Cape May Daily Herald

VOL. I. NO.

CAPE MAY. N. J.. WEDNESDAY JULY 3, 1907.

Subscription—$1,00 For Season

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WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Of the Golf Club Met Yesterday

Morning

PLAY BRIDGE WHIST Treasury in Good Condition—First Tournament To-Morrow—Tues-^ days to be Tournament Days. U».ltr- AaaocUtlon ..f ih» C.p* Jl.y Clu

la coucrrocd

The oraantaation b«lii IU III

of U« araawi jeotmUy morumKl •' wmm deeidad Ibat lb« n>T«l and ao

with britUaVbiai

MutJ of tbr mrmbrra of tkr aaaoeiallo.i bar* long iWlml u> bare a rerla* ol bridata at lb* club, aud ooc* aercral yaan ago. lb* quaaUoa waa brought ud al oo> of tba m«*tiDgs. but waa tbeo defeated bj The card entbusiaat*. did not bring lb. matter before tba dob again that year bol the aobject baa been talked of aver alum aod ao much interrat baa been aroused in the game and ao many new supporterwoo over to Ibe aide of the bridge con Uncent that when the matter waa brought op at todays meeting again, it wa» passed with no' oppqaitioa. A ferries of weekly or fortnight!) matinee bridges are now being arranged for by the following entertainment com mltteea. Mr* Edwin F Cook. Mrs J C Corry, lilea Shearer. Mrs namuel Biapbam. Mias Gertrude Craig and Mrs. James *1. K. Hildreth. Tbr annual elect loo waa ai>o held yesterday aod Jfra. George D. McCrrar) wife of Coogreaamao McCreary, waa re elected to the presidency. Mrs Jamas M E. HUdretb. wife of Judge Hildreth, o! Cape May. waa made Tier-president, while lira. G. P. Middleton aod Mrs. J. C. Corry of Philadelphia, were elected arc re tary and treasurer, respectlrely. The tournament committee will be beaded by Mr. R. Walter Starr, of Philadelphia. aod her associates oo the com mluaa will be Mrs Fred H. Storell. Mrs Percirai Collin.. MU. Aotoloeue.DayU and Mrs H Vorris Williams Tba house Committee waa also ap pointed yesterday and consists of Mrs. Thomas W. Eastwlck. Mrs. H D. Jnall. Mrs Luther C. Ogden, Mra. LunU J. Ilea eon and Mias DeSIlrer. The ladles' Aaaociatloo Is in a most prosperous condition financially and tbr treasurer showed inch ao szaalienl ropor that Do assistance will be required from tbr geo Clemens' side of the bouse tbU season as waa heretofore the general custom The Entertainment Committee baa an counted that tbr first tea of tbe season will held on July Fourth at 4-80. after which these erects will be held regularly on Saturday afternoons Tbe Tournaments Committee mi yesterday aod decided to bold a aeries i handicap medal Frenis on Tuesday aftet coon each waek tbrougbl tbe season Those present at yesterdays meeting were: Mrs. Edwin F. Cook. Mrs Thomas W. Eastwlck. Mrs. Pereira! Uolltne. Mias Sbearrr, tba Ml Bars DeSIlrer, tba Miaaes Craig. Mrs. H. Jnatl. Mrs H. Ail ter Siarr. Mrs. Louis J. Deacon jKa 8Norris Williams. Mm Spencer H Wright. Mrs Luther C. Ogden, tbe Misses DayU. Mias Kiggioa. Mrs. James C. Corry. Mrs. ii. P. Middleton. Mr. George D. McCreary. Mrs .lames M E. Hildreth aod

Mia J. F. Lucas

BUILDING MATTERS Many Improvements Now Being Completed GENERAL CLEAN UP

New Locations oi Place and Wlial Progressive Citizens are Doing In Improvements

To Daya Work at Hammer Hchool Wedoesilay'a work in tbe aommr school Regular clsaaes In tbe tores departments with c lecture by Prof. A. E Eodd. at 10 a. m . on Hsodwo k.

Afternoon a|

Fourth of Jnly will be

Evening 8 p. m. waa by Dr. K. B. H. O. Sampson.'

Tba Board at Freeholders a day. It Elected Bridge tend. City. V Preach. Saa late. K. Be •ogam. L. K Corerdale. Holly Bewch. laid Paid all bills prases tad except I tor tba Board of Ti ta not prase at. be ba- « qalta U1 with fercr. The board wUl recaira bids for eomtreU enrblag la frual of tba Court H

Ex-Councilman John Akins baa madi two rtory addition to the rear of his remises at No. 319 Washington al Proprietor W H. t hurob of tba Colonial Hotel baa completed alterations and improremenla to bis moat popular Handy Fasaatt who purchased a part of the Braxton Villa in tbe spring, baa made It into a cottage on at tbe co-nei of Lafayette and Queen atreeta. Chariea T. Koulk baa raised bia bomr at No. 480 W. Perry atreat and ia making a handsome villa onl of tbe same. Richard Campion la tmproring bis stable property at the oornor of Jefferson and Page atreeta. The cottage of William Claoaaeo on Washington street north of Queen at. ia about completed. He baa made a splendid addition to tbe arebitetura of that neighborhood. William G. Eaaen ia completing tbe store proprietors at 618 and C14 Washington street which were originally a part of tbe Brexton Villa. These properties are nearly ready for occapancr. William G. Eaaen who recently puri*aad the Presbyterian parsonage has moved it to Jefferson street and Kear ty arenu* where hr will maks It into a

modern collage.

pt. James P. Tolan hat made aer. eral improvements to theMaUuire Villa

which be owns

Noah Bryan lias remoren tbe part of ie llrexlon Villa which was formerly tbe Delaware House to Corgie street near Queen, and will make il into

boarding bouse

George D- Mill* ia erecting a new tr atorr collage aod stable at Lafaretie Union streets on the property re. cently purchased of Dr. Kmlen Phystck Tbe entrance to the Iron Pier baa been replaced and tbe structure ia now

open to visitors.

William 8. Shaw who recently pnr>aaed tbe buildings on Church street formerly owned by tbe ; Reading Rail road baa removed them to a new street which be baa laid out, called Shaw ave- !, which runs from Broad street tbe Beading Railroad tr cits tea V Clark ■•^Baking an addition to |be building on the south aide ol Mansion lime which 'be bat occupied for a couple of yeara.

DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL . Henry Kdmunds Awarded Oca. tract to Sapply City With Coal City Council ou Friday ereoiog laal opened bids for the supplying of the city with cosl for the year beginning Monday. be lowest bid waa from J. Henry Edmonds who agreed to supply I >al at 83-SS per too. It takes about ms to run tbeclty water works daring

>e year

At a recant meating of city eonnctl tbe following summer policemen

Ionia E William.,

Washington Schelllnger.

Walter W. Smith. Freak Simona.

Thomas Edmonds, colored

They were elected for terms which

to expire on September Uthon of three offioera tba polio*

i* summer will consist of Chief'"of Police William Farrow, aod offloe George F. Hickey. George C. Bsidwl

'Ith/the the am re PM4-

Mre. Mnlrto Wed

Mrs. Mair, widow of the lata Judge ptoo Muir of LooterUlr, Ky, who wi drowned at Capa May throe summci i, will wad io Washington next moot rmer United Seal as Senator Lonia E Comae, now a Judge of the Co art of Dtotrict of Columbia. Mr*. Mnir 1. *gce at Mrs Kearny.wife of Geo. John Watte Kasray.aad who la alao watt kawwo at Capa May aa a sum met aottagsr. Mrs

PERSONAL MELANGE

Summer Visitors in Plenty About tbe Resort

GOSSIP OF LOBBIES

What is Going on In the Cottage Colony-Many Interesting Chatter mgs

Mr aod Mrs. William Loogatreth who hare been coming to Capa May for several araaona aod who bars a baudaoma borne at Mercbsotrilla. N. J.. are aojonrning at the Star Villa. Mr*. W. M. Maria ta occupying a cot* L *Mr- Charles C. Wsrren bss arrived at tbe cottage No. 813 Franklin street, wl she hs» lakro for the summer. . Mr. and Mr* Charles Krllom sod Mias Gladys V Krllom. of Philadelphia, art nests -t the Windsor for the eumro bleb bouse it la their custom to pass )e summer seasons. Mrs. Joseph F. Page sod Misa Emma bomaa. of Philadelphia, are St thi rindsor for the snmmrr Harry K- Humphreys, of Camden. ■ ell known real estate operator aod a leather of tbe New Jsrsey State Portsbl-

Hall fu

r with 1

•m Hum-

dangbtei

of David Baird, tbs well known Camden

dliarn.

Leon Block, a promlaent lawyer, ol aoaaa City. Mo.. With bi. wife and sou. Irin E. Block. Benjsmlo Vail of tbe House (f Krpreaeatallrra

Hall

rojoy

Edgar Sheppard and family, of Ball:ion-, atgj Albert K. DeHuff of Bsltlmor re at Cape May Point for the anmmcr. Mr. and Mi* Robertaoo Taylor, of Baltimore, are guests at the Baltimore an for July. Prof. H A. Clarke, of tbe Uutreroitr of Pennsylvania, aod Mr* Clarks are p Ins a lengthy period at the Windsor Dr. J. H. Pease, of South Fork. Pa. spending a vacation at the Klberon.

FOR COTTAGERS’ GOOD

The cottagers of the aea aids resort rule hare a wrong idea of tbe pnrpoai the Snmmrr Sohool which baa been established in our midst, while It has I specific objects In view namely the training of teacher* in Elementry Agriculture. Economics aod Manual Training, la another aide hi the work which ought to greatly tntereel those who spend • sommer In our midst. The special «■ which will be open to child ran, can spend an hoar or two each day io the wood working oUseev basketry wring risaaei In the domes ly classes, sewing, oottleg aad fitting will be taught. These featorea oot been emphasised In any reports bare hero made of tba school, while kgricoliara Is so important feature of the work of the school It Is naturally -at to the cottagers aa the Domestic Science. Basketry sod Woodworking. We cordially Invite the i sojourners to visit the school aod learn from those In charge tba scope aod -xtest of lha work covered by tba aresral ounes. Tbe management is glad to explain to the public al) tbe advantages that tbe generosity of the cktaena of Cape May has placed within tbe roach of lu

vial ton.

ntest that those who are with

for tbe anmmer make at least ooc call

school. They will be Well i Building la open [or visitor* fit

8.80 a.m. Ull 4 p. m.

Don't Forget the Date

Tbe Great Fashion Plate Circus u will exhibit ban on Monday. July fith. ia with pfeasant, U startling am priaa* for the oUcas-goars. Every artist

ANNOUNCEMENT The Daily Cape May Herald made iu appearance yesterday morning for the season of 1907, and will be published every morning,except Sundays,during the months of July and August. It will be the aim.of this newspaper io present in a readable manner a mirror gf the doings of permanent and transient residents here. It will publish each day a list of the arrivals at the various hotels aud will chrouiclc all events which transpire that should appear in public print. It will be the only morning newspaper published at Cape May this summer and will, therefore, have a field distinctively to itself, in which it will try to warrant the support 'hich is being given to it and which will be given to it by the visitors and business men of community. Its circulation be as large as any other daily newspaper published here, anti will be distributed among all tbe cottages and hotels of tbe resort, and Will also be sent to many out town subscribers. The subscript! price will be one dollar for the season, and if you desire to be regular reader send your subscription to the publishing office, No506 Washington street. Advertising rates will be given upon ap-

plication.

THE HOTEL ARRIVALS Those Who *re Registered al The Old Resort PEOPLE OF NOTE

TEN NEW

FACTS IN FEW LINES

FIREMEN

Names Mentioned ol Those Who Come and Go From Our Hotels

NEW LAWS IN FORCE Jnly t Ushered In n Number. Notably Those AAx-tlng Uostal Matter. With tbe oabenog io of tbe new fiacal year on Monday, Uncle Bam pat Into effect s number of new laws. Here after tea cents' worth of ordinary stamp*, in addition to tba required let ter poat'ge. with tbe word* "apecial delivery" written acroaa tbe envelope will be an aooapUble aubstitote for regular special delivery stamp Tbe new 810 gold certificates made it* debat. On tbe face of this new denomi nation of gold certificate* ia an exceienl likeneas of Michael Hillegaa, tbe Firat Treasurer of the United States, taking up nearly tbe entire apace. This ia done to make It bard tc counterfeit. Nearly 30,000 postal clerk* aod more I ban 34,000 city fetter.camera gel creates of salary. Rural carrier* also come in for a raise. Hallway mail ployee* also get raise*. Tbe compensation of railroads for carrying the mail will be reduced. Every postmaster, for the next six month*, will keep a record of the mall of each rlaa^f Tbe new immigration law, regulating tbe solicitation of immigration, aod tbe accommodations to be accorded immigrants aboard shipi, will go into effect. Tbe o'ganliatioo of tbe artillery corps will go into effect. Tbe Department of Commerce and abor will begin lla investigation into oman aod child labor. Tbe United States will be allowed tbe right to a writ of error to the Supreme 'onrt of the United btalea in cei criminal casta Tbe 81,211,000 appropriation for tbe Cape May .isrbor became available.

What You Have Been Waiting For An opportunity to pure baa* a strictly modern, ap to date, well located borne on

easy term* Haraltlai

.Tom to the ocaau haring twelve room*, —ge Of meet basement, new bol plant Io •aealleot shape. Floe system of electric Mgb log and gas tbrongbout Moat desirable cottage for r

always brings good rei

poaas always beings good rents. Only a aautli amount of eaah naoaaaarr to buy it-

Pnassiitou given Immediately.

Fall partleulare apply to GllAZBT C. Hl'OUKS. Heal Estate Broker,

V'aablogloo—G W Martin Mias Everett. Mias Martin. Sew York—George J Palmei Co!union., O -Mias Isabel A

Mcrciianlrille—taaat lr. Ixingatrrtn aod wl

Philadelphia—J Rogers Halcomb sod if*. Henry Lawrence Holcomb. Mr. Fred H Clarke. Major Clarke. Menior Clarke. J I Vhitmao aod l " ~

Council Confirms The Election

of New Membgrs

SEWER COMPLETE

urMnlbr is Jui k. nts| |,j- c

Pavilion No. 1 To Be Opened Until j | 10.30 P. M --$13,000 Taxxs ! ‘ : I

Received.

City Connell met in regular arealon

••migrant* from me In Ova years «*n rec-tirded. Into tbe United

d wife. Mli

Baltimore—C F WrUlnbn . lima Wrislabn. Norristown. Pa—William on and wife.

Philadelphia—John H Faaaltt. John ' Lee. Jr. Mire Bunn. Mrs L Bawer. All* l«atsbaw,Charles Oeriin, Harry F. Can Woodbury. N J—Her A P Botsford. Millville—Her .Steiner Baltimore-Lon la Reynolds, Harriet. I

Key no Id*

Norristown—T 8 Neale and wife. New York—H Brook*.

Philadelphia—Cbartas 8 Haber. J Ear ForsyiS, William Riddell. Thomas 1 brick. George W Coder. John 8 Spriogmao. Cheater F Appleton aod wife Salem. NJ-BC Miller. Harrisburg—K 8 Rosa aud wif*. Kireriide. Si J—Wealay Barnes Wash ink.ton. D fc—H O Sampaoo. Donald M Rich. John Sneigoaki. Fayetteville, N (h-O B Weigbtman an. wife. Mias Anna Weigbtman. Baltimore—E. Mar Una. OOMMIAt, Philadelphia—E N Benson. Jr. Jerc Church anil wife, William A Edward*. William White, Mias While. Robert Bar rfe aod wife. Cbariea A Service, C C Pinckney Korri* wife. Mias Helen W Norris, Lincoln Godfrey aod wife. Lincoln Godfrey. Jr. J Granville Leach. Jr. Puerto Rico—William B Churchman,

r.

Bol a. Pa—Frank H Mow. New York—N G Knight. Robert Wilson. Wilmington, Del-Dr JA Ellegood. Vic>r B Woolley. Woodbury. N J—R K Matlock, Miaa Matlock. Miaa Learning. Baltimore—J Holmes Whlialey and wife. CUAIjrOKT* lladelpbia—Mlm M 8 Biapbam. J F Mclmngltlin. Miw Cat rfe McLaughlin, J A McCarthy. Rlaa F J Qlbaon. Miaa F Hoyt. W. Spencer Berrloe, H D Fling, M Coombs, J Bergman and wife. P B Perk-

New York—A A Shopp sod wife. Ellis D Thompson, 6 A Tilton. Philadelphia—Mr* Jus F 1 age. Miaa -mma Thomas, A M C Lean and wife. Miaa Richards, Miss Barrett. Theodore Boomecker, Dr aod Mrs H A ClarkeCharles Kallum aod wife. Miaa Gladys V Kellum. W Wright. Washington—A Gampen and wife. Altoouc, Pa J M Fay aod family.

GreatestTnatlmtIon la tbe World Tbe regard in which The Prudential

Inanronee Company Is held by tbe public ol Its home dty waa shown at tbe

a I ay serrlow Io one of Ue New-

ark, N. J., churches one Sunday reoe , . The pastor had girao the children a talk 00 the Christian Church, aod. io order to laarn Just bow much information tbe Ut-

' ad absorbed, at tbe dose of bia

remarks asked them U »ny one could tell

1 as to sidewalk

1 dec-11 IK-

<■ a month agnlnst rjfei.i < both tea and ruffe.

of H|mi

Major

Hume soya that laa tbe homing of 7t«) person* In Seville alone and rondeuinnl fi.UOO mure to life Imprisonment and the runfbu-atlou of

their property.

Mayor Fitzgerald observed Arbor day by planting an elm tree on Boston Common The tree I* an offspring of tbe Washington elm at Cambridge, whleh was presented to tbe city by Jarkson Dawson of the Arnold arboretum William Blount of Bayonne. N. J.. ia only fourteen yean old. but baa run

ray fro

He h

Sayre reported It not Mayor Millet asked officer, for tbe east e

Mr. Hand, of Sirarl Committee, report 1 that tbe sewer to Stockton avenue bat Mr. Moore’s resolution was passed n lairing all public buildings decorate, flags aod bunting to-morrow, e par of tbe keeper* of pavilion No is fixed at gvuxi a mouth and in Nc .00 to Oct. 1.

Iirecl Boom Sertioa Arailkbl* »t All Pesa-

tylriol* RtDrsad SUtten*.

be convenience of the public, begin '*7 1- patrons of tbe Pennsylvania

will hare tbe privdedge of check

log band baggage an-l other •mall article. In tbr baggage room all ticket station. which do Dot now bav* specials parcels checking room* A charge of fire

Railroad w

_ hours

Saturday Boot goods will be t Bret 34 boors.

article cueckvd. except front 1 ootii Monday oooo wbec leld for Ore cent* After th< mo additional charge of let

DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mme. Melba la a collector of olfl furniture aud rarely pawnee through 8 town of any size w ithout making the round* of tbe eecondband (feeler* hire. Russell Bage baa given tbe 8t Paul's Episcopal Parochial society of Syracuse $5,000 for Its building fond. Mrs. Sage waa once a teacher in the school. Tbe French government baa Intrusted to-Mme. Laurence •Fiedler of Paris a mission to make an exbanatlre investigation Into tbe social and Industrial conditions of women and children In America. Lady Castlereagh, who holds first place among modern amazons, has bad tbe courage of her oplnioni In the matter of riding astride and always hunts that way now. being almost a pioneer -of this new movement Lady Henry Somerset's retiring from tbe platform la to gain time to devote to practical means of reformation, believe I can do more good through the Industrial colony at Duxhurat, In Sussex, than by talking,” she reti ed recently. An American woman, Mr*. John Leslie. familiarly known aa Mr*. Jack Leslie, who was Lenufe Blanche Jerome of New York, ia unofflcial adviser In fashion and dress of the Duchess of Connaught and Prim Patricia, to tbe former of whom she to lady in waiting. Mr* Clare Beecher Hummer rec yearly almost as much royalty on bar song "Daarie” aa Is paid _to the chairman of tbe Isthmian canal com mis alon. She is the wife of a Baltimore banker, a gAnddaugbter of Lyman Beecher and a niece of Henry V~ Beecher and of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

army surgeon

been publicly spBLked ! threatened with hanging, but tliet methods of correction have no effect.

Dr. Paul Prager. ■

mouths of prisoners would be much better than finger print* for Identification purposes, as the palate remains absolutely unchauged throughout life. A complete set of the signature* of the signers of tbe Declaration of independence recently sold In New York for $2,850. A Portsmouth IN. H.i man baa a nearly complete set and whiib includes that of Button Gwinnett, which Northeast Australia develop* very •lowly. Farmeni grow maize In tbe old fashioned way. The maize crop In Queensland Ibis year is a record one. Canning pineapples Is becoming an Important Industry In Queensland. Opal mining U growing steadily. The lack of railroad transports Lon has been the main cause of keeping the stale of Sinaloa from taking her position aa one of tlie leading and largest state* of Mexico. It having 35,000 square mi Ira of splendid farming land aud thousands of rich undeveloped

mine*

A little bit of land, not too far from the city. If ihleiligenUy cultivated, declare* Bolton Hail, author of "Three Acres and Liberty." will support a * family aud give them a life far more wholesome than they could ever have In the crowded city ! 11 tensive cultivation la tbe password now. Charles Doolittle Walcott, the new bead of tbe Bmitnaoniau Institution For Scientific Research, was state geologist of New York and In 1888 attended the interna tional geological congress In London, where be won much praise for bis addresses Since UM2 be bad been secretary. of Cho Carnegie institute. He lives in Washington. Tbe borne of the poet Keats In tbe Piazza dl Spagni. Rome, which is to be preserved as a memorial to Keats and Bbelley. will be overhauled, and the Boor on which Keats lived will be made Into a memorial museum A fund for the purchase of furniture has been started by Nelson Gay of Boston, secretary of tbe lo^al committee Baron d'Estouruelles de Constant.one of tbe prominent figures at tbe peace congress In New York, is a member of the French senate, an officer of tbe Legion of Honor, author, lecturer and champion of International arbltracouutry as head of tbe French section at tbe congress, and bis motto is. "My country's good through the peace of the world." A Ntyv York woman who baa employed several Japanese male servant* declares that ahe will have no them. “I do not care." she any* “to bare a butter or waiter who. iwever bumble be may appear, carries with him the air of knowing more about everything than I do A Japaservant will do as be Is told, hot his manner of doing It he knows a better way." According to a Sbelbyvilie eorre spondee t. Com (is P. Parrish of that city claims the stump removing championship of Indiana. Parrish has t-een In tbe business of stump blowing foe; twenty-eight years. A few months tbe Adams farm, near Sbelhyvttfe. be removed 2.BOO stamp* His ‘ 1 In March, five days, with tbe assistance of several men. be blew 2JR7S stamps from tbe ground. Not only A HockvUte. Conn., objoy