CAPE MAY HERALD

VOL. I. NO. 12.

CAPE MAY CITY. N. J.. SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1901.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

THE ML COURTS.

PBOCEEDIHGS AND MATTER8.HAPPiiBED SINCE OUE LAST ISSUE. The Sentences Imposed on Offenders.— Some Let Off Very Lightly. The April term of courts were ©on. ■ tiuuVd this week. lu our Iwl i>aiie we inailverteutly printed ••.S»i>ieml>er" end ••Fsll” for “April” snU ••Sprinic,” r»s|Kvtively. -Ou Friday oreiilnc, after ■ three-days’ n-tri»l of the famous Kin case N^>f tlie Uotsau City Aasoclatluh acalust tVilliaiu Shriver, the jurjf found a verdict ' In favor of Shrlvcr. The evidence showed that the Oecau City Association, who had owned Peck’s Beach, platted their laud with a street almut 3?0 feet from high-walcr line, parallel with the ocean.. To 1884 they oooveycxl a lot fronting on the street to a party, who In turn con. vryed It to Shriver in 1895. at which time the ocean bad wvshed up and carried awar the street, and high-water Hue was up to the lot. lu 1897 Hie ocean becau to reerde, and that year Shriver seemed a gnult/torn the Slate Illi**rlau-Cotuniis-■lou the width of . bis lot to high-water Hue. The Ocean City Association toootended that the land belonged to llaua. and were trying to get ayerdlct to force Shriver to give up the puaacwaion of the alluvial iucreaae. This decision settles the question of the ownership of thousands of acres of land along the New Jersey-boast granted by the Kipwrian Commission. In the Criminal Court last Friday, Ah-z.R. Gordon,of this city, was charged with illegal liquor selling, and was acquitted by the jury. Judge Voorheeson Saturday considered license applications and granted the fol* Sea Isle Olty^-CaroHin Cronecker,Hotel BrlUvu.; William A. Manaban, Atlantic lloow; Jcre P. Delaney, Olympic Hotel; Daniel DuImiIs, A TF,l0e House; Charles Petersen. P. tersen's Hotel; John Ovegan, Plilladi'l pliia House; George Busch, Busch' 1 * H- tel; Morris Boney.ConUueiiUl; Ellzalieth Carothera. Whelan House, (’oraou’s* Inlet; Samuel Shlck’. Hotel Alhln; J. Gcugi Pfeiffer. Inlet Hmise; Jacob • Murej. Eararwhn. Home. Stone Harior—Robert Laugblin, Ab- .. bottsford Inn.' Avalon—U. A. Armstrong, Hotel Avalon. Angltwea—George J. Tth, Hotel Germantown; Mary II. nrohoou. The Windaor; Frank W. Dougherty, Walnut Arequo House. Toekabo©—William Camer, Holiaou House. Steamboat Laudlnr—Cape May Steamboat Co*. Delaware Bay House. 7 Holly Beach—B. F. Barker, Barker House; Ernest ¥ebllchlitig, Philadelphia House; Gus Nrlsoii, Nelson’s Cafe; Julios Haocb, The Olenohle. Them application* were refused: W. R. Pinker, The Elmira, at Holly Beach, and Gyorge Hummel, at Slone Harbor. In the latter case It w as shown that the deed for the .lot on which Hummel's house stands contain* a covenant forV bidding the sale of liquor in any building containing low than twenty rixmi». The application of Andrew S. Weeks and Charles Mace, at Anglesca, were laid . over until May 22. w beu tin wc for Cape May City were to be considered. Uu Tuesday of this week tbu criminal business was again taken np. Isaiah Wilson, Indie led several tenn* . ago for irrcgularitlr* of the Hqnor law at the Cape May House, was tried, l-ut’ declared not guilty. He bad sold out hi* in In rust in the plsc«' wmielline before the irregulariiles were alleged to have enrred. Joseph Major was found jtufity of c rageous assault after a bitterly voutusted trial. On Wednefday Wm. Hei>*nn, colored, j)leaded gailty to a charge of keeping

* convicted of gambling and disorderly conduct at the place. Judge Voorbtea sentenced Hems ' two mouths lu the ouuuly jail awl to pay a Hue of 8100. Joseph Major WM sentenced to four twuolha in ibeyduunty jail aud Ui pay a floe of *50. On T hursday Jacob Ct

York Brow (eompoord of Kite* York and Charten Turk), te a firm of ouulractore who hare a splendid nrpu.iallou for cos^racting sod budding. TUy do aU

the Crpa May puM uttuv. ut Wy cwUiwg or

mrn. *#

or PERSONAL INTEREST. Go:sip of the Resort in Which Ton Uaj be Hentio&ed. foaming Townsend, son of Mr. and Mss. Edward F. Townsend, is at home after a visit to Colorado. Mrs. Lot P. Evans, of Philadelphia, has been a gnrwt of Mr. and Mm. John

Stephen Hartwell and wife, of Germantown, were at Cape May early in the week ■lectlng a Rummer'Cottage. Itoswetl Kamlall Huea, chaplain in the C. S. Navy, and Mrs. Hoes were at Cape May ou Monday selecting a cottage for summer use. Geo. E. Llghtcap, proprietor of the Windsor^was at Cape May on Tuesday liNiklng after his hotel, which will be petted this year on June 1. The Rev. J. W. PooRon. formerly of Hio Grande, but now of the Aura and Richwnod charge, has accepted a call to Kansas and will leavt at once. Rev. Edward Worcester, Ph. D., D.D., rector of 8t. Stephen's P. E.’ Church. Philadelphia, te a guest of Dr. and Mrs. i Hay at their North street cot-

tage.

A. II. Townsend, formerly of the Millville Reporter, is now at (ipe May. In charge of the Cape May irate. We extend to him the right hactl of fellow-

ship.

James B. Stites, of this city, has been appointed by Governor Vyorhecs a Democratic member of the County Board of Registry and Elections, vice William Porter, resigned. Rev. L Newton Phelps wRl represent the P. £■■ Church of the Advent,of this city, at the State Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey at St.. John's Church, Elizabeth, which mueu on Tuesday next. Mr. and Mrs. M. A Lengcrt, of Philadelphia, have been at Cape May during the week preparing tbeirrsummer home, the Tremout, for occupancy. They will be down during the mouth for their sum- “ , ’ UJ - I - ’ nee Rev. A/ J. Gregory has been assigned to the pastorate of the TaUferuaclc Church at Enos, Mrs. Gregory has able to pass much time with her daughter, Mrs. Luther C. Ogden, at ' jioc lu this city. One of the surprise* of the social sea-, m In frilladelphia-waa the wedding ou Tuesday ip Christ Church Citapel there of Mrs. George'**. Coetea, who resided in a Haghes street cottage here list season, and Mr. Joseph R. Wainwright, who has just had completed the alteration* and improvement* to bis cottage at the corir of Howard street and Columbia aveic. Mr. Wainyright also owns a haiidime collage on Hughes street. No formal invitations sere issued. They will reside at Cape May Ip sommer. Anioleresting eugjgement of marriage, which te the result of an acquaintance begun aa students In the Academy of the Floe Arts, Philadelphia, has been

nounerd between Mias Virginia Davisson, daughter of J. H. A. Davisson,' wfcll kiiowa-ln Cape May summer society, and Francis I. Bennett. Mr. Bennett and bia fiancee both attended the Academy for some years. Miss Davisson made her debut several years ago, and has been

•picuons in the artistic life-of Phila-

delphia. Mr. Beuuetl is a sou of Isaac Bennett, and has received commendable praise for fate work with the brash and pencil. • The marriage la expected to take

place soon, and the bridal.couple »

spend July and August in a sketching tour through-the Wbito'Mountains, Now

Hampshire. First National Bank Organized.

The stockholders of the First National Bank of Cape May hcM a meeting In the i/ffloe of Dr. Weatley R. Wales ou Monday

Thomas H. F. Baadolph Dead.

Congress Hall will open o Fresh vegetables dally f

n farm are sold

I?AN-pMB^I6AN GXP0SITI0N,

BUFFALO. N. Y.

POISON IN THE TEA. Pilot and Hi* Wife W<ro Made Very

111.

Thorns* Eldredge. of Wert Cape May. widely-known Delaware Bay pilot, and his wife had a narrow escape from death by some mysterious polaon^one night last week. While piloting a large foreign ■ to Philadelphia some time ago, Mr. El dredge^ was presented by the captain with a can of lea,the captain Informing him that it wm (be very best raised in Japan. Upoij retnniing home Mr. Eldredge informed bis wife of the gift, requesting her to prepare some of the tea for supper. Both pronounced IF very tine, and they have naed It fcoutinouasly without naficlug anything wrong until i evening or two ago. After eating supper, at which Mr. and Mr* Eldredcg drank pretty freely of the beverage, they re suddenly seized whb terrible dials in the stomsch, iHilh-helng affected alike., though Mrs. Eldredge was considerably the worse of the two. A pbyalrlan was-hiatlly summoned and emetics After a long time the couple were relieved, though for a time their lives were despaired of. Mr. Eldredge la unable to aeenutit for the accident, as they lud used tmarly all the lea, unless the poisonous substance at the bottom of the can. The attending pbvsieian Ismaking an analyses of some of .theRemaining tea. Hut Gas Contract. The Cape Islam) Gas Company, who allege to hare a contract with tbrf" city, although clearly illegal, la still furnish ing a number of lights about town, and continue to faithfully light them. This company’s management is not of the manner of men who are doing thla without expecting to be paid -for it. The citizens stand by and let the possibility gradually Increase of having to pay two light bills. Their' lights are not nee and the people have clearly said In publie eeting that electricity Is the only light anted for public pnrpoacs at Cape May. If some cittern doe* not certiorari the

FOURTH WARDThe small child of Surf man E. E. Rodman Is lying very low with pnenroonis. Grant Vanamsn la improving bis pietty home hy erecting a n*w fence around lb Harold Hand U enjoying ,ihe aighj*ing In the City of Brotherly Love. Pilot and Mr*. J. Warren Hughes wire the guests of Pilot Wm. Farrow and wife on Wednesday. The “Mark Hannah," Pilot iohn Ben-, nett’s new launch, will soon be among thefleeb ~ \ Our enterprising townsman, Wm. Porter, Is sgain In his tamer position with Dr. V. D. Marcy. Mr*- L. If. Townsend is enjoying a trip among friends and relatives in Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Mm. H E. Church spent the week delightfully in Laurel Springs as the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Joa Eldredge. ’ Grocer M. B. Scull has roedyrd a large

also

some choice frulb Pineapples 10c each. SHF ^ * purehsMsl the IL. E. Church propert;

ocouj

family.

after the gas company has furnished the gas they may sue for the bill, and what is more, get it. If something la not done *- . * \ 1 ' • ' i 1 ipc May City must practice economy in'll* municipal affairs, and look after just such thing* aa the paying of two light bills, when one Is pretty large to

P*T-

, The Garbage NaiE&n6e.

Many garbage men are at work taking aVay the refuse gathered the spring . house ctesners. These garbage men are

afternoon. Two hundred aud tinny'nix dumping U along the edge of lamia just

ere ‘ —

following board of directors was elected: .George W. Norcros* and William N. Norcross, of May’s Landing, N. S.\-C M. Hendricks, of Kevport, N. J.; Weatley R. Wales, Lewis T. Stevens and Cbarte* S. Cliuruh. of Cape May. The hank will be caplulteed at 825,000.' The store building of L E. Miller, 504 Wasbtegtou strsrt, will be rerily for the bahk buildteg. On Tburadsy evening tbs directors George W. Norcross, Provident; Dr. Weatley R. Walre, Vice President; George M. Hendricks, Cashier, and Lewis

Solicitor.

and on nearby

places. They are making au ugly sight for visitor* to look upon, just at the -tc son of the year when Cape May ought look the most Inviting. We want a visitor* to remain when they come to visit us. and when they go away to take wkh them good Impressions and pleasing ideas to~e*pree* t^btlwra with whom they come In contact. last Cmncll, nr boever may have the authority, put aj stop to.lhU mailer, and' provide one public dump In au entirely out-of-the-way

Cape May Pula: G here seems to be a

at Cape

of Brvu **)■ Kuiot - I» D>e recetit drcUKm rewIhsreuw ^ ^ ^ tV * rt ^ Appsste. and i k. M, b.^1 Vk. M u kl. I.

June 15.

from the farm

at Mmay'* market. Squab* raised on b at Mecray’a market.

3. W. Mecrmy & Bro, do a large boalr*a bccauhc they handle the best of

goods.

Conncllrnsn Walter K. Ware Is having a new ocraont pavement laid In front of his hardware store. ( Baker William Esaen will build two store*'on his property opposite tbo Reading Railroad depot. The cornerstone of the new High School wlll.be laid at 2 o'clock ou Friday aftcrooon of next week. The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Company (a extending its service to Anglnea, Wildwood and Holly Reach. The annual examinatlous for the pube schools of Cape .May Omnty will commence ou Monday aud laat four

day*.

The strawberry raising craze has struck the lower end of Cape May County, aud many acre* of new beds are being set out

as a result.

Rev. J. H. Boswell, pf Ocean City, Is s prominent candidate for the Prohibition nomination for Governor, which will he

made next week.

Hatpin's Excelsior Market, 427 Wash, iogtou streeb is a well-stocked grooerj

t and provision

I* done there.

stock of groceries and provisions;

frulb

It Is rumored that Al. Stillwell- ba*

property,

ipiod by Gilbert Hughes aud Wm. Campbell, who has been nursing

a broken leg the past winter, it te said will bo watchman uu the new pier this

summer.

Cspl. Soey Is having fate pretty cottage i Washington street fitted' up with electnc lights. Dr. Wcrtoott and family wOI occupy the cottage this summer.

WUIte Hicl

And WHPwaa in a plicl

lickey shot a “sbelly”

' iebt,

For whop be went to pick It np'

raa lu a wont to .

It doire clear opt: of slghb The little child of Hr. and Hr*. Lewis Smith met with a, vary painful accident recently by falling and cutting lu fact a a hatchcb Dr. AlbeiVSteveua dressed Ship Carpenter Kimscr. has jnrt fintebed a prytty 29-foot naptha Uancb for Jlsater Mechanic Williams, of the N. J. &S. R. R.-Co. Two 3-bor»e power Palmer engines will furnish power for this

modlous craft, -

H. Walker Hand, the congenls! clerk ip Marcy’s drug store the part winter, has .douned hl» red sweater for a abort imting. Mr. Haod wiH be smiling as er this tommer in Muliner’s pharmacy. Ocean street and Columbia avenue. Mildred Hand, has accomplished her heart’s'desire, for she has at laat mas-

tered tbk wheel—

Since MIHred learned to ride the wheel, You don’t kuow how happy uow she fuels,

But she-fell aud hurt her hip, Took a "chunk" oiit yfLtr lip, ' But now she feels quite “chip’’

Upon her wheel, j

Helen

Wm. Porter, was glvi

On Friday afternoon of L eleu Porter, daughter of

river iy. 4 Intril

week Mias

Mr, aud Mrs. party In honor

A Birthday Party.

on of last

ter (

a ■,—j

of her 6lb birthday. number of her little friend* were Invited and bad a most enjoyable time. Mis* Helen was the recipient of many pretty gifts. Refreshment* were served, and after wishing Uw HUle hostess many returns of the daj^ her goeeta wended their way home. The

following composed the party:

Flossie' Ware, Bess'* Mecray. Oct*vine Ware, MIHtorat Hand, Mildred Hand. Emily Meeroy. llulbah Ludlam, Leowors Hand, Ethel CLampion,. Leah Ware, Irene BrtineU, Dorothy Famro. nUte Hoghpo, Mirths Wales, ('arrisChadwick. Olfto. Wars, WilUs.lUcray -

lluabes, Uslpk Tww assort,

,l “*^ Ori- R-sro, Logs. B

' BOTB. SSSITaLS.

FA0TB IN BRIEF-

Matters of General and Local Interest Mentioned.

meat and provision store. A large bus) The Philadelphia and Reading Railway a bought ibe Mecray estate property, bet weaTrirrMtry’s Catholic Church aud

their present station.

Henry M. Kslhsck, of Ocean City, baa succeeded L. M. Heron aa superintendent for the plant of the West Jersey Electric

Company at Wildwood.

M. C. Swain A Co.’s cement pavements ro durable and well laid. He bos finIshod those In front of 8L Mary’s R. C. Church aud W. 8. Wale's store. Wm. 8. Sbsw has an excellent reputation in conducting his business of selling lime, bricks, and builders' materials. What U needed U always on hand. George. C. Crawford, 605 and 507 -Washington street, ba* one of the heal ifleets in Cape May. He does a large business because hi* stock Is fresh and the goods he sella of the first quality. Brooks' Central Market is a bus) place bfcanse of the Immense business done there. Tbe stock is Complete and the goods are fresh and the best to he bad. Corner Washington and Ocean

streets.

The Boxrd of Education of Upper Township has re-elected tbe following teachers: Tockaboe, E. E. Goff, principal. aud R. Creamer, asslsiaut; Pete! burg, L. Hoffman; Bosley'a Point, i Creamer; Palermo, Mr*. II. E. French; Scavjllc, Mr*. E. M. Stafford. Tbe reoent high tides have washed up enpimous quantities of sea drift on aud adjacent to tbe sounds in Cape May County, and farmer* are gathering it fertilizer. At Cape May Coart House »e enterprising men have staked off the meadow land sad built temporary pounds to catch jhp drift. Among monthly pensions recently granted to resident* of Cape May County were tbe following: Elizabeth S. Grace. Cape May Court House, original widow, 812; Lydia Crandall, South D

„ H-i.

original w idow, 88. Tim graut«* are all By . rt, ° 0 ’?£ Urol “ K uf . Mc

* are all

i Union Army

mgi

widows of veteran* of tho In tbe Civil. War. Toe tug Laura F., from Wilmington, Del., wltb.two Boats In tow, baa arrived here forvtlw purpose of conveying to the yafts > of the Harlan & Il.illlngswortlt' Coihpauy, at Wilmington, all the old care last aeasou on t he beach front trolley m of the Cape May, Delaware Bsy and'SewbU’s Point lUilway Company. These ears are to be remodeled aud brought hack before June 1.New goods arriving all the time at the store of Mrs. Milton Haod. Have added matting, nags, eta., to uur uow.already

full line of dt

Irygg

Fancy

striped tickings that sells for 28 cent*, 22 cents here. Jnst received to-day a full of Isdka' wrappers, all style* and » Corner Broadway and 4lh avenue, Wert Cape May. * tf

• . Gape May W. G. T. U.

The tw«

Chriatian Tcmpsrooc* Union was held lu Orton City os Thursday of last wesk. I wees mads by He*. U. 11.

awd Mr. Parka, of Phliartal- . Isabella Uvwrorort, td Ortrtr.

R J.;IWe:J. H. B-weH. H-v. W. K.

.

MILtEB ACI IS VOID.

LAW TAKING LICENSES FROM THE COUNCIL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Justice Garrison Gave the Expected Opinion Last Monday.-Saloon

Met Happy.

Justice Garrison filed au opinion !b the upremo Court Moudav declaring oneoo*t itnl tonal the act passed hy the laat Legislature transferring from Common Councils to the county court* the right to £rant licenses to sell liquor in certain cities of the third and fourth ulasM-a. Tbe opinion contains a rebuke seldom administered by the courts. It says that Hie legislation is vicious In it* evident effort to evade the constitutional, iubihiUnn against special or local lawa, and add* that the title of the aoi. if not absolutely false, is at leaot misleading. Tbe proceedings were brought by Henry Black against tho Mivnr and. Common Council of Gloucester Oty to compel the Council to accept aud file an application for a Hqnor license. The hill in question was Introduced by Senator Miller, of Salem County, aud as first drawn wa* applicable to all third and fourth-class cities. It would have applied to Cape May City. Salem, Woodbury, Millville, Atlantic City, Beverly, Gloucester aud a score of other places. such a storm of opposition was. aroused that a proviso was Inserted ex-, emptlng from its provisions all such cities then had excise boards. Senator Evans, however, did not wont the courts hi say whether license* should be granted in Atlantic City, and he had an amend* meut reported by tbe Sfcnate committee exempting cltlcc of over 25,000 inhabitant*. Then Senator Stokes discovered that tbe act would apply to Millville, where there has not been a liquor license for twenty-fire year*. He insisted ou anoUier amendment exempting from the provisions of the act citie* of over 9000 population, tbu* excluding Millville. In this form tbe bill ]>a*s*d the Senate, hut In the House Congressman Gardner discovered that it would affect Egg Harbor City and Hamtnouton. neither of whtcb desired a change. The result was a House aroeudraant excluding from the provisions of tbe set all cities of leas than. 2000 population. With these immcmni restrictions aud exemptions tbe bill finally became a law. Qrancl!. wlH now grant our sumiper. I

licenses a* usual.

Mrs. Robert Hughes, 809 Washington street, carries a well selected stock of bouse furnishing goods, crockery ware, wooden ware and fancy goods needed about a bouse for both use aud orna^ menL She sells at reasonable prices, and keeps tbe best quality of goods. Her stock include* the latest of Improved. ' paraphernalia for the hou«hi>ld. 'tt‘ \| One way for a woman to always lm cheerful and hsppy about her household do lies aud to avert many a small sin 1* - to have pots, pans and'boilers that will • not chip and flake off. Especially when cooking cereals, she waul* and should ^ have tbe best ware'obtainable. Tbe ' celebrated Emerald Enameled 'Ware is. the best ou tbe market to day, aud w ill ^ save a thousand and one of tbe heretofore hindrance* commonly found in inferior | articles. Charles A. (Swain ITagent for this famous Emerald Enameled Ware.

McKean’a J

Fifteenth and Spring Garden j streets last (Saturday,' a dozen of Phila-

delphia's prominent youug clubmen were j injured, one of whom, Joseph E.Wideoer, J

ppssibly fatally. The entire party went

to tbe Hahnemann Hospital. They were;- j

Joseph E. Widoner, concussion of tbe |

brain and badly bqalwd, having been - thrown from the top of the coach; liar*' riaoti K. Canor, left leg badly twisted . U

and braised; 8. .Megargue Wright, cut over the eye and forehead badly biuh<ed 1 and George Braoki, braised about the

Those in tbe party who neaped iujury beyond a bad shaking up were: | Henry p. McKean, Edward B. Smithy i William L. Elk'na, Jr., Edward Rrowumg. William K. Carter,.E. Rlttenboan I

were:

ard B. SmIUv

r w E. b

Miller. They are all well kuowu at Capq j

May. ' ~-w- The Devos.

The Pevoa^w bich wa* purchased last

^ _ _ _ _ »nr by Charles & ( s .iurvh, formerly ^ Cap* May Couuty Womsu'* l» rturr ^ ‘V Colonial, w 111 he oiwumI on

In Jww 1 ««*v Ibe season by Mt. Cborth, • ho Is an rxpt rienuart hotel man. Tbe hotel will be thurougbly « •-.-vstvd a -wfarutebed.. It wUl be run a b

•tke WMHiK-r, and will ■

afge~pair*oagv. It 4* one of lb. ■

If you ate te and of Udm’ hod .ur»*htega.er\tem* te»|tert tbe •ntedbyK. CviC,. «M W^rtd