CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. I. NO. 13.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY. MAY 11, 1901.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

6I1Y COUNCIL IN SESSION.

REGULAR MEETIHG OF TUESDAY EVENING TTAS LENGTHY.

- He« Stmt* Dedicated.-pA^Bm** Orer the Water Main Oojitract.—Bond* of Official* AcceptedMTty Council met iiiiipecUl analrpi on TnceiUy crenlnj;, ami its electing was a

protracted one.

The onlr absentee was Mr. Church.

Prosideut Townsend presided.

After the formalities of reading the roinntes of various April meetings, a communication was read from .the Hoard of Health asking Conocll to instniot the police to hereafter direct all persona to take thdir garbage and refuse lo.thc public dump, which his been provided by tire Hoard • on Elmira street, hear tape Island Creek- After a brief discussion the matter wa* referred to the Major,

who has charge of the police.

John Mrcray Pint, G. A. K.. aent an InritloB to Council to participate in the parade and exercise*. on Memorial Day. Tbe.InrUailoii was aoo-ptod. I Thomas Kolib, Logan M. Hullitt and ol hers, as Umstees, pnA uted Ui the city a dedication of four streets in tire east end of the town, they being sixty fuel wide,

ehig* Kearney av. nue, from

, parallel ail

and being’Keani

with! ; Ucut

av. nue, from llowair 'Stockton avenue, I

ilou avenue, running

from Sewell avenue to Madison-avenue; Queen street, running from lirclijiph t Columbia avenue, *—• i-w »

from Stockton avenue to Columbia avenue. The dedications were accepted and tndcred filed. It was hinted that the money in the street fund was/to be used

to build up these streets.

' ^ / }. T* 1 * Ax-port of Treasurer Smith read. It shnaed that the-foliowed prin^ cl pal miiis had been paid out since last meeting: Order* of Council. AAS6S.S0;

laving redeemed the Mine. The matt

ras refer!

Contractor Edwai

building the

>e city aoik ward Cre

city water main ^down Ic a demand updfi^Couucll of »8,000. one-third of bis

contract price, and this demand was followed by a lengthy dlscuaalon the word “proportionately,” which apIn .the contract. The other twothlrds of {he contract are to bo paid lu one and two years from August SO next. The trouble-has arisen over tl)fc different interpretations of the contract’s

lug;

I that inwas built

and aome Couucilmen held that he.laid each 500 feet of main he was

to receive *1.14 |ier footArptll^he had laid enough main the price of «hich would

amount to thu *3.000.00. This Cl

has done. Council had .previously {raid

him *450 on account.

Olber coupe Ilmen contended that the word “piopt/rtlonatrly" meant should receive as cacb MfrTcet bet one-third of 41.14iper foot. Mu*t of the council.mcn,-however, said It was the mtcutloii that be was to get the whole of the price per foot lu installments as tech

500 feel were completed .

An offer was made to draw an order for the a bole amount, payable ..*500 per *>-ek, until the whole order waa paid. This .Crease refused to take, lulling .Council be wanted all wks due him now; that he would stop work, which has

•d te

loo,. of Cl

» of bchooi Bhard, *738.78, and ia- wl «• city hoods. *1.5! 1 88. *36.539 U1 fo> “’’’J » b

700 of prombaory_ notes, - discounted out of which *21,000 was used to pay aaabiriBK notes. The halanon on hand wa. 510.27. . The U/ixts' of James Leajnlhg as tax eolleetor for *10.000; James M. E. Hildreth. as city solicitor, for *1000, and Charles F. Qnidort, as alm-rmso. fur *500, with the L'. 8. Fidelity sik! Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, aa sureties, wore accepted. Pilot Harry IJ. Hand presented a fax bill for 1882, which be had paid tcriofr--once to' Goorce L Ixni-tt, the Collector, and later to J. bp«er Learning, then city solicitor. The matter ass referred to CRy Solicitor Hildreth u> adjust. . Chairman Akins, of the Music Committre, reported having made X contract with Uyde-’s PhiladelphU Marine Band, to consist of twenty pun, to play hi .the beach pavillous^frem June 28 to • September 1. iDclusiyfc, at the ’price of *5000, for the season'. - Council, waa asked to sco^ the contract, which they did with the following vote: Yeai— Mmra. Akii.U'Oeswell, Halpin, Hand, M are and WijMn. Kays—Meaara. Henry ..JTwrteSSd. 7 Chairman Akins reported that the committee had ai*o pur colors, at a coat of *125, for the ferry boat • 4 C*peT May,”during built Iqr the 1 trading Railroad lor use in ibrDelse are River, and that at the launching W ilmington of the b.wt they wmild ». there and take the Hyde baud for the oecaaion. Charles A. Kiink, representing Jleading *Railri>sd, was. preaciil with a proposition ic advertise Cape May with porters in’stations along the Hue of that road. Cotabcil vo'rri to use 100 for Jube anil isly^ndiiay tbcntfcr a total WOO. A propTaition of like ohsracier was presented fnior the Baltltnple and Oliio Railroad, but otS acliou waa Ukun

on it

Ex^ecator Lemuel £. Miller, of New

ir the.iolWtor’a adviotaand opiooj^erTor *350 waa drawn In favor -resac, but he refu*ed to accept II No other bills were/brdered paid.

Counclt then adjourned.

SUTrfOr VM.'sCEILUaiGXiL

A Well-Known Oitixen Died on Tneidgy After a Brief lllneas. William Scnollengor. In hla 83d year, ic -of Cape May’s moat esteemed citim’a, died at hU home In Qtla city oo Tuesday morning from disease of the

Meh-~ ■ ' brief period,

hotn in this city, and

admirable line of ancestry. irandsou of WHiiam HcbcUcngar sud

ir., and he was Cornelius SklUlnks

a Swede, who in the 'days of early Philadelphia owned what is-

ithwa

*«),

now nesrly all of Southwark. Mr.Schellengcr’was one of five brothers who have brew prominent In Cape May affaire, the other four being Aaron, Jeremiah,Gewge

and Joseph.

For many years he was proprietor and ianager of the old Delaware House, located on Lafayette street, where the Reading Railroad's terminal W now loca-

** d - •

In early life be became a Presbyterian, md betaine a member of the First Church lere upon Its organisation In 1851. F baa been i leading member ever since.

survived by his widow. Mi

ary-ff. tichellenger, who was a daughter

’.the late Ji -"***

Windsor Hotel and the nemo pier of that company at'the foot of Hroadwev. lie acid that 20,000 excurrtoortu bad tweu booked already by way of the Queen Ann* roan abd Steamer Vugbiia for the core>ng eeaarni. The fire* excursion would come or. June 20th, • Ui et Wart 1000 persona.' ' It Was finally, decided to have plane drawn and bids

received for coveriug this

t.***

hundred feet lengths, S

apaet in two Waving alter-

Ruveell PbUHpe then in hematearof advert tain* Cape May picterially et the Fae-Amertemai Export-

been a h le is/«i ry^Tbch

he late James Mecray.. ^

The faoereKpccurred yurtarda'y after. oon and Was largely attended, the Intel

.cut being-made at Coitf “

it Grid Spring Presby-

b Ccmeterj^

Public Dump.

The Board of Health on Monday e ing-provided for a public; dqmpintt. ground on Elmira street. Lear Cape Ulanfl,Creek, and hereafter persons who dump, .they say. on anv.otber plibe. will he fined. This dumping ground la for both

refine and gafhl^e. This Is it, and due that should be Every good cltixm' who eee*

any peraou duuipliig garbage li.

X ■ of the town should at to .the police, the Board of

CORNER STONE LAYING OF THE NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL TUESD AY AFTERNOON- X

Interesting Exercises ‘W’ill Be Held, in WhiehWell-lcnown Persons .Will Participate.

The comer stone of the ifew High School building on’Lafayette , near Franklin, will be laid Tuesday afternoon with appropriate

ionics. The preliminaries preceding the exerris

of Education

Hall-vat

md Speal Teacher

jo. Teachers and pnpiLs assemblcd in-their respective roor

‘ ' (».y>)

appi

ises will lie

ikers .will assemble at City

are ‘to " .

at the usual time (

ooms

Formation of Parade takes place at 1.40.. The order of which, will be:~ ■ . 1—Cape May nsud Board of Sduealicm 3—SpeaVare. —Kinder ganen Children. 5.—Primary I'upU^. Firet Grade. A. Second Grade,' 7. Third Grade; 8. Fourth Grade. - 9-—Fifth Glade. 10—Sixth Grade, ji.—Seventh Grade. 1; —Eighth Grade. Ninth Grade ' ' ^ t*.—Tenth Grade. 13—Ble-

venth and P. G>.

MARSHAL. WILLIAM FABROW PROGRAMME;

Music, • . Cape May Band Prayer, /Rev. C. B.. Fisher " Intrpductory Address, . Aaron W. Hand, ^o. Supt.

iflfs, and Recitation:— (a) '’Hay Song.”.

(b) Concert Recitation, ”

.

William C. Hall

’’The Builders.”

(c) ^Hail to the Flag.” . / Primary Pupils '^'Address, X\. . Dr. Walter S. Learning Music, . 1 -. . Cape May Band Address, Rev. Father D. J. Kelley Song, “Springtime,.

Grammar and High School J»upiIs

Poem, (Composed specially for the occasion

by Rev. Q. B. FLshgr),

Address, . J<»eph Q. WUliams Music, . Cape May Boitd

Conventionalities;—

(a) Depositing pupils’ nataes by grades (b) Dejxjsiting of documents, etc., by President of Board of Education. S. R. §titcs. (c) Laying of Stone and Address by Mayor

[Thomas W. Millet

(d) Prayer, . . Rev. C-'D, PaAcr Song, “When the Morning Sweetly Breaking,’* •.

Colored Papils

Mosic. . - Cape May Band Address, Rev. C. B. Fisher >fusic, ” America,” . Band and Chorus Benediction, ■ Rev. C. D. - Parker

FA0TB IN BBIEFMatter* of Qeaeral and Local Interest

itioned.

Squab* raised on bis owd farm are aolil at Mecray'c market Carpenters have been busy all thin week repairing and remodeling the Heading

station here.

The Delaware Bay House will lie sold st public auction next Wednrarfay byj Master In Chancery George J.'Bergen. There were twenty applicants for seller's certificates In the examination at Court House last Saturday. A boy's vested choir will sing In St John’s I*. E: Church, This eltj. durii the summer. The first Sunday's

will be on June 16.

The Cape May County Epworth L 'ill bold an anniversary service at

wood to morrow, Sunday^ On Monday and Tai»da<

were

of-- Stt-aln Btaikm and north of Rio

Grande.

The Epworth Lcagoe of the First M. I.‘Cliurch will bold a "Rummage Sale" on next Monday and Tuesday, May 18 and 14. Proceeds for church debt

Knickerbocker building.

fongremi Hall will bare many Improvement* made to it before the season opens. Matthias Beddliiger, president of the company, waa hereon Tuesday with men

who were to do the work.

Her. E. M. Harjicr, D. D . of New uric, former U. S. fiiulater to Hayti, is taken sixteen share* In the Colored American Equitable Association, which

a colony to settle war AngleHe Is well pleased with

or PEXfiOIAL IHTEBE8T. Gossip of the Resort ill Which Yob Maj be Menfewed.

rrow.

lira. Ale:

u the Presbyterian ebure

ilex. Marey, Jr., of Riverton, N.

J M is a guo-t of Dr. and Mrs. Virgil M.

D. Marey, at Use Uttar's Waahlnj

mpUin rtthor

Dr. Walter R. Rodgers, of Philadelphia, and Pilot Akmxo Bennett and family, are occupying the Smith cotUga, at Hughes and Ocean streets. Mr. Aaron Learning, of this oily, was an invalid In Bt. Luke’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., when the big fire broke out there (art Friday, which made 15,000 persons homeless. Charles H. Richardson. formerly of this cKy, was also_ In

busiueM there.

Rev. L N. Pbelpa,.of the Chmrch of the Advent attended the ITth’snnual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal church te the Dtocree of New Jersey which opened iiuBt. John’s Church. Eliaabeth, Fridawand oontluned . in aonsion two

Humphrey H. Edridge Dead. At his home, 1768 North Twentieth street^ Humphrey H. Ehlridgi fbrmerly^Arell known carpet dealer in Pjjilailelphiit, died on Thursday of lasf^week in the 85H1 -year of bis age. M r.Eltlridge was born at Cape M*V* and at an early age went to Philadelphia,' and in 1837, ,n partnership with his brother * Levi, operated * carpet store near Fourth and Cheatnut street!, afterward disposing of the bu*irteas to' Wm. Ivins, who founded-the present establishment of

Ivins, Dietz & Magee.

Mr. Eldridge was one of the founders ol the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church, nnd a member of the Board of Trustee* of many year* standing. He is survived by. three sons and a daughter. He wa* a brother of the late Captain Daniel Eldridge, and was fin'uncle of exCity Treasurer Eldridge Johnson, of this city. The funeral occurred last Saturday afternoon from his bite residence in Philadelphia. l

Health or the M

York Bros, (crrtpiwud of Stftes York aud Charles Yi-sk). far s firm, of oontractore.who have -a ap'.emJid reputation for itracting sod bufidlng^ They do all inner of jobbing m* weU, sod are Kupt in sttending to Uuinesa,. Several

tbs r

d by Irtter throogh

on, ui by oallii

city have been

can easily

the Cape May post oflire, or by calling or tsavihg order* at their teeideucaa, 912

Quwm st., or 1251 Waabhrctou et.

Hava yon had your photo takawf Tb*s, why not take advautags of the low prices now prevailing at W. ICSmith'* Studio; adjoining SlockUm Surf Baths before the 4ms* season open*. You have only a few hn-h* longer to have your picture taken at the extremely low priee fur

which be.is now ta-king thmp.

New* - good* arriving all the time at the ore of Mra. Milton Hand Hare reldrt maiUlVg, rag*, ere., Ur our now.already

fotl Hue of dry goods and rothhia. “

d^re, with Bishop Scarborough imwidlng. Mr. Henry lyhdlaro, son of A. R, LudIsm, of Cape Ms 1 )-, will give a production of Shakespeare'* comely. •‘Twelfth Night,” as the annual closing pi-rforro-ance of hla season, at the Broad Street Tbfcatre, Philadelphia, Monday OTenlug. June 8. Mr. Lqdlam will htmaeir pi Malvollo, and the cast will otherwise made np of the leading pupils from his

dramatic school.

Dr. J. H. Ingram, a returned medical jrfeslooxry, * bo is well known in Cape May County, 'Will give a lecture in the.

~ Church, Cape May Oty, on bt. May *0. HU subject wOi

County, t

First M. E. Chi

Monday night. May 80.

b* The Beige of Pcklu." Having b in the city at the lime of the siege, be U well able to give so totereaUncaalk. Our

readers .will

r that Dii Ingram

N«rS»»Or U d.v ol

, Memorial Day Exerciafca. John Merray Post,' No. 40, G. A. R., of Cape May. Will observe Memorial Day, May 80. bv repeating, last year’s

rearly as possible,

r, May 2C, the post will sa-

il 8.30 A. M., to

proceed to the Episcopal Church’ of the Advent, where they wUi be addressed by 1 Rev. Mr. Phelps. All aoidiert and salL ois of thc clvtl war are invited to (>e with

On- Sunday, ».Me at pc

Mst 80 the pdet wUi 1 Court Iluuse, Beavilie, South Deuni*, Tuckahoc in 'the morning, all to ‘ at Tabernacle on the arrival ef the down train, and from there to Cold Spring. Decoration of graves sod short be held at each of Hie above

iml parade

of Chpe May and varied w grove, i-omor Lafayette and FrankHa^ateepta, where all the mluietere and all the Bundaywoboois are invited U>

tke part.

-»«"■ rf tb-.l-ll wu

»y forest,fire*

bunting north of Woodbine, north'

BOARD OF jlEHOLOERS. THE ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD

ON WEDNESDAY.

Henry. S. Rutherford Was Re-Elocted Director add the Old Officers Cho-

sen.—Hew Appropriatione.

Itepo May CoontT Hoard of Chosen j Freeholders met in. annual aeasion on ' Wednesday at Court Houk. Hrmry ii. | RutKerford, of Cape May City. • we ^ chosen director (pmalilent) for- the yeai The bos^S seated' David I’. -Hairy as Ow

DennU Township, ln_ place,

of eX-.\*r-e:nblt nian 'cue I), l.udlara, --i who clalmivl the *eat. by being M-lected' -j

by the township corniniltpe of that

*b ip.

appropriations wore made and amount to a few dull

,00ft. a small increase oyer iairt year, resolution wa* insM-d directing tho' l issuing ■ of *11,600 of C|ierKWnt bonds, i ijrable from one U> twelve yearn, on

account of county roads.

"L.

year.

*37.00

t verdict of

U forming a tea Junction, the project.

! In ibo Circuit Court on Monday, with Judge James IL Nixon the bench, at Cape May Court-Jloirac, the esae of a claim of dapiages for burning up fence rails, brought by Nathaniel Newton against Gabriel ifolmes, both of Dias Creek, the juty. brought lu s'verdl

no damages for Newton.

The Prohibition State Convention on Tuesday nominated for Governor Joel W. Brown, of Jersey CRy. A new St^te Committed waa selected, to consist of the Rev. James Parker, of Newark; Jutl

i W. H./Nki-

wbo, with-the chairmen of the several

to oouaUttiu the

entire Btate committee. j. W. Mccruy A ' Bfn, do a large bofinen lecause they handle the best of

noda.

'Hie Cape May and.Tuckaboe Railroad ‘rtbetTershlp, which has been in the courts aioee 1892, was again aired In the Chancery Court Tuesday morning, when an effort w»» nude to secure an or.hr directreceiver to pay to the Rlchard^Y estate the sum of *8000, which ilaappropriated from trust fun and paid on the railroad charter. Vl Chancellor Reed has the matter under

FOURTH WAHD-White-washing is now ou the pro- j gramme. ' \ Mrs. Jos. Eldr^dgc, of Laurel Springs, :^5 visiting her sister, Mip. H. E. Church, 'v ir a few daya. / / Mr.‘ and /Mra. Cbria Gallagher and a ., number of friends were out in launch . Fred Arnold recently. \ Hard-shell crib* a c rA^w being caughtin the sounds, and wuaLfiab-are Uking 3 shrimp bail revcnously. Howard Krilly was down foKa shor^ J suy.aud gave most of hU time to matter*. . pertaining to his pleasure Uuucb,at the '

Landibg.

The little child of Surfman Roscman, -‘ who was so seriously ill witb pucunionia, ia, we are pleased to note, able to bo 11

abont again.

Mr. Albert SUHwell. and family will .j ocupy I heir recently acquired poa-' J 1*.now occupied by Gilbert Hughe* -

and family.

Harry Jackson is improving hi* attrac-

tive home by putting in now curbing and giving his walks a thick layer of Bi

UlU gravel. John Bennett has the finrat '1 truck patch and the greatest assortment' of vegetables planted in. Cape May 1

County.

The New Jersey,Grand Lodge. Royal

Arcanum, ' has elected these

Grand Regent, Horace L Bowne, Hoboken; Vice Grand Regent, J. M. W*abburne, Jereey City; Grand Orator, J. H. Farrell, 1‘ateraou; Grand Secretary, R.H. Alberti, Hoboken; Grand Treasurer, E. C. Osbourne, Prtoocwm; Grand Chaplain, George Lounsbury, Tenflv; Grand Guide.

F- R- Valentine, Woodbridge; Warden, John B. Beach; Bayo:

SenOuel, Charles Uoiu' West I Grand Trustee, W Illlam ffJhnmi ton; Supreme RepreseutaUn

Jone

ianr; Grand Hoboken;

ns% Tri Georgs LI*IW®

Tren-

Rutherford; Westfield.

In the Cape May-Court last week' during the trial of* .William Praaclnick on a charge of the illegal sale of liquor at Woodbine, Judge Voorbeea created a atm-

ine, Judge Voorbeea crested s sensation by ordering Charles Grace, one" of the jurors, to Wave the box aud.be seated among the spectators. There .beliig but

jurors left,

nriatHsl, and declared the esse off until September, stating as bis reason for.this unusual proceeding that the Court bad pqrilive knowledge, that the juror in qu lion bad permitted- bimaelf to be drat into a heated argument with one of the

William Camp, over the

of the esse, the-juror beli'

credited with saying that

bloh

r.i£2

1 ^ .

Mr*. Robert net, carries a wqB selected stock of [>uae furnishing goods, crockery ware, uoden wan and fancy goods about a bouse for both use six meat. She bells at reasonable pftova. and keep* lhA beet quality of goods. Her stock Includes the latest of improved araphemsJU for the houahold. tf If you are In biod^f ladies' and gent’i furnish Inga, gr shoes, iusimct -the stock carried by K . ConWy, 406 Wa-blngtmi Big redu.tioc re lads*- ahft . lor Ban

tf

■HBI

the .

»m

w 11-

lt- for the ullars over

ilbcrt li ig hi* :

Pilot Lew Sayre . is improving 1

addin*

kite!

Mrs. Cbss. Hunihrej*. nee Flore

Washington street cottage by-ad and eulargiL-g the kiteben

bath

capacity.

Mrs. Xbaa. Humbreya. tree Horeiioe' 'Keuucdy. a former Cafe Jlsy bellc, biit j of Bryn M.swr, **»■ rOttagi;.hunting in '

e ward thie week.

Dick Hand knows how ip do s job of carpenter work pretty'well, although it j^ Is ^ little out of bis line of business. The : ; gate looks.all right. Dick,even if It don't |

bang plumb. Clarence Gall

allagbcr has the finert bed

tulips to be found any- |

takes great pride in in good shape. In the

Of variegated here. CHarenoe

keeping hi* gsrd in- good shape. In the

hi*powers are an attraction to

erable townsman, Win. Townsend, who has been somewhat Indisposed for s week

» l*rtt o^ymingl Wclocflay In tl* ^

tokjBB Fire Mile' Beach snd land a drum or'

tyre.

Master Francis Eldredue, son-of Mr, and Mra. Jos. Eldredge/ of Lad'et! Spring*, N- J., ha* been paasiug several days must enjoyablv visiting hi* mjcle. Pilot Howard Hand. Franc.-is a bright ^ boy and a general favorite. - 'w

Capt^ Ecb. York took people ti Wildwood

Melvin a. Tb.

lunger's Laoding a« 8 o'clock,and arrived, Wildwood at 11 o’clock. After eating-i luncheon the party took in the sight* of « the flourishing little city' and were dm/ ;hted drub their visit. Lat<- in the ternoou they left the gay and festtn rnc* for their return home, arriving pti tiohellcnger's Landiiqj some* hat fatigued | after their long voyage, but were 1 moiis in exp/essiog'jt a <Uy well i Ctph York won laurels by bis court roaimer and hla able mahagement of 1 ye**- _ '

lu D»J BI

Fish are biting, crab* also, and birds ai

n - -

the a

1.' lu the d’ all a:

Mud hens cacklio

Yedow-lega whistlin' i Calicoes and plover are a

o recuperate ujwhi our mr . Snipe a-flylu’ up aud down the b

front.

Curlew and the ring-neck u If you wlsb.tu hare a . a-guunln', Caps Mar’, the jitaco. for all the b

S«dc agent lor Thatcher Mtg C TcutttciY suppUe* at UstiipLclls, 3