NOTICE n«T umcK ABa«nujiMiinic. uaasdnfur MpLtoin, A. I>. inaauie font • una at Cape May, H. J. will opae at I o'elocs cap, Uland Loap r. I I ^qay.bon, j day eveotns* of ssoh mooth. I ami« la IMl ledye rooo oe Weahinfioa bum < . betwvsn J acaaoa and Prny airau. I utre^MoaSay'riaBmi trt'sora^aath'* ' Church Notloaa. M. «. OTCPTB. J Sunday service* in the M B. church J next Habbath aa folluws: Prayer and experience at 9 a. m. in chapel. In con. acquence of Ibe atorm of Mat Sunday, the "aabjecta announced for prerious 1 „ aemeaa will bo given. Preaching al * 10.30 4. m.. by paator, subj.-ct. "The Common Salvation." Sunday achooi at subject — "The Universal Judgement." e A cordial invitation la extended to all to c participate In theee services. maamatan oictra. J Evangellatlc aerricea in the Presby ' terlan church next Sabbath evening. ' Feb. 19th., at 7.80 o'clock. The last J lermon in Hie present course of "Illu*- ' Ira ted Sermooa," will be delivered. Sub- ' Ject — "The Foolish Kleh Man." The 11 illustrations will be as follows: 1st. £ Surveying his Belda. 2d. Laying his *= plans. 3d. In his shroud, riches grap- " pled far. A oordisl Invitation and seats " free to afl. Preparatory prayer meeting " at 3.80 a. in.; service with sermon st " 10.30 p. m.; Sabbath school at 8.80 p. m. The Supreme Court of the State eon- * venea at Trenton on Tuesday, the 31st » last-,. Among the cases that will come * up for argument is tba' of Cla' k vs. Cape ' May City. It baa been adjudicated twice ' and a decision in both Instances, given in favor of plaintiff, The caae has al- * ready cost the < Ity some MOO. and Mr. a /Clark holds that unleaa it makea a rea- " sooable ooncaaslon which be will accept. 1 1 * there Is a probability that It may teach ° thousands before a dual s ttlement is made, the way the affair Is drifting. We " are iuformed that Mr. Clark offered to " settle his claim at one time foe a sum * aggregstlng 3800. but council baa failed t ■ make any satisfaction in the premises, r 5 ter be adjudicated by Ibe sup- erne curt " favorable to Mr. Clark aa before noted the J city may have to disburse a aum of #1200 issi'CJTsiit s bust sets at once and avoid further llllga- n tldn and unnecessary expense. Q One of Uwmwl'dellghtful lights we •' know of la that of sunshine in human " faces. How such naturae draw us to J them I Nothing teems to cloud them. J WhDe others are gloomy or discouraged J this type of man is full of hope and •; courage. ■ Ha looks on the" bright side, J laughs at adversity and snaps his Anger* 5 in the face of discouragement. He times * up all about him. Soldlerson the march In the grand army of bread winners feel U the invigorating ettecta of such a man's o presence. Tired workers everywhere c! are cheered end strcngihened by the b wholesome sight, of such e face anil take Ii renewed oourage. 1U a great mistake fl in Bfe to looae one's cheerfulmt*. There 0 are occasion, of course, and mtny of tr them that trad to provoke soberness jr and solemuty, and iu but natural tbey tl should but even in these conditions it fi should be remembered that being oou- . teat with the decrees of Providence la ii the only rational solace. t: Just why the AUaiUe Timet, the choa- l ea champion of the menhaden grabbers, f should he so warm in the defense of f them, can be understood only in one k way. Certainly rteamers drawing acta d about Abeeoom end Great Bgg Harbor I inlets, every summer day. for the entire r wis ton l> no particular advantage to At- r * lsntrc City's Ashing ground. Admitting t no great amount of food Ashes are caught, it osa not be successfully denied but that sweeping shoot the Inlets tends , to Ken them to sea, }•", thn TVsuu finds i no faalL Do the other Atlantic City paper* think in tune with it? The de- , Gtof the project for the preservaUoo t i is not e phseenpt remtoboe. A reader of the Household column of , the Witx writes ue as to whose duty U , h^o reke the grate ^dawo Md^put^co Oesriy Hurt question unnoceerery . The man who will let his wlfs do there chorea should be compel)** to go to hi. SSESg in the kitchen is when there I* a gentle red gtow on the stove, and the kettle ot water for the morning cup at coffee is srenfly siogiag tor her. "The husband who brings this state of affairs about is ' worthy having though," says another

g aEja^sSjgg i iSrSSi : and seenp up tbetood flah without let 1 Off trlth all restrictive Ashing measures. ; ■Metre tmr peepto a chance with the ] ^ The reropeatug oTthe West Cape May \ rate's* eSS'StralSInthS?0NSi "hilhaMsiMeathe -tateoraMe weather heilflll II f etatstail making H tike hTTTi,-™ iti — em mate a rawing machine, others eSegtimflag from a big roll of flaa2wtalTktt<5a youth, dwhingwhlch ■ r i II -teg** gjft9 ''1 I the

PERSONAL. I We gladly note the Unproved health j of Mr.Petcr McCollum. ' B. F. Horner will probably retain his Capo May establishment. Sheriff Shoemaker was on the Island on Saturday last on official business. Comrade Joseph Brewton's child which was scalded some tinre ago is getting better. _ Father Degsn la stall in doors, because of llic lingering effects of a late : severe cold. ; Capt. Win. D. Franks was one of the projectors of the Cape May Society for 1 the Preservation of Food Fishes Robert Gwynne. Jr., ot the Salem - Sunbeam, has been elected Superintendent of public Instruction of Salem tyColonel Smith has the points to determine when a victim of 'strong drink "is full," the tortoise teat being the beat we beard. E IL Williams was at home over Sunday. He took awa^some more hands. market. Mrs. Sidney Is the life of any social gatheiing which she may attend. So my those who were at Jos. Hand's silver wedding party. By special invitation Mayor and Mr*. attended a session of the VirEnia legislation, while slopping over at Ichmond oo Wednesday of last week. J >cob Co: ton who was kicked by a mule ten days ago and bad that amiable creature to put lis hoof on his foot, is geltiog better ituhmil! soon I* on duty again. >£ We are indebtedtp T, Mor.ls Perot, Esq., president of Mercantile Library, Philadelphia, for a complimentary ticket to the rooms of the association for the current year. Mayor and Mrs Edmunds arrived at 1 Jacksonville last Saturday evening, via Washington, Richmond. Vs., Wilmlng- I ton, N. C., Cnarlearon, S. €., and Savannah, Ga. They are at the 8l. Ja-ncs , Hotel enjoying, the splendid climate of Florida sad basking In the delightful . tropical breexes u they come over the , groves and gardens of this choice bit of earth. But In spite of all attractions met with Mr. Edmunds says Cape May lt ahead A fact which those who wan- 1 der from her shores are ever ready to attest. . i — — ... I Members of the official board of the E. church and their wivea were en- | tertalned on Tuesday evening by Paator , Manchester and wife at the parsonage. The most cordial relations cxl.t between this body and the minister, no Jars hsv. ] lng worked their way into the current evrnta of the affairs of the society. Under these happy circumstances there < were the most pleasant anticipations, and I ther were not doomed to d'sapoolnu ment, except in a single instance. When I the time rolled around for refreshment", i It was found thlt some one b.d mad.way with the fine pound cake which , was to form the centre piece, ao to rpeak, , of Ibe well laden board, imagine the chagrin of the company when it could not be found. Suspicions reeled upon ; the West CapOoMnj member, aa he Is ■ somewhat noted as a Joker, but be stoutly denied having an) thing to do with ' the exi' of the cake. Outside of this I ripple there was nothing but pleasure, the best of good feeling prevailing all I round. Some of Ihoae present were: i Col. Q. W. Smith and wife, Mr. J. a and wife, Mr. Maskel Ware | and wife, Rev. J. It Wilson and alfc, ( Rev. G. H. Reeves and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Scull, Mr. snd Mrs. Thomas . Milieu.. Mr. and Mia Enos 8. Edmunds. Mr. Clinton Bonder. Mr. Jos. Hall and Miss Stsnger, Mrs. E. R. Williams, Mrs. J. V. Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy and I Mrs Mary Petitte, A. & Bush and wife. 1 We learn from Congressman Hires ! the fisheries committee of the House of representatives may give soother to the Mend" of the Menhaden bill to produce testimony hi Its behalf. would be to the interests of Cane May to send Capt. George Hildrcth (there are others like him) to Washingto tell what he knows on the subject. The Captain would offset some of the hereaiee of thoee menhaden lobbyists, he his had a large expei ience, and would tostlfy to the fact of the destruccharacter of the purse net. But there seems to be such indifference now the steamers are in wlnkr quarters! Our shore folks' enthusiasm has wonderfully cooled off lately. Io hunting up the Capo May society persons who of the menhaden steamers depredations upon food fishes, the fact has been made manifest. If the bill falls, rcxt summer will see the puree nets Impudent than sver. It is likely they will utterly ruin our fishing In time. Dr. Pat' on. who has recently been elected president of Princeton College, a man of slight physique, but of raor. mous mental power and development. McCosh says: I consider Dr. Patton the ablest defender of the faith in this couniry. He is lully mister of every department of philosophy. He is an ex. eellent teacher, unfolding his views with great point and precision. Personally, he ia much llkod, and his views of education are by no means narrow or seo- ■ tartan, but are enlarged and liberal." 1 Dr. Patton b an acute thinker and a polished writer. Hb dam room b the favorite ot all the students, sod nothing 1 adds more to their delectation than lo > bear him expound and explode the based theories of erring philosophers. Hb talents are colossal, and he would have ' achieved aa great success as a Jurat or political eoonombt as he bas.ln phllosoi pby and theology. , Borne exceedingly verdant persons of . the local whiskey ring have construed our request for any light they may have on the license subject Into a backing , down from the advanced position we . have taken. It will reonire more logic. will require u

rhetoric and tokens of regard than they and their coadjulora have to do that, a Our position is absolutely Impregnable, al We are really sorry for a man. in thb a age Of progress and moral light, who thinks the saloon b necessary for the „ success ot anything except It be a poor- „ Insane asylum or Jail . y, The Heblervllle Comet Band under g the leadership of our late townmnan, g Charlie Coreoo, b improving wonderful- 0 under hb careful tuition. Nightly rcbearaab a t being ted, preparatory , to giving a concert at ktanrice River to help open the mouths of the oysters in thst locality. The following U a Ust of " the most excellent talent In ihe band: Chaa. Corson, ooroel; Samuel Hankin- t son, trombone; Harry Wilson, piccolo; '! Jacob KiffeL bass drum; Joseph Whea- e ton, cymbals. | We base a communication referring e ' to an alleged monopoly of ihe Bounds by ■ [ s few oyster planters to the ricluatoo of ' men who formerly earned good wages c • ! it b laid over for future conslderetloii. Our sympathies are with the laboring , * man eracytlme, but there must be a certainty that hb claim b right before a arms are taken up In hb dafenac. * Tba bOl excluding the menhaden j t steamers outside ta? three mile limit ] f seems to be In danger of an adverse re- , port fmn the Committee on Ftaherice, * tralees there b prompt action in its bei KWST-sg-iS-SSS : h more done than headmen to offset them, j ,e No little rivalry exists uaopg jLejoi ga A with'c.pe May.PSBof the great trSb^ If . IgJ - BHHHBHHShhHHI

BALTg. * h Springtime ia In the offing. A Goshen eel b a great delicacy. 14 Shall it be local option or high license? Nearly half the Senate b bald on top. No glaze on the white shirt front now. a The sleighing got around all in time- - after all. There are two sides to the Lo* An-geli-a boom, e The War* may be had for $1.00 per year in advance, e A Goshen man can easily cat his ir length in Creek eels. A flat scarf looks tame on a man witbn out spin of some sort. I- The average sentiment of the state- b i- for temperance reform. Some oank clerks can tell a bad bill by the sound of the paper. • March should start off local improvee menu st the double quick. . City Gas works are getting ■ complete overhauling snd repairing. s ■ j Boston Clothing House offers big InduccmenU to cash buyers. 1 Court House U sanguine over the suc- . cess of bcr factory scheme, r ' The weather Is decidedly bltezardoiis," stya a Western paper. There are Tabernacle parties on al- . most every night of the week, t AH men are not homeless, but some > Not much comes from a promiscuous " argument on any political question. " Much interesting matter crowded out ■ ' this week, will appear in next issue. It takes a pair of blat-k ducks to ap- • pease the appeti e of a local gunoer. \ Not much use In slopping the splggot I , when the whole head is out the cask. ' 1 The Japanese hitch their horses in the ! street by tying their forelegs together. 1 i Some ladies of a Pcnnsylvanb town . aawed a cord of wood for the poor. • The flickering light of a lading resent- | | ment is a poor lantern to light the path. , Fishing Creek b already crowing emit- < and cauliflower for Ibis year's mar I ; | Smith & Co. aro still catei lng lo the i wants of the wedding and birthday par- 1 A good principle of) national political ' economy is protection to American ' ) ■ The lateal strife among bote! clerks b ■ for a Georgia diamond aaltl to weigh a ( Pretty much everything has been post- ' pone4 hereabouts on account of the ( Some people's tongues arc deadly J , d 'Uble rippers, always running someI body down. If the old price ot coal will only rc- I i all will be forgiven and no qucs- I tions asked. Th* tariff question is being freely dls- 1 1 cussed by the reading and thinking pait < of the public. ! The hardy willows are already feeling , Ihe talk about spring, and have taken a , ! yellowish tint. , The Seven Mile Beach Company ad- ■ vert lac for propoasb lo build -fltty cot- , i at Avelon. i Io these enlightened (lays a man ought i l lie ashamed lo vote for the opening of 1 a liquor aaioon. I The promised Port Royal episode will 1 found on the first page. It forms the i | third of the series. i .. That Townsend Inlet escapade should 1 thoroughly sifted out anil the ring. I i leaders in It punbhrd. "My family think voir highly of Dr. ' | Beth Arnold s Cough Killer."— C. W. , Garfield, Nalick. Mass. The fbb article of a Ray-aide corrca , pondenl will appear next week. Too . much crowded thb week, r It Will pay you to get up a club for i the Wats. For « rms apply in person . or by letter to thb office. An njveounty woman named her babv 1 Fort so that her husband, who b fond ~ of singing hymns, will h >ld it. j Cape it ay City having a Driving and an Athletic Park should stand up and j show her breast pin so to speak. There has been no sleighing worth 1 the name in all ot South Jeisey for the , winter, so far at it has progressed. ! Soclrly matters are very dull thb - week. Only now and then a faint effort t to do anything in the way of parties " Two great enemies— Hood's Bar taps *■ rilla and impure blood. The latter b • utterly defeated by the peculiar medl- • A standard type-writer, Remington ' No. 2, can be purchased on reasoqable " terms of Rer. G. G. Seoaer, Cold fywtjig, ° "Red belly" turtles arc said to rlral !' the celebrated dbmond back terrapin. Plenty of them in our fresh water It We direct attention to the new adverv tlsrmeat of Wanamaki-r <k Brown setting forth the claims of their high grade h clothing. 3t r, The heads of some of the young peot- pie at the county seat seemed to be 5- turned by the recent performances of " Queen Esther. A law ■■ no stronger than the • public sentiment behind U. Laws to be 8 effectire must go band in hand with eduJ eated opinion. . Sometimes it b hard to tell whether a _ man b firm In principle or simply obsti2 nate. but the man himself never expres- ^ set any doubt. There were giants in those days— one of ihe early aet tiers of Town bank b -, said by the records to have been 8 feet j 4j inches high. re What's the use of talking about reduc,g ing the Internal revenua oo whiskey. It will always be and internal tax upon j

who use It. , Do not overlook the Chambers' sale of f valuable farm on Tuesday, March 8th, t Townaends Inlet. The place b ex- r eellent for track. D. C. Oliver b the favorite manufac- t of rag carpet. He can dot, streak s stripe it Just to suit the most exact- > femanlne fancy. t The promise of good sleighing b soon ' at the Cape. The falling ' flakes cannot resist the influence of our ' ocean breexes In winter. Cape Mat baa but fsw idle mechanics. s with the demand for them at Aval >n, and local Jobs the market for akU- } led Ubor b quite active. James Folk Scbelienger. of Sewell's 1 Point, b said to have a dog that correct- . ly count i a flock of docks by a bark for . I each one comprising It. ( There are few disappointments in life equal to that experience by a man who expects that he b going to aneexe and . suddenly discover thst be can't. Thb Journal has "a corps of paid-in- j t- upon to girc'the public tSfLstami r freshest county news obtainable, j; Foa Sals— a Weed Sewing machine J perfect order. Sold for want of use. • *"4" SSiZZSHSn Messrs. Tuft A Fox call attention to a _ drove of hones suitable for tarma which they will ofler for sale in ihb city on the ! » 21 it but. Satisfaction guaranteed. j . W.Scott Hand, Cape Mar C.H..re!ta-i s bleflre Insurance agent, repreaenb only standard companies. Rales the lowest | II and losses promptly adjusted. flS-2t ie There b s fine sic wreks, neatly full ig bred Alderney calf for sale cheap at Ibe . 1. parsonage ham at Cold Spring. The ! owner does not want lo turn U Into veaL | c- Chester A. Reeved bought the Steam- 1 m boat Landing Comfort Cottage on Sat>v tirday last at 8J erllj's sale, ft brought |[- 8100, subject to a mortgage of about v- At Messrs. W. O. H. A GO., 41 h ward, or are fond of pound cake, perhaps a ijggjia&as'Jasra

The Cape May Public School Foot L all Cub will pby any other club in the county, llugby rules. Address correspondence lo H. W. Hasd, Jr., See. ? Beneath the foliage nf live oaks on lbs sunny banks oi the St. John's Mayor Edmunds was at last accciunU angling " for gigantic "saurian* and uncoulh lii;vc' popotamL Good pure drinking water b now rc- • gardedas of absolute YmpwtaDCe lo those who come to the' seashore for health end r recreation. Cape May has it of the beat and in abundance, s Work on the Driving Park will be resumed when the "weather gets better. As . it now b an attempt U move dirt. would involve an engineers corps to burst ihe t frozen tarlh. The article "Class" thb week has been , contributed by Ehas F. Carr of the State Normal Schools. Mr. Carr has a bright original style which b apparent in his - "Hobbledehoy." Local option b lair. If a majority of ' the public don't want saloons there is no y Justice in thrusting them npon it. Both . might and right b against the saloon if the two can lie yoked, and will pull toA Cold Spring man is so ugly that if . he loolts at the clock It stops. Hb wife is often disturbed about the way the time gets mixed up, and has only recenlS' found out the cause. She thinks ofa ivoree. 1 We have In hand the evidence of a most superlative piece of meanness, it 1 befog an attempt to injure thb paper by false representations. OI course it fall- ; ed as all auch schemes do, and rightously ought. Of all the watering places in the world Cape May stands at the very front plnce. Her proud position b the keystone of the arc of coast resorts, and ahc will yield to none the vantage thb I position gives her. John Wanamaker has added to bi« possessions the entire wholesale business of the well known firm of Hood. Bon- & Co.. and will annex it too the Grand Depot' of Merchant) se at Thirtecnth ana Market streets, Philadelphia. If Congress passes a law driving the menhaden steamers outside the marine limit, next season will witness some tall Ashing. A large pc-r ccntagc ol our gtic-U come here to have sport with the hook and line. If Hie grabbers can be kept off the old luck may return to sportsmen. The Electric Light company claims that it b making a dividend of 16 per cent. 1 own 83.000 of capital stock, if any one wants to purchase, it will be sold for 81,000 and the buyer may have hb own time to pay Tor it, prov idlng it cornea within five years. J. HKNKY EDUCSDU. If you have anything to sell, from a bushel of com to a farm, don't neglect advertise the fact in the Wayx. It will pay you a hundred percent every time. The proof of that was only prov. en this week by a subscriber who made a most satbfaclory sale by a few lines In Several county public achooi teachers Several county public achooi teachers ;

at the Cape on Saturday to attend ' a convention of the couiily association. enough, however, convened to form . quorum, so there was no clficlal meeting. The teachers did the next best ■ thing aod met In thb ofllce and held an sdsalon, a thing we were glaa , to have them do. A very realistic bit of acting was done a few evenings ago in a city parlor. A charming and vivacious young lady of the company suddenly raised one of the gentleman's umbrellas and drew herself under its protection. A maacular caller surveyed the carpet a moment and tnen turned up the bottoms of Ids trousers, in which act be was followed by Ibe oilier gentlemen ot the party. Ayalox, N. J.. Feb. ^4lh, 1888. As 1 have a number of Cape May bovt 1 with me at ^alon, perhaps some of your readere would like to hear from 1 them. We succeeded on Mondav last I In gettlnc enough material ai roaa Townsends Inlet and hauled to the front of the I Island by noon of Tuesday, lo build the I first house in thb new town. It b located on 2d avenue, between 7 th and 8lh streets, or rather were the streets are to be laid out, as no streets, as yet, are graded. Our cabin is one story 16x28, felt roof and papered inside. We have ■ bertha for thirty men, there are thirteen 1 of us now. All Dceessarry things arc al hand for a stag party to keep house - John York b housekeeper and caterer s for the mess. We are now well orpan- - Ized for living, and if you could sec the boys eat and hear them snore al night, a you would think they were contented. . There is one bouse on the bland about a mile below us and several of the bdies ' have been lo see ue in our rustic home. , Mr. Weib. one of the owners of AvaIod, says l-e win hare a photograph " taken of our cabin, both inside ana out, to exhibit when Avaloo becomes a greet town, as it b destined to be. We are beginning to get material here, and will toon surprise the wild cats that abound e by the noise we make. The company will. In the coming summer, build, be- >- sides the hotel we are now working at. « about 100 cottages. Streets are to be •f graded, trees cut down and an Immense amount of work dona, all of which will e give employment to working people. As e we progress we will drop you a line from i. time to time. Thanks for copies nf the Wave. E. R. Williams. Wast Cap* May. s- The principal event of the future is the exhibition snd concert to be hdd in m the chapel, pupils of the public school I, doing up the program. A rich treat b ^Fhoae Springers that failed to get aoup at the Cape May City eriablbhrnent ^ should have called at the Weal Cape should nave caned at roe neat t-apc ■

May soup house on Saturday afternoon at 8. R. Swain's store. Not only was i there mummr. but a choice meon of George Everingliam was there, , that means frolicsome times. George pranced up to the market with an order from the gold beating man for pork and beanatotide him ortif the ptesent bad . spell of weklher. It was duly honored and the aoup made and served out to the needy of the borough. What the complexion of the gentlemen in the wood pile may be b not known, bnt no b <rough man was ever known loaperd money thnaly without there was some scheme back of 1L Up th* Cap*. L E. Wbelen takes daUy rides with hb new horse, ' Itlah," the hero of the lirvn Mawr Are. Ocean View baa two malb per day afthe 16th Inst. The allernoon mall closes at 8 p. m. Mrs. S. T. Coleman and son Ed., are spending a few days Is Philadelphia vi'L ting relatives and friends Amos Whea ton of mill borne, is making oreparatlon for Ashing toon. He keeps a supply of catflah In the pond, and if be could keep the little boys and girts away, he might have good aport. Our neighborhood is supplied with material for gossip and scandal lam one of the stater villages. For a week past each one hat expressed bb opinion oo the sensation sad the hoys are antiei- > paling a lot of fun at the trial which b > I said to come off thb week. On Monday morning a brig waa ais- - ! covered ashore near Ocean City. The r I life saving crew wait to her and she t pr-ved to be a Mexican craft loaded with j hides and log-wood. The crew are still 1 on board, consequently there can bo no o danger of ber going to pieces or filling. Thla la Good Enough. H -Mr. C. E. Bartholomew. Kdhaska, - Mich., ss)ti "1 owe my life solely to '• , Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, it of Romlout, M. T. I had Urer and Ud- ' Dry disease, end for five yean was un1, able to go about. 1 am now well, and can do a man's work oo my farm. 1 i- ' shall alwrrs hold up both hands for Dr. ■ r"~'

£ About the fiouiifg. Cola Spring, ie There were Just a half dozen at church >r on Sabbath morning. But notably the g only bdy Walked a mile and she not a i>- member, while two or three scores of both ladles and gentlemen members of 1 e. church did not get there. % Swalntown. A Swalntown ycribc says that. Rev. G. C. Sivijer i» on the sick lift. | ^ Pi ofessor Rice i*.uoder the weather. ,t The Tabernacle revival services conie tinuc. • ! George Dickinson will be the next u road oversee-. le .Ralph Poich narrowly escaped being it run over last Monday morning by the ' Is Cape M»? ixprcsa. . 0 Revival services iu 51. E. church thb , h week ^ E A uew^organ is talked of for Ihe M. i ,J Miss F.ora Springer Is home for a ft-w " day calling on friends. I a J. 8. T. Burke and Win. High visited 1 Millville and Philadelphia on Monday, a Contractor Pharo. of Holly Beach, t made a business trip to our village 5lon- ] The advancement being made by Go- , - shea public sch wis is highly creditable , to both teacher and pupil". - Capt. and 5irs. Win. Burke spent Ihe , | first of the week at the rouiily scat the i 1 I Green Creek. Mill Creek ia opened al last. ' , Mrs. James Schellengcr is very ill at [ k thb writing. e 5ti»» Foster is winning fame in our , t primary school ^ . j , ; Big ^'''ppfd ' ■ neTr>tmon£trtT"' T' ' ' neighboring. Albert Peterson will rclehratc his a 1st - birthday on Tuesday the 14th. 1 with (ricod". at Philadelphia. U-t -k ' J '{..7 , j der. at*!s'5(rport §. J. > , We notice a peculiar lightness of strp ' s our friend ( apt. Mearwahl. They -u> ; i it is a boy. ts uoy.

Two of North^lcnnisville's young ' ibis last cold snap' 1 Saturday'Silghts was stormy, quite a 1 number of our young people went over to Young's Hall roeoe the entertainments i carried on by W. W. Dayluy. Frank Corson and wife have just r.-- ' turned from a visit among friends in Camden. less than Are new cases are reported since our last writi-ig. Mrs. Sarah Blackman lias returned home after spending a greater portion of the winter in New York. Mine I -a ura 11. Smith was very hospitably entertained by her cousin, Sallle Young, during a portion of the past week. days locking after the interests of her ■tore at Dorchester, which was consumed round? /"make" a raid onTh^'blva;?'-'-1 which were cut out by. the Ice. Rio Grand*. . The Wave ia Ihe spice ol the county. Parties from Cape M.y have lu-cn i looking through our village for a stray , coach dog. A reward has been offered for Its return. 1 Important steps are being tuljen In. 1 ward the establishment of a canning ■ factory here. The itio^ Grandc^Sugar • are being earnestly responded to. S It was a Fishing Creek youth who j w»s so bashful that he confessed having , eaten a very late dinner and that his appetite really declined the delicacies of ' the sun set meal with a couple of our " village belles whose company was the I objeet of hb surprising call. Poor hoy, : bb timid huart failed him, and with a I tear In hb eye. did he beseech their big ' brother, to communicate the desires of : his faltering heart to the ear* of the : blushing dames. He was of course bluntly refused, with the reply, "if you want one ol the girls ask them yourself, that's the way lliave to do.". But he didn't, the fair ones "tumbled" anil s vanished in the shades of the glo -m. °1 Bell* Plain. * The sound of the sleigh bells reminds us that winter is stilt here. I Charles ' Mason our wortliv station ( agent spent Monday in Mllivilfe. agent spent aiontiay iu nuirius.

Oliver Somen was Ihe first lo tskc m advantage of the sleighing on Monday. E Richard Gromley's barn is ncaring ei completion, and when flushed will ei add mnch toffhe place. Kxtrk services began in the school building on Sunday evening. It b to be Wiped a rich barreat wlU lie the result. E A donation party was tendered .Mr. aod M-s. Jamas Mason on Saturday evening. The couple who are both very ill. was the recipients of many useful , gifts- » b with regret that we chronicle the death of the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mason, which pasted peacefully , away on Thursday morning last. The , bereaved have the sympathies of our i ">*»• . Din* Cr— M Pot*. jj | Capt. John Cullin left last week for a 1 life on the ocean wave. A sea lion waa struck by John Her- * 1 mon with an eel'pear, at the Heck ou : £ "*P«er Bsrtlson and T. A. Ilolmes came j j home last week much Improved in their a i "'MbaAmanda Qniney, who has licen I. sick during the past week with a fever, ; s b now convalescent. } ' It will be Impossible tor Rev. B. ('. i 1 Unoiaeolt to address the Lacy Hayes . 1 [ Mbate Band on the tfilh ina'., it will < J ! postponed. , The W. c. T. U. held a meeting at Mrs. MkryK. HaweiT* on Tuesday night. The society i* doing much good and ! " sha-V I have the hearty co-operation of . » The m squoradc party at Thomas 1 Hewitt's waft Hie best yet. Fifty re- ' J ypondeil t'i i lie invitation. It took .till two o'clock mxt day to finish the pro. ' gf»»- v____ j ; It la a Curious Fact i k That the body b now more susceptible , i 0 to benefit from medicine than st any I r, other aeaaoo. Hence the imporlonce of i i- taking Hood's Saraapariils now. when it i i- will do von the moat good. It is really d sWuderful tor purifying and enriching 1 the blood, crcauog an appetite, and girr. ing a healthy tone to to the whole syse, tern. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsapa- : | rdla, winch b peculiar to itatdf. '

Holly Beach. Jlr. Underwood received lire contract for grading the sidewalks iu the City ' 'Park which will make some very nice \ promenades. , Council at their last meeting passed a f resolution making il a misdemeanor for r any person to take sand from the strand above a certain line which will make it -impossible for teams lo Work over live hours each day. The contract for the grading of Taylor Andrew and Burk avenues between Ucean and Atlantic avenues was awarded by council to P. E. Parmintcr, at , their last regular meeting. Regardless of the fact that Sir. P. was the highest , bidder. ^ Thetedlesof II. B. will s^are nnpains number for Ihe supper. All that route will lie cordially welcomed bv George Washingloli anil hU wife. Martha. The on the Pres^yfcrbn rhurrli. A »|wrial Rio Grande.1 John Havre afortoerteaet.es at -a. n of I l> I oht>. u. renew hi- frier, d.hro with Wu. Rio (VRb u» Towo-eo.l « I. arret |.vVl."b<|" |« ■ .n. I f thrtea members ,.f li.at Icly li. ha. Martin ...ivtrm (dales iwv ng t... Illldrelb lain. ■ Ma earvbr Kl.lr.ilg. .Ir,... s or.

, us payer* >o Hits virin.iv i *m'.3STs. ..is...*—. I Torn shoe , ^ KeV II Hies ur( I. m Itev l K tlllve* will conduct^ a si r I t apt A Wl'ei". Sr \|rs T Ka-nol Mrs H liirdsa I atsl Mia Sailw St. el '■ Tl.. tt < T I w ill give a "upper .e It is rumored thai a railroad is In Im. - -built frail ilauim<mtan. Atlantic county, a lo this village The report that Hie pro. On Sundae night. SMi in»t. the store i of Samuel Steel man. North Turkmen. J wu entered by burglars and rohlwd of r about 83 and some tobacco^ They fady stors was made by slipping the boll of the cellar door by mean." of holes bored 0 wirii au auger. S t On Wednesday evening. 8th Inst., n precoorarted arrangements, nearly if one hundred persons, ohl and young, ,c tan and Mel'h 'dUl 'pervifwion', each bermal|he on^gated 'uielly "a* theKrcsT g drace of w"v" Young; from there they if proceeded in a body to the Bap list paric sonage and took I'a.tor Enlrikln and ie family by Buriirisc. The rooms on the u flret floor were literally packed with peof. pie, so that, after the usual greetings d ary games and plays, the childreti were obliged to occupy the rooms of the secment* and enjoyed themselves hugely. I, Bonn'iful and deliciiut rcfresbments were served. The pastor and his family were the recipients of many valuable 'n gifts, among them being a large purse guts, them tiemg large purse -

made bv'Mr. Enlrik'in. J. C. Sheppard, E. SHlle and A. ^ BHr-zard during Hps cnlng. The New Hotel had a good number of . guests last week. The new floor adds to Hie comfort and Capt. Joseph Chester is home for a few days while Hie Delaware is blocked with ice. Wen. Parker, of Trenton, is renewing old acquaintances here, where he spent his boy-liood days, and il seems like Lost — Twe voung captains, last seen going south. Information in regards to will be thankfully received at headquarters. Miss Annie Davb is slowly recovering while 5! Us Clam remains in about one ! coudition. Sluch sympathy is Lit for I the afflicted ones. The uww*TFome messenger, dcatli , has ' sgnin visited onr neighborhood, claim | tag Mrs. J. E. White for its victim. She baa been gradually declining in health ' since the death of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Young, which oecurcd Ust 5lay. ! Three weeks ago site wst striken down ! with paralysis never to ri c- again. She , [ was unconscious most of the time, and i did rot take any food for over one week ; i at one' time. On Saturday afternoon , ; she passed awav- She was a consistent : member of the 51. E. Church and waa • respected by all. Friends gathered on i Tuesday to view the i e mains, which j were Interred at Brldgctou. ! Cape May's Select Academy. ' I The Sisters of Mercy have opened ' Select, Academy for children and i voung ladies requiring a higher grade : of education than that attainable in a : parochial achooi. In it will bo taught a ■ full and complete English course logetli- ! er with modern languages, drawing music, (vocal and Instrumental.) em- ' . broidery, fancy needle work. Tonus ; > moderate, and according to the number . i of subjects which parents may wish - ' their children to be taught. For partic- - 1 ultra apply to the Bitter Superior, at the Convent, Lafayette street. tf

. Boyd, White & Co., 1316 Chestnut I t strei-t, Philadelphia. Fine carpets, oil ! „ cloths aod rugs. tf New Singer Sewing Machine for sale , -at Hits office. First-class in alt particu I r Ikrs. A bargain for those who may be j j in want of a machine. tf t Jus' arrived a choice lot of Salem e count)- horse* for sale or exchange bv Lewis Wheaton, Cape Slay ('. H. All > For sale on easy terms An cstab- - Untied businvs." stand, wheelwright and t paint shop, iurmerly occupied byJ. IL t II. HancsT*1"1 } ?"y yl"lf°* I. L. Sheppard, No. 87 Washington " nlr.c home enterprise and give Mr. Sbepi liard your order. tf t John Russell's Cold Spring store is r and dry goods whiclMie Is' selling at iu vi- u'wdh J.". IIbucl'niO) nini 1 1 « tsli ngt -. vf H< »U -el it gate d

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