CAPE MAY HERALD.

i

VOL. I. NO. 10. CWIMPROVEINIS. RECONSTUOTION OF THE TWO

iiEACH FEOHT F.0AD3.

ArranppnSfnts Made by th« Reading Company wit'i'the Republic for

Ezchaose of B^ioosa

Tbo new ownoni of Uip U«pe May and Delaware Hay and lh«’C<|w May, Dela-

KaUn

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J.. SATURDAY. APRIL 20. 1901.

aware Hay e llaj and ?

Sewell's. I’oinlUaUroad. at

('ape May, w+d Uari- niergcd Hie two r.odK uinkr tljn iHJc ■•f .the ('a|>o May, Delaware Bay and J'l-nell'a Point Hailr.*ad, are aoUvuly engaged iu tlic rebuild^ ing of tbc trolley lino eximidli'E alone tlie <«eaii front, from the steamboat

Point. A large force of men b cn

which is U'iiig4Mi*bed

FACTS IH BRIEF-

Matter* of General ami Local Interest Mentioned. John flavrlow, of Ocoan View, has been pardoned out of Slate's prison. It hi announced that an annex will tic bnllt to the Marine Villa, Cape May, next autumn. Herring were ucrer an scarce before in tho Tuckahoe rirer as they ate this sca-

I.awjer John U. Hitd'man has set out su orchard of 1000 jicacb trees at Cape

May C surt House.

A_Jboye’ vested choir Is being trained for the services fn St. John's P. E. Church this Mimmer. *" Columbia Lodge, J. O. Mechsnica, has taken into its membership a large num-

' her of caiidhlstce recently.

| The summer term of -the Baron dc Agricultural and Industrial

put down, and the roadbed will he made j Se( , tK( i, opened on Friday, a* suteutiiial as-possihlc. | The D.lawatv and Atlantic Telegraph A MKtr will ho built up Ocean street , TelephoneC'mpany Is extending its to the Heading station on Washington j | iut , OTl . r Cpe May County. Street, and may later be extended to the I An effort i. being made to organize a golf links , and SebcUefgvr's Ijudhig. trolley company, to mn a road along the Politely uew equipment will bo intro-1Tampike to ibeAUwntbdMUudlng. ducedj' and the cars are now bring buill Tin- spring convention of thcYapeM.y

at the Jlarlan i Holliugswonh iVori 1

inployed |

work, which is U'ingjMisbcd from j

both ends of the lino. Kou'rslis will lie { Hirsch

.Hs- 1 ..

and the cars sre now being huill | "XheSt I unity W. C. T. C. Will be held at 11

Wilmington. The rommstructod line • p in , t M . E . .Cbureh, Ocean City, <

House Heat. Light

ibile t

auction

will be ready for operation about Juufc ,•|> huri d > y

- The franchise of the Ca|

The steamer Republic, of tbe Cape May Steamboat Cotn|iany, will betaken to tbe yards of the Hsrlsu A .'Hollingsworth Company, at Wilmington, for an ityer. hauling before resuming, on June 13,' her dally trips between Philadelpbis .and Cape May. Besides being refitted 'tbe vessel will be provided with new Iron paddle wboels. Tbe Delaware Bay liouse, at the Cape May Point terminal, j Will lie repaired and refitted In time for wiling of summer business, and tbe

tbc npclll

"Oik of pulling down tbe wharf at Cape May Point, which was removed last fall,

vas tsgun Monday:

The stcwmlsiat company has entered into an anangeiuent. witii the Reading Railway wlieriby |>aiisengers fnim In* tcrutr jHiinis on that system will be taken over the Wiluilngtiui ‘ A Northern to Pigeon I ■ lint, a anort dUundc below WiiBiingi.ui, w here - conujwLon will he matV; wall the Rcpubfer'for Cape May. Tbe pier at that point Is to lie extended 60 feet u> deeper water. The Aeamboat, company looi also arratigid with

Rcwiliug, which recenUy

which

ta-eau I loot trolley Rue at Cape May, to transler ns passenger* from tbc landing

at Cape May Point to Cape May. . TO OUST*A^STATIOH.

Bull Brought by Mr*. -Wood for Poacei- . sersion of Beading Station Here. Mrs. R. Francis Wood, tbe wife Of Edward Jt. Wood, who claims to own the land on which the Reading Railway station and tracks between Washinglmi and Lafayette streets, and Die coal yard adjoining am located, basbrought a suit In . ejectment hi the Cip^May C .uniy Circult Court to oust the N.acoaal Rallroail. Coillpany •and tU succrssorjhe AtUniir City Hailrusd C on j any ( ^Lasdi'ng ), from

thg the

U Ratlruad, '•o.r^Uo' All

lilros.l Couiany (leading),

the uso of the -property. Cj hdg? J .uu-ph IL G»aki!i; of Mount Holly, is counsel

for Mis: Wgbd.

The property In qurstion was originally that of the old Delaware HoUM-, |uircliased for the Philadelphia and ifeaaborr Railrnad, when Mr. Wood was nrgantz. Ing UUt company, from Wm. Schcllcnger.. Mr. IjcWHmger never got iwhsi was due him. It was (cuppon-d by the imUlic to hsvr beou sold w Ith otligr projs erly of the PhiUddlplila aid Soashoi. RailrAad. and lii turn u» have pas^ througli the South Jersey, thu Seaeuast, and finally to the Atlantic'C:ty Rail mail. Many persons di^onwied In the old Company wonder l«hr this land W'W E< t Into tbo W'uud>rhauds, when taught

» ith their money.

"rinTM- E Ornrch. 1 ”. Every memUrof the eh arch Is ilrged t- hear the pastor's discourses o/i the two . following themes: 10 SO A. M.. -Tlw ItciigHMj of the Ilaotl;'* 3.80 P. ••Spiritual H-Stfl Daeasc, tier Resul Ciiboly Eye Liu*.-’ 1 he Utter will be a practical .lis.jjsa.ou of the auruscliuiil qucwtiJiJ as viewed by the Chufcli, whh espoeUi reference to thos, pmhlbitcl. Ymaug people are specially invited join the l«stor in a ih.sightlul couauicra- . -tem of ihia aubjoct. Men, yoqug and old, are Invited to the BmUirrbuod loertlbg oil halunUy evenIng. Practical quvwu.oj. that an vitally iuWinM men are taken up and freely db.cuawd. A cordial welcome to atrsngurs at each service, ' a Merehaul John W MacTXy now drv.iuw ernaaicrabie thua t». hU p.uiiuy farm in WvwtCape Mhy'.

House to There wll

and naphtha launcl

against only

three five years ago.

There la more mechanical and labor work being done In Cape May this

than has been know n in hi hew in many years before.

die digging in a hot bed st his home iu Lncuberton, Adam Waltbera found a gold watch belonging to’ bis daughter,

which bad beeu lorn last Tall.

The ••Amcrioan Girl” was repealed by the seniors of the Wr-si Cjjic Msy public school at Cold Spring Jr. O. U. A. M

Hall on Saturday night laat.

Tbe ocean pier at the fool of Broad- wh

way. Cape May. is being ’enlarged. Big fi x i

tvillons are being built at Ha entrance, id a T is being huiltfat its oater end. Tbe bond committee of the .Board of Freeholders awarded or rather apportioned, to reaidenta of this coquty the

f 4 per cent, hoods on Jldtwlay

evening. Tbe price paid is par by jtll.

A bhl for tbe whole amount , at 6100.50 become a Fubscritprio per flOO 00 Was refused. ' I keep in tonuh with passing young colored girl by the name of may receive a copy of lb

Tranks fell out of. a window shout a week ago. a distance of ten fret- to the

ground. Later a sensational con**] cat raid she fell thirty. If It had been about two. weeks longer It might have

i\ M.. suit of

was sold at pul of this week.

Hundred* of acres County land have

Sape jgay C

Power Company

Thursday

> of Ijowor Cape V,sy

mty land have brvn planted iu pc** for the tmwly-buill canning factory lit

West Cape May.

B. F. Sweeten A Son, of Camden, have large force at work on tbe new county :>ad, leading from Cape May Court

Cape May.

ill be forty.five steam, electric

dies lu the watcis of

E?AN ■ pMERIGAR GXPOSnFION, BUFFALO. N Y-,

It is said that the Enterprise Telegraph j and Telephone (’om|isny will extend f—

WEST JEBgEY PRESBYTERT. Meeting Was He‘d on Tnes-

,]»sny will extend ,I " m. a

Hues to Cape May City. This company’*“6 B P™G

New field, and will have Philadelphia] The Spring meeting of the,Weal Jersey

—" - -a. — |rtJv

Ring

U connected w.lb all Jown. mmth of j U.y-t,ood AtMudmcS..

Newfield, and will have Philadelphia j . — . , „ « --- conm-ction with the Kvyatone Company, j Prcabytery convened at Olivet Choi it-Is said. ; Atlantic City, mi Tuesday afternoon. . The April term of the Cipe May Cmnty'There are fifty-seven clytrches, sixtycourts o|«.ii mi Tuesday morning next at ! thri* mlnlsJcrs. two foreign mlssiiinartes. 10 o'clock. . The bench will !*■ new. a* 175 ciders, 7000 cninmnulcapts, 9500 Judge Hendrickson succeeds the Iste. Sunday-rahool children, 1000 teacher* Justice Ludlow, and Judge Voorljce* and various auxiliary societies «pre-

the place ..f Judge D.mglsw. Tbe , sooted lu the Presbytery.

civil busliitws peotniat-s t ,, , . .

cause but few esse* have been Uicl slnoi- j nu narrative, the total amount of money.

September Iasi. j nt***?

be b. ary, b.. Aecnrtlhig'h> tbe report of Mr. Ellwood

I since 1 nu uarrative,

all pttrpos** was ouly 6110,000,

Illnton.Sonder. dealer in fnrnltnre. ha*|*» compand to 6125.000 laat year; the received a fine wlcctU.n of rugs, j Bible school membership is now only •bicb he '» selling very rapidly at a low »W». as compared to 10,415. IK- ha* also received new ram-1 Rev. Dr. Sunley expressed the opinion of bsiidst-mely designed patterns of I that a ponfplcte^vftprt might show and Ingrain carpets. A fine a»- aailafsr.tnry nsuits.hut Rcv. Dr. EHwisd sonment of felt eoit..u msttreraes.sre | replied that. In Toachiugihla figure* he has m.w ofi sale at hU wareVooina, 811*313 niadc alltnvanoe on a pr..|«jrth.uatfe Mansion street. i for tbe eburehea from which no returns If you are In any way i.tterested iti tbe : had been received. On motion of Rev. welfare of Cat* May (rity. y.m should , Mr. Beach tho report of tbe committee

Co tbe i-

,Cllr j^Tt

pies ol Brusv

irty. I longer

been stretched to 100 feet. Everything new, bright and attractive at KncrrV. Styles, colors and U-xtnres of silk*, satins, embroideries, etc., are all ilisptayod among tbe general line of dry

which

may receive a copy of the Hr.lULD for It to tbe Get tho next few week*, and.if you are not a The .elect

regular subscriber you >

one. Send us 61.00 ami. the paper w be sent to you every week post paid 1

one year.

Have yon t A. C.ark? If

o llie rare bargains In dry goods,

’ wrappers, etc., that

and complete stock at bia'store, 51b! pleaae.

Washlntrttm street. i goods at &U2 Broadway and Turnpll

Merchant E. Swain Hildreth b»

Wasblngftm street.

Jeweler Joae]>h Hand, 311 Waahlngti

visited' the store of Mra. SL

haven't do so at once,

and

notions, ladiew'

to be had there. The old stand still maintains Ha reputation fur lowness of price, quality ol gnodt and desire to

Cali atid Inspect the goods at Mtt Broad wi

referred to the stated clerk, who with complete the returns before forw ardiug

" literal Assembly.

Tbe .election of a Moderator was taken up, and'Rev. RoWrt W. Peach, of the Second Clinreh, 'Camden, was unani monkly cboren. On motion of Rev. S.W Beach, of Bridgeton, a committee wai appointed to nominate a stated clerk to soooebd the late Kev. Henry Reeves,

D D.

The Presbytery sPcopted the certificate

of Rev. A. W. Williams, of Ocean City,

from tbe Presbytery'ot Newark. The i-ffort* of th«v trustee* of the West

spring Jonry Academy to wipe out tbe halsoce Ike. j ol the debt of 43000 on that iustiUiti«u

I oi uieoeoLot a-jwu on voai lusiuoiioo ex- i strongly endorsed, and a'll pastor* ■roveuicnu I '» erB urged to rnoouraga the work.

timely noveltk*. aiul also handsome aodi-* s hu fecd - h *T- K r >“*»T »"*' provUlou J At the evening aession the sermon was

' ■* ’ *' mi i delivered by Rev. Dr. F. J. Stanley, the

on . ,

street, bis a Splendid oraortmeut of 1 w '* rl J r «»-000 in impt noveltle*, »nd also handsome and,-** grocery and illicit*, which are appropriate for] |) Ma * a ’ * l ^ oor,M;r ° r MamOon

ticlts, yrhlcb are appropriate for ! house, at the corner or Mansion and ’ delivered by Re

wedding and birthday prex nu Do not J«-kson street*. He ha* increased the j retiring Modwitor, after which thirty fail to examine his gcnik before going j by purchase, and has built a minutes were devoted

elsewhere. \ ~ j new giain elevator, remodeled Vhe

els. where.

Mrs. RebellB

: street,

•be*, 85# Wsshlnglo

irries - a Well selected- stock

fnrnishlt

built

elevator, remndcled \he corner,, is adding a cold storage plant. Jl/

is one of our

unicn * wen »e>eeic*i' su*:a ui ( , ,

n.i.l.1,,1 C ,..K cr-.I.r,

.... ...d r.„, . .j. -f about a house for both use and oriv ,.->*“5’

s««wo ji,V

keeps the-best quality oC goods. Her | _ „ , „ + ,, , • . U..I lul^k, Ih. 1.1« or Iim, ” '

to J* memorial

irvtco for the late Rev. Uiiury Reeves,

D. D.

To the Pac-Amaricau by the Philadel-

phia & Readiag-

A, copy of a very handsome booklet,'

ixperience. • giving Illustrations amt descriptive infor-

. , . „ | xncivusiis tfuiio O. Csfrull and Frank maUon iu rereripice to tbe Great PanI til®' BuahneU, of DeauisViltti, who have! American ExintsHlon to be held' «t . > ,, . mpr, ”' t i * kindly fndiog fur birds and animalr, j Buffalo, May lal to No*emlwr lat, will At the P. E. Church of Ibe Advent, on j Every year It has been tbe cos-! two cent stamp. Ed«on J. We*ks. Ufaycue streer,- tbe regular Suml» T l(im f „ rmiinlntfu , f ^ U| , Y Th u | Geocrwl Pararnger Agent, Reading Tersorvlcra now are; Uolv Coinrauuion, f*; year a flndt aiTlved from the South on | mlnsl. PhllsdrlphU, Information will » A. M.; morning rervlre, with sermon, | 10tb yntr Uu.-first Buck | also be eimloswl giving-tlmc of traiiis ai d at 10 A.M.; Bundsy.whmJ, at S P. M , m u,, jjjt), uf April. ; rate* for excursion ticket* during the evewowg ami sinuou at 8 P. M. ; n lu< ,u very mticb .. If the d.y old j month of M4v from PbUadolrhls. The

• M - ' city of Bridgeton would soon lie a . PhllmiWphU A Reading U also the pofU- • l 8 • liaeiwed town. Anolicsllous h*»e been 1 l*r rtmte to Atlantic City, Ocean

•Ire, with sermon,

ly-sehisil, ataP. U.i;^

'.M.i ,

lings si 10 A. 51.

!.y «

awl

Thi: ID.kai.h w*s in ermr last wmk 1 om salisHi and a wholesgUw ben it mbl that all bt.l me property-1 next Tandaj night tlx C-ty Oiunctl Oeewn street Ud eigiwd the j take* aethm on them. Tbe Council

and c

Ou Wed m litany, ai o’duck «i

n C-«y York

Hesdlng* Harrisburg, Wflliam*.

OF PEBSOHAL IHTEBE8T. Gosaip of the Resort in Which You May

be Mentioned.

Mrs. A. L._Parsons, (if Brooklyn, Is visiting Cspe*May friends. Coupollman David Hughes, of West C'ape.Aay, has nadgued his posltiou. George H. Keel, who will manage the Columbia Hotel this seastio, was a visi-

tor on Wednesday.

Pilot and Mrs. George Douglass arc iw the proud |iarems of-a bouncing

«by lioy.

John C. Little is baring the Stockton baths ronovstod for tbc-coming summer Sir. Masked Ware 1* again able to lie aliotit tbc streets, much to the delight of a many friends. F. W. Wolff has renovated his ice ercam parlor and made R one of tbe most

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

ME CORNER-STONE LAyi THAT OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL

WILL BE LAID MAY 10.

[>mer, of-Philadelphia, w»s

■lay. He will

manage the Ope House, Capo Mr

handsome places in ('a{« 51 ay.

John J. Ktoui at Cape May ot manage thu (

Point, again thii m I. T. Woolson has operied tlie Ocean Villa, where be la now rteclviug guests. Success is predicted for him in bis newrd F. Townsend is one of our t citizens, whom many ! of our 1 people - would be pleased

e Hi office.

Es'elle Lovetr. the accomplished

daughter of Geo. L.

'etr. I

. Lovett, has seeepred

sliuttion in New York as a typewriter for the firm of Macy A Co. .. , Waller J. Fendcraon has opened a real estate and Insurance office at No. 310 Washington street. Hc^doca a splendid Imsiimss, aiul is a reliable business man. 8. Winchester, Beeves, now in tbe Philippines, and a son of Sheriff Beeves, has *0111 home a number of pretty shells to frieiids. He is President of tbe Y. M. C.

A. there.

.Idermsit Charles F. Quidort give* :t attention to business, and is su Impartial justice of tbe peace. He conducts the office in a manner aatisfactory to tbe

people.

The Rev. J. W. Caine, of Cape May Court House, to whom a call wia extended by the Wildwood Baptist Church several/months ago, has decided not to

accept.'

«yor Millet Will Place the Stone— The Event WHI Be Made an Important One. The Board of Education on Monday • evening decided that the eomcr-atonr «f the new High School building shall 1.0*' laid at 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon, 1 5Iay 10th. AH local officials, secret or--| ders and organixatiotis of the city w ill bo. inviuM to panioipa e In tlie rxerciaca. Mayor Thomas W. Millet will lay tlm P0DHTH WARD-

Optalo David Scull, of Eldnra, wan Among friends here over Sunday. Miss Fmiikie Souder is sisrticiing w few , days with her sister. 5Ir*. Frank Harris. Mr. Frank Harris has laid out garden tails and planted his early spring vegeta-

ble*.

Mr. Edward James, Jr., of Dennisrllle called ou friends here during tbe early

part of tbc'Week.

Mr. Samuel Falkcnburg, of Tnckcrton i will In tbe near future take up his

donee again here. •

Mra. Anthony Cbaujber*. of Elder* - was the guest of her wUnt, Mrs. Horatio

C. Pierson, over Sunday.

51r. Samuel Day, who has been housed

the greater part of I

abou

high tide* hare prevailed ;

Aldt

strict i

CONOJIESSMAJ! H. C. Locdexsi-agcr,

of this district, Wat a Caj« May visit

on Thursday.- ^

Goo. E. Lightcap will manage tbe Winclsor. Hotel this season. He has Issued a handsome booklet of Cape May yud the Windsor. Mr. Ligblcap is a

popular proprietor. ,

Mr. M. H. Parker is having bis Jack-

sou stn-et cottage Imprnvi nearly oompleled the impt

the cottage which he moved from Wash-

jngton street, near Sch

to Reach avenue.

Khellcnger'a Landing,

amlly U> IT Of La-

nearly oompleled the imprnvementa on

t will el, ne

Prof. ChariwB Le Roy Whrolor.who for-

mcrW was Prlticlpal df the t .Public School, has removed his Capo May, residing 4t the corner fsyette and Seliellooger street s. Mayor Thomas W. Alillvt was *n or,

Sunday visitor at Chester, Pa, vUiUui* Ms son-in-law aixl dsujfhter. Mr. ami Mr* Harry F. Eftiagcr. It was the first ^and*y Mr. Millet has spout sway from

May TbV alghteeti years.

. and Mrs. Harry W. Benihsrelt and Master Elliot RamUtim 'BcmhardO

inare,

his son-lp-law

tpe Mi Mr. t son. 5

of Logan Square, Philadelphia, Ktoppc*! at tho Ebbltt House for a few-days. Tbrjvlsitcii Capo May w Ith a view of locating

here during the summer.

Captain C. 8. Magraih. who waa editor of the Cape May Burr lalbe days of Its

rape per of South of I be ( Uni teo

Jtemorril, waa on Mopday re-eterl.-I Praddiui of tin Cwmdon Boaid «t Educa.

* a» a leading n

I the winter, through

Exc

thi* w

:n^ra, is sbou: again.

IxceplluurHy high tide* havepre' week. The low meadow in thii

tkm hsVing the appearance of

mirror.

The house recently owned by Mr. John ^ Webb has been Rinsed away. to.make' j r«Him for a more modem structure, which ’j will be erected by Mr. Harry Hazulhurat.' .T Mrs. Slites York is a belated ex|icri- : '.-] menter in tbe art of wheeling. She lias, -i however conquered Ha difficulties, and j guides ihc iron steed with a steady, fear-

■ess band. • 1

Mca.ro Clarence Schellenger, Francis "i Rogers and Virgil Marcy. recently rcturned from a gunning trip through tho sounds, bringing back with them sixty- j

otto shell-ducks.

Mrs. Cstberiue Hurst, of Philadelphia, ;•! • and also a well known »ummcr visitor at J

st of Pilot and Mr*. .'1 Mrs. Tlurst travels

a great deal, and enjoys the mouuiaius and seaside resorts at will. She expresses . j a great fonducss fur this resort and Iw. "|

cxhilerating intluences.

Mr. Win. Hebenthal, local expreramau, recently purchased another fine horse. His growing trade demands almost tho constant use of bis two wagons. ‘‘Billy,” as be is famiHsriy known, has been en- 1 gaged •» this business for a number of years, and is regarded by tbe transient trade as a permanent and necessary fix- !

tune to his vocation.-

Catholic Church Improvement. .

.Martin C. Swain A Co., arc lay ing * ; patent cemeut pavement in front of Rt.-

Mary's R. C. Cbprph, running length of the property. Father has had tbe tree* rooted out and

ground terraced. Handsome flower beds have been set out this week. A general renovation is being made all over the premises. Father Kelly U a progressive priest, and baa an eyu to the beauty of the place as well as to tbe spiritual care j

o: his Hook.

A Change in Conn Days.

During the remaining Fridays of thla' month' Judge Voorbeea will he at th• , ] Court House to uansacl bnsine** on that

day, but commencing tbe fiist

WMi

entire -i r Kelly ■

ilursday will he the regular com

of May. ' :ourt day. '

’ws|iapers

transaet aur 'fnliHc or private busl- a m«*. This change is made so that tlm business in tho Orphans’ Court given publicity through tlie newt several days' sooner than formerly. Cape May’s Exhibit at Enffalo. Cape May City schools have sent an exhibit to tbe Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, Including kindergarten and manual tralidng work and drawing, as well a* work In ysrion* branches in tho graAiuar and high school departments. Tbe exhibit wilt lv a r-vditaWe ooc. Frederick Armdrt » reunt are Improvlug

theH |Jace