Ocean City Skm inh . K. <'l KTI* IU»^I3VM<»».

THCBHDAY. JASUAKY2*. 1««.

It I* • *1*11 of morml prnfriw. (hmt Jud*w ia vmhou" Kutm of tbr t'Btou , have deemed H tweeamry in < liefirn erand June* to atate that ' < t>i'>«;r«^i . euchre t* ftaishlinir within the Diearntfij of the law"—“ttamUiu* plain and pie,"— and "ItalOe to the |>uiii»hmrut prewcrltied by the atatutee." and that "any hottae where laich panic |» played, a* properly eubject to a raid, and '' inert of the inmate* a* If it were iowret ftambitnp bell In the plan When there la Jew* atictal gamhlin*; t . fewer lodpe andf hurdi fair ganildcr*. there will not heao large a crop of pro

They are the product of the * of vice, furolabed in -our

HfkilGUMIiON CEHtMOKIES.

« me Ontto at

John W tingge o: i'at.i Rcputiln-aii elected to the •itate la thirty year*. »»• (ir-veroor of New Jerw-y «

day. The inaugural eigiwlma took place in Taylor Opera Uotiee. (imwuce of art inmirii**-tlipcug < talor*. With the new tiovernor upon

tiie ictagr wenr es-Oroemor Wen*; Ui« Prudi-nt hcaMty loving folks nieiiiix r* of the Ia«»iaiure, who tied are coming from miles around myclwd lo the theatre from tlo- Ktme to choose from the varied of-

lcrmg» of

■: the htwd* of Hie t*tate de|wrt

/lift.

— •Tii i; bueinew man who taCTict ie that as artiiie will ad veil i* itaelf and that It ta not nemwary for him to exploit | meriu by the u*e of printer'll ink generally gel* left He may have an arti deof meir-iiandbw the great merit which be I* thoroughly convinced and which ie conceded by tried It, but thin fact will not make the IHircliaatng public, which he dewire* reach, acquainted with what he ha* offer them. Only |* r*i*u-nt. intrlligent adverUnng will do thia—adverthing newapapen of reeoffniaed atandaig and circulation. Thi* U a eutemint that w ill heartily be eudomd by all Niocew» fu! merchant*, w bo have had every dollar expended hy tb«n In new»pa|xi advertMng returned many fold

Thk Democratic NaUoaaK'omiuittee ha* at Ia*t derided to bold the funeral •erviee* over the party at Chicago July. It *m cuatomary for the party power to bold ita euuveutVm lint, but under the circuautanre* we think that tbe Democrat* acted wtarly in wailinK until after tbe next Drcwulent inated at 8t. Doui*. Cleveland i» clearly out of it. Of enuns- In- la. 8U1I, like Code Benjamin HaVrwon, he ha* ho weather eye toward th" weal, i u fact, there di«a not aejmr to be anyone ' Mr. Cleveland for the Democrat* nominate, and the very doubtful honor nbould be forced ph him. Hc ha* lia>( two term* and ha* WHiked hie' narty and be ought not to object to beihg th chief mourner at tbe funeral. In the

meantime, we extend

to tbe New York Herald, which ha* made a gallant fight to get the convention in New Y’ork, ha* failed, but ha*

•avedfoO.flOO.

Thk New Jeraey Democrat- < o-neral Cobb, at (ienrgla, do not know wliere they are on the Preeidential quew Uon. It aeem* that the federal oflltvbolder*—and tbe federal offloelmldt-rv are petty nearly all that U left of thi Democratic party—are for a third term. Cleveland and the office*, but from tlu tune of aome of our Democratic temiiorane* we are of the opinion that they will not eoolrol tbe 8tale delegaUuu In the next Democratic National Convention without a struggle. Then w a strong sentiment in New Jersey against President Cleveland in the Democratic party. Tbe leaderajwbo have beretofon- controlled State and national delegations are opimaed to a third term ujiou principle and they object to Cleveland upon personal ground*. It appear* to be a foregone conclusion that the New York delegation will he solid for Senator Hill, and North Jersey, specially Hudson county, will favor his candidacy. At less! thi* t* the i elusion that Is drawn from the .present outlook. It is probable that tbe New Jersey delegation will be for Hill unit**

the federal officeholder* do *->uic fine »1qU..«rf I'Ji

fend effective work in the near future.

inline Transit Com in

v Appllcatlou was made before Vice Chancellor Heed In Camden Munday monilng to have Judge 'Ibompaim, ol Atlantic county courts, removed a* n oelver of Hie Hrigantlne 'I'rausit Company. Nothing was said to impeach tbe Integrity of Judge Thom|*M>n, tlu only objection being that he time counsel for the company and a stockholder. Then- was no opposition to the changing of tbe recelcounsel could not agree a* to wboehould he appointed and Vice Chancellor Heed aald lie would appoint one himself. The cieditor* were represenled lawyer* George Pierre and K. <l Bleakly. Mr. Pierce suggested name of Lawrer Joliue a* r>*x-i lutwyer French, who represented other side, said it was bis opinion that the receiver should he a buslnem man and one who could gl»-e more or lea* time «• ths management of the r-wt. Tbeu lawyer Pierce submltlnl tin name of Heullug* Upplnivut, preatdent al the National Hlate iiank. “What assurance have you that this man would anepl T" asktd Mr. French. Mr. Pierce replied that lu had no knowledge whether or not Mr. I.lpniuoott would aivwpt but lawyer Jolimtold him he would if tbe court should apnoint him. i-awver Kreqrh thenoflered tlH-namr of Ix-vi Albertson. ex-P<istinasteiof At lanlicOty. This brought Ml. Hjrwkh to Ids feet. He said be understood that Mr. Albertson was at pms-nt engaged in gotug ovst the I—-k* of tt H

f and ‘

oouipaiiy i should be apisiiuU-d from that section This mused the Vice Chancel lor (

ie could tell him that

thought

I from tt^ Ici-Cliaiiivll-.rtonplv

Inhabttauts not one man could he found who wa* not inlrnwtod in tincom|iany. He conducted tar myin that he would a|>|wiuttbefterivei Inn

lynml

__ W AN.%:« XU MI’S

:-!-*..i ft }”ix a uarr »'*7i /I t l K .Ur Fact '

Such January selling of t. tistu floor itK-rrmgs U worth another word in the papers.

ORIENTAL RUGS AND FINE

CARPETS

The reductions are marked and real. 1'osstbly nowhere L*lse can such an array of antiques Ik: found marked in

The theatre wa* beautifully d-rotated plain figures devoid of all

.with Sag*, bunting, palng-'and plant*.

music ad-led |.. rh,- no

mess of the occasion lo-tfhr' ere many repreMentative* of the

State's fashion, wealth and beauty. The family of M r. Grigg* o-.-upuii one of them, and the family of rat-Govern or

another. Chanceilor and Mi*.

McGill, Geueral William J. Sewell and family, Secretory of HtaU- Kelsey and family all had boxr*. Heat tend al<mt

prominent part* of u H - vk-ufci- the

nietuher* of Ihe State Bupgu^s-CrnJiT•

and other dlgniunn-

Parttoom feeling which ran ao high during the camfiaign la»t fall s to have vanished, and men of al! af political thought, and from e»¥ry •eetiou of theState jotiitd tu honoring

s-oasiou with Ibeir p

notable also in tbe decoration* at* nit tile clty^>iffr»W»jv nil ttipyui tlKiudBRPrtf prtvaterttTfldiiig- ■ beaulifolty adorned with Itie tn-coi-g*. With Ihe munk- of a •cote of -tmndi and the arrival of political and oth« lization* to join in the |>srade. the * were livelier than the ins tori, old Capitol has seem In many a year. At noon precisely, after prayer by Hev. Tl* in ia* Hanlon, Chief JasUeej Beasley of tlie SuprrmeCouir .standing by the side of Mr. Griggs, admiiusu-red tbe oath of offioe, the latter re|*mting It audibly, and then sutisciibiug hi*

Ex-Goveraor Wert* then.deliverer! t--tnrtyUic great seal of th* State, saying ~ few cnm|dimentary word*. Governor, irlggs. In hi* acceptance of the rr.*t* acal, retumed Oovemi r Wert* 1 nmiy(\

Governor Grigg* wa* then escorted to the stand in front of tbe Hlate House to review the great civic procetadou In hi* honor. The stand held two hundred

and fifty dlgnltarla.

Among tbe organization* in line were tbe Frelinghuyaen Lancer*, of Newark: all tlie Republican Club* in Trenton: tiie Kmex county He|iublicmn Camtnitrepreeenuti.m; tbe W. 1 ttowell Aiaodatlou, Hie Maurnv A. Itogcr* A*soclation, and the War Veterans' Aa*> cution, of Camden: tiie H. K. Boyer

mysterj'. Choosing is easy. ited in cases where one would prefer to have the money back. Antique Prrstsn Carpet. ASxIXl. at ta from |1>® G jllMan Csrpet, C 10*1* ft-. MO from

*l«i

Cauda bar Carpet. 10U1SS. at Ktc

li.:

ao Carpet. B 2xlRS. at BUS

Klrmair C arpet, 11 ttlxU A at 119:

fr-nu tm

CVMstr.n Hua. 0 Xxl* s. at BS from ta. T* Ybb-rds* Rug*at f- to *l» 'Have

M .VW- CM

• Carabagb Rugs, •? to Ki Have lie** tio to cao K pagba*tan Rugs. Ilttojau liar* »».r. «T to ta ' EC- Hach.i.ta.-. Hugs tbat have been ► and Il'J are reduced to f& Anatolian Male. Ci from (fi sh O.K

/}/i*tOi/. Four Hundred Rolls (fl Carfcts a,n still left in this half-yearly sale, and in the face of . promised price advances at wholesale with the coming of February, we main tain these reductions— Wilton*. C! Ml a jard from C 83 Axiulnator*. B1 X3 a yard from fl.m Extra Velvets. *1 a yard from Cl-XB Brusacl*. #1 a yard from fi aSaudBl ft Taptstry Ilruaerl*. *0r, SCk and ta from Ms. Mr. JO and S Made-up Carpet* at half Of! Cb-Uw- and Ltuolrums, In de-algo* will not rworder. at half p - ta Matting Hug*. XuxM Inch**.

The selling

The White House,

nh. h. bodine,

REAL ESTATE BROKER AND CONVEYANCER,

Asbury Avenue, above Seventh,

OCEAN CITY, N. J.

Projverties bought, sold, exchanged and rented.

SFRAWBRIDGEfc CLOTHIER

e

The Great Mid-Winter Sale of Undoubted Bargains \ in Dry Goods

is actively progressing in every department of the store. There has never before boon a series of Dry Goods offerings equal to those we have been making since the inauguration of this sale. No old or unseasonable goods are included. Everything is n«w, real? estate anb insurance.^:;:

ROBERT FISHER,

All kind* of cw! ■« i all dwurwUr feanwlioo*. - tne. and if you want a

'*■ tsHigbt. wild and Cl f you Itavv aiiyilitug

Best Home and Foreign Companies.

itoutitig tint* i* a

OFFICE: SEVENTH STREET AND ASSORT AVENUE.

l-lWTAItl.lMMt.

15. IV. f-Htltilll PIOMKP.R PalDiens M PapefflangErs '

In all IlM-ir Itrais-lRv by inni| wdlrlbd. and KatUfarli-iti gur Faint*. Oil*, VarubdM-*,

tS< >i r *4.

RELIABLE HOSIER! it roach aikter-value phc«: JS0« PAIRS WOMLN-A FLEGCED MOSC- ’ L- * - ij i»«ts to thrst pjUrt f

Sign work

Store, 1046 Asbury Avenue, near Eleventh St. R. B. CORSON, Fureral ♦ Director,’ Washington VanQilder. Manager, wix.i.wx.li.K, stdj. PeF^rsbur^, N. J.

HEN S NATURAL WOOL HALF HOSE at. the j*uxi jwent luxilty, «t . . ■ | I2i» PAIRS .TEN’S HERnSOORF COTTON HALF HOSE- .

4

F no jjJi .eat» p« pa,r U * Mail order* promptly and arrurntelu filled.

COLO WEATHER CLOVES

iCvl. FU

rxsllitf. 12k 35c 79c

CHILDREN'S CASH.TERE GLOVES - Reduced front if cents ta 12|Q CHILDREN'S DOUBLE WOOL HITTENS Re* j. -J*from *5 cents

'educed price# :

IEnSPUR GLOVES-Ihoroighly rrliaMt. at pr.;-< JJ per rent below throe

gratnay Jyrv*;lmj.

WOMEN'S COLORED CASH-IERE GLOVES - Radured from [ *j <r nt* per pan to WOMEN S PURE BLACK SILK MITTENS-w th taw*. I Worth go cents. *t .... j WOnEN'S FINE LAMBSKIN GLOVES - very durable. ' Worth >1.00, at

Marl orders promptly and accurately filled.

19c

^ „ t going on iq lauding hi* administration. \ The Carpet Store—second and

Governor Wert* now gave Governor -•••-'*

Grigg* a formal introdui-tion 10 President of tbe Senate Tbom|*--rti, and the tatter in turn presented Mr. <inert* to member* of the legislature. Applau-x-given him, and be delivered hi*

inaugural add tea*.

Follow ing tbe reading of Ihe address, benediction was pronounred by Kev Dr. Dixon, of Trenton, and tlx- formal

third floors. Market Street

THE NEW' DIMITIES

First view of the dainty Dimities of 1896. White grounds, black grounds, tinted grounds with dots, dashes stripes and tiny bunches and spravs of flowers. The sa.ne old ravorite ever new, but prettier now than when grandma wore dimity fifty years ago.

35c a yard. Iforib of n-nn-r um!

Third *1*1, from Chmte LINEN BATISTE We fetch it from Ireland, where they know best how to make it and appreciate the importance of keeping cotton out I’urelinen; natural ahade.

MUSLINS

Five cent mtftlin as you know it is not worth buying. But here is an Unbleached

tion* from Union, Cumberland, Passaic, Burerx. Hudson and Middlesex

coon ties.

After 4he fiarade Governor Grigg* held a public receptiob in tlie Executive Cliawber, where several thourand

pentoii* |mid their'respect* to him. Tbe inaugural dinner preimred by tbe legi- Mtrsi.IN at CC. Do you catch

laUre rommlUee «n inauguration t<s>k »e_ j:_.: ' ■>

place at 6 o’clock lu the aftcriKsin, and ’ 1; the evening the Governor held another public reception at tlie Blair

Houhc.

■■oatul Mavlnx mnnU*. The follow mg Senate Bill, No. 677. Introduced by Senator Quay, *hould I* its benefit is obvious: He it enacted by tbe 8enalr and of Keprcsontatlv,* of the United Hlate* of America lu forigre** awm-

bled.

Hw-rtos I. Tbat on and kfter hundred and ninety-*; x, all money order |**t-.(Tice* already in

l-teurv In lire United State* be o|«-ntd and em|Hiwrn-d to receive *nrall saving* * llie demimination in »um* of ten it* or decimal fraction* of a dollar ■ ft.'. 2. That no dc|**-it to Ik- rovrved lea* tlian ten cent* at over ten dollar*

any one lime.

"w. 8. That ttuere*t at two per I on yearly depoeil*. u-> lntere*t on de|M*>it over five hundred dWliyir*. I. Tliat tbevystem *tiall ts- tre the pureliaser* of stamp* at ran-h raliir and placed upon card*.

the distinction ?

At 6J.4C there is an offering

equally unusual.

“Old Glory" is our trade name for a muslin that sells at a-'higher price under its manufacturer's chosen name. Big buying makes the saving, so we waive the name to suit him. Bleached, full yafd wide— Muslin. 10c. Cambric, 9c. Long cloth is the Knglish name for the muslin discriminating women want for underwrar making We make it in this country iargeiy. Put up in ta-yard lengths and priced by

the {Heco—

No ) grad*, ft ffi • pb*> K- t Cr*d-l H Hi a (tonNo * grad* »l • j.u«* No 4 grad*, ft U(- ■ pbw* ; John Wanamakkr.

STONE PAVEMENT. Best quality ol New York and Pennsylvania BLUE STONE FLAGGING.

Also 12 and 16 inch Curbing. Orders solicited. WVk guaranterd. pric*. John McAleese.S

GERLACH 1409 Asbury Ave., Ocean City

C. B, COLES & SONS COMPANY, LUMBER ^ MILL'WORK. Larges^stock of llemlnck, White and Yellow Pint: Poplar, Cypress, Chestnut;- Oak and other hard woods a specialty. Odd or Hard Wood MilljWork and office fixtures a specialty. FRONT, BELOW KAICHN AVE., CAMiire.x. nrKWMKiisev.

WOMER'S SHOES:

Vtci Kin rOKUD SHOES have fustretcivol frotr. the m facturer a , -impjct* Une, «-«h a-i-l .;<>tfc tor*, battened

tht beat »rvi*» anj w wkmauvi:

while the pro* t v*

WOMEN'S 5HOES - three' - ot four hlgh-pticed grades of shoesex.eliiut 1 rot tiers jnd ytyles, and (,m:pgtei‘.ne»-.i! tiles—areredaredto

OVERSHOES r.nlv tirrt-clsss grad**. ... thr *». ti es ard -res. at eatremriy low price*.

f *3.011

‘2.50

Mail orders promptly and accurately filled. ■

. s 2 :

O CI GO

r, 2 I ' 1 TO II ^ r l

^2

~TD

F. E. Champion, ICe| ^COAL, Pan Spring V1U1 let. Bet! Grata, all Sltrt

WOOD,

All Length* Cut to Order.;

OFFICE ARC RESIDENCE

634 Asbury Avenue,

oca-;AM citv, r*. j.

Pertie* mnt mptotlng liaviug their iHKine** uim-tol t«> new Incaliuim, ‘ vatetl and rebuilt will rave inn

'••rrenpoiidiiig with Abel

builder arid general h‘>une miner. tinuNoanioved lu uiy |«rt of the couuty Addrera A* D. rt« ull, builder, Tlii*tle

.tUge, Oceau City, N, J.

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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER . PHft_ADEt_PHIA

Another opportunity to buy at prices even lower than last year's forced sale on account of settling a partner's interest. The sewers and makers have disappointed vs in making Clothing promptly. The season has been tack-w-ard. Between the two We have enormous stocks, and. in order to make quick sale, will sell at Half Price. $32.00 Overcoats, $20.oo $25.oo Suits, $15.00 25.00 “ IS.oo 20.00 “ 10.00 20.00 10.00 I6.00 8.00 Thousands Good Warm Suits and Overcoats, $5.00

flotwffhetannof! the very tow prices—the rule to still in force to pay Railroad fare—on very moderate pur-

chases.

WANAMAKER & BROWN Sixth and Market Ninth and Chestnut WM. H. WANAMAKER

Twelfth and Market Streets

JAMES G. PORCH," Plumber and Gas Fitter, NO. 714 ASBURY AVENUE.: My experience in the business warrants me in guaranteeing all work first-class. A full stock ol supplies always on hand. Estimate* furnished.

Note the Cut in Prices of ALL AND WINTER CLOTHING, At M. MENDELS 1625 ATLANTIC AVENUE, ATLANTIC CIW, N. J. The Tarlfl lliil which lately Iwrame a law ha* kiiiM-irtl tin- todtrau no! u. «w. and the |-urvbaM-T can now «n-un- h-AabU good* al our Imhiw ai luin »u*ly low figure*, luvraiigata- for yuum-ivu*.

NOTICE. The plumbing firm existing under rtw name of SMITH & THORN has by mutual consent been dissolved. The business will be continued by HENRY A. W. SMITH AT 846 Asbury' Avenue,

who will give the business.

his personal attention to