CAPE MAY HERAI.D

AN. INDEPENDENT WCCKLY.

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THK HERALD. CAPE flAY, N. J. >/ Ealcrol at the po*t office »l Cepe May, N. J.. e» »econd<le»» mail matter, March II, 1901. - ** Advertiain* rate* upon application.

TMURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903.

Next Yepr When the new city council goea into, office on January 1 i^xt, they wUl have upon their hands many' -problems to •olve and’ their actions will be eagerly watched by the tax payers of the aty.. The members upon whom these serious duties «U1 fail will be Samuel T. Bailey, Robert J. Creswell, Jamea J. Doak, Joseph Hand, Lemuel E. Miller, Louis C.Sayre, T. Maskel Sharp, Jamea E. Taylor Ad F. Sidney Townsend. The most important question will be that of ^providing finances -* for tlie coding

year.

it the present time %e following balances remain to the credit of the various appropriations: Officers salaries, I13J0.UQ; board of health, 1106.00; police and watchman, tSSO.Ofi;- intereat, 36,600.00; public lighting, 3800.00; ^ schools, 33,000.00; file department, MOU.OO; while the following appropriations are now exhausted; Incidentals, printing, fire and water, poor fund, properly improvement. The fire and water appropriation has been overdrawn- 3750.00 and those of officer's salaries and interest will be gone at the end of the year. There is about enough in the lighting appropriation to pay for the month of November which will leave the 3800-00 foe the month of December to be paid ont of next year’s appropriation. The fire department appropriation will Just last the year, while the bills which are accruing upon the matters of incidentals, printing, fire and water, streets, poor fund and property Improvement will also have to be paid ont of- next years taxation. Hero, is an estimate - for the coming year which has been based upon the expenses of this year, and into which there has been taken into account the necessity for larger expenses along some linea which have now been necessitated by reason of works started during the proaent year: Officeria aalariea, Including engineers of

water works, Police and watchman, Lighting atroets. Repairing street*, Fire and water, Property improvement. Incidentals,

Interest,

Finking fund,

Schools,

Payment on school bonds. Interest on school bonds.

Printing,

Fire Department, Poor fund, Memorial day, Board of beelth,

6,000.00 8,400.00 12,000 00

16,900.00 6.760.00 4,500.10 2,000.00 1.900.00 2.000 00 2^00.00 800.00 125.00 800.00

Heeonlet—Joo. V. «EK3i"E2,'i Treasurer, Isaac B. Kama isu. 1, CMudsatoner or Appsel-Wm^T Bis Commissioner at Appeal. Wm. A BAlw ^ WK L 1MM

BOARD OF KDOCATIOK. Chillies York. President. March, ihoa pr. tJw.nl H. Phillips. Clark.. ifos Bamssl H. -

Samuel it Charles K. William “

CMdoft

Mills Hrarr 8. Uutherfonl .... Howard r. Otter Barclay L. ScheUengei

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Uubert 8. Hand . Latayette M. Hal: Albert B. Utile .. tleorge L. Lowett ...

. P-OAR^ OP TRADE. President —Stephen B. Wltaon. Secretary—Lewis T. Bteveua. — M i lleL

County Directory.

JesUee duprrme Ceurt—Clurlea E. Hen-

drickaon, IVtn Law Judse—Hatrlaon

f~ rt ?a PiMecntor of Plea.-Harry S. Douglaaa. Khertfr-harn’i E. Ewing, Dem'.’.” .I'istr Coroner e—tleo. 8a»re, Jr.. -Rep luu Coroner .—John D. Cralk. Rep 11W Cnrso.P. rhaa H. ciourihs, li.p....uiu County Clerk—Julia. Way, Hep. ... .uo Sorrocate-R. Cllntun Hewitt. Brp 1W County Collector—Lewis 8. atllwell. Rep. utg County Board of Elect km.-Jo.. K. Hand. Rep. ; County Board of Bectlowa-WlUUm T. Couuty^toaaS' of' PiitOawa* 'win."j'.' TyS County Board ' if ' idertl'onil-MIchaV. n. BOARD OP CHOSEN. PP.EEHOLDEB*. Anthony B. Smith, Palermo, May, 1906. Jos. O. Champion. Ocean dty. K. i. John P. Fox. Ocean City ...jam' E 1804 Jeaae.D. Lndlam. So Dennis May Alfred Crease. 'l*k-rce*a May; £ m. T. Bate. FUhln* Creek....May

Osps May .Jan. £55

We.ttey* B. AValea. Cape Mar. Jaa. L William T. Bate, Director: Samuel T<

end. Clerk.-

Our Ch'/rch Directory.

Among The Worshippers of The Different DenomineOoo*. FUaBTTKlUAJt CRDBCB. Rev. Curtis E. Long, actlng’Baator. Preaching Sunday uiurutug al 10A0; evening at 8.00. Sunday School at 8.00 P x. WedueMiay evening prayer service a18. Communi-jti aervice every third Sabbath of each quartet. The Ladies’ Missionary Society tnceU the Uat’Ffiday of each mohltf a'Tfi r.M. I Keats are free. FreryLody welcome.

" 378^75.00 Which atua.doea not include about 325,000^X1 which will be required to be raised to pay off the difleronce between the amount of the contracts awarded by the dty and the amount of the proaent improvement fund of 3216,000.00. This sum will probably be raised by bonds if it does not exceid 15 per cent, of the aiaraarii valuation of the dty. There has now been paid ont of this 3216,000.00 to contractors about 371,000.00.

Railroad Reaolutlon. Clip Council at a recent meeting passed the following resolution:— Whubab. The Cape May, Delaware Bay A Sewell's Point R. R. Co. has filed in the office of the Secretary of Stall a map deacriptioa of the route of a branch railroad > two paints on its line, loo

■e and Ocean street, in the City of Cape May, N. J., thence extending by two curves, one from the easterly of said two pc find the other from the weMeriy of said points, joining at the interaction of said

Hughes street and Washington street, in said dty. ICtI feet to a point in the sooth bound track of the Cape May Branch of the Atlantic City Railroad abont JJJ feet westerly. at right angles from the westerly side of

WnaxAS, The route coincides partly with the line of the Ocean Street Passenger Railway Cm, and pnrdy with one of the sidings of the A C Ry. Co., and the existing trucks thereon, and WmtaxAS. It is desirable, if possible, that on terms to be agreed upon between the several companies, the. imposition of additional tracks on said line should be avoided, and the existing tracks nsed for the purpose of laid connecting blanch railroad; now. therefore, he it • Rxsolvkd. By the inhabitants of the City of Cape May, in City Council of Cape May, and it is hereby renolved that the Cape May. Point Railroad permitted to

Rc«. 8. F. Qasklll, D. D., Pastor. Preacblug on Saudsy morning at Ilf 80. In the evening al 7.45. Meetings at 9 a. M. and 6.Sfi r. » Spndaya. Sunday School at £ P. M. Epworth League Monday 'evening at 8 o'clock. - Mid-week prayer service Wednesday evening.at 8 o’clock. Class meetings, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening a BAPTIST CltCKCH. Rev. George Williams, Pastor. Preaching on Sunday morning at 10.80. In the evening at 8.00. Sunday morning Workers Meeting at 10.00 a. M. Sunday School at 8.00 r. u. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting at 8 o'clock. Young People’s Meeting Friday evei lag at 8 o’clock. Men’s Meeting Saturday evening At o’clock.

WE (JURE MORPHINE HABIT.

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J AMES MXCRAT, M. D. Cox. PttXY ARB Wabrutoto* Congress Hall.) Oapb Mat Qitt, K. J

8 to I a. m. 3 to 4 p. m. 7 to • p: m.

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|R. WESLEY RODGERS WALES.

United States Pharmacy, W A SKIPS TO* ARB DkCATUB bTXXXTS, Caps May City. V 3. Telapboue 98 and 34. . OMto Hoars, 7 to 9 s-m, • to 4. and t to t p. m. Office and Reeideooe, Wales’ CulUn -* NlORT Beta.

W. H. BRIGHT,

la any Part of Cape May County

Holly Beach, N. J.

J^EWIS T. STEVENS, COUNSELLOR AT LAW, 509 Washington Be, Cats Mat; H. J. Master and Solicitor la Chancery.

Notary Public.

Commissioner for Pennsylvania. Surety Roods secured foe

STEWART & BARTON

FRJLCZrXCJLXj f?ouse si

F. W. WOLFF.

Baker and

Confectioner

0 WuUafta «*•*.

CAPS MAY, N. J. My aooatant effort la dlreetad toward •apply my trade with the fresher and moat palatable bread, oakao,

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^■Just Received-#-NEW LOT OP . VAOLr PAPER Alf the latest designs and most fashionable colors. Let me estimate on your work. TERMS MODERATE. • WILL CALL AWP BMOW SAMPLES GEORGE HESS 3S1 Cowowtaa nrwxxT

Real Estate for Sato.

Fox Salx—Seven bniiding lets in different locations in West Cape Mxy. Apply to Lewis T. Stevens, 6(W Washington atreeL

GO TO- .. J; D. CRAIG’S.. 108 Jaclcson St. Cape May To GH y OL j K Shoes Repaired You will find a first class Shoe Maker, and he wil do your work Satisfactorily, as nothing but the very best of Leather is used. tk ti b Mu M Cu U tat! re b Tw h hti MB If you mrrt with acridrnt while traveling, the Empire Registry Company will pay you FIVE DOUtalUl PEE WEEK tor lorn of time, tn case of dwlh. flax, WE ALSO INSURE AGAINST SICKNESS OF ANY KIND. Sewing: Machines And Organs —ir- Sold on Instalments • . ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TUNED' AND REPAIRED. I STRINGS FOR VIOLINS, BANJOS AND GUITARS ON HAND.

3-55

FLOUR

H. S. 8 D A Ni

HAY STRAW

- AND —

WOOD Field Seeds of the Best Ouaiiiy. ..202 Perry Street..

FEED

In the line of Flour we Recommend Duluth Pride as nniiD the BEING rLUUn BEST

4»GRAIN4<-

Received Fresh from the

Mill every week*

FALL Or

ENING »

with a Complete line of Seasonable Goods, all New and carefully

selected from the best bouses.

Prompt altvutioa given to sir orders. Now is the time io have Winter Suit* Repaired and

Pressed, before Winter begins.

• 424 WASHINGTON STREET. >m~A large selection of Ladies' end Men's Cloth stild by the yard.

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& 16. 1003

6.40 A.M.-ACCOMMODATION. Stops

*1 P ,i , n pi“ 1 •tations. Arrives Phil-

adelphia at 9.41 a M

7.TO A -M.—EXFKHSb- Connects from ' Ocean fire. Sca

Isle City. Arrives at Philadelphia P.^M.-ACCOMMODATION Conneasfrom Auglcres Branch. Ocean

|*r» l»lc Citr. Arrive, at

FfaiUdelphia 6 15 p M ai-XUAY TMaIXs.

7.70 F-M.—ACCOMMODATION. Slnpv J J •’ prinapsl iniermedUte atati. aa

.. .. rTiv .” *' I’bilsdelphis 6.»s F M

4-45 P *»' . EX *' B * iss - Connects from

Hr » nch 0<*«o City and

'>ff Arrives at Philadel-

phia 6.55 I* M.

PROM PHILADELPHIA. A-a-i'Sk dation. 5.J5 i*. M. Sunday, expreas a ana m Accomin-alatioti, Hxx, a. in ’ matiMn*!**** I ' ,,,LA ” UJ “ 1A - * lr °ud Sticet . NEW YORK. November 39. 1903 Express, weekday., 4 j*. 4 40. 5 5»./-<». 7 U. Sao, 903, , a

- wwmOcean End of Congress Street, CAPE MAY, N. J. Open all the tear. Capacity 65. Moderate Rates. Fir<e lawn Location Uosutpaaaad. Large Airy Room. Modemty Kqnippwt. _ J g WALES.

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I sa ,t 51 <Penua~J mlired/.^i Utaltrd,. 4 ,«,. .j, « 5 6o o >€x>. iooo P.M. ir . uighLScxl

‘m ■■iA-T; <40.5 OO, 5 IS, X ; . r, |o 10.50 A. M ' 3 , j i3 • |, ‘'‘-*a Limited), J 54, I New \ork Umitiuj, 400. •jso 6"'' 0 i,* '' •' P- M-. 1202night, l-rom West PhiUdilphU only. 24s A M and're UP Mow::!. 10.24 A M Send. y> Prom .North I hiladclnhia only 12 -h i. u a

daili (Manhattan Limited).

WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH. For Baltimore and Washington. V. ic

». II at. A. M.. *12 «S. •, fv *5- P M. 11 2K. night, week’

?oa, •Hot

7X.. 832.

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days. Sr NO a vs *6 A M.. -i », 3 20, 4 46, 3 25. i| » j

— - modation.

For Baltimore

aUh. ••• -• From West Philadelphia only, 335 and

j w wool,.

Gen 1 Manager. Pass r Traffic Manager

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IJBILADn.rSU k EEADQfO E0T7TE L ATLANTIC CITY EAILSOAII TIME TABLE In Edcct OCT. 6th, loot. ^Trelnx reaie Cape Ala) for Phlladelidiis :

W eek Days — in PhUadel-

7.70 A .M.—Expreas ' •» phia9 10 am

A. M. — Arcomn ladclphia 9.10.

3 Ofl M — Accom • 00 Philadelphia 5.5. V e r P. M. — Kxpro

O *D J ph la 5.55.

Arrive Pblladel-

A handsome cottage on Colombia aventte. near Howard street, for sale. One of the beat located cottages in Cape May. Apply to Leads T. Stevens, Any., Cape Mav, N.

Fox Salx—A *plendid building lot on, the north aide ol North street, 40 fL front by 100 ft deep. Will be sold mable terms. Apply to Lewis T. Steven*, 609 Washington street

Lot on Cdrgle atreet, near Qo south aide, lot -40x610 feet,- running through to Colombia avenue. Will be sold cheap. Apply to LewisT. Stevens, A tty., 609 Washington street, Cape May, N*. J,

FOR SALK—Splendid cottage on Lafayette street. Lot 40x150. Ten rpom house. First dksa condition. 31260.00 cash, balance qo 5 per eent mortgage. Lewis T. Steve a, 609 Washing! n street

Fox Salx—Twenty-three acres of land •tween the turnpike and the beadi,-in West Cape May and Cape May CUv. Will be sold in one tract on reasonable l Apply to I-ewi* T. Stevens, 609 Washington street ^

A handsome hotel property for sale: Lot 60x186 on a street, and very dose to the beach. Has 44 bed rooms, steamheat snd son parlors. Will bh sold at (Mr price. Furniture included. Ad* dress Lewis T. Stevens, Atty., 609 Washington street. Cape May, N. J.

I.ocated belweet. Uspe May and C

Vay Point, and known as the late A, U Stevens farm. ' Apply to Darnel E.

* * “ ‘ WastCktreMay .

If you are going to gte a good salt or ... overcoat let Sol NsedlmJ.iv. It mads for Rtevrbs, Eld red ge P. O WestCh^ 1 you, 31 EDO to KC.ftj/ .oa get (h-T. tt' B.U. 6ts J \ 7 JJ • r -

Time Extended. Iu spprielation of the patronage which we reoelvsd daring'letl days <»f the Ism month, we shall,-for a short time jive TWO SUMPS FOR OXE^ On all Cash PurehaMo. Also for • charges i bat are on our books that i paid during this sale, we will gfvo two Us w ixii imfrai mb.

Dry Goods and Notion*. Ladies’ dren's Hats, Tailor-made Suits, Costa and Jackets, Corset*. Underwear, Gloves, Ladies'. Children's and I Ulan Is Furnishing* - • • — “ pe Girdle*, i Ic they last.

Mrs. £. TUENEB. DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. 516 Waxhington St.

Tvfst tha Boot Grads ot rverythiaf st tke Lowost Cosh Prims Wo maka a ipecialty ia kmdliag Michaasr'r “Star” Hama oad otkor Salt Maata. Call tad arrmlna oar Stock H. 0. PIE&S0V A SON IICS Wsffiilxffil— Btnml

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Roinallte f "Thc Ideal Wall Pxlnt.’ Romalite is an Oil Paint put up paste form .to be thinned with water. It ia made for both iiudde and ontside exposure. It Is durable and has stood five years on exteriors with seaside exporturea. It is flat (without' gloss), washable, hygienic and gives a very artistic velvety finish. It ws* adopted by the U. E. Government Buildings at the Buffalo Exposition. Later the Government used Romalite for its buildings at the Charleston Exposition. The Committee on Exports on Awards, awarded KomuUte the gold medal. For sale by A. C. Gils, 41H Washington street.

James J. Doak CARPENTER AND BUILDER Jobbing Promptly attended to No. 833 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. J. Local Phone 97

4-30 U Train* leave MiilaJelpliia for Cape May: Week Day* — 8*45 to M ~~ BIpm " Arrive Cape May Sac A M. — Acrommodation. Arrive 0 *5 Cape May 11.05. 4.IC P —Express. Arrives Cape May ^ J 5-5S c.oo r ' J *'—Accommodation Arrive Cape *> May 7.49 srXDAVs 8.45 Express, arrive Cape May 10.5S.

Circulating Library NOVELS - AND - MAGAZINES Fine Stationary and Blank Books, Toys, .Shell Goods, Games, Toy Boats, etc. M. L. WARRINGTON, 5Z4 Washington Street.

Contractors & Builders YORK BROS. P. O. Box 661. Cape May, N. J.

DON’T GET STUCK. Yon can easily get stuck without going near anything in the shape of mnd. You can avoid mad, and you can avoid being stack. To be stack in a purchase is to be victimized. Yon can’t get stuck when you Buv Your Harness of Us. W. A. LOVETT

mama row iM^ arv ,

is and qailta mnst hs sold to rot oar Christmas praMMs >ng dally to L

lomas H. Taylor, the popular boot ■hoe maker, has removed to No. Ml Waablxatox street Ha does all repairing neatly, thoroughly and at re»ooaable prices. He has been doing business tn Caps May Car 11 years. Rips la uppers sewed by xiachl— with to match. Loot or broken eyelet

Have chests who desire 340), 3500 00 and 31000, on first mortgage on bond. AddremLexrisT.Btarena.Attr., Cap* May, K. J,

Qoods, jj^otions, andJffillinQrTj WHITE GOODS, LACES„ Embroideries, Handkerchiefs,. RIBBONS, etc. Hosiery and Underwear Ladies’ and Men’s Furnishings. Agent for Standard Patterns.

0. L. W. KNERR 518-60 WA8H1MT0I STRUCT,