CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. V. NO. 16.

CAPE MAY. N. J., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1905.—EIGHT PAGES.

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THE cm S1)ED_F0R $40,000 DrltrU'ii * Ilow»er Brins an Action Acninat the City. Mnans. IVUHch & Bowwr, who bo I It thr ucrau front boulevard, boardwalk and bulkhead from Madison avenue east to Sewell's Point, a distance of two miles, nave brought suit in the United Stales Circuit Court for the District of Sew Jersey, through their sttorneys, Hou. James M E- Hildreth, of Cape May. and Charles H. Edmunds, of Philadelphia, against the City of Cape May tor about >40,000. the balance of ibe amount alleged to be due upon the contract, and which the city baa held back under the 10 per cent, clan* until completion of contract, and for alleged penalties In not completing the contract in theWr prescribed. The U. 8. marshal •erred the papers on dty officials on Tnesday.

mom mest dedication may a. Gorcrnor Stokes and Staff Will Accompany Veterans to South. General James Stewart. Jr., of Philadelphia. president of the Ninth Regiment Monument Commission, appointed by former Oorernor Murphy, has announced tw arrangements bare been completed for the dedication of the monument at New hern. N. C- for which the State appropriated M.000. ^ „ The monument will be dedicated on May g, and arrangements hare been made to take all the surrirors of the Ninth Regiment. with their wires, along Governor Stokes has accepted an InrltnUoo to bo present and will attend with hi* staff. A special train has been chartered for the trip. It will leave Philadelphia at 11 p. m. Monday. May 1. reaching Newborn at S.90 p. m. the day following- The monument will be dedicated on May 8. and the party will leave Newborn on MaY 4 at M0 p. m., reaching Philadelphia at * p. m. on the 6th. iring the stay in Newbern the ladles ie party will be entertained by the rs of the Confederacy. The Con-

TIGHT CLUB DINES CAPT. BARR First Infbrmal Function of Season Given at B^llevae-Stratfbrd. The Cape May Yacht Club held its first annual dinner in the Believue-Stratford, Philadelphia, last Thursday evening, and the affair was one of the jolliest informal functions that has been held in the hotel in a long while. When a number of yacht owners get together there is bound to be a good lime and such was the caac that evening. . ^ And among the guests was a man who is known the world over as one of the greatest yachting skippers that haa ever twirled the wheel. He was Captain Charlie Barr, the man who has sailed so many cup defenders to victory and thr man who next month will sail the schooner yacht Atlantic in the great race across the Atlantic Ocean for the German Emperor’* cap. Captain Barr did not make a speech at the'dinner. In fact, there is nothing on earth he dreads mor^ than making a speech in public. On the ocean, in command of a racing yacht, be is snpreme.bat at a dinner party he is the reverse, and so be waenot called upon for any remarks. Mayor Weaver was one of the principal speakers of the evening end like thoee who followed him be referred to the excellent boating at Cape May and then paid a glowing tribute to Captain Barr, who, he hoped, wquld win the ocean race. ♦ There were no regular set toasts bat most of the guests were called upon for remark* and affaire at Cape May, both from a yachtman’a and a ■'landlubber's" point of view were thoroughly d I aniseed. Y ice-Com modore Chris Gallagher presided and the guests Included: Chris Gallagher. Chris Galiagear, Jr- Robert P. DeSilver, A. G. MoCainland, J. C. Wilson. H. McK. Haselhnrst, James T. Lucas, Adam Sue Ike. Robert C. Hill, W. K. Holman. W. H Isblster, J. T. Jacoby, John J. Monroe, Howard Kelly, Jos. Kel y. Dr. Ernies Physic, Alfred L. Belfleld. F G. Edwards. J.S Kidredge. A. Q. Lee. Peter Shields. C. M. Gilbert. A. C. Thomas, A. L. English. Dr. F. J. Hearer, Hobart C. Grier, Wm. H.

South, will be taken along and presented to the Governor of North Carolina for the State. The Bev. Dr. Otis A Glaxebrook. rector of 8C John's Chnrch. Elisabeth, will be one of the speakers at the dedication. Dr. Glax*brook, who is at present chaplain of the Second Regiment, National Guard of New Jersey, wss a captain oo Stonewall Jackaon’s staff. The Ninth was one of the hart regiments In the service. Over 100 of it* deed are boned on the Newbern field. Danis Cosgrove, at OoldJJpring, is a veteran of the

Cape Charles Barr, who nailed the Reliance In the International yacht rare at ISOS, and who last year waa a contestant for the Cape May Cap with the yacht logo mar came to Cape May last Thursday and Inspected the Improvements a boat the port at Schellenger s Landing, and the new harbor being made by the rediming of four square miles of meadowIsnd in the East Cape May section.

KEAL ESTATE OFFICERS. Annoal Meeting Here Batarday Ntgbt —Work to be Expedited. At the annoal meeting of the Cape May Real Estate Company held here on Sato Iday evening the following officers were •lecte I: President.'Peter Shields; vice-president. Wlllla n H. Kerch; treasurer. George H. Flino: assistant treasurer. Hon. William ninn: secretary, C. Earl Miller, directors, Peter Shields. rx-Senator William Fllnn, George H. Fllnn, William H. Kerch. Jno. If. Beilley, Leopold Vilaack, ex-Reprceen. tatire Frank G. Edwards, C. Earl Miller and ex-Senator Jno. 8. . eller. All of the gentlemen are Pttteborgbers and the have, for the peat two yean, been developing the tract of meadow land in East Cape May which ie being made into a new part of the resort. Plans for expediting the Improvareant work on the New Cape May tract were gone over. It was decided to pat additional dredges at work excavating the 600harbor, and flU in adjacent property. Architect’s plane for a large hotel and steal pier were gone over in detail, and approved. work to be started at ones.

Tomorrow night the Easter meeting of the Baptist Y. P. U. in the First Baptist Chnrch will be led by Mr. Charles R. While and the eabjeet wOl be “The Power of Hie Hesarrrction.” the earns subject vrill he need at the Y. P. 8. C. B. of the Pres byterian Church when Mr. Frank B. Macro) will toad. * :

Bar. Paul Jefferson will giviaa lUnate* Wdieetnre oa 'Pilgrim's Progress" la Hie Grande Baptist Chnroh on Tww mi 741 •’sleek. ■delta 16 ei M he far

rt KtiaseenlyelHa Easter Brekare In J

MANY EASTER VISITOR* HERE. Fair Weather Ie Prvriiotad and Prospects Bright fbr Sunday. With Easter bat three days away and 1th excellent weather the prospects seem to be that the Lenten season will end with a prosperous crowd of visitors at the shore. Already there haa been e large number to remain throughout the penetential period aad when the bonds oThodal retraction are let loose there will feint forth a season of Jollity which will be imbibed by the Cape May visitors In the spirit in which it should be enjoyed.

Reel estate agents are busy and tafgjr victors who have been here dnrii^tnl Lenten season have been selecting cottages to which they wiU bring their families for their summer outing. The Indications now point to the fact that Cape May will have a greater cottage sammer aeaaen than in any preceding year. Cottages are renting aad at good prices whiek is an iadicathat the prophesies herein «na«4+

Rend This One Over And than go to Charles 8wains’ and sake year selection of Japanese i China msttlngi He has the finest In town and the prices are made to salt the pocket book, even cheeper than Phil*

Chasi es A. Swan, >06-7 Jackson Street. Cape May. N. J.

into the eefe of John Hickey, oa Drcetnr Kraet, sad were able to get away with a doeea bottief of ifeaar. n number of b

TOUANO TOUR FRIENDS. ;6IG FIRE AVERTED ON BEACH EASTER AT THE CHURCHES

Social and Personal Chat About Our Residents and Visitors. Mr. aod Mrs. B. 8. Kunkel are here >*01 a brief peri oil. Dr. Anna M. Hand waa a visitor to Phil adelphia on Saturday. H. C. Bmlaaky is again at Cape May enjoying life by the ere. Mrs I. Putnam Hughes haa returned from a visit to Philadelphia. Mrs Hannah Crease is at the Chalfonie preparing It for lu opening J. Wealt-y Allison Is occupying bis cottage on Beach Avenue and Jefferson sc Mias A. C. Knight baa returned from Philadelphia where she passed the winter. and Mrs. Albert F. Damon came to their cottage on Columbia avenue on Tuee day. Leon Torbtner. a well known Washing ton attorney, has taken a Jackson street cottage fur the summer. Councilman Robert J. Creswell is seriously Hi at the Wyoming, which hotel he ill conduct this summer. Mies Ethel Allen, of Philadelphia, is a guest of Miss Hildreth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. M. E. Hildreth. Mrs. H. C. Blake baa returned home after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Godfrey, of Philadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. R- Walter Starr and Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Corrigan, of Germantown, are among guests at the Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Just! are now installing the furniture In their handsome new cottage at Ojeen street aod Columbia avenue. Harvey Bennett, a student at Princeton, is at home spending the Easter vacation parents, Mr. and Mrs. Judaon D. Bennett. J. O. Vilaack. a prominent banker of Pittsburgh, accompanied by Mrs. Vilaack and Mite Jeaae Brennan, is enjoying the aeaaon at the Windsor. The Miasns Powell, of Washington, are spending sometime with their grand®oth er, Mrs. D. M. Kearny, widow of Gan. Phil. Kearny, at the Windsor. Mr. aad Mrs. Nelson Z. Graven, of Ger0t their L William Knabe, of Baltiixors, is occupying u oottage on Jackson street for the Mrs. L P. Kleber, of Pitta burgh, last the same oottage. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swain, of May’s Landing, are spending a few days with Mrs. Swain’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joslah Falkinburg, at their Washington street

Newkirk Cottage on Beach Avenue Damaged fjoou. For a short time Monday morning the lives of Mr. and M:a. I. Robert Neakirk and thtir children were In extreme danger from suffocation by smoke, caused by tbe fire which started from the open grate in Ibeir oottage at IW7 Beach Avenue. How long the fire had been burning before they discovered It waa not known.but almost as soon as they were awakened by tbe atnoke nearly the whole interior of tbe bed rooms which they were occupying sflsnie. and they were barely able to escape Dorn tbe burning bnlMiog and car. theiy three children In their nfifbl clothes. ^ Tbe fire alarm sounded .about twenty minutes of five o'clock andVy the effective work of the department the building was ►•ved, althongb it was damaged to tbe extent of I30UU and tbe Are. which burned rapidly through the roof, was prevented from spreading to other cottages. A brisk southwest wind waa blowing which would have driven tbe fire directly up tbe Avenue and taken everything before it had it been allowed to get away. Mr. and Mrs. Newkirk, whose home la at No. 8110 Arch nreet, Philadelphia, came 10 Cape May on Saturday aod intended to occupy their onttage over the Easter period. The children were taken to the cottage of Mr, aod Mrs. H. Skip with Cannell who cared for them temporarily. The cottage bad recently bees extensively repaired. Water did almost as much damage aa aid the fire, bat tbe fire had to be stubbornly fought In order to save other building-. Tbe loos is said to be folly

by

Fred Sayre, eon of Council man aod Mrs. Louis C. Sayre, will start foe Nevada next week and look over tbe miolag proparties there and hopes to find a favorable place

> locate.

Frank W. Richardson, aoa of the late Frank L. Richardson, waa at home over Sunday. Ha holds aa important position in the Engineer Department of the Peoneylvania Railroad ia New York. ~ Calvin Smith entertained the King's Daughters at her home oa Washington street Monday evening. The society will meet next Monday at the ret of the Misses Hart 00 North street. George Baum, of Philadelphia, is haring a boat house snoted at ScbeUenger’s Landing for the oew «t> foot launch which U being built by William T. Stevens. The craft will be ready for Ian aching within a

short time.

Lawyer Edmond B.Learning,of Camden, waa at Cape May on Ratnrday night, attending the meeting of the Cape May Baal Estate Company, of which be is < While here he was a guest of ha brotherin Uw and slater, dty solicitor and Mrs. J.

Spicer Learning.

Hob. George M. Dallas, Judge of the United States Circuit Court, was a visitor to Caps May last Friday, aooompaaled by Mr. aod Mm. R. Norris Williams. Judge Dallas is a son of tbs late George M. Dal laa, who was viae-prasidsat of the United adsr James K. Polk. Bonoonoed fe the Bmrnti.n at two wastes ago that Mr. CL O. Barr would be aeeocilste editor of the Dally Star daring tbe coming summer. We desire to correct Mr. Barr will not be em-

■per work. He *

ployed inner utopiating a

Miss (Sara Wheaton, who holds a re

noaeifey posltioi m stenographer la a iromlocnt Uw oOoa In New York city. Is

at home tor a few days’reoapaiai ■area resides U UBth Street, with quite

a eoleay of Gape May people made ap of

Mrs. Sa/der, Mies Berths Say Etfeabsth Lore aad Miss KUa W The sympathy of Cape May Ooaaty ®t

UgreUtotoff repumd towaod Jadgsaad Mrs. Harrises B. Voorhoao apoa the Moo •f their UMU aoa. Hanfeaa H., J.. who

Robert B. Hays Dead. The faoeral of tha late Robert B. Hays. 1 “* Wednesday, took place in Burllagton, N. J., on Monday. Mr. Hays waa a member of the New Jersey bar, aod was a native of Goshen, this county. He was 61 of age. Tbe oody waa brought from hp his brother.

State Editors Corning. Tbe New Jersey State Editorial Association will bold its 49th annual meeting at Cape May on Friday aod Saturday, June 16 and 17. Tbe committee to arrange far details, consisting of the president, Alexandar L. Moreau, of the Freehold Transcript; Its secretary, James D. Carpenter,

KUborate Programs to be Rendered

by tbe Cholra.

r. K. CHL'KCII or TKK ADVEXT 1 "^rHERK will Le Easter services in the i ^ P. E Church of the Advent on' la- ‘ fsvetie street on Sunday. Rev E. K. Tol- ‘ lize. of Philadelphia, will have charge of ' the services in the morning which will consist of Holy Communion at h o'clock, i “d "f morning prayer and Holy Comma- ! oloo and sermon at 11 o'clock. Tbe following will be the mu ic*l program: "Christ Our Paeaover", chant, iSavagr) Te Drum Lamia tun, in F , (Tour.) Solo "Brsotiful Lillee" IClratnr) Anthem "Jesus Reigns' (Mack) For the first thne the vested choir will take part In the services. They have been trained under Mr. Reuben B. Reeves, who haa been tbe organist at the church for a «>uple of years. There will be toe usual Sunday school a-rviews at !<) o'clock In tbe morniog conducted by Mr. Finn, the lay reader in charge of the church. liTtbe eveoiug there will be tbe usual idreaa aod eveuing prayer by Mr. Finn. On Good Friday night there wlil be an

reu song service.

*T. MART'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, The musical numbets for the Easter set. lev are as follows: Mass In E Flat by Dressier. "Regioa Coell”. by M. Loescfa; Solo. "OSalutatarfa." by Pecher. Ml® May Ratty; Anthem, "Tantum Ergo,” choir, 80I0, "The Resurrection," by Shellev, Ml® Ada Radcliff*. The papila of tbe school, Mila** Katharine Ratty, May Hatty, Mary McDonnall, Lily Hawn, May Bellangy aod Mary Malian will sing solos of a, while Mr. Arthur Raddiffa, of

Millville, w 11 ae

aod lu treasurer, W. B. R. Mason, of the Boundbrook Chronicle, were at the Windwar Sunday.

Maple ftbelbark Kiaa® only at Hogan’s.

Mrs. A. H. P. Leaf is a guest of Dr. sod Mrs. E. H. Phillips. Mr. aod Mrs. Charles H. Edmunds, of hiladelphia, wore visitors to Cape May

ver Sunday.

Former Mayor George H. Reeves, of Weal Cape May. waa aaMng the visitors to Philadelphia 00 Saturday last. Mi® Jessie Staley, of Montclair, N. J., has concluded a visit to Mi® Mary Hugh® daughter of Pilot Memuoan Hugh®. Mrs. Charles M. Sohellaoger, Mrs. Joseph Wheaton and Mi® Conover formed e shopping trio to Philadelphia Saturday. Wesley D. Reyn j Ids, of PlattsviUa, N. Y-, brother of the late Mrs. A. L Haynes, of this dty, wae a guest here over Saturday aod Sunday. Mr. aod Mrs Jam® C. Corry have again taken tbe Williams oottage on Perry at. Thlch they will occupy during the coming It is reported that Edgar P. Stitee, Jr., who has been assisting in reportorial work on tbe Cape May Wave, ia no longer noted with that naner. Mrs. E. Carter McKnight has leased the ■w oottag* built by Charles R. Schelleuger's Landinr. aad will daring tee summer eeesos. Former Senator William Fllnn. of Pittaburgh, wm here on Saturday evening aad

the Capo May Real Estate Company.

Col. J. GranvUie Leach, aooompan

J.,Gran Tills Leach, Jr.. Mias Lead Miss Adels loaek, is 00cspying his cottage

oa Lafayette street for the '

r. aod Mrs. George W. Boyd. Mr. aad Mia. Edwia F. Cook aad Mr. aad Mia. Lewie H. Ayres eaa® to Caps May ia®

ranged for the day. Dr. Spooner will deliver special eennooe at both servicM. The a tbe following: MorningSolo. "The Resurrection." Shelley, Mr. J. ruff Eldradgk; Anthem, "Halldujahl ia Risen," Clare, dudr. Eraning-

Exerdaes of an appropitate character will be given in the First Methodist Episcopal Church both morning end evening. Pastor Barn* will speak cn tbe Easter ■age- In the evening the Snnday school will render a pleasing Easter pro. gram, consisting of recitation*, solos, dul eta and choruses i>y tbe daaae*. The school ha* been drilled by Mr. Millet, tbe church organisii and promises to give s splendid entertainment. Mr. Lawrence Reeves,who hM lately been made assistant organ^t, will preside at tbe pipe organ, aod also render a vocal solo. A new feature will be tbe orchestra, recently orgahiied by Mr. George W. Reeves, which will taka part in the concert. The church choir will sing the "Old Ea

HOGAN’S EASTER DISPLAY. He Carries tbe Largest Amount of Easter Goods Soatb of Camden. You should oo« ml® Bering the beantifully decorated store of ooofeetiooer W. a Hogan, which U do doubt the prettiest in tbe city. Everything suitable for Easter can be found in large quantities, rabbi (a, chicken* aod docks are to seen almost anywhere in tbe store, and tbe window* are fall of them, Easter basket* by tbe thousand, and they are all tbe very Uued kind, latest prices. He hM over one hundred kinds of chocolates, aad it is all fresh, no loft over stuff. His fruit is the very best and the delicious kind that touches tbe palate and Brake* you want more. In fact "Hogan” is a general household word, and “if you gst It at Hagan's It is K."

New Sporting Company. Article* of incorporation were filed in Camden last Thursday by tbe Kummy Island Company, with a capital of *10,000. The object* of the incorporators. Stela Comptroller J. Willard Morgan. Judge Harrison H. Voorhees, of this county, and Freak B. HaneelL is to purchase aad acquire land on whet Is known M ' Nommy Island” ia Cape May County.

part of tbe town. Atoe