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CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1906.

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DEATH OF JONAS MILLER

‘CAPE MAY BEAUTIFUL’

Former Prosecuter of May County

Cape

Spirit

mS STRICKEN WITH PtRUYSIS

Died L<aat Saturday After Brief 111ncm—Had Formerly Suffered Much From Illneaa

Lawyer Jouai S. Miller, died In Cooper Hoapttal. Camden, at one o’clock last Satnrday afternoon, as a result of a stroke of paralysis, with which be wss stricken o“ Monday of last week at his boardlns houi In Camden. He was In his 53d year, and was a son of tbs late Senator Watet Miller, of Cape May city, and a brother of ex-Clrcnlt Court JudKe Richard T. Miller, who Is »l«o ill at his Camden apartments from paralysis, with which he was stricken s fortnight or more ago. Jonas S. Miller was born at Cape May city la ll&t. and spent his early boyhood days here. He was educated at Cape May and In tha Weal Jersey Academy at Bridgeton. He than became e printer and served at the trade until 1875. He then entered the law office of his brother Rich ard, and was admitted to the bar as an attorney In 1878, and as a counsellor in 1883. Ha was appointed Prosecutor of Cape May county In 1881 and aerrsd five years, and again from 1883 to 1808. He had been solicitor of the Camdeo Board of Freeholders and also of the former town of Stockton. He had been ill off and on for the past year or more, having first been stricken In Philadelphia. -He got ool again and during the winter seemed to be Improving, but about one mouth age. had hi» second stroke. Again he was able to be about the street*. The funeral occurred on Monday afternoon from the rsaidenoe of the widow of bis brother, Lafayette. In Camden, and the Interment was made in Hnrlrlgh came tery, that city.

of Improvement Now On Every Hand

I0TUGES OPENING RIPIDH Real Katatr Company Dlatrlbute Rambler Knaea and H yd ear. gram Among Our Realdenta

Freeholder* Organize Tae Cape May County Board of Freeholders organised for the year last Wedoca lay. Anthony B. Smith, of Upper Township. w». reelected director, and Capt. Cbrs. P. Vanamao, of Middle Townahip. was chosen rice-director. Joseph Douglass, Jr., wag elected county solicitor at the annual salary of $30. Charles E. Foster, of South Sea Tills, was elected supervlnor of the Sea Isle City turnpike, and this appointment will be presented to Slate Road Commissioner Hutchinson for his approval. Appropriations were made for the current year amounting lo *02,380

Found Unde Dew! In Bod

Inst Thursday morning the family of Uriah Gandy, of Deanlsvllle. were surprised when their uncle, James Rice, did not appear at his usual breakfast boar. On opening the door be was found dead in bed. Mr. Rice was one of the prominent el tiseas of the county. He was s member d the Knights of Pythias and that lodge will officiate at the funeral ceremonies. The remains will be interred In the Union Cemetery at South Dennis

Railroad Officials Here

The first train over the West Jersey Seashore Road, by way of the new short eat over the Banding trrvjts into Reading station berr, cams in last Thursday afternoon and In the party of officials were George W. Boyd, general passenger agent. D. H- Lovell, supt. of the West Jersey A Seashore Road, C. M. Schaeffer, superintendent of passenger transports lion of tbs Pennsylvania Road. A. G. Mc-

superintendent of the Atlantic

City R- R-. aed Peter Shields, president of

the Cape May Real Estate Co.

note at the shore a fairly good crowd of visitors for this esrly dste of the <es»horr season. A large number of cot rages hsve been opened during the week .ad the real estate men have also l*en '•usy In leasing others to prospective sumner residents. On every hand there Is s ■plritof Improvement which Is brightening up the old piece sod giving It the appearsnea which is pleasing for the eye to be-

hold.

Along Beech avenue, no matter In which direction one may look while promenading the boardwalk, there are various bnlldlags going up which are expected to be completed In time for summer oEcupancy. The most Important of these 1s the Cape May HoUl being bniit on Beach avenue between Pittsburg and B« tlmore avenues. This big bouse, costing in the neighborhood of *000.000. will be complet e 1 in time for the summer bnsiners this year. Gangs of meoiare b:enenployed t'lere, day and night, all through the 'all, «Inter and spring montos, so that tbsre bas been no stoppage from the laying of the foundation In September last. There is an effort beiag made production of the "Cape May Beautiful." Through lh» generosity of the promoters of the new section of the resort they have set out several acres of land with and hydrangeas, and to srery householder here who desires them they are giving them and haring them set oat by the gardeners employed for this work, so that free flowers have been distributed during the past month, and the hydrangeas. which are noted for their excellent growth at Cape May. will be more in evidence this year than they ever the past. Cape May D peculisrly sltnsted growth of flowers and shrubs because It is the only resort south of Long Branch where the land ta fast land and because this, while It is on the ocean’s edge. uev« tbeleas it produces splendid shade trees with toilsome lolingr and a corresyondiug growth of grass and shrubbery. WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Fletcher W. Silica a Cape May Boy Will Take Bride on Jo Be Fifth Cards are out fort be weddlug on June the fifth of Fletcher W. Stites to Mb Elith Austin, daughter of Mr. Howard Austin. Commercial Editor of the Phil detphia Record and Secretary of the Produce Exchange. We congratulate Miss Austin on having captured a young man In the front ranks of gentlemen. Everybody about Cape May knows Flick SUtcs. Captain of the Cape May Base Ball Club and also star baseman t' the Penn. Uoirersi-y C>nb Fletcher Is now a member of the Pbili del phis Bar and we predict that be will '■w. no back seat In the profession. Hs has a nice brick building nearly done Harberth for bis bride to exercise her hands at bouse keeping we wish them lota of happinear-

The Hotel Men Organise The Hotel-keeprrs and Retail Liquor Dealers Association of Cape May County waa organised In Cape May City last Thursday Gas. Nelson was elected president. Geo. J. Eat vice-president, John Hickey recording secretsry’ Fred Arnold financial secretary. A. P. Pnllinger treasurer, and F. H. Crammer eerg , while Augustus Hilton was lember of the state exsci

Mrs. Henry D Fling Demi The many friends of Mr. Hoary D. Fling. A wall know ' “

ANOTHER RISE IN GASOLINE.

STOLEN TEN YEARS AGO

Silverware Stolen From Cape May Point Located

PLANS FOR YACHT RACING Contests For Cape May Cup To Be Revived

THIEF PROVED TO BE WOMAN

Oonft-aoed. And Will Not cuted. As She Has Kir Honest

The Nureei "The dear child needs s baby carrlape." John O.i "To be sure. I’ll just pull the other teg a bit." —Minneapolis Journal.

RE-ESTABLISH PRESBYTERIAN FERRY SYSTEM 1 ASSEMBLY

Prominent Baltimorean Trying To

Establish Ferry Route

Mr. Samuel O Stoke*, of Baltimore, bas .ren here arranging for the reestablishment of the ferriage service between Cape May and Lewes. Del., so that there may be vain a more direct route between here nod Baltimore, it proved soch a profitable investment for the Cape May Invertors In the preceding summers and by the rstab, lisbment of which route more than one third of the summer visitors came from Baltimore and the surrounding sectionand their presence here, together with the isitors from Philadelphia. New York and other points, gave to the summer hotels greater business than they bed perieoced Id many preceding summer

Inlet and Harbor Oommitt

On Friday and Saturday last the joint committee of the New Jersey Legislature, appointed to request antbority from Congress to Improve inlets and harbors along the New Jerasy coast, called upon the New Jersey senators and members of Congress at Washington, and also sppeard before the Riven and Harbors Committee of both booses. This commission is composed of Senator Lewis M. Creme, of Cape Hay County, aa chairman. Senator

ts F. Mintnrn. of Hudson, Assembly Henrv D. Thompson, of Princeton,

Thomas C. Elvina, of Hammooton and

George C. Warre.i. of Barnegat.

Chairman Barton said that the request

of the state of New Jersey to spend

of its own money ou iu grounds wss re-

sble, and be soggosted that the

m ml Use might entertain a proposition to allow the slate of New Jersey to file wilu the war department plans for Improving

Inlets, with the allowance that U

REAL ESTATE MOVES CAPE MAT CITY William H Bright Sheriff to Semnel B McCabe *833. Lot situsU In tbs northwardly corner of Colombia avenue and

Franklin St.

Same to same *733. Lot in the north'eat Hue of Columbia avenue adjoining

Grange’s lot.

John C. Bileker et ox to Samuel B. McCabe *1. Lot at the north corner of Frankn Staeet, and Columbia Avenue. Louis W. Arnold to Charles W. Tarr *2300. Four adjoining lota on the aontbeast aide of Lafayette street adjoining lands of Ann M. Hand Horatio E. Chnrcb M. F. Smith and others. wtar CAP* MAT Elisabeth F. Chamberlin to George H. Reeves (i. L-)U 417,418 block 83 of Lots at Cape Island. MIPPLC TOWNSHIP Lena B. Crease et tut Benrxet *700. Lot on the of the Cape May Turnpike Road where Ihs old wheelwright shop and Blacksmith shop now stand In the town of Cape May Court House, (quit-claims) Edmund T. Beoeset to Emma L. Benesel *1- Boose and lot formerly the residence of Anthony Benesat in the town of Court House oo the sooth west aids of Mechanic street also the lot adjoining on the sooth west, (qnlt-claims) Emma L- Beoeset to Edmund T. Ben irt*l. Lot on the southwestwardly side of Mechanic street adjoining lands of toe grantee also lot where the old wheelwright shop and the blacksmith shop now stand. Both lots In Court House, (quit-claim) Geo. h- White Atty to Charles E. MUD $83. Lot U, block 88 plan of Whltesboro. William H. Bright Sheriff to Ben) F. Baues $10,823. Property at Stone Harbor

hre* tracts.

upres TOWNSHIP Parson C. Smith to SUUwlIl C. Y< $M). Lot of woodland along, the Willcta road adjoining lands of Peter Corson, armeuas Corson, J. W. Sack and others DENNIS TOWNSHIP Caroline T. Smith et alto The Board of Chosen Freeholder* of the Connty of Cape Mav *180 Tract of 1. 813 acres trly tide of the Sea late Turnpike adjoining J. L. Smith, and P. M. Way eat.

Heeling This Week Likely to Abeorb Cumberland Church Rev. Dr. A. W. Spooner, aa a delegate, started from Cap- May on Tuesday to attend the 118th General Assembly, which oouvrue* at Des Molnsa. Iowa, to dav. This Is the first General Assembly ever held in Iowa. There are many Important matters to be voted upon, which make this session one of the mqftlmpcrtaot lo recent

years.

Of paramon nt I mportanoe Is the q osstlon of the consolidation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with tha Preabyi Church of America. For year* these brsuchas of the oritlnal Church hav* remained apart because of different Interpretations of the doctofines, but they are ready to unite. In all probability, the vote of onion will fa* nnanlmon*. Heated discussion Is expected when the matter of tha Book of Forms and Sen recently compiled by a committee of which Dr. Van Dyke was the head, is reached. Some minister* say that It "111 reduce the

Silverware stolen ten years ago from the Seaside Home. Cape May Point. Iu»jnsl hero recovered by Detective Moffett, of Camden, under peculiarcircunistaDcra. The thief was a woman, and the Camden police refuse to divulge her name, as there is no reason to br'leve she bas since been dishonest. Detective Moffrl was itinimaglnic a pawnshop lo Pblla . searching for goods stolen In Camden, when be some silverware on which was "Seaside Home. Cape May

Point.”

He believed the articles bad I-ren stolen, and learned the name and sd-t reaa of the pawner of the goods, and traced her to South Camden, the woman turning oat to bean assistant matron of the home, who abruptly after the robbery In 1888. The woman mad* a dean breast of he theft, and. taking Detective Moffett op Into the attic of her home, she opened trunk and disclosed the remainder of the stolen silverware. She said she had taken the silverware by piece, aud secreted IL The table and bed llueu she bad used up from time to time. On account of the destitute condition of ■he woman, who bad a son critically 111 with pheumoula, and the fact that the snagemeut of the Seaside Home refused prosecute her, as the statute of limitation barred oqt a complaint, the police withhold her nans. The woman said she kept the pilfered silverware intact until token sink with phenmonla a short time ago, and was compelled to pawi the stuff to secure money to meet the doctor’s bills and pay for medicines. Oo the places pawned she obtained *16. Detective Moffett removed the alive

NMNY NEW RICERS TO ENTER Caps May be Hailed For Between the Third Tbureday In June and tbc Third Thursday In October

Ih the Urges! schooner yschla on this >f the Atlantic this year, the possi bliity of ocean raciug is again tempting rversof the deep pad plans are under lo revive the contest# for the Cape May aud Brentou Reef Caps. Tb« famed trophies wrr* ool rsoed for laat summer because the large vessels were

ibroad after the traosstli

service of the Church

ritual.

The agitation o( the Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Carter, of New York, against the Westminister Confessic n. Is not receiving much attention, and nothing will ootne of Dr. Carter’s efforts.

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF

Many Items of Interest to

—The Wildwood Board of Trade baa offered prises of *100 for the best k* lawn, Sower garden and vegetable plot that resort this year. —The trustees of the Church of the Advent have extended a call to Bov. Frands T. H. Finn to remain aa minister In charge for another year, oojBmencing

June L

—There Is every Indication that crabs will be plentiful this season here. Crabbers hare rlready found more than they Msstolly handle because of a scarcity of help. —Miss Jane A- Smith has declined to eept the election as treasurer of the Cape May High School Alnmnl Association and Mies Charlotte Rutherford * ’ " elected In her stead. -Frank Leo, 80 years old, of Cape May, bad all bis fingers of his right band poteted in Cooper Hospital, Camden, Sunday. The hand was caught In a crate mixing machine. —The next silver medal eooteet n tbs direction of the Women's Christian noe Union will be ball day evening, Jun* 3. The place for gb the contest hae not yet been selected.

Spring Visitors are Numerous About Town

third

A SCHOOL C0NTR0VERSEY , Peculiar New* Item Which Haa

Stirred Men

Aaron W. Hand, the late county superintendent of schools of this county, who hot recently an unsuccessful applicant tor principal of the Cape May Approved High School, is the accredited correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger at Cape May. That paper on Saturday ist oontalnad the following statement. "Cape May. May 11-Au attempt Is being made by Connty Superintendent Barr to effect the abandonment of High School wort: la the schools of Lower Township and West Cape May. He wishes to send pnpils from theea districts to the Cape May City High School, and thus obtain a sufficient nntnber of pupils to

-r the fittl

for tbr season yachtsmen believe U ot be neglected again, r before last the Atlantic w< and she will hr Lb, defender, bat, despite ber slic and speed, she does not bold the cups safe by any means. The In will be in commission again, and i defeated the same vessels that the AUaulic beat io the race* along the oo* Then there Is the uew Herreaboff rac Queen, which is oonfideutly expected t the fastest schooner In Qie world. It Is a teak lu heavy wettber for a 80footer like the lugomar or Q teen lo co against much louger vessels, such the Atlantic aud Eodymoio aud proven

ber ability.

Under the rules governing races f

ips they may be sailed for bet we third Thursday in June and the Thursday io October. This gives arrange dates that will not confic

the engagement of the big raoers in any of

the many club regalias or special contests

Under these circumstances It is thought

that besides the Atlantic. Endymoin, In

gomar. Queen aud the little Fleur de Lis.

stbich Is always ready to aague; the In

voder, Elmina and Corona will enter, making up a fleet of eight competitor*.

All ot them are fitting out.

Both cups are offered to yachts of all nations, but the possibility of a foreign

contestant Is remote.

The course for the Cape May Cup Is from Bandy Hook to and around FiveFathom Lightship, off Cape May. and back

> the Hook.

The Bren ton Reef Cop course Is from Bren ton Beef Lightship, off Newport, to and around Sandy Hook Lightship, and to Newport.

PERSONAL MENTION

TOUR NIKE NUT BE INCLUDED

»r a Week A man sand Friends Ter Other Mention

Mias Isabella N. DuPont, of Wilminf

>n. Is a guest at the Windsor

Miss K J Griffiths of Philadelphia, occupying her Columbia avenue cottage. Dr. Henry W. Cat tel I is among wel

known physicians who are

the

The Christian Endeavor Union of the Mltbern district of New Jersey held Ha second annual convention lo Calvary Presbyterian Church, In Camdeo, on Wednesday and Thursday of last weak. Rev. Dr. Spooner, of Cape May, a former pastor of the church, was In charge of. the music during all the sessions. He also l on Wednesday afternoon ou "Some Methods lu a E Work." The annual state convention of the Christian Endeavor Society will be held In Millville In October

and the township." This statement Is aheolntely untrue, and believed bv the friend* of tb* Cap* May school to b* circulated to disci tha Caps May school and 1 Neither Wart Capa Mar »or LowerTownship her* Approved High Schools, bat effort Is being mode by Mr. Barr to hi several ot the scholars ot Wert Cope May and Lower Township take up High School

stadias.

Dr. K. H. Phillips, district clerk, says: “rhls statement is vary mhlaadlng. I’bers is no high school work dooe In tliaes schools, oonsequantty there could be ooabaudomect. The county snperlnteadentU working In harmony with the State Superinteodenl of Public Instruction. He Is doing just what the State

opted a higher course of stedy ’offered’ by

Mr. and Mrs- Thomas M. Royal are 'pending three weeks pleaaanUy at the Windsor Hotel. Mrs. A. C. Thomas, of Philadelphia, Is imong tbs recent arrivals lo enjoy an arly cottage life. Mr. and Mra. William K. Sheppard are iaitlng Mr. and Mra. Joaepb M. Scbellen ger at Royereford. Pa. Mr. and Mra. A. T. Haynes, of Philadelphia. are spending a tew weeks In their Kearney avenue cottage. Mrs. George WentxeU are receiving cougratalatlons upon the arrival I a little girl In their boaseboid. Mrs. Jones WUter and her daughters, the Misses Weigbtman, are occupying the Wlater collage on Beach avepue. Mr. Maakel Ware and family left Cape May oo Wednesday for Pitman Grove, where they will pam the summer. Mrs. Hnmmell aud daughter. Mrs. H. Ylsna, of Philadelphia, are among the early arrivals in the oottege colony. Mr. sod Mrs. Elmer Zwalley. who have been residing at Plainfield. K. J., have removed to Akron, O. Mrs. Zwalley is a daughter ot Captain aud Mrs. Josiah Falkiuburg, of this city. Rev. and Mrs. Harrison B. Wright, of Bala, who were guests at the Windsor during the early days of the week, have selected a cottage here for their summer

sojourn.

Mrs. Robert Iredell, of Allentown. Pa., bas been enjoying a vacation at the Aldiner and while here has had her cottage on Howard street arranged for its summer occupancy. J. R. Ttodle. of Valley Forge. Pa-, the m-lo-law of U. S. Senator Philander C. Knox, has been enjoying a vacation at the Windsor. Reed Knox, son of the senator. accompanies him. Robert C. Hill, former chief building inspector of Philadelphia, has been enjoying a vacation here and has been taking in the fishing in the sounds and had excellent luck among 'he finny tribe. Superintendent D. H. Lovell and General Freight Agent Coffin, of the Wert Jersey Railroad, were guest* at Cape May yesterday. and wore shown the many Improveicnta by Recorder John W. Thompson. Congressman and Mrs. George D. McCreary hvve opened their Cape May colbnt Mr. McCreary himself, owing to lattes at Washington, has not yet arrived. With Mrs. McCreary are Mr. and Mrs. G. Howell Parr, ot Baltimore. •In-law and daughter.

New Manager fbr Cool Company Ex-Mayor J. Henry Edmunds announces that be dosed a deal Wednesday for the nagement ol the American Ins Co ally's coal and ice business In Cape May and will take charge of the business on

toy. Thio gives him a monopoly of

fwll the toe and eeal business In C

The present superintendent of

To Manage Stockton Hotel nounoemeot haa bean«—a» that Ool. Horace M- Cake, of the Normandie Hotel. Washington, D. C., ha* dossd a cot for the management ot the Stockton Hotel for another saaeoo. Col. Cake will Oao manage Ooogresa Hall again year.-these booses being the two largest

Miss Adas May Church, daughter ot Propriety*- William H. Church oFthe Colonial Hotel, this dty. and Hr. Joseph with tha Gaps Mar ~ '

«ho ptenrt .al; ? rt.st. Tho ^Hrt|«M»rtrtartr.«>6*l*

INCREASES STATE'S AREA Measure Extending and Establishing Coast Boundary Line The terms of a bill which has become a low, tb* State adds to IU area, or attempts to add, between 900 sod 400 square miles to iu jurisdiction. The added area Is In the Atlantic Gcean, and tbs purpose of the bill la principally to give the State jurisdiction In caare of violations ot fishing l that tbs State may enact. The bill introduced by Mr. Hildreth, of Cap# r County, and extends the territorial limits of each county fronting oo the Atlantic Ocean, from the prerent actual lln* to a line parallel with the ooest and three nautical miles beyond. Under ramltted lo the added lisable in the connty to which Is given the extension of water. the hill Mr. Hildreth said

loftfa* State. Tha matter of the State’s authority has been questioned, and R might be that the question ot