WEST CAPE MAY.

[ Mi*» Bertha McNeal purchased

H wheel on Monday,

i Mr. Edward Hewitt is beautifying

house with a coat ol paint,

i Mr. AbijahReeves has purchased

aline new horse on Tuesday.

^ Winfield Eldredgc was a Phils-

klphia visitor oii Saturday. ' Mr. George Edmunds has raed home liom I'hilsdelphM.

! We are sorry to nQte that Mr. ^anicl Eldredgc is no better at this

Suiting.

^ We are sorry to pole that Mr. t'Noah Hand is no' better at this

Sriting.

s* Mrs. Geojafe Edmunds Philadelphia; visitor one t K\Mrs. William Cummings enterstained Mr. and Mrs. Harris of Rio

rjprandc-

i Mr. and Mrs. M A. Scull spent I' a few days this week with Mrs W.

1}. Reeves.

I’" M.rs. May Mccray, of Ca|>c May City, called on Mrs. Thomas Eld-

j redge on Monday.

I Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Reeves | have returned home after an exten-

! sivc visit in Virginia.

^ Mrs. Ellen Oliver and Mrs. Rich ; ard Reeves were calling on Edward

^Hewitt on Tuesday.

Milton Hand vfras iK Philadel-

Bishop is in Philai

where site will make ah ext

aeighin the

, Mrs. :

j delphia on Monday, purchasing I AP r ' n U goods for the stoi

t Miss Lai phia where

j sivc visit among friends.

! We sympathize with our' bor Mrs. Stilwell Eldredgc,

! death ol her husband,

j Mrs. HaitieCollms is entertain ng her sister, Emma, of Wilmington

iDel., a few days this week,

j-r Mrs. Elias Covcrdale and daugh ter-in-Jaw, of Cape May City, spent 1 Tuesday with Mrs.’Jeptha Hickman. I Mrs.'Henry Shaw and Mrs. Harry pLeaming, of Fishing Creek, was j visiting friends in the Borough re‘

' centy.

I Mrs. W. R. Sheppard, ol Cape I May City, spent Friday with her [ parents, Mr. 'and Mrs. Thomas Eldredge, Sr. j* The young F having a series ol prog: essive crokI inol entertainments; the series bc- ' gan by meeting at the home ol Howard Stites; those present wete Misses Julia Bluttner, Etta Taylor, , Ada Talbeit Ethel and Lena Stites, I Messrs Heniy Reeve*, Winfield j Eldredge, Myron Morton, -Chester j Landis, aiid Harry Br^wton ; after . an enjoyable crcning was_j - guest were Invited 'h«

i the

ERMA NOTES.

Mr. William Prichard is so he s able to be about after a- bad c

Mr. Guss I

uss Sry more i

^ployed, as a clerv in J. C. Eldiedge

! Jk Sons grocery store.

P' A lot of our crack marksman have met with good success gunning

C ducks the last storm,

jf . Our oystermen have met with i ' bad luck this season, the icc of ! last freezing-carrying them away. m. Tlie Tabernacle sewing circle wbs f invited to Mrs. Mary B. Swain’s -home on February the 27th to K dinner.. The dinner consisted ol K Chicken pot-pic, salads, cakefc.*tfuee*, I pies and everything in abundance! ['■ There was lots of sewing done by the members oT the circle. She \ has only resided in this village | . little over a year, yet we nil knot j her worth ; she'is ready, to help in every good work, whatever her bands lands to do. Those present • wm ^Mrs. Mamie Johnson, Mrs. J Amy Lyle, Mrs. Annie Seymore, j Mrs. Emma ^ScfteHenger, Mrs. Jennie Swain, Mrs. Mary Snyder, Mrs. ’ Marv Swain, Mrs. Mary McNeal, mV Sarah Gregory, Mrs. Ella [Bailey, Mrs. Miria .Soults, Mrs. Iltfary Kirk, Mrs. Lidia Moui , Misses Rac Swain and Sus

Brown.'

BURLEIGH. i Mrs. James Cresse . and daughl Helen visited friends at Cape May -. City on Tuesday. ■ Ralph E. Taylor spient Saturday .end Sunday with his parents at pennisvillc. Edgar S. Doaiglas and wile made » business trip to Green Crock on

Saturday.

Edgar Endicott was 'a Wednesday visitor at the county seat. Asa McPherson, of Camden, spent Saturday and Sunday with his family

Edgar S. Lhauglas, wile and daugh-

Momlay and Tuesday

shopping

Mr.

Court House, spent Mi their son jn this place. Mrs. Lydia Norton,

Nora spei Ppfaflia]

and Sirs. Alex. Dbuglas, of House, spent Monday with .

1 jn this place.

Lydia Norton, 6f Court

Hou«. spent the’ first of the weak

‘Money Talks.” Quite right, and the best 7 way to insure a speaking acquaintance with it during old age is to invest it now in an Endowment policy in

The Prudential Insurance Co. of America.

JOHN V. DRYDBS, President. LESLIE It. WARD, Vice President. EDGAR B. WARD, id Vice Pres, and FORREST F. DRYDRN, Secretary. H. E. Richardson. Asst. Snpt., Cape May Court House, N. J.

USEFUL ARTICLES

Perfection (no spilling oi coal) Galvanized Coal Hods at

Funnel Top Galvanized Coal

/ v

- 4.0c.

ORDINANCE

For the Liitblinji of the Streets and Pub lie Place* in the City of Cspe May and AuthoriiinR the Execution of a Con- • tract for that purpose with 'The Cape

May Electric Company."

Wiitai

!? tbt '

intract herctofui

Cape Mar be liRlited after the expiration of Wm:RttAs?Th?Cape May Klectri# Comof five ye.tr* bcginnlnR on the fust day of August, nineteen hundred and two.

idred ami StCCIION II. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforcmudtltalthe following rsf. ks Electric Company: "Thi* agreement mode and entered into

undcrtakii

7i

electric lights of not less candle power than of electricity for lighting the name and erect and furnish all poles, wires fixture*, lamps and other appliances necessary to transmit the electric liitht of said lamps for the period asysste! s .1™ Ss s«£s£

r»K; i fi!n,;;,v b r"fuX”;x r each and every night during the continuance of thi* contract: the said lights, poles wires and other appliances are to be attend ed and kept in repair and order by the sai. The Cape May Electric Company, at itrowi

s.TufcsT^H; b T£"H;;

than sixty in number.

I. Tliat the number of said lights shall be such a* from time to lime may seem necesi slringii— ~ r — J * 1 — : — — 1 —*--1

Fire Shovels

5c. to 150.

GHAS. A. SWAIN,

306-Z

P. O. Box S41.

jagkson sm, ,6 '

CAPE MAY-

GREEN CREEK.

Holly

Harry Nickerson, of South Den

cajled on Tri

Ptuman Hickman and

uts, cajled c

wile on Sunday. John L. Shchellenger and wile, of West Cape May, was calling on friend* in this place on iPatnrday.

is visitKey, of

iman Hickmat :k sister, Mrs

Mrs. Trui ing her sicl

Milb

Edgar Douglas and wife, of Burleigh was calling on Irieflds in this place on Saturday. Eugene Springer and wife t Sunday at Captain Henry Bci and wife. Writ. Eldredgc spent Monday ith his trite.

orbi lily,

vessel on Monday

Mrs. Sallie Chambers and Mrs. Brown, of Cold Spring, spent Tuesday with He#ry Brown and sister.

SOUTH'DENNIS. Allred rtrtersoi

was r “— j;

Mil part

Captain Norbury spent ritfrlbis family, returninj

of Cape May

City, was a Monday visitor-here..

iss Lydia .Mickcrsot/ spent iT of lost wetk at Oceanf City.

Miss Ltei/VanGilderUnd daughter Louise are spending a lew days

in Philadelphia.

Iphia.

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Chew and daughter Elenor,yot Mantua, spent first of the week ^riUi Mrs. Adlinc

Crandoll.

Mrs. Lydia Carndoll spent Tues day in Cape May City.' Mrs. Sophia Ludlam. is spending a few days in Philadelphia. G. Furman Nickefaon is one of those on the sick list this Mrs. Belle L. Scull is teaching school at Ocean City for a few days'. Jesse p. Ludlam Jr., of Court House, spent part- of the Week

1 his grand paren

f the late Mrs. J0R1 r rrisville, were Ui,

Union Cemetery on Mon-

FISHING CREEK.

Fenton Yearicks, of Dias Crei was a guest of his father on Si Walter Barnett is sick with pneu-

monia at this writinf

Mrs. Etta Learning and Mrs.

nt la

Ma-tic. Shaw spent Cape May City.

Her

last Friday

lenry Shaw went to business Inst week.

*• Maine Schellenger spent part ndayahd Tuesday at Town-

Inlet.

rrbert and Hem Holly Beach

Mrs. Mai of Mom

sends

Misses Anna C row cll and Cora Vunaman, ol West Cape Ma; visiting Mrs. Sarah Snyder. Mrs. Win. T. Bate entertained Mrs. Belle Matthews, of Cold Spring, and Mrs. Sarah Matthews of

this plncc on Friday last.

S. T. Shaw and wile v sit d theii daughter Mrs.Lizzifc Morton,ot West

Cape May, on Satiwday. CAPE MAY POINT.

William R, Corton was ^01 Sunday with his family in

through iUCommiUce on Streets rajai; provided however that at , arc light* *ha!l at all times be deetnedjnecestary and be authoriied by Uie

said CouuciJ.

3. Tliat in case any of the said pole wires or lamps arc placed, strung W locatt contrary to the direction of said Committi on Streets and Highways, and allowed to so remain for the space of four t/kk* day* after notice from said Committc/fm Streets and Highways to tne said Capwiklay Ele trie Company or its agent or ntnts, thi and in such case, it is herebjwitgrrcd th_ the »aid party of the second part may, and they 1 are hereby anthoiixed to change, alter or remove such pole*, wires, lamp* or other appliances so placed or allowed to remain contrary to said instructions from said Committee. and that in such case an accurate account ol the coat and charges incurred by snch change, alteration or removal shall he kept, and the said cost thereof may be retained by the said party of the second part out of any monthly payment or paymer— due to or to become due under this conn j ’ to the said The Cape May Electric C<

nay- pany.

i 4. That in case any or all of the lights ; which may from time to time be authorized ' by the said party of the second part not be kept burning continuously froc

half hour af

fort aunriai- , ... the fontinnaqc* of this contract aucb case the said party pf the second

liver Si this place

Ex-Sheriff'John W. Reeves i

: visito

Dennisville

week.

It is reported hn* bought ti

toll-gate and will

ititurc.

isitor one day last that Horace Corson Howell cottage near

make it his

the toll-gate home in the

The last storm . did consult

damage to tlie life: irdwulk along bur

iicral

rast work and beach front.

fulk

Mr*. Charles Rutherford spending one day Inst week wi her daughtef Mrs. Lafayette'Milli of Cape May Cjty. :ms like summer to frogs croak once more, voices sound as if t icy had of ice over their eye*. There has not been very tenduncc a‘. our school the 'last few the ba d weather. V" • It seems likesjt^rnmgr to see tramps fghborhood last

urcr (5 p<

. _ nisly from unc- ., after sunset to onc-half bopr bc-

sunrise em-h and every night dpring Continuance of this contract then and in h cax: the said party of the second pai is hereby authorized to demand and retail from each monthly payment due or to be come due under this contract an amoun. equal to five cents per hour, for each and every hour, each and every light shaU have been out or not burning during the ■mouth

for which said payment is due, and thjl the Capital report of the police and oncers concerning Uudivid

the lamp* on their respective beats shall be sufficient proof upon which to make said reduction*. Provided however that the said party of the first part shall be allowed Uie space of thirty minhtrs for relighting any of said lamps which may go out or cease to burn on any night after having / bcen first lighted, and Uul aay time less than thirty

—•—— shall —* *—— J

it the j

Abe deducted.

5. Thai the party of the first part will tucrease or diminish the number of lights and the necessary appliances 'therefor,.during the life of this contract, as it may be authorized »o to do by the said Common Council providing that at no time shall the number

of light* t)c leb* than sixty, fi. That tilf/party of the n

y burling from o

it to one.half hour roreuhid period of five years, nuking tlorfs however a* hereinbefore set Ihe time any lamp or lamps shall ‘ iriug the time specified and fnr-

.. ... after before sunrise for

makii

uously sunset 1 the afoi rcduclli

forth for/

ther ai/rces to make payment to the party of the first part off the first WednesdayVfter the fiiAt Tuesday of each and every month for si.'ch lighting as may be due it for the. fding moitth. ‘Tiat the party of the second party will this contract at all time* use and pay t less than sixty lights and the party first part will fumish that number as many more than sixty as the City ncil raxy direct. f S That wherever the parties of the first and second part are mentioned .there is included therein and meant thereby their successor* and assign* and that thi* contract or agreement-is Umllng'not only upon the

REDUCTION Foil l Winter Clothing OPEN YOUR *

DON’T MISS THESE

BARGAINS.

11 for <

have decided, rather khan reduce the price, giving

fay goods

patrons the lienefit of our emergency. 50c* Underwear at 39c

SOc. Top Shirts at 39c rfe SH0ES

25 jier cent, less than others.

SHELVES MUST BE CLEARED NEW GOODS MUST REPLACE THEM

S. R. GIDDING,

41-4 Washington St.. CAPE MAY, N.J-

A. C. GrILE,

■ PAINTER AND [[ DECORATOR ^

OFFICE—416 Washington Street,

Branch Office in Philadelphia. CAPE MAY, N- J.

CLOTHING Have you seen our i

Look at the low prices in Met the latest styles Hat*. Great Bargai Come and convince yourself that I

:rtmcnt? Also

Come and convince yourself that I am the cheapest largest assortment. |. TENENBAUM The Leading Clothier, Shoer and Gent's Outfitti

508 Washington Street.

up-to-date styles in town with thi

Sol. Needles’ old stand.

. SAMUEL E. EWING . . . General Contractor. . : HOUSE MOVING A SPECIALTY. Post Office Address, Cape May Court House, IT. J.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Cape may- crr>\ n. j.

u Jtel.'SfS^fe!. u £. F S3iSi New Jersey, at the dose of business, Feb.

*5. 19”:

RESOURCES.

Loons and discounts.

Overdraft*, a

"" IS? * "

■ as

KifiSBUKSsr - u:;

Due from National Bank* (not reDue fromapproved reserve agenU 6,197 Fractional paper currency, nickels.

SilSt

about...

roRD~ROSSI.YN

and his System that Went Wrong.

sd.'' not the bank.

A good system i* hard tu evolve; a poor one i* better than none.

can say with perfect propriety, beesuse but

sii

money reserve iu Bank, vix: Specie, 77 10 •—’-tender notes, i.yte o- -

nlS*

LIABILl

stock paid in,*

ufit*.

Ivided prdl—

National Bank notes out&landi

Due to otlier National Banks,

Individual deposits subject tffc'

' tifiAtssofd^jwt;

Demand certific

State of New Jersey, County of Cape Ma

M. H

1*. slan ding. 6,

I’h’k, 7.

'otal, 41!

Hendrick

bank, do * '

nent ii

miied

above stalemi

kn6wl *

oa*hier of the

nnly swear th

- 1 i* true to the best

rledge and belief.

G. M. Hendricks, Cashier,

ibscribcd and sworn to before me thi*

i day uf f —

h. 190*,

J. HKNav Edmunds. Notary public. 'wkstlky R. Wales, Samuel F. Hldredck Lkwb T. Stkvens,

JACOB GARRISON, teiSsSt (Fonnerly of Philadelphia)

1* caused these present*

In witness w

the first part ha*

be executed by it* president and iu corporate seal to be hereto affixed, attested by it* secretary and the said party of the' second part ha* caused its seal to he affixed hereto, and these present* to.be signed by.'its mayor and atte sted by it* recorder ou the

day and year first above written.

. S. B. WILSON.

March fi, U!

• Thus. W. Mil

W.

WATCHES,CLOCKS SILVERWARE. Fia8lM,(M 8BilJ8f8lfy

REPAIRING.

a'utlstteifttirw

gape gay }{oi^ COE. JACKSON and BROAD 8TS. CAPE MAT, N. J.

Under New Man*gttnent Open all thQ Year. Renovated throughout. European plan, FLEMING J. am. Prop SPECIAL! Lot of soiled infants drc&se* both Jong and short,also ladies’

gowns will be

Sold at Half Price. All our winter stock af coats* capes, flannel waists aud wool underwear at big reduction Please call and examine stocl; of Millinery, Dry Goods, Nations,

&c., &c., &c.

Corsets tod Wroppets, Speciil lot Stosl figures. Mrs E. TURNER. SIS Washington street.

propriety, becau*

e original. It’s a—._ ination of the best point* of many systems, mt it'a not perfect Tell us it* faults. MILLIXERT. NOTIONS. J)ry Qoods, Lais' M Gents’ Fnllngs IfirAgent for Standard Patterns.

518 WASH NQTON STREET* CARE MAY. N.J.