NOTICErow MTWM iiiiwrt. ims 3«IWii£SE3 sgjpsaSSSHsS jgasyiMSsaitMs jgllsffS-HSg Betrfa. In Hie Metbodbt Eplaoqial Church on Wuhlngton alrect, above Ocean, oa Ju. M,, an foUowt Prayer In the chapel. You thou id attend Ihlt the paator. Honda; Bob*-] at I N p.m. Let than ba a full attendance of teach5.:Lr=jrtw&: : of Religion." We nek to make then , eerrton pieaaaat end profitable. AO , Invited and everybody welcome. B/ raqueet the paator of the Preeby- • bath evening, 6th lut, at 7.80, a aeriaa I Oiuatratton of the Good for Nothtega ' A Doom of a oily foil of Good for Mo- : aomethlng . A oordTOtlb!** aklto. < ty welcome and a free aeat for aB. > The dlecoone at the Cold Spring • the Chrlatian Alliance, with wbkte to 1 Introduce the week of prayer, rlt "I ' : Oood Roeolutlone- a

The Mew Year with Ita enrlronment of reepooalbUlUea la an actual fact. The flight of the yeara la aomethbg quite turning when Ihetubjecl la looked upon M lt ahoaJd Loet opportuultica ; enrlm an faota In the blatorr of mott and promlaee that they will nercr do to again, al leaet declare hooeetly that the time to make radnWtkma. atdaoaai maUer of faahlon many Mart In with a loog llat of eowe which grow ahorter and r=3HKaac/g abort time, the IMatnha out of aaghtand lumako forgaU all about It till another flrrt day of January rolU around, then Good raaoivea afe oil right If they be backed by right doing, bat lb better not then break them before they are fairly ottered. Take any ueeleee habit, for inetanoe that of tobacoo, and atari out the New Tear with the refiolr. that It ahaS hebrc am TboTlcllm flnfc k aoeaay SKsSmniS : fatten which Mnd them. The fabled , kkixt of Hercnlee war not more difficult - to get rid of thank a habit which haa , bean of each long duration aa to form a , part of ooc'a being, eo to apeak. It baa t been deflnadaecocd nature, and the defl- , nltlon le s good one. ( Then the drinking habit. How many i a poor Tictlm La atruggUng ttMlay to j kaeo hia Maw Year'a reaolntion of abend- , hia thlnt within and Urn wretched handy J of^acijTfrom'lhe**111 'rhe 0-7 I ternal Pfindplc aa habit U to open the " doom of the heart 1c the full and free , entrmmeol the Dtvba Spirit which U . only able loewaep and gandthluebem- a ben ao thai the old deeirca are changed j ywowu atrcngth b to fallfb^npeiL 1 lug oonfldaocc In the arm of Him who d cama among mm In ahow them Uw way .

of Ufe b to lain . gfawtay Tlctory oeer one'a own aril propane!**, 00 matter of how long atandlng they amy be. So when the laaolTm are remade thb yen, go to the tight aouroe for serve to carry them out, -and - when the next Mew Yea* thall oome around Inetead of mourning over detenu, 'you may rejoice In victoria, and go on to n»w eonqwata. The Baptbt fair and Mini Wu a E™S:S r* jrr?" £ "? Una, and now*for a haarty puB together to make thb year of graoa 1889, one of pit of the it K. church 00 Urn Hie and character of Dartd, the aweet linger of IameL B area a thoughtful wall formaggggpg : ;

PERSONAL, b J. L. Lanaing b again eonvaleacrat S Stil. Hand wDl rblt Rer. Thoa. Ogle r of Philadelphia thb week. _ Andrew J. Tomlln and Mr*. Tomlln - paid toe Inland a recent rblt. ■ i> A- Foatcr and daurhter.Mln Ball*, arc among frienda at Wert Creek. Ber. Mr. Blake, a former paator, wu 2 erttb the Green Creek people but BunOfficer Hlckey ■ apeodlng a few daya of the New Year ia PhlladelphU bunting up aome new Jokea-^x Mn- Lizzie H. Jobruon and chUdren of DUa Ckeek took a deferred Xmu din. a nerat toe Cape on Friday, a- Clinton Band, toe news agent of toe a "*U' U *' 1,10,1 ultB- * men! of toe Ocean Pier. Roller akaling In toe parlllon every week day. J Laal Sunday the Baptbt oongregailm ! giro h caB to the Rer. lb. Boriew, of Omeuwlcb. The Reverend gentleman Colonel Sawyer manager to get to and back home toe aamc day. It keepe ' Horace Wart lad Mba Uzze Brricnoo ' Peatot Mancheatcr. The aflarhoon train ■ eaw toets oil on a wedding trip. r J. Warren Hogha U tbc happy father 1 of a ten pound babe, al three week! old. 1 He b learning rome new nuraery tuner ' to lake the babe's fancy when he b at The mayoralty talk of the epring, 1 points to Jos. Q. Willlama, F. K. Duke ' and Sidney Townsend u probable can1 dldata already In the field In oppoalllon I Mayor Edmunda' reelection. . enough to go round. May the sender. , much enjoy their honeymoon, and act- , I tie down to a happy life among ua. Bx a apodal dlapalch from California , we loam that G. K. Mcllvain. Chaa. , lit bee, WB Miller and J. F. Coamba, 1 gentlemen well known at Cape May. | were et too Hotel Coroendo daring 1 . Xmu week. Nelson G. Douglass, made ni a call | . tola week on Ma return from an Inapec | don of mining properties la Utah and Montana In which be b Interested. He ; east In n few daya on bualneu coo- , ueetod wjto hit nSnlng enttiprbu. W. Maabgua PerreU. of the Athlello , Club of toe Schuylkill Navy, and winner | of acme 100 and >00 yard daanm In our Athletic Park, b manager of toe large , Sanitary Woolen Clotoleg House, 1104 , Chestnut St, Philadelphia. He has lately ; lor powers of running Mr. PerrtU ez. '

peeta to win aome laurela In toe Athleilc , perk next summer. ) , Ctpialn Marry and Mrs. MarcyareweL ( ; of toe M. F.. Church. Ho Marey b a t consecrated to rvllgioue life and conversation. The captain Is half an Invalid c from toe eflbcta of a em-ate aoeident he f met with some tone ago. The blind daughter, Lacy, b with her parents, and 0 b not, we understand. In robust health. „ Mrs. Rachel Hughm, a widowed slater of Mr. Aaron Crowell. wu burled al g Cold Spring on bat Saturday afismoao , after brief funeral aervicu In toe ahorch. She died In Pblbdelphb In her 87tb h year where the bad resided many yarn. , Thru of her family survive her, Edgar and Hannah, of-Phlladelphia. and Mrs. ., Samuel Foster, of Fish log Creek. The , dedeaacd wu a moat eatlmabia christian g lady, and b mourned by n very large circle of friends r, The thirty .seventh anniversary of the Presbyterian Sabbath School took place 1' on New Teal's evening. . In conformity to established custom ti.e members of P the school al that time got their holiday STuztoy enjoyed. The musical num. 11 beta were in charge of Wm. Porter who " had previously drilled the: ehfidroe in ? their reepactire parts. Paator and 8u- • perla'endent were remembered by ap- * propnate token, of regard. A putty ° basket tilled with fordga and domaatie " choir. The reclplenU of the gift, re- ^ There were report, by toe secretarv, II- P made b^ piitor BrewMer, Joa.'q^VVll. ™ and & a Btltea. Before tome " eveata occurred the following program 01 "Lit oa now go even unto n the Choir. Chorea, "The »' 8tory," School. Prayer by ln toe paator. Recitation, "A little Chlid'i ran," Ella Gordon. 8inging, "I think ul when I read that Sweet Story of Old," * Whitney. Radiation, "Prison- w ere," Florence Whitney. Duet, "Here me Saviour," Mlaaa 8. WlUbmi and A. ^ W^eyll0niiu^lI Ure'.^et "■ ungtomy hearty loxl.y," Dot Stile, and ^ many yure _ago," LUlbn MlDer^Ad- ^ We men, again." Schod. Worthy of !* '

I repeeial mention were the Whitney ehll- ' dren, EIU Gordon, Lillian Miller and 1 Dot Bales. They developed an nnusnal ' amount of eatoutlaum and touched a common chord of sympathy In toe hearts ' of the audience. The pulor sent toe people home with n benediction Bpm ; their heads. The regular monthly muling of City ' round] took plan on Tuesday evening. There wtee present Messrs. Aklna. ; Doek, Duke, Haynes, Hughes anfl-Town- , tlemenl of Stockton Hold and Teat Cape | Duke's report from hi, committee ou ' tori ^uuT^rt~oo^s 1 ^t ^tltt^ reL^T ^ ' lee for the ezteMlon of beach drive and r sea wall to oounect with Ml. Vernon f Company. If In opinion toe City Solicitor city piirpoKs were ordered. I Ua and rtrinren from Washington i ^ Edward Stanton, of "Turtle Gut" Life - Bering Button, pfoked op bat Tuesday ' on toe Tare Mil# Beach 1 bottle in which 1 wu a note pnported to have been writ- , ten by Leeds Bullock, of 733 Cherry St.. ■ Oamfbn; end elviiu; account of Uieablp- [ legbteiud fit -the American Bhipping r i2l toe tolnt b pcwtNsbiy a atde and rather gkadly yoke. ; -ifflggafrS 1 bad been made earlier. The open win- ; fwfeisasSte

salts. Now none up yoor freak reaoinUou. » The ponds of Dennianlfe abound In la Camden bouts of a rapid increase In d The full moon will bring about a atlr ln dty politics. *" It's commander Barton after next Thursday night. u This b installation week among our several societies. The festivities of Xmu and New Year f* aro et end for toe year. !t- Post 40, G. A. R., wUl InataU officers next Thursday eyaqlog. Cape Island creek has not toe pezfume of Araby'a zephyrs. Well, how are you getting along with " your two daya old "swear off." '■ The ML Vernon people ere expected down toll week oa a business trip. ^ The late wood sale of the Preabylcrian S parsonage amounted to about *360. ° venlcnl for the holiday7 purse, l' Don't be ao prodigal of your time this n yew u last. . Remember. time is money. There are signs that a White Gap or0 ganizalion b being formed in Cape Mar. c The slcepof Cold Spring turkeys, what * there Is left of them, b now more peecen The maet of people have need of many ? orisons to keep them true to vowt D made. Man b about toe only animal thai * "draws ln bb horns" through his * Avalon Is bound to go abend, lt'e got 1 toe conditions of succeu right by Ha The Wavx will reduce lie surplus by , c making many Improvements for the . - New Year. B A blooming idiot of toe Creeks wants to know wbethor tor Wavx b n Itepub- - • Ucan paper. ; I The Fourth Ward U now guarded by a ■ couple of English bull dogs of ferocious , L. D. Stevens b reaping too reward ] ' of accommodating ways in hb family , • grocery business. j Cape May boys seem to enjoy club , • Ufe. They have a couple of organize- , I tlons In full ftatoer. ^ The Stockton improvements keep , apparently Idle. , 1 Our talented young friend Newtoo B. , - b now on toe slsff, reprrtorial, , - of TaegarCl Timu. , > on Sabbath morning to tbb ( r branch of bb big pwish. , ' Hie little Bury In the case of toe prin- , ; clpal Johnson of toe Pkibdelphb High The failure of Ihe Bay shore oyster [ - last lesson Is the nsnsn of s sesmlfs of a scarcity

of money along the Bay shoreAttention b called to toe Hat of subjects for ton week of prayer which b printed in this issue of the paper. Cow hide traces, and eel skin strings to Ue bags are still used by old Mr. The Cape May division of toe "While might turn lb attention to toe purification of Cape Island Creek. The fragments of a neatly written at of N*w Year's resolutions were picked on Washington street yesterday. The SOth annlverswy of toe Cold Presbyterian Sunday School will take place on Sunday, January 18th. The student part of thb community returned to duly In the various institutions ol learning of Philadelphia When the Wavs's Mg boiler b ui place thb establishment will have an abundance of power to make things ham. Every Republican should be out to the regular mating of toe Union Republican Club next Monday night Oome and Join. A party of Creekcri brightened up toe pier pavilion bat week and Superintendent Franks thought that summer was Here's a good message for New Tax "Confess yourself to Haven, repent what's past avoid what b to fome." Don't worry over nninsnred buildings but attend to lak.ng out a policy at the Olfica of J. Henry Edmunds. Lowest Keep It pure by taking Hood's Saraeperilb, which b peculiar In Its enritive Manager Golfs EbbUt b in constant reaalnot for toe entertainment of wintor guests. Excellent table. With home comfcs-ti. Keap yoor buildings insured. Lowest olfica of J. Henry Edmunds, 88 WashIngton street. We hope haven win look ln mercy upon toe man or women who> not betfor Urn Holiday aaeson through which have Just passed. For inmranee al coat write for particulars to toe Security Mutual Benefit Society of MS Broadway, New York, P. O. box, 2923. 31 Lost.— A wnall shoulder shawl, near Skating Rink, on Friday afternoon last. If found return to Henry B. Ruth, erford, Decatur St. Cape May wi have. to look sharp or borough of the Point will get its »UC UUfUUgU ut UK- I-OIUl WUl gCt IIS

oi bach drive extended to toe Ml Vsraon ld The loeer dt s shawl on Schellenger's ,1 Landing road last Sunday may have toe garment by Inquiring at toe Wavx 1, office and proving property. ,, Tbc Cape House has a large fine tan m gallery which b very acceptable to in1 sting under to? s us pices of toe "fled A Van. are making a success of It among n- toe towns of upper Caps May. rr The XXXVII anniversary of toe ■e Presbyterian 8unday School on TueaX. day evening was the mans of drawing re a large audbam to toe church, r. Ocean : There b at least one thing ln t, each other. Each slips off her stays m A mating of toe citizens of toe BorId M^,™[ ^ °° " ponds of standing water the borough. '' Such a day a January first of to* year ut of Grace "W b not often granted to morr. tab. There was not a wintry shiver in Uj n, the atmosphere being fully after toe 2 spring pattern. to The watch meetings oa Monday rvesd nlng narrowed down to the one bold In toe Colored M- K. Church. Therein le storm of toe evening wu found suffl. oiant to dampen toe teal of many, i Madbon avenue aeedathe toe kind ofit. Oca of toe street supervisor. During rainy weather the pedmtilao runs a p- fair chance of bOng alack la the mud. »; It doa not add to the convenience, or ,R dignity of any. muakipnl office of the id more Important kind to transact Its sf0, P=«»ib- The dty needs anew hall for .. the eccommodxtloa of its puWc scrof vants. Aa a matter Ct hnt,the ptaeat u- IncumbcDl of toe mayor's uffics stsmls to pab>k buainrea. When b the town nl hall ef which mention wu made aome Uma ago, to he dona I s

Jama Needles, a! the Down* Cold Spring lann j takes the cake fa thajarg- ' at beg mbugburtd In lewer Cape May 10 thb year. It weighed 5704 pounds and wu IS mouth, old. If any one c-.n beat " thb kl bim hold up both hands.. Hie year which died bat Monday night will be remembered for the mott terrible blizzard on record, the longest aeae son of the American Congress, and moat talky canvass in twenty yaua. It kas " been a very windy twelvemonth. John Mecray won toe clay pigeon .hooting match in the Athlede Park oa Tuesday by breaking M out of 85 birds. • Wm. Ceaaedy. Al Benexet, Ed. Beyra, J. M. K. HUdreto. Bplcer Learning. Jos. , took part in the match. , Gape May Point boarding cottage fa , i lure One half the purchase money re- \ main on mortgage for two yearn. Good " location: near the beach. To be sold to doa an estate. Apply to E. Manure, , " cap. arenue. Gape May Point L Thebdbeol the. Baptbt church or- . '• talnly are entitled to the largest credit , • fa toe dinner awl supper they provided ' on New Year's day for the publio. They • fed toe brier part of the town, and had , 1 enough left over to fill more than a c k dozen bukeu. The proceeds were t fa toe benefit of toe chutch. ' The New Yar will be toe signal fa 1 an advance of the Avalon Beach Improve- , ment Company, b will level down bills , fill up d presaiotis and have lots put on , 1 the market ready for toe builder's opera- , lions. Mr. Geo. J. llummel. 104 Spnice j ' street, b the president of toe Assocla- , ' tion. Ask him for further informUlon. j Tbo Presbyterian churches in tbb city , ' and Cold faring will hold united ser. ^ ' vices during the wi ek of prayer, in toe . church here and In toe Cape chapeLJl be . meeting will op n on Monday evening in Presbyterian church, and on Tuesday , evening in West Cape May. All invited. '• It would uve Cape May a good many y ' crimson chuks if there wu leu of " Go- j ing to do," and more actually done in keeping up in, toe race for position In the ' front rank of progress. We have been * a kind of higb private In the rear rank ' quite long enough and there is a grow- - ing demand for progressive men to seize the helm a id direct a course to a ' aggressive policy. Bociety will experience a torill of exCape May's young and active business attractive lady of Iowa Oepe May. We ' would not, for anything, tell any more 1 of toe expected event, but lave our readers to conJecUon who toe loud 1 Manager Hamilton, of toe Point Comtoe general interests of thb end of toe ^ ■y county at heart. He b a broafl goage

£ perity of thb city will help toe PolnTa !• tension of teach wall s'ncl drive to Ihe with hb vndot Ihe road. ^ ,*tUD, ^ r We have received from Doctor and e Mrs. J. H. Ingram from far off China a postal card conveying a wish to us of a '• Merry Xmu and a Happy New Y'esr By the Wavx, whoa weekly luna reach the good mlsilouary And his wife, , H we and heck greeting our best wishes , hope they may witness many returns of ] 7 the Joyous Holiday season. b place, died at hb home on Friday Utt. \ * Bowen llred to Ihe lime usually allotted I to mankind, nd wu a well known fig. , ure about thb dty for many years. He c '' lava a son only, bb wife having died 1 some years before him. t The going out of the afternoon train t c on Tuesday wu the occasion of much i ' painful regret on toe part of some of our c ' Capo May m, Ideas, Jwdging from their sorrowful looks when Conductor Hoag- r ' bad called out In hb most persuulre ( ' tones, "All aboard," sad then there wu c went home all by themselves. I The holiday number of toe Owzin bu 0 been received, and It hr ajrpaaaa any r of lis predecessors In toe variety and ex- g eellena of ib contents It hu n pleas 1 ant and aaltx flavor all toe way through 1 ; and b handsomely Illustrated by original „ ■ designs Tb. Ossaa b published by J. b D. Gould. 45 Broadway, Nsw York. The h Xmu Cumber b 25 oents Semi fa It, 1 ( sad sample a real specimen of maritime f 1 IlTd°-^V^e^,Tl^t0fwU'kH|S ' ; " though he would liked to have been x, al home. He had a poor ahow to bold r hb end of the conversation up, and 0- t, Osllyjjleled toe Boot Is deapelr. There j j wu but one member of to. Society at p that meeting who mustered lu the pretty uniformed. Send in of your surplus to „ tlib excellent cherity, ; The fofiowing resolutions were unaaL 1 mously adopted by the official board of p - tbc M. E church, at the fourth quarterly conference bald on Saturday evening . " laaL * I In rrmsideratinn nf the fstthfnl see. b In

toe coo vers loo of souls sad toe geaerel >e upbuilding of toe ehnrch In tola dty; rx and In view of toe fat tost toe General Conference kas extended the lime limit. Therefore be It Rswtoead. That since Bro. Manchester hu expressed bb wish for a change. » fearing that a long continuance in one place would be detrimental for both a God, In bb wtadozn, win give to him toe „ reward that belongs to euofa faithful serR rssbsd. That w»do reeommrnd onr ' brother to toe Iswwabls cone deration of the Bishop and hb Advbory Bolrd, In bdieving him to be blessed In Ida labors. - S'iTi'r- &5JrE fesrS |.ahS,S''Tuos. W. Miu.tr, IB. Wxujsav. it Jon* Gbxxs, | in a n gleam. 10 The annual Chrbtmu tree and presectatlon to the chUdren wu held In toe e- Bond's)- -.ehool oe New Year's era. The In room wu beautifully wreathed with In evugieeu, ferns and mow, while two 1- huge GhrbLnu lieu, laden from boa to a|«x formed toe buttresses, support. . lug an arch, crowned by toe InacripUon '-A Happy Nsw Year* toe bechground C being brilliantly illuminated with cana dies. Alter appropriate exercises and : sESiE." kFS ,j Buck had ebarge of the decorating, and „ toe Hereford Fishing aed Gunning As- * ; it The annual meetjng of IkeSxA Gxovx Is Bmsa Aaseouno* wffl'be held on « ,Moni.sy i-vcni^. Jan. 21st, IWii at Jh* 1

11 =g I Secret Society Notes. ' CotinoB Na t. Inatalled Its officen last ' evening. The A. O. 0. W. will install officers ' thb evening. Each Workman should be present and bring your r[lt. The "Heps" elected officers at lumect- ' lug Friday evening last. The InsUllstlou win take place on Friday evening, 1 January 11 to. ' Order of Iron Hall wlH hare an Interesting time thb evening, U be! w.toe In, 1 ataliaUoo of officers for toe ensuing vcar. 1 Let every member be present sr . takei - part In toe exercbes. We are glad to tec tbs interest at b Circle In toe county and other parte of Jersey. Tbb excellent society . gaining friends everywhere, new circle* are being Instituted and old ona Increased by new members. If any of thing you should consult Mr. a C. Deputy Supreme Chancellor, ' who will give you all necessary informs- ' tion 'concerning it. Y'ou should Join and thus be prepared for ilckneai or In case 1 of death. 1 The following officers elect of John Fat will bo lut'Ued ou Tburs- 1 day evening, Jan. lOtb:— Commander, ' C. Barton-, S. V. G-. Edw. Townsend; J. V* C-. Charles Sandgram, Bur. ' gcon. Jama Mecray, M. D-: Officer of ' the Day, D. F. Crowell ; Chaplain, John ' ton; Officer of the Guard, Jaafv. Clark; Adjutant, John D. Craig; 8ergL Major, Speace; Q. M. S„ Wm. T. Stevens. , of Administration, F. K. Duke, Spencer, A. C. GUe ; Delegate to , Encampment, F. Harnett; D. F, Crowe.'!. All old sol- j dtera are Invited, also famili et of old solIsland Lodge. No. IV, , A A. M. . haa held on last Thursday evening. P. , .JJoe- P. Henry, acting Grand Mater, , M., Wm. Farrow, acting Grand Hu. shal. The following off- era we" In. | a W.-Wm G. Kwcn j Bee. — Joseph P. Henry a D.— A. L. Conner. J. D.-B. E Ewlng. a M.nf C.-D. W.Ib ' I J. M. of C.-Jos. ScbeUsDger. B.C-Hxard.1 „. , I 8. W. Wiley. , 8lew»™Tyler — Geo. F. Hlckey. t P. M.— Wm. Farrow, Marshallewder of Choir— J. D. Craig. c Organ b t — A. W. Hand. I After toe Installation toe Brethren set down to a lunch which » a enjoyed by 1 all. (

Th Da — V» Part « The Devon Villa wu the scene of guy » ely and Joy on Friday evening of bat ie compliment by the young gentlemen of xi thb city to the one given by toe ladles during las! holidays. Through toe kind, d ness of Mr. and Mr*. T. R Brooks. Ihe Villa wu tendered to Ihe young gentlemen for tne evening. At 9.20 the grand r march began, participated In by twenty- • two couples. For thb march Miss 80- '• obit Ware ably brought the music out • of the piano. Then Mimes Jennie Shepd pard and Florence Kennedy gave tresis ,f in 1 est ru mental piano mush}. 3 game of wild Irishman, which brought s forth rounds of laughter from the crowd 1- Fred Johnson favored the party '• with a song entiilcd " Things we don't 1 Cnderstanfl," tvlto banjo u-companl- - ment, which wm orig nal and f uH of lo. I h to toHe ealn*rad'r ,ppUud"lj *n'' pat It. Then toe happy people all went > Jeruseleta fa a while. Chu. F. r toe piano. r Charles 8, Slereni favored toe merry- - making people with " MUs Fogarty'a ' The game or whistle wu the > engaged In for n while. " Then ame toe most interesting part r refreshment table, inwhlcb evcrr young - gentleman wu the escorter of a <ady. - table wu loaded down with good I things and they were of toe final In the I market. The pretty decorations of the were the work of Noble Grubb.the > waiter of Dotoo Villi, loiheccn- . Ire of the spread was a pyrimid of chola Aftei tot" u^°rCd tb° "*** ha«d71 took place ln a lively manner. Th to 1 the ladles wu wall given by our Prince- > ton graduate. 1 At the rise frozn the table toe people ' took part ln toe dancing of the Saratoga ' Fred Johnson, aided by toe banjo, sang ' "Never Monkey With the Hind Shoe of ■ a Mule." He also recited that " Lock r of Hair." Taken u a whole the evening ' passed off very rapidly and every one seemed to enjoy toe affair very much. toe electric lights out when toe : Among thoa present ware Mbeu , Lou Kleffcr and Hn Fow, Mr. Charles ' Kieffer and Dr. Henry Hyatt, of Pblbdelphb; Mbsa Lob Hand, Bailie : Hand, Carrie Holma and Helen Sharp, I. Hand, Game Holma and Helen

e and Messrs. Jonathan Hand. Jr., tad ; John Douglass, of Gap. May Court ; Houa ; Mr. and Mm. T. R. Brooks, Mr. HUdreto, Alletta ' lUyt^s, Albrette | Haynes, Hannah Smith, Jennis A.Smith. I SS.^wn^S'cb^ j ^ ^ e TViwmsend, uid Messrs. Paul Mecray, C. ] ^U^ota^rL^ri^M8tev™.n'wl Willie Prig. The Committee bt charge of the Devon Villa Party, through the Wavx, hereby desire to return thanks to Mr. sud Mrs. T. R, Brooks fa toe um of toe Bertie Brooks fa aiding ln making toe affair a success. Tux Comurm. Rio Ocawle. » Wm. Palmer paid Ocean View a vial ! > last week. 1 Mba May Bertram, of Penn.,bapead- , 1 ing toe holidays here. ~ , > It )a said thai Jos. McCarty will move . i back borne In a few da^. ■ Mr. and Mrs. B. Cfatow spent New ' Yam day at HaddonflcU. 1 Blacksmith Brown b building- an . lroe loe plow for Wm. Bloat ' Geo. NaU hu Ihe contract for buUd- ' • Ing John Brown's new bam. 1 J ^ ^ Boou^h^ Incor^ora tion^ ^ bothering 1 ' an^S *11^1 ' ; ■ , disposed of si auction. I Iiwia Harebtax aceeptad a position {

-Sibouf Ihe Sounfj. Cold Spring. a Mr. Gold Spring wlU toon begin to e think about hb hot bed, and spring planting. u Mrs. Jama H. Shaw and wife. Fur. k maa Barnett aod wife. Mba Sarah Shaw, A. H. Snyder and wife, Herbert Show and wife were guob of Mr. Albert '. Hereon and wife 00 Tuesday afternoon ,v at Christina dinner, and n bountiful re- : ■, past wu provided," lo which aU did ' * ofiTpie Justice. Along the Shore Road. , How mauy of toe New Y'car roolu- ' j tlons will be kept tUl toe end of 1889. Mrs. A. Garwood spent a portion of ' last week visiting relatives In Tuckaba. ( MUs Laura Godfi'ey b over to Allan- 1 , Uc City visiting her sister, Mrs. N. d. 1 j Jeffries. OspL Winficld Corson b on a trip to 1 Galveston, -to be Absent during the win- | Mr months. j We were pleased to see the familiar 1 faces of Luther Corson and wife during Ihe holidays. , Mbsa Abide Lee, Annate Blackman ' . and Com Corson are taking in toe sights | of toe Quaker City. I Mm. Aaron Godfrey, whose Ulness ' has previously been spoken of, passed j away lut Thursday night. Intesmcqlu , at toe Baptist — ■ m' wv Saturday after- | ; 'so~uth~Denn;a. ■ If you waul all toe news of 18HO sub. - acribc for toe Wxxkli Wsvn. 1 Mm. Amos Wenlxell hu gone to Phil- ^ 1 Joseph Derit, wife and son spent lut 1 • Sunday with hit father, Wm. A- Devllt. Mba Meffic Nlckcmon, of Townsend'. ' Inlet, b visiting her sister, Miss Nettie 1 Aaron Nlckcmon. of Goshen, hu 1 ■ moved ou family into the house former. 1 ly occupied by Walter Stiles. In thb village we name Mrs | Sarah Beck with. Miss Ada Grace, Mai Aaron Stevenson. C. J. Howard Is cleaning s cranberry for James Shaw B. M. Foster ban the contract for Miss Bertha Teal spent Ihe Holidays 1 vbitlngv friends and rcbUvu In Fishing (

>f addldon of a front porch * ' * te™«dBMlD'7Vrj *1"1 w*' >- The old school bouse hu found s new d resting place. Mr. C. Shaw, the pur. a and a prospect of two more. Wcarelna formed that one party proposes to stock t may look for lovely lima ahead, r ^ oa an lams. I. dish. Miss Lizzie Thompson spent the hott1 days in Millvllle. . Miss Helen Camp bu returned af.er field. ^ pbb thb week on a general shopping ex. ■ Capl. and Mm Platl Brewer an the t of Aunt Susie Taylor f or the Wavx In 1 Angleaea In the spring The mill work I balrady completed, i If good resolutions were# ill that were • greatly sugmcntcd about thb time. Osriton West colt, wife and son, Clar. ■ coca, and Mm. Newell 8. Corson and J bath luL WWB 0" 1 Fred Cornwell, "ridge ton, Is toe . . gnat of Messrs. J. 8. T. and James \ C.Burke- Fred b toe champion bar. , monies player of Cumberland county. ( , families were caller] to Idgeton on Sat- ' . urday lut to mat and Inter toe remains [ of their son and brother, Leais R. Fin- ; ley, who died recently In Florida. , . Last winter Mrs. Emma N. Coombs , placed a swat potato in a ju of waler aod relied a luxurient vine that grew all ; I winter. In toe spring she put the potsto ; mn UH, where It furnished quite a Urge . , number of useful potatoes. After the , ' from the bill and now hu It in a ju of vigorously. Next summer she expect 10 |

I relic another crop of potatoes from 1L , Clermont Notes. 1 A happy Now Yar to the Wsvn. . ' Nathan Jackson b qoite sick, not being able to do any work. We aft having extremely fine weather with Ihe warmth of spring. Revival services are in progresa at As- " bury in charge of Pastor Gregory. [ Carrie, wUl soon leave ut lo spend the If yon wont to visit a watering place that will benefit your iplrllual being go to Ocean City. Wt are sorry, however, thai we cannot say toe same of all cilia. Circle, a beneficial society and an excellent order In all Its wakings, b goon lo be organized In this plree. All who wish to save their money for n rainy day and get eompoa d Interest for the same bad better Join t once. By so doing they will become charter memTiers. While improvements are being made to toe county property, we hope the Freeholders will not orerlook Uie nccaaity of having a' good sub tsnt'tl railing on each aide of toe county run, which b one of Ihe mat dangerous places along the public highway. A cuibgc driving little too nar ihe edge b in danger of J being thrown off, and two carriages passing ue ln danger of gotSg overboard. | Another Chrlatmu hu gone and win- < lu b going, and u It passu it reminds 1 us that spring b on lla way bringing J changes which nlw yi come with the t New Jersey Confereooo, when we may, I according to the edraot of time and rules of tea M- B. church, be oiled to part ~ SS^sjss.-^ « 25J33SErsiJ2L"!ai mxn^wwW^fo'toagoodofaaandto w

Leap yar bu passed. , day night. ; Henry Swain bu just lecovcred from Captain John Douglass spent Sunday , with bb family. , Rev. Frank HUdreto spoil lut Sunday t with hb parents at Buriey. _ nbrlUe, took last Sunday to visit friends 1 of thb place. Joseph A. Go IT look a trip to PhUadelphia lut week. Mrs. HaUie Carroll, of Dennbville, , eaUed on friends here on News Years. Charles p. Christian will accompany ; siner, Mrs. Llbbie B'ake to her home , "Highblown. ^ ^ ^ ; fated, the Mter being full of pfnilenli. Jama B. God and wife, D. G. Chris . , tian and family, Mrs. Libbie liiske, Mrs ( Sarah Langley and son George, toon New Years dinner with WUIlsm Chris , tian. Robert Scbutz u digging out his pond < Edward Sayre dug up five 'snappei'a ' ■•^t^zxTtw7Z\ 1 M. Howell spent Now Yai's day at An. We ue glad to in Mr. John Donley seadow of himself. Freeman Errlckson Is villi lag In Phil . sdelphb aod Falrtoo. The latter lown Mr. Mltrheullowell vfWie 1 his broto- , er, Charles BoweU. at Dividing Creek. also look in the sights of New Port, . Vlneland and Philadelphia. Henry W. Hand, Jr.. of Cape May City, and Paul Belange, of I'hilsdelphb, dog and gun. Friday Aftor walking Golds are prevailing ^ ^ house t.wlay. Monday. Miss Msggie Tibbies spent tbe latter * Wm. WilUsnu. who is employed oy

^ toe holidays at home. contract to furnish piling (or repairing 1'hsrlrs Smith and Rutlege Tomlln, Slimed their stiidlts again at Bryants A St rat oo's Business College The Red Men Minstrel Trou|»e intend to.night, Thursday, ami at G,,shen Fri rbrated rtStelal. and Mrs W. II. Van. Enos R. Willioms has Mrs. lambcrt's " ^ I. E. Miller is getting nut plans for a 1 Messrs. Siihlsll. Wells and party were 1 The sea wall being erected by Conlion. It b about two miles iu length 1 Superintendent Rockwell killrda fine ' Island fatted bullock lut week which eqAlled CoL-G. W. Smith lies just returned hiroc after finishing painting Mr. Jns.L. Lut Friday M. ' homos A Son sold I lob of the Seven-Mile Beach Company amounting In toe aggregate to about ' •12,000. The handsome cottage ol Samuel Macelvnne b nearly completed, under tee skillful supervision of Charles Priston, ' In about two weeka the railroad bridge ' will be completed, and It is expected the carl will be running over here by ' February 1st r Tbo Building Loan Association of the 1 Improvement Company will be found of ! will encourage building operations and ^ Geo. J. Rummel, president of tbe Avi • lo* Beach Improvevxstt Cow-axy, hu ' here for three or four days looking the poueaslons ol tjit- syndicate. bu already contracted fqr Jbullding sea wall and beach drive. f Mra. Colonel Smith's boarding house b a popular tortllullon of Ibis beach. . and b altogether a homelike, cosy plea tinder lb excellent management. How we could get along without ia Is no euy qucslipo to answer. Bro 3ldrrrtt»rmrnts. iHOOPyf nniw DmtiyL^w W S 'tj Thelmpartaoes ofparttring tea blood eonconfidence. It Is pe^Ur In that tt * U eradiciics disease. Giro ltfniid. ' Prepusd^S'TnMd oS^X^rtlU^AaA 100 PoRffiR One Dollar j) c. oltvsb; Mg Camflt Itiifectirer, , nix cold sfkiyo : sSSIS^aS'-'S'

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: NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. Tin- following named persons, living in the village of ^ (iRl-.l-.N CRI-.FK, Cape May County, N. J.. have pledged ; Tresuass a TMr Premises ly Gmmers or Trajjers ' SPORTSMEN WITH DOG AND GUN, a And they will unite for MUTUAL- PROTECTION To save their Property from further DESTRUCTION AND DEPRECIATION. , All Persons Trespassing will be dealt with to the full extent . of the Law in all cases. Franklin Hoffman, , Lewis Rosa, r J"bn W. Scull. Page R. Douglass, 1 Elizabeth Hand, j Charles P. Foster. ■ Edward I. Sayre, ! , ,, , ' I J. M. Cresse, , David H. Cresse. T, R. Crawford, B Nathaniel Newton. c T Norbury I Winiam HoHingsbcad, ] M M Norbury J. H. Schellengcr. ! jamcs j.-yfifao,, r T, P. Krncfion. I J. P. Iaard, j James T. Miller, j y p gwajn . Seth Miller, Joanna MeNamec. I o^vre R. PARKE, latx with k, pasco ast. I 8 South Second 8treet, Philadelphia. Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoes Ciilflren's Fine Shoes aid laiia'ffaiteiptailiSpttiiltlB. Srortrks, grqriritna, <6ti. HAND'S CENTRAL MARKET Corner Washington ancT Ocean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. JOHN HALPIN & BROTHER, SZCBL8I0B MARKET, No. 33 Washington Street, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. Choice family Groceries and Provisions. A trial of trade with us solicited. 100 Cords of Oak Wood, cat, split andjdeliveied onJorderat#5 and fs S° P* cord.