fegg WFM • HOTICt . rorr orrtc* gjrajjiagqjnn* J ; !^Sl5H5sAV4=rj! , gg^3*S33@ i : sSt§S^SBKSfi!lSS I £«5Sfi^^^§ ! ySSSs^j^nj. In the InUrMta of Progress. , Volume* bare been written of Oape i moat brbhly bestowed upon bcr, but , the aubjert b one that doc not dog. 1 with dallr rehear-*!. One can take It I with pleasure right along and constant- . If enjoy aocne - new bora discovery In i the assimilation. The aea which washes i her shore is an object of boundless In- t common place, that one is surprised at | any « ho do not realise In lis contempla ] Hon, sources o' wonder and profoundeet c admiration. It has no reasons bat that I will warm up the heart of the loeer of nature and cren break the spell which ■ t huts out the wonders of the nniTerae I from the tool without sentiment. i 'But the land of this delightful pentn- i aula I Poets, philosophers and para- t gtaphera bare here found materia] for i inspiration, and a stimulent tor sharpening their powers of presentatlo r. The < founders 01 Cape Hay at a seaside resort | made no mistake when they chose these i ocean washed shores. There was the | whole coast before them to eelect a site, , but we apprehend there was little of de- i lay In pitching the prospecting camp Just where the ridge of grassy up'and, i highland proudly secure from Atlantic . All these early adrantagea obtain to- i day, tempi fog theses shore act tier and , Investor In real estate They seem of | late to hare imbibed the Idea that the , whole ahote line, from Cape May Point i to ScweD'a, la a moat desirable pleoe of toll and hare governed themselves ac- i cordiogly by buying up all they can ob- i The new Companies, Ml. Vernon, East Cape May Beach, and Two Mile i Beach are business straws, and very . significant ones, which tell of the set- , ting of the tide among speculators. They aee there must be a gradual rise all along theae shores In real esta'c, and are ItUarf advantage of It. The Mt. Vernon Company will start la the building of lie hew hotel Within a few days, and there are other aehemee which It baa mapped, 'out for the spring and summar. We hope Old, and decidedly coav creatine Capo May, will wake up sod rub the sleep out of her eyre, put on her working clothes nqfi pitch In few keeping up with the procaeata. If her decayed sidewalks, yellow washed sheds, shadeleaa afreets, summer, sun scorched strand, and general alow going public policy are not duly ticketed end put away as tellcs of the past, rival resorts of her suburbs will aton be far ahead In attractiveness and popularlly. The ladles of Urn Helping Band have determlnded to bold a festival supper In the Japanese building, next the Mayor's oOoe, on the evening of Piiday February 16th. The meal wtli;eoet but fifteen cents, the person purchasing one will get n drawback of a handsome piste which Is worth as ranch •> Is charged for the repeat. The palatua of Epicureans will be ticked with chicken salad compounded by Miss Eva Tlndsll sod potato salad by MlaaEtta Gregory. Other delicacies by Caps May's successful housekeepers. The ladies of the Help fog Society will eoot send out committees to solicit contributions. Be ready to extend them a welcome, and some thing from the surplus of your store room and cash account. It should be borne to mind that the object of this festival Is a most worthy one, appealing to aD, Irrespective of society or secterian lines. Frank Willing Bench, Private Secretary to M. S. Quay, made a visit to the home of hit parents eartyihk week. He left Cape May oc Tuesday evening for Harrlaburg, on his return to WashingIon, D. 0. Mr. Quay la enjoying tarpon fishing to the Gulf. Ha will return to Washington about the laat of February. In the late national Campaign Mr. Leach did yeoman service si chief of the personal stall of the Chairman of the National Republican Committee, his long and totlmatef'ftiuaintnnw with public affairs fitting him fur the very responsible duly. He la generally regarded as a man with a future, and as inch Cape May haa Just causa to wlali him success la hia laudable ambition. (Xuncilman A. L. Hsyuea peiUoently says : " Let us unite and form a milk asaoclalloe for tha pnrpoae of the gen eral supply of milk and cream, and thereby retain at least *10,000 to our county. Let theae who are now to the production of this useful article think seriously, and after a few weeks determoaey i here Is an Inducement to pot our laud to better euMwtoo. Let us determine to put our individual shoulders to this enterprise and puih It forward to euoocas." Builders— owners are here meant by this rjither ambiguous weed— or houses are led to complain of the habit carpenters sometimes have of carrying home tor knocking off work, bin of lumber tod odd stuff cut . from slicks of Joists, dm., as though they had acme right of P">P«V to themi U has fiean peril- ' neutly aaked Utfda la right. they would be more careful bow they trifle with Ihek deep affections. A-B* ton girl refused to marry a young man the other evening, and he went tight away and proposed succesefuBj- to au"7 Mayor Edmonds has made arrangenmt. with a syndicate of 1-hibzUpU* las than *8600- Contract. .TO be givra

PERSON At— I "J Pastor Bartow Is makings favorable 1 "ita. E. B. Williams spent a part of . laat week at Anion. o Jo'jn E. Lomrtsugh spent n day of , last week locking over bis Cape May to- j, Petor Brick made the Sunday-school t fund of the Baptist Church a contribution of *5. t. 1 M. SchcUinger and wife, of Itoyeis- ' ford, Pa-, are vialtmg relatives at their 0 . former home. . ltov. Joseph Wilson his Urn excellent c trait of Mending much scripture to bis pulpit utterances. > Geo. L. Lovttt and J. Harry Hughes , are slated at candidates for the office of t ■ City Collector at Spring election. i Poster Burlew preached s very Loter- [ I eating, descriptive . sermon on "The , pM» of Loet Stiver," last Sunday even- t i tog. Pistor Brewster's sermon to the M.E , I Church laat Sunday morning has been s ' suhjact of vrarm admiration throngfa tha , Mr. B. R Williams was at home with [ i family over Sunday. He is kept [ busy at Avalou, a place that la quick to , recognise true worth. A very aocommodallSg and polite c man Is Mr. HUchner. the Cold Spring Ho believes to the Gospel ( ; mandate of good weight. > Mr. end Mrs. W. W. Goff, of Camden, f I are visiting the parrots of Mrs. Goff, j . end Mrs. Samuel Schrllenger. of l this city, for a fow days. , Howard 6. Wiileus made a visit to Ids , i lister, Mrs. Wm. F. Comedy, during the i week. He Is to the employ of the Oco- ( ■ tral Market Company, Washington, D.C. r Nicholas Godfrey, one of Long laI land's suhstanllsl citizens, and a Cape , May man by blrih, Is vlslling friends , I and relatives of Cape Slay accompanied t Mrs. Godfrey. | r Aaron Garrison arrived at Oape May , i on Saturday evening from Philadelphia ! dlallngulaed and handsome to a , Dunlap. He has been spending the , - winter to * Philadelphia, where real et- - uta transactions are demanding lilt at- , r tentlon. t * F. SidoejCTowoaend in making Ills ! for the mayorality is alleged to f t have claimed the vote of liquor saloon , > men from tha circumstances of support- ' leg them during Us official career aa f i city councilman, coyering a period of ; - six J nam. ) We learn llial Chat II. Hueells Is lobe , . the managing editor of the Philadelphia , - Ituprirtr In Its new departure. Wllh such men at he, and J. II. Lambert at ( - the head of Its affairs the /nyuirvr will - I not only retain lit present hold upon the f public support -but become riH more , > able and aggresalvo to all IU depart- , f Lieut. Miles G. Itoss spent a couple of ( - days at Cape May laat week in the line , - of Us official duties. He it detailed for duty to the office of Supt Kimball. , . Washington, D. C-, nod Is tent out on , ! special service! as circumstances rer quire. The Lieutenant is a gentleman | - of pleurae address and courteous man- , r nera. 1 For two joara or more, Mrs. Elisabeth , i Hughes haa been an Invalid, and a most , . patient and cheerful one. She it blessed - with a family of children who are moat . anil to their love snd atlentloe to her. 1 There ere Indeed none who ever knew * Mrs. Hughes but were made the better - by coming within the influence of her 1 peaceful, tunablny nature, and calm a Christian character. * At a regular communication of Cbpe Island Lodge No. 80, F. A A. M., held 5 on Jan. and. 1880, the following Herolull out were ueanlmoudy adopted : , - Wuaaxss Death kavlugagam alarmed . the outer dour of our toner chamber, and * token from our number Brother Wesley u G, Hughes, a put masi-r^oMhU^Lodg>, e RzaoLVzo. That we his brelhien. teov der to his stricken widow and child our . heartfelt sympathy to this the hour of their bereavement, ami ran ooly ncomt mend them to Goo who north all things * RxaOLVin, That a copy of these reeo- . tatloas be entered on the mlnuies of the U Lodge, and published to the Star of Or Cope end Caps May Wat* Bum. vie. That a copy of the above d revolutions, wllh the seal of the Lodge d attached, algm-d by the Worshipful ir Master, and atleslsu by the Secretary, ,, be sent to tin bereaved family. , JunC. B«s.vxtt.) Jorar M. Itrwxij, Commit tee. THO*. Elbexooi, ) 5. Mrs. ltboda Town, mother of Wm. . Town, Cold Spring, with whom she has * had hgr home, died Tuesday morning la at the advanced age of 84 years. She g bai been In a feeble condition for the r. hut three ot four yean and conOnjd to her room (or nearly a year. She was an estimable lady highly respected by mil r- her neighbors snd acquaints eevn. She « wss one of the wry few aged surviving le members of the Brick Church. Funeral ,r services will be to Id et the house st 1 '• p. m. on Thursday, l" A great Improvement has taken place r. to the storing st the revlvsl services of the M. K. church during Ihn past week. yt le the introduction of the organ to the iu ■ :rv ires Pastor Manchester haa done to well, and he may rest aseured that his j, congrvgsllon sppreclstes ihe rhsnge. y With Mr. Millet is organist, and Mrs. p. Amands Hughes as leader, the members u snd friends Join heartily to the beautiful * songs that are aung algbtly. One ot the hindrances lo the improve- |» meet of Washington street Is the syst m lit ot ground rent. Any one bufidtog on • n- founds ti on of this kind does it as cheap„i ly as possible, and then patches up Ud „ bis time ot holding tho real estate has be expired. Soma of lb# old shsds of this ,k town that stand on land held by the a- rental system are eloquent la Its con- " Lieut. MBea G- Rat, of the Revenue Marine, Treasury Department, was at , Cap* May last Friday Investigating charges against Cspt. Augustas Boo; In " reference to the landing of the crew of the lately stranded brig Onalaaka. A' es but we bave not as yet learned of the s. dc.-b.iou of the liepartqwgl to the case, ■f The ladles of the Baptist Sunday school made a success of Utelr Boston party. The Yankee viands they served '*[ wert' of the troe flavor, and no Puritan of New England's dime w. uldTisve the temerity to find any fault. Then the neat way by which they were nerved tie added to the xeeiofippetliee made keen Councilman Hajnea has opened a new road straight to Ms farm, It beings coctlauation of the Sclidlengcr Landing *1 highway. This improvement upon the P" part ot Mr. Haynea Is of oOMldert^le "" P Irate advantage aa well as bang ol benefit to the pulilio which k| always ge- imercsted to ggbntaatlal progresa- ^ Members of the IVshyteelan Sunday °M .-nlertsmment to come off Fcb- tfiU^

SALT*. Japonicaa are to fuU bloom to tome ^ dtyvwds. Something wrong when a rnan'i afraid of himself. " Avalon la going ahead wllh projected iw T The man who haa all sorts of friends "" Thb has b en n winter of discontent to the plumbers. The unseseonsble weather la the cause LU of prevalent colds. Thanks for new subscribers and renervals of old ones. In N. B. The Wat* will not print any ^ The Townships are bulling about their next road overseers. Le We ot a woman who has bought P° her first bonnet for tolrty years. February will aee a start off to seaside P* if Ihe wtntcr keeps open. "" "The Emigranl's Daughter" Is being rehearsed by the Band Com bins lion. Landlord Boldt of Phlladalpbta wUl serve the supper of the tanugutal ball. _ The sLrtllng villainies of Capt. Dan « Derine, to "The Emigrant's Daughter." ^ Work on the Lafayette looking to ah r' 1 early opening u progressing favorably. Messrs. Ware and Eidridge are among 1c ' moat busy contractors and builders, tcs L L. Bbeppard, gent's furnishing o' goods, *5 Washington street, Cape May. >• Don't some of our readers want that « 8inger Sewing machine? The price is 30. Jaa. Polk Bchdlenger has an original engraving of the first Continental Con- ^ 1 Tnglesea Is getting excited over her proposed marked bell of February sal wl safe to say that thai far there haa ' no need to go South for mild ' wetlher. " 1 Ettra religious services arc still to progress to M.thodlst and Presbyterian » ' The trades people regard the best 1 society as composed of those who pay '°i ! their bills. It looks now as if round dances would 10 ' never be ahlc lo rquere themselves * lib ' The trappers and gunners that went 1 are homeward bound with more 1 than game. There ere few brighter or better sup- "J* 1 piled market houses seywhere than [ Hand's Central. The weather la causing some fore- °l ; sighted people to pick out their next ™ 1 "a fugitive violet wss bold enough to •" I peep up from the grass of a Fourth <•' 1 Ward yard last week. "Tho Emigrant's Daughter," st 8t. ' George's llall. The hall will be made * warm and comfortable. The tad chimney of West Cape May u 1 gold beating factory gives the borough ' appearance of thrift. P1 The so. called people's movement lo I control the spring election shows signs bI 1 of structural weakness. The war among Industrious candidates m 1 the opp sdng camp promises to out- ■ rival tho trouble to Samoa. If you wish anything verbally adver- ,u 1 tlsed tell It at eome lea table where Ihere 1 a good many goseipers. 1 The Baptist Sunday-school festival " 1 netted ebout gfiO which wUl be expended * in the purchase of a new library. '* r The Wav* calendar Is much admired r by subscribers, and others who have ' been so fortunate aati posses one. * 1 Nail a bono shoo over your door If 'l you will, but the horse sense which you Inject Into your business Is better. J Now that the C. 8. Senate has voted " to pay a bounty on sugsr we suppose w everybody will proceed to raise cane. •« j It la alleged in Philadelphia papers 1 hat the newly organliid Financial 1r Circles Is unworthy of public confidence, gi Prof. A. B. Sklpp, the great Ameri- U I can character reader and phenologies! scientist, In "The Em'grant'i Daughter.', pi r One would naturally take William g f Gibson for a thrirty commercial traveler oi * him. *' t People's Market, under the control of U u Charles Oliver, is centrally located, and J j is well established to the affections of the people. c The Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the „ J manage rs of that excellent school^The b , Pennsylvanle Institution for the Blind d Hood's Bareepatllle Is a purely vege- r ublc preparation, being free from Injurious ingredients. It Is peculiar in Its a , Wavtxdi — A tltuaUon to do general t housework. Is willing to mskeTteraelf h " useful. Apply at Wm. J. Bennett's, v g Lafayette street St- e in A coolness came between two skaters .. the other day oo tha too and they had a | falling -out- That was better than If they , lu hsd a falling to. " Insure your bufldinn and live stock. S II It may be economl aflv done at the of. a ic flees of J. nenry Edmun 's. No. X) r _ Washington street. ,1 The Ebbett, under Ihe management r of Mr. M. II. Oolt, la a popular house. • 1 The table la held to high cetccm by those c who have eat at It. ■ _ The Wavm pays lu correspondent to ' solid cash. It thereby gnu the county I <1 news fresb and roseate from the Creeks ■ I. and Sides of the couety. u- One of the best of spedflm^ Jsriog J J* of holding an insurance' policy i n yoer | perishable possessions. e- Company B. Sixth Regiment, of Cam- , s- den. has elected Lieutenant W. B. , re Mock ell Captain. , nl A carrier pigeon was killed on the ] (am o" B. Downs, Cold Spring, on Saturday last wearing bands around the - legs marked "X W85." - _ The West Cape May Mile Society will ' give an entertainment on Tuesday evening of next week. Feb. 5th, at Oape ' P- chapel. Admission 10c. Id U oosU three dollars per night to beat , SB and light the M. E. Church. Drop to a . ta nlckle at least when the collection boxes are passed among the pews. The new beneficial Society works , something like Ihe building loan asm • elation. A member may borrow money , from it hy giving security. 0« Geo. M. Powell, No. 18 Deeator St.. 1 will he glad of your patronage when you l 3g wish the eerr res of e tailor. He pos- c .* r cooes reedy skill to his trade. . N Sncllcnberg A Oo., Pblte., are the 01 most extensive manufacturers of doth- ' ing. Their faculties enable them to sell ' id, a; very low prices, fith. South tnd.Pas- • he A new military company, to be attach, ■u - eu ui the National Guards. 1a befog or- ■ coni zed to Caiffied to take the piece of ,,. Company 11, of Cape May, which will ' probably be disbanded.— The Booord. , Tha Camden Dtmoenl wUl issue this ^ week from lu fine new quarters. No. 188 *U Federal street, the building erected by he Frank F, Patter-on. he This Is the only steam Jobbing and publishing office to Ibis end of the Stole. If you are to a hurry for your *n work It may he done here at short notine. ^ That kiss which was aacoS for and * granted a day. or two ago On a quiet g a sunt of the town was of the Chicago lag pattern for it wax heard a half square he «*V SFba Saul— The Baptist Parsonage, . situate on Lafayette street, adjoining the 01 residence of Samuel R. Silica, will be sys sold cbtap for cash, subject to a morta, -.rteaw-.fla.plT. toll I" -i SSi.'SKsTAJ'""' any' OTtog mnddns. No™

Church Notices. Preaching to the Baptist chinch on mi Sunday next by the pastor, Rev. W. H. Burlew ; 10 10 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sub- m, JectL- (mora ng) "The difference be- y, I ween faith and Sight." Evening, "On the Ribband of Blue," ScaU tree, all m welcome. th K-toantcn. lo, Set vices to the Methodist Episcopal Church on Washington street, above u, Ocean, on Feb. 8rd, as follows Prayer u and experience meeting at 8 a. m. , bold q, the chapel. You should si lend ibis servioe. Preacbiogat 10 80 a rn.by the pr the Pastor, subject, "Experimental R*- Ui llgion. Sunday Schecl at 2 30 p. m. K Let there be a full atlcndanc*. Young people's meetiog at 8 o'clock. Erenlug m service, 7 o'clockt Subject, "The Ua- u, pardonable Sin, or Blasphemy against fa Holy Ghost." We seek to make the e i<> services pleasant snd piohtable. All or Invited and everybody welcome. rncoarrxais* Oilmen. its Divine ecrvices In the Presbyterian wt Church of this city nest. Sabbath. Jam as 37th will be as follows: Pnpiretory oc meeting at « 80 A M.. The last sermon to the present couree on Peculiar is wld be delivered in the Presby- ds terian Church next Sabbath evening at 7.80 o'clock. Subject i " The Come to ,u Nothings." 1. Good reasons for great u expectations. 3. Ihssad outlook. A End tu of the Conic to Nothings. A hearty |0 welcome and frte seal to all. pi Cold Spring Presbyterian church laat 3 Sunday on account of the storm. It |n will tako place tiexl Sunday (D, V). In meeting of the Sunday School will be n held, commencing at 2.80. Tile services w in the morning will be as brief is possi- (P ble, that the congregation may attend fc, both meetings. The public is cor- m dlolly invited to aUend. Pastor Landis will preach a short sermon in the morn- w ing, and Rev, Eelgar Page Stitcs will w deliver an address to the Sunday-schools In the afternoon. n< ntAXKLix sTitzrr s a cucncn. u On Sunday Feb. 10th, 1880, the mem- m bers and congregation of Franklin SL \ M. E. Church purpose having a Grand », Rally to succeed If possible In raising the t| balance of their pastor's salary. No s doubt the many f nruds of the pastor and ai the church will tecognlxe an excellent d opportunity of assl.t~.ng an "honorable e| cam a It L expected there will be picas- ,i ant tiroes. The clioir wi.l be enlarged p and have a special programme for that p: day. Come and assut to Uds noble en- V U-rprise ^ « C Thomas U U will . build a ♦5000 cot- „ p Mrs. Lambert's house is reedy for the {l Everybody busy on Avslou, no Idle bread ate here. c! A new syndicate under the manage- p ment of John W. Dixon is being formal, u Bed cedar is a favorite wood for to- n terlor finish. It Is lasting and delight- a fully fragrant. n John Rockwell. Superintendent of the b Seven Mile Beach Company, is laid up „ with a bad cold. » Tho hour s that were^amtged by Ihe last storm are being re (wired by Con- p tractor Williams. t, A new club house is designed snd t will be completed by the 15th of May. r, will be located nesr the steamboat e landing. t Mr. Reuben Hoffman, of Cape May, t wllh a tufflcleot number of workmen, b h«e laat wes k m >vtog and raisiog s several cnttoges. c Col Geo. W. Smith is painting the t Hotel at Sea Isle City. Tu be- 1 ginning to look like n new bouse under i touch of his brush and color. i The Avalou Beach Improvement Com- r has already begun the cleaning and grading of its many lots. It will put them c , the market ready for the builder. ' , The Seven Mile Beach will put a1«A j seugor steamer at the Inlet to meet all , ' and transport passengers to and , I from Avalou. It will be put on thb ( Clams and sort shell crabs are lying ' all along the beach. It Is Interacting to ' ' the gulls lake the clams in their 1 > beaks and fly up to the nlr and let them 1 I on the hard send to break them, , and then go down and enjoy a savory , ■ . - There are lots of new families settling ■ as fast as the/ can find bouses lo move 1 into. There would be more come If I 1 were more bouses. Some one - r a little m mey to spare could do , well here y building a few neat m*. > Mrs. E R Williams and daughter 1 Helen, were here la-t week. It was ' good and refreshing to sen Helen, ns she is ever bright and aprightly. Col. . turkey gobblers always give bet - hearty welcome by gobbling and strut ) ting around, which u amusing to aee. Our bridge serosa the inlet la being t pushed forward to eompletl m. There . two large pUe driven end a number r of men a'- work upon it- It now looks 11 It might stand. The W. J. R R. , folks dont do things by halves, they pro- : pose to fight U out oo thb line U It takes 5 .11 summer. Mr. Lemuel Miller has Awaked hb . contract for building the sea wall along , the beach front, and It will give old . something to do to knock It down. L-munl b a tone* at bul'ding aea walls, and goes at It wllh a vim. He Is to succeed, and la the kind of made of. He b now boty on the Sea e City beach front. ' The Star concerto of Monday and evenlug were artistic and most eejoyablA The songs, rcctallona. buj morous and pathetic, were excellently rendered by the eolored artists. The , ringing of Mr. Powell, baritone, and ' Mioses Hall tod Davis was mast deJ llghiful. and should have been more * generally heard. The small houses may be attributed to the extra religious ser • vices to progreet to' city churches " The 8iar Company is expicting to give 1 entertainment at the^Cmnrt House. ,, Bee. J. C. Oouldsberiy who was expect, u lo help hb people out of a financial u difficulty with them. r The few disgruntled persons who ,. avail themselves of every opp rtuni'y D speak slanderous words of Mayor , Edmunds will find it a good schema to , Increase hb majority at the spring alec- ;■ tioo. But some people will never learn anything, and no doubt but that they j! wUl go right on till tbey are left with no audh nets but IhemaelvoA '■ K. Pane: a t's wholesale . and retail 0 boot, shoe, and robber goods otore is at <t No. 18 North S-oood St., Philadelohb. Mr. Paneoast haa had a long experience id In the oboe business, and largely menu >e fact-ring hb own rtoch can discount o- of ite^qq- li csmvenleut to Market street and the Weal Jersey ferries. ot It would be aa advantage tjkjtib end ,0 of the Cape to unite IhcHttleTmburban re boroughs to owe strong government. The event of rmwrfidadne effected - could be con-umated without infringing 2 on any body's rtgkls. The scheme x should be agitated. 1 The MosuTveraca Baptlot church of Phtbdelohia " has extended an uuantmous call to But. A .N. Whllmaesh. f- We unto thb Item with pleasure, and " wbh ML Vernon's new pastor great suo M com when he shall enter upon hb du1 hhH

Secret Society Notes. Brother Rodan fills the Master Workmen's chair with becoming dignity. The order of the Iron Hall now bat a membership of 47000 scattered all over „ the country In 800 branches. Foreman Bailey b becoming more fA miliar with hb poaltlon. Jim w,U fill office wllh credit to himself and the h Brother Yonaman has fifled the posi- „ of Recorder with credit to himself and order since the organisation of j May Lodge No. 31. L Vice Chancellor Doughty filled the position of Chancellor acceptably at the h meeting of Couaefl No. I, In the ab- , of Brother Rutherford. (, Brother Overseer Millet b the right p to the right pb-e. As orgulst of g lodge, he b ever faithful, and Ihe opening and dosing of Ihe ere made moch more pleasani and Impressive hy the use of the organ. * The "Heps" initiated another candidate last Friday night, and there ire a ^ number of others who will Join as soon r the entrance fee has been reduced lo cotreepond wllh alitor nrdcri. The * "Hepi" has now a membership of about c end it u growing to popularity ttoily. The A. O. C. W. hare donated a snug 11 sum of money for advertising the order, and It b an action that other organize- " lions should follow. If you wish your to grow In numbers, bring them " promt irmly before the public, fid tn b do thb you 'should donate a sum from general fund for that purpotm The public of Cepe May has to many Instances mlzrd up the secret beneficial ■ iclrtira which have branches at Cape 1 May. We hear of a strain upon the Iron Fraternal Cl cle snd Hcptasophs c which does not exist. The rumors arose the "Financial Union" which has been severely criticised as unable to meet its obligations. The Iron Hall members of Branch 370. ' wld he much gratified and cnioureged

nesilay evening the Order of the Iron made their sen nth year payments P1 the presence of thousand, of people. hl with. Supreme Justice R D. m ami benefits of the order. After the ad- " there were paid out lis ninety- ^ persons *83.000, as their share of l,: the seventh year payment.. Tnr sucashier. F. C. l)«vie. made the payments. Bifore closing Edwin J. was presente d with » gold " watch and chain by Branch 58- Mrs. F. D. Sttnerby, wife of the Supreme ver teVr Anrni those who look 11 part In the programme wore Mr. Bradfcrd Wl.liaius, of New York ; Miss Kate " Sbeeln. Mr. II. A. Darby. Union have been pretty fully ex- c plained during the past few days, and impracticability of the scheme under which it operates has been changed. Tho c amount of money to be paid, It b said, < range at the discretion of the memfrom *18 10 *52 per year, and the all k, disability and death claims granted '' will be to proportion to the amount paid to, and will range between *5 and *2o week for sickness. The awouut paid * to a member fir total disability Is be*135 nod *500. the same amounts death, and from *50 lo *1000 at the expiration of membership. The inltia- (. tion fees arc from *3 to *5. Officers of union are paid a aalsry , which b fixed the members of the Supreme Chamber at their annual session, and eacb salaried p officer it obliged to furnish bonds for a the faithful performance of lib duties. The organization was formed In May. c 1887, In Vateraon, N. J.. and increased r in membership to big strides, finding most of its membership In New Jersey. R The American Fraternal Circle wai ^ chartered under the lawa of tho Commoowealth of Maryland at Baltimore on 1 I, 1888. The benefits ot tho circle from *100 to *1000, each member paying 38 cents on every *100 that his | certificate calls for. If a mem- ) have a *1000 certificate ho pays a ( monthly assessment of *3.50 either for for three years the benefit give, the J member *200 or an emolument of *110 ( above the amount he actually paid in, t and should the benefit certificate be fur _ I Ave years the beseflcbry receives *1000 1 return for *210 actually contributed. 1 per tent, of each assess ' mcnt Is Invested to interest. bearing , aecuritlea as a reserve fund, and the re. . mainlng 75 per cent, b applied lo Ihe , : liquidation of the tick benefit claims and 1 partial payments of benefit!. Interest is j ; charged upon all payments from date of . payment to cud of maturity. The Circle ■ premise, to provide a benefit from *2.50 . [ lo *35 per week to case ot sickness from : '■ disease or accident, these not to exceed [ eight weeks to the fir- 1 three years. . . Entrance fees vary from *1 to *3, AC- - cording lo the amount of the henefll 1 certificate. The Supreme Medical Examiner receives 38 cents from each new ! [ applicant, and the latter also pays *2 I for a certificate and entrance fees. The . dues paid annually by each member > amount to *4, which pays the salaries I of the offlocr* and generalj>xpen#cs ot j the lodge. t Cape May Council, No. 3, it a branch of tha ab'Te order, and Ithsa^faund favor I *ritli the people of this county. It b also ' , gaining ground in other parta of the Slats Although the order has not been " organized only about seven months, it . haa a mnmberabiplof upwards ot three I thousand, and U gaining at tba rale of - fifty members per day. Burely this b ' a good showing for so short.a period. J R B. Wright spent last week to j town. - The • team taw mill ran on full time J last week. Samuel R Garrison spent Sunday at o home with hb family, r Joseph Douglass snd wife spent Bat- £ urdsy at Walter Style's ^ Irwin Ludbm b engaged In building 0 boats for Sua ble trade next summer. f Base ball seems to be the principal " game of the town on Saturday alterII Mba Fannie llolmes haa arrtreil home x after aa extended visit to Philadelphia, " Trenton and otbir places. ' According to rumors there will be it several changes in the way of moving e from one bouse to another. * It b reported that Seth L. Hand !o«t a stack of hay containing about 80 tens d last Baturdsy-nlght by fire, n The new yetari b nearly ready to be b launched. A veiy high tide is needed lo 5 capable of carrying 1000 tons and then she will slide off rety nicely. The funeral of John Chance, Jr.. took J_ place Sunday afternoon in the North Dennis M. E. church. He was cut off id by typhoid fever after a short Illness. ®" John was well liked by aS who knew ^ him. Of Ute be made Phibdelphb ids home and was down laat Chcblmaa calll« tog on hb friends, Utile thinking that * LH-Dlverty. *

-Sbboui ihe fflounfg. The revival services closed Ssndaj. night. Communion service next Sabbath at the M. E. church. Owing to the itorm no services were held Sundsy morning. Miss Carlisle, of Leesburg, was a guest of Miss Jennie Goff last week. Ralph Goff, traveling salesman for S. Goff, of Camden, will start oa a trip through the South tub week. James L Hand had fifty tons of salt burned Saturday night, the work of tocendlry. *33 reward haa been offered for the arrest and conviction of the fire- ^ Townsena s Inlet. Uvicxston Rice spent part of last week in PfaUadelphb. Mrs. Mary Stanton and daughter, of West Cape May, are visiting friends and Mrs. Unas. El dredge who has been sick ror several weeks it now convalca Learning Springer, formerly of thb place but now of Philadelphia, tpenl last week with rel Hives. Our esicemablc friend, Charles Rice, makes regular visits lo our slagcman's. A certain person that * at so filled with jealousy as to prompt him lo write his thoughts on a gate post caused him to wxfff home from church alone. Mrs. C. T. Learning b much improved at litis writing. Jesse D. Ludlam lias one of the finest { colli to the county. Mrs. E. A- Gordon spent Saturday in Philadelphia ohopplng. Mrs. Linda Jefferson spent one day ot last week with ber lister, Mrs. Amelb Gay. at Sravllle. Mr.<. Mary Mcrwald we are sorry to

While chopping wood at tho wood A: This wln-cr has been good for the A The remains of J ,hn L Chance, Jr.. ^ la-t He was t victim of ly. ^ phoid fever. drive. the popular winter (caslde re- ^ 1l>*8lokes' collages, and th. addition P ltov. Dr. Wyllr. of Philadelphia. I.as b" cottage on Ocean avenue near the bench it A. W. Springcrand Sou are ilio bulolers. ltov. Mr. (ioldsbury Is doing a god 0 work sinong the colored people of the '' words. "Ye are the soli of ihe enrlh " 0 Miss Abbie V. Young has been spend- I. Uriah Young drives a new borei- re u Samuel R. Young Jr. is gelling tbe on the ground for the erection of his now cottage. Mrs. Henry Young Jr last wrik purchased a fine colt of Mr. Samuel Bene. 11 zetle, Court House. Mrs. Jas. A. ChiUln was on Data- day * Mr. Uonstatlnc Foster while chopping '' wood the other day had tho misfortune " to cut hb hand quite badly John Sspp came down with his family J' short lime since. Messrs. Stratton and Stiles were | repair the road front of the hotel and ex- | I >Ummrr t 1 N. 8 Corion was to town the Btat ot ° • the week. . Mrs. Emma N. Coombs lias returned ° | from South Scavllle. 1 Mrs. Mary Stiles and child, of South , ' arc the guests of Mr. and Mrs. , 1 John High. . ! Uncle Shep Gallahcr of South Seaside < 1 In town on Monday looking as smil- 1 ' Ing as usual. 1 Mrs Sillie Taylor and Mrs. Julia ' Stiles, of DcnnbvlUe, called on friends ' -here recently. i 1 The truth of Ihe old adage "that viae. ' ' gar never catches files" b being exem- ' ' pliflcd every day. j Mr. 8lushman, of Philadelphia, has , 1 been the guest of Cspt. Joseph Hcaron ; r during the week. ' Thomas 11. Strain has purchased ihe property formerly owned by Capt. , Hcaron and will occupy It to the spring. 1 The person or persona who robbed tho r milk honsee the other evening will find 1 ^ more pica in the same locality to whlrh e Wc have two singing schools. ' The Invitations arc out for a maiquc- ■ redo and surprise party Thuraday night. The young folks hid a merry and licking time pulling molasses enndy at I be Bay View on Friday night, i Mr. and Mrs. Chav Shiw went to Cape May City to' spend the Sabbath, c Tiiey were the guests of M'. and Mix. Jos. IlaU. t Capt. Jobu Douglass, of Townsetid's Inlet, visited hb many friends and rela- . tires this week, the gueat of bis mother, Mrs- Clara E-rickscn. ; The Mile and Literary Society holds Its monthly meeting Frbruary 8tli. Come I and hear the debate on woman'i suffcrage ■- and parliamentary pticticA AU come pod have a good bugh at the s necktie soebbie, fruit and oyster supper to be held at the nor. of Broad and Church atrceSa, Thursday night. Feb e Tib A prise w.U be awarded for the g best looking couple at the table and for the cake walk. Minstrel troupe and it glee dub will be present to furnish the Capt. Jdseph L. McCarty met with e what might have bteu a serious sccio dent had not hb wife come to hb rcsn cue. A pan of grease caught fire and lie n tried to blow it out and hb hair and whlsken caught fire. Woman's rights k were asserted ud the Captain come out h of battle with only the loss at some ff hair. I. ltov. J. N. Craner of IQo Grande, w visited hit friends to dbcttts the ad vitals bfljty ot starting a mission hoA He 1- was the gueat of Thomas A. Holmes i - it That Captain loat rome eyrtrciws lUo. a Capt. Daniel Irving went away on v. Wednesday to Tottrarille after a few vstkt vkU among hb frictub hare.

Wast Cape. Mav. - The G did Leaf Factory b running four N days to the week at present. Mrs. Ahbic Shcppard Is again a! home T 11 tand in deiicwte health, but improving. - Bert Foster, our local artist, u busy J upon crayous'of some of our most p :rllcular people I Councilman J E. Johnson waxes doquern when he touches ihe . standing Al wpter question. * 1 w John Stevens, has sold hb farm to ,r , Geo. Butherford ah) wUl iskc possea- " p slon about March lit. t* Jacob Small wood is celling bettor } slowly. He b the recipient of much ( j ° sympathy from hb many friepjfcw' (u The deferred snniVcrsary of the (kild g- " Spring I'rcshylcrbn Church lakes piece next Sunday afternoon at 2 80 p. in. . F* 1. T. Woolson has rcluroed from a a at art. Hb excellent medicine b for sale — ,d May are beautifying their premtsea by new fences. Comrade D. F. Crowd! :n being tbe builder. a The Weit Cape May Lilerary Bucicty b on Monday evening. Tho zhcctlng vraot opeoed wilh instnimcntal music by Mlsa Bessie Foster, who tlao gave a very e, good recitation followed by an address | .. by Mr Vanamsn. .Misses Emms B. td dredge ud Mamie Hughes sang " Emtu melt's I.u Uby," after which came the 01 that offensive warfare b al'tlmca i-rotl- n31 table. Messrs. D. Ilund and H. Blake ~ on the affirmative, and' A. W. Hand ud td John Bbke on tho negative 1 he gen towcHT ImturD^'mu'r1^ Mta ,C

Thompson, snd a song by Miss a, Clcmmic Eldredge. The Sochi) will x, "£,;r:y ■■ "■* >' ligi °*W B 1 (I store property formally owned by J C. I Mra Krank^ lloffmao end family arc \ M«y. notod a. being rerlnusly .T last week is no belter. Is It not lo the benefit of both child aucnd school the length of time preseribed by law. 1 ho^Vmeeitag'uris1 weck^Ujwn'wWch depends the prospective future of the 1 H. marked lo a friend the other day thst she knew Kemp's Balstm lor the . Throat and Lungs was a superior rem- . cdy, as it stopped her cough instantly when other cough rcmedlca had no effect whatever. So to prove thb ud » convince you of its merit my druggist i will give you a Sample Bottle Frre. urge slxe 50c ud *1. 5 - quarrelling, abusive nnd" slandering, . wbilo groal men show repose to man- ■ r , nmler aggravating Circumstances, nnd ( seldom t-utice abuse bv replying i" !' 1 flror &fimlisfraft!ts. — tp — Peculiar Peculiar to combination, proportion, and j preparation of Ingredients, jfiod'agareapa. ' sxiE Hud's ifx.r Peculiar In its strength snd economy. Hood s 8arsa psrtlb b tho only medicine of which con • truly be said, "One Hundred Doses Ouo DotSanaparmt oecompUibee cores hitherto un- ■ irSSarsaparillafS,*" ' the title of "tho greatest blood purifier ever at home,"— there Is more of Hood's Sarsa- , psxffla sold to Lowell than of nil other Q blood purifiers. Peculiar to Us phenomenal ■ n"«h£PecuHarjS^S I of people' Peculiar hi tho brato-work which . it represents. Hood's Birsapxrllia eons- , ^:STritseif?."35 r with many yean practical experience In • Hood's Sarsaparilla IWdhTinerugzUU. (Itilxlorgs. Pieyasvdeolr IOO Doses Oqe Dollar 8 TN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY, e J- ^ '

WTHE^HLV ' f ^ P ) COMPOUND Durable cures proofs Economical Neuralgia Are Diamond Dyes. They excel ill others in Strength, Purity snd Faune'i. None others v-. just ss good. Beware of imitation, -they Prostration UmoC give poor, »e.k,Treri,yc-oiots. Rheumatism 3« c°tors ; to cents each. , .. {tolrMfa p). k-arb Kidney j^J^lodjerdtam. °* ; Disease^ ^'-V^c^^wwez. weds, rkhardsou i co.. n* J'' 0UJ"u,~Croa.I^F^rA^ra.U«B A|, LZr DIAMOND PAINTS. Disorders ■ ' Odd. surer. Brume, Copper. Only 1 S Ciuli. " " ' ' CAPE HOUSE, CAPF MAY POINT, N. J. 0|icn all tlic Year. Heated by Stcatn^, Lighted with Gas. Fine Large Room- well Furnished^ Thirty Ojien Fire Plitccs for Wood and Coal. HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. SEto"" """ A. H. HAMILTON. Manager. OUR THUMDERBOLTS. (ti f7 n The Montagnac ()\cro »ats ■" lhis inrr''d||,i'' i»rice ih III are' l)t'ar in ,nini1-"' ,h«' 1 r,-nih I'abrics ^ (Scflan, E de Montagnat. el l:ils» anJ arc Ptrlectiy new. fresh nanm-nts. taii.u , m.uh-.with Finest Satin and Velvet lin'nRs an<1 trimmings, ant! Art-, in cVerv TCSnect. l'lc Viitials n( the- Ovcrcnats eNcwhcl'L' 'nailt: to order at $75 and $80. And they (fid try to steal mir thunder (at this (hn Pll pr'Ce '(>r ^uitS)- '»"« the> [only pillertd a little M 1 1 ,,ois<: aml ,r" us,nir "^|U" Thunderbolt ■ i-'or VU U Our Suits-" not unsaleable, ancient fragments,1"" whole lines ireshest goods, in Taney Cheviots a"1' Cassiun io -11" Black Cheviots Corkscrctvs. Txccptinnal '•••"•■s. JACOB REED'S SONS. 918. 620. 922 OHESTN\JT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, FOR 6L0TE1I6 CHEAP Hi RELIABLE GO TO N. Snellenburg <L Co., / FIFTH, SOOTH ill PASSYUNK AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. : This establishment is the Larges j of its Kind in Philadelphia. 1 R. PARKE, 1 . latb v • * ti k. I'ASeoAier f 8 South Second Street, Philadelphia. _ Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoes j Ctildren's Tint Slid ait Late' faokeDpiiasts Specialties. ; ©rortrlfs, 5?rorisions/-<flf. ; HAND'S | central market Cornor Y/ashingto.i and Ocean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. JOHN HALPIN & BROTHER, e 'excelsior market No. 33 Washington Street, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. S Ckoice family Groceries and Provisions. A trial of trac w with us solicited. , . 160 Cords of Oak Wood, cut, split abdfclclivered onXorder at I B afid $5.50 per cord. ' ^ "