CAPE MAY WAVE — SEMI-WEEKLY — WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1889. bsh— —

iilK ntmmjwtaBtam tajUT HIM »w iwMi-ULMnyw MQTICK. omen auwmm. .OmO BOCI1TU0. gSteSKiMattts-s: 2^3SKasi"-srs SSBflgggSS*88 tSaSscwSSF ZS^SSuSfSal^JS^ST0' ""** t&sszss&mr"°itt ,berlm*J f£p np lively demand public auntlca Mil speedy action upon tba part of clly tuthoritte* 11>e demand* for bench paprehcad Ibat so taxpayer of the cllj will raue any objection to do hla part of tba bill paying wben these public work* are ready for lnapaetlos. There will be ipeedy return for aucb outlay by as Increased patronage of 1 Uiaaa shore* If the city charter need* ' making more liberal la It* provlaloos to I aooompUih thl* end. orrtalaly lu good 1 polky to do It There are debt* tad 1 debt*. Borne of tbem ought not to be Incurred, but It arems that corporation*, I cannot weH get on without borrowing I money for public improvement*. Mon- I ey spent In this w*y Just at prerent ) would be fitting encouragement for the land companies to jo on with their I enterpelaes tpr building up Cape May'. " Interest*. Time doee not wait. The ' Brat thing the public knows spring will ■ be here, quickly followed by the fash 1 loaable season, when Improvements 1 cannot conveniently be made. Hurry up the work. 1 ... ( A Plan Worth Trying. , Captain George Hildreth submit* an 1 economical plan foe the sanitary lm- < might prove eS.cluaL 111* design is ' to deepeq the stream, three or four feet I and plank up its sides, *0 that only a t the tide. This win be left free to Dow 1 out in a more rapid manner than while 1 obstructed by an uneaven bottom and grassy sides, tending to increase friction, 1 diminishing the force of the tide, and 1 hold log in s tight embrace refuse mailer. : The mud removed In dredging oould be need fur Ailing In behind tbe walls, thus ' effecting a large sev^ig if this material < be covered with a top aoil oTfreah mould and seeded down la gnus, there Is so 1 _ reaeon why tbe hanks of tba stream ■ should not be made very attractive. 1 Tbe Wars la la favor of pay economical 1 plan to affect tbe Improvement of the 1 creek. It baa no Job In sight, except ' the owe in which all clllsens, with Interest* at Cape May can •bare,— beth t I ^^^phmpropo^bycep1 j lie. The Wave will support any good < To Corrwspondante. Our county cctrespoodauU are par- ' Ucularly requested to send to Ibis 1 offloe for publloatloa only the fresh- < eat news Heme. If a gate has boen 1 hung or a door step been put In place < be eure thorn occurreqoes are' very re. ' \ cent evidence* of proeperliy. We want < the uewa, but dnut can for M, si a general thing, which has been published < before It r, acbm this offloe. Sena us ' all tba Intelligence of a general and 1 personal character that's fresh, no mat- < ter whether you think U worth tbe effort ' or not We will determine that at this < end of the route. If anything of partic- 1 ular public moment occura on Tuesdays 1 or Fridays before mid day briefly wire ^ Tha Woman win. f City Council has nstruetad- Ctt j He- ■ donofpetltCrrrSrl,^^ I tha strength of which file ware granted s last fall) by tba commiuce of ladies from t the W. C. T. C. of this clly. Just why I they were denied tbe privilege in tie a irSsHHhS ! lnspectlou of the documents. Ho ham r other hand, good may grow out of let c ttngthe public opinion freely (Ml upon I the whole subject of granting license s - to mO liquor here and everywhere else, d Detective George" Jackal, of SplUalk ! Detective Agency, Ml Walnut street, , Shkwkou he has been employed for „ ^be last ten years, deeervee great credit 'in oaptoriag a number of employee who , have robbed their employers In different I ZZSJfSSStfa 52. m « has been wlth^ta ^gra^J^ raontff j j upon by tbe detcouvm of PMlwfi.es. •barp^ihrewd sod uptight num. and j p«ti to be engsgod this season. I Cap. , vsfl'ifid v : ■- 3 * Tbrniwa W. Mlilett should be a happy ' man If paMic favor lands to that too e. < I*rt Saturday evening the cbcfc and . • trlbutkms together end presented Mm 1 with a bswdaomr atand, lluchaeter lamp J Mr'li^s^keTbr'^m^m "rrt^n • *.ta*«.t*cx)caki.raM* Sb < beany "Thank you" was more ehgiasot Uiaa a long eet speech would have' been. ' Mi* JDBatl — then to enjoy tbe > ™t mm wa have no doubt but her 1 Wart was warmed over 'be eata.au In 1 jMywhMtomll.Mdby thb mm, j MfNwMlMwinaiManh. • ■ JIMP M - <

PERSONAL. 3 8. A. Rudolph registered at the Lefay. C ette Saturday evening, r Mr. snd Mr* Frank Slddall spent L Sunday M $e* Isle Ctty. ~ Walter Smith Is at Cape May telling - ol the attractions of Avakm. Mrs. T. n. Brook is, we are pleased to ? note, very nrach better m walib. Mite Justine Roaeman la making a visit among Gcrmantown friends, le Philip Koenig and hla friend Edson. is* spent Sunday at Cape May, gocslaof Col. * LanalDp. (* Miss Sallie Mecay Is tpendlnx tbe winter In German town visiting personal " friend a Senator John £. Hey bum is having a boom for tbe nomination of governor of Pennsylvania, e. Mr*. Collins Is worrying over the absence of her pug* dog Belle which w«s 2 left behind In Philadelphia. Mrs. Doctor E. U. PbUlips has gotten " home fsom s virit to her personal friend Mrs. K. & Hall, of PkUauripbla. u Mrs. EUcn IL Mall flnds Pbllsdelplds 3 housekeeping very plcssant. Bbee pects U to return to Cap- May in the spring. •" bo. I1. Hand Is coming out all right a from a recent spell of sickness, A under the treatment of Doctor Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Stevens performed the part of tha Good Samaritan In behalf of an tUmckt of (be Wave on one of our busiest days p unlay in Cold Spring oemetery, in ac- , cordaoce with request of bis sou, who „ live* at Bristol, Pa. ] Col. H. W. Sawyer made an official . slaltamong the counties of tbe northern . tier on Saturday last. H% did a part of _ hla Journey on bone back. Thomas VanWrnkle, of L. S. 8. 89, c was a prisoner it AndersonvUle nearly „ four months during the late war. and e telle eome thrilling personal experiences , of that period.. , It. C.TIxard had a special side degree f conferred upon line {on Friday evening. , last in tbe presence of forty-live of bis , Balk- the only member of | Cape Island lodge ever known to have , F. S. Townaend was nominated for . tbe mayorallty on Saturday evening last. I Is suppieed to represent the com. . btned opposition to the reflection of 1 Edmunds. , Rev. C. A. Tlndley preached for Pa*. r Manchester on Sunday evening from , the pulpit of Ibo M. E. church. It is , scarcely needful to say thai be delivered I eloquent, practlcM discourse u;on . Ibis chosen tbeme: ' I he Wedge of , M- T. Gllroy, tbe genial son In-law of Captain Cbas. P. Foster, was at tbe Cape over Sunday accompanied by_ hi* wife. Mr. OUroy Is employed In" the i Passenger Depart men: of the P. 11 It i In regard to the rep-.rt Ihst John W. i Is a candidate for Recorder, , that gentleman wishes to say, through , the columns of I be Wsv*. that be Is I not a candidate for tbe offl-e, nor for , any other la tbe gift of tbe voter* of , this city. I The lateet arrivals at the L-ifayett* a e t Bradley and wife, German town; I Griacom, Salem; Mrs, E. O. Cole, Center abd H. P. Brown, of New , York; F. T. Walton; C. A. JBenner, 8. i Bunting and wlfa, and John U. Sloan, I sf Philadelphia. I Mr. Douglass Gregory made a very , snd court so us General Wash* i at the Baptlit festival of Friday evening last He was assisted In the I reception of guests by Mrs. Csptila , P. Foster, who performed her part ; with becoming grace and dignity. , J. S. Garrison Is getting bclteralowly- , He Is looking for the warmer weather of tbe spring to put him on his feet again, i His court pe will be n help to that end. . Mr. Garrison manages to pass the days I of his convalescence in planning for his rammarflaet He Is now doing llghl work upon sails, rigging and mast a Proprietor Walton, of the Stockton . waa down over Sunday. He doi signs to bare tha yellow wash scraped off Ms hotel, and a good hoarat cost ot paint put on dn 1U plies. Visitors to I May next summer will scarcely , know the p*eee, so radical will be tbe i change In both lis alter, or and Interior. , , GeoJL Loyett announces himself n i candidate for City CuDe-tor. Ills lntlI mate MqualnUnce with city affairs and I well established business Integrity, . eminently qualify Mm for the place. If ; Dtvett should be eleeted, there will , oertaloly be no cause for complaint of . the administration of the affair* of i °»"- On amount of the Ulnae* of Pastor his pulpit was occuplea on Sunday mooing by Rev. Edgar Page Stiles who spoke to tbe people on tbe •Object M "The Bible.- His remarks were laterestiag and his audience an ati tenflve ooe. Brother Stltca bas tbe seal i and courage that would have done crdlt i the founder* of Methodism. He 1* not afraid to call thing* by their name*, i and to hew to tha Una, let tbe chip* fall where Ihey my. Byron Pomcrey Jr. and Mr*. Pomeroy, of Granville B. Haines and ComPhiladelphia, who wen such valuable members of the Breiloa VUla the aeaaon before last, are expected to spend a part of next season here accompanied by their pretly brown-eyed daughter. Utile Miss Florence. She was the pet of the Brexton VUla when here before. » will be a pleasure to the to record soma more of thoae progresatve euchre parties At the Brunswick this weak we noticed J. F. Relgey. Geo. W. Qalggs, F. H. Hess, Jns. F. Hamilton, Joa Bucket, Jr. Algeo, Samuel Carrie, George Hnpps, Ben] Nefld, George Bcholnn, James J. Klrby, George Blber, H. C. Banhlnalcr. Wa. Bslixel, F. L. ScblUey, F. G. Emmott, C. F Gra milch, Joheph Edward Bucbhols, Edward Boohbols, Jr.. John W. Bolster. Wa. BeckqU, The*. L. Stevenson, Cbas. W. Boreell, afl ot PMladelpfcla. Tbe many Cape May friends of Mrs. R. Collins, of Philadelphia, wlU pleased to know that she la at the I for a two weeks visit, the guest ; of Mr>. J. Henry Edmunds. She was , at church last Sunday morning wearing , a handsome winter UUor madc soil, ad , mlrably set off by a navy bine New , market, trimmed In monkey for. She baa had tome nouverealson about next t •Oram's surf fuhiooa. with reference ; to' helmets and wMta Jereey*. Among tha ton Arrival, at the SbMtt are Mr*. M. Dally, Mia Stall* Dally. , Harry A. Dally, J. Early Walsh. Samuel . Baiflee. Vlotor Levin, T. H. Palmer. . B H. Gault and daughter, Charles H. , llayea, John P. MUler, Jamea LongweU, . Mary A. Longwell, S. Bardsley and wlff, Alex Douglas*, David Dunnart and wife, ■ John Atkinson and wife, Rrory g. Btowart, fetor pay and wife, W. A. OatwrighA Ed. J- Edlyaal abt»,-G,

SALTS. '' The Angleeea In I masque wan • great success. ral There's a chance to get the wrong pig by the ear yet f-*,'-: Sea Isle city U to have a new and 1 Cape May Court House Is to have a ; I We hear of another wedding In the ; near future. Now guess. i °n- Seme of the old land marks still stand !oL about the Court House. i Quite a delegation of visitor! were at , Avaku early In lb* week. 3,1 Tbe M. E. Conference convenes next , Tpesdsy March 8, at Salem. I 1 Tickets for The Emigrant's Daughter lor at Dr. Kennedy's Pharmacy. i Revival services continue nt tbe Tab- , lb ernadc with unabated Interest- i "" "Tbe Social Glare" at West Cape May | Compel on Thursday evening, tbe 98tb. i r° Icemen are busy wlth the last crop | of Ice which 1» three or four Inches thick. | Tbe Republican Club noted Wash, lngion'a birthday la n patriotic manner. cU Tbe best quality of writing paper for < the money st Garrisouh, No. 60 Wish- 1 :M ington street. • ,. I "• Noble Grubb wtu fined tl and ccsts t by Mayor Edmunds on Saturtlsy last for ■ "j disorderly conduct. | Company H la being tncrultod up to j ,ur fuU ranks, 'three new men were sworn t ic on Monday evening. I "■ 61,988,600galloDsof water were pump- j J®" ed up for last years supply, it took 288 t tons of coal to do tbe Job. ■ Tbe Emigrant's Daughter. Admission 1,1 88 rents; Renrrved scats SOoent*. Tick, t ™ cu at Dr. Kennedy's Pharmacy. i ° A handsome addition to theWsvn's a subscription list was made during the c *• week, tl is a taking price for goods. t ' Hood's SarsnparUl* Is peculiar to itself i I"1 snd superior to nil other preparations In i strength, economy, and medicinal merit. ( Tbe Semi. Weekly War* offers to ad- v vcrtlaera a very desirable medium by i which they may speak to the buying c * public. fa 0 Insure your buildings and live atock. I " It may be economically done at the of- v llces of J. Henry Edmun-'s, No. 80 i, Washington street. t. A subscription to tbe 8emi-Weckly II Wavx for tl 1* the very cheapest thing s in Ibe sute. Send In yoor order for it. C All the county and latent new*. u Many thank* to Mr. and Mr*. Walter k ™ Itoeeman for a generous slice ol wed- a J* ding cake. We take the occasion to a wish them again a happy wedded life. h The entertainment u West Gape May tl on Thursday evening M^for the benefit a! of tbe Sunday School, general admls- G 01 slon, 25 cents- Reserve "senU, 88 cent*, c. ^ E. Page Stitcs represent* relUble U !® HI* office U In the Washington Hotue. C opposite the postofflce. (27-tf * If yon want fire Insurance uponvour b '■ building call at tbe office of Jr-flenry p r, Edmunds. No. 88 Washington sueet, s rh and examine tbe claims of companies In exlslsnc* that bar* made Mm their • agent U . Spring activity will toon be a reality, tl " Stormy March, with lu rushing winds T snd Mastering weather generally, will h scarcely hinder the necessary work of e; : the month. * ' The War* gather* the new* early in U " the week and publishes It whilo fresh 1 from the Creeks and other villages of U the county? St doe* the same thing lale S In the week, and all for *1 per year. li i; The contract for building tbe new 0 hotel over ion the Mt Vernon tract was *| * awarded l> Alexander Douglass, of o in Philadelphia, who will go to work upon w " Seasonable Sale of stoves at eat priors si Benenel A lire's, 18 Washing- , y Ion street. These stoves must be sold. ,1 Would rather sell at a great sacrifice b a than store them and carry over. Now „ L IS your time to gat a stove cheap. ^ It will be a " wboop up " time from Fu this till after election day. Tbe idle ^ . element of tbe town find relief of pent e up energy in loose talking. Tbe do- r m quence of s.lence n a lost art lq, these ^ days of ours. a ^ W. A. Knort, the florist. U'out with " J s» —v — us i-. ; [o houses are stocked with beautiful grow- , lug plants, which are offered to the pub ' He at reasonable pnee*. Lsndrcth's ' seeds for garden and farm, fraah and reliable. „ Tbe p etty coey hotue of dept. Talk- u j enbtirg, recently oompletnd by falesnr*. ' Were and Eldredge. U a decided lm- p jj provement to Washington street. The ^ ... col toga is very neatly ornamented and . painted. The Baptist festival netted about HO. Tbe ladlne of tbe Social Circle did tbe D work and It very much added to the sue- . c em of the event that they were in neat . Oontlnentnl costumes. Pastors Burlaw and Landls were eaeh presented with * oneofE— 'sptondokm. *' Thomas Depot's carpet stare, No. 85 J, U North Second street, AilsdclpMa. iq a ■ »1 decided lavorile with Cape May buyer*. ? It Mr. D. make* * special announcement Jl u this week in' our advertising columns. * which can bat be of lsrge lnteraat to !! '• them. Tbe store Is well lighted, bandy H il to W. J. ferries, and near that great J thoroughfare. Market street. ® i. Tbe lew enow Bikes that sifted down p i- on Monday morning raised hopes In tbe F |. bonora of Harry Smith that he would A a have tbe pleasure of a sleigh ride behind £ > his' Uam of noble bay* Bat the snow re did not fell in sufficient quantity, and d the girls will have lo wait awhile longer, is This Is not a weakly newspaper. SobT scribe for It. H there Is anything cheaper e In 1U Bne, lam than a cant a copy, w* W > don't know where It Is. B you hnve a friend or relation away from home send k d tba paper to Mm. Just think of n letter I. tike Ibis from the old place twloe a week & r. for the tnelgnlhcaal sum of about a cent' <h re to*. 9, A bill b. fore the Pennsylvania Leg)*- a 1 lsturc declares quail, pheamnt, red. p. f, black and gray squirrels, raccoons and h deer the persona! property of the owners O •d ol the land on which they abide or range, q. and It ruakae U* penal affinal to bant, b r. trap or ktlh ewepr-hy the wrttten eon- p seat of tbe owners of the land, any of i. these an trulls, si I] Thomas H. Howard, late of Cape U ic May, bas become tbe owner of a set of it bod room furniture belonging to the per- |j is aonal tittle of the Ism Geo. Geo. B. u g HcCleliaa, end which was praaentod to B 1- Mm by dtlxens of New Jersey. From w a private letter we lean that Mr. Howard d ic also bought all the furniture offered be- P it loafing to toe General's Inventory. * Tbe young people of Green Creek y neighborhood are rehearsing for a dre- u r. nutic entertainment to come off on But- 0 jr. urday evening. March 2. The fine do- ! el meatlc play of " A Tronbleaome Invent- - r, moot " will be given. The scene of the I. plot Is laid during the ClvO war. There o II, will be other drawing number* on tbe Jj ?. program. Admission for yourself and S e, beet girl 80 cents. Children 15 cent*- *1 p J' Tito Hsecsomsst Lady In Ospa p - ' - • '***» ' ■ that she knew Krarpbi Baknrn for the Throat and Image woi a superior tem-

-S)b<nrf ih« Qatmfg. Avalon. t A hundred end fifty thousand dollar hotel is the next thing to be built. day. No old fogies here. There Is no > room for them. - There hns beeB WhuetlM,! and -flfty- = thousand dollars worth of lots sold here I Lemuel E. Miller, of yoor city, has I seawall. We expect to claim Lem as a 1 place la going to boom, for everybody Is progressive, r Just Imagine e avenue 180 feel wide and eight mile* long through stately - oaks, ever fragrant eedais, and benuUfol evergreen boWca laden with bright red r A phaeton with easy springs and the soft sea air gently waving ) through jour auburn hair, and ydu - what you can really enjoy at The Island has been qulle li vely this ■ Puiladclpbta on Tuesday, Thursday and ' cold, the arrivals were larg^ sodlhey ' seemed to enjoy the wBdnem of the piece. Of course every one vis! tod the ' pavilion, which Is thirty feet high, ereoted on n Mil sixty one feet high. This one of the grandest views .long the I the benches stalely forests of oak, ccijsr and holly bring at your feeL dent of Avalon, Is a Jolly, true gentlealwnya having t pleasant word and one of our G. A. R. men, having served country long and faithful during tbe He had tbe hooor-of .Being what is known sklhe Bloody Angle st at which time he wu severely wounded. He tells * good story Ihst occurred during one of tbe long had been helping them. el vc* freely to Dlxcy's sheep, cattle snd swloe. so there of any more. But ono dav one of the Generals was riding outsldfa of the soldier skinning a sheep. When the accosted him thus, •• Did you not sir, hear the orders read against killing sheep nod cattle ? " The soldier answered. . " yen sir." " But this sheep was coming nt ore, -and in order to stop Mm from biting me I shot him. And I as long as he was dead I would Mm and take a piece to eat." Tec said nothlug, hut rode on. It could be seen from the General's body he was convulsed with laughter. Tho 22nd wss duly celebrated. Mrs. Geo. W. Smith cave her husband birthday. Tho Colonel was correspondingly happy. Those present were S. H. Moore and wife, John Little and wife, Walter Smith, George Smith of Colonel's household, the rest of fsmlly wore unnvoldsbly ihtaltftd. present of a pair of gold eyeglasses. There were also present Mr. and Mr*. Frank Blddnll, Mr. Helfuuteln, Kelly, Mr. Dickson, of PkUad*.; Kcyacr, of 0*1 ; Mr. and Mrs. Pres. Edw'd. Preston, Mr. and Mr*. RobL and tare* children ; fair, and Mr*. Cape May ; Mr. and Mrs. Dei'. architect of Avalon. After spending s very pleasant evening the dispersed, each one pleased with the evening's enjoyment. Wa .would respectfully call your at. teaiioa to- the Avium Bciuuxu and formed for the purpose of loaning Having been directly interested snd associated with Building and Loan Association* for tbe part 20 years, would recommend Ibis as a very desirable investment— especially so to young men onl In llf* as pa excellent savinstitution. We bsve already nearly 1,000 shares of stock subscribed for, among which s number of subscrlbBovan Mile Bcaoh Is well-known by tnsny of tbls city, and frequenters of locality, as being tbe finest beach on tbe New Jersey coast. Went Jersey runs directly to tbls beach, and tbelr Intention* Is to mike through Cope May. Avalon City being a now place, and material coming In to purchase tion rt this piece will prove s financial Shares will be »1 00 sack, payable monthly. We expect to organise tMs Association oa the second Wednesday of March, la Camden. N. J., st Market .trrct, office of Garrison A French, attorney s-st law. Parties wishing to subscribe can do so by giving tbelr name and address snd number of share* desired to Thomas A. Redding. 8MB. Seventh Street, Real Battle Agent; Tfatoa Bray, Secretary T-Mlle Beach Co., 101" Chestnut street ; Hlwood Becker, and Pine Streets, Rial Estate or to Geo. J. Rommel, President Avalon Batch Improvement Co., lot Serene Blreal, Another oold wav* slnoa tbe maw. Mlas Ella Btltos is spending a resaon with frisads at Tackahoe. Baffle Clark Is vMthig frisads In other ^ night after an abseuce of a few Foster 1 suffer! fro pot of hot coffee over on IL Sheridan Young took in ths sights at City oe Saturday. fair*. Mary Garrison has returned lo her home la Ocean City after spending sometime With bar mother, ira Try. phena Payne of this place. Several of our resident* attended the annual supper of tbe Red Men be d in the hall nt Petersburg oa Friday night. gSSMSaSS revival rewtesa In program at the Church. Wm. Ens, of Lima. Pa., bas been lookitot alter tba interest* of Ms property, and renewing the friendship of We regret to learn that Mr* Wm. fo merly Miss Llxxie Burncll, of tola place, bat now of Philadelphia, bad misfortune to gat her leg brokeo gfyg'gL.iJLgai This neighborhood has been troubled of Isle by its attacks of s party or parties seam to lake pleasure in setting fire*, tad pilfering in various way*. Boy* you bad better be careM at the sffadSKsassas taking a tarn which might not pros, lo Oman cvusKT faOsa Lama Foster it at Imas again. Prank TomUn U visiting Henry Ban. •QapL Ja* Swttoii abouitobuftja Harry Bchslfcsrt** tow a dam rtteuf "SmfST '

Towitssna's .HMwt. Superintendent Miller visited our school on ls« Thnredsy. Mi* Josephine Wire Is sojourning a 1th her stater, Ml* Edwin Spring*?. . ' MliiCUra Knrches la vxltlng friends It). Camden. Gee. Eldridge and famDy (pent Inst from hla read with typhoid fever. Tha bridge acrons Townaend Inlet Is « gsga*"— • who bas made tba attempt to commit to memory tbe entire Methodist Hymnal, . conlbting of 1117 hymns and 12 doxolo'7 1 n-l. nl East Creek. • *• Still there is mora to follow. Is Samuel P. Bolton has purchased him [fi saif A new hone. 1,3 Tbe thermometer wu dowq to xero - As bury Goff and wife were tbe guests -is of William Christian, Sunday. m CnpL Wm. Trout 1* happy over the id (bird advent In his family— It's s boy. i* Lesrla Creamer will lend a helping 7 hand oa tbe farm of J. M. Christian this •c lsslah Chris trlan. Jr.. will sulst War- , 0- ren VanGiJder. of Goshen, in Ms firm Is work for the next nine months. is CapL John Tyler hu had two bttnJf dr d and twenty-five cords of wood ' » cut already, and la still cutting. H. M. Carroll and J. L. Hand have ; s- bought a vessel In Brldgeton. to be i '■ sailed by Capt. EdsrardBowger. of Denid nlsvlUe. South Soavllto. ie Frank Sheppard spent Sunday with g parcstr. „ B. L. Ore lost Ms horse, whiro fell on . the Ice and broke its leg. g after an absence ol several mootbs. • Winter 1* bore for rare oow. Kcb0 ruary, generally tbe mildest month of T winter, la proving to be the severest. 1. It it aald that Mrs. Harry G*y wil| ,f soon start for Cuba to meet her husband. , „ Capt. Gay, of the bsrquo Sarah J u with capital, start a glass factory here? H There are thousands of tons ot first class p for a factory. p This la the champion eel story. G T. Abraros baa caught one which he dej scribes u being u large as an ordinary i e stove pipe, and made two families sit y anybody beat tbaf? . • ' / a Goshen has charms for a number of 1 " Master 'willie Steele bu been quite ' ® The comet band Is prospering undrr " Um direction of J. Clem Foster. ' ' Tbe W. J. R. R. will soon lower tbe ' platform and erect a now depot. '■ Tba youngest child of Mr. Herman ' J Welttsteln is lying in a critical condition i '• In progreu In the M. E. Church for the ' 1 last four weeks dosed on Sabbath even- ' log. J' There la comlderable wire pulling | candidates for Freeholder. ' Our town wu quite well represents ' at tbe ball held at Angleeea on Friday evening. A good time *ru reported. ! Miss Lydla Crawford returned home U on Saturday from an extended visit from i ■ Tbe Edward Townaend Post No. 01, I g G. A. IL, held a sociable and rapper at n Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday evening < 1- 1 he Semi. Weekly Wave is pronounced >- by subscribers here u tbe best and I I cheapest paper In tbe country. Sub- 1 e scribe and get nil the news. n The wedding of Mr. Edwin D. Foster . and Mlu Lydla Richardson, daughter of ■ y CapL J as D. Richardson, took place • d rtt the 25th InsL, at noon. Ed's. Cape t ' Csps Msy Point. ; „ Mrs. Chas. Keeler Is visiting her par- ' ,f cats. Mr. and fait*. A. W. Springer. , I, Quantities ol lea la the bay, during j y the recent cold snap, the tlisrmomater , registering 0 degrees shove z<to. . J Rev. E. H. Suppler, of Philadelphia, ( j wu at tb* Point on Tbuiadiy lul look- | log after bis collage, cor. Caps snd Lin d ooln ares. , Rav. Jo* R. Wilson , of Ospe May, ' _ Is announced to preach Sunday evening, k March 8, In the Baptist Church at 7.80. ,1 Come out and bear tbe word. Dr. J. H. Walker la much Improved „ la health, having gained tch pcunds in ! u many day* No belter placs than tbe 1 ;, Tbe colored falelbodlsls gave an anlerII Utamenl in their chnicb oo Alexander > , avenue. lee cream and confections were t ', served in- abundance. Tbe proceeds t e were for the benefit of Iks tor Goulds. t berry. < On Thursday of lul week oas ol tbe Steamers plying between Philadelphia , and New York ran aground on the shoals . of lbs point. CapL Eldredge and his ' efficient crew ol I- 8. 8 40 went to bar assistance and tba wu soon afloat, and 1 proceeded on her voyage. , 3 Rev. Joseph IL Wilson and H. W. -ssasssE: commenced tbelr visits to the different Sunday-schools of Ibo enunty. to report . ' nt the County Convention, that meets c a - J A good opening for n butcher and n ' I baker bar* ■ Our people sre In hopes of filling tbelr i i Tbe Amen meeting of council next • Thursday night at the Borough HslL » Our school teacher. Frank T. Norton, ' 1 Jaaon Buck Is about to build an sddL r I lino to bis house and store on Walnut • «, Saturday nlgbL ; JS&v&iXSZZSSS ' i ; I Mayor Hewitt la making prrparstlbns t for moving bis store and AaHUng n new t a cottage on bis lot nrar tbe light house. t , Mlas Maggie Mace came borne Thur* > . day for a snort vacsdosr from ber school f datlea at tba South Jersey Institute. ' s Bridgeu.n. She relumed Sunday after- I s Mr. K- PaneossL lb* weB known shop. ! n martafsotnrrr, of PtrOadclnUi, nod out Mr. Jobh Oarland, ire gusto at Uw j Hotd Anglcvea. B saggast that the W. J R. H. Co. pur- I ■ :

Plan Crssk. IT Thomoa Sayre bu added another room to Ms neat cotlige. g Cka* Woodlln received a fine dog Is Samuel Robinson, of DennlsvIDc, wav tbe gnaat of M. Howell, oo Toeaday. It The extra meetings closed on Thursday night, bslog little Interest manL * wm — — ■ Capt Church and Mr. Hall, of Cape s May, visited Chax Shaw on Mondoy and X Tuesday. We can truly say that this village bas e been well petitioned and there is no end i , E 8. Howell luu returned from a busl- . ness trip to New- York, Brooklyn, Red . Capt. Eire Norton went sway on Monfriends to Join his vessel In Baltlnyre. | After spending the winter home Capt. Somen Norton left Ibis week to Join his • 3 vessel in Pbiladelphis loaded for Ulouee* I ter, Mass. Coin Spring. 9 - Quite a cold snap on Saturday- ; Whooping cough Is nt the Spring. E There are only about five that want i Urn P. O. now. - girl" on Sunday night luL I f Mlu Belle MUicr, we are plcued to aote. will soon be among ua again. 1 Sir*. Emm* Oliver is visiting her si* Alex. Ewlng'a new horse and carriage J presents a very fine appearance on the . Mr. and lira. Edward Cummlnga. of . Philadelphia, vtailed tbelr mother. Mt* D. C. Hughes, on Monday of this week. • 1 discourse on Sundsy morning lul, bis text being, "falothera and our Duties lo \ 1 Tbem." There wu a very large con- i gregarion present • Cold Spring is noted for tumiog out i early vegetables, and before a long i i J. S. T. Burke visited Seals'c City on I Friday luL ■ Miss Theresa E. Townsend is away on Miss Emms Gallagher, of Sonth Sea , I C-.pL L. 8. Stillwell Is at borne while j i his vetnel Is being unloaded at Baltimore J. N. Tomlln and wife visited Town- , send's Inlet tbe fits! of tbe week, stop- . ping at CapL Cba* Browcr* Mr. anil Mra. John High and daughter Jane, and •. ra. Tbomu Cheater, visited Persons wanting their grape vine# ' scientifically trimmed, should call on , ^ lioclejthcp Gallagher, who is an expert. Mr. Asa McCaity. an old and respoctand miller, is alio IsJd by 0^0000001 of ' "t" ■(EaiD IL C. Godfrey mads a business trip lo 1 Sea laic on Saturday. > E. C. Cole wu calling on friends in 1 1 tbe place on Friday and Saturday. Lucius C. Eddy is employed on the , and sea wall at Sea Isle City. 1 i Henry Whcloo, of Philadelphia, ac- 1 ; companied by his son-in-law was visiting his nephew on Friday. I Lewis VanGilder wu married a short 1 I time ago to • Miss Julia Brown, of ■ G* Our best wishes, Uw. 1 ■ menta to work his farm early this 1 ! apring. Dr. P. M. Way hu so far re. 1 trips to bis Seaville store. Little Betly, daughter of Mr. and ' J. B. Anderson, U making •* visit j South. Mrs. AMs it Dsnen. Ot., visit- ] Our school teacher, Chu. Priest, went I the Court House on Saturday to be j place. Though a graduate of a Normal Those young girls who make a bualneu of hlrlog teams at Sea Die City and driving to Donnlsville so late st night, might prevent many from knowing of \ their Imprudence If they coold keep ' their voices Mill. The sound of thrill . tinging la beard from tbe time they leave 1 Sea Isle till they are In Dcnniaville. , 1 Giria if you could see yohrselre* u other* sac you, you would not feel , 1 proud of yourselves One fooliah act > may be overlooked, but too many lead I 1 unprecedented results. 1 Holly Baach. " , Our Borough ordinance* need revision; 1 will the new council pi rase bear this in ' | mind? 1 Harriet cottage hu changed hands, , Hugh Mulligan, of PMladelphla, being ; Dr. Hutchinson Is very popular with ] our cllixens although be rays busloea la very dull In Ills line. , Oor voters will meet In chucus on Saw 1 0. H. Tay°or?n promuU'^olTg Uw- 5 lut, looking aftrr the convey- 1 of some real estate. A large party of I'hiladelphiana ac- •] companied Mr. Ju. Young, one of out 1 largest property owners, to ibe Bench 1 on Friday lut, prospecting. Inquiries nt the office of our tress- , show that the financial condL ■ meet all claims and a fair atttpltu orer!° Mr* Edgerton, owner of Cutleroigb, | one of our handramest vlllu, visited here on Saturday lut returning to New , York on Sundsy. She cootee plate* en. , ^^uraa^r.'" ln,proTiDS h" ; made by the Borough council for the c grading of Ocean avenue. It being the [ nearest avenue to tba rarf will neeeui- a lata lis protection from the encroach- , .tTdo In 'nrataumhd1 uuiwr'by'tb!! I use of piling, probably atone. The Turnpike road to the mainland aien "to-havTu t opened and placed In control of tbe I ol the county. That Five Mile Beach a ' is entitled to a public road to tbe main- . -land-la beyond! rftinslhin In the four . rears para between seven sod eight fa ' thousand dollars In taxes hnve been paid I to!^^po^S»u^n^b^llk Xtatoh 1 •Mob both Bute and county derive a - i.ClrtHlmlilii> Income, and In asking tha county to take tba road and open U to a tba ffubUc is asking no mora thu tbe J. texpayer* of FlvaMDe Baacb are JrtftJy

Fishing Creak, w The late freexe wu disutrcm to certain hot bad plant*, g Spring election la done at band, yet nil 1* quiet along the Una. t John Morion Is visiting his broth or Edwa'd while waiting for Ml vessel to t- load. - ^ Frank Bxroett aho^recently lost Ma a Our chapel bu been much Improved i in appearance by painter MlDi of Court House. 1 , A small boy nld the thermometer wu 1 almost down to Sen Grove (xero) Sunday Miss Sarah Crowcll. of Cape May ] 1 Point, wu a gut at of Mra. WillettsJohn. son last Sunday. - Albert Plerson hu been on tbe sick ] 1 list during tbe put week,- but at the - ptesqnt writing is Improving. j 1 while In town to a seal skin cap, a dandy - for such weather u we had lut Sunday, Mlllou Matthew's who hu been work, log In a shop in Holmcaburg, bu been home 00 a visit, reluming to his work *"t^T . 1 Zero Sunday morning. I Ben. Crease's sick horse is much betI J. W. liana returned to hla borne Dorchester on falonday. Mr. and Mta. Frank Hoffman have a child that is quite unwell. . a t C. J. VanWctcr, of Salom, relieved 0 1 Agent Saul Friday and Saturday. [ Anglcsea and Holly Beach on falonday. Mr. and Mr* David Mcsslck, of MU1I friends here. 1 Uncle Enoch Ross, who hu been - rapidly failing. ll is r. puled that fair* Ell Sayre and [ reaideoce'licre. a [ Mlas Addle Slaughter and Mlas Annie [ Mr. snd Mrs. IrmuJflarri* will prob I 1 sidy commence keeping bouse near Ibe ' ' Another baby. Enoch Miller, of \ Fishing Creek,. claims the honor this _ time. It's s girl, and grandpa Dawson, I says, It's a splendid little lellow." 1 It Is a shame that so many large cbll- ' Mrs. Mary Mecrwaid is conveleaeenL 1 John Morton is very sick with the " 1 IL S. [.earning Is much improved at Mr Adulpli Edwards, of Ocean View. ' P Miss Bene Burgenson of Philadelphia, 5 is visiting her father. Mr John Burgen1 Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday |i r The ('. I. B. C. met at Capt James ' Nickerson's residence on Solord.y ! evening. Mr. Joseph DouebUc h and wife of Bay Ilea, I. N J.. are visiting friends in ' Julius Sutton, nl Clermont, visited his , CapL Samuel I.udlam and wife, re- j | "tuc schooner John M. Moore^ will be launched at Dennis Creek landing on 2, between ten and eleven o'clock. | Srmutd V the six months old son of Robert and Lillian James, died on Sat- ' If you want your W|h-U to be duraI blc as well as beautiful, have N. B I pcrieoce. and does all of his work In J Again it becomes our painful duly lo community. The victim this time is ^ Mrs Albert Peterson, who died of pneu^ I „ A , "" liny very scarce. 1 Welcome visits— The BcmLWeekly . : If yon have anything to trade call on Chatten. I Allen Corson lies nearly in tbe same f Tbe yellow road cart meets the appro1 of all beholder*. ' rented at the inauguration, f Town meeting, are now being dls- f 1 cussed by the office seeker*. - ' Miss Itoxanna Coreon, who is teach- ' I ing tbe young idea bow lo shoot, at J Ocean City, spent tbe 22d st home. f Parties made the most of the recent j cold snap and filled tbelr ice bouses, . ; CapL Cornelius Smith, and son Robert, , I spent the latter wtrt of lut- week at 1 wMle their vessel wse in port. J ^ The rapier ^Iven by the \Improved I In'evety Iratui.' " AUMu'^i'lb^ wl^tb" wu tnrcntenlog, Ibe partakers of tbe , arrived early. At 8 o'clock 120 " Wen dagoes, tbelr squawa and a few Invited gueata ut down to richly spread tables, groaning under tho wei|lu of | teTcrilra ic. "ihSy partaking of tbe^ bountiful^ repul, they^retlred to I many amoeemenU^wu the demure d^wali and succeed in grtttn*n^all pinned 1 on everywhere but the right place. ' who wished to Indulge hi tbeart saswfas5,ss,ffl5 preaaeil themselves u having hid an excellent lime and abundantly enjoyed tbe $rw SWtfrtUmfBtt. SCROFULA of tha bleed which produces tea* or leal; wtieb ivclepa meet* bMhe dretiw; which U- toe orl*ln ot pimple* eraInx upon toe max* cane* consampUoo and snd vary few psgaons are entirely (res from IL ~ Hrr CURED By taking Hood's HampirOU. which, by . EEvsHsiSE 1 three years'orafaetarlrtm^Miw! hptotoieeL noS . S Blue boy la entirely free from sera, snd a'J torn of my children leak tafcht trad baekhy.W. R Avrorox, rusate Ctty, H. 1. Hood's 8arMparilla « 100 DofiH On* Dollar at

Spring Disorders ; ^ Paine!* I /itt. |\( STSS'tSS Celery Compound : m BTteadkr-Orreial w. L orera^Borth*. PUrlflOS the BlOOd. _ riTrt; ram PreggU* ^ 2S^2E5 tS2£iL it a asrro ore with duuomb ores ,

" CAPE HOUSE, CAPF M AV POINT, N. J. - Open all the Year. Heated by Steam. Lighted with Gas. ' Fine Large Rooms well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire Places for Wood and Coal. .HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. og.tgevto..»a.'°e»'ere'evfo'r,'.. ^ ^ HAMILTON. Manager.

NEW CLOTHING. LOW PRICES. BEST QUALITIES. (jj(j Q f] An excellent choice in Fancy anil Plain Black llfll (III Extraordinary value. QQ R(1 <-'lo'cc Overcoats at this price. Not all sizes II III I now' 'Jut "'""of them. $2 00 °ur Ca/>uai D"hy ,,ah Biack an<i Bnwn JACOB REED'S SONS, • Clothing, Furnishings, Hats. Shura, 918, 920, 922 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.

CAPE ISLAND GAS COMPANY. Will make contracts fur all kinds ol work in the lincol Plumbing, Gas and Jtemii Fitting, NON-RESIDENT GOTTAGE OWNERS May have their work Promptly and Satisfactory Done By sending an order to the office of the. Company, No. 38 Washington St., Gape May, N. J.

POTATOES. We have the Finest Stock of SEED POTATOES, in New Jersey. Having purchased a large stock of the above goods, we are now prepared to ship as soon as the weather, permits, in barrels of 165 lbs., at the following prices per bbl. at Ml Pleasant or at my store for CASH. Prices subject market changes. Edwarde Island Early Rose, - - £3 10 Prince Edwards Island Beauty of Hchron, - 3 10 Maine Rose, - - - - - 2 65 Maine Hebron, - - - - - 2 65 WM. R. VANGILDER, 2w Petersburg, Cape May Co., N. J,

R. PARKE, latx with il 1' as ix) ast. I 8 South Second Street, Philadelphia. Ladies' and Gents' Boots and Shoes Ckilta'i Fine Stat Ma'IaihipteliSjetiiltiei all oktdp or snorts mapk to mxa»uii«

©rortrlfs, £rouisions, <?tr. HAND'S CENTRAL MARKET Corner Washington and Ocean Sts, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. IOIH HALPlIt. ^TAT^Aifc,^ JOHN- HALPIN & BROTHER, SXCELSX0& MARKET, No. 33 "Washington Street, — CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. Choice family Groceries and Provisions. A trial of trad? with us solicited. too Cords of Oak Wood, cut, splat aadfdelivercd onjorder at and $5.50 per cord. 9 - :