FISHING CREEK. ^ John Woolson, of Holly Beach, visited friends in this place the first Of the week. “ Ruth Swain, ol Cold Spring, visiting her grandparents this

tek.

Mrs.' May Hemingway, ol Holly pBeach, is visiting her parents, Mr. [“; and Mrs. Jacob Barnett this week. K Miss Hattie Shaw spent Sunday [ night with her sister, Mrs. Ocorge | Tozer, of Rio Grande. John Snyder, wife and daughter, ! visited relatives at Cape May City I on Saturday and Sunday. P Walter Cresse, of Holly Beach, f.'called on f.jends in this place on f Sunday. Mrs. Rhens is spending this week K in Philadelphia. [' • Mrs. Joseph Miller and family, ■ ol Holly Beach, moved on the S>‘North Highland place on Wed- [■ Tuesday. Mrs. Cora Eldredge and son rep turned to their home on Tuesday. CAPE MAY POINT. p Edwatd Berrell and Joseph Ma ! jor caught the prize rock fish ol the | season. It measured from tip to tip, j .^leetS inches, one foot thick and r weighed 45 pounds. | Mr. Wm. Pollick, ol Philadelphia, ;■ who is superin'endent of the Seaside [ Home of this place, arrived,here on ! Wednesday to open the house lor the I season.

We a.

t went in

day Crei

lied on friends in this place on

uesday.

Mrs. Clara Hand and Mrs. Helen Cresse wheeled to Rio Grinde on

Wednesday.

Miss Hattie Stone spent Wedncs-

iter, Mrs. Clinton

isse.

Mrs. Charles Dawson, of Erma, spcnt Thursday with her cousin in this place. Mrs. Frank Jones spent part of the week with her mother at Kio

Grande.

Clarence Ross, of Wildwi spent Sunday with her molhei

thin place.

Joseph Cresse and niece, Mrs. A. alights, attended the funeral of Mrs. Emily Rote of West ^iladelClaude Yea ricks, of Oyster Bay, was renewing acquaintances in this

place on Thursday.

John B. Nickerson, who

Nicki

ployed in Camden, spent part week with his parents here.

and wife were the

icsts of David McPherson and wife.

e glad to 1 health ol J

jte the improvers. Alex Springer

Philadel-

i^rrcK, spent r richly with Mrs. E. S. Douglas.

Alex. Douglai guests of David J

at Cold Spring on Sunday.

June the 8th is the day appointed ! the M. E. Church here, lor the

exercises; at 3.30

1 preach in the re Sunday at 3

by the M. E. C Children’s Day

Mr. George Walters, ot Fhiladel- [ phia, arrived here last Saturday to ; spend the season in his Cape avenue i* cottage. j.* Mrs. Laura Lemmon, of Philadelphia is spending a few days here. ■: Mr. Frederick Nazal, of PhiladclL.phia is enjoyipg a few days at this

resort.

! Constable J. Westley Corson and Nelson Griffin attended court the 1 first of the week. t Mr. S. Sheppard has again ncceptl ted the position as night watchman for the trolley company here, p Captain Edwards, of the Steam1 ship company, made a business trip I here the first of the week, t Mr. Wm. R. Corson spent Sunday witn his family. [; J. W. Corson, Sr., was ajvisitor at t)cean City a lew days this week.

P. M.

W. M. Lister will

Church hen

his

Sabbal

o’clock P. Mm his suhjec “Duties of the Sabbath.”

FOURTH WARD NOTES.

Miss Jeanette Knox ha» launched her pretty pleasure boat at Schellengers Landing, wh^h was just completed at the shop of Capt. Lewis

Marion Hand, one of the

Miss ird'a

ping in

week.

Captain Sooy, ol the Cold Spring . S. S. is. making extensive repairs his Washington Street © preparatory to spring rpnting. Mr. and Mrs. F S; Smith.will

at Pi.

spend the t t«en their

asons pi Messrs :ull left

surai usual

seasons past.

Mrs. Stone and dau| dmist, visited Holly Beai

the week.

ighter, ach during

iday

liter Pcter-

r Mrs. S. Hand spent Wedhesda;

■ afternoon with Mrs.' Wal

son.

|, &rs. Chester, of Port Norris, is k spending a few days with her I brother at this place, g: Trolley car No. 3, conducted by ! Mr. Lewis Hickey, made the first | run of the season, last Sunday at ten | ©clock-

REEN CREEK.

represented

The charge was representec the District Stewart’s meeting Wednesday in Vineland by Tho

Swain.

“K" 'Monroe Norris came hom Saturday, and returned to his i again on Monday at Anglesea. I Edward Fisher has purchased i a fine new market wagon, f. Many bills have, been presented | to the people ot our town the last I week—mosquitos. E.' James Schellenger completed Bie new road lor contractor Swecton at j Court House on Wednesday. ^ . A Mr. Miller from Camden now' Jjccnpics the large dwelling ol Dr. H. Lake. 'Placing screens to the doors and . windows has commenced in carn-

J* **Sver^SwJnI'''people Grande were io attei church on Sunday evening.

from Rio mdance to.

a very service

! - ... Mrs. Achsah Norris

fInteresting Epworth League

j on Sunday evening. She also read

k a fine selection on the topic. ® The business meeting ol the

E^Spwoith League will meet on the j. last Monday evening of May at the i" home ot Mrs. Maggie Schellenger, L-- when a musical will be given and

L refreshments served,

i- Mrs. Mary Fisher was an 01

T town visitor on Monday,

b A painted sign of milliner. Miss H Effie Worth, is one of the iqjprove-

>res of our

| ments among the stores of ouf town. Mrs. bailie’ Schellenger was ihop 1 pine in Philadelphia on Tuesday

I and Wednesday.

A special arranged program will fc. be given in the M. E. Church toP morrow evening by the Epworth j* : '-League. In addition to the regular L divotiona! services, there will be ! ’aolos, duets.and selections ol readJ. M. Crease,

services, the and r^lectioi iresident, J.

_

BURLEIGH? Mrs. Abbie Douglas, spent Wed-

Ing. The president, J.

will have charge.

f at the county seat.

Hewitt, of fCourt

1 to this

i Miss Carrie Price spent part of the week with her sister at AngleEdward Compton, of Dias Creek,

wood, ler in

is ci of t

Mrs. Emily Thompson, of Green

!nt Friday and Saturday

being

land, 1

s favorite belle, has

Philadelphia

of 1

•n shop-

during the

imer at rierces ual custom for

Foster

home at thr

:es as has

many

and M. B. t o’clock on

iree o

Thursday morning for a gunning

returned

rnmg t _ e sounds. They n

lot of birds.

LiPNew lot of Japan and China Mattings arrived to-day (Sat- \ urday) which I will sell lower u- than you can buy it in Philadelphia. I have the agency tor ART CARPET, somethingnew lor 25c pen^yard. It is fine. Call amfsee it. CHAS. A. SWAIN, P. O. Box 841. 30&-Z JAG^SON SOI., L “^:;““ n r 6 7 CAPE MAY.

, met iling

John Hickman, Jr.,

and Mrs. John Hickman, n a severe accident by fallii

the top of a fence.

Blue, fish are now biting, and wl re do not care to disguss a cou

stories” told us recently, :ly say that the ‘blucies’

can said

here.

The lawn surroui

of Mr. Jonathan Browi

nirat

the admiration of pai

cn luAlge and

isticully arrangei

:ciri mention

ng the home rn is attractinj

Ph.

green hcAlge and peautiful floartistically arranged are worth'

GRAND TRAVELING FACILITIES. Philadelphia ft Reading's New

Trains.

The new hourly trains which will

mence running on the Philadelphia & Reading Ronte between Philadelphia and New ’’ork on May 18th. leaving the Terminal in ach city on the even hour from r.on A M. to 7.00 P. M. every weekday, will in their equipment equal if they do not surpass anj

of the noted Special Limited Trains.

The equipment will consist of wide vest!-

nlcd combination cira and.

b.w "SSEKr Sr. Ch.Hr. Ev,por.irdCrCh>, coaches, finely finished and upholstered in Borden’s Peerless “

Br.nd ConJ.,

ly for delivery,. on

these trains and to each train

be added one or more Pullman Parlor Cara, furnished with buffet when necessary. When it te also noted that those will be ml Express Trains through without a *“-* **-“ i TSking the run

hours and the

change, s r number of them making between the two dties in 1 hours

— dties . . _ position of the. Terminals. The Reading Terminal, Philadelphia bring in dr

Jeraey City of boats to rither liberty Street or Whitehall Terminal (South Perry), at the latter place under the same roof with the Elevated Roads and the ferries for Brooklyn, it is evident that travellers by this route will have accommodations not surpassed by any railroad service in the

Buanrpss oppobtuiitie8. [Advertisements under this head, set plain type,'five* cents a line per issue,

apvakce. Display type, to cents per line.]

Rasd tbs Hz bald for s!) the pews.

Get it at Hogan's.

Segars at wholesale, jqj Perry st.

For all the news, told in readable aanner, subscribe lor the Hkh

White Star Coflee—rich, and delicious, sold only at

May Market-

1, fragrar the Cap

Standard Fashion Sheets tor May, showing the latest styles for

winter wear,

L. " •*

. W. Kneer.

ing the latest styles . , are given sway by O. .

Call and ‘

dget one.

Poultry, Game and Squabs killed and dressed to order at Campbell’s, V>8 Decrtur street.

Hast’ famous Mother's Bread and Mrs. E. TURNE street.

Fancy table butler and

il kinds si

all

street.

Campbell’s, 308 Decatur

Fretting Over Business

affairs will never change results. Protect your business as well as your home through Life Insurance in

The Prudential Insurance Co. of Imerlca.

SLIK D. WARD, Vice President. EDGAR B. WARD, ad Vice Pres, and Counsel. FORREST F. DRYDEN, Secretary. H. E. Richardson, Asst. SupL, Cape M*y Court House, N. J.

mwjLXsammLiHr'X’

Is Your Assurance for every dollar invested will]

full

JUST RECEIVED!

REAL ESTATE. M. B. Scull U the agent for some very fine modern cottagi*, conveniently located, elegantly furnished, sanitary and comfortable. For sale nr rent. For further information address,

M. B. Scull.

Build’ng, 500 Washington St,.

Cape May, N. J. ly mode fresh ‘indow. W. S.

Something N« _

everyday iu the store wl

Hogan.

WHY NOT BUT where you can get the Best Goods at lowest Prices

A lew of our Price* are as follows Corn Starchy _ pkg. .08

.ofi

Silver Brand Condensed Milk,

Catsup [quart bottles,]

Snow Boy Washing Powder.

[lull pound, .05

Pearline, .04, or 7 lor .25 Fels Naptha Soap, .os 6 lor .25

Best Wt Got, .00 “

Trenton Butler Crackers, oc, 3 tor 25 Announcement. Oolong Tea, per lb. 40' I beg U> announce to my Trie

IW. Blended Coffee* ., 5 . .. 5 " 5.

Goods Delivered Free of Charge. H. C. PIERSON & SON 1153 Washington Street

Have you examined our line of Ladies'

White Shirtwaista. Customers say they are beautiful. Price* joc. to I300. Lawn waist with fine tucks and inserting. 50c. You will a»y'How can they make itfor the price?’ A huge and carefully selected stock of Dress Ginghams. Neat Styles, Delicate Cotoringa as well as the more serviceable colors. Also a line acleetion of lusertings. White and Linen Color, all over laoes end Tuckiuga. Our Lace Hosiery will bear in. section- Blacks and Fancy Stripes and

Hats and Flowers, Ribbon*

Velvets, in abundance. Wrappers end Ladies’ Tailor Made Suit* Lots of Skirts. We can Fit Yon.

Try us.

Fitting Stout Figures a specialty

$75,000.00 4 Per Cent. 30 Year Registered, Coupon Bonds. City of Cape

Mgy, New Jersey.

Bids will be received by the Finance Committee of the City of Cape May, New Jeraey. until eight o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, '* 1 '90a, at the City Hall, in said dty.

May ao. 190a, at the City I for the purcha-e of JJ—ipop, twenty year bona

1. bearing four per « . e semi-annually on December 1 and I. Bonds will be In denominations of 000.00 each. A certified check for Si.oa

“City of Cape Hay.” must

ly of Cape May," n

bid. Bids will be '5 awarded on the evening by the City Coundl. The

vea the right to reject or all bids For further iufonni dress JOHN HALP1N. JAS. J. » H. H. CHURCH, Finance Commit

M*r. N. -

payable to

company each ^ and sale of bonds^

^ Q2 ' he right to reject any

_.Jier information ad-

LPIN. JAS. J. DOAK and 1CH, Finance Committee, Cape

Announcement.

"rlemla and to

up to date

til persons inter and reliable clothing, that I have jin oeivrd s large line of sample ctothli ~ t Malta from $18A0 U *

.. . , athtrta to order. Malta fron^ 118.50 n. $40.00, aad aiso a line of samples of ready modi

15.00Jn 813.00 per auil

Iso a lin

Clothing from $5. _

Any one wishing to look at these asm]

at, my residence, 110 Decatur street, or poaisl will bring me to yi

Sol Need

We Have tt For You.

It makes, no difference what you providing it is in the line of shoes, dry goods, notion*, trimmings or novelties in five and ten cent goods. These counter* are loaded down with both useful and ornamental article*. We carry the largest, most up to dale and carefully selected stock in this vidnlty which, however, is not the only ‘ * aent we have to offer—our prices

eat in " '

it we h

are not only the hpt the lowest in .

store, corner Broadway

wfllpay

lowest in this Borough Sopth Jersey. Call at the idwny and ad aveune. Jt

Mas. Milton Hand.

Cape May Citv.N. J. April aqr 190*. othe Honorable President and Members oMSty ConOeU, of the City of Cape May. Okxtlkkkn:—We undersigned property would respectfully^petition your le body to lay's newer on Broadway, me avenue and the Cape Island - 'of the residents of the adli of West Cape May, are roar hcmorahle body

That 1

get n full dolln Our store ami factory, 311 Washington St., is Jhe originator of Diamond and Stone Cutting in this city. We make a special!) .,1 Cut. ting, Polishing and Setting ol Gem*.

The Repi that Si Not

node

islring

foedful t

under Personal Supervisioc and hat Slot

Test for Over Hi "

ii equipped with all irtt-Olasi Woik, is

'0<? the

ig Dopartn 1 to Insui Supervis

!alf a Century.

Spectacles and Eye Glasses A Full Line ok WATCHES, CLOCKS, SOUVENIRS and 81: VERWARE, Novelties, Bric-a-Erac, Etc. JOSEPH K. HAND, 311 Washington Street, # CAFE MAY CITY, N. J.

Why Pay a Big Price For c Poor Set ol Harness when you can get a Set of First class Harness at a much Smaller Fiice made and guaranteed by me CARRIAGE HARNESS. I invite von to call and see a special line ot this Harness which I have in stock and am selling far below the

regular price.

Double Team Harness, $12 up

MY MAKE

Single Work Harness, $10 up

MY MAKE

COLLARS, nil sizes to Fit Your Horse, Guaranteed, from $t 50 to

$.V5°-

All Goods Guaranteed or Your Money Back

Fell-Less tiweai Pads

Wa sQo mmwwTw

CLOTHING Have you seen our new Ready-Made Clothing Department? Look at the low prices in Men's, Boy’s and Children’s Suits. Also the latest styles Hats. Great Bargains in Shoes. All up-to-date styles. Come and convince yourself that I.am the ( cheapest in town with the largest assortment. I. TENENBAUM The Leading Clothier, Shoer and Gent’s Outfitter, 508 Washington Street. Sol. Needles’ old stand-

AN ORDINANCE. An Ordinance authorizing the borrowing of ncvcnty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of retiring the floating indebtedness of the City ot Cape May, and for the enlargement and improvement of the water plant and sewer system of said dty. Section 1. Be it ordained and enaried by the inhabitants of the City of Cape May, in dty coundl assembled, and it is hereby enacted by the anthority of the same, That the ' ■- * of said dty be

in.snnudlm. tars, each to bear dale on the second day of Jnne, A.D nineteen hundred and two, and to be payable at the office of the treasurer of the City of Cape May, on the first day of June, AD. nineteen hundred and twentjtwo, with interest thereon at the rate of per annum, payable half * ' of the months of

dnring said period; for Which ir pons shall be attached to said bonds fnd numbered to correspond to the bo mis to which they shall be respectively attached, with the signature in writing or lithograph of said treasurer; said bonds shall lie signed by the mayor, attestccTby the dty derk and countersigned by the city treasurer, with

the corporate seal attached.

Section 2. And be it farther ordained and enacted by the anthority aforesaid. That the said bonds shall be sold, but not fpr less than their par valnc, and tlie proceeds {hereof shall be used to retire the floating indebt• of the dty, and for,the enlargement provement of the ' water plinl and

ystem of said dty.

on 3. And be it further ordained and

enacted by the authority aforesaid. That there shall be raised annually by taxation, a snm snSdcnt to pay the interest on said bonds, and snch snm shall be used by the City Treasurer for the payment 0C such interest and for no other purpose, and that a further snm of two per centum of the amount of said bonds shall be raised minually by taxation to establish a sinking fnnd for the

redemption of said bonds at 1

tnrity, and ath cr pur-

redemption of said snch sum Shall be used for

^Section 4. And be it farther ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid. That said bonds shall be registered and numbered and shall be exempt from taxes , for dty

purposes.

& B. WILSON.

Approved May 8, iqco- Pres, of Count THOSTw. MILLET, Mayoi. Attest: Jko. W. Thompson. Recorder.

you are in need ol ladies' .and furnishings, or shoes, inspect

gents' furnishings,

the stock carried by K. C Washington street. Big ffi ladies’ shirt wait-t and

Agent lor Barnes. El

pect

K. Conley, 406

reductions

rappers, idry. tf

Thomas H. Taylor, the popular boot and shoemaker at No. 418 Washington street, docs all rej ing neatly thoroughtly at reasonable* prices. He has 1

prices. He has been doing business in Cape May for

elv<

bymai

brol

less in Gape Mu.

1 years. Rips in uppers sewed ischine with silk to match. Lost iken eyelets or hooks replaced.

(composed of Stiles York

_ York), hi s firm of con-

tractors who have a splendid reputation o VV for contracting and buUdliig. They do °-+5 j all manner of jobbing as well, slid arc iruttrai

prompt to attending to I

of the most auhaunttal Oityhavo been erected .by thorn. They ran easily be reached by letter through

ran easily be r

the Cape May puat offloe. or by calling or ring orders st their residence, 812

’euenoaum will remove to 421 ington Rtrei t, next to Halpin’s.

ilpin’s. to buy

l. Te

Washinu

Don't nii*s this opportunity clothing and shoes at 30 pei leas than cost iu lore removal.

. i»

and shoe*, go fo Tenenbautp's on

mitt ol removal,

The Daylight Store

Fashion’s Fancies. Fashion’s changes for this season have added some beautiful things to our already very complete line ol men’s wear. TIES, C01URS, HOSE UNO SHIRTS well adapted to summer have appeared in very rich abundS^ice, and we have gathered a collection never cqtlaled in this city. @v|j»Wvla®S8, 618 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY. N.J. PHILADELPHIA Jt HEADING ROUTE. L ATLANTIS CITY RAILROAD. ENGINES BURN HARD COAL. NO SMOKE TIMETABLE IN EFFECT OCT. 1.1901. ^Trolnsleavc (tape May for Philadelphia;

7-45

Yorit via Witulow Junction 11 JO JjsyLiSrr- i "*” PM * W - 4 3° - c a.-iSr’* "’*• Trains leave Philadelphia tor Cope May:

Week D*t»—

8.45 A ^g‘ Expr ®*- ArriTe C *I >e *** P. Expreso. Arrive Cape May P.M.—Accommodation. Arrive Cape

Msy«J«.

indays— y'

‘ '* "—‘— Arrives at Cape

4-15 4- I S Bonds;

Past trains leave Reading Terminal. Philsdolphin, for New York, Bethlehem snd poluta on the Uitgb Valley, Beading, PmuvWe. Williamsport and points In Interior IVsssyL vanta. Tickets nod Information at sti '

. BxsiJtx. Gen’l Sapt.

Bdson J. Wxxxa. Gcn’1 pasaV Agent.

ms right hwo pabUesUon In the warid st

Write for list ai

uLUTaj.

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