CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. I. NO. 3 a.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1901.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

NATION IN MOURNING

CAPE MAY, II OOMMOI WITH THE

OOU1TEY, GRIEVED.

Ou MuikU; murulii£ a mratiug of eltittu wu held in the Mayor'* oSoe and al It arrangemeu a were made to hold uiilo.1 memorial aerrioe In the Pint M. E. Church on Thursday evening. Mayor Millet on Tntwday issued tb<

following:

PROCLAMATION.

How the leva Wu Received Here. Services in all Churches Last Sunday.—Thursday's Memorials.

I.oug before rising time last Saturday morning the aad new* ef the death of Preaident McKinley at Buffalo, X. Y.. was flatbed over the wire to Cape May. Although from the bullrtina recelvad nit;hi befurn the event waa expected, yet a terrible eadmea prevailed on II receipt. Every visitor and resident wt up early, and many knots of people w< ou the street* diacuming the aad event, and hoping for the welfare of the country at the hands of the new President. The MekalI) believes that they will be disappointed in Preaident Roosevelt,

as bis declarations have already shown On Saturday the city hall and all other

public places and many private

houses were draped in moanilug, and flags were hoisted .to half mast nut o respect to the memorable dead. On Bun day there were memorial eervicea, thuugl uot announced, lit all the local churches At the Baptist Church Rev. Charles D

Parker, the pastor, preached from text "Know ye not that a prince ai great mao haa fallen this day " Hi marks were feelingly expressed upon

calamity which haa fallen on the country

Mrs Fox, of Philadelphia, a daughter ol the celebrated . musician, Mark Hi

1 Njn -r , no1 >>r «i >»■ ”

lan, 1

sang sweetly, •'Nearer My Ood to Thee.' “Lead Kindly Light," was sung by tb«

cook regal ion. I

At St. John's Episcopal Church, Rev Thomas J. Taylor, of Keunett Pa., who nUcialed. spoke feelingly

PreaMent, and special prayers were Sal

because of the death. Prayers were

said fur Preaident Roosevelt. Tie- President's favorite hywiu, "Lead Kindi Light,” was sung »t the morning sendee, anal at the evening prayer service. "Neal

er My God to Thee,” and “2 were sung by the congregation. At the Protestant Episcopal Cbureh < the Advent the service partook also of

*** option), and the letters to be free from of

At the First Methodist Church tbr preacher of the morning waa Rev. 8. H Tey, who made appropriate remarks on the death, and the affliction which bai befallen ou the country. In the evening Rev. Joseph R. Wilson preached, and hii remarks were especially good on the sub jeet. During the day the Preaident’*

favorite hymns were also sung. At the First Presbyterian Cbureh then

waa communion aerviee in the morning, bat in the evening there was a service and remarks on the dead President. Rev. Edwin F. Gallagher, the acting pastor.

preached bis aniiounoed sermon, preface lug his remarks with a mention of

country’s bereavement. He

lowed by Rev. Daniel L. Hughes, D.D., w hose address was most eloquent. During the day "Lead Kindly Liebt,’.’ 1 "Nearer My God to Thee" were sung.

At St. Mary's Catholic Church,

Rev. James A. McFauI, Bishop of Uu Diooeae, wa» present and spoke '

m loss

a rely of the k

1 to the natioo.

e appiwj 1. Hen

rid the coantry of the Anarchists, prayer which be gave to all the priests bis diocese was said for the dead Presl drat by the Bishop which was as follows We pray Thee, O Cod of augnt, wisdom, and justice, through whom authority

laws enacted. 1

judgment decreed, to bless and protea i beloved country, than hast petthitted

angel at desSk ; wherefore, we beg thee to poor out upon his aflicted spouse the h«i— of be

with the |

orrow. we bow in

ncmtue sotimiaatou to thy divine win. and beg of thee to comfort this nation. We.beseech thee, O Eternal God, to direct hi who Is shunt to preside over our dr stun r may Us administration be conducted I righteousness, and be emUratly nsefal thy people, by encouraging dae respect I virtue and religion ; by a faithful

■'f the laws in justice aad mercy: aad by

restraining vice aad immortality.

it of thy divine wisdom 4

deliberation* of Congress, ,

Let the light «

1 orth'la all the laws f

sod government, so that they m the preservation at peace, the pre national happiness, the increase try. sobriety ahd useful haowt,

T P«pt

wny.

W. ommead. like.

s«^5Ssft3 ^ p&nstii rv i£L Jeans Christ sur Lord. 4

In accordance with the proclsmatii the President of the United States and of the Governor of New Jersey, the dtisens of Cape May are hereby requested to honor the late President William Kinley. whV.se said fate has stricken the nation with grief.

between the hours of * and 4 P. M , Thurs day, September 19th, 1901, and aasemblii in the First M. E. Church at 8 P. M. ft

ippropriste memorial exercises. THOMAS W. MILLET, MaVOK.

Thursday, in accordance with tl .reclamation as above mentioned, wi ibeerved aa a memorial day. The public bools were dined, and bualuea* aus-

sndod much of the time.

At St. Mary's Catholic Church, following the nine o'clock'maaa. Father Krll preached a sermon as a memorial to

Preaident, and against anal

directed by the Bishop of the diooeae.

Although there were nearly 75 llqui — dealers and saloon men bound over foi f ,, r diaolK-ylng the Sunday Taw* at Atlantic City the past summer, none of them, so far as we have beard, have been Indicted

ty the grand jury, whose deliberation! uf a general character.

rareby as

prayer for the dead President promulgated by Um Bishop and the

civil authorities were said. At ten o'clock there was a

ervloe In St. John's P. E Church, oc lucted by Rev. William C. Embardt, it. Luke’s Church. Germantown, Pa. It raa attended by city council and others. At 8 SO o'clock all the chnrch sod fire

ells were tolled..

At 8 o'clock In the evening there was a nion aerrioe In the First M. E. Church.

Hj grand jury Sheriff Reeves will give ui

at week Is a question yet unsolved. If is liberal in Its construction of Uwi there may be no indictments. If It It oumpoaud of temperance men, which

r u| tome think it will be, there may be the

.ted lot of Indlctroeute found. Jut Joe Hendrickson is expected to char] the grand jury In about the same mannei

be did at Atlantic couoty.

C. D. Parker, »»«*. *. usnsgue.. Rev. I. N. Phelps and Rev. C. B. Fisher.

: ■

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

The Can May Hmla!

from its readers on say subject, whether not they coincide with the views of the ■per. The only conditions attached then to are aa follows: The name of the writer be given (to be published or not, at his

cc f 1

On next Thursday the Republican Slate Convention will meet, ex pi for the lues of the President, de nounce those agencies which led ilnatlun, bark on the record of the rty In control of the State In the last ix years, nominate Franklin Murphy unanimously and adjourn. After Srst Informal balloL which will let In BUlngUtic pronooncemeuta Tor favorite ma, every one of the twenty-one coun-

Ajt BxrUtNATtOW.

* r ‘ Editor of the Care May Herald:

■” In yoor edition Saturday, September

4th, I have been placed in a very nnravia lie position, therefore I would kindly have ’on right me in this matter before the pul Ic. The true facts in this unpleasant ma ter are aa follows: Charles Smith has been employed by me for the past fourteen years n this city, aad he worked for me last fall in Philadelphia. After my work was done, *e left, and about four days after, 1 received letter from one of the large depot re* in Philadelphia asking if I woul< nnmrod Charles Smith, as he had beei iceking employment of them, and that he referred to me as to hit character. I re jlied and recommended him to them rood man. I did not meet Smith nntil that

Because ex-Senator Lemuel E. Miller bae been successful in securing for Cap< May the ferry line across the mouth ol the Delaware Bay the past two Summer usaaona, and because be bad the “audacity'* to run for State Senator last Au mn. aa the representative of bis party, the Democrats, he has bad to take much

|ob he was after in Philadelphia last fall, tret to my surprise he - replied in a surly er, and scc*»ed me of speaking in bad of him and his family; he became

cry loud and abusive in his 1 i v.: v 2. 1

to quiet him, bet ft was of no

told him that as it was Sunday, and he did

not seem to respect the day, I would discuss the subject with him. I tl | turned about to leave him and hag not taken

more than one step, when be struck me a

my head, and

time pushed and fell

Ht- wardly-blos on the back of a

in 1 “

.1

head,

»Mr.j

took Smith by the

im away. I then asked Mr. Reeve* if what transpired , be said,' yes, he flaw

and I was not to blame.

. I have always been .a friend to and treated him kindly, as all men can testify: and, I believe L ay twenty-three yean aa a cititen and bosiman in Cape May City, aad my dealwith the people, is sufficient proof as ty character; therefore, I do not wisl t classed and published jn the local p« as a bully and disturber of the peace.

Rcapcctfully, A. C GILS-

To Baaioeaa Agnla,

Now that we turn oar whole

is well to bear in mind that Charles A.

t, is the agent

land

i.>>5-07 1

■ city for Acorn Stoves

prise of $too is offered each year by the

of Acorn store* for the best three

loaves of bread baked on these not try for the Acorn prise?

*t- <1 oka's P. E. Chvrck. at John's r. K. Chnrch, coraer 'Waal m and Franklin street*. Sunday ■

Love, the Avenger," is the title at

the at

serial story by G M Bofaioa, »t of which appears no Uw I this taasm of Uw Hxrald.

rspatatioo of this

CURRENT COMMENT]

MATTERS OF GEIERAL AID LOCAL

INTEREST DISCUSSED.

An Impartial Review of the Coming State Election.—The Conititu-

tional Amendmenta.

their favorite. In all probability the dates of both the Republicans and Demo crate will be considered, if not fixed, at

101 court next week.

presided over by Congressman Jobi L Gardner. In Cape May county

There U a mistaken idea among many so that the government of a town ought provide for the success of any busliM

No clt

twenty five have been bound over by 1 sctlons of Hon. Eugene C. Cole, <

private business baa a right to helped along. When a private individm inaugurates an enterprise, be ought to bt resaonsbly sure that It will pay Its own wsy. When be find* it does not be bai right to ask the town government

he up bis losses.

cellor Alfred Reed, who used to alt in (Jape May county aa a Supreme Coni

ustioe.

will band np Its delegation for Mr.

Murphy.

who ought to have beet) glad that ■ueb an enterprise bad been carried out. has broughtmany thonaanda of dollan Cape May the past two years. What be does in a political way, the buslnesa world careth little, but what be does tc the tow n, and ‘ci bis effort* to redo all the money at Cape May be can, tould be commended, not because be dabbles in politics. He has right to do *0. There are ton many selfppoluicd guardians of the public lateroat who tty to Interfere with poblio private sflalrs of others. Sooner or there characters come to grief.

1 r Geo.

pulled pl«<*

At the election which takes place li November the citizens will vote Mverml constitutional amendment*. One Ives the governor, chancellor and attor. general, or any two of tnem, powei

to grant pai

ol impeachment. Another amendment provides that the Court of Errors Appeals shall be composed of a C Justice and four Associate Justice* iu

of the she lay judges, which a appointed. Another emend tan

provides at the election three year* fro the com tug one that, the members of the

of Assembly shall be elected two year terms and that the

■ Legislature shall he held biennially, on the even number years, 1904. IKK), Me. Bute Benafsts are to be elected for uaofsfour years Instead of threes 1. The senator elected from Caf May eon my In the yeer 1008 will drs’

for e term of either one or three Pbeii ou the even years toe tea Tier

half of the Bute senate wUI he el<

for the new periods. Another

) gov four

provides tost the governor <

years l

1004 shall

j{ three years

The coming municipal electloo Is but six week* off, sod there ought to e plane formulated by tboas who

Waul the affairs of the city adi ■omioeliy and not I u Uw

or three leaden who want perscoi to office to further their own eo-

rebesfea. Them are to he

the following officers: Hoe. Thomas W. J his first term, a

Joe. w. Tbomp-on; three

u It. Wales and Theodore Mueller; oonstable to snooeed Edwin P. Clark; 1

overseer of poor to succeed Jar

It Is understood that the -Republics! leaden of the county have agreed o| Freeholder Alfred Crease, of Middle

low nab Ip, for the Sheriff nomination. The frieuda of Barclay L. Scbellenger, of this eity, aiealao aaylng kind things of

Tbr friends of Barclay L. Bcbellenj

Many Visitors Here to Enjoy the Tran-

quil September Dsy« by the Se*. Off .Tings of Surf a id Strand.

1 it) idioulii

jvlde for anything exceut Its legltlmat xDense* of running Its own aflali

The Democqyje Bute Convention will ) held at Trenton on Tuesday, Octobei L It la generally believed that Mayor lames M. Seymour, of Newark, will I the nominee. South Jersey baa several Bandldstea In Judge Howard Carrow, of

Mr. and Mrs. George P. Bland, of West Philadelphia, have closed their col-

lage at South Cape May.

Great quantities of mullett have ught In the Cape Island soundi al-

ready. Ex-CounoUman Enoch W. Hand

on Tuesday caught a large haul. David Gibbs, who was caught robblni

U- the laundry of Wsh Lee, was on Tm

lay sent to the State Reform school at

lameaburg, N. J.

Jourdan M. Thompson, of Pblladel

phla, la a guest at the Washington atreet

of bis brother. Recorder Jno. W Thompson. He Is enjoying the

while here.

Philip U. Grace, chief clerk to General

Camden, ex-Congreaaman Thomas M "erreli, of this district, and Vice Chau-

Lawyer Matthew Jefferson, who recently purchsred the Sea Isle Times, Is makng a spicy Democratic sheet out of h, and trying to urge the young Democrat of the county to get together and not b. some aide sbowa of the antagauitflic Republican leaders. Matt- is a good fellow ■ud gives some wholesome advise to hii

party.

Subscribe Now.

Before going borne you should call at 1 be Herald office and subscribe for th« Herald, thus keeping in touch with the

4oings at your favorite summer

during the winter. Every property Cape May should read the Herald.

it Is one dollar for tbe year.

Coanctl^MeeUng.

vacation

hi Cape May.

Messrs. York Bros, have completed for merchant Juiiua Denlxot a bandaot three-story ootUge at Grant street and

Broadway.

Mr. L. H. Alexander and family 1 ■till at their cottage on Beach avenue. Miss Maud Leu nig, who haa been passing several days in Philadelphia, haa re-

turned to Cape May.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Jr., who lave been spending August and the early

Septeober at Lake Saranac,

now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lewis; it C*pe May. They were rccompauled

by Miss Eleanor Lewi*. •

Rear Admiral Francis M. Ramsay, who ha* been appointed to fill tbe vacancy on ihe Scbley Court of Inquiry crested by ihe retirement of Admiral Henry L. How Ison. Is s brother of Mrs. K. R. HI

Atflie regular September meeting of

City CoDocil a proposition was received from Boyd Garrison to do some electrical work at the beach pavilion No. 8, at Um foot of Windsor avenue, for 825.00, but

ncil did not accept, ordering tbe

ralttee In charge to get bids. At tbe speclal meeting of oonnell Monday a hi 1

waa prerented from Mr. Garrison for th work ordered "by the committee, f< 5. Council passed tbe bill, hi President of Council Townsend refuses ilgn tbe order. Councilman Hem

threatens to go before tbe grand jury

and have those who voted for t

the bill iu.

Mrs. Milton Hand, of West Cape May, isa received her Fall stock of goods, which la composed of all tbe latest ' of wearing apparel. Her stock a, dry goods, shoes, and other artlol replete, and of this Autumn’s pur

They are sold at

1 style* ch , of n.. n.,

Almost everything In these 111 « to be found In her well

led stock. It is no trouble for hertt •how goods. Some rare and special gain* are to be had by calling at

Popnlar Author.

Tbe many friends of Cyrus Towi

irudy, who reside* on Windsor avww, Jape May, and who Is the author of

•Tbs Quiberon Touch," to be

only by tbe .Appletous, will

■ch interested to b*er that In a II

puhiil-bed ! " be very »•

ipiled by the New York State Library, tbe 250 beat books out of 6,000, pub. bed In 1900, tbe woika of this populai ithor lead all others. He is credited

with do leas than four

listoiy, a biography and a jut biography. Mr. Brady published books during 1900, and ‘that four were placed in this exclusive list

Bsrtainly vary striking. Furthermore, Its list of 250 out of 8.000 titles. It will

ftiund that President Roosevelt, An-

drew Lang. Manriee Thompson, Marie'

Crawford aad G. W. Btsevena are ad by two hooka, and all othe, but naa. Inasmuch as Mr

hqskpsa faulted by m

^ EF3

M easy to fling down the gauntlet P

> by calling tkstr attention to Um fear of the six volumes publish

Mr. Brody thqrefor* at the head, hath la member aad—if thh |ht—ta the quality of kk

PERSONAL

INTEREST

BSIP OF THE RESORT II WHICH YOU MATRE MEHTI0NED.

fishing

iger Agent Weeks, of tbciRcading

Railway, la spending hi*

Matters of General and Local Intsteit

Mentioned.

Tbe grape crop in Cape May count) Is

large one.

Tbe cranberry crop In Cape Msy county 1 tbe must successful- In year*. About Tuckaboe river there are great boggs of

them about to he harvested.

Tbe steamer Virginia made her last trip between here and Lewes, Del., on Tuesday. On that dsy It took a large^ tcurelon to Delaware. T Tbe Wildwood Board of Education has swarded tbe contract for tbe erection of new school bouse to B. V. Vanilan,

whose bid 88,011, was tbe lowest.

Tbe white wife of George Green, colored, was sentenced to sixty days In 1 tbe county prison for disorderly conduct

Alderman-Qnldort on Monday.

Because of tbe death of the Preaident > golf contests of a public nature occurred on tbe links of the Cape M»y Golf Jlub from Friday last until yesterday. Tbe steamer Republic, which plies Lx• ween Pbilidelpbia and Cape Maydur. Ing tbe summer season, made ber last

trip for this year on Sunday.

City Council met iu special session on day evening. Tbe Treasurer’s report showed that there was about 820,000 on hand and bills amounting to 810,-

»t Monday

Miss Ramsay, of Cape May.

Mr. George W. Boyd, the SMlsI

ill icady,

rge tn»dc

passenger agent of the Pennsyl Railroad, who resides on Stockton

•venue. Cape May, was In personal chat >f the funeral train of the late President

McKinley from Buffalo to Waabii ■aid on IU return to Canton, O.

Rl Rev. Jamre A. McFauI, Bishop of Trenton, administered the. rsment ol Confirmation to a class of twelve cuiidten last Sunday morning at SL Mary’s Cath-

olic Chnrch. Tbe ceremony took pli mmediaAly after the 9 o'clock mass.

which the Rl Rev. Bishop officiated. Chairman Henry 8. Rutherford, of the muty Board of Chosen Freeholder*, ha* sen elected a member of tbe Board Education, to fill the vacancy caused bv resignation of Pilot Samuel T.

ry Bailey.

H. Walker Hand haa growing In bU back yard of his cottage at tbe comer ol Washington atreet and Madison avenue fig tree, which la bearing fruit of

iplondid variety.

William K. Fisher, of Ocean Ci^y, ■airman of the Prohlbllioo party ef Cape Msy county, baa Issued a call L

>unty convention of that party 1 d in Ogden’s Hall, this elty,

r 30. to thl

be held

o’clock on Monday, September

candidates for

nd Sheriff.

United Sutes Senator Wm. J. Sewell, bo baa been B1 at bis cottage on Wi * jr avenue ainoe his return from Eur hree week* ago, waa taken to bit Careden home on Wednesday morning. Af few days stay there be will go I

eutbern mountain reeort.

, The Rev. G. B. Parker, pastor of leuklntown Baptist Church, at Jeul •wn. Pa., and brother of Rev. Cha Parker, of this city, haa accepted I which be received from tbe Baptist Cbureh at Da retown. N. J. Mr. Park■r’a resignation as pastor of the Jeokl town Chnrch will Uke effect on Octet 1*1. Mr. Parker la a graduate of Colm bian College, at Washington, D. C., ai Croxer Theological Seminary, ol

sjx Upland of H. H

H. Pearson, Jr, one of our regular visitors and launch owners, baa aa a lUUve of a large'New York and Philadelphia arodicate, consolidate all

the street railway lines Iu New Orlraes, thirteen In number. Tbe capitaH*U whom Pearson represent have already «> all the hood* of the Alchafalara Levee dial 1 let, 96,000,000 of the drainage and sewvrage bouds of Us

New Orieoue, aad pqn

the New Orisons Uek-J

« of 88.500.000,

New

fuf the per Water Works.

Cute, reril

wtthgos.1

• of

Standard Fasktea Use* she olsre teylss fer Msaasr WfUr.l

way free by O. L. W. Mnstr. Ufl •

FACTS IN BRIEF.

were ordered paid.

Tbe seventeenth annual reunion of survivor* of tbe 7tb Reg. N. J. Vol. was Newark on Ihursday. Several of tbe Cape May members attended.

Thlrty-alx Cape May men were members •f Co. A, of tbta regiment during tbe

Civil War.

Tbe steam yacht Rapid Ian, which went ashore oh tbe point of Cape Henlopen last week duriug a storm, while bound Irom New York to Cape May, has been bandoned by tbe wreakers. Tbe vessel

lies on an old wreck.

Some trouble was imminent on Monly at tbe opening of the new public ■ebool building, becanne the rooms to be used by the colored department were not and because tbe children were assigned to old quarters. No colored illdren appeared in school at the order

a committee of that race.

Judging from tbe number of arrests for illegal selling of liquor at tbe rarioua resorts at the instance of tbe Law Order League of this Slate, the County Courts, which convene on Tnoisy, wHI find enough business to fully occupy the attention of the authorities

for several day*.

Tbs Wc*t Jersey and Seashore Rail- • Company art taking tbe usual Au. 1 precautions to prereui forest fires loug their route, by cutting dtfvn uu eaeji side of their railroad lor a distance of fifty feet tbe high grass aim uuder-

of brush which usually spring* up between

"the early Spring aud the Autumn. Shortly after noon on Monday two boys nibbed Wah Lee, the Chinese LauuIryman, of a considerable sum of money a watch. The boys were captured

Tneaday and moat of the money and

1 watch a

secured. Tbe boys will be

properly looked after at tbe coming term of Court which assembles next Tues-

Ot day.

fo, Tbe "" S“"l

fall convention of the Cape May, uuty Women's Christian Tempi

Union will be hsld In tbe M. K. Cbureh,

lUreday afternoon and

iveulng, October 10th. A ladies I

1 la city, on Thm

lunch willYm served at tbe Hotel Vietoria on Congress street. Any friend of tbe ■use msy attend this inneh All are

Lited.

Tbe Ocean Cily National Bank, capl Jisad at 850,000, Is being organised, end

are now in the hands of the

Comptroller of the Currency. Tbe uvw .

ai onei

institution will open for buslus Fanuary 1st next with 825,000 paid-up ipltal. Tbe stock la nearly all sub-

iribed.

Alderman Charles F. Qnldort and Chief of Police William Farrow weut Pblladelphffi ou Sunday night to try arrest, if possible, the thieves who ive been committing the petty robberies bout Cape May iu tbe past three weeks. They succeeded In getting a large dry goods box full of rtoleu articles,'which went re to rued to this city for dlstribuu to their ownere. Jape May county will have bat nine legates out of the 828 which will make tbe Republican State CoitveuUuii itch will meet at Trenton oh Thursday it. No call seems to bavs been issued r their choice In Cape May oounly. rend uf the leaders wUI appoint them

rople to do Uw voting on election day. Two prorelaenl society MU of Phil*.

who spend tb«ir hammer* here

ire ef. late here attempting to Um

«<Mreejih» Akina, and

Akins, end

<• Im* fiotetday afternoon they went jnsl * trifle tee far, and a* a mweeq—te

lie papal I eunta m A vy had aa a

w at three d>dl»r» r