i • i,oTic|tontwcanm SS'ss^'i'tsra'ss rrSPSSW ur'raM MM, at ko. M WHbSet Tien In Ue Methodist Episcopal Church on Washington rtreri, ebore Ocean, on DA. 16lh, u follows. Prayer and experience meeting el » ». m., held lntheohspd. Ton ebonld el lend ihU raoel excellent aerrlce. Preaching el lSJOe-B. Subject-" Friendship wllh the World." Sonde; Bcberl et 180 p. m. Let Ibere be e (all etlendeooe of et 7J0. "The Future o( the Wicked." We eeek to aake thete eerrieee pleeaent tad proetabto. All Inrlled end every A Bad Tide for Cape May. Cape Mar l» riw«y« proof against the M. K. tidee and aeoMapenylac warn thai beat apalaet ber eboree. They an impotent to effect ber aoUd Intrenched position of high upland, but there an periodical tldaa of burineaa incapacity, •octal jealously and blind hau which coatc to Iheae abora in the wake of aoy now effort and leave a gruesome wreck age behind. Take a look at tome of the weather-beaten enterpriser which hare been hopeileaaly .trended, almply beeeeae baxtoaaa peOpicof Utla town will •ai wgrk tinplher for their prosperity. There an tboee who will Introduce diecordant and itreleraat things into any scheme that may be rtartad, and ila on ly a question of a Utile time wheo what ntngl* among the aee weed aad barnaclaa of the high tide of foolUh yiodio bveneee end rilly euipiciod. It eeetnr nataral for catr burianfSftso to dlslrurt aad Impute bad design* to one another. So we preen ate the town nut drag •long to Ila generation old rata, til] nonnpoe the place and rattle the boaloeee by leUhg U la head Uwmeetvrs. Thete are ma of Cape May who ahlite out in the builueee gloom like a eandtoin a darT place. and there are otben who are doing what they an to exttngnlab than lights. Shame on each narrow bitcd. aad actSah effort. If the place la to proaper. gentlemen of Cape May, atop your blckadaga and dctracUore, put your efforts together and give tide town a boon, the rise of which mall even alanle yooreelree. Unleee yon do thie yon mar jut aa trail try to bold the triad hi you hands, or atop the flow of the tldat part our aborea with a ttrew re 10 htpk for proeperily the way thloga are now managed. In union there'. Ber. Sydenham BmltbTof ladle, favored the pnbllo of thla place on Monday aad Tnaaday evening, of thla week, In » tha M. E. church, with moat lntenatlag, laatracttre aad attractive peeps merhl by a ieriee of brilliant dlmolrtng rtewa of tha many strange aad novel Ihlaga of tba great Indtaa empire. One event of ebeorbtng lnlereet in hla lec. teree wee the ooetumiag of a group of you* paw mm la Sim India faahlon. Mr. StaHk to a pleasant quake having ■reffy qaallflu him for a lecturer. UU twenty year, rraldreua hi the eountry which he haa ao carefully rindtod has gtna kha tha ricba.t of material aad plenty of It. We heartily oommeadAir. Smith to tha kindly comlderatloc of the fredare of tha Warn aa a gentleman of laigi swritaBty, and ample aaatal aad aratssextjua haure than aridd be gotten from book* laaaamayyeara. Mr. flmlSt*a monad Molar, oa Tarn f, Si UU wu e*a a mora abaorblag In Internet thee hi. Bat one on Monday , evening. Thorn two estertatamen'. will Jiveloag b tha mmaoryof tboee who —to* to**. The baa abctloa did Mf erttle CTcryIhfgg- Thara are aorea campaigns H did notrtoaa They ware uadcrway long aetaa tha reeaat poiltieal uav* began aad tha are deatbed to oontinue. It la am than probable, through many poIMoai atraggba of the fntarr. One of than lamgalgm wbek are ttill a. much •Uve aa aver a thub favor of tamperaaoalawa aad geocval tampmanon re. form. Temgmbua taaoea bland farto tha tearM political ooateal to a greater or 1M atari, bat they were aot gener Madge aanhr piece bet Friday. later. ■ reretwaeandari Odd Spring Chaa luy- h ■ ■■ ■ Wtb thawtotaof >: -W>— »1M » OBkA MiaaMlian paJlMMmfehe Marad elkf. May warn, <ai M h Jt» nut without • au^lh MrthS lha abt

PCMONAU a Fred. Miller i. at borne fur tbe Xenfs 6 holidays. f Parlor Landir 1. off to Cheater county. I Pealov Mancheetcr delivered • thought. 1 m fob practical wrmon laat Sunday mofb- - lag from hla pulpit oa the subject of 1 prevailing prayer. Oeear Btoatus. the young aad eater- 1 pricing member of Blmiua' Sou. piano m aad organ warerooau, Philadelphia. Ila i , frequent vtailor la tbeae lovely ahorea n- He la drawn thither br our bcompara- , a. ble winter climate. c John Halplu baa tbe Btaff In him to make thing, go to the buiineer which tjc J haa recently embarked, having tact, and a da aaavlty of manner which will la good lime bring to him big auco- aa. i m sun Hand la one of our rtolng buainum a 2 me. aad liberal mloded dltoen*. He. to aiao a hunter of no mean proportion.- t Jf Soma of Us late exploit. In the Cape t May fields and wood, place him at tbe 2 bead of aocceaaful amateur*. c h- Rev. X. P. SUlmhaa a bright, original 1: m way of giving u iterance to hie thoughts. a lie la a growing man In all that goea to n make up a full aixed Chriallen mlalatar. a «■ The public begin to lake him at hla true worth after iwltaeealag hla excellent a wearing qualities. a Her. Sydenham Smith, of Poona. India, occupied the pulpit of the M. £. a al church laat Sunday cvctAig He preached b ,e every logical and Intcreatlng acrrnon IT which an liatencd to by an audience d d that filled the church. Mr. Smith was p to a gueat nl Paator Manchester during hla « a>ay. i b We regret to announce the death of II 0 Weeley G. Hughea. late W. M. of Cape ' If Island Lodge F. h K. M. Ilia funeral h * takes place from hla laic residence, No. II " 85 Peon street, Camden on Friday of >t this week. Wc a hall write more fully e - of the death of Mr. Hughes in next p Issue. Seoret Society Notee. ^ " An assessment U due the A. P. C. on " the 15th loat Let each one bear it in • . mind. 11 t Cape May Council No. 8. will meet on - Tuesday evening next. Let every one • 'i be present. P Tbe "Hep." will meet tomorrow (F.1day) night at 7.80. Lot the brethren 0 ' come out aad enjoy a pleasant evening. * The A. O. U. W. nominated officers ' lut Thursday evening. Thla order * n should have had 100 members by New " r Team. Let the brethren go to work in ( |* that mark. " * We are glad to nole the growth of the Order of Iron Hall In the country. New 0 t branches are being organ I rod and mem- 0 bers Joining the 1 Hlgraercry where. Thla r Iv a rare Indication that the people are " satisfied with tbe workings of the Iron ? « U [" f To show the rapidity with which the " ° people are taking bold of the American Fraternal Circle throughout the country, 0 B we are reliably Informed that Supreme " Secretary Banks will organize his twen- c ty-fifth Council on or about ChrUlmaa. 0 aa Increase of twenty-two since the or- r , ganlxatlonof Cape May Council In Octo- ° ber. Thla la certainly ao excellent sign ■' of tha favorabbi manner In whk-h the h Circle la being received bv the people P throughout the country. The A. Y. C. " will be one of the leading (beneficial so- ^ cietl<le of the day. It to expected to Instituto two councils In tbe oouaty about 11 .. New Years, and others we have no 11 0 doubt will toon follow. Circulars will 0 be lent to any one wishing for Informs. . tion. ' 0 » ... a * Philip 8. Hand died at hto home at r * Gaps May Point on Thursday morning ■ laat M the age of (8. Hto death was the a result of deaeaae eootriclad In tbe army \ In which be served ss a soldier In the , 85lh N. J. Volunteers. Hto funeral took B place on Sunday laat bring attended by { ^ hto many relatives, late comrades of the * . army and a guard of honor detailed f torn » P 'Com pan v H. under tbe oommaud of ^ preached the funeral services, giving In t an account of tbe life of dccrered which « , had been one of honor to himself and ^ 'amlly. Tbe military part of Qte funeral h ! was In charge of Comrades of Poet 40. tl G. A. li the aaWlers Bring a salute over o 1 the remains. 'In religious things Mr. ~ Hand eras a man who for many years ft led a peaceful, happy Christian, life fully 0 ' accepting the doctrines of tha Bible as s . aa hto hope of a blessed I mortality. . He leaves a wife and three children to 0 . mourn for htm aad follow hto footsteps D . to the Caiman of Best beyond tha J or- B dsn which bounds threa sborre frjsn that p I 1-PPT MM. . T if A km friends ot Thoau BchhBt^sr D a Btnrana Inn dan d him a surprise at hto P bow on -Broadway on Satoreky eve- ° " h ■ cracking Joken, iriling stoifi^ltotenlng ' io good songs and muric. and soiving ' 1 Use now English bonnet puxxle. Waf h tar Phillips explained the quarter trick. U Kiss Maria Crowell gave soma latere- 1- u lug talk at sohool boys. Mil tea Mamie . Hughes, Emma Elcfredxe and Bemle „ ~ Fester fevered the part with snug audtau c 1 sic. Dory Baetas. Bert Faster and Ah b r Crowell sang " Whan the Robins Nest it Again." Boxa whtoUed a nolo Tom ,, ; abowsd bow to act whan taken by lor- 11 * prise. Those who enjoved tbe pleasure - of the evening : Mrs. Z. Stevens. Mr. h r and Mrs. Daniel Eldrcdge, Misses Msria a , Crowell. Emma Eldre&a, Bresle Foa * tar, Xsmi* Hughes. andMren. Thomas " - B. Stevens. Albert W. Foster. Albert "• - CrowaU, Waltor H. PhlUtps. Lewis T. p 3 Stevens, and Theodore W. Heaves. ' Christmas time brings no particular J, pleasure to eocKiocton, judging from F ' what we saw a few dare ago ou use nil. ^ 1 Tbe car was rooariv Wtod with mothers E 1 many of them bring aeeompaakd by • 3 Juvenile members of the family, appsr- • doaen ox more jrrara, when at borne- . u But amaageto trif when Uavriing they K ■■ sSuSs.srsSPr'-E s " road oompanr'a orders for half, or fall | (area. "It's tbe Brat time I ever ksd to . pay," remarked aa indignant matroo ss » SSptHsrti : : i I totea par day, at m mason. J A ffaal asaetto of Usa Dmoa Republi- u J two OampaiguOub was held on Situr- k day evening Dee. 8th. after hearing too „ . report of the Chairman of house Ooaa. U . Oapt Freaks, to Usa affect that Use Club b had paid Ha entire tedebtrdaaaa with a w ksbwS as? ss i sssvsss'i^zs^rs j a»m. - JgMnMts^CEhan tnd H.,f B a The Want Cape May Literary Society » * saatmthaseridanua ri^r.^W- Hand ^

SALTSFighters should volunteer for HaytL Three fairs and feaUvato are set down , Christmas time. Tuckahoe w01 enjoy tbe holiday, by I of Home gatherings. A nloe line of hoBdaggoodaat Hewhtto Building. Tba standing water about Went Capo to a' menance to public beallh. The Warn will give you all Use county for the small sum of fll per year. HalpLn's Excelsior Market. Highest grade of goods only. Gleg him a trial order. Reliable dm Insurance at tbe office of Henry Edmunds, No. 88 Washington Boots, shore tnd rubber goods, K. Pan coast, No. IS N. Second Street. Philadelphia. Mrs. Vletri, next to Wavx office, hat store Blled wilh good things for the holidays. " . Bookkeepers are plenty enough. Some, of them base been about our desk plyJos. Henry to giving Ilarvcy Shaw's neat cottage a still neater appearance by A. L. Haynre to kept busy these chilly autumnal days putting up bis celeb-sled Will some one perform the high-handed act aad ret the town clock aright on both aides of its face. Rice and cury to a favorite Eist India Mr. Smith told the Cape May " It to the season for kindling tbe Are hospitality in the halls, the genial Ore of Charity In tbe heart." ' The ladles off tbe Cold Spring Chapel raised some $300 this fall for tbe liquidation ot tba chapel debt.. Dr. Phillips wants 100 doxen fr ib eggs for which the market pnee will -be paid. Bring la your fresh eggs. Great Creek folks have abundant cause to be ashamed of tlieir school building in its present condition. Tbo ground swell of hope for the possession ot tbe post officers to rolling over Hand's Central Market, Washington and Ocean streets. Choice graccries and provisions delivered free of charge. If the wives and mothers had tbe say be dosed for an lnrfcffnl:e'pertod. To Contributor : Tho Christmas story to too long for our eoinmna, but h is not lacking In plot, or literary merit. Rheumatism is reused by lactic acid the blood, which Hood's Sareaparilla neutralises, and thus cures rheumatism Don't worry over uninsured buildings but attend to tak'ng out a policy at tbe offices of J. Henry Edmunds. Lowest The streets have been much improved of late bj new atone crossings And cleanThe gutters have also be n retold An order was received for 800 copies of tost week's issue of tbe Wats which not filled, the edition being entirely exhausted. Keep your buildings Insured. Lowest offices of J. Henry Edmunds, 88 WaahFor fire Insurance that Insures, get a policy from some one of the companies represented by W. Beott Hand, Cape Court House. if Farmers are realising geod prices for their poultry and eggs. The time apd trouble devoted to tnto branch of agri. culture pays right along. Chtotmaa cheer If having an effect upfar aeetng shop keepers. Tbey are making line displays of merchandise suitable for tbe holiday season. Insure your valuable stock al the of j. Henry Edmunds. No. 88 street. It will coat you but six doltori for fllOO for one year. At the funeral of tba late William T. Eldrcdge all the children of the deceased present except Mrs. Win. C. He] rosier who was detained by Illness. Don't ran any risk on an uninsured horse- Call at 88 Wsshlngton street aad takeout a poUby. It will cost you but •0 per year for fllOO of Insurance. Ioe cream, cake, fancy articles, suitable for Xmas gifts vrill be furnished by young todies at their fair. It will on Saturday next the 15th Inst. Miaa E. Parke, todies' and gentleman's boot and shoe store. No. 18 Bouth street, Philadelphia. Custom Lira and let live to a" good motto. prosperity la always linked wilh many others. If this office sate a good schemes going, a good many people will be profiled thereby. Holiday goods, such aa albums, fancy mirrors, mufflers, silk handkerchiefs, plush boxes, doll babies. Christmas tree ornaments, An., at Hewtttt' KnickerBulldlnc. Of oouae there will be plrnty of work vary soon for all the mechanics the Cape has, but Just al present to tbe slackest of the year. Economy should be A member or two of the Republican areata tha iadoreemant ot thair If they gat U that wUl be good for the man who doesn't get 1L The Cape May adrerttoing committee declined Mayor Edmunds gift of to Use fnad, because It to offered with most reasonable conditions, which unbiased business men must spChss. Needles win make you open syaa la setontohaeeat at tha bargains be bu ao his counters. Call In at store and examine Christmas things. has them In variety. Prices always Tba young ladla of tba M. E. church will open a fair and festival on Saturday V^togton street" A^lne reri t of fancy articles Sim be offered with The Helping Hand society to already at work relieving the aatxurittoa of tbe worthy poor. Any «ffla aaat to It Ttati truth should not ha forgotten. Tba fondly of tba lata Wm. T. KL to^MlumMof the°WAT»,lto MrCand Wm. Harris for tbdr ktod aad neighborly acts daring tba aflHaHiui which they have lately passed. Tha Baptist Sabbath school are rehearsing a Centals, entitled "The Santa froa. Owing to circumstances arilireiy beggdrttocontfoL JhnJadMB jot^ tha holidays uatll further Lost. — A masonic jewel at the OoM drudge. The finder wfi please toara tt at the Wsvs office and raoel vr tha •tanks of C ape Island Lofiga, F. * A ^gga«8£aajgs Cgal^Ouss tt turn. :

The entertainment b»" a Ohrey »■- tu nation In the H. E. Am4 cot rrsuay audience listened with delight to the ex,J cell ent and artistic numbers of the program. which had been provided. Tha t>a receipts were sathfactmyViat Chancellor John T. Birc nas pe committed. Samuel F.Ware of Cold Spring to tbe county jail till further orty dcr of the court. He was fined (50 and •t some papers to the court. He refused *1 to obey the mandate hence his incarcere°f 8. Hand, Lin Halburaer and our fat >d friend, Reuben Johnson, were out squirreling oo Monday and had the.mtoforwhich conferred Its favors upon the party and they are ready to make oath that to It wasn't a hU like the odor of June Speaking ot the moderate climate that " -obtains at Csjto May, wo have an object f- lesson before us In a beautiful rbae plucked a day or two ago from a buah '* growing hereabouts Thla tote arrival ■J was a Hula jtale. but of the most delicate fragrance. It has several companions, 'r some yet In bud. ** The Care House at the Point to having a good ran of guests. There to quite a large number from New York. One ln gentleman arriving a few days ago alIn health. Manager Hamilton leaves ootbiog undone Ut secure the comfort of bis patrons which promise to fill his Cape May has a semi-tropical climate. Once io a while tbe Urad cod of a North ' Wistcr gets here but Its power for idW " chief is generally thawed out soon after reaching the sea Its on Idle boast to h say that the statistics of temperature * show a moat mild climate. All who have a desire can Irani for themselves " all about It. 01 The Sunday edition of the Pbiladelpbia Timtt, in point of beautiful typo grephy, choice literature, fresh ties and at the very bead of current effort in suc- ® ■ useful Journalism. Toe story, " Cressucccaful tellers or the age. Bret Hart, ld asked for the whole paper^ Among the ehoice bits of shore terrild tory oa the Joraey coast lately brought into market, none excel the possessions ' of the Ai'ALoe Hk.cn hii-ncvKMSXT Con. [S istond, 'lux Sxrxx-Miix Bx.cn- The ,e coropmy owns about a square mde of the isl .nd, having an undisputed title. " Their MO acr e are divided Into 8380 lot*, representing a capital atock of id 1 100 000 , and upon which there are no „. vexatious incumbrance!. These lots I sre being sold tt most reasonable prices, 1 ranging from (100 to WOO. according to location. Those who bare examined M the desirable properties are delighted j, with them and the noble old oaks, hoias big as s barrel, and other choice and rare spc. linens of the vegetable world, •t There are none in whose bosoms tha te stories of the Colonial period— then this I, Island was an important nlace — are not ihr*Utond, Kldd may have burled some a of those pitta of gold, and cheats of preu clous stones that are aald to rival the „ wealth of lha-lndira. Clustering ab>ut " thoo* old weather-beaten roonareha of the island f. cat are tales of shipwreck J msnce nf absorbing Interest Vic shall I speak more of till, later along. Tbe company will put their lota on tbe market graded, a feature of large P- advantage to tea shore investors. I tore mediately after New Years tbe building w of a hotel, sea wall, and boulevard will be commenced, and these Important Improvements wm 'be pushed along till >e complete. We are assured that tbe W. 18 J. R. R. company will pusb Its extension ,t right through tbe lslsod before tbe open'hte following to a lint of the officers : r. President, Geo. J. Rummel, 104 Spruce id street. Philadelphia, vice-president. O. - 8. Harding. Dock street market. PhUsdelnbls; Seeretaiy, Thomas A- Reading. , 80S Bouth 7th abort, Philadelphia; <1 Treaaorer, Jaa. & WUkcnaon, 182 Dock ld street, Philadelphia; Directors, O. W. .. UuquebardL M. H. Lkrhten, A. W. Holdan, J. W. Irtria, E. BUrerstten. Joe. 8. North. George J. Rommel. J. 9. Wiikin- '• ton. Zackartoh Shaw. Andrew White. J. ry F^Kechhardt, Edward Becker, J. F. Chaa. MacAltoirr, Frank Bell, Magistrate '• List, Paul Evans. Mrs. M. K. Lambert, ;h Daniel Brothers, Thomas C. Davenport. _ Charles WBklnnaa. Wm. Ma^. Edward Bicker. W. R. Ltobranlx. John Reese aad many others. We shall have >- Something more to any of thto Istond h aad lis posacasors In subaequant issues. 3. County Taachare Aaaoolatlon. The regular bl-moulhly meeting of tbe j Itope May County Teacher's Astoclstion I , couvsped at Conrt House on Saturday, ' Dec. 8. at 16 o'clock A. M. The openIngaxerdaaa consisted of repeating tbe <■ Lord's Prayer in concert and singing by the Amodatlon. The officers elected V for the year are : V. O. Miller, president; ' George Ztdredge, vlcnpresldcnl i D. C. * Ysnarean, trrseurer; and Jno. Sayre, d seeretary. Program commltuee for ic next mrrtlng : Miaa Ltaala Blisxard and _ lee to aevtoe Constitution and By-Laws' presMml^and^tecre'try.^ ^ ^ L portTf^owed by a'dbruaaion Of Urn drJ cle, which resulted In tbe following motion; That a committee be appointed with power to prepare a circular to tba « teachers. In whtoh (he plan of tba Haw if Jersey T cache r1* Reading C3rde be plalnJ ly act forth with authorltr of County . Superintendent Tbe drcntor to ooetaln tbe benefit to be derived from Ibis arete, j- a list of books to be read each year, and and where books can be (Mien, and ° t£r*K|Mollon by Mr- Yanamsn. r" Mo-toe by Mr. WWtclOck. Carried, u Thai tbe secretary of tba County i. Board at Ccmtrol binefcrQom lttat* aeo- _ retory tbe examination qaestlona for tha first year, distribute the same, receive tbe replies and Stole certificates, and be ° ready to arrange for I be second ooorsa T by the next meeting of the Aseoctotion >, two months beece. >- County Soprrlaleedeot appointed h Messrs. Hloe, Trxnl.n. Va-emao aad Whltcloek eommlitae to prepare above ' Aftrrnoon aeadoe convened et 1-10. 1, Oo primary arithmetic Miee Ada Beneatt 5 spoke, a Tomlln very aklllfnOT Utu- , tratrd an eiocDeal method of teachlox ktotrny. D. C. Yanaman's talk on . •• School Qovermcnt " wan told over ma3- til nvxl mertlsg to make room for dto5 cumlon of Oousty coarse of study. It d was raaomnmmiedthat Co. Bupa. red mm a certificate from teachers that cea- *> dldatrs to Certificate of Honor here *• pursoco tbe studies prepared for tbe ad. (a for at toast one year, 'andthat'lhe rrads- aatlag age be not under 15. ThatphyewodSm, and to^attdtoaM^lgbtotretto of Waabtopmt. That the qare. « ESMSSS&i.'S^ f tka and spefilag, aadqoestloaa retreadepttaTScotrntyBupL*' ^ " * ^l^tojtr.^eltoUnrtmerUng «• isanetolSToruared Mr. Wkitolotk'a niein jgnqnii to babair of Aaaeda. tten atal Breih^ ctode^stH.

- The Late Wm- T. fftorwdgw. w Tho sodden death, at tba ago of ff7, of . JPBot w. T. SJdredg. on Tu«k).t morn- , toff, the 4 lb Inst., at his Cold Spring imlilmim after a brief iBnaa has pro voknd much comment In msiltlme dr. • ctoebaanuar of the oomddaore ofdreth c e tog^So'rtemer Lord Cough. There 1 d wore aevatml ten rational stories ln the .. daily papers, tbe means of misleading ' . tbe public mind uoaequntoted with the facts of the last lUnam of Mr. Eldradge. f T Because of tfcto, and In response to nod meroos Inquiries, sre again publish k In the Wats, a hrid aocooat Of the I •vent. Another Utlng that hu added e interest to the affair to tbe well known 1 reputation of tbedeoeaned forskOl.cour - arc and determination ln a business ln which be had been mod successful fora r . period of forty Are yaars. For, barring the Lord Oough mishap. I be reword of - Mr. Bdredge hps been one that any pflot 1 might emu ate, and coming aV-rt of it. • S3, SfXffZZ'JttZ'Z . whatever be had to do with an energy a that knew no eoch word ae failure. And t ha came br three traits of character „ honestly, bring handed down to him t . through an ancestry .of the early settler. 0 of this oounty. noted for rugged strength. J d It to probable that tha late election . e may hare had some effect upon Mr. El- , dredge's tost srritness. Ho was a most ardent Republican, and had tbe courage • of hto conrlctlona. being a strong and I 1 warm advocate of tbe doctrines of bit ' Cot' argument upon bis favorite candi- 11 • dates, and like everything else in which 1 • be entered, there wawt't a lingering i doubt left la tbo mind of the listener r , as to where be atosL There wasn't a , drop of disloyal party blood ln hto vlens. ' Referring to his sick ores we learn ■ from l)v. V. M. D. Mercy, hto phyatcton. that a few weeks before his ratal Illness, i_ be bad an attack of neuralgia of tor a k heart, but h readily yielded to treatment , On tbe day previous to his death be was found by Ills wife, who became uneasy I it hto prolonged ibsenrc. Insensible ln I " His physician was summoned, treated ' e him and left orders— this was on Man F ' d*Jr evening— that be should be kept i quiet Tbe nest morning Dr. Marry a was still acting badly. '• It skipped t now and then a beat," said ibe Doctor. ' ii tion, or get up in bed, aud his attendant i: , directed to see that be was kept free [ - log three admonitions of his skillful ' . physician, when a dose of mediclDe was ' t being prepared for him he suddenly raised^hlmsc.Mip In bed In anticipation | As to^Mr Eldre-d^Mlyingofa broken F ' that be was beard to say be did not care about It as he did not Intend to cruise ' this winter anyhow. As to reported re. ' ceipt of tolegrtm conveying tbr fact of , ® his tempormrer retirement no ',uch event happened. He never Jtaew tbe action - or tbe wardens, only anticipated it, that « ' be done though the Uosvens fall, and ' while not defending the action or the wardens who appeared ncedlrealv sc- 11 • rem. it does not seem that body of men. r } sriscted from tbe best of Philadelphia', n : business guild, sltpuld labor under tbe aspersion of having killed Pilot William , " T. Eldrcdge. . 1 : Another thing, bad that body known 1 1 that his physical disability was of the na r - ture afterwards determined, and not from ' fatmre of eyeslghl, while nol convereanl " with the mind of the Board, we appre- : bend there would have been no precau t J tionary suspension, pending its esnroln a « Unjtrecp.. J . . °K ,0!"™ »Kenl hM chaniri"' bis 0 1 bouse. I Mrs. I. F. Jerrell spent Monday in Pbltodelphto aiiopping. Hiram Youug Is very poorly aod doe* L c not seem to Improve much. , Charles Sayro of Sea Isle was In tbe . place on Tuesday on business. r i Mr. and Mrs. I E. Whelen are spend- s I refatT° ln ''bitodelpbia visiting Tbe tax collector was at the poalofflce c 1 all day on Monday receiving taxes from ' the people in this neighborhood. ; /ftssjsi'Aag ; I. F. Jerrell while asatoting the car- ' : penters to move a back building f.om c I the bouse, strained his back so severely , 1 It is rumored that we are to lose one „ I of our neighbors soon. Amos Whcalon , Dr. 8. C. Whoa ton. , » prohlMuha sdUag of liqlor to°mtoora 1 : i : i ' ' — — r ; meats held In tbe chapel on Tuesday snd " : ThtTZ? Jtobf" rr^^be10 na* J - S ' - people who were compelled to stand. c I ^ ! 1 srierilng'pleMa'for threeentertaloroenla * ■ £ ■ijiSfflASt'srJS : jS.'StSa* I baa had of tote some quite large Jobs la I putting up tombstone* snd monuments, ; aad alT of Ibem hare given good satisfaction to those who purchased Ibem. . Tho work to greatly to hto credit as a o - baa pot up tomyu'tWet he placed la b r tha Dakm church yard, at8outh Dennis, i for Capt. Wm. G. Thompson, which to . of vary fine material and tha work ntee- . ly executed. Any One In need of Mr. I Kptrtken will, ty taking a look al them. 11 . to go to when in need of such things, d t Mr. BotrBtsa la a resident or Chpa May, . where ha earrire oo kto btnioesx Hats b r a man respected ire all and to considered . fair aad cqoare In hto deallagv , Christ rrvaa. Tbe largest, cheapest and beet amort- R toent of goods arer offered al Gape May ! sb. 1. » prepared to aarva taatlvals, parito. and ' Sunday schools with confections, irulu ; lea cream. Also fancy boxes Id quaml- J ' tire to suit. Alan may be found at thto " j j t Caps May Poiat HAaa tha toad In re- " rentoooe for a comforatria winter home. » I amny iimni. atuB grereaus that the a * ** ST8' t

-Sbbotti (he Sounf], Orwen Creek. Mia. Freaaea Creese is oo the sick list. . Chas, D, Foster to under the doctor's Caputs John Belover to at home for 1 Lotito Conorer haa been on a visit to ) bit father, Richard Conorer. Mrs. Mary L. ftetet to entertslmng from Wilmington this week. ' Ralph Bebeltoeger to tba owner of a 1 fine young- horse which ha haa Just pur- ( John Fcaater claims to have the best ' rabbit dog in this part of the Stale He recently won a pita. J Hurrah for the brave captain. 1 C. F. Learning and wife spent a part 1 of laat week ln Philadelphia. Mr. Jesse D. Ludtam and dang'-ter spent the Dial of the week in Pbiledel phis. ; Among those oo the rich list we name Miller, B- S. Learning, Jr., and . Gaody. W. Alden Gay, of South Seaviile, is ' Jefferson. Marcos Edwards, Philadelphia, spent f last Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Lewis Edwards. Mrs. E. A. Gordon attended tbe funeral of her niece. Miss Esther Peacock at . Philadelphia last Sunday afternoon. ^ Capw May Point. A. H. Iiamlilonts sepal ring the dam- I The addition to the Sea Side Home at I tion. A large number of men arc employed on the work. A. Springer and ion. carp nurs I ground for a handsome cottage for Mr. I Samuel Stokes, of Phils. Mr. E. Hues and wife, of Port Wash ( Point inquiring after a cottage for next i Reed. ^ ' East Crash. Revival services this week Dan Bishop was al Goshen Sunday . Ella Goff bos so far recovered as to Mrs. Llbbie Blake, iw Christian, will vbll Jthe home of her childhood - D have one 'Of his legs broken Monday morning while killing a hog it falling The funeral of Misa Lids Trout, of friend, and relaelves. iT' II H F. I tburadnr on hearing of the sundro death of Dr. J. E. Bennett, of Block I land. > claimed one of our young ladles. Miss Iteltie Hoffman, aa his brtdu. The wld. ' has our sympathies. Clyde L. Smith enjoyed a abort visit ! base M. Corson la to use a familiar weather. c^,T.lnl,bC ° " '"b i It"' Wclg°hl S88. " Miss Ellen I). Rom is swav on an ex ' it aud Court House. ^Mrs A. J. Chattln spent, Ihe fore |iorl SsSsSsysaiTS pleasant evening at the residence or morolngUdld they "depart for their r^ ^ Thcjurnlture^for the new school Our popular painter, a M. Foster, has £ist completed a Job of work tor Clem. the^h'borh^Tu°fwk8lrernn" on ofTxpnctaUon'at^e^ea^epproach'of iSS'SSSrs ri xmSoD of'thV'o'un^tton'oMm^S during the war of 1812. made eloquent ple£ in of their ' reagecUre^ritoots aad as a forenric effort ; SSSis-sri ; or the Unterritied, took a hand in the I none and when he hU the ball be tent It storing. | Rio Grande. ; Fred Crawford will be our Jnext road Learning Hand lost a valuable horse I week. , Saul to atlll selling tbe beat Lehigh coal ; al (8 per ton. Joseph Scott to getting wood for parIn PhltodnlphtoNafia Richardson U spending a few ln Pbltodelphto. Mrs. Bolton la quite unwell, ao aa to confined to tier bed. botamd/totatooo has rateredjnto^the Tha Baptist Sunday school are maklnr gsborate preparations for a Christmas A Great) Creak reliant imagines that the Rio boys have no show with a widow when he to aronnd. Joe. & Richardson haa purchased a carload of manure from parties on Holly Mr.^Rlchard»ou to one OF our If tba HoOy Beach people are not for. tunste while tbey are marling about where tobulld the^bre^watc^jtnother Don't have tbe choek to barrow your neighbors Wavx. but subscribe, for It to Use beat paper In tbe county aad oontatna afl the news Rio Grande items army weak. Thieves are Iwoowilng think and bold bereabonts. We are -Sformed thai en tori Thursday right a team drove into Mrs. Frank Hoffman's, loaded up a load sammftodto , Mm Hoffman taw the proceedings but ' i not mafe an atoms. She bring J >-* ■ '

Townaanq'a Inlet. Everett To wnsend spent a put of tori week In Philadelphia. Tba hsodaotne now cottage nf Peter , Smith to Bearing completion. Capt. Piatt Brower and Wm. Springer . spent tort Sunday with their families. Tie largest cow that we" Enow of in , this community is owned by Rev. A. Oreat preparations are being made for a Christmas eotertairaest in tha Aabory , M. E. church. Mia. John Kates has been the recipot favors from ber grand-dsughler. Laura Townsend. Miss Clara Stephens, who baa been sick with diphtheria for some weeks is Rev. A- .Gregory preached a very interesting and forcible sermon tost Sunday from ProVerba 11; 80. Jacob Touter and wife made a business trip to South Seaviile on Monday laat. Mrs. Jerre Gall abrr and daughlcr,.Mia« recently. Captain and Mrs. Thomas Chester spent lost Sabbath at Dennlsrille the guest* of Curtis Erricson. tbe central part of the county A valuable horse belonging to W. U. w lous aodde while returning "from ( Swains sut a on Friday tost, by being ' Tbe children an 1 grandchildren of 1 Mrs. Nsncyt'orson. logelhor wilh s few j celebrating the TOlli anniversary 1 cols were made to Mrs. Co son. All who j ' M ill wills- on Munday Mrs Annie Norton, of Anal-wit lies . rived home Thursday night. Cards are toil announcing llic wedding of Mr Joseph Douglass to Miss Hannah ( left hand and otherwise Injuring II ^ Soniers^Johns-'D is bulliling an eddt- ' se t books. Our genial young friend Mr A. Llola sojourning In the Stale of ^Arksnu.,. two of our esteemed young ladle., went through the village on Monday last so. "citing fund, for the Christmas fesrival The proceeds of the entertainment given in Centennial Hal! on Thank, civ lag night and on the evening of Dec. 1. for the benefit of Ihe M E. Sabbath school Mite Society, amounted to (65 They will uae the^mom-j In purrliaslng Prof E Bice aod Dr. R Marshall their clever manipulations. The other performer* who creditably rendered their parts were ; Messrs. B. Godfrey. H. Stllle, W. Taylor, J. Little, H. Madden. Misses F. Taylor, M.Churchill. P. Bodd. M. Gaody, I*. Smith. H.Budd, J. Smith. L Gaudy, M. Boeley and A. Abbott. The music was furnished by Misses Anna Abbott. Lydta and Lids Thomas. The Women's Christian Temperance Union will give a grand supper in Centennial Hall on the evening of Thursday Dec. 90th. The W. C. T. U. todies are famous cooks, and those who partake of the supper prepared by them will •rise from the taij)c filled with good things | with satisfaction, and will, admiration for the cooks. Price of tickoU fifty cents. Supper from 5 to 10. Sea lale City," The tides of the late 4°™ have not Injured us any at all this time. Work is plenty and there to no reason why Ihcie should be any loafers around. Hon. Eugene C. Cole was in our town two davs laat week attending to business The house that was blown down was not demolished by the tide as reported. It was a new one and only the walls were up. Our young peoplo seem to enjoy themselves duriug the winter montba in spite of there being no hotels open for bops iSSa'Esi'ssssa: 1 Sayre and family. Profeuor Scbute spent Saturday with run and dog over shore. Ralph Buck joined him and tbey spent a pleasant day In tbe woods and fields. I Work to still going on al tbe Towns- _ end Inlet bridge, though they report It In a finished condition. W nether It will ' In a eondldon to use regularly by - Iw gTdPommatt. w *akihc 1 POWDER Absolutely Pure.

•SS—BSB-m I •" ' ' a My Poor Back! That's the common exdmurioc of three Offering w*h rbemnatisD or kilney tmafctos. either dhnase Print's Celery Compound will surely effect a cure, end there will an linger sny canse to ccmpliin of - poce bads." ^ Hundreds ot listliiunnh Bke tha Mk tog confirm our claims fcr that grind old Wmr , remedy, Frines's Celery C eqnsnili ■Twp weeks ego I could not sleep more than sa bos tt a that ray a!| wat coecpetcd snd kidneys did not act, /liu) red kad a good deri of prin to i back. Since I teok Print's Cckry(<Kifly Compound the prin hat left my hn end I cm deep like a child." Zeaa \>CSL_ Sandal. Wcri Windsor. Vcrem - Having been Oodiledwitblheemriton J|Wff^* fcr five years, I was ehnoet sfisi have used nearly all medidnes imaginable, besidca omdde advices, bat to no tdvt tags. Having seen Patoe'a Celery Com pound adverted, I gave k a trial. 1 to mod txtly one bottle tnd em perfectly W cured. I can now jomp around red I lively as a boy." Frank Ctroli, Eureka, Nevada. Pria,fM. Six fcr Jy^XJ, Sold it Dawxaxn. Sxso rox S-vagx Testdiokial Fapxx. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors. BURLINGTON, VERMONT. CAPE HOUSE, CAPF MAY POINT, N. J. Open all the Year. Heated by Steam. Lighted with Gas. Fin Large Rooms well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire Places for Wood and Coal. HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. j-wuw ...anus ana mora -evaiM rem ^ „ HAM(LTON Mana(af> stylk"" excellence low prices. All these must be in Clothinj or buyers will give it th< go-by. We are doing th business, because we lead ii Style, Excellence and Lot; Prices. JACOB REED'S SONS, Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, 918, 920, 922 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. NOTICE TO TRESPASSES I he loilowinj," named persons, living in the village t 'iRLh.N CREEK. Cape May County, N. J.. have pledge themselves to use every legal means to prevent Trespass on Tlr Premises lif Gminers or Trapsors BY SPORTSMEN WITH DOG AND GUN, And they will unite for MUTUAL PROTECTION To save their Property from further DESTHUCTION AND DBP1BCIATII1. AH Persons Trespassing will be dealt with to the fuU extei of the 1-aw in all cases. Franklin Hoffman, i Lewis Ross, John W. Scull. Page R. Douglass, Elizabeth Hand, ; Charles P. Foster, Edward I, Sayre, J. M. Cra«, David H. Cresac. T, R. Crawford, Nathaniel Newton, jc. T. No, bury. William Hollies, head, | M. Norb.ry, J. H. Schcllenger. I jamcs j^r[jcson T, P. Erricson, iJ.r.tart James T. Miller, ! T F Swajn Seth Miller, . „ . , j Joanna Wilson Ross, | nxa-toi R. PARKE, LATC WITH K. PAS CO AST. I B South Second Street, Philadelphia. and Gents' Boots and Shoe: Clta'tFiii Stall Lata' VaotcoiiUi Splenitis. ALL Quanta OK BHOKH MADS TO MSAhUKg. SrortriM, Srartfiosf, <Stt. HAND'S CENTRAL ^MARKET Oomor Washihgto.i and Ooean Sts, jCAPE MAY CITY, N. J. JOBS BALP1H. WILLIAM J. BALMY. JOHN HALPIN & BROTHER, MARKET No. 33 Washington Streeti CAPB MAT CITY, N. J. Choice famflyJGroceriea and Provisions. A trial of trati with us solicited. zoo Cords of Oak Wood, cut, split and delivered oa enter at] #5.50 per cord. , - . , , ^ — -