^ c^pe' MA^VaCE--SEMI-WEEKLY--WEJ)NESDAY, APRIL 10, 1889. ' '. j

tarn nwittym wnir SsSswasgsBsm:: — • "*" . "mm " V.lrffevfci. r Amy. srS^isr % ^ 5gaSsSsS&Ar't«? sS^^SiiSH * There U no disputing about "li'lea. Take the faahlou o( eiiertor decorations In acroll work, H en huuort. To our Bind the bird cage style of flulahing up i> u offense io eorreel conception! of what la really beautiful. Wood conyeyi the Idea, and correctly, of frailty. any plan of tiling it in tho form" of light open work, on peaka and under earea la In Tiolatlon of correct taate. What la done In thla line ahould be of a a"lid nature, henry and aupportlne. No wooden airy, nothing! bung about will witbatand the rude blaata of winter weather, nor ahould ther.for the beat recommendation they hare, la that the Bra, blizzard may eend them kiting to. the ground. There la much in an idea. The architect and bnllder understand thia, but we apprehend that aome of them forget to eonaull the weather re. Intended far Una latitude. We dom with to be undent ood aa condemning an deooratlona, bat they ahould be harmonioua.Once upon a tuna we Ured In a Hawaiian gram bouee, walla and root being mode of that airy material. Thla dwalllug waa all right lot the climate, being cool and oomforuble, and looking neat. It wa^otberwlal well adapted tb the country, for in n terrible earthquake thla est structure waa pickod up and hurlad twenty feet nwaty without any more damage than crushing It n little out of shape. But It would not ananow home, nor for a permanent New Jersey ten const residence. There is an erei lasting flibeaa of things. and when this principle is violated there la a rude Jar upon oee'B Ideas of what la correct and proper under glren clrcum- ' meat in what may be called domestic architecture, end the place to begin la the Baring of money usually expended upon light ornamental wood wotk where tzpoaed to the weather. City Improvement. Messrs. Hand and Wore hare given

Committee on Protection of Property a d plan for the Improvement of public lot on a comer of Washington and Frnnklln y streets. It la for the new dty building. f having n frontage on Washington street of 50 feet and on Franklin 89 fegt, to N teo stories each of It fact In holgdk The lower floor wlU be used by th#>ffire \ department having two rooms for [M- ( vale uses of thp law datlon. The design , is to finish snd furnish them neatly- Hem f election sod relief meetings will be held. v The upper chamber la to be udltsed as a ( council chamber and ante-room. The L old framo of tank building la to be ( worked up In tho frame of the new > building, thereby effecting a large snvlog. An ornamental belfry, brick foun- t datloo. and neat exterior flnish are tie- , mill of Hoars. Hand and Ware's plan ] which U doalgued with a new of eeooomy and nature! of Bnlah. Tbc public 1 worta on thla comer have long been an offeaca to property ownen and residents r of the neighborhood, and Its a step In 1 the right direction to beautify the place r by* good deal of tearing down .before t any building be done. Tile committee « will report at next oouncil meeting, we t presume, and orders *111 be given II to I go on with Urn work. Property will > certainly stiffen up about the old water t woafcs when. this proponed Improvement « of the city's belonging! la mads. ^ ' No one can blama young people ' for , decorating themselves with the color! , of the rainbow In tho apriag time for promises to be gorgeous coloring Ihla • spring whan the penitential season shall • end with Easter. Already the girls anil • those of mature yuan are talking of < what they shall wear In the form of ' gowns and haad-draa. The face of the ' payer of tba Mils has anything, but a 1 spring. like look upon It, when the I Easier bonnet bteeaOPtbe ten table < subject. He beglni to talk of economy, I made aacem.ry by the hard times on i suck niwlmii. but all to no anil, the i Wring things are aa umj—eiy to the t young people of the household aa food I and trash air. But after all, the gnat ait to Mead tba coloring that blooana in the apriag with the moans at head lo Pay the Mas' Mis. S. H. lambent shows aa an old autograph tram a painting of Washing, toe paantng through the trjumphal arch at Ttentou, 8. J., on his way to Ntw York to be Inaugurated Urn Brat Fret I - daot o< the United Stakes. The picture has been la Miss Lantern's family tor •"J yean, and is a most Interesting histnrioal eouranlr. Just at thla time such relics of Ike past history of our coentiy are doubly Interesting. Who else hsa anything stowed away In old bureau. and oat of the way places that they will Inst Sabbath evening Pastor Mace frA^da^^^S STk, andlaece what had been done to deawvale the «. YVaSMdweewwapc. received «- mat lee, ud w oat rather badly ! ' reed eeme extracts from head line, of much In these unfit lo' ttmBj rradlng ne any cay hf the W. ggzg&m — Bbaige Of dteibedlaece of ortrea

PERSONAL. Mayor Edmunds made a viall to his home office cm Saturday, retnrnlng to I Philadelphia by the afternoon train. Mrs. McCreody waa si the Cape yew ' terdsy. She U putting her pretty Hughes street cottage in order for the * season's demands. Charles C. Mann and wife have been 1 • at ths Lafayette for a few days Mr. . Mann la slowly recovering hli health. ' which of late has been none of the b*oL [ Engineer Jacob 8. Smnllwood expect! • , to be able Ui handle the reversing bar In • a few weeks If bis health gore on lo lm- ' I prove as It has for the peat few weeks. Wo promise our readers something intereeUog about Mr. Bmnllwood In a few deye. 1 • GcorgeJl. Wi lls will be chief clerk of ' Congrem UaU this sumtpcr. He la now ' > cashier of the Hotel Nxmandie, Wash 1 lngton, D. C. Wells Is a Hoc bold mail I r and understands lila business all the ! way through.' Colonel Cake knowa snd 1 a[fJ»rociatcs his worth. [ The Sic arrivals at the Ebbltl arc l>r. ' J. N. Walker. Dr. 8. Fogg, D.D.B..W. ' | J. Boody, 8. E. Hlorat. Wm. Vaoaant, Al B. Campbell, Jot. Lvringcr, Phlladel- 1 | phis, A S. Aahworth, California; E. O. t Hovey, Newark. N. J.; IL B. 8. 1)1«meot, Woodbury, H. 1L Badder'on, N. Y.; Ssaiuet Cooper, H-tddonflrld: N. A. Johnston, Lccslmrg, Va ; Mr. Wood and isngliter, I.otidoo, Cut b Frank Willing Leach. Hcnutor Quay's ' rents lu thia dty.Srhlk Uktng a ner led i rest free from the turmoil of Washington I public life. Mr. Leacli la uniformly an t affable and courteous gentleman. We ■ presume thla ' element of bla nature I makes his duties all the more wearing i upon him. He returns to Washington i In n few days. Senator Quay baa gone I to Beaver for recuperation and rest. I Beaver for recuperation ana rest.

I Tbc regular quarterly meeting of the i r county branch of the W. C. T. L\ was . held at Tuekaboe last Friday. There r wore three versions presided over by I ' Mrs. Ludlam Hand. The evening session was held In the Presbyterian t j church, a free conference of workers I ( being an Interesting feature. There were „ addresses by Pastor Williams, P. M. ( , Randolph, Mrs Downs, Stale President, I , and others. In the afternoon Mrs. t . Den htm, former president, led the dor votional meetings. Mrs. Ludlam IUnd 1 made the address of welcome, which t , waa responded to by Mrs. Bteelman.very ' , pleasantly. Repoila from auxiliary , county unlona were heard. Mrs. Ham- < mer, xuperintendent of parlor meetings, ' | made an address of peculiar Interest < I, This able and prominent worker dot lighted all by her lovely manners and tm- | J presslve wty of presenting the troth. 1 r Mrs. Downs closed the meeting snd i , made an appeal for n generous collection. In the evening there were ad- t ■ dresses by Mrs. Ludlam Hand, Mrs. i , Hammer. Mrs. E. D. Hand, P. M. Kan. I , dolpb, and Rev. J. .0. Entrikin. Recl- ] lotions were delightfully made by Mlsaes < , Roseman and Wales of Cape May City. I , The Band of nope brightened up this I _ session by a march and Chotua. The i u choir aang some stirring selections of c vocal music. The duet by Misses Thy. , lor and Stcelman was a moat enjoyable d number of the evening's program. The X people of Tuck shoe provided for viat tors moat generously, lunch, dinner and tupper being served In tha rooms of tba local union. local union.

Miss Justine Roseman and Miss Wales up the Bayaide to Tuekaboe last wsak, stopping on the way with Mrs. VanOllder, of (loahen. In the evening they attended the weekly meeting of C. L. S. C., end made n sensation by reading a couple of choice and popular pieces. The Goshen people were charmed with the Cape1! tail daughters and expressed a wish that they would ccme aga'n, an Invitation likely to be accepted' Tnckahoc a moat p.aaaut experience waa tbeira. Driving down tbe short I they made several calls, and Mias Koto- 1 expresses great hive, for thla part of the Journey: TUrv do any that she something mqrv ib-tdmlre In thla part of tbe county than lu rather unin. locating roadsides. Evidence of her in this direction was manifested Sunday evening, her attendant be(ng n resident of Upper Cape Mat . Ellis Hughes succumbed to the dread on Monday ntghl, at the age of 73 yean, and paaaad over to Join the great majority. He has been sick for a yrar. In the meantime a patient sufferer, exemplifying a calm Christian reaignaUoe during his painful illness. Mr. Hughes has left behind a good name, which we are told la rather to be cboeen than grant richaa. He waa a kind ptr. ent and affectionate husband In which relations he win be much missed and mourned. His funeral will take place' next Sunder morning at 10.80. Interment at OoM Spring cemetery. The three year ol^ ton, Frtndne,of John , and Mary Both, wax burled last Sunday afternoon at Cold Spring cemetery, the services being condocled by Pastor Mace who spoke encouraging and pathetic words to the bewared parents. The , subject ePWagemarka being "Suffer the , children U eome unto me and for. I hid them not, lit of auchie the kingdom , of heaven." The life of Ute child had 1 for the parents In their bo. 1 reavemenl U general. It la wall with I the child, who la now free from Its suf. I 1 .... r

' Anything from n cluihea peg to the J1 meet expensive article In the rconemy J] of practical, housekeeping may be had J" at Henry Rutherford's new skWe, Ko. JJ 38 Washington timet. Moat excellent I taate baa been ibown in fixing thia but 1oeas establishment up for the oonves- * i lenoe of tha buying public. When you " , think of anything yon want about tbe j* kitchen or dining room it may, in all ■ „ probability, be bad at the Rutherford J1 r slue. Goods are marked down to hottorn prices. See foe yourself. ( b April U not much Improvement on I 1 her predecessor so far hi the progress t ' made towards apriag bo concerned. 1 ' There baa been a heavy easterly gale ae- ' companied by rain, ball and . snow pro- 1 railing for several coptecutlre days. 1 r Scans fears for repairs on Beach drive „ were entertained, hot the danger has t j_ passed, and with it ire hope the ending 1 # of remartable spring galea. • « "Maji OeSirT'wn'Tam^. ol tbe ' T aider tran-f erring Company F. Sixth , * Pig' -■ - Um . >' Seventh Regiment to bcknvwB ax Comf paay H. The woariy orgmnlxed company " of Infantry at Atlantic City takes the '• plane of Company Fin the Sixth Regin QuLdoor life a'^larided 1, propbeaylng an "aarty Spring." n wsnther la th* mom uosertaln thing in

■ » SALTS. , Dandriiona are peeping above the | , gram Anion la tickled over having fresh . milk In her coffee. The avenge printed Jokn la about aa , bad aa tha practical joke. By learning the brick-making t rede l you can lay Up aomethlng. It's a poor spring for early planting. > Don't be in too big n hurry. ' A man mayn't be a milliner, but ha ' !» son ruffle hia wife', temper. , The Kg head rather Indicates a dcfic- . than a surplus of brains. Where's the box tortoise item with | . "G. W." cut on 1U nether side ? , That cellar of yoora ahould be purified before warm weather sets In. . ( A Cape May man has a ben which , him n couple of eggs a day. The Wats Is by odds the most com- , plete count v newspaper. »1 per year. e Jame. T. Bailey, blacksmith and horse 1 ahoer, near Cape Island brjige, on pike. A quick way togel wiadom in to watch fat man try'ng to lcmT^to ride a blcjb. . cle. The ML Vernon Cottage Lot Aaaoeiation hold la aagnmlng- ahapely propor- | Captain Church's new cottage Is golog to be quite an ornament lo Washington , ttrreL 1 Secretaries of public meeting!., are a f'1 an hour. The (tebster cottage looks vrry neat ] after the spring renovation and printing a it Laa undergone. n Tbe novel rending part of the comC munlty la asking for a novel with aomo-' „ thing novel in iL ' X We Shell expect our corrwpondcnta lo a seize upon the Bret spring bonnet for n e sparkling paragraph. Now it the time to arrange for your Now lame time to arrange mr j..u.

future happiness by subscribing for the 1 Warn. 1 Fun Saia— A merry-go-round or caI. rousal, in gootl order, inquire of Frank ' K. Lrib, Harriaburg, Pa. "t Our comtpondenu may be depended 1 upon to aend na all the Utcat calcby 1 of tbe adranciog spring. Ill Just aa well for political fence . pcrcbera to look for a place dear of , and take a header on ono aide or Insure your buildings and live atock. I may be economically done at the of1 flees of J. Henry Edmuw<a, No. 80 ■ atreeL A R. Gordon, tbe accommodating . expreaaman, baa a stand al the comer of , Washington and Jackson streets. Hia . charges are very moderate. the aorartlsemcnt of Daniel Foccr In I another place In this paper. ■ The faces of a number of our promi- ■ nent dllzeni will be shown on canvau . at Ute atereoptlcon exhibition to be held ■ the M. E. Church tn the near future. U you want the county newt the aeml1 weekly Warn will give it to you frcth . the towns and village! of tbe conn1 Its tbe beat »l doUar"! worth In the 9 stale. f Mr. Charles Needles has Just stocked - his Washington street store with new 5 goods suitable for the Cape May trade, t He can At you out from hat down to - shoes. Give htm a call. 1 If you linvc anything to tell let the > buyer, and he may live within a stonea throw of you, know It through the column! of your favorite local paper. A * trifle spent In this way will be a wise expenditure. A peculiarity about the names of

' Joseph Hanea, A. L. Hayac* and Alfred " Balnea is that thejytre pronounced exD aclly alike and aredirilnctly different in ^ orthography. It lx anhl the name orig. '' io.ily was "llaynw." The finder of a pair of gold mounted ' eye glasses will please leave them at the I Win office and recriee a aultablc re- * ward. They were loot from train be1 1 1 vecn engine bonao and water works, o. wrat aide of railroad. Cbarlea Fonlk, carriage painter, Turn- * pike near the bridge, la a llraLclaas rcliable mechanic, who wffl do you a Job '• of work creditable to hit taate and aklD. j Ltt him put your road eamnge In order *' The skeletons of three men wore dug up along the beach near Atlantic City d the other day. They are supposed to 3 have been aatlora picked up along tbof It shore and buried these ycara ago. ( r. The Baptlat Sunday School are rer, hearsing for Easter Sunday service, u which will be held In the evening In the r. ubnrch. An Interesting program 'of re- ,, sponalve readinga. hymns and cboruaea. ib All are cordially Invited lo attend. r. Clinton Souder, 8 and 8 Mansion street, h offers lo Cape May cottage residenta d auiu of furniture, oil cloths, and window „> shadings. Repairs promptly done. r. Atvnlng! made to order, and upholstering in all Ua branches attended to. Cape May am not lay claim to 800 of "■ the erase it lm crane, but there's a local 7 Ward McAllister who mya you may re thumbs and Angara So the gathering i« of more than ten has n* the right ring * about iL w AO. Bennett is painting W. 8. P. r- Shield.' ML Vernon hotel mom lutefulm ly. The carpenters have alto been mnkII lag eome improvements. When it coma »• from under, tbe mechanic's hands it will look like n new house, which it la pracb ticaily. f. Thn IiImI rwnnrl mtkinv of the latest report slate

political umpires is that COonel Sawyer ■hall be the next Republican candidate j for Congress and Jonathan Hand for County Clerk. There is other Interest- , log information which will keep for e . little longer. I Tbe breaking up of winter la a trying season Rnr delicate oouatltutsona. There ' la urgslt neceeaity fot guarding the aye- ( tem against any danger that may possibly be avoided. Don't for once think or laying off wlatar underclothing till It begins to stick lo the akin. Ware and Eldradge e mprise ope of t May's mom energetic and skillful t building Arm*. Any work committed ' | their kartell la tun of careful treat- | meat and skillful workmanship.' Thla , . firm polnti to numerous object leesoot. • . tbc form of handsome boueeu, as tea- ] of akill, and good taate. U | Company H, Sixth Re*hxwnt will par. ticioato In the cectennial of Washing. . ton's Inauguration on April StXli. The are tobnye bright raw unlfenML • will have a company which will do the 1 town and atato credit. He certainly lias 1 splendid material to svoak upon. ' : Last evening the your® people of Ute - Sunday School entertained the Cape May. ' public with an Old Fulk't Concert at 1 National Hall, fc was.resy pioaaael and ' 3TiSsSSS,.'ffl'ri5t,'« t UxA,f01 i Trvay Could Not Airet. S - Warto thw riaha of tbe W«B Paper I Mnaufacturen has caused a drop to

I gth Wadding Annlvraalry. On Tuesday evening, April *d, 18», . tbe ltth wedding annlvermry of Mr. and Mrs. Philllppi was celebrated at their residence. No. 8887 North 18th street, Philadelphia. Dancing and sing. « log were the pleasures of the evening; but the moot enjoyable feature waa the ' presentation of many useful and ooatly present! lo the boat and hostess, fl* ' cream, cakes and traits were In bountiful supply during the evening, 1 and at 12 o'clock Uic grand march waa , beaded by Mr. and Mrs. Philllppi, who 1 proceeded to the dining room where n 1 , splendid sapper was awaiting the gnats. The rooms were handsomely deooratod 1 with Bags and evergreens, which made 1 a pretty and imposing lighL Aft# sup- , per dancing and supper were resumed. Mlro Tilly Jack el and Mias Amelia Winter .rendered aome fine aelecriona upon the piano, Mr. Goorge Cadwtll" e upon the banjo 'aad'-Mr. Harry Philllppi t upon the bona. Among the Is'hes and h gentlemen "in suen dance were Mrs. , Catharine Jackal, jnotber of Mrs. PhB- ' lipplt Mr. Gcorge*3actc!,snd MfsaJcnnta ^ Winter, % charminj and beautiful lady; r. Miss Tilly Jackcl, much admired for her beauty snd dancing; Mr. Willcr.Wintar and hia lorely wife. Amrlla; Mr. Charles „ Jackal and wife, and their pretty chU. dren. Katie. Harry. Maud and Annie ; e Mr. Fred Kelly and wife Emma and , ton. Fred Kiliy. Jr.; Mr. Harry Jackcl and pretty Mlro Emma Latt; Mr. Harry lt Winter and wife, . Jeimlc; Mr. GeorgS g Conway and wife. HatUc; Mr. Chsrlca Booth and wife, Emma, Mr. William Winter and genial Hits liowser, Mr. y Charles Lomax, the grvat mouth orgaa-iai>Nxfli£X-tisrry and Willie Philllppi; B Mr. IJoyd Smith and Mr. Chnrla W. Jones, of Camden, who . are noted Mr ■ their bashfulocsa. Too much praise ir cannot be given to Mr. and Mrs. Philie tlppl for their earnest efforts In giving their guests an enjoyable night which will be long remembered by tho'e who k partook of their hospitality. At four o'clock all departed for their homes. ,1 wishing Mr. and Mrs. Philllppi many j more mch wedding anniversary's.

The Cape May Athletic Association was organlxdd last spring and since thai time It has had a phenomenal growth. whom are many prombunt Phlladel. their home during tbe healed term. For aeveral seasons peat Cape May bas boasted of baring the strongest base ball nine of any watering olacc and it baa ably sustained It during the past. The team has been a familiar figure there, playing aa they did upon the Conyear it waa proposed that they put this nine upon a regular ground and add other feature! of athletic sport to IL With this end in viow Senator Reyburn and other prominent gentlemen organized this aaatmlatloo, which to-day la one of New Jersey's leading Institutions of Its kind. Grounds were secured cud laid out and a fine grand stand erected. Field sports were held during the summcr and the entertainments offered by thla club were among the beat drawing carda that Cape Mey had. It is under the direction of this association that the present base ball team waa gotten togelhcr and which baa proved Itself lo be one • f ibe strongest among the amatet rs. They won the championship of New Jersey by detail eg tbe well-known also count among their victims luck dubs as the Cuban Glaats, Young America, Slaten Island, Bergen Points, . Wynnewood and many other! of the tame class. The nine Is the pick ol all I the bat college* end during the coming ' thane who will cany their standard to . many well earned victoria may be men. , tinned such men as8tagg.of Yale; Bates, ol Harvard; Dsltell, of Yalo; Hyuemsn, of Pennsylvania; Price autl -Dwell, of Princeton; Daun, of Yale; Cabtll and ' Lansing, of Pennsylvania; and McConky, of Yale. With UtU team they ahould not only duplicate the record of last a year, of which they may well be proud, but they should even do better, and If Is ' safe to say that any team which delate them will know they have been playing t ball.— Times.

Mrs. Alma Bavls Is Improving in hoi lb. Miss Mary Robinson la at home viall- , Ihg friends. Italph Schtlllnger, of Trenton, is via- t lling bla parenla. j Mr. Jones is Improving tho appearance of the Davit farm very much. , We regret 10 hear of the increasing ( feebleness of Mrs. Mary Belover. Than sraa no preaching in the M. E , church Bondny, the pastor being ahtenL ( Mis. Lids Reeves, or Philadelphia, it visiting her friend, Mian AUIe Norburv. ( Miss Lou Miller baa ban visiting , friends hi Cape May City during tbe week. Captain Eli Johnson has brought n load of oysters from Che-spoke bay, the first of the season. , At tbe auction of Mrs. Htnry Scbelllnger things were sold very chap. Many purchased largely. Charles Thompson and Harry Foster \ are engaged in sturgeon fishing. Very few have ban caught yrL Mias Alena Create baa returned from a . week's Visit with her tutor, Mrs. Wm. . Holmes, of Fishing Crock. Rev. Mr. F.azer, of Princeton Semin- , try, preached in the Presbyterian chnrch . last Sunday morning and evening. , Mrs. Jeremiah Foster has been quite ill with diphtheria, hot la rapidly lm. proving under the care of Dr. W. A. Iasrge quantities of rock flab are being 1 caught along tbe chore. Mr. Francis Crease sells them al the reasonable price , ' of 8 cents per pound. Shull W Ira back A Co.. I I WKOLuatLa Gnocxua, PntLana., Pa. We think it n very Important matter ' ! that every housekeeper ahould ice that 1 I tbey get tbe full worth ut their money 1 in pi-.rehaalng groceries; 'Wan to got a quality of goods that tbey can depend ' uo aa being Aire ar.d good, for thla sea- ■ too, we call?our attention lo our B. W. , i4 No. 1 Coffee, which is ttrielly firsLdnaa, and highly flavored. It wlU " be to your interact to use it. If you are fosid of. a good rich coffee, aak your ■ grocer for 8. W. A Co. No. 1 Beet Oof- . foe, and ose no other. , Wc have arid a great deal about our Farcrata Table Syrop; in fact we al. r j^J^Ajgaa d this srrop to iethe'bettow the market It will be lo jour interest to aak for Favorite 1 able Srrop. If your grower does not keep it, tell him where be can e get U for you. 1 LUy Laundry, and LUy Com Starch, , an pnro and white, nod give the beat . kind ol satisfaction; in fact they are UN bart grades of fine atardi you can use. e We would recfonmcnd tbeae good. bo. J cause we have made a earful aeloctlun pmr foe, thcnroanil^you «lll umVeer %bno _ tomwSutx A Ctk ~ ° Tot t Bam — Tba property recently 1.

About the Sounfg. | Mr. Jen Gallagher and wife spent , . tbe day at Deunitvffle Friday. , Mr. Somas. SUta and wile, of May- , J Tille, were in town on Frioay iaaL A price atrrent wouM be n valuable , . addition to the alnady~vMwsy Warn. , Pastor Waithmnn hat been duly Installed president of the Mite Society, j CapL Jama Tyler and wife, of Brook- , , lyn, N. J.;.U vMBng hia brothers, Stacy ■ j and Levi. Mra. MaUie B. Hays and Mrs: Tbos. , j Cheater visited friends at Dennlavflle , . leeently. , Mias Fuller, of DamlavUle, has been , tbe guat of Miss MeO Haaron foracv- , Pastor Warthmaa prenched an interI- eating sermon on Sabbath evening from ! j the 20th vcrawof the 58th chapter of I Isaltlt Look at IL , . The Mlta Society, under the new da1 parture, furnlstied an exoellent enter- . t.iwmww! for the large audience present r at the last monthly meeting on Friday j evening. The reserve corps will meet r at the home of Mis. Llxxie Swain on , Friday evening next for practice. 1 Tuekaboe herring are now being . pi -idled lute, and for a change from tho ! usual winter diet are not to be despised. \ Mauri oe Corson Is brautlfylng hia realtrncr wilk a frrah coat of palnL Mr. ' Corson la one of our moat aggressive Game sccmt lo bo quite plentiful in our svalen as one of our apo rumen is ' reported having recently killed four ' geese in one day. Mrs. Estbcn WUletta. well known to ° all In this vicinity, died April 51b. id the asylum at Trenton, where she had be.-n J for the past two years. Mott Corson lias commenced hia sca- ° sons>ork with Parsona Smith. Mott la ' tiecoming very popular among profes. ' slopal farmers aa a practical worker. M. M. Fogg. Jr., is enjoying a vacation at hia father's residence. We hear „ very satisfactory reports of his efficiency ( as a student al Peddle Institute. Higbts. ' voters of the school district may be ,t briefly reported progress, as nothing definite was decided upon in reference m lo the proposed new school house. 10 The regular business meeting of the I, Baptist church was held last Saturday. t Two candidates were received for btp0 lism. The interest created during the recent sprelal scrvtaw^ stilly jpnlinues ^ mpeling.

' wanted on tbc new railroad. ' Rock fish are here In abundance. 1 Several large catches have ncen made. ' ' Another violent storm visited us on Sunday, but Uic damage ffohc is trivial. 1 Our fishermen tre hard at work over. ' " hauling their boats for the approaching ^ ' Several officials of the W.J. IL IL 1 ' were down Friday, making .an tnipecL ? ion of the new road. ' Miss Maggie Mace has been home on e a weeks vacation from the South Jersey Institute, of Bridgeton. ' Mr. and Mrs. F.T.Norton paid a visit " to Iilsa Creek .on Saturday, returning I home Sumlay afternoon. " AL'Edson paid his lirat visit of the s season on Sunday, idger to hook a few '■ rock fish, but tbe bad weather prevented u '''ra' " Humphrey Create was down Sunday. ' He states that he has became a partner '' In a large undertaking concern in Cam- - 0 den. to the management of which he ■" will devob the greater part of hit time. !' C. ptain John Taylor is in Pbliadcl- '[ sail jeirtirt io the fishing banks. John ^ is sore to get a good snare of patronage, he being n well-known anil reliable A sailor. !' Mr. F. Bowman, a n«»htw of Mr. ' Jonas Bowman, the proprietor of the ' Hotel Aogieaea, anjvcd here with hia wife and family on Thursday isat, to * take chzrge of the hold the coming season. Several important Improvements will be made forthwith, in Saa lata City.

The mud wall is assuming rait pres. n U. M. Allkouse. our popular grocer, ' ' paid a flying villi to Philadelphia on 1 Friday. If one may Judgt from appearances, another railroad will soon traverse this ( • county. Bert Ledow has gone to Philadelphia with the view of obtaining 1 position at - that point. . 1 Henry Frank, editor of tbe Sea Iile | ■ Gazette, spent Sunday with friends at '• thla place. ! The violence of the gale on Sunday night caused the bell to toil 00- the M. ' E church. . 1 Mr. Fredericks Is about to = begin the ( erection of n cottage al the corner of ' Railroad avenue and Rosewood slrecL ] David Btrulher baa been quite scr- . ioualy indisposed of late. We hope r that a few days will restore his health. . ' The new livery stable of J. O. Bently Is a complete building of its data, sod | k will be furnished with equipages of the • latest style. The grade of the railroad between the | ' Ike station and Ludlnm'i bridge will be j 1 raised so thai tho highest tldos will not 1 reach tbe rails. ! We were pleased to ace the smiling " countenance of friend Paul llcndry on | Thursday. He makes a boat of friends ( wherever he goes. J ■ Prominent men .of Ibe Reading rail- . ' road were here on Friday with survey. ore, prospecting, we presume, relative ^ Mrs. L. J. Telford arrived on Thurt. ! day Iron Allegheny City, having been , for several months with ha brother, , agent of the Pan U nfile Railroad, t W. T. Barber, owner of the steam1 boat now plying between Townaend'a ' Inlet and Anion, naa here on Thura- j f day. He la n gentleman of marked 1 business ability. R M. Wells has ordered three hundred , • ton< of B othbav tee, tho first matal- , cm; load Xreceired waa about fourteen Inches thick and clear aa crymtaL — Miami kN bolkg placed on TEe ground for the erection of a boon for Mayor Ludiam. no Landia aveoue. near x tbe Olrard Hotel. , The County Tima a will occupy eommnfiious quarters In the new buUdlng. which will be of recent 1, and tasty design. r Tho Hnndaomoot Ladr In Capo y Remarked to a Mead tbe other day o that ahe knew Kemp's Balaam for tbe d Throat and Longt was a superior rem- " remedied hs'fi'U°l1^ g feet whatever^'So to prove this and • ^1 give ^00 a Sample Bottle- Sse. Large aUs 80cand fl. s ^ Foa Sana ; The property known as the rt house, lot 80x198 WW be eoWooSel-

CoM Spring. Samuel Barncu caught a fine lot of rock-fiah on a day of last week. Mra. Harry B. Marey, after ependiog • ' a couple of days In Philadelphia on business, returned lo her home on Mooday S Mrs. Mary %jffe is visiting ha daugh1 tar, Mra. Harry Foeker,' 'of Green Crttk, r We ere torn to note the sickness of Wm. C. Rutherford who has been con- t " fined to his bed for two or three days 1 ' hope to eee him out soon. I That puddle of water lying botwccn ' Mote Matthews and Mr. Dlcklnaon'a, [ : la very Inconvenient for those who pasd a on their way to church. It ahould be ' ' at once drained off. Plata Creels. Captain Epbrnim Erricksun spent , f CapL Geo. Johnson wiU take * load. , of oysters to Prince's Bay. 1 The bora and girts ate catching fish t . in Sugar lake fpt Aquaiunia. I John Hancock and Mis. Blanche Gay ( 1 visited MJ». Quiocy on Sunday- , t A jWlytiine was had at the party j D Chas-Bbffra' one evening last week.- , Prof. h\ T. Norton and family epent , a purtion of tbe week in this village. Iiock, perch, herring, catfish skate | g and king-crabs are being caught in the , L Come out on Friday evening and en- , L Joy the interesting program of the Mile ( '. and Literary Society. | e The heavy wind on Sunday blew the sand and seeds out of the fields which , n the farmere hare town the past week. t „ this place. t Mr. John Mc'Cravcn U quite elck at : Q this writing. Some of our people were lu Tuekaboe ^ on Friday evening. I, H. W. Ludlam hat a fine buggy. Who t will get the first ride I . M. I.- Edwards of Philadelphia, was with his parents on Sunday. ir Mr. Joseph Hickman ia so much tmie three daya. w The eloop L. F. Peterson. Captain g Jefferson, has left for Virginia, to bring IL S. Learning. ,e Mias Maty M. CarU was so much bet- . ter on Saturday as to be able to come u her out again. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ pv Scull with lumber for Judge Dlvcrty's vessel, and sloop Tryphcoe, Captain Moore, both from Philadelphia. ■

health. Dr. Eugene Way la her phyti- , There is s rumor that wo are to have . spring. ' Collins and Mrs. Ezeklcl Voea altcndcfi a gathering of friends »t tJceon View. Sir. A. F. Kendal U unfTroving slowly J be^woll again. ^ ^ . of what seemed like poisoning, thought to have been in some chcore of which t they had eai-n heartily. t Colored people are not very numerous 1 deed, wc know of hut one thla side of deed, wc know Of hut one una ante 01

Swain Station, and that la an old acre, ant in tbe family of Mr. Coleunw al c Ocean View. Children take good care c | to keep a distance when one Is seen in the etreet. and even the oldwr ones look I with curiosity on litem. Two men j passeiltbrougn our vlllago one dey last ( week, and one boy, wishing lo be braver a , and shoutcd"nhrgcr," when both jumped and ran after nun. Such screaming and running as those boys did! But the ( ; a shake which came near scaring him 1 , to death, lie haa not been able to go . out of doors since, his sleep being ' haunted by colored men. He screams out In terror, and haa to be kept awake Jdke and to tench the boys more man , ncrs, and wore In no way to blame, aa than to be importiocnt to any 3 body, lt may be good lesson to them.

Richard Matthew loads the neighborhood In early peas. Farmers are putting out their sweet ' potatoes in boLbeds. Jacob Barnett has caught about eight hundred pounds of rock fish this seaMr. and Mrs. James made their alstcr at Rio Grande n visit tbe first of the Several partlra hive lost their fishing skiffs and nets which ere valued al 8150 ' Overseer Bchtilengcr is repairing the road over the ciuseway at Fishing ' Creek In a moat thorough manner. ' Robert Morgan and Humphrey Pater. field were blown off In small akiff. No . tidings of them has yet been received. . It Is doubtful It the aklff could Ure in such a sea. Sloop Snow flake. Captain Leonard, ' ' schooner Lydla WUletta, e CapL Schel- ' schooner Florence, Gapt Green, all ashore high and dry, hut will get off with but liltlo trouble. ! The tchoonet Potato, Cap!. Ed. J Bo'weo, with one womnnnnd two men, 1 parted both cables and Est her rudder ' House. Will probably go to pieces. ' Schooner Morning Star, CapL Wm. Eaner, ia ashore on Stinw'e Bench, havlost ail her anchors, bad to be beached to save the crewa lira. She Is 1 filled with water and the captain offers ' to tell ha for $50 where 'she lays. Tide ebbs end Bows ia her. 1 part of the rlnrgeon fleet. One rchooner | anchored with three anchors parted he* chaha and the crew, to avoid being . iwtpt out to ten, ran her on the barb. Several of tbe schooners' Ashing boats 1 which were moored Bear by, filled 9 with water, anfi nets, masts, asDa, oars 1 and ntddjtre drilled out into tho hay. , ' Another schooner known as tho Market r Boat, dragged for a mile and -then ha t nnchora beld ha, when the rode very e easy through at tima pitching- heavily. 1 A eloop trial to get under way Saturday to work In nader the shore but tbe - wind blew to heavily that Iter joaipaatl was blown from the bolLropo' and she f was compelled to anchor. On Sunday she parted ha data and drifted nut to J the mouth of tbe Copes with 'bh& nacn f- and a b»y aboard. A messenger die. <> patched to the life MTing station at the " for assistance. Tula waa probably the ' Independence which jn a beached at Cape Ilenlopen. AO the crew were « saved. Miss Westtnd,— ' 'Ami can you always wE&, bu v? what ha laughs sl"

Tbe wind did aome damage to fences, trees and aid out buildings on Satnrdey . and Sunday. j J. C. Brill and a Mr. Craig, spent I night in the place, slopping I wllh Postmaster Coleman. Mrs. Somen llowcll Is making preparations for a visit to tha home of ha parents at Haleyville, Cumbalaad'Co. The road to Bra Isle ia again lmpasaon account of the high lidra wash, the bridges out or making them danto croadT ' The Howell brother! are plowing and planting for their elda brother, Somen, ; he cannot leave the life Saving Ser- J vice till Slay 1st. 1 Mra, A, A. Way ia do'ug aomo very ' flee palming on canvas 'and on aome moat beautiful tinted ten shells of which the haa a collection. ✓ , • l.F. Jorell tan fine sportsman and - ■ u toon at tbc icawn dawns for bitds, Ike Is ont, and If there U any to he bad 1 he will get thenn. , A party of gentlemen from Philadelphia slopped off at Ocean View on their to Sea Isle CUy and inspected ; Magnolia lake. The water was tasted S and estimates drawn aa lo the quantity ^ The locomotive slatted across the 1 ! meadows on Monday lor Sen Me CUy 1 when something gave way and it was compelled to atop. Some men J '■ other engine was sent for and succeeded I taking the disable.! train to Sen Hie. v 1 neighborhood and Soulh Scaville have ] a custom of meeting al their several . homes once in eacli spring end enjoy. 1 fancy work for a day. separating at j t night with tbe understanding that tbey j are to meet net venr at the home of , e the odc whose luin it is to entertain them. Itast Friday they met at Mrj. ^ tending were. Mrs. K. Voas, Mrs. Cor. , son. Mrs. J. Collins. Mrs. 0. Post, Mis. T. HcwIU. Mra. Godfrey and others. That they enjoy their social meeting la ' " of smell and completely derange the * whole system when entering It through ( never be used except on prescriptions age lliey will do are ten fold to Ihc good * you can possibly derive from them. m directly U|>on tbe blood and mucus surface! of the system. In buying Unlit Catarrh Cure be sure you get the ecnui° Toiedo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. d- ^ *jUSol|l by druggist!, price 75 cts. per

Send for dreolar vrfthje erence. I fob l ly 189 8. 18th alretl. Phila. ' E. Page Stiles represents reliable [ IIU SSTtnil-W- Eton llouwsr. ' W. A. Knott, the BorisL is out with his apriflg announcement. Ills hot i IslClrfSp ' ■ as? SHjSES 1 . Ail the county anil Intel news. Edward IL Rice, agent for Philadelphia and New York newspapers, mags. 1 xines, Ac. "Ordcta left nl the W s vs 1' jojthen^S'^thl.0wunly^ uaaau^ r mMma nithb dty.'^thr.hra left at this ! A tramp ia sometimes called a nomad, ami when a farmer's dog grabs him there Ia "nomndcr" man In the nelgb- ' borhooil.

|HOODS/f enmno rtwxt^^^S* 'St'* [ The Importanee of purifying the blood canblood you cannos enjoy good health. A good medicine 10 purify, vitalize, and enrich . tho blood, and Boodt Barsapaillla Is worthy your confidence, lt Is peculiar in that It an arpeuts, and loon the digestion, while Prepared^ hycT'llood A Co^Loweu!?aja. 100 Doaos Ono Doliar_ PRACTICAL Pliatef Stean asd Gs Filler, Hratin er Biillim a Speclaltj. joibitm promftlt a7tkkdr0 to. CHICHnTIB'S ENGLISH

THE SPRING MEDICINE YOU WANT Paine's Celery Compound ' Purifies the Blood, Strengthens the Nerves, Stimulates the Liver, Regulates the Kidneys and Bowels, Gives Life and Vigor to every organ. There's nothing like it I Use H Now! OIAKOKD OrESZZSZ: -ZJE2: \LACTmDFOOO. Sis. SWS CARPETS. Our Sprii.g Stock ol Carpets now on exhibition and sale, is one of the largest and choicest we have, ever shown. We arc offering special inducements in the way ol prices. Those furnishing new homes would do well to consult us. We offer " ■ at cts. per yard and upwards. vPLYS, • at 8< cts. " • at 50 cts. " BRUSSELS, at 8s cts.' • at $1.00 (Mottled), at $1.00 " ^ ; Moquettes, (Fipred), at S1.25- , WILTON'S- • at $1.60 " " " AXMINISTERS • at $2.00 MATTINGS $4.09 per roll (40 yds.) anil upwards. Ol L- C LOT H S-tfom 3 lo 18 ft. wide at prices ringing , from 35 cts. to $1.25 per square yard. LINOLEUMS, L1GNUMS, and L1GN1TECTS, simi- . lar to oil cloth in appearance and very durable. ART SQUARES, MATS, RUGS, and DRUGGETS ° in all sizes and prices. , — — — JTHAWBH1ME \ CLOTHIER, ; EIGHTH AND MAEKET STREETS, ' PHILADELPHIA.

TWO REALMS - Where We Are Rulers. ODD mm 1 If " w®rc onl>' that lar8c and beautiful >12.00 ornllvb i collection— a dozen or more different styles— 0 ZERCO A TS I a" with sa,il' 5 5*1 n"1"5 : ,hc> aIbne wouM nnwn- 1 The originality and brightness of the designs DUfO I arc what first attracts the eye. And in the : CLOTHING } STJlfrf ^ w Also, ( 11 questionable Authorities in Neckwear, Underwear . Hats and shoes. JACOB REED'S SONS, 918, 920, 922 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA.

~ CAPE house, CAPF MAY POINT, N. J. Open all the Year. Heated by Stcant. Lighted with Gas. Fine Large Rooms well Furnished. Thirty Open Fire Place* for Wood and Coal. iflWjf y 77CS hot and cold sea water baths nj§Mtai *°'1 "IJ*f "*'• A H. HAM1LT6N. Manager. For Sale, Rent or Exchange FOR CITY PROPIRTY OR A GOOD FARM ! THE HOTEL OF 25 ROOMS and AMUSEMENT HALL 78x93, At voratv Otrtnj and aoouurqsy sus^^y^MsyCn^Jt^J^ All trarais^owjgssa. The Hall 38x93, with Stage, will be eold at a BARGAIN, "suit able" for" a" OOTTAGEor* STORE, (Next to Marcy St Mecray'e Drug Store.) Apply to Beat KatssXc ofDcc i No. 1700 Spring Garden St.. Phlladalphia- mlikBt $3 K. PANCOAST, $3 i^Qants' end Boys'r-f" <X]F1NE SHOESt^ *1 North Ninth St., PhiladelpeiaX The Beat S3 Shoe ever offered in thia City. $3 CUSTOM WORI ASD EEPMHfl A SPECIALTY. $3 WM. H. MILLS, ; BOAT BUILDER, CAPE MAV CIT". N. J. • L FURMAN SMTTHTCOAL AND WOOD, Schallengaral Lending. Cane May, N. J. Omars is i .tL a. " "Ju 'riuwtSutmJtSt WaK ®** , JOSEPH P. HENRY, House, Sign and Jrescoe Painter, 96 Lafayette Street, Cape May City, N. J. jos. a. boyd, . rermaly of xot JUcai aunt. Teas, Goffees and fine Groceries, No. 102 Market Strest, Philadelphia. ' RAZORS. . Torrev's Full Hollow Ground Razors. W. S. WARE.