CAPE MAY HERALD.

voi.. vnr, no. :t:t.

CAPE MAY. X. .1.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 13, 1908

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NOT WET ON SUNDAY Lois of People Hunt A Drink, But Saloons Obey the Law MAYOR ON STAND Arliny (hirl ol Policr Hickey Was [Wot Excw Preb-Ts

MILLV1U.E. Auk 11.— Th.- fcUl: tociae I'om ml anion of New Jeiaey. which U lnte*lli:a(l:iK llguor camll starled In to flrd ' '.low "wet" thl “dry" town I . and i • identlally U look Into sin i. r i '..CU 13* rlaevher.Cape May wa> cl-.o:'. aa the fir*, one for the InviKtlttction to d»y am' the commissioners, sta: ie.l In on Cap. May City. Frederick J Melvin. May

GRAND RALLY OF PRESBYTERIANS At Cold Spring. In “Old Brick Church." Erected Eighly-Five Years Ago

S. B1SPHAM HAPPY

The Cold Sprint; Church wiU hold a gra membera and tHcnd*. morning, August 1G, ai

A special program ol addri

musical numbers to

1714—COLD SPRING CHURCH-1908

twenty-five yeara. Therefore at a | veyance to Cold Spring are requested meeting of the friends and members | to notify the office of the Daily Star

‘ before S p. m., on Saturday, August

l Hally of

text Sunday last month it was decided to have 19.30 o'clock ^ grand rally day at the old Sanctuary,

and; when Its members and friends could

• present and make contribution for

Mayor W. J. Melvin or of that place, was the first wltnea called. He was elected last November, he «oM the commissioners. No violatlonof the Sunday laws have been reported to him. He believed Cape May to he free from Illegal selling. “How many saloons hare you down there?" asked Peter Backes, one oi

well known and popular singers Is the thorough palnUng and renovating given below. of the structure. A committee was Many deacendenta of the early mem appointed to make the arrangements ben of this old church founded In and issue InvltaUons and announce1714 and a goodly number of those ments. and prepare for what Is to who were either former members or be gardod as a reunion of old friends received their early religious training in which It Is beUeved all who can here, from Philadelphia and other will be present Their help la nrties, are expected at tills gathering. genUy needed to secure as large The object of this rally la to re- a fund as possible which will be reawaken Interest In this old church qulred to put this venerable house of which has been so closely connected worship, whom all love. In first-class and Interwoven with the lives and condition. The purpose Is a good one history of many families of Lower and appeals to the pride as well as Cape May County for nearly' two bun- ( to the affection of all her frienda, so dred years. On account of the death > heartily cherish, for the Old Brick!

and removal of many of the old mem- Church.

bers of the church, the venerable edl-! Therefore that all may come, who flee has not received the attention it can, the committee announces that; should. The Interior of the church all those who are Interested and have has not been painted for more than not already provided a means of con-1

"We have eleven saloons and three licensed hotels." "Have you Issued Instructions t< your police department concerning thj lawT" •

“My chief of police, Mr. Hickey, Is on the Job.” Commissioner Fisk read from the report furnished fcy Governor Fort’s detectives a list of hotels and saloons In which It was suspected that the law was frequently broke. The Mayor paid he had never received complaint of them. “Haven’t you heard that the Hotel a open on Sunday, July

Charles Hess, Twelve Yeas Old, Dies the TOn(lBor for , ^ason. Soon After Accident Jacob Black, a retired shoe deaCharles Hess, a PhlUp Hes*. ler of BllUmore _ u ltopplnx at u.e

Lafayette.

P. C. Woodcock, of Wheeling, W.

of Broadway and Columbia Avei West Cape May, about 12 years,

riding on one of Ogden's lumber wa-! ^ registered at the Baltimore J ure, for our many guests. Friday afternoon, going to;^ n for , I Mr*. Howard Dunham, the Misses Cold Spring, and when opposite Ed- j- p Hyndman, a leading coal and | Marie and Louise and Mr. H. Belllnward Learning's residence, the wagon J coke dealer of Pittsburg Is summer- i eer Dunham, who are spending the run over a large stone in the road! lBg Lafsyetta. I summer at Chelsea with Mr. and Mrs. and the Jolt threw the boy off in j u|>| Margaretta Tuhune, an at-'c. D. Nourse, of Washington.

I guard stationed at the ladles’ entrance, that there were abou fifteen men (a the bar room, inany of them negroes?" asked Mr. Backes. The Mayor said he hadn't heard of li amf didn't believe it. Hickey himself wsa then called to the witness stand. He declared that ha had given the nine men under him emphatic Instructions concerning Sunday laws. “All saloons," he said, “are doted from pddnight Saturday until & Monday morning.” He aald Instructions relative to the Bishop's law had been issued in regard to screen, but not back rooms. ' There is very sale, if any, vioU:loa of the law la Cape May. volunteered Hickey. “We act promptly as soon as we hear of aay." “Do you know of the Cape May Athletic Club?" asked Mr.

“Yea.”

"Don’t you know that liquor is sold there on Sundays?" "No." "Have you ever Investigated the

dubr

"1 never had complaint about It " "They shoot crap there don’t

theyr

"Mot to my knowledge." "Ja<% Peters is the proprietor, he not?" "Tee." "What U hie reputation?" “He has a pretty good reputation." Are you sure that there is no Sunday selling in Cepe May?"

ire to get It- Poalti-

vely gome do get It, but -I Vfcua. Arnold’s cafe compiles with the itw, so do the Stockton sad th* Lafayette Hotels Cape May to orderly town. On the Fourth of July we had 46.000 people there, sad only

front of a rear wheel, which ran over j- 0U ng lady of Princeton, to • the week end the guests of Mr. and the side of his face and neck. enjoying the Wyoming. {Mrs. Thomas W. Eastwick at their Little Theodore Edwards, who was. uuj e Mary K<m«iy only six year? j Jackson street cottage, i the wagon, firat discovered the o]a> ^ remarkably graceful I George D. McCreary, Republican boy had fallen off. The driver start- honHJ rider. [member of the House of Representaed back with the dying boy and on | Mlgs &tiier Ltghtcap and Miss Lol • lives from the Sixth Congressional being overtaken by an auto, the boy! u utton> ot Germantown, Pa., are vis i District of Pennsylvania, sailed yoswaa brought to Dr. Frank R. Hughes' ltln8 Mre Mason, of 8X1 Queen terdv from New York for Europe.

15th, snd transportation will be provided for them. Coaches will leave Washington and Perry streets at 9.45

sharp.

Prooram.

Edgar P. Stiles

Hymn

Reading of Scripture Solo Miss Olive Patterson Address Charles H. E-'. wards Anthem Choir Remarks Solo Fletcher W. Stiles Statement.

Hymn

Contribution Closing Remarks

Hymn

The Interest In the match play tourney given to the ladles of the club by Mr. R- Wtoter Harvey to attracting Interest, and Friday was duplicate of the olden time crowd cd days at the club bouse.. Besldet the tourney there was bridge whist relng played si the house, and the ladles were out In force First Matches In the first matches Miss R. Dlmond, with s handicap of eight, beat Mrs. iL Walter Starr, with a handicap of 18, 8 up and 2 to play. Mrs. Thomas W. Eastwick and Mrs James Bateman, each with a hand! cap of 13, quit voluntarily owing to Wednesday afternoon's shower, and Mrs. Bateman went on yesterday,but lost her match In the second rouno Miss Dimond. Miss F. DeSUver, with a handicap 11, was defeated by Miss Annette Davis, handicap of 5, four up and hree to play. Miss Attareata DeSUver, with 11 handicap, defeated Mrs. Samuel Blsp ham, with a handicap of 13, one up. Second Round. In the second round the new play era were Miss GuUe Davis, Miss FI or ence Daniels, Mrs. J. L. Brown ana Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow, the formei champion of Capa May and othm clubs. Mias G. Davis, handicap 8, defeated Miss Florence Daniels, handiest

RUN OVER BY WAGON

Personal Mention I Which was the result of one of Mr. A. c. Bracht, of Baltimore Is at Mott's fishing tripe.

J. R. Wilson, proprietor of the Elheron, took s trip to Lewes, Del., on Mondsy In the new steam boat. Mr. Wilson thinks this water trip will soon become a source of much pises

West Cape May office. ; street.

The boy gasped after being placed j pj, en jx Cohn, of the Stall Stove Co. * *'■ of Cincinnati, O, is taking his vaca-

tion at Cape May and la stopping at

the Lafayette.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Massey Dray-

in the automobUe, but before Dr. Hughes could reach the office, Dr. Lake, who came up, was called and

pronounced the boy dead.

Want the Creak Cleaned

Members of the New Jersey State Board of Health visited Cape May last week, and inspected Cape Island Creek from Grant street station, north to Weet Perry street, and at a meeting of the State Board held at Trenton on Tuesday, directed the Clt of Cape May to appear In Trenton on ■t 25th to show cause why the creek should not be cleaned and sewdisposed of otherwise than drain-

Autoing Party Waller Burpee and David Burpee, of the large Burpee's seed house, of PhUsdelphia, with Miss B. Kennedy. Bsde an auto party that kart been •topping st the Lafayette from Phils delpbla.

County Election Board The county Board of Elections uilsed at Comt House Friday, electing Michael H. Kearns, of Cape May, chairman and li. F. Dougherty,

The New Hotel at Cape May to a uraad affair. The Old Bank to a land mark of the dty, but there to room t -row. Add your name to the list o: depositors snd thereby help your

Ware's Phirmacy specialties Id soda water, cream. Ice cru.hed fruits, sundries, Hires' root bear, or an* ginger ale, shaved ice. Ware’s Pharm

ametad. I think 4cy , ocean street and Columbia Ave.

Kewports M M

m Rtreet Strictly first-class.

Mr. McCreary will be absent weeks, during which period he will visit London. Paris. Lisbon, Madrid,

and SL Petersburg.

Mayor and Mrs. Lewis M. Cressc, of Ocean City, entertained last night

ton, of Highland. Chestnut Hill, are [at the "Night In Venice" at their at the Hotel Lafayette, tor the re- J boat house. Dr. Anns M. Hand, Miss malnder of August ' Jennie Hanes snd Mr. and Mrs. Lewi

Mrs. Adam Boeder and her attrac- T. Stevens, of this dty. Mayor Crease

Ure daughter. Miss Elisabeth, one of 1* Commodore of Ocean City Yacht BalUmore's oldest families, have just Club,under whose auspices the "Night

registered at the Elberon. j In Venice" waa given. Benjamin Baner, proprietor of the! Mr. and Mrs. John D. Roberta, of

American Clothing Company, of 620 j Johnstown. Pa., are stopping at the Market street, Philadelphia, has just' Windsor, and are rlsIUng their aon joined his friends at the Lafayette- | J- K. Roberts, who to the general su- . Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Shulls, of Syra- pervlsor of the construcUon depart-

1, N. Y., are stopping st the Laf- ment of the Latta A Terry Constmc-

ayette. Mr. Shultx Is well-known In Uon Company, of Philadelphia, who the business world of New York State ore placing the piling and sea bulk

Mr. and Mrs. Chester McPherson h ®* <u for the «overament Jetties at

and their two charming daughters,the PoInt -

MUses Florence and Virginia, arc; stopping st the palaUal hotel Cape WEST CAPE MAY. ***?• { Rev. J. L. Landis will preach U Mr. and Mrs. William M. Barrett. one ^ Philadelphia churches

Miss Mary Barrett and Miss Early, sabbath.

of Pittsburg, a sister of Mrs. Barrett, j ^ Sprlnf ^ Society held are spending a few weeks at Cape „ i ce festival on Reuben T.

Hoffman's lot on Broadway, on Tues-

Q. T. Requart, one of Baltimore's day eren | ng ^ notwithstanding the

prominent business men, la the guest ra j„ netted a neat

of hto brother. Attorney John M ; A new at hleUc association in the Requart, of Baltimore, who has been borough U the newest thing out It sojourning st the Lafayette for some wl „ hare a tealn lu own eIper i. "*•- enced young men. T hey are now pre Mrs. T. Jacobs and Miss Vivian | p «Hn C the grounds on the field of J. Jacobs, of Netohet, Miss, are guests ’ u Landis, on Mechanic street We of Mr. and Mrs. Pbell* Kalin, of Cln- ^ , nt eresUd in It, snd we wish

rlnnaU, O, who are summering at ih em

the Lafayette.

A. J. Alexander and Btaley Livingstone, of Dm Moines, who have been the guests of Charts* Newell, of , Perry street will return to their , home to-day. They speak of Cgpe May ,

a highest terms.

Otto Mott, of Philadelphia, who U i

Certiorari Granted. Justice Trenchard of the Supreme

'After the show visit "The Cedi," stopping at the Glen wood, made the 1

MRS. BARLOW AGAIN WINS

Carries Off the Prize In Match Tourney

He Tries lor Firs! Place In Metis! Play Toumrmenl—The Scores Recorded

i up.

Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow, who play td from scratch, defeated Mrs Brown handicap 9, two up. Ktt« h Dimond, handicap 8, defeated Mrs. James Bateman, hand!

cap 18, one up.

Mias Annette Davis, handicap 6, defeated Mias A. DeSUver, handicap U, fire up and four to play. Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow, the well known golfer, who has won many contests on the Cap* May links, was the winner of the Harvey match play of which were played on Saturday. Much Interest waa manifested In the

In the semi-finals Mrs. Barlow, pla ing from scratch, defeated Mias Guile Davis, handicap 8, three up ana one to go, while Miss A. Davls.nandi cap 6, who was to contest with Mias fi. Dimond, handicap 8, withdrew leaving Mias Dimond to contest with Mrs. Barlow forthe final battle. Miss Dimond played well, considering that all of the Spring and early gammer she was unable to play goli owing to sickness in her family .whl cl required her attention. The result of the final match was that Mrs Bar low defeated Mias Dimond, four ui

and three to go.

Medal Play Tourney The happiest man in the Golf (nut is Samuel Btepham. He woo agaii Saturday, and would have taken fivi a on the season's cup, but one of the Ust scores to be handed b. was by Dr. Charles N. Davis, who equaled him In net, 74, dividing bon ora. Down goes the handicap of both

Bogls In the Cape May links is 76, snd In Saturday's eighteen bole Samuel Blspham, R. Wlster Haney and J. P. Edwards all tied on <1, as as being nearest to theOotooel. The scores in Saturday's to urns

Samuel Blspham Dr. Charles N. Darts Charles L. Matthews

W. B. Mellor

J. B. Colo ban, Sd

J. P. Edwards

R. Wistar Harvey

Frank A. Hays O. Howell Parr

William M. Alien Llewellyn Smith Edward K, Blspham i Louis H. Ayrise

Edwin F. Cook

Hdcp Net

M. and Mrs. J. R. Price have taki out cards for a month and are en thualaatlc. They are playing with Mr. rd Mrs. J. L. Brown, li. D. Bradley joined tor a week i a guest of Vice Chancellor E. U. Learning. They enjoy the links thoroughly. The Bridge Whiet Some of the ladles who took part In the bridge whist Friday afternoon at the club bouse were Mrs. H. Walter Starr, Mrs. Hunafcker, Mrs. »enj. 1. Gibbon, Mrs. E. N. Mudgv. ■irs. H. M. JusU, Mrs. John M. Waljju. Miss Uemrlg, Mrs. Thomas W. r.UKlwlck, Mrs. A- B. Miller, Mrs. E. Robinson, Mrs. C. J. Shoemaker, Mrs. Joshua L. Shoemaker, Miss Shoemaker, Miss Daniels, Miss S. H. .lackett, Mrs. Geo. McFarland, the Misses Sheerer, Mrs. Herbert Heston .he Misses Roberts, Mrs. R. H.King. itlss Dimond, Miss Crslg, Miss J Jlmoud. Mrs. Doyle. Mrs. J. M. E liildrelb, Mrs. L. C. Ogden, Mrs. A. ri. Sanborn, Miss Adele Gallaper, Mrs. Louis J. Deacon, Mrs. C. W. Lloyd. Samuel Blspham still lesds In points toward the season's cup ol he Cape May Golf Club Saturday me ■al play handicap tournament*. Dr. Jharles N. Davis, by reason of tieag for first place last Saturday, stored four points, and Mr. Blspham ,ot the other tour putting Dr. Darts n third place. Mr. C. L. Matthews. *ho was third , secured a point. The following Is the standing to late on the cup: Samuel Blspham 14 F. J. Graves . 6 Dr. C. N. Darts 4 Louis U. Ayres 3 Edwin F. Cook 3 B_ Wlster Harvey 2 William M. Allen 2 C. Is Matthews 2 Thomas W. Eastwick 1 Owing to the rain Tuesday after noon the women s handicap tourna ment had to he cut off and only thre were able to finish, all others having to withdraw. Those who handed In ere: Miss Guile Darts, handicap 10; out,' >6 In, 66, gross. 111; net 10X. Miss A. Darts, scratch, out 64; In. •2; gross, 106; net, 106. Miss Florence Daniels, handicap 6, jut, 63; In 66; gross, 1X9; net, 114.

result of Tuesday's ' tournament the MU Annette Darts both nc

The standing now tor the won up Is as follows: Miss Annette Darts Miss Guile Darts Miss Florence Daniels Miss Rena Dimond Miss Fannie DeSUver Mrs. Samuel Blspham Mrs. John Neary Mrs. R. Waller Starr Mias Katharine DeSUver Notes. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hecht, were on the links tor the day. Mr. and Mn. Luther C. Ogden made heir first appearance. 0. H. Krauter, of Youngstown, O. who is staying at the lAfayette, appeared after an absence of several lessons. He is mn enthusiastic plays Mr. and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. of Phllidelphia,appeared and took out cardi .Ira. Fox U a noted player of the Philadelphia Country Club, and wiU probably appear In some match plays shortly. F. C. Smlck, of Pittsburg, played to company with Louis Brown, of Pitts ourg, and they wiU be here for s week. Richard Norris Williams, fonnerlj m active member, made hU firat appearance Saturday as a visitor only. This week wiU probably find him treading the greens and climbing the

Mr. J. W. Janney played in the tourney as the guest of Mr. WUUam M. Allen. Mr. a F. Tail enjoyed the day as guest of Mr. JLouls H. Ayres. Mr. a U Tyson, of Montgomery, La., was tinder the care of instructor Dougherty all the morning, and U progressing finely In the game.

Why keep your money In your cot-

TWO ARE DROWNED

The Indian Band THE INDIAN BAND to now here. Goes It satisfy you?—and are you pleased with it? The toUet seta that we are making a apodal drive t the present time, are JuM as pi ing to the puree, aa the new band to a your ear. Just think of it—a .weirs piece toUet set for tl.TS, whU they last Can you beat the price

you will be pieaaed with the value, that we give you for the money. House furnishing goods of all descrip

Domesfics ol Hold Cape May Lose Life

CAUSES UNKNOWN

Another Companion Came Ashore Giving The Alarm—One Body Recovered

ro young girls were drowned Tuesday afternoon In the surf. They were: Margaret Matterson, aged about 21, Lome New York City. Katie Charles, aged about 23, home i New York City. The former was a parlor maid and the latter was s chamber maid, both employed at the Hotel Cape May. The body of MIsa Charles waa reivered, but as we went to pres* thl* morning the body of Miss Matterson id not been recovered. About a quarter after four pedestrain* on the board walk opposite the Windsor, saw a women In the surf Imost neck deep throw up her hands and apparently point seaward. She brought ashore, snd In broken German told of the two In peril. Her name wa* Olga Schoenavild. Peter Coan, a watchman at the Windsor dashed Into the sea to try 3 find the bodies. Shortly after the body of Katie Charles came ashore just south of the ennsylvasla R. R. Station. Lieut, 'hillp W. Huntington, a surgeon of be U. S. Army, and W. B. Hand, of the DAILY HERALD, went to work cn the body and tried to resuscitate her. few minutes later the crew of the Cspe May Point Life Saving Station arrived, and continued the resusitatlon without avail. Coroner, William H. Thom peon, took .barge of the body, and will hold an inquest to-day. To reward Coan the guests of the Windsor started a subscription for him last nlgbL

The Coroner’* Jury Coroner William H. Thompson held an Inquest by jury yesterday over the oody of Katie Charles, drowned on Mias Olga Schoenewald, sworn,said We were In bathing, Katie Charles, Margaret Matterson and myself, opposite of the Windsor Hotel, We had i-hold-of-handa, when In the water to >ur waists a big wave came over us, and I was nearest the shore. When I ame out of the ware I saw Margaret Mi** Matterson) was gone, and Katie, (Miss Charles) had let go my hand and came up twice. The second time the went down head first, I saw 3r no more, and I came ashore." When asked If any of them had sen drinking, she replied "No." The jury brought In a verdict of accidental drowning, while bathing.

SL Mary’s Bazaar. The annual Basaar for the benefit I SL Mary's Church will be held on is lawn In the rear of the church i Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18th. and 19th. Many donations have been received already and shares In i of th* more Important articles are being disposed of. Look In Sol. Needles' window. Bee that tweaty dollar gold piece. It will be awarded une lucky person at the does of basaar. A Urge and beautiful doll will appear In the same window-

She Wanted The Cluster itereaUng little story to told about the finding of the diamond clu tar kwt by Mrs. B. A.. Smith, wife of the genial proprietor of the Stocku Hotel a abort time ago. The find which waa made by a little goeet of the hotel. Mtoe Margaret Might, and was not discovered until the morning after, whan the mother of the child noticed the Jewel ginned to the little c • child < got the pin. mhe mU la her childish way that ehe picked ft of la the elevator. She was delighted with It end did not want to part with U. saying that It waa ao pretty aha wanted It pinned on her night dreae every area lag on going to bed. of the Jewel waa deUgh «d to know that It waa fonad sad re-