CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. 1V.^ NO. 44.

CAPE MAY, N. J. t THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1904.—EIGHT PAGES.

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WHOLE REPUBLICAN TICKET * WILL BE VICTORIOUS

CAPE MAT SOLID FOR STORES

tie Muil AUnfftnK Aicnln»t I»r. Way Of No Kmx-t-Othrr Itema of Much Importanoc.

Smnil by Ourdnep. Let not one Republican cut from bln ticket the name of John J. Gantner fo» ooupre**. He la an able repreaentatlre. aad always does what be tblnka i. beat for all partlea concerned Don’t let any one fool you with the statementa that be U acainst Cape May Improtementa, and In

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favor of Atlantic City ooaa. lie member that bis opponent la alao an Atlantic City mM. who if elected, could do nothing for •tUwr place, because of being a minority Member of Congress Gardner baa been An Congress twelve yean and knows bow

to get what he goes after. Sheriff To Be Bright.

William H. Bright, the Republican candidate and cfioice of a m-jority of the people for sheriff- of Cape May oonnty, ought to poll the full party vote next Tuesday He is a man of atriot bnsinaaa integrity, la qualiflrd by bnalneaa training ■od education to make aa good a sheriff as Cape May oonnty ever bad. He baa been a true Republican, who baa the confidence and esteem (A the common people. A man of pronounced convictions nod with liberal ideas as to what a reaert ought to Wv*. will get a large vote from each of them along the Cape May oonnty coast. His opponent, Coleman F. Corson Is a

Methodist, but there la no reason, why ba should be voted for by Republicans, aa Mi. Brlgh^ka equal to him in qaaliflcatioaa for tbAbeiKTs office In every way. The Democrat^ are trying to show Republicans why they sbold vote for Coraon.aod their tea emu are laughable whan looked Into. Mr. Conon la a good fellow, but ■Mr. Bright Is too, and then—It la a Republican year, and a Republican ofunty.

Mud Slinging Re bounding.

The eminent fitness by proper qualiflcatfens the well known and moral integrity of Dr. Jalioa Way are the levers which will win him his re-election aa county clerk. The mud sMnging of the

• track organ, of Sea Isle

YOU AND TOUR FRIENDS. Social and Personal Chat About Onr Residents and Visitors. Ex-Mayor Frederick J. Melvin baa been paying an extended visit to New York. Master LeRoy Wilson, son of ex-Coun oilman and Mrs. Stephen B. Wilson ' baa gone to Bridgeton to visit friends, f Mrs. Frank L Clark and Miss Jane Clark, of Pittsburg, are guests of Mrs. I* H. Townsend on Washington street. Hon William F Powell. U S Minister to Haytl. was bet* on Tuesday evening and addreaaed the colored voters of the city. Timothy Mullen, of Pbl'adelpbla. has purchased the Israel Hughes homestead Ijufayette street, near Scbelltngcr street. Mr. and Mr*. Frank S. Lloyd have been on a week’s visit to Mr. Lloyd's brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Buck, at£ea lale City. George F. Conklin, of Atlantic City, owner of the store occupied by Isaac Tenet! ban m. a visitor to Cape 'May last Tbnrsdsy. Pierson M. Walton, of Philadelphia, has bought part of four lota In South Cape May. from William Y. Triple, of Philadelphia. Pa. John J Ratty, Jr and bride, retained from the wedding trip on Monday evening and were given a housewarming at their Jackson street home. Rev. and Mr*. 8. F. Gaaktll have returned from their European tonr. and are now pleasantly settled away for the winter In the Methodist church parsonage. Congressman John J. Gardner, of this district, and Congressman Bruno, of Pennsylvania, addressed a Republican mass meeting at the Auditorium last night. Edward F. Loper, Jr., has purchased from Mr. J. B. Scbelllngrr a lot on the north side of Lafayette street, near bidney avenue, adjoining lands of Monroe Klm-

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The Misses Jennie and Mildred Hanes, daughters of ex-Senator Joseph H.-Hanes, returned on Saturday evening from a pleasant excursion to the St. Louis Exposition. Baggage Master Harry Fisher, of the W. J. dc 8. R. R.. slipped as the morning train was entering the Cape May station last Saturday and was painfully Injured about the bade and hips. f Mr. and Mrs. Albeit F. Damon doeed the Columbia avenne cottage which they have been occupying daring the Summer and Fall seasons, and bare returned to

CMy, nor the dirty ImTe^Mijfi* of

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the

Hand-organ of Ibis city canOOT defeat him. Hia term of faithful service and his Oddity ta the public interest has made him the choice of the people and especially of those people who have business at the county derk’s office. No man can put a finger ana blemish aa to his character and ability, and those who for political trickary are trying to Imp re— the aa wary with Aalea Idea, will eventually pay tbs penalty ef their folly. The people are going to as elect Dr. Way oonnty clerk nan T day. along wlU Roosevelt, Stokes, Gardner. Hildreth and Bright, and the waver tag maa wants to get right in with trie fellow man and become non of the

Mr*. Electa Edmunds, widow of the late Senator Downs Edmunds, celebrated his birthday acnlrsraary Tuesday evening and bad her children and grandchildren with her, together with other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Connelly, who were married on Wednesday of last week, arrived home on Saturday evening, and are now pleasantly located In the Dr. 8. F. Ware cottage on Hngbes street, near Franklln. • Mrs. William A. Poeher, of Brooklyn, has purchased of Mias Lillie J. Gable, of Philadelphia, for $1535.00, the vacant lot on S. Lafayette street, between the Rosen be urn cottage and the cottage of Charles

N. Dougherty.

Mr. and Mrs. William Clanaaen har*announced the marriage of their daughter, Mias Anna L., to Mr. Fred R. Edmunds, on Tuesday, November 1, la Philadelphia. “At home" cards are enclosed for the' fourth and fifth Wednesdays of November 414 Bank street. Can* May. Misses Rebecca and Lida Doak, daughters of Councilman and Mrs. Ji Doak. returned from their visit to the Delaware Water Gap and other piece*, on Saturday evening. While at tbs Gap Mias Rebecca had the misfortune to be thrown from a donkey and had aa arm broken. William B Gilbert, who Is a candidate for city oouncllinan. Is one of Capa May’s c!risen*. Balsa tax payer and •r of real estate on Corgis street. He srill. If elected, have aa aye to the enre of the elty U n "

Tbs “Star of the Cape.’

me fttorry 'a newspaper of

Maths credit of having voted for Grover CSweland for PraeUamt, Is not snpportla ICOynKCgD Off rOCBTH PAGE.)

■spresswlarive of several of the bsct fire ricAtfr -

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PISSED TO THE GREAT RETOND

JAMES LEAMIKO.

James Learning, oue of Cape May's

THE WHOLE NATION TO VOTE i mo * t Protnlumt f**! estate operators, died

FBI* PDFEinPNT I suddenly from apoplexy, at tbs corner of FOR PRESIDENT Washington and Decatur streets at 11.15 —. _ last Friday morning. He on* apparently

■ nmuwnuMn . ... . | In the best of health and bad been lrun*

A GOVERNOR TO BE CHOSEN MISSTATEMENTS ARE RIDDLED

| den death. As soon as be fell to the pave-

. j ment be was picked np and carried Into 'ape May Connty.to Vote fbrCongrewa - the drog store of Dr. Wales, and the doc- The Truth About Doctor Way

JOHN 5AYRE REPLIES TO CHAS.

K. LANDIS.

and County Oncers—City

Candidate*

The Whale Beach Ownership

Laid Rare.

[ tor pronounced that be was dead before j being carried*-in. _ 1 Mr. Learning hrss born at Cape May'In

- * | June. 1827 and was. therefore, in bis 78th t . i

"II' W -l~tlo» EIMTOB-CAP*MaV H.KAMK—fatbebwt people will be called OD to decide by wh t , .... . , , ] pear*, on the first pagr. an article beaded nnllev th** k. • , . connected with a large number of real e» J

The t irk eta ara procured the right of may for the building !

I « tv Cap. M., Sr MIll.M, iunn«d U. r™ ™

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See.borc Ilallrcwd. H. of “"“ II

i County Clerk Dr. Julio* Way and Llnna0» T. Swain. The flr*t la aoeuaed in bis official capacity of a mean and dishonorable

PRESIDEXT

Theodore Roosevelt. (Rep.). Alton B. Parker (Dem.l. Rev. Dr. Silas C. Mwallow (Pro.). Eugene V. Deba (Soc.^ Thomas E. Watson (People's). Charles H. Corregan (Soc.-I.ab.). William T ScoU(NaUonal Negro Liberty party), VtCE-PEEaiDEIT Charles W. Fairbanks (Rep.), Henry G. Davis (Dem.), George W. Carroll (Pro.).’ Benjamin Handford (Soc.). Thomas H. Tibbies (People’s). William W.Co*(Soc.-Lab), W. C. Payne (National Negro Liberty

party).

For New Jersey there are twelve electors to be chosen, who'will role for -Che PresK dent and Vice-President in December next. ■ ATtOEAL EI.ECTOEB BEPUBLICAN | t DEMOCRAT Lxal H. McCarter. {Howard Carrow, Waah’n A. Koebling. R. V. Lindabnry, Joseph W. Cooper. John W. Westcott. Alexander C. Wood. B. Frank Hires. Lewis S. Thompson. 1- W. Carmieael. Adolph Mack. Haley Flake, R- H. Williams, DeW. C. Flannagaa, J. Hull Browning. Jacob L. Bnnnell Henry Dickson. A. H. Vanderpool. Arthur B. Leach, :Elria W. Crane. Jacob Rlnsle. John J. Voorheta, Aaron 8- Baldwin. 'Edwin A. Stevens.

hr Cbarlvn K. Landis. Between the bead, lug and the signature Is a collection of

PROHIBITION SOCIALIST George Lm Moot, Albin Strobel, Wm. H Nicholson, dans Detllff Hinu.

Robert B. Moore, Charles F. Garrison,

Raw Black,

Joel G. Van Ciw, David Hopper,

Robert J.S. White,

John Berryman, Joel W. Brown,

Unknown.

. Peter E. Burro wee, Ootbard Arrldson, Millard D. Pancoast,

Andrew Perino,

Thomas B. Dennis,

F. Clinton Dey.

W. B. KUlingbsck,

Max Rich ur.

E. la Row Takna Part. Id Fallows from many ssBrians were ■mt at the Mg demoostrstloo glren in interest of tbs order at Mm First M. E Church, Oswdw. Mw Friday night

by H. Mark Bsve, fnUosred by an ssof wetooweby Mayor Joasph K. *T,. Grand Mintir R. Is. Haw of Caps May Court House, New Jersey, wel

Robert Strell'er.

Joseph C. Xnlenstsio

Every voter has a right to rots for

twelve.

A governor is to be chosen, who will wry* the State for three year* from the third Tnstday In January next. Tbs candidates are: Edward C, Stokes (RepAChsrlw C. Black (Dem.), Rev. James ParSft (Pro.), Henry R. Kearns (Soak,George A. Honneckar (People's Democratic Party). The people of Cape May countr arc In the Second Congressional district, wl Is composed of Uie counties of Atlantic. Burlington, Cape May and Cumberland. They will hare a Congressman to choose from the following nomlnaw: John J. Gminer (Rep.), Samuel E Perry (Drat.), Profewcr Thompson H. Landon (Pro.), Robert W. Barclay (Soc.j. The are nine other Congressmen to be elected In the State, now represented by six Republicans and three Democrats. Seven state senators (due-third of the aaoEte) are to be elected In other eountie* of the state to Uk* the place of six Republicans and one Democrat. The seven o rise an, Atlantic, Bargeo, Cumberland, Hudsou, Mfcreer, Morris nod Ocean. The senator* elected will not only vote for the successor to United Statw Senator John Kean next Winter, bat In the Winter of 1BOT vote for the snoesaaor to United Suteo Senator John F. Drydan. A fall Hoow of Assembly of sixty k bsrs will be ehoasn, of whlah the people of Cap* May oonnty vote far on* member, will vote tor a United Btatm Sen ■TlflV^HUdnith y C. Cobb [D.], of Wildwood; J mltb [P.], of Oman CKy- ’ will aim cboos

for Oonnty Clark are Dr. JnUna Wap. R., who ts just closing his * D.. whe Oil FIFTH PAGE.)

Vo Ranters

aps May, eonsteting of white, ten. red k and patent eafcekia. Grow tending

ihr company st Cape May for aboot twen ty years and was a rvpre*entative of Gen. eral Sewell in business matter* up to tbe time of tbv General's death two years ago. He wa> first elected a Mrjmht-r of city council In IMSfi, but resigned before serving a year. Hr was again circled In 1854 and scrteil one year. When tbe present city charter went into effect In 1875 be elected for a term of one year and re-elect-ed in 1875 for a full term of three 'years, serving In all Fix years aa a member of that

body. In 1001 be was ebt

[ector by city council to fill the nnexpired term of William Porter, resigned. Mr. Learning Isaurrirrd by a widow and two sons, Mortimer D. Learning, of this city, and James E. Learning, who is con nectcd with the war departmsnt, at Washington. D. C. Tbe funeral occurred on Mondsy. the body being viewed st its lat* residence on Decatur street from leu until twelve o'clock, and tbe services being con ducted privately In tbe afternoon by Rev. J. L Landis. The Interment was made at tbs Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.

MRS. JOSEPHIXE DOUGLASS Mrs. Josephine Douglass, aged 55 years, wife of former Recorder H. Freeman Douglass, died at her borne on Lafayette street at six o'clock on Thursday morning l*st from Bright'a disease, from which she had bean suffering tor several men tbs. She ww a daughter of tbe late George Scbelllnger, of this dty, and a sister of Mr*. Walters. Ware. She Is survived by her husband and by two sous. Pilot George S. Douglass, and Belford, who Is a resident of Royeraford, Pa., and by one daughter, Mrs. Charles Glnder. Jr. Tbe funeral took place last Saturday, being conducted by Rev. A. W. Spooner, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr*. Douglass was s member of the 'First Baptist Church, which, at this rime, without a pastor. The Interment was msde at tbs Baptist cemetery. Cape May Court House.

NEW CAPITALISTS INTERESTED The Reliance Leather Co., at Court House Changes Its Name. The Reliance Leather Company which nas been composed of Five Mile Beach rtmidenta, has * factory at Cape May Court House, and which was capitalised at baa changed Its name to the Holly Beach Leather Co. Montgomery H. Lewis, Squire Garnsey, of New York, and Franklin Field, Jr., of East Orange. N. J., have incorporated a Reliance Leather Company, with a 0,000. baa. It is' said, bought out the assets of the old company, Five Jills Beach i

Expect to Elect Mr. RobbiM. lutb Jeraey members of tbe Pennsyl-

vania Railroad Yoiaatary Relief Depart-

t have united In aa effort to elect R

M. Robbins, nwssuger eouduotor oe tbt

Amboy Division, to tbs Advisory Commit

tea. Mr. Bobbins hw beau idaotifled with

r movement lookiag to tbs bottom

and advanoanmnt of railroad awn. Bate

of tbe most active workers in tbe Rall1 Young Meg’s ChriaHan Awoetetion.

use of tbe county record*, of which be tbe custodian, and tbe *vcond of selling somethitig which be did not own. and of selling It twice over. While I do not think for one instant that the intelligent people of Cape May County will be deceived by that article, and surely not the |>eople who are well acquamled with the** gentlemen, and who know them to hr among tbe most honorable and upright of ourcitixeus yet. 1. being thoroughly familiar with this S alter, and having a full ku- wtedge of P transaction in all its part*., deem it my duty, not only to tbe two gentlemen above mentioned and to tbeir many friend*, but tqmy»elf and especially to the public generally, to make a complete statement of all tbe facts, os 1 know they are. and to take my share of the blame. If blame there be. The facte briefly told are: In 1M7.James T. Scott and Hannah Scott, hi* wife, by deed dated April t$. conveyed to Elijah Townsend an undivided interest in LudBeacb or Island. This deed Is recorded In the Clerk's office, in book I of deec’a page* 503 and 504. Elijah Townsend l*ft him surviving, ms one of his heirs. Ell Townsend, a son, who Inherited his part of fals father’* ehtateln Ludlam's Beach Ell Towuacid died,'leaving two chlldern. Ed aid Townsend, who was killed in battle, during tbe Civil War, unmarried and In-testate.-and PrieeilUr who intermarried with Edward Y. Swain. Prisdlla departed ibis life intestate, leaving two sous. Linnaeus T. and Edward L. Swain. It will thus be seen that the whole of. the Eli Townsend interest became vested in Lin1 ■ Swain and Edward L. Swain, in equal shares. In 1888. Charles K. Landis, who had prwioaaly taken possession of Ludlam’s Island (taking such title as ba obtained In tbe name of his sister, Matilda T. Landis,) and bought out tbe Interaste of various heirs of tbe aforesaid Elijah Townsand, sent an agent to Linnaeus T. Swain

an offer for his Interest in

tbe beach, which Mr. Swain accepted, and quit-claimed bis interest to Matilda T. Landis, by deed dated May 34, 1886, and recorded In the Clerk’s office. In deed book No. 80, pages 903 and 908. At tbe same time an effort was made to purr hear ihe share of Edward L Swain, then a minor, but his guardian refused to sell. Afterwards Edward L. Swain died, unmarried and intestate, and bis whole estate, including his interest In Ludlam's Beach, vested In his only brother. Lin tutus T., and as there ara no conveyances by any of tbe ahsve-named owner* for any part of this Interest on record In tbe Clerk’s office, tbs title to tbe interest of which Mr. Swain became seised upon tbe death of hia brother, Edward L. Is absolutely perfect froth tbe purchase by his an castor in 1817 down, and tbs chain of title from tbe West Jeraey Society down to that purchase la squally as perfect. Nothing further ww dons by Mr. Landis to ob.

met* sail It toe-him. and at Mr. Swala’s Mot I wnat with him to tha Clark's ofand mads an rramlnatton of U* ritia, with the rasaUmharalastatad I mads laqalry of several person* m to tbe vales