CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. I. NO. 29.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1901.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

ENTERPRISE IS ALIVE WILL THE CL031HG BEA80H BE SUCCEEDED BY A BUILDING BOOM? Proiperitj Is Apparent on All Sides. and Speculation Ii Bife Concerning Prospective Building Operations. Rote! men and boarding bonne pro prictors wearing their blandest amiles and buaiiMwa men carrjr'ng a look of prxwper.Hi* contentment are Mire indication* that the *oaaou of 1001, which will now BOOH be but a memory of the past, bar been a decidedly successful one. Many propitious elements hare conspired to linn" aiM-ut this must satisfactory condition of affairs, not the least helpful of which haa been the unusual amount of advertising which has been given the fa)-famed old resort. With nutneroua watering-places springing up annually along the Allan lie seaboard and bidding for a share of the patronage of those who neck a terojiorary retreat from the beat of the cities, there can be no question of the perupasive power which judicious

advertising exerts.

The season which la now on the wane bids'fair to niu into deptemlier. This is really the must delightful mouth of the Year at the shore, and that many are learning of the calm and tranquil joys " qf the fall months is clearly guested hy the numerous bookings at many of the hotels and cottage boarding Houmw. The phenomenal auccees of tl>e season, which has taxed the hoeleliies to their fullest capacity, will dotihil<st causes building Is*..in during tlie late fall and wAiter momha. Already we hear rumor* j | of a ufagniffceiit new lu*el to b.. coik’ , stmeted near tlie new pi»r, and numerous’ aiss-ulaturs are talking of projected cottages to inert theevei-Mirrv*»in; demand. The pni*perlty aitrtMliiqi the jiast two

Season* ha* a Wskened

to the ptUNtlWIith-a of the tpieeu city of Seaside rexwta. ami enterprise, anich was tnes* de*d, baa sprung to life'agalu.

PETIT JURORS.

List of Petit Jurors for September

Term erf Court. 1901.

Ocean City—Godfrey Aug. llrnjamin

PARAGRAPHS AND COMMENTS

Talei About People ud Thingi Told in

an late rotting Way.

noyanoe to bathers along the coast, haa furrrtkbed fresh food for dlaouaalon by appearing In inch large Jiumbera. This flab, as it lies stranded on the beach, la a mass of blubber, apparently the aimpleat of organisms, and yet It seems that it bafflos the akill of scientists, furnishing problems both In chemistry and anatomy which requite the highest skill to examine and the greatest genius to It appear* that a four-pound specimen, nearly filling a wooden water pail, was recently', exposed to the sun for three hours mid-day, and resolved lUelf into a little patch of tissue, a pint of liquid aud a shred of color that fell as a blotch as It was being lifted out with much care, is claimed that the bulk of the fish 1 merely air, but It la a mystery as to what gave it Weight or what became of it. another Instance a specimen began captivity lu company with a handful of small living shell-fist^ Including several mussels, all very aubatautial. When the creature died next day there was no other visible occupant of the jar. and when put upoo absorbent paper In the mu to secure Its ••skeleton" there was nothing in the remains to show for either

shells or their occupants.

TBepccepted name of the “jelly fish," rating «f it* class, la Aralaphje, the Greek for nettles, aud was first used by Aristotle twenty-three centuries ago. thereby telling u* that liatlierm then knew it, even a* do those of our own day. Tlie

nettle for the individual I*

irmdually replacWig that of ‘jelly ft»li," Inasmuch as to be a fish it must have a backbone, which it has not. Still another name for it Is medusa, its sting--lag cilia bring not unlike the piciur.d snaky hair of the ancient myth. A recent writer likens the whole class to mushrooms, calling them “the toadstools

qf ihe sea.".

Suieniists say that of *U the sea fauns kfi .Wii. there is n,m« uneasily studied as this sea nettle, and this is because It has life aud motion *'wiUi>.ui the intelligence to reengmic res ralut-’* A recent speci-

acarcely three Inches across U.«

Huffman. Carlo* Cor'a^. EtUs' ll^W<s«“ disc, picked up the beach ami at once Dayton Vnnaman, Rnoch W. Burley, Tho*. I P“‘ l, "‘'a jar of aea water, lived about W i.vrritwnain,- John Bivwex. Henry A. twenty four boors, dying from tU own W. Smith, George O. Adam*. j poisoii, as it is supposed, as tbs water - Upper Township—Edgar Vasa. John W. soon became very trick and foul. ■Burley, Uriah Young. Daniel T. Coraon. , A „ a.mlyaU made lu Fhlla,lelphla a Kdgar R. Stratton | ^ shows I be Bra nettle to be »SK“s^rE£ rr, SI,,.. H.it.c. WitJiU-. Wmllr, S «•,„ "P " f , » l ‘ r l, ‘ Frank Sheppard, Frank Mccray. Willl.—jBUmber or muljlphw of f(Nir. all plac d Haina. 11" the relaliou to the centre. Borne varieMiddlc Township — Nathan Doughty, tie* have long arm* depending from the Richard Beck. Clinton Cresae, Frank Cor- centre with pare* at the tips for tucking son, John Hearer Sosrate* Godfrey^ Ha- up ybelr fo.d; other* have the mouth tlianicl Holmes. John J Lodlam. Ephraim w!lh f , mr | ipg . Some move by oootracl-

'iJ. »“«"o' «-s

Robert A Miller, Truman Learning, Wil-

liam M. lyafcr.

Dennis Township—Levi Uibsin, Ralph Mitchell,franklin Powell, William Baud,

Carlo* Broughton.

I-owcr Town alii p-e William C Feaatcr, Linfotd Halbruner. William Brown, Wi.liam Swain, William F. GaricUon. HoUy Beach—,* ibert Bradley. Avalon—Elijah Balt. West Cape May—Howard Stitcs, Jr., Woodruff Kldredge. . __ Straw Ride Party. Tuesday night a large straw ride party Maned from Cape May and drove to Error. It was one of the jollies* affairs of the season. Mr*. I- C. Ogden was the chaperone, and aided much toward making the ride an enjoyable affair. Daring the long ride everybody wa* in good spirits, and made the cosatry roads ring with their taught *r and singing. Senator and Mrs Robert E. Hand, at whose house the party Mopped, entertained them with an elaborate lunch. Those in the party were Mrs. L C. Ogden, Misses Blanche Hughes, Lucrissa Hughes, Anns dark, Lina Hughes, Edna Hill, Marian Semple, Klimbrth Hood, Livia Kennedy, Mary Nelson. Ida Millet, Sara Millet, Mae Hall, Mary Hughes, Jes* suley, Anna Brelsford and Messrs Wm. Hall. Floyd Hughes. Thos. W. Millet, Jr., W*. Errant, Wm. Phillips, Edward Miller, Frank Miller-. Elmer Townsend. Earle Hughes, Samuel' Doak. Clarence Rebelling rr. Learning Townsend Fred. MawA Wfllia Essen. Jay Mecrsy Exciting Rescue. John I. Daily, the 17-year-old aon-of Mr. John I. Daily, of Philadelphia, had an experience In the surf on Monday last w bich It I* not likely be will soon forget. While swimming toward the new pier from the bathing grounds below the Iron pie* be encountered a school of porpoise*. Captain Thornton, of the Life Guards, beard his cry for assistance, and U>ok out the boat to his rescue. He was taken In badly frightened, but otherwise none the worse for his thrilling experi-

ThJre ere many varieties of jelly fish, and i^cordiug to the statements made by those who have given the mailer much study, those iff*! have made tlulr appearance.along lbe Bouth'Jersey coast are the least harmful, and yet- It is said that these have tentacles in great groups, each of whisk I* a whip finer than the finest thread, and when all In the group are throan oof they form an efficient galvanic 'battery. It Is these which cause the atiiiuing, sometimes giving

flesh the

lashed.

If you are a lover of the beautiful attend

appearance of baring been

••Cardinal Gibbon* wa* formerly a fre quent visitor to Cape May," any* t be correspondent jf a New York paper, “and usually took''tong walk*. morning and afternoon by the seashore. He always wore bl* Cardinal'* skull cap of soarlvt ailk. of which an Inch or so showed below the rim <rf hi* ailk bat. One afteri while be was on the boardwalk, old lady stopped him and said: 'Excote me. sir, but the lining of vou has slipped down lu the beck.’ The Cardinal thanked her gravely, but soon as she left laughed heartily at her

mistake."

Harvest Home.

The fifty-second annual harvest bon the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church will be held in Etdrcdge's Grove, Cold Spring, otr Wednesday afternoon aud evening, September 4th. Old fashioned chicken pot pie and the astral feast of good thing* will eon»titale the sapper. TUp is one of the events of the year which everybody at-

Cottager*' Train

PERSONAL INTEREST

GOSSIP OP THE RE80BT IN WEIGH YOU HAY BE MENTIOHED. Mxnjr Visitors in Town in Besroh of Health and Best—The Doing* of Oar Reside tU in Brief. - . * p ' lawyer, Uat the Lafayette. Finley Brown, e prominent Quaker City politician, la enjoylug a rest at the LafayeHa. Mr*. Halos, wife of Brigadier-General Peter C. Haloes, U. 8. A., is a guest at. the Marine Villa. Dr. Rlijab Milter, formerly of this muiy. la now surgeon of the Newark (N. J.) Emergency Hospital. Miss Hattie Coraou, formerly of Cape May, but now of Camden, was renewing old ecqnalntanoee here this week. Aaron Miller, formerly of Cape May, is visiting hove. Mr. Miller U now one of New York's prominent businessmen. Mr. L. L. Lewis joined hit wife at Be* Crest last Saturday. He took his first degree In the Maaout last night in this city. /• Gilbert II. Shearer, gr., of Philadelphia, came down Monday for a twoika’ fall shooting, accompanied by bis ■on, Gilbert, Jr. Dr. and Mr*. Jeaae Horter, of Brooklyu, have beeu viaiilug Mrs. Hurter'a parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Crease, on Mansion street. Miss'Otllev Hngbea, of Beilefonte, Pa., i* making her regular visit to the Cape. Sne is a daughter of Headmaster Hughes, of Beilefonte Academy. Mrs. 8. E. Price, who moves In the be*: Philadelphia society, baa arrived at the Cape from York Harbor. Sbe will return to Devon, Pa., early next month. Mr. aud Mr*. T. P. Shout*, of Chicago, are recent arrival* at Star Villa. Mr*. Shont* I* a daughter of former Governor Drake.-of Iowa. Her sister, Mias' .Drake, christened tbe battleship

Iowa.

Mr. Jamrs Murphy, nf tbe “Daily Star'*" I .tree of typographical artiata.

Adonis-like figure aud military

deportmeot baa inspired much admiration among tbe fair habitues of Utc strand during tbe preaeut summer, will depart for Philadelphia uu Monday, hi* 1 gage meat here having terminated. Mr Murphy haa had oon*iderab1e experience in - military affaire, aud accompanied the victorious arroy of invasion > Cuba during the late unpleasantness with Spain. Jams* will be sadly mimed by the adoring throng of lovely maidens

who had come to look npoi

plunge in tbe *nrf with such manifest pleasure, and many will be tbe *inoere and aileut sighs offered np In bis

hunor.

Mr*. A. A. Boyer, of Philadelphia,

•which Mias Mary Jacoby, his daughter, was Bleeping and stunned her. Tbe plastering of that and other room* was knocked from tbe walla and celling end

1 tbe well* dropped to the

A belt struck near tbe Icq. plant of the American Ice Company and tore off a telephone wire at tbe corner of Washing-

who fur fifteen consecutive

tieen a prominent member of tbe cottage colony, and whose many amiable trait* character endear* her to all with wntun she come# lu contact, leave* to-day for an extended trip through the North. .Vccnmpauylug Mrs. Boyer will be h< r pretty and vivacious * daughter, Mia* Alice F., who la • great favorite In social circles; Madame Emma Suelke aud her

lovely daughter, Mia* Elate M. Newkirk; Kei

lisa Bessie Hard cater, a charming girl; Eri Earle Boyer, Ashton Boyer apd W. H. L Cochran. Among thf points of Interest 1 bey will visit will be Buffalo, taking Ju the Pan-Airericau, Niagara, np tbe 8'. Essence to the Thousand late* and into Canada. Their many friend* join In wishing them a pleasant and enjoyable

trip.

On the Link*.

Weather condition* never affect the regularity of tbe Cape May golfers, and *0 Saturday afternoon laA, when the heavens unlocked and let down a veritable torrent, the usual weekly handicap tournament went on. In 'spile of numerous pools of transient water all oyer tbe course aud putting greens flooded tp a depth of two inebea. Tbe course presented an odd sight, for several of tbe

Cape May tbe Philadelphia and Reading

Philadelphia, captured tbs Class B prise, with* net 61.

Trlff^er.

The beat ladtee> rifle sbootinp contest of the season at the Cape May Gun Club, both in point of numbers and excellence of *00re*, was Monday's event, which Mias Esther Dougherty won with a score “ l of Itt out of a possible 150. Mr*. Learnng 1 i. j.

*lpliia. tearing Cape May at 2.40 p rr .. tbe aocrioo aale of Oriental Rng* (qqilec- Tbundaya, September ;3th. 19th and *6th. tion of Davidyan) now bring held at 4x1' A baggage ear will be at the station in the Washington street. Cape May. Sale* *1 roomii - 10.30 *. a., 4 p. m. and S p. a. i ticket 1

HI

Ing, of Cap* May, took second: Mis.

LIGHTNING’S PRANKS Two Persona Stunned, Buildings Struck and Other Domaffe Done. An unusually severe electrical storm passed over this city about 8 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. Lightning struck in many places, including tbe Cape May Lighthouse and the oottage of J. F. Ja-

coby, of Philadelphia.

It struck the lighthouse about midway from tbe top and ran down the Inside of tbe structure, tearing off tbe plaster and entering two boxes filled with lamp chimneys, breaking them to bite. It followed tbe telephone wire Into tbe' dwelling of Assistant Keeper Swan Woolsou

augbter, Lixxle. In tbe city proper tbe cottage of Mr. aooby was struck on the north side, v of bricks from

imbed tbe blase.

clingutsbed tbe 1 Tbe lightning 1 father boarding

1 aud Decatur street*

Tbe Stockton Hotel was a rel place* aud thirty 'pbon

SEWELL AND SMITH HOME.

Mayor Seymour Confident He Will Be Nominated for Governor. Both Senator Sewell and former Senator James Smith, Jr., are on the ocean bound for New York, and are expected

to arrive to-day.

accordance with hi* expressed wishes there will be no formal reception for Senator Sewell. A large party of Democrats will go down New York bay to meet Mr. Smith, who I* accompanied by John F. Sbauley, of Newark. Tbe occasion will be made tbe moat of by tbe auli-Seymour men, who are only awaiting the arrival of tbelr leader to begin active op*-ration*. 4 * T ' bile. Mayor Seymour maintain* confidence lu bis ebanoe* for uatluu for Governor, and luuki ni tbe tactics of hi* hostility of Smith and the antagonism of tbe county coinmlitec be Is sanguine •if getting a majority of tbe Eaaex delc-

Church Notices.

Rb Rev. Leighton Coleman, LL.D. of Delaware, will officiate In St. John's

P. E. Church to-morrow.

Tbe pastor, Rev. C. B. Fisher, win preach in tbe morning on “Walking with God,"

ly maidens j n {j, e evening his subject will be, bis dally "Leaaons from tbe Life of Isaac,” in the

First M. B. Church.

At thc Fim Presbyterian the Rev. Ed-

11 preach at 10.30 a. m., Illuminator." and at 8 The World’s Reflector*.

Strangers welcome.

St. Jobn’a P. E. Church, corner Washington and Franklin streets. Sunday aerricea Communion 7.30 a. m. Holy Com1. 10.30 a m. the first Sunday of each month. Morning Prayer, 10.30 Evening Prayer, 8 p. m. The following

win F. Gallagher will preach at 1 upon "Our World'* Illuminator." n m on "Thr World'*

clergyroen are expected to officiate daring September: 1st, RL Rev. Leighton Coleman. S. T. D.. LL D.. Bishop of Delaware; 8th, Rev. Wilbur F. Paddock, D. D., rector St. Andrew'*. Philadelphia; 15th, Rev. T. L Taylor, rector Church of tbe Advent,

Ketmett Sana

Afternoon Party.

Mtea Letd* Frank Leugatt gave a very enjoyable afternoon party at ber father's residence. Franklin and Washington street*, last Saturday afternoon. Those in tbe party were: Misae* Florence King, Marian Foster. “Beat” Staley. Marian Hughes, Elate Newkirk, Lillian F<ister, Lelda Lengert, Anna Brelaford. Elisabeth Feaater, and Messrs. Will la Essen. Fletcher'Stlte*, M. A. Lengert, Jr., Jackson Detach. Frank Wallower

and Trends Cadwalader.Hdl.

Ladles' Golf Club. s number of- entrie*

Monday's eouteet arranged for tbe ladle* at tbe Cape May Golf Club was a flat failure, for there ware only tlx competitors, but viewed from the excellence of aoores it waa tbe best of tbe aeaaoo, ... .wo of tbe competitor*. Mm. Elliott Rodger* aud Mrs. F. R. Shattuck,

eclipsed the former record, while Mr*. Collin* aud M<a* Mari* equated the former record ol twenty-three.

Phantom Party.

A phantom party wa* given Thursday 'evening by Mr*. W. H. Staley, of Pittsburg, to her daughter. Mia* Jem Staley, at the of Mr*. B. F. Johnabn on Perry atreet.

SALT WATER

AND SAND

HOW THE BEACH AND THE BURP UNITE II THEIR 0FFEB1HG8.

LMawt

The Salty, Surfy Fringe of the Sea find the Adamantine Surface of the Strand Commented Upon.

max,

are spending a fortnight at tbe Chalfonte,

are eulhuaiasUc bather*.

One of tbe athletic figures seen dally tbe strand la William Lawton,

Bute College student.

“Sybolla," tbe pretty yacht owned by >bn F. Bctx, tbe Philadelphia brewer, on ber way to New York, stopped for few minutes at tbe Iron Pier Sunday last. Mr. J. Wilkin* Carr, postmaster Philadelphia during President Cleveland'* second administration, was one of tbe moat distinguished surf bather* of

tbe week.

Dr. and Mrs. Clareoce Eld red ge joyed the warm water aud the heavy auif on Tuesday, Tbe Doctor U especially fond of ducking the glria, aud they aeem 1 enjoy it, too. Mum Ague* Cuyler la often to be seen on tbe strand taking lu all the pleasure there is to be had. Mia* Cuyler la at the Urextou for the summer, and may well be considered one of the most pop ular

girls.

Two charming Washington glria who Inspire the admiration of all beholder* are tbe Miaae* Florence and Bessie Keech. Besides being lovely to look upon, these Uir representative* of the Capital City are expert aud daring swimmers, aud disport themselves in the surf like veritable sea-nymphs. Some Political Zephyrs. The season is now at hand when the politicians arc beginning to lay plans for the election to occur on November 5th, when the voter* of Cape May City orill vote for Governor, an Assemblyman, a Sheriff, at well as for a full act of dty officers, including Mayor, three Counci Imen, a Recorder, ' Kaeaaor, Collector and Treasurer. Indeed, the political leaders of the county have been at work for some time in attempting to arrange matters not only for the county, but for Cape May City. State Senator Robert E. Hand, who is the acknowledged leader of. the Republicans of the county, hat been holding nightly conferences with former Mayor J. Henry Edmunds, of thi* city, who last autumn joined hands with the Senator in opposing Lemuel E. Miller, who was then the Democratic candtdatc*'for Senator. Mr. Edmund* has ill the past been supported by tbe Democrats and the six times run for Mayor received his nomination the hands of that party. He woulfi hardlv presume to be a candidate for Mayor thi* time, having held that office eight years. No doubt his interest in local affair* is to gain control of City Council and thus boom along the proposed scheme of consolidating South Cape May and Cape May Point with Cape May City, and also secure the gas contract and do away with electricity. Not long ago a word was dropped by a prominent city official near to him that before this time next year the object of consolidation will be accomplished. Mayor Millet, because of the excellent manner in which he has conducted bis office, will no doubt be renominated by the Republicans, if the majority of the voters have their say, but if the leader* take A into their beads to throw him overboard, o one can tell who will be the Nominee. All that the people desire is thj election of officer* who will conduct the city 1 * affair* on an economical plan and give the taxpayers something in return for their dollars expended. Cape May Won. Tbe Cape May Golf team defeated the team of tbe Atlantic City Country Club on Wednesday lu tbe return match on the home link* by a score of 89 to' 10.

Summary:

ATLANTIC cmr. CAW MAT. Darby, O Harvey, 6 Brown, o Wilson, 6 “ —'— - Williams, 1

Smith, t Rogers. o Clark, a

sa

HCbadbourne Lippincott, ’

Jordon. Ct<-v. el

C

I'l-n-r

well, o ins, e, *

SjSjt Carpenter,

Cox. Lestev, Middleton, Leeds, Smyfhe, Endicott,

Shattuck,

• ifsr 4 ink:-1 Sarton. 13 SaSsr i Cook,’ o Bennett, o

- Shearer, ' Bennett,

Apple Crap a Fallare.

Not In many yaara have apple* fceaa a* aoaroe as they are In Cap* May mm Tbe peach crop la almoat a failure and tbe tomato crop will be only about

For all tha Bears, read the Hkkald.

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General and Local Interest Mentions a. The strew bat art sou U on tbe wane. Rev. C. A. Lindlcy preached 10 tbe First M. E- Church Wednesday evening. • George T. Weeks, of Cold Spring, baa been granted an increase of peusluu of . •10 per month. The game warden of Cape May county baa beeu giving bis atteution to lookingup dogs that run rabbits. He baa notified several dog owners that he has spotted their bounds. Tbe Cape May County Board of Choaen Freeholder* have arranged for the presentation of bids for the construction of a bridge to replace the condemned structure known as tbe Nancy Smith bridge, at Cape May Court House. On Wednesday the steam launch built y William T. Stevens for Maurice ■reaae, John W. Murray, Judaon D. Bennett and H. McK. Ilaxleboret, waa launched. Sbe is 33 feet keel and 10 feet beam. Sbe will be used for gunning purposes. Tbe season for mudbens and English mlpe opened Monday last, and many of tbe local and visiting sportsmen took advantage of tbe opportunity to go lu quest of tbe popular game. Yellow leg* are reported plentiful over toward Cape May Point. Reports from Cumberland county Indicate that former Assemblyman Bloomfield Mlucb, of Bridgeton, probably will be tbe choice of tbe Republicans for Stale Senator thi* year. Mr. Minch made a creditable record lu tbe Assembly lu tbe year. 18W, 1S96 and 1897. Edwin Fairfax Naulty, a prominent Philadelphia newspaper man, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture at tbe Windsor last Saturday evening, antitied, “Au Hour With Washington." The proceeds will be used for tbe fund to purchase aud preserve Harewood, in Jefferson county, Va., with which General Washington was associated. Tbe Republican State Committee at Trenton on Wednesday fixed upon Thursday, September 26, at noon, and Taylor Opera House, Trenton, as tbe time aud place for the bolding of tbe Republican State Convcukioti to name a candidate for Governor. There will be 823 delegates, of which Cape May county will have tbe very small number

of 8.

While tbe people are certiorarylng tbe cpendluires of Connell, why not certiorari tbe gas contract made last December! The lights are being burned nightly aud tbe gas company hardly expects to waatt all tbe gas used from tbe time they were lighted In January. There will be a clean sum of fi-5,000 to pay. If something is not done. It Ip not too late. Richard Campion and John H. Sloan, of Phlladelpblarpruperty'owners of this city, have secured out of tbe Supreme Court a writ of certiorari restrain lug tbe City Council from paying to former Senator Lemuel E- Miller tbe 12000 really voted to him by that body for pro>ring 6000 pamphlets issued by tbe Queen Anne'* Railroad in Jane to advertise tbelr Cape May connection and distributing tbe same. Tbe writ was aervrd ou Wednesday, sod is returnable on September 12. Tbe term of Sheriff Joho W. Reeves expires In December and at tbe election in November a successor must be elected. Tbe only candidates on tbe Republican side so far mentioned now are Freeholder Alfred Crease, of Middle township, and Mayor Gus Hilton, of Augle-■m-s, who also bolds tbe position of Gams Warden given him by Senator Rosa, and ' [•lice reappointed on tbe recommendation of Senator Hand. Tbe only Demit- * cret at present mentioned for tbe office la Edward L. Rice, who was formerly county clerk. >Clty Solicitor James M. E. Hildreth Aeaerves much c •mmend*tion fur tbe manner in which be baa conducted tbe tmstnere of tbe Cape May Electric Company, bis service* having been of the highest order and thoroughly aalUfactory to the customer*. Through ^tr. HU- j dretb'a effort* many Improvement* have j bem added to the plant atid many favors dune Its patronr which were not given by the Franklin Electric Light Company, tbe predecoaorof the Cap* M»T Electric Company. Mr Hildreth la an owner aa well aa the manager of the Conorrn. lu 1 he Hkrald last week in tha dl*. - ousting of tbe Miller fiffDOO order, wa h*ve not made oureelvea clear enough, aa several of our reader* aeem to think w* reflected upon Prealdeut of Cbuncil _ Townsend in refusing to sign the order.” Mr. Townsend did not refute to sign because he waa waiting for acme one to 1 the action passing the order, . but because be considered such aa action entirely Illegal, and because ha believed him self to be right, ha no doubt would never havs signed It, uutro* compelled to ' do so by a writ of mandamus, w hich wlit ovuld hardly have been obtained.