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WEST JERSEY R. R. VETERANS

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"T. K. U.- Maya the Are Amoac ihe ««•« of Men.

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Mr two former ■rtwU-a dealt Unfwl.r j with |M»**enirer cooiktctor*, in which fliturv^i the namea bf lb® ojdwr and the younger men In the aervice, thoee re'ttteS to enter other •vocations, tbepeosioneissiul the dead. The attention they attracted has resulted in bringing to me reminders that there are reUrau employees In other branches of the service worthy of special mention l hare long been intimately aoinainted with several of these, men whooe characters stac 1 out pure a« g Id, men who have proved laithfal to every dulv in the long years of service they have given to the company, the pages of whose record

are without spot or blemish.

Train Baggage-master Better, familiarly known as "Ken” Potter, who for years had charge of the baggage and express matter by morning express between Camden and Cape May, is one of these "A No- 1” men McKendree K. Potter’s name has graced the '*• eal Jersey Railroad Company’s roll thirty-nine years. His first work was with the *111rilie and Ulassboro wood train, in 1(165, while that section of the road was onder thr lease of Thomas, Chew A Porter. Mr. Chew, (N. Frank) st the expiration of the lease became sUtion agent at Millville He is still living Mr. Potter became a regular train hand ami e’re long was given a position under Capt. John H. Markley, the first general agent of the West Jersey Express < ompanr Two yearn ago he wax transferred to an Atlantic City run, sbich is easier an pleasanter for him in every way He is a splendid man all the way through.and the passing years seem to have left no impress upon him. except, perhaps, to have strengthened and ennobled his dear and upright walk among his fel-

lows.

And there is our own "Charlie” Cor son, who has been running baggage so many years, true as steel in caring for the responsibilities entrusted to his bands, and as popular along the line and in his own community a« any selfrespecting dtixen could desire. He. too. has given all the best years of his life, almost forty of them, to the service of the West Jersey Railroad, hu earlier yean being given to days and nights of the bard, slavish work of s freight hand. Engineer “Unde Jake" Smallwood, (retired), can relate something of these dreary, dragging night hauls to the Cape Worth and reUabiiity gained him his promotion to the position be continues to fills© creditably K. Is- Doughty, another worthy dtixen of the Cape, is coming to be also considered a veteran railroader. Mr Doughty and Mr. Corson are the regular, all-year-round Cape May baggage

Miller, aud n ■umtner resident of Cape May, waa married to Isaac Thompson Shoemaker, of Philadelphia The osrv mouy waa performed by Her. Dr. W. H. Fish burn, peal or of the church. Miss l««ura Kelly, of Germantown, was maid of honor, H. B Shoemaker, brother of the bridegroom, was beet mao. Mr. and Mrs. I shoemaker will reside at >19 Karl bam

Trrrace. Germantown.

FliOKIDA. Two Weeks’ Tour via Pennsylvania Hall road. The find Pennsylvania RailrMkd tour of the season to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks In Florida, will leave New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore, and Waablogtoo by special train on Janaary St. Excursion tickets. Including railway transportation, Pullman accommodations (one berth), and meals ru rente in both directions while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the following rates: New York. >30 00: Tran ton. >49 00; Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore aud Wash ington, 948.00; Pittsburg, •(18.00; and at propori lunate rales from other points. Similar tours will be run February 14

and •>

For tickets, itineraries, aud other informatiou apply to ticket aganta, or to Geo. W. Boyd. General Passenger Agent, Broad Street b'ation. Philadelphia.

Rewolatlona Adopted.

At • marling of Cold Spring Council So. 18b Jr. O. D A. M. the following reeo-

lutlons acre passed:

Wuemkas. God In His Infinite wisdom baa taken from ns our highly eat armed brother, Nicholas Seymonr, and while humbly submitting to the will of Him who tlueth all tfalr gs bast, be It Resolved, That through his death Cold Spria* Council No. IQ baa lost a staunch and faithful mem hr r, one who in every way possible sought to promulgate and exemplify the iracblng. of tbe order, nod to sunport to the utmost the high principles which onr obligation implies, that In him bis family loses an affectionate father, one wno was ever on the a ert and mindful of the slightest duty, and who waa ever ready to answer the call of duty; and be it further / Resolved, That the members of this council extend to tbe bereaved family end friend* their heartfelt sympathy In this hour of trial aud affliction, ever mindful that their Ina* 1* t<U eternal gain, and of the necessity of preparation for a higher

life.

Resolved. That a copy of these reeolntiuua • e arm thr Ixieared family, a oopy spread upon tbe mlnutee of the council and pnhlUbrd in the county papers, and that onr Charter he draped in mourning (or a period of thirty days. H. V. Sonl'a, Geo rue Halbruner, Lewie Eld redge. Committee.

and express men Tbe former la a sod of the late Elias Doughty, who was a hotel man at Millville when the road came in. The last year* of his life were passed as the company’s agent at Vineland, where the son did his first service asaistiog his lather. For nearly twenty years be ha* faithfully served no tbe Cape May 'TaB,” and has ever, as at this day, been know among us as one of the most carefully ctrcurospect men in our midst. Others, younger men, of character and standing, are worthy of favorable comment; but the above

■ketches are oflocal interest

At the bead of the West Jersey Express Company, as it« General Agent, Is Robert Stretch, mu^t of a veteran and as fine a geaUfitncn as graces any chair in the company's official dirsetory. He entered the main office in 1866, when it was located at 106 Walnnt stmt, as clerk to the late John H. Markley, tbe first official bead of this branch of the service. He became chief clerk to Markley’* successor, the late Joseph Reynolds, and succeeded him as General Agent in 1886, this year making his twentieth year in this capacity, and forty yean of service. Mr. Stretch's fine social traits, his manliness of character, his marked business ability, are well known and beiteved in to the nt-

of late

Cape May at Trenton. At thr urgnuixatioa of the Legislature on Tueaduy Cape May county figured prominently. Rev. B. F. Buck, of Bio Grande, made the opening prayer in tbe Assembly, aod Assemblyman Jamas M. K. Hildreth swore in the Assembly officers. Mr. Hildreth appointed Councilman R. James Craswril assistant so the Journal Clerk of the Assembly, while Senator Creese named James T. Hoffman, Cold Spring, for tbe same clerkship as last year. Senator Cresae arms astped as chairman of tbe committees on Railroads and Canals. and on stationery and Incidental expenses aud of the joint committee on training school for feeble-minded girls and boys sud be was also mads a member of tbs committees oo Boroughs end Townships, Clergy aad Slate Home for Girls. Assemblyman Hildreth was made chairmao of the committee oo misoellaaeows business aad printing and a member of the committee on Revision of Law. A Joint committee on inauguration of Governor-elect Stokes was appointed, as Senators Hutchinadu, Mercer; Bacbelder, Essex; Childs, Somerset; Assemblymen Deoou, Mercer; Miller, Cumberland; Taylor, Essex; Hildreth, Cape May; Wlldrick.

Warren.

Congratulations Extended. Tb* Heeald extends oongratalatiou* to Capt. C. A. Magrath, editor of the Camden Democrat, upon hie appnlntnvit as a member of the Board of Taxation of the City of Oamdea. Capt. Magrath will be an affictaBt official and will, no doubt, perform tha duties to the aattefaertou of the people of that place. New Laaadry fOr Oape May. Mr. Harry Balm, who tor the part oU yaan haa barn emptoyad wflh the Atiaatie Lasadty . ia aboot to start a haad laaadtr at >10 Decatur street. Strictly all hand

week.

—Bargains in everything at LaveathoPs. —Foe every bargain eaaker. stop te aad

A Yaar Book aad Galde.

You frequently hear aisatlen of dead languages. Wall, some facte ara arm deader, but these an sot the kind that Tbe Tt I bone Almanac deals la. By way of verifying that, Just taka a cursory over tbe Moue for 1908, which is now on sale. It is not aa Almanac In the dictionary sense of the word, but Is really a ready reference aad guide book, ceotalnlng rv.-rythlng that such a compilation ought t» have. And tbe material has bean gar oeied aad sifted and tested with the almost care so as to secure absolute accuracy. or at loaat get as Dear to It a* booed, painstaking endeavour will brio* ooe. Herrin will be fouad a perfect gold mine of Information on topics of intense, not only to every American, but likewise to all who ear* to know about ns, oar laws, population, officials, aad no forth. (Aad. by the way, if you bare any friends In Europe, just send them a copy aad am if

they don’t appreciate It.)

There isn't anything missing In thy way of records which the avenge man will want to know about. It doesn't matter what the ■ object — pension legislation, sporting statistics, facte about nnlveraitlee. colleges, patriotic societies, populaUoa, pcbllc officials, to say nothing of a condensed guide of Nrw-York City, a rasp of the underground railroad system, showing the location of Marions, and a table telling railroad distances, fans, etc. In fact, it la really not an exaggeration to my that of a hundred and one things a aanr person wants to know, at leaM ninr-ty-uliM will be found In Tbe Tribune A'.-

Tbe New-York Tribune Almanac. Of course, it U possible to worry through life without keeping a Tribune Almanac at your elbow, but is it worth while—does it pey? For 26 cents a year this publication supplies you with a really marvellous amount of information and the man who hue it is an authority in his n«ghbo«kood. He doesn’t have to be "guessing” or “supposing" about election pluralities, the Dames of Cabinet MinistetA Senators, Congressmen, Governors or Jodgee. He doesn't have to rely upon hla memory when any thing comet np about the big events tSf the preceding yeer or in relation to our army or navy, or sporting records, or, In fact, almost anything else of record WoVth knowing. If you never examined The Tribune Atmanac just invest a quarter for once, and aeehow well pleased you’ll be. The 1906 one will be on sale January 1 and may be bad from your newsdealer, through your local paper or direct from The friboac Office New-York.

WASHINGTON. v Low-Rate Tour s-to Pennsylvania R.R. January 19 Is tbs date on which will be run the next Personally-Good acted Tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Waahingtoo. This tour will cover a period of three days, affording ampk time to visit all the principal points of Interest at the National Capital.iocludlnK the Congressional library and the new Corcoran Art Gallery. Kate, covering railroad transportation for tbe round trip and hotel accommodations, $18.00 or $1660 from Trenton, >11-60 or to from Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from other points, according to hotel selected. Rates cover accommodations at hotel for two days. Special side trip to Mount Vernon. All ticket* good tor ten days, with special hotel rates after exptnuloa of hotel

coupon.

Similar tours will be ran oo Februarv laodtl. March 9 sod 98, April • and 94. and May'18. For Itinerarim end foil information apply to Ticket Aganta, or addrww Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Brand Street Station. Philadelphia.

Points tor Advertisers.

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1A good wife, n good stomach, and n good county paper carrying your advertisiog. These three go a long way toward

making a contented man.

1 Somebody states that advertiaing is ex pensive; not so; a single ad inserted In the Hmlaui will bring you nralta that you could not obtain elsewhere. Onr advertis

AH newspaperdom Is feeling happy with the Mow York Times heennas of tbe rapid and progress!v* strides of that mrtropolltan clean paper which “oaas only all the

■aws that's St to print."

The Timas, on Hew Year's Day, moved Into Ua now tmUding which la snrroundad by the blocks of 4Sod and 48d streets aad

ThoTlm*e.u9*wyaotaaao, had hardly a or to this eeetioo of Hew Jersey.

this, aad bopefallv long iota* him restored to his naoal vigor, and to Um anjorment of thorn sordid relations which were so pecobariy oflaclive in winning

taka a took over our stock. You will be

salted. 1 .eves tool's.

Gram trading stampa given free at 8ol. Needles. Don't po* It off to get yottr book

toll. He will axplkto alt

Jelly beans &eb at Hogan's.

If yww get Mat Bogan's be b.

The Essence of all the wise old taws and nuixims advocating thrift and protection can be concisely summed up in the sentence, “Insure Your Life for Those you Love." The Prudential Insurance Co. of Amnrlca. oa»:xm>t.» >. tST Incorporated as s Stock Company by tbe State of New Jersey. JOHN P DKYDBN. Presidgat. EDGAR B. WARD, rd Vice PresideaC LESLIE D WARD. Vice President. FORREST P. DRYDEK. jd Vice President EDWARD GRAY. Secretary. H. B. Richamdson. Asm. Sept.. Cape May Court House. N. ]. 1076

Repair you tin roofs now Before we have any more bad weather. A small leak causes a Great amount of damage sometimes. I will do it satisfactorily for you at a REASONABLE COST. CHARLES A. SWAIE. Local Phone 65. 305-7 Jackson Street, CAPE MAY, N, J.

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;W. LENOI1

ARTISTIC DECORATOR. PAPER HANGIIICS.

plaster TKHorh a Specialty

incrusta, HHalton anb Burlaps s und fihov pqorn. Sooond Floor Smith Bldg. 610 Wo$h. >Sf J CAPS MAY, N. J. LOOK! Green Trading Stamps Free. Read the Coupon below and fill your Stamp book

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