CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. V. NO. 19.

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY^ MAY n, 1905.—EIGHT PAGES.

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TO PRESERVEJMNE FORESTS Nr w Slat*' i'«-ramW»loo Will Do Mucb Pr*c«lo*l <Wxxl Ibr South Jermej. The tirw Porcotry Comniu»lou of New Jerwy. created by lb* l*»l lse*i»Ulure. U llkriy to aoconiplUb »caie biK renulw for the people of the nouthern part of the state by the reclaiming and Improremeol of the region popularly known a» "The Plnea” The section stretches from Bprllngtoo csunty, across Monmouth. Ocean. Atlantic and Cumberland counties to Cape May. It is the purpose of the commission to acquire as much as possible of this terptorv and preserve it for the crop of pine Umber which will speedily develop und*r proper condidlons and also to keep intact the great water supply which is a feat ore of the lower end of the State. The comwas created at the suggestion and recommendation of Governor Stokes, and ha is in hearty accord with all that is is proposed to do. The members of the commission are Prof. John C. Smock, former State Geologist; Prof. Edward B. Voorhees, of Rutger’s C ollege; Rev. Tbeopbiius P. Price, of Tuckertoo, and former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cspe May; Governor Stoke* and State Geologist Kummrl.

Informal Reception. Ml«s Smith and Miss Jennie Smith, •daughter* of City Treasurer Isaac H. Smith, on Wednesday of last seek gave an informal reception In honor of Mrs- Wnv H. La rial err. of Norristown. Pa. Among those who enjoyed the hospitality were: Mrs. Louis Sayre, Mrs. S. Irwin Ste--vens. Mrs. James M. E- Hildreth. Mrs" Thomas W. Esstwick. Mim. Luther C. Ogden. Mrs. Lewi* T. Stevens, Mrs. Samuel F. Eldredge. Mr*. Charles F.Quldort, Mm. J Spicer Learning, Mrs. Wm. R. Sheppard, Mrs. George S. Douglass. Mrs. Sidney Goff. Mrs. J. Smallwood Eldredge, Mrs ThomasS. Stevens, Jr., Miss Mueller, Miss Lejambre, Miss ClemenUneEldredge, a Mary Hildreth, Miss Emms Stltes, p Sue Hildreth, Mias Jennie Hanes, p M. Hand and Mim Louisa Miller. _ it Railroad Service. Cape May now eh Jot s excellent railroad service to and from Philadelphia. Both the great Pennsylvania Railroad system and the Philadelphia Sc Reading Company on Manday inaugurated a late Spring and early Snmtder service, which is far superior to the beet Summer services of a score of years ago, and it all reminds ns that Cspe Mey most be moving forward with' the rest of the world, notwithstanding the clamor and views tometimes expressed by the few—very few—pessimistic people who may now reside here. Cape May now enjoys a ninety-minute service, which coven seven to ten minutes of ferryage between Philadelphia and Camden, and 81 and 78 miles of nil between Camden and Cape M.y Additional trains will probably again be placed on both lines about the middle of June. For train senednissee oar advertising columns on third page.

LEANING UNO SUIT IS ENDED Heirs Pall to Establish Right ofOwnerahlp to Hrven-Mlle Beach. The suit of John Leamiug to dispossess recent purchasers of property on SevenMile Beach, this county, came up in Chancery Court in Trenlgn hurt week, and Vice Chancellor Bergen dismissed It. This salt was brought'to enfotoe the claim of the 1 .earning heirs to ownership of the entire beach. They claimed that the grandmother of John Learning made a 1 only of the beach, to ran for tweotyfovr years, and that this lease expired In and the property reverted to the heirs. In the meantime the Seven Mile Beach laud Company bad assumed ownership and sold lota. The present suit was to issess persons claiming ownership under deeds from tbs land company. 1 be matter has been In litigation for several years. John Learning, in order to raise gp issue, at one time cat down a urn ter of trees on property claimed by the land company. The Learning heirs a»tbai they have been offered seventeen twenty sevenths of the beach as a compro to forego their claim, but they insist upon their right to the entire property. Hundreds of purchasers of property on te beach were interested in the outcome of the suit.

ENTERTAINMENT BILL NOT PAID Connell Divided Over Recent Junket of Krashore Mayors. City council held a special meeting on Monday evening with the following members present: President Townsend and ire. Brooks. Bailey, Hand, Sharp and Taylor.. The call was for general baseness. Chairman Hand, of the street commute*. said that more material for streets was needed. It was ascertained that so far there had been tbirty-six car loads of

Memorial Day. John Mecrsy Post. No. 40, G. A. R.. wU) bold its annual Memorial Day exercises in Beach Pavilion No. L at the foot of Gnerney street. May 30th. The exercises will be interesting and be held daring the afternoon The committee on program is at work on the day’s events. City council bos accepted an Invitation to be present.

o, 'Phone System tor Life Savers. The United States Government will establish In the fifth life-saving district a system of patrol telephones extending!rom Cape May to Sandy Hook. Work will begiu soon that the system may be randy when the crews arc pat on. August 1. The Government now uses leased wires of cor-

New Miss M. L. Warrington, assistant postmistress. will bs succeeded by Frank W. Cnsasdy. son of Wm. F. Casssdy. who has bssn assisting a railway mall clerk the past six months. Mr. Cssnsdy is a popular young Democra or Williams.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The West Jersey * Unnnhore I road Ttaac Table, aa a

gravel purchased. The committee was giren authority to purchase ten more car loads of stone and twen.y more of gravel. Mr. Taylor brought up the question of paying for the entertainment of the mayors and councilman of other resorts ally. He said be bad tbe bills in his c and that they totaled U 18.06. He moved that they be paid and charged up to the advertising appropriation. President Townsend objected to paying bills unless regularly presented. Then Mr. Taylor produced a statement of wbone claims made up the H 16.06. Tbe payment of the bill was lost by tbe following vote: i—Messrs. Bailey, Hand, Sharp and Taylor—1; Nays — Messrs. Brooks nod Townsend. The license of Fleming J. Carr waa anborised to he transferred to Harry Richardson, the new owner of the Cape May The committee on fire and water was asthorixad to purchase BOO feet additional of hose for tbe steamers and 100 feet for tbe cbemlasl engines.

1011 AND tOUR FRIENDS. Social and Personal Chat About Our Residents and Visitors. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Corry will occupy a cottage on Perry street. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Cook havs taken a cottage on Kearney avenne for the Sum-

mer.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snare are occupy lug their cottoge on Congress street for the Summer. Mrs. John Strawbridge is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Wlsier, at their Reach avenue cottage. Mrs. L. A. Scott, of Rltteobouse Square, will Occupy her cottage on Columbia avenue for tbe reason. The Aldlne will again be under the management of ita owner, Theodore Moeller. who has conducted it for several years. Mr. and Mrs. A. I- BelBrid are at Cape May looking after their cottage and their handsome lannch preparing for Ibe Sam-

THE! TOOK DOWN THE TOWN "NAT QUEEN" RIDES IN STATE

7 it was opa of K club. III lilt' 1 Mayyille—optn

ROVER BAY CLUB GOES UP. Famona House and Paraphanalla m

Mayvilie Sold for a w.

The sale of the Rover Bay Club bouse, : Mayvilie, near bens, is announced. Tbe club wasyatablUbed at 8d sod Gi-

rard avenne; Philadelphia, about 40 years ago.^nd still bolds its meetings there.

For s quarter of a century It was

the most inflentlal outing

deiphla. and lu

from May 1 to October 1 of-each tertaiaed from 50 to 150 gnesta at a time

>e see eon throngb.

Of late years death has depleted the temberebip. which fact, taken In connection with tbe superior attractions offered by the newer clubs, reduced the patronage > a degree which threatened extinguish-

tent.

Tbs purchaser Is said to be Georgs L. Creager. who is connected with the wholee business of ons of Philadelphia's olddepartment stores. .The boose, with tba launches and sail boats, which go with th# sale, cost about elOJOO, and the | obtained In this Instance to bat tUOO.

Edward D. Custer, of Green Creek, has been elected principal, and Miss Miriam Sayre assistant teacher of the Sea Isle City

public schools

Congressman and Mrs. George D. McCreary will shortly occupy their oottaee on Colombia avenue for tbe late Spring and Summer season. The Marchioneea de Kermel, of Paris, France, is a guest at the "Breakers’’ on Perry street. She is a daughter of tbe late General Phil Kearney. Mr*. Sussex Delaware Darts, Jr- of Haymarket, Ya., is a guast of her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Sklpwith On Dell, at their col tags in Stockton avenne. Charles W. Richardson arrived borne from Jacksonville. Fla., on Tffeaday evening. He was accompanied by Oscar Barnett. son of Mr. and Mr*. William Bar-

nett.

Councilman Robert J. Creswell. we regret to note, is seriously 111 at his home. Tbe Wyoming, on South Lafayette street, and la under tbe care of a trained nurse ns

well as a physician.

Mr. and Mr*. John F. Craig will take ponenslnn of their oottaga on Columbia arenas next wnek. They are at present ■ the Aldlne while their villa Is being pri

pared for occupancy.

Mr. and Mr*. Jones Wieter are occupying their cottage on Beach avenue for tbe Mr*. Wlater’s daughter. Miss Weigbtman. entertained a nn nber of girl

friends over Sunday.

Rudolph Kanffmann. pres dent of the Washington Evening Star, has leased tbe cottage of Mrs. John M. Rogers, on Beach ivenue east of Howard street, and will occupy it this year with Ids family. Mr. George W. Boyd, general passenger gent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Ire. Boyd will occupy the cottage at Stockton avenneand Howard Btreet,wblch they bare again leased for another i Frank Cnrran. formerly of Cape May, and now of Atlantic City, a well-known of Atlantic City, has taken ’the Hotel Stanley In South Carolina avenue there and has Just opened it for the Mr. and Mr*. L. J. McCormick hare been at Cape May with their automobile this They will have a cottage here this

Me McCormick is nu

tbe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Philadel-

phia.

Mr*. W. H. Larxeire., of Norristown, Pn., who Is a gnest of the Misses Smith, dangbthr* of Mr. and Mr*. L H. Smith, Sunday by Mr. Larselerr, »be returned home with Mrs. Laraeleer on Monday. Mr. Francis T. R. Finn, who 1* lay reader at the P. K. Church of the Advent, will be ordained a deacon at Holy Trinity P.K. Church. Philadelphia, within three weeks. He has been hlgby successful In his efforts at Cape Mav. Mr and Mr*. John Monroe have arrived from their Philadelphia home no copying their Beach avenne Sommer villa. Mrs. Thomas F. Kelly, Mrs. Monroe’ mother, is ateo in her cottage with h« eons, Howard and Thomas, Jr. Ohsrtre L. Walton, who waa formerly' at Stockton Hotel. Cape May. and who for the Wiudsor Ho-

Minatrrl PrrfbroMOKsr and Rnrlesqae Were Hcrenmlngiy Fanny. Tbe members of tbe Cape M* r Club give their minstrel show and burlesque "Storey Cot loo” at the Anditorium on Friday and Saturday evenings last to crowded bouses sod, oonafauently, their exchequer is repirn (shed hr about 5150. Charles T. Campbell. Frank W. Caastdy and Walter R. Smith were the managers. The boys gave one of the beat home Talent shows which Cape May has seen for many a yearj The selections ef Jokes and local hits and songs which were given In < the first part of li e programme were good ard not too tart for thorough apprechv | Uon. All wot their parts well. Tbe "Storey Cotton” burlesque was luuny to the extreme, and tbe make up of tbe boys was tne part which made tbe event so much more enjoyable. Tbe following was tbe program:

PART L

Bones Harry Hughes . Interlocutor M. C. Benckert j Tnmbo Charles Briant' Overture Cspe May Orchestra Opening Chora* Entire Company Song, "In the Days of Old" Jos. Hughes Song. "There's a Dark Man Coming With a Bundle" Oscar Crammer Song. *T Ain't Gwine to Work No More” Cbas. Briant Song. "St-lle" George WenUell Song. “Cuax Me" Thomas Reeves Song. 'Tell Me That Beautiful Story” Harry Oliver Song - ‘Town Topics” Harry Hughes Interlude "Back to New Cape May”

PART XL

Overture Cape May Orchestra Quartette Pen as cole Pickaninny Musical Sketch Bennett. St^m, Sayre Automobile Sketch Reeves and Crowell Dancing Contest Irish Sketch Joseph Thornton Trio "Always In the Way” Jest Brother*

PART IIL

Stout Oorrosr

Scene. Storey Cotton Office Cut of Character*

1 J. J. Howard,

teTmeOmCo. who filled the pwlFirat Praabyteriaa Chnreh here Eto. BppMmrT M wow taSS* wiJh^he troUrmoa ef Newark, holding an there ear haru He held similar

Children Mart i. Through Htrvets and Wind May Foie on Beach. After much hard but enjoyable work, Mrs. J. Norman Ellison gave the children of tbe Handay-school of tbe P. E Church of the Advent and tbelr friends a May Party last Saturday afternoon on public paviEioo No. 1 on the beach front. Th - party assembled at X o'clock In tbe church yard, and there formed Into lias for the march to the beach. The procession then started off. taking In all the principal streets, and presented a novel and picturesque appearance, decked out in all the finery of flowers *nJ ribboosTbe order of procession wa* s- follows: Drummer boys, Homer Ellison. Smith Hughes, Robert Duke. Flag Bearer. Ler ,y Coarch. Fairies, Haiel Otter. IdaC'Unrch. Fannie Yauuamaa. Mary coflaud. Dorothy Hart, Fannie Hoaetaau. Katie Pharo. Flower Girls, Mabel Hart. Anna Brown, Anna Extron. Ernestine Ellison, Caroline Hebenihal. PolesBesreea, Willie Hebenihal, Leon EWing. G. Taylor Ellison. King sod Queen, James Hebesthal and Mercedes M. Ellison. Coachman to King and Queen, Orion eeres. Uncle Sam wheeling the lufant of Amer- *. Ellie Koeemao anl Bessie Ellison. Representing New Cape May, Irene Bennett and Leroy Fagan. Brownlee. Loon, Konoald and Baby Quidort. Clowns. Robert Haod, Lee Lemon, Geo. Hand. James A. Ellison. Jr., Clifton Ware, Hubert Jest. Continent J Pilgrim. Rafael Ellison. Rafael became weary, and called in sendee his side partner, Alfred Evans, to carry aim along the line of march to tbe "Happy Hunting Ground"—tbe ice cream booth

girls

Fred Sayre Leslie Crawford Mr. EUia, Horace Church Dr. Stevenson, Edward Barton Mr. Emus. - John Shields Mr. Monte, Walter Feoderson, Jr.. Rev. Mr. Geometer, Fred Cro Mr*. Jowea, of Fishing Creek, widow womW George Curtis Office Bora Mom, Harry Hughes Sambo, Char lea Briant

A large number of boys and brought up tbe rear. When the party arrived at the pavilion tba May Pole dance was given before an admiring crowd. The art of winding the ribbons aronod the pole waa prettily done by the children. lot erram aod-eake than followed. The Bttte owe had the time of their Uvea, they think, so well woe the affair arranged and carried through. Others interested in the church assisted In entertaining the children. The committee extends through the Huald Its thanks to the ladies who do-

Capt. Virden Re-appointed. From the Lewes "Delaware Pilot” Captain John P, Virden hue been reappointed by Governor Lea a member of the Board of Pilot Commissioners to serve for a term of five years. A meeting of tbe Board was held in Wilmington on Monday, tbe member* present indoding Captain Horace Wilson, the secretary; T. a Marshall of Lewes, William Turner and Colonel L. B. Morrow of Wilmington.

Christian Endeavour Toplca. The subject of the Y. P. 6. C. E. meeting at tbe Pint Presbyterian Church tomorrow night will be "Spirit-filled Christians." The lender will be Mr*. John W. Mecray. Tbe aame subject will be for Die meeting of the B. V. ?. U. on Friday even lag. Mias Mabel Fooer will lead.

“The Breakers" is the new name for the Emplrelocated on Perry street, which has w proprietress in the person of 1 McCartney, who, for peat two season*, been manager of the Wyoming.

Edward W. Dale has sold hia badness at the Auditorium. No. IM Jackson street. In John J. Marray and Patrick J. Dailey, Philadelphia, the new proprietor* taking

platform for tbe Society of Ethical Cnllure of New York city. Hshaabeen electee »hbr of the staff of the American doty for University Extension. Tbe tw oo will go into effect on June 1, which time church eervtoee will he disc

presented to the May Queen by Mr*. Knott when the procession passed her residence. Quite a neat sum was realized for the church. Those in charge of the party were Mrs. J. N. Ellison, Mr*. W. Knott, Mrs. Wm. Ilshialfegl, Mrs. A. Lemons, Mrs. H. Les, Mrs. J. Calvin Smith, Mrs. William Newell, Mr*. F. W. Wolff. Mias H. Koras u, Mine M. Koraau. Mice E. Black. Mias Ethel Henry, Mias Elisabeth Henry. Mias Berate Hart, Mies Edna Hart, Miss RebecLaird. Mr. Francis T. H. Finn. Mr. B. Reeves, Mr. A. F. Damon, Mr. Wm. Ho-

Oapt. James P. Godfrey Dead. Captain James P. Godfrey, aged TV years, led at hie Eldora home on Saturday last. He waa a member of Philndelohia Lodge No. 2, F. and A. M-, of Philadelphia. The funeral occurred from his late home at Eldora yesterday noon. Fora number' of years he sailed a vcaael out of the port of Philadelphia.

Cottagers Getting Ready. Those who have been down on the shores of Cape May for the past week hare enjoyed themselves, although the weather at w was somewhat oooL A number at cottage owners are here preparing tbelr villas tor Sommer occupancy and some of them have already taken possession for the

te Devon, which to a comfortable homelike house, located on South Lafaystreet. near the railroad station and boardwalk, will he again under the mannee t of IU owner. Mr. J. L. Kahr, formerly of Philadelphia.

New T The Board of Education aa Monday evening reaUeted all tbe aid teachers except Mtos Bide Joaea. Mtoa Gaaday and