CAPS MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1907

LOCAL COUNTY ITEMS

URP.EN wRBEK Klwrr llrininitxv rnlerUloed bU brutbrr CtmrtM of Kulung t'rt«k,OT#r l i-Iii-rmeD air britiDDint work on • large |>ouo<i nrl along the Delaware Kay hliore for the annual catch of king

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trulah S11 tea of South Dennis >- g several days with her hrolhei

Sulea and wife.

Miss Helen Carpenter of Philadelphl.' is visiting her sister. Mrs. Ralph Bene

set for a few days.

Mrs. II. M. Lawrence and daughti Evelyn and Margaret, left on Mon.l for a months visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs Mart'net in Trenton. Orlln Lore and wife w ere visitor! P Millville frotg Saturday until Tuesday Mrs. Eatella Woolson of CohisSpriot.' has been the guest of her 1 mother hen

for a few (faya.

Richard Lndlam and wife were orei Sunday risitors at Holly Bearb. Mrs. Elmer Carngan of Medford, ha' t>een the gnest of her mother here for i

few da ye.

Mrs. Harry Jeokins was called U Vineland on Saturday on account of the serious illness of her sister. Miss EtU Hsckner is visiting friends at Woodbine this week. Mrs. Edith Robinson and Mrs. An thony Norton, spent Thursday witlw their mother, Mrs. Godfrey of Burleigh. Mrs. Lydia Martin and son lames, spent Sunday with Jacob Gandy and family at Burleigh. Townsend Fennimore and wife of West Cape May were visiting relative* here on Sunday. Mias Alice Corson is spending thi* week with her s ster, Mrs John H Itosof Philadelphia Mrs. Julius Way and daughter Helen, were shopping in Philadelphia on Sat-

urday last.

COLD SPRING

Busy

Items Tersely Told lor our

Readers

J. W. Wood is quite ill at this with pneumonia. Anthony t'resse is spendini time with relative" and friends In Phil-

adelphia.

Mrs David McPherson entertained company to snpper on Wednesday Miss Ida Batteraol is Improving, aftei a severe attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Milton Crease entertained alront twenty of her friends to a dinner on Wednesday. A number of nor citizens met one dal last week sod cat and hauled several cord of wood for Miss Ellen Rutherford. Albert Matthews is this week in Philadelphia under the doctor's treatJoseph Taylor, of Dennisville, apeni Sunday with his brother hi Mr. Ellsworth Hughes and wife. Mrs. Emma Miller and Mrs. An the attended the funeral of tin Clarence Eldredge in Philadelphia last week. Hheppard Taylor was at Vineland Monday attending to business matters. Mn. Ella Baker ti able' to be after an illness of several weeks. Mr and Mn. Fred Neal of Bio Gnnde were calling.on relatives here last week,

d e noa have a new cornet band. 1 >11 Friday evening last IheTuckaln range initiated eight s lodge. 1 banning Pritchard, while at w»rk in saw mill here last Friday, had his ..«<• broken and face badly bruised bill ving Week ot wood. New York ui*l Philadelphia fur boy r» are now making their spring tnpi trough here and buying hundreds of Prr[fantiona bare been completed reel a fine new glass plant here which ■i I cot when completed about (35,000. ,s “>on as the weather is suitable work

FISHING CREEK. Thr Uttle Town Furnlsbca Many Items of Interest FIstffN’G CREEK. March 8—E Slilrsuf Holly Reach, 'visited relatives here the Bnt of the week. Mn. Sanh S>nyder entertained Mn, Mis Anna Ford and brother Theodore, and Miss Con Vanaman of'West Cape May oi) Fnday. .Veadam -s Georgie Snyder and Mary Uiebig and son ol Erma, spent Toenday afternoon with Mn Mattie Matthews. Iin Woolson and friend of Holly Beach, spent Sunday here with bis ther Jeee Woolson. George Ms thews and family visitedis brother Clement at Cold Spring on Freeman Yea ricks vtsited his brother Fenton at Cape May Court Honse last week. ss Mary Vanamanris spending this week at Holly Beach with her two alaMrs. Annie Woolson visited relatives ; Holly Beach on Sunday. Willie Bate and A. Woolson have purchased new bones.

BEST FOR THE BOWELS

tMimhmSL W bSTmTh hood eiai WILDWOOD

An exploding electric light bulb badly’ cot the face of Wealey Bay less, a real estate dealer, and narrowly mlaaed daetroying the man's Bight. Over fifty cottages are being erected nt the Five Mile Beach Resorts of .Wildwood, North Wildwood, Holly Beach

and Wildwood Crest

Mayor Angostns Hilton of North Wildwood, ha* completed plana for tlie building of s fOUUO private residence

the Ottens tract.

BUllwell H. Townsend of Cnpe May Court House hat been appointed bor-

ough auditor of Holly Beach.

Mayor Angoatna Hilton, Captain Hewitt and Harry Hoilman have been

appointed r committee by the North , Ml Wildwood Board of Edn-atlon to aeiact Page strwis.

a site for • new school house.

PETERSBURG

Local Topic*

Gathered Around Town PETERSBURG. March 6.—Mr. and Mrs Elwood Bennett returned to their ome in lauiadale after spending a week, •ith relatives here. Mrs. Spencer Swan visited her sister Irs Wm. Matthews ooSaturday. Misses Bessie Westcett, Ethel Van Gilder, Cornelia and Rebecca Oeamer. ere with home friends over Sunday. Mi-* Elisabeth Corson was entertain-' ed by Mm Irene Vantiilder the first of Roy VanGilder visited bis mother, Mrs. if K VanGilder on Sunday. ‘The Deacon,''a drama given by the lersbnrg dramatic club in Red Men'll cnTiatumay evening was favorably rrceivel, and proved a financial ancCarrie Vo4* returned home Saturday after *t>endicg several weeks with friends in Philadelphia and Cam-

AKNUAIi MBBTlNfl . K. Hunday Hctiool Klecta OBoees

Th« annual mmtlng ol tbs Sunday cbooi Board of lbs First Mslbodlst KpUcopal Church was held on Monday rvrn when rvporta wsr* rsoelvcd from the dlllersut o(Hoars and also tbs election of officers to serve for the ensuing vear. The superintendent's reportshowed that th- -cbooi was In a prosperous condition. The atlrndanor was larger and lb* grurr .1 iutrn--t greater than It has been for o-uc yrars. Tbe offlorTs and teacbenbavr •can a- regular as It was possible for them • and they have taken deeper lnterv-1 Tbe >• gon from tbe ercrwUry wae grail fvl io. aboalng that tbe total nnmbrr of -■nicer*, tracto rs and -cholars present dnr -og the year wt" MBI, or an average allaiiitanee of 'IK foi aanb arasloo. No death* Save occurrvl In I lie ach'»l. and the have iKt-o fifty.two seaalona f the Suud< school during tbe year. Tbe finanoee of the school were found be In riocllcot condition. Tbe treasure! report showed a bilsooe in tbe treasury March S. 1B0S. M :v Amount received from all during year,

Las ving balance In treasurer's bonds of I and with oo bills standing against the school. Tbe librarian reported that tbe library was In a first-class condition and that tbe books bad been useu more freely than Is-' year. After the different reports bad been received tbe board proceeded Ui elect officers tor the ensuing year as follows: Superintendent—George Ogden. Assistant So pi.—Frank S. Sheppard. Secretary-William H BIwell. Treasurer—Mr*. 1<outae Ogdeu. Librarian—Walter Church. Organist and Pianist—Misa Bessie Barns sod Mrs. Maud Hnghes respect I rely. Chorister—George W. Reeeea.* Last Sunday was tbe close of tbe Sabbath action) year nod was also the laal co lection fjr the Miaslouary Society. At tula time extra efforts are always put forth by the different classes to make tbe offerings as large as possible. After tbe rot elope* had all been banded In tbe missionary secretary reported that there bad tieeu raised for tbe cause of mission* on that day oeer $40, and added to that which bad been collected during the year.bronghp mount np to the handsome sum of *1*4-00. The following (ffioen for the Mleslonary society were then elected. President—Mrs. Sarah Stiteso Vlcr-PreaiOent—Mrs. Liaise Ogden. Secretary—Mr*. Lorens Hall. Treasurer—Mn. Cora Phillip*.

CITY FATHERS FIX APPROPRIATIONS 1CONTINUED FROM FIB ST PAGE.*

Stationery and Printing.... Fire Department

*S Poor Fond—. 2. r ' ' “

Board of Health—

den.

Jilaa Myrtle Corson spent Sunday with friends here. H P. MfSkic made a business trip Pbiladrlpbia on Wedreaday. Many 'riends attended the funeral of tlaimoe Butler on Tburglay. Washington Yonng and wife of 'airm, visited hi* mother, Mrs. Scudder recently. Mrs J Beunrlt of Cap* May Court Room- attended a birthday party given bv Mrs. H. VanGilder in honor ol E. I. Bennett, Jr. oo Saturday. At tbe annual re-organisation of tbe Sunday school here on tbe 3rd Inst Frank Gandy was re appointed as

Real Estate Transfers

Adam Soelkrrt al. to Golf Terrace Land Company, ti. Gas House Field wool of LsfayMU street. rmoad W. Hill** at ax to William N. Weaver. IBnO. Lot 811 and half of lot 612 plan A. ot Cop* May Real Eotal* Company, oo eootbweei saifi* of Wash lug too

street.

I. Roberta Newkirk et ux to Howe Huff 81. No. •!* Baaeh arenna. Alexander Marty. Jr. *t nx. to Borah lelooa. $42*. Oadivided pert in Virgil M. D Msrcy bomevtasd.

7*> Too *99 S'o Tbe $30.&N) It to be made np . from tbe following sources: Tex receipts, $73*50: wsler rent*. $15,500. and licenses, $10,500' Tbe ordinance will be taken op on final meeting to-morrow evening, wbeu the propossd *40,003 bond orjinaooe will also be cooeldetwd. PeterBblelda, President oj tbe Cape May Real Estate Company, was present and T»" called upon and made a remark* coocerglng tbe harbor appropriation. Heaald that Cape May owed a debt of gratitude to Chairman Du non.Cohere**men Bey burn. Aefaeeoo, londrnslager and Gardner and also to President Roosevelt.

Decided to laosrporale From the Cape May County GaseUr. A meeting held at tbe resident of County Clerk J oil ns Way last Monday evening was one of tbe moot far reaching in It* effects of any aaarmjlage that haa been gathered here In twenty years. Those present were Dr,Way, Hon. H. 8. Douglass. Joseph Douglas*. Jr., Capk Charles Charles F. Gorretaon. Slllweli H. Townsend, WUIIam J. Tyler, Haraoe F. Richardson. Lather T. Garrison. Leslie Champion. Capt. Leonard Hand. Dr. Wm G. Hand. George N’lcbola. Wm. H. Man oey. Harry SUtas. Capt PbUlp Shields. Edwin Z. Mills. Dr. J. M. Dix. Edwin D. Foster. David D. Burch, Capt. ,Jam< men of affairs and nearly all

property holders.

After a long and friendly dlecossloa > tbe merit* end ed vantages, at well as of >e disadvantage* of borough government vote woe taken on tbe subject of ioeorpo rating the town, the result being sixteen yre, oo# nay and four not voting. It wan decided to start a petition, securing tbe names of aa many as possible of the voters of the town, requesting Senator Hand to push tbe Inoorporating act through the Legislature; such a oo

THE OPEN .SUNDAY BILL frofariKURD from fihxt fage.)

•pert* similar to tbe Colby bill In the senate. Tbe Republican senator* set In i-lo*-ed conference nntll 8 o'clock Tneedny morning dteruselng tbe civil eetrlre protiosltlon In general and the Colby hill In partlculnr. It vm* decided thn the. Colby bill should lie amended In a number of plnr-ea so as to moke It less ttnullr. Krnator liebbanlt I nt rod need bill to raise from $40 to $00 tbe 'price the Ktnte must pay fur each cow killed nt Hie Instanre of the atnte tMUint of hcnltli In the crusade to stamp out tolierctiloals from dairies. A number of Irai-irtnnt changes In the law* pirrmlng Inanrnm-e conipnnlrs nre aussj-rted In the rcp-rtl of tlic B|N>clnl coinmlttre np|>olnted by Hie legtslnturr Inst year to Investigate Insarnii'a- coin|iniilc*. wliow reinrt baa boon blinded to tlic leglalatnre. The teiMirt atates: "We think that an lanuraucc roinpnny should not have control of another corporation by owning -a dominating Interest. Its directors can and will entry on the business of tlmt corporation nnd uae the capital of the Inanrnii'-e company for tlmt pnrpooe. This Is prosecuting a bnslneas foreign to the tmst to which the funds belong. We therefore recommend limiting the amount of tbe stock which any In-urnnoe company may bold to 18 per cent of tbe whole.” The committee takes the position Hint It U not fenalhle for no great a nnmjfer of policy holders to rote at an election of dlrectora. The stim of $400.000.UXl of assets la the limit the committee thought a company should teach, aa there la a danger, aceor ling to the report. In such companies becoming too large. Among tlic legislation recommended for Insurance companies la an act prohibiting the contribution of moneys for election or campaign funds, tbe creation of the office of elate director of life Insurance companies, the limitation of capital stock dividends and distribution of stock to $2,000,000. Tbe dividend* are not to exceed more than 10 [w-r cent of th” value of the Block. A bearing wa* held on Tuesday by the 8*nate Committee on Borough* on tbe Mil to incorporate Cope May Point. A number of non rr»ideal property owners appeared to argue again*l the passage of the MIL Senate Bill No 171. Introduced by Mr. I«e. of Atlantic County, provides that superintendents appointed for marking end. designating tbe channels of bay*, thomaghfare* and Bound* flowed by tide r in Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May tie*. eh*ll each be paid $100 for each district In which the channel Is daaignaled: and shall be allowed for material* $400 Ocean county- H'* 1 In Atlantic county id •«» In Cape May.

$165,600 FOR $24,890. H. D. P., a New York manufacturer, took out two policies in The Prudential about five years a<>0, being then 31 years ot age. Recently the policy-holder died and The Prudential paid his widow $165,(XX). The premiums received by the Company amounted to $24,890.

Two 10-oent magazines are part of "The blladelpfala Prase". #T*ry Sunday -oo thing Ilka them anywhere else. In one of

t of tbe.strongest fiction writers The other aeotioo ia women’s magoziue. splendidly Illustrated, the contributor* era foremost writer* and tb* fashion new* Is always of tbe latest Buy ■'Tbe Pblla-

FACTS TOLD IN BRIEF

tame of Interest Gathered fbr Oar Busy Reader* —Read the Care Vat Hksald. -The newh.ro of N. Z. Grave* at Oeld Spring. I* the largest one in tbe neighborhood. It ia nearing completion. ly reason of the new post office appro;. lea Mil the salaries of clerks and carrier* will he raised each $900. 'he Inventory of personal estate of Bella Powell, late of Cape May Coart House, shows t bat U amounted to $;O.SO$. —Nelson Z. Graves ha* given contracts for two new cottages to be erected on tbe East Cape sklay trace, between Mr. Trier Shield*' cottage and tbe new hotel Both cottages will contain all the modern im-

provements.

—Judge Hildreth presided over th* seaon* of tbe Cumberland County Courts at Bridgeton. Tuesday, for the last Until Judge Roy P. Fuller, of Vineland, appointed lost week. Comber!and coonty courts have been noder tbe —The official* of tbe First Presbyterian Church eent to Rev James McLeod, of Prioeetoj, a written request to ' pastor of tbe cbnrch. If tbe doctor tbe coll the officials will at once make tb* eaoary arrangement* for n anl -Dr. Jonathan F. fgrfntng, who r sen led Cape May county In tbe State Senate from 1882 to 1865, nd again from to 1881. U serionaly III at the residence of bl* son-in-law. dig Solicitor J. Spicer Learning. He 1* 83 years of age, bnt has lost none of bis mental lacuities. Vice. Chancellor Edmond B. Learning is also a

Dry Goods AND Notions,

Qff'Aak fbr oar FASHION SHEET MRs. E. TURNER 323 Washington st. Cape May.

An Interesting meeting was bald last -elder tlje project of baring Summer School for taAcbera agrieultareet Cape May, under the am - picas of tbe State Board of Agriculture. Assistant State Soperintemfeot of Schools T. D Sei.wr and Prof. E. J. Holwere present and mad* addressee, and a considerable sum of money wee icribed to gnerantee tbe schools de,lf any abonld axist. Mayor Mlllat made chairman ot tb* committee.

Colleen Hewn Here Yes, Colleen 1* here, and a nnmbei of our rtsidsata are very mnob pleased with bar, end think ber perfectly delightful. Some go so far as to take ber borne with them, for at tbe preaent time Colleen Bawn is making tbe bit of tbe season in tbe mnworld. and If you want this pretty be sure and set Cbarie* A. Swain, $06-7 Jackson street, for be bos e fall line of grsphopboeea sod records, with e long list on hand to select from.

PARIS, March 5 -Tberv wa* g cot. sklerable crowd at tbe railroad station to greet King Edward, but aa he la traveling incognito there waa no official ceremony. His majesty drove to the Bristol hotel. Loter be left for Blarrlts, where he will receive tbe king of Saxony and where he probably will exchange visits with King Alfonso. HU majesty will leave Biarritx April 2 to crnlse In tbe Mediterranean with Queen Alexandra.

Buy A Columbia And bo Fatirfied that you have the be* and diva pest graphoplione now in the market. IsSligflJlj]A » ®IBA5 > !flS5'!aS53!5S are the Prince of Entertainere, with one you have a complete theatre nt home. RECORDS 250 TO SELECT FROM Including the latest popular song*, witty sayings and funny monologue* from the worlds most clever comedians. Everything the best, and of the kind that makes an enjouibleenlertainuenL Cylinder Records - - 25c Disc Records - - _ 35 c WILL FIT ANY MAKE OF MACHINE

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

Moaafala Stlpplon Slowly.

NAPLES. March S.-Tbe mountain In tbe province of Potenxa. shore Mi temurro. which for two days past haa been alipplug down Into the valley, appears now to be moving much more slowly. Tbe flight of the people, how-

tlon of the terrible earthquake of 1857 In which 800 persona loot their Uvea here. The preaent avalanches have destroyed twenty dwelling* and two

Xiewragaan Trospa Mast Defeat. NEW ORLEANS. March 5.-Tbe following dispatch, covering recent fighting between Hondo re* and Nicaragua, waa received here from Sam Marcos, on tbe Honduran frontier: ■■Nicaragua c troops net an •mbnacade on Honduran territory near tbe frontier, bnt t driven oat by the Honduran forces. Nicaraguan Iona, fourteen killsd. forty wounded; Honduran Iona, two

8*111* P Williams to Hobart E-Hand $n». Premise* on tb* northeast of H-igfass atrest. K M-U fast northeast of Dr A (red Horaiar Millar St □: Allison. $1. Preulwa son heart a

of Jefferson ■tract

Page street*.

Gsorg* K. Wsddsil to Alfred I MHICr. $1. Premises oortbasst •(

Alvin P. Moray st ng to Snrab B. Hslaoc

Will Coras Up doe Trial April 0 Tbs ease rsoratly brought la tb* New Jersey Ssprame Oonrt by Edwin Brin ton, who furalsbsd tbs mn.le at tbt partltou

against lbs City of'Cape

May. £* bsen set down lot trial attbs term of soartwhlab opens al Cap* Mov Court Hcum on AorHtob. Brtoton claim* that there la do* Mm from tbs rtty a bsl ass. of •BOO.-phns tha dtp claims that U owe. Mm nothing. Lawyer Lswia T.

A Great Removal Sale Watch the window this week at L Tenenbaum's store. Shirts of tamous makes such as Monarch and Silver Brands, formally prices 75c and £100. To e;o at 4:9 Cents A large assortment of collars to select -from, also numerous other bargains in Clothing, Shoes, Caps,

Hats, Etc. «

Why is this? Because we expect to move next week to our own new magnificent daylight stores across the street. Nos. 414-416 Washington street, therefore I am closing out most of my stock at a sacrificed price. . This weejt and next week will be . your only chance to take opportunity to such great bargains. Com4 and take a look at our window and convince yourself that we are advertising nothing but the truth. f * * .

One Welsbach Lamp Will give you More Light than 4 Open Flame Gas Burners or 4 Electric Lights AT 1-4 THE COST If Tot dot Men ii, fry o« ui be coraud - - We vi Bey eu OflSJAL Remember—We do Plumbing CAPE MAY ILLUMINATING COMPANY 406 Washington Street O. A, Merchant, Jr, Gen. Manager. BELL phone n 0 . se • LOCAL •• No. JT

fitiift "THE DAYLIGHT STuRE” BtfPtaeS7X

SPRING

VVE believe the coming season will be one _ of the largest the country has yet experienced, and we have made exceptional preparations in onr lines to take care of our trade. It is a liberal education in spring styles to examine the goods we show. You can not afford to pass the opportunity to see them: Always glad to have you call.

O. L. W. KNERR. 518-20 Washington St. agMI fn» ttabfiorti Patters*.

WM. S. SHAW GENEIAL C0NTIACT0I D—l.r 1. jCime, S&rick, Sand, Cement and Suildere -7./r.tp.r AC* to. SKateriaU. ta 8/m/n Slntt

HOWARD F. OTTER GEMEIAL UPHOLSTEKEl