VOL. VII. NO. 41

CAPE MAY HKRAl I) • i-L. - * =a . = CAPE MAY. N J. THVRSDAY, OCTOBKR w, 190; RIGHT PAGES Siib > criptio„_$,. o0 y„ r Yau

BIDS FOR THE HARBOR

TOWNSEND DATESMAN

Three Competitors Fite Offers For The Work

A Pretty Weddinj In attman town

TO BUILD JETTIES

ONLY FEW PRESENT

R«wv«l Last Thurwiay at U. S. Engineers Office For Cape May Work

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Sidney Townsend Take* a Bride on Saturday Evening

Bid. were opened at the W Del., I'm ted Stale" englm at 11 o’clock last Tbureday for fumWhlng material, and constructing the proponed jellies at Cold Spring Inlet, here. For furnishing 2S6.U00 tons of stone, more or |eas, 2,000 pounds to the ton, the Bennett Construction Co. of New York bid 12.37; Seaoosl Construction Co. of New York, by John F. Donovan, president, *2, and ChrisUe A Lowe of Chicago, 16-80 per ton. For furnishing material and constructing 2,000 lineal feet of pile, brush and stone jeuy, bids covering per lineal foot of completed work, the Bennett Oo. bid 936; the Se*eoa«t Co. 918, and ChrisUe A Lowe 960 per foot. For furnishing and const rocUng 1,060 lineal feet of pile, brush and stone w ings, per lineal foot of completed work, the same companies bid respectively 936,912 and 960 per footThe bids were held under advisement and were sent to Washington for consideration of the department. More than 91,000,000 will be spent in building the piers and jelUes at Cold bpring Inlet, as this sum has been appropriated for the work by the last Congress.

Po*ej- Kdmands Miss Harriet C. Edmunhs, daughter of Mr. Eli D. Edmunds, formerly of ( ape May but now of Philadelphia, and Mr. Ellsworth Posey, of Philadelphia, were married yesterday at noon at the home of the bride's father, 1937 North Thirteenth t-treel there, by Jtev. Kufus C Zartman, pastor of the Heidelberg Resormed Church, ass is led by Rev. Milton H. Nichols, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church Ambler, Pa. Owing to the rec* death of the bride’s mother the invitations were limited to ths immediate members of the families. The bride was attended by Miss Bessie Clyroer as maid of honor. The newly married eouple will reside at Ambler, Pa.

Csi.oon—DoOblM Miss Mary' Imogene Dobbins, the daughter of Rev. John Y. Dobbins, pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, was married on Tuesday evening to Mr Arthur D. Cannon of New York. The wedding took place at the parsonage and the ceremony was perrormed by the bride's father The newly married couple will reside at the Kernard, on Riverside Drive, New- York, after a three weeks' wedding tour. The bride is granddaughter of the late Judge Jea H. Diverty, of Dennisville.

lianlrl Fooer Bart Daaiel Focer, the agent at Capa May for the BUndard Oil Company jrt <lay afeemoon at about five o’clock while on the top of one of the ofl tanks here made misswtep and sliped, falling to the ground and badly wrenching one of his shoulders and breaking a finger. He waa shaken up generally but Is rapidly recovering Com the

Bcoorery From Operation Mias Pauline Whitney who' under the care of Dr. James Mecr was taken to the Cooper Hospital Monday, suffering from appendicitis. Dr. Paul M. Mecray performed the operation which has proven aoceearful and the patient Is on the road co very.

Prize Offered For The School Yard

TEACHERS NOTICE

The Mattel oi School Sits to be Brought Forward—Teachers Should be Interated

On Saturday evening, October 16th, 1907, Miss Helen Sophie Dalesman, daughter of George N. Dalesman, 6249 Wayne avenue, Germantown, was married to Mr. C.. Elmer Townaend, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Sidney Townsend, Cape May City. The bride was gowned in white French mousneline, trimmed with Duchesne lace. She carried a shower bouqoetle of bride roses and lilica of the valley. He only nlament was a gift of the bridegroom, brooch of diamonds and pearls. She as attended by her sister, Miss Flornce L Dalesman, aa maid of honor, who carried pink rosea. Utile Miss Marion Dalesman, the flower girl, also Tried a basket of pink rosea. The best man was J. Harold Gillingham, of Philadelphia. The bridal march was played by Mrs. John O. Sheet*. The oennooy was performed by the Rev. Dr. B. W. lenniug, of the find Presbyterian Church of Germantown. The wedding was attended by only the family and the Intimate friends of the bride end groom. A large reception followed from 8 to 10, after which Mr. and Mrs. Townsend started on a tour in Canada, also to Include a sea vby,

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Many valuable and useful presents were received by the bride and groom. are Infomfcd that they have a residence fully furnished and will oe cupy the same after November 16th, 1907, at No. 218 East Upeal street, Germantown. ,We wish them bon voyage. The bride and groom are both rep roll lalives of old famUlea, the, being able to trace his gem beck to the eleventh century, tor two, centuries of which his toreparants have lived in Cape May County. The bride comes of a well knot ~ an is family, and her traced back more than three centuries. They are both popular and well known at Cape May.

TwealyTbee Foot Daaach

William T. Stevens has completed for Judson D. Bennett and his son, 3. Harvey Bennett, a twenty-three foot launch which was put In the water for the first time last week and which has

proved a splendid water craft, poa

tig considerable speed. It was built

the shops of Mr. Stevens at the i ner of Corgie and Jefferson streets.

Repnbltoaa Ham Meeting A Republican mast meeting will be held at Cape May Court House on Friday afternoon, October 18th. Judge John Franklin Fort, candidate for governor, Congressman John. J. Gard-

Republlcan ticket, will be tbespeak-

) know wbat is

BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDING

There will be an earnest eflort put forth by several persons Inlrresled in schools, to improve tbs buildings and surrounding* of the forty-three school properties In our county. Persons sdvsneed in years, sod even there ol younger days, tell os that the sorroundings of the majority of school buildings bsve not the last forty oe Bfly years. Several ot be buildings are located not along the public highway, but In aome remote

woods filled with under

brush, where no sttempt Is ever made to beautify the surrounding*. No doubt such a location was seiectfid here at one lime many persons looked npon the echool building ss «n undesirable neighbor. Even the buUdingwhich are l-«ated al-ng our public highways bsve not the moet duairablv surroundings. In msnyemeve soeh surroundings Indode 111 kept ysrds en closed by tumbledowe fences, scrape of paper scattered over the groonis, and here and there is found a muddy and stagnant pool of water—the drainage from the school house pump. Oar school bouses are public poaae*•ioos. If an individual property holder

realisee the nine and

beauty of a well kept property, why should not the public st large realise ■me thing, and demad that those persons having control of our school a Bairs keep the aeb'Ol buildings sod

surroundings atlrecbya.

State Superintendent ofbchoola. Hon. C. J. Baxter, says in Lis annual report for the school yesp ending June 80th, 1904, "Realising the wholesome eflecl

tness and order npon employees^nd their w

of Industry have surrounded their facto rise with tasteful and well kept grounds. The great railroad corporations also recognise the economic value of the same iofloeoot, and beautify the surroundings of their offices anj numrailway stations. It to Incoraisible that ao- many patrons and enl-gbtened iriands of our public schools

blind to the Bar more

NEW JERSEY DAY AT THE EXPOSITION

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was compelled to Betreat el different, orange; Dr. E. L Stevenson. New time*, aud on one occasion be sod hi* |}n)a*«rtck: Dr. Thomas K. Beed. Atsmall, ragged, buj entlm*la»tir army {|antlc City: Uwta T. Bryant, aecre-

fell back to Moerlstown. While there, tatr. Atlnlitic City,

the old patriot Ford turned hi* palatial' ftanrts B. lee of Trenton has charge home and all therein over to the com- (gf tu* New Jereey exhibit and Is as■pander lu chief of the Continental j guted by Mix* < onielln I. White, enra-

entertslnment In Virginia will fittingly j army. I tor. of Kat.mtown. There are six eommemontte all the r«d things the j When the lime arrived foe New Jer- ( maps of New Jersey, some with colorstate has done, will show Jo»t wbat lacy to participate In the great export-' Inga, giving a general outline of

EW JERSEY day win be eel*, bra ted at the Jamestown txpo-

u Oct 17. -One of the ortg thirteen states, New Jersey

has coo tinned to be one of the moet original state* In the Cntou. and the

' win take place at the

doing and will point

briUlant future which Her folded In

the earning years.

New Jersey to one of the foremost gtatas at the Jamestown. Her building, a replica of the Ota Ford home In Morristown. which was General Washington's h< adquartere. Is one of the most attractive on the grounds. In the way pf eahlbits the state stands well up In the front rank. The adocatlonal display to an usually fine.

The distinguished citizens of New Jersey who win attend the celebration of their state's day tod ode Governor Stokes, with his staff and official party. and C. C. Bracken ridge, president of the New Jersey Jamestown comufls-

Ncw Jersey's Proonuiwne.

this matter. Prof. T D. Sensor of the State Department of Public Instroetton, has ottered a prise of ten dollars to the school la Ca|« May county that will show the greatest improvement in the appearanoe wf the echool ground and school building daring .the present echool year. Prof Sensor's letter to the teacher* and pupils of Cape May county are given below: Team*. N. J., Jana 1*. 1907 To the teachers and pupils of Csp* May County: I hereby agree to give a prise of 910 o the scb»ol in Cape May County that — ' gr.wteel toaprov 1 the school both Ipode and out, tgoirrmuKD ok pocbth pao«.i

PASSES 93RD MILESTONE Mrs. Margaret T. Middleton who resides with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor of this city, recently celebrated the ninety-third anniversary of her Wrth, and received a great shower of postal cards from a large circle of friend* and relative* throughout South Jersey. Mrs. Middleton is the* widow of the late Rev. Robert E. Middleton and formerly resided at Paulaboro, N, J. She U in moat excellent health tor one who has reached such an advance'll

CREATED A SENSATION

It to reported that at Pennington

Seminary a flutter has gone

school, which bad bean in exMence tor about seventy yeare, over (be order i centiy made directing Miss Hri

to leave the dining hall on i

count of a low-neck gown, and not very low at that Mias Divert v to the daughter of Rev. James E. Diverty, prominent Methodist clergyman < Philadelphia, and a granddaughter of

she remembered her old patriot j and creed In Hie state from the and clUxen and erected a state build- Dutch seltletucut to the outbreak being at 8t. Lon I* and again at Jamas-j fwivu the French and the Indiana town, reproduction* of the beautiful Some show the principal settlements home given up In the cause of liberty, i made la-fore New Jersey liecaiuc ' At Jamestown the building to local-j royal colony In 1703. Other* give «1 famous State* avenue, 1 location of the principal Indian tribe* overlooking historic Hampton Roads at the time of the arrival of Ibe white and resting under the mighty guru of settlers. The other remaining ones Fort Monroe. New Jersey enjoys two a bow the development of the countlea distinctions at Jamestown. One la the, to the state from 1706 to 1824 and the stability of her building, and the other principal military engagements, to the number of exhibit*. ! la:ring fifty-three, during the American The building is a finished product j Revolution on Jersey soil. Its Interior walls being plastered and gome very I-itereatlag data are papered and all wood and metal work I pii^j „„ three charts Ian ring on the being solid and beautifully finished | itinerary of General Washington durTbe bn lining to three stories high. I | UC the Ilevolutkmary period from the On the first floor there are five rooms, rime be was made commander of the The center room, running the fall Continental forces. June 15. at PhQadepth of the building. Is used as a re-1 delphta until he surrendered his cepttoa room, while to the west and; mission to congress at Annapolis. Dee. are a writing room and todies' tost; 23. 17SS. covering a period of eight ref * n - •“A one-half yeare. two yeare and and library. On tha second fltwr ; , hrp< month, of which time be spent

la New Jersey.

In a large showcase

place

prominence at the Jamestown Tercentennial which la gratifying to tba exposition .management and a source of much satisfaction to the i>eoplr of the state. Out of the 20.000 persons who have registered In the New Jersey Plate building, and eoly a small percentage of the visiter* register. 4.000 have come from New Jersey.

The State Buying.

The building Is of cdlonlal type and

e RevolutionWashington

sdelphi*

targe drawing room and.

a sitting room are also on the second floor. On the third floor there are five ** ‘rooms, constating of a large kitchen. * with butler's pantry attached, and four bedchamber*. There are seven bathrooms to the building with all modem Improvements The furatohtogs an modem, bat of the pattern of 133 year* ago. Ths tails are adorned with paintings of several famous New Jersey artists. The building to surrounded by a beautifully kept town, which has a number of flower beds filled with

New Jersey Commiseion.

New Jersey Is Indeed fortunate to possessing a charming hostess to the peraon of Mlaa Edith B. UtUe of Plainfield. Miss Little has endeared hep self to an who have had the pleasure

of meeting her.

The - members of the New Janay commission to the Jamestown Tercentennial are: Alfred Cooper,-Capa May Court House; Harry W. Leads, Atlantic City; D. Harry Chandler, Vineland; James Harper Bmlth^ BomervUle; Wallace M. Bcudder, rice president. Newark: Clarence C. Bracken ridge, chief

Maywood; Richard W.

e displayed

some very ial-.-reatlug relics and curias In old firearm*. The scheme of this display Is to give the complete evolution of firearms, beginning with the old fashioned flintlock* of Revolutionary fame and ending with the rifle

will be recognised by all Jerseyites I

a repllret of the old Ford Morristown. During [hr ~

ary war when General 1 — ,

was engage. In checking the advance Herbert. Wtakatank; James T. Macof Cornwall I*' army at Trenton be Murray. Plainfield; A. B. Leech. Booth

TWO LAUNCHES BURNED HiPOlfON BENHETT DE10

An alarm of fire was sounded on Saturday evening shortly after eight o'clock, shell it was discovered that at naptha tannch and the boat bouse own ed by Edmund J. D- Coke of Phils-

id run by Walter Cover-dale of Cape May was oo fire.

Walter Coverdale who had been in the boel-hoose with a lamp and for

use or other It came in too dost

the Ute Jodge Jeaae H. Dlvarty, iff proximity to the n.ptha and exploded, Dennisnlle, Ope May County. Bbe Is bBra,B « on « 01W ' UB,b * b,dl * “ d ^

M re. James W. Were,of Wilmington, DeL, ha* presented to the Friendship Fire Department of that city, a piano, in memory of her lata husband. Mr. Ware was a brother ^f Dr. Samuel F Ware of this dty, and-of the lata J. Btratlon Ware of this dty.

Albert Pieraon, a resident of Rio ' Grande, died suddenly on Tuesday of lest week. Ha was stricken with a oonjestive chill, from which he i not rally. Ha waa a member 'of the f fold Spring Presbyterian Church, and ' was very highly a

sight which to slight. She never fails to attend the-eervtae at the Methodist Churchoo Sunday, of which aha has

of Dr. Henry Wade Rogers, of the tow deportment of Ibe Yale

University.

Mias Diverty, who to aged eighteen ran. U a handsome, athletic girl end * ember of the church of which her lather is pestor, apd to popular with and a leaving eaodttortan honors. It to claimed that, she has worn tba ofiandmg gown without cdtidsa or comment e score of limes before at Pennlngtoa. bat not in tba praaenre of Frol. J. W. Donnell, who has taken exception t« It and who waa the on ns* of bar having

setting fire te the launch and boat-

The Dr* entirly destroyed both s sod the host bouse,

loss is about 9800.00

Tba quick work of the fire •dvparteot undoubtedly saved the.oth< joining boat-home* on the north aide of Cape Island Creek at Bchdlengtr’s

Napoleon B. Bennett died at hi> home on Corgie street at 2.30 o’clock last Friday afternoon, from a complication of disease*. Mr. BfihneU had been seriously ill for a long time preciding hU death, yet for three month* he waa thought to be gaining health, and his death therefore came unexpectedly and saddened sixty years of age on February 16lh lad, of Pilot William Bennett, who was well and favorably known during his

Ufe time.

HU funeral oooprred on Tuesday afternoon, being conducted by Rev. H. P. Crago, of the Baptist t hurch, with which the Bennett family has always been aseoctaied here. He to survived by a widow, one daughter, Mra-Jiarry F. Band, and two sons, Lafayette and

Partirnlariy interesting along this Kns L* a canteen which was used to the Revolutionary war of 1777. It to a little different from the modern canteen to that It Is not disk shaped, but to short and cylindrical, somewhat rvsem- [ an abbreviated keg. and U made off wood, with hoop# for tightening.

Th* Exposition en Now Jareoy Day. In addition to the exerclae* at the exposition on New Jersey day. Oct. 17. there will be several other attraction*, consisting of free open air performances by world renowned artists, military and orchestral hand concerts by f of the leading bands of the United Btates and Mexico, grand military reviews and parades. The great "Dare-' I* McKinney will be aeen twice dally In his spectacular death fume act Signor Alessandro Lfberatfs tm- • military and operatic concert hand of fifty pieces and four great vocal artlrta mill he at the expoeltlon on this great day; aleo Blspham, the ceto-

brated baritone.

personal MELANOE Fall Visitors are Numerous About the Resort GOSSIP OF LOBBIES Wbl is Going on In ihe Cott* cr Colony--Many Intrrexting Chxttfrings Mis* Emma Merwln, of Jenwy City isgueslof her«i*ier, Mr- Le« j, i

Meven*. •

. Charles C. Teal, of Pbili

visiting his relative.

few day*.

Mrs. .Samuel F. FJdredge is M-iUng her parent*. Rev and Mr*. lx>« rv at Bellefonte, Fa. (.apt. ( harloi p Yannaman of Dia* Creek, a a* a vi«ilor yesterday. He is •ure of election as nurrogata. Mr. Uaha* given a great deal of time and thought to mediaeval history and i» an authority upon church and Mate matter, of that period. Mt. George L. Invett. agent at l'a|*May of the Cniled .Stales Weather Bureau, la with Mm. Lovett enjoying a vacation of a fortnight'* duration. Mr*. Frank Clarke of Ptluburg, a daughter of Ihe lata Joaeph 8. h of this city, U paming nome time at th: I-each homestead on Ijffayetta street. Real Estate Agent 8ol. Needle* has sold a lot on Washington street, in new Cape May to Mm. Madge Barton Fuerer, for Harry Hudson, of Fhila-

delghis.

Proprietor Church of the Hotel Colonial, and Mra. Church are on a visit to the Jamestown Exposition. They are thinking seriously of passing the »inter In California. Mr*. It. H. Beattie has closed her cottage on the beach front and gone to Asbury Park where she will pan a month, after w hich she will open her winter home on Wallace street Philadelphia. Former Alderman Charles Sandgran is now at home after having undergone an operation upon hi* eye* st ‘ Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, he i* greatly improved in eyesight by reason of the same. Former County Clerk Edward L. Rice who is now teaching in Cambridge Maas, and who was recently nominal* ed by the Democrats tor surrogate without hi* knowledge, has declined Mr. and Mrs. Max F. Honzano of Philadelphia are sojourning at the Aldine Hotel for a few days. Mr. Boni formerly superintendent of the South Jersey Railroad before it bea part of the Reading system, to accept the nomination. George Koenig of Brooklyn, N. Y. is spending some days with his mother. No. 611 Hughes street. He has been residing in Brooklyn tor the past six years. His many friends about Cape May were glad to welcome him home

Superintendent A. G. N the Atlantic City Railroad and Mra. MeCaualand who have been occupying Beach avenue during the ed it this week and returra ed to their winter fiome No. 621 Cooper

SOME GOODJID TRUE HER The terms of Coondlmen Joseph R. Brooks, James J. Doek and Eiamuel Moore expire in December, and they have been renominated by the peoph their own euoeesvnrs, and will b> voted for and no donbt elected at the coining November election Ah tfares of there gentlemen have the interests o* Gape May City at heart, ana are con ideations and hard working members of I fast body Mr. Doak has been e membe Council for e number of year* sod hr usually leads in the number of ballot* east on each election when he runs. H* to conservative in his Ideas and always bat stood up for what he thought the beat imereti* of th* dty. Mr. Brooks is concluding hit first tarm, and baa been active to matters relating to good streets, good light and

Mr. Henry C. Lea has closed his immer cottage oo Grant street and relumed to his Philadelphia home. No. 3000 Walnut street. During- the Lea has re-written his "History of the Inquirttion in Spain", and the fourth volume ha* been pubNew York and is commanding a great deal of attention. Hon. 'Robert R. Corson, Republican candidate tor sherlffpass a visitor to Cape May on Monday and was greeted by a large number iff freinds who expressed confidence that he would get a good majority in Cape May CUy and that be would be elected with a gratifying majority un election day. has been received from the bedside of Ralph Cummings, who is til with typhoid fever at a village In the Ca(skill Mountains about fifty it of Albany, N. Y., that hois is getting along as well be expected. His mother, Mrr. fUHam L. Cummings is with him. Henry Goddard Leach has returned to HarVkrd College, where he to taking a postgraduate course. He to putting three years work li and during the present summer remained at Harvard in the i there. Since the time of hto graduation he has been one of the at Groton School* Vnai , it Roosevelt's sons have