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VOL. VI. NO. 17.

CAPE MA.Y, N. J., THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1906.

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PROMINENT MEN HERE

Officers and Quests of Great Enterprise

Ul PLEASED WITH PROGRESS

mrr uot ctpd a (uundatloo of tb« botal wa» In alsht, the bln Mructur* U now nrariuK lu flnlahlns loucbaa. A number of cot'agra bare been atarted on tne •plciu.id tract now btia^ Kraded nm! biid and PlUabnnt avenue forma a magnlBceul boulerard from ocean front to the Jacht landing. The party, wbich had every detail of thr ndenaklna erplamed to them by Preal ent Shields, finished the day by making elithtaeelng trip along the trolley rente 1 Cape May Point. The ••Convoy" ra 1 rued late Monday afternoon.

he Cape May Beal Ealale Company Director* and Frlenda Vlalt New Hotel Monday

In tha palatial private car "Convoy," more than a ecora of directors and stockholders of the Cape May Real Estate Company, headed by the president. Peter Shields, made tha Initial trip Monday morning over the new Delaware River bridge route 10 this city, by way of Winelow Junction and the cut off at that point connecting the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and Reading tracks. Governor Warfield, ef Maryland. D one of the most deeply Interested In the development of this resort, and other members of the party Included William H. Kerch, of PltUburg. rice president; J. R. Tiudle, Senator Knox's sun-in-law. treasurer; C. Earle Miller, secretary; Former Senator William Fllnn, Georee H. Fltnn, John C. Reilly. L. ViUack and John S. Scully, directors; H. Bohl. Jr., of PittabnOG Julian Kennedy, e prominent Pittsburg enidoeer. Frank A Furst. of Baltimore. A A. Fraoeubelm. Joseph G. Vilaack. William N. Kpplng. A. R. Hont. General Manager of the Carnegie Steel Company, Homestead. Pa.. Reid Kennedy. of Homestead. Pa., and Captain Frank G. Edwards. The start was made from Broad Street Station and marks a new era In the railroad history of Cape May. inaamurb as It opens the new route to that resort, made possible by the heavy expenditure of money by both railroad companies at Winslow, for which point both lines nee the new doable tracked road bed of the Readin* Railroad. It is over this mate, tried oat by the “Convey” party Monday, that the heavy Cape May travel anticipated daring thr coming summer will be handled, and the time to the resort will be shortened by

many

The trip of the stockholders of the -big development company wi open the new bridge route to Cape May. bat was in the nature of an inspection tour of the wonderful engineering i going on here, entailing the dredging 600 acre deep water harbor and the filling In of manv aerea of rich Tbf capital stock of the company was recently Increased to *3.500.000 and the Improvements contemplated with made one of the principal elelms upon the visitor's attention. While many heavy stockholders made the Journey, big holders bad-delegated the officers of the company to conserve their interests they have In the past. A special trolley met the "Convey" t he car reached the summer depot in tl city, and President Shields at pnee bad the party conducted to the new mllllonn dollar Hotel Cape May, now being roofed over. This hotel, wbich has been erected by the company, has been declared the finest seashore bosUlrv In .tha world, and. the stockholders dlaeossed thoroughly tile problems Incident to lu opening. Mach praise was bestoweed on every side a poo the work accomplished under the direction of Peter Shields, who has personally superintended ovary detail of the vast undertaking, and surprise was generally expressed at the remarkable l-ro ;reee that ham '

STEAMER FOR CAPE MAY o be Inaugurated Soon—To Carry Freight and Passenger* A steamboat service between Pblladphta. Lrwee and Cape May will soon bv •gun by the Delaware and Atlantic ranapostation Company, which was eently incorporated In Delaware. Col ■el 1. J. Wooten, of Laurel, Del . Is one of the moving spirits in the enterprise. lew line will oar-y both passengers

and freight.

steamboat 235 feet long has been chartered for the line. The farmer* a ;o ehlp large quantities of prndnoe Philadelphia ano New York hr tbs ni root*, which will sffird cheaper trsi portatioo than now given by the Tail-'

In Album Days

Twenty-five years ago. when the at graph album was at Ite height among young ladies of the period, ms-y gems of originally expressed friendship gathered, many choice and appropriate sxcerpu of lit* rate re were {ithoed ove: sign store of friend, of kin or Of admirer, the littta book, once filled, clasping within Its embrace page* that In after years ibonld spread out before the memoir pictures of happy youthful days, but d so with the tearful reminder of the sad changes and the heart losses which < > us with the fleeting years. In tbs early eighties, these fair album wners besieged me for contributions, and soon discovered teat tbe dedication of acrostic pleased them most. Occasionally I receive a copy, with the query—'‘Do you remember writing this In my albnm years ego • I price it more and mo tbe years go by." The recipient of the following was one of the loveliest and best of Cape May's fair daughters, now tin beloved wife of a wealthy Phlladelphli

thy ball. Earth's richest treasures I’d lay at feet; Royalty bath no rare gems in ite care, Thon art not worthy to wear. Bertie thee with Nature she'd round thee her best gifts of love; In tbe great future, when earth-life shall

Three Fine Pictures Given Away Free For tbe next three Sundays, all people who bay Tbe Great Philadelphia Snnday Preaa, will get a fine picture suitable tor framing. Many news-paper picture supplements are only cheep dm These are not. You never eoe a Sunday Press picture thro a n away. It is a art. Snnday Pitre* pictures cost make than any other pictures and people frame them. Are yon reading tbe New Anthony Hope Novel In l^ie Philadelphia Snnday Press! Your news-dealer will supply yon.

REV. DR. A. W. SPOONER

Rev. Dr. Arthur WiDla Spooner, Paster > of the First J-'retbjfrrian Church. Cape May, and choeen last week by the West Jersey Presbytery, to be s Delegate to the General Aseembly pf the Presbyterian Church.

Among the prominent Presbyterian clergymen In New Jersey, is Rev. Arthur Willis Spooner. D. D..pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Cape May. who has a splendid reputation as an evangelist as well as a pastor. He was last week choeen by the West Jersey Presbytery as one of the three delegatee to the General Assembly of that church to be held at Dee Moloee.Iowa.next month For several years be warn pastor of Calvary Prasby. terian Cbnrch, Camden, and when the pastorate became vacant here two yean ago. he accepted the call, leaving a salary of $1800 per year tor $1200. believing that

doty demanded bis work here. Hs had excellent sneoea* In rewind work, and has noi confined hie efforts to hi* own denomination, bat bn* fir two wli Induc'd tbe congregation of the other local churehe* to Jala in anion services, at which there were many who professed con reradons. He has sleo found time to do evangelistic work at Paterson, N. J.. and Syrspuee, N. Y-. In the past year. He possesses much talent ss a polplt orator, and lectures occasion ally. As a ronsldan be is soocessf nl. and has Just bad pnblUbed a cantata for yoone Christiana, entitled ‘The Volunteers." He to composer of bath the word* and mn»lc.

PERSONAL MENTION

Lenten Visitors are Numerous About Town

TOUR DIME BUT BE INCLUDED

Happening* of a Week Among Yoi Krlailves and Friends Trreely Told —Ollier Mention

V. THE AUDITORIUM

Cape May, N, J.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH,

1906

AT e.00 P. M.

©oneepf ^ FOR BENEFIT OF THE SUFFERERS AT SAN FRANCISCO programme.

Ex-Mayor J. Henry Edmund, and Dr. Kmlrti Pbyeick are on a bualnroa trip to 'aahlogton. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph F. Ja*ilce, of Philadelphia, have taken a cottage here ir the Summer. Mrs Helen Elmnud* and Mr# Albert H. Phillips were in Pblladelphl I Tuesday a a shopping trip. Jaoob A. Block, of Brooklyn. N. Y. as leased a Windsor aveuue ooi tagi-. and ■ ocean) log It for i be *aaimer. Mrs. Lewis A Scott is having many Improvement* made to her cottage st Colombia avenue and Howard street, Mr. and Mra, M. A. Lengirt. of Philadelphia, are occupying their ooi tag* on Colombia avenue for tbe Past Lenten

eaaon.

Rt. Rev. John Scarborough D- D. Bishop of New Jersey, will visit Cape May next Tuesday evening and confirm a class in the P. E. Cbnrch of the Advent. Jndgs JammU E. Hildreth preaided In common pleas court last week, and showed by bto first decisions that be will be an able Juriat, and just In bis decisions. Dr. Walter H. Phillips hits a new automobile In which be qow visit# his patient* and also, when time affords, enjoys long rmis through the outlaying countryRot. Samuel Preader. of Philadelphia, a converted Jewish Rabbi, will preach In Che P. E. Church of the Advent on Latteyette street, this Thursday e Mr. and Mrs. G. Howell Finn, of Philadelphia. and their children, are guest* tbe cottage of Mrs. Henry A Parr, Baltimore, at her cottage on Ocean str Mra. Sara Tompkins, of Pblladrlpbla, to visiting her son and dangbter-lo-la* Condor and Mra. Frederick E. B. Tompkins Corgie street. On Snnday Mr. Percy Tompkins, a brother, was also their gneat. W. Harry Cbnrch, of Pnlladelpbl*, was a visitor to Cape May on Wednesday, and QU Hughes and Frank Hlne* went gunning with John Mecray. The only ' le waa that Gil and Frank did not know when to shoot. Mayor Charles H. Lorenoe bos been elected superintendent of the Weoonah M. E. Snnday school to succeed Dr H. L. GUmonr, who held the poalUon for yean and who resigned. By a strange coincidence, Dr. GUmonr was a former resident dentist here, and Dr. Loren oe now maln-

The Cape May Hekald make*

an appeal to the citizens of Cape May for contributions of supplies to the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph's second San Francisco relief train, which leaves Philadelphia this Saturday afternoon. Clothing,

-perishable groceries and provi-

sions, and medical supplies are needed. Notify us of your intend ed donations, and they will be sent

to the Evening Telegraph.

1. Grand March.

2. Recitation. 3. Piano Solo. 4. Selection. 5. Tenor Solo.

ie four gigartlc dredgss st work In the deep water harbor wera Inspected by tbe party after tbe special trolley had m >de the trip to Sewell's-Point . In all of the development, the party t* not hing l-ut success, due to the energy Mr. Shields and former Senator William Fllnn, who has taken a deep Interest In the project, as srall ns his son. George H.

Fllnn.

The Pit tabu rgera < ••Convey” which w* Pittsburg express arriving In Broad Street Station shortly after eeven o'clock Monday morning. President Shields awaited the party In the station, and as soon as the car had been detached from the express , special engine was attached and the run to the shore began. No endeavor waa mads to establish a record, since U waa tha purpose of tbe p.rty thoroughly to Inspect tbe roadway ou their way down,. The members of the party showed tbe greatest eathm the Winslow Junction Improve* when It was explained to them bow tiae short cut brought Cap* May taaay nearer the city, many ex presale pleasure were board npoo the hearty Cooperation of tha railroad oompi cutting down their already fast

A Fine Herd of Cows

long those whose herd of cows was, to be In splendid condition by the State Veterinary of the- State Board of Dairy Commissioners.waa that of Edward Phillips, Weat Capa May. who pride* himself In having as fin* stock, and In delivering as pure milk as to sold in the Cape May kata Mr. Phillips has a large class of customers, who speak In high terms

of the milk served them.

111.

—WANTED: by Chicago wholesale and mall order boose, assistant manager(man or woman) for this county and adjoining territory. Salary**) and expenses paid weekly; expense money advanced. Work pleasant; position permanent. No ini meat or experience required. Spare 1 valnable. Write at once for fall partlenlars and enclose self-addreaaed envelope. SUPERINTENDENT, 182 Lake St..

Chicago, IIL

'Salute to the Republic,” (Wm. Porter) The Band

Selected Howard Barnett, Jr,

•Barcarolle" (by Sydney Smith) Helen Porter

"Operatic Gems" (by Dalbey) The Band Selected Mr. Ernest Lloyd Clarinet Solo. "Luisa di Montfort” (by Bergson)

Mr. Jonathan Mnlford

Soprano Solo. Selected ' Mrs. Wm. H. Thompson Tube Solo. "The King” ,<]?alb*y) Mr. Lauless and The Band Soprano Solo. "I Love” (Beatrice Hinds) Miss Marion Nelson Recitation. ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ■SefeAei Paul McDonnell Song. Selected Octayine Ware

12. Selection. "The Palms” (Faure) The Band 13. Soprano Solo. "Leonore" (Trotere) Mrs. Chaa. Arnold 14. Recitation, -flail ! lit Selected Adde Rowland 15. Cornet Solo. "Colnin^iaPolka" (F, H. Rollinaon) VictorHouyoux

16 Selection. "“AiterwarAs" (Hatton, arranged by Wm. Porter) ~ C| \ f g> ) '• ; Tbe Ban4 "Rtllarney” <Ba£eP Mrs. J. Woodruff Etdredge

18. March. - "Lights Ont” (M Coy) The Band 19. Bass Solo. ' : >$joSa*U Mr. J. Woodruff Eldredge

20. Selection. Selection'“Recollections of Stephen Foster" (Beyer)

The Band

Preparing so Introduce Bill U. 8. Senator Dryden to secaring In-

formation and preparing to Introduce an important bill in Conor nos giving private individuals, corporations, municipalities

tbe running time to Caps May daring the coming summer will be so foot as any run of its distance In tbs country, according to the achodnlos they ora now at wort embracing not only frequent Philadelphia

Distributing Rambler Rnoea . In order that Cape May m*y —51- -f** •» aow distributing to every seeort rosoA which tbs donor to setting oat lor the acceptors. Next week they wlU also give sway bydraaayla tbe same manner, and set them oat. This novelty

THOMAS F. AUSTIN DEAD , ^ ANXtKTY FELT Ft

ANXIETY FELT FOB FRIES DA

Postmaster of Millville, N.J., Died at tbe German HoopUel Thomas F, Austin, Postmaster of MU1Tills, did at the German Hospital. Philadelphia lost Thursday morning. For over Mr. Austin baa been ta pwrhealth. * ‘ "A -• wfc d aed be

Much onxlsty to tslt here for the aafaty of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Waavsc and Mra. Arthnr Weaver and r,allot waom nave relatives here, nor ago. They lived loot jf*

to eavshtolifs.

Postoaater Amain atrved thras terms *f__ « - * —.- 1 -. • —ft fc.l III,

nnatn.i— »«7 close friend of Gosereoe Btokea Ho,

uUttvomt <S£ a. i*.* ■ w*i*nsniipail .

to get weed to and from thorn.

Mayor M Mot ton

ea Pom- ThmdoT*

for the affair.

DECHANT IS RE-ELECTED Supervising Principal of Cape May Public Schools

HAD SEVEN VOTES OF NINE

■a* no. It pays.

ACTS TOLD IN BRIEF Mauy I terns of lolerrat to

Violrta are blooming. tdverUse 10 the ill

-Peach 11

—April showers will

the post.

—Caps May Band wl terteiumeol for the Sai

iwn soloist* and rooall —City Council met on last and concluded to use gasoline for the power for lug station a' Malison av

Monday evening Prof. C who has been serving tb. of Prof. O. O. Barr, who ■ elected supervising priuci school* for tbe year llkkl 7 Tbe appointment I* a pc Decbaul has fifteen teac Jperrision. There were leering Messrs. Lovett. T Stenens. Leach. (Juidor Phillip*. All the membei ir. Drchant. but V Douglass waa absent Tl Dechant has drtnonatrate

Friday evening

•The Hotel Cay wood, formerly the Ml. Yeruon Hotel.has been taken by Mr*. R. E Paul, of Woodbury. N. J., forn t Sea Croat Crest Inn, and is

open for the season.

—A pension of 18 per moot h from March bos been granted to Joseph H. Holmes, of Cape May Court House. He served in (be Seventh New Jereer Regiment during tbs War of tbe Rebellion. Miss Adele Rowland waa awarded tbe prise In the elocutionary contest under rhe auspices of the Cape May W. C. T. U. ’blob pnplls from tbe High Reboot and the parochial school were contestants.

of rirara and harbor* where the work is not undertaken by the general government- His general idea to approved by Chairman Barton of Urn River* and Harbors Committee, and General Mc-

cblef of army angineera. The

proposition would not In any way Inter.

with the Improvsment of rivers and

harbors by the United States. Among tbe

Improved in title way to Cape

May bat which It to expected the Gorern-

it will soon take bold of, and supple*

it tha great work being done by the

Gap* Mar Bool Emote Company.

REAL ESTATE MOVES can mjlx city Harry H. Johnson et ax to Annie Johnson et al $1000. All the undivided 1 and interest Ac. tract containing 13081 aq ft. North corner of Hughes and Ocean Sta. Also lot adjoining Colored Baptist Cbnrch. Helen L. Sewell el al Excrs. to George F. Fenton I6(X). Lot 20 on the plan of lots of Wm. J. Sewell. Cape Island Gas < lompsny to Cape Mry Illuminating Co . $1. I**se of the Gi Plant property with fixtares Ac. for the DCSBU TOW56HIP W. Klckelson to J. N. Bennett $500. Two tracts along the Public Road from Leesburg to West Creek and Dennis Creek. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP William H. Bright Sheriff to Edgar Lee Langley $335, Six tracts along Dyer’s

Creek.

State to Oscar F. Elmqnisi *32. Grant on the Easterly side of road from Holly Beach to Rio Grands 8300 sq ft. Bute to A- M. Elmqolst $33. Grant S. E. of Oscar F. Elmqulst along same rood 8200 sq ft. WOODBRtX Hyman Koben et ox to Lydia Canton $1. Lota 5, C. block 7, Section U. Lydl* Cantor to Roee Koben tl. Iota S, 6. block 7, Section D. WX*T CAPE MAT Julia A: Barker to Eagene St. Clair Mousse rone $1. Lots 227. 228. 229, block 14, oo lbe Map of lots of Cape Island. Eugene St. Clair Moasserone to J. M. Rodgers $1. Bam* as next above set

forth.

Onr New Band Capa May City to fortunate In securing the serriora of Edwin Brinton as leader and the members of the Third Regiment, Pa-, Band, to give the concert* on the 1 during tbe summer season. The _ Fits will begin In July«. and antH September Utb. Tbe concert# will bsgiven from 10to ISF. M. from 4to6 P. M. and 8 to 10 P. M. and will be Tree, W on Saturday evenings, when a ion will b* charged. On thsee dates the bonds wOl be angmentei by soloisto.

ROAD TO THE

MAINLAND

Work Soon to Commence on The

New County Road

From Sea Lie City Times On Tneeday last. County Engineer R. Fendall Smith, visited Trenton and periled tbe plans and specifications for Sea Isle City rood to the Stele Commisioner of Roads, woo promptly approved of same, paying a high compliment on the plans as inbmittad, and instructed that bids for tbe wore on same be advertised at once road completed before October 1st. The Director will at once call tbe Board of Freehoidrrs together and advertise for bid# for a 33ti wide road of shell gravel, beginning at Brewster street and ending at the shore, road a boat two and six-tenths miles. As there are several small bridges to oe built along tbe route the probabilities are that aeperate bids will asked for. kfnch credit is due Senator L. M. Crease for his antiring efforts in securing tbe passage of the Supplemental Road Bill, thus permitting the const ruction of this road daring thr present summer tor withoat the passage of this bill by the Legislator* tbe construction of tbe road would have been deterred no til 19U7 owing to a lack of Stele Foods.

Hor Association WlU Organise Fourteen lawyers of Cape May county 00 Friday last signed tbe certificate of Incorporation for the Cape Mag Conoty Bor Association. A'ter the filling of tha certificate In the offlos of Secretary of State, the association will organise. Tbe following

S. Doaglass, Former Prosecutor a Cole, Matthew Jefferson, Former* Ison H. Voorbeeo. Andrew CJonathan Hand and J. Sploar

’ Crease Chairman of Commission Senator L. M. Crease of Cape May. has been made chairman of the Legislative Joint Committee to press opon Congress that New Jersey acquests authority from the Congress to undertake by its own agencies and at Its own cost the Improveof lu Atlantic Inlets, with the object ■erring the ehell-flsb industry of certain land-locked bays, of rendering available one or more harbore ss a refuge tor minor coastwise shipping, and of fostering a local commerce which to now diminishing nndsr tbe Infinooe of controllable littoral changes. That a special Joint committee be appointed of two members from the Senate and three members from the General Assembly by the presiding officers thereof to press this subject open the attention of Congress.

Time at Reception

Tb* Caps May Count Teachers’ Association bold Us semi annual mealing In the

High School Building hare last Friday IM owramer evening ond Saturday. Prof. Francis H hold hi JaMorqarly Green, of WsMObsaSsr.tectoradon Friday tbs south and e< Mra t

evening, a»d waa gtvan;

Windsor daring the evening.

g Principal Tomlin and Pro>r Joseph Wore, of OoM Spring, ig addressee, f

OS treasurer

Tbs Cape May Automobile Club 1s at

86 that drive

will not bars to bs so Santa! 1 log up ss they 00m* off tira eo

GsesW W. Boyd at F OeovgaW. Boyd, grararal s Pennsylvania Railroad, 1

morning, haring toft Phtlratolpfcto the previous MW«y to most htowtfe. who had

•Skeeter Bill la Signet* Governor Stokes signed anotnar batch of IBs Saturday, Including tbe mosqnlto exterminator and a number of others of public Interest- Tbe Mosquito bill, which passed at the Instance of the State Profeasor John B. Smith, n appropriation of *350,000 for tira draining of mosquito marshes throughout tbs Btpte and U» removal of other breading places of the pest. Tb* work to expected to taks a period of fire ana the Legislature has decided that

Now la the Time While tb* coining of spring comes genial house cleaning time and with that omss the question of a nice, dean mating. There ore many places where yon an buy Battings, bat the beet place to

Mont of oa fin* a sslectioo of pi

■aehsd Pass- o* m« be found la the « tost Friday —

is T. CaMrnxtx, ..