CAPE MAY DAILY HERALD.

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CAPE MAY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1908.

PRICE TWO CENTS

NOT WET ON SUNDAY Lois of People hunt A Drink, But Saloons Obey the Law

MAYOR ON STAND

Acting Quel ol Police Hickey

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Belore Excise Probers

Mll.I.VIU.K Aug 11—The Sl»l* Kxcise Commission of New Jersey, ’which Is InvestlgstliiK liquor conditions. cstne here tins morning and started In to find out how "wet" this "dry" town Is, snd uicidenUally to look Into similar rondtUons elsewhere. Cape May was chosen as the first one for the investigation today and

Mayor f. J. Melvin or of that place, was the first sllneis

called.

He was elected last November, be told the commissioners. No violation of the Sunday laws have been reported to him. He believed Cape May to be tree from illegal selUng. “How many saloons have you down there T" asked Peter Backcs, one of the commissioners. "We have eleven saloons and three licensed hotels." "Have yon issued Instructions to your police department concerning ths

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"I have." "Any violations of that?" "None." "My chief of police, Mr. Hiclyy, Is on the Job." Commissioner Fisk read from the report furniahed by Governor Fort's detectives a Hat of hotels and saloons In which It was respected that UK law waa frequently broke. The Mayor said that he had never received complaint of them. "Haven’t yon beard that the Hotel Homestead was open on Sunday, July 26. and that J. J. Ratty, the proprietor. had a guard stationed at the ladles' entrance, that there were aboii fifteen men In the bar room, many them negroes?" asked Mr. Backes. The Mayor said he hadn't heard of It and didn’t believe It. Hickey himself * as then called the witness stand. He declared that be had given the nine men under him emphatic Instructions concerning ‘he Sunday laww^ ^ "AH MBeons," he said, from midnight Saturday until 5 Monday morning." He said instructions relative to .the Bishop's law had been issued in regard to screen, bnt not beck rooms. There Is very little, if any, violation of the law In Cape May. volunteered Hickey. "We act promptly aa soon as we hear of any." "Do you know at the Cape May Athletic Clubr asked Mr.

"Yes."

"Don’t yon know that liquor is sold there on Sundays?" "No." "Have you ever investigated tl

dubt"

"I never had complaint about it" "They shoot crap there don't

thsy?"

"Not to my knowledge." "Jack Paters Is the proprietor, he not?" Tss." "What Is his reputation?" "Ha has

ON GOLF LINKS. Th« Women's Tournament Spoiled by Rein. . Owing to the rain yoeierday afternoon the women s handicap tournament had to be put off and only three were able to finish, all others having lo withdraw. Those who handed In Miss

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Miss A. Davis, scratch, out £4; In, S2; gross, 106; net. 106. Miss Florence Daniels; handicap 6, out, 62; in £6; gross. 119; net. 114. As a result of yesterday's women's Handicap tournament the Misses Guile and Annette Mavis }>oth now have v points. The standing now for the women's cup is as follows: Miss Annette Davis 9 Miss Guile Davis 9 Miss Florence Daniels 8 Mias Rena Dimond £ Mias Fannie DeSUver 1 Mr*. Samuel Bispham 1 Mrs. John Nesry • 1 Mrs. R. Walter Starr 1 Miss Katharine DeSUver 1 The entries so far for the match play tournament of Thursday, Friday id Saturday are: Rev. H. B. Wright. Samuel BlspQan, Edwin F Cook, R. Winter Har•ey. Louis H. Ayres. Charles L. Matthews. Uewellyn Smith. Thomas W. twlck, G. HoweU Parr, William Allen, J. W. Hart, James M. E. HUdreth. H. F. Loflaud. J. W. Price. Dr. Charles N Davis, Louis Brown. Edwin K. Bispham. Note a Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Becht, were on the links for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. Ogden made heir first appearance. C. H. Krauter, of Youngstown. O.. who is staying at the Lafayette, appeared after an absence of several He Is an enthusiastic player

A. C. Bracht, of Baltimore 1* at the Windsor for a Jacob Black, a retired ahoe dealer of Baltimore, is stopping at the

Lafayette.

Woodcock, of Wheeling, W. Va., has registered at the Baltimore

in for a rest

N. P. Hyndman, a leading coal and coke dealer of Pittsburg Is summering at the lafayetteMias Margaretta Tuhune, an attractive young lady of Princeton, Is enjoying tba Wyoming. Miss Esther Lightcap and Miss Lola Button, of Germantown, Pa, are visiting Mrs. A R. Mason, of 911 Queen

street

Phenix Cohn, of the Stall Store Co* of Cincinnati. O, Is taking his vacation at Cape May and Is stopping at

the Lafayette.

Mr. and Mrs. I*. H. BbulU. of Syracuse, N. Y, are stopping at the Laf-

ayette. Mr. Shults Is

Cstght 115 Fish,

party of eighteen from the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Cohen. No. 208 Ocean street, went out to sea ten miles fishing yesterday In the Pot ly Page, aod caught 115 Osh- They went early and returned at £ o'clock In the evening, happy and contented.

Ths Indian Band

THE INDIAN BAND U now here. Does It satisfy yon?—and are you pleased with It? The toilet sets that are making a special drive on. at the present time, are Just aa plea* to the purse, as. tba new hand is to your ear. Just think of It—a twelve piece loUet set for $1-75, whll they UUl Can you beat the price anywhere?. Come and see them and you will be pleased with the value, that we give you for the money. House furnishing goods of all desciip

CHARLES A. SWAIN SOS-7 Jackson Street

Pier Avenue etudio i.e Pier Avenue Photo Studio Is v having a nice trade taking pic -a at night by their new process -s studio Is now under the managr at of Robert E. Prince, of BalU < re. Md, Mr. Prince has had Si xrs experience in the photograph siueSJ and his pictures speak.fot ulnae!vea. Being located near lh< i.n Pier they are aure to be well pavnlxed.

Bargain in Rsal Estate

For sale on assy terms the only available property on Beach front In Cape^May City which has stab Is, automobile garage attached; completely furniahed. Hot water heat recently

mented cellar and bath houses attach ed. Apply to Sot Needles, 608 Wash Ington street tt nmer residents of Capo May mold not do better than to open an account with Security Trust Company m be pleased to serve yon. keep your money safe for yor

The New Hotel at Cape May Is • grand affair. The Old R*wk is a landmark of the dty, bnt there la roc . Add your name to the list of

CONCERNING THE PEOPLE

Facts About Those Coming

To Cape May

PERSONAL MENTION

Sodal Events ol the-Day Told in Briel Paragraphs—Home

^People and Viaitore

NEW CHURCH FOR OCEAN CITY. Rev. Or. Frye Delivered Corner-stone Address. The oomer-etone of the 160,000 Methodist Episcopal Church at Ocean City, waa laid Sunday afternoon by Bishop Bari Cranston. The service* were held In the large auditorium the camp ground, where the congregation has been worshiping this sinn-

er.

The program was as follows: Scripire reading by the Rev. Dr. H. Cook, of Holy Trinity Church; choruR Invocation by the Rev. Dr. M. E- Snyder, of Atlantlo City; vocal duet.Miss Edith Pickering and Professor Fsul, of Washington; addresses by the Rev. Dr. John D. Countermine, f Philadelphia; selection by orchestra; address by the Rev. Dr. W. A. Frye, of Trenton; address by Bishop Cranston; doxology and benediction by the Rev. H. T. Casselberry, of Ocean City At the conclusion of these servii the congregation marched In a body to the new building, when the pastor of the church, the Rev. Edward Brunyate, announced the contents of the corner-stone, and It was laid by Bishop Cranston. At the conclusion the vast congregation sang "My Country Tto of Thee."

i Upeal Banjo Concert

A concert will be given by the Upeal Banjo Club, of Germantown, on Saturday, August 15th, In the ball room of the Carlton House, Cape May Point for the benefit of St Peter'* by the Sea. The canto of admission will be fifty cents. This U the same club that appeared at the Point last summer and which met with -snob a splendid reception, and had a large audience which appreciated the music that the club was requested to return

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Mr. and Mrs. Chester McPherson and their two charming daughters.the Misses Florence snd Virginia, are stopping at the palatial hotel Cape

May. ...

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. A Hen with their son. M. B. Alien, who ore among the social leader* of Washington, are adding to the pleasure* of the Southern

colony st the Baltimore Inn.

G. T. Requart, one of Baltimore's prominent business men, to the guest of his brother, Attorney John M. Requart, of Baltimore, who has been sojourning at the Lafayette for some

8t Mary's Bazaar.

Ths annual Bazaar for the benefit of St Mary's Church will be held on tbs lawn In the rear of the church on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18th, and 19th. Many donations have been received already and shares In s of the more Important articles are bfelng disposed of. Look In Sol. Needles' window. See that twenty dollar gold piece. It win be awarded to some lucky person at the close of bazaar. A large and beautiful doQ win appear In the same window.

Benjamld Baner, proprietor of the American Clothing Company, of £20 Market street Philadelphia, has Just Joined his friends st the Lafayette. Mrs. Adam Boeder and bar attractive daughter. Mias Elisabeth, one of Baltimore's oldest families, have Just registered at the Elberon. Mayor Melvin and Acting Chief of Police George F. Hickey were In Mill rile yesterday answering the sumi to appear before the State Excise probers who were Inquiring Into fact as to whether liquor was sold In Cape May on Sunday. Miss Garris Applegate, one of Bridgeton’s attractive young ladles, to registered at the Linden Villa. Mias Applegate to the daughter of Joseph Henry C. Applegate, one of the founder* of the Bridgeton Evening News, -and for many years the able editor of that leading Journal of Bout

'rsey.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman, of Philadelphia, are vial tin* Mr. and Mrs. B. 8. Kunkel, 19 Ocean St They are regular visitor* to Cape May. Mr. Bowman thinking this beach unexoel-

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Certiorari Granted. Justice Trenchard of the Supreme Court has allowed a certiorari in the matter of the assessment tor sewbenefits along Madison and Beach avenues. George F. Compton of Hasn monton, one of the property owners,

mss M. E. HU-

Announcement

affords me great pleaanre to announce the arrival of the latest novelties In designs, materials and trim mlnga that will be fashionable tor tthi coming sno winter of 1908-09, and that we are fully prepared to execute orders tor Ladles' and gentts tailor-made garments. Our garments are guaranteed to fit perfectly

by all who wish t? dress well. CHARLES SCHERER, Washington and Decatur Sts.

be may be seen taking hia plunge-Mza Bowman ll a charming lady, and to' warmly welcomed among the social

Feast of. Assumption

On Saturday at St Mary's Church the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated. This hi a toast day of obligation and there win be gineM at five,eight

r. and Mrs. Nell ban, of Easton. Md., are passing Anal the Hotel Cape May. Mr. Ehannahan to of one of the biggeet mercantile firms In tbs Eastern shore of Maryland. Mr*. Shannahan. one of the best dressed *3Sd most charming woman at Cape Mrjt, to a ;bter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. onilngham, of Chicago, snd has been coming to Cape May sine* early child

■Ware’* Pharmacy specialties In water, creasvice crushed fruits,

dries. Hires' root bear,

ginger ale, shaved lo*. Wars'* Pharm acy. Ocean street and Columbia Ave.

Mr. A. E. Rowley, of the Standard Marble Works. Cincinnati,' Ohio, ac-' companled by Mrs. Rowley is passing two or three weeks at Cape May and have apartment* at the Aldlne Hotel. Mr. Rowley to an architect and estiof interior marble for the Star.- >ectors and dard Marble Company, whose factorlee are at Cincinnati. 8L Lords and

Cap* May 2 ;Wildwood 1.

Cape May defeated Wildwood again

here yesterday. The boot* was i to 1 until the ninth Inning, when Cap* Virginia—Mr. and Mrs.

scored and took the gam*.

Lewis T. Stevens to Commissi of Deeds for ths States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, also Notary Public, 814 Washington street

AT THE

• The Windsor New York—tyss Herron.

Reading—Mr. and Mrs. M. K-Buti — Philadelphia—-JG. Hlllemann, M. .

H IJ I H L S | Loriey. James W. Orr. Mrs. A. t a* V a Brocbl> Miss Julia B. Brecht.Miss p

H. Brecht, J. Greenewald.

Chambersburg—T. C. Greene well Johnstown, Pa.—Mr. and Mr*. Join

D. Roberts.

Riverton—Miss Heleen E. Daniels. Waller BM. ond.

People Who Have Registered

Their Names Here

ARE COMING ALONG

Cape May is the Mecca oi Visitors From all Over The United States

Lafayette. Ketches, Miss.—Mrs. Jacobs,

Jacobs.

Philadelphia—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drayton, Miss B. R. Drayton, Walter Burpee, David Burpee,'Miss B. Ken nedy, M. A, Henly, J. A Henlpy, Mrs. J. A. Henly. Spokane, Wash.—F. Ward. Youngstown, O.—Mr. and Mrs- C. H

Krauter.

Boston—Charles B. Bralnard. Miss T : ntinnlnghsm, Trenton—Geo. F. Thompson. Bridgeton—Mr. and Mrs. Frank R1 ley. Miss Bessie E. Riley. George E.

Dlament

Bryn Mawr-r-Charles K. Mellon. Landsdowne, Pa—Mr. and Sirs. T. 0. Cooper. Baltimore—Miss C. Rife, G.Si.Bond. Washington—Sir, and Mrs. R. TStrickland, H. L. Smith. Youngstown, O.—Thomas Shaw. Plttsbburg—Paul Rogers. Harrisburg—Eugene Miller. Philadelphia—William J. WUltama. Kennett, Pa.—J. M. Chalfaut, E. Bailey, Dr. Lofland, W. J. Mapt-s. Wayne, Pa—Charles H. Qnlmby. Rio de Janerio, Brazil—E.S.GabrilL Stockton. Washington—W. M. Taylor, Mr. and Mr*. R. T. Strickland. Roseville. N. J-—Jno A. O BrieA Newton. N. J.—R. J. Byer. Baltimore—F. Homer Hach. Jr ,Mr. and Mr*. Edwin J- Tar her Miss Mackintosh. Mis* Duehaner. Philadelphia—J. C. William*. E. B. arc ns, B. G. Simpson, L Friedbcr ger. Mills P. Roge-s, Mr*. B. Wilkin-1 son, Mrs. T. Duncan Lodge. * Wilmington—Mr*. S. B. -Cooking, Samuel Coohlng, Severn B.Cooking. Philadelphia—Mrs. M. Belmont,Miss E. Belmont M«. F. T. Hecht J- M. Beaman, Jr., Mrs. M. Wolf'nder. New York—J. 8. Myera. Baltimore—D. A. MacPherson. H. A. Provost Mr. and Mrs. M. Hlrsch, berg, Mr*. E. 8. Rosenthal, Howard

Washington—B. A. Lynah, Mr. and Sin. E. L. Gaddeaa and som The Elberon. Philadelphia—Sin. M. G. Jenkins, W. H. Hendrickson, Mr. and Sin. D. B. Dampman. Min R. H. Dam pm an. George Grubbs, J. H. Watson. Mn. J. B. Watson. Washington—L. B. Taylor. Baltimore—Miss Emma R. Becker, ftos Once M. Tanning. Pomona, Cal.—Silas L. T. Alklre. Springfield, Del.—Mn. Martha Tom-

In.

Goehen—Mrs. H. Swain. Philadelphia—Sir. and Mn. J. R Wheeler, Mias Elizabeth C. Wheeler. A. J. Bartlett, John H. Graham. New Albany, Ind.—A. B.Williamson. Colonist J'sryltpd—M. W. Pope. Philadelphia—J. M. Sherry, Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, J. M. Boyd. New York—C. E. Constantine. Hempstead, L. I.—Mis* Tracy. Gtenalde, Pa—Mr. and Mn. C.

Philadelphia—William H McMlchad P. D. Flood, E. G. Clayton. Benjamin H. Dayman, Robert Wilkie, Mine A M. Curn. New York—E. O. Gabriel. Delaware Water Gap—A L Ruth Sbamokln—Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gass, Mr. and Mrs. George Clark Philadelphia—Dr. Charles Leruer The Victoria. Wheeling. W Va—W. P Holllngs

worth.

Philadelphia—Mrs. C. Dlunar S L Gerhard. Camden—ft M. Middleton. Baltimore—N. W. Weerus, Mlssee Weerus. Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Noquhad Washington—Mrs. G. T. Dunlap.

TWO ARE DROWNED Domestics of hotel Cape May Lose Life

CAUSES UNKNOWN

Another Companion Came Ashore Giving The Alarm—One Body Recovered

Baltimore Inn.

Baltimore—Mrs Charles Mckall.Mur C. B. Mackall. Miss H. C. Bowle. Wllmtngton—Rev snd Mrs. K. J Hammond, K. J. Hammond. Jr Baltimore—Miss Sarah N. Wo well Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Barr

The Virginia

Bristol. Pa—D. C. Terry. New York—J. Thompson. Hartford, Conn.—J. Morgan

Grand Carnival Military Dance

and Reception

STOCKTON MOTEL The coming event of the season kill be the grand carnival and mill tary dance at the Stockton Hotel.Fri Jay evening, August 14. The specla. icatures will be the military maroi. snd drill by fifty boys and girls In uni .arm. The children will have the floo from 8 to 9.30 o’clock. There will bt May pole dance, grand trioapha. march, musical chairs, souvenir pro n rams and bonbons. The adults reception *111 be Iron.

.30 to 12 o’clock.

The newest dance selection! by th augmented Hungarian Orchestra Promenade music by James Riley iVheelock’s L. S. Indian Band. The grand ball room will be beau Jfully decorated and Illuminated anc Ludea O. Carpenter will spare nc trouble or expense to make it the occasion of the eeason. Tickets children 25 cents. Adults 50_ cents. . For sale at th* hotel. The canto will be limited and those wishing lo participate In the festivities should secure

terday afternoon In the surf

They were

Margaret MatU-mon. aged about 21. ome New York City Katie Charles, aged about 23. borne i New York City The former was a parlor maid and mployed at tbe Hotel Cape May >vered. but as we went to press tbl# morning tbe body of Miss Matterson About a quarter after four pedeetraina on the board walk opposite tbe t’lndsor. saw a women In the surf almost ue' k deep throw up her hands and apparently point seaward. She -a brought ashore, and In broken rman told of the two in peril Her name waa Olga Schoenavlld IVter Coan, a watchman at the isdsor dashed Into the sea to try o find tbe bodies Shortly after the bqdy of Katie harle* came ashore Just south of the enuaylvanla K. K Station Lleuc 'hlllp W Huntington, a surgeon of U. S- Army, and W B. Hand, of DAILY HERALD, went to work on the body and tried lo resuscitate few minutes later the crew of Cape May Point Life Saving Sts arrived, and continued the res natation without avail. Coroner. William H Thompson.took barge of the -body, and will bold an nquest to-day. To-re ward Coan tbe guests of the Windsor started a subscription for him last night.

Th* Patronesses The patronesses tor the grand carnival military dance and reception at the Stockton Hotel Friday evening ,iezt Include, B. Kotcham, Jr., Mr*. M. Vlana, Mrs. F. H. Mann. Mrs. C. iC. Macnlchot D. W. Edelln, Mrs. CK_ Berryman, Mr*. J. K. Jones. Mrs. I. C. Walker. Mrs. G. W. Harrii.Mrs. C. J. O’Neill, Mrs. F. Ring, Mrs. J. P Doyle. Mr*. B. H. Smith. Mr*. L O. Jarpentei, Mr*. J. E. Hyneman. MrsT. H. Dobyc. Mrs. W. H. Hepburn, Mr*. C. F. Rosenthal, Mrs. S. Daniel., Mrs. W. 8. Caaselman, Mr*. W. Me Mullen, Mr*. M. Glaser, Mr*. R. S Downs, Mrs. H. Burgess, Mia Fried oarg, Mrs A. Copeland, Mrs. L. Har

Bloomburg, Pa.,—A

New York—Henry C. Taylor. Philadelphia—Mr. and Mr*. Robert

Wynnevfbod—Mr*. W. M.

Autolng Party Walter Burpee and David Burpee, jf the large Burpee’s seed house, at Philadelphia, with Miss B. Kennedy, mad# an auto party that have been stopping at tbe Lafayette from Philadelphia. , For SalA On* large Rambler Car. 1908 modll i with top cape, front la ex-

Chalfont*

Day.

Beverly, N. J.—Hr. and Mr*. Ar-

mr Phillips,

_ . Philadelphia—Mr. and Mr*. W. L of the Board erf Di Trotter, Mr. and Mr*. Oliver Cross of Urn Security daI * Mtoe Delphlae L. M. Pyne, Rich

ard Daniel.

Philadelphia—Mrs H. Meyer, Ada Meyer, Mr. and Mta A. J. Oochron^r.

Two young i

t drowned j

The Cecil Open The Cecil at No.206 Ocean Street ias been opened tor the summer seaon of 1968, and the bar U well stock d with a line of the best grades of •vines and liquors. It has the biggest ummer garden In town where sea foods and salads are specially served. The private banquet rooms have been tastefully arranged for supper parties This well-known place Is centrally located, and to within easy reach of Ml parts of th eelty and to a popular meeting piece where one may find their Met da. Tbe trade with the cottage colony to solicited and ‘phone -rders will receive prompt t looms are rented I ooderate prices on the European plan

NOTICE Taxes on real estate unpaid by August 16 th will be collected by the advertisement and sale of the property. Personal and poll taxes will be collected by the constable, who will levy upon personal property or taka the body for default In payment of poll SOL NEEDLES. Collector. 8-4-08

» woman In New York has Just i piled for a divorce, on the ground bat her husband did not lore her, • he would not have furnished the i-se with cheap furniture. If you :iy your furulturw at H. F. Otter's it Washington street, yon will be ure to avoid that trouhto Meet ua at the popular bowling AJ-

Whltman*# confections, Petar’s chocolates. H«rs hey chocolate*, after dinner mints, cream soda with crushed fruits Wan'* Pharmacy, Ocean St and Cob