NOTICEMMIM IML 1KB, «T>- llM.Ua ro« jtarm axjrapaijtar, H. j.^ariney ai > o-cioc* ' ^ tag* Jihad todee r. a A- «L. Ba.IQ-.boM, i. . gp3i=S=SsS Churoh Nottcoe. 801 vice* Id tbe Metbodlat Kpiicopal Church on Waahlngton itrcct, abort Ocean, on Jail. 1811,, ai follow*. Piaycr and experience meeting at 8 a. m., held in tho chapel. You ahould attend tola aervicc. Preaching at 10 SO a. m.,byUic paator, aubJeeU "How to Work for God with Succeaa." Sunday Bchecl at 2 80. Let there be a full attendance of teachera and acliotar*. Earning at r* ice at 7.00 o'clock. Subject, "A Mixed i Itellgion." We leek to nuke tbcae acrrleca plcaaant and profitable. All ; Invited and everybody welcome. , raaaBTTxaiA* curxcii. Next Sabbath evening, January i8th, , the paator of the Preabytcrlan church of - title dtr will deliver the aecond acrmoo In the preaenlcour/e Illuatraled Sermon* on Peculiar Poople. The lubjcct next , Sabbath evening will be : " The Know ] Nothing!." And the large paintlngi aa , follows i l.A strange contrast, 2. The I Divine portrait of a know nothing, A i " Come now Id ua reason together." A I cordial Invitation. A hearty welcome. A baa seat. i What Hinder Progress. j That Cape Map has fallen to the rear , In the procession of business activity la , ' a fact so plaa that it would be folly to conceal the circumstance. If not the Invalid resort of the coast In this sense she 1 la not UMlay 1° the enjoyment of that 1 vigorous and robust hea'th which ahould be bora considering the natural resources she has for maintaining a c institution In 1 hcathfu! state of prlatlmc cooatltutlonal I ing that one of the ailments of Cape " May la a kind of Inert lassitude brought 1 about by the habit clliaeoa have of liv. ■ Ing In the mouldy past. No one In his > right tenant expects to flourish on the i ghosts, and dry bones ol ancestral ac- I livlty. It Is often advantageous tohmve l what la called hind sight, but when that • la tbe only view that tne Individual geU • of events within tho scope of Ma fading t memory, It would be better If tbe past were permitted to be regarded aa a dead thing, only good for the uae of the relent- ' leas historian and compilers of cbronologica! tables. Then there la another class of hopeful persona of the Mlcawber kind, who are waiting for the wheela of time to roll them Into a Utopia of their own lmagtnslion. In which they may subsist and ^ bo Joy the fruition of all their fondest , hopes. Such chasers of rainbows never J amount to much in this world of hard. work 'and take and give blows. But J probably there are other ptheea which harbor Individuals of the back number f variety, and rainbow chasing claaa, but ' not being acquainted, circ matantlally, with the fact, we shall not amplify upon * the sabJecL ' What Cape May needs today la new blood In Its business, social and munlcl- r pal veins. Wo flrmly bellevo IU bor L only liope of prosperity. To expect , that the present population of this fair 1 city will drop their personal differences, • j fanned at svety opportunity Into an ac- ; right with It. No such event can hap. i, pen. There must be a wholesome im- a migration of foreign material to coop- ;■ orate with what little of looal progree- i slve stuff there la that the old preju- p dices, hates and fueda of tbe past be t burled so deep that the world shall not y see them again. While present state of 8 affairs obtain, wa may ex pact the usual r amount of detraction sard vulgar pevsoiv . all ties, till the ocean gives up Its dead, , and time shall be no mere. The election campaign Of the spring j opens by the opponents ol Mayor Ed- £ munda' reflection setting up a literary ) bureau, which has already iodtted g ttanaaa lending to ridicule him, and I some others who maypoaaljftybo cpn- d dldate'a for citf office* Colonel Saw- , yer is iflportad as furnishing the "points* | for the lyric. Mr. Edmunds deprecates f audi a plan of oooductlng the campaign, p but If weapons of ridicule and vulgar p personalities are to bo used to compeaa i his defeat there oen be no- Just cause of , complaint If he defends himself by hit- „ ting back with Implements of the same j kind, and, If necenaarey, he wUl do It, p aa much as he deprecate# the evenU f which compel aoch a oooree of action. Captain Griggs, of UU brig Ooriwka, 0 hu writtsn a letter to the New York „ HeraU expreeelng himself as gratlHed c and thankful to Captain Sooy and his B oren for services rendered while hta , vbstel was laboring t* the sari on the „ night of Deoember 18, IKS. Ills man. , connected with the accident has been { approved of by the Life Saving Sendee ; of the Revenue Department. Captain , Booy end crew ware oa tbe Imaah ell t night, and did what they could'to pro- , tact the Onalaaka's people from the dan- , gdre t»tha surf. This ought to qnlct those who pretend to criticise matters of *Uch havaBtUe atgnalntauce. 1 Jacob Beck baa placed on our-deak a 1 copy of UkDau.7 Win fur July >7lh, s *•5, its fkret aeaaoe, thee owned and editad by S. R Magonagle. Its adrerth. those days, and the paper mtsai have famOlea of aoldleix at, Ute Colombia Hosmewhkh ngled Ally-three - dollars « ■i aajteaisai i

PERSONAL. 3 OapL Win. D. Franks has poetic ttl P Doctor Tnd Mr*. W. 8. Iramlng re- _ turned from Usetr wedding trip on Thure- — dey of last week. — Mayor Edmunds and Mrs. Edmunds — are at home from a two weeks sojourn In Philadelphia. Colonel and Mrs. Geo. W. Smith were shaking nands with Uielr Cape May J friends last Thursday. Tbey are always welcome Cape May guests. j* The Baptist church of this city has M called Rev. Wm. 11. Borlew, of Grcen- _ wich to Its vacant pastorate, and the reverend gentleman has accepted. Hon. James G. Blaine it stopping at H. M. Cake's Hotel Richmond, Wash ington, D. C. He and family wil reside at' the National Capital all winter. Her: E. G. Knight will probably "spend tbe entfto aummer here, and take the opportunity for enjoying a good solid rest after nine years of close appll. cation to his books. Paator John L. landis, of Cold Spring, has a vein of quiet humor running through his constitution. He appreciates and oaa tell a Joke of the kind which Lieut. C. H. .McLellan. U. H. N. 8erpoaed by himself for the use of the hfc guards of the coast service, ft" is a very useful Utile book, and should be In the hands of ill surf life savers. I. E. Miller is a hustler. He don't wait till the procession gets by before joining it, and when there he takes good care not to straggle. When a. sea-wall la to be built now-a-daya Mr. Miller Is It usee! H.-Coowell, the eloquent Hi vine, brilliant UUrateur, successful lecturer, and above all a real friend of humanity, will ipend next summer at Cape May and write a book. He finds climate, and general surroundings of tho Cape an Intellectual tonic which wUl bo of great aervicc to him In the important wqrk upon-which be will engage. He Is always a welcome guest at Cape May. A. B. LIUle will be a candidate for. city tax collector. He mado an excelrecord the year before last as the gatherer of the public funds. Practical, he la Mid lo have been of large use to the officials of the tax office since be left as a kind of first deputy without pay. Elect Mr. Little and enjoy tbe comfortable assurance that Hie affairs of thecily government, In reference to collections, wiU be conducted with exact Justice to all who contribute to the public treasand one of'tbe ten owners of Uie Pilotboat J. Henry Edmunds waa married on Thursday morning last to M1m Mary E. Van Winkle, daughter of Thomas -L. Winkle, at the home of the bride's parents, West Cape May. Tho couple ' left on 7.20 ripreaa for Philadelphia. Tbey will spend a month of leisurely I tight seeing In the South. Before going 1 on Thursday morning there waa a sumptuous wedding breakfast. Only ' immediate member* of the family were ! present. Paator L. O. Manchester Bed the indissoluble knot that made man ' and wife of these excellent young per- 1 We extend Ibem hearty congraL The following pupila of our school received term certificates of honor for the term ending Monday, Dec. 2tih, 1888 : First Division— Distinguished, Jennie Hues i meritorious, George Sparks, Sallie Williams. Second Division— Meri- , torlona, Millie Stevens, Ernest O. Wil- , llamaon, Minnie Hughes, lteble Doak. Third Division— Distinguished. Eloora Stevens, Bertha Bennett, Bertha Kinne, , Stevens, Harry Stiles ; merltor. loua, Ida Milieu, Bailie MUlett, Herbert . Townaend, Louise Whitney, WUmer LovetL Fourth Division— Distinguish- , ed, Lou 1m Bush, Edna Bailey ; meri'or- , Ions, Ida Stevens, gillie Sou dor, Earle , Hughes. Seventh Division— Meritorious, Adelaide Cox. Theo. Major, Ed- , A moat Interesting event took plaoe 1 during the Holidays which should hare mentioned before. We allude lo 1 marriage of William Thompson to Berths Schellenger, of Gold Spring. This la what we take to be a genuine love match and one upon which all may express the best or wishes. Miss Schellenger that wis, la poaacmed of a moat ' amiable disposition, attractive personal. and winning manners. She will be her young husband a true helpmate 1 all that the word Implies. Of course the Wavx, and all Its alter/* • wish the people the most blissful of wed- I Uvea William aa a Benadlcl has already put off bit bachelor habits and ' gives premise at a loving, and most devoted husband. Rev, E. G. Knight preached- for the congregation last Sunday mornand evening. At his aecond service ; subject was '-Influence of Christian- i upon Cflvtlleallon." II wan a most i thoughtful ud excellently eta '.-orate which la good enough to be prinlhd tn lull If we had room ..for.iL ■r. Knight graduates , this year from whan he has apett three jmn pursuing eta theological amdlaa. He bright young man of pleasant ad- , dresaod and sympathising presence. He i speaks with ready Bow of language and generally extcanpotnaoualy. We pre- i diet for Mm a life at large uaefulnee In ; chosen work at preaching the got- ' P* ] Mtm TUlle Pad don la making a sue- 1 ceaaful venture of the Incubating pro nam ' of supplying bee poultry yard. Bin "re- 1 cently took off 150 healthy chicks. They . are growing in fine style. By the time is here they win be Mg enough for broilers. MiM Paddon has the patlnaoe and Inlelllgnaia to succeed bar venture, and we hop* aho may find It exceedingly profitable. It hat been at considerable coot the neceeeary beta obtained, and tuck a laudable ambition deserves to be emulated by AI Tuesday'* meeting of the Helping .Had a large attendance "of members Ska noticed. The president called the Dorcases to order nod act them to work at 8 p. m. Meed cues HHdrelh, I. K Killer, Fred MlDer.Newkirk and Hughes, wore the neat white aprons of the order. i The society is la urgent need of money, i provisions; and clothing. Send in of ymar-annplha. H will he moat wisely ' ' ' , The outpnj of brotherly love does , not always reach the heard, let alone flowing down to the skirts .ol the garments. It's k aad commentary on poor ' human eattav that tbe spirit of retaliation and jyite ofto^gt, rofar as to

SALTS4 Cboerfuloem la a duty. Cold Spring fanneia are ploughing. » You may go on now and prune vines »• ahd trim trees. The low necked drem mutt go— at ■b least a little higher. 111 Hot chocolate at the United States Pharmacy, 5 cents. re CongreM is again wanning Itself up lJ over the tariff tangle. T* Extra religious eetvices are In program at tbe M. E. church. " Cape May can safely boast of her fire wnd water department. 'c The gun Is a more pop-Mar weapon than the bow and arrow. " Underdone cakes In the course o/ time ' will Utter down any man's stomach. Ic James T. llailey, practical blacksmith, near Cape Island bridge. 'J Fishing has a lively competition ■c among the store keepers, d SmcI. ■ » „Tiu.ti^,i charity as the *' Helping Hand merits aid. Wool triumphed this year, but in the L lmg run it will be worsted. 8 The overworked breech loaders have '• been oiled and put away till, k C'has. Needles, dry goods aad dress goods, No. 80 Washington street r~ The Legislature of this State convened oa Tuesday for its CXIHth lesakin. c ky electric railway from SeweUs 7 Point to Cape May Point la suggested. e It would greatly add to the Mt. Vernon Improvement lo act out shade trees. 1 Tho days are longer by several mln- • ules, and yet the cold does not strength- " A fine display of codfish was made • last week from a catch by tbe life guard- ' A neat hotel is one of the improvc- - mcnta slated by the Mt. Vernon Com- '• pany. * 0 The brilliancy of Venus In the western < heavens Is a subject ot ficquont com1 weddings in a couple of weeks Is Uie Recipes for tbe reduction of swelled u Year. ' The ladles of the helping hand met - last Thursday and sewed for tb? poor of 1 Mailers social are lnlcrealiog became ■ of the many marriagea.tbaf have lately • hotee la you can't till tho age of the forThe state of John L. Sullivau's health has been a theme industriously worked by the daily papers. 1 Samuel W. Wiley la doing tho brick , work of the Wavx printing home cstabTbe weather Is good enough to begin , Dial Job o( spring improvement you . have decided to make. The lieacb pavUl-na ahould not be for- , gotten when the subject of improvement j strikes the city government. r bis own country, why would it not lie i policy for Wiggins to emigrate ? I Cape May's White Caps might turn i their atjgution lo tho windy orators of . tlio'dgar stores and slroel corner*. A Martha Washington Tea Party will be given .by. the lsdlee of tbe-Bapllat church on Friday, February 22nd, 1888. We regret to learn of the lllnoss of ' Mrs. Amelia Springer, of Court House. She la not able to leave ber room of This issue of Uie Wavx waa delayed ' on account of a breakdown, and Uie ' detention of machinery due from New • York. 1 Don't worry over uninsured buildings ' attend to taking out a policy at the - offices of J. Henry Edmunds. Lowest r Now that the InstallaUona and ora- ' Uona are over let us have a joint detrr- " mination to make the year "88 a buslneM General Harmon la building bis cabl- ' net much awBolomon built the templo. No noise Is heard from the Iiom me- , No form of contagion is so Insidious, , so difficult to check aa mental contagion. , Panelled m lawlessness, superstition are , Do you have dyspeptic troubles ? Take , Hood's Bans pari 11 a, which baa relieved . thousands and will cure you. Bold by Some of Urn candidates In the field for , the spring election no doubt think Ibem- , selves all right, and "will Ud tbey are . badly lift. James T. Bailey came In bandy as a practical mechanic and helped Mr. . nanea to mend the fracture In the Wavx'a Don't forget to venUlate sleeping chambers. Always bear In mind that cold air la not necessarily more pure than : warm air. Tbe stamped, ornamental leather, so i popular for 'artistic b '. okbindlng. la de- - rived from old boots and shoes, steamed ' tie pulp. > Keep your buildings insured. Lowest offices of J. Henry Edmunds, 38 Wash, i Ington street. i An adjourned meeting of tiro- Union i Republican club will be held on Satur- ■ diy evening. Important buslines will i For Insurance at cofc write for par- - ticulars to the Security Mutual Benefit i Society of 333 Broadway, New Fork, ■ P. O. box, 2922. 8t Let every man lake care how he speaks of honest people, and not set ' down at a venture the first thing that ' Insure your buildings and live stock. may be economi-ally done at the offices ot J. Henry Edmund*, No. SO E Washington street J Major General Joseph W. Plume by general order dated Dee. 88 disbanded Company "A," sea coast srtfflory.of Atlantic City, for cause. [ Tbe fiftieth anniversary of Uie Sabbath school oCtbe Gold Spring Presbyterian ' church will be held on the 20th tneL at It bhard for a woman lo see how • anybody In this world can ba blue and , disconsolate when she baa Just got a new sealskin jacket. [ ' It la le the social atmoapbera that a ■ Sty will soon winT'tLe'^r^mm' of hi# s choice. Particular* latar. Those trig cod fish sold In our town , last week waa caught off Allan ic City. I Where's our fishermen t Fltb can be ' caught off Gape May juataa wrih : Busx has bad to change Ma boaidlng. [' He asked the red headed writer for the white heme radish aad she let him hare it on the head with the sugar bowL ■ The obscuration ol the sun a few daya r ago was a success over on Uie Fadfle dope. 1 be obacumtkro of candidates " for city offices ttepeopia don't want win r follow later. » A handy compendium of useful infer. I !» a real work of art.^ t

The one, two, Utree moUan, and then a kind of Jerking of the skirts which are nolicablc when ladles attempt to gracefully settle Into a chair la aald to be chargeable to tbe bustle. There are other while cape which ic- *' spire even greater terror than those of Ohio and Indiana. Tbey are usually en- "* countered by the fellows who Insist opoo using a shoo-butloncr fur a night-key. Dressed In tbrlr holiday anita a couple of the Hlssi a West Cape May take ap. u parent delight In seeing Uie trains go out. The fresh wintry brecscs make n their checks aa red as May cherries. Messrs. Hand A Ware have fully comJn plot ad Horatio E. Church's neat city revidence. It Is a credll to this Ann that It M has bulH a number ot houses of late which go far towards beauUfjing the h' city. - An accident to our large press ass Uie ,n cause Last week of Uie non-receipt of tfie Wave on tbe uftlal day of publiealioo. lc For the use of tbe ribsrpreM to complete printing the addition, we are becoming>e ly thankful It is e'matter for surprise that Cbrisre tlan temperance women can use intoxicants for cooking. It does not make ** brandy any tbe less brandy lor being cooked with plea or puddings. The foundaUoe of many a drinking habit la laid Just here. Since Mrs. Itoieman has vacated her house on Lsfihyctte street, it has been entered and articles, coal and wood, taken out. Tbis will give timely warn- \ Ing that if the practice Is not stopped, - 3" the law wjjl be invoked. The New York H'orW. printed In a . late issue a column of recipes for the ' cure of Uioae who had looked ti>o long | on the wine who It was red, or In , the vernacular of the day for the rcduc- I tion of a swelled besd. We are indebted to Lieut. McClellan. " of the Marine Serriec, for ■ handy pock - ct manual of how to treat apparenUy drowned persona, and pother important , The city has puiclisaed from Uie Glea son A Bailer Mfg. Co. a one horse hose * carriage fully equipped for service at a cost of *575. It has acapocily lo carry '' addition to Uie plant of the lire departy we had the pleasure of meeting H. M. , Wailerson, father of the famous Henry , 1 Ho and P. H. Thomas, of Marylsnd.Vc | the only living members of the Congress ; . of 1889- There were originally 283 | mcmboiB. " , A bands -me illustrated pamphlet of | forty pages telling of the attracUons of , 'Coronado Butch" hta been received | 'from the hole! company of that place. | It must be a kind of a modified Eden , ^ according to this bpoa. Tho climate , found on tbe 1'edlic coast. | Joe. O. Boyd. No. 102 Market street. [ 1 Philadelphia, has in stock a fresh in- , D sell at prices as low as the lowest. His , c goods are always reliable. There are < five stories to his place of business nil , J packed with stuffs demanded by hla i Cape May farmers do not reap such , " big harvests as their western brethren, , * but they have the advantage* of near „ '• markets, and have a climate which Is , ' highly fsvorable for catly vegetables t '• and fruits. "17a a pily there waa not f '' more of our waste land brought under B cultivation. B The annual meeting of the 8xa Gnovs t ' Bnuitsa Assoct atios will, bo held on i * Monday evening, Jan. 21st, 1888 at the , usual place. Election of officers and j * other business of Importance to every c member. Punctual attendance!* re- | * quested. (2t) E. MaUKLXV, Sec. f Mrs. Goff lately entertained her Sun- i day school class of little girls to a treat i of good things. The members of the * class are Etbel Kennedy, Blanche , Hughes, Bale Hoghes, Helen Wllllaaas, ; * Lulu Bailey, Eibel Hand, Nellie Beck- t >- ert. Annie Clnrk. Bessie Elwell and , >■ Alice Greer. , This space la reserved for tho adver- ( tisemcnt of THE RIO GRANDE CHL , L NAMAN, who would be gl«d to get , * washing or any other wOkk. Office Hours— Between trains and electric bat- , ■ tary shocks. , ' C^ourt~Hous«7 ; B. B. Ludlam la at home for the win- , * tor. A e Editor Hand, of tbe Wave, wax in , c towp on Tuesday. , About forty members of Die Rarer . a Bay Fishing Club ate dinner at the Club , '. bouse last Sunday. « E-lltor Cooper, of the Gasrito, ro- , turned last Saturday f,om an extondod ( i- visit In Tork State, d Officers of tbe John Krrnan Post 91, U Q. A. R.. were Installed last Saturday . evening for Ihe ensuing year, o Tbe high wind of last .Saturday night, ( t- did ewne damage about the town. Bene- , d sett's largo sign sraa blown to the ground. . Wm. Foster shot a large gray seal tn It our sounds last Thured-.y. Herman ; e Wettatern lias purchased It and will stuff it for bis show window. 1 Tbe Ontario of Queen Esther will be „ presented by home talent, under the ' direction of Prof. WyatL at Odd Fed- I '" Iowa hril. on Tuesday, Wedeeaday and , U Friday evenings. Jan. 18, 18, and 18. The concert waa given by the »ame eom- . pany in the Baptl*. church last February 1 with marked succeaa, and the changes i " of character*, and etc , wm make many | i. new and IntoreaUng features. Proceeds - for the benefit u* Hereford Lodge, I. O. ' °'F" - | BnwtCrjeR. | " Learning Tyler It vlshlng (. ieods In I New York City. i . Rev.' I. W. Dawson baa chnge of tbe „ revival services Dili week. Rev. P. W. Rthlerbeck began a serin of meetings at Heialerrille mat Sunday , y night. d Blx members were received on probe- i t. lion and one into full membership on Buudag. h MIm Lottie Matthews, of Vlnelasd. 1 daughter of Rev. Albert Matthew*, one i ° of our termer pastors, la visiting friends a ot Waal CreeV eoctlnu*lly husks 100 J bushels of corn (standing in the field) a day. Ralph Goff, who has been traveling 1 through tbe Eastern States for 8. B. , Ooff the peat five months, la home for a J tow days He wiB aooo go through Use n lire. Furlong, relict of Patrick Fur. '■ long, died last week, aad waa buried on * Saturday according to * Ike solemn ritea , of tbe Catholic Church, of which she L waa a devout member. Many of Mia. Z Furloofa friend, mourulully followed m ber remalaa to the cemetery. It may be _ arid of Uto deceased that she well and faithfully, and humbly performed bar * life mission in the sphere of trne womankbEZSES r. called upon to endure there wen no J man 7a la a better stale of rxlaDaee now, mad she la reaping the reward of V faCT drrottontp duiy. u Krep voor^ New" Y «ar*s" reatautlona * ^^JTroyMfbt-ra

m Secret Society Notes. ™ Order of iron Hall Installed their offi- ^ cms last Thursday nlghL BenJ. WeUx man. Junior T. C. J. , acting aa insUlllng officer. Tbe following is a list of Ihe offlL~ cere for the ensuing yean— Past Chief 111 Justice, BenJ. Wellmao; Chief JusUce, J. D. Craig; Vice Justice, A. a Glle, " Aoomnttnt, Wm. Porter, Cashier. L Harry Smith; Adjuator, J. 0. Corson, c Herald, David Hughes; FreUte, W. S. ^ Hireiti Welch man, John Rutherford, 10 Jr.; Videtl-.HIUJ. Hand; Truatoea.8. LC E. Ewing, Dr. K. H. Phlllipa. Sam). R. Swain. This excellent order starts off on another year with brighter prospects than ever before, and It is expcclod at tbe close of this year to have a largely Increased membership. Let the brethren go to work and each secure a new member for the order. * An event of .more than considerable interest, and -one that had been looked forward to with a great deal of p'eaeure,' came off on Thursday etcnlng last, it being the public Installation of sincere of the Ancient Order United Workmen, , at tlx lr room on Washington street near Jackson. Preparations bad been made ;e for the accommodation of the wives ® and invited friends of tbe members. At eight o'clock the doors a ere thrown open and the guests began Iff arrive until the seats provided were all occupied. The ^ routing Meter Workman called tho aud- '■ of the evening. The grand officers. J" comiailng of District Deputy Grand '■ Workman Writer A. Barrows, assisted by Past Masters George H. and Frank C. B. Sprace, retired e and toon reported themselves aa being g readiness to install thcofficera of Cape n Lodge No. 21, forthe current year. The following is list ol officers: — Past Master— A. S. Bush. '■ Master Workman-!). W. Rodan. Foreman— Jas. T. Bailey. 1 Overseer— Tboa W. Millet. 11 Recorder — D. C. Vanaman. Financier— John Aklna. Receiver— A. B. Little. ' Guide — E. G. Dougbti . ® 1. W.-A. L. Conner * O. W.-Mnurice ( r. .»e y Trustee- E. G, Doughty U ltep. Grand Lodge II. P. Entrikin. Organ Ist-T. W. Millet » At the close of the installation, which '• ceremony , short addresses were made by c the newly elected officer*, and by Rev. J both interesting and timely. At this point Brother Jos. M. E. Hildrclh took 7 sealed Rrolhcr Millet with a' beautiful 0 tliat be could hardly Dud words to e cxplvs* his Blanks. This pin was given had rendered aad esteem with which he » Workmen. Mr. Bar- '• congratulated Cape fllsy Lodge on 8 eral, of its prosperity and advancemenl, » and improvement In tho ritualistic work. * At the close of the addresses, Mia* Sallic Mecray charmingly rendered several ' solos, with organ accompaniment, which . received with applause. Then came r another interesting part of the program s which was the dispensing of an abune supply of refresh menu provided t for the occasion. After all had done r ample justico to the good things, ike audience retired lo their home* much E pleased with the exercises of the cven0 and wtahlng a prosperous and auc1 ceaaful year to Cnpc May Lodge No. 21, 1 A. O. U. W. f Much credit la due BroUicra Rutber- *• Uildrelh.Kcevee, Sjicacc and Bailey the manner In which they carried out 1- tho exercises of the evening el the A. O. e The "Hope" will in-tall officers toe morrow (Friday) evening at their room b No. 32 Washington atrceL Each meui- >- make it a point to be present as a good i> time U anticipated. . Tho committee the matter in charge is composed '• of Brothers Mclvln, Richardson and FarI- Si come out Brother "IIcps" If 1 wish to enjoy a pleasant evening, o Cape May Council No. 8, A. F. C., Is " still icceivlng encouragement and kind words from our own people and those reaiding elsewhere. We hear flattering, reports from up the county and also from other parti of the Bute. Those desiring further information ahould consult I). 0 C. Vanaman, who la tbe "Dep. Supreme Chancellor, and who will give you all * tbe facts and advice lu regard- to the workings of this most excellent order. Now that the different organltaDons have elected and Installed officer • for the ensuing year, let each work for the advancement of our beloved brotherhood ' and the uplifting of thooe around ua. 7 We are all riming at one point, and that is the relief and assistance of those who 1 are dependent upon ua. Therefore let OJ do away with tbe little animosities and ' bickerings that are prevalent among us, " and at the close of the year. If we do J this, we can eay, "Truly how good It la for brethren to dwell together in unity." „ Mr. W. R. Vangilder, of Petersburg, B down Wednesday and brings very I- favjrable reports of the organisation of d lodge of Ihe American Fraternal Cirb de In that place. Ho will call a meeting j of the people In a tew daya to further a explain the workings of the order. Don7 7 fall to attend. j* This Thursday evening, 'Jan. 10th, Post 70, G. A. R. installs its officers for tho ensuing year. Old soldiers and their families are invited. There wUl be ran Uona of soup, hard tack and hot ooffce set out on this InlcrmHing occa-ion. a J. Smith Townaend la home for a few T days. Extra service* In the M. E. church ^ this week. ° Mr. and Mr*. Jere Grilaher mailt- a . business trip to Rio Grande on Sator- . flay. la Tbe Burki Brother* and WUl High visited MUlrUlo and Bridgeton this ? week. i Clarence Grilaher, Jama C. Burke, Mlas Laura Grilaher, visited' Cape May g C.ty recently.* I- Mrs. Charles Tomlin Is a very efficient trachcr aa the condition of ber school a clearly proves. Richard Townaend and wife, of Par- lermo, were Use gnosis of R. P. Thompo son and wife est Tdureday. m J.N. TomUn and Wm. Royal were e elected trustees ot the Goshen M. E. " church at the annual meeting, e Tne marriage ot Mr. Dan Fldlcr, ot d Dronlsritle, aAd Miss Eunice Uearon, ■ Goshen, took place on 8aturd8y-exen. S ' Mr*, ysxle Wright nor Swain, accoE1ii panted by ber sister, Mlaa Battle, left o for bar borne In Pint Richmond, on » Wednesday. >■ Madam Rumor srith that Wdl F. 5 Garrisoa will build a large > easel In the * Ospe May Point boarding cottage for a tare. One half the purotam money rej as.'sJarfflrss J is

-S)bcru{ fhe iSotmfg. j. South Dennis, g Mlaa Carrie Donglaas is the belle ol I* our village. * sf Wm. Boyle, of Philadelphia, was in e, this village hut week visiting hla beat i, girL L Quite a number of our y.-ung folks i; attended the entertainment at Goshen on i Friday evening last. 1, John English and j^Ife, ot Pbiladcl1. phia, spent Jest Jjownlay and Sunday L with Mr. sn#*ra7 Jesse Hand. • ff MnsH-N. Gay and two little daughtla era. Blanche and Minnie, of South Seait vllle spent last Sunday "with her sister y Mrs. Linda Jefferson. Mr*. Henry Young Jr. xpent Tuesday c with her father and ill tec at ScavUle. . d This week la pbacrved as the week of -prayer at Second Baptist ckiirch of * Palerino. . ' " 9 ' a We notice some improvemenu around I P. E. "ostci's in the way of new fences. j reshlngllng old buildings, etc. , been engaged In building a new fence t and making preparations for sheltering e The old farmer's school house took j. Arc last Thursday and but for Die timely I. probability have been burned Co the j ground. C. E. Foster repaired the d Mlaa Ude Smith la visiting relatives I in Bridgeton. ' The Sunday school trc»t passed off '■ very nicely. It waa enjoyed very much br lbe1c^]llt°; u Improve. He Is now able to walk visiting relative*. Miss Allie Young alWe think it would take more Dun an Geo. Edredge. who has been cngagvl ^ Year's night. Numerous game, were r played which alJurdeel much amuw ' very palatable. » Mr. Harry B.7iandwd wife visile*! >• tbe Misae* Smith on Friday last d The tide came up over tt,e Sd*l.le b Samuel U. Howell spent a couple of O day with his little famlly-in.t week. ° 1. F. Jerrcll has bee n quite sick feu a ' "r w Til el V "l * favorably of idm. ' « Hiram Young seem, to lie Improving J and hi* family and friends feel hopeful * Hon. E. C. Cede left on Monday morn ' Mrs. J. C. P. Smith is wld to be very 0 poorly, not able to be up around the - family have tbe sympathy of all the b neighbor*. * The holdays passed off very (juicily here. The daya might easily hare been 1 and excrcbes at the church were very ^ them an 1 their teachers much credit 4 Wm. Worth has a new borec. ; Harry Sw.in spent Ihe holiday* at '• Schellenger. 4 Htary Fouler vl.ilcl Cape May City b Satumay larL e- Dr. W. A. T.skc atd Henry Williams 8 Jcrcmlali Neql was Die guesl ol John '• Fcasiev this week. " Mr. Ctns. Selover la the happy failier U ol bouncing baby.boy. c Miss Fannie Crease baa been spending at tew daya at Die Creek. " Mr. Sebastian Norbny wear* a broad " smile tbis week ; it Is a boy. From his recent severe illness Cliaa. 4 P. Foster is slowly recovering. '• Sunday work on Die drum beds la lt charged against two resident*. 0 Gabriel Holmes is at Bridgeton look- '' tag after the oyster rlglitsof Shore folks. 4 An infant child of Richard Conover's "• waa badly burned a few daya ago by ° falling against a hot atovc. ^ Lon. WUletta, 'after a herd struggle,' sueceeded In getting to Rio station Bat- !• urday afternoon. "Ilia record la" 270." 7 The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry lf Foster waa brightened up on New '■ Y" car's day by a party of both old and * young, who were most generously toT lc ruined by a real holiday dinner. The '• table was beautifully decorated by a 17 pound turkey wblcb all did ample '• justice to. Mr. and Mrs. Foster wore ir the recipient* of some very beautiful and r useful presents. Among those prese nt " were : -Mr. and Mix. Chat. P. Foster, * Mr. ami Mrs. Virgil Schellenger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Thompson, Mrs. Mary R. Suite, Mrs. H. S. Schellenger; Misses Ell* Hemingway, Clara Foster, L'tzie " Foster and Master "Cbaa. Foster," Jr. b Rio Grande. Enoch Ross la sold to be much bettor than for a year past. r" Champion, the shoemaker, moved to HoDy Beach on Tuesday. . James Scott made a business trip to " Philadelphia on Monday. Mrs. Frank Down Is confined to her '• bed from a severe' attack of jeness 7 Miss Stella Hand has relumed from a prolonged visit to friends In Mlllvllle. 'j Mr*. Elijah Swain baa returned from an extended vWt to relatives ta Scivil'e. Geo. Neale will be tbe foreman ot the " erection of Learning Hand's new cot- *" tags. James M. Craner, B. J. Crease and C. * W. Seal purchased new bones last " week. Tho*. Jones Br. attended tho funeral 7 of his wifca' aged mother on Wednesday b at Elmer. • Andrew Hewn moved Into the house j recently vacated by Wm. Garrcuoa on ^ Monday. Agent Saul la selling Ihe best Leigh 11 coal at $3.50 per ton at hla yard near , the staUon. ' A new doctor la tn the place. Read d hi# advertisement, guarantees to cure all Somen Isard had his bone* leg accl- * dentally torn by a trace hook on Tuea- *" dgy. The vottnd la quite etrioua ^ B la said that Mr. Dwto-Harrii and ° Mis tittle Head were reoorily Joined t, in wedlock. May their pathway be

— Sam lata CHy. Anclbcr bad storm visited us on Seturday and 8undsy. Tbe wind blew a I gale from the N. E., and the tide came ta very olgh. The strong wind lashed a the waters against the sea wall and the n rand cutting It away badly. Ab.ut three hundred feet of tho pleasure It R % "wa* waihed-out between here aad Ocean Q City, making it Impossible for tbe trains t> run above. It la repotted that the I. Avriou bridge has been swept away on . one Dde of the draw, and other damage done. A few more such storms will ; keep us busy repairing and git'l g ta k ttate for summer business. r Tbe suit between James Chester and F. McCandless. cm off before 'Squire Wcstcott on Saturday. Tie- jury of twelve good men found from lilt' cvi- i F donee given that there "was no cause for j Avulon is to hsec ft Life "saving slsllon The Improvement Company is already ' improving. There is no luck of push about Its managers. , tc-1 Get). W. Smith think* the Seven- C , Mile Beach is Ihe beat of thcrn ail. He . has no fear* but that fhe place will go ahead at a double quick when Ibe birds f Tlie wrecks unCdtvred by tbu tide and : Diem a bun Ire .1 year* at least. The Geo. J. Itiimmci, president of tbe ^ is the organircr of the new hulMingloan ' assoclnthm of the Island, lie has hud k this character, and always with success. 1 f»r llie best Idlereslsof Arnion. .*. M. Foster has a contract for print- 1 ,. Miss Emma Tomlin, after spending iter vacation In visiting her friends, ha* n I'jpl.Tiimer Willells and wife. Mrs. , S. Howell an- taking in the slghta of y Philadelpiila this week. plish. Mr. Freeman Errickson, after visiting Wasliinglon, D. C., visiting the mnny points of interest there, laivt Thursday evening the villagers, „ under ihe command of Capt. John Swift, setcnaira^ Joseph Douglass, Jr.. and bride. The "Captain drew his men i up in line, after getting to tbe hoioc.and lliey repeated four limes, making a noise which could be heard ta Die ad. joining village*. After the salute Ihcy ■ were invited ta by the groom, and held a very enjoyable Umc. It was astonish, tag how Ibe boya did get away with the good things that were passed .mt to R them. After wishing Die bride and groom a happy and prosperous life, ( much to the regret of all the hands ol the clock pointed to tho time for departTbe Dl&s Creek Mite A Lttcssry Society lias arranged the following program * for Dila Friday night : M 2. Reading of minute*. _ 8. Business. w 7. Instrumental music, C'lins. Howell, j 5. ltecltatioiP-Eiido Dougasa. . 6. Scripture question — Deborah J 7. Conundiums— Msrvle Holme*. e 8. Song— Howell brothers . 9. Spelling bee, conducted by A. T. * D. Howell. 10. Questions to be answered. " 11. 1 heading of Ihe Itiru 18. I'siftamenlary practice . * _ 17. Remarks by 1'reaitlcuL * The Homoliaat Man In Capo May invited to call on any druggist and gel j'rrt a trial bottle of Kemp's Balaam for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that la selling entirely upon its merits and guar- ' ' an teed to relieve and- cure all Chronic Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and . D Consumption. Large bottles 50 cents and $1. . %nc Sdmtisraftits. iHOOD'Vf cflupoum extract ' W\ ■ l . l^Ma raaaea wj^'wrerroeneroi a your loalillsnei. R ts pcetjllor In that u strengtnens and haihtaaptha system, creates an appettta, and toDes th* digtatioe, while v "SZSxSXarm tta^'by^dragglsta. Prepared by C. L Bsad A Oa* LawaU. Maaa. IOO Do«M One Dollar " i

It's Easy to Dy tJzTtL, m,ro,tan. Adranttgra oi ah ixOZTN Stren8t BABIES "TRP'FOR *rT MAUDS RELISH IT. Beautj Makoa Plump, Lau(H:n(, Haaltln Bablos. 'U/.- fl J-ftlljL AMD aiZa"' j0jL^^8^mpl|c| Baby Portraits. oataaririe r Ko*"*" ^ELLS, HICHtRDSOM t CO.. Buriingtm » ihlher'Jraiij'llE^'tlom mtSST'jSi. for aildhut or Biaulng Priicy ArDchs, DIAMOND PAINTS WILLS) RICHARDSON A CO., Pieya, Bariisgtvs, YL Qeid, Snvcr, Breare, Cen«. OriyiaO CAPE HOUSE, CAPF MAY POINT, N. J. Open all the Year. Heated by Steam. Lighted with Gas. Fit Large Room* well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire places for Wood and Coal. HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. nsa-Gm a. H. HAMILTON. Managar. STYLE, 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 i Style, Excellence and Lo\ Prices. JACOB REED'S SONS, CL.tli.og, Furnishings, Hato, Shoes, 918, 920; 922 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS I hf tollowiivgi named persons, living in the village tiKL'.l-.N L'KICEK, Cajie May County, N. J., have pledgi Tbjiss i Tir Premises ii Gums or TBiwri sportsmen with dog and gun, And they wil! unite for MUTUAL. PROTECTION To save their Property from further OBSTRUCTION ill RBFRBC1AT10N. ' AH Persons T respassing will be dealt with to the full extc ■ of the l.nw in all cases, | Franklin I loflhian, ■ Lewis Ross, • - ■ John W. Scull, j r.ige R. Douglass, [ Elizabeth Hand, Charles P. Foster, ; Edward I. Sayrc. jj.M. Cressc. » David H. Crcsse. | T. R. Crawford, , Nathaniel Newton. C. T. Norbury, ! William Uollingshead, | M. M. Norbury, J. IT. Schellenger, . James Frrieson , T. P. I-.rrii.son. . j. p. lsard James T. Miller. T.F.Swain, Seth Miller, j Joanna McNamee. Wilson Ross, | ^ ' R. PARKE, I 8 South Second Street, Philadelphia. A few -lucre below Matkvt attnt. nypu aide, ' Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoe ; CMlfayat Stas ai Mits' f aitapteli Specialties. ; 6ra«riw, IrcrttUng, ( 8fr. HAND'S CENTRAL MARKET Choice Oiwvrlra, Urata aad FravUlcna delivered I red of chatio. Corner Washington and Ooean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. JOHN HALPIN & BROTHER, scABni No. 33 Washington Street* \ "T XAPE may city, N. J. Choice family Gre;eries and Provisions. A trial of trac Mrith tts Eo'.icited. loo Cords of Oak Wrod, cut, split afld delivered on|orderat| and 1 550 per cord.