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CAPE MAY HERALD.

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VOL. II. NO. 47.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1902.

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HIGH TIDES AND EFFECTS EASTERLY WINDS BROUGHT I HIGH AND SURGING SEAS. Some Facta Set Forth and Some Thoughts Suggested In the Way

ol Protection.

\ia^/ have “hnulnl around,” to use a nautical exiirt-xaion, to the eaatirnnl, and the waters of the Atlantic have I wen stent in upon the New Jersey coast with. such force as to sweep in through theipietsand cover die marshes to an unusual depth, and in some places cutting into ahU-^waHhing out beach j

fronts somewhat disastrously

Reports from Atlautic'city first of the week statts) thuj the hi|;hest tides prevailed there that had l>een witnessed for yeara. Our own city seems almost invulnerable, against the Jieavy sweep of the sea, chiefly liecausc of the westerly course our-coast line takes, by reason of which the full force of the does not strike ns. And then, our main city front is upon solid, fast land, protected by double piling and stone. . The ocean piers, too, have their effect in aiding to preserve, and even to make up,

an accumulation of sand.

Hast of us an.', west of ns, however, inore or less attrition invariably results fromThe heavy push of the sea top of the tide during such prevailing east winds. South Cape May front, since the repeated failures in at ing to maintain a bulkhead, alwnya suffers damage and loss, and has not

aped this time. The trolley cars were. Ao-have hgdavery enjoyable visit, and rapelled to shorten their trips on “ tmehefisr, there is a hint of Cu-

Tuesday. It may seem like a gigantic undertaking, hot it is one that must and will be accompli.slietl before many more years have paused, and that is thi absolute protection against storm tides of the entire shore from Sewells Point to the mouth of the Delaware. Without this protection properties are. seen to depreciate and settlement is balked; with It, property values would be enhanced, Improvements would spring up and imputation rapidly increase. The wrant of tins has hindered all effort to popularize the section from the now notorious ‘‘Missing link” to Cai«e May

Poilft.

The piers have proven ‘i helpful factor in not only maintaining, but to extent npbuilding, the beach front. The new, but broken Queen Anne Her, as it was known, bos hel|»ed the section of the beach w here located. It ought to Im- |K>ssible for capital to come in and complete this work of protection the entire length.

For a New Site.

The First National Rank of this city has found its first year's business sufliciently successful to warrant _ its. president and Iniard of directors to begin to look almut them for a suitable site for a new baqk building. The building occupied by the bank at present, at No. 504 VWasldngtoh street, was formerly a plain store building, with rooms for residents upon the second floor, as now. The place has answered the purpose very well while the business may be said to have been passing through an experi-

mental stage, but now it is admitted, _New Jersey's State Boards Liable to

lung

suitable is needed and worthy of the increasing business The ofhcials have

something more substantial and more

thy of I iflidals

two corner sites in view,—the southwest corner of Washington and Decatur streets, owned and occupied by J. R. Wilson A Son, and the northeast comer occupied by Hogan’s fruit and confectionery store. It may lie some months or a year yet, before definite action is token toward the erection of the

building/

Corsonlan Reunion. The CorsoniVn reunion, of which we wrote at some irngth n couple of weel ago, will toko/place next week, Noven her 20, 27, af, covering the Thanksgi' ing period,'the great Thanksgiving dinner to.be the principal feature of gathering, to embrace the descendants of Hope and Lydia Corson, of beuvilie, the reunion Uo take plime at the Hotel ikdlrue, Ilea Isle City. Through the kindness of Mr. Charles H. Corson, are in receipt of a copy of the elegant program, designed by Clarence Stewart Davis, a grandson of Hope Corson, and lithographed by Mr. Corson in hi* own estoWishmtnL The entire arrangemen, the design of the program Included, smacks of "Ye oldene tyme,” and many old time dishes will 1* served at every meal. . ' This promises to be the most notable Thanksgiving family gathering ever held in Cape May county.

FACTS IN BRIEF. Mattera of General and Local Intereat Mentioned. Toothsome perch have regaled the appetites of Cape May epicureg. the past week. Manufacturing jeweler Jos. K. Hand is busy lining orders for gold rings for if 1‘hiladelphia trade. "The Heavenly Quarantine,” paste Fisher's subject last Sunday evening, brought out a great sermon, that in the’ end I hi re hard upon local moral infec-

tion.

The ladies of the M. K. Church will give a supper and Union Social in Hotel Cohunliia on the evening of Thanksgiving. All are cordially invited. \ A trained none from Philadelphia arriWd at the KbVitt on Tuesday evening' take charge of Mrs. McConnell, who islmquite a critical condition. N. Qdite a goodly number of dollars were j subscribed during the week to aid the colored Cape May football team in defraying the expenses of the visiting team coming to play them Saturday, 29th inst Miss Webb, the trained nurse, qaite well known to our jieople, has -for some time lieen caring for Charles Bryant, a typhoid fever patient, who, pleased to announce, is now improv-

ing.

buildings are being erected in Cape May this fall, nor are any likely he built Ibis winter. Three cottages 5 under repair, and that seems to lie about all Uie work there is for carjH-n-ters to do. Mr. William Heyl, of Decatur street, has just returned from a week's vUit to Milltown, N, J., a pleasant settlement near New Brunswick. Mr. Heyl

phi having something to do with the attractions at Milltown. We wish him

almndai^ success. j REV. WILLIAH S. ZANE.

A Well Known Clergyman Laid to

Rest on Monday.

-Rev. William Spence Zone, who died late last week at May’s Landing, where i pastor of the Methodist church, was one of the best known and most popular clergyman in the New Jersey Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was pastor of the M. E. Church in.this city in the sixties, and hree years pastor of Tnckahoe church, this county, some fifteen years later. His parents were natives of Maurice River township, the Zone homestead, near the month of Maurice River, ng still in the possession of one of ' family, a brother of the -deceased, | lawyer Andrew Zane, of Phila. But le of his father’s brothers, of whom there were five, Judge Zane, of Utah, survives. Deceased was G9 years of age. His remains were interred in Bridgeton!

a Monday, 17th inst.

The Conference has of late lost a numlier of its most prominent members, point of usefulness, and as a shining example of true piety and religious zeal, none were more honored

than Mr. Zane.

•His death is a great loss to the church, _ne that is deeply mourned throughout his la\e broad field.

NON-PARTISAN BODIES.

Abolished.

It is lielieved by lawyen. in Trenton that if the point raised by Supreme Court Justice Fort in deriding nnconatitutiona] the act under which the old Camden and Trenton Excise Boards were created, should lie affirmed by the Courts of last resort, it would result in the complete abolition of all bi-partisan and non-partiaan State and municipal

bodies.

It would affect not only the State and local Boards of Education, but U)e

CURRENT COMMENT LOCAL AND GENERAL MATTERS OF INTEREST DISCUSSED An Impartial Review of Subjects Under Thought—The Talk

of the Gossips.

Y’WjE KNOW of no subject, locally \KJ considered, more worthy of comment than the remarkabli June-like weather that has come to us right through the middle of the present November. Cape May’s oldest inhabitrecall nothing in the way of late full weather that can approach anything like a favorable comparison to it. The idea so prevalent fot some years now that the seasons are becoming very differpnt from what they formerly were, quite irregular and unoartain, is roost emphatically supported by the wonderful and unusual halmiuess of the presit month, the lost of the autumn seaComely women have numerously continued to appear ujion Cape May streets in attractive white dresses looking as cool, and pure, and-sweet as during the ■ign of the fashionable summer girl. Even old Father Neptune was inviting Hugh to induce quite a number of bathers to enter his surfy domain, and those w ho tested the qualities of this 'November sea bath declared it a* comfortable and as enjoyable as it is usually found in the first summer month. Mother Earth joins the elements in the seductiveness of the charming spell, and fruits and flowers ore born out of season. The foliage of the forests has scarcely begun to shed, or to show to the nsnol extent its beautiful autumn tints. Cape May lawns are luxurious in their greenbess. Right here in town Mr. William J, Bennett has this week picked nearly a quart of ripe blackberries from the vines in his gyden, and says there are many more maturing. Mr. C. K. Shall ns has gathered a quantity of a second crop of raspberries uptm His "Fourth- Ward” property. Roses are blooming bountifully; white clover is growing an abundant crop; and, why should we not mention the fact, a great big yellow pumpkin hangs upon a Chestnut street fence, as though the vine, impelled by the warm November sun, had taken a fresh stajt in an effort to get beyond its confines. And it may be regarded as providential that "the mild September”' has reappeared in November to favor those who would have found it difficult to provide for the comfort of their families, so far as the necessity of fuel is concerned. At all events, and in any way considered, is not this glorious November tflug. far enjoyed, worthy of our thanks among other blessings, that should be remembered on the appointed

Thanksgiving Day. Exit Brick Pile.

At last the debris on the fire-swept site of the New Columbia Hotel on Jack*on street, that has lieen so great an eyesore to the public view since, the destruction of the hotel In 1889, is abont to be removed and the property is to lie set off into building lots and likely be quickly improved. Mr. Mandeville, formerly prominently connected with the Cape May Electric Light plant, Is said to be the purchaser of the property from the James Mooney estate, who has sold to the Reading Railway Company the unsightly brick and stone remaining so many years. It is not unlikely that the season of 1893 will find handsome cottages going np on the <

Jackson street side.

PERSONAL INTEREST Gossip of the Resort In Which You ^ « May Be Mentioned. The Misses Johnson,liters of pilot B. F. Johnson, have lieen down from Philadelphia visiting their brother and other relatives. Baxter Dillon, who is reputed the earliest and latest sea bather, took his last surf bath on Wednesday, and on Thursday took his departure for the

winter.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Hughes have returned from an eight days’ visit Philadelphia, where they were I guests of Sirs. Hughes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bass. W. F. Cassedy and wife s|>ent Monday in Philadelphia, Mr. Cassedy giving attention to matters of the Unio Pass Gold Mining Company, of which he Is one of the memliers of the board of directors. Mr. N. C. Price, city engineer, is o visit to his son, Lather Price, New York. A society event that will take place during his stay will be the “( ing out” of bis son’s wife's sister, Miss

Evans.

Mrs. GeorgieyGarretson and sister, Miss Sue Hildrrth, started on Monday for Peoria, III., to visit their sister, wife of Dr. Milton 8. Marcy. Dr. Marcy is also a native of Cape May, and is a phyT' aicutn and surgeon of prominence in

Peoria.

Millard E. Heise and family, who have passed the summer at Cornwall, Hudson, will not return to Cape May this winter, but have leased a residence at Plainfield, N. J., in which they already domiciled. Mr. and Mra. B. F. Johnson and their iittle son Franklin are now visiting friends at Moat Clair, in the upi>er [.art of this State. The first of the week they will proceed to Brooklyn, where thej will spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Txl word Dann. Clarence R. Brooks is re[>orted to havi done a heroic act a few evenings ago in stopping a runaway horse on Columbia avenue, Philadelphia. Seizing hold of the shaft with his left hand, and the. rein with his right, he succeeded in bringing the frightened animal standstill within half a block. Officer Hickey, of the local jiolioe force, took in .the sights of the bustling metropolis, New York* City, during bis recent vacation. To listen to George’s description of what he saw and heard, is as' good as reading a book. He la always a good sight-seer, and his description of scenes and incidents is always interesting. President R. N. Ryan, of the Marine NaUonal IBank, Wildwood, W. Byron Livezey, postmaster and proprietor of Hotel Dayton, Wildwood, Prof. Wilmer F. Borns, principal of Angle*** public school, Robert Bright 'and W. Harry Bright, of Holly Beach, were gjjests at the Carroll over Monday night. They if* Masons, and were here to attend a meeting of Adoniram Chapter, the last three being initiated into its mysteries. Dr. Ernest Ramsdell, of Camden, dropped down over tBe Reading by the late train Tuesday evening, becoming the guest for a day of Councilman F. S.

Foot Ball Game Postponed.

The game bf football, which. was to have taken place to-day, (Saturday,) between the Young Men's Athletic Association (colored) ol this dty, and the

— — , — Stentonworth Foot Ball Team, has been County and Municipal Election-Board*, postponed until Saturday, ZfithOnst., the State Board of Taxation, Board of on account of several injuries to* the

Assessors, Board of Prison Inspectors, the boards governing all the State institutions, and, in fact, all the State iKiards. It would also hit the Police and

Fin- Boards, the Boards of

and virtually all municipal bodies now

existing. -

Has Reached Ninety-Seven. Ex-Freeholder John Pierson, of swlesboro, rounded oat his 97th year last week, and was greeted by a host of friends. Mr. Pierson has relatives in this dty and county, and until recently was an annual visitor among them. He was an active member of the board referred to until be was ninety.

New Year's Supper

The memliers and friends of (&r First Baptist Church will hold a supper on

New Year’s night

latter team. They regret. this disap-

pointment very much.

The home team will line up as follow*: Gfcorge W. Taylor, left end; Andrew Buffings, left tackle; Edward Roman, guard; Floyd-Taylor, centre; Ray>nd Green, right gnard; Oscar Jackeon, right tackle; Joseph Bundy, right etod; Wm. Allison, quarter back; Bobert Green, right half bock; Augustus Green, back; Stanford Turner, left half

Interesting Event.

Mrs. John Allen, of Camden, fdhneriy Miss Anna Rutherford, of Cape May, rejoices in her first born, a bright litUe daughter. The interesting event oo- < curred at the home of her mother, near I Cape May Point, on Monday of this

Townsend. Dr. Ramsdel], is Camden’s most popular and successful young medical practitioners. In the rerot Congressional campaign in the First District he was a strong and active supporter of Jddge Richard T. Miller, one of Cape May’s honored sons. Mr. Willis Pratt, formerly of this dty, and well and favorably remember here, has become one of the leading journalists of New York City. Soon after leaving Cape May he secured a position on the New York World. His work was so noticeable as having merit in it, that the Herald offered him a good salary on the editorial staff. The World subsequently made him a dazzling offer to return to that paper as dty editor, and he did so; hot this move was but a stepping stone to something even better, and he is now receiving a splendid salary as dty editor of the New York Mail

and Express.

WEDDED AT SUNRISE. Another Popular Cape May Young Couple Harried. George Percy Benckert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthias C. Benckert, and Miss Harriet Hoffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Hoffman, of West Cape May, were married at 6 o’dock on Wednesday morning, November 19, by Rev.

Baptist Chnrch. Mr. Lewis Hickey w best man, and Miss Laura Bishop bridi maid. After the wedding breakfast at the bride's reddenoe, the newly wedded couple took the 7.30 express for a short

bridal tour.

The bride is very handsome and ap-

week. Nomerons congratulations have peered very charming in an elegant oos-

[been extended to the happy mother.

turn? of pure white.

COMING EVENTS REAL THINGS IN VIEW FOR CAPE HAY’S BETTERMENT. Crude Ideas ol Improvement That Were But Shadows Cast Before, Now Talcing Shape. i^VOMING events cast their shadows before,!* an old adage that never hail more truth in it than is being demonstrate*] at the present time in the ahaping of ideas and shadows into bonafide results and actual events, in the progressive stages of the plan* and purposes of certain capitalists and corporations for Cape May's betterment and improvement as a seaside re-

sort.

The Herald’s position os being Killing to indorse all the foolish and reasonable statements that for s< time were industriously circulate*!-by irresponsible hangers-on to the outer edges of the work of the genuine promoters, has been found to be the corWe said “Wait and see,” and _—.— conld be' obtained they have Wro given publicity. What we said of tBe new movement in the Seven Mile Beach Company's affairs two weeKs ago. and last week under the head of "Ca|>e May to Share" are but portions of the real work in progress. informed authoritatively in

GONE CROOKED. nuivllle Stock Building Association Terribly Tangled. When Richard L. Howell, secretary ; of the Millville Stock Building Association, <lisa|i|M-ared the other day, and it found that there was a shortage of 8!*7,IXKI in the accounts, it mar be well imagined that a big lot of people were mixed mood of surprise, anger, disappointment and despair. Here was i what had long lieen considered one of nost prosperous and safest concerns of its kind in aU South Jersey, • that had been in existence for a generation, with men of high repute an it* head, suddenly brofight to ruin by : kind of juggling which can scarcely yet be understood, even by the association’s counsel. And all this had been going on and kept hidden despite , xamination regularly by the audi- - The association was [laying 5 per/' dividend and the stock was seff . t a premium, but to-day it coffid ^ lie bought for a song, probably. 7 If tilings'go on thi* way with i^he J usual graduation of crookedness, people may as well quit trying to save money or to procure homes.

front as a valuable fac(^ in the great improvement project that is to link thf entire list of Cape Slay county resorts together by a rapid transit electric road from the wharv es of Ocean City to Ca[>e May Point The Pennsy directors have come to the conclusion that Atlantic City’s congested condition must be relieved, and have wisely turned chiefly to Cape May to receive the overflew, a Ktream that really set in this directioi several seasons ago, having for its source the most respectable families that have been patronizing that famous resort. The company has recognized tills tendency, and feel that the demand for improved facilities for reaching Cape May must be met. The Eaat Cape May Beath Company are reaching northward to meet Nhese efforts from tht-ir foundation of land interests about Sewells Point. They now own the Seven Mile Beach Company’s interests, as well as

Two Mile Beach.

The U. S. Government, throngh Engineering Department, will expend probably $200,000 in opening np Cold Spring Inlet and making an extensive harbor back of the beach for the safe anchorage of the big pleasure yachts that so often need such a shelter without being compelled to ran all the way to the Breakwater Coasting vessels may also find need of its advantages. The officers of the East Cape May Beach Company, as we still term it, are preparing a suite of officaa in the Arcade Building recently erected by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company opposite Broad Street Station. There will be substantial events coming out of the shadows^edn in rapid

succession.

A vessel railway, upon which to haul out boats and vessels for repairs, will be constructed at a suitable spot inside the projeoted harbor. On Wednesday evening a small Corps of surveyors from the U. S. Engineer’s office, came down to resome work abont the beach and inlet

Now a “Cliff’’ Walter, for several years past a compositor in the Star of the Cape office, has taken the position of foreman of the composihg room of the Paulsboro Press. Mr-Walter learned type setting in the officCofthe Cape .May County ixelte, and is thoroughly acquainted ith the duties that will devolve upon him in his new position. Good friendi here congratulate him.

First Baptist Church “The Anthem of the Resurrection” will be pastor Williams’ subject on Sunday, evening, and in the morning the subject will lie "That Old Schoolmaster.” Mrs. Williams will sing at the evening service the sacred solo, “Not Ashamed of Christ" Men's Union Meeting to-night, (Saturday) at 7.30. Leader, Mr. Ware.

Presbyterian Church.

On Friday evening the Endeavor Society of the Stone church held a preparatory Thankagi ring service. Their theme

was Thanks-11 ring.

Nexl Sabbath morning the pastor, Rev. Edwin F. Gallagher, will show “How to Recognize the New Life." In the evening he will direct attention to "The First and Last Come.”

Somebody Wants Them. Chas. A. Swain, 305-7 Jackson street, iu< learned pretty well how to cater to is trade, and be knows the needs of. householders of Cajie ‘May .sufficiently well to enable him to provide the proper proper prices, that they n^jy

^mmuerv. Hence his recent purchase of a "h fine lot of Decorated Dinner, Tea and

Toilet sets. These chinas arc handsome .. and good, and worth much more than tha price he ha* put upbn them for the tienelit of his customers. Indies, come and see these sets and choose something nice. This is an extraordinary opportunity. Many other useful articles you may need. Come and select them. Death of Former Cape May Lady. Sarah Hoffman died on the 15th insL, after ten days’ sickness, aged 70 yearn, at her daughter's residence, Jersey City. She leaves one son and four daughters to mourn her loss. The decease*! was a sister to Capt. Levi Hughes, of Mrs. Herilia Lycett, and daughter of Ix-muel Hughes, of Cape May, and wife of the late Capt. Samuel Hoflhwn. Funeral took place on Monday afternoon, 17th, interment at Jersey City.

Engineer Crane Dead.

Locomotive engineer John Crane, who as one of the first engine drivers to bring in a train over the new South Jersey Railroad to this point in 1893, died at his home in Frankford on Wednesday, l»tb inst, of Bright's disease, aged about 55 years. He had been in shattered health for a year or two, ami during the past summer boarded in tffis dty. He was widely and favorably known in railroad circles. The Third Annual Reunion. The third annual reunion of the 25th | Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers’ VetAssociation, Second Battalion, will : lie held at Cape May City, Saturday, December 13th, at 11,30 a. in. in assembly room of the High School Building on Lafayette street. Members of John , Mecray Post No. «, G. A. R., and all veterans of the Civil War are invited to jiartidpate therein. Music by John Mecray Post Band by spedal invitation. '

Samuel R. Stives, )

Wm.-’TStevexs, |Committee.

Enterprising Firm. Rodan A Wilson, popular feed and J grain merchants, located at corner of ^ Perry and Sooth Lafayette streeU, this ’ dty, have purchased Uie schooner Lu -i tber Hdredge, formerly trading from . j Dennis Creek. The schooner is sailed i by Capt. W. Corson, carrying grain ‘1 from Lewes, Del., direct from the grow- * era to Schellenger’s Landing. Mr. Ho- .- : dan is young, energetic and much ea- ; teemed. He is the son of D. W. Rodan, - ' and has grown up in this badness.

Harried in Camden. Miss Mary J. Gaas, daughter of Mrs. T. E. Gan, was married Wednesday 1 night to Henry F. Patterson, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony, which was performed by Rev. W. Scott Stiles, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., took place at the j bride’s home, 331 Penn street, Camden. 1 Miss Harriet Gass, sister .of the bride, was maid of honor, and H. F. I vers best man. West Cape May Marriage. Harry Williams, son of Charity Will- /, lams, and Miss Della Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howard, colored, of West Ca}ie May, were married ^ on Wednesday evening, at the bride’s i residence. Miss An*enla Cox was the -j bridesmaid, and Herman Williams beat man.,