CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY'. |ANUARY 11, lyu6

LOCAL HAPPENINGS TOLD THROUGHOUT THE COUlN+Y

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Mr» AKrrd S»pp th* drr mrlor *l Court Hou^ od Frtd*T Mr*. Row KMrwljtr rntrn»iorJ I l»t*r Mr*. B*oi»mtn T»jlor the Br*t

Truty.

C*pt Frwl \VUIl»m* i

Mr*- Drbor*h V*u hr wrrk with brr cb * *nd Caroilru Ralph Van (ilMrr r rorfc In Fhlla.lrlphia Mr. WUbert Sack ol tunday with bl* l»rvt Mr Wm Slmp*oi>

Randolph Creamer n .ollrtte work at Katttem Mr*. Robert Smith am eportrd * plraaanl nm

Ml** FranocaTrout of Kldora I* rUltlng brr undo Howard Norton ol thli-plaeo. Charlr* H. Howrll la adding on to bl> large poultry bouar* and will augag* It.

the bualuraa more exlenalrely auolhri { What the

year.

At the inalallatlou of offlcUla of Volui trWr U«ige I. O. M. on Friday arming la> aboufSIlady frlrnda made the gmtlemri a aurpriar party with a good aupdrr of re frrsnmmla all apent a moat pleaaant ere

governor Stokes' ANNUAL MESSAGE

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taker.

Somrr* Sackuded the funer

will reported In I ha near future. The Annual Church Meeting of the M E. Church war held on Monday earning fot t hr aellllng of aecta. for the paat year and election of three truateea. Char lea Howell waa hauling lumber from Endloott'a aaw mill at Burleigh on Saturday laat. for hulling purphae* Edward F.aber af Green Creek killed a ■ nr grey fox on Friday. The Cape May CountT Relief Aaaoela tlon held It* Annnal Meeting In the acbool nonae on Tneeday erenlng. Ilarld Ogden killed bia borae laat week It baaing oty llred Ita uaefulneaa.

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after apendiut riih bia aunt. Mr* Walter Shaw ofPhiladelphia. While awar he puichan*1 a breech loading gun Now eomr-. ,hing must nutfer? William Swain and daughter Knth. tod Misa Florence Snyder, apent lari eeek with Mr*. George Chance, nee Rar twain, i of 1’biladelphla. Mr. and Mr*. Fleiachhauer entertained t numlwr of their many friend* on Saturday evening. A delightful lime aa* reported by all. Mr. and Mr*. Waller Shaw of I’htlai>bia, returned to their home on Wednesday. after apending the holidays nth Mr*. Shaw's parents. Mr. and Mr*. 3inUfo Baud. Mrs. Emma Miller is viaiuug friend*

in New York.

Mias Martha Neal ityeot part of last reek with Mr* Charles Loper. Mias Mamie Bobm returned home laat Monday, after apending a time with restives in Waahington. Howard Ho&man visited Trenton laat [bandar and Friday. Alex. Ewing and family took tea with lere Hand ami wife on Friday. Tom Taylor visited hi* cousin, Jere Key of MiUvtlle. on rneaday. Joseph C. Eld red ge is quite ill with

the grippe.

Mrs. Jennie Hoflman apent Friday with relatives at Cape May.

Notice To ibser Defendants. IN' CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY. To Nellie Guxu. Charles Gant, lx*Lie Bell. William E Bell and J Howard Georxeentor of Samuel W. Reeves, oeI: virtue of au order of the Court of oery. made od th* day of the date f. In a cause wherein I. I warning Sheppard la complainant, and you and other* are defeadanta. you are required to aoprar. plead, answer or demur to the bill of aald complainant on or before the uly ■ bird day of February, next, or said bill will be taken aa confrased against you. Said bill is filed to foreclose a certain mortgage given by Eli D. Edmunds and I.ydia jT. bia wife, to Abigail Sheppard, bearing date September 1. 1885, which ' nortgage has hr various assignments . _bove uamed complainant, oa land* Fishing Creek. In Lower Township

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1800. and recorded In the Cape May County Clerk's office, iu Book No TO of Deeds, .v.gr* 308. Ac . and lo Book No. (6 of Deeds, pages 36. 4tc-. respectively, granted and conveyed unto Samnel W. Reeves, ■object to the coodllloa*. and agreement* mentioned and contained In Mid moet-

defendant* because you clall aald laud, or some part thereof; and you Charles Guest are made a defendant because aa the husband of lb* said Nellie i claim to have some interest In or some part thereof; and you William E. Bell are made a defendant be e aa the husband of the «aid Lottie voa claim to have some interest -to- ... land, or some part thereof; and you J. Howard Gendell. executor of the last will and testament of Samnel W. Reeves.

DIAS CREEK. J. W. Gracr and wife accompanied by BevJ. W. Wainwrigbt and wife drove down from Goshen Sunday afternoon attended deviue service iu the M hhureh. The M- E S. S- elected these office* Thursday evening Supt. E. B. Scull , Saperintendsut Frank Howell Sec'y Percy Douglas* Trees. Edward Tuttle organist Mamie Norton Sec'y of Missionary Society Clarence B. Howell Treasure Mary F. Norton. Pres, of White Shield League

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Reform In this direction Is no exception to th# ru»*. Maan*rhii*etta. which compare* with our state In many particular*. - ■*- if peraonal property par

tegt. Nev# JM*y should

Th* lark of uniformity la valuation* and aaseasroenta la well known. This la largely due to a ayatem that depend* upon th# varying Judgment* of too or more dlfa^H* vlewa In aom* atata* uniformity la secured by a state board or a county board making a complete valuation of all property at pertada of from three to five year*. InaqUallUes grow up Ir tha Interim. but a readjustment of value* correels the** Inequalities at each recurving peeved of county or stale * ■easement. Th* adoption of aom* Seen method aa this Ip our own atata ta worthy of consideration. Taxpayer* and Tax • pander*. Th* economical administration of atata affairs and th* Increase la the state revenue* under wise legislation have enabled th* atata to assist In th* relief of local taxation. New Jersey doe* this with a liberal hand. She la not only paying part hr expenses of city arid county, but contributes large sums that would

raised through local taxes

This year sush aid lo the various taxing MsliMIl “ “ “— ~‘

should be added »

of the art of laat yv class railroad property

LEWIS T. STEVENS. Solicitor of Complainant, P. O. Address. No 610 Washington Street. 13-abAt p f 110 IB Cape May. N. J.

Notice To Ibseat DefeMut IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY To Mary 8. Braezrt: By virtue-of aa order of the Coart of Thaacery of New Jersey, made on the day of the date hereof, la a cause wherein the -Sea Grove Building Association it comlainaat and you and other* are defendants, ad you are required to appear, plead anret or demur to the bill of said complain at. on or before the sixth day of February, i the year of our Lord one thousand nine undred and six. or the said bill will be iken as coo leased against you. The said bill is filed to lorrcioae a certain lortgagr given by John H. Beneaet and □gusts R. hi* wife and Alfouxo Ben ere I ad Mary S- Beneaet. bia wife to the Sea Grove Building Association, dated January aoth. 1886, on lands in the Borough of Angk-*e*. Cape May County. New Jar*ey. and you Mary A. Beneaet are made a de fendanl because a* the wife of Alfonso Beneaet. you claim to have aom said lands or tome part thereof. Dateo December 5th. 1905. JAMES M- E. HILDRETH No. Tta Oce Dec. 14. M P f h-4° V-ape CAPE MAY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

Samuel S. bhryock, I In -v*. - On Contract. Frederick C Pfeiffer ( Notice of Attachment. Notice it hereby given that a Writ o attachment has been Issued ovrt of Che Hr cuit Conrt of the Coaatv of Otpt May against the rights and credits, moneys and effects goods aad chattels, lands and tenements of Frede rich C. Pfeiffer, an abaenl debtor, at the soft of Sam del h. Shryock. trading as Shryock Brother*, fot the sot of Five Hundred Dollar*, retnmabte PUlk twenty-aerenth day of January, A. 91JU baa been served aad duly executed and wf returned oa the fifth day of January, r0*4.1 the Sheriff of the Umnty of Cap* ' Dated, January 9.1905. Juuna Wat, Cterk. Lrwi* T. Srxvxjta. Attorney. J. 11-' P-<•»>?•

flot/ce of Settlement Nodes la hereby given that the aooounD of the subscriber, aa Admr. C. T. A. of William L. Crvaa* dansaaad, will b* audited and atatod by the Surrogate, and reported tor sskUemeol to tbs Orphans' Court of the County of Cape May oa “ - 17th day of January not. Doted, Dec. 11. IKS.

older'a meeting of dm Cape Mar Bailding aad Loan AaaocMdoa win be held iu Ogden's Hal!. Monday evening. January I jtb. 1906. at 7 jo p- m .. to etset officers for the fanning year, r* auditor* report and transact any 11 business that may- come befor

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Office •( C—ty Cape May City, Jansary fi, 1906. There win be a meeting of dm Coanty Board of ** , • **-- - - a* Court I liHe—tn ■ AM.

tb* proceeds local rates.

_ m Nearly all of this annual return am* within tbs last ten rearm, yet Kg this period uf Increased Inrcm* from

n the municipalities has a

about t P*r cant. Th* main slam. Including franchise* which are figured In tb* valua of the main atem. together with lb# paraonal property, produce* a revenue to tb* state of a Ititle over WU.OOo if tb« average rate o( th* stats wore applied this class of property. Instead of paying totl.tuo. would pay. subject to equalisation

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Th# present franchise law provide* far a tax of t per rent upon gross receipts, re■srdleaa of th* ffnant-UI I'uuditioa or aaralng capacity of the company. There would seem lu be a clear distinction between tbs value at the franchisee of public utility corpora Ilona that lay thslr pipes or wires or conduits underground or that use only so much of the street above ground ua la nsetwaary to string wire* on poles and that of-ffkncblga* like those of trolley companies that use a large portion of th* street* and highway*. If a 7 per cent tax on th* gross receipt# la Imposed upon the first class of public utility franchises, th* latter claaa of franchise* should Justly be expected to pay more.

now paid by all Hie property of

Methods of Distribution. . ... - Th* distribution of 1 tie tax derived from ! th* advent*** of bring levied accordthe mein atem 1* a *-p irate and distinct tag to a mathematical rule. Thera can proposition from In- Ihod of taxation 1 b* no conlroversy aa to valuation*; then. —‘ . ._U. . —I— can be noTOlaput* aa to tb* fairnraa and disinterested nee* of tb* board or tribunal

nlclpnltlles Ihrocgh which the main atem passes, according to the proportion of th* main atem lying within each municipality. Thl* tax might be devoted to the school fund for a permanent Investment foe that purpose or might be dlatriboted by the state under the act of 1*00. aa now. to tbs various taxing tflaldcta for the payment of school taxes and the elimination of the state school tax. This would

trict IT* point*. The pres proportInmateiy increased

Hud*

ran. 070.

3. Jersey City now receive* from thl* .ounw t-S. M: it would reosive aboni UbiXK Kssex county now 1 err it*# from thb aourcs tOLCS. It would receive about KSlittl. Newark now receive* from thl* source fia.»a; It would receive about Km.TS. Monmouth county now receive* from ihU

W Mercer county r.c source »LMt: It wool Mk. Trenton now 1

this source r».*: r.rtn Pstvrsoi source (44.XT*: It

a receive about IWT.

iratlona. subject to equal. Httooa and to changes In and not purporting to La dollar, might be multiplied

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>1* know, th# tax authorities km t th* tax la to be calculated. 1 ulta as to favoritism ran ar

Such Increas* o upon no deatructh graded up 1

There I af the c Kassarhlj division 1 Stillty coi

ells has adopted a plan for the ' dividends declared by public

ould confront this

EDWARD C BTOKE8.

The taxpayer right to ask to wnat purpose is mis vssi sum contributed If he derirss no bsoeflia therefrom -n reduced tax bills. Our boaststem of corporate taxation falls If It constitute* only an Increased fund for ax spender and afford* no dividends r taxpayer There are U taxing dlaa n s. M with rates between CJk and iris, a with rate* between C.U and O. M rates between t> and SX.M and C with above BkO A* I said In my laaugural, the expenditure* in twanty-atx

cation of property. They ductlon with graau business method* In municipal affairs Otherwise we are forced to th* confession that confiscation of property la nsc*every to raise lbs money to carry — Sur municipal government* Thai jay Is possible la shown In th* cam* of H«&t>rdon county. A change In th* method of management of county affair* from that of a board of freeholders .a a compact board of county commlara has In on* year readied In * reon of M0.O00 In county expenditures. If a reduction In rape ns** has been aucoessfully accomplished In oa* place It la worthy of effort ta other*. Taxation of Main Stem. Th* last legislature passed an act proTiding Ibai second class railroad property lid b* taxed at local rata* and that revenue from this sourc* should aa theretofore be turned Ini* tbs treasfirles th* municipalities where such property situate. Thl* taw ta crossed by MMJMC t amount of taxes annually to be paid by tb* reliroad* Th* sau* legislature, to pursuance of tb* policy Inaugurated '— years ago. referred m th* state boar equalisation of taxes under s Joint 1 lutlon. "the further consideration of taxation of railroad proparly." This rafarred to the main stem, or right of way. which Is confined rat ta width exceeding sixty-six

you ta a separate report. It video, ta brief, for ib* taxation of tMa : of railroad property aa ether |

ms and equal rights ti as well aa Individual are the principles that should control 01 tax legislation." In order ta produce th sqwallty not' only the rate, but valuation, must be weighed. One class of property may pay th* asm* rate aa another, bv it ta subject to a lower or higher v* Oon the principles of oqual taxation

There are two dtatin-.t methods by which this class of property may be taxed—on* ' by taxing II locally. I be other by taxing It by the stab Taxation by Local Aaaaaaor ' The taxation of tb* main stem t assessors Involve* the cutting up class of proper!: BOOS with the 1

_ __ ta valued as whole. Divide It and you destroy It," On* mil* of tbs main stem of a railroad ta aa valuable aa any other mil* for the purpose far which U ta designed, and * mils of rail road would be valued at rat*, another at another. *

L the authority of tbs railroad to ds 1 granted by tbs tagtotatur*. " 1 of tb* state.

good road* are vltally Irnpor f them are ne,v*a.rll) dr| mlformlty and effectlvenasa id and state care. The merits of these two ayat he main etrm locally or by tt purely questions of policy. Preservation of th# Stats'* Consideration of the Interesl seople of the stale argues

RAILROAD WIST JZBSZY k S EASE Cal RAHSOil

be welcome. Our policy should look lo th* future. Revenue* that are our* today may disappear tomorrow. Th# great bualncaa companies now incorporated In our state, from whom wa received laat year K-tSMU. are llkaly ta th* near future to seek Incorporation under national laws Their Interest* Ita ta this direction, and the trend of though! led by th* president and the United States cwmalso Th* agitation for th* Incorporation ■ companies under national taws has already begua and ta but itlon of a few years. Th# tass sf these revenues would mean a state tax of revenue pre- . recurring . _ .... wall be avoided. Thera will always be great public burdens beyond the capacity of any municipality to carry, to th* lupport of -which the state must contribite. Wise forethought therefore will safetor lb* benefit sf all of Ita people Limited Franchise*. Th* development of electricity aa a move power ha* Introduced upon our highways a method of travel at ones convenient and Inexpensive and mad* them, rule, the roadbeds of our traitor ayaThc right af way upon tb* streets for this purpose la granted by tb* various mlelpallUr*. Tbsy hava tbs po Ar to ike their own terms a* to th* conn:linns the franchise and tb* number of years

all b* ten. twenty, fifty Th* trolleys have proved Important facta th* development of our state. Tb* c baa welcomed this means of conveyance, and little attention has been paid to th* length of time tor which the franchises have been granted. Population baa weed, and th* uae of ta for these purposes hi concession of great value. Th# municipalities. however, hampered by perpetual franchisee, have not been able te

g so A M —ACCOMMODATION Stop*

at principal intermediate stotionr Arrives at Philadelphia 9.39 a m

7 10 A M—EXPRESS. Connect* frot t'o Anglcsca Branch. Ocean City an. Sea laic City Arrive* at Philadelphia 9.31

3-55 . Connects from Anglo and 8c*4*1* City. Afnves st rune 6.15 p.m. ai-KDAY TRAINS. , , Q r.M —ACCOMMODATION. >'' j at principal intermediate a Arrives at Philadelphia 6 23 P M. . . c T M—EXPRESS. Connect* from T'TJ Anglcsca Branch. Ocean City and Sea tale City. Arrive* at Philadelphia 6 ," ~ M FROM PHILADELPHIA. Trains leave for Cape May—Express, pxm modatioa. 3.15 p.

Trains leave PaiLADBLPUlA, Broad Street Station (or * NEW YORK.* November a6,1905. Expreaa, weekdav*, 438,440, 4 53j 5 1 go. *

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*J 90, 3 00, *13 **. •t>*4. 3-3°. *4 « *300, *S 57-°oo. >0°. *800.900, to is oj. night, Sunday*. 4 38,4 to. 4 5J-5 18. *tai *»**>, *t3».

r. fiafi, 7 on. ^ 00. to «*

8 ao, 9 5011.00 A M-. *12

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From West Philadelphia only. 241 A. M.

1 34 aad 6 00 P M daily,

WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.

November 26, 1905.

For Baltimore and Waahington. *635.

a Increased rental as their prop*: 1 valuable. Just a* U a Mock to able 1 i In proportion 1 Increased trad* aad traffic center about I Thto Of course cannot b* don* U U street* are leased for an unUmltad tana of rearm.

I solely by tb* Interest* < pi*. Thslr. Interests wfll not by a destructive policy. “

taws so harsh that they

In tb* rural *d that any ordinance granting a franebto* tor -a Ion- — “ “yAvs years si—“ of tbs people.

I ebtasa that betaag to the people. 1 simstlnn will be acute until tbses vs

ill leave Cape May aa folio PHILADELPHIA:

7-2°. 8t*. •teas-”06, am., *12 ji. *1*5. ^£14 to.5 4 18, 8.20, it 26, PM,and 1213 night, weekday* St'KDAVS, •6. J5, 7 ao, m West Philadelphia only, 335 ei m' yJiy**' 1 *' 5S * S44 ' ^ 3°. “Ni *7 35 1 •Dining Car. JExtra fare Train. W. W. ATTERBURY, J. R. WOOD. Genl Manager. Paas'r Traffic Manage!

CEO. W. BOYD.

General Pacer meet Agent.

AN ORDINANCE dag and instructing the Mayor of r Cane Alay to enter into a coothe Cape May. Del*sate Bay and oint Railroad Company for the id re-location of the tatter pony’s railroad tracks between anoint Madison Avenue tad Sewell'a Point ii City, and embodying the form of such Be it ordained and enacted by the inhabitants of the City of Cape May. in City Council * ear tabled, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the aame. That " " * City be. aad he is hereby. — — behalf of the

the Mayor sarthortaed

The Ope May. Delaware Bay and SeweH'a Point Railroad Company, to — •—. * change that part of said O ne of tracks between a point n— Avenue and Sewell's rant in said ' re be constructed

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the plan submitted to .... this meeting, and that said contra substantially iu the form following:

Agreement. Made thl* day of

A. D.. 1905. by and between the

City of Cape May. New Jersey, party of the first port, aad The Cape May. Delaware Bay aad Sewell'a pate Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Railroad Company, party

of the second part

Whereas the road of the Railroad Ci

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the Jfa pany lies partially within (he Citv of Cap* May aad is laid and operaird. Inter ana. from a point neer Madison Avenue in an

of land upon which said portion of aaid Baiiroad Company's Use ia laid, it ta believed by the parties hereto and each of them that greater safety to persons —■ paxy » at present MM between .aid point* aafithereWtoaef part of iu railroad

AN APPEAL TO HISTORY. During the 30 years of this Company’s existence, the practice has been to make its policies more and more liberal and advantageous to the public, as well as to give holders of old policies, as far as possible, the benefit of new concessions.

Write for informs-tion of policies The Prudential INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA. Incorporated a* a Stock Com pa JOHN F. DRYDEN. President LESLIE D. WARD. Vic* President. EDGAR B. WARD. *1 Vice President. FORREST F. DRYDEN. jd Vice Pres. WILBUR S. JOHNSON. 4th Vice

and Comptroller.

EDWARD CRAY. Secretary.

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Market

FRANK D. BUSER. Diatrict Manager Oidinaiy Departnu

H. B. RtCHAKDSON. Aaat SupL. Cape Mai

Ireet. Camden. N. I

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319 WASHINGTON STREET

antPfastroctrng the Mayor of the City. Cape to enter into a contract with the Cape May. Delaware Bay and Sewell * Point Rail road Company for the removal and re location of the latter company's railroad tracks between a point near Madison Avenue and Sewell'a Point in aaid City, and embodying iUe form of such contract." it i* provided a* follow*: "Section i. Be it ordained and enacted by the Inhabitant* of the City of Cape May. inCIty Council assembled and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the Mayor of this City be, and he ia hereby, authorised and instructed, on behalf of the Citv to enter into a contract, under seal, with The Cape May. Delaware Bay and Sewell's Point Railroad Company to relocate and change the I part of aaid company's line of tracks between a point oenr Madison Avenue and Sewell'* Point in aaid City, ao that the same may be eooatrocted and maintained on the proposed New Jeraey Avenue substantially..** ahoarn upon the plan submitted to said City Council at thl* meeting, and that said contract shall be substantially in the form following;'' And Where** this agieement i* fat

Now Thli Agreement Witnesaeth. That the aaid parties hereto, in consideration of the promises and of the covenant* herein contained, and in pnreaance of the authority in them respectively vested and them herein respectively enabling, have agreed, aad do hereby agree, to and with each other aa follows: First. The City of Cape May hereby consents to the re location and change of ao mnefa of the line of railroad of the Railroad Company aa extends from a point Brer Madison Avenue, ta aaid City, to Sew* 11'a Point, ia aald'City, sad to the location. «lnMMmb«HMffiiiMBfi‘ate

ante at>d agree* forthwith to proceed with the location and conatructioo of the aaid new line and complete the same within six •6) month* from and after the date hereof, and. npon the completion thereof, ready for operation, to vacate and surrender its existing line for which said near line is substituted. and to take up aad reutovc it*

tracks therefrom.

Third The Railroad Company covenarts and agree* with th* City of f ape May that the new line, when re located pursuant to the terms of tbi* contract, shall be aaed and opera led subject to the aame term* and

conditions in reference to the use thereof aa are now appl

operation and use of the line for which it ii

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Fourth. In consideration of the remoral by the Railroad Company of its said track* * 'heir present locstio “ *■ their re location o.

assent of the Railroad Company, grant to any other corporation or corporation* the privilege of constructing or operating a rail —* — milsray of aav kind along oe npon kvenue or tb* Beach Priv*. or be-

tween New Jersey A

operation by any other corporation, fa Witness Whereof, the aaid parties