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VOL. YIII, NO. 38.

CAPE MAY HERALD. CAPE MAY, X. J„ THOBSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908

81.00 PER YEAR

'-^NOMINATED - TOR OFFICE JOSEPH 8. HUGHES ONLY NAME FOR ALDERMAN. Nm* P»r«on« S«*8 to B« N»m«d for CouaciI—Eight Ovor Republican Nominetione for Troeeurer and Choaan Freeholder—Ex-Mayor Mlllat Oppose* I. Harry Smith, Jr.— Sketches of Candidate*. The prunarle* will occur next Tuesday from one o'clocS to nine o'clock In the erenin* The voter* of the Republican and Democratic parlies will participate In the prlmarlne Pet I lion* have been filed for the follow In* candidates for nomination

Republican.

Alderman—Joeeph R. Hushes Council—Dr. Samuel F. Ware.Louli C. Sayre. Howard F Otter, Adam Suelke. Frederick W Wolff. Robert

J. Creawell

Aaaesaor—Irwin H Eldredse Collector—Gilbert C. Hughes

THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD

W. Millet.

. Smith. Jr .

: Freeholder—Henry erford, Oeor*e S. Douglass. Orereenr of Poor—Albert (

Democratic.

Alderman—None. Council—John F. Jacoby, a Hand. William Gilbert. Ada

■ T. Campbell. Collector—Sol Needles. Treasurer—Thomas W. Millet Chosen Freeholder—David W. Ro

dan.

Overseer of Poor—Albert G. Ben-

nett

There are three coundlmen to be nominated by each party, and It Is problematical who will be named. For the Democratic nominations there are four candidates and for the Republican nominations there are six John F. Jacoby Is a new candidate for honors. He Is s native of Phils delphla, who came to Cape May 20 years ago as a cottager, and has continned as a cottager until about ten years ago, when be purchased a lot and construeied a handsome home at the corner of Colombia avenue and Franklin street. For the past seven years be has been a real dent He carries on the marble business In

Philadelphia. He i ber of -the Cape Mi

Adam Seulke la also new In political matters He was raised in Cape May. living on Lafayette street from early childbbood. He Is a property owner and has a handsome home on Washington street He Is also engaged In business In PbiladelpuWi.and U the manager of the Chas S Belt Co.. electrotypers. He la also in charge of Urge real - state matters here, being secretary of tbte Go'-f

Terrace Land Company

Harry B. Hand has never before aspired to public office. He Is s native. s Delaware Bay and River Pilot a property owner., and a 'wellknown cttlaen.wbo has the Interest of the town at heart. He Is the son of the late Recompence Hand, and came from * long line of prominent aneeaWiniam .Gilbert U a young man. who has twice before been, a candidate for the office, but being of the minority party, and not in any sense a politician, he. of course, did not win the office. He has however, served nearly three years as s member of the Board of Education, and is s good working member of that bpartft He is s fireman and a property u»ne ;

UNIVERSITY’S BALL GAME

THE NEW GAME LAWr Their Meaning Interpreted By Suit

Game Board.

The New Jersey flab and game commissioners, is answering the nu

TIE WITH CAPE MAY TEAM LA8T|nierou* lector* coming here from gun

SATURDAY. | D * r * 01 «nd New York. ______ * ] regarding the restriction* which gun

The University of Pennsylvania Foot | ner * “ust reserve on the approach

Ball Team played a Gama of Ball: ^ ^ * unnln *

With the Capa May Team

■V rf K!jS

Tines-STAR cut a

On i Their silent tents i And Bryan guards, with a The bivouac of the dead

412 Washington street i NO POLICE CHIEF YET. Frederick W. Wolff baa been a

resident of Cape May for over twenty. R “ mor s A™ Concerning Repeal

L and la a member of the Cape • °* Pr *»* nl *-*'*'■

May Baking Company, and of the j Although Chief of Police William

Board of Trade. He has never held

public office, but has been active in all movement* which would tend to bring people to Capo May. Ha is en . thuslastic In bis efforts In whatever

be may be engaged.

Robert J. Creawell has served In. council before, from March. 1898, to

190?* and from Jan. 1, 1907. Before that of the police force

Farrow resigned last Spring. City Council has not yea Oiled the vacancy. Officer George F. Hickey contin-

ue* to be Acting Chief

Under the law of May. 1907. Council must elect a chief from the force and some member who ha* been regular officer for five years. There happens to be only two men who £2 ' thereby eligible, and they dfe George : C. Baldwin. wtuT baa been. “ ***•

harts* a borne on Corgie street. Louis C Sayre la Just closing bis second urm. or six years aervice as a councilman. He U a property er. and a Delaware Bay and River

Pilot. He never held any other a', be opposed for theJUpubllcan nomi-

• ' r Oeorxe 9. Douglass. Mr.

number of years he has been engaged !orce JT-ars and George T. lackey,

hotel business, being at pres- j wao ba* served 21 years,

ent the proprietor of the Windsor Ho i

tel. He U not . property owner P**"")’ R«wn‘0"-

For Alderman Joseph B. Hughes For the first time since childhood *s no opposition. Ha Is a native u *« children of the Ed and ha* resided here ail hi* life He “> ‘PC'" 1 * bappy

once, being city evening at the home of William Ed

clerk during the year 1867. j ward's at Burleigh. N. J., Saturday

Eor Assessor Chart** T. Campbell | evening. Septembers, 1908.

will be named by the Democrat* and j The gueaU had been summoned to Irwin H. El dredge by the Republicans »W*»r at an early hour and partake Mr. Campbell has served as assessor, 01 * bountiful supper which the ami from 1*97 to 1903, from 1904 to 1906. hostess had prepared. Several thg present year. He la In the' tables were called Into aervice to form

reel estate business and has a home

i Jackson street.

Mr Eldredge, though a native of Cold Spring, has been a resident here about two year*. He Is manager of the Caps May Grain and Coal Company, and own* a borne on Kearny For Collector Gilbert C Hughes wil be named by the Republicans and Sol Needles by the Democrat*.Mr.Hughes was assessor from 1905 to 1908.

Mr. Nerdlea la the present collec J»eart tor, he U in the mens furnishing bust the {

ness. He has served as collector during the years 1904. 1905, 1907 and

1908.

For treasurer L Harry Smith Is opposed for the Republican nomination by former Mayor Thomas W. Millet. Mr. Smith has been treasurer for a year and a half, succeeding his fatbv" Mr. Uniat served 9* Mayor from March 1899, to January last, being de fBated Mat November by Mayor. Mai-

long dining table which fairly groaned with good things and to which a Aerry party did Justice. The.evening was spent in vocal selections, mandolin selections and dancing, to aay nothing of the remi nlacent stories of childhood''prank*

that were related by tl member* of the family »en ao long separated.

At a late hour the guests left for

their homes—each thankful in their

Mr. and Mrs. Edwards for . pleasure of a "home coming.” Those present were Mr. and Mr*

Wm. Edwards, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Denman Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Qlllan. Mias Virginia Wooiaon.

Margaret ..Bell, Mr. and Mr*

Charles Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierpont, Mr. Walter Edwards, Hr. John A. Edwards. Mr. sad Mr*

vln.

David W. Rodan, candidate of th"

Democrats for Freeholder, was tax

collector from 1894 to 1899. -

While;*

flee except the present o lu council be baa voted for 1

quest* of the Cape May Real Estate Company, and last Janaary be voted for a borne man for City Solicitor. He

was born and raised here.

Dr. Samuel F. War*, la serving hi* ffiwt term as a councilman, he ha* resided bare moae of bis Ilf*. He Is largely Interested la property, and

of council daring the three year* of his term, and followed out the precedent of Dr. James Mecray and the late Dr. Walter 8. Learning, who also served aa president during whole of their three year* of aerrto*. Dr. Warp nerved as Alderman of Cap May la W*. HU home la at Decatur and Lafayette streets- Ha has voted for all Real Estate Company's

.|Rutherford has served a* freeholder from 1899 to 1902. and froth 1906 to

. Douglass la a member of

held any other odOoe. He la a ware Bay sad River Pilot

••war Assessment Paid The Cape May Real Estate Ownany on Tuesday paid Into the hands of the City Clerk. >22408.42. being

City Solicitor.

Howard F. Otter Is a property er. havlaig a borne on Breedway. He served as assessor 1c 1002. end baa been a member of the Beard cation where he showed axcaOeet

Qlllan, Mite Virginia

Anna Lloyd, Mr.

Unt. Georg* Frick. Dda EdWkrds Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whle. '

A Great Besson.

The past Soaaon has beec one the best Cape May has had for

number of yeans. The old time gay-T ety and brilliant social life was sp-

in an sida* sad the'number

the Board of Education and has mertr^cj visitors was greatly In excess of

xly Oth last. The balance of the lag a u 148,080 comes from owners of ’other

former years. The Impetus given the

resort by the opening of the

doW hotel had It* effect upon the

hotel boali

considerable satisfaction felt at the outcome. Cottager* have been more than pleased at the return to the »plr It of aodabfiltr, and already plans to •ext teaaon ar* being actively 11* uaaed. 'In tbs meantime the buslie*a uen and the financiers are.getting together with tb* idea of

Niche Is for Asssmtly.

Warmer Senator Isaac T. Nichols of Cumberland County, la making

PERSONAL MENTION Interesting Items About Parsons and Thalr Doings. Mr. and Mrs. John Conover, New Brunswick, N. J., are visiting Mrs, Conover's parent*. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. BeockarL Mr. George 6. Morton, who reached his ninetieth birth day whH* pass lug the summer at the Carroll Villa Cottage, returned to bla Baltimore home

yesterday.

Mr. Henry C. Lea will doac summer cottage On Grant atroat week and refc home at the corner of Twentieth end Walnut street*. Mr*. Minton Payne announces the igagomeul of ber daughter, De Lyon Payne, to Mr. Richard Bei 1. of Bogland. Mrs. Payne and Payne have been passing the xommer at Cape May. CapL John M. Walton. City Comptroller of Philadelphia, has purchased the cottage of Prof. O. O. Barr, lil Ocean street, and will proceed at •>nce to enlarge and Improve It, tor Is own summer occupancy. Cottngar James B. Flynn and fnmy departed on Tueeday from the Hildreth cottage, Jackson at re* their West'Virginia home, four bers of the family making the Jour ey homeward by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Miss Florence Parklnaon. of Cape May. who have been In Europe since March will sail tor home on October They have been traveling through England. Belgium, Holland and Germany, and have had a moat pleasant

visit. *

Col, Richard 8. Thompson and fam-

ily, of Chicago, who have passed ter

at tbelr cottage on Colutntes

avenue, will return to thdr Chicago

XrRhte.1

it i* a native of Capa May. and

served ns Lieutenant Colonel of the

12th Regiment «f New Jersey

ry ln the War of the ReheUloa. Since moving to Chicago yean ago, ho has

served in the nUaots State Senate.

Doak. c Rutherford, p.. Hagerty. 2b

Bonn MV cf. Morice, rf. Cdahau'ul. if,.

Mias Ethel Reed, daughter of Mr*. Thom a* «. Reed, of No. 1«B Cheat-

in marriage to Walter Warrington Hartal, .of Twanty-flrat and Sanaom

’hlladeiphU. at the P. Church of the Advent here morning at 11 o'clock. The «

w*a performed by th* rector. Rev. Arthur Hess. Mra.Georgs WJBdwaids. slater of the bride, wa* matron of

te bride was given away by

her brother, Mr. W. F. H- Reed. The beat man wa* Mr. Oaoar Hartal, the

m'* brother. The wedding

breakfast waa served at tbs cottage at Mrs. Reed. No. C12 Lafayette St„

I third authorising the Cape May, Bay and

because of the numerous cbangi , ade by the last Legislature aj

Twelve Inning Game Which Could ending out th# following letter i Not bs Finished on Account of 1 *11 Interested in gunning In New J.

Darknsas—Th* Boor*:— j “T The Mter U official It .tym "Th# possession of game In a *•■<

The football candidate* of the Uni- '.ton of New Jersey where the soaso erslty of Pennsylvania and tbe >f the section 1* closed Is unlawfu ■ cachas distinguished themselves in, Pbe Legislature has fixed two dt uoe of tbe moat Interesting and ex Uoet seasons In tbe two kectioue < citing baseball games of the season bis state, one northern and one on on Saturday afternoon, when they I southern. This sot make* It unlawful

clayed the Cape May team to a tie I to kill, Injure, destroy or .a a twelve-inning game, which was 1 session game outside of

wiled do account of darkness. .governing tbe respective section*. Upton Favorite, candidate feu- half-j which clearly prohibit* the taking of back and end, started the twirling forj ram* from the section where the sen the football boys and pitched excel »on is open to tbe section where the

lent hall until the tenth Inning.when j *eaaon Is closed.”

»« weakened and waa succeeded by| Open season for woodcock, ruffled

.rouse, quail, English or ring-necked pheasants, prairie chickens, wild turtey. rabbit or squirrel, in Atlantic, Jamdeu, Gloucester. Salem. C umbeland and Cape May counties. Novem ler 16 to December 31. both dates In

rluslve.

Open eeaooc for gee»e. duck, brant, -wan and water fowl In Atlantic. Camdeo. Gloucester. Salem. Cumber land and Capa May counties. November 1 to March 15. both dales Inclu

*lv«.

Another Important provision of the set governing hunting In this state, which gunners should not overlook, a that limiting the number of bird* ind rabbits which may be taken In me day by persons holding non-real lent licenses In this state. The last Legislature decreed that a non-real

each "Andy” Smith, who. with men on banea, struck out the

two batters amid great

In tbe eighth, with the score 5-4 In avor of th* footballers. Dr. Carl WU lam*, the most reliable player, made ala second error by dropping s hard fly ball hit by Rutherford Rutber ford stole second and third and came home on Caaaedy'a sacrifice fly U la. who made a spectacular catch

thus tying th* •core.

Is the tenth with three men ot me*. Favorite weakened and Ibises werj filled- Captain Andy Smith. Pena's coach and star full bade several years ago. showed lha be had not lost any at hi* cunning and without warming up struck ou the next two batters, who were con si tiered Cape May’s sluggers Aftci this neither side could score aad Ux went until the twelfth, whet darkness put a atop to further play lug. This game was the best and exciting one ever played oo tbb Cape May diamond, and the imens< crowd who witnessed it. went home Jed. The pitching of Smith wa*

the feature of th* game.

Tb* sumary of tbe ball game fol

we:—

CAPE MAY

1 2 8 6 0

.0 0 2 0 0

Smith, lb 1 1 12 0 0 Coien*. c 0 1 10 2 0 Eer’hlb r.. 1. 8 1 8 0 Holl’k, 2b 2 2 4 2 0 Mlatyre, aa 0 2 1 2 0 * cf « o * o o Favorite, p.. 0 0 2 2 0 Sheble, U 0 01 0 0 WUUa. rf 1 1 2 0 2 Totals.... 6 10 SI U 2 University 0 00002200 l«0-« Cap* May 00201001010 9—6 Two-base bits, Rutherford. Colahan. Struck out by Favorite, 2. by Rutber ford. 7, by Smith. 6. Bases on ball, by Favorite, 6. Rutherford, 2. Umpln Hughe*.

CAPE MAY GOLF TOURNEY One of the largest September tour aaaonU in tbe history of tbe rasart I Bator Aay on the local link, with an an try of twenty-three player* Judge J. U. E. Hildreth played fron

Ora Hdcp Nat

J. M. E. Hildreth 22 It 14 R. W. Harvey 76 • • TB 8. J. WlHUm*.n 8 TB J. P. Edwards TO 0 7« T. W. Bant wick 88 0 ?7 W. H. DUk* 89 11 71

a H. Parr.

'Ifteen birds and ten rabbits In onlay All game taken must be exposec full view at all limes The com nlaslob has held that the wort 'birds” applies to all game, inclndln. reed and rail birds. Tbe ©a*t«et wa) for noe-resident gunners to keep tblpart of tbe law fixed In their mind* is to remepber that the limit for [*me In this state ly twenty-five head ’or a tingle day. What constitutes a resident and t resident baa also raised questions L jo minds of gunners. For their vn iSbJenment the Fish and Game Com liasioa furnishes this Information: “The Attorney General has given -o written opinion as to what con -tflute* a resident or a non-resident ■towever, we have been advised by he office of the attorney general bat one's residence Is determined y hit fixed abode, if a person in s •oter of another state, be Is a dtl :en of that state, and in New Jer •ey is regarded aa a non-resident, rhla matter has been clearly defined -n the case of Cadwsllader vs. Howel •nd Moore. In Harrison 3, page 128 ” The New Jersey Commission ha* collected up to this time for this year than *2tXhJ in license fee*. Of this sum >2000 has been paid by non .-esldeDta and >60 by naturalised for sign bora residents for real dent 11—use. Tbe latter class of licenser A >10 each.

CRABBING PARTY. Given by th* Misses B***«* and Edit! Smith, of Philadelphia. One of the moat Jolly crabbing par e* that left tbe landing this week waa tha oae given by theM Mae# Be* ,le aad Edith Smith, of Philadelphia, who bare been located with tbelr par No. 912 Madiaoc avenue, luring tbe summer. The guests were R. Smith, of PhOadel >hla. MUs Fannie Frooefeld. on* of th* l**dtog mopreno soloists, of Wayne, Pm, and Mrs. Gilbert C. t Walter, of this city. Tha party waa la chat** of Captain' oae man in hla launch Besale. Fire doseu crabs were brought home, without coating them a cent to aay nothing of the Various other of the water which ware caught aad thrown overboard because they only wanted crabs. Mrs. Homer E. Smith bare baea the real heroine of tbe party as she hooked what waa aupof the largest in tb* sounds and after

the Legisl State a* a was inaugurated.

THE SHORE BOULEVARD ANOTHER IMPORTANT WORK APPROVED BY GOVERNOR FORT.

MU* Road From Long Branch te Cap* May Would Form * Grand Drive Way. and Would Incress* Sssshor* values Greatly—Approved

of building *n o<wan boulevard sen Atlantic Highlands and Cape May. He said In part am s great believer In thl* New -y coast from Sandy Hook in Cape May ngbt. There la a hundred twenty ♦even miles of coast land estdencea and as One s surf for uathlng as can be found anywhere In rorld In fifty years our children •>-- practically an unbroken city along this coast and living in It two I one half million* of people during least hire* months In the year anything and everything the State

-ns should be done. "The condition* at our roads will probably have more to do with determining the success of the future >f the coast than any other tlagle -hiug All the New Jersey coast towns ihould be linked together by a single road system and all the Inland towns jf the State from county seat to rounty seat. These two highways, tbe ’ on the east coast and the Inland I, should In my view be under state supervision and bullL where not now built, at State expense and maintained by the State without Co the local municipality To Inthi* being done, the municipal tovernments will no doubt voluntarily ranafer the control of such road over -o the State They probably would gladily do this If they were relieved jm local taxation as a result "The approximate distance which would be cohered by Lb-s proposed nigh way Is about 125 miles- Tbe cost Us enterprise Is not prohibitive It Is believed that tbe entire work. Including all necessary bridging with Ibe widening A be re necessary of ex isting roads and tbe completion of the roadbed from curb to curb, can oe done Inside of an expenditure of >400.000.

Inland Water Way. While thle dredge "New Jersey" jf the American Dredging Co., 4a In the Cape May Harbor, ready to -be;la the dredging for the new Inland water way authorised by the State. i yet been signed between tbe State and the dredging company. The present appropriation made >y the State will not quite pay tor the work from Cape island sounds to Wildwood But before thl* work is done the Legislature will b* In sesn again and Governor Fort, who ugurated and carried the matter through tha Legislature, will do doubt m that a sufficient appropriation la ade to carry on the work. The Inland waterway waa one of Governor Fort's campaign promises, of th# important things or-

iWta.A

He win urge It fur-

ther in hla first annual message lu

January.

MARRIED. HAhTEL—REED. Ethel Reed, daughter of Mrs. Thomas 8. Reed, to Walter Warrington Hartal, at Cape May City. New Jersey, on hta 14th Instant, by th* Rav. Arthur Hess.

Ashton L Gilbert and Us T. Jaquette July 26, 1908. by Georgs H. Reeves. Justice of tha Peace, at his office. In the Borough of West Cape May. N. J.

Purchased Cottage. Mr. WlHlam Lloyd, of Philadelphia, who baa been spending t « Star Villa, 1 cottage of Mr. Conrad M. Gilbert oa ’4

m