CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. VIII, NO. 53.

CAPE MAY, N. J.. THUBSDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1908—EIGHT PAGES

81.00 PER .YEAR

NEW Cliy COUNCIL WJIMIZE They Meet at Noon ToMorrow to Begin the New Year

FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Three Persons Mentioned, Messrs. Samuel H. Moors, John F. Jacoby and Jamed J. Doak—Other Office* To Be Filled—Three New Mem bers Sworn In.

City Council wUl meet at City Hall at noon tomorrow. New Year's Day, to organlxe for 1309. There will be tor the first time In years three new members succeeding retiring ones, it being the first time In years that some ooe has not been re-elected, v Of the three who go out, F. Sidney Townsend has served since March, 1883 to 1892 and from 1896 to now, and ha» served several terms as president of that body. Louis USayre retiree after serving two terms or six years, and Dr. Samuel F. Wart retires after serving one term of 8 years, during all of which time be has been preeldeot of council. The three new members are John F. Jacoby, Adam Sueike and WtUian. B. Gilbert, while the holdover mem bers are James 'J. Doak, Joseph H ElweH, Joseph Hand. Stilwell Hand. Samuel H. Moore and William Shaw. There- are three persons mendooec foe President of the new body. Messrs. Moore, Doak and Jacoby. There are also to he chosen a clerk, who will be Recorder John W. Thompson, a register of bonds, su perintendent of water works, street supervisor, city engineer, city c&iWter, engineers o£ water works, bullu ing Inspector, and other minor ofL

THESE ARE OUft OLDEST Parsons Who tfurvlvs in Order of Election to Various Officss Of the hundred or more persons who served Cape May as members of Council from 1881 to 1870 (inclusive); ut three are living today, and they are Mask el Ware who served In 1885. Charles A. Shaw, who served In 1860, and Jamea Mecray, Jr., who served

n 1988.

The oldest living mayor It Fred rtek J. Melvin, who tawed from 18o. •j 1888. and who is our present roxyir. He Is also the oldest living postmaster, having served from 1686 to , The oldest living Alderman Is Dr. Samuel F. Ware, who served In 119, and who is serving the last of s term as a councilman today, y The oldest living recoruer Is Samuel R. Stiles, who- served as Recorder from 1873 to 1871, and again from 1883 to 1886. The oldest living President of Council Is Dr. James Mecray who served In 1875, 1876, 1877. 1881, 1882 and

The oldest living treasurer Is El--1 ridge Johnson, who served from i860 to 1889 and from 1871'to 1879. The oldest Uving tax collector Is Isaac H. Smith, who served In 1868, and who served os treasurer almost continuously from 1883 to 1907. The oldest living assessor is Will m C. Miller, who served In 187b and 1877, and who has lor twenty years resided In Detroit,' Mich.

G.-ange Officers Cold Spring Grange, Patrons o. Husbandry, has elected the foIlowiiA officers for the year: Worthy Master, Frank E- Bate.

Steward, David McPherson. Assistant Steward, Sheppard Taylo.Lady Miss Alice Hawn. Lecturer, John Matthew*. Chaplain, J. Henry Thomas. Ceres, Mrs. Robert E. Hand. Pomona, Mia. Marne Douglass. Flora, Mrs. Unda McPherson. Secretary, X G. Corson. Treasurer, Mrs. OrlUa BUlott. Gate keeper, Thomas Vanaman. A New Station Or Store*? The H<m«r Real Estate Company, the real estate holding corporation of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who owes most of the block of Washington, Decatur and Lafayette streets, west of the Catholic Church property, has given sixty days notice to its tenants to remove at the end of that time. Does this mean that there will be erected the long-ago heralded union station, or Improved

New Year’s Services at St. Mary’a New Year’s Day, the feast of the Circumcision of oar Blessed Lord is s Holy Day of obligation. The mss* e* will be at 7 and 9 *u m.. As It will be the Dm Friday of'

will be exposed after the 9 o’c mass and remain exposed ah day. In the evening from 8 to 9, there will he the usual hour of public adoration

. Christmas Treat. The Sunday school of the Cfcurct of the Advent held their annua. Christmas treat on Monday evening, wbM the children of the school sang cards and e*ch received gifts In the way of candy, oranges, and torn Th. program was 'xteresttaig and the carol service wen raodered-

New Year's Service. Bsv. Jamea McLeod, will hold at hoar's New Year's service in thi Vint. Presbyterian Church bet wee >w. All men

The City Treasurer Contest City Treast^er Isaac H. Smith, Jr.. who was elected In November 1907, and began his Jerm on January 1, 1908, claims that by the lav of 1904. he. In company with the City Solicitor and City Engineer, is In office for a three year term, and he will over his books or cash t to ex-May or Thomas W-Millet, who was unanimously elected last November being the nominee of both partieJnder this law City Solicitor Learning held from January 1, 1905, to January 1, ^908, and City Solicitor Curley claims the office until January . 1911. The Philadelphia Inquirer's ape May correspondent says this morning: "CRy Solicitor Thomas P. Curley ys If Smith should attempt to bo!a to his office application to the proper court would result In a speedy j aster.“ Other lawyers differ from Curley In -hU matter. If Smith Is not treasurer for three years, then the Solicitor is i the same predicament, and has as claim on the office, because the ct provides that the city counsel, city treasurer and engineer shall be appointed for three years. In Cape May City we choose a dty solifitlor, ett a city counseL One lawyer today expressed the opinion that the law applied to New ar£ and similar cities where their' provided for the election ot yunsel, dty treasurer and engineer by the city councils thereof, and did not in the least apply to Jape May.

May Lose Eye Sight. Charles Mortiand, of 2126 ML Ver>n Siteet, Philadelphia, met with i accident shoot 2.30 on Tuesday Afternoon. He was an Iron worker employed by the Philadelphia Iron works, who was riveting a smoke Rack for the Cape May Light and Power Company at their planLwhen .he head of the rivet Dew off and .truck his left eye. Dr. Frank R. Hughes dressed the wound. The man tent to a Phi lad el phis Hospital out the sight of Us eye wlUta 16sL

Bites on 9600 Pearl. A p. Davis found a pearl while eating oyster* In Dennis Creek, near DennlsvtUe. for which be has refused •500. The pearl la oblong in .shape And pure white, with the exception of the crsrt around the small white bead, which has a delicate purple ■Inc It is pronoanoed the most besuiiful of Us kind ever found In the Maurice River oyster beds.

With Jewel Upon hie retirement on December 21st, last Host Excellent High Priest jf Adoniram Chapter, N<k,l9, Royal Arch Masons, Mayor Melvin, was pre tented with a Jewel, the presentation inode by Rev. Mr. Bn paster of the Court House Bapttet

MILL DESTRUCTION —: r— James A. Carroll Declares His Uncle Qouspired To Bur& It

A BIG RUG FACTORY

ha Object Was to Set 9300,000 on Insurance on a Factory in Camden —Testimony Givsn In U. 8. Court Last Week By James-A. Carroll 'of Cape May.

Declaring that at the Instigation ’ his uncle he bad arranged for the burning down of the FTles-BreUn big rug factory. James A. Carroll, a hotel keeper, of Cape May. and formerly In the liquor business In Camden created a sensation in the United States Circuit Court In Philadelphia at week. The witness asserted that the factory, which was destroyed by fire on October 3, 1904, was set ablaxe at tee Instance of his unde, JohnsCarroll, of Atlantic City, and that he had employed several men to oil the floors of the building, two barrels of petroleum being bought especially or that purpose! The object of the firs. bs> asserted, as to get shout fSUO.uou worth of insurance, and the witness caused a still further sensation by declaring U his uncle's orders he had an inventory of the stock of the factory ppraised at $76,000 above the real

value.

■Judge Holland and few spectators In the room at the time of the disclosure had not recovered from the shock of the testimony when another witness called to corroborate part of i A. OarroB's testimony asserted that two days ago he was called from the court room and given $26 upon his promising to go to Pittsburg to t ot the city when his testimony was required When Attorney Alexander Simpson, who with Frank R. Shattuck. is looking after the Interest of the Insurance agents, celled James A. Carroll to the stand, his manner gave no indication that he had anything sensational in store, bat almost the first question put after the witness

GBOKGK U. REUYES,

West Cape May’s New Officiate Hon. George H. Reeves to-morrow j again becomes Mayor of the borough j of West Cape May, having been! unanimously elected to that position ! last November. He has served several terms before as Mayor, first In 1890, and then from 1892 to 1896 and later another time: He has for yeaJa been superintendent of the gold leaf manufactory there and has seen the hdmes in the borough grow under his management of that bnslneae Institution. He Is'also-in the real estate business and Is Identified with the new Merchant's National Bank as one of Its

vice presidents.

He Is a brother of ex-Sherlff John ?. Reeves, ex-Coroner Swain E. Reeves, and Capt. Joshua Reeves,

had given I caused both Judge Holland, the jurand the attorneys for the plalnto lean forward with straining

ears.

What," asked Mr. Slmpeon, "do you know about this lire.?" Oh, 1 knew It was to come off,” answered the witness. He then In answer to questions from Mr. Simpson stated at the InstlgaUqp ot his uncle he had an Inventory of the stock of the company raised the real a price $76,000 higher. He stated that he bad ralHd the value each year, and that the sum smed was the accumulated Increase. /He had, be stated, at bis ancle’s

John Grpef. as to whether or not Graef would set the building on DreJraef, be asserted, bad refused to do It ualees paid $1000 la advance. The

. the witness said, refused to

pay the money In advance and so Graef was transferred from night to day wot*. The witness eeemed a little uncertain as to who actually set the building on fire, but he said that rteve McCale had put the oil under he floors of the building. He Mated -.hat be had never received one cent or his participation in what be ad-

d was & State Prison offense,

tor bad he been proaalsed any Im-

munity for giving . '

In all

.hat his actions had been the result >: Instructions of his uncle to whom ie owed, a great'debt of gratilndefor -any kindnesses shown over a period jf fifteen yearn. At that time he <sld he would have out off his right hand for his unde, and while he reused what be was doing In arranging tor the Ore was s criminal offense, the swfolness of the sot pear to him in its true light until liter the deetniCUoc of the On the preceding Sunday he .Is ancle had visited him atJlis In Oape May and Mis to use

INCOMING MAX OR OF WEST CAPE MAX' keeper of the Sea Isle City U. S.

Light House.

He wag born January 29, 1819. He ent to the Oape School until fourteen years of age, when he went to Philadelphia and learned the gold beating trade, and then went with his late brother, Andrew H., in Chicago, In 1866 he became foreman of his brother's shop and remained theiS until U was burned In the great Chicago Ore in 1871. After the place was rebuilt he remained until 1876, A couple of yeart later he opened up the West Cape May factory. The new council which begin tomorrow are Charles R. WUHs,. Edward Morton. William Matthews,Daniel Miller, Frank Galjaher anu Joseph

Stanton.

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Many Facts Concerning Those Know. Miss Ids M. Bush Is spending JbriStmss week with her sister Mrs. . aarles H. Chase, of CoUln^w xtd. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Gregory passed Jbrlstmas Day with Mr. uud Mr*. L. C. Ogden, their sou-lo-law and daugb-

»r.

Mr. and Mrs. XV. B. Phillips, of 'Vast Chester, Pa., are guests of Mr Rid Mrs. George Ogden, Mrs. Philp’s parents. Clarence R. Brooks, formerly of this city, was last week elected Maser of -Progress Lodge, F. and A. M . ’blladelphte Mrs. Charles MucAdam. of New Brunswick. N. J., L visiting hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniei Foe*. , an Perry strecL County Superintendent of School* Oscar O. Barr, is this week attend ing the State Teachers' Auaodalio t Atlantic City. Q. Learning Townsend, of Washli. -on, D. C., and Mrs. Rudolph Ko< a f Philadelphia, are visiting their pa. nts, Mr. and Mrs. Edwurd F. Town .end. on Washington street. Go uncllmen-elect Su; ike and Jaqoby »ere here on Saturday, and Ui» uraier. In company with Councilm:. .ect Gilbert, attended the' meetlu. ? "council on Monday to observe the witine of business. H. F. Ettinger, former operator ;nd manager of the W. U. .Telephom ’ompany’s office, this city. Is now •uansger of the Keystone TelephomJompany’s new exchange, st Seven centb and Diamond streets, Philadelphia. Two incidents have recently play 1 an Important part in adding Inter it and pleasure to the decUnin„ years of Mrs. Henrietta Bunnell, cm 2006 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, and a native of this county, where many reUivee stlM reside. About three webks ago a son was born to the wife of her aon, Clifton, who was Immediately given the name Jf David In memory of her husband, the late David Bunnell, Its grandfa her, and one on Christmas Eve, a iaby girt was born to Mrs. Bunnell t, laughter, Mrs. George Lowe, who given the name of Henrietta af■er Us grandmother.

money from unde, but this the witness,denied, and said that the only m o ney^heoured from John Car-

, for the purpose of turning U ovpr to McCale and Greet.

Before the adjournment' of court Mr. Slmpeon called George F. StrauIty. of 1614 South Twenty-third Sc. Philadelphia, to tbe stand. Streuley said be had purchased two barrels of-oil In Philadelphia oue week before the fire, and had delivered thorn the Fries-BroeUn plant where he was then employed. Two days ago, he said he had been called from the court room and offered $25 by Steve' MoCale if he would immediately go Pittsburg. McCale, be said, had assured him that there was nothing wrong In that and with this understand highe bad accepted the money.

FEAR FOR SUMMER VISITORS. No Word From Persons Known li

Cape May In Italy.

Among the Philadelphians of social prominence' who may have perished the Italian earthquake are Mr .and Mrs. Samuel E. Stokes, of 6U9 Wayne avenue. Germ—town, and their daughter. Miss Florence Stokes, who were spending three weeks In that beautiful winter resort, Taormina. They reside at a Cape May Point cottage in summer. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes are known to have been there on Christmas Day, when, in a letter to friends in Philadelphia, Mrs. Stokes said H was their stay at least three weeks

their fate have been pouring in to the headquarter* of the Cross Society from relatives and acquaintances, and Dr. StetemetxAhe

atltuted an In-

PERSONAL MENTION

NO CONTRACTS WERE CIO OUT

Christmas Home Gathering. Mr. mad Mrs. George L. Lovett, ol No. 212 Ocean street entertained '-heir children and other guests durln the Christmas festivities. Sixteen alt ■tmas dinner sad Papa Lovett was happy over their presence at home. There were Mr. and Mrs. Nor ria Geskill and daughter, May, ol Atlantic City; Mr. Edward J., anu Clarence H. Lovett, also of Atlantic City; Mrs. Albertos Yost and hei titers, Marlon and Dorothy, ot Hanover, Pa., Miss Mabelle Lovett, and Mr. B. W. Adams, also of Hanover, Pa.; and Mias Laura Lovett. Tbe Atlantic City guests made the! 'perture Monday morning. Mist. MabeHe Lovett and Mr. B. W.Ad ama will leave this evening to spent. New Year's with friends In Philadel-

phia.

Mias Focer Entertains Miss Carrie Focer, the “popular daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fo:er, entertained a number of youn* Vlends Wednesday evening, at her home on Perry street. It was a progressive party and the games were numerous, and a repast most tempt Ing was charmingly served, and

ct unprecedented

The

Led enjoyment inripfStaeu

include Laura Hughes, Fanny Tfaomp Anita Hand, Bessie Entrlken, Hilda Ware Sub Mecray, Millie. Hand. Florence Ware, Carrie rocer, Leroy ■ -sou, Dudley Moore, Charlie Hand, Samuel Mercy, Lemuel Miller. Allen Sayre, Frank Hughes, Jesse Ruther

ford, Frod

Masonic Lodge Officers Cape Island Lodge, No. 30. F. h . has sieoted th© following offlsrs for the ysar: Worshipful Master—Frank B. -Me

crey.

Senior Wai-dec—Frank HineeJunior Warden—Frank R. Hughe* Senior Deacon—WOUam H.Stevens Junior Deacon—Gilbert G. Hughes. Secretary—Samuel R. Stitea.

I Killing.

r of the Met hoc killing

By a Vote Five to Four „ Council Fails to Order Sewer Work FULL BODY PRESENT

5,000. A resolution prepared by City So:itor Curley offered by Mr. Sayre as read, which provided that as J. arvey Bennett was lowest bidder i all of the contracts that the reel committee should designate cerin work to be done by him - and cost of the same should

At this juncture William H.Church. ,ae at the contractors addressed the ouucll and claimed that he was the -west bidder who had complied with oe specifications, stating that be -ad put up four $5o0 certified checks -ith his four bids and that J. Harey Bennett had not done so, :e believed It mij&l be so shown. He •aimed that he had applied at the ..tflce of Recorder Thompson on . hursday last, between two and three j'dock and asked to see the certified ■jocks of the other bidders and that nr. Thompson had told him that on juesday preceding he had returned o Mr. Bennett his check or checks -nd that as the recorder had said aat he did not remember whether -tere was one or four checks, while .ne specifications declared that the neck of the successful bidders should •e retained until the contract was ixecuttd, and /lie, Mr. Church,' was aeretore entitled to the contract. No reply was made to this statement by Anyone. Mr. Church, thereiure, demanded that contracts G and 4, on which he 'was the next lowest aidder, be awarded to him. President Ware then stated that tn his opinion the awarding of the ontract on the present conditions to Xlr. Bennett meant a saving of from >7,000 to $9,000 to the city. Councilcan Townsend opposed the resoluion offered, stating that It was Irregular and that it did not hear upon -ne matter before Council, ss the jueatlon was entirely upon awarding ae contracts under tbe bids as pre--enled and that while the contracts -ailed for about $50,000 Worth of work, it was not 'proper to cut it -own to $24,000 and said that it was .-ot giving a fair ahow to competing ontractori. He sald that they ought -o ask for new proposals on the amount of work to be done, mad be U»o said that twenty minutes wss too short a time In which to determine by the codBittee on streets mw much money ought to be spent Ynd what it should be spent for, and at said many points might be overcoked that would need attention fu such a hurried preposition. Tbe resolution wax then puCto vote >nd lost on the following roil oaU. YEAS—Messrs. Moore, Sayre, Eh well and Ware—4. NAYS—Messrs: Dock, J: Hand. B. Hand, Shaw and Townsend—o. Council then heard read a part of t»e minutes from May last until October and approved those which were read. Check* Certified Recorder Thompson states that the checks bonded in by J. Harvey Benin tbe recent bidding for storm water sowers were regularly eertifled the checks of all the.other

bidden.