CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER IT, 1908

PERSONAL MENTION Miny Facts Concerning These Yog Know. Mr. and Mrs. A J. HmaU have l-wn so rial Jajs «»Ui rrlallxts at Carlise, l*a. r». A. A. Itotr, of Trcolon, K. J., in . I'lUns her wren la, -Mr. anil Mr«. Mn kcl Ware, at their home on North -Ir. and Mrs. John N. > n .i.irn, air orc'ipYtHS «W«lr eouiv* *■. ( oiuinhw avenue over the ho»»-

jf Trade, was a ilcudenf IT. O. Uskc of 1 houia HA> Mushes si staring lUe win jir-c K Hicke.v.

j at to-d o*. ..i and.Vatn. hut ll» swooi 'oun with heart ssiuv and a: a < tarfh with rausie thrilled they sing berund' tbs stars Uiei 'Vr-Jd wSI •tsa^s. >• »ou tu. in.'*aervIrJT'hoty 1st ut loin , .uue. rejoice! relate*! ,

I'utnM'ii. sou of Mr and Mn>. ju K. foiuaett, baa been apageui !>j the AtlanUe .Citj it. \ ilUameiown, N. J., and hegiui md Mrs. H. McKean Hazclciunicu from their khooung . sou lud^e at MauaUaw km,on ,j , and aic now to their U aah-

• OblUa, sou of Coudupl.cAaum KobtMUa, la alice * tiusincsa ooliegi ,neic on >> edueelaj e.cr li, oi Una Ci Iv, hue bvei i tin. ocean cilj brand .C v-ity K. It. lacccuu, 11 mg al 1 uckahoc m oi inti to Ilia on silicas a

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THE COUNTY.SCHOOLS Best They navs Ever been— nave a uooa need t_iic Olej Cu«UU7 OvaunnS Wo. er la «s good fpmuUMM ne ukj Una scauol year. Toe iimt-i. it u toe iugn school sjsvce.' .u^uulll Uif county has been e .t stnue luV’erd toe msnor euo -u a ia.cn mo boy anu gin ot to .... gnu 'Homan oi Ui-iaorruH

...j ^cuciii.ed uy toe aysuru..

.a;. t-ts ci UKiay over lineeo reals k u . i at pcicis ft the uiga senoo.. l>._r „rt eeUiiig troal uuar paremi. a. _ Ta go tciMUgh coaege to ObtAlIc li/. j wm srw opposed to the move ibeia. saou.d visit the schools unc

iv ad n> being accompli shed, aul

,.S da oi sijsva Xmui egEl ioa m» n i ms cognition is the result of the

. .. iigcble work of County Super

. caiiceuC. 0. O. Barr, who" devote i uu can re time to the schools. He u Uie (Irst County Supcrintendeat •wii.h this county has hstl who hai de-oted Us time to the schools, all other bcperinu-iidetus baring bad ne-.c tormections which re<iaired mins of U-ctr tu£i than did the offida. work. Mr. liarr was appointed tc Ui!« position nearly throe years ag> and s-utt that time the school wort, iias been divorced from all other ma.-

ters political and otherwise.

Bins, Cl.rit'mss Balls ils of Cl.n.tints ctoy and a tbs*hoij a'iisS™brl«hh K « with >oj oar starry nlsht the wondrous clory tight;

lung. nn*. Joyously ring, hoaoUlul bolls chime out your lay; Itiii* nn*. diieanly nag v. sicou.c the Chnst who comee tods tun*, ns*. Joyously rtac. t-sutlful bells chime out your lay; I'-lns r.u*. cheerily rlag. w slcume the Christ today. Cota* out your lay trrrr hill and vale . Sat ) chi mi, svcrtlj cl.: ns* : Se-.<1 (or the meassae far ana wide, CurtsUnas time. Chrleunas time. Wake, wake the mum forever Or— _i:nit:'-e»l and brst of all the y

Peal UU y<Air notes flood earth and sky.

Tcudiy rln*. Joyful ring.

Owi soH tu men and peace divine, ,. ^ l iaJawe sine, jnlaes V Kbm.: the clad Ddings u'er and o'er CBory to Ood for dter mom! /

JUng, merry bells, o ring. Association Basket Ball

.The Wee* t Cmpr May^ A- A, wlU

hold a meeUng In the Doroi ' West Cape May on FT!day for tho purpose at oforUng

and ref eivtng

for the basnet ban team to play no-, dee their name. At the'end of ttata meeting Boeie base ban transact ion;

will ha

i Hall.

r. avaolafc ■ « officer*

They kaxad a field a ball, lor three yeara. graded ^ tlDOT1 ^ mede it Ime of U» finest part. In lbMC .hlld.-ea into a Mg i-uuth Jersey. TjJ-y bad a crank team uke U ball loasers and" wi ahip of this nduity. k is now Itekr iv-nually lo »1*

a bafi Ik view sulubie tor the ocon- I ->o at ihadr dispoeai. U to aiat. aaM

A ChlM's Death i lifford U allsoc Hoscmari, aged ala may* and llve'monlh*, Utile son o* and Mrs. Hwood Htweman, Jr iir<l on Friday morning lank al lb residence of his psunis on Kmeralc .enue, lYcat (A|ie May. The funeral t-curred onday afternoon at oneliirt.v, and Interment was made at the •>ld spring Presbyterian Church emciery.

fOUGHT ON THE O. O MONITOR

Ct lcaso—While the rsterans of the «ruiy and nary were marching on Dec iration day. the last living member of -he fighting crew ot the Mot which defeated the Merrlmac In Hampton roads, March 9, 1861. wi Ms Utile home awaiting a mea from the capltol at Washington, to cheer and give comfort to him In his uld age. The veteran la Capt Haas Anderson. Uvlag In Brooklyn. N. Y., with bis Uttle wife, who Is 74 yaars old. ten yaars younger than her bus

One great disadvantage hit achooto labor to the

amtonos. Last year the total ot days ■ibnot amotmted to over 12,000. the High Bcbooi skate there over 1*00 day* of shgawas. an averaig

of ahoot 17 days.

from old wounds received flaring the war, the captain found himself In want A petition baarlng some of the beet-known names to New York sent to congress, through President ItoosavelL an old friend of the captain. asking for an slon- Although

Chicago Friends of Anderson, at least, whether The plea Capt- Anderson tailor family and has seg of the globe. In 1861, while la Sflw York, be beard that Capt Erlcsthe in rector of the Monitor, waa having difficulty In obtaining a crew tor hi* s'range craft Anderson Immediately enlisted. At the battls with the Merrlmac tho _ ins of the Monitor wore double-sboP ted. and creating a terrible havoc pc board the enemy's boat After the drll war Capt, .Anderses ooctinned to

Athene control was lacking.

A pitcher belonging to a profee slonal baseball club, who thought ha was not getting bis share of the UmeHgfat of publicity,'went one day to the captain *"A manager' to make hi* "kick." Being of a somewhat choleric dUImaRion. which had goi him into trouble more than once, he spoke with

.. Jeellcg.

“Cap," be said, "you’re not giving me amukreflaal, “— * “”

the mi

I haven't been In the box for three Ton know i can play ball, fve got every outcarve, dgsboot, up and drop there is in the buslI've got everything that any other pitcher baa ‘ ‘ '' '

“Wbat’g the mauar, BUir

1 'em stow. I can gal em right over the plate every Ua« I want to. Haven’t I got me goof rontrol of the ball aa any fellow you now oft" '* V “Tea, Bin." said the ^aptoto. * hare. W>en you gel as good eon of your temper as you have of ths ni use you. all right. Don't you

COMMpmeATCD. Hided to the Herald toat week owing to the crowded oondiUoM of the office.

. NoMee to Parents ef Piiplia

jffort loner and improve the standard to seonre good alien

the past of the pugfla. To this and he board tom decided that, after .our mouth's trial, any pupil, who jnebie or uavrUUng to keep op wli Ms etosa, may be transferred to a oyer grade, where he will be better able to do the work sad make pro a It to no kinrtnoaa' to a chHo eep him wo*k to too » ad hooaat effort. It g a tho prograas and Impaliw the eCOrteocy of work to olssess IX thaoc hide pupils who are unatoe to kae with the majority.

L to ism. k to not plaaaaat for paopfo of thU efty to be told, but U Is a fart that i are best prepared and do the beta work who come from rounding eohoal district*. This should

Caffin baa a critical paper

Art of Uooefco Balaatrieri. naarty one acho.l the good stories pubtished la

'*lBBd8F' ~ " *“

^The Kun of the White Pelican.' Cbartes FYederiok Holder; “A I tenant to Cupid,“ by B. J. Rath;“The

Missing Dat Robert A. I

Then.” by Bpertorv. R. WlUlatna "The ooe great Igyra," by Robert . exander Wason, and "The Woif," WiM Cage Carey.

of about 78 days of abreooe the High School alone, or aa avers of ooe day tor each pupil. reason tor poor work and tho part of many of ou

average pupU should spend from to two boors in bone toady, dep

“ the vade sad the atom

, far the High School nothing

hours telly, la aome

‘a cigar town and pool rooms, fanin toe school work la iaevttoMe. no Jteme can ha attached to the

ihon who wish R. Pu-

Kler than this. From .8.46 a. m., to ' 4 p. sa., to a kxig stretch; both po-

nd teachers recmtico ai

should be t^n to

er progress to school. »W eoboo* dtourteto of this i It la almost unhnrd of to have shy aortal affairs or entartatornonto for school ctoldrao any eeaplng except Fridays and Saturdays. If thU ousoouM generally be adopted here would be a greet help to oar art

they have sympathy and oooperattoo lie part of the community sod especially of the parsota. The purpose of this article to to call attention to the needs of the schools and to solicit the anccmagrenect and support of all who wtab to see

Bed that tee school has been doing uB duty by the child, who tern 1 aome way or other been at tank. H. R MOYER. A. M.. Euporrtstng Principal.

The January Metropolitan, "The Key to World Control.” January Dumber of Ms gad nr, to a startling article earning the alratop as a factor it future rtvtilzatlon of the wmhi. tete of the secret experiments being made by the United t and the energies being quisOy expended by other nations supremacy of the air. Stoat and the Thin.” by Eutoaneql^a,, ^ Mltee. to an Interesting article on the

One Problem Solved.

The New 20-Year Endowment Monthly Income Policy solves the problem of support in old age. It enables one during ‘

the earlier years of life to accumulate a competence which is returned in monthly instalments for 20 years or for life.

The Prudential

are not aattafled with their physical

aranoe. 'The Love Letters George Band and Alfred De V are cootiaued, the French nov-

elist's strange life in Venice being

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Record of Tranasetlona Which Have

From Coon He The following are some Cape May county real estate transfers Cape. May City H. Dosser et ux ti Moles, 81. Lot on old gas he Cape May Real Estate Cm, to Breat T. Roach, 816.M8.S4. Lots 1691, 1S9S, 1676, UT7 and 10 feet of 1678,

plan A.

aide of Jackson street adjoining Alex. MeOoonel et ate. Da ltd a Atoop et ux to E» Hah, 81600. Northeast ft of tot 85 on

West Cape May. Marcus A. Scull et ux Browumiltor, 81- Lot 848, pten of Mil tor Farm. a nflredgeq to Julia part of lot No. X oo south side of Smereid avenue.

i's to Delaware Bay.

J. Spicer Learning to Board of Cfao- ] sen Freeholders of Capa May County,

!L Parcel of toad at

for i

county road.

J. Clifford WRaoo e of Choasa Freeholders of Cape May County, |1. Strip of land-60 tost wide being right of way for new county

, road from t COM Bptit«.

Cape May Real Batata Oo., to same . 81. same as last shove described.

^Jbaral Donation. In response to a request from the OU Ladle#’ Home, of Newark; N. J.. the ladies' of the First Baptist Chore this city, contributed s liberal Ndooatfon of dotting, canned fruit, preserves and etc..and slao a puna of money. The home to a worthy Instttatloc and all donattoos of this Mud much appreciated and thanhfnHy received by the dear old lady Inmates

TrBASUKY DBPARTXBatT, I Ofhoe of \ Comptroller of the Currency,) . — Wash:notow, D. C-,

Whereas, By satisfactory evidence

presented to that The Mer-

chants National Bank of Cape May, in the City of Cape May, in the County of Ospe May, and Bute of Now Jersey, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United -utw required to be complied with before an ha authorised to

menoe the buaincas of hanking; Now, therefore, 6, Lawrence O. Murrey, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that The Merchants NaUonai Bank of Cape Mey, in the City of Cape May, in the County of Cape May, and the Bute of New Jersey, U authorized to commence the bustoeas of 'banking, as provided in Section Fifty-one Hundred awl Sixty Nine, of the Revised SUtutes of the United

Be.

In leslimoor whereof m-lin** my hand and seal of office x.] this Orel day of [>ecember, HUB. . LawmtNCB O Murray Comptroller of the Currency.

Honor

Notice I* hereby given that the recu.ar annual meeting of the stuckholdert of The Merchants National Hank of Cape May, N. J., will be i eJd ai ihe

boose, corner v.'aahirgton

and Deeatursireeis, on Tuesday, January 18, rikS, be: een the ho urn ol U a. ai. and 18 tu. The p rpo<ie of the meeting U the election o' direelore to

serve for the enduing year.. \ Hkxky H. Ixdrkdor 4l- j

IS THE TIME

OIL HEATERS Linoleum, Oil Cloth, Stove Boards, Stove Pipe and Coal Hods. I have a stock on hand. Prices Reasonable.

CHARLES A. SWAIN 305-7 Jackson St. Cape May, N. J.

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Merry Xmas to Ail Have you seen onr Beautiful Presents given away frqp with ever purchase of 75c. or over in onr Wine and Liqnor Department. Handsome plates, salad bowls, celery vases, water acts, etc. Come in and inspect them. We will be pleased to show them to yon. In conjunction with the above we have special low prices for the holidays and a large variety.

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CATE HAT BKAHCI •EPfT Camden - Bottling -Xo. 312 mi S14 WiiMUhb Sired

or*l»raliui

I’raposaia will be received by tht City Council of i^ei ity of ape May, in OsqneU eneemb'ed, on Monday, Ito1906, al aighi o’clock P M, in-lba City Hall, for the comitraciioo 0! a part of the aewerage ayatem. in ac-, with the plana and npeci flea:refor, which >an be wen on file to the office of the Recorder of the City o Cape May.

The work

at ruction of about 74U of cast iron pipe norm waier -ewer*, and

See Washington THK flKKKT OV THE NATION Christmas Holiday Tour via * Pcnnsylvama Railroad Round Trip Rate, $13.25 ot $10.75 FROM CAPE MAT 1 “ ■ to hotel • *