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BRIEF COUNTY HAPPENINGS

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CAPE MAY POINT CAPK MAY POINT Sept U-Tbe betbiutt seMoo l.»* sboul closed. Tb» SboreliAiu tod Carlton Hotels bm»r pot up tbelt shutters for the *luItsilrr ■ hsvr closed their cotU«ean<i re tarried u* their cit;. home. A •though the season has about dosed, the Ukr U still open and Mr. Stanton U doing s good business. The trolleys hare reduced their time, and art now only running on half hour schedule stopping at ten o'clock. Mr and Mrs. Swain Woolson entertained company over Sunday. Paul Hughes of Philadelphia spent Sandsy with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hughes Miss Era Rutherford commenced her school duties as teacher tn the primary department of the Cape May Pnblic Kboo 1 on Monday The Seaside Home dosed its doors on Tuesday after a very bo»y summer of which it has been entertaining chtiOriando Laflerty. who has been spending the summer with his parents' returned to PhUa on Sunday, where he ha* secured a position in a large printing establishment.

DIAS CREEK. 1>1AS CREEK.Sept. IS—Capt. William Tomlin was boma over Sunday returning to resaei doty Monday Morning. Master Stanford Vanamtn went to PennsyIranis on Monday Morning peranr a course of atudira Pennington Seminary. Mias Jennie Errickon re turning to Ardmore Pa. Monday after a two week a The visit of the (irand Dodge officers of the 1. 0*M. of New Jersey to Volunteer lowige has changed from dept. 23. Sept 30th. All members and lady friends are invited to attend, refreshment* will be served.

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. Sept. IS —Eldory Norton and wife were visitors at Dias Oeek over Sunday. When ton Dogiara left on Monday for Trenton where he will attend the model Vschool. Wilbert Kates and friend of Millville were guest* of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrell the first of the week. Howard Rosa of Camden spent Sunday with hu parents Mr. and Mrs. E. L Rosa. \ James it Springer and family entertained a Hr. Shnnan from Dong Branch oyer Scnday. Mrs. Robert K. Hand of Erma visited Horace E., Richardson and family on Saturday. Mrs. John Taylor and ton Robert have been spending a few days with rela tires in Atlantic City. Mrs. Socrates Willis and danglers . Mrythe and Mildred are spending this week with relstivesdf) pennuvQle. David Ogden of Dias Creek made a business trip here 00 Monday. Mrs. Ella Corson la spending a few day* wit relative* st Mays Landing. Stillwell H. Townsend and daughter Mias Anna left on Monday to resume their school duties at Cave May Oty. Mr. Townsnd will move his family there this week. Charles Koorbacb hat been ‘spending this week relatives in PhUa. Dr. Brandreth and Thomas Fryer of Koyeraford Pa. came down on their motor cycles Eiiday to spend a few day* with friends here. Mary J. Hand and daughter Hannah are Tinting her sou in Newark for a abort time. Mr*. Hannah Wheaton and Mrs. Liscie Erricaon visited friend* at Gape May Oty on bond ay

Tbe Dias Creek baa* ball team showed ,.ieir metal last Saturday afternoon by defeating lireen Creek and scoring even ith Rio lirandv in the presence of two uodred people. Smith li. Erricaon has moved hia bouse across the road and la rebuilding Charles Jones and wife of Phil* viMted their mother in this village over Sunday. Aljen Willetts of North Port Long land a former resident of Uua place was calling on friends here last week. Capt. Nothan Dughty took oat his large fish pound last week after a favorly good season, he is expecting to go luth fishing this winter. Thomas H. Leamon led a very interesting League service on Sunday evening last. Charles Laurence who has a responsible position with the Edge More Iron Co. has recovered from a six week fit of sickness and will retun to hi* work Joseph Sheets and family who have occupied the David Hewitt cottage for the past six months will move to Grande in a few days. v. J. W. Wainwrighl will address tbe White Shield League at the close of the Sunday School next Sabbath at 2J0 P. M.

RIO ORADNE

RIO GRANDE. Sept- 13-Mi« lixxie Gilleon apd friend of Millville, arespending a few weeks very pleasantly with her brother Isaac Gilleon. Mr. Jones Hand and wife of Philadelphia, spent Snodky with their parent* here. Joseph Smith of Millville, after spending several days with relatives here, returned home on Tuesday. Mrs, Emily Hand, has returned from a pleasant trip to Trenton, while there Mrs. Hand attended a meeting of the Grand Lodge. Walter Taylor of Cold Spring. « Sunday nMtor with relatives here Mr. and Mr*. Allie Day, of Cold Spring spent Sunday with thrir parental The Kio Grand* canning factory Is running on nearly full time now, n Italians are employed as laborer* aa other help is verv semrte. Robert New), is spending a wtwk with his sister, Mrs. Jones Heed of Phils. The Bear Ball Club which have no* been defaatod as yet. came near a i* their match on Saturday aftan with Us* litas Owes team, but aa

FISHING CREEK. FISHING CREEK. Sept. 13. — Mis* Lulu Kiefer of Philadelphia spent * few days sritb her friend Mias Mary Snyder. Leslie Morton is visiting hi* grandparents S. T. Shaw and wife. Mr*. Libbie Mount and son spent last eek with friends at Palermo and Ocean

Uty.

Mrs. Mary Schellenger visitor! relatives at Pleasantville on Thursday. Mrs. Mary Clark of Camden is visiting her sister Mrs. Hannah Woe.ton, who is sick at this writing. Daniel Woolson, Jr., and family of West Cape May spent a couple of days last week with his parents. , Harry Learning and wife entertained l-emnel Schellenger. wife and son and Reuben Mount, wile and son Warren 1 Saturday. Barnett Dowler of HdUy Beach spent Saturday with friends In this place. James McPherson baa accepted t position in the fiah-ponnd at Holly Beach. Frank Bate and wife spent Sunday ith EnosTomlin and wtte. Meadames Rhode Cummings and Do1 Hdredge.sdent Friday last with relatives here. Claude Ycarickt spent a ctyiple days last week with hia father.' Mvadames Sarah Shaw and Phene Baton spent Tuesday with Rev. James Shaw and wife of Eld ora. m Eagolf and wifd of Philadelphia are vnuting friends hete, Mr. James Brown of Camden spent part of last week with J. Snyder - and

family.

Mr. and Mrs. Odd, of England, spent part of last week with John Snyder ana family. It being their first tnp to New Jersey they enjoyed it very much. Edgmi Woolson took the Mystic Circle to Wildwood on Thursday evening. The Myatlc Circle met at Maud Year^ rick* Tuesday and report a good time.

FIGHT IN SEA ISLE FOR MATOR

the Place many Yea

At Sea I ale Citv there will be a sharp contest for Mayor this fall between the two political parties, The Democrat* have slated Mayor Thomas E. i*vti*tt> for raDomination, while the Republican* will name James F. Sherry,Philadelphia business man, who resides here. Mayor Lori lam has been the chief executive for more than twenty yean. Mayor Lodlam will have the support of many «f the native Jeneymen, while Mr. Sherry's

BOARDS OF REGISTRY County Board of Elections Ha* O01 miaul lined Voters to Merre The County Board of Election* has 001 missioned the following Boards of Heal*try and EleoUon for the several voting district* of tbe county: Democrat* Republican* Ocean City, 1st Ward. Lother Wallace Tboe. H. McClure John B. Christian John P. Cedi Ocean City, Ml MTard K imnnd A- Bonraeols K. N. Robinson B. Frank Smith Ch**.. 8. Slthen* Upper Township 8. C. Stephen* Eugene Townsend Ksubrn C. Yonoic John L Busby *V oodblna !**o M. tlsnrrhinb Morria Istrln aei Kuheoateiu John & Young Deunt* Township, 1st Dial. Cbaa C. James Reuben Cheater Chas. P. Robert Lewi* Lloyd Deooi* ToWnsbtp 9d Diet. Frank C. Baror* Wm. Bramell 1. Swain Townsend Albert Way Sea Die City Alfred Steelman Theodore Dr Bow 1 Tomlin Wm. B. Whittington Avalon Hugh H. Holmes George W. Kates M. Hackett Walter A. Smith Middle Township. 1st DDt. William Steel Jea. L. Springer Llewelyn Hildreth Amo* T. Brower Middle Township, ad Diet. L. Howell Andrew J. Tomlin E. Riley Mixner Charles Soffe Angles** John Taylor Thomas Corson Edward M- Shivers Ellsworth R. Hewlu Wildwood W. H. Wash born Warren Kalbach Cbaa H. Mickle Wm. H. Allen Holly Beach 8. J. Dowler William E Forcnm C. E. Obcr Frank T. Rudolph Lower Township Leri Dickinson Jacob Barnett McPherson Chas. Bob m West Cape May Howard Srltea Geo. O. Camming* G. BDuner Livingston S. Eldredge Cape May Oty. 1st Dtst. Frank Miller Robert C, Hughe* Charles Shield* Joseph B. Hugbea.Jr Cape May City. 2d DDt. Alfred Hand D. C. Crowell Harry Bellangy El wood Rowland South Cape May Horace B. Taylor Frank Walton El wood Kotacbman A. Rndolph

Greet Inter-State Fair Entries for the races which comprise je speed program for the Inter-State Fair closed Thanday, and the final maib brought hundreds of fast horses for the

the first dsy of Fripay. September 2»tb, the dosing day

of the Exinbiiioe.

There are eighteen distinct da see* in 1 the »peed program this year. There. will be three race* Monday, three Tuesday, four Wednesday, five Thursday, and three Friday. In addition to these. Secretsy Mahlon R. Margerum it now arranging for exhibition events for the track record of 2:06, made two year* ago

‘ivPrince Alert.

The grand-stand sests for the Fair week under system opened Saturday and will doee Th triad*y, beptember.llth. This plan of disposing of seats trill give each and every patron of the Fair an portnnity' to secure . advantageous

o^portui

Arrangements for the vaudeville de-

partment of the Fair this' indade the •ir-shlit which recently attraction of the — 1 * . world successful and remarks-

4 over New York, Aseeuta will each day from the center of the

Fair grounds.

An attraction which will Wommand the attention/tf Fair patrons thDwtllbe troop of Ingorrotea, a part of the famoo* colony.which attracted each attenthe SL Lools Ex post Has. These are natives ot the Philippine Island*.

and by them an excellent study of real

wild men is afforded.

Tbe Midway ibD year ha* been greatly enlarged. An additional “Down tbe pike" has been provided, and this will extend parallel with the original“Way” and the length of It. Kvery fwataqtiop will be taken to maintain the moral

standard oi the year.

Tbe Dog Show of the Fair of 1806 will equal the great exhibitions of a like character whieh are held* * nnn *iiw J**. New York andFhHadMphk cess of thD department D assured by the membsrabip affiliation of the Inter-

State Association with the

* ■ntrieatn the agricultural, fancy work, ir- tanning Implements, hones for general

use, cattle’ poultry, ect, are rapidly filling. and the entries which bar* been to date assure thv greatest variety ever led by the Inter-Stele Fair Assoc

present e

Dtion.

a ration of Federal authority to I

lata for tbe control of Bahia* within the

thrao-miD Uatt along the Atlantic < will he sahmitted to Ooagraas at in w. *• the issult of a protest from New

whom the pfoteot waa sent, has la ratio Isubject, and Informed the peUlioa

Owe City Board of

Mayor Millet ho reappointed aa mbersof the city Board of health, Dr. Virgil M. D. Marry and Georg* L. Lovett and city council *~‘ —^

Isaac H Smith Clothier and Furtiisher

Opposite Reading Depot. 608 WASHINGTON ST*. CAPE MAY. N. J.

A FULL LINE OF TRUNKS Constantly on Hand . .

M. C- SWAIN MANUFACTURER OF Artificial Stone Pavement, Cellars, Floors Etc., Etc. ms ass® sy®0s . sswobs®. UT COLOR 0* BUI

Au. Work Guaranteed and Best of Reference Furnihhkd. Offict and Residence^ Corbie & Queen Sts. Cape May, N. J.

HOWARD F, OTTER, Has purchased the baslasss of the late 0. BOLDER, aad removed W 311-313 Mansion Street CAPB MAY, N. i

FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES

National Magasloe Hetty Green' America’s richest woman, and Ida Ogr^ “Queen of Bohemia,” are contracted type* treated by brillsnt writes in the'Katibnal Msgaxlne for September. Msyor Dunue’s argument for dty ownership of Chicago’s street railways D forcefully replied to by Allen Ripley Foote. Jndge William H. Brawler of Sooth Carolina brillienUy anal vies of ibt courses of eeceaalon in "Oar Civil War in Pei He net Austin’s “Tbe Episode of the Spanish Poe a" is au odd and amusing sketch on tbe lighter side of New Or1 life. Lee McCrae writes briefly, dut pointedly, of the General Forrest stetoe In Memphis as a tribute to Ameri bravely. The Nan Patterson of current yellow newspaper fame, and their admirers, are srsthingiy disseoed by Mrs E. D. Kendall in a topical poem entitled, ‘TbaNewer Woman." Michael A. Lane begins publication of a aeries of six scientific papers under the general ing, “Man in Perapectire.” The first paper is “The Social Idea.’’ Boy and girl leaderssriMbedeUghted to know that the September National contains the first half of * two-part story for the young folks, entitled “The Little Green Goblin of GobUnrilie," by Naylor,-tbe sutbur of “The Witch-Grow and Barney Bytow,'■ Other stones in Uua number are by Lewis E. MacBrayne, essie M. WUttaln end D. Albery. Perhaps the most striking of the many pictures Is 'The Truce of the Trenches: A Philippine.’' This page from a snapshot photograph sril. certainly interest "the giri I left behind me.

tug the bet weather require very doee ■riewyinn Many people who raise fowl* are not by any means careful enough tn thD respect From Jana until the sod cf hot weather it D never sriae to glee them corn. A diet of oate and barley and bran msstie* D much

feed of barley rtca. Dieeaaee mt FWwta.

If yon bare dlseeeed fowls you cannot be too careful about ecaiding and

1b* other* D a good way teamed disease. A few dropb of carbolic add in the drinking water D good for toupy

ounces. Oovsr the glue to cold water overnight Mix tbe whiting with cold water, beat tbe glue

^ A* man with a -wet or dry, hot or cold, there comes a

test the wort of jp

,Smj. can be alwajs'rolirii upae ■ tew *<B teg sm*. a* tew can May t

Bummer Bervioe* Close e summer services at St. John's P. E Church were concluded last Sunday, when' tbe Rev. T. J. Taylor, rector of tbe Church ot the Ad vac l. Kroc at l Square, Pa..' waa given a cordial welcome, aa be always to 8t-John’s eoogTesaUoa. Mr. Taylor had a busy Sunday her*, having officiated at

Sportsmen Should Take Notice There is a Dw on woodcock for the month of September, and game warden* should sea that thD Dw is obeyed. Tbe open season is October 1st, and not until then should hunters be allowed to shoot this bird.

Rabbi tie are Plentiful Fanners thronghouiCspeMayLountj, especially in tbe upper section, n quail and rabbita unusually sbnndsnt, and predict One funning this fall.

P0R SALE OR RENT, Fabm at Flahlng Creek, adjoining Harry learning's premise*. Inquire of C. C. Reeve*. Eldredge P.O, Oape May. N. J., J. Howard GendcU, USD Chestnut St.,

VALUABLE Real Estate In Cape Hay City FOR SALE To close np an Estate mnumiK pwimi m wan NO, 1. A three story frame cottage and stable on land, at .No. 676 Washington st., size of lot 100 feet front by 200 feet deep. NO. 2. Drag store at S. W, corner of Washington and. Decatur sts, together with-all stock and fixture*. — NO. 3. A two and one-half story cottage'and lot at No. 220 North st., size of lot 40 feet front by 75 feet deep. NO. 4. One-half of double cottage end lot, at No. 416 Bonk st. NO. 5. White Hall property, at Lafayette ant^Uferson sts, buildings and bdms'on one acre oi gronnd. Far Terms aad Information apply ta S. 8. MAKCY. Marcy’a Phar-

tar St*, Cape May. N. J.

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.

Speaking of Dividends L. N; P. writes: “My policy docs not call tor any divi« dends. and I assure you that this voluntary concession on the part ol the Company is highly appreciated by me.”

Write for iiifornsstipp cff policies The Prudential Insurance co. op America. r.„. om.., N n ,.,k.N. j. Incorporated a* a Stock Company by the State ofKcw Jeraey. V JOHN P. DRYDKN. Presides! ^ ABD ' Vif * l ' rc “’ denl - EDGAR B. WARD, id Vie* Prrahteat. PORRB8T F DKYDKN, jd Vie* Prea. WILBUR6. JOHNSON. 41b Vice EDWARD CRAY. S«™,. r«-M™--1 CowpOMW, FRANK D. BDSEK, District Manater Ordinary Department. 104 Market Street, Camden. N. J. H. B. Kichakdsok. A**t. Snpt.. Cape May Court-BoaM. N. J. 2138

CUTLERY

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The RMortneoI is positively the Utgrat and prices nuuw from 45c lo *2.50 per set. 6

CARVING SETS

Pusscl-aiOAkeat from SI'OO to *5.00 per set. F tram the factor.

PEN KNIVES

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Robeson's make. .The finest in tbe market. From tOc to 92.50.

CHARLES A.

SWAIH,

305-7 Jackson Street,

CAPE MAY, N. J.

EVERITKME IN SUMMER WEAR REDUCED A new lot of Ladle'. Mercerized Waist*, A new lot of Lsdic's Skirts ju*t what you want. White Duck Skirt* were £ .25. all to go at qRc. The biggest line «f Ladle's fancy uslin Underweal anywhere to be found ra the dty.

A new line of dark akin* Just arrieed for fall wear. Kverything D Children'* Wear at Rca»osah>e Price*. A light weight blanket at 59c of extra good quality, jwat the thing for these cool evening*. •

Special for the Cocirtrj,

JOS. LAVEITTHOL, 319 WASHUfOTOE STREET

THE HOnESTEAB Cast Corner Waehlncton and Jackson Sts* CAPE MAY, N. J. CAFE > s thoroughly up-to-date in all appoute ments. Handsomely appointed parlor* for ladies.

Cottages gerved with Choicest Wines, Liquors and Been J. 1, BATTY, Proprietoi MEGRAYS' CENTRAL MARKET, Corner Washington and Ocean Streets, 60a Washington Street, *17, *19, sai Ocean Street CHOICE HTTBS - Surytes Sa Efe -1 SPRR Country Prataca, Pmh Pally fans anr owa

B. S. CURTIS, dtPlmubiag, Steam and Gaa Fittiag.e CAI* MAT, m. a