otMdlrMitm, aTuTimlim row 1 MSnreyjif. ^M°°* iwicTortmii^ " W' J s35s£S»S!E.sSHeS : j 1 |Cy if*' CoancP Wp. I. AnwfWaa flMrM* f, r , _'. s Church OB Wrehlngton Btreet. »bore a Ocean, oo Dec. SSrd, na follow*. Prayer • eod experience meeting el 6 a. m., held - In the chapel. You afaould attend llila u moat excellent earrlce. Preaching at » 10.30 a.m. Subject-" An then a (aw ' Bared." Sunday Bebacl at S 80 p. m. " Let there be a full attendance o( teachera and acholara. Evening nervine at » 7.80. Special act moo to secret aodetlca. o We each to make thaae aerrlcaa plemaant ■> and profitable. All Invited and erery- " body welcome. tl aamar citcacit. o Preaching In the Baptlat church on Sunday, December 28nl, by Rer. Mr. 8 Barlow, e« Greenwich, N. J. J in a mlafortune to Cape Hay that abe a baa a large inrplna of Ubor In the win. » tor time. There lant work enough to „ keep the pubUc't handa bury, eo nature, 1 to oompenaale Itaetf. findr the erer ready >' tongue a mreaa of relief. And then 11 there'a mlachlef certain- The old l|ne, . " Satan find* aome mlechlef aUll for Idle , handa to do," holda good for Cape May.- h If our people wara buy thrywooM hare * no time to allr up the old dueiy and J mouldy tbtnp of the peat and net therh n up for public comment. ' » When the long looked for era of buaL 11 nrae eetWty that ehall apen the year la J here the hut of three fourtha of the q town'a trouble* wiU be at an end. There t! will be no time to waate on dead laeuea, I

nor will there be any doalra to conaldrr ' When the people hare no profitable I employment, they generally apend the 1 time In attacking each other, an Indus ' try which yield, only a fruitage of dta. , content and bUternew. The only core I for Gape May'. municipal, buatneaa and '■ •octal dyapapaia la axerclae. Not of the j tongue, too moch of that now, but ac- i tire, uaeful and Heady employment of : head and handa. If thl. ahould come j to paaa the Cape'e muscular and nerroua ayatem would aoon recorer the vigor of | other day*. Idleoesa ia certainly the i parent of much -mlachlef. The old faah toned Xraaa time had Ua ' charms. One of them wu the blating Bre In the trig wide 8 re place. It took a , fair wagon load of wdod to build up lla i A^PLIU pThiT IhLwmT.un*" I It ttxrk all the liout armed men and boya I of the family to put them In poeltlon. ' The long ^ doge were then tomled ^re^Uh'toe^ckltog'wo^^d lhe'b1*Bmouthcd'cMaf*B,e Iu!Tta!Ll|P group. The open Are not only afforded heat, but plenty of light. Burnlnc Xmaa candlea, tailing wlerd old Indian tales that lent ahlrere up and down thebacka of boya and girta, derourlng applea and drtoklng mulled older ware the nan employed to while away the craning. An occasional replenishing of the Are would be done by a long poker that rent the flame. In till longer atr«rar up the chimney, and projected a glow of light and good cheer among member, of tlx family group. When the hour for re. tiring came around the I art thing waa to hang up the Umg .lock tag*, wore .1 that time, and then to bed to drenm of dough. The few personal enemlea of Mayor Edmonds have charged that be will go ao far aalo purchase hla reflection In the spring Is the MayornHty, and are menu aa they hope win prejudice the mlnda of that part of ths obe erring public not bllnt) od by Ul-wlll and enry, and thus effect hla defeat at the polls. or color of truth. He la wining, and wUl go before the people of this city on the merits of hla administration of affairs ' r "•

for the past four yean as lu chief exec- t that deflexlhM.nten.es. ot any tLifce ta J This la the aanaao* at expectancy, a i time when the head, of families are , KSf tarsals i arms full of gllta for the donremmof the ! family. And la mentioning thiaauhject t of eialnw how Dlffieult It ia when a lit 1 tie thought la gdreu to the subject, to J make appropriate (resents. There's no j trcarble about giving If the means are at , hand, bat Just what U shah bau the per pie xlng problem that now la, awl has b"en ""Shrank 7 'Hsr^'SfitXCn The fair and fmtirel held la the JapViang Indira of the M. E. Sunday school bra.bena qdte . raxrraiL ^Pnntotta^ for repianhhlag tha library -

PERSONAL. | Pilot Albert Hughes still oootinora In . very poor health. , 1 CDtond Lansing la, we are pleased to note, again geltlng the better of no at- , We are under obligations to Mr. and Mm. Darld^Bu^i, JOapeJIiay Court The Her. Mr. Burlew, of Greenwich. < N.J..I*d the Baptist congregation of this city last Sunday in putdic worship, t We Judge that the Hon. E. C. Cole wUl make his mark nan minority mem- , ; ber of the legislature. There', do nonsense about him that we erer Colonel J. P. Cake win lake charge of 1 the Hotel Nonnandle, Washington, D. C\. the flat of January. Cape May will t not bare the advantage of hla presence this winter. ' Dr. W. R. Lake, lata of HoDy Beach and Green Creek will aoon assume the J practice of Dr. t M. Downs, haying i purchased hla good will and late dwelllog at the Court House. [ Professor Whlteloek and a number of - young people of Court House are rehearsing a Christtpas piece which will be put on the stage In ocalome and a « setting prepared by local talent. c Willie Price U at home for the holidays. He I. reading law in the otBcc , of Judge Pinletter, but will matriculate the law department of the Cnlrers- 1 Uy of Pennsylvania when hla course of study la completed. t BupL Geo. H. lire re., of the Wert t Cape May gold leaf factory, sow baa sixty persons on hla pay tolfc Hla dlaand greatly help out the business inter- 1 eels of tire Borough of Wert Cape May. Dr. W. A. Lake and Mlaa Annie B. , were married yesterday at . the home of the brlde'a parents, Mr. and Mr*. Isaac Thompson, of Green Creek. " wish Ithe young people a happy wedded life and any amount of proa- t, potf'r- n The three year old child, Kexcah, of and Mrs. Henry 8. Rutherford died on Saturday last. It waa buried Toreday at Cold Bprlng cemetery. The (am- u lly hare the hearty sympathies of the , Ejllc in their affliction which has fal. . upon them from the chastening hand of Htm who does all things well Fred Miller, hla personal friend, John 1 ley, of Arnold. Constable A Co., C New York, and John Tbomp-on go out , this week to macerate things about the eonnda. That lively and festive skipper, , John York, trill take them on thu prob- ■' able eventful voyage In Ure line, fast o •ailing ZUpbta. The locker* ot the yacht , are well packed with sea .tore*, and the magaxlnc has ammunition in plenty. return of there Nlmrod. a week 1 heooe will be looked for with a big In- c i Captain Enoch Camp. Cape May Court la rerenty-one yean old and able at thu adranoed age, the allotted time of human exlatance.lo work at manor! labor ' with the rigor of a man of much younger s years. He attribute, hla hale old age to the fact that he never In his life smoked o!*ehewed tobacco, a circumstance that ' should be noticed by the rising genera- ' Hla wife la only n little younger, 1 and la In the enjoyment of excellent health. Ills two sons, Mablon ami Thomas are followlnf in the steps ot father, both of them eschewing to- 0 beooo Inrtcad of chewing and smoking o of 01

Mrs. Emily H. Williamson, relict of " i the late Itev.M. Williamson, passed peace- l* . fully awav to loin the majority on Tues. w day night at 10 o'clock. She bad been ' in declining health for aome weeks, sod ■ for a few days prerious to ber death "> i lay te a arm! -unconscious condition. " I cod was Ilka the fading away of the al . declining year, so peacefully did she enter Into that rest which Is In rererre- , • Hon for a faithful aoul like unto here. I Mrs. Williamson's life of 71 rearm bad ts . of large and useful activity. * There are many yel Bring who could, if 1 opportunity afforded, rise' up andean , ' her blessed for the good Uury have re- " i celTcd at her hands. Notwithstanding tl that she waa the mother of a large fam- rt lly. time was found to be actively enraged , with her husband of precious memory, . In the good work of the parish In which * [ she lived and labored for almost a half ' ' centrao'. Her surviving fimily irave » I the prayers of all Christian people that . this affliction of Divine Providence may ■ ararajsga.'sss « I with their lxrrd, whom they -followed a: i faithfully. In a new exlstance of Internal „ rest and blessedness, the result of faithI ful devotion to duty In the responsible j places which they occupied in this world ■ "Vbs (Saraf wUMakn plate on Friday „ I at 18. 80 p. m- Services and interment J at Cold Spring. Those wishing to ylew ' the remains of darevsed will do ao at the h i houre on day of burisl. aa there will be r no opportunity offered at tha church. „ 1 Dr. H. A. Kennedy at cm time tried p 1 the ocean blue as the foundation of a o • seafaring Ufa, but relinquished the hurt- t ■ noes before becoming wedded to It. ] Speaking of It reminds ua tbat a large percentage of the older population 0f • Cape May county at one time or nnoth- o • er " followed the aea" for n livelihood, u B It's not so true of the generation Just , • emerging Into mnnbosd. but the boys of Cape Mary of earlier times had Jack's 0 choice, go to rea or do nothing, Farm- d t ing never offered much to IheOepe'aam- 1 r bilious ycung men. They were apt to * . relinquish iljfor the adventures of the rovIng sailor. Many of them went quickly >■ ' to tire topmost round of their calling, t As a matter of fact the Insular position c . of Cape may baa bean favorable for the , breeding of sailors more than farmers, a troth which la apparent to any one who , r will but Udnkorerthc muter nod take 1 > John Haney Hughes has shewn as an , e M. Tobias watch that was curled by ' bla grandfather, Thomas II. Ilugbea, • while a member of the National House 1 ' of llepreeenutivea. That was In 1881. j - flfly-flve years ago. The watch is of the old "bulPi eye'' model The cases are worn thin and smooth, the effects of » • long usage. It has barm no doubt a line t 1 time keener, and la yet capable of good r i, workltdeanriland wH^oiujp It vrill J , Hughes la the ooly Congressman ever I " elected from Cape May. He made a from Be made a

good record among the National law i makers. There are many allien, of the county who are of the opinion that It's about time Cape May was recognised * and ftren a successor to Mr. Hughes. , Tha and death of the late Wrsley G 1 ended the career of a very promising young man. He was not " only In business a person of strict intng- s rity, but he stood high aoctally. Being , 1 a member ot a number of civic societies 1 gave him an opportunity of large soI qualnUncc with his fellow sojourners, t . Mr. Hushes was a bright Chri.U.o and , maay-boaored Maaoo. having climbed to i tha topmost round prorrounn tn that ( [ ham ot^tbe family in slnreren *oondol- , ' race. The funeral exorcism and Inter. I ment took place last Friday in Camden, 1 hia late borne. _ _ . J ' CuitrsKr vrill aurl In with the New ' Year and erect a hotel, grade lots, and build a aea wall and an ocean boulevard, r - The W. J. K R. Compeny will push Its B extenaioo throogb the bland, so thu 1 then will be ample ami quick trans porration before many moons come and go. * This company has a choice bit of ternI lory. Ilhaaa strip of forcel upon It - containing red cedar, holly, oak, and e |jrape vine, aa trig at a barrel at their S donkey ialobe brought out 'this Thurs- , day erentng by the vouug Udle. of the Sunday school fair and uroth-r effort h be three prites,^two^nk*--on»^ rod a_ ! SSrt at rtrccreaful plnning.^Tb. y'ouSS I The luenlp of "ie FroU Kin* has e been pinching the MOT of the city, and XTJ sS"" :

SALTS. Ioap year must hnre'fc'ped the women out In Boston. ' The W. J. R. IL Compyry la grading grounds about the old depot 1 the Idnd of a man to elect mayor. 400 copies of tbn Wxvs waa the afaw of a Philadelphia order lot week. Numbers of the Peace Society begin suffer the sensation of goose flash. ( The beat way to preserve applea Is to , them from expose rajadhe heir. The Ways will gWfffmr all the county . for the small sum of «1 per year. , Our court report Is meagre because of the early day In the week that we goto preae. I Reliable Are Insurance at lite office of , J. Hear/ Edmunds, No. 88 Washington - Boots, shoes and robber goods, K. , Pancoeat, No. 18 N Second Street, Phil- , ndeipbia." - The E®en cottage on Ocean street will be an ornament to that avenue when . completed. 1 If you wbj to know, about Cape \ May's secret benevolent societies read , the Wavx. i The young lid tea of the city dixlin. , guUhed themselyee U the late fair held , Japanese store. If you are In anyway Interested In ] tea shore property subscribe for the | It will pay ao to do. , For a handsome club of twenty-scran { subscribers lire Wave returns thanks to | friend-. They are coming In every , day. < Don't worry over uninsured buildings | attend to taking put a policy at the offices of J. Henry Edmunds. Imwaat , The Warn extendi heartiest eongrat- , ulatlons to Its renders, and wishes them | a merry Christina* and a happy New | Year. Don't fall to visit Hewitt's store in the , Knickerbocker bulldlig and Inspect the | Christmas goods before purchasing elsewhere. i Those who may wish to inquire about . al Anion mvy examine maps and , obtain other Information by applying at , Keep your bulldlnga Inanred. Lowest , rates commensurate with security it Ure , offices of J. Henry Edmunds, 88 Wash- , street. Keep your blood pure and you will , not hare rheumatism. Hood's Barsapa- j rllia purllles the blood, and tonos the , whole system. For Bre Insurance that insures, get a ( policy from aome one of the companies | represented by W. Bcolt Hand. Capo , Court House. tf | There should be hearty support of every effort tending to the cultivation of diaolpllne and maintenance of good ordertemong the young.

We have received too late for this Sainteresting matter concerning AyaBasra IaraovsnsaT Ooktact, and , which will appear In neit issue. i Insure your valuable stock at the i agency of J. Henry Edmnnds, No. 88 i Washington street. II win cost you but ' dollars fur $100 fur one year. Don't run any risk on sn uninsured i horse- Call at 38 Washington street and i takeout a poiiby- U will oost you but : $8 per year for $100 of Insuraocc. A week more and we shall be face to , with the Holiday of holidays. Although a little previous we wish our readers end friends a merry Xmai. It will be of Interest tn advertisers to know that last week's edlllun of the was 1700 coploa, all of which sold, not a copy of them glren Horse for sale by Wm. R- Sheppard. sound and kind In erery way and a good roadster. Bold tbr want of Also a good buggy nearly sa good There ia a floe show of Xmaa stuffs at tha Excelsior Market. Cold Spring turkey*, chickens, ducks, and about everything to grace a holiday dinner are stock. Holiday goods, inch aa albumm, fancy mirror*, muffler*, silk handkerchiefs, plush boxes, dull babies, Christmas tree ornaments, Ac., at Hewitts' KnjckorBuilding. County tax pay era ought to bear in mind that all dg|in<|uenta are returnable and after theOOth In t. Belter step to the Captain's office and settle, and ure costs and trouble. The birthday gifts of the M. E- Sun .lay school are coming In at a lively rale. exercises- of the school will be on Xmaa Eve, and gifts to children will be given out at the same time. The choice Saxoulaa English is not coaflaed to Cape May, as the passage at arms between Col. John A. Cock well, editor of the New York World, and Mayor clearly demonstrate. Tire annual Christmas fair and festival for the benefit of the Cape May Chy Presbyterian Church will be held In the American House Saturday, Monday and evenings, December 88, M and 85th. It will be well to look over Ure claims of local dealers for Christmas things for the young people's presents- Our shop, are offering eholoe goods sniraprlces. That liquor Ie sold In this city on SunSun- ■ ■ -

teems to hare been proven last ; Sunday by the befuddled condition of | several persons who paid the place a i visit, and when comfortably foil left for . their temporary home. New goods for Christinas presents such u albums, fancy mirrors, mufflers, silk handkerchiefs, doll babies, fenoy cologne bottles, ehrirtmas tree ornament*. Ac. at Hewitt's, Knickerbocker building, "Washington atrecL The big bulk anchored off the Cape last Friday was one of thou unrrleldly coal drogera. Some Innocent eoula thought It waa a dismasted ship and -got worked "np accordingly. The bulk wu simply wind bound. Don't for once forget that Ore Hfflping Hand Society wants aome money, or what else you any hare that la useful ' the poor, for Ureir work of charity. 1 This Is a moat deserving organisation - and should be inpported UberaJly. | Fun Saiji— Steam uw mill at Rio | Grande staiion, Cape Mey County. It . baa a 38 horse power engine and boiler, - everything comp'ele. price $600. Must ' be aold or removed by February lrt. ! Apply to J. H. Hears. Cape May City. Cape May Point possesses a neat Baptist chapel which la fn» to all worahlp- ' pen. Leal Sunday evening the services i vr.re conducted by Rev. Joseph Wilson, I who wu aided by volunteor workers L from thl* rity. Th« party met with a r hearty weloome. Ma*. Friend, No. 43 Washington jit, : albe^i -gixiAWud | of ber invoice of goods. Prices an | sccli as to roll all grades of poraee. The open season for gaming goes oat r with this month. The pobhc about the ' 1SZ laws of this dratawntSio good to the .7 - . . .. • ■■nm

Another Ocean CHy nevrspapqa la threatened with Ihe coming of the awal- " Iowa. / , Petitions tn legislature are on: asking , 1 tbat body to pus a law placing the distribution of the ballot In the hands of . 1 ac officer. It b after a system practiced , In Australia, and is regarded u t preren- ( ' Hon of corruption of the franchise. The winter solstice happens l. e this | 1 week when the sua attains his extreme ( souths n declination. The days will ( of the >ame length for a number of days, j ' old prorerb, "When the days begin , to lengthen the c-Jd begins." may be ' verified Ibis winter. ( 1 Our readers are Invited to notice the , handsome new advertisement of Wane- j ' maker A Brown, which appeared for the , ' first lime In Jut week's Issue. Thb , firm's offer of high grade clothing al ( • moderate or ices Is worthy the attention reed it carefully through.- , 1 There. is no disputing the tact that the , 1 Avalon BsAon Inrmivinxxr Oomi-axy j hare one of tha beat locatioos and most ( ' in the islands of thb fafoous f I coarL Tnere b gres! alvsjitage in havmaterial at hand for grading. Thb , gives the company a chance to put their ( I on -the market ready for Ure builder. , An invluilon has been ex ended by . I Manchester, of the M. K. ehurcb, attend divine service id a body on Sun- 1 day evening next it 7.80. Let each mem- ' make It a polol to he present and at" j out in force and lei the different orderi j Colonel Cake made every reasonable ' i effort to secure one of our larger hourirs to open In February, but hot meeting with the encouragement that should i have been extended to him hu taken a ' Wuhlngton, which he will open on ; ' January lrt next The Wavx wishes t ' him Urge .ucccsaSupcriDlcndenl HewiU and hb help- . era are getting ready a cantata which , 1 will be given on Xmu Ere. It b a very i unique and charming production. Thb ' ' school hu some flue rohtos among It* j pupils, and we may look for a rare mu1 aical treat Al the same time the usual , i gifts will be dUtrtbuted among the chil- t • dren. Kxerctsu will begin at 7J p. m. < Tire Homo Dramatic Club of Cape May , ' Court House will give an entertainment t In Odd Fellow. Hall, on Friday evening ! i next, 21st InaL "The Foundling of the « Foreat," a fine moral drama, will Ire | ' produced by an excellent cut of charac- , 1 of well known ladles and gentle- l > of the place. An orchealra of tlx piece* will furnish musie for the oeca. ' I ltoa. Aa the procecdf will be devoted J i to the public school, a large attendance , I should Ira present.

I court convened at Court House on Torsday. Chief Justice Alfred Reed and A a- I r seriate Uy Justices Edmunds, Candy I 1 and Diverty being on the bench. These . t ittorrera wrre present: Peter L. and . Peter V. Vothacs. Thomaa B. Hamad, , , Alfred Huge. R. T. Miller, E. B. Learning.J.M. E. and Pennington T. HII- ■ ing Is the record up to the time of going 1 , to pieaa ;triw(E ufnlA J Harry E. Taylor, aaalgnee. vs. J sines i > H. Edmunds. . Upon contracc Hugg. ; I Edmunds. Settled. i . William Gordon, trading. Ac , va. ■ David B. Oliver. Upon contract. Ed- I 1 mured*. IL F. Douglas*. Tried. Ver- i dlctof $418 for plaintiff. i . Buck waiter Store Co. va. Albert L. I ; wrerrSa-sa Ssnt ! $308. 1 ■ James II. Edmunds, va. Emll This- < : rj^Ti =5f»irro.23! , Court, third dirtriiL i Alexis M. Bchellenger. va David W. . J. Mutton In treapeaa. "R. T. Miller. ■ T. B. Harncd. On trial. ' Charles *1". Quldort. rs. F. Theodore : Walton In repbrtn. Edmunds. J. M. E. Hildrvth. Off for term. Tuft A Fox, va. Albert L. Havncs. " Upon c-m tract. Bacon. Edmunla. Belp "Francis J. Greco, va. ffluilam K BarDavid f. Smith, vs. Wlllbm 8. B*r- □ oo"I'p«y®c°t 1 ° James F. Dillon, vs. William S. Barnottetal. Upon contract J. M. E. t Hildrvth. Edmonds- Off on payment '' Danbl Ttigga. vs. Ixrrru.l K. Mllbr. '■ In tort. learning A Black. Edmunds. ' OS by consent. UTXAU TO oornsox rLXAS. d Lewis W. HUdreUr, sppeiisnt, and Jame* F.wing. aprvllrv. In tort. Ap1 peel from Just toe Speldiug. Edmunds. • FT. HUdretK Settled. ,1 Bouder A Rutherford, appelbo's, eod ir cob Oisho, sgvot. spivll.v. Oo 000Unpaid J. Bpeer, smreilaut. sad Isaac e A. Hues, appellee. In tort. Appeal from J tot ice ^Weatcott^ Learning A " A«Um Dtrraam, ropellaol, and Annb J

J smssti. , D Kiglasa. Off by oonavnL " . Hugh McOoskvr, appellant, and John ,, H. Bcanlon. appellee. On contract. Ap. peal from Mayor 8penoer. learning A " ' Black. Edmunds. Off by consent. I' , Jsmee P. 8c belle* ger, appellant, and , AlexUM. ScbeJlaeger, appiUea. For , peosltv. Appeal from Jusilce Spalding. ■ " J. M. F. Hildrctb. H. F. Douglas* Off " ' byconmoL J The farmer customer* of Mr. C. c : Thorn**, No. 108 Market street. Phils- > ' delphta, were pleased to see him back st • 1 the old stand last week to stay, with his e , business sleeves rolled up. sad all Ihe ' dult knocked off things about IBS Tamil- <1 D iar spot. Mr. Tbomaa U a tradesman of > wrerin^qualltlv* ami wbvn he bhl off > r to take needed Treat from the exactions I1 tireleaa In tu operation, hb friends were ' • reelly chagrtned. but now the old stand < a daily wimeaaea hb activity in filling or- « dees for family groceries and provisions, J . ssar — — -r"™ ; t The old store b handy to the ferry, « sod u stocked with the beat io the mar- I krt. Prompt, liberal actios Is Mr. ■ 1 Thomas's motto, and those who have not I • become acquainted with htm. and they . are few la thb end of tha Stale, should 1 ; ariMiS? sKir* • WaxaaAS, Death having again alarmed : 8^.neiK3KSSSS T. KJdredge. a charter member of thb ., tiixsxaa. Resolved that we hb bretbU rra under to hjs stricken widow ami g thb >1 all thingfwell. a RemiM, That out of respect to the memory of Brother William T. KWredgv.

, Secret Society Notes. 'Election ot officers wiff take place Thursday evening by Ure A. 0. C. ' Erery member should be present, All the members of the different ende- [ ties should tnru out and attend divine ser1 vice st the M.R church next Sunday Brother Millet t, orgaabt of the Work1 deserve* nothing but praise for the | services be hu rendered. And since 1 been much more impressive and ' Ore lodge meeting* grnerajly more In- | tcreatiog. Saturday evening l*at by Put Com1 mandvr H. W. Hand, of John Mecrey G. A. R. A very pleasant laformel , ' reunion wu had after the ceremony of 1 wu over. John Kernan Post 1 in a healthy condition. 1 The nomination and election of ofil- : oars la Branch S70, Order of Iron Hall, ' will lake place In the lodge room, ffl , 1 Mreet, thb Tburaday cranat 7.80. It b necessary to Ure a i 1 will come before the branch. I Mr. Frank VapGlMfr, of Petersburg, 1 made application to beconrgbrucor. of the A O. u. W. It *fbc *-en , thb that the Wotkman hu an excel, record In tho county. There is , ' plenty of material to-work upon, ail It ' 1 needs 1* push on tho p*rt of the members. Ope Ivand Lodge F. A A. M. hu ] serve for coming year: W. M., B. S. , 1 Curti. ; 8. W., W. 0. Eucn ,- J. W., W. , ' IL Bheppsid ; Treasurer, F. I- Richard- ' win; Secretary, Joa Henry; Tyxer. Geo. ' H. Hickey. Inatailation cxerclae will | lake place on the 27lh inrt.. St. John's ' j day. The affair* of the lodge are in a ^ The "Hep*" will nominate and eject ^ i "This i°'.Kor'.ene"w order in thb I part of the Slate, but It bar made a very • favorable Impna.lon upon the citiren* of thb" place. At it. lut meeUug two - new candidates we reinitiated, and, we < I S 1 1 lion. JohnMecray Post No. 40, G. A. R ,hu 8. Barton. Oommvnder ; Edward : ffwsjats-afewas I Council of Ad^ntttratiun^John 8pcn. ; ' to National encampment. Fur. ■ man L. Bamctt. ^Tlrc installment^wlll Capo May Council, No. 8. mot Tue*. . day evening and elected the following , officers tor tire celling year: -l'ut ! smswtffcrMss Porter; Treasurer. A. b Bnui; nerar r. *

loimdy'or *E' 1 1 " P^hUllpa John^k^^v^Mwron- , , progreas'in thb dty. and it is *1111 meet- 1 log wtUr favor, not io thb place only lrul ' ulTfrom'^he Supreme Secretary of the 1 wonderful growth of thi* order. Ivelges ■ are springing up everywhere throughout | • the country, and the prosper t* of thl* i • ' society are fiattcriifg. Looe of the'onoiaaka. j , CapUin Sooy and crew of Cold Spring | ' • Saving StaUoa succeeded Intending ( larks. Ospt. Tboa. J. Grigga, on Tues- j 1 : i yelling, 'l ite life mvcra Mirraederl ln | j . night, but' the cre* n"1 unilcr*l*nrling . tSna'couple ofBhoura later. They staid " r ! . OuoImU b'fro^Falmoulh. Jall'bmin'i sy-jSaswassiS 1 ' the stream, where he had been blown by . ' adverse wind.. He ran in till finding " himself In shoal water, off Capo Henlouallo on the treach a Ulf mile to the r westward. The vessel will probably c . ; ; SESiS ; . the carriage, and foot people making , for the objective point ol the luleL llap- . ; pily there wu no low of life in the , stranding of the weather treat™ Ono- . luka. Cape May roint crew brought 1 they reached the scene ol tho wreck. C . Ttrokahoo. The much respected famUy of Mr. . Jcsee Lee were relelved of their agomx- ;■ SSS^7K»WE,.TSS itormuon of hi. body to them ou Thurs- , day, 18th insL Hiram Hilton, of Hunter's Mill, fouad^he body lying on Ure gro..nd " In the woods about half a mile from tiro L residence of Jesse's sin. Horace, and strange to relate its flcelr remained - & thcl-tuncrs of STSffanS " on the back of one hand. The readers „ of the Wats wUl remember that Mr. Lee disappeared on the 84Ur of Septem * bvr l**L He had on that day purchased * at Ure drag .tore of Dr. B. T. AbboU a quantity of atrychniae " for the pur^e^l«Ung'°^^

s?$rs&s8i Branys ; daughter, Mrs. Game.- Uoff, who wu 1 the housekeeper al the old homestead, that he Intended to aeek a new board lug , SaEf auass' ■ eraod, hut no clue of the mining man could be found. Frank Lee, one of the sou, who lires at HoavUle. offered by 1 advertisement $100 reward fur the recovof the body. Hiram Hilton boiler. 1 ed that he could secure that reward, and after day he perambubted the 1 woods with dog and gun, aurl at lut by - a thicket of plow. < Hilton aald: "I never would bare ; him If it hadn't beeo for the dog, I tha brush wu thst thick 1 couldn't into U more than fire feat A little from where we louod him the dog fiusbed a corny of quail, but he didn't , pty any attention to the birds; he just kept hb now np la the air and hb liead going thb way and that, u though ire ' St-rTSrSrH" aatTK'STS.'iSfis i esarrjrr rs^s. , Ing Jeaae right In the bee, for be laid , on hb beck. I want you to know I I . hacked out of than u toon u I could, 1 . roureloi'l' u.dgo'tm.Y and ukr'him , I by the neck and bed him off." i Horace Leo and i.b broth er ln law. • ing near the late restdonoe of the tie'EmSS?! -r££^- , Stewart offlcraung. The remains were d Interred al the Uead-of.Rtvcr cemeiery. beside !be grare of his wife, who died more thin a year ago. It b generally , ooaoaded thai ha wife's demise wu the cense o« Mr. Lee's derangement of mind. ■

-Sbbouf ihe iSoitnfg. Mr. and Mrs. Downs attended a fun ' - eral In MillvUio on Saturday. There tartrate taik of an exhibition in f the Baptist church New Test's Ere. i Mrs. E. J. Martin Is spending a few ' days with friends In Waahlngtuu. D C. ] ' Quite a number of sure anttTfrra.l , f eagles were cut on the loo pond 8a tur- , ' Mr. Learning Hand will erect for l.fab'df , ; irs" sss." c"' "" ; , i fire hundred and thlrtyunc pound* , Tha high wind partly unroofed the ' residence of Joa. Martin Monday night, i 1 juul damaged the. outbuildings more or j OapL Edward Rice speut latl Sabbath ' i - Peter W. Smith made a burincas trip : ! finds aro both qnlte indisposer! at ihb Mrs. Annie Eldredge. who hat been . J quite IlLfor several week, put, Is again i est we have hail yet. The thermon o'.er ! t stood 18 degrees below freezing. Rer. Alexander Townsend filled the , . pulpit very acceptably at Capo May .Court House lut Sunday evening. , Miss l.aurn Townsend returned to • her home lut week after a very enjoy. . . able time among relatives and friends. • Ea>t CraaK I Revival services will continue thb ■ , IL M. Carroll, collector of tax.*, wu ' hereon Monday. ^ ^ U t di 1 i CapL J^Tcodfrey and family .peal ' . Suad.y lut at Goihen r Mr*. Samuel McCarty of Mlllv.l e. ; week. 1 Calvin 8. Edward* and w.fe. of I'bttn. > dvlpbta ve e the gneat* of i. I> SmIU. Charles 8 Coombs . wife end daughter > Hand oa Sunday" ' "" ' Daolel Got! aud wlfv. of Mill. III. ; ! leg on o; dMrojfro.l'rel.tlvc.' . Rev P. W BUdemach^ (macho ! a ! ready /for in ao b tir that v.- il.in* n-r tbeaoo of man cometh." Tta d'.ar<«u>r : wu ibteoed to with marked elteotion • Ncgiiy twenty .Mlera ferlpu m j the eatertalomcnt. ; would net tuTorrt ot place Mtu oar ah Crowrll la alarm g brr . aunt. Mra. Catrb Shea Ibl* «.* k

Workmen are engaged Ie vnlargtog be chapel Mr Wwbnn ha* Ure oro. ' at publ'r'ule J Several load* of cedar trees "I'llnbl, , this p™ Sat week | Mr and Mr. A l> K t'rowrt ! Ap^ May Point. »«e io^byrrrg ^ i The Flab log Creek Baa I ol Hope met ; at the school boute lut Fnday afierouon 1 The esercbe* were r.-nductrri l» tl • S7S!:JSJ— " The recent term of court au lar.r.i . attended. ' Rumor says tbat Dr. I. M. Down* hu ' sold Us drug store. " °''h'r!iBtr,Urf ! The W. J. it. U. hu a force of tu.-n , at work on the Y. It will cross tire i Ertdbmaod Capl^DarldT"^ Smith! The Sunday bw should ire enforced I come in our sound* and are not satisfied r with gunning six .lays, but use the sev ' What b supposed to be tha remains ■ of the Capl. Kidd's ship, in which the ; treasures were stored, hu been entirely - remahMca/be^sert/on Tatbam^Bcach, ' about one mUo above L. 8. 8. No. 35 yen a reliable policy upon your horse at the cost of about $6 on the $100. St. The home dramatic club will present the Founding of ihe "Forest on Friday . erening next it Odd Fellow'* Ball. The ; iffsrsairasrtifc'S! . manetcment of Prof. Wbilclock. Pio- . coeds for the bepetlt of public schools. Up the Cape. ~ 0 The skating b gone for this fro. re. 1 Wm. N. Whelen b rblUng hb rau in, I I. E. Whelen, of thb place. ' Charles Weidman made a truvne l J trlpto Philad-lphia the lattor part o! Two gentlemen by the name of DougMl *a Carrie VahGllder b enjoying »

visit u home, being accompanied by the tarollttle girls of her staler, Mrs. Jame* Tha society of Christian Endeavor met at the residence of Dr. Flu one evePlug hwtjreek when they enjoyed a puXitepi?*1 wti"wd "°" j Those sportsmen that fitted out th- lr gya^aaia&c " and the boat lies in Ure iboroughfar.with " pub" enough to last three men Complaint wu made against three Sea Isle aaloon keeoera for selling liquor pure Croon. Lima beans are higher than they have i t jTbhrothiJoiS-geo^M^y.11/' George Johnson expects to go South j thb week in the Roxan| Hand. ' John Haacock, of Seartlle, b vbjting , hb Mater Mr*. Amanda Quiaey. " Mba Emma l.udlam, uf Court Houae, « ; b the gueat of Mlm Llda Douglass. » [ Clinton Buck hutoru down Mrs. Llx- ; xla Norton's house and will rebuild U al , the Court Houae. I Mr. and Mrs. John Bingham, ol West ► Crash. arr .rMtiag their parents Mr. P. Bingham and wife. ; jJhKSgg asfiES; [ Mi. Wllbert Hewlu. to tha surprise ol ( ' the vlllagera, married a Miliville lady- on Wednesday, and the boya duly celehraL : ed the occasion by a sorcnado on Hetur. " day night The Mue and Utenry Society la In a I finurbhlac condition, and Ur« one held on Frid^ntgbt^sarpund all previous i tXrm.'urU ft volatile w°lh ^ , other pboea. It ^wa* decided ^Thal ■ ' r~~ •" ~. '

. Sea isle City. than the damp, rainy, halt cold weather , Two of our citizen* made a Iruaine* trip to PPItadtlphU on Mm. . day. Tnere gentlemen were l»a of the : charge 6f reiiing liquor to minora, hul 1 they were in the city at the Ume of the hearing. , We have very few pior people hero, that are needy poor, that require help from outaidera^and we are very grateful ; pitiful object uklrrf for aOuctbtng to I eat Thi* a land of plenty and few beggars are Io be Ken. ' aSS&TSsSsS It that It b difficult to know which would be best- In ail probibiiity tire city will be compelled to buy or learo the u ill pond or Mr. Thompson YauUllder. • Elton & Corson came homo Saturday to remain rrutil after the holidays. Mr*. iAiwb Lippincott, of Morton, Pa., b spending a^few^days among the Mia. Matlle logcraoll went to Join her ' EUa' W.'cmren ud*Mbu Cotaail loSlt Hie train for lfi.iladclphla <m Monday e I Harry Young left Monday morning . vend Young, v-u board the schooner Ida ^ • "S2SSS ™aSF. 1 t "l.c'aMerw-ir.1 hy'ihe FnaMlagKldef " " ' .e.t:. :c\£,

lu'hr ' "* ( CwaCru. . j day. with friend* in PWl'arlrlphla. Haltle Nh'ker-.n'. and l apl.ltr Kldler L Ail long' ot'lo rl'ori the" Vh-k'lbt" 'u*Mam?o peter...!.. Mama s, all Merria Miller, j Rose Gaudy ami Joe McCray. » City nray u" '"io°l "l Mr.' Tl. A. ) prepare.) to -erve festivals, parties and ^ licsTotuit. 'aim 'may lw' "found a'tThl* e retobra 10'.!^^ gbaal*"1"" . 1( flw 3Unrttsfmrnts. . a SgSE&CJSS "\ ,, 3SSKJS"a"-]gSSS 8 FOR SAIE BY AIL DHOOOISTS. D8. J. H. SCHEKCK 4 SON, PHIUDtLPHiA, PA

*AKlH6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. C. THOMAS, GROCER 108 MARKET STREET. PHILADELPHIA.

My Poor Back! Thrt's the commcn excbmaSoo of thej sofltriag with rheamrtam or kidney trouble*.' Ii euher disease Pahre'* Celery Compound wfll surely rfect a core, and there will no kngexb inj contem oT'SZ lot tbTJr^dMd A . - Two wveka *go I could not deep mure than an hoax « ■ time any night was court. paled and kidney, did not ed, / J jjwl red Bad a good de*l of pain in tin re?"l S™W 1 lik* Cday \\^CL Caap0aad Ihe P*m b*. left my luck, "lUrh^Ln troubled with rhemmtire. ** f,,c 1"^ 1 "» •hiort'ro^ - bge- I !•< ins wen Paine'. pouml adrotaed, I pVe t . trial. 1 hart lively is » law " Prank Caroti, E^ek.; Nevada PrU,, J/,00. SUfrtfjx. feSour XT Dxucctm. Sxnd FOX Arxox TXSTIMOItUL P*rxt. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors. BORUNGTON, VERMONT. CAFE HOUSE, ' CAPF MAY POINT, N.'J. Open all the Year. Heated. by Steam. Lighted with Gas. Fine I-argc Rooms well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire Places for Wood and Coal. HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. gjSVm "" **""" "" A.H.HAMILTON. Manager. sir EXCELLENCE LOW PRICES. All these must be in Clothing or buyers will give it the go-by. We are doing the^ business, because we lead in Style, Excellence and Low Prices. JACOB REED'S SONS, Clothing. Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, 918, 920, 922 CHESTNUT STREET, , PHILADELPHIA.

NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. The following named persons, living in the village of CRRl-.N CREEK, Cape May County, N. J., have pledged themselves to use every legal means to prevent Trespass i Tleir Premises 1? Giiers or Trappers BY SPORTSMEN WITH DOG AND GUN, And they will unite for MUTUAL PROTECTION , To save their Property from further DESTRUCTION AND DEPRECIATION. j All Persons Trespassing will be dealt with to the full extent , of the Law in all cases. ) Franklin Hoffman, r Lewis Ross, John W. Scull, Page R. Douglass, Elizabeth Hand. Charles P. Foster, Edward I. Sayre, J. M. Cressc, David h. Cressc. |t. r. Crawford, Nathaniel Newton, | c T Norbury> William Holiingshead, j M. M. Norbury, J. H. Schcllengcr, I James Erricson, T. P. Erricson. |j. P. lsard, James T. Miller, I -p p Swain Scth Miller, | joanna McNamee. Wilson Ross, ( no-tow

R. PARKE, I 8 South 8*cond Strset, Philadelphia. A few doors bv low Market rtrart, uppsr aide. Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoes ttilta'i Fiit Skos aii Laiis' f aileipPails Sptcialiiet ALL OIUDPI OF SHOES MAPS TO MEAafMa gwtriiA jtwMW. ftto. • e HAND'S CENTRAL MARKET Corner Washington and Ocean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J, j JOII3 IIALPIN. WILLIAM J. 1IALPIN. JOHN HALPIN & BROTHER, BXes'LSNffi MAEKEIf, . No. 33 Washington Street, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. Choice family Groceries and Provisions. A trial of trade with us solicited. too Cordf of Oak Wood, cut, split and dclivete J on order at $S and $ 5.50 per cord.