point made g us a call on WnlncMlay. . y? G. A- Barton has so far iccovetd as to V be out of doors on line days. — Wm. Hebcnlfaal announevs himself as acan.li.lau- forcooneii for one vearT ". re L. T. Kntrikin will he a candidate for — council, and J. limp- Smith for Collector. ' County Pupcrintepdvnl ■ Miller will __ preside at the Icavficr's meeting to-day . — Me. Clifford Lewis, wife anil daughter are^ mak|ng a • spring sojourn - n't Die ' Joseph I". Henry is in 'New Ytnkdec. JJ, orating the new pilot boat J- Henry F-d-7* Bunds. Iftrr. (.VJUboteau will he tlx- Supply n. for tomorrow's serried i In the. Baptist Church. 08 Henry T. j'ot and wife are ..it Die ' . .CbaVnnte enjoying the delight* of our mild climatei Mrs. Barrows, of Cleveland, idilo. and child arc s(icndlng the winter at DieCapc -very pleasantly. „ Pastor Whttmareh misses the shell . K fish of Klcharibou's sounds, m Ills new | ly home at Tacony. j» rci-otd as not being a runSdalc for Die ' U office of councilman. >" Wc salulc General E. Kurd Grnbb . a this morning as the Department Com- , »• niaiidcr of tlie 0. A. It. 3 There, are no punctuation ptiints in . ; Evangelist Ogle's work, it's right ' straight ahead all the time. 1 Mr. Thomas Kelly was down during . i. the week looking over bis elegant prop- ' •- crtylocatcd at the West End. Comrades Ulle. Duke and Clsrk yvrre . * among III so Dint were at Die Drpar ment f encampment during Die «« k. J Coiincilmnn Wm. T. . Slerens gives. ,. close nttrntlou to public huslnoss, and Is ' J w ithal ii good parliaments' Ian. Ail, Black, of the firm of Learning & . e Black, and one of the city's counsel. w..s 1 1 at Die Ca|s.' yesterday on l usinc s. " f IVi ri'g'.-l t- note the ronliniii'd ill. i nr-s of Major A. II. Hamilmn. of Cape ? r May I'oiiivjoiprnveiucnt Cmnjunr. — Col. J. W. Moore will again [ itch his siimiii r tent ni tbflCipe wiih his famiiv. . f The Colonel i« an ardent tir.nd Army ' Pnslor J. I,. I .audi- experts to occupy P ' his pulpit lo-niorruw. a iu> is now r-p- ^ idly getting better from his late »ick- * Mr an i Mrs. Joseph II. Townsend. of , Philadelphia, l ave be n enjoying tlie r hoapitalilles of Die Chalfonte fur several M l days, D s Misses Eva J. and Virgle Barton have r returned home after a prolonged absence " : dtnong friends at Camden and ilami ton '« Square. . Mre. K. Griffith was in town daring n 1 the week gelling an anchor to the wimi- " ' want for her summer business, which " will he largelv increased. w J Captain Peter VanUilder. of Peters- al , liurg, takes ids vacation in summer ~t when his brother Fiank relieves him of fi Ibeeonimand oHiis veiwel. '|j , Mr. Levi K- Johnson Informs us that , lie will have a nice house already for si , next summer season. Hit; many friends p i will lx> glad to make a nql'a of this. I Tlie funeral of Mrs. CapL William ir * Thompson will take place on Sunday, o r the 15:h instant, at J1 a. m . in Die Trio- ti 1 ity H. K. Church, of South Oenni-. f Among the arrivals al Dio Ebhltt are II ' E. Grooves, K. II. Kimble. Charles F. o: ; Brown, 11. F. illlt. J. J. McConmll, & 1 Master Alex. MoConnelL E- Ervln. Phlludclphlo. [ Franklin Hand or Court House, is ci f making a tour through tlie southern y i States, lie left liOS Angeles California, I where he will join his brother Dr. D. W. o . Hand of Si. Paul. ol ' Nelson G. Douglass will return to ti ' Molilalia about the first of March and rci nunc mining operalions near Helena. r( ■ Mr. Dnuzlaaa has been spending a few r| ' days of the week with ■ relation- in this „ ' oily, not forgetting to call at this office — for a pleaamt talk. ' Captain John Church, Of schooner " I II- ni.au B. Ogdru, s|a«it a tew days " ' with bis famiiv nl their We-t Cape May home. The Captain is loading in New v York for Havana, and unless the strike *, j; interferes he is ready to dear from the " Captain John 0. FlflaW. now of Baki. ers vide. Atlantic Cminly. has been niaking a visit to tlie home of his childhood. J f Cape May Court Hons.-. He Is the son ' u of the i lajo Jnhalhan rVl^nc*!* ' * ne»« on the Shore Bosd. In AllanDc. | Ii i- Wm. S Butcher keeps Jiis family iit j * i. Cape May while making freqnent busi- 1 1 e nes* trips to New York. Sometimes ho . o goes nil the wav to Mexico, wlicre he j n" Tiss eBensive goln and silver mines. Mr. j 1 •» and Mrs. Ilulrber like Die Cane for an p •1 all. Die-year Jiroiind rcsldrnce, its climate j t ■ well agreeing with Diem and the cliU- ; r i- dren. Mrs. I Victor Marry is at Chester this , 1 '■ week attending Die marriage of her son t * Alvln B. Marey. who hd Mi«s Lizzie t ° Fox of Chester to lb.- hymeneal allar on I Thursday. Tlie newly married couple .. will arrive at Cape May this evening with , Mrs. Marry. The Wave extends to the i Marry. exU-nds^

ture bap; Ideas. *: We regret to learn that Mrs. Haynes has been f r two or thiee d-y« of tlie j week suffering from a severe cold, being p unable for the time to attend to her p arduous duties In the school room. It ,j must have hCrn a source of satisfaction this pstectodD teaphrr and true wo- , man. that her daughter Alfaretta very creilltably filled the temp ran' vacancy ; , canard by her indisposition. j t Mr. Ooir was joined by his wife and little three-year-old miss la-t , Saturday. They have been with him , endearing themselves to tlie ]>eopie f ot the congregation by the cluirms of , their manu re. The family has lierome favorite and the time of its deparis looked lofward lo wIQi sinceroxr- J gret- Pi-rhaps they may he Induced to J rome hark when Capo May puts on her ' beautiful spring robea. $1.00 per year in advance will secure I yon the beat family paper in Uie county. < - Mr-'StiUwcll Stevens uf West Cape ? Msy made us a pleasant call recently. He is one of Die beat known of Lower , Township's seed citizens. For forty- j seven years this venerable and beloved , men has been a . me® tier pf the Cold t Presbyterian Church, and a faith- , ful Worker, holding. in the meantime the office of elder and Sunday school superintendent for over thirty years, ite- , CSfiSti ot infirmities .of liis years lie nnahle to do the active work of his ! esrliry days, but be has the vame love ; for the cause and will to-day make as sacrifice- for hit faitli aa any of hit y-iiiny-r liri'l luvn. Mr Plevi-n t« . held In i- teem hy old ami young and all that go between them. He has a ready w nl of encoaragenieul for all. and Ids sublime faith In Providence ; is of that kind that helps others iato i Die K-ngdom. In iqwaklng to him of i family he informed us of his two hrotliere and si-ter. the eldest of whom • Mrs. Bob- cc I Msnlevr is aged 87, Henry 1 1 Stevens 8A hiuuu-lt 80. and bis youngest I brother John Stereos, Ihe pilot, 75. Here la an aggregalure ot years that is quite remarkable. They are all members of ; Die Presbyterian Church anil hare the ' Due ring ot substantial piety" abdhl Iron Hall Not**. Advancing la the word. Local branch organized at Holly Beach - on Wednesday last. ; Another at Seaside, j Hc-nlar meeting of Branch 870. located i . al S3 Washington street. Cape Mav, is on , Tuesday, Feb. PI. at 7.80 ji tu^ ■ j

SALTS. e ' Tuckahoe notrs tfio late farDds week. Onr prtwmaiy watie printed in due The first 100 mark lia- been readied, s ritanks. Shall Cape May have a sea coast r battery ? . • ' There was, a great • run upon las'. 1 week's War a, From-the hamls of throe bright young r ladies CspcJIay grts her lelters. ' Tlie Excebhit Market. Sharpless bu|ter. the gvnulnp glK eitged variety. To-day the teachers of the county - hold a- council at the Court House. - Harry Taggmrt-olTcis his elegant lum- ' mor villa, on Pier avjc'iiie, for -ale.' Don't 'neglect- to' 'file away The biographical sketches of our public men- : ' , 1'ooeti W. Hand ahnounees himself fotcounril for tlie long term of tliruo years. "1 ho Oislfniite i ntertaiiieil a r ompnny ; of raUroaftl officials la-t Friday and 8a'8. Hund lias offered in rent Ihe large hall over his market to the city for The boys will lake a .le per interest in the Beading lloom after the Bevival nr. ylces close. _ C. Church 1ms sold hh favorite y.cbt M^Tllnt. *?"* ll°r"" °[ ( A. P. Keodall. of South Seavillc, will fill your order 'or wood , mill work with promptness. The hones of many township aspirants for place are quivering on the brink of ' destruction. _ 1 W. Scott llanii. Cop- Slav Court . High liats in tbe pew- eomt.lel. lv l.lile j Ihe mlnfiler from iilosc whumsy occupy , s. at- in the rear. Tlie Insurance bn-inore of W. Scott - Hand. Cape^ M v Court House, is e n. . ,S W fet" I* lim. el. Ire-'ll". v. ry'i! -v.' 'N ."j 4 \ Washington rtre-el i The Veterans had a fine time of it this Week while attending Die Department I Encampment at Trenton. I An edition nflflMconi.-- of this journal | passed through rile ni*!!- hsr wei'k. It ' Is more than dupricaUd thi.-. - I taataa^^"nenjy*Blinu'irda "will not be { Supcrylsor S ite- ha- the big city sera per at work apent the streets, honing them up for Spring navigation. Mr. Ogle's praying bnmHs doing good largely of the youths of the church. • We have a pleasant surprise for Ihe member of the "CIbsa" who carries off ' honors for Ihe term of one year. "At the Cross" 1» a "tuneful melody I with words to suit. It 1- viry popular at the M, E. church revival services. 1 Two great enemies— Hood's Sarsapnrimpure blood. Tlie latter is utter- f defeated by the peculiar medicine. We have reeived a dMnty lltDe love a but It Is too short to claim tlie prize. Try again and amplify the draft. Our readers may expect another com- , munlcation from Stockton on the subject of. -How the Railroad lo Cape May was . built." "In Die beginning God created Ihe Heaven and Die earth," fnrmcil the bare . OfPastor Brewster'slast Sabbath morning L The Middle townslijp committee met , on Uie lOiS instant and sMtlod the nr. ( counts of officers who had served the year past. - ■ - - ■ The friends of Judge. Dlvcrty all over _ county \y ill have aii excellent likened . of iiim to-day f r the price of the Wave, cents. >"arraers will do well to look over our j columns and carefully consider the advertisement* of the seedsmen who speak to them therein. People's Cyclopedia published in 1884. complete in three volumes, as good as new. Original cost. $!». For sale cheap. 1 Apply ml Diisoffiec. t'Samuel Wiley 'hsa sold his 1'i-l.iDg t Creek farm to [toia rls & Celm. of Camden for' $2000. His sale personal 1 pr.ipt.rty netted a satisfarlory; sum. : 1 We call the attentloo nf our ugrlcuiz tnralfrichds to Ihe ftf.l warrhou-eof | Wm. H. Smith, No. 1018 Ma. kct street, | Philadelphia. Send to bim f >r « cnir- i ' logw. Ctdonel Sawrer-ha- -hi- Winner parlor i ordur f- r l.i« guests. Here may he , seen a hit of tropica] scenery without tlie neccssitr of making a voyage BouOi, 1 to do so. j We Should have been mote tfian doI ot .'giving aitendanw upon the fTeacher'a AseoclaUon meeting to-day. ! other and prr—ing engagements prevented. j There ia a kind of a crazy qnilt polit, i -rhenie in ehv affairs, judging frem the number of per-.lhs wlip are willing sacrifice iheniaelvcs lo «. sense of public duty. Tlie Philadelphia JVewa i« bock to its old price of one cent, better than ever. G. Friend l» Die aerat in ihl» city. city,

lie will serve it for a whole week for cents. N. 0. 'Price, E«q.. need not be ftitro- j statement Dial he assort careful busineas man and a skilful surveyor will 1 no harm. Lucky men need no council, but it is ' jitst-ns well "to remember tliat a jflre may break out. Insure wbh W. Seott ! Cape May Court House, and be I all ready for It. Young people all tlie way from the attend the revival services by driving to Ihe Cape and hark tlie sama evrnlng. They ought to gel aome gnod th«r long Journey. For thirty-five eentsGarrisoU will aend yoa a box of exceffent nattoner/by mail. At the store the same n.ay be had for 25 cents. Picture frames and pocket cuUery in great variety cheap for cash. Our correspondent* will please have their weekly letters in hy Thursday evening's mail. Anything of importance hardening tin to Friday noon msy be »at briefly By wire. W e want the news. The young men of the town have organized a club for the puipoac of coo. trolling the election of member* ot Council at spring assizes. They meet In- tlie old postoffice building in secret session: wc understand. No more productive section in the ■county Dion Beesley's Point. It is one of the oldest settled regions of Die state. ' and it is the design "f this paper lo turn ; iis attention to publishing some intcrest- ; ing matter about it nry soon. It UI becomes any one to make light of religious matters no matter whether , they "btrtmhettiif or nncs ittnut ornot: ! So far aa conduct In churrh goes, when ' in Unme do as Rome doe-. Anything ' tike levity In the houae of- prayer* is to ' be severely deprecated. J Ixarr.— A pair of of steel hound spec. lacles between the engine house and " FrankUn above Waslilnglon. If returned ' to Franklin street engine house a resrard l" of one dollar will he paid. „ Tt.e regular examtnaDonof Can.ll.lat.s fur Tnorbers' License will be held in the school huUUiBg at Cape May Court ' Houae on Batnnlay. Feb. W. 1887. , Tlouse open at 8.80 A. M. " Y. O. Mju.ek. County SupL The dwelling owned bv Prorldence M Lndlam. at Cape May Coorl House, and occupied by himself and aged parents was totally dwtioyed by lire at 10 h o'clock Saturday morning. Loss $1600. liortially insured In the Cumberland Mutual. of Bridge ton. The origin of the | fire is a myatery. <1 j Duke "A Doak tell the readers of the n Wave through its columns that they are ! ready, to mur contracts for Ihe building i of elegant aaasida villas and making re■SaHBagSj d

Cap* May Point. <• The Inirncu rti-trirt will soon resound fe with the tea 4v and hammer. Our public scbobl is doing well under 1. ihe teaching of Mrs. L. C,. Blake. A. W. Springer hsx been appointed a ■t Notary Public by the Governor of the State. . . c. liev. Mr_t'oiwin liai liakdea 'donation of valuable books to Die Free Heading „ Boom of Capc SIay 'Clty. We think over here Dial the "Point of , the (,'gpe" v. shout tho Iwst place m Die 'earth for a summer residence- .. Some of our young poopic will tnrand «ln the prize- eflere.1 by the pufiiislier of the Wave for brst school work. . Mr. A. II. lfamiiton of OetnuaStonm, Pa., Die msiflo-r of the hotels hire Dn - u ported to Be recovering front Ms- severe 1'lni's.' of several wgeks. r" While the dullness of wirder euforeIngWlencss, ii will lie.lo the iulerests of Y the Borough, toium <q> thbigs-to1. next th'ihg" r" 'ri",5r " K • f The Cape House Is having a c.omforta. r hie run of winter bu-im --. It .is with irrafouod regret tliat we-"no|e the coni tinned iiloes- of manager Ilaniiltun. . He took a relapse a.few day^ago. Cipt. J. C Pi field and wife of Rakcrs- '■ at the Paint ln-t week, aeeompaoieil by Mr." Cliis <1. Mills. Of Ctpe Mav Court I ll-nise. They intended to visit the , ll.qt. olih e. I >ut the stormy wenUicr , W hy not liave the station roam left" i open for the pretention of ; persons .traveling on the D. Ii. it. H. in -tormy [ weather, and tune li e train stop at the ' D.e Ilapti»Kbmpi'l1^U^' g'w.l rffCT'b nrid lils acrvico' arc much apprceiated, ]>er- » ill help to in. reuse the congre- ■ iratinn: The local preachers ^ nt Cape r are sowing the g.ui.1 sw-t that wpTspring up and hear fruit. for etcrnai Jjfc. Mrs. R. Jacol.y lui« fa-gun the clearing the bnmt debris from the grounds of ti" u'a'n^v store* Kretui'elv She U an ' t >i!< ■rprising lady ami ileseives her example 'and build uV. the portion laid waste by the fire la November lasL SubscrilH! 'for the W.'.vr. one ' dollar per year. • West Cnpo May. James Hand is rend# with his (lout. Oatngo H.nhcrford has n fine dairy Broad may should be curbed from the pike lo the chapel. >frs. Jane Hall, wife of "Councilman is quite ill at this -writing. Henry Eldredgc is having his house out With a new coat of paint. Capt. John Cltureh hat been spending couple of ilavsat home with his family. The Borouj»h has quite a number of aspirants for rotmcilmanic honors at the coming election. Ti.e stores are closed early in the evening because of the' revival services in Cape May City M. E. Church. West Capo Mav public school building has a site thai commands a tine view of surrounding country and the sea. Storekeepers of (he Borough demand thor Council sh'SlT protect them from dealers who pay no taxes to the Borough. Tlie meadows about the Borough need lo be ditched and drained so tliat Die sea. Our people nrc becoming interested iii your sprightly paper. Our Class is especially gr.it if Ving to Die young folks of the public school. ■Chicken cholera is bringing trouble to The Mutual l '..ni. t Hpn.l lias admitted membership Charles Diekinsoc. ITnrr.v Swain is enjoying a 'vocation from his duties as a conductor on llic f Our bachelor friend Itico patronizes the steam cars quite frequently. Is it fur his health, or Is it business. . that iu- ■ te rests him ? The Wave is being commended for its : briajht ahd nc-ivgy cqhumtC its jx-rtrait : in m'ist pleasing features. Aunt Phoebe Spriuger has in her possession several pieces of . cMnawtrc got- ■ ten from lite wrick of the Mcxlran ship ' "Guada Mozau." whose supposcl wealth • i» now demanding so much interest. ' The party held at L. T. Swains on Thursday evening was a success, not • only brrsiire it was a surprise thot sur1 tjfBetl; hut U tToved a season of real cnt jovment lo lliose of our voung people - who were expected, and did themselves the pleasure of being present. One dollar per year pays tor the Wave;

South Deri nlavllle/'' J * - Nr. Robert .lames Mill finds Tuckahoe | a place of enchantment. j Mr. Joseph Hickman who eni.hls foot recently, is'once more seen on the read. n Among tho-c on the sick list this v , week a- e Mr. Milton Peterson "and. Chas. I Mr. JohnMrCravbcn an I son Joseph of f, i tlds plane, are vi-ltine friends in the Clly of Brotherly Love. ,. Mr. V. O. Miller of Goshen, has moved < ■ lus (atnilv to the house formerly accu- , pied by Furimn Lndlam. 1 I Mi-s Kmnri, dsnghtrr of John and I Martha Peterson died on February 4th., 1 . a victim of hasty consumption. •' Mrs. Mwv Thorn.— on. wife ol Capioi" : Wml G. Thompson, died lost Monday . J February 7th., after 8 months illness. 1 Mr. Ed we'd ix-nming of Fishing ' , Creek has been visiting his sister, Mrs. . . Harvey NUdtcrson of this place, during . Die past week. \ ! / Rio Grande. | ' MiO^a^sreroM-iuiA'lrtpMrew rtsiilog • HetaoaBietaM. Mrs. Mary K. <lott pslrt Dr. LMmlnxl Oooul . e' psdor s vtsilonTaesdmy. .' THere«r* si arraeflt six empty nooses In Rio Orsn.ie. me ttkely to be more. Mrs. thama Hants remraeJ to hrr home to i e raneifm frum a pn-ionresl psresisl rtsll in this c P'.Are ™ '\|>-inr»asy. ^ Krm Jnx M chpn,ti ■ o fr^ Ws*A"'"»'tul. 10 "** m B5SW frr msn te -TM -r fi-- ♦ ' g W« are n.torm-0 that tiA sntborlttes ot D Roily Beteir sre ahont to bon-1 the loxn tor Thirty-are j^nwM^ao'l Are » sxa,tre srr .r^i, d tosstiM. Ute TTAUesl. ot Kin O-snds cooM r»! i mtswr rnoO'lA. km the r.t-el rait an>l niak. ^ roerrr orer the rrtara of aodenx uays ol u»a^w^tea^t^mlVollinrehmO^wt.rie Thojc * vSuy^vhiii'eelo^Jt tSo' yl«TOr«i^beaUa wc c. are ureotaatly ovar-abadowMby iteath. 10 Wanted. 5. A gtx»! farmer, on shares, farm 60 u- acres tlelil— ' 25 acres in meadow, and » beach range 100 acres. And one for a small farm of 25 acre* field. 80 acres « range— 7 acres meadow. Also two re young men to collect gravel, grit ami tg a-phalt gravel on the shrac. all at and c- near Town Bank. Apply to at 4t n- C. Piucb. d. Tue.Wrel Jmeg'jfrtm it a handsome. Died, and it's aa good as handsome. ^

Up Shore. 1(] Perhaps you don't know: ■Tint Mi-.s Carrie Holmes drives a cr da5hine !««}'• That Mrs. C. J. Todd was taken scr. iousiy iii on Friday evening lash ,e That our miserable roads are a terror to Dx- travelling public, and should be attended to at onpe. Thot It is a pleasure' to grasp the hand , of frlead Ilo'.chkifs. lie always has a . hearty squeeze and a pleasant word ie rcft,I-v" . . That Pisior micheil began Lib cxtn; , meeting at Aabnry !»«t Huntlay evening: • We wish him" as much fiacres* hs he hod ' ia« winter. .That the key to the matrimonial luck ' I* not lost as asserted- in last week's Timt'. . fjist Sat.miay night _gave lis abundant (.roof of it. That a young man who w 11) .1, -libra, j atehf shool n neighbot' uridqw's rows. because thev happen to be running 'at r nfcw."j.tstly,.Wma the cmirewpl of - the community. bicycle. Mr. Gcorgfi Kales can make ix't-u-r tithe than any Bona: in this ncigbli -r- '' hood. lie can even beat roadster Mr. C. P. Hughes, our veteran. Tint the roi-cting of Die Cape Mav J County 'Cc iclicr* Association on Satur". :) best yet held, that' i< to ray it there is [. anything in an el.boreic i-rng-am. r Tli t a pleasant surprise portv was ukca to Dm resuience of Mr." "L. T. All hands had a good t'me not whirI Tiiat the -subject of a new sclioo! house .. at South rieaville ^is beinfe quite warmlv dwnracd hy our citizen-. - We think • sominhiag should he done in the iine -f : . Jm'icr_.c'"i-2iltl»llllZlltiUS inr .lhc .iwu , 1 scbmilx Thirteen and Fourteen but just what it should be is very jliirii lo say. , ; It-would Ih: very unjust to divide the , ' two Districts nn.l thereby deprive rither , of the mcea*a'y number of scholars t > . J. get tiic.Dircc Imndrcl and fifty dollars Dctah VI. -.1 • n ! "cnihloy two teuclibrs. ' ; ft r&jfrjr: M. E. dS"" ■ iklSv;"-"'"' ; ' ' Main strrc. Mr It.nmsn I Mill'vilK I ' bCSB.PjXhMrf,a k. >, f.wtnerly of .hi. ( ' what do vol, , kn-ra in Do- ' raU- -.-id ho, Tt.r mail 1 WM,°1^^."n»,idge-,n t..v | ! wia! , ; « "re fteh v o ..o* «! ■ - > 'i'v ■ , 1 alTtoHous up lw< Ib-.T 55. 1 h«TB Hlhi from tu re »l.o > f It reminded ..f »... -.n; , ,h j • the way door lx!l« rone .ml Di. r .ml-l . « that was going oo. Mqral joui.g man be more quiet. Tbe air i. full of railroad rumor.. I.Htie els.-, has "been talked nl-nt in our 9 lown for —me day* past. Tliat wr ore to have a branch road from Manumuskin 1 to Long Reach Is pretty certain. it lms been n very ^poor season for Die J universal sympathy in their liar.l luck There being no sale fof tbeir oysters at „ Port Norris, they have been carting them 1 ably lows" price ot fifteen and twenty cent* a basket, s Woat Crook. If Pitching i|.ioUs seems to\^c" the favorite pastime with the young then. U I. W. Dawson is tire owner of n hand, i. mime colt which ho lias been successfully E training, Mr. Archie W. Gelt rctnrned to Elmer on-Tuesilny. where lie is employed in a n shoe factory. ,t Mr. Bamdcl Taylor, of Cnpe Mar City, - I was the guest of. C. M. Bronghton. the I- first of the week; e ilrJB. Cruise, of Philadelphia, visited • our village on Sunday touch to the de- . light of his lady friends. , Among the pleasant events lately ocnirritig was lite arrival of a little stranger curving iiip arrival nt a unit- stranger

James L. Smith and wife anil Mrs. U. of Millvlllc, w.WD.e gurats of "Mr. L. I). Smith on Sunday 1»«'. Mrs. J. C. Wood returned to her l.omc on Monday, after liaving spent lime weeks at tpc bedside of hi-r mother, Mrs. D. Smith. The farmers of this section are noted tlielf thrift and industry. Their farms nrc in a high stale of cultivation, and everything denotes tlie prosperous fnruiwe n'-'ice 7- F.Gott. H. W. Bennett. Die Christian Brothers. John Tyler, the Guff Urethra*. JanuavChrstra. .ins. ripringcr. I)>n Bishop. Charle* McCaig, and niany Oi her*. One of the l-aniiicst family Inlmraavers the Eicclaior Clothe* lane, patented and manufactured by Mr. Win. Somtws. Of Grecu CrcvV. Tlte material of whirl, the stretcher is made is durable and the m.-tni non-corrosive. One of them may ho secured to a post on i bo day Die young tieoplc set up housekeeping and it will hist tlii-tp a life timm tf It is a great mistake to go uninsured when #10 will pay for a policy of $1000 for five vears. J. HemTE.Iiu.uuU will issue you one upon the tint foreign 1 and domestic companies. Don't delav it you have neglected making yoliraelf secure against lota by lire. 8t Beware of Scrofufa ' Scrofula ts prohobir more general than any , other disease. It l« Instdlou* in cliaracicr. ■ »weltoss,'Tnlars«r?m.t". , ahsccBses. sore- yes, etc. HaodMStoWtolfil*' r expel* *n trace of scrofula from the blood. ■ leaving It r°re, enriched, and heaithy. " " i was severely afflicted with scrofula, and . over a year hail two running sores on my : Took five bottle* Hood's Saraapartlt*. and am i j oared." C. E. LoviJOT. Liwell, Mas*. ' C A. Arnold, .Arnold, Me-, had nerotnlom. - sore* for seven year*, spring and fall. Hood'* „ SaraapariDa cured hlinSalt Rheum 1 I.nncof themOxtdtragrecablf ihscasesean.e-l E by Impure blood. It Is readily cored hy Hood's Sarsapartn*. the great Wood purifier. e William Spies. Etyria. O.. Rdtcred great v tram eryxlpela* and nit rheum, cause! l-y haaitUng tohaera. At Umc* his hand* would 0 crack open oadldced. Ho tried variou* prep1 aratloos without old; finally took Hood * Saraaparfllo, and now ray*: " I am entlroly well." . " My rem had rait rheum on hi* hands and o on Die calve* of hi* legs. Ho took Hood's .I Pare. partita and Is .s.Drrly cured." J. R Hood's Sarsaparilla raw lit Itodranteu. sre wfix ^ »A*«redT j nr^One Dollar F

Goshen Items. The clironicfault-finiicrt* never out of employment. Pezmlngton'T. niltircDi i- an iutrllir. gen: and gentlemanly young man. The political slate makers are at work 7 fixing Uiings up for the dear peofflc. c Mr. George Kates and wife of Towpsend'zlnlet wen- in-town on Menday. d, Mr*. -Stuart Pond of PblladeMhia i* a Visiting licr mother Mrs. kraac CbvcrL I Wc arc AorrV lo noli- Die continued illtuws of Mr*.- r'rl.s ami Mr. An McOirtf. * . A patent gate latch is among the posj wibilltks of our village in I he near future. Mr. - Parvin of IW-nntsvill.e wis. lb* • guest of Mr. Jcrc Galiahi-t .rib Tuesday 5 fart. ; • ABie B. Johnson 'of Cwractown, Del, . " Is the guest qrucr mother Mrs. I!. BayThe Ssbbath schoolTii-rc is among the | largest and. most interesting in the Mr. Ilendrotnii Biggs of Ik-llnlain has . been Die guest ot ('apt. W. M. llurke ' this week. . " • Mrs. Amos Wentzcll anil Miss Picmon , of South Dennis attended church here on Sabbath last. , The Rev. W. Stockton of Ocean City . !» expected here the last-of the week to . .resist Pastor Bruqjratc wftt. bis mgrtings. ' Capt. Job,-, i". High and wife and Mr. Howard High and wife visited relatives I at Dennisville and Beiiploin the first of Mrs. Ii. J. Stlliwell and son Charles - spent the first of the week at West Cape May the guest of iter sister Mrs. Waits . Edmunds. Great interest 1* still manifested in "the revival services nt tbia plqcr. Al-o.it 30 ' have professed conversions with large Mr* Emma SmiD. baa been lof'lark*. ' I ir. I N. T-n.Iin who raine r -- iw- x-ra- mneh- -regret- t*it renmvttr - from own tinge oft "™ my >,.pc •xi'eml- - an mtelhpcnt an-jpubhe . . .tire., Miss RcbM-rn P. Borie -ra..rnc.l Toboggan caps »r, 4 I tlx .ivh i-.rmra.ar. afb-f-t f -r pl.inting. 1 TI." blue biol he- ., : - -f r.eat. n BjeT" atra.il. D.I a.k. .« 1 I* r of ' X^Of IteMV.-D^ Vw v'ir . ward wit), 'tij !.' I. 'hope for » r. . - a" ^ P.."U Mi.ra.ell Of^tbe t ".ri Houw ; * A%.ror.re porta was given to Mr I . j ' We are "glad t- note the iffiprovement of the mu ie ■■■ the Sunday rrhnol hy •lie addition of a cornet so artfully played by our young school tencher Mr I'l lit Hr.-wer has a cacti.* of tlie tuful red flowers l.ow bright and cheer. , fill plants make a room look these cold f Our enterprising young^farmer I- T. Itcifeves in kceiilng tilings in apple-pie . order. f The telegraph wire along the. sea- , shore road has fallen Into a state of bi- ] nocuous desuetude, it would lie an itn- . provement to the place if the poles were taken down. r 31 fit" 3tilvfrlisrmrnis.

You Can'tl r«ru.=.r.i».-i.I«.rL THE FAMOUS HOP HASTERS <aeeigei«»ent.«nfatt*eaa4Wtora^^*L rwo-nadlar* atrouU ia a^ra r-IASTm OO, oa •my plA«ur.

■i Cut Prices on Oak Hall Clothing. , k 'You know tvhat that means. . Be" quick to ■ a act. Winter Clothing isn't going to be held, j\^^- antFthis cut irf^prfccS puts tlie whip to tt .. Itgy It's our practice to let reductions on flhUuV' small lots pass without any comtae0t,or jn- - yitation extraordinary" to -you; they. might be gone before you could get here; and you wo* Id be disappointed as well as we. - " 7 Tliis "Cut Price" sale is big "enough in the quantities of goods to give you time to get here, and share in the good c things. Think of it : reductions of 12 to 50 per cent on reliable clothing, (as good as you would buy, likely better, without a penny off if you went to other stores,) and big lots 1 of it too. Storm Coats — down from g 1 2 to $9. -*■>. r Overcoats — reduced from §20 to $15. 1 .'Dress Suits — lowered from $20 to jS 16. Business Suits — cut from S14 to Jin; §12 ft) gia\ v A third off a number of Boys' and Children's Suits. Custom-made suits and garments; half and nearly half- ; price. The prices above are only sample ones of tjie lots ; many of the reductions are on our finest qualities. You had better decide to come after these at the earliest L day pmsible. — — The usual custom of the house to exchange goods, if unsatisfactory, will be in force. ---? Wanamakcr & Brotyir^ OAK HALL, S. E. Cor. Sixth and J^irkct Streets, PHILADELPHIA. LEWIS S. COX, . - 1 220 Chestnut Strcc^^ Philadotphki, Pa. apt Mir Lafef Wrapt, Jactets, "Ulsters, iWsas aai Hemrttt. Iatef Split lii.pnn.-i ami on#- own Mannf . Sure, an nnpnfmt f.aturc bolug iboac Bta-ic • nthriy of Jyy*ry flotb. late? apt Men) Jmsit Mure otyfra than yno tret dm.rn.-l of. all of out own Manufacture. LzUcs' ZH-figol Otoerwrar "Jdrby Fatjag.' -- <• r to«n Mamfforiure in Cordhgl. i'tok. l-ol.- Illuc aodCreao. 1 CMrafi Ms Jit Sill Batf 8116 am Oiercus. Tlx -nl v bar totb- my m*>k- 'mm Stncklnrt (.lotli Mori- itflrabte and bet- • Tailor Hate Sails.. Wraps hMi Elc .. to lo Mr. LEWIS S. CCXT 122C Chestnut. Strcot, PHILADELPHIA. XU l'RETEXCi; \1-CKSSARY. 1 We do not pretend thafl» ' Those marvelous $10 All Wool Black Cheviot £ uits . * "Are Worth $15," ' Or "Have Been Reduced fropi $20." I We never asked more for tliem. Wc shall never take less. They ' arc simply made to- represent extraordinary value at this low figure. 1 They are a teeming Jio worth. As such, they have a most extra- . ordinary saj^e. Have ygtu#cen them? Suits fr6ni"*v-'C>to S35. Overcoats from $6 to S50. Storm Coats '' Irom {7.50 to 5^o. Strong attractions in Boys' Wear, etc.

' JACOB REED'S SONS, B 918. 920, 922 Chestnut St . also Second and Spruce Sts., j PHILADELPHIA. ! HIRAM DEY/ALT, MERCHANT TAILOR, No. 817 Chestnut Street, Philada. 1 AMERICAN HOUSE, Chestnut Street bet. 8th and 9th! Philada. JZHF.I n. HCCLBCLZN. ireoprtetor.

PHOENIX OIL COMPANY. SDUth-East Corner teont and Market Streets. Philadelphia, Manufacturers of the Celebrated PHOENIXJ3ELT OIL. This Oil will preserve your belts ; has no effect oh glued or cemented laps, and gives 1 the full transmission pf power. . For sale by Belting Manufacturers and Mill Supply Houses at Si. 50 per gallon, in 1, 2 arid. 3 gallon cans. 5 1 <st,25 per gallon m 5 and 10 gallon cans. , . $1.00 per gallon by the barrel. Use no other. If your strpplyman h?s not got it send us his address. „ 5 Acme". Rubber and Leather Cement, Channel Cement, Light and Dark, Rubber Paste,:Oil-Proof. - Warrantad Bosv in tho Markst. Sand for PriceJUst. PERFECT SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. CYLINDER and MACHINERY OILS of all GRADES