CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. VIII. NO. 48.

CAPE MAY, N. J.. THUBSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1908

RUSSELLWILL NOT UPHELD THE PROPERTY OOEt TO CHILDREN •AVS COURT

D*nl»l M. o» C«p« May. Om •f th* M*lr* Who SucoMtfully Pr*v.nf- ** to* May'* Laadlaj WIM Prcm S*la«

County—Former Poatmaatar at CaM

ChUdrao of Um 1M« John M. Ru*•on. tb* rocluae of "PoraiTy Fteu"

I oto UU band. Ha had t

/Abbott, of May'* Latodlnc. won at County Court last TtairMlay

1 that the ■ad and

thcrefora could not. be sustained un Oar the New Jersey statutes. Applies doc was at ooce made for letters o! adnmJsuadoc. On floaUiK Us end to be RuaaeC baatily made a will, bequeathInc all of his property, realty and personal property to Mias Abbott, a daughter of tb* latr T. Abbott, former Assemblyman frotn Atlantic county. The young woman la a dart In the County (Aert’a offl ce at May 1 * lanrttncRuaaall had bean Urine at Potran Flats, a amall place jbree ml lea from May’s Lwsdicc fot several years.HI* daath was due

a flab book

aldeot of Cold Spring- He separated himself from his family and tired the life of a reciuaa. When bis children learned of Ids death and of the win that had been made la the last hours and left no witnessed they lnnne#atetr took legal steps to secure the estate. Lawyer Charles C. Babcock. _wl represented Mias Abbott and ‘ her qnde, former Prosecutor J. E. P. Abbott. after Inquiring Into the cos no kneed to the court that they coarlnced that under the State law governing sucli matters the will could not be suatatned. The children of tba deceased who win now inherit bis property art Mias Bertha RusseR, 1716 Oxford « . Philadelphia;- Mrs; Bvm M. Bwalley. ISSk OraU street, Philadelphia: and - Daniel Russell. 1278 Washington at.. Cape May. They Judge Hildreth, of Cape May.

HARVARD DRAT* YALE •y bee re of 4 to O—Other Camas La at Saturday. Harvard defeated Yale In tba Mg football match at New Havoc Saturday by a score of 4 to 0. -a goal from the Held by Kenoard In I die of tba Rm half scoring earned victory. It waa aplendid general ship part of Head Coach Haaghton which resulted In this achievement. Ken card, an fxport drop kicker. ■ant into the game, solely for thla purpose. By dint of aagroaMro rushing Harvard had worked tba ball to Yale's IS yard Una, when Ver Wlebe the Crimson's plunging fullback, called out of the fray and Kenoard waa eubedtuted. The Keonard from the M yard Una made kick and drove -the leather squally over the crossbar for the only score of the game. • The drubbing administered to Mlilgas was ooc of the most startling happen Inga, while Minnesota's defeat of Carlisle and Lehigh'a auocresful onslaught on Lafayette were also la tb< nature of form re vernal* West Point

aod Ant but the

Virginia Polly than the army lads had VUlanova. Arnhem and Williams, old time rivals, had a- great battle, sue eyas coming to the former by a time ly field goal. In the Middle Weet Chi cago carried off the honor* for that section by beating Wisconsin 18 to 12. Trinity scored on Ooroell. tnifwas beaten 18 to (. Fordbam added to a by defeating Rena sealer Polytechnic 22 to 12. while Stevens snatched a victory from Rutgorr. The results follow: Harvard. 4; YateO. Syracuse, 8S; Michigan, 8. Corns!I, IB; Trinity, A . West Point. 2S; VUlanova, a Annapolis, IS; Virginia Poly, A Fordham, 22; R. P. U 12. Amham, A Williams, 0. Minnesota, 11; Carlisle, 6. Stsvcns, 16; Rutgara, 13. N. Y. U.. 8; Harvard, B. Lahlgh, 11; Lafayette, 6. Chicago, 18; Wisconsin, 12. Dickineon, 29; Mt- SL Mary, a

The Newark News recently published the following concerning the Somers family of upper Cape May county John Somers occupied the. brick house, the point property being divided between him and the colonel with the Island of Peck's Beach, now Ocean City. He was born tenth month, 1727. He was of a very different disposition

from the colonel. Instead of the com-

passs and forest he preferred his gun and canoe. The bay and Island at

this time abounded In wild fowl, the hig' bank, as It was then called, where the club house is now located, being the great graveling ground. Hundreds of them yearly became victims of his English musket, and frequently a flock of wild turkeys remaining In the forest in his day foound It not a safe place to remain on account of his musket, and like the red men, "a

musket, and like the red men. "a

few of which still inhabited their old haunts,” sought a wider range in the farther west. A few seals Inhabited

the night. Such was the life in those days.

Genealogy

Thompson, Williams. BUtea—wflltsome of Che readers. Is ponrtble. ten me who were tbe parento and ances tors of Warren Thompson, born Febmary 15. 1878, died D«S*mber 28,18. \ R« married ESIaabeth Carl WtlUadb Jane if. 17i>. and they lived In Mknr. Ice River Neck, now Hetatorrtlle.Cum bertand County. N. J, and had a fam-

ily of eleven cMBdren.

A William Warren seems to have bees related to him. Manly Thomp son la said to have been Ms brother and Anson Thompson his half-bro ther. Be bad a half sister, who wa* (ha wife of Joahna Sttces. Cape May ComUj We think his mother married

have ML by that marriage a da ugh ter. Hannah DarJs (Mrs. AmpUas Pagan. Dayton. O.) C. T.

.Jobe Bnkh aa ArtMt

John Kush, driver of engine No. 1, of the Cape May Eire Department, hatvoenlly developed wonderful skill in lilt painters art. Hi* master-piece ■s tlie city wago, on which he epeni Mj.eral w eeks. The manner in which he blended the blue with the blue, and the artistic hair strokes in the decoration of the w agon, has caused many to stop and admire it and exclaim * bo* beautiful-” Jack is a handy man lo have around and is all to the good with tbe brush aa well aa flih tne rein*. JmPTT

In Tba Canal Zofc*

The Cape May Herald ha. receives from Matthew Hall, from the latMpus jf Panama, a.copy of the “(Mnai Rf cord." published at Ancon. In the Ca nat iSooc. Tbe paper, which 1* pub tlshed weekly by the Canal Commit.

wa die progress which la

being made In digging the Panama Canal. Mr. Hall baa been la Pauami

years. He to * son of Nr* Hleo

Hall, who 1* Just now a guest of Vsa .Annie PMIUps. at Hughes and Ocea:

d

This Somers died eight month, 27. 1799. Be had six sons and four daughters, named Richard, Francis Joseph, John. James, Jesse, Judith Scull, Rachel Reed, Elizabeth West-

Not Saying- Much ewtt Colby beaut eali much since hi* defeat as a candtdata for re-election, but there are IndKa ttotw that he is aa wing-wood. He ha: bee* dining President-elect and Mrs Taft at Hot Springs, Va. Mr. Taft U not Ukaty to forget Utot Colby and.

The Beat Job Printing The beet job printing done In Cap: May Is done at th# office of the CAPE MAY HERALD, Ho. 814 Wash ington atresL Wo hava tba latest da Signs In typs and the spaad and fa cillty for promptly executing the wor and It la a pleasure ua to dv actory printing for tho people o Capa May. Our charges are raaaor. able and the work la delivers:

dariag for Mm wfaaa some of the re gator lOMfcn In Ibis state were pit vatoty saying that they preferred al moat anyone to Taft- Wbat a short It would be to rome people to wak* up after March Itb and find the: the President waa accepting Bugs** Uona concerning New Jersey affair, from the head of the a —Camden Poet Telegram

Stockholders Meeting Tbe *1 ortho!dors of the Cape May

meet at Mo. 988 WMMngtoa aCfee< Cape May City. If. J„ MoixW No ; 744 p’rtoci

Teachers in the Surf Mias Dto M. Grater and Mlee .Chartin Lindsay. popular Cape M»j school teachers took a (Bp loThe sad Saturday, remaining In the water inutee. Many persona looked on. The girts said tba

SOMERS SUMMERY / SOME FACTS CONCERNING A NOTED SAILOR OF CAPE MAY.

Was Prominent In War With Tripoli interesting Genealogy of a noted an cester of Many Cape May and Atlan tic County People—A Family Which Has a Large Place In Hlatory—They have been Large Land Owners..

The British Commander,Colonel

Proctor, at one time in the Revolutlonary War, planted his artillery

81XKJ PER V EAR

* his mortification

tour id* itth

coat, Abigail Freeland, Richard and Francis sailed on board the sloop Enterprise. Captain Treen, of Cape May, which was Chased and run over by a British man-of-war. _ Francis and the mate were left on the bottom of the vessel to perish, while Cap. Treen and Richard clung to the gunwale of the British ship. Tbe commander, if

It is rather a singular incident that each resident of tbe old brick mansion has lost two sons at sea, but Richard L lost but one, named Christopher. Two sons of James Somers, Joseph and Mark, followed the sea for many years, but finally came home to die, and their remains rest with others of the family in the family grounds above mentioned. Many of the name since our recollection have gone down to the sea in ships never to return.

of th*

pany, with an authorised of 81000, to do a

livery and

of tbe atockboidera

former Atlantic county homer, and

rod William Tiler.

who

THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION By the Governor of New Jeraey Thursday,-November 28. “Tbe honor of being a clttren of thla great republic would of Itself be

■pikes, but they re: the two were taken oe hoard the

never heard from again. Joseph died with yellow fever and was buried in the family grounds

family g

Ifilfe/toged i children wet

the

shore. He died In 1823, aged sixtyeight years. He had six sons and three daughters. His last .remaining son. Edmond Somers, died In March. 1881. in his eighty-eighth year.. James resided at Hickory Point, one mile west of the brick mansion. He left four

sons and seven daughters. All of the

number followed him to his last resting place in the old family ground

under the hill. He died October 12, 1895 aged nearly ninety years. His

children were Joseph, Mark, David,

Constantine, Sussanna Somers, Judith

Garwood, Hannah S. Davis. Mary Spain,Deborah Somers, wife of Washington Somers, her first cousin. Arabelle S. Doughty and Harriet S. Lake, seven of the number are still living at this date, 1870 The house our father, James occupied was built by his father, when a young man, from logs sawed into shape by a hand-saw and put together with the otber parts In the style of those days, and still stands the same as it was built and is frequently visited by strangers to view relics of olden times, Jesse lived in the brick bouse. He died in the win-

ting apart. In accordance with custou a day for Thankaglvtog and prtyer Bet tbe people of New Jeraey hart much else to be thankful for. Tbeii

for wrldeeo* of daRrery of wet good*

tommie. which for a tew weel

ter die Law sad Order League raids

said to ha dry, to now quite

their good roads, their unique aitua tlon, their clean state gorernmcot.th« picturesque hill*, their unequalled sea

log and tod Da trial Interests, and their high average lotefllgeoce, all gHw oauae for unbounded gratitude to th Giver of AH Good. Beside aifthto oat fields bare been fertile, our home* happy.our transportation tecOUies aat

Delightful Gunning Trip .Part sf County Dr. aod Mrs. 8. E. Swing hold the record of Cape May County for the quantity and variety of game killed thafr gunning trip to Dorchester aad Leesburg tost weak. Doctor la

expart S to quits

the pries of the product of our farm: and of the output of oar factories re numesative. Whan to an tbto L* add* a splnedld civic spirit.which to ahroa to our public Ufa, we oan todeed be gratoful for the providence overruling

a the etty of sy of Not

IghLand of tod State*, ty-third.

the old brick mansion and resided there until his death which occured in 1871. aged sixty-one years. The old house is still occupied by his widow.

SHARP EYE ON EXPRBM CO. Bottler and Liquor Dealer* Start

New Concern

Authorities of MUIrifto, are-1

STRUCK A DOG

Holme* of Fir#' Department Has a Narrow Escape Hie oc a pleasure y|/.n up thennoty road .oc hi* motor cycle. Edward Holmes, engineer at the Cape May Fire Department, met with an accident which might have proved a very serious one. While oc bla way home Just about Rio Grande, a small vtllntcc about 6 mllea away, he waa attacked by a large dog. which lugged him quite distance, and then made a daa'a t ward his front wheel, the motor (->'» cte striking the dog fair In the centre' throwing Mr. Holmes upon^hU bead

the road.

Although not seriously Injured, Mr. Holmes was" badly shaken up and received a few painful cut* and brutuet. about the face and bands which required medical attention.

TWO NEW CHAIRMEN

CONGRESSMEN GARDNER AND Pei

KER WILL OE ADVANCED

For Instance There should be a limit to rabbi/ shooting the same es mud hena. party of four men In the vicinity of -Clayton kflled. In four day*. 110 mb-

its.

The changing of the woodcock law tto year saved tbe rabbits to a i extant, and sportsmen had great luck i the opening of the aosaon. Gunners who think game to to arcs cannot expect to be very *ucceuftal by srslklng in the road*. Get Into the brush, the briars are no sharper Chi* year than tecC Dock shooting baa been very gdbd i tar this season. There has been many good bags reported. What to th* natter with the fresh cod. they don't seem to be coming this way vary fast- We gueaa our sum to the cause, fishermen don't eeei he doing much with the rock along the beach either.

rdotr for Port jOfhco - Judiciary—Have &• . m* and Have Qradjailj

Try II

GAME WAS PLENTIFUL

money 1* usually a diffi-

cult matter for women. Where ahall they put money to bring them t, _ good Income? Where shall they pul auZ-i it to be absolutely secure from loss? Did you ever think that your wii. ay some day have two. five or tot thousand donor* of life insurance-

d to her? Where do you will put It to produci

the bast Income? Wpere to guarantee

absolute security?

The Prudential Insurance Company has Just issued an unique new polli which splits up your life Insurance monthly cfaecke direct from tht d guarantee* tbe family any. 112.000 In tweet* yean, at the same present coat to you of less than *9.000 Insurance U. sum. Hilt to a bread-winning pol Icy for your' family, became. ~ come wbat may, the 860 check U guareo teed to come every month. *as regu I arty as clockwork, for twenty year* Write the Prudential. Newark. S , for booklet showing how this ne»

PERSONAL MENTION 'act* Concerning Thoaa

Mrs. Albert I

BtHwqfi Is on a h •*r husband.

trirart of Cfcariaa'p* Osbri In th* Cape

Mrs. Goar** W. gmltt, ha from Ka fit Franklin street ti Washington street. Miss Etta Lang, of C

Mr*. J. Aihton William*, of Laurel Springs, N. J-, at Cape M ay for

Crop fat mind om thing. A man

W* Are Loaders Apropa of tbe announcement that

ed 820 acres of land near Cape May On which to build a factory construct a track for tooting his machine*. It to rather strange that other manufacturers to this Hue dc establish themselves ’n Sou!'., ey. where land to cheap, aad tht supplies of material convenient, and a the labor situation I* al as aattsfactory aa they wfll find rhere. In the unsettled eectlomol South Jeraey there are great leve. stretches where track* for trying ms ae* and for racing could be loee without Interfering with tralftc. x> manufacturers should be attrar to 04* section of New Jersey— Camden Pott Telegram.

MUSIC STUDIO given on Plano or Organ any boor during day or evening. .FiR write, call or phone. Bell 67D. .REDBEN B. REEVES. |den Building, (2nd floor) 810 Washington Street - Cape May City.

De You Need Money if so, and yon can secure loan on first mortgage, covering city proport.. I have •urn* from 11,000 94.000 to offer you. GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty. 214 Ocean BtreeL

The Security Trust Company bn. amonstrated Its worth aod standln; ala community. Tharefore the > salty ahouid strongly aupport H

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Mew Jrr•ey Congrewaiueii *111 toU hair to two of lh» moat Import, - eumml'hre chairmanship* In tbe H'.it e of rejentailve* If the sei.it/rity r,,.. . observed by the Speahwr to malting committee appointments *t the^or... in these two instanev.^ it U ges.-:-a... hrllevod the rule wlil iJ ■ .‘M.l. *1.4 \j .1 ' Richard Wayne Porker win, to 1.: next Congreim, preside ov*i the Ccui mlUbe on Judiciary while Joan J. Ganger win *lt at the bead of the U ble In the room of the Commltt-^e on Poatofficck and Post ilosda. The prewont chairma# of the Judiciary Committee U John J. Je;.::u.a. tyihconain, and Jn«r Oreretiv.: Indlarnt, to now at the head of i'ostofnA: Committee.'Jenkins who 1* a standpatter In laglslaUa:! mid *» regular" In politic., traacod wUh tbe old SpoooCT-Bobcock machlce III state, and was eff-feeted to th' prlfbaries last September by a LFoUetle RepubUcati. Oi er.trt*<t * . renominated, but buried in the Democratic landslide that swept over Indiana this month. In the esses of both Gardner and Parker, however, may be reasonably taken for granted that the custom Win prevail and that they wCI succeed to their cbainnansiiir* to the commiltres named. One reason for taking this for granted Is that Gardner has been a towel aod dependable supporter of Cannon and hi 1 standpat ideas ever since be has Seen in t'ongrea*. A. a m-mber of tb* Fostoffice commlttAi the Second lAstrin representative has always stood with Cannon. Overstreet and the railroads and express/and tulekraph monopo'.k t to opposing a parcels port a gorernm'ent telegraph syatem, ptwtol ravine* banks, reductions of postage rale.*, reductions to tbe big eubafllied pnld by tbe government to thy railroad-.; for carrying the mulls, increase in p«y for postal' employees and ollyrr postal reforms urged by the Rcpubitcan Presidents and Postmaater-Oec-

erals.

If Cannon Is Speaker again, and that aeems probable although by no means certain, there is no danger of any postal reformer going to the head of the Postom- o Committee. No untried men are placed at the heeds of important committees In Ooegro=r. particularly committees where* there are Wg appropriations and Wg interacts pt stake, and the Postoffice Committed, hes control of the Items which go to make up the more than $269.ooo.aoo annuel apprepriatlon** for U.o Pbetoffioe Department, Indudiag the more »>i»n 830,000.004 paid to tho railroad*. Gardner, however, has been 'tried out and found to be sufficiently conservative and reform-proof to suit even Cannon. From Franklin Street to Schellengers Landing Miss Octarlnc War* - who to •trending Temple College this winter In Philadelphia, is visiting her cousin. Miss Florence Ware several days

Police man

H07.

who h*s been • e for the' par*

two week* 00 account of ateknara. is

-are of Dr. P.iui

Pilot Horry Hand anScbWteogor Idilcd foitj bUek ducks and broadbllls In Gr-at Sound last week. This is the htoheot cumber killed eo far this oeoaon. The* mysterious Order of Owl* n-

rlous people much hniiety. Another shanty party to the order tor Saturday, by our yoongr.er* LorMagnoli*" will be called into service again aa he Is quite a favorite, And much pi ©a* are is derived hr climbing upon hi* saddle shaped back mud galloping around Lily Lake In turns, while tho hoy* uav him for a football of punching bag.

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