CAPE MAY HERALD.

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VOL. I. NO. 18.

CAPE MAY CITY. N. J., SATURDAY. JUNE 15. 1901.

Subscription- $1.00 per Year.

THE SEASON OPENS TO-DiY

A REPETITIOH OF LAST TEAR EXPECTED BY EVERYBODY.

The Prospect* Are Th*t Thi» Yew's

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Will Exceed Tfiat or Lwt Year. Which Wa* Remarkable.

The ail turner RCAMUI1 at Cape May openk UkdaT, and It to be the boat one for manr year* There remain but two Jiolola to be opened to the public,^ the

■ opened to the pnbl

Stooktou and Lafayette All the other*

are open, and hare a fair share of cueeU, who will remain for period* of ftom one week to the entire summer. The cottage colony baa grown largely thta week and nearly all those who will be in our sum. roer population are bore. Tbc cottage colony la a* large as it haa been In any

prerions season.

Tbore will be plenty of amuaomcota at Cape May during lb* summer for the visitors, and if a good time ia not bad by them it-wili be as mucii tbeir own fault as that of auy one else. The principal diversions of the week hare been yachting. fishing, wheeling, driving, golfing outdoors and dinner partms, card parties, tnuaicalcs and tete a teles indoor*.

BITS OF LOCAL IEW8.

Fresh vegetable* dally from the farm

at lie- ray’s market.

The steamer Virginia will appear off

Cape May to-day.

U. S. Lutz is a guest of Ammoriab

Foster at hi* home on Lafayette street. William Ot'Cricod baa a splendid posi- ** tion with the Cuk^o Traction Company

of Philadelphia*

Tbc boacb front trolley has begun Its snmmer service between Cape May and

Cape May Point.

Robert H Fadeley U one of our well, known plasterer* and la a man whom

busy at aH tunes. Mrs. J. Warren Hughes, of tbls city, eccompenled by bereon Master Heel, lota been vhinug her peieu • lu, Philadelphia during the pest week. City Council on Wednesday night

V

Dapito! Hotel, corner of Washington aid Ji.itsoii Stcreta. / a The colony jrtucb will ‘ -

thr city to Ue Tarry boat Cape .May will b. Moated to the breeze from the flag

-vatsff of the Hotel Brezton on Monday. The cottage which El wood Beostead

rtvcutly movad from the lamia of Captain John Webb to the corner of Queen

and Corgle alreeta. baa been made into a

There la a rumor afloat that at the close of the present summer season the Episcopal Church of the Advent will be merged Into St. John'*, and that that church will remain open all the year. Tbefiratexcurakni over the Queen Anne route will oome to Cape May to-morrow and thr stawmer Virginia will make her first appearance here. On Tberaday of next week the./regular daily exeuralons

will begin.

Children's Day was appropriately celebrated at the HaU|odist. Baptist and Presbyterian Ch tire be* lu this city. Excellent progratml participated in by the children, were presented m Che to large audieucci*. v . \ An mnncoeaatul attempt was made

early Tuesday .moruiug to rob .the post office at. Court House. Tbc burglar*

: dfacoverod by Onfllu Oandv and Asa McCarty, readout* of the place, and they fled, aucoe^fully. rludhig their pur-

Tbe impruvetncnU ofethe Queen Anne pier at tbe end of Broadway are nearly completed. A largfc entrance way is being built and the wharf at tbe end of »^the pier hi being extended all of which 'Vill be completed in time-for tbe sum Posunaatrr Walter R Learning hope*

now that by the first of next month to have tbe delivery aysvem In o|«faUou in tbl* city, be having had orders to prepare for the changing from th* third to the second cl***. There will probably be

three or four carriers

On Tuesday next the new ferry boat

‘Cape May"

' will, he launched at tbc ,

Harlan A HuUIngeworth shipyard at (

liartan a. iioilingawonb shipyard Wilmington, Del. Tbe launching i be attended by member* of City Coca

mbera of City CooaeU.

The ferry boat will ply between Phiiadel phi* and Camden, and will be a oouataul reminder to the people crcmteg the Dels

it clam of people. To Councilame CremwwU and Ak u» ts due tW credit' for

Council man John Aktua haa owe of Ike most VWHch»fal toe cream Cepe May and aarvaa a daitoh cream*. Mr. Akioa kaa kaam

FACTS IH BRIEFMattert of General and Local Interest Mentioned. After to-d»j tbe post offloe will remain open until 8 DO In tbe evening. Tbc Chalfonte under tbe managfenicnt of Mre. C. B. Hvevcs will open to-day. Mrs. Kate Huclkc-Unwell will open the Crescent Villa for tbe aeaanu. George Ogden A Son will move their lumber yard into tbc limit* of Cape Mar City. Congress Hall opens for tbe season today. The hotel has been greatly Im proved. f . Maple shell bark ktoft* at Hogan’s. Fre* samples. Washington and Decatur streets. Thr Devon, under tbe ownership and, proprietorship of Charles 6. Church, opens U~d»y fur the season. / Dr. Eugene Way. of Dannisvllle, has barn appointed a member of the Mill ville I’etislon Board. Angler* from Fblladelphla are making Urge catches of weakfisn at Anglmna' aud Sower's Polat. The Columbia Hold on Ocean street 1* now uuctor Die management of George 11. K*«l and will open for tbe season to-day. The first excursion from tbe South to the Colored American Equitable Association coloct at Middle township, came op Thursday. Tbe Cape May County Board of Fre--holdere haa decided to replace the old tiluiee creek bridge at South Dennis with s modern steel structure. Tbe fire pound nets being operated along tbe Cape May couniy eosst have caught 800 barrels of food fish during the past week. Standard Fashion Sheets, showing the teat styles for summer wear, are giveu vay free by O. L. W. Kncrr. Call and

Our regular 40c. marsh melons in on* pound box, 18c; free sample*. W. 8. Hogan, corner'Washington aud Decatur streets. Caramels such as -you seldom get. AL derney cn am. pure sugar and plenty of know how. Free samples, lldgau’a, Washington and Decatur street*. i. Clifford Wilson, of Philadelphia, has plan* out asking for bkk for. the bulldig of sight cottages to the nsighborbond 1 StockUm avenue and Jefferson street. Councilman John Murnin, of Augicsea, who resigned as a member of tbe Board Of Health a few day* ago, baa been suvceoded in that office by James Chpdwick. Tbe Rev. A. H. Sembower, foraoer pastor of tbe First Baptist Church at Millville, preached the first sermon lu his new pastorate at Wildwood on Sunday. Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company has just completed a very handsome new dsppi at Wildwood. All train* stopped st tbc station last Sunday Jor the first

tbe city "f Caps May dered and money advanced to advertise Caps May lu tbc spring of 1800, tbe Supreme Court on Monday handed down a decision dismissing the suit.. Senator Lemuel E. Miller will preseat a proposition to the next meeting of City Council to light t’spe May with electric light*. Tbe Senator also aays that If be secures tbe contract be will establish a plant to supply ilectrk current for the of baslnes* place*? to operate fans,

motors, etc.

Tbe Enterprise Telephone and Telagraph Company, of Millville, having su> Hon* at Port Norris. Ocean City. Egg Harbor and Ope May, has sold lu lines to tbe Interstate Telephone Company, of Philadelphia, which will connect the hoc* with Philadelphia aud Peuasylvani* F. W. Wolff, whose bakery 1* at No. 410 Wa*blngtmt*trect, is the baker ot Pullmalh bread- He serves the best and most delicious of paitfry, fancy cakes, lie creams and water hw*. The Ice cream parlor has been handanmelr fitted up and H Is now one of the most delightful places id town to treat yourself hud your friend*. ~ The c*se in th* certiorari proceeding of Reuben Cohen against the Ocean

isenger Railway Company, the

Supreme Court oci Tuesday continued an tojuncthm, the railway company thereby losing lu esse The decision of the Court wig prevent tbc immsdhtts buildlag of Jrhe trolley down Ocean street. Ktw Eleanor U. Young, widow .* the IMs. Capthm Psdrick Young, died Wed-

aday mght of last week, the sgs of 84 year*. Tbs

TWO PROMINENT MEN WHO WILL AGAIN VISIT CAPE MAY THIS SEASON.

JOHN RBAN. JR. (Unite* Slates Senator-nect from Kew Jersey.)

IHTEGRITY REWARDED.

A Gape May Man'* Rise in El* Chosen

Avocation.

Theodore F. Townsend, was a visitor over Sunday. The Philadelphia Tuxit

of that day aays of him:

T. F. Townsend, who was last week assigned in charge of tbe United States Weather Bureau, Philadelphia, entered the Signal Service in 1871. and wa* placed in charge of th* station at Caps May, K. J., where he remained until hi* transfer In 1878 to Norfolk, V*. Thence In 1881 be came to Philadelphia, where be ha* remained most of the time ever since. Because of his previous experience In the merchant marine service he was mieeled In 1883 to establish a ‘’marine agency' Philadelphia, for tbs purpose of^ oldain-

nm sas

ing met enrol i

enrol ogici In 1887,1

tains. In 1887,Jn oo-operaliim with the'

meteorological onmlnltler of the Franklin Institute, Mr. Townsend established the •■Pennsylvania State Weather Service,’' %nd remained in charge of that Ice until the transfer and ruorgauijation of ‘ ‘

the Agi

Department,

ippulnted ttmpecior of the Weather ri«ij_ Philadelphia.

Bureau, Slid later ch<ef sf division at the central office lu Washington. Durii latter part «f 1888 be retti rued to delphia, and again took charge of th* Pennsylvania section of the climate and crop service. During the past year be tuts been is charge of the display station at tbe Boone. Mr. Dey, who has been charge of the local office during tbc past tsu years, has been compelled on ac count of failing health to request assignment to another' locality In bts early Ilfs Mr. Tovrnsecd was a sea captain, aud to still fond of sqaattc life. Ue la a native vf New Jersey, having been born at Cape JtkT- Beteg an officer of tbc general government, be lakes no part In local politics of any kind, but he has s a bust of friends In both private

aud profeselocal life..

The Goal Basinet*.

The C*pe May H ate of last week made •tateineuta concerning the city councilmen pcrkonally and as officials, lu the matter of purchasing coal for the public use. It started off with a caption in which it intimated that tbe oitv might save Irmn tiO 1 ) to ll&O a month tf they would stop dealing with the American Ice Company and purchase it of Uw owner of tbn H arr ' It went on to say that the owner of the _ Ware bad offered to a*U it tu the city for aeventy-fivr. cent* lew per ton than the city is now paying for It. when, ia fact, on examination the bdl for coal which the oRy purrtiasrdNjf

mfetiytHijptoitie dmqpct — — .

•f thi. todivlda^. It gnr*. thro to1 Wil «y- >Ur ' f Cblr! '* • make a charge that tU ckiuc’.Iln«i ow* Fred. Hand. Harold Falkinburg. Chester individual WII* to the American lee La.wlu. Walter Entrikin and Leslie Cran-

Company, and for that reason could not or would not vote to accept the proposition which, by the vhm, was ot*.

TO PREACH AT 8T. JOHH’B.

Clergymen Who Will Official* Daring the Bewon. Former City Treasurer George D. McCreary, of Philadelphia, has secured the follow lug clergymen to officiate at tbe summer services at St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church here: June 18. Rev. William .H. Bown, L'burcb of the Transfiguration, Philadel-

phia.

June 28. Rev. Llewellyn N. Caley, Church of tbe Nativity, Philadelphia. June SO. Rsv. Edwin 11. Niver, Christ Church, Baltimore. July 7, Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, Church of the Holy Apostles, Pbiiadelpbta. * r . July 14. Rev. Robert W. Forsythe, St. Matthew'* Church, PbilydelpbU. July 21, Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, Church of tbe Holv Trinity. Philadelphia. July 28, Rt Rev Dr CurtUndt Whitebead. Bishop of Pittsburg. Auj.uk; 4, Rt. Key. Dr. John Scarborough. Bishop of New Jersey. August 11. Brv. pr. I. Newton Stranger, Church of tbe Atonement (Memo-

August 18, K«v. D. Webster Coxr,

Archdeacon of Scranton.

August 25. Rev. James P. Buxton, St

James’ Church. DrifUm. Pa.

September I, Rt. Rot. Dr. Leighton

Cbloman, Bishop ofvDelaware.

September 8, Rev. Dr. Wilbur F. Paddock, 8l. Andrew'sCbureh, Pb-lsilelphia. September 15, Rev. Thomas J. Taylor, Church of the Advent, Kenuctt Square,

The Hcmwtead. Tbe Hotnestesd. which is owned and managed by John J. Rati), toe-uitraliy located and one of the most handsomely appointed places In Caps May. It has been fitted np at a coat of 813,000. Tbe bar ia one of tbe moat palatial at tbe resort, It being fitted up with mahogany aud tbe best and preltiuM of plate glass mirrors. Tbe best of wines aud liquors are sold there. Adjoining the bar are grill rooms, handsomely prepared for private parties. A first class' restaurant is ran In connection with tbe establishment. Mr. Rally ia ably assisted in the operation of Tbe Homeatsad by his sou,

John, Jr.

A Balling Party.

Harold Falkruburg gave

party Ja*t Batiarday In tbe yacht "LoUto M,V which wa* thoroughly enjoyed by

the following persons, chaneroucd by Mr. and Mrs Jusisb Falkenburg; Mr. ■ami Mis. Fslkenbuig, Anns Fal.

D'li i>.r co*i wtr.cn me mj pureuaseomi ■— — tb. Ankrl=>. !«, i-m-i-nr a. j,,., l-lbut. »<* Doimv i™.« Gitb.n.

w»lbybid! Hek,I ‘ Entrikiu. f Msbsl Fuosr, Helen

saknd for, and which was, tbefvfore, one

Merger of Hew Jenty Roads.

Tbe merger of the Atlantic City Rail-

gtments^rtW

the Wow always want* to boost- np and thus kwp from jflvlna tbe fart* to public. We are ort defending tbe American led Company, but it to dus to the people of tbe city that they know lb* truth and sot the Impreaakwa .which «ue aebenmr for political reasons drIrm to hare thsm balisve. If the city

road Company, the Seashore Railroad

and the Camden County Rail-

Company

ruadCotopany with tbe Oosas City Railway Cumipoy waa com pie Usd in Ooesn City on Thursday, tbs compauto* being nder one management with a capital of 43,623,000, of which 41,000,000 ■e preferred. r Wadding at Bea Itlc City.

OF PER80HAL IHTEREST.

Gossip of the Resort in Which You May be Mentioned. Dr. M. O'Hara ia occupying a Jackson street cottage this year. C'briaUlpber Gallagher is numbered imong the Jackson street cottager*. Dr. Albert E. Koipwcl baa opened hi* -otuge on South Lafayette street for the

Mr. and Mr*. J. A. Gill are occupying a South Lafayette street cottage fur tire

summer.

J. B. Clement is s lata arrival at Conre*. Hall. / Mr. sod Mr*yF. I). Salyer are registered at tbe Marine Villa. Henry W. Msrstou and family arc occupying a cottage on Howard street. Colonel J. W. Moore has taken a cottage on Columbia avenue and will briuc his family down next week. Controller J. M. Walton will spend s portion of the summer here as guest of Mr*. D. T. Crabbo. Dr. I- Mini* Hava and Cllflfird Lewis hare opened cottages on Howard street for the summer. Wm. E. Gavin, who has been sojourning for a few week* at Brown Villa, has returned to tbc Quaker City. Mr. Guorge W. Boyd brought hi* family to Cape May aud installed them In a Stockton avenue cottage on Tuesday. Tbe Rev. I. Newton Pbejp*, Cburob of the Advent, made a special prayer for Mrs. McKtol

service*.

City Treasurer R. H Millet; of Camden, will open his cottage on-Windsor avenue next vypek fot the summer. N. Z. Graves and family are a moot late arrivals at the'Windsor. Later the; will occupy their collage on Lafayette

LET THE PUBLIC SUPPLY ITS 0WH LIGHT AHD SAVE MONEY. The Water Works is a fihisi ig Example of Municipal Ownership - More Light Needed at Lea* Cost. Sinor there are two partlu* eou’cndlng for the lighting of the town by electricity «ne by ga». it i* lime f..r tbe citizens^ •eiklder for tbrm*elve» tbe proposition U> purchase their own plant, because if three dther parlies can do this at a profit for ibeniM-lvc*, why can |g>t tbe city aave money by purrbaaing or build-U-g their own electric light plant? ' While tbe successor* of goc Fratikliu Electric Light Company have an appaK cut exclusive franchise for furnishing electric light until 1985 under a grant of City Council in 1888. this exclusivenrea is entirely Illegal. Tbe city will, because it received (2500 at tbe time, have that to i pay back when they grant a franchise or contract to any other company, together with some damages, whatever a court might eee fit. It costa tbe city now about 88.000 per year for lighting, divided between the gan company aud tbe electric light company. If the city had it* own plant It • could furnish mure light st a much less

l Sunday's

A* an example of economy tbe water worka owned by tbe town ba* paid for itself and is reaping a profit for the taxpayer* every day. And it would bring in tbe market auy day 8150,000. which is 818,000 more than the city’s debt.

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David G. Baird, of Beverly, assistant Secretary of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, aud family are occupying their cottage on Windsor avenue.

Tbe Stockton Row cottage contingent made up this Tear of George D. MeCraery, William Hall Porter, Dr. J. Cro-

Grlffilh aud others.

Among tbe Howjsrd street cottage colony this year ire Mis. Charles R. 'ing, Dr.’Vera Barry. Dr. I. Mini* Hays, Gifford LcwtSj Hmirj W. Marstnn. Alfred I. Dupont, of Wilmington, has taken a cottage on Columbia avenue and will bring to Cape M*y seven I automobiles for tbe une of hi* family. Former City Treasurer George D. McCreary breught hi* family down tbia ■eek, and they are occupying a cottage at the corner of Columbia and Stockton

•BKXTOX.

Reading—W T Powell. Philadelphia—J V Wart*. J S Kotgenskin. E * Loughery. Miss H X- Brown, John M Mather Simon Mather, David Wilton. W T Wilson. Mrs C Ross Smith. Mrs Anna Burr, Chat. Wasner. Joseph Hyging* W F Shannon. F R Dougherty. A. M. Griffith, C F Marple, 1 H. Slack Martinsburgb. W Va.—L L Bender, wife

and son.

Baltimore—J. C. Clark and wife. Memphis, Teon—C E. Richards' New York—S. "E. Robert*. Haddonfield—B F. Fowler and wife Woodbury. N J -Mis* Caroline Pearce Smith • . Marietta Pa -W D Boyle

Master* Jaak and Tom Thomas, of Mrs John D. Thoms*. Jr., of North

street,' gave » juvenile party on Wodi

ruber of their

day afternoo

og friends.

yout

. Among Hughes street cotta girt are Benton 9. Bean. William C. McDonald, Frank R. Sbattuek. Dr. Charles JH. Reed, J. W. Moo rebead, Joseph Cohen and M. E. Hetoae. Henry Goddard Leech, eon of Dr. A. L- Leech, of tbl* city, won the Claes of 18C1 prize at Princeton University, announoemeat of which was made at the commencement exercise* this week. Bishop McFanL of the Diocese Trenton, h»s assigned Rev. J. B. McGoskey, of PbUllpaburg, to the panto rate of St. Augustlae Church. Ocean City Contractor Edward Crease has main of Jbo water work* laid down la Broadway »«d Turnpike. It will bo completed In time for tbe opening of the «r season, It is hoped. E. M. Goodwin Sunday found upon tbe beach a bottle containing a paper, upon which wa* written: “Steamer Chattahocbee. Pentecost Sunday. May 28, 1801.’’ ; Among the fioUager* who have arrived and are located on Stockton avenue are-

William H. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. C. Ron Smith, John H. Hlosne, George Hummel. H. Sklpwlth Canned, Mr*. G. Mcllranr.

William G.Jtodey, C. C. Pinckney Norris and R. M. (nwrteuffer. the cottager* who have arrived on Reach avenue are Mn. Thoms* F. Kelly, Mrs. L»rrreooe Monroe, William Welsh. Jr., Mr*. K. H. Beatty,'Louis J. McGrath, Dr. Walter J. Freeman. Mrs. D. M Kearny. Mrs. J. B. 1-enr.ig, Mrs. Mary Ilodaou and Dr. Chartes M. Davis The Ooesn ►treat eohmy this year to ade up of Mr*. Joseph Rw*«i. Colonei dm I. llugers,' Mrs. K. H Cochrarr. J, H. Gem rig. Dr Wllliaei rf. King. B. h. Kunkei, Mrs. H A- Parr. Cook, Mrs. L.

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CIIY SHOULD OYYNAPUNT

HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Philsdrlphia—J K McAlee. Rev Edwin F. Gallsghrr. Wm. J. Armstrong. Wm M Laverty, Mis* Blye. H D. jB«ti and wife, M Hamngtcm aud wife, M. T. Hagcman.

Theo Fenn. Miss Anshutt. Miss Pendleton-

Mm. C A

Pint M. E. Church.

Children's Day was a day of deligh t to both young and old. In tbe morning eight children were dedicated to God to Christian baptism, and great spiritual truths were lodged in hearts little aud big by tbe pastor's unique sermon. In tbe evening the children excelled themselves in their recitations and songs. Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach <m “A Privileged Companionship," and at 8 p. m. on “Adam, the Ftrmt Man." The, quarteriv lore feast will be held Sunday morning at 8 o'clock.

Hew Bank Ope as.

Dr. Wesley R. Wales, by whose lodefatigalde effort* the First National Bank here wa* organised, deserve* muck credit for tb* successful termination of hi* work. Hemet *11 kiuds of opposition sod many persona laughed at the idea, but he hsi- shown to them that such a thing could be done, and tbe first few d*y» of buslbesa none In the bank, have shown that there to no doubt of' tb* of the institution. The hank began. business last Saturday and already has-

reoeivtd a large

nmber,

if deposits.

7 Mad Doc on Exprea*. The occupant* of the baggage car of tbe Cape May express Wednesday morning were tartorixMl by a mad dog which wa* in the ear. Tbe (Vut wa* chained aud therefon-all escaped'witboat being bitten. Tbe dog began to act unaatm*11) at Cape May aud by th* Jime Millville wa* reached M had g.me mad. Chloroform wa* aerurrd and given to U. The dog was the property of

Fourth of July Celebration. Mayor Millet request* that *11 those interested ia the celebration oe the Fourth meet MBpafaMlig Ban. !>. at * e clock. I day hy cere