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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. V. NO. 18.

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1905.—EIGHT PAGES.

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CITY COUNCIMN SESSION •lejn»l*r Sfertlng Held T«e«Uy Kre-

Tbcre was a meeting of city council oc Tuesday evsnlng, with a bars quorum present — Messrs. Brooks, Hand. Sayre, Sharp and President Townaeod-k It was decided to place a new fire alarm box on Beach avenue, north of JeffeHbn sires*. Engineer Barlow wa» given a two weeks

js of Edward W. Dale at the Auditorium was transferred to Its new owner, to take effect Monday next. Collector Needles reported the following tmachlse taxes due and unpaid: Caps Island Gaa Oo 1*8 $177 M South Jersey TW Co. MM The matter was referred to Solicitor. The granting of iicsnses and election of summer policemen laid over. Council accepted Invitation of John Mecray Post, G AB . to attend Memorial Day sereiesa May ». Engineer Barlow reported that the new \ Merer dUpoaal plant was in operation and that about half the sewage of Cape May eras now going thrdugh at the rate of aoo.oon gallons per day. Curtis * Church was granted a payment of »&.OMA>on their aewer contract. Geo. C- Dell rich asked for the return of his 937,000 bond, alleging that bis beach front contract was complete and the bond not further needed. SeaU were ordered placed on the new boardwalk. John K. Beta, owner of the Stockton, was mjneat ed to place a sidewalk and curb along tbs hotel property in Beach avenue from Gueroey to Howard street*. Prof. Juo. B- Smith. State Eutomolo gist, yraa present and aaaed council to make a 33.OO0 appropriation, in coujuncSouth Cape May. Went Cape ipe May Point for the removal -breeding places, to which the

S3.D00,000 AFTER LIFE OF TOIL Tuckaboe Woman Heir to Big Katate Up la New York. After fifty years of toil, during which she hsd acquired nothing more than a comfortable llttls home at Tuckaboe, Mrs. Rrtta Keadall learned last wsek that she is the heiress of an estate In New York valued at 18,000,000. Id 1808, Jo ns: ban Hand, who waa Mrs. Kendall's gmM grandfather, leased a tract of land for ninety nine years. The lease has run oat, and the land is to be sold In order that t he heirs may receive their respective shares. Two other relatives and heirs live at Marshallrtlle. and there are several in New York Slate, but Mrs. Kenwill get the largest share. A New York lawyer was there last week tracing the records, and be declares that all are satisfactory. Mrs. Kendall has the old family Bible, In bleb Is recorded the births and deaths of the different members of the family, from the original owner of the estate to the eat time. The Bible was damage* one time, bat the records are safe, and they clearly show that Mrs. Kendall is the principal heir to the fortune.

Candidate fbr County-Superintendent Prom Cape May County Gasette. Hon. Eugeue C. Cole baa, we are informed. announced himself as a candidate for the position of County Superintendent of Public School*, a position which bo la emiitly fitted for. and one in which he would do honor to himself and to the county. It is generally conceded that a change in ibis office will e for the beat interests of the

New Friday Morning. Tha last work of Cape May’a new sewer system was completed last Friday morning after affcriod of time extending over twen-ty-two months and coating the city 3M.000. The system consists of a main trunk seweg of thirty Inches In diameter extend ing from a pumping station located at Madison avenue and Columbia avenue, a of three miles, to a point in Delaware Bay north of Cape May Point, and also of tbs station and numerous inter sect ing sewers throughout the This completes the last of fonr public improvements which have been made by «be city In the past three years, involving a total expenditure of 3880.000.00, this work - Including the remodeling snd enlarging of the water works, and the building of the ocean driveway, boardwalk and bulkhead.

That Carmegte Library Again. In view of the fact that the recent n* Ing of State Librarians at Trenton reported that Cape May bad rejected an offer for a $10,000 library from Mr. Carnegie (which seems to be an error, as there la still au effort bring made to have Mr. Carnegie give Cape Mar a library), thr i amden “Cour-ie^m-Monday evening said: •Tt U not creditable to Cape May’s cjvic spirit that it has refused to accept a 310,000 Carnegie public library gift, with the usual condition of appropriating 31,000 annuallFifor maintenance. Caps May evidently •dose not appreciate the benefit* of public enlightenment through good reading, nor the educational Influences radiating from «public librarr- Atlantic City, on the other hand, gladly accepted the Cainagie Mbr,sapplemsuted it with S municipal appropriation sod no m has one of the fin* eat public libraries of any city of ttsslsein the state. Contrasting the civic attitude of the respective municipalities in this matter, one gets an lakllug of the reason for Atlantic City's gresur growth, popularity and prosperity."

fiesta* Farnlabels Out of Bus! nr Tbs new prdbsas of Ironing and Barling collars adopted by tbs Atlantic Laundry sales of the gents’ furnishing atoms la Cape May. This b hard on the stores but can’t be helped. The sew ifisB^ns t awsy with aQ broken goods, and cot last a Ufa-time. Try It.

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county, snd we doubt if tOere is another man wirblq.our borders who is so well qualified as is Mr. Cole. A teacher with twenty yean of practical experience to hi* credit, be wonld bring to the schools a knowledge of the prwctle-1 side of educational matters, and for yean an honored member of the county bar, his legal attainments would be serviceable In analysing and executing the many purely legal questions which now arise in the County Superintendent’s office. A Republican at all imea, yet not no mucb qf a politician that be would arek to turn the schools Into a political machine.

Mrs. V. M. D. Mercy DeadMrs. Mary J. Mercy, widow of tha late Dr. Virgil M. D. Mercy, died at her home on Washington street at two o’clock on Tuesday moruing. in her 00th year. She been ill #i>r more than a veer, aftstroke of paralysis. At her bedside wen all her children when she died/ Mrs. Mercy wa» a sister of Mrs. J. Harry Hug bee, and was of the Bennett family. She waa a member of the Cold Spring Pres byterian Church, and greatly beloved as a friend, wife and mother. She is survived by her children, Mrs. Nelson, of Chester, Fa.; Mrs. James E. Taylor; Samuel S. Mercy, Alvin P. Marcy and Harry B. Marcy, of Cape May, and Dr. Alexander Marcy, Jr., of Riverton, N. J- and Dr. Frederick W. Marcy, of Camden. The funeral will occur this afternooi one o’clock from her late realdanoe on Washington street. Rev. Dr. I>. H. Lavcity- of Cold Spring Church, will officiate. Tbs interment will be made at Cold

YOU AND TOUR FRIENDS. Social and Personal Chat About Our Bealdeuta and Vial torn. Col. F. N. Barksdale, accompanied Mrs. L. L. Footer, of Philadelphia, and Mias Barksdale and Mbs Lena Barksdale, of Virginia, b a guest at the Windsor. Jos. R. Walnwright, who recently orutiy re'anted from Bermuda, waa a prominent guest of the week. Mrs. Henry A Parr, of Baltimore, b sojourning at her cottage here. Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Roussel are at the Kbbitt bote!. Mrs. R. 8. Spencer b located in bar cot tags on Perry street. Dr. and Jlrs. Charles H. Reed are occupying their cottage on Hughes street, which they recently purchased Louis Hillebreud, a former i the Philadelphia Board of Education, b enjoying bis vacation at the A Mine. Mbs M. D. Lejambrr Is at Cape Mar and has opened her Washington street cottage for the spring and summer season. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hodder. of New Hork, are guest* at the Windsor. Mr. Hodder b the well known author of the Josiah Flint articles which treat of the underlite in New York city. Ha b tbs :retary of District Attorney William T. Jerome. Mrs. Hodder was formerly Mis* Mary Gwinn, wbo was private secretary to Mbs M. Carey Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr College. Merwin, of Jersey City, L visiting ber sister. Airs. Lewi* T. Steven*, for a fortnight. Mrs. Georgia Garrison has purchased, for 33,000, a lot on Perry street which w** formerly a part of the New CotlUhbU

plot.

Mr. and Mrs. J. ll Shoemaker, the wellknown cottager* oo Stockton a venae, were over-Sunday visitors to Cape May. Mr. sod Mrs. M. K. Habe are occupying their cottage on Hughes street. Mbs Etta Mottec, of Philadelphia, b at Mr*. Howard Kobinsoc's for several -oath*. Mr. and Mrs. Ckarbs Perkins, of West Capa May. entertained Mr. and Mrs. Per

tin*, of Camden, over Sunday. ago. has accepted a oaU to the i Mr*. E.Hana called ob Erma fBenda of that chnrob. The vestry last

South Cupe May Lake. The laad owners of South Cape May have decided to build an artificial lake lu

earth taken tharafrom to make higher land oa the aaaabore ride of theiy municipality. Work will begin oa theee improvements

bargains la lota In of the city. Ifow b the tfase to buy your

bonding lot.

last track. Miss Nellie Bellangy baa returned home after a pleasant visit to ber slater, Mix. 8. Connelly, of Camden. Mbs Jennie Robinson entertained tfab week Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perkins and Mr. Walter Garraaon, of Erma. Miss Sura shields, of Philsdelphia, b spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Shields. Tne many friends of Mr. Warren Neal, who baa for the last the Cats May Herald, an pained to learn of bb illness, which is caused by sciatica rheumatism with which he baa been suffering for tha past three weeks. He b now confined so fab home at Rio Grande. All hope that ha will speedily re-

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Mrs. Oscar A. Fow, of Philadelphia, is a guest of ber son, Clarence B. Fow, at hb cottage oo Broadway. Beal Estate Agent Campbell has rented the cottage of Clarence Ga|lagher to Mrs. H. H. Grant, of Philadelphia, for the com en rimer. Mr*. Smith and Mrs. Dickinson, of Erma, were raoent visitor*. Mrs. David J. Wallen and daughter Ruth, of East Pittsburgh, have left for S01nE>b|r spending three weeks with ber s&t*rMrs. Wm. N. Weaver, of Madison avenue and Corgb street. The whole community b quite anxious with Rev. Dr. A W. Spooner, over tha serious Illness of bb Utile S*-yeer-old daughter, who b 111 with pneumonia. At the meeting of the King's Daughters at the home of the Misses Kornau Monday evening

will be held at Mrs. Wm. ou Oorgie street. Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Johnson paaaed some time early tfab weak In Philadelphia.

TWO QUIET EASTER WEDDINGS AUTO OWNERS MUST PAT HIGH

Zwally—Fslkinburg. At the home of Captain and Mrs. Joeish Fslkinburg. A** Washington street, tbb city, one of the prettiest Batter weddings of the season lo*A place oo Friday evening, April Slat. Mt waa the marriage of tbeirdaugbter, Mbs Marcia E Fslkinburg to Mr. Elmer Zwally. of Plainfield. K. J. Rev. James Burns, pastor of the First M. E. Church, officiated. Mr. and Mr*. Zwally will make their home at Plainfield.

Black—H owell.

The marriage of Miss Bessie Suvtke

Jmrtrm Asm** Large Bums For Injuries Due to Beared Horae*. In the Cape May Circuit Court last Wednesdays Jury awarded Couucilmaa Erwin Slaughter, of Wildwood ISM damages and bis wife 88AOO for injuries sustained by the latter * hen a buggy In which “he was riding collided with the automobile of William Knsbe. the Baltimore piano manufacturer. The defense claimed that the ante was at a ful; stop when tbs

buggy backed into It.

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ins marriage ot miss ue«sie suetse t„i,„ o- , ^“r: 1 •••«- .. -m£

Kutt's horse waa fr g hie tied by Ballon's

bed by the Rev Isaac Newton Phelps, the Church of the Resurrection, New Yorh city, at 6 o'clock oo Thuraday evening,April 90. A wedding sapper was served at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where the couple took apartments for a few days, after which they left forAtianticCity forasuy of two weeks. They will reside In Brook-

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“THE HAPPY DOZEN." Banquet Penalty for Marriage New Denniarille Society. “The Happy Dozen" b a new society gaubsd by 13 young bachelors at DennUlife They have fitted up a comfortable clubroom ai.d tba first member wbo marries -usl Ur-“let • banquet U> lbe remaining L The members are Brooks Blizzard. Osman M. Geary, Edward R. Lloyd. I-eaming itxell, Eugene Lloyd, Harry Corson, Martin Scull, Claude H. Taylor, Barton Corson, Leam R. Gandy, Howard Van Artadaleu and Harry Errickaon.

Dr. Brady Goes Back to Church. The Rev, Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady, a former Cape May Summer resident, and the well-known historian and novelist, who bad temporarily taken charge of Trinity parish at Toledo, Ohio, since the resignation of the Rev. A Leffiogwell two months

Presentment Made by Grand Jury. The Caps May County Grand .Jury made : presentment last week, returning tha following iadlri manta: Otella Ham, eaT on Sunday ak South Capa Mpy;i

conspiracy; Leon Abbott, larceny and. receiving stolen good*; Richard Tucker, two bAlb for eeeeuit and battery; Piocna CollSanford Tamer and William Roberta, breaking end antar-

Tba Cops May Club will give Us mineral ahow at Um Auditorium oo Friday and batarday evening of thb weak. It b aald that a aplsadld bill haa been provided and that there will be lota of turn tor all

tended a unanimous call Dr. Brady, when seen with reference to the matter, said: "I will accept the call, take permanent charge of the pariah and be glad of the opportunity. My family will move from New York.” The debt of the church waa all but lifted after the collection following Dr. Brady’s firet sermon. The donation amounted to

May Day aad Prosperity, . May Day fonnd our city in a busy state of activity all along the line of business, industry and trade. The sound of the hammer and the glint of fresh paint are everywhere in evidence about town, and visitors are here from all points of tba compass, full of admiration and praise for the enterprising spirit so widely manifested by the people of Cape May. Optimism, as well as ozone, b in the air. You are conscious of it at every turn. All thb lo-

Died. Mbs Helen Josephine Tack, daughter of Marguerite A. and the late Augustus H. Tack, died at her Philadelphia home on Friday last. The funeral took place on Tuesday of thb week from ber mother's residence, 9014 N. Lambert street- Solemn requiem mass waa sung at St. Elizabeth'* Church at 9 A. M. The interment was made at Holy Croaa cemetery.

automobile. In this caae the jury gave tbs injured woman f&U aod ber husband

BILLS BY OUR LEGIBLATORB.

Eight Bills. Five of Which Passed. The work of Senator Crease and Assemblyman Hildreth in the Legislative *e**lon which recently closed shows up favorably when compared with the work of the other members of the Legislature of the State. Senator Crease Introduced eight bills, five of which passed, and Asaembtymsu Hildreth introduced seven bill*, three of which passed, both of which were above the average. taking the whole number of members io tb« legislature aad the total number of bills pasMd. The following bills Introduced by Senator Creese hare become zw*: No. 50, prevents dredglogforoysters and clams in Delaware bay south of Dennis creek,-Cape May county. No. 51, provides for a public oyster ground in Delaware Bay. No. 87. annexes portion of Sea Isle City, Cape May county, to Upper township in the same county. No. 88, changes time for meeting of commiaeionera of appeal from Um fourth Tuesday in October to the fourth Tuesday,.in November. No. W, annexes portion of Dennis and Upper townships. Gape May county, to Sea Isle City. The following bills Introduced by Assemblyman Hildreth also became laws: No. 3, appropriating 330.000 for locating and dfetroylng mosquito-breeding areas and providing for municipal appropriation* for same purpoteNo. 144. providing for issuing a confirmatory license to any attorney or counselor who may hare legally ebaaged name to such person by such new name. No. 303. "-Inf fsr~ for election officer* as follows: Ciatridls o? not more than ISO vot- ) and 800 voters. 380; which shall be in full for all a

Weekly Church Meetings. The subject for the Y.P.B.U. meeting tomorrow night will be "The Making of a Christian; his Exercise." The leader will be Miss Bessie Swain. The came subject will be used at the meeting of the Y. P. C. E. at the First Presbyterian Church on Friday evening and President Joseph 8. Stitca wtU lead *

Fell ON Roof «0 Feet. Ralph Norton, of Court House, while working on the roof of the new hotel course of construotloo at that place, i a distance of M feet to the porch floor, one day last weak. Norton escaped with only a few bruises and a sprained wrist.

—Mayor Thomas E. Lodiam, of Baa City, left for Artaooa a few days ago, where he haa extensive mining interest*. Councilman J. P. Delaney l* acting mayor of

Death of Rev. Frederick Wiachan. The Rev. Frederick Wiscban. pastor for thirty-five years of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, American and Brown at*., Philadelphia, dMd last Friday night of a peculiar disease—ossification of the tissues of the hone. Two operations were performed at the German Hospital in the hope ot .ring his life, but blood poisoning had aet in aod death followed last evening. Mr. Wiachm was born in Bavaria;' Germany, in 1815. His father waa a minister. Mr. Wiachan came to this couotrytn 1888 and after oonttnniog his stndies two years, beme pastor of St. Paul's Church, where had been ever aloee. At that time the congregation was very small, the Sunday school numbering only eighty-four pupil* and fifteen teachers. How St- Paul’s ranks as one of the moot important German congregations In the city. The largest parochial school of the Pennsylvania Synod is connected with the church. On March 5 Mr. Wlsohan celebrated tba sixtieth anniversary of his birth and the thirty fifth anniversary of his pastorate at St. Paul'* Church. At the celebration of hie twentyfifth anniversary, in 1888. be' received a Bible from Emperor William. He Is car rived by-a widow and five children.

Large Crowd Saw Plays. At the peodoottou of the comedies " Lend Ms Fire Shilling*'' and 'The Blossom Fa nlly" on Saturday might, la Um Auditorium, for tba benefit of tba University Extension, tbe ball waa crowded aad about 3100 was realised, which willpay allof Um deOdeooier for the pm* winter and leave about fekOO tnward next winter’s course

And then, go to Cbarisa Swains’ and oaks your ariarikm of Japaaaa* and Ihina mattings. Ha baa the finest lot • town aad tba prieas are aande to salt

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