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THE HOi.IV EgACH ROAD Th» BrldgM Completed and Raady lor

Travol.

NotwIthatJUldjtc IB* oppoalllon to the project. It la now a aetUad fart that Five-MU# Beach will be connected with the mainland, and that the roadway will be ready lor traffic by the early sprlnc. It took time and patience. and atrong Influence, to Indue* the Board of Free—.uera to accord to roplt of the laland their right!

th# peopl in this m

Terence is shown In the fact

substantial bridge' now spans the chan-

nels and is ready for use at any time.

After wtvkin* for thirty-two years William K Httfbea. a New York machinist. jK. cctod a smoke consuming device for locomotives and other engine boilers. Hughes bad no capital to hack hla Invention, but succeeded In baring It brought to the notice of Ooroellua Vanderbilt The millionaire mechanic had the device tested on an ele rated train locomotive under bis per aonnl lnsi>cctlon. mikl" i trip from the Battery to Harter Mr. Vauder blit has decided to aid Hughes In the matter.

The contract for conatructlni Midway connecting with the t b the mainland, was swarded to

r Robert E. Hand a short tlmg ago 1 he has commenced operations and will push tiie work as rapidly aa possi

Su)

large f< and th

iuperlntendent

loffman has a

r time

t any t

that the weather Is favorable for wi It is the intention of the Holly Beach authorities to award the ccfatract for the roadway to the bridge on Island side, at an early day. and It If predicted that by the 1st of May travel to the mainland will be unimpeded ovei this route. ' The building of this roadway, connecting the Island with the mainland, means much to Five-Mile Beach and Its Inhabitants. It gives us the advantage of a good country market, besides serving as a good outlet to wagons and pleasure carriages. It is also a great

advai

opens up to >r their farm

them a desirable market for

•oducta, and on

mportance from year to

year.

The people of the laland have reason to feel grateful to those who persevered in their advocacy of this much needed enterprise at a time when it met with persistent, captious opposition, and even when the law was invoked to prevent Its consummation. But all opposition was Enaily overcoi the work wiU soon be finished and the roadway open to the public.—FiveMile Peach Sui

Where Coal Is Plentiful. Along South Jersey's Five-mile Beach, from Holly Beach to Angli the natives nowadays fear no coal famine. Old Ocean Is supplying the Jolly fishermen and beach combers In that quarter with fuel In abundance, the o^y charge being the labor of picking it up. Early In the winter a big three-mast-ed schooner, heavily loaded with coal, was driven ashore at high water off Holly Beech, opposite the bathing pavilion. during a heavy‘storm. The vessel rode fairly over the inner bar, and now stands up straight as a church about a hundred yards from shore at low water, where the sands hold her fast Heavy seas have broken her bull apart, and surging tides from day to day wash her cargo by tons far ale the smooth, sandy beach. The coal doesn't scatter, but Is carried in almost compact masses and deposited at intervals above high water—here barrelful or two, there a half ton. and farther on a wagon load—separate bonanzas. all. They're over a thousand tons of coal Is the wreck, with free distribution for miles by the restless tides. Wuile the rest of the country*ls crying for coal Holly Beach is glutted with It. at the cost of gathering it only.

3-DAY TOUR TO WASHINGTON Under the Personally-Conducted System of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The next Pennsylvania Railroad Per-sonally-Conducted Tour to Waahli

Rate, covering railroad transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations and transfer of passenger and baggage, station to hotel in Wi ton. 914.50 from New York. |H.( Trenton and *11.50 from Philadelphia. The rates cover accommodations fpi two days at the Arlington. Normandie, Riggs. Ebbltt, Short-ham. Cochran. Gordon. Barton or Hamilton Hotels. For accommodations at Reg"*’. Metropolitan. National or Colo. hotels. *2.50 less. SpW&l tide u.p to Ml.

Vernon.

All tickets good for 10 days, with special hotel rates after expiration of

hotel coupons.

For itineraries and foil information apply to ticket agent

263 Fifth Avenue,

Street, Brooklyn; 789 Broad Street Newark, N. J.; or address George W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station. Philadel-

Agent I

phis

Mall Carrier Examination To-day. There will take place at the City Hall to-day an examination for mall carriers, and from the successful applicants there' will be chosen the three mall carriers who will go on duty at Cape May upon the establishing of the free delivery mail system on March 1. For the summer service there will probably be six carriers selected. The examinations will consist of questions upon arithmetic, writing and United States geography. About 25 have applied to take up the examination.

Cod Fishermen's Bad Luck. Cod fishermen along the coast, while they have made some good catches, have not come near up to the standard of catches made In former years. It has often occurred this fall that three or four whole days are spent on the banks without catching a single cod. It is gratifying to learn that France and Guatemala have agreed to-submit their differences to The Hagne tribunal without any preliminary "peaceful"

The Newest That’s New. The newest that's new may seem an odd expression, but not so after you think a minute. An article might be new and still be old In pattern and make. The newest that's new means new everyway. The expression applies to our house furnishing goods. Our stock Is complete and embraces the newest that's new. Green trading stamps with your cash purchases. C. A. SWAIN, *05-7 Jackson Street. Tombstones Broken. Van.Ini* invaded the cemetery of tlie Tabernacle M. K. Church, of Knua, on Tuesday night and broke down a number of tomb*to es. Monuments, which they could not remove or destroy, were defaced. The township authorities have been asked by the church trustees to assist In capturing the gang.

try 23d

R. C.

cargo out and bringing it hi lighter* to Grassy Sounds, and shipping it to 1’Uila W-lphis.

GREEN CREEK NEWS Public school was opened again on Monday. Mrs Kate Foster and son have returned from a visit to Philadelphia friends. There sre many vaccinated sore

arms.

Alfred Crease purchased a eplendld driving horse lo Wilmington a fen

day* ago

Mrs Mary Miller hat returned from a visit to her sister in Cape May City Win Edwards and James Fisher, ol Rio Grande, have donated Pastor W M Lister some firewood, which the

pastor cut.

Seth Miller, Sr, was a recent Tlaltot

to Cape May City.

Captan Joseph Robinson and son. iron, visited Philadelphia iaal week

McKnlght and Holllngsbead

have been s.akiLg some nice wood piles

In town

Ell Johnson has hla new atore shut

In and the floors laid.

Captain Joseph James made a business trip to Petersburg last week. Georg* Stiles has been carting logs to I he saw mill of Frank Hand A Co. Maurice Cress* is building a new

fern.-* around his yard

Elmer Hemingsway baa bought a berse. He has built a new bam Professor L. D. Hoffman, of our lie school, and hla wife, visited brother In Fishing Creek the first ol

the week.

Mrs. Maggl* SchllllDger, one of the

Aaroc

d a tick

is re pc it cotta,

A euchre will be given at the Kbbitt House on the evening of Februar; for the benefit of Hi. Mary's

Church.

It I. lb,, tb. b,nd.oD*i HBtt-rtt TOurtc Mcb,™ lb lb.

. u , „ I county, has not been able to do her

Mr*

Mom* Nor bury 1* helping do the work. Maurice Cress* is building a fence along the front of the Dr. Lake prop-

erty.

Our prompt and kind stage driver, William Bateman, la preparing a large

wood pile.

The pastor of the Mehtodist Church has received for distribution a large number of camp meeting calendars from the President of the South Jersey Camp Meeting Axsociation. Each calendar has on It the following; "The South Jersey Camp Meeting Asoclatlon wishes you a happ New Year, and invitee you to spend your vacation at their camp meeting. South Seavllle. N.

J_ July 16 to 27, 1903. Our

r property on Hughes street, near rsnklin, where he will, it is said, build

street sod Beach avenue leased for the coming summer season to Alexis I. dul’ont, of Wilmington. The Wisters will occupy it in May and the antomn. Conductor Benjamin 15. Hughe* has purchased of J. Spicer 1-earning, * pit

of

Freni a horn

Pennington T. Hildreth, who dieted for being co'-cered in tbeHoopes A Townsend conspiracy case in Philadelphia, was taken to Philadelphia Wednesday for trial. -- The Law and Order League and t congregation of the First M. E. Church have sent to Governor Murphy letters approving bis course outlined in his recent message on the question of stopping bribery in elections. Samuel A. I-oper, a former Cape May tray, and a son of the late Adam Loper, has been nominated by the Republicans for chief burgess (Mayor) of Bellefonte, He is a clothing salesman there, and went out there first to attend Bellefonte Academy, which is tinder the guidance of Rev. -lames Potter Hughes, a native of Cape May.

CAPE MAY POINT. Amnon Wright is spending afew days m Philadelphia. Mrs. Milton Taylor, of Erma, has been visiting Mrs. E. W. Springer. Edward Hughes has been very ill with the grip, but ia now improving. Wm. Corson, of the pilot boat J. Edmunds, visited his brother on Sunday. Charles Markley has the contract for painting E. W. Springer’s new building.

BURLEIGH. Mrs. Isaac Hand wheeled to Grande on Monday. Edward Steelman, of Millville, spent Sunday here. Herbert Manning and *Clyde and -Martin Spalding were over Sunday visitors with Camden friends. Next Sunday Rev. W. M. lister will receive into full membership all who are reconunei ded from probation, also any wishing to join by letter. Ezekiel Eldredge, of Green Creek', was in the village on Tueaday inquiring who had a good horse for sale.

ife, were tl and family, on Sunday.

Rev. A. W. Hand and family were over Sunday visitors at Wildwood, where he very acceptably fills the pul-

pit in the Baptist Church.

Miss Etta Douglas spent Monday afternoon with her cousin, Mrs. Harry

Stites, at Court House.

The W. J. B. R. have taken the small boiler out of the pumping station at Angteaea Junction and replaced it with

r.— a much larger one.

John Bowen made a business trip to

Rio Grande on Tuesday. Section foreman E. S. Douglas* and m«b, have been at Sea lale Junction assisting with track work. Mrs. John W. Hand, of Erma, a former resident of this place, here a few hours on Tuesday, en route ‘ ir Anglesea. Miss IJda Neal, of Rio Grande, passed Monday night with her friend, Mrs. Clara Hand. Mias Else Carey wheeled to the Court House on Tueaday, where she joined the class of music scholars under the instruction of Miss Nellie E. Learning. Fred Thompson waa a v’sitor at the County Seat on Saturday evening. Edgar F. Endicott and father have tills week been sawing wood for Fred and Jeremiah Crawford, at Court House, with their steam-power saw. There if a Urge force of men now working on the wrecked steamer Gulf Stream, at Hereford Inlet, taki « tne

%

Wm. Woodlin and family, of Holly Beach, were visiting his father in tid* village. Capt. Chaa. Yanaman and wife were visiting frienda in Millville on Tuesday and Wednesday. Township Clerk A. T. I>. Howell and committeeman V. N. Erricaon attended the neanion of the Township Committee at ('ourt House, Monday and Tueaday of this week. Capt Charles Yanaman purchased a fine horse and buggy from Millville parties last week. Wm. Powell . and wife, who begun housekeeping at Goshen last full.-tiuived into part of Fra- k Douglas*' house on Tueaday last: » The regular stated meeting of the Cape May Cotflfey Relief Aaxoi-iutioD tv a* held in ix-aming’* hall on Monday night.

FISHING CREEK. Rev. IiMne* B. Shaw and wife, of Kldora, nre visiting his parents. Mrs. Auro ■ Woolaou * ent Tuesday Tuesday with Mrs. Surah A. Hoflman at Cold Spring. Mis* Mabel Swansea is visiting friends at Holly Beach. Hnrrv B. Thompson and wife, of Gree - Creek, spent > onday with lie#

pared t*.

Mrs. Jane A. Crowell s:nd Eddie <iermon returned home on Monday after spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Snyder. , Mrs. Libbie Burnett, of Holly Beach, visited her sister, Mrs. Jennie McPher-

son, this week.

Mrs. Georgh- Swain, of South Dennis, ia visiting John James and wife. Mr. Mattison, of Camden, is a guest Ralph Yearicks a lid brother. Wm. McKean and wife s|K- t Tuesday with reAlives at Cape May. (Too late for last week.) f Mrs. I.aura Speai-e, of O.-ipc- May. spent last Saturday with her mother. Mrs. Cynthia Matthews. Ralph Yearicks, of Oyster Bay. L. I.. Is spending his vacation at his home. Elijah Eldredge. of Camden, spent

lost week with his

Ison.

s. Libbie Mont and son are ndlng a few weeks at their rcla-

„ ?s at Ocean City.

*C. U 0» .lor, of OM io Ihl „,™a 0 . I

o,.,o. m .od,b, r c„. r o» b.- ' fog tinging. Rev. Henry J . Zelley. , e{J on hls last Saturday. j"»«-8ob,lllor^. A,„rt Crrtit w ^" Ela '“’ S ' U , ' ri *'

""SrV"!' i SbtWrfofb !» food 1. fog on the new road from Rio Grande , th , R , thu w j.

to Holly Beach hav, built a dwelling j. ^ H has aareral men e«nbouse and nables near their work, to p]oye< , cutu wood >t H , h „ nd

rave a long drive in going back and Ml *

forth every day.

Wocjson

Mrs. spent Uvea

s sister, Mrs. Aaron

era. killi This is

sport

W<

vprT day ' | Cape M r Conover. In company with oth- ! g un( j a y ed a red fox one day last week. j enn | e

liss Lizzie and Gcorgle Wodlson. of

killed i is tl •Utnei

e are glad to report no more c

a doctor fo leave hla room. WEST CAPE MAY

Something rather unusual occurred at the public acbool not long since. The flag pole, which stands about 40 feet from the building, and the rope to which the flag ia attached runs through an opening under the window Into the principal's room, where the fi&g Is kept on a desk ready for Immediate use. During the night. In one of the recent wind storms, the shutters were torn open by the wind, stsd the heavy strain on the rope raised ,tbe window, thus drawing the flag outside, where K flapped and tautened in the wind, and waa very badly torn the next morning

when found by the principal.

The Volunteer Fire Department of West Cape May held a festival in the Borough Hall on Tuesday evening of last week for the purpose of raising

funds for the purchase of a fir

be used in the borough. Although the evening waa rather unpleasant the af- 1 fair was quite a success^ and the mem- 1 hers of the Fire Deparment vfere very

Mattie Neal will entertain a party Wednesday night. F. M. Hand sawed aj oak log at the Ross Mill containing 417 feet of lum-

ber.

A few couples were over to-Mr*. Sarah Gillan’s Thursday evening and had a very pleasant evening and a molasses candy pulling.

i quite a

the Fire Deparn

much pleased wiu the reeults. about *27 befog realized. A few of the small Unys of the borough, sons of the volunteera, clad In bright red blouses, aided the young ladies in waiting upon the people by accompanying them and delivering the cake in small baskets. They seemed quite as enthusiastic as their parents lo aid a good cause. The members hope, with the aid of the borough, to soon add enough to the amount already made to enable them to purchase the desired bell.

DIAS CREEK.

Dr. James J. Qulney, o

College, was visiting frienda in thia village Saturday and Sunday, returning on i

Monday morning.

Mrs. Hannah Sayre made a shopping trio to the store of J. W. Grace, Goahe<>,

on Saturday.

Alex. Bcheileuger soid forty bushel* of white potatoes to Moffct and Par1, of Philadelphia, on Friday last, ttle Roy Scull, infant son of Edward Scull, is seriously ill with pneumonia at

this writing.

Edward Wheaton, of Court Hpuse, waa putting the tin roof on Prof. Chas. Tomlin’s new [rarch on Thursday. Richard Lloyd is canvassing for a Penuaylvauia Nursery this week. mberofour^Ugcra made pur-

>uslna, Edna and

RIO GRANDE NOTES The election of the Sunday school officers and teachers of l he M. E. Cnurch will take place on Sunday even-

ing.

"Truth and Lies" Is the League topic; for Sunday evening, to be led by Mrs. i

Who Will Give Your Boys

and girls a start ? An Endowment policy in The Prudential will help start them in business or furnish the means with which to continue their education.

The Prudential Insurance Co. of America. .x&’Srv JOHN F. DRYDRN. President. LESLIE. D. WARD, Vice President. EDGAR 1). WARD. FORREST^” DRYDEN? 1 ' SecretaryH. E. Richakdson. Amu. Snpt., Cape May Court House, N. J

A New Line of

HARDWARE ^ Housefurnishiiig Goods

GHAS. A. SWAIN, _ ' P. O. Box 841 306-7 J&gkson sm., ’ 6 - CAPE MAY. W Trading Stamps given on all PurcbaxM foi 10c. and oyer.

Closing Out Business .^Selling Below Cost.. £on.

Ca

pital. S26.000-

Prokits and Surplus, $1200

Established 1901.

evangelistic service* oh Sunday, even-j fog after the election of the Sunday

school oncers.

SOUTH SEAVILLE. Newell S. Corson, of the Sea Isle life Saving Station, spent Monday with hla

family.

le, wa s her

Learning M. Rice, of Dennis villi

raking after buidne

ic first of the week. ,

William 1?araon8, of Camden, is the

guest of Mr. and Mrs. Haley, i

Mr. and Mr*. Richard Godfrey, of Ocean View, were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. William Payne ou Tues-

day.

Prosecutor Cole, of Seavllle, was do.

business i recently.

At this writing former Surrogate Wm. Hildreth is lying critically ill at

home in Clermont.

tin Swain, of Swaintqwn, was haring work done at the shop of B. R. little,

our blacksmith.

It la hardly the right tiling to put a fox on the Jury when you tur going to

try a goose.

Howard Rioe, of Cletmo- t, wo# in town on Monday looki- g after buidoesa

interests.

Charies Sutton, foreman in Collins' mill, has been offfor a few days o-i *econnt of ill health. Mrs. Le-rara Klleoberger and son Charles, have been visiting at Seaside. A large number of our farmers are turning their attention to truit growing which they find profitable. The following are the averages of the scholars of Blenton public school for January, 1908; Florence Corson dare Aoueliy, 96; Helen Way, 98; ‘ - ‘ 97.7;

97:1;;

Porch, 97/ Bessie Heato 9<LK; Leslie L. : Foster, 98; Jennie Kendall, (18.7; Eva

CAPE MAY CITY, H. J.

OFFICERS:

Wenti.ey R. Wales, President. Samuki. F. Eldredge, Vice Prea’L George M. Hendrick*, Cashier.

Stevens. Solicitor.

DIRECTORS* Samuel F. Eldrkdok, * WE8TLKV R. Walks, William N. Norchoss,

Lewis T. Steti A. L Hatnes.

■eveks, Joseph Button

Hendricks.

Accounts of Merchants and Individuals solicited. Ccrtificatni of deposit bearing three per oeaL interest Issued, interest beginning on the date of issue. Bsnker* money orders payable in all pans of the United States and Foreigr exchange payable in all pan* of the world, sold at lowest rate*. Picture Frames Window Glass A large assortment just received ol Popular Priced and High Grade Framed Pictures.

Walter Savage 309 Mansion Street, CAPE MAY, H. J, 33. S. CURTIS, Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting. All Orders Receive Prompt Attention. SHOP-No. 11 Decatur St. CAPE MAY, N. J.

Phebe Wheeler,.96; Edwin Foster, 9

Romalltc, “The kfewi Wall Paint."

Corson, 92;6; Oirrie Bonham, 92.1; May Anneily, 92: Willie Colb *, 86.8; Bertha Barnes, 77; Clarence We*toot t, 71.0; Edit Grace, 0S.8; George Else hart, 35.8. Coroner and Mrs. George Havre, of Clermont, were in town attending to

bnsi ess recently.

Miss Fat l ie Weld man, of Seaville, spent tlie first of the week ' with her nit-ce, Mr*. George Sheppard. Mrs. Mary Coltlu* has been ou the idek list for a few t* ’*

Mr. Warn* •, of C ‘ aTi

vaasing hereon Tueaday.

S. Woodbine o . Wednesday.

i* made for both inside and outside exposure. It is durable and has stood five years o exteriors with seaside exposures. it is Hat (without gloss), washable, hvgienic and gives a very artistic velvety finisti. It was adapted by the U. H. Government Buildings at the' Buffalo Exposition. Later the Government used Romnlite for its buildings at the Charleston Exposition. The Committee on Exports on Awards, awarded KumaHte the gold medal. For sale by

\ »■ C. titix,

dory Collins has been on the

fri-ent locating in Weal Oa|«e May. Ap-