CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. I. NO. 37.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1901.

Subscription 1 —$1.00 per Yeai

IN CITY POLITICS P&IKA.R1E8 OP THREE PARTIES HELD. Men Who Will Come Before the People for Their Suffrage—Many Good Men Named. .

The Republican city primariee held in the Auditorium Building ou 1 dav evening, and were largely alter

Lawyer Lewia T. St*vena waa made the chairman of the meeting, and Gilbert C.

ighea acted aa aecretary, while Coroner

etary,

Stratton Ware waa judge of election

md Lai

Millet, 160;

Hugl J. St

and Elwond Rowland and Lafayette Miller were teller*. Two hundred neventy-eigbt vote* were polled, which waa an exceedingly large number. The reault of the ballot* wa* a* fellow*, tboae marked (f) being declared the uontii of the gathering: Mayor — fTlioma* Joseph H. Hanen. 114. Recorder—(William Porter. 128; H. Freeman Douglaaa, 121; John W^Tbouip-

son, 14.

Council—(J«me« J. Doak, 248; (R. James Crsamrll, 182; (T. Maakell Sharp. 129; F. W. Wolff. 122; John Akin*. 117 A»ae*eor — (J.-epb B. Hugbea, 229; Chariea T. Campbell. 45. Collector—(Frank S. Sheppard, 156; J. Henry Edmond*. 110.

Treaaure

We»tey It. Wale*. 38.

Cboaeu Freeholder—(Joaeph 185; Henry S. Rutherford. 107. CommUaiouer* of Appeal..—(William

roiah B. Scbellen-

I; (Jeremiah

Towtueod, 146;

ger, 148; (William T. Stevcua, 148; T'bomaa R. Wal«^ 124; Lafayette M. Hall, 124; Francis h.. Bake, Coaatable—(Henry C. Bobra, 127; Ed-

win P. Clark, 109

Overseer of Poor—(Jamea Craudol, 180; Horace William*. 79. The Deanocralio primary convention occurud on Thuraday eveuitag in Brook*, Hall, ami it waa. likewUe, largely at Uaa*. F. Baud |.a nifcd, i

-fL. E. Miller. 107: (Joseph P. Henry, 71; (A. G. Bennett, 69; Enoch

Frank Caasidy acted aa aecretary, while Alderman Charlm F. Quidort was judge • and S. Walter Bennett and Chariea H. Oliver were tellers. The following candidates were voted for, those marked (J) being the nomiuMayor—(Thomaa W. Millet, 111. Recorder—{John W. Thompson, 90; William Porter, 80. Council— Henry, 7 . Hand. 9 Aaeeaaur—(Charles T. Campbell, 56; M. 8. Smith, 56. Campbell and Smith tossed for the nomination, and Campbell won. Collector—JPrantf 8. Sheppard, 118. Treasurer—fl. H. Smith, 112. Freeholder—(A. L. Haioea, 108. Constable—fHeury Sigfried, 64; Henry C Bohm, 48. ('ommi**iouer» of Appeal—(Thomas R Wales, 104; (James Learning, 104; (Theodore Mueller, 101. Overseer of the Poor—(James Thom*

The Prohibitionl*ts of Cape May last Saturday night nominated the following city ticket: Mayor—Dr. Edward H. Phillips. Recorder—The Rev. Edgar P. Btlte*. Counci I men—Charles York, Albert G. Bennett, Charles B. 8i aider. Assessor—Micajab S- Smith. . Collector—The Rev. Frank 8. 8bep-

pard.

Treasnrer—George Ogden. Commissioners of Appeal—Daniel Focer, Richard T. Hand. Constable—Grant Yanaman. Overseer of Poor—J. Warren Hughes. County Board of Agrlcnltwre. The eighth annual meeting of the Cape May County Board of Agriculture was held at Cape May Court Honie on Friday of last week, and these officer* were elected: President, Dr. B. H. Phillips, Cape May; Vice President, A. B. Waiter*, Cold Tpring; Secretary, J. W. Pinctu, Woodbine; Treasurer, Volaey Van Gilder, Ocean View; Directors, Harry Learning and Howard Hoffman, Cold Spring; Francis Harri*, Rio Grande; Winnifield Coons, Goshen; F. and J. D. Ludlam, South Deiraia; Hollis B. Mickle, Petersburg; A. Stratton, Beesley'a Foist; John Speck, HI dredge; delegate* to the Horticultural Society meeting, Howard Hoffman and Fred Schmid; to the State Board of Agriculture, V. Van Gilder and J. W. Pinctu. Church «f the Adrewt. At the Bpiicopsl Church of the Advent, Lafayette street, beginning Sunday, October 13, and until farther notice, services will be held as follows: Sunday—Morning

prayer, 10.30 o’clock; Sunday School.

. o'clock; evening prayer, 8 dtya—Evening prayer. 8 o'<

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OUR MAYORALTY CANDIDATES

r 8, 1852. of Engl educated in the publicacboola of that city, and upon graduation entered the

Brief Sketches of the Men Who Heed the City Ticket* Thi» Fall. Thomas William Millet, who baa been nominated by the Republican* and endorsed by the Democrats for Msyor of Cape May, waa born lu Philadelphia October 8, 1852. of Engllab parentage. He tbs| ipon aploe mill* of hla father. After some service with bis father be entered the office of the Knickerbocker lee Company, and gradually worked bla way up, and haa ever since been an entrusted plovee and manager for that corporation. In tbe autumn of 1881 he came to Cape May aa local superintendent, and bsa continued ever since a* the head of Cape May branch. Since coming to this

THOMAS WILLIAM MILLET.

resort be baa idenllfled blniaelf with tbe public intereata of the city, and is a member of our leading secret aocle'ie*. He haa for year* been a director of the Cape May Saving Fnpd and Building

He haa alt

r of the

always been a faithful

Aforcigblmi j

us has bum CttapmtOB

Sunday. For arveral years be wsa s, member of tbe Board of Education, and ■ed aome time a* District Clerk. On March 14, 1898, be was chosen Mayor of tbe city over that formidable rival, J. Henry Edmunds, in a hotly contorted battle. Because of hi* good record aa tbe executive officer of the city be baa been again made the standard bearer of

bis party and others.

The Prohibition nominee la Dr.

aid Hicks Phillips, who

Nesbamiuy Fall*, Bocks Coni

ania. on April 7, 1882

liah ancestry, who were of the Society of Friends. When Dr. Phillips was a mere lad hi* father removed to Illinois,

Ed-

1 born at

mnty, Petm-

He is of

were of tbe Socl

illllps

I’to II

where he wa# a farmer. Dr. Phillips' preparatory education waa obtained in rublic acboola near Philadelphia, and :be Englltb Seminary, Elgin. III. He graduated from the New York Medical College in 1858, and ten years later from

.1 College In Phils.

MC

delpbis- Shortly alter be located lu Cape

he

pby*!i fied w

tbe Hahnemann Mrdi

aril

May. where he ha* been a sucoessfl

Tbe doctor haa been identl

with the temperance movement since he wa* sixteen year* of age. having at

that time joined the Son# of T

He haa been a standard bearer of bl* party on several occasions, and generally command* more than hi* party vote. H» is s member of tbe Swedenborgian

Church. He baa of late been itlce by bis son, Dr. Wal

rtlally In praol rH. Phillip*.

Ocean City Candidates. At a citizens' caucus, held last Friday

evening, the folk

made, to be voted on November 1; Mayor, the Rev. B. H. Sanderlin; Conncil-

, George O. Adams; Conn Jesae Conver, Abel D. S

Second ward, John Marta; Assessor, Second ward, Spencer C. Goff Board of Education,

Dr. B. T. Abbott, two years; W. E, Lake ( the Peace, P. Canfield, G. P. Moore and

i years; G. B. Parker," t

s year; Justice

W. A. Massey; Constable, Chaa, Caswell. the Republican caucus the following nominations were made: Mayor, Joseph G.

At a Democratic caucus, held Wednesday evening, the following no

Mayor, H. N. Stantc

ward. Mark Lake, H. Reuben Lndlam; Constable, John Johnson; Councilman—Second ward,

Thomas Thorn;

J Jm - S

jr, B. B. English; P. Moore, W. 8

W. Smith; Comuris-

plato. Tbe length about 105 font and tbe

wli.g about 12 fuel. 1 joining from rail to rail about

SAMUEL E. EWING, Democratic Candidate for Sheriff.

DEMOCRATIC

CONVENTION

met at Pape M*r Court House last Bator, day afternoon and nominated a ticket, on hlch are splendid men. The convention a* presided over by Charles A. Norton, of Holly Bearb. and tbe aecretary was B. Howard Thom, of Ocean City. The 000vent Inn nominated ibe following ticket. Assembly — Caries T. Williams, of jiper Township. Sheriff—Samuel E. Ewing, of West C*|iu May. Coroner—Dr. William G. Hand, of Middle Towiwblp.The following platform was then a lopted: We. Democrat* of Cape May County, in convention assembled, endorse the platform of the party as adopted at the State Convention. held at Trenton on Oct- 1st, 1901. and hereby pledge our support to Candidate James M. Seymour, who wa* then and there nominated for Governor of New Jev-

aey.

We insist that the integrity of onr courts be kept shore suspicion, and that men nominated for its offices shall not be the

tools of any clique or faction.

"We deplore the proBigate expenditure of loney in our county, which at the present time is burdening onr people with a weight

of taxation hitherto unknown, the i

of ordinary county expenditure* under boas rule having been from $19,800 in the year 1899 to $36,000 in the present year, 1901, beside a debt of $80,000 incurred by the

which act* 1

Re-

on

every property in Cape May Connty; ** we farther denounce the principle of lyment of political debts bv the award of

publican ring, w

- property

irther denounce the principle

par®

profitable contract*. We denounce the foreign infiuencc which at thi* time i* dictating the internal affairs of onr county by nnduly influencing elections and controlling onr appointments On these declarations of principles candidate* are nominated, and we go before the people of Cape May County and ask

their sufltage.

The candidate* addreeaed tbe oonveo lion. Mr. Ewing's speech waa uotable for tbe fact that he charged tbe County Board of Freeholder*, or the majority, with being lu league on various coutiact* for county roads and bridges, pud award Ing them to members of tbe '‘combine,” which he charged existed. He declared that be bad opposed these Illegal ex pendltures, and that his opponent Alfred Crease, had voted for tbe contract*. Mr. William*, the candidate for Aatmbly, is a native of Tockabne. He hsa ir some time been In business In Tran: ling In tbe oootity.

Methodist Episcopal Church at Gi Creek on Tuesday of next week. These will lie murwiog, aftecamon awl — I g City Solicitor Jamea M. E. Hildreth on Monday, according to advertisement, sold a number of properties for dehuItienciee in taxes for toe year* 1899 and 900. There is said to be about 820,000 due tbe oily on . properties which have

now been liened.

After two yean of clone season deer may be killed In New Jersey now—if any can be found. They are reported as plentiful, bof ever. Already tbe old deer hunters who have trod tbe woods and swamps of northern Cape May County for years are making preparations to ■tart bu the hunt. Many went after

them yesterday.

Tbe farmers of Dennis Township port tbe must prosperousaeaaon they have

ever experienced.

Black docks are coming Into tbe bays and sounds of Cape May

siderable numbers.

Tbe persimmon and tea berry crop* in Cape May County are tbe largest In many years, and the children are jubilant in

ton, bnt Is again reaWI _

Champion; Councilman-at-large, George O. o* pl »| u Ewing, who is one of tbe beat

>— a- ■* - — -** o' - Graham, the latter winning out over J. C. Steelman by seven votes; Assessor—Sec ward, Elmer B. English; Board of Edi lion, B. T. Abbott, P. J. Smith, H. A. W.

Smltl

„ Murdoch,

1, C. Adam*; Board of Hdncttion, If. ' Abbott, K. H. Thorn and F. J. Smith. 1 young

| known [

comity/was born In Cold Spring in 1845. He atiended the district school until he wss about sixteen years of dge, when be weut to work ou bis father’s farm. After two years ha weut to sea, raising from a position before the mast to master and captain of tbe ahlpa In which bs last sailed. Since 1881 be has been lu tbe oontractlng buslueaa In this comity. Mr. Ewing has been Mayor ’of West Cape May, and a member of Ibe Hoard of. Cbnaca.Freeholders for a full term,

tbe leaders of bl* petty,

md iaa wqll known dentist of

Cape May Court Houae and an upright

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General and Local Interest

Mentioned.

Fresh milk daily at Mecray's Market.

’ milk where you W. Mecray & Bl

The thirty-sixth annual convention of

Sunday

by not buy milk where yon get your

Tie*, of J.

th annual coi

lay County Sunday School will be held hi tbe Betber

ha* changed' bands John J. Nagle, New York Cit

Tbe Colonnade Hotel at Sea Isle City e. of City, is tbe new owner. William Caruibers caught 1100 mullets lu bIS net near the .West Jersey and Seashore Railroad bridge at Corson’s Intel on Monday. Rev. A. II. Sera bower, who haa been pastor of tbe Baptist Cburub at Wildwood for nearly a year past, baa resigned, to accept tbe pastorale of Cedarvllte, Cumberland County. A movement ia on foot at Sea late City arauug tbe reaidenta and the 'Philadelphians who summer there to erect a Protestant Episcopal Church. Exeklel H. Graham, who managed the Gutted State* and Capitol last summer, was adjudicated a bankrupt In tbe U. 8. Court at.Trenton nu Monday, and tbe case referred to Referee in Bankruptcy Lewis T. Stevens lu this eity. At Ocean City, on Tuesday, Phillip Veuuem, a painur, fell bead foremost from a scaffold, only seven feet blgb, and wa* inatantiy killed, by striking hie fane ou a cement p*i Charles H. Loper, of Green Creek, hs* lost uearly $100 worth of bogs from dla*

Large flocks of winter gulls are mak. pig their appearance on the Cape May

County meadows.

Gray foxes are reported uunsually , plentiful in tbe wood* and swamps ad-

jacent to Tuckahoe.

William K. Young, of Auglssea, ha* ,

growing In bl* yard a fully d

cotton plant In bloom.

Standard Fashion Sheet*, showing the swat styles for summer wear, are given

‘•CAPE MAY” IN SERVICE.

New Ferry Boat for tbe Kalghn's Point Fleet In Commission. Tbe Cape May, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company's new steel ferryboat, said to be the finest single

lu 1

decker lu this country bad lu trial trips

IlolDel., 1 be-

ilghn's Point,

! Citj

from tbe yards of tbe Harlsro and'

IVlliu

tween Philadelphia and Kal

tbe yi

llogswortb Company, Wilmington, Del.,

last week. Bbe is designed to

for the Reai

lading's

Atlantic (

service

and weut into commission ou Thursday. -Tbe general dimensions are: Length between perpendiculars, 156 feet; length all, 169 feet; beam moulded. 80 feet; beam over all, 55 feet 6 Inches. Tbe center bouse, enclosing machinery, 188-16 inch steel plate. Tbe length of tbe cabins are

feet and

iigtb of each

wing about 12 feet. Total length of

181 feet.

CURRENT COMMENT MATTERS 07 GENERAL AND LOCAL INTEREST DISCUSSED. Ac Impartial Review of Matters Under Thonght—The Talk of the Gossips.

T *ry

reforming tbe fee system let

etbl

forming tbe fund-

e Someth!

Before very much more I* said about

rstem le R In G* ■oting ■

atop tbe big drains tbe little ones will take care of tbemaelve*. It Is reported that those who were managing tbe interest* of ex-Mayor Edmunds lu tbe Republican pririlarie* oil Tuesday evening bad promised tbe colored people lu order to get their v te* that they would aee that tbe colored children are pat in t^e new school building.

■natter of fac

V V ■ 4 y

eftort to stop tne net

day. why m icfarious l>ui

PERSONAL INTEREST.

Gossip of tke Resort in Vhkh Ton May

who went to the Klondike three years ago, ■ends word that he it no hla way home, l>u» he fall* to tell of hla luck. Former Sheriff Chariea Kichoia, of Cape May connty. who haa been ill for some week* past, la in a dangerous

ditloo.

Miss Perl* Scull, of Dennlsvllle, hsa been appointed primary teacher In tbe public school at Sea Isle City. I.'Harry Smith has returned from a visit to Oak Lame, Pa. Mrs. Annie Fenner laenjoying tbe week with Philadelphia friends. Mias Bessie Howell left on Monday for New York City where she w ill pass the

winter.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Hughes, have

brlievt-d it,

is they uearly ail v..|.-d ii.r ihr liefc- t | which lost in the primary Tile IIkmald i lielirvrs that the matter of ilieir aiimiftsion to tbe new achunl buildi n-»t» wiih . tbe Board of Education or the hi'her j school au]hi.ritiea. It is xuideiful u> know bow many oureasonalde promiaea are believed about election tlmea; and promises that cannot be fulfilled. It la a known fact that much money ia expected to be brought to Cape May for ribery purpnaes In the coming election, > be used all over tbe county. Now that the grand jury will sit on the Tuesday

ig electio

bring to juatloe that gang of ontlaws as

other lawbreakers.

Citizen* of Cape May, do not let the politician* fool you this time. Remember, If you are a tax payer, that tbe plan ha* been all arranged to aobatltole gas for electricity aa a means o r public lighting, and that tbe same crowd proposes to to consolidate tbe m* ahes of South Cape May and the dafooet borough of Cape May Point with its *26,000 of debt with Cape May City, in order to make big contract* for tbe very men who are bead' and front in tbe movement. To do this the bonded debt must be increased to 8300,000 in order to raise tbe money. Their scheme waa somewhat Interfered with on Tuesday evening when tbe plana of tbe “gang” miscarried partial);

namlnation of J"

been visiting at tbe residence of George McHenry, Bridgetou. Mr. Hugba successful Delaware pilot. This tbelr first visit to Bridgeton, and they were well pleased with tbe place. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Taylor have been In Philadelphia this week. They trill build a handsome home for them, wives on Jackson street ajoioolu that of Mr. and Mrs. I. Learning Sheppard. Mrs. D. G Yanaman and Mias Vansroan have returned from a vialt to Phila-

delphia.

Mr. and Mrs. * Alfred Bonder are at home after a few days passed pleasantly

Id Philadelphia.

Tbe following sign waa displayed cue! F. Eldredge’a office this

Lawyer Bamui

week: *T am away getting married. Will return 00 tbe 28th. Will evening* after then.’' W. 8. Search, who la one of the local sausage and bog product manufacturers, has been In Philadelphia making arrangements for tbe disposal of more of his goods. He has begun operations for the

winter season.

M. F. Bouzano has this wi guest of Dr. Emleu Physick.

Driver Joseph Hess, of Chemical Engine No. 1, and Mias Hattie Craig daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. John D. Craig, were married at tbe residence of tbe

bride*’ parents ou Thursday. Held up Hand's Contract.

Director Henry 8. Rutherford, of tbe Cape May Couutv Freeholders. Tbursdsy held up tbe contract recently awarded to Senator Robert E. Hand lor budding the bridge* on tbe proposed turnpike to FIVe Mile Beach. Tbe Board approved tbe contract aud accompanying bond, aud authorised the director and clerk to cute It. Aa tbe County Bolloltor waa absent, however, tbe director refused sign the document uutll tbe but* had beau approved by tbe Board’s legal adviser. Tbe contract is for 845,788.

iy and 41b avenue, West Cape May.

tarried partially in the ' Mayor Millet and other

There wa* quite a

Influx of tram;

imp*

rendering around Cape May daring the past week, returning to tbe large cities for the winter. In the summer they taka to the country and the woods, doing odd job# and living aa best they can. but when tbe cold weather comes they have to seek shelter in tbe city, most of them spending their time in jail. The Herald reporter met two of those Wandering Willies on tbe beach tbe other day, who held him up fur the price of e drink. When Questioned aa to what led them to become tramps, one of them recited the/" following poem, iu which he told tbeA history of his life: ■ Let me sit down, stranger, s stone’s got i my shoe. Now dontt commence yonr catafo’, 1 ai. done nothing to you. young and handsome; had plenty

Bnt that

of money and clothes,

was befi

el began to tipple, tbe liquor got into my nose. f It was down in the Lehigh Valley me and my people grew, 1 was a blacksmith, stranger; yes, and a

good one too.

Me and my wire and Nellie; Nellie, she was

just sixteen,

And she was the fairest creature the VaHej • had ever seen. Of beaux the had a dozen; bad them fn-n Bnt they were mostly country chaps, a none of them sorted her. Along came a city lad, fair, handsome 1

UlL

im, I wish I had him, strangle against that wall. He waa the boy for Nellie, she didn’t kne

no ill,

er, she tried to atop it, bat yom ikn ayonnggal'awilL Well, it is the same old atory, common enough you’ll say, as a soft-tongued devil and got her to run away. More than a month after we h * *—-** *

poor young thing, He had gone and left her without a wedding- J Back to her home we broi«ht her, back to . ] her mother's aide, Filled with a raging fever, she fell at my 1

feet and died.

Frantic with gjief and sorrow, her mother began to aink, 1 And died in less than a fortnight, that’* , when I took to drink. Bat give me a dime, stranger, and m be on

IT1 tramp tin I find that scoundrel, if it

takes to the Judgment Day.

It I* unnecessary t.. say ilwi h* got the atoreaatd ten cun* for tbe drink.