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VOL. VI. NO. 5J

CAPE MAY, M. J., THURSPAY. DECEMBER 27, 1906.

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Those Who ire Enjoying The Xm»s Season H.re

TOUR RtME RUT BE mCWDEO

rnlnr> <>r ■ Week Amour Vo •lailTra aod Kricoda Tiroeljr Told—Other Mention

Miw Jolla Ciofl of Camden,.is risitiDfc Mias Martha Schrilengrr. Henry Heerea, of El iladelrhia. Is pasaiag the Holidays among relations Edward Garmon, of Philadelphia, was noticed among the Christmas contingent of rtsitors. Jame- B. Stltea, of Camden, is spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Martha Hughes. Mr. William N. Wearer of Cold Spring, has returned from a nan of relatives .n Pittsburg, Pa. Edward Miller, of Pittsburg, aon of ex-Senator Lemuel E Miller, is at home for a part of the holidays. Frank W. Miller, of Sew York. formerly of Cape May, has been passing several days at Cape May. Mims Helen Wiley, a teacher In onr public schools, is visiting friends daring the holidays in Germantown, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Charies F Qnidort have removed to Phtladelohia, where they will remain until next summer. Mr. and Mrs. John D Johnson of Moant Holly, pasee.1 (bristmas Day with Jadge and Mrs James M. E. Hil-

dreth.

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Stitea, of Philadelphia, are spending the Holinays with their parents. Mr. and Mrs E. P.

Stitea.

Kev. Arthur Heea, of Lansdowne, Pa , will officiate in the Church of the Advent, on Lafayette street again next

Sunday.

William C. Hall, a Junior at Lafayette College, ie here passing the holidays with bis pan-ms. Mr. and Mis. Lafay-

ette M. Hall.

Park Commissioner and Mrs John M. Rogers, of " ilmtngton, Del., passed Christmas Day at tbetr cottage on Columbia avenue. W. Scott KMredge, son of Mr and Mrs haries P Eldredge. is tsklng bis vsealion from Princeton college with bis parents home. *- Ijiwrence Reeves, son ot Mr. sod Mrs. George W. Reeve* who is employed in Philadelphia, wav a Christmas visitor with bis parents. The many fnends of Eldroy Norton, of Cape May Court House are sorry to hear of his attack ot paralysis, and hope for hit speedy recovery Mias Ethel K Blsttner a teacher iu the Pierce School, Philadelphia, is enjoying a tew days visit with her parents Mr and Mrs. William G. Blattuer. Miss Locritsa Hughes, a teacher In the Atlantic City achools, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert C Hughes, is passing the holidays at home ail

ber parents.

GRANGE ELECTS OPFII KRS Cold Spring Orange In Ktonriablng

Condition

The election of officer, of Cold Spring Grange took place ou Monday, of last week. Despite the Inclemency of weather a large turnout was press nt. The following were elected: Master, Michael Brown: ovrrneer. Sheppard Taylor, lecturer. Jennie McPoeraon; steward. David McPherson: asaisiaot etewart. Joseph Elliott: ehapl In. Ji H. Thomas: treasurer. E ios Tom'ln; rrtary. Joseph MacKiaalc: gat* keeper. Thomas Vanaman: ceres. Ella BoSer. ponton a, Beulah Tomlin; fl >ra. Octe EUlredgw, Indy steward. Rachael Sojder. This Grange has the largest membership of any in the conoty. with prospects of great prosperity for tbs eocoiog y« Tax Collector Contest Off The election contest brought by James E. Taylor, against BoL Needles, lor the office of tax collector of Cap* May, to which Needles we* declared Heeled by *1 plurality, end which to have taken place before Judge Bodicott et Court House to-day, has dismissed. Argument we* heard on Monday in Camden, and the petition of Mr. Teytor wsa dismissed I being fealty se to specification. Lewis T. Btevens mad Jemee M. K Hildreth wen attorneys for Needles, sod E W. Lloyd for Taylor.

CHRIHTMAB CKLKBRATIONB Being Property Kept ent Ob a mb re At The rhristrasB Season i* being appro pnately celebrated in the vanou. churches throughout the city. In 8t. Mary's Catholic Church the serviceconduct**! by Rev. Father KeMy. the rector It constated of special •ic iutermingled with the Christma*

Day.

In the P. E. Church of tha Advent lere were service* at 7 90 f«d 10 90. At the latter aervtoe, Itev. Arthur Ueaa, of Lansdowne, Pa., whom the church pecta soon to have aa Itt pastor, officiated, and preached a most exrelleot and timely sermon. The Sun day school of that church will have lt» bristma* treat on Friday, to-morrow. The First Preabylerian Chorch will have ita Sunday school treat on Monlay evening, when there will be In-

teresting exe*d«es.

In the Baptist Church the children rre given their entertainment on Chrwlmaa Mood iv night. The Methodist Sunday ’school had their treat on the nme evening.

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WE WISH ALL OUR READERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPV NEW YEAR

COUNCIL TO ORGANIZE Organise Ibr The New Tear City Council win meal at noot next Tuesday to organise for the < log year The members of council after January first well be Joseph K. Brooks. James J. Do«k, Joseph Hand, HUlwrtl Hand, Samuel H. Moore, Louis C. Bay re. William K. Shaw, F. Skloey Townsend and Dr. Hamnel F. Ware It la andarstood that the presidency ol council lays between F Sidney Towo•od and Dr. Ware, the press.d incumbent. John W. Thompson will be chosen dty clerk, register of bond* and iperintendent of tha water work*. This latter position was given to Frank d Sheppard last January.

G. A. K Elects Officers

The followiag were elected officer* ol )ba Meeray Pet. No. 40, G. A. R-. at meeting held last Friday evening:— Commander, Win. T, Stevens; Vice 1 iuan-*er, Alfred wonder, Junior Vice Commander. Peter W. Smith; Quarter Ua-ter, John l). Craig; Chaplalu, Thoa. H. Taylor; Surgeon. Jaa. Meeray. M. D; »direr of the day. Joseph Hrewton; Officer of the guard, Joseph B. Hughes; Council of administration, Samuel R. Uiies, John W. Reeves, Swain S. Kerves; KepreaenUtive to 8Uta Enauipiueut, Jaa. J. Doak; Alteruste, C.

K. Shsllns.

To Compete In Yscht Race ter >hielil«, president of the I'ape May Real Estate Company, Iv having U cue of the Hoeat examples of modocean going power yachts. He will rr this boat In the New York-Ber-muda radi for e F1U00 cup. to be run ooder rules laid down by the New Yors Yacht dub. The Shields yacht which ■ot yet been named, is now buildin* in the yards ol Stearns A McKay,

at Marblehead, Mss*.

Do Yon Want This? A comfort*Ola horns at a moderate price »d easy u-rms. House In excellent oooitiod; luring four rooms and kitchen And Boor, three Urge rooms second floor. ** o rooms third fi-wr; bath. gas. pure spring water. All ueorasarr outbuildings. Bock rntrance. Lot SOxISO. Ou Third areoue near Broadway. West Cape May,

Gilbert C. Hoghes,

Real Estate Broker.

*tl4 Ocean street. Cape May, N- J.

NKW JKitMKY IN TROUBLE Battleship Not Up to Hcquiremrnts OrCoalnct Tha UolUd States ship New Jersey -eeraa to be bariOK trouble. The Nary Department sothorltir* helle<* tbs Teasel •bould be subjected to a third acceptance trial. Tba-tato trials which bars been tteld so far bars not barn satisfactory, and i board of Inspection and survey baa refused to recommend tbs acceptance of the reaeel. not bring satisfied that tbs ship Us come up to all requirements of (be

The failure ot the first trial waa attri■utad to the poor grads of oil which waa u*«d on board the ship, and while the ral board did not admit this aa a caatne, ■ aa a fact, aoootding to the report of the observers, that a better showing waa > on a aroood trial wbaa a different kind ot oil waa used. The trouble Is not » matter of spa'd.but ne of performance of the ship during the four boor ran. Tbs vessel was not able maintain 1U rate of speed, and waa obliged to alow down oo account of heated baa rings.

SUIT AGAINST EXECUTOR eneBclartea of the Wheaton Estate Seek Money Counsel (or Mrs. Arabella Wheaton, of Ocean City, last week began procerdtags in the Camden Circuit Court against Da Dirt Steelman, executor lor the Wheaton estate, over which there baa been litigati >o for nearly flee years. Mrs Wbaaton cUlms the defendant ts not paid ber certain sum* which ber husband provided for under the will. Rev. H. H. Hauu, secretary of the Stale Law and Order League, hat also loatiloteu preceding* against steelman. Dr. Hann allege* Wheaton left him $1000, which the executor refuses to p*r-

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF terns of Interest Gathered Ibr Ouv Busy Readers Big line of Frulu. Note and Candy at logaa'a. ^ —The dredge Pittsburg baa been anceaefully raised and will soon beta com

—A woman’s branch of the Patriotic Drder Sou* of America baa been inrtituled at Delmont, — The Green Creek Caatle of Eagle* 1s preparing for a big celebration durtug Christmas week. —Of the 18 teachers employed in the 'ape May schools two only arc resident* of the county or dty. — v r* Julia Corson, of Tuck a hoe la sufleriug from a badly-aprained ankle, soatatned by falling downstair*. -Edwin Kelley of Philadelphia ha. awarded the contract for the erection ot a handsome cottage at North Wildwood. -Under the franchise granted the -Sea Isle City Gas Company the residents of that resort will pay fl 60 per thousand for gas. —When Wildwood's new 000,000 gallon stand pipe la completed the water snpply will be pumped through underground pipes from Green Creek, eeven miles away. —Sportsmen in the vicinity of Clermont. Chpe May county, held a btg fox hunt a few days ago and started several foxes, one of which was shot by

; Cape May Constable Looking For George Brown

HENTKNCKS IMPOSED Judge Hildreth Busy Imposing Hew tenoea The Past Week In the county coorta last week Judge Hildreth Imposed the following aenWUliam GiUiard, atrocious assault, fwo yean in State Prison. Edward Pierdr, assault ou Officer I Farrow, at Cape May, six months in the county jail Niles Eatleaon, aasaultior Officer | Farrow, one year in State Prison. William Andersen, auwult and 1 battery on William Neal al ( ape May, I "ix months in ooouly jail. lame* Kdlin, assault aod battery on lame* t arter at Capa May and atro- ] cioua assault, five year* at bard labor. James Penoeroli, assault (by alioot- J ing) at Cape Mar, six months i--county |

Jail.

BROKER HURT BY AUTO.

SUPPOSED Mil II BDIOGETOH

Should Not Hava Bean.

The closing down of x book eye factory at Tnckahoe, Bay* Camden Courier, because of a (allure to secure an Immediate delivery coal, la a hardship the employes ah not have been subjected to. Whether the fault Ilea with the manager of thefactory In delaying the order for the ■jt the lack of facilities of the coal dealers, is not stated, but It la not creditable to either that labor should be penalised for the dereliction.

Dont Want Pree Seeds

St tutor Drydeo presented In the U. S Senate last week, a memorial of UpperTownvfaip Grange, No 199, Patrons of Hu-bandry, of Tnckahoe, N. J., remonstrating against any farther appropriation being made for the free distribution of seeds and plants; which were referred to the Committee on Agri-

culture and Forestry.

—The Thankagiven sales cleaned op the turkey pretty well in Cape May county county aod 80 per cent of the birds for Christmas use will be brought from outside points. — through the generosity of Mr. and Mr*. Henry H. Ottens. the school children of North Wildwood were made happy with bountiful prevents of roller ak 'te*. toys and candles. odge Hildreth, In the Cape May County County, related tbeapplication of John McAvoy for a wholesale license at Townsend'* Inlet, and Charles Hrintie for a res tail license at Holly

Beach

—Card* are ont announcing tbe weddng on Christmas Day ol Mia* Laura Conover, of Green Creek, to Charles Ixiper a Baltimore business man Tbe ceremony took place at tbe home of the bride. —Judge Eudicotl baa dismissed the petition for tbe elecllon contest at Holly Beach between OarirAT Haswin who waa declared defeated aa mayor.by Frank F. Smith, tbe preteat incumbent According to tbe voting msebiees returnee llaswio brd 987 votes aod smith

Rev. E. K. Tullldge to Marry. The newt of the engagement of Rev ■£. K. Tullidge. rector of Christ EpU x> pa I Church. Millville, to Mias U1 llan Cory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cory, came as a great surprise o Millville and Cape May people Sev. Mr. Tullidge officiated many times irly last year in the Church of the Advent, and is popularly known here. Miss Cory la an estimable woman and ts highly respected by a wide circle of friends, and Is also an accomplished musician, having for years officiated the Trinity Methodist Church untB ill health caused her to relinquish the poolUoa. Rev. Tullidge has been rec tor of Christ Church less than a year.

May Be Fatal Accident—Bon Also In-

jured.

By the overturning of a big touring car on the Port Elizabeth Turnpike, south of Millville, last Friday afternoon. A. J. Decker a stock broker, of Baltimore, was perhaps fatally Injured and his non Albert waa severely hurt The couple were rushing along st thirty miles an hour on the way 'rom Cape May to Philadelphia, when * team driven by John Watson rounded The elder Decker, who was driving the car. Jook lb~ right, but became txclted. and, losing control of the car, •lunged Into a deep ditch by the side >f the road. Tbe younger man was thrown several feet Into a briar thick rt and dislocated his shoulder snd broke his wrist His father waa taught under the overturned car and vas apparently lifeless when removed. He revived three hours slier, but ibysicians say that his skull Is frac ured. and that he has only a slim Stance of recovery.

Wanted by The Cape latsisd Uai mpaay—When Caught Will Pash Case Against Him

Senater Kean presented in the U. B Senate last week a petilion of sundry citizen* of Cape May, N J , praying fur an investigation into tbe discharge ol Companies B. *1. and D of tbe Tweatyfiflb Untied 8tales Infantry, which was referred to the Committee on Mill Ur y A flairs.

Big HM M Fruit, Kota and Candy i

Battleship** Silver on View Tbe $10,000 silver service wbteta tbe Stale of New Jersey la to present to the battleship New Jersey, was formally placed on exhibition in the Govert •ptton room at the Sute Capitol recently. The gift la guarded by a tail of the 2nd Batulioo of tba Naval Militia&f New Jersey.

Open Townsey Ibr EaMer ere is some talk, among tbe c of tbe Cape May Goil Club of bolding an open tourney during the Easter holidays. This wiU be quite an vstion for tbe popular seat which heretofore has oo nil oat actlvitas strictly to tba tusumar are-

Kitty ra A Dry compound ways ready for iastaat nas la any kind of firs. Chariaa T. Campbell,

Tbe keeping of the Windsor Hotel Annex open all winter la a pleasing innovation. It la an admirable b for winter guest*, who find there all I be comfort that tbSy can detire. Mis* Hal pin is zealous in bar oara ot I and tbe excellence of bar table la parti-

cularly notable.

Christmas Goods

Wootaone general aroor Fishing Creek. Mrs. Woolaon will go to Philadelphia on Dee IStb to Make Pufofasoee for ber Cnatormers, Send In

Jersey Axes good cottars. Hard Ware, Loaded Shells, Agent for Guns and all * Fishing

nuts and candy at

MKMORIAM OK JUDGE MILLER Minnie oa Late Lawyer’s Death Presented In Ooarl All the ooooly and State conru represented Monday morning when urinates appropriate to tbe memory of tbe lata Judge Richard T. Miller and John W. Wood bull were passed and id on tba records of the Camden county court. Tbe meeting of tbe lawyers of several counties was held in tbe Circuit Court, at 10.80 Monday morning. It waa preaided over by Court Justice Garrison who bad as associates on the Bench Vi Chancellor Learning, Judge Endicott end Judge Jell no. The minute on tbe dealt, of Judge Miller waa ofiried by Lawyer Thom* 1 C. French and seconded by Howard C. Cooper. Fitting testimonies to starling qualities of tbe deceased were altered by Judge Garrisjn, Judge Joliue of Cumden, Judge H ldrwtb, of Cape May county, Herbert Drake, Howard M. Cooper, Thoms* P. Curley and a

of others.

SCHOOL BOARD FIXES TUITION Fee For Pwplta From Otber Dla ■riots is pas * At a special meeting of toe Board ol Education held last Thursday evening tbe amount of tuition to be ptld by entering tbe local High School from otber districts wsa fixed at $25 Tbia la the amount tbe Stale allows for each pupil and as there new ten pupil* from other districts ihe local board will oeive $060 from tbe State. Tbe amount the local board could have asked is not limited to $25, but Is D the discretion of tbe board. Any additional anm asked must be paid by the diatrict from which tbe pupil* come Aa tbe members thought $25 to be enough, tbe district* will be under oo use farther than the transportation charges.

Cape May county can boast of • of the best conslablea in tbe State, hot even they go wrong sometimes. ] little afiray that happened at Mayyille illy Constable found It hit doty to arrest one of tbe fair one's the village on a com plant from her hi band for desertion. When she waa taken before tbe Justlee of tbe Peace, tbe truth of the story cam* out and H wa« found that abe bad been down lo Charies A. Bwain'r 908-7 Jackson st. aod bad fon«d so many pretty tbiugr for tbe holiday* that abe had missed her train Everything for the Ynletiile is fbnnd here, Including tbe moat hands Japanese ware ever seen in tbit

dty.

Senator Horner Made Jadge Sens tar John G. Horner, of Burlington county, was named last Saturday by Governor Stoke* as the successor to Jndge Joaeph H Gavklll of the Borii «• ton courts, who resigned following the appointment of bit aon. Nelson B. GaskiU as assistant Attorney General, making tbe claim that two members of ametamily should not serve la

•rner baa served three yean In tbe upper branch of tha Legipiature and two term* la tba House of ibiy. He was Spanker for tbe House for one year. Tbe appointment I* for five years and tbe Mlary la $4500

Ha 1* well known in Cape May ct

GARDNER FOR A GREAT NAVY Sot for Aggreaafvrnraa. Bat for UR ertj and Its Inalliullons Patriotic and eloquent was the »perch KepreaenUtive Gardner delivered si the dinner which Colonel Revert M. Thompson give on a recent n'ghl tbe legislative correspondent* club In A’ashing ton. from Trentou. Mr Cardspoke of tbe navy and iu need*. Re said that owing to tbe increase in i peed of war vessels the time hail passed when there should be a halt in naval construction. He said that oo l-mger tbia coootrv menaced by an enemy be eastern shores,bat that tbe same Unger confronted it oo the western side of the continent Therefore, there was need for two naviesjoslead of one. He called attention to the fact that ara began nowadays aimolUaeously with tbe decUraLon of war, aod possibly in advance of it, aod it waa, therefore, impossible to get war ebips ready ■fter war bad been dec! «red. “Here In tbe United SUtea," he continued, “aelf government la oo tnal, not only for onr selves hot for the balance of mankind. II it it anooesslal here, our example will be followed. If it fail* here tbe long olgbt will come on. We mutt be preparto give tbe working* ont of our system a fair trial, protected agaiost die Ution, influence or the interesU of jhe uonarcbial world The only guarantee ol that la the navy. I do not want great navy for aggressiveness, but 1 want it for the defense of liberty and iu institutions "

lAia' Cwoseal Aw*. A man has invented a cement shingle. It la e mettl ah I agio covered with cement and la really n tile as Mating aa stone. A* cement becomes more known and It I* learned that every man can make bis own cement there will be a boom In cement bnlhllng. The price of cement Is high now. but there are vast supplies and no possible monopoly. Cheap machines for making the blocks plenty of sand and a little knowledge la the foundation, and the price outside the cities will be cheaper. We are beginning tbe cement age. and concrete booses will be the bouses of tba future.—Birmingham Under. La mesas* of th* Transvaal. Under tbe new constitution tbe Transvaal U ta have a bilingual legislature. English or Dutch may be spoken. In Canada a member of parliament can address tbe ha'ise lu English or French, and It waa only the otber day that Mr. Bouraaon attacked Sir Wilfrid Lanrier for replying In English to a speech of hi* In French. In New Zealand tbe Maori or native men have the right of Speaking In their own language, their speeches lielng translated sentence after sentence by an official Interpreter.

®ty.

Big Cod Fleh Catch** Mad*. Many large catches of ood flak have •aa reported by the ■huraday Captain Ma , party want off the banks and cau*«t 175, the laigeet of the

are now plucked la a by the use of pneumatic

There la a receptacle In which tbe fowl la placed after befog killed, and Into thin are turned several crons currents of air from electrical tan* revolving at the rate of BaOOO turns per minute, in the twiukRag of an eye the bird la stripped of Ita tiatfesrn, oven to the tluieet partWoa eff down, and the machine U ready for an-

A popular song Id the vaudeviHa Duses recently baa been “ 'Ave You Seen My 'Enery Brown," and t constable from Cape May waa at Bndgelon last Thursday singing the tame song nstead ol Henry it was George Brown whom be wanted, and It was juat awful to see bow badly he wanted the aforesaid Mr. Brown, for once he laid bia bands on him he was going to ve the gentleman placed in custody ilil be could gel him beck to Cepe May county. This Mr. Brown is a colored man who figured in thecourU somewhat during bis three or four year* of residence io Bridgeton, and of late be has been living here, and be would have been living yet, it ia thought, if the inspector for tbe Cape Island Gas Company had discovered that Mr. Brown was getting gas without paying for it. And .t about the same time that they made he discovery. Brown got rather wise -od skipped. The colored fellow is rather ingenious md he rigged up a by-paaa around bis meter and waa stealing bit gas Irom the oompsny. It is an old game and the person trying it is sure to be caught •ooner or later, and there are several wrung time in Trenton now for that very offense. The gas company here are very anxiua to get their man and when they do they will posh the case against him.

Handsome Portrait of Pontiff With Blessings to Pennsylvanians The though Ifulneoa of Pope Pius X or Christiana in all parts of the world beautifully exemplified in a signed portraitigiven to the Philadelphia North American aa a New Years greeting to the people of Pennsylvania, Tbe portrait ia inscribed in the Pope’s own haodsrriUng with the word* of the .postoltc benediction. The portrait and inscription have been arUstJcsily reproduced inlthe roost expensive pbotogravur process and a copy of it, 11x16 inches, will be a part of every copy of the Sunday North American for December SO. No handsomer work of art aod no more fitting sovenir of a great and good parsonage baa ever been pnbliabed. Tbe pnNication of the portrait of His Holiness ia made with the consent of Hu Grace, Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia. Copies of this artistic work are being displayed by all newsdealers. The State Gaaelte The "State Gazette'' will contain a foil ay nopals of tbe proceedings of th* Brnate and Assembly ol 1907, a hat : of all bllli introduced, passed and vetoed. Tbe session promlaes to be one of great interest because of there being a Republican Senate aod Democratic Assembly. The “Dailv Gaxette" will be mauled to subscriber* foe the session for eeven-ty-five cents. Nq other newspaper io the slate will give so niudb in detail of the legislative

A foot that ought to be known throughout tbe state ta that th* l 'Weekly Stats Gazette" la only oas dollar a

rear.

Address, The John L Morphy PuUlahiog Co., Trentou, N. J. K. W. Dale Bay* White Hall : Edward W. Dale bai purchased the White Hall property and will denrO(i*b the White Hall Hotel, a relic of aqtedaya, and erect a group of 4ottagea. U u in the same locality aa ihe lug* tract recently purchased by a ‘ of a number as the “gas boom of large

iban of th* CSpe May Band a shooting match oa New Day at the pumping station at