CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907

COUNTY ITEMS

THE SECOND WARD

Home lnt«reaUDS It«m» U»At *toy IMoaae You and Yonr I'riend* Mr. >od Mrm. 8Uu* York •oUrtain»d Mr. and Mr*. R- T. War* oo Soodajr. iawrcooc Rmtw ba> baaa TUlUng hU

(wrrnu jo lafaynu •tract this

Cjipt. Ororse W. Kaerc* baa been kept 1 (be bouae for iareral dar* oo account

Abraham Lincoln, Whose Ninety-Eighth Birthday Anniversary will be Celebrated Nest Tuesday

COLD SPRINU

with.Iter daughter. Mr. Walter Sbaa Plillaitclphta. \lr. Artpur Loprr wm called to bed.ule cf her .l-ter a> •Somem 1*0101.

if atekoeaa. Frank 8. Lloyd will Mrct for blmaelf • lew cottage oo Waablngton atraet. nor 1 of I'oloo »tr*at. Mr and Mra. Joaapb Stltaa. of We. • pe May.rDItad Mr and.Mrm. S. H^ll'e. irly In tb# waak. Mr. and Mrm. lawla Cormon. of Unahen. era r'altloK Mr. and Mrm. Bmmoal Corin. the Brat of the waak. Mr and Mra. Frank Kotrlklu war* the leaiaof tbalr children. Mr. and Mrm. J. Hugbrm, Jr., oo Sunday. Mrm. Waller Church waa a elaltor at Holly Beach recently, and .peutaereral ya with her mlater. Mra. Satlle Church. Mr. liarvry Bennett, of Philadelphia, u ao over Sunday «Ultorat the home hi. parruta, Mr and Mrm. Judmon Ben

Mima Dot Baxter, a eba-tnlutt tnlaa of Millnlle. la being entertained this week b, her friend Mi~i Ella Hoffmpu.' Mime Marie Baker mpeut Sunday with

RIO GRANDE

What D Taking Place In and About The Village Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hand spent Saturday with friends at Tuckahoe. Miss Mae G. Seal a school teacher at Kosenhayn, visited her parents here Saturday mod Sunday. Mrs. Eva B. PierponL of Salem, ws visiting her parents ou Sunday. Miss Adelade Hand is spending a fe weeks with her sister at,Vineland ' A large number of people attend th revival meetings which are being held al the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr Carl Thompson spent Sunday with his mother,Mrs. Emma Thompson. Mr. Warren Harris is on the sick list suffering with an attack grip. Mr. Elwood Thompson and wife and son spent Friday at Cape May Con House visiting reiations. The ground is width wiih snow tl weather is cold, fortuntily the amoni of snow is sufficient for go-sl sleighing. Mr. John Taylor and wife of Holly Beach was visiting J. S Morton lor

week.

CAPE HAY COURT HOUSE

Partial List of Visitors at The County

Seat

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. Feb. Mrm. Elwood Thompson aniT«n Alien Rio Grande, have been spending a days with Mrm. Frank- Nichols. Mr. Perka. of Philadelphia spent Sunday with him daughter. Mrs. Harry Jenkins. Mr. Mulford. of Millville, was a recet visitor here. Mrs. Olio Lore was in Millville th week mtlebding the funeral of her grand-

r, Mrs. Bra:

Bcllcv

• of the Hotel

n Philadelphia for a few days. Clarence G. Eldredge and wife, of Wil wood, were recent guests of friends bri Mrs. William Hasted is among those .

the sick this week.

Miss Emily Davis, of Cold Spring, w calling oo friends bcrcSauintay last.

h. who ‘is employed

Downlngtou. Pa-, visited l

L Stanford Willis, who

I iu Philadelphia.

i Holly, was ,mes M E HI!

irk Brother have been awarded the ract for the erection of the large warew to be built on the vacant lot adjoinbe First M. E Church property. The building Is Intended for the Ca May Grain aod Coal Company. The grad.ng of lota and streets on tl East Cape May tract le being poshed for-

ward as rapidly as the wealhi Already a number of slreocs an graded and block* are being leveled- Sev indeome cottages have already been I and others are in coarse of ereo-

DIAS CREEK..

Items of Personal Interest For Our Busy Readers Here DIAS CREEK February. 6-Mr* Hetlle Hand was In'the city chopping recently. Rev Frank Bernsderfer filled bis pulp!' in the Baptist church here Sunday evenini Uncle Thomas Sayre, one of onr mos respected citizen has a growth oo nil throat which

allow

APPROPRIATION GOES THROUGH!

ealthy al

ladies from this villags j-riaet ladles lodge of Golden Eagles at l Creek last week. The Home Missionary Society will meeting in the M. E. Church Tburaday

renlng.

The Epworth League service. Sunday renlng warn led by Mrm. C. P. Vans The gasoline eofioe Of Joseph Camp 1m great demand by our people for wood

was a large amount contributed by the locality—eome $3,010.00 I used to dig out au ■ought the govern naturally secure this harbor of refuge and harbor by providing

Capt. Nathan Dpnghty ha > harvested a irgr quantity of Ice for summer use Tbe oy.ter supper iu L O. M. Hail. Frlay evening last for the benefit of the pobc school netted about $18. Henry High is a great sufferer from grippe aod asthma this week.t Contractor Edwin S- Hewitt was mg a building for Court House part lea

last week.

A. D. T. Howell spent several dayi Perlarmv on-business last week. Miss Bertha Schettx gave a large namber of her friends an evening party Satnr-

ruing Is

limb Norton is quite sick this Charles Howell had a number of logs sawed at EndicoIt's mill last week. Madame May aod Lizzie Cabaley, of Denuisville, ale visiting -relative iu this

village.

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF

Items or Interest Gathered Tor Our, Busy Headers . —Valentine Day one week from

, birth-

John Robinson made Oceaa City ou Thursday Uriah Norton, of Disi

Rev. Bullock made Bridgeton on Moodav. Miss Belle Heed, wbc

Stiles: Gordon' Year spent Sunday w

:i spent Sunday with h Dennis. •.of Tuckahoe,is spendin her sinter Mrm Ed.

BEST FOR THE BOWELS

—Lincoln's and Washington'

ays are both this month.

—William G. Essen is Oiling bis if*

boose with 5 inch ice.

—Howard James has been appoined road overseer of Dennis Township, Postmaster Henry Reeves, of Leesburg. ban resigned from office, and three apptiesnla for the position

alreday.

-Mra. H. P. Crego will lead tbe Bap:s Yonng People's Union Meeting Friday, (to-morrow) eyenihg fhe subject will be “Lessons from the Patriarchs." —Game Warden Charles Boas, Cape May County, received fonr deer from the State Game Commissioners Thnrmdzy, and liberated them Tockaboe. -Rev. Mr Crego will preach at the services at the Baptut Chorch thi/ evening upon “Bowing and Reaping.'' To-morrow night’s subject trill be “la There a Heaven 7*’ —Work has commenced,on clearing away the place for the bonding of tbe grain .elevator, Washington atnet, on the Reading Railroad property for the Cape May Grain and Coal Co. It will adjoin the Methodist Chorch parson-

KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEM

WEST CAPE MAY

The Adjoining Borough

Mima Emma Wheaton, daughter of Mr. sod Mrs. Joseph Wheaton, ol West Cape May, baa returned home after visit to her grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Charles Bacon, at Port Karris. Real Estate Agent Gilbert C has sold the T bomsa Stevena property on third avenoe to Krhnk Gallaher, and also a lot on Eldredge avenue belong . ing to Robert 8. Hand to Herbert Mc-

Pberson.

George Hoffman and wile were visiting the formers parents at Rio Grande the first ol tbe week. - . . Mias Edith Smith baa been quite ill for the past week bat la improving

DURING SEVEN MONTHS

of 1906 the death claims (mid by The Prudential through its Ordinary iig-rn-cies alone show that lor eyery dollar the Company received in premiums on policies under which death occurred, it paid out in death claims nearly live dollars. Here are the figures:

Paid in Claims $734,037.27

Received in Premiums,

149.026 28

} $ 585.010 99

price

(CONTINUED FROM FIRST I'AGE.1

Graff. I do not noder.land gentleman knows poailiyaly whether lb a favorable report by the board of Mr. Horton. I *o understood. Congressman Ernest F. Acbeson, Pennsylvania,made the following remarks on Saturday concern lug the Cape May

Item:

‘Mr- Chairman, I wish to submit for tbe isldersUon of tbe committee certain facta relative to the Improvement of Cold

Spring lnlst,.Cape May, N. J.

The snbedhimlttee of the House Com lUee oo Rivera and Harbors to whom this project was referred, consisted Messrs. McLachlan of California. Jona Washington, RamsdsU. of Louisiana. Humphries of Mississippi, and myself. After examining the favorable reports of tbe Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors carefully, -the subcommittee

before that board for additional in-

formation. Several of U>* interested par-

also Invited to be praKol al tbl*

bearing. After the subcommittee bed

thoroughly dlwnssed all tbe f<

the project. It unanimously decided, that if those interested would contribute the sum of $100,000 it would recommend that

the Government expend enough

tbe channel. One fact which - Influenced ibe subcommittee was tbsl a large amount of moneyr-over $5,000,000—had been expended In connection with tbe project. Another fact wae that tbe State of New Jersey, fronting 123 mllee on the Atlantic prlation along tbe entire coast line, netwllhstandlug that millions of dollars worth of property and a large number of Uvea have been lost In tbe vicinity of Ibis j splenc proposed improvement. In addition to tbit toe subcommittee believe* there Is uo question about the future commercial possibilities of this enterprise. Seafaring people along tbe entire Atlantic coast appeared before the Committee ou River* sad Harbors and the board of engineers In support of this pec j ret. It Is warmly indorsed by the maritime ezebangee of New York and Philadelphia, by tbe governor and legislature of the .State of New Jereey, by Senators and RepretentatiTss, by the Vessel Owners' Association of Philadelphia, by the Delaware River and Bay Pilots' Association, by many steamship companies, and by hundreds of Individuals Interested In a-mmeroe aod navigation. No other project bee ever received such an enthusiastic endorsement by macltlme

I'o this tbe traffic syate nast be adjusted. Tbe be imat be made away from tbi

“Mr. Hill describes tbe transportation lituatiou preciaelv, and wliat be *»ys fli:he Cape May project exactly. Here will 3e found another point for export. 'Enlargement of lermlnala at the great cities. Sew York and Philadelphia, can only be made at prohibitory expense. Land for -rminnl* at Cape May rau la- secured li “i'. the*present time projects forth roved by the engineer*, which are on tn ook«. would coat for completion pro's Iv $.VU.OOU.OUU The average appropnaona fur river* and harbors for the oast wenty-flvr year* nave been lea- than $20.. OuO.nuo annually. At tbe present rate cf prepress It will take twenty-five years td V out 'he old project* on band without ilingtbe new one* which are coostantimiug In. We muai either adopt 1 a new :y and bare aimnal river and harbor of generous proponionsor encourage' local participation in aneb work. Tbe ament 1* cooperating witb various tea in making a complete geological •vey of tbe United Stales, tbe slate*

.ring one-half of tbe ezpem itfld r-

Dry Goods AND Notions.

- FASHION SHEET

not states and cities be encourage to participate In tbe expense of makli river and harbor Improvements, wbe. localities wish to go ahead more rap-

*■— “ vernmeut can?

“TheCape May preposition Is an excellent example of participation on the part of those most interested In an Improre-

record for participating In-sucb Improvements. Tbe State of Pennsylvania tbe city of Philadelphia, and private interest* *-* mppie.

itributed

meet tbe work done on the Delaware river.. Tbe Stephen Girard estate, held in trust, baa been a Urge contributor, became much of tbe property left by tbe old marine, merchant aod philanthropist was benrfibd. Now. we bare at Cape May an Instance of one small city and private In le rest* expending a greater sum at onetime In creating s magnificent harbor than on> of our largest states and cities bare expended in a century. Such enterptiae should he.en con raged. Tbe pressure for dockage room about New York 1* tremendous. It is so at Philadelphia. This pressure must In C-esse witb tbe wonderful growth of out commerce. Tbe time is rapidly approach Ing when every available point of export on tbe Atlantic seaboard will be needed to accommodate the vast misineas seeking an outlet. Tbe New Jersey const will afford 'ier opportunities for tbe creation of

endid

I harbors Which

hoped that other enierpriaing communities will.follow tbe example d! Cape May. “Tbe Board of Engineers for Hirers and Harbors Indorses the project in this Un-

gnage:

“ 'Based-oa its examination of the locality, t£e large amount of data prear nted for its consideration, sod the apparent ad vanataea and valne of a deep and land locked harbor, with good railroad notroec lions, the Board has arrived at tbe concluslnntbat tbe prospective commerce of this locality Is sufficient to justify tbe United States In providing a suitable connection between the harbor and deep water outside. Tbe improvement of a harbor b-

Prominent Sum

Charles H. A. Baling, LL. D., • promi-

nent Catholic Uymsn of Philadelphia and a well known Hammer resident of Cape May, died st Plnttgart, Germany, last Friday, newt of hU death raachinf hU friends here Saturday. Dr Ealing was a member of many ganlzaUonz, among them , being Pennsylvania Historical Society, the American Catholic Historical Society,

of which be

Alumni Society of tbe University of Pennsylvania, of which ha orer from 1804 to 1806, end the He Scales Institute of PhiladelphU, which he helped to found- end wl ofik eflelre he directed es lie first president- He was also the first president ofthsPegssas dab end bald tbs aOea of president of the Wert Philadelphia B^l dob from 18B2 to 190L Ha was a her of the Uni vanity Club.

‘Dr. X

daughter of Charies Boeder of Jeakin- retofOrty* town, in 1809. The couple made their admit of a i borne wnen living In Philadelphia at •*•*-*■■

“The committee bellevea tbe project to Improve Cold Spring lulet aod create a. great landlocked harbor at Cape May is a

barber at Cape May I horonghly meritorious proposition. Its consummation will afford relief for annoying freight congestion at large sea-

board cities. The Importance of Improi ing natural channels to the sea and of . harbors where they can be

* —“.road ■

readily reached by great railroad systems can not bs overesUmatad. 'In a letter on 'The transportation problem of tbe United btelea, addressed by James J. Hill

inary 14, toGorsrcor Johnson, of Mln-

ota.- Mr. Hill says:

■Tbs basinesa of tbe United Statee Is

Med that from every poritry arises clamor for relief.

jraij where Are taxadbfcyond tbslr power. Tbe people of tbe Uni tedJBtataa, therefore, — *— — *

Mon of tbe a

face to face with

EsSTSHV “ -ftas-rjsTirt

pective commerce is, tbe Board without precedent and In making a favorable recommendation toe Board baa given considerable wrigat to the fact tbnt

large expendltnres hr—*—

res strong efforts _ carry tbe enterprise to complete and successful termlnstb - ‘ “Here then, is a safe landlocked harbor for commerce and of refuge with an area

witb depth of from 90 to 40 feet. Ovt . . (riu.ouo have been or will be expended in connection with tbl" project, 'ibe government is asked to expend $1,211,000 pro-

viding a 23-'ool channel ieis

.'rrnmeui.t Tbe development of a great commerce'is an absolute certainty. Tbe Cape May Harbor will afford rellei for tbe pressure for terminal facilities sod

of t hr A linn tic coast. Tbe government engineers speak of- It ns making a precedent and bring therefore a question for Congress in Its wisdom to.decide. Congress can make no mistake by voting to age local oommunUlos to assist in penal vs work providing outlets for tbe

rapidly expanding commerce of the oouu-

MRs. E. TURNER 323 Washington st. Cape Mpv.

BRIGGS IS CHOSEN (CONTINUED FROM FIR8T FACE.)

by Inserting “counties of the first and second class In tbe requirement of perbolding llcenses^o be residents of the mnnlclpallty wherein such tavern exists for atjemat one year." Mr. Hahn presented a hill which pro rides that where a Judge of the court »f common pleas Is asked to preside In any other county during the absence or Inability of tbe judge making such request he shall be entitled. In addition to his regular salary, to the snm of $20 per day to he paid by tbe county hi which be shall be requested Another bill by Mr. Hahn provides In cases where an agreement for tbe sale of land shall remain on record In .the office of the register of deeds for owe year after the time limited for tbe performance stated In the agreement shall hare expired such agreement shall be deemed null and void. Me, Hahn also ihtrodneed which provides that any married man may exechte and deliver any deed or other Instrument without her husband joining therein. Other bills Introduced By Mr. Hnhti—Provides that masters In chancery shall be ex officio masters and examiners In the orphans’ court and that the orplmns' court may refer to any such master Iu clmncery of five years' standing any cause pending In such court. By Mr. H'din—Enables cities located on or near tbe ocean to open and lay out public parks for places of public

resort

By Mr. Hahu—Provides that In proceedings to condemn lands for^pnhllc Improvements the special benefits to be conferred upon tbe owner of snob lands- by the Improvements shall be considered. By Mr. Hahn (by request!—Makes It unlawful to catch crabs between Nov. 1 and May 1. By Mr. Hahn (by request)—Makes It unlawful to fish with a seine or Tyke net In the North and South Shrewsbury rivers. Sandy Hook and Raritan' bays, betwee# May 1 and Oct 1. except for the taking of menhaden for making fertiliser. By Mr. Baader—Provides that every corporation operating a street railway upon' any street In s city of tbe first class shall between the hours of 7 and

Only Chance

In Sight

To get a handsome Smyrna, Moquette or Axminster Rug at a price lower than we can purchase them at wholesale. We

are offering these Rugs at a

..Special Reduction..

In order to make room for our Spring ^ stock, while they last, we are selling this | lot at a price never bclore heard of 1

CHARLES A. SWAIN, 305-7 Jackson Street CAPE MAY, N- J-

One Welsbach Lamp Will give you More Light than

4 Open Flame Gas Burners or 4 Electric Lights AT 1-4 THE COST

nn tat Urn i, tor« ui bi mrak - - T.iilliitaiaiDli MU Remember—We do Plumbing CAPE MAY ILLUMINATING COMPANY 406 Washington Street. O. A. Merchant* Jr, Gen. Manager. Pocal PHO « E n*.' li

■ 'i,._ ... _ Avsnlmr nf parh week dav causa to Iw

ich week day cause rear platform of

whose duty it shall be passengers getting on or off signal to the conductor when tbe steps of tbe

dear. A fine of $S00

“When tbs Cape May Harbor Is completed coal from Pennsylvania and tbe products of farm and factory lu that state and of lb use farther wast .can be shipped Cap* May quicker than tbey can reach

— —-y. will 1

Philadelphia

around that city a

Mars. It will ml. at Cape May bound fay points' w. Philadelphia- Tbe raliroadfreight n

and Iron. Cape May will be no xr.aur

. .S3 with goods Imported

' itwwrst of

make such a harbor - “ a tbs(act that

.«...

May Harbor *11 b* of national impon- . — vx opjidasd by the lion oMbe oobd-

_ Provides thaj tbe porecorder or police magistrate In second class cities shall be up-, pointed by tbe mayor for a term of five

ypars.

Railroad-Measures. By Mr. Earle-Provide* that no railroad compdBy shall be entitled to any charge for delay In unloading goods until after tbe expiration of two days from tbe time snob car baa been placed In'Doaltibn for unloading. By Mr. Earle-Hakea It nnlawfnl for any canter to bold for the enforcement sell for tbe satisfaction of any charge for tbs detention of any railar or for any demurrage any In Ita possession as such carrier and provides that It may recover only by appropriate actlon'at law.

Uer. a slagls “Tha whole New Jersey eoaat to drslioed ald aasey from tklr- to-baooux a mere suburb of tba grew aStess sajxaa-aarT&iS*.

If yoc hare lob ar—h *red H stetag.

Gold Cutters, and Filltere, Also girts.

Established 1886.

Bell Phone 97x

The Daylight Store ON VIEW The Best Collection of

.Fancy White Goods.

in np-to-date’Dress Materials we have ever shown.

REASONABLE PRICES it (or Standard PatUraz. O. L. W. KNERR, 518-20 Washington St.

<x7]Brown "Villa,

218 PERRY STREET, CAPE MAY^'y— OPEN ALL THE YEAR taE^ . Rooms Large and Airy ... ... Appointments First-class . . . ... Near the Beach ... B. E. MURRAY.

WM. S. SHAW GENUAL CONTRACTOR Bute la jCime, Zrick, Sand, Cement and SBni/ders _ *Ui