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CAPE MAY, N. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ji, 1905.—EIGHT PAG ES.

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THE HISTORIC OLD CARLTON

Bit of History of the Once Famous Old Hotel

LOCATED AT CAPE MAY POINT

; Mat this wi-rl it* reader. » ht-Oory of tinCaHton Hotel, one of which w»* hr*i bnilt at Care May Point ea I* in U» aerenOea, then what waajcnown aa Set. (iroye Kor fifteen yean UiU reworl proapered, and Va* the home of 1'reai dent Bamiaon for two aocrradve aummem. Dnnnjr that time boata plyrd between here and Philadelphia, and it was unnaoal sight to see fr-an MX) to 1000 people arrire for a day's eating. The Carlton being the moat commo.1loua of the ho tela, came in for a go«i share of the patronage doe to its fine location, and year after ynar it enjoyed this kind of pronperity, being situated on n clifi directly OTcrloaking the Dataware Bay. To add to its beauty more fine lawns, well kept mounds, a>. excellent drirewny, and a music and dancing vnTtlion. The broad piauaa and cool airy rooms were eery in rigor a ting, nsitors comiUk from PitUbnrg, Baltimore, Sew York and other large cities prononaced this the Queen of all summer resorts. A boardwalk skirting the entile lengtk of the beach front, and a drtreway to Cape May Wty was s feature of the place, taking in all it was a desired spot for society people. Bat now U has lost Its beauty, the ocean has derastml the mound*, lawns k drire In its

The • perOlon has been torn down, and now one can notice bathers where once they stood. The ocean is within s few yards of the famons Carlton Hotel Itself, as every high tide and storm brings it nearer to destruction. Not onlr is it affecting this hotei bar many places it has aaten Its way so that It is impossible even to walk on the boardwalk in some places. All precaution has been taken to stop it. but without success, and now st is only a matter of a few years when the ocean will hare complete oont*ol.

An old folks service was held at the Cold Soring Preabyterian Church on fineday morulas, the services bring conducted by Ra». D. H- Lsveny. D. ft. His subject was from the Met PraJm: "l will be sri.h him In trouble; I will deliver him sod Cfaim. With longlife will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." VleJIN-

JURY COMPLETES LABORS Seventy-three Indictments Presented Against I.'qsor Sellers The Grand Jury for Cape May oonniv completed its labor last Friday, and presented 71 Indietmcnu axalnst liquor dealend other alleged offenders against the r. On Maoday tha plans of those Indicted were taken and erf those who plead “not gu'lty" their trials ha ! Indicted for haring

The BepubUcan eonnty ooGTcnUon was fcsldat the new pier. Wildwood, on Taeadnr aftrmooc, and the following ticket Aaaambly—James it. E. Hildreth. Capa May City. Coroners — William H. Thompson, Cape May, and A. LeRoy Mailer, of S Isle City

Avalon—GUbert S. Smith. Cope May Otiy-J. Harry Baghm. James J. Doafc. Laleyntte M. JlaU. I-Harry Smith assd William T. Steer*. p - Wilhar t Hand.

Ocean CUy. Dret Ward - Smith. Harry T. Fould. Oman City, Second Ward - Lew k Oram. Edward T. Manhall. has lab City—G. Trad Cronecker.

OLD FOLKS SERVICE IN “BRICK” CHURCH

COLD SPRING PKKsRYTEKIAK CriURCB

Cape May' City - M. Keanu. E L. Hngben, ChaHesK Ginder. William Deni >t, Mori Seoo, John Morria. Prank Hebitbal. John Peters, Joseph Swar^t. Wildwood—W. W Taylor. Hollv Beach - ebarles Kurt*. Y. W. Jokaaon, William MalUmaaAngleoea—Edward Tice- * Then weir Id person. - idlctsd (or Hon-, day liquor aelllak. vi*.: Cspe May City — LewU Arnold. Trad Arnold. Cbarle. Arnold. Joi ■ Peter*.John Morris. Edward W. Dab. John Tracy, Harry Richardson Jobo Jest, William H. Thornton. Johp J. Murray, Putrisk J. Daily. Frank B Wriuley. HoraceJd Cake. P. 3. Cake, John .1. Ratty. John Hickey. Woodbine—William Peaarlnipk. Sea Iale City — John Gram. Samuel Shlck. Jere Delau*y. Caroline Cronecker, ik Kllboor. Ahun liusch, Patrick Me Orna, William Nehloger, Phillip Barron. Charles Peterson, Charles Hag . i. Coraon'e ! ilet—Willisn G. Carothere Tmnwpod a 'nlel—J Qwitge PSJeTAvnkrn—George tl. Raw. Stone Harbor—-Philip Walamr i. Holly Beach—Aiubro^ Poll'nger, Harry H. Hoffman. Frail* H. Crammer. William R. Pinker. Gna Nalaoo, Ernest ScbHcbt ing. RaneN. Adam*. Angleaea—Vrltr Krrybunr. William A. Tmnae. Prank W. Dougherty. George J. Eat. AagnUA* JllUon. Charles Mare On Monday court epeced to noelve the laaa of those who had beaa Indicted la>i week and the fourteen personsTor « slot machines all pled goutr. and - thorn wbe bed penny machine* were II tad •MO and onaU and otbsr* haring nickel Inea were each faej flO.bJ r id costa, ■-two of thefottr-sltpersoDa indicted tor liquor eeUlng oo Sunday plafi non i ult to the chargaa and In rash earn were fined fSO.00 sod oasta, sscnpt where they bad bee* betore the court *t a provisos time and then their fine waa made U and

to back It up with a good a/tida of ball, 1 next season should be no sxespil Good groanda, centrally located I bnag tbs dsMrad rysolU Olvs as is toll ynd we will give yoa this week 1 asst the tost bargains in mattings

- Think of baying .

rom all over the southern end of Cape Mar County name to attend service. A special invitation had given to all persons of sixty years of age This old church was founded In 1714 the present church edifice Is nearly yean old. It being tha third bolldlug

FACTS TOU) IN BRIEF News Gathered at Random by Oar Special Reporters —Cool evenings again. —G. M. Hess's cranberry bog at Belle Plain will yield sn immense crop. —tees Isle City .connci! has peuaec ordinance changing the scale of Met tjjs taxes. •jfojjy Reach poondl has passed ordUnee prohibltiBf tbs yi4I«M of Weycfea on the styegtiks of tha* resort. —Gape May Coguty farmers will harvest s large crop of apples this fail, and ddsr will be a popular beverage. The annual meeting of the Cape Mav Golf Cfub will ba h.id at the Clab House on Lafayette street on Friday

evgnjug.

—Buckfish ary starting to file in - the wate.s of Papa'May ponnjy tahR*, and a nnmbe' of ths big hah have been

yacht.

' —An enormou* crop of salt hay U bring harvested on the marshes of this county. There li a ready tslr for it at

•S pef-tou.

. —Rojene Hay* of Gotben, ha* rods tcfSau Antonio, Tex., where be ha* sei a position a* instructor in the West Taxes Military Academy; —Ocean City expect* another bulldog boom this winter, A Millville contractor has eight cottages to erect on one avenue there before ne}t Jons. -The recital which was given m the Methodist Church on Thursday evening was well attended, and * naat aum was ealised for the improvement of the

pipe organ.

—Hundreds of mud hens were killed a the marshes adjacent to Cape May and Grassy Bounds by gunners on Toesdar, daring tbe high tide, which cover* e.1 the meadows. -The canning bouses at Weal Gape May, Kio Grande, QennisvillJ, Turkaboe sod Eld ora. tble county ays having successful sea ion a. Tbe can ner’* prod yce Is plentiful find an excellent variety. -Tbs Cap* Msy Coualy Prohibition Courration mst st Tacks ior yesterday to roandklaiea lor tfas tmomUr and

alo r is*rping ths cbofoc of the oouvra

proving from the accident which befei tor on Wednesday of last week, when

Washing street near Franklin, ran Into by a horse drawing an

driven by Elwood Major.

of the

tor ear was badly sat. ffte was tatoa to t to horns of tor dsaghtar. Mrs. Thos.

ted In lihistory. In ths cemetery of the chard the dead of lower Cope May Coaoiy fdr twoesotarirsare barted nod tbe n interesting spot for .11 thro. teaod lor who are descended from former ooera of this oharoh.

GOLF ON OUR LINKS ^fywwtgy^Awardeil In tfir concluding tournamsut of the Cape May Golf Qub for ths sra cup to be awarded to tie player with the most point* won m the tourneys held each Saturday, the last plays were tboee of Saturday.- and Ferdinand J. Grave*, of Gennaatown, Pa. waa Iks winner, be having reerivad 14 points doring stuptyef. W-flow BgBhwo, 4r., of PhUadeiphtx, was ths aseoad man, with IS point*. The other hi tbslr order re; Benjamin BowUod, 11; Elwood IL Kutchman, 8; Spencer D. Wright Jr. p fiW: Thoma. W. Eaatwki, 6; Barton Loeaa 6; R. Wiater Harvey. 6; Stanton H- Backett, Jr., b; G. BoweU Parr, 4J; K. W. Starr, Jr., 4,- W. L Alien, S, Howard Hollen, & Charles J. Matlhew.i 3; Kdwia K Bisphstt, 3; H. R. Prios, 8; K-ne Stovgl Green, fi; Edwin ff. Oook.2; J.F.Looss,l*;J W. Uoas,H, WWJsm M. Allen, I; Samnri ihiphsm, ij J. H. Coohran, Ij Dr. Chari re Davis, 1; Frank a Stottuck, i; Jams* M. E. Hildreth,}; Thomas S. Dandon, j. In therighteen-hoif medal play toarn ament Satnrdav afternoon Stanton H. Hackett. Jr., of Philadelphia, was the winner, owing to his Urge handicap. Water Bareev, of Philadelphia, made the l>eqt actual score of the day. fMsf' § i! I S s s JW Local » 10 S E K Cook _ H 10 K “ uJr fifi s H

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-lame, pitebeo*. (>ri« L »d Jamts P Corry withdrew-

In th* las* Scotph fouraouir plared Saturday afternoon qq tb* 140*1 l|nk., the ‘ •**bal'B/Bv»qoI,qcM W dS H H*pk-

t, Jr-, woq thagama. Ttoaearaai

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CITIZENS THE CHOICE FOR ASSEMBi V ORGANIZE « .

“Patriotic League of Cape May” to Work {or Reform

GOOD MEN URGED TO JOIN

“Plaiftirm of Prindplra" Hay. «'a|e Ma)‘. --Political Cot dllion I. - j Badly Oorrmpl" ' • - ■' J

OtiAra.'I atrioUc of f«pv M.) «ra- rmnially ••rx.i-xnl livt &.tanla> I Tti« mretlnu w»« comp vu-l ..i a *'»•!]> a ■ (if 0• v M*y'« rvpn-«.ii .live turn, i with many otbrra in hr-nj .viHpatliy who were auablr tit hr prewut. Tte' fullowint: “ ..run. of prlu.-iple* ' >• prr—ii ed ; •beamed at length, end rnthi.rlaitlcslly atlotaud Tb- plaiTurm -xpl »•.- Itolf. A | «.tiBatiltm O’t oominatinu* w*. >p ulntnl : to report at a mretinx to hr brkl in Og [ 4*0% Hall next Saturday -veidng. to which j an men In q-wi-fithy a lib tiila ntovnueul are inrited. Rs*d thi- carefully, The f*|ai|t>ret< «NsrmrrWN uk phis HATRiorit LKAGOK OF iiAPd MAT. PhKAhbt.lt It taour firm cuuvhiiluu tii.t ail luv.ri ■fdri. ngliteoa*n<ea rirlua aliore -ui.t .airly irrrlr. and dlM; reflua all po.lilc prejudlcra, ahoald ontaulxc (Urlr lurom loi a campaign of reform along practical aim ■aaiblr Unsa—avoiding extreme* but ad vocation courageously sod psreistently principles of 1ITMJUTY, Kooaon UTWaisg in ths pdmjsfrtraJJW u( local municipal govsnimwl. It U naivaraally oharwed and by daoiad that the priltioal ooodlUou of Cape May 1* sadly eorrnpt: that riaetioas are carriedbya al Interests rather than public weal loo often shape th* policy of the ~ Goa: that open sad perriataot Uw Is silo wed to pass anhallsn^d by thoaa sworn to salon* R. -W ' "

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PtiAl Tbs Lasgus of Caps May. II Thl* League shall b* podUvely nonpartisan, and Invites to to membership mao of all partis* who dasjre to aid in aiding to tanruvs the social and political fioodltVvt* 0? opr city. U} Th. bbpa It* Irogpe Shall be to partly aqd driaod the Mactity of the. ballot-tq Sdpcate th* people to WgtorWOfqmariVWds-^tit sxpoar •oft pievfot official and political corruption—to aid offldalm in their effort* to suforua tha tears — and to » any work which msy be

TT The duties of the qffie** **11 be sqcfc a* usually qtiach to thrir reVI W*n eighteen rear* of age. or oyef, mv toeonte • UWptor hr subscrihtbK VQ Um ‘’platform of prina-

laabillty, by tbe ex-

Vril This platform of prluclplm may be changed at any regular meeting of the teogus If a oaorum to present. WVh flf ♦¥ Pt«»P«>~l change th»U toT« tori' Ulrec In Wfiting til teri IriastorT St least one month prevtoq«ly, [X Seyen B>em tore prsasut M • fsgnlar mepttog shajl ponttltute a quorum. X Ths afipaaass u> tha league shall Ua met by monthly dam of M osots sod by voluntary ooorribaUons

Mr. HUdrota wa* horn In Cape May. December Wh, 15», end Is s lawyer by profession. HWTnlber. Alvlo P. Hildreth, wns s Democratic member of tbe Assembly In ISM sad ‘87. His mother was a daughter of tbe late Ell B. Wales, formerly one of the toy Judges of Cape May county and a brother of E. I* ft Wales, tor many years one of t^* Judges of tbe New Jsrsey qo^rt of Rynwx and Appeals. H* wsg Srtaaitert at th* Mount Holly

' law in tha oOoaa of uncle) and Jodge

H. Gaskill. at Mount Holly- He admitted to tbe bar as an attorney st the June term, 1W’. and as s counselor st tbs February term, 1Mb. Since the tormei year be has practiced bis protemkoa at Cape May. He tpyganited the Franklin Electric Liqht opmpanj of Cape May la

Bir- rifatew AotfaUHri

Dr. Waatey R, Wate*. of this efty, who ax on trial before lh* United Sta. a D!» triet Court st Trenton for four days 1weak, waa oa Saturday acquitted of tbe charge of embexxlemeut sod mlssppropristion of tbe funds of tbe defunct First National Bank of Cape May, of which he tone time president. Thro* day* of. trial were oousumed hi tb* governat In prcaantlm \heir vs a. while only atolf day net taken tor tbe de.'eaa Friday toamlng. The aRernoou wsi taken op tu the srgomaot. Ou Saturday Judge toaning charged th. jury to acquit for embezzlement and left the Jury to 4 on the matter of misapprt^wiation. Tbs jury was out OuU Shput ten minute*. TMotrirt-At^tmey Jofci B. v r*eUud and eaietent Boermau re )reseated tbs gov_mmanl, while Dr. Wa.es wax represented by former Supreme Court Justice Col in* and Edwin H. Whlkrt. at Tteoton.

have been residents of Cape May for

,... to arrive at their destination ■bool Saturdsy where (hpU sou will at•••d ooUsae. Mr. Oqodwto I* in poor health, thjhkiqg' that the ohange of ggag w 6 ht improve him.

e pyesent ststc of «ffaltK-"Yto ““’t get good men t-i stood (or offlue." if tbe explsastiou of thk uqoataml sod dsngeroas aondlilou is sought this is it; No im port»uI odice la Cop* May except periisp* titot of Treasurer osu he Sscurea without resorting to corrupt method', Khd when that is does self mpret a-td politiotl io

Yoeltoto k» Is there rrvKSdr* * otto F^itedelpbabaadocoverod It. M~aoari has fooad It uoder the intrepid IcaUrrehlp of Governor Folk, sad this !• (t tot good men get together and (toad o and get lato ths tight This is **< sto this Is ths object of tb* dead la Capa May. Tha

phla, ptedgsd to tha eserthrqw o4 ths oorrapt macUa* whkh to dee teres has "loog hsM th* erty bv tha throat," Is a apsci

IS*, and was a director io the South Jer. sey Railway Company, which opened a competing line to Ope May in !(®4. He Is a member of srerral fraternal orders, including the Masons. Heptesopb*. Bed Men sod L nlted Workmen In Mast be wba elected CUy Solicitor, and In March. I8B3. was elected Mayor, sad eerved two years. Io 1885 he we* again chosen City Solicitor, and in 1887 was again elected Mayor, which office he heM until March.

the borough* of tbe ooonty. He was reelected to the Assembly by * plurality of 1,631 asez Cobb, Democrat, tost year bo *erv#d a* Chairman of tbe Committee oo Comma)oe sad Nat Igation. and a* a member of the Committee* on Elect loos. Revision of tows. Soldiers’ Home and Treasurer 1 * Accounts

PERSONAL MENTION

long You

Happening* of a Week Am

Friends

Mra. Rodney P. Hand l« enjoying a vtett to Hoyerefoid. Pa. Fred Sayre, son of Councilman 1-otiis C. Sayre, started on Monday for the Pacific Coast, where be will *etlie Harvey Bennett, soa cf Mr. and Mrs. Judsou Bennett, ha* entered P-lnoatoo Gnleersity for another ynar. Mlaa Goncgie Edmund., daughter of Mrs. Mary M. Edmund., has entered theWest Cheater. Pa.. Normal School. VVeatber Observer and Mr. Geonca L. Lovett Will leave on October t for . trip up the Hudson River and other point.. M-s. Sally B. Davie, who has occupied a cottage oo PraaMIn n ret all summer, returned to her P> ladelphl* nomc ou

Monday.

Miss Eleanor H. Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Thompson, oa. returned to Salem. New Jersey, whe-e .ns la again a teacher of music and kindergarten. Harry Hughes Johnson. Esq., n member of the bar of Cleveland, Ohio, wh « Da bis way borne from Bouo». visited uio to thee. • ax-Cicy Treasarer Eldndge Jobotou herb on Saturday. Ml-. Liicriaaa Hngho. daughter o’ Jfr. •nd Mrs. Robert C. Huclraa. r.., ;,iu* to Atlaotic City, where su- U*.. i .-o., on »* teacher In tbe kiodevgartea deps.. u at of tbe pabl Ic Kboaoi. towvar SAatael F Kldr-alrc- ’ week paid a -nett visit u> M r. »ad M - orge M. Rend neks, at Craoanl. N Jf. L terly of Cape Mav. Mr. H end net. is p;,deat of tbe Craatord NsttouabR .k EngioaerMatkla* C. Bco.-.r ibe CUy Sewage Pump-agr-ttiiou, is.; week vtiited bis sou «. Ite.cy. and trite BurUagton. N. J.. and hh. d-.n.oi. Mrs. Joto Oonover and dsoghrer. *• Sew Brun»w ick, N. J. Mrs Harriet S. Hoghre h*s soM her Hughe* Street home to County Supsria. tendeut of Soboola Aaron W. Hand who -ore ths building to a to ou Perry adjoining tha new Parkin-, a set Mrs. Hughs* win e.