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CAPE MAY HER ATT).

Recognized Leader

VOL. HI. NO. 23.

CAPE MAY CITY, N, J., SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1903.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

THE VISITORHHE COWNG THE COTTAGE COLONY GREATLY INCREASED THIS WEEK. The Old Resort Very Popular- Great Season Looked For- Gossip

Of Visitors.

Viaitora are coming to the hotels anil cottage*, ami the colony of the la'ter is rapnlly reach!' g its complement. The

jeranr hit while, mel

two, the

hl'-g its cou

hotels are grailnally o|i< J une 15 all will tie busy

Stockton, which opens nn June ami Congress Hall, which opens on Jii' 27. The Windsor opened last .Satut-.

day.

Isaac Starr and family have a cottage on Stockton avenue for the season. Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Cramp have Stockton Row co'tage for the season. I.. T. Barstow has taken a cottage on Hughes street for the summer season. James 'IcCarey has leased the Bride thnl cottage on Hughes street for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Lea oieued their Grant street cottage on Thursday for the summer. Mr and Mrs. John F. Craig have opened their cottage on Columbia one for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Altiert E. Roussell have opened their South Lafayette street cottage for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. CoSt came to their cottage on Kearney avenue oi* Thursday for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Browning and Miss Browning opened their cot- ' tage on Washington street Henry Goddard Leach, son of Dr A. L. I.each, of this dty. will be graduated from Princeton University next week. Mr. Samoel T. Bailey and family, of Camden, have come to their summer home, at Cape May Point, for the sea-

son.

, Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Ayresn'nd Miss Marion Ayres left tlje Aldine Hotel, Philadelphia, and ope' ed their Ca|>e May cottage. Dr. anvl Mrs. Gilbert H. Shearer and the Misses Shearer are now tjomfortably located for the summer in a' Franklin street villa. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sloan and family, of SL Bernard Place, West Philadelphia, will occupy their residence here about the middle of the month. \ Mr. and Mrs. John P. Miller and^aiSlly, of Philadelphia, expect to open their summer residence at South Cape May the latter part of this month. Mr. and Mrs. James F- Lucas arc among the newly arrived cottage families. They will entertain largely and take an aciive partin golfing eventt. Mr. and Mrs. Jones Wister are* entertaining Miss Agnes Sibley, Miss Hope Carson and Miss Louise Johnson this week at their cottage on Beach avenue. Captain Theodore F. Townsend, the U. S. signal officer in Philadelphia, was among the visitors to Cape May early in the week. He was enjoying the fishCol: J. W. Moorhead and family are pleasantly located in a Hughes street vill fur the summer.- Benign S. Bunn a> d familv are located in their Hughes street colt ige. Rev. George K. Savige ai d mother came to a Colombia avtaue cottage this week to pass the sunnier. He is rector of the P. E. Church of the Beloved Desdple, Philadelphia. \ Miss Emily W. Bennett’s art class is giving an art exhibition at the residence of Mrs. Lemnel £• Miller, on Hughes street The exhibition began yesterday and will last throughout to-

day.

HE above picture represents a bird's eye view of that portion of East Cape May as it is expected to look when it is developed by the Cape May Real Estate Company, of which Ppter Shields, of Pittsburg, is the president and in which company are ex-Senator William Flinn and other Pittsb&rg millionaires. This company owns all of that portion of Cape May-east of Madison avenue and extending to Sewell’s Point. It has a beach frontage of two miles and in the plan as laid out there are nearly fifty miles of streets, including a beach driveway, which the city and this company are building jointly as a cost of about $135,000.06. This beach front boulevard will be eighty feet wide and will give to Cape May a total beach front driveway of five miles. To prepare this land for use will require the filling of three million cubic yards of earth which the company is preparing to begin operations upon. Already the machinery for the dredges, which will do the work, is here, and the hull for the dredge has been started on its way to Cape May from Norfolk, Va. In the preparation for this gigantic task this company has already expended and obligated itself for the round sum of $800,000.00. To complete its work will cost the company at least five

million dollars.

Mr. Thomas H. Hughes, of West Ca| May, for fifty years a member of tl School Board there, fe^ from a building

ap'>n which he was working last Friday and was' painfully braised and injured.

He is 75 year* of age.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hickman Keel

will give a reception in honor of. the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage, at the Shoreham, Cape Hav PoinL They will entertain' a number of friends at

a house party over to-morrow. W. J. Elliott and family of Philadel-

phia, are occupying cottage No. 725

Columbia 1 avenue for the season. Mr. and Mrs. S. 8. Miller, of Phila-

Miller’s cottage on Hughes street tbi*

•rammer.

MY. Albeit F. Damon, who occupy a Columbia avenue cottage with his family, was a guest at the Chalfonte

oyr Sunday.

Tile family of-George Di McCrearj Philadelphia, were here during i week. They will occupy their St ckl

avenue cottage as usual.

We are in receipt of papers from Los | Angeles, Cal., where Mayor George H. lieevea, of West Cape May was staying

U«t w*rk.

ary, of ig the

The New "Cape May.”

Excursions to Cape May, via the palatial and commodious steamer “Cape May,” promise to be more popular this summer than in any previous season., Already a number of churches, Sunday-sch'-ols, lodges and other representative organizations have booked dstes for Cape May excursions. The Cape May Steamboat Company, owners of the steamer “Cape May,” are going to put some money in the treasuries of these and other organizations that arrange for excursions by allowing a very liberal discount from regular rates, aud at the same time assure those who take the trip on the “Cape May” a day of unalloyed pleasure. Every possible com- : and convenience will be provided, especially for ladies and children. It’s

The commencement exercises of the Cape May High School were held in the First M. E. Church on Monday evening, e program was an interesting one. r address of the evening was deh vered by Dr. Francis H. Green, of Philadelphia. There was a Urge attendance. The following were the graduates: High School Graduates—Una Clark Kennedy, Lena BUttner Hughes, Win-

field 8. fi. Speace. Grammar G radii ingTo

Marie. Reeves, Hildi

mann Kimsev, M

Ralph Bortou Speace,

Marion Goldie Eldredj

Speace, Walter Chur Joseph Lergy^Wllaon, JMith Millicect

fare, Ella Bierioldie “' '

Valte

_ . Edith

Richardson, Millard Fillmore Ware, Samuel Somers Tenenbaum, Carrie Keys,

Adolph Sdvy.

Primary Grad nates—Joseph Robinson Brooks, Hazel Sheppard Otter, Edith Smith Bush, Leroy Atwood Church, Stephen Hogan Kearns, Alice Mav Hand, Philip Hughes Ewing, Mabel

a great trip for the little ones, ggjvell as their elders—100 miles down the Delaware river and bay to the ocean. Music aud games afford means of enjoyable entertainment going and returning, while there is time for bathing in the ocean on the most magnificent beach in the world before starting homeward. The “Cape May” is the only steamer out of Philadelphia making daily trips to the ocean and return the same day. iled information may be secured at the office of the Cape May Steam boil Company, 101 Arcade Building, Penn Square, Philadelphia.

i-tsiroiu, may rjeauor dusii, Lottie Rebecca Mills, Richard Clift-ra Ware, Albert Phillips Crawford, Fannie Brittain Vanaman, Willie Souders Harris, George Hickman Reel, Leslie Leon ScheQenger, Jessie Irene Bennett, Helen 1 Virginia York, May Eldredge Schellenger, Charles Herald Williams, Emily Sweeney Mecray, Effie Julia Demzot, Fred Elmont Crape, Helen Mar Freas, William Learning Selvy, Grant Edwin

Gotting Season Opened.

The golfing season opened last Saturday with a tournament on the links in which some of the leading plsyers’were George W. Boyd, the general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Frank K. Shattuck, Whitton Evans, E.

.... „ „ -- 0. Richards of New York; Thomas W. deiphis, will occupy Coundlm.n U E y Mlwlc k.. The greens are in excellent

condition, and have been somewhat extended since last year, aud the nine links extend over a course of ninetytwo acres of the finest ground within thj limits of Cape May. Fighting Dog Bit Off Finger. Huri' g the game <>f ball last Saturday, two dogs liegnn fighting viciously and Joseph Elwell attempted to gprt them. During the (draggle one ot the dogs caught the third finger.of hiaright hand in his mouth and bit the end complete-

ly off

iraduatea—Melvina Learn- , George Stephen Curtis,

race Cawdiiv

"ier-

Ige. Church.

Minr

Kennedy, Tawrei

da Nelson Wa

Robinson, Lai Smith Green,

ning Selvy, Grant Ed' —iurm Cole Cooper, Geor ireen, Anna Viola Artope,

ft*

ma Cox,

New Hotels Promised. It is reported here that two syndicates who are Interested solely in the building of a hotel by each, are at work and have secured some options on some beach front property. With new hotels and the other improvements which are now assured, Cape May will anrely leap forward as one of the

most popular of

American seaside re-

Dr. C. H. Lorence.

Dr. C. H. Lorence, of the well-known firm of Lorence & Soboel, Philadelphia, baa purchased the practice of the late Dr. WalterS. Learning^and will open for business Wednesday next- Dr. Lorence has bad fifteen yean’ constant prsc Uca and U an expert in all branches ol dentistry. Teeth made with ab*o ute guarantee for It and material The firm has a reputation as experts in extraction. Noreottc air administered lor palnlcs* exuactloo. Crown and bridge work. All work must be satisfactory.

The Cape May Beal Estate Cpmpany has commissioned Architect C. E. Hcliermerhorn of Philadelphia, to prepare designs for thirty cottage*, to ne erected at Cade May, to costbetween ISOno and »7000 each. The homes will be constructed with a atone bsa* and shingle superstructure, on lota each 60x100 feet *

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General and Local Interest Mentioned. The Windsor Hotel opened Saturday, under the management ol R. Halpiu with a large list of arrivals The Reading Railway is now running Sunday $1,00 excursions to Cape May, they arrive about 9.30 and return at 6

p. m.

The Pennsylvania Railroad on Monday added club cars to the ninety minute trains between here and Phila-

delphia.

A nmhber of Cape May young people took in the launch excursion to Wildwood on Thursday. The proceeds went to the M. E. Church organization. The Cape May Real Estate Company’s tug Beech wood arrived Sunday, and is now ready for uae in the hauling about of ihe dredging machines for their stupendous work. The Anglesea Transportation Company was incorporated in Camden last Saturday with a capital of (100,000 to line of boats between Anglesea tone Harbor, N. J. The incorporatora are Judge Harrison H. Voorhees, of Wildwood; H. H. Hoffman, Anglesea, and Frederick Sntton of Haddonfield. The celebration of Woodbine’s coming into existence as a borough on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last was a happy event in that town. The program was carried out as mentioned in isst week's Hkkald, and there were congratulations on all hands. The DeHirsch Hebrew colony there is the most prosperous in the United States. The new Metropolitan Fire Engii which arrived oa Tnesday was tried on the Beach front on Wednesday afternoon, and it proving satisfkctorily, was accepted on Jhe part of the dty. A parade occurred on Thursday evening led by the band, and at its conclusion there was a luncheon at the fire house, and some informal remarks, by which the machine was turned over from the dty to the fire department.

nra. O’Connell Dead. Mrs. Catharine E. O'Connell, aged 68 years, died at the summer home of her brother, Mr. Charles H. Dougherty, Washington street last Tuesday morning, rfter an illness which had extended ack to atime preceding her comic ape May from Philadelphia about four

ecks ago.

The interment was mfde af New Castle Cemetery, Philadelphia, Wednesday morning. Mrs. O’Conndl was possessed of many friends, and was a loving mother, sister and aunt, and Is mourned deeply by not only Dougherty household, but by others who knew her here and in Philadelphia. She is survived by a daughter. Miss Annie OH-'onnell, and two nieces, the Misses Mary and Esther Dougherty.

Dr. A. L. Leach is out of toi

-own I imencc

exercises at Princeton, where his son, Henry Goddard Leach graduate* this Harry is q'nite a prominent feature in those exercises, bjpng class, poet and selected by the Faculty to deliver an oration. He will sail for Europe next week to be gone several months.

Col, Tracy Hera. CoL John Tracy, owner of the Lafayette, is here preparing that excellent house for opening.

Mrs. Thomas Crowell Dead. Mrs. Emma, wife of Thomas Crowell, aged about — years, died at the home igus Morris, on West Perry street, on Monday last. Mrs. Crowell had been suffering from bronchial trouble aud after a week’s illness, Dr. Vischer, a specialist, was summoned to her. bedside, and au operation found necessary. She died under the operation. Mrs. Crowell is survived by a husband, and son. The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Morris on Friday afternoon; interment at Cold Spring

cemetery.

John York Dies. Johji York, aged 47 years, brother of SUtes and Charles York, and son of Zebnlon York, died at the home of hi* fa ter last Sunday about noon. He had been a patient sufferer for many years. The funeral occurred from his late residence on Tuesday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. S. F. Gat-kill, irge Williams. H« was a member of the A. 0. U. W. of this

The interment 1 pring Cemetery.

dty. Sprii

GAS CONTRACT AT LAST CITY AGREES TO TAKE FIFTY LIGHTS FOR FIVE YEARS. $1,800 A Year la The Price Set la The Contract—Other Routine Matters. Jity council met in regular session on Tuesday evening, with all members present except Mr Church. In the atuli-i-Senator Flinn, Judge Weller, Peter Shield* and Copt. Frank G. Edwards of the Cape May Real Estate Company, and others interested in the advancement of Cape May. In reply to a request of the tax collector the finance committee was directed to adjust the tax of Horace Doan on the Fryer property at the corner of _ Grant and North streets, which is unpaid for five years. Doan wants to settle for (150.00 for the time. 1-owls T. Stevens was authorized to write some letters booming Cape May for Western and Southern papers. An agreement was read between the Cape Island Gas Company and the City indt-r which the company agrees to furnish 50 lights for five year*. The lights are to be incandescent Welsbach lights, to be burned all night and every night, and the price is to be (3.00 per light per mouth, or (1,800 per year. Extra lights are to be provided at tne same price. The agreements provides that all former alleged contract* and damages alleged to be due the company by the city are to be abrogated. The proposition was accepted by a unanimous yea vote ^All present The re|>ort of Treasurer Smith for the month of May was read and showed the condition of the dty to be as follows: Received from taxes, (677.86; from licenses, (1405.00; and from State Railroad tax. (.500. He had paid one note in bank for (6.000; council orders to the amount of (3692.62r schools, (817.35; and for interest. (746.33. The balance on hand was (1968.95. The 1-5nance Committee was ordered to adjust with the Reading Railroad Company the matter of the unpaid taxes on the car barn near Madison avenue, which amount to about (700 and which the company desires to settle for (300. Cbkirman Townsend of the Fire and it a ter Committee, reported that the new Metropolitan steamer arrived and that it would be tried on the Beach front on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and if satisfactorily, the committee would accept the same on the part of the dty. Dr. C. H. S. Littleton, presented a plan ol six lots near Kearny avenue and Queen streets, and asked that council make those streets the public dump so that they can oe graded with refuse dirt of other streets. If council did this he agreed to grade the lots up, making the contract in ten days. In the autumn he will build on them. The proposition was accepted, and the details ordered carried out on the part of

the dty.

The salary of William F. Williams and Edward M. Miller as inspectors to the beach front and sewer improvements was fixed at (96.00 per month. Council then-took rap the payment of bills, and being short in its funds, ordered only the salaries of employees only paid for the present. Decoration Day Exercises. Memorial Day was appropriately celebrated here, notwithstanding the tact that the weather was varied. In the morning it was extremely hot, the thermometer soaring into the nineties while in the early afternoon a change to easteriy winds and a drizzling rain made the atmosphere so cold that top coats were needed. In the morning details from John Mecray Post visited various cemeteries throughout the county and decorated the graves of their comrades. At noon there were speeches at the Tabernacle and Cold Spring by Rev. A. J. Gregory and Rev. D. H. Laverty, respectively. The. parade here in the afternoon was followed by a meeting at the Auditorium which was addressed by James M. Scovel, Rev. 8. F. Gaskill and Rev. E. F. Gallagher.

Details Agreed Upon. Council and the Cape May Real Estate Company reached their agreement last Friday night. In addition to the (90, 000 put up by the company toward the (246,000 of municipal improvements to be made, the company gave a surety bond of (150,000, guaranteeing to fill up in their tract 8,000,000 cubic yards bf earth within a year and make other

improvement*.

The company has already received some dredging machinery from Michigan, and expect* daily its hulls from Norfolk, Va. Work wiil be started in about a mouth on both the public and

pnvata Improvements.

Improvements To Railroad. Twenty-five thousand dollars is being spent by the Cape May, Delaware Bay 1 Sewell's Point Railroad Company the (racks along the beach front alone. New piling and ties, and in some places new rails will be laid. This does not isdude the line now completed on Washington street

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will change its summer station to-day removing to Grant street station. Tfat ladies of the Hist Baptist Church will hold a Bazaar on the third

week in July.

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