CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. I. NO. jj.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J, SATURDAY AUGUST 17, 1901.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

SALT WATER AND SAND IOW THE BEACH AND THE 8UBF UHITE IN THEE OFfEBlNGB. Tba BsHj, Buriy Fringe of th- Ben and the Adamantine Bnriaoe of the Strand Commented Upon. On the Cape May beach many flowers do bloom. Bestowing their fragrance in richest perThere is Daisy, and UlUe, asd Violet and

Kosc,

With many more beauties than man would suppose. No sweeter e’er blossomed in garden <

field.

Than Cape May's sandy stretch each sun met doth vicld. Athletic and merry in bathing paatlraes to Mrs. Robert C. Hill, wife of Phlladelpbto'a Chief of Building apecloia. and aisler to State Senator Robert E. Hand, Mr. Hill joins bis wife, who, with their little daughter, to stopping at the Brexton, on Saturdays, remaining over Sunday, and the three form one of the happiest little families aeeu on the strand. Hand in hand, and with the teudereet dsToLkto to each other in the great bath or in the jpaimcr social auctions by ibises, are Mr. and Mrs. Yi. K.‘ Maaalc, of Lexington, Ky., who for almost a decade have registered for an August sojourn at Congress Hail. They are splendid repreeeotattoos of Lexington’s best society. Incidents out of the common, and ereu mysterious, may be easily gathered if one keeps his eyes and ears. open. Here la a beautiful girt, who comes down to the strand quite regularly from one of the popular booses,-and to as vigorous, agile and enthusiastic over the sporty pleasure* of the aea frolic as any of her jolly girl companions, who lives on a diet, that ooe-would^subpiwe scarcely suMciect to sustain tbeWe of a cat. A ittUe milk, bread or crackerv'to her chief food, never any meat, nn ooBcs occasionally a little mashed potatoes, but no other vegetables. Now, boys, don’t be looking for her, induced by the fact that she would be an inexpensive wife to kerp, for she to too fine a lassie to throw herself away upon any but one of nature’s noblemen, such as Would make a husband worthy of one of the amiable. Intellectual and comely young women known to the Cape. Here to another Incident from the strand that to also true, A little feHow was play lug about the strand hovering around a gentleman, who proved I bto father, "la that Tour father there?” asked a gentleman sluing on the f sand near-by, as the boy stopped Iwslde him. .‘’Yes, sir," replied Abe child, who was about six years old. -Where to youi mama?" "Ob, she didn’t oome.” “Why didn’t your mama come, too?" "was the next quotum, sbeu the child’s quick answer was: " ’Cause papa thought be could have • better lime down here with' out her." "Oh!” granted toe man, and has been eicr since wopderiug what that reply meant. Mias noreacc Sloan west all alone. Into the seething waters; And then she came out, with a little shout. The wettest, but Mias Anuto Bwaru, whose name the printer to dead sure to act up Annief ui less the writer of the copy stands over him with a dub, to once more the acknowledged beauty, of the brunette type, of the August strand. This to nut as saying that her younger slater. Miss /'Beatrice Swart*, to not also a pruftr^lri, for she to, aud even her girl companions remark. "Ual sbe aweet?” With Mrs. Thomas H. Smith, all of New York, they have for several season* moat joyously yarned tba August days at the Cape. A handsome aud always Interesting lady to return to the Cape after several seasons’ abaeoee to Mrs. Geo K. Waite, of Woodbury, wboee queenly preeeoce to attraeting admiring eyes upuo t[ strand this week. Mrs. Waite baa sweet face, with beautiful black hair and eyes. A IHUe bit of jelly fish on this weak, bat baa only slight effect la deterring the myriads of bathers from enjoying their favorite pastime In the The tides bare gone _ -5tremaly low point of late, and tbs strand, barring a narrow depress loo near the top W the beach, ban nIff neatly hard, h the gathering «< th# Unmande who dally seek tuftne expanee. ▲ very pretty and i

Mr. and Msa Frank Ball are tail retto to Ihdr pnatom sf Cape May a) le of the a ‘ ‘ '

sojourn here. Mr. Bell bad done bard aud very trying work as political correspoudriit at Harrisburg fur the North American, at the clone of which lie was In a condition to become a victim of the Brat hoi wave, which prostrated so many. Mrs. Hell to a sweet and pleasant little woman, admired by all who moot her. Hcyr quickly the little girls grow into womanhood, aud from paragiaphlng long the Infants of the strand. Ind oursclvee noon praising their feminine charms as attractive boilerfound among the fair groups of summer aea balbeis. So, why should we not apeak of Miss Anus Brelslonl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Breiafurd, of Kansas City. Mrs. Brelaford was a Cape May City girl, herself a must fascinating young woman, now as then, daughter 01 the late Col. Wm. S. Hooper, who waone of the many brave aoldteis who wentout from Cape May to tight the ba'iio of the Ouiou. Look for pretty MiaBrelaford ou the strand. Very sweet, pretty and bright to Mtos Marie Semlor, who reached her alxteeiitl. year ou Weduesrtoy, Mth but. In her uatty bathing coalume sbe . to simply

iperb.

Mr. Anderwou neenied sad Thursday as. prepared for his last sea bath, he walked with her slowly up and down the strand. Aud sbe pas in pensive mood, "He to going away this afternoon.' our pencil beard her say while be was In the water, "and 1 feel awfully blue about Mrs. Early Walsh, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Joseph Keliv, of Philadelphia, daughters of Cottager M. Daly, are two as fine appearing lady bathers as ever pressed their dainty feet upou the strand. Mrs. Kelly has gained about tifleen pounds from the weakened condition m which *be was left by her early spring kueas of typhoid. Bra. -Florence Dyer, of West Pblladel phis, to Uol the only attractive litlic widuw discovered fu "Balt Water sue Baud” circles, but there is uoue ul falreform, sweeter manners or more amiable disposition. The .'avllion Nulaaice. The numerous complaints that sic heard of the dirty condition of the piei attached to pavilion No. 1, and oi the distracting noises that arc kept up by children and their nurses at frequent periods during the day and evening, arc nut unfounded nor without If the outer pavilion is to be monopolised by a crowd of children as wild

iugs a : isit

aud quiet .pot. to enter the place with any expectation oi being able to enjoy the pnvi leges which it has been supposed, were provided fur them. It has become instead children’s playground, where they playtrain with the chairs, tossing and dragging them around until they break down, lids and old persons try in vain to pass morning or afternoon hours out there in the

well seek bed-

PARAGRAPHS

AND COMMENTS Tales About People and Thing! Told in

an Interesting Way-

Local pride ever prompt* local journalin to the following of local subjects - sometimes In what at Brat glance might bo considered vainglorious, at other limns 1 partake of harsh oritiotoma, but all tending u> one end, the proper display in “cold type” of home conditions that Jn their attractiveness, in their uiefulncaa, and lu their gcueral progress-

nrtby of loos! pride

of which we apeak. To be sure, there have been times in Cape May’s history when some weak fringe of local journal has, for aorne sinister purpose, been shamefully misdirected, not in genuine, linm-st itIIIcImji, hut in gross attempts mislead the public and to bring our ru place and people into disrepute. It well with hoots of mail to trample down tliistica, 10 uproot poisonous woods cultivate the will anew with

their rampings as a band of young Indians, of what use is it for visitoi. seeking a cool

cool shade, but they may as lam. The trouble is the a

has been refnaed by the anthoritics this’ year, it seems, and trash, disorder and deafcuing confusion result. It is a question whether the fnraitnrc thus destroyed does not cost the City more than the wages of a good man to maintain cleanliness and quiet Cottagers arc volunteering contributions to this end if it is necessary-thus to e use of the place in the way origi

nally intended.

The Poet Office Robbery. Of course, everybody in town aud many rraons out of town know of the robbery of the port office on Tuesday evening. Postmaster Learning places the losa at ■ fijjo, mostly in stamps. - Several registered articles were also taken the value of the contents of which is not yet known. All tlieoror speculating upon'Tthe matter nts to iurt nothing. At what hour the : was committed, and by whom, may never be known. Certain it is, it was-qnite 'dead easy" job for cracksmen such they. The postoffice and the postmaster both very much upset by thei! opera-

tions, sure.

Bennett—Dnvlnnen.

Mias Virginia Davisson, daughter of Mr. ad Mrs. J. H. A. Davisson, well unxner visitors, was wedded to Mr. Bennett at St. Patric k's Church, Twentieth aud Locust Streets, Philadelphia, on Wed oewtoy morning at Ayo. i The wedding nd by a breakfast at the residence of

tho bride's parrqK

which only the immediate fami|

ilies of t The hap

GOLDEN JUBILEE.

First Presbyteiian Church of ThU City Will Celebrate It To-morrow-“Ye ahall hallow the 50th year. It shall be a Jubilee unto you." V—Lev. xxv—10. Thus saith the Beripturi-s, sud lu keep lng£wttli the spirit of the injunction the Flret Presbyterian Church of this city. Rev. Edwin F. Gallagher, pastor, will celebrate the 50th year of lu founding to-morrow, Sunday, August 18. 1001. This ebureb waa organized June 26, 1861, as the Cape Island Presbyterian Church, Brat worshipping in what to non the HeiiuMlial Church bunding ou Washington ali>«t, tbe building ou Lafayette street being subsequently erected and oc. cuplod until tbe congregation came to the present new atone tdlfloe at Hughes and Decatur streets, In tiflrtl. Below will be found a list of pastors during tbe paal fifty rears.

planting of good Soil, but woe unto him who Would seek to prevent the growth •if a field of gialu that himaalf aud his neighbors might bare bread, hoping thereby that he might in another way gain advantage at their loaa. Happily journal tom in general, has sought and /uund a higher level, as men of the higher, purer type of journalistic ability have uome to predominate. “Speak tbe truth aud fear uol,’’ U a better motto to be most faithfully followed, however, than the reverse, “Fear the truth and speak not.” s And so, 1 be re areao many good things Ui aay of this grand old seaside resort, to w hich Dame Nature or Prorldeooe, as you will, baa been so generous and kind lu lu gifts, for tbe very purpose, It would m, for which Cape May has been known from tbe time old Jaoobese Mey sailed In and ga ve his name to ihta charming spot, where pleasures, recreations, comforts and health benefits have been sought and found to greater satisfaction that at-any other acacoaat resort of the hundreds that have sprang into existence Many expressions from those who have investigated the claims of numerous rival reaorta are but uttering* of hearty is to tbe view of tbe subject sa taken by tbe Hxkald in lUexpreasious of local pride hi-day. There to much of which tbe local newspaper* ran apeak With pride that been given to Cape May by tbe brain : brawn of man, that Nature, herself kind and so Inviting, might not be left to mourn tbe lack of appreciation on part of her sons. Often enough, perhaps, have the material things that have been added to tbe natural beauties been od ou, but what of the future? The active Interest displayed of late by capital that uad boen heretofore somewhat timid, baa not only this very 1 e an Impression that baa out an inspiration far reaching In our favor, but which abundantly to give to tbe ever-growing world of visitors hither convincing proofs of tim superiority of "Grand Old Cape May” as an inviting, satisfactory spot

for aumi

1857—Kev. J. Howard Nixon.

1859—Rev. Lowering Brewster. 1861—lev. J erred Dewing. 1863—Rev. lobe I' Conkev. 1865—Rev. Joseph W. Hubbard. 1868-Rev. M- E. Ijams. 1868—Rev. Theo. A Leggett. 1870-Rev. B. P- Shields. 1884—Rev. C. T. Cleveland. 1884—Rev. Charles A. Brewster. 1891—Rev. James M. Cocklns. 1901—Rev. Edwin F. Gallagher. In the momint service to-morrow there will be vsrWjcvvroisea of much interest, as per program lu be distributed among worshippers. Besides fine music, Scriptural read mgs and responses, achiel feature will,be; Our Half Century of Golden Deeds, in four brief glances. Our year* before the War—1851 to ’65. Onr Church before the Centennial—’66 to ■76Onr Endeavors before the World’s Fair— •76 to ’93. Our Schooling for this aoth Century—'94 to !<g>l. l The pastor will talk about “Onr Golden Six Juniors wiil'collect "Onr Golden Offer iug.” The evening theme will be "Onr Golden City."

Many things are in contemplation looking to a largely progressive future for , this resort. Even at its present rate of progress great improvement would be as-sun-d. We predict nothing; we only point out what to likely to ooms along in doe time, in tbe planning of which It to not for us to declare wisdom or uowle-' doin. Sewell’s Point will undoubtedly receive sUeuthm, Slid the Reading Rail road Company may be the moving factor.

It,to rumored, with aouM

truthfulness, that the Readl

have surveyed a rpoke 1

for (he laying of tracks, with a view

making It au excursion resort, the Jui Urm to he formed at “Gas House Field.

which would be crossed by the track. ,!t la hardly probable, however, that Lbl>

•rill be dons, as the golf links field. The Point would see

Isolated spot for tbe landing of ex«-ur.

A Monkey Aerowaol at Sewed’* Paint. Can yuw imagine a monkey going up on a & the air. aad then arnktow* dnewnt with r? Well, lb* is the first attracW bis virtu., which will be given twice dally at tbe Sewell's point Pavilion during tbe whntr at neat week, foe the hMsfltafthe CapF May City Bond. The ■e will esnaiat * the I

gy** pp—

waters hi sailing and fishing bent than for many seasons. Splendid lock has come Pi moot of those who have thrown

the line, and fine log four or six

weak fish, many welgbpoundx each, are being

1 paired, while the clswljlg crustacean* c lifted out of tbe water by hundreds daily. Tbe boaiiog facilities for taking out parties of this kind were never before

ao ample aud satisfactory.

"The Country Circus,” advertised to be given In tbe Amusement Pavilion at Seweil’a Point during next week, should be liberally patronized. If for no other reason than to aid our local organization kuown as tbe Cape May Band, of which Mr. Wm. Porter to tbe eflicieot director. Tbe coast resorts do not often, at this isson of the year, receive such a frequent and heavy downpour of rain as they have been catching this mom b. Some bouses are ao densely packed with guests that

f requeue "shutina” create

patience and a feeling of disoomfort. Responsive to the needs of a fund for l•lMpellkatiou of 1 lie life guards, who «eb seajHHi volunteer their services for the pruiecilou of bathers, some contrlbutinua have been made, and eotertaiuhave lawn given lu their behalf,

and a

OBITUARY. . Join* D. Smiack.

A gallant soldier of the Cival War pa into rest when John D. Speacr died on Thursday of last week, August 8lh. > member of a Pennsylvi . saw hard service, receiving a terrible wound in one leg, the scar of which iple proof of his bravery. Some 3 after the war he came to Cape May with his family, and in 18S0, when he waa 57 years old, be joined John Mecray Post, No. 40, G. A. R. He waa also for some year* ou the oldest anyone of tbe best sol diet* of our local military, the crack Company H, N. G., N. J, His remaim were brought from Philadelpbia 011 Sffaday for interment in Cold Spring Cemetery, Foot 40 doing the honors of burial. 1 He waa 78 years of age. Ca^ant James Holmes. tin James Holmes, a well known faring man and a citizen of this county held in high regard, died at his late residence at

post village on the

south of South Seaville, on Monday of this week, August rz, aged 75 years. Mrs. Holmes died about three years ago, two daughters, Mrs. Henson, of Chicago, Miss Carrie Holmes,of Clermont, surviving.

were held at the house. For many year* Captain Holmes held a position of responsibilily with a New fork steamship com

Rebecca E. Croll.

Mrs. Rebecca B. Croll. of Philadelphia died at her summer cottage at Cape Hay Point on Eighth Month. 11 th. The funeral took place on Fourth day, 14th, from the

abow o> j^udmer of bet niece, Mary NichoU, 3j: 4 ding people Disynond^reet, Philadelphia. This family to tba Point had beenfor many yean prominent summer

residents at the Point, Mr. Croll passing sway less titas-a .year ago, at'his Phitodel

phis home. A

Mother Aoarix. Mother M. Anatin, for years o

Mr. J Wesley Jok t Rio Grand* on W

J. Wi

Wesley Johnson died at Ua home

an illness of tort fit^

been ia hia nsaal heah Friday of last week. iSis age wm *

Sg possible ia the way of 1 .end the kindly care of Us <

aaugnve,, Emma, wm dune to prole file, bat ta vain. Mr. Jehmm waa tb malm will ha imoftad in CnM Spring Cem-

FACTS IN BRIEF.

Matter* of Gontral and Local Intareit Mentioned.

PERSONAL INTEREST

a083 i!_ 0 f. T f E .3 Ea i l ?i. I L ¥KI0H

cake walk mud masquerade by little folks at Congress Hail on Tuesday evening, when the Childrens’ Home of New Jersey aud the Ere- Hospital for Poor Cousuraptivee shared tbe proceeds with tbe guards. A euchre at tbe Ebbitt, assisted by Carroll Villa guests, occupied thirteen tables, aud netted twenty dollars, exclusively for the surf men. The "Merry Concert Band," a colored musical organization from CamJ^ldge, Md., had a gala time here tbto week. Filling an engage incut at Lewes, Del , on Monday evening they came over to the Cape by the steamer Virginia, and their music waa so good and Inspiriting that tbev captured the favor of tbe colored population quickly. Indeed, classes of reaUetiui and visitors were taken with the excellency of their playing. They entertained at Dale's Auditorium on Tuenday evening, and at Williams' Hall on Wedutaday evening. Thursday evening they serenaded the Wave, Herald and Bur. Tbe inventor, discoverer or introducer of those Inquirer chairs should be persuaded to throw them into the sea, then go ont of business. Tba aea air hasi

them up.

Tbe annual exhibition drill of tbe Life Savers at Cape May Point will occur this afternoon at 4 o'clock. With pleasant weather great crowds may be expected to go over from this city by trolley and

driveways.

Fanner Leon Teal aud bto wagon load of vegetables were’ both badly shaken up and tossed roughly about 00 Thursday by bto bone taking fright ou Washington street, running a square or two before being chocked.

CAPE MAY VS. ATLANTIC. Calf Match Played at Atlantic City Gatf Llaka. tx? Cape May Golf Club, captained by Mr. Frank R. Shattuck, left here by special train vis Pennsylvania Railroad Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, for Northfield, seven miles out of Atlantic City, to play the team of the Atlantic Cily Coontr Club in tbe afternoon. Members of th dub accompanied the team ai guests of Mi George W. Boyd, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, tickets being furnished on the train.

be very fin*. MiUoti C. Work was captain oTthe Atlantic leap. The^ape May

0HUE0H H0TI0EB. On Sunday morning at the Kim M. K. Church, the Rev. 8. D. Newberry, D. D. of Ashland, Md. sijll preach. Dr. Newberry

is well known ia 1 his friends now n

this announcement with pleasure. In the Rev. C B. Fisher will

Rev. H. A. Grieaemer, of Franklin Square spdat Church. Baltimore, who with his famOy is passing the month at the Carroll,

>*. ««•*»« r. a Webster Cos*, a t

BtaAtftartbOftj.

ria Philadelphia and Ming

gnrt 14th “d HRh

train will Was* Cm*

YOU MAY BE MEITIOIED.

Many Visitor* to Town to Search of Health and Beat—The Doing* of

Onr Betide 1U in Brief.

Mia* Josephine Meredith Miller, daughter of tbe City Treasurer of Camden, and regular Cape May cottager, to tbe faith, ful aud efficient clerk and manager in her father’s insurance office, on Federal

;reet.

Mrs. Hattie Meade Smith, tbe sweet linger of tbe Stockton, to in every sense a very lovely woman, one whom all Cape Hay delights to honor in manifestations of favor and admiration. Mrs. Stiles York became ao expert a wbeelwoman that she determined to

beauty, and Mrs. York to as delighted as a little Kiri over her first doll. Mrs. L. A. Hunt, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; Mrs. S. W. White, Frewsburg, N. Y.; Mrs. I. A. Blaudiu aud aon, J. W. Blandin, Warren, Pa., were visitors at Method 1st Episcopal parsonage, Washington street, friends of Kev. Ourwen B. Fisher and wife. Andrew Higgins Reeves, a native Cape Mayan, who for about thirty years has conducted a very profitable gold beating business in Chicago, to enjoying his annual pilgrimage to his native heath, and to the guest of his brother, Mayor George H. Reeves, of West Cape May. Tbe late John Lucas, who was Philadelphia's leading paint manufacturer, aud some of whose family are cottagers here, was bora in 1823 in England, married a Philadelphia lady, who bore him fifteen children—nine sous and six daughters, twelve of whom are living. Mtoa Laura Babe, a very attractive ranette, of Philadelphia, an accomplished pianist, and very fond of outdoor sports, has concluded a delightful visit to Mtoa M. Battiss. 1213 Washington L Miss Babe has now joined her mother and brother at Giaaay Sounds Club House. One of tbe must beautiful and mote elegantly gowned women to Attract the editorial eye here thh summer U Mrs. Green, of Woodbury, daughter-in-law of the well-known proprietor of August Flower. Mr. Green, a handsome man and splendid gentleman, accompanies '

her.

Our editorial brother, J. L. Landis, of tbe Merchants’ Guide, had another splendid Cape May article In bto paper last week. Brother Landis wields a facile pen In his treatment of Cape May’s superior advantages and attractions. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Brown are reunited after separation, by reason of the crowded conditions of the hotels. Mr. Brown to a wealthy manufacturer of Philadelphia, whose Vlfe and daughter first came to tbe hotel, and when J Brown essayed to join them not a ro* was to be had, ao he went direct to a other bouse, becoming a dally visitor his little family. Tiring of this, be secured a room ‘'outside,” and applied for table board with hia loved ones, and succeeded finally lu securing a vacated room. They are very excellent people, whom it _ to a pleasure 10 associate with. j Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Rose are passing a , S woek at the home of Mrs. Rose’s parents, _• Mr. and Mrs. Msskel Ware. Mr. Boas | is a young man, very much esteemed by host of friends, aud Mrs. Rose to one of the finest of Cape May’s fair daughters. Mr. Rone, who has loog been an expert electrician, to now Superintendent of Construction for the Me Roy Clay Works, of Brasil, Indiana, who make the vitrified multiple conduits, ao largely used — by telasrraph and telephone com- . <

* from Brooklyn, where

Hon. John a Van Gilder, of Knoxville. Teoo, to making bto annual rtett a to thia, bto native county, and never falla .' to Include Cape May among his sumo l Death has matte aad roads upon tba little company of relatives who have for yean come together to enjoy a week or more here heaide the mo. Since last summer Mrs. Van Gilder - and Mr. Anthony Steelman have paansd | away, and the pree**t visit to a lonely and sad one to Mr. Van Glider and Ua

ffMyty. Mr. Van Glider want to KnoxrUts before the outhienk of ths R

mohy yeun he has •