JAPE MAY HERALD.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

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FACTS IN BRIEF. MfttUn of 0«n«ral and Local Intcmt Msatic&ea. A Urge canning factory will protasblj bs bailt before next eeuon st Wood’ The 8U»er Leaf Band gave a grand chicken potple supper on last Thursday 'entag. Hundreds of bushWa of coni are being brought into Cape May County, by boat, from Delaware. City Council met on Tuesday erenlng, but as there ass not a quorum present, no business a ss done. The Woodbine Agricultural School has the finest equipped poultry raising establishment in Cspe M»v County. A number of DentilsTUIe resident* bare joe extensively Intii pioeon raining, and v making a big success of ibe business. Farmers throughout Cape May County report their live stock in unusually good health. Hugs especially are la fine dltioo. The farmers of Cspe May County have shown a liberal spirit towards sportsmen this fall by leaving tbeir grounds open to

The T. P. 8. C. E. of the Baptist 'burch will give a social in the Hotel olumbla-on Saturday evening. Drcem-

er 14tb.

Mayor Millet and other city officers •re sworn In on Wednesday, to contnly th the charter of beiug sworn In thirty s after election. aptaln Thomas Dawson, Henry Pauind John Panders have purchased a e farm at Dias Creek, which has . divided into three separate farms, ty Council met in special enisiou on ■■eaday evening and renewed a note 121 000 lu the N.J. Trust A Satei ill Co., and also ordered some bills 1 id reds oftona of salt hay are. being Kted from tbe Cape May County owa. There is a ready sale for k g potterv and glass uiaiiufaclurers. e May Connty's sweet pots toe crop nnsually Urge one this year, Imt

Thlevlbg, Ui use a b^r 1 but proper term, will fittingly apply to those wbo made tbeir Thanksgiving dinner ulf of their nelghhor's ehlckeua,%nd this, according to the iiumernascomplalnta, la what some

u widen lifted distinquisbed clUtns did. UtoeluUua] Hattie Etdredge. And » bile there U imi pneitlve clew as to jubel, Doratbea and Anna,

who these blgh-llvlng, IhauLeglying. law- ~ ibiding cltliens arr, k is absolutely •certain that there Imi least one aurh In the F urth Ward. One, wbo we doubt if they ever knew the real meaning and

than sell them.for •! 25 a bushel, .n-slve nr Thanksgiving Day, and If they ners are bolding them for beet* • did. hsvr. sh far forgotten, and have

* idllen to such a low ilegree that they Bed

•re bad peculiar experiences this h tbeir cum crop, as they were ped for bamU. but tbe lack of icd them, although tbe rain re been a welcome visitor. »>nd annual reunion of - tin.' attallun, Twetity-flitli Hcgi•ocisiluu, vrllL.be held at G. A. Xw. 85. booth New York *.y, X. J.. oo Friday. Deoem- , at 10.80 o’clock A. M. si of Mrs. Esther Clio rob, Joseph Church, who died teurred on Monday aftemootr st M. E. Church, of which : a member. Her. C. B. sstor preached tbe sermon. <as made at Tabernacle

•tery. f

exsey Law and Order Society jles of Tncorporatloc In tbe County Clerk. Camden. Tbe ^ are C. B. Coles, of Moores«e Ogden, of Cape May; ileum, of Camden; the Rev. Lake, of Ocean City; Frank Camden; 8. B. Guff, of Carnal Kcv. J. Morgan Read, of oe took a peculiar method of . fowls of the air alongside are Bay shore, and now the bringing in game bag* full of wild ducks ever abut. Re-loni-laded sloop sank on tbe and went to pieces. Since then . of wild ducks flock to the ' feed until almost too fat to rumen go out and hr a abort all they can carry. OUT HsoovfTr, Philadelphia, of Mayor Frederick J. Melvin, of

ray i >add

Ibe list of (lisbe*. I was of au excellent

I •fill assortment, and to say that .hie feast pat before tbe guess. It In a most mild way. The od its table are popular with •J there. At that hotel no pains

•o please tbe patrons.

i* cellen" cisadltloa. is.. -Hal Bask examiner was at Cape ft week, his coming being unher is is required by Jaw, and while here

mined M Bank,

on. The bank , is in nd conducted properly. This is a commendation for the -new Inadtndch only began business last Jnn* __s —— mwafom^i es the inrnt of the people, not onlV b> Is of praise, bet also by tbeW dr •shier Hendricks is obtiging, and

CURRENT COMMENT MATTEM OF SEVERAL in LOCAL INTEREST DISCUSSED.

An Impartial Review of Matters Under Tbonght—The Talk,of the Goasips. Tbe members elect of the Legislature who gather st the State House on every Tuesday, • •Governor’s day,'* as It Is called, and spend s few hours standing about ibe corridors In groups discussing the great problems that occupy their minds, lllastrnte s peculiar school of sisiesmsnsblp. They do not assemble here, as might naturally be supposi consider ibe Important problems of state that are likely lo some before them fur solution. Not one of them I known, even by chance, to drop a bint that snch methods entered into thoughts of these statesman. No, 1 he; conw together to shake tbe legislative plum tree end to scramble among them, selves for the fruit that is shaken down in the shape of Tbe various nected with tbe organisation of tbe Leglslatuie. Il is surprising what importance la attached to these places. The importance of tbe member Is gauged by tbe number and sise of tbe pum. that be la able to secure for bis county. This is tbe ore of his success

imtlilng for which to give thanks, unless It h*rf«ir what they consider a snccesaful raid upon aomennea bnind yard and are of course thankful for having not been

caught.

A mistaken Idea In the mode of doing businees. Is ihat of tryln.- lo crush out' oompetitlon, when it Is a well vwiahlUhed fact that conypetidoc la ihe life of trade. How often has •! oern-red to public n.H'ov that rite man having the strongest cmpetlUirs In boslttesa la the one who tsalwgy carefully s'udylug hi* ohsnoea himI p.«alhlliiiea. Hr is energetic, amhblmi* and confident. The thrift and rtilrtyrtae nf another I* sliinulatlitg to him bih! only to spur up his efforts to th.ipllshment of still greater things. In short, strong competition as lieen the motive as well as the sua'shditg power of a buslneM that would otherwise have been lon^sbshe forgotten We have ala., saeo thane who weresaneessful foratttnn, and owing to the fact of there being imi effort required, no st^ggle In master, nor competition lo comb«t they have become cs re leas, rusty sod Indifferent. Instead of running the boslnaaa. business U running •itself and them.out Thus wefltid that imi matter bow small tbe village, town or city la, “there la^ always mom for one ore" which Increases tbe population of

THANKSGIVING SCHOOL PROGRAMS Tbe Pwplls wf the High Scbeel Hevi ■ Very Ea)ey«Me Time. On Wedtteaday of last week, November 27. tbe pupils of tbe High School enjoyed a Thanksgiving entertalnm' n* i tbe sc bool, In which tbe scholars sbowi themselves lo great advantage- The forlowitig programs were rendered: OKAXMAB SXD HIGH SCHOOL GRADE. Mn sic, No. »», Cbtpel Hymnal,

-So bool.

Scripture Reading, Psalms xcy and ov, 1-5 Inclusive. Lord's Prayer. Music, No. 84,

School.

Reading of the President’! Proclamation. Bessie Turner. Music, by Quintette. John Hewitt, Fred Eldredge, James Fisher, Edward Lovett, Clareooe Lovett. Music, No. 45,

School.

Address Tbe Rev. Edwlu Gallagher. Music, No. 7, part 11,

School.

rUIXAHT SCHOOLS. Song, “AH.for Baby,”

-Kiudergsrteo.

Our Thanksgiving Song. Song, "Come Little Leaves.” Recitation, Raymond Otter. Recitation, Nettun Reeves. Recitation, Norma UUdruth.

Dialogue, Little Girls. Song, ••Windmill.”

Recitation, Edna Eldredge. Recitation, Katie Phan.. Song, Jessie Watching and Lew Ware.

Recitation, Leon Wat

Recitation, Hannah Douglass.

Chorus, Se-uud Glade. Bong, •■Harvest Time,”

YATI0VAL HULL to be tori D0WF FOR IMPR0VIMEHT. This Hotel, Which Tu Bui’* bj the . Late Aaron Garr- Uon. to Maks Room for Oottwfea. National Hall, at tbe corner of Franklin and Corgle streeta, in this city, will be rased to tbe ground within tbe six weeks, and tbe march of improvement will take la plaoe. New cottages may In tbe near future spring np there, and If tbe reported sale of tbe adjoining property of Mr. Charles DTnvtlHers is true, tbe whole block will be improved by its new owner, wbo Is believed to be s man wbo has other valuable property

here.

Tbe history of tbe hotel is interesting. It was l•nill In 1844 by tbe late Aaron Garretann, father of Mrs. Mary Town* send. Miss Abigail Gsrretsoo and Mrs. El wood Roaeman. He was s prominent bosiueaa man of bis day, wbo served the city as a Councilman, and was one of tbe imission which wound up tbe affairs of tbe borough, organ!sod hem In 1848, sod which gave way to tbe city govern it In 1851. Tbe bote! was tbe « of fashion daring Its time, and la, outside of White Hall, tbe only one of tbej •Id-Ume bouse* left. It was tbe scene of wealth and fashion, and iu guests included tbe aclons of tbe best families of Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and Washington.

the place to that extent, and every man lu ; business Ur beuefitted proportionately* i sod according to his own efforts HERALD’S SERIAL STORY. Readers of the Hit BALD should imm rots* tbe thrilling story of love, honor and adire, entltleal ••John Wluthmp’s Defeat," s novel by Jean Kate Lodi am, the opening chapters of which will, appear in onr next isaoe D.-eemher 14th. Anyone wishing to follow up this ereetleni story can do so by Heading lu tbeir snhsoripiloo to tbe t HxBALD office, nr eoples may he

bad from you i

Promised the franchises.

J. B. Seybert end J. G. Vogler, of Phils

Ittiou. Effie Detilxot, Philip Ewing, tinsel Otter, Mary McPherson,

Vangbu Bailey.

Bong, “Tbe North Wli^l,"

Third Graoe.

Recitation. Anna Curtis, Ralph Stereos, EdiUt Bu*L, Panuke Vsnamau, Laura Shaw, Auits Ekstrom. Recilailuu. Samuel Stillwell. ReclUliou, Helen York. Uialokue, Historic Alemorlea. DUIugu--, Little Helpers. Song. Lit le Baby's Gone to Sleep. D atugue, Lulled Workmen. COLO HKD DBPABTXKXT.

Bib e Reading. Lord's Prayer.

‘■‘America,’ by School. Remark*, W. O.-Bundy ■•S.H.g of the Leaves,'.’ Emma Cox. “Tlie •lonttis,'' Spencer Wright. • VYbrti 1 am a Man," Irving Plater. •Tbauksglviug Song," I’rimary School. “The Brook," Edna Belry. ■Daudelnm," LanrsCooper. Suppiwe,** Daisy Edwimid. • Church iu tbe Valley," School. • Bird*,’’ H> nry Cooper. ••Landing of tbe Pilgrims," L'sxlv Ed-

mon|.

"Anumti Days," Double Quartette. “Cdunibls,” Marie i olumau. "A Nighi With a Wolf." Janie Flnne•Tbe Bme and tb. Gray,” Estrlla Bbo-

• «Hi. ■

••R.iae ol Sharon," Solo. t'boras. •.•Union slid Liberty,” Effie Plummer. “TIm. Captain'S Daughter.” >-«ry Slevens “Paul^Rr-v* re's Ride,” Adolph Belry. "Old tfcke-i Bucket.” School.

“Columbia," AIoiis«i Long. '••Highland LaddW.’’ School. Caliatbenlc Drill. School.

An in eivathig address waa kItbo by Prof F. H. Haln, Super vising Principal of tbe school* of Cape May City.

Mr S. J-. Trusty, Mr, Elswonh Major

and Rev. W. B. Heath

Sea Endangers Anglesea Beach. The recent northwest storm caused th* current* is Hereford Inlet to cut swsv tbt

d J. G. Vogler, of Phils- 1 Anglesea beach badly at that point, many

delphia, and L, B. Miller, representing thy-j 101 * bein f obliterated. Property

proposed trolley roads, had a conference

last Saturday with the hold-over members | — — * — — and membcra-elecl of 6ty Council, at which j u probable that a system of jetties will t

an understanding was arrived SI that when

made the franchise* would

rarhington, Sooth Lafayette and Decatur street* and on Madison avenue.

. Dale’s OhnsttBss Dinner.

Aiten>oil i» ca.lod- ;o Oirls' mss dloiwr ••teli will he a, rvwl by Caterer Edward W Dsn, whose advertisement and Menu oh the eightli page of tba

ale's >• rvlo. ia of the' bust,

ami U Is for ■ I epicureans !*■ s they sre told tits' It came from

tales. 107 .Ivcksoo suets.

New go ala constantly arriving at Mrs. (-1 'in llsnd’s. Corner Broadway and 4th v • u«. W.-st Op.- May. Call and ex mine 'he Holiday Go.sis, oidldren's toys. etc. Tbe five and tst, cent countei also liavlng ttMtir share of the buslnew

Tberr will bs ■

dby a

ta*m.wr.rtr Morning aarrto. and ssra.«t 10,80, and mmning rerrte. and G* kM Bog-aV

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AN OLD LANDMARK

Birthday Party.

vember *6, st the borne of Aldtewum Quidort. Master Bonald E- Qnidort gave an •’st home” from 7 to 5. in celebration of tbe fifth anniversary of Us Urth. Quite a ber of Us little friends gathered si house, where the playing of games, fancy marching and the unwinding of the spider’s web, which greatly amnsed the participant*, -e the features of the entertainment, i-bons, with fancy caps therein, were distributed, which opened with a loud report, and contained s comical tissue cap, which each cUld placed upon their head, then formed in a Use and marched to the dining room. Tbe able we* Astefnlly decorated with potted plants, paper napkin* and delicacies of the season, and decorated pound cake, with lighted candles sronnd.it, making the scene to the olde: folks who witnessed it one long to be remembered. When tbe party returned from tbe dining room, each waa given a mi nature foot hall, filled with candy, as a souvenir of who participated were the following: Rebecca Learning, Hcrrietta Learning, Martha Wale*, Ells Marie Bennett, Mary Mecray East wick, Dorathy Mecray Sheppard. Marguerite Geckle, Logan Taylor, Ralph Stevens, Alfred Stevens, Vang ban Baily, Harry Mecray, John Mecray, Hobart Stevens. Eddie Ratty, Lafayette Miller, Leon V. Quidort, Ronald B. Quidort, Joseph Pierre Quidort.

WILL FORECLOSE MORTGAGES. Eatcl Estate Tired Waiting for D. Rlaley te Pay for Land. Acting for tbe Katel estate, Albert Howell, a Camden lawyer, will file foreclosure* on mortgages covering 0.000 acres of gronnd. Including three tot in Atlantic County. This action will about 1,000 land holders, wbo were swindled by Daniel L. Rlaley, a fugitive real estate 'operator, whose land have frequently been exploited

hi the newspapers.

Tbs tract ta located on .the Booth Jersey Railroad, six miles north of Tuoka-

.1.. MW'Lb, ■•« .O-IU. P-Wp.Uj

sandy loam covered with the wildest kind of underbrush. Tbe three towns mapped oat are Risley, Dorothy aod Eat el, and abont 1.800 victims hold d««l*,-»mHH* titles, to plou varying from five to twenty Risley purchased tbe land on mortgagee Aggregating 442,000, and agreed . . Eatrl estate $7 for every acre be sold, so that tbe land could be released ft - mortgages, and tbe purchaser given a elea r title. He sold tbe land In five acre plots for from 116 to 840 an acre, and gave

flwtyg few mole than 800 releases.

Tboee wbo have not Moored tbeir re ssm will be allowed to retain tbe land by payteg-tbe Estel estate 87 an acre. In

tbe majority of instances this will , fog nearly all tbe plot holder*

u bo have Inverted their all wHb tbe Idea of owning

addition.to tbe oort ef cleaning tbe plots

ton were required to spend moovy u.j, erect bouses and to cultivate the crowd. I

PERSONAL INTEREST. Soeeip of the Resort ta TThl-h You May Be Mentioned. Merchant E. Swain Hildreth has uo t purchased tbe Parker cottaue, on Jack son street, as was reported. John Chambers hsa been visiting Mr. snd Mrs. F. D. Schell, at Wildwood. Henry G. Leach, of Princeton Univor. •Ity, was at boms over Thanksgiving and last Sunday William Henderson, was a recent visitor at An. U-sea H 'fry Hebentbal was s guest at Hotel Germantown, Angleuea, this week. Miss Mary Hewitt U visiting relatives at Burleigh. F. D. tchHI. leader of tbe Holly Beach Band, spent Thanksgiving here, playing two engagements wllh tbe Cspe May City Band, of which be Is a member. J. Walter Luckett, of Holly Beeeb, spent Thanksgiving here. Reuben Foster, of Baltimore, a native of Cape May County, baa been appointed bv Governor John Walter fFmith, of Maryland, one of tbe Commissioners of that Stale for tbe Charleston Exposition, which opened on Monday. Mr. Edward van Keaael, the popular Washington street tailor. Intends to ssH for Europe on tbs S. S. St. Paul on Do. r 11. H- will spend a few days lo London, and from there will travel to Holland, where be expects to pass a few weeks at bis home, In Nymsgen. He will return abont Febinary 1, and will then reopen hU store for tbe spring trade. Mr. van Keaael U grateful foy tbe patronage of tbe community, sod Dopes for a mtlnuanoe of same. Edgar A. Tennis, wbo built tbe South Jersey Railroad, was on Wednesday elected R. W. Grand Mastar of .the Grand . Lodge of Freemasons of Pennsylvania. Tlie many friends of Councilman Hoi*-' ert J. Creswel! are glad to bear of his gradual recovery from a heavy ooW, which has confined him to his bed for ssrly ten days. Councilman John Akins, whore term expiree at the end of this month, nas ti>e satisfaction of knowing tint hstertseewd. tbe city well, and that be has made ffifay * friends while In that body. Hto work has been well dime. Senator Sewell, Congressman Londenslagerand Governor-elect Murphy have mads contrl tuitions to the building fnud of the M. E Church st Court House. Master Ssmuel Msroy, Jr., on Sunday morning last while walking on the beach at Bmih Crpe May saw a'floek of »ild gnse asleep under one of tb- pavillo .« He went up to them, but they were not dlaturdad. all bAving tbeir bills under tbeir wings. He finally threw a conk shell against tbe poet, making a noise which awakned them, and off they flew. He tbungbt they were tame geese st first, or else be believed lie ild have caught one or two of them. He will not wait for them to wake up m-xt time. . Wm. E. Lafferty, of Cape May Point and George Dickerson and Isaac Cobb, o Erma, have started on tbeir annual gun nlng trip up the Tnckahoe River on th* Lillian D. Tory expect to be gone tw<

weeks.

First M. E. Cbareh. The church to making very snooeesfi progress in tbe liquidation of its float!. Indebtedness. So far this year over 87T has been paid. Tbe remainder ta pi vldsd for by good subscriptions, «bl< are rapidly being paid |ln. Ptesldti Elder, Dr. E. Hewitt, annonueea i fourth quarterly conference for the 80 Inst. Next Sunday ibe pastor. Rev. B. Fiaber, will preach at 10.80 a. as“Tbe Disciples Fallore to Heal ' Lunatic.” At 7.80 p. m. hi* theme \ be “The Treasure and il.e Pearl.”

York Bros, (composed of Stitas Y and Charles York), is a firm of ■ tractors wbo have a splendid repot* for contracting and building. The;. tanner of jobbing as well, ami prompt lu attending to business. Sc 1 of the most substantial residences Ir cijy'have been erected by them, ran easily be reached by letter tbr tbe Cape May peat office, or by eslll leaving orders at their roeideuor Queen street. Or 1251 Washington s

Sea Isis CKy Wants Heme Resident* of Sea Isle City and Philadelphians who own property tin is a controversy over the filling of a v In City Council. Recently the.Conn fused to confirm Mayor Lodlam'e ar mem of Theodore L. DeBow. csehi Central Bank, of PhOadetphi*. a*

For the taews, read tbe Hxxal.