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voi.. III. no. 35.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, AUGUST »?, 1903.—EIGHT PAGES.

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AUTHORITY FOR THE CHANGES DOUBTED.

ARE MANY APPEALS One lirird of The Property Values Changed—Counter Charges Made. When the CotntniMionera of Appeal, of tli*» city, eorapoeed of William S. Shaa, William T. Steveoa and Cbarioa T. CuupMI. met in the City ilall last Salor«liy tuniolog to hear ootnplaln'auf exoraaivw asayaameuu, there were many taa jMjrer* pfcaeitmumu-r oiijeCtWu'H to Uie ! • erraao in the raluea of their properties. • Lb.- tax duplicau- for 1003 ia a peculiar. I> conalructod Uiok ye*' On nearly ev-trjr page, and on some pugea tn two or three place*, there appear aeroas the 'a nee which hayr been art down In Ink by Aaacaaor Howard P. Oiler, lead pen ell mark a, aa If tn croas them out, and urer each of theae Cgurra appear lead pencil hgurea of larger amuuula The raising of theae raluea by lead pencil figuring affect* about 00c-third of the property in

Cape May

The tax bill* hare been sent out by Collector J. Henry Edmund* iu accordance with the lead pencil figure*. Aa *000 as * complaint* began to be heard it develop d that thcaj figure* were put there without; the consent or aaneut of the tax a**e**or, who wa* prnaem'al the Oomniiaaioner*'i ehr-ting, and who rr ptnlistrd all the figure* except tboar which wi re in itk. The tax codec UK war also preai-li! and informed the CorDtnaaaloners and othrrMiiat the chingea had been made at thedirrcUoo of the Finaoeei Committer rn ->C-'y Cuuucil, which ia composed of Meaara.* James J. Doak, 1-emuel E Miller and H. H. Church, and that the figures were those of StllltTell H. Towuaeud, clerk of the Fioaooe Committee. Mr. Otter claimed, however, that the only change* which were made by the direction of the Finance Committee were placed in ink at bla direction, and Mr. Otter exhibited before the Commissioners a Hat of those whose values bad barn changed. All the otbera, be claimed, be knew nothing about. Assessor Otter also made the positive alateaaent that the duplicate a* It appeared to ink bad in eosae instances also hern changed in Ink, and that the amount to be raised for the city and county purposes as appeared on the duplicate waa about g30uu in excess of that actually required. Tbs statement wa* made by Mr. Edmund* that be waa authorized to make these change* by a majority of the members of Council, whom he named, as authorizing him to make such a change. When teen they declared positively that they did not authorize him to make any aucb alteratwm*. With the additional Tarnation put upon the properties by Mr. Edmunds in this unlawful way. there would accrue In the city, if the money were collected and paid over, some »15,fiUU to 135,000, which is not authorized to be raised by tbe ap propriatioa ordinance, or by tbe county board of isaissnra. Under the 48th section of tbs Charter of the City of Cape Mey, there is but one time in tbe year when the Finance Comae Ute* can examine, revias and correct the depilcale of assessment, and that is 00 the fourth Monday in Janet and the re vision so made most be ootaple'ud on or before tbe Thursday following, when, Mr. Otter dcolates, all tbe change* were

•uade ia iek.

The next proceeding should have beau for the eeaauaor to turn the duplicate oyer <0 tbs collector. On the fourth Monday is July Council met In accordance with

complaint will he made to the Commlsalonsrs of Appeal that the valuation Is not proper. Many of the people of the town think that tills is a high-handed matter and believe that it was done withont any thought a* to the dangerous conaeqarn1, and there is no doubt in the minds several lawyers, whose advice has been «ought, that tbe tdd duplicate can be net aside and a new aaaeaament

dared,

rather preanmptious thing for the collector of taxea to net himself up a* a judge of the asuesaor's work. The Crtnmlsrioners of Appeal were kept busy all day in hearing the complaints, and doubt when iris learned by the peo- * that the book i* in the condition that it ia, there will be many more appeal* made to the Commiaaionen for a proper adjustment of values. Many of the largest tax payer* in Cape May-City have expressed themselves in emphatic declarations that tftey will not pay their taxes while tbe duplicate is in this shape and that they will take the matter into the courts, and have their rights preserved. On Mondsy afternoon the commisnnera held another meeting -fid decided not to paaa upon the uumero complaihts made. They sent a signed letter to council, the purport of which was ihst there had been two asaeaement* made, one by the assessor and the other by tbe-collector; that they would take no further action until the city solicitor or some other competent attorney selected by council should render a written opinion as to what they could do ■nd which was tbe legal aasessment.

and ordered It approved. Council, at that

>n* id the way of ■ of Council so

show tbs fact. Mr. Edmunds Mya, it Is alleged, that b* was directed to make (he change*. If be was directed to do sock a thing. Council bad 00 authority, even bad It brda dons by a motioa or rMoIntkm. let alone by Che “toy *o~ of isdirtdusl «.unitor* sf that body. The taxae of an pafsaa cau be raised after tb* Thursday following tbe fourth Monday in Jane, witboat a nnuet h aarrsd upon 'to person who owns property oo which the value Is to bo fhta antics Is to togtvaa by the w to a form >*ea*rtbad to (to «*tk af tto nty Charter and must to 1 toTas* tto man h« af the of Appeal, aud (toe tto

PENNA. RAILROAD. Purchase Property on Washington St. For a New Terminal. •r more than a rear past there have Ken persistent rumors that the Pennsylvania Kail road Company proposed tc move their winter station here nearer U the business portion of the town. With ip tbe past week Francis Fitbian, of Camden, claiming to lea reprenentstive of this great corporation, has secured options upon all the property along the north side of Washington street, between St. Mary's Catholic Church and liecatur street, and northward through and across Lafsyeit* and Broad streets > their present winter station, • They have option!- on all the proper, ties except one piece. It is estimated that it will cost the railroad company about MU.OOO to make this change in

their station.

Another Child in The Same Bed IVas Badly Stunned. Other Damages. A severe electric, rain, wind and hail storm passed over lower Cape May county, Issting from early evening Tuesday night until long after midnight Wednesday morning. The lightning waa vivid, and the forks of it reached every direction. The home of Surfman Lot Crease, at Erma, was struck, and his eight years old son killed, while another child In the name bed wax stunned. The house was badly damaged. Only last Saturday the baby of Mr. Crease’s family waa laid away in its grave, and the killing of this son m the incident particularly sad. Hie bouse lately belonging to John Webb, occupied by Henry-Spencer, which was a couple of rears ago removed to Queen street, thlsdty, was damaged by the lightning. The Brextou Hotel was also hit, but no damage was done to it. Many trees were struck and Might damage done at other plages.

A Strange Coincide!**. CapL George Sand, Acting Command.ant at West Point this summer, tells a story of a peculiar cotncidenee. He waa approached the other day by a civilian, who introduced himself as Aaron W. Hand, proprietor of The Star, at C*pe May, N. J. “I was a cadet here -ears ago,” agid Mr. Hand, “and you were tbe yearling Corporal who gsv* nr first lesson in oiiliturv ipnttera. I came up here now to see my ,0 -, who ues cadet.” "That’s odd,” repliiCspt. Sand, “for my son ia the yearling Corporal in charge of the squad of which your son u s mrmber.”—Kew

York Times.

1! Corner Stone.

Last Thursday afternoon officers of the (irmnd Lodge of the Colored Meson* of Sew Jersey laid the corner stone of the hall of Keystone Lodge So, P. of dty, on Broad street. The toast ter was Charles Finniman, of Keystone Lodge. Mayor Thomas W. Millet made an address. Of the grand officers who participated in tbe affair were John M. Vance, of HoUy Beach. Most Worshipful Grand Mtotor of the 8tats, xfid Uiab 8. Wilson, of this dty. tb# Grapd Marshal of the Grand Lodga.

Two Voting Machine*.

The contracts for eighty-one voting Machines to be used at tb* naxt election bar# toes awarded by the the

sriil be delivered by September)6. Cap* May county will base two of them; on# to be placed by Senator Hand, and the other by Assemblyman Creese.

Cool Cap* Mey.

May be very cod .hot why not be cooler by using a Bine name Oil Stove? Scobs from Charles A. 8s sndon ths bast of the air o«e for fljl A high store fur to.40; two-boros*, 17.60.

Now Trolley Read.

A trolley read Is to to Mil s:ssy.srts?&rs£rtr*&5 ssasesir tto pro patty ownmsatoag <iwyeop»aed

DAMAGE BY SEVERE

ELECTRIC STORM.

HOME IS WRECKED

ANCIENT MARRIAGES. A Record of Tbooe of One And Tt Contort*# Ap. Below we give a list of marrisge license records in the office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey. These will be continned from week lo week sod ought to be interesting to those who want to delve Into family history. You will want the Can Mat Hcxalp to follow these

Lists.

(oo’mxuxo now last week.) David Bums and Sarah Long, July 1,

17W.

Mary Bartow and Joseph Field, April 10, 1700. Miller Bancroft and Jane Hand, October 1, 1787. John Baker and Elisabeth Scull. January S, 1760. Elisha Bancroft and Soaauna Hughes April 7. 1773. Temperance Bowen and Eli Stites, July 2». 1760. James Ben#y sod Pnsdl* Eldridge, April 12, 1761. Josh us Belange and Mary Champion, April 16, 1761. Anne Bancroft and John Elberson, June 22,176a Pwy Bsllangy and Susanna English, April 18, 1788. Lydia Baner and Uriah Gandy, February 28, 1767. Martha Bancrott and Silas Church, August 1,1770. Lucy Brooks and Joeiah Gariick, September 14, jn». Judith BUlings and Ellhn Smith, Sep: sober 20, 1774. Lydia Bedrock and Christopher Smith, October *4,1774. Mary 'Badcock and Peter Corson, January 16,1761. Temperance Billings #»d Daniel Jobnm. May 6, 1768. Charity BUlings and Joshua 6m!ty Oecember 8,1770. Abraham Ben net end Leriee ^tevens. or ember 6, 1760. David Bancroft and Abtgal Stiles. November 6,1762. Mary Bellanger and Adonij&h Beeves, February B, UtL William Ben net and Hawwah Hand, rptember 8, 1782. Ephraim Bancroft mad Sarah Mathew, eeeaber 80,1780. Abigail Bock and Samuel Crowell, Decembers, 17M. Judith Brooks and William Mason, ovember 10,17*. Btohaft Bad cock and Jacob Bfchania. September S6, 1784.

•/- EstherItorrit. Ukroroetr*. a*J John

IIEIS OF PERSOM NATURE

OOSSIP OF CHARMING OLD CAPE

MAY.

THE WEEK'S HAPPENINGS finch About Our Popular Cottage Colony—Other Happenings With Your Friends. Mr Clarence Bennett, a former Cape May boy, is at the Carroll Villa. Mrs. H. K. Bugbee and daughter, Miss Alice Bugbee, of WiUiamstown, Pi among guests at tbe Empire. 4r. and Mr*. William. K. Sheppard entertaining this week as their guests Capt. and Mr*. Whittaker, of Penns, grove, K. J. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Batcher, Jr., Of Ardmore, are the guest* of Dr. W. W. Keen and the Misses Keen at their Beagh avenue cottage. Edward Lovett, of Bristol, has been staring for several days with his brother, George L. Lovett, the U. 6. Weather Observer at this place. Mr and Mrs. Charles M. Schwab rived at Congress Hall last Saturday for briel visit. They came to Cape May from Atlantic City in their automobile. Clarence Ludlam aud Judge Ludlam are guests of their aunt and unde, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Bennett. They arc son* of George l-udlam, of Washington. Mr. and Mrs Norris Gaskill, of Atlantic City, are spending two weeks very pleasantly with Mrs. Gsskill's mother, Mrs George I- Lovett, at her residence on Hughe* street. Henry Hughe* Johnson, who it now a prominent lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, is a guest of hi* father, eg-City Treasurer Eldredge Johnson, at bis cottsge i Congress Place. Mrs. Garreteon, of Cold Spring, is this week entertaining her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Smith, accompanied by her husband. Th#y are of Philadelphia and have not been here for five years. Congressman and Mr*. Henry C. Loudeuslager, of the First New Jersey District, are being entertained by Col. end Mrs. E. H. Nash, of MerchantviUe, at their cottage on Washington street Judge J. Hay Brown, of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, accompanied by Mr*. Brown, of Lancaster, and Mrs. J. B. McKinley, of Philadelphia, are •pending some time at the Stockton

Hotel.

Prof. £. F. Lewis, who was lor several year* principal of Cape May City High School, accompanied by his family, was noticed among last week's visitors. Prof. Lewis it pow principal of a high school in New York. He left on Mondsy for Woodstown, where he will spend a short vacation with .relatives. Babbi J. Leonard Levy, of the Jewish Synagogue Bodeth Shalom, Pittsburg, wljo is passing the summto at Carroll Villa with his family, was the speaker at the service* In the First Baptist Church in this dty on Sunday evening. His topic was “God's Chosen People,” and a very large audience was present to hear him. This is the first time that a Jewish Babbi has preached ip a Christian Church in Cape May.

On Friday last a very pleasant party from the Hotel Colombia took advantage of tbe line weather by taxing an ocean sail. Soon after leaving the wharf the boat ran aground, and a di* treat flag was run up- A panic wu averted by the coolness of the captain and his crew who shortly succeeded in floating the craft, when they shortened sail and lowered the flag. A feature of the aail ras the remarkable ability shown by Master Keuneth Lewis at the wheel, oonaidering hiayoDthfnloeas. > Even the captain acknowledged him a born sailor. In the party were Prof, and Mrs. E. F. Lewjs and family, Misses Cornelia and Isabella, and Master Kenneth; Mrs. lee Blalchley, Master Richard Howson, Master Horace Howson, Mrs. Leri Bindley, Mias Anna Hindley. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bora ell, Miss* Sadie and Alio* Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson, Mies Miriam E. Johnson/ Master M. Johnson, Dr. and Mn. M. F. Finley, Mr. Mark Finley, Heater John Finley,

Mr. Herbert Hunter.

to many tn Hut dty, died from typhoid fever at his home In Philadelphia Monday. He was the only eon oTIlr. and MraCharies W. Cushman, of Roeeanout,

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matter* of General aed Local In tercet Mentioned. Too much rain. Kodik fiend* Music in the air. Don't be bashful. Beautiful flowers. Bead the Hesaui. Hotel men are busy. Excursionist* the role.. Beach promenading fine. Advertise in the Heeald. Amateurs in the ball room. White shoe* are all the go. Look ont for the automobile. The good old summer time is going. Salt water taffy will not make yon

thirsty.

Marsh mellow roasts are numerous the beach. Get yoor job printing done at the Heeaui office. Music often has more charm* If the muaidan is charming. An old adage that goes the round* must lx- s r rcular taw. - . The Htaxlu contains all the news, both of city and county. Bead the Cars Mat Hesalo, tbs leading Cape May paper. -In the •■•pring” the “summer" girl set* out to make some mao “fall" in love with her before “winter.” Daniel Schdlenger, Jr., has bought •even acres of land near Bennett atation which wa* formerly the land of Benegab Downs. Tbe amount named is the deed was six hundred dollar*. Dr. Vtestify B. Wales, wh<> hasser.ed three years as a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholder* of Cape May county for this 8tate, announces that he will be a candidaleTor re-election. William T- Stevens announce* that he will be a candidate for tbe nomination for Chosen Freeholder before the coning He publican primaries. Me ha* served two terms previously in the Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Cape May Board of Freeholders let at the City Hall last Friday evening and adopted spetifioetious for the building of the turnpike from Ocean Mew to Sea Isle City. The Board also consider ed routine business at ita meeting in the City Hall here on Sainrday morningGeorge H. Reeves, fonperiy mayor of West Cape May, U said by thtfPhiladelphia Inquirer to be a candidate for the ihly on the Republican ticket. Mayor Beevas is a brother of *x-6herifl John W. Beeves. He is superintendent of the Gold Beating Factory of West Cape May.

PRETTY RIO GRANDE.

Several Facta Tersely Told -Other

Rio Grande is beautifully situated on a hill, and is on? of the most ideal country towns in the county, if not in South Jeraer- It has tbe beat location, as there are two railroads, the Beading and the Pennsylvania, running through ti^e business part of tb# town. It has aome very pretty residences, and Is also noted for Its well kept gardens, as nearly every bona* has a mound of dahlias or other flowers of many different vane-

ties.

The canning factory which is about to start gites employment to about one hundred people, making a large showing in the town's poputatum. The improvementa of the vUUge In the past five years have been marvdons, end if such Is kept *p, within the next five yean it will go ahead of many of its class Pretty residence* have taken the place of un-

in many instance* the visitor will notice the large peach orchards or ths waving fields, all of which was once a vast wilderness of underbrush. Many visitors from different sections of the counter make this their sum home, and one cannot be loneeome, for when once acquainted with those about

with this kind of country life, and aoon enter into the diversions which have a

appears when they arrive. Speaking shoot Bio Grande being Mow? There an eight mails per day hero, and pro posad trolley roads, from Holly Beech to this place, thee raaadng along the main road from Ooart Hones to caps May,

Mia. Altos Graffs, of Atlantic City, sojourning with her mother, Mrs Charir* Hand. who has

REPORTS FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

HARMONY ASSURED

Cresse Gaining Adherents Daily-Hand's Poor Claim. Strength is Growing. The contest between Asseuiblvman * Lewi* M. Cresse and Senator Robert K. Hand for the nomination on the Republican ticket for the Senate next month, continues to grow in interest os the primary day approaches. The increase in the force* of thoM- in favor of Aawmb[yrnan Cresse has I wen marked throughout the county. The acquisition to the forces of Crevne adherents ha* increased in great proportions and there ha* been a decrease in the followers of Hand. The only of Senator Hand to a re-nomination for third term i* that he has been loyal to the party in the past, which i* no more than have been hundred* of other* in the county who have never asked for an

If he were a true Republican at heart he would never have made aucb a statement aa to loyalty, because that is bin duty, and there i* no merit in it. If he believer in the principles of the Kt-pub- ' Ucan party he should support the ticket and he should not be rewarded simply for this. Tbe question i* hot a private one, but it Is a public matter, ami the man who goes to Trenton should he fitted for the position, and this is why the - Republican* of Cspe May conoty have ' come to believe that Assemblyman Cres- - i is the man to be elevated to the Sente. Senator band’s only strength Isaboot hts home in Lower Township, where it is also getting less as the days go by, •nd where last year he .was personally defeated as s delegate to the county convention when he wanted to go there - to prevent the re-nomination of Mr. Oesaefor the Assembly in order lo keep* him ont of Hand's way this year. In the last assembly contest the people over the whole county were heart and eoul with Cresse and he won out. having 64 of the60 delegates which composed the convention Tbe rank and file of the parly were with Mr. Cresse. as they arc again to-day, and with the county leaders, who have heretofore' .. supported Senator Hand, now with i Creese and with the State leaders look- -! ing favorably upon him, there is bait one opinion among the conservative ele- ' ment, and that opunon is, that the delegate* who will be elected win be. with : one or two exceptions, for the nomina- - tion of Lewis M. Cresse for the State ! Senate.

ftWi glKiOimUOfUID wimcBssfoisumip. The Trenton correspondent of tbe New York TYibune has this to say concerning tbe political situation in this county: "It it known by the Republican State leaden fie well aa by die loq#! or county leaden that Dr. John Way, the County - Clerk, and E. Clinton Hewitt, tbe Burro- • gate of Cape May county, are earnestly '• and aggressively urging the nomination of iblyman Crasee against Captala j Hand, although both of theae active Bo- ■ publican* wsre for six years tbe champloos of tto preseat Senator. County Jodge Voorheaa, another earnest Republican of wide influence tn Cape Mag county poll- ] tics, ia also In line tor Mr. Creeae. Three and many other Republicans, It was said to this eity to-day. were placing the entire rasporslbility for what is nailed Senator Hand’s “oontamaetousnass" on CongressHenry C. Londenatoger. To sustain assertion it waa said that if Mr. Londenetogor had not mads It his pwmtoat 1 rare with the local politics of a Congress district to which be no longer belonged Mr. Hand would tov* withdrawn from the eootael against Mr. Crasee, aed theca would therefore tore been no factional disturbance among the Republicans of (tape May count j. Only a lew daya ago Mr. Londenatoger i to a uamber of hts friend* who >r Congress before Cape 1 tehanontof the lu Coro j DtoteieVto inset Mm on last ttoeday ! % very Important i

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