CAPE MAY HERALD.

"inly fought »!l over in SaiuUrl E. Ewliii;,

K'Ullbll Capt>ii

expi>etrd e»^r ,»ince

VOL. 1. NO. 39. f BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS CAPE MAY COUNTY GIVES A'QOOD REPUBLICAN MAJORIp. Oa tie Vote for Sheriff It Rebukes Gran.tiug Contract* :o Politiot: Fa* roriti* BiowttRiug in Power.

Now that election i< all over, The \ otr» couuto) op anJ no tniaUkr. Tbc uinuinc candidate* air in clover. Whife tbe other* arc joumejiug up Salt

Lake

And the Star for Cre««a »a» acbewinr While the vote* were counted out for Tue*.uy wa* election day In Cape- May County, and there »aa the u*ual Vole polled. Ill Cape May City the vote wa* the hccv eat in the hictor*' of 1 he place.

bei |« oiivsbsoiiMianiv

etrange part ol the voting Wa* the lad — - that only .ASH vote* or mure were pol!.*l (■'""tract to Senator Maud for >he Holly uo t«.5 o'chwit in the alierinKin. and Ihai ! itvMeh bridge*, which he op|w«*l. was after that time the vote ahog^l have ; elecled. He. however, got a tiille larger arvelloa to the nunilivr it reached. It u I majority than was looked for by bin alleged Uiat during that pcri-al noire j frii-i"l«. It will W retuejobereil that Sen* than ninety 01 the tlnaUng vole wa* ea.t. .-dor Hand wa* charger! with aetting up which came out of the hallot box lii*t in I 'htt nomiuatioii ol Mr. Crewic. and that the evening with varliHl. uaiina on the! he wa« the candidate of the alleged | ticketa lor Mayor. On the baih.u j organizalion iiow ii^l'OWer in the county alleged to have been accured Under di I Tin- JK-opli themaelvra Mt-med to want a ruction of "tbe loiaa'' afen; the name* <.| , chance to re'cci-their own candidate, and . tbe Kepublicau county candidate*, but, j t* M, k Turiday aw the daj(iocX|ire** thrui. 1 with the Iullow'llig city .‘tlt.er* thereon: | *<!»>* in no iine<'rtain manner Tile 11 - Recorder, John IV. Thompaon; t iKincll. I (•nlilican* rin- e-oniv who nbj.ct f., JauieaJ. Doak. T. M. Sharp and Juaepli j rule, a* tiny tetni .it. voted 1. r P. Henry. rin»- wtio are alieged tobav. I Governor. Aaaeinblymaii and for*

voted i hece marked or idem ti.-d tlckei* | w|thoui :

n dot- deaire for the

if tin j *

CAIM-; MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, NOVLMHKK «;. i9«»i.

c count V. I

haa b« n alltl Dclll let 1 inje of- the; ^oroticr and S

The followiAg.talile shoyvs tin- jiluraliUcs l»y jin-duti's of the Re]! ra tic'candidates for Governor, Mentlier of Assembly.

L-riff.

i ?

A rmhlv Cotmirr

?T

paeciNcrs.

•I

safe* ■ CajK- May City Ucnnia ToW'n*bip. i*t Oycan Clty, i*t Ocean City, id Sea lair City • .sy&’S:, Total Vote Plurality

ii I-

r, ^ r; ■; «

IJa .05 III joy 231 17* in.i m io> l it

7 i I>5 (/. il 47 IV* 44 Oo

in m* los mi n,1 1*11 mi -»i im i'»5 I'-r) •«* I<.S III loi In. i^ - ^ If}

75 *51 57 >43 57 >“> 4* 146 41 >t; >13 53 S3 41 47 47' S* AS 107 t" 14? V) JS 47

FACTS IN BRIEF.

Matters of General and Local Interest

Mentioned. Cheer up. Next tunc.

IC* all over now. Well! Well! Well! That cartimu did it. IS.M* Haml'x miller left. Kir»l ice wa* un Thursday. Ten dullai* wa* the prine given. Who will pay for ill* banijuet now 7 H-> Wauled—See ]{ •gall** window. Kre*h milk daily at M«fray** M rket. Had ! Hail ! Hail! The gang wa* *;

Subscription—$I.no p.-r Year.

CURRENT COMMENT

51 ,ln> 5? 10. «! I* 14 I 14 I

: 7V ! 4< i 1

3*o 17"

V/|4ber., f«| Wby

I grtiorfiea, of

II - j To the eaiirlidataw that S»t left at *1 i (MtlU—"Go 'Way Bark and Sit Down.”

Samuel Ewing *ay* "that he

4 buy-milk where yon get your

of J. W. Mecray i Bin.

*lj Cap! a '•did n.K

of tlic church uu Thuimlay evening, No-

,6 4;

Were said In have l*e*ii pruiuiaed ten

r.v

.r*!

of ■ heir j

■ he partv : bui J

|ars mu* uu Wedueaday luirmiug if tin S'* h '" R value to the Sla-r.rt. tla-y

•Iglitly Voted for Ewing, and altho

ticket* cannr out. I: w a* uiieivaliug on. 1

a* W ho Were Ml* |

rvi-1

11.-1 >

Weilneoday t« w-iicli tin we who were’au* j iier.ulean work wa* dai.e for (V.**<- by i pccUd of voting the»e ncket* 1 railing J the county leader*, ihe quiet v.. e up—1 ' »n I .411, in one* and-two*, of the offic. | effoUa A cartoon *po ad ov.-r j of a certain man. whoae name lor |,i. | < he county-did much to make the voter*! f miflyV Sake we will not incufluii. Tie i ■‘"‘•b* the mater ol g'ntiilii.i new Council elertrd Maud. ‘ it w Raid. I f* v "rite c.iiir*.-tor* who i ■even agaiuai ga*. AH the ..|B.-er» elected ^ l " ww,t hlHd.-r*. Th.-cart.*.11 i» descrili. on Tunaday will ap*utne their duties at | *’* '"^"i- - tin- pe-.tu c of a H.uil-iiiill, |

noon ini Janua

t .the j rib.-.! I

inuary 1, 19U2.

«.j^itxi;c

mayorA-homas w MILUJT.

Re elected on Tuesday

The following in tbe nsult of thi' vo'.-

ty ticket. Tin idate* electedC-

Tbe following waa the renull iu dclall in Cape Mav Cl.y. Mayor—{Ttiomaa W. Millet, 4315; Dr.

crank of «Irich »4i* "A

Idle Ktnil.llllg- on l.q. nf'lllej

lala-ll. d ' 11 II. V.N.i

• lie,-*." Mippone.1 to la- liourn g od'oii the | ' ■la.-hine The lliaelilue 1* labeled "Itoai.ia ..f Km-ln.ldei*." ami at one .*iid i* » j 1 lannef wit.. In* wagon backed updumiI log iu lax.s. while at the other end are Hand ami Sweeten; taking away bundl.*’ of contract* Underneath the cartoon I were the word*/"If y..u want tin* mill 1 m.ipped vi-te for Samuel E Ewing fori ■'beitlf If you want it to eotitiiiue vote bw A1 Crease. Bos* Hand'* miller. Mr. Voter, it'* for you to *ay which it ahall I lie. It's up to you..'.' When the return* ! came in the re*ult wa* that the cartoon . had done it* wotk in the towimhip*. A a detailed alatemeiit of tlic counlr Vole will

| lie *ceti ip another column,

i At QiVran t'ity the entire Republican I ticket wa* elected The officer* are; Alayor. J.se^ilkp. t hampiou Couticilnianat'J.arge. George U.' Adam*; ( ouiicll, First W.>rA. Hi'am Sledni’aii and Gcrge lev; Second \fGrd. William S. Grabaui: Board of Eduction, Dr. B. T. Aliliott, Frainbe* J. Smith and H.' A.

Smith:

Bergen, Cutidiel Morri* ami t l.-ea

Recorder—JJ.iiin W. Tbompann. 403; William Porter. l.Vi; Edgar P. Stile*. 27. Council—JJame* J. Doak. 341; 7Lem-tn-1 E. Miller. 331; ‘T. Maakell Sharji, 2d2: R. Jame* t toawell. 239; Jo—ph P. 'Henry, 206; Albert G. Benneit, 140; Charles York. 54; Chariys B. Soudcr, 44. Asseaauir—JCbprlea T. Campbell, 2i>8; J.weph B. Hughua, 171; Mlcajab S.

Smith. 144.

Collector—{Frank S. Sheppard.

i'reaaurer {Isaac H. Smith, 513; Goo. *Democrau. 4. A**enil

Ogden, 48.

, Choaen Freeholder—{Albert L. Haytlea, 264; J'.awph K. Hand, 'AVJ. CuminUaioner* of Appeal—{Jeremiah B. Schellbtigcr. 320; { William.Towiiaeud, 325; {William T. Htcvona, 323; Thomas R. Wales. 2<0; Theodore Mueller, 104; Stite* York, 54: Richard T. .Hand, 53; ■ Daniel Focer, 52. (Vuktfhle —.{Henry Rohm, 261; Henry Siegfried, 241; Grant .Yanaman.

Overaeer of P<w>r—{James Crandol, 252; Jame* TbornUiii, 2iti. J. Warren Hughe*, 49. In. Cspr Msy C’i*yntv for Governor, Franklin Murphy, Republican, of E«*cx County, carried ihe rouutjr against Se - ■tour, Ifemnr^at. by 447 plurality. I^w M_ < rear, ol Ocean City, waa re cW^» to the Aow-iublv by 752 plurality o«< Cy Willtama. <d Tuckah.w. M fresaeled Mr. Murphy 22 vote* iu t» ouumy. George Sayrv.'Jr^i for Coroner^ hji* about ami luajotity leaa than the Anaemblymau. In the (mutant for Shenlf, which wa*

Mr Samuel E Ewing. Whowa*elect< Sheriff of <'*|*- May f unity last Tuesday, Noveml«er5. i» one of the most prominent lidliii-iitial citlxetiH of C'a|io May county, w a* born at the^ld family home .lead in Cold Spring, October 21, 1645, and In tbe coniinoii *choids acquired In* education; but at tiie age of sixteen

..It. F

b; CommiHsioners of ^Appeal, Peter Oir Iwi year*. At the age of eighteen

.iliiig on merchant

Murdoch; Charles E. Adam* ami Jew

Mtirt

dtstb; Juhtice'of the Peace, Reuben Ludlam and <>. P. Moore;' (oiifctable, John N. Johnson and Charles Y. Caswell. Iu New Jfci«.-y, Franklin Murphy, of! Essex County, ha*, been eh-cti-d Governor over Mayor Sym-ur by about 17.0CKI plurality. He will assume tilt'duties of! tbe office for three yeari iu January next. State Senators weieelected iu Atlantic,

ejytjJ'ouutic*, and 1

•mbly ol 1

House of ARM-mbly ol sixty mcnils r*, the first under the new apportionment law, pawd last w inter. Tbe next Legislature. stands: Senate—Republican*, 17;

hly-R

40; Democrats, 14; Rcpuhli

in joint ballot, 45. The following art

Cape May— Cumberland

member* of tbc next

|{.'publican*. :an majority

ballot, followii

latgiklature: ' SENATE.

Atlantic—Edward S. Lee. R Bergen—Edmund W. Wirkdec. R Burlington—Nathan Haynes. K Camden—Herlwri W. John-on. R Robert E Hand. R md—Bloomfield H. Minch. R

- McCai

lomc rts!

Hunterdon—William C

Mercer^

Middlesex—Theorlore Strong. ' Munmimth—Charles Asa Francis, R Morn*—Jacob W Wrl*h. R Ocean—George L Shinn. R Passaic—Wood McKee! R Salem—Richard C Miller R Somerset—Charles A. Reed. R Sussex—Lewi* J Martin. It Union—Joseph Cross. R Watrcn Johnston Cornish, D ASSEMBLY* Atlantic—Thuma-C Elvin-. R

C.hracrster—Solomon H. Slanger, R HndadnT'Kobrft S Hod-peth. I) " Mitrrdon-William C. GebhardL D -rccr-jElijah C Hutchinson R

' " rx—Theo

TJiedadii-a of the Prt»l>yterian Chui will give a pot pie supper in the fesemi

SAMUEL E. EWING, Sheriff-elect of Cape May County.

cd. d' Vuti d Ii’* cn

tin- insuranci

■ measure .1

line**, and i* qufte c.\

tensively ••ngagcil iu the real- estate.busi-m-ss. He was • also- a member of the !«>ard of trade and was director iu the Caps' May Saving Fund Building A' laian Ah-H-iattoli for twelve year*. These mmiy busiues* interest*, *0 varied in no-ter, phiiulv indiente the sniwrior

jatillil;

aside his books and worketl at farming j His judgement is rarely at fault, and. a*

j hr is quick to plain and determine in thu

'Xceutmii of bi* plan*, be lias won proa

••ngagtsl in tbc coasting trade and in ; prnsjs riiy and gained a place among the tiaile wIth tbe W est Indie*. Steadily be i capjliM* of souiiicrn N**w .li-rsey. He

upward, tbl* ddigcliei-

and f«ltlifulns$*«iuning bim promotion until be wa* malTc captain. At different time* he commhndcd tbc William A. Steelman, 'he Florence, tbe Mary S. Ewing, which he built am) owned, and a numltcr H^othcr vessel*. He sailed for oMict 4*-o|de and coutiiiurd his heafariug lile iinti 1881, yffieu lie returned to Ca|>e May county and became engaged in general coulrai-tiug, building sea walls, bridges, moving holme* and doing other contract work. In thi* line he employed a* many a* sixty men. ^ His bus'tjies* interest*, however, are extensive and Varied character. He was the prriprietor of the Sboreham Hotel for two years, tlie largest hotel at Cape May Point, naving accommodations for two hun<lrc<l Ttnd fifty people. Mr. Tawjiig wa* atmi engaged, in merc.liandis1 Sehollliiger’a l.andiug. and ha*

ha* followed a sale, c

VC pulley,

yet is progrehsivc and energetic, and whatever he ha* undertaken he ha* car-

riiil forward to bucec**and eompletion. In tbe public affair* of the counlr he ha* ever laketi a deep sntercst and ha* loyally served his fellow citizen* in a number of important posiHona. ' He ha* been thfee limes tin- Mayor of West Ca|ie. and for two terms ha* la-eu amember of the board of chosen freeholder*. He ba* also served on the board of education and a* collector and treasurer of W<-*t Cape May, and ever exereise* *bl* '■•lli.'tal prep>gativc*_to advance the substantial nji building ami progress of the community. Ho- is a incihber of the 1‘r.sliyicrijti | *^ ll1 * eburch at Cold Spring. Socially lie - !* connected witli Cal*' Island Lodge. No life. F. & A. M . with the Ancient Order I of United Workmen and t he ludcpqudent

Order of Heptasophs.

vein her 14th.

Kxmiii the numls-r of “drpnk*'' the *tri-els last WeduesiUy there *<•«■ I*. .1..v. been "iMniieibing doing"’

4..3 lat. .V ecu.

It ■•quire tin- assistance of a horse, wagon and four men to get one voter to the |sdU last Tuesday, but that vote did

tint accomplish much.

Alfred t -esM-wa* that Mire of l*-lng 1*,,^ elected Sheriff that he had already rented ' fii.!.

MATTERS OF GENERAL AND LOCAL INTEREST DISCUSSED. An Impartial Review of Matters Under Thought-The Taik of

the Gossips.

rounrilman elect Lemuel E. Miller is busdy ar work getnug higiu'r* to (lie pr>o |e«ed 11 tlley lines along Washlngtam, fouth Lafayette streets and eoniiocttlig streets, for the purpose of havinff a routs* Ix-tweeothc I'ennsyivaiiia4tailro<<l s’atn.u tiraut str>**tand Sciiellerigera I-anding, passing Reading jtailw ay de|n,t. Brancia-a are also said to be in contemplation. Mr Milb r is also working on tin- plan to build a new modern lu-tel at Cape May, which cannot In- excelled on tbc Atlantia •■■st. By ducting Mr Miller op Tuesday the | eople paid h-to a <i» J4*!Ved tribut., l*-cause he ■■•-•'d* eucuurageiucnt for tba work dune fur ub.

j hi* hook*

! 22.:

;»t

The Slat*- fi-x-al year closed October 81,

C.oinpiniiler Hai.cuck closed ml > polled to Un- Governor a balance iu the Stite Treasury of

.351.4183 17. a'n Sucreay.- over las: year 434li.4'»l Iff. Tills, the Conipttoiler advises the Governor, is the largest bal-

the close 01 any year in the Stale's

o'V, ai^i the Comptroller »uggea'a

his farm. .l,s|-.s,-d of some of his Mock , h at the Governor w,i| lx- warranted ... ami fails.! .0 g. t n hi* hay. I , r eomnn,d.i,g to the next L-gisfaUrre * T. C Wheaton A Co.'* new window | runhl ., of ^ ceI1 i. of the

g'ass plant at Millville which i* the; Sutc nelmoi UX. laige*t of Pitislmrg. started ojx-ra j

thin*on Monday. The new work* willl Many buyer* of a *,-culs!ive turn of employ men. to300ha..d». i mind In Northern New Jenwy a.leoded

nty 1— 1

cat flo

give «*r

Sh-xi

oliug in Cap.- May Conn

never tx-tier thao at t>n-k.-nt. Great (lock* of plover and sni|x- have come to the marsh.-*. Not iu ten years have these

bird* Ixx-n so pleiitiful as now.

The C |x* M ty* Raod serenaded ;sBpriff—

an a net Ion sale of unclaimed freight mailer, sent Ip care of ihe Adxru* Express Company. In Newark. N. J.. last week• Much Seemed to de|H-nd on the size of ihe article when bid* were asked for. and it finally seeineri to become 1

eleet Sam,-I K Ewing on last Thursday j ru ; r t L e package the mo.e

night, at his tealdencc in West Cape May. . , nollry was hid for It.

Tin y arrived somewhat late. hut. Oever- j Su’rprises were In store, bowever. for Un less, they w. re welcomed and enter-! llli41iv „ f , h< . | , l „ ( . luM . rH A| (1|H , ^ a

< ’*P , a* n ' | young n.an h.d thteiv-fiv* cent* for what

The tww alo-.tr road joat completed in i W 1h . x r „ ut ,; mt< ( M-- May County, at a cost of 845.000, j M ,.„ f va ; Ur Af , ( . r has Ixv-n insjs-cted by -State Road Com- morll l,tx, r .„ UK lmd ,dng ot paper in miss.oner Hn.lj I. Budd. and pto w b ich the box waa enclosed, a amall bar • •unc.-d pertec. It is the first road j ..f soap was tevealerl. Smue ml.mt.H built iu the county with suite aid. | a , rr , h UV or s.-cun d a silver watch with !iilhusiastict Republican rally was• a valuable movement, said to be worth

Auditorium last Saturday ! 840 fur thirty cento One roan bid sixtyipal speaker was jfWe cut* for a large box It "contained

atcr bolt

ex-Assemblyiiian :

RoWit

held ii

cvcnnig. The |

Congressman "Harry C. Loudenslager J thn*-empty soda water bottles.

1 liber s|*-aker

^alterS. Leamiiig. Slate Sena a

Freeholder Alfred Cressc and AtUirueV j >

Lewis T. Steveiik.

u*n<l tx-forc. A package containing

HAND IN HAND. ja half pound of coffee was kutK-ked dow 11

for 1 wen Mr-five cent* to a disgusted

Oontrary to Their Eipectationa the Ua- r - » h.. bid on another package t.»rv-

Luude-lislager J three empty s.xli w Atiothi-rbi.iight in a package fortwenty s which held a revolver, a match box.

t. ’ two spoon*, a knife xiidTork and x park V j »f iplaying capl*. The revolver was new,

j but Uie other articles apjx-ap-d to have

forseen was Brought About.

Robert E. Hand, owner of the Star of the Cape, and-Akron W.‘ Hand, its manager, and tbe former’* bugler, after exhaokling all their ingenuity and going to the end of their many resources, anil , having pulled every avaiDhlh wire, have

ser-back in their -

oup h!

Iiimself. He had better luck tbe

be got I boy b r ten c<

ing pulled every i received at leant out

electric belt*. A hoy bonght a package of catalogue* for tryi cents and went away disgusted. Another got a fancy nlcklcplated bicycle coaster brake for thirty,

five ceiits.

jKilitical engineering, ami have Ik-oii to swallow their done, bitter as it ,v

of Ct

their uaile

Caj* May I balls, which

by A*

yricdg 'hx} 11

PERSONAL INTEREST. tloti we are coutulciit there will lie no

Gossip of the Refort in Whijh You May abalen.eut of lack »f energy on his part

Cotftlrilmnii cl. ci Thomas Mask. I Sharp had a StrAi.g backing, e*|xtei«llv among

“• — T " — th,. youngiiiieii. He has reslilixl in Cap,■1 apiM.iuted F.iatmXnter ^May <»r sdvcu year*, and Wa* born Iu and ban -received bis Port Klixatx lli, w her.1 lm p*—lv,-tl his early

r—T J 1 ;, ‘ZT “H^'^STKa^IrlS’fti

Koprcnc Ao hcrof tlic Hrptaw.ph* and m.kc an acrivc councilman

the defeat of Cresae and ackuo Hon. Samuel E. Ew ing, Sherifl'-ei Gmnty. The Ham) made

made by Bob and

th’own by Aaron, were intended to break down bis cbaracter and shatter hi* election. Having failed t«> hit the mark, and Instead rvboubded, smiling the ones who had so carcf.illy planned aimthcr* dowi fall, and serve,! only to futtber the cause

of Mr. Ewing'* election.

To say tbc least, the remarks contained in the Star were unbecoming to men and newspapers alike. However smart these worthies may be. they still have Bonn

to learn—"Not to tiirow stone

w hile W ing in glass bons -s." And ti proll/my thi* rebuke, wc hope that the

next throe years will be

smooth down their feather* praicnt so ninety ruffied;

extent h-saeu the cause f«ir weeping,

wallhig and guasbltig of teeth.

fie Mt ntioncc.

Jesse tv. English, mini t* Asfx-**or of

Wrm.u tli. has txvu i

of that 1".rough

ake an active « "Un.'lliuaii.

Mr. Dusk's fourt.i-a year* If. council

Sc'ijilor Iicnim-1 E Miller who was , testify to Hi* irgard with which' ho Is ,1 to council on Tuesday la Hn-! heir* ‘ M *”'“■-

has alo-iuly tesliftr Ins many llirlviui general i»du*Mv

- Miller wonM. if pn.|*-rly hack'

Continued an 8th page. »th column. k plt»h WJUteUifng alp. g I no hue

I on Tuesday ia the j held by Caj* May’* clfizeus without ic right plan-, a* many frrriug pf Ihe fan that In- ha* rre.-ijrrd il to Jmlgiug from ib<-ludoisenieut of Ix.lh partH-s at time*.

and the ]|ia |x>lllkia) refold i* »h well and favol

tp. M' ably known that it ia hardly n acn.in- : review tt. He rdcatvctl the h'

luitlm on fuiualay.

ample tiine Jo * which an ai

Church of the Advent.

At the Episcopal Church of the Advent. Lafayette street, beginning Sunday. Octo. ber 15. and until further notice, service* will be held aa follows: Sunday—Morning prayer. 1050 o'clock. Sunday ^chool. o'clock; evening prayer. 8 o'clock. Thur*

days—Evening prayer. 8 o'clock.

Contractor's Sodden Death. Tbc police of Camden were calhiftpon last Wrdmmiay to investigate the sudden death of C*>utraetorB F Sweden. The cauae nf his d.ath waa heart dl«ea*c.

heart d

,ry to Uu warn w.-lt Vn-"" '' *'»tx- May Couuly.

For (ilk Uk-nr, tkXU lb, UlHUtD.

Unknown la Burled. The body of the unknown man who was found near Delinisvllle Isst week with hut llu««l cut has tm-n idcutified in • a very un*atisla«tory tnauney. It w** known that he wa* rmploy.d for two year* on an oyster boat at Port Norris, where be waa known a* “Bobbie." A card found in h.» pocket read ' S. Lob,-.” The body haa U« u imr.ed in Union Cemetery, at South Denuia. It was that of a man five feet six and one-balf Inch, a tall. Weighing 135 pounds, with black light mustache aud in ally dressed. Boy Wauled—buc llogati’s wludow.