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VOL. IV. NO. 8.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.—EIGHT PAGES.

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TH E MASKED ITEMS OF A PERSONAE NATURE FACTS TOLD IN THE SOCIAL REALMS OF LIFE. A JOLLY

DANCE OVER

GIVEN BY THE T. E. D. CLUB IN THE IRON PIER OPERA HOUSE. LEADING EVENT OE THE SEASON The Opera Hou«c Oecorated With Japanme Ldtntrena And Bunting. Many Merry Danoera. The leading event of the winter season took place at the Iron Pier Opera House onwonday evening, an eclipse of all similar functions in the proceeding years. Success was the motto, and everyone was sure that they might achieve it. The main topic of the conversation during the entire day seemed to be “are you going to attend the masked dance'.’" groups of people were noticed discussing the costumes and masks in which they were to be attired for the coming evening, all seemed to lie working together to make it an enjoyable affair, which without a single doubt, was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. Although not as many were masked as was first expected, the were surely well fitted for the occasion, and did the terpschioren art in many ridiculous motions. About eight o'clock the dancers began to assemble, and in a abort time the rustle of the gorgeous costumes worn by the maskers were beard and told the spectators that the grand display was shoot to begin. As the strains of the first two step rang out, scores gP pairs arose from their seats, and from the first dance until the last were continually noticed on the.floor. The music discoursed by Bellangy’s Orchestra was of the inspiring kind that makes the young heart glad and causes many to trip the light faut^gtic that would otherwise be onlookers. When the hands on the dock pointed to ten, the merry-makers removed their regalia, and much excitement prevailed for thev had baffled their friends the entire evening in guessing who they On account of the small nombei Jtliat that were masked, it would be Uadess to mention their attire. Bnt below will be found a list of the ones who indulged in the dancing, indusive of the masked The Misses Rena Eldre lge.Mame Bokm. Rebecca Casseday. Charlotte Rutherford. Ethel Blattner. Helen Wiley .Ida Rutherford. Phoebe Rodon, Nellie BelUngy. Alice Bennett. Ida McCormic. Annie CDusson. Alice Denitot' Ella Bush. Clara Sea. bright. Alice Lancing. Mrs.Ralph Savage. Mrs. Allic Nale, Mrs. isjnis Smith, Mr*. Harry Hand. Mra-Phillip Hughes.Mr. and Mrs. Euward Barton. Toe Messrs Frank MiIler.Samnel Doak, Frank Caaseday. Fred Sayre. William Pbillips.Harry Doak, Charles Bobm. Cliu von Rutherford. Oscar Baily. Jack Hickey. Winfield Eldredge. Walter Fendenou. Louis Hickey. David Kap. Harvey Bennett. William Casseday. Charles Nlcbola, Charles Brownmiller. Claud Taggart. Mortimer Leaming.and Frank Robinsoa-

The Outlook Good. It is stated that Cape May County has one af the best chances of its history in the way of forming a baseball league. While all the difierent towns combined in the arrangement of this league have good teams and are capable of putting up a good article of ball, It is rumored they will have paid batteries, and with this still more interesting combination the citizens have a treat in store in the line of the mucb-talked-of baseball. It is stated that the season will open on about the first of June.

Items of Mach Importance Gathered Among Cape l£ay*s People. The Miaaes Newbold are paaaing the winter in Philadelphia. ( Mi*s Urey Giles baa taken a house in Congress Place for the Spring season. Mr. William K. Kinghugoneto Palm Beach, Florida, for a month's sojourn. Capt. Frank G. Edwards visited bis father, Capt. Edwards, on Ocean street

Sunday.

Mrs. Blanche Williams of Camden was visiting her father Col. Smith here during the week. Mr Ralph Cummings is at home on account of the severe Illness of his brother. George Cummings Mrs. Holmes of Cape May Court House, has be*n a guest of her daughter, Mrs Daniel Foce>, this week. Mr. Harry Rodan, one of Cape May’s most popular young men, if oonvaleecing, after a severe attack of the grip. Cashier Frank 8. Lloyd of the First National Bank was a Philadelphia ria^ ir over Saturday, Sunday and Monday. As we go to press we learn that Asses for Geo. Cummings of West Cape May, bo is ill with pneumonia, la.slightly improved. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rogers of Wilm ington occupied their Columbia avenue cottage over Sunday and Washington's Birthday. Ex-C u-dlman John Akins has removed to Philadelphia where he will enter into budneas. He and Mrs. Akins ft on Tuesdsy. Jay Mecray, son of Jere Mecray, has gone on a seven weeks' visit to Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. He started on Monday CoL D. B Murphy of Camden was a visitor over Sunday and Washington's Birthday. He visited hit old fnend. Col. George W. Smith. E. H. Nash, Jr , of Merchantvi^le, was the leader of a party of young foUta who rere here over Sunday. They are well known in the Summer life. City Treasurer Richard R. Miller of Camden was a Cape ''ay viaitor on Sonday. He looked about his boat house and launch at Schell anger’s Landing while here.

Uader-

taker Henry S. Rutherford, will shortly be Walter Savage.

take a thorough

rhere he will in embalming.

lie was recently taken in by his fsthi in partnership. May success follow the young man is the w sh of his many

friends

Mr*. Dsv d Skel mire, <if Ardmorr r and I s M E Slater id Ph ladeli b a, have e i gue* s this -week of Mr*. F'r*noeN. Beck, at Ho^he* and 0 ean slreei. have b eu fast frie ii« from ch Idhood, a d bav- not b en together before for some ve-irs. Their viait is being thor -ughly enjoy d. Mias Annie Hebentbal and Mrs. Jot R. Brooks attempted to,attend a lecture which they thought was to have been given by Dr. Spooner last Saturday night They bought their tickets, but when they arrived at the door found no lights. They thought they were left and that the lights were ont for the sb-reop-tienn. Ask them if it it so. Congressman John J. Gardner as chairman of the sub-commiitee on Post Offices has, with h>s colleagues, completed his work of preparing the appropriation bill for the postoffice department for the fiscal year, and the bill was reported to Congress last Saturday. The work of the committee has been a severe task, and Congressman Gardner has been tried somewhat by having an at* tack of rheumatism. We hear that Mr. Gardner is somewhat improved, which fact will be gratifying to his many friends here.

IN BRIEF.

SHORT PARAGRAPHS WHICH YOU SHOULD READ.

NEWS OF INTEREST TO All.

The Happenings of The Week Briefly Told—Other Matters of General And Looal Moment. —Come, Gentle Spring! —Overdoes thlsgih—ths Un-roofer. —Dollars without sense are not mm-h —It would seem the ground bog wua right. —The voting machine will be used at the elecUon in West Cape May next month. —Spearing for sola in the ice in the sound* u a favorite pastime just now, and the fishermen meet with good banlr■A new bridge u to be erected ovei O.pe Island creek, between Perry and Weet Perry streets, it la to be bnllt of

on.

—Mrs. Kate 1. Heins has purchased lot on the northeast side of Grant street from Charles B. Prettyuisn, for

$2200.00

—The Collectors and Treasurers of the Cape May County seaside resorts report an unusual promptness In the payment of taxes this year. —The Presbyterian Church will koid a congregational meeUng to-night at which the question of purchasing a new pasonage will be considered. —Now is the time to send in your subscription for the Hxsald. It is the recognized leader of Cape May, and holds its own throughont the county. iph Leaventhal will mov* his clothing establishment soon into the •tore recently occupied by Mrs. Rnffixi as a restaurant on Washington street. —By placing an advertisement in the Herald it will be read by hundreds af people all over the State, as It ia the leading paper, and our circulation is in-

creasing rapidly.

—The subject for the Y. P. B. C. IS. meeting at the First Preshy teria nChurch to-morrow evening is ‘GomeGood Ways at Using the Sabbath." The iandn^riU

Mia* Mildred Hand Surprlaed-Oiher Knrlnl Happenings. On Monday evening a company of young people met at tb'- home of Miss .timed* Stevens, and fi.>m there proceeded to the home of .oias, Mildred Hand on Washington staee., where she agreeably aurprised to find that a numln-r of her most inUiuute friends bad arrived to spent a pleuaant evening and it was a moat pleasant evenb g spent. Many of the progressive game* (not menUoniug) were indulged in by the girls especially, after which the merry-makers were invited to the lining room where a sumptuous repast had lieen prepared for them. I hose who took part in the evenings rreution* were • isse* Ethel Henry, Almeda Stevens, Wiletta Speace, Mildred Hand, Florence Hand, Elizabeth Henry, Marion Hand. Messrs William Stevens, James Stites, William Hickey,

Joseph Hand. Sl'RPAlHK I'ARTr.

A surprise party was given y the young folks of West Cape May on Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Crowell, in honor of their nephew, Edward M. Germon. A special feature of the evening was the music which was rendered by MUs Elizabeth Eldredge. A good time was reported by all. Those present The Misses Edith Smith, Edith See. Ethel Hillman, Elizabeth Eldredge. Cora Vaaaman, Helen Landis. Anna Smith, Georgie Landis, Anna Crowe!), and Mis-

D.C.Vrfnaman.

The Messrs Edward Germon, AlbertStilwell, Edward Hewitt, William Uodtry, Claude Morton. Frank Reeves. Steward Pollard, William Landis. Ralph Taylor. William Kimaey, Theodore Crowell, Downs Crowell,and Mr Thomas Crowell.

New Sea Wall ftir the Point. Former Senator L. E. Miller has received the contract for the erection of a sea wall which was washed d‘>wn and partly carried away this winter by the ocean in front of the Carlton Hotel, and other beach front properties at Ope May PoinL

To Repeal Fishing Imw.

In the Legislature last week both Senator Cresaa and Assemblyman Hildreth introduced bills which, if passed, repeal the act of March 29,1871, regulating fishing in Cape May County. Tf have been referred to the Fleh and Game Committees of the respective

Tried New Experiment. Daniel Focer and Charles Fitzgerald tried the experiment of melting the ice in Cape Island Creek by means of burning oil spread upon the surface. The icebound condition of the creek interferes with the operation of both the dredges.

fires has been invented by Dr. A. i-n»,of West Cape May.it is claimed (hat

i thrown by a Are

Prof. Griggw

The Executive Committee

Cape May LDiversity Extension Centre

Prof. Edwsrd Howard Griggs upon the subject oV'The Divine Comedy

Dante ” for the next course.

d by the Methodist people Chart Hbuee, ea which a new pano legs will be la the near futore.

—A lecture will be given in 8t. Mar; Catbobc Church on tit. Patrick's Day upon the eubject; “Darnel O'Connell Ireland’s Great Liberator.” The admission will be 26c. —The new appropriating ordinance for the current year as pa«ed by dl on second reading amounts to $75, 166.00 of which $66.166.QP ^s to be raised by assessment of taxea. —There ia a growing feeling, that owing to the cold weather. An Curtis and Church should have granted them by council an extension of time for fulfilling- their sewer contract. —The subject for thg Y. F. 8. C. E. meeting of the First Baptast Church tomorrow evening wilj be “ Heroism Among Our First Missionaries " The lesder will be Mrs. Robert Chambers. The report of Lower'Township settlement for 19U3, was published in pamphlet form last Saturday, and copies of it can be had by applying to Mr. Charles C. Reeves, Township Clerk. —Lake Lily has been continuously frozen over since November 21, the longest time known for many winters. During this time It has afiorded fine skating for hundyads ot people who have come from fu and near, —Lewis Starr, a (Camden lawyer, waa named by ChonopBpr Magic as the permanent receiver''for the Cape May Steamboat Company. His bond was fixed at $60,000. The application for the receiver was made by L. H. Cone of

Cape May.

—The Snprems Court last week dismissed the rule fp show cause why Robert P. Bell, • Newark lawyer, should not be disbemd. Prosecutor Biker of Essex county informed the Court he had found that Mr. Bell had been improperly indicted on charges in connection with the handling of certain fhnds. BeUia known at Cape May aaa Ocean City, .where he

The Board of Trade at Wildwood has •ppoiated ex-senator Philip P. Baker

the servlosa of “d J - FUhlda Tateta to devise I

for the expend!ten of $1200 recently

WeWDracBtM

Walter A. Lovett has pnwhaaed t drag store bnlldlag of Dr. W. R. Wei

it to Firry street, botan

NOW p YOUR CHANCE

Heel esteie ronUoues to be la dassand. If you west f home, * *

OCR HOME NEWSPAPER. Interestsof Every Town Require that It Shall be Supported. It is to the interest of every town to support a good newspaper, not through locaj^pride alone, but for practical business reasons. A newspaper is constantly doing ten time* as much for its town as It could ever hope to get pay for— more than it could charge for if it would. The more prosperous a paper ia the ran ia.it able to do. Show us a good weekly paper, with a good circulation, and we will show you an np to date, prosperous, progr asing community. People ought to stop and think •tx>ut lese tbi-gs. It is an Important matter. It ia their own good that is involved, the welfare and progress of their community. and therefore themselves indi-

vidually.

A local newspaper is absolutely necesuy to any community. No merchant, no grand jury, no town council that spends every year all it can aflord with the home paper, whether that expenditure is actually necessary, or not, make a wiser or more profitable investment. They are not giving the home paper someihmg- On the contrary, it is earning every cent it gets, and more, provided it is a paper ihst is worth picking up in the road, and if it isn’t that sort of a paper it is usually the faqlt of tbe town in which It is published.

Parlor Cars to and from Philadelphia Tbe Pennaylrania Railroad Company, for the accommodation of those making Gape May their winter home, has continued daily parlor car eervioe through the winter mouths between Cape May and Philadelphia on trains leaving Market SL Whai-I at 4.08 r. M., weekdays, and A. m., Sundays, and train* leaving Cape'May at 7.80 a. m. weekdays, and 4.45 p. n., Sunday*.

Bought Sr gar Store. Joseph Stites, who ha* conducted a •gar store in the Mecray building for nearly two years, sold oat last week to Charles B. Ginger, where Mr. Ginder will conduct a first-class cigar and tobacco emporium. He has a large number of friends who wish him good luck Id his entirely new enterprioe.

TIME HAD

PROMINENT PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL STATES PRESENT.

A Very Pleasant Time. On. Monday evening, Washington’s Birthday, Cold Spring Council Junior Order U. A. M., gave an entertainment and Rev. H. Parker, oneof the bretbern, burned the mortgage. An enjoyable time waa had by the members and their

lady friends.

Spring Visitors Coming. The past two or three days have brought many of the Philadelphia and Camden cottage owners to Gape May, and they will continue to come down now and then to look after their properties and have thorn brushed up for the

•prim days.

A LEGEND OF THEAFFATr TOLD. Mr. and Mr*. V. Sidney Townsend Give a Houne Party In Honor of Their Son. <'. Elmer Townaend. President ot Council and Mra. F. Sidney Townaeod. gave a House Party in honor of their *on, C. Elmer Townaeod, who ia in the Paaaeugrr Department Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Broad Street Station. Philadelphia, at their residence 68K Wash iogion Street from Saturday to Tuesday The following ladle* and geatlemeo com po»ed the party: Mias Pauline Hall of Covington, Ky., Miaa Emma H. Smith of Philadelphia. Miaa Emma H. Streoren of Baltimore. Md.. Mlaa Margaret Town Philadelphia, Miaa Melvina Townaeod of Cape May. Mr. Ralph H. Naab. Jr., of Merchantv.ille. Mr. Edgar R. Jeffrria of Philadelphia, Mr. C. Elmer Tot. naend of PbUadelphi*. Tbougb tbe weather man frowned npon ont door seashore pleasure, the party made it np with a continnona round of indoor pleasure*, comprising music, both vocal and instrumential, of tbe latter tbe ladle* seemed to outdue themaelvr*; Intrraperaed with a graphic description of tbe great fire at Baltimore by Mia* Slreuveu which at timea *ermed to imperil the palatial home. Also with iuterexting re miuiacrnue* from tbe “BineGrass State.'' A snneiae statement of tbe management of the FtatiLford Arsenal and some pleasant descriptions of life at West Cheater. Likewise an account of bow express companies handle large shipment* of poul-

try.

Tagetber with repartee that made tbe hours glide aa momenu as well aa some lively debating^* to tbe location of a bnai□eaa bonae at tbe corner of Broad and Dock Street. Philadelphia. This was finally left to tbe judge to report at tbe next annas! meeting. Tbe weather mao finally relented and their trolley rides and a view of tbe improvements being made by tbe Cape May Real Estate Co., bad their Inning. Tuesday morning brought flue weather and the patty returned lothrir Immes vis 7-80 train IVuua.. Railroad, delighted with thsir vtair and each carried sways souvenir hatchet. Mid aa they could not', a lie, they voted that Cape May was all right and wibi much diffidence hoped they would be asked to eome again. A young man employed In Philadelphia conceived tbe idea once upon a time to give some of Us friends an outing end it happened that when bia plans oooid be beet arranged. It fell npon a day in February when every was In tbe grasp of an Arctic Chief which was suggestive of a cold reception to Us party as they joui neyed to the place be selected aa their camp. It appeared that this young i parents and particularly bis mother was led Into the secrets of hla plans and it la said, abe like all other mothers shonld, had a great love for her only boy, and his friends at once became the friends ot bis parents though be told them that they were strangers to each other with two exceptions. He began to name them and a Mias Town seemed like a stranger bat Us mother says, why! I have known Towns ever since loo aid remember. Then Emms Smith is next and his mother it is said, says that ia yonr fathers cousin. And now ooroes Miss St.ruven, the strangest name of them all. bat she was • guest at the Brexlou last summer. Tiien came JeCeris which they both admitted was a HUle odd, bnt then he bad been here before. A Miss Hall waa named bnt as there waa a hall In tbe bonae for 28 year* this did not seem like a stranger. Then last but not least the name of Nash was mentioned and the Legender thought he heard a low conversation and all that he could bear, waa that it wi hoped their would be no “Weeping c Walling or ‘Nashing’ of teeth.” So on the 80th., day of February, after riding two hours they reached their camp and after they had eel-ried their quarters and had hid their valuables they were led to the diulng room and were given understand that while they were brought together os strangers that they i

PROF. SPRAGUE CLOSES.

Sixth Annual Conroe-(.ri „|» rp .llyBs. tenalem an Ka<»uragl»K Kma-ma. The sixth lecture by Prof. Sprague In ie University Extension course, gives i*t Thursday evening in the High School Building, was h repetition of tbe gratifying successe* which have marked tbe previous lecture*, the subject having been Walt Whitman. 'Mins Marie Y. Moore recited “My Captain.’’ the poem . which Whitman L l>e*t known, after

which Mr. Bprague lectured.

It wae stated that the (enlre Is more than pleased with the popular intereet which ha* been manifested during the course, and that it is hoped to have Mr. ''■yard Howard Griggs at Cape May ! :t winter. At the close of this, tbe sixth annual course of University Ex- * tension here, the Hm.au. can do no better than join in the extension of congratulation* to the committee and Prof. Sprague, and to also express the hope of the continaed success of thl* educational movement in Cape May.

of Mro. Alice duPont.

Alice duPont, widow of Yictorda ? Pont, died at her home in WilmingtOB 3 last Wedneadey moruim: afters long , ilines* though she had not been confia- i her bed during the entire time. She wa» 70 yearsof age and had survived ^ her husband sixteen years. Mra. da ’ Pont waa the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Thpmas Hounsfield and a great granddaughter of Paul Beck of Philadelphia. S Hounsfield, the mother of Mra. du Pout, i* still living at the ageof»2 yeora. . The funeral took place last Friday afterat 3 o'clock. Mrs. duPont is survived by a son and five daughters. Her children are Victor duPont, Jr., Mra. ' Willard Baulsbury, Mrs. H. M. Bark*. “ dale,'Mrs. T. Coleman duPont, Mra. Bruce Ford and Mrs. I.eroy Harvey. 53 Mrs. duPont has occupied a Columbia q avenue cottage in the summer season. 1

selves perfectly at bom* during the campxnent and that no penalty would be imposed nnleee they absolutely refused to eat and drink mom tilings that was gi

•d solemnly that they

the Command wae givaa“Lee’s Bat.”thns

capo May at' In tbe flags Is oa Tneeday Senator Neoe in trod need a bill, No. 148, which takes it uoiowfel to gna for or have la for three yearn (except in • »>«•

Deal

In the First District.

Although it has been announced that fr Congressman Loudenslager and Leader David Baird have settled their diflereu- ! 'id have boned the hatchet, tifr proof to be given in a renomination for Congress next fail. It is announced that Camden couutywill have a candidate ^ for the Congreasonal nomination sad that all will not be smooth sailing for Mr. Loudenalager. The candidate Dam* fl ed is Henry D. Moore of Haddonfiekl, a ? millionaire who made his money in snuff j and his candidacy is not be sneezed

at.—Salem Sunbeam

To be National Dclegatea. The Republicans of tbe First Con- . t gressional District when they meet to - select delegatee to attend the National :^ Republican Convention to be held at Chicago in June they are likely to elect Congressman John J. Gardner of Allan- 0 tic county and Senator Bloomfield H. Minch of Cumberland us delegates and Senator John G. Horner of Burlington; l county and Senator Lewis M. Creese ot Cape May county as alternates. They will favor the re-nomination of 1'reti- '

dent Roosevelt.

Men’s Meeting Well A.(coded. The men’s meeting in the Audi tori mas last Suueay afternoon was very interest- ? ing. The speaker was the Rev. George Kemp, (colored) of tbe A M. E. Church, •' hie subject being “What am 1 Doing for My Building 7 *’ Tbe colored choir abo rendered some very interesting music.. Next Sunday’s programme is as follows^.'. Selections by the city band; 8olo,‘*lha ; Lost Chord,” by Mr. William Portetj' i selection by the bond; speaker*, S. S. B. G. Topic, “From Death to Life.”

Doings Good Work. An interesting meenting of the ] rents’ and Teachers’ Association ' held at the public school building ^ Thureday afternoon lust. There a fair attendance and matters pert to the school government were diet ed. Tbe porent/who have children 1 the public schools ought t< of the eeeociatiqn. lu this way i help for both the teacher and child « be derived.. A Great Redaction In OU Heaters, juat the lime r lem theee'oeld days. This is (lx of a lifetime and you suould orrtaiul advantage of It. Get one before th all gone at the ever popular place CuaBLK* A. Swan