ALL THE NEWS THAT S BEST TO PRINT

CAPE MAY* HERALD.

THE BEST ALVEKT1SJNC MEDIUM

VOL. VI. NO. 49

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1906.

Subscription—$ i .00 per Year

SHOT TO DEFEND SELF

Two Men Engage In Struggle. At Burleigh

WERE QIMRRELMB OVER I GIRL

noth fader InfUeooe of ».lqacr Man Who Otd The a boo cl nx la Kxaonorntod by Wltaeee

Ai the result of a quarrel betwi Gulaeppe and Vlnrenxo Dedero at E Irljh. last Thursday ulcbt. In which the street!on* of a sweetheart of of the brothers In Italy w« Vincenzo ahot Gulaeppe In the abdomen and then ded. They hare been employed for by the West Jersey Railroad. Thanksgiving Day. while celebrating with the quarrel arose. Both brothers drew revolvers, and while Vincenzo did not want to light, he shoot his brother In order to save his own person, for eye aril that his brother wi volver at his head. The shot took effect In Ouiaeppe's abdomen, who eras left helpless twelve hours before medical ■ unce was summoned. He was t to Cooper Hospital. Camden, but the victim died there on Monday morning. Vincenzo fled, but was captured by Cape May County authorities, wl hiding Friday morning, and lodged county JaU at Cape May Court House that

Thanksgiving Dance. A 'very successful Thanksgiving dance was held In Congress Hall that evening. The promotors, Mr. O. A Merchant. Jr, and Mr. Frank W. MU ler. have every reason to coogratula’c themselves on the success of their efforts. The hall was tastefully decorated with strings of colored lights. Mr Harry Beilany furnished excellent mu sic. Refreshments were nerved during

Some who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gardiner, Mrs. Andrews. of Washington, Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Desk. Miss Martha Matey Mias Rebecca Cassidy. Mr. and Mrs Alexander Murray, of Newton. Pa. Miss Mary Taylor. Miss Jennie Hughes. Mias Mary Hagbes. Miss Una Kennedy. Mias Julia Mason. Mlsa Glzenberger. Messrs. O. A Merchant Frank W. Miller, Clinton Rutherford. Bolton Eldjpdge, Scott El dredge Frank Price. Leonard Davta. and Harry Doak.

Pile Bankruptcy Petition Harry H. Doak and Samuel S. Doak, trading as Doak Bros, grocers, of Cape May filed a vo’entary petition in bankruptcy in the I'nited State* Court on Monday The matter has been referred to Referee Lewis T. Stevrnz.snd tbs first meeting of thur creditors to elect S trustee will occur on Friday Decemeer 21.stlO.Mlat Mr. Stevens office, No. 610 Washington street. Their schedules show: sseeU, *2061 S: liabilities, ICIZ.SI.

A wedding quietly celebrated os Thanksgiving Day was that of Mim Sadie York sod Mr. Horace Church. The bnde Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles York of this city, and the groom a son of Mr. sod Mrs Alexander Church, •* West Cape May. He i engineer on the West Jer«y and Seashore Road, and now reside* at Holly Beach. Rev. H. P. Crago. pastor of the Baptist Church, perlormel the mony

The incorporation of Waller A. Lovett A Co , was effected last Friday, when arlietea of incorporation wen filed is the office of the Secretary ol St* 1 rentos. The agent Is Walter A. Lovett and the authorised cipztal stock I IIUOJXU. The incorporators are WaJU A. Lovett, George L. Lovett. Wtillei

mpany will deal la harness dressing

H. H. Yarnall Passed Away. Holton HaUoweD Ysmall, of Ardmore. Pa, died no Thursday last, was well known at Cape May. Us wile being Mlae Miller, a sister of Ex Senator Lemuel K. Miller, sad of Alfred B. Miller. The funeral occurred Me late

YOUNG MEN’S ASSOCIATION

Rooms arc Nearly Ready for Occupancy

ITHIETICS, GAMES MD REIDING

Everything That U In Vat In larger Gymnae'nme Will be Koand In Their Rooms Here

,It la expected that within two weeks the rooms of the Young Men's i elation over Mecray*s market, will be public use. The finishing touches on the Improvements to rooms are now bulng made and plana are making for the opening. The gymnasium will be well equipped. Everything that la In «ae In the larger gymnasiums will be' found In one here. Arrangements hare been made for both medicine ball and squash tennis. Among the other supplies purchased are s vaulting horse, horizontal bare, parallel bam. rings, wall machines. «t -Iking bag. wrist -rhlaes. Wblteley exercises, boxing gloves, rubber quoits, dun-bells and ndian dubs. A Urge number of books, pipers will be placed In the In the game room there wUI be chess, checkers, and various other games All these thing* -rill provide a way In which the local md visiting young men can spend

it aa soon as the rooms are entirely fitted out, a house wanning wUI take place. A program of Interert will be arranged and a large number of dtIzens are expected to visit the rooms The association will hold the next of Its star course entertainment* next Monday evening. The attraction wUi be the Musical Five and It promises be s good one.

Ike Holidays The National bird Is Bearing high and the price of turkeys promises to be the the Ynletide. But why pey s bhr prior for your Christmas dinner, when you can get anything dealrnbie for a holiday gilt at Charles A Swain’* A06-7 Jackson etreet. Mr. Swain has remodeled his store sod the second floor u devoted entlrriv to Japanese goods of the finpat texture and workmanship, indodidg some of the most beautiful pieces ol Jrpanese art ever seen la this ty. A trip to ttis store before porch in dr your bolidav presents will save your money

Coon ty .Superintendent Barr, who Is i working to raise the standard of education in the county even higher than it i«, baa arranged for a meeting of all school board* of the eountr to be held at the court bouse on December Among the speskers who will nddres* the meeting are Bute Superintendent Baxter and Prof. Bevier, 'tale Inspector of High Schools.

Work on Repairing A venae The work of repairing that part of each avenue which waa dug np to peril t ol the construction of the sewer, has begun. Buperinteadeut Pharaoh has a force of men at work and expects couple of wreks to have the avenue in as good condition ssdt ever was.

Laundry Machinery Arrives Harry Balm, proprietor of the Troy Laundry, has just received a boiler and alldbe washing apparatus needed for an up-to-dae* laundry. It will be inslalMd at once and make

To Ulve Bake B Member*of the Baptist Cborufa will a baked bean supper lor the unusually low price of 25 cents per person, negl * ' ling at No. 604 Washington

Christmas Goods A. WtoIsobs general sroor Fishing Creek. Mrs. Woolson will go to Philadelphia on Dae ISch to Make Pnr-

Big Has sf Frails. Huts and -Dandy 1 lagan's. Bfe Has fruit nuts and candy i

PUNISHING A UNITED STATES SENATOR.

Autumn Visitors are Numerou Defeated, Wants to Be Tax Local Topics of General In

About Town

YOUR NAME MAY BE INCLUDE;

only one Ballot BOX COUNTED The Recount For Stats Senator Stops Quickly. The recount of the ballots cast in Cape May Count*- for State Senator which began and ended last Friday, only served to give additional light upon bow ballot* are marked (lawfulto show a delivery of purchased votes, and yet not be a marked ticket, that Is with a “distinguishing" or -designated" mark thereon. The only ballot box coantedAras that of the second election district of Cape May City, which the election hoard had returned aa giving 171 for Robert E. Hand and 70 for Ewing. A* ' the count progressed. Attorney French showed 79 ballots all for Hand, each of which had the corooer'e name crossed off and the name of some per (an different) written for the office, and they were written In (our different hand writings only. Thus It showed that tear persona who handled voters for Hand had “persuaded" sev-ity-ulnc persona to vote such tickets When the board got through, there left for Judge Treachard to decide whether these 79 should be counted and 79 others which had been recounted for Hand and II for Ewing. Judge Trenchard. while he said that tb*y were suspicious, also, said they not supported by evidence (which can not be produced at m recount but only on a contest) to show a marked ticket under the Uw. and therefore, ordered them counted for Hand. Aa n matter of fact, after they were counted. Hand had lost 1C. being given 15*. and Ewing had gained 11. which reduced Hand majority 26 votes. Not a Ewing ticket waa marked. soon as Judge Trenchard ordered the 69 votes counted. Captain Ewing's counsel asked leave recount, and the motion

FARMER'S INSTITUTE

day, December IS. The Cape May County, Farmers Institute will be held at South BeaviUr, Alpha Hall on 1'ueuday December

181b, 1906.

The programme follows: I0-J0 A. M. Sharp.-'The Fertility of ti e Laud—How Can the Farmer Inease and Maintain It." Jared Van

'Mteoeo, Jr.

11:16 A.M.—"Sweet Potato Prod noon—Dlseasei and How to Control Charles Chalmers. LOOP.ti.—-‘Practical Poultry Kuep«—Egg* end PoultiV for Market." Mr. A F. Hunter, AbUngtou, Maas. 2:46 P-M —Market Gardening." Prof

K. L. Watt*

S:» P. M.— 'Kzperisnoo In Fighting the Amy Worn.” Joseph W. Pincns. Remarks by Prof B J. Hollister. Winona Lake, lud. 7:18 P.M.-Musk by Oraufe Choir. "The Education of the Farm Boy." Mr. Von Wagenea. ^ > PJL—"America's AttractlonaOver Canyon, Crag and flea ” A richly

lueturo. By, Rev.

D. K Clair.

-The Epworth Leagues of the

stud nearly one hundred Jan of fruit s£d jrilles- which wfll be sent

CONGRESS OPENS Kew Jersey's Part In The National

Both honses of the 60th Cong re** of the L'o'ted States opened st U'ashlnulon st noon on Moodsy lor iU second, or short, session, which will L«t until March 4. The most important feature of tbi proceedings wss lo the be sate, President Roosevelt sending to for confirmation the following Domination*: — Secretary ot the Treasury-George B. Cortelyou. Attoroev-Geoeral—Charles J. Bonaparte. Post mas ter-Geo era!—Geo-ge Von L. leyer. Secretory of the Navy—Victor H Metalf. Secretary of the Tntinrr—James K. Garfield. Secretary Commerce and LaborOscar 8. Btranz. Associate Jostles Bnpreme Court— William H. Moody. h'cenee that were similar to some extent were enacted In the Senate. There nore dignity, however, on Ibal end oftbeCenttoi, as tbereis at all times, for Senatorial courtesy seem* to be essential to the conduct of the boslof that body, and It Is seldom lacking. Benstors Kean and Dryden both on band in good time. Many Bens I or* greeted Mr. Dryden, and exed tbe belief that be would be >•; turned by tbe Kew Jersey Legislature at its » salon in January. Mr*. Kean, tbe mother of United States Senator Kean, returned t» Washington several days ago, and the Senator will occupy bis handsome residence st Beventeenth and 1 streets, which has long been hU winter b(**Be. Senator and Mrs. Dryden will open their winter home for the season, It Is expected, at so early date. He| reaentative Parker has taken op his hotjgf with his family in his New Hampshire avenue residence; Major Wiley will spend the winter at tbe Highlands; Representative* Louden•lager sod Gardner will be at the Dewey, where they have spent several seas and where there is a colony of abont thirty Congreaameo; Representative Fowler will be at tbe Bborebom, Repreitstive Wood will make the Norman die his headquarters; Mr. Howell will be at the Oochrao; r. Van Winkle.will stop at the Hamilton, ana Mr. Allen wdl be found at the Ebbit House Tbe work of the New Jersey delegation will continue tbs same this winter last. The Senator* and Kepreseo-

tees. Senator Kuan is chairman of tbe Important Commence of Contingent roses of the Semite, sod Mr. Dryden i« chairman of the Committee on -lied Bills. In ths House, Mr. Loudenslager Is chairman of ths O.unmiltee on Pensions; Mr. Gardner, of Labor; Mr. Fowler, ol Banking end Conencp, and Mr Howell of Inmigration sad Keturalisation. Although it Is a *uar before the commutes for the agbeth O will be selected In In the natural of evunu, It Is believed that these fom Jersey men will continue to hold the : chairmanship* in the next Ooo- >- What the new Congraeamu from New Jersey any gut In the way of com

i President sent la hu eon*!

PERSONAL MENTION

Happenings of a Week Among You Relatives and Friends Trrsel ToM-Otber Mention

Mim Marie Bernier is a gnest of Mi and Mrs. Joseph K. Hand. Miss Dorothy Bockint was st boc-e from school over the holiday. Mrs. Lewis T. Stereos bss returned from s short visit to New York. Mrs Irwin 13dredge has been passing a week with relatives in Kahwav.

N. J.

s. Msry Kldredge and daughter Miss Clementine, are passing a fortn gbt In Philadelphia. Hr William B. t-ickler has condoded pleasant visit to friends In Wenona, K. J. and Philadelphia. Mrs. Lonl* P Kleber, of Piltsborg, b ncenpy-ng tbe for the winter the Merer collage on Perry street. .Mr. and Mrs. William H. Townsend •r Dividing > reek, were gnest* of their • ringtiler. Mr*. M illlsm Robbins. Chart** H. Kdtnund*, of Philadelphia, passed Balonlsy sod Sunday with Mrs Elects Edmunds, on Washlogaon street Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Gardner arenlertalnlng at their Ocean steeet cottage, Mrs.Andrews of Washington, DC. Pit* Spalding, who has been vlntlng Miss Wemple at the Wyoming, retained lost Saturday afternoon to Pbiladel 1

phta.

Mim Lang, of Germantown, is spending a vacation with Mim Helen Moore, daughter of Councilman and Un. S. 11 Moore. Edward C. Knight Jr, of Phdadci Jio, was s guact of his sister, Mim Af C Knight, and hit mother Mrs. Knight lost Frida v. 'Mim Ella M. Obert, of Prince to n.wbo as In Cape May os the guest of Mis* I nrrisss Hughes, returned Sunday evening. Mim Rebecca Cassidy was among the Cape Msyites who witnessed the ArmyNavy foot bull gome at Philadelphia on Satarilay. and Mrs. William F. Borzell are passing the week In Philadelphia, visit their daughters, Mrs. %ew end Mrs.

Lawv*

representing Jorne* E. Taylor, ly defeated candidate for tax

collector, was grantad an order by Jodge F.odloott jssUrday for a coolest of that offlo*. which was glean to Sol Needles, at Um election. Tbe petition U based c

that 143 ballots were thrown

by the election board of tbe first election trict. every one of which are believed have Taylor's nam* upon them. If they are counted they will give the elect ion to Taylor, as Needles was declared to

bare hot 11 majority.

A contest Is somewhat different than a recount. Vnd there will be subpoenaed a

rsotu wbo are believed

to have voted tbe tickets because ot bar-

do so. The member*

of the colored committee which bandied them, the tally keepers st to* polls for

sc local municipal and

Government official*, are all to be called to give evideone to show that they were marked ballots to show tbe delivery ot •ngbt votes. Tbe oummlltee of dllseto bo bare virtually formed themselves In on anti-bribery society, met yesterday orning and raised tbe lands necessary pay tbe legal expenses of tbe locntnst, and (or Me express purpose of conforming tbe evidence of bribery which they now bare, is black and while. All of tbe persons herein mentioned will be ximpelled to testify a* to the reason for the ballots being marked for ths candidate* -* they are. Tbe local Hectic* officer* will be called too. to tell why they

threw out tbs ballots.

Mim Harris Chamberlain and Mim Goss, wbo taught in the pnbile schoolhere last year, are now taoching al Bloomfield N. J. Mr. nod Mrs. C. L. Stevens, of Cedarville, N. J- were guests over Thanksgiving of Mr. and Mrs. William L Stevenson North street. Park Commissioner and Mrs. John . Rogers, of Wilmington, oecopied over Thanksgiving and Sunday in that cottage st Bchellengers Landing. Mrs. Lorens S. Hall is entertaining at her Hughes street cottage, Mrs GaskHl, wife of Rev. 8. F. Gaakdl and Mrs Hagemsn, of WUliamstown, N. J. Vice Chancellor Learning passed Sunday with Us father Senator Jonathan F. Learning, and his Hater, Mrs. J, Spicer Learning on Hagbes street. Rev. William R. Hams ol Palenville. N. Y. will officiate In the Church of the Advent on Sunday. There will be serices at 8 a.m, 11 am, and 7 JO p m. Judge and Mrs. James M. E. IjUdretb ere New York dly visitor* uvet Thanksgiving days, and while then visited the Judge's brother. Frank H.

Hildreth.

State Senator Lewis M. Cresse, Mayor J. G Champion, of Ocean City and Ricffkrd B. Stltau are with a party on gunning expedition in the wilds of

Virginia

Rev. Father WlseeL of the Order of Redeatptionista, is eoodoeUng a mission for women U St, Mary's Ostholic Church this week. Next week

Mrs. Wmisrn A Pocfaer, of Brooklyn, occupying her cottage on Booth Lafayette street for a few day a Her bushand. wbo had bean with her

1 to Now York Sunday.

Mim Locnssa Hagbes returned to

Atlantic aty

days with

Robert 0. the public

Dr and Mo* R. Waitor Starr, of PhU-

Cape May over Thanksgiving Day, ami

rtatnad a number of members the Cape May Yacht Onb at dinner.

TAYLOR CONTESTS

Collector Again

NEEDLES DECLARED ELECTED

The Con&et Will Bring Out tbe Kvldrnor of Bribery and May Make Troable Ibr Boodlera

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF lema of luterem Gathered for Our Basy Readers —Holiday trade has begun. —There is no rest for tbe weary rabbits. —Christmas trees will be next In rd*r. Big Mae of Fruit. Nuts and Candy st lecan's. —Tbe days are spproach'ng their

tcrest Mentioned

PIRAGRIPHS COKDEISEO DOWN 1 tbe Meeks Occurrence* In The County Briefly Told-Chatty

Paragraphs Mentioned

County Qourt Co Gjw*» *huuuj Tbe December term of tbe County Court* open next Tuesday. A large Hit of criminal baslnem will be before the grand jary. Oangbt Half a Ton of Cod John Bookman, s Sea Isle CUy fisherman. came ashore the other day with -ue thousand pounds of codfish, caught > hit trawl line In s few hours' fishing. Married at Deuulsvtlle Herbert N. Carroll and Mrs. Eunice Fidler, popular young folk* of Dennisvtile, were marned s lew days ago by Rev. Dr. H. K. Carroll, of New York, brother of the groom. Strange Disease Kills Turkeys George Stiles, s farmer residing near Cap* May Court House, had a fine flock of Hxty turkeys several weeks before Thanksgiving, but s peculiar disease killed all but ten. Fanners Protecting Their Fowl Owners of chicken coops in sod abont Cape May county are having doable locks and burglar alarms placed on the doors, os this is tbe time of the ear that so many eoops are looted. 2b Hold Annual Reunion The annus] reunion of the Twentyfifth N. J„ Regiment, will be held at rticber 18th, the forty-foorth anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg, in which the regiment look-part. Company F. and Co. I. were from Cape May county.

—Many Cape May stores have pretty displayed windows. —Christmas preparations are now in order In tbe churches. —Do aa much of your buying aa you in al home In Cape May. —Get In tbe habit of sending us the little item of news occasionally. —School children are already plan ning for their Christmas week vocation. —Miss Haddie Morris bss been appointed to s clerkship in the Wildwood

-Petersburg'* oldest resident, Mias Mary Van Glider, aged 92 yean, is dan til.

l tnronghont tbe county

are largely attended, and things are

selling at a good price.

-The mild weather is keeping down oosl bill, and the poo pis will have money to spend for Christmas. -Angle*** Borough Council has paid each of its fifteen volenteer firemen 612.60 for the post yena's semcea. —Cape May poanty waters are yieldig an nnnsnally small supply of dams which sell at seven dollar* s thousand Jersey Axes good cutters. Hard Wore' osded Shell*, Agent lor Gaas and all •pain etc. A. Woolson. - Fishing

provements costing al least half a ion dollars are now under wsy at Five Mile Beech resorts. —Rev. W. L King, pastor of 4ha Hollywood Methodist Episcopal Church Holly Beach, has started a revival me*lings —Four competitive hid*, plana and specifications are now in the bauds of contrastsrs for the erection of a fine depot at Holly Beach. —Many pigeon ropota in Cap* May oonntv are being depleted by a strange disease. Ilumireds of birds hsve died and the sqonb raising industry will suffer a severe Ic made of the re. seat marriage of William Alfred Turner! of Twkeubury, Euglaud, but fonn«H] of Wnd weed, to k Or*swell .of iOrroil

-UoRy

to abaulos for the prew-ut the propoaad expenditure of 840,000 Improremeuts to many of its strae paftfa objecting tosuofaa

NEWS OF THE COUNTY

WEATHER GOVERNS PRICE Of EGGS If It Oeu Warmer This Article of Food Will Be Fleatiral according to the views of a number of merchants In this dty, the price of eggs in tbe Immediate future will depend itirely upon tbe weather, or some eeka post this article of food has been nree and costly. It is mid that a cause of the limited supply of fresh eggs is due to the tact that the hens hsve base moulting and are not disposed to lay. Some of the farmers say that their bans are dying rapidly for no apparent reason They will be wall one day and stricken the

ext.

The yonne pullets which were hatched last spring are beginning to lay and if the weather continues warm will alleviate the oondiUon considerable bea largar supply of fresh sgg* prices will tumble in tbe cold storage Should the weather become any bad .storms appear, this will check the hens laying, and the price will remain the aome or even go Igher. Ulsth* general opinion that the rieeis not higher than it has been during the pest three or four yean at this season. One merchant said that been high ever si no* the beef houses began to deal lx eggs about year* ago. H* pointed ont that . « used to be sold fora cent a piece at Easter, but this pries has hot prevailed for ysare. . >v w V trict I y fresh eggs bring 40 cents ' wholesale and retail at 45 .cents. Cold eau be bought for 86 cents

rtrtdlna In sauil IM lihli school aehtf- ' are to the Osp* Msy CHy high anhool.