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Bright and Breeay Paragraphs Gathered Throughout Cape May County by the Herald's Reporters.

BURU:lUn.

Edgar Endicott ii this work going around through Kio Grande and Green Creek with hi» steam sawing machine. Mr. George Week*, accompanied by his wife, spent .Saturday and Sunday with his daughter of this place, Mrs. Maggie Lang is convalescing after a protracted illness. It u said that we are to have two new houses added soon to our village.

KIO GRANDE. Miss Dona Hand, a preposessing young lady, knd one who has made many friends dusing her stay here, is now visiting her sister. Mrs. Irvin Hi ris. Miss Hand will return to her home indiillville after the Easter holidays. Joseph Kichardson is slowly convalescing, after having been stricken with paralysis for the second time during

last week.

late covered mars!

free sample. W S Hogan. Ladies who appreciate edmfort and beau ty in footwear arc invited to call and see our new spring Styles of shoes and fords. 1. Tenenbaum.r Sol. Needles has a large assortment _ ladies, children and infants hosiery to select from aud get GTS.

ERMA.

Mrs. David Mai son spent Easter with relatives at Millville. Mrs. May Pritchard and children are spending a week with relatives in Germantown. Mr. anu Mrs. Bertram Snyder have commenced housekeeping in the Bennett homestead. K. T. Johnson made a business trip, to Holly Beach on Friday. Those on the sick list are Mrs. Charles Hodman, Mrs. Joseph Graves, Mrs. William Biddle, Mr. Clark I’iera . Mr. Carter. We hope for their speedy Mrs. Annie Woolson of Holly Beach was visiting relatives here Monday. Mrs. Harvey Snyder of Fishing Creek spent Monday with her son Bertram. Mrs. R. M. Biddle is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. James Dawson, at West Cape May. Master Floyd CTark of Pitman Grove is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Pierce.

Needles, hu can supply yc and if be hasn't It be will get ft. be g the city twice a week and get G T S. Remember Hogani Specials for ot only are first class goods cut below c

< day

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. Miss Edith Craig ol Philadelphia v lied friends here the first of the week. Thomas Weeks and wife returned home on Monday from Atlantic City, where they have been spending the winter with their son. E. Z. Mills and wife are entertaining company this week. Dr. James Quiney of Easton was visitor here over Sunday. Miss Lillie Swain of Goshen visited her niece. Miss Alice Corson, Saturday. William Stile# and wife are entertaining company from Philadelphia this

week.

Mrs. Hettie Nichols is this week with friends at Stone Harbor. Mrs. Wilmon Bateman and daughter of Wildwood called on friends Tuesday. Mrs. Jason Back of Anglesea is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ltunmis, this

week.

Alex. Douglas and wife visited relatives at Burleigh on Sunday.

At Sol Needles you can find ladies shirt waist suits, all kinds ot fancy shirt dress trimming, sewing silk all I

•ad get GTS.

Remember Hogans Specials for o only are first class goods cut below <

eday

DIAS CREEK. Miss Lizzie Cahaley of Dennuville was visiting her aunt, Sarah Laurence, over Sunday. Capt. Nathan Doughty finds a ready market for his fish at Holly Beach. There are more pounds and fikes set along the Cape shore this spring than ever before, and the fishermen are looking for a good season. Of the grip patienta this week we mention Mrs. Mitchell Howell, Miss Phoebe Laurence, Mias Sarah Laurence, Mrs. Howard Norton, Mrs. Joel Fisher, ^'haa. Woodlin, and Frank Douglaaa. Robert Murrow has been employed first man of his fishing crew for this

season.

Mr*. Clara Tomlin moved Into her new home Vuesday. It was recently purchased from Mrs. H«nn«h Sayre. Capt. Tomlin is on a trip south after

lumber.

Mr*. Uriah Norton entertained company from the city oyer Sunday. Pilot George Douglaaa . and a friend from Cape May spent several days last week in the village snipe-shooting Walter Erricson and sister Jennie, who residest Court House, spent Sunday! with their perenta in this village. Mrs. Stephen Cuius and Mis. Norton, who have been on the sick for several weeks, are much better

CAPE MAY POINT. J. J. Kromer wa> at the Point Monday looking after business interests. J. W. Corson has erected his pound for summer fishing. Dr. Walter Hanley and Miaa Nellie Markley spent Plaster with Miss Viola Mark ley. The Misses Brown of Germantown entertained a nuui!>er of friends at thrir Harvard Avenue cottage over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Silvers, Mr. and Mrs.,Olive Chi w and Paul Hughes spent Easter with Mrs Edward Hughes at the lighthouse. Reynold Spaeth, J. Duncan Spaeth and wife of Mt. Ah-y were Point-visitors last week. * A large fort* of men have been repairing the trolley road this week. Mr. S. Toy has moved his family to the Point. Contractor E. W. Springer has s force of men engaged grading and carpentering at the Episcopal Church. The Misses Alvarez entertained a house party over Easter at their cottage La Camps Villa. Among those who enjoyed their hospitality were Miss Mary Riley, Mias Teresa Alvarez, Miaa May Kane, Miss Aurora Alvarez, MUs France* km Alvarez, Miss Ella Riley, Miss Gertrude McCarthy, Miaa Maude Barcley. Miss Regins Larkin. Messrs. Joseph Alvarez, Charles Barclay, Eugene Alvarez, Ray Calm, Albert Zintte. Mr. Cornell of Philadelphia was here during the Easter holidays, and thoroughly enjoyed his stay. One who is enjoying the Easter day by the shore is Mrs. Hutchinson of Philadelphia. She is registered at Wright' Villa for .several weeks. Mr. Wells of Philadephia

Point

Miss

Avenue cottage. She is an ardent admirer of the Point, and takes great pnde in keeping a neat lawn. Mr. Amnon Wnght iaadding improvements to the Surf House. Reynold Spaeth, son of Dr. Adolph Spaeth, of Mt. Airy, wbile^gunnmg on the salt marshes Saturday, near the Lighthouse, killed a black duck. While being dressed it was found that a pin had lodged in the gizzard and it is thought that the pin has been in that position for several months, it being in the fleshy part.

ability required, and still I want to #*y In pareuthew* that until recently, without scandal, It baa been done lu a divided waand without men of such known great business responsibility; bnt aalde from that, treat this agent a* you may, he will be the subordinate of the Post-Office Department. He ia not your agent directly; he la tha subordinate of the Post-Office

Department.

Now, If you want to pay Oil* man tS.OOO, get a rule and raiae the salary of tha Aaaistaut Postmastere-General to the figure to which this auggeation would Indicate that they ought to be. But to pay three aaaintant W.OUO each and a subordinate (0000 may be good buaidess as to thD item, but

it la Incongruous with the salary list ol j s *oiuel IVten the Poat-OfF.c • Department. ! '* ul - v s - Mr Sibley. 1 would auggeaiio the ge-i-| Thomas PraMi tleinan lhal he otter no amebumrul dxlug ] August 27, 17*i.

if the AssLlant Postmasters-1 Thomas Pratt

General at *.V»0. 1 believe hr wa. a mem- Ju * , « Sl - I7nB her of the suheonimiitee that prepared j Ehr.sheth Pag« bill, aud 1 hope he ia not critickitig ' * >rr l'-’*'-bis action in prep •ring the bill. I L<dio P. ge a Mr. Gardner .Mr. Chairman. If I enter I 3- »«'» tained the views of a great many other Mary Pi

AKCIKKT MARRIAGES.

A Record of Those of One and Two x' Centuries Ago. Below we give a list of marriage license records in the office of the Secretary of Stale of New Jersey. These will In-con-tinued from week to week and ought to be interesting to those who want to delve into family history. You will wt the C*rg May IIkbaui to follow tin lists. They began in the issue of Au-

gust 20th last.

(OONTIKUED rBON LAST WEEK.) John Parsons and I-onLa Edmunds,

May 80. 1778.

Hanes Petsrnon and Rachel Simmons, September 10, 17SQ. Hance Peteroon and Rebecca Goff, July

*1.1778.

ind Sarah Armour.

mpkins.

•id Hannah Ore

on Monday attending to bnsiness. s Atkinson has opened her Cape

Now U a good time to get the first pick of onr spring styles of the famous W. L. Douglas and walk over shoes. Sole agents Tenenbrum.

COLD SPRING. Howell Finn of Cape May, delivered a •ary Interesting talk to the children of the Sunday-school on Easter, on , Sundsy afternoon. i Mrs Deborah Hildreth of Ric* Grande spent Sunday with her mother of this

place.

Mr* Mary Hildreth spent Saturday and Sunday with'relative* et Rio Grande. Mr* Howard Hoffman spent Monday with Mr* Etta Learning of Fishing

Creek.

MUs Lizzie Scull of Dennlsville, spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs Edwards. Mrs Jolla Needles entertained tc i Sunday afternoon MUs Ida Chambers. Miss EUU Hand, 'Mr Walter Shaw and Mr Thomas Hanley. Mr* Belle Matthews and Mr* Mary Miller, were at DennUrille on Saturday visiting relatives. Mrs Rachael Snyder and MUs Mattie Weeks were at Coart House on a visit Saturday. The Alumni met at the home of Mrs Jennie Swain on Wednesday, of which they are practicing for an entertainment which will take place in tha near future. Mrs George Swain U Improving, ^fter severe attack of rheumatism. Mr Borden of Philadelphia, spent the Easter bold (days with Us brother-in-law Wilbert Weeks. MUs Belle Errickaon spent last week with relatives at DennUrille.

gentlemen on this fl bill here fixing ib<

»10,000.

I, somehow or other, am not In harmony with those who think that the acme public service', or great service to laboi ry U In raUingtbeoaUry of some official, some mao who lives ont ot the Treasury. I have observed, whether thU U the place to say It or not, that bring In here a proposition to increase the salary of an official, whether it U a pur_ chasing agent or moat anybody else, gen. tlemen at once jump to the asaaalt < Treasury as If they were Having the try. but If one comes in here with a propoailiou as to orison-tabor, the question U asked, in broad tfasfSCCSf, "What a> going to do with the poor prisoner one wanta some legislation for labor, we are told that it is interfering with the business of theconntry. Are all thesympalhy and favors to go to convicteaud those who live by public salary and U there no eideration anywhere for the millions of farmers, mechanics, laborer-, and people who generate the wealth that pays those salaries and who are untbought of In the legislation of thU House ’ [Applause.] Now, I hope this salary will be reduced In the interests of congruity and economy. 1 believe that there are i this country men who are aa honest as daylight—and it may be because they are eo honest they have not succeeded under the methods of modern business—who could do the work provided for in thU bill as well ss it U possible for human ingenuity to do it and for whom a place in the Government service at a salary of $4,000 would be so near paradise that they would never want to cross over while they could bold it dowi

REFUSES TO RECEIVE PASTOR. Abeccon M. E. Church Opposed to (h<

Bishop's Selection.

Rev, GeorgeL. Dobbins, Presiding Elder of the Camden District of the l5ew Jersey Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrcb, has a squabble on hand because of the refusal of the congregation of the Absecon Methodist Episcopal Church to receive Rev. George Archer, lately of Cap* .May Court House, whom Bishop Merrill assigned to them ai the recent session of the conference at Trenton, and Bishop Merrill, It Is said, told a committee from the church that the appointment must The Absecon congregation wanted Rev. Dr. H. h\ Bolton of Wisconsin, who ia now supplying the pulpit at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Trenton, daring the Illness of Rev. H. K. Uohlnson. The member* say they have no objection to Mr. Archer, but because Bishop Merrill refused to name tbs man they wanted they say they will not receive any other.

Other dealers may tell you tha they can islcb onr prices, bnt they cannot match nr shoes. 1. Tenenbsum Dresa yoar feet in a pair of onr W T - Douglass's shoes and yon will never any other*. I. Tenrnbanm. Fora dress sooe try a pair of our Pat. Corona Button Shoes in W. L. Douglass and Walkover. Sole agent, L Tenenbaum. Watch oar window and yoa will see the latest spring styles of bau and caps with the lowest prices at 1. Tenenbaum’s.

Ells* Hand.««» yrf&T and Thomas 1‘slg*. April

aud Susannah Gandy.

Rachel 12, 1778.

Rebecca Panlllug aud Daniel Tayio Septembers. 1780. Hannah Peasner and Thomas Freuol November 11, 1774. Elinor Peterson and John Hand. Octob.

». 1787.

Gabriel Reagaii July 8,1749. Henry Reed and Pbebe Lndlam.October

81,1785.

Abraham Reeves and Maragret Burch, November 28, 1789. Abraham Reeves and Ruth Crowell. October 22. 1775. Adouijab Reeves and Mary Bellanger. February 21, 1781. James Iteney and Preslla Eldrldge, April 12,1751. Jacob Richards and Rachel Bad cock, September 36, 1754. Benjamin Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson, September 27, 1733. Jacob Richardson and Temperance Scull, 1740. Jacob Richardson and Pridlla Newton, August 81,1781. Jacob Richardson and Mary Marsh, July

26. 177L

Jeremiah Richardson and Susannah Chflrch, September 8, 1774. John Richardson and Elizabeth Craford, December 17, 1756. (TO BE CONTIS LED NEXT WEEK.)

If yon want comfort Jo jr.iur feet try 82.50 built well shoes, they are better than a 88.50 shoe elsewhere, Teneubaum's. If yon are going to make the new stwle ladies collars Sol Needles sells the frame and silk rings and braid to match aud get GTS.

APRIL COURT JURORS. Tho*e Drawn by Sheriff Ewing for the Coming Term of Court. Sheriff Ewlug has drawn ths following panel of jurors for the term of court which begins on April 26:v Cape May City—Solomon Needles, Philip Hughes, Enoch Miller, Cb&rles York. J. Allen Wales, Julius Denizoit. George W. Reeves, Lewis William*. John G. Hattr Jr. Lower Township—Henry Flelshauer. Jacob R. Barnett, John Elliot, Linford Hallbrnner, David McPtersoa, John Springer, Albert Day, Jacob Trusty. Wlidwodod—Clarence C. KIdredge, Gilbert H. Blaker. Middle Township—Sylvester Spence. Frank Neal, Coleman Stltes, Frank Edwards. Somers Howell, Seth Miller, Jr., Roberts. Miller, Joseph Crease. Anglesea—Robert Bright. Ellsworth Hewitt, Herbert Shivers. Ocean City—Nathaniel Steelman, Leonard Krouse, Samuel B. Sampson, John Marta. Herbert A. Bnzzard, Edward T. Fries.

this writing.

FISHING CREEK.

Mr*. Madeline Reeve* spent Saturday in Philadelphia. 7 John James visited his family in Phil, adelphia over Sunday. Jere Woolson spent a few days with nis son, Samuel, at Dennlsville, who is very sick at this writing. Bertram Snyder and wife of Erma spent Sunday with Frank Barnett and Rev. Hr. Wells and wife took tea with Lemuel Schellenger and wife Sunday. Mrs. May'Hemingway and children visited her mother over Sundsy. Mrs. Cynthia Matthews entertained Frank Matthews, wife and son Everett, -ad Miss Lulu Shaw on Sunday. Arthur Cheater, wife and children of Cape May Point spent Sunday with Daniel Woolson and wife. Will Swain and wife visited WBl McKean and wife on Sunday. John Snyder spent Snndey at Holly

Waiter Y. Shaw

Vaudeville at the Auditorium. Coming April It, 12,18, at the Andltori nm—The Great Frevoli and bis hi

Vaudeville Entertainer*; New npio-date subject*, view of the latest Ware; Misa Dorothy Young, contralto soloist; lattest

Songs and Dances; Prices 15c and 25c.

Sol Needle* reports for Easter bnsini la ths best be ever had, he turned ont made to order salt* and 9 reedy made snlu, and he gave Green Trading Sumps Basset oxfords and shoes are going to be the fad for spring, yon can get them at

Sol Needles and get GTS.

There’s more than one young Miss aaxlBg her mother «o buy her a pa.. ew spring style shoes at L Tenenbaum’*.

Help Wanted. Gold cutters, filler*, learners and an errand boy. Gold Leaf Factory, West Cape May.

Cash Register fbr Sale.

For sale—A National Cash Regis Ur, apply at Windsor Hotel. • tf

X-Ray* la lucaBdesceal Caallgkt. M. Blondlct. a member of the French Academy of Sciences, discovered, not long ago, that invisible rays, capable of panatratliic solid substances, ore given off from the Incandescent mantles of the

Sea Isle City—Thomas Donovan, Charli Sayre, William Haines. West Cape May—Israel Woolson. WL llam L. Chambers, Uriah P. Hand, George

W. Franklin.

Dennis Township—Brooks Bllszard, William Taylor, Charles Christian, Carlos

Broughton, Charles L. Fidler.

Upper Township—Learning Corson,

Stephen Beeves.

Mrite for a Specimen

and see lor yourself how many liberal features are contained in policies issued by

The PruJaithl Insurance’ 0?. - of Lnerica.

H. E. Richardson,

roill TIN ROOFS

5-W-? m

Will now need going over also the rain pipes and the

gutters.

I have good workmen awaiting your orders to put

them in repair. ,

m.

€7JRt@ e ad, Local Phone, 65. 305-7 Jackson Street, CAPE MAY, N, J.

Pierson and. ©on.

market:^

NEW

CAPE

MAY

Cor. Washington and Union Sts. Where you will find choice Groceries, Vegetables, Provisions and fruits. We also handIe-“MiCHENERS Star Hams.” X-iOcjlXj JPxxoxte.

PACTS TOLD IN BRIEF MENTION The Happening* of The Week Briefly To Id-Other Matters oflntereat.

—Brace up. Winter is gone. —Overcoat* are belnc discarded. —Manchuria la still on the map.

—Now, Mr. Weather Man, please be

gentle.

—The death rate-on undertaker'

charge.

Large stock of glnghama at Bol Needles

and get G T &

Ing-np'

boardwalk promenader/ made a fine showing. —Keep posted on whal bv reading the Herald. —The most difficult thing to learn about an automobile is, to dodge 1l

Ladies can find the latest style of vellng and puffing for the neck at Sol Need-

lea and get G T 8.

tPqfog ■fr 1 — of Madme and

Bedford Cord shirt* at 48c, value 75c at

L Tenrnbaum'a.

What yon buy at Bol Needles yon mav rest fissured that yon get your moos)* worth, on* price to everyone, get G Tfi. —The subject of the Y P. 8 C. E. at the the FU*t Presbyterian Church tomorrow "ha “Oar Victories Through

Queeq Jewelry Store, Jewelry TlUlatcbes anb Clocks. Repairing Neatly Done by a Skilled Workman.

G. F. KUHN. SOS 'Washington St. Cope Stay.

KNIGHTS OP COLUMBUS.

Reduced Bates to Washington via

Pennsylvania Railroad.

For the benefit of thoae deairing to attend the meeting of the Knights of Columbus, to be held at Washington, D. C., April 18. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will.

osU round-trip ticket* to Washington from -Cape May 1* now experiencing a “clear- Ml atetlona on iu Unea at reduced rates.

These ticket* will be sold April 11,12. and

18, and wUl be good for return

tU April 18, incltuire.

Dentistry.

Offloe of Dr*. Lorenoo and Scboll, auo■aore to Walter J. Learning, corner of Ocean and Hughes street*, open for ibe practice of denthury in all its branches, (Dr. Y» . B. Bickier, anociate.; Office hour* dally, from S to 12 a. w.. 2 lo 4 M., 7 to 8 evening.. Narcotized air lor the painless extraction of tceih. endorsed by the medical fraternity of

Philadelphia.

Parlor Oar* to and from Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, forth* aooommodqtionof those making Cape May their winter home, has continued daily parlor car service through the winter months between Cape May and Philadelphia ou trains leaving Market St. Wharf at 4.08 p. w., weekdays, and 9.00 a. Sunday*, and trains leaving Cape May at 7.80 A. M. weekday*, *nd 4.45

P. u., Sunday*.

nANAOEK WANTED.

Truatworthy Lady or Gentleman to manage bnslnea* In thia county nod adjoining territory for well end favorably known boom of solid financial standing. 930.00 straight cash salary and —r—II* n>U each Monday by check direct from »-rai1 '

Rooms wanted Mother and Son about to r-