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VOL. III. NO. 50.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1903 —EIGHT PAGES.

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CtmstituliQH. to be ‘ Prepared— • Millet to Arrange Dete^ gates for netet Meeting. The New Jersey League of Seashore Uetfortn, which was urgsuited recently in Cape May. was made a permanent •irganisation at a meeting held at the tlotel Rudolph, Atlantic City,Tuesday, The teinponu-y othgers wen- made |>ernunent otlicers for the easuing year, uaiuely, Preaiilent, F. i’. Stoy, of Allantic City; Secretary, Tliomas .W. Millet, of Cape May; Treasurer, Joseph U. Champion. Others present were Mayor Hilton, of Anglesea; -Mayor Smith, of Avalon; Mayor Lodlaih, ofSealale City; .M/iyor McClellan,.of Ventnor. Mayors of other resorts sent regret* and expressed interest in the organlxation. It was (leaded that mayors of New Jersey seashore resorts were eligible to membership, and in the event ofan'y of them being unable to attend a meeting of the League, then the -Peesident of Council to be delegated, and in event of such official being unable to be present, then City Council to delegate a member to reprsent such city. Mayors Millet. Champion and Hilton were appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws to be submitted at the uext meeting, which will be held at Asbury Park, March lo, WOL Mayor Millet of Cape Slay was delegated to arrange the details tor this meeting, with the assistance of Mayor StoyKlparian Rights. The case of the borough of Angle*** agtinst Henry H. Ottens, of Philadelphia, and Cliarles W. Mace of Anglesea, in which the right to ownership of the riparian right* to the beach along Hereford Inlet is in dispute, w*s recently heard before the Stale Riparian Commissioners in Jersey Qty. Henry H. Ottens, a property owner at Angles**■ several years ago acquired tne- ownership of much of the land abutting the beach on the inlet front, and at -the same time applied for and secured the riparian rights. The borough however, claims a prior right to the riparian ownership, and'brought the matter before the riparian commiaooner*.

WEST JERSEY ENOINEER FALLS UNDER HIS TRAIN Frank Eldrcdge of Millville Loses Both Feet In Accident. Engineer Frank Eldredge, while at work on his engine running the gravel train on the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, fell oil and had both feet cut ofl just above the ankles, last Saturday afternoon, at Sea lair City. He wa* placed aboard the engine and taken to Ocean City for treatment and afterward taken to Cooper Hospital, Camden. Mr. Eldredge is about 32 years of age, married, and haa been residing in Millville, where his train lays over. He formeriy lived in West Cape May.

PERSONAL INTEREST. Coaalp of The Town In Which You n*> be Mentioned. Charles E. din villi era -was among Philadelphia vialtors here over Monday. Mayor Millet went to Atlantic City Tuesday to attend the meeting of the league of coast city mayors^ Superintendent A. G. McCaualand, of the Atlantic City B. K., was one of the prominent visitors of Monday. A prominent Mount Holly lady who has been spending the week among friends here is Miss Mary M. Barrows. Mr nod .Mr*. John F. Craig were among the gueata here 6n Monday. They stayed at jhe Aldine during their

sojourn.

John J. Kromer of Wenonah was a visitor here earip in the week. He purchased some Grant atreot properties >t the tax sale. Lawyfcr John H. Sloan of Philadelphia was ohe of the visitors to the tax sale on Monday and bunght in a property on Grant'atreet. . Miss Alma and Harold Falklnburp, who are attending Peirce business college, in Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents here. Culled Slates Senator Joha Kean was .me ol the guests at the annual dinner ««f the Gridiron Club, the famous newspaper organisation at Washington, Saturday William K. King has been making several visit! to Cape May recently, while the improvemants are being made lo their cottage, •The Hedges,” on Beach avenne. Through President pro Um Frye, oflh.C. B Senate the eongregsttoo of «IhFirvt^mbjterisn Church hers perwented s petition against retaining Senator Smoo: of Cu^lo bis seat. Rev. and Mrs. William Lanne of Bellefonte, Pa., are guests of their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Eldredge, at their Windsor Avenue home. They will-remain until after the

new year.

Mrs. Joseph Rlegel her daughters the Misses Kiegel, and Mrs. Paul, left on Monday for their Philadelphia horns, being the last of the summer cottagers to go home. They occupy a cottage on Ocean street. Mayor Thomas W. Millet was a visitor t^Camden on Friday evening, when he 'saw his son-in-law'Charles A. Johnson, raised to a Mr*,ter Mason, Mr. Jphnson Is now living in Camden and is an auditor of the American Piping > ompany. , Ex-Senator Herliert W-, Johnson, of Camden, one of Cape May’s prominent Sommer visitors, was appointed sberifl of Camden county by Goveisor Morphy, to take the place of the late Sberifl Mine*, of Camden, who died last week. The ccttage.of Mr John E. Sickles, wbfch is being erected on Broadway, is rapidly nearing completion, snd in about one month it will be ready foroccupancr. While the cottage is under construction Mr. Sickles and family are residing at No. 30 Congress street. Dr. Waller H. Pbilllpa «f this city attended a •‘.inner of the Alumn' A»<-elation *f ibe Metropolitan Hospital, New York, the Manhattan Hotel in that city, Iasi night. This ara. elation is composed • f former resident pliyMclaos of the hospital which is one ot the largest in Gotham.

fVt// Be one of The Largest Of Its Kind in the Whole

United States.

While all is hastls and bn>tle In lower Cape May County on the Improvement plan, it la given out through pretty good authority that a large ther factory will be eroded in or near Uio Grande. It is said that this proposed factory will be -wp of the largest of it* kind in the United Statee, il this industry should spring up, It would give employment to our townspeople the gear around. The syndicate is composbd of some Five Mile Beach men, Including others who have plenty bf push and energy about them, and last week they were looking aroand for a suitable place on which to erect the factory. If this proves snedeeaful, and there U no resspn why it should not. Cape May County would have another Industry to pdd to it* Already long list.

We are Wanner. In the recent cold spell Cape May, by government official fignrt-s, again demonstrated to the world that it was the warmest place io winter by two degrees along the New Jersey coast. Indeed we are warmer than all coast places except Florida. Wears nearer theGnlf Stream. Onr snow lasted bat a day each time it came because ot the warm and saline sea air.

Sentenced to Three Yearn. In the court of Oyer and Terminer, UnneausS. Godfrey, of Cold Spring, was last Thursday sentenced by J ndge Voorbees to three years in the State Penitentiary at Trenton at bard labor. Godfrey plead guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses, having forged i be name of Senator Robert E. Hand on a check and having gotten goods at Cape May Court House for the check.

Took Trip to Delaware. A large number of the members of Cape laiand Lodge, F. and A. M., pent to Delaware la* Friday afternoon on the - pilot boat J. H. Edmunds bo attend the ''Masonic Lodge. There were many Grande officers of Delaware in attendance. Thpy returned home Saturday, much delighted with their trip e the Bgy.

Will Move Store.

John B McPherson has purchased s piece* of property on Broadway near J tiee. Emerald avenue and will more the store which new stands on the corner of Broadway and Myrtle arenne, recently occupied by El wood Ben* lead, where he

will enter Into hnsinees.

IT IS RUMOREP ONE

WILL BE BUILT.

FINDING A PLACE.

WHAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE REAL ESTATE WORLD.

Many Building Lota Changing Hands.

The Crescent Villa on Lafayette street, owned and operated for a nnmh r of years by Mrs. Madam Soelka, is

now being raxed.

Mra. Dessa W. Hand has purchased for $25,000.00 a lot on the east side of Perry street, opposite Congress Hall, where she will erect s home, fez-tax-collector A. B. Little haa also purchased a lot adjoining, and will build himself

a home there.

William F. H. Reed, of Philadelphia, has purchased the lot of Harvey B. Shaw, in the rear of where Mr. Shaw's ence stood and be haa also -- purchased the cottage property belonging Mra. Mary M. Edmonds on Lafayette eet near by. It Is believed that Mr. Reed has purchased these properfor the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and this makes the last of the properties in that block which the Railroad Company needs for their new station to be bnllt here. The cottage of Mrs. John M. Rogers on Beach avenue, formerly the Tatham cottage, is being transformed into one of the most beantifal villas at Cape May. Iu snperb location on Beach arenne, just east of Howard street, make*it one oi the finest villas at the shore.

/Tarried.

XXDICOTT—LCD LAM.

A quiet wedding occurred at Burleigh on Wednesday eventug whi Bertha Lndlam, youngest daughter of Capt. Henry Lndlam, became the brid* of Mr. Edgar F. Endicott, eon of Mr. George Endicott of Burleigh. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B F. Bock, pastor of the church at Burleigh, but whose residence is et Greek Creek. A number of relatives and friends of the contracting parties were present to witness the grs A wedding reception was tendered the newly-married couple In the evening.

The fourth annual reunion of The Association of the Second Battalion of the 25th New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers of theOvil War, will be held at Vineland on next Monday, December 14. Usually these reunions are held on December 1$, the anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg. A large number of residents of Cape May City, Lower Township and U p per Township served lb this regiment.

For HoiUey Goods.

For use or for’ ornament, holiday goods in endless variety, and in almost every kind of ware, may be bed at moat

For Pilots’ Officers.

The Cepe May members of the Delaware Bay and River Pilots’ Association met In Ogden's Hall last week snd nomnated the following candidates for ofo serve for next year President, James A. Clam pelt; secretary, John B. Merrit; treasurer, Lewis C. Wallace; dtrecrora, H. H. Church, Samuel T. Bailey, Memnean Hughes, Alfonso Bonnet, Harry C. Maull, Lewis Bortran, Charles

Morris snd Fred ConwalL

lefore going elsewhere,

selection* early. Hava yon saaa the

new style Smyrna mgs, they

»ttaoeeool days lafslth. We Will supply Uio

Sol Noodles Is the only irerchant la Caps May who sells clothing, hats, capo, and man's famishing goods, |*hosa. sic., who gives Green Trading Sumps.

The only aOos ni wear with -comfort Is ffie Walkover; the only suwTa tht* town that sell* them Is L Tsaanbdnm.

FACTS IN BRIEF. Matters of General aad Local lateraat Mentioned. When bam* are full, and field* are white. And wood* are bare, end bill* breezy, I lay in ted until it’* light. And take, yes, lake thing* pretty ca*y. —Fin* weather again. —The holiday rush is on. —Christmas two week* ofl. —Fuliecnbefor the Hss*u>. —Patron lie your home merchant* —Rabbits will soon take s vacation. —Read the Herald'* magazine ofler. My prto* advertises me. I. Tenrnbaum. —The days will soon be at their shorte»L Y—Many pretty calendar* for 1901 are

ont.

—An affection of the heart is not nec-

essarily fatal.

AH kind of inooles at Sol Needles' and

get G. T. B.

—Life la a grind, and the world to

fall of creaks.

—Christmas openings arc announced.

Indies, fall In.

—Get your job printing done at tbs

Herald office.

—The standing order of the conductor

if, “move up front

Lower prices, but the quality lg si ill

high—Hogsn'* candy.

—Stealing s watch has caused many s

sn to wind op in jail.

—The man with money to born generally meets his match. —The Herald contains all the rows, both of aty and county. -Writing paper may go up in price and still remain stationery. All kind of heavy winter underwear si Sol Needles’ snd gel G. T. S. —The girls with small waists usually ,have great staving qualities. -Bead pur Christmas advertisement* They will be of interest to yon. Ladles* fleece lined shoes, find fnr-Mqi Jgller* at Sol Needles*,and get G. T. S. Merchant Sol Needles will .enlarge his men’s furnishing store by building

an addition to it

-When a girt aays “I will" in the marriage ceremony, sheprgbably means

It—at the time bring.

No matter how pretty her face, bow stylish bar dress, It take* a bit of Hogan t candy to give bar that sweet look. —Mrs. J C. Foster and Mr*. Alfred Cooper of Coart House are collecting a barrel of canned fruits to be distributed arao ng the poor of New York. -At Benny’l Landing, Charles Foster of Court House caught 138 eels, and Incidentally the redder from Dr. Way’s yacht, lost during a recent storm. 10c Mixed Candy, 5c! 15e mixed candy, ,2 lb. 2Sc; 20c choice mixed candy, 15c_ 25c mlxid candy, 20c; 49c mixed candy; 00c mixed pandy, 40c , at Hogan'a [n tbs caucus of the Republican ihsrs of the House of Assembly at Trenton on Tuesday, the steering commli • tea apportioned to Cape May county the assistant to the journal clerk. —This to a good time to revive the Board of Trade and for the people to pnt some “ginger'* in the movement a great season next semmer. ns begin now I and, all together 1 —Both of the railroads will atop thslr express train* at Woodbine next Thursday U> accommodate the Fanners* luatl. lute. The SapsrintaoAant of tbs W. J. ft 8. R. R. and his assoc is tea will be pres

ent at the meeting.

—The Camden Bottling Company' places before onr read fra this week an ngad. Yon are invited to step in and they will show you samples oT the choice liquor* and brandies,

lady to in attendance.

—A special effort to bring made by the Gape May Conhty Board of Agriculture to make the snnnij Farmers* Institute

HOLLAND'S PLAN TO RECLAIM A WASTE.

AN OBJECT LESSON.

Maaaa /Tore to U*.

Cape May makes a great to-do over a $800,000 hotel to be erected byTTttsborg capitalists on the tract which they are

Go in time add look through the stock booming, while Atlantic City scarcely

notices the foot that a contract.has just awarded for $600,000 addition to «M of Itoj beach front hotel*. But the

of this county very interesting. and Instructive. The Institute will be held at Woodbine, Thursday, December 17th. —The mast of Shamrock III, which to now owned by the Cape May Beal Estate Company, and which to now at Cape May, is being painted green. be typical of its ooontay when raised on one of the public squares of “Now

Caps May."

—Messrs W. Stevens and

own the canning factory in'Weat Cape May, and who some two years ago sold ont to the American Canning Factory, (the trust) have had their property re-

iveyed to them and are again

own borineas entity.

—The Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of the First Presbyterian Church will brid a aortal in the faeeeof the church at the corner of

inf. It to ex parted that a Jolly good

wifl be had by ail.

ff-ft Are damaged the print and varn-

Broad and Geary streets, Philadelphia, to the extent of $lte,000 last Saturday

Mr. Grave*, the head of tbs

t, be well-known

C C. liul

Fighting the Sea One of the Greatest of Engineering

Problems.

rrltua for (hr Capa Mar Herald.

The work of excavating a great 500acre harbor, the upbuilding of sandy beaches and low meadow lands into desirable building lota, the conversion, in fact, of large tracts of waate territory Into habitable ground, the same to be covered by vast improvements of a modern sort, the whole to involve the expenditure of several million dollars, seems tike a stupendous undertaking; and in very truth it is. Such to the work nojr underway here at our very doors, a work undertaken by private 'nterprise and backed entirely by pri-

vate capital.

Many have been, and doubtless sonic

are stflf, somewhat skeptical as to the final success of the great achome to build

city upon the marshes and pond*

of East Cape May—a scheme that is gradually being worked out by the indomitable perseverance and skill born

of experience by the gentlemen cumpo* log the Cape Msy KealEstateCompauy But, wonderful as the ptans of thi-

company may seem to uninitiated and unskilled minds, it will he found to be of comparative insignificance when wt give a thought to the more grandiose undertakings of aftlmllar character in

other parts of the world. > Thp Hollanders understand bow to do

such things better, perhaps, than the people of any other nation. For centuries they have had to battle against encroachments of the sea, yet their territory has auHered depletion uutil now plans have been laid for redeeming tbs great stretch covered by the waters erf the Zuyder Zee, where eight bandied

years ago the sea forced its way land-

ward, until it has covered millions of acres at what was once fertile Arid* and woodland. Once the government laid by fnndr to fill it in and wall ont the ocean, but two hundred yean of war

consumed the funds in the treasury. Fifty miles of seawall, with a 200-feet

boar, and rising 16 feet above the highest polut recorded by the waves, will be ooiilructcd, over which the water will thee be putoped, the river Yeaael being allowed to flow between the walls to the set. The crags of Norway will be drawn upon for

filling in the great bed. The tli

quired Is estimated to be thlrty-thrre years, sod the total cost, $7(1,000,000. And then think of their pumping ont the great Harlem Lake and reclaiming 42,000 sore*. The Isthmian canal, which tbs

Treaty will now open to tie

world of oommrree, will be of more Datura! construction,—the almpleopening op of a great channel lo oonnac: the two

great nomi'S.

A leeann that should have been bett<r learned and more practically acted -upon beieaboota, la the use of brushwood, as the HnHandcrs have done so extonslvelv, In making beds for the gathering of the

FARMERS’ INSTITUTE An Interesting Program Will Take

Ftacw at Woodbine Thursday. •-rib... Farmer*' Institute, TbureDecember 17. St 30 a. m , County

Buaid business. Ur. K. H. Phillips, preside,,,; J. W. Plncus. .ecretary. 10.60

Farm^’ Institute proceedings,

conduced by Franklin Dye. secretary, flueic by Agricultural School baud. "Exprrlenec m the Production of Raspberrita

btrawb. tries; Best Varieties Me.- b y

11.20 ». m-'-Fasdna-by David M. Krleey.

Tuts lecture is of popular iuterest. Music.. 2.00 p. m - "Arpsragu* Production," by 11. W. Ridgeway. 2 45 p. m.—"School Hortlculuiro and Nature Study," by Mr. Keisej. :l 60 p. in. —"Leguminous PlanU South Jersey." by Dr. Edward B. Voorbees. 4.30 to 6 00 p. m -Inspection of the several departments of toe Woobblne Agriculiuy.l School by tbe visitors preseuL 7.15 p m.—Music. "Tbe Sources if Supply and Mannfaclureof Superpboaphates and Potash Salta," lllustraied, by Dr. Voorber-*. 8.15 p. m.—"Ortglu and •pmrut of the Domestic Fowls." by

T. F. McGrew. ^ 7 .

Samuel H. Grey, a former Attorneyienyral of this State, and well-known in !ape May county, died at bis home, at No. 711 G«oper street, Camden, at 6.45 o'clock Monday night. ;ile had been ailing for a long while, fro n a complication ol diseases, but bad been confined

1 his bed only four days.

Mr. Grey leaves four daughters, Mra, William Foster Reeves, Mrs William C. Dayton, Mrs. George J. Bergen and Miss Ethel P. Grey. Hts wifedied four years His brother to Viac-Chancellor

Martin P. Grey, of Salem.

The funeral will take place to-day and interment will be made in Coles town

cemetery, near Camden.

Arrested In Pulpit.

Rev. James W. Fiabburn, pastor of tbe ■egro chureb at Ctoaswlck and formerly •f Cape May, was arrested bandar night nst as be wss about to open tbe evening •errice. The arrest wa* made by a de1 active and deputy sheriff. Fish burn Is wanted at Petersburg. Vo., charged with embezzlement In connection with a iaod d -xl and be Is now ln|the county jtit at Mi. Holly awaiting requisition papers. He made a request to stay and finish out tbe devotions, but the officers suggestsoag service would be good enough for tbe congregation, and no time was ’asted in taking him 10 ML Holly.

Tax Sales In VogueCity Solicitor R. T. Miller held a tax sale under the Martin act on Monday afternoon at the city hall, for all taxes due for 1896, 1900 and 1901. Several properties were sold, and the remainder of the sale postponed until next Monday. Abont three-quarters, of the delinquents settled vp in order to prevent a sale. In addition to this sale there to to be held under the charter on December 28th, for all years from 1886 to 1902, inclusive, except the three yeras above mentioned.

St. nary’s R. C. Church. Honrs of divine service on Sundays,

lassea at 7 and 9 a. m.

Sunday School at 2.30 r. w.

Rosary, eermon and benediction of the Moat Blessed Sacrament at 7JO r m. All are invited to attend the Sunday

evening instructions at 7.30

A series of oatscheticst Instructloos on

azuds of the shore In ^ |tbe most Important doctrines of Christ!-

ilty will be given Sunday evenings at 7.80 In tbe chapel of Sti Mary’s R. C Church, Washington street. All are in-

No collections to be taken up at

tbe evening sendees.

idenlng tbe beacbes Instead of giving onr lands np to tbe rapacious m «« of the

along South Cape May

to C«pe May Point. Booth Cape May bze suffered great lees and seem* practical y abandoned. Proper enterprise and caj iUl only to needed to reclaim wbat haa lust. How »r>d wh^n shall we obtain tbe needed relief from -lio destruction

that to being wrought 7

T. R. Bbookr.

I IM

Council man Lemuel E. Miller baa offered a resolution which haa been adopt-

r *»o ed, directing the dty ’solicitor to draw

np an ordinance authorizing theiasulntbond* of $140,000.00 at 6 per 1 cent for fifty yean. This is to take the place of a $125,000.00 bond issue which Cornell intended to sell last May. The ordinance authorizing the last bond isaos was never finally passed an ' tiy the need of more than the $125, to carry on anticipated improvement* he* called for the Increased

of money.

_____ The funeral of Elijah Briant occurred toh worts of N. X. Staves ft Company at from hta late residenoa. No. 607 Wash-

ington street, on Friday afternoon of

▼totter at’ * l OridSpring

by Rev. 8. F. Gasktil, pastor of the First

M. X. Church, aad In!

St. ITary’s Church E

A grand bazaar for the benefit of SL Mary’s Church, Washington street, will be tftld from December 19 to 26 inclusive. Judging from the encceae attending their previous efforts we fed safe in predicting that tbe members of 8L Mary’s will be able to make a substantial addition to tbe new church fond

when the bazaar is over.

A WeM

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. Powdl of Court onae, a very estimable couple, celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage on Satnrday evening tost. A large number of relatives and friends showed their appreciation of tbe happy event by turning ont and giving them e grand good time.

Tbe Rev. George William* will preach

Lets comers got tbs poorest packing*. Come early and get your ebolee of the ■mat batgias In caadtes at Hogan's. Aa opportunity to purchase enadto* that nos* Should mtoaa