CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. V. NO. 12.

GAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1^05.—EIGHT PAGES.

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* MERRT 6IRTH-D1T PARTT OPE Hit 1RD THE REWSP1PERS Gtv.n In Honor of Mr. Lowl. HolT-! T. H. B. PoInU Oni How Iw>o.l I'rrman at Krma. Can Influence Growth of Reaort.

A merrj birthday party waa aiveu at thr home of ot-Senator Hand at Erma, on j Wedneaday eTtnlmt. In honor of Mr. Lent* Hoffman. „ Am la the cane at all birthday partita.

In the ivlallonahlp which local Journal lam beara to the progrraaivc and material ioureau of Cape May aa a widely kuo« n and popular aommer reaort wboae rsjatrncr aa inch corera more than a century

Declares Country Life is Too Slow They Endeavor to Reach Camden.

PARENTS OVERCOME WITH GRIEF

Searching Party Organ I ted at

grand and good time U generally indulged | of time, there baa long been a tie, or bond in and tbla one wh.m no exception. The of irlndc worth w. atrong and important evening waa pa«ed In the playing of earl- j that naught but the moat aUolute loyalty oua game*. »huflle board and eucore were | and Odell'v to her Intereata can comumnd the Important onea. Anally winding up the j‘he atrenrton and aupport which troth, eeeulog with a peanut contest for which | honor and juatlce command eeer, where, there-were four prixea awarded. | In the vernacular of the craft, I have Those who succeeded in winning were: j been a “pencil puaber” nearly all my adult Ladies Aral prixe, Jennie Taylor, second j life through all grades ol local journalUm prize. Llde Eldredge. third prixe. Mitt aa it pertains cbirAy lo home lutereaU, Kichardson. fourth prixe. Belle Hughes. | ,md my lung experh nee baa Impressed me tieuta Aral prixe. Joseph McKisaic. second | deeply, more and more aa the years go by.

prixe. Will Crease, third prixe. Alfred with the rrspou-lbllitlea of the press. Gc - from A short sea trip

you AND TOUR FRIENDS. Social and Peraonal Chat About Our Ileal(Venta and Viaitora. Charles H. Dougnerty baa been at Cape May for several days looking after hia collage lute rests. Rev. Robert M. Waples hsa been assigned to preach at Booth Seavill/and Dennisville by the M. E Conference. Mrs fv B. Darls, of Sew York. baa. arrived in Cape May and opened her cottage 011 Stockton avenue for the Spring and

Summer.

Richard Campion, oue of our b&l-knowu Summer cottagers, was among tbe viaitora of I be week He was at his Columbia aveOlle cottage. .Mr. and Mm. Jiatepb R. Waiug&ight aud Ml*» Coatara. of Hbila.lrlpbis. well-known i Summer guests, will returu this week

Mill Grinding Faster as End of Session Draws Near.

Grande—All Night Hunt Proved ITultleas—Found Next Day.

0 j Crease, fourth prixe. Frank McNeil. I After this, the merry crowd was Invited into the dining room, wbjre a aumptous | repast bad been prepared for them, after

which they departed, wishing Mr. Hoff-

Spteial to Iht'Ilrruld. I alan many happy returns of tbe evening

Two children. 5 and seven yearn of -ge. pleasantly spent,

thinking that city life was tbe kind -o Those present were:—Robert Hand and live, aud that; country life at Rio Grande wlfe Elswortb Hughes and wife, George Was too slow, started vo walk to Camden j W altem and w Ife. Sheppard Taylor and

on Friday afternoon, but only succeeded in reaching Goshen, where they were cap

tured and brought back.

Master Newcomb, the young lad. thinking that life was “faster" lu Camden than here came to the conclusion that he would try it anyway, so telling his playmate.

Ruth Bradshaw, a girl of i

"‘things were n oer lo Camden" they quickly decided u. see for themselves, so on Friday afternoon they hasiiiy took .tbelr departure, intending to walk the entire distance, and to follow the Reading

track into Camden.

They proceeded as far ar. Gosbeu. a dis

tance of ien miles, arriving toere about dust being somewhat tired, they asked for admittance at tbe Amt bouse they came to which waa the residence of Mr. Kotx, agent of tbe Reading R. R- He rwadily admitted them and asked there wbereJtKm, at first they hesitated* bat soon they consented and told him their story which they said that in tba morning they were going to proceed toward Camden.

would like to arise very early. After

giving them their snpper, they were then pat to bed. with the expectation of renew-

ing their journey in tbe morning In tbe meantime, while all tbit was

transpiring, a searching party had I -eu organised at Rio Grande, and were In search of the runaways, ate the boy told, the day before tbst be Was going to walk to Camden. Ybe party consisting of about SS men lefts o’clock, and after searching for three boars many gave it up, tired oat and exhausted, bat the children mast be located, a* their parents were

crazed with fear.

All who now were left in tbe party to search for the little ones wers John Hawn Winifeld Harris, John Hand. Man rice Thompson and Richard French. After traveling as far as Goshen with no cine to them, tbe search was then abandoned, and they returned to Coart House dishearten, ed. although it was reported that two children wen seen passing the glsas factory at Coart House about 5 o’clock. The reporter. In conversation with one ol the party, asked If they wern’t tired, he maid. "If yon should bate seen ns, some of os fell asleep in an old barn, while one of tbe party lay down to sleep in. a grave yard, as It was we only bad about one boon sleep, tfrmabe search waa again re aumsd," but when about to start a talegram was received at the depot that two children were at the home of Mr. Kata at Goshen, and had arrived there tbe night previous on *heir way to Camden, tbe telegram gas answered, “bold them until called fori” Immediately the father arranged to have the children brought back, and about ten o'clock they were again landed at their home In Rio Grande. When salted if be wasn't afraid, the bright young lad replied. " we ain’t afraid are we Rath, for we bad a dog along with us,” tbe dog referred to is a pap atxmt four months old. When asked if they didn’t intend to sleep ha quickly responded and

ife. WUIUm Swain and wife. Albert Mattbe s and wife. Carlton Hildreth aud wife. Horace Richard-on and wife, tt m. Crease and wife. Joseph McKiasic aud wife, Samuel Garrison aud wife. Enoch Hitcbnv aud wife. Misses Ethel Richardson and Anna Holmes, of Court House, Misses Laura Taylor. May McNeil, Lida Eldredge. Marie Brown. Uxxie Hitchurr. Mm. Wlildle Jiofiuian, Mrs Emma Miller Mrs. Judith Huffman Waller Crra»e| Frauk McNeil, Charles Taylor. Joseph Elliott. Allred and Robert Cres-e.

BO VS WITH BUGGIES SOON TO HA VE TURN Fine Weather fbr Driving will Have Kfltoct on ChaaglBg Girto AflteoUona. Special to the Herald. Tbe young men around Erma and Rio Grande bare been accused of being "slow.” Young men from other towns are coming there for their brides, and taking away some of the piettiest girls of tbe oommnnity, because the farmer boys are not

on tbe alert.

Tbe local yontiu declare that if tbe giJls are satisfied, they are; that they do not purp se to part their hair in tbe middle. carry canes and wear silken , moustaches, even though they lose their maids. Many of toe young farmers possess Aoe horses and buggies, and now that the weather is getting good enough for drives they tbii k the girls will soon be coming

their way.

WARM SUNDAY BRINGS VJS1TORS Boardwalk Presented Bummer Ap-

pearance on Sunday.

This resort bad an unusually large Influx of Sunday visitors. They came from all the large Eastern cities, and tbe boardwalk waa almost as much crowded as at Easter times. Tbe work of the three big dredges attracted much attention. All of the hotels have tarly bookings for the Easter rash shoreward. Tbe Beading and Pennsylvania Railroads will run extra tralue on Friday before Easter from Phil adelphla and Now York, and from Cope May on the Tuesday after Easter.

erally Hpewkiug. Cape M»y journals bnv« been true to the Interests of the resort, but It I* painfully true tbit there havr been exceptions when personal and pollri cal axe-griodlng hovv been anything bnt creditable exhibitions of that on*elfl-b loyalty to borne Interest* the general pnb lie bad a right to expect. Just now It l« gratifying to note tbeexlsting harmony of thought and action along editorial Hues, mid in tbe common outlook for the com Ing seitson of 1806 there seems to be a siren effort to present tbe truth .In the favorable light and spread the view of the tune' encouraging aspect he r ore the minds of tbe inquiring punlic. Onr people have learned the lesson of natient hopeful ue»s. and now know that in one ebon tear it was not possible to raise from tbe East Cape Mar marshes 5(10 building lou and erect then-on *<>cottages. Equally tlecrp live was the wonderful figuring which pictured the fattening of the city treasury for 1003 and following years. This year, however,Cape May has something tang! ble, attractive and encouraging, as regard* the gigantic operations underway by tbe Cape May Real Estate Company. One great feat a re. and the only one already perfected and iu tme, la the extended drive and boardwjdk the entire length of tbe Gape May tract to the fatnotu yachting grounds at Sewell's Point, constituting. with tbe older drive', a continuous beach front boulevard of nearly four miles. Add to this tbe adjacent thoroughfares and the splendid highway drive.of twelve miles to tbe oonnty seat, and reason will be fonnd for the Indications that equipages from the inland dtiea will be more numeral tbe Cape the coining season than for many yearn past. One Philadelphia gentleman alone baa signified his intention to bring down his entire stable of nine horses, and haa already made bis arrange-

metita for tbrir stabling.

One of toe greatest follies ever committed at Cape May was allowing tbe "Miss log Link”, at the lower end of tbe city, to remain open to tbe encroach men U of tbe aea. Property looses by this neglect have been enormous and the great need of in rested capital at the west aide in every year more and mote evident. T. R B.

> Bermuda.

Tbe boy declares ha will start again for Camden as soon aa ha can

Bringhnntt, of Philadelphia, bits I rimed the Essen ciunge at the corner of Columbia nvenue sud Ocean street for tbe

coming Summer season.

her. J.S. Garrison is to preach another ear at Island Heigbla, N. J . w here tbe M E. Con'ere uce biu retained biq>: “d Thomas Ogle goes to Marlton; Rev.

J. B. Shaw to Eldora.

Dr. Arthur W. Spooner, pastor of the Fir-t Presbyterian Church here, stiao Endeavour Rally at Mrulgcion 1 ud Thursday evening, and was ue ul Un-sr wbo made add res es. Hou. AsUdott Rodgers, one of our best uown Summer residents and golf olaj ers, tins resigned os judge of Common Pleas Court No. S of Allegheny City. Pa. aod a irw man has been selected to fill his place.

CHURCH ALMSBOXES ROBBED Church of the Advent and 8t- Mary’s Catholic Church Pilfered. Petty robberies are being made about tbe town and tbe last two reported were t committed at the P. E. Church of tbs Advent aud at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. At tbs Advent tbs alms box was broken open and entirely cleaned out. leaving tbe broken padlocx Inside. While Rev. Father Kelly was at breakfast, the poor box In St. Mary's Church as also pilfered. It is not known bow much money was stolen from churches.

Prospering Business Firm.. Tbs firm of Phillips and Hughe., wbo recently launched out into the grocery an^/meat business, and whose store is that formerly occupied by Hal pin Bros.,

National Bank Subscriptions are May Court House for tba satahtiahaMot of a National Bask at that place with a capital of gS.OQ0.00. . Among tbosr Intel are Sheriff Wm H Bright. Oonnty Clark

FAMOUS CAPS MAY BALL TEAM

Kuthcrfbrd on the Hunt For More Star-Players. Manager Rutherford, of the famous “Cape May” team, is on the bunt fur more amateur baseball stars. Pitcher Stieuader, of last season's aggregation, was in town Saturday. He wants to sign here. Superintendent A. G. MuCensland, of the A. C. ft. R.. has been looking around for a now site of the trolley road. Cape May will be beard from In every depart-

V OonatyHoogltal fbr Woodbine. A movement hacked by tba Woodbine Improvement Company is.on foot toeotahUsh a hospital at Woodbine for the treatin Capa May Couaty. Hotel is

prospering nicely. They carry a very choice selection of meats and at reasonable prices. They also give green trading Young Ladles Enjoy Country Lifts. Mias Fanny Thompson and Mias Edna York bava taaan spending n few days In the country, tbe time was passed in taking long drives and strolling down the shady lanes. They enjoyed feeding the cattle riding horseback. It wae unknown what eperte-woipen they were until they

Will Go To

Ml— Anna P. Hngfaaa, daughter of the' late Richard Hughes, of this city, who has had considerable a _ in West Chaster, Pa., and at Panlsboro aod other towns in New Jersey, will go to Europe daripg the coming tion and remain their twqyears, studying in a German university. ^

MOSQUITO BILL BECOMES LAW

Mrraurv Aimed at Corporations by Senator Mlnturn Senator Cre—ie'a Bills Win

these

FIENDS TRY TO BURN HOUSE Two Attempt* Made In One Week to Destroy Handsome ResAdeune. Two attempt* have been made to burn tbe handsome residence of Mr*. Ephraim Stelle, at Tuckoboe. Tbe first attempt was made last Friday night about 9 o'clock, but was discovered by a neighbor and the blaze extinguished. Tbe second attempt was made early Saturday morning while the family was absent. A local vigilance committee has

been formed.

Cape May Man Burned. Charles Perkins, fireman on the Cape May express, waa badly burned about tbe h.wiU and face at Woodbine on Tuesday, while attempting to fire the big engine. He opened tbe furnace doors when thing blew ont In the boiler, causing a back draft. He U in a serious condition and will probably be sent to Cooper Hospital. He waa brought hare immediately after the accident. Read This One Over And then go to Charles Swains' and m «W your selection of Japanese and China rags. He has tbe Onset assortment in town and tbe prices are made to suit the pocket bock, even cheaper than Phils

delphla prices.

Chabi.es A. Swam, 805-7 Jackson Street-

Cope May, N

Special Correspondence of“”the Capk Mav HUAU). Trenton, March 22.—With the end of the oesalon in sight the grind of the legislative mill continue* to Increase. Many new menam-es were Introduced early this week which will never get out of committee. tmUsis. of course, some few pf extreme Unportam-e. This week has been r. hard one on the legislators, and next week will be just as

busy.

Following his bill to prevent the chartering of companies with “dammy" In Conors tor*. Senator Mlnturn of Hudson presented another uuti corporation measure. It Is entitled "An act to prohibit tbe purchase and holding of capital stock of a corporation or any part thereof by another corporation without legislative sanction.” Tbe bill provides that “it shall not be lawful for any corporation created under the laws of this state to purchase and hold tba capital stock of any other corpora tiou without find making application by petition to the legislature and obtaining legislative consent by Joint resolution thereto." For violations of the proposed act the offending company may be proclaimed in the manner which corporations are now proclaimed for nonpayment of taxes. The • bill is likely to have difficulty In both bouses. Passaic and Essex members engaged j an encounter over Assemblyman Lebiburb's bill, which permits juKticea of the peace in cltlea to act summarily _ cases where tbe defendant is charg<CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGB.I

ForSale and For Rent.

A faw vary desirable cottages situe tits mast deslraUs part of the town. Also ■ bargains In lota In different ecetkms of the city. Now la the time to buy your

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Notice.

If you want your house painted or a room grained, in fact any work done in tbe pointing line we would be pleased to haar from you. J. B- Hushes dr Sox, Contracting Painter. Ja.1 'Capa May. N. J.

Bishop to Visit Church.

BL Rev. John Scarborough. Bishop of Naw Jaraay. will visit tbs P. K. Church of tba Adyaat on Lafayette attest. naxtTma-

Three More New Dredges. Tbe Cape May Real Estate Company has contracted for the placing throe more dredges on their work of reclaiming East Cape May. Already throe dredges have working for a consider able time and several hundred acres of land have been made ont of tbe mud which has been taken out of tbe harbor of refuge which It is bnllding and for which the government has made an appropriation in the Rivers

and Harbois bill.

New Pastor Welcomed.

Large congregations were present at le services held iu tbe Methodist Episcopal Church here on Sunday, both morning and evening to welcome tbe new psstor. Rev. James Boras, who was sent here by (he conference. His sermons at both services were excellent, and favorably im-

pressed the congregation.

Notice. The Amerieu lee Comptsy umo&Bcea the bllowtaf Coal Prfeeete een'Jsue until further notice. Egg, Store and Hut Coal, 17.75 par ton. faa Goal, tS.OO per tea. 10 peroeBtSiscouBllfpaUlnteB&aT*. Breen Trading gtiapi givea withaU oath ordan Rooms to Rent. Unfurnished rooms to root in the Tremont House for the summer season. Ap-

ply to

CuAULAS T. Campbuj., Real Estate sad Insurance. 506 Washington Street.

Capa May Authorises Loam. At a special eeesioc of City Ccuacil b on Monday srenlng. u loan for 1*006 i ad. Bills U> the amcout of MSOOw