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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. V. NO. 7,

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1905.—EIGHT PAGES.

Subscription—$1.00 per Year.

VISIT FROM CLASS OF 1905

ROT THOMAS, BASE-BALL FAME

HtKh Hcbool Glrla H«vr «n Kvpntrul Arxcmoo a.

\Vhnt with a doten or ao prt-Uy iflrU arpnod ibrtu. It wbb do wonder the prlntrn of the Hkkai.ii office found fit idipoeklble to m«kr BUT kind of time laet Satur-

day afternoon.

It was the Claaa of '05 of the Cape May Some of Them Are Over

, , , i In looking Into the myaterie* of the black

A Century (Jld—UtnarSlmTX. And a bright and Jolly claaa It la. we

' nitiKt aay. We congratulate' Prof. Harr

Nearly Unreadable. !»ndhlaeorpeof^e»chera. But thta J i dlgreaalon What we aUrted to aay waa

. ! that the glrla were Immenaely de-llghted

i with their rlalt. Bo were the printer*.

ARE UNCOVERED BY WORKMEN «t- Hugbea tried to run

Hind In Attic In The Honae Formerly Occupied by The IsUte Her. Moer* Willlamaoa Here.

FRANK LKACH TO BEOOCLiXTOR

In the recent motli.k ot hnlMing* to prepare for the m«rch of Improeetnen* which La.prevailing at Cape May tnanr raloable paper* hate crime to light In old buildinga but probably no more iiH|>oitant one ha* been di-woren-d Ilian the church record of baptletn*. marriage* and death* of the Cold Bprlng l're*bj !• rian Church, from

the period beta ecu isrtjand 1818. when the j A Brother of Dr. A. la beach, of Thle Hr*. David Kilwarda »a* paat-ir j City, and Well Known Here. Thoae rec-rd* were found lu the attic Id ( 0 u Wedueaday of Uwt week E > renldetM the hou*r lormerly occupied by the l*tc Kookerelt keurto the Seuale the Romiua Her. Mo-** v\ llllannaMi, who «aa pnator . o1 Frank W. I^aeh to be collector of of the chuich trom 1881^ nutll isi?. ^ r -' the port of 1.1 itIcEgg Harbor. New Jerary.

but flunked, aa they aay In exam I-

uatiou. Then another ambltiou* Miaa

tried, but with no better auocraa. The claaa next crowded around tbe

while one of the cotnpoaltora endeavoured to art up aotne type. .Finally, tbe girls got

their poster* and went away happy Following Is the Claae: MIhmw Helen

Wiley. Jennie Hughes. Aimed* Stevens, Bowie Turner. Bessie Swain. Violetta Speace, Ethel Lynch, Mary Taylor, Helen

Moore, Mabel Fooer.

Wi!lian»on roided lu Cape May and died >% j r was born a

'J6. 1856. aud la a a

hem In m*>. Vt hen workmen •■egau lode mol Lb pan* of this d eelllug *nd todirwr lutOAectiun* toTw moved to other sites lu (the town nomi'g tbe old paper* waa found this reconl which l« tbe couucctiug link that unite* the chain of record* fn.w 1744

<o tbe present tluia.

The C-old Spring Cburcli la a bUtorieal place from the fact that in Its oeujetery V the dand of Cape May for two oeutaries

Cape May. Angust ’ the late Joseph a prominent official

Covered Centre fbr Cepe MnyBaseball Team About Ten Year# Ago. Tbe Camden Courier last Saturday *aid: "Koy Thorn**, centre fielder and captain of the Philadelphia National League team, has been eecurrd to coach the Hill School i of Pottstown this Mason. Boy la an old favorite here. A doaen year* ago. when baseball didn't have to go begging to a fickle populace, Roy covered centre for Cape May and It was plain to be seen he waa a corner. A perfect, well-educated yonng man lehr. When a Courier man socompauied tbe team to Cape May a doaen years ago be noticad that while tbe other players were down at the excursion hoaae Looking at ooon cakewalks, Boy Thomas would be sitting on tbe hotel steps reading “Cwnar’a D« Bellloo CaUco" or delviug in twtbe mysteries ot Eoclld'* geometrical gymnastics. He never drank behind or before the bar and he said hla chosen pmfi was tbe law. That's the only thing Boy Thomas has ever bad to do ^rltb Untoward events, however, directed hla field o' worldly endeavour to the base ball field, where he baa beef, aa might be expected, eminently successful. In any Hoe of life a man like him is bound to succeed, aa his old friend and fleet-footed base runner. Dr. Ernie Kamadell, who covered short for Cape May at the Mine time, can testify.”

Leach, for many yi

of thl» city.

Hr weui to Philadelphia when a yonng man, w«* admitted to lor Oar in 1877 and afurwarut breame the private secretary of tbe late Matthew 8- Quay. Six yearn ago be removed to Tockerton, N. J . owing to

YOU AND VOUR FRIENDS.

Social and Personal Chat About Our Resident* and V 1*1 lore. James Jaquette. who waa reported mowing In last week’* 11kka;.I>, baa been beard

from.

Mr*. Rachel Church, widow of the late Mayor John K. Church. U mrioualy 111 at her home on Perry street. | MtaM«E.aui. -i.obj.b™n[Drtii-g ess / on Elects 700 adelpbl* for about six week*, baa returned

home for an indefinite period.

Orlando W. Iwfferty, of Phlladrlphia, spent Sunday and Monday with hla parent*. Mr. and Mir*. William E. Lalleriy.

of West Cape May.

'ParkCommUaioorr and Mr*. John M. Roger*, o! Wilmington. Del., oocupffcl one

Commisioners ofDeeds-

X).ther Business.

Friday evening until Monday-last. Edward F. Townsend, Jr.. *oo of Mr. |

and Mr*. 'Edward F. Towo*end. of this! 1'nanlmoua Agreement on Taxation city, now holds a responsible position with j of Second Claaa Railway Prolb. GIr.M SMlobJ B»k. PbtUddpU. | „ k.,,.

Maater Tboma* Alfred Steven*, aod-of I Mr. and Mr. Tbemas B. Serena. Jr.

Saturday afternoon last celebrated his eighth birthday and waa given a juvenile party by his parent* at their residence on

Washington street.

not only thoaa who are of the Presbyterian faith but all ottwr denominations in tbe lower end of Cape May County

Farrow Divorce Appeal. It l» announced that Vice Chancellor •Grey, w bo beard tbe testimony in tbe case fordivoro brought by William Farrow .against hi* wife, Ethel, of tfaU city, will advise tbe Chancellor to refuse the petition for the divorce on the grounds of Insufficient evidence on the part of the husband. Former Judge Howard Carrow. cou for Mr. Farrow, sunoonced that when the decision la rend, ml be will apply to the court of error* and appeals for a reversal of the Vice Chancellor's recommendation.

Against Baseball Field. Tbe Philadelphia property holder* who • ■ccupy cottage* along Columbia art and Howard street during the sum season, are circulating a petition to tbe City Council asking that body to prohibit the playing of baseball on the rear lawn of the Stocktdb Hotel, where the games have been pla)*d for Owpast three year*, soon as it is sufficiently signed it will be presented to that body.

At

Water Famine at Woodbine. >rly boar-last Friday morning

tbe 80,(XXL gallon Uatgtdjt i

e walftotally

For Cape May Harbor.

Tbe Biver and Harbor bill reported in tbe Honae of Representatives at Washington last week by Chairman Barton contains the authorisation for surveys of aboartOO harbor*, ode of which Is for the Cold Spring inlet Harbor at Capa May, with a view to seen ring a channel from tbe inside harbor to deep wa'er and tha < struct ion of a harbor of ref age. This Is In accordance wits a petition presented by city council, tbe LegimLtore of New Jersey and numerous dtitens and perfple interested in tbe City of Cape May. It is hoped by all here that Congress will pass the bill and that tbe United States Senate will Adopt

Tbe Mosquito Bill. Assemblyman Hildreth's bill providing for Stale aid to help kill off tbe Jersey mosquito is attracting tbe attention of tbe pram of tbe state, which ao far aa observed treats tbe proposition very favorabl Those sections of the Slate in which the festive'nipper makes his lair will certainly bail with pleasure any meant that will relieve their suffering*. Camden b not very seriously bothered by tbe mosquitoes, twit enough to make it desirable that It should be exterminated, ao that our representative* in the Legislature will do doubt lend their aid to securing legislation to that It has bean damoostralad that by destroying the braetMug places ot the moa»the plagua can be minimised to a A extent If not entirely eradicated, and from a sanitary point of view, aside from luplcasanlomi of tha mosquito's fa mUiaiity, the incubating marshes and waste places should be filled up and improved by tha Boards of Health.—Camden

Courier.

Mrs. Mary Benckert Dead. Mr*. Mary Benckert, wife of Willb Benckert. and daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Edward B. Sayre, died last Saturday at her home ou Queen street, after an illueas which bad extended over a year. She waa a popular young woman and bads boat of friends who deeply sympathize with her parents and husband In their loss. t>hr was a member of tbe Presbyterian Church of tbb city.

it.

panyat Woodbine waTtotally destroyed by fire. Tbe tank destroyed, together with one much smaller. *aa the sob supply of tbe town and its manutactarlng plant*, and to keep tbe industries going the town will have no aopply until the greater tank

Is replaced.

Council In Adjourned Meeting. An adjourned meeting of etty council waa held on Wednesday of last week, the absence of President Townsend Mr. Doak presided. Tbe appropriating ordinance for the vaar 1906 waa pa through second reading after some amendments had bees made, one of which an elimination of the appropriation for a beach front band. Tbe total amount of tbe ordinance la 878.965.00. The ordinance authorising the issuing, of $95,000.00 of

passed through second reading abo. Bath these ordinaocM will probably be taken np at the meeting to be held some time this week.

Prof. Barr’s Holiday. Mr. J. B. Bair, principal of tbe Capo May City school*, was a Tie!tor to Philadelphia froip Friday oatil Monday. Whib in Philadelphia be attended a banquet of tha college fraternity of which be ta a member. He was enabled to remain until Monday owing to the (act that that day waa a holiday In the public schools.

Far a Home Telephone. Fanner* and boMnaas men of Erma and Cold Spring are forming a borne tabpbone ipany which they will operate if they indnoe thirty of their neighbor* to >me subscriber*. They claim that 1 number will guarantee them n cheaper service than that which they pay to tha larger corporations which are now

“ the ^rig.

Ass—or Joseph McKlaslc, ot Lower

n a serious at-

Towaship, b rtcovrrlng from Mck of b grippe which not only himself but hi* wife and family have been stricken with. Hi* many friend# throoghoot the township are glad U> hear of their recovery.

■ Asked to Heap. Townsend Benddcr,

Kew York, has tetrode owl a bill la Oe

gnm to reclaim lands in New York and New Janey to prevent the growth of ■

Questions Dlacuaacd. A conference was held in Camden on Monday between the city aolicitor, tbe member* of the property and improvement committee o’ city council, Meaar*. Dietrich A Bowser and their attorney. las H Edmonds, and Measn Cnrtls & Church and their attorney. Norman Grey, to ilbr— questions in relation to tbe par meat and settlement of the con tracts for municipal Impiovemeote which were completed last year.

Wireless Telegraph Station. Tha Marine Transmission Company has opened Its wirebas telegraph station on the property of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad on Beach Avenue, near Broadway, this city, and b now receiving messages from oat-going and in-coming vessels. This company has stations at Atlantic Highlands and on the Virginia coast. It is

Mistakes to be Roctlfled. City Council will meet on Monday evening next to consider some mistake* to be corrected In tbe ssaessmrnL* for 1904. fheae correct tons are to be made to those properties which were aaxeaaed twice and in order to relieve tbe collector Of the of this duplicate assessment this will be held.

equipped with a code which this company uses and it will not be long before there will be a continuous series of reports com lug and going from this station.

Holly Beach Builder Bankrupt. William T. Garrison, a builder of Holly each, wbo waa declared a bankrupt January 16. will hare his hearing before Referee Lewis T. Steven*, of tbb city, on Friday. February 94, 1906. Hla schedules have not yet been filed and it is not knowi : l are bis liabilities and asset*.

Contract Awarded fbr New Hotel. It is action need that tha Cape May Heal Estate Company has awarded tbe contract for tbe building of the new hotel, Cape May. to Messrs. Doyle & Ddek. of Philadelphia. Tbb hotel b to be located at the corner of Beach Avenue and Pittsburg Avenue, and b to coat about a half million dollars. It b to be a modern structure with all the convenience* of a first-claw, boose. A* soon aa the weather will permit It b understood that work will be started.

To Give Entertainment. The senior elaas of the Capa May High School will-give an entertainment at high school building on Saturday evening of next week, February 95. They will give two amusing cumadba, Madame de Pertinent's School and Mrs. Oakley’s Telephone Tha ad m tab on pries wlH be 96c.

Express Train Plays Havoc. The Cape May express played havoc one

A Cew vary desirable o

desirable part df the town. Abo bargains in lota In different sections of the city. Now b the time to bay yoar

bonding lot.

Cape May Flyer's Narrow Becapa. Tbe Capa May express on the West Jer

Millville, owing ton was discovered by a track walker jest in time to fipg the train.

will be bold ta the Poet

State School Tax.

The amount of State school tax for the support of free public school* for tha yaat 1906, levied upon the property la Cape May county, b $97,479.50. Of this sum the state makes tbe county a present cf 89,615.87, or 86 per cent, of tbe whole amont, reducing tbe amount actually to be raised by taxa-

ti.n to $17,857.18.

West Cape May’s Proposition. West Cape May borough council, which as recently asked by tbe Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph aad Telephone Company for the right to ran wins through tbe borough, baa asked the company to give in exchange an electric fire-alarm sys-

; Cart: Mav

1 renton. Feb. Ifi.-Tbe legblature ux. u Joint session yesterday ct iwn ;iul letted about 7UU coiauusT-totiert of lends for tbe various counties of ti e state. Senator Crass, president of U.e senate, presided at tbe Joint fceetlng. A Joint meeting of tbe le. i-»i*tur2 b an Imposing *|>ectacle. Shortly before noon both bouses took a nx-*** prejaratoty to tbe meeting. Clu';t> uere arranged In a semicircle .. .and tbe •;><•>iter* desk In tbe bouse. Tbe great doors leading • > tbe assembly were thrown open, anu Sergeant at Arm* Lutta advanced down tbe aisle, baited and announced to toe speaker and tbe members of tbe assembly seat-

ed at their desk*:

“The eenate^C'New Jersey." Then tbe dlfeulBed members of the upper house filed Into tbe chamber, tbe assemblymen'hrisim: respectfully to receive {Letm Tbe senators took tbe chairs arranged for them, aad PrewSdent ( run* with a isp of tbe gavel o|* ned tbe meeting. Tbe - election of the cmuiui«tiK>neni of deed* was promptly proteedeu w.Ui and vcaa quickly over. Tbe tu -; few name* ou the i.«t p.o;*n.-ed wen- re. J and then tbe rioUao .was ado.ovl t. elect the entire list. Thi* was do.ie aud the joint sewsion adjourned. Tbe ceremony of swearing In Randolph Per hi iw of ini on county ns a member of the assembly elected at tin special election In Union to suo-ee l tin late George H. Etnbree occurred Tuesday monnng. Mr. Perkin* - crekunlaU were presented to the bouse and ap proved and Assemblyman Penmagtcn of Essex as a master In chancery ad

minlstefed tbe oath.

Assemblyman Dalrymple off ere 1 1 bill appropriating 82.5UO to admintsta the teachers - retirement fund. Anotba (CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAOE.)

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Board of Agriculture. Tbe spring meeting of tbe Cape May County Board of Agriculture will be beid at tbe Gape May Court House on Wednesday, March 1st, 1906. Tbit meeting is held in cooperation with tbe Mas Creek Grange. Tbe program will be announced next week.

Yov Bhowld Read Ttria. We have opened a ten-oant counter u stora, and many usefal aad prauy ardaa that wen 15 aad M> cents may be bad at 10 cents now. Yon will wonder bow K be dons, bat drop in aad I will explain

Whites boro Founder's Ambition. Representative John J. Gardner, of thb district, called at the White Honae la* Thursday with former Coogmamai George H. White, of North CaroHu*. bff now a resident of the village of White* boro. Cape May county. Mr. White, wb< founded tbe colored colony of Whiteeboro wants to be appointed to the consular set rice. They were accompanied by severs gentlemen from North Carolina, Peonsyl vmiia, Tennessee, Massachusetts and Mi* •ouri. Georgs Henry White was the las colored man to ait In Congress and b served in the 55th and 66th Cougrassts H has baen a resident of Cape May count; for about two years. Ha wasborn in Nortl Carolina In 1852 and la a graduate of Hoa a University, of Washington. He re ed the degree of M. A. in UM aad tha of LL. D. from Livingstone CoUega. N.C. and from Biddle University In 189& H admitted to the bar in North Carolina In 1879 aad In 1880 waa elected a membe of tbe House of Representatives aad in 189

hara basa yd with Ika aWl $Mlm»t tafkllMkiihta ter tka |

diatrfc* o< North Carolina, aad asrvtd sigh Ha practices law in the District o