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CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY. JANUARY 7. 1909

the simmesem gable Those Laid Across Delaware By Keystone Telephone Company. Local Improvements

On Tue*<J«y. December 1. wbat •aid to be tbe largest submarine < tde of Its kind In this country w laid by the Keystone Telephone Co pany of Philadelphia, under th • l>e ware river, between PhQadi lpi ;a a Camden. Tbe company had iko bits In service prior to this due. 1 owing to a largely Increased basin*

Siae of conductors. No. 19 U. * Srage copper: Insulation, doullt wTsS led paper; Insulation reaUtancuh'J" iieghoms per mile; number of cc. duciors. 206; capacity. 10 M. F.: sbe itli. 6-S2 inch lead. I The lead sheath Is covered with • three layers of ]ute, outside of which [ U placed an armor of No. 6 B. W. i .. surrounded by another armor of

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What hiienoeil th? 0!d Town's Na^e?

T=rrre*

The Great Coils of Cable, additional fadlltle. were required. No. 4 B. W. G.. galvanlxed Iron wire. While tbe actual work of laying the Over this double armor U placed a cable consumed but a short tin e, ne- final double layer of woven god all one with the various autltbrltle making the final diameter of S% Incontrolling the waters of the Uelm - ches. ware, including the United States The length of the cable is 3200 government, consumed a Period of feet, and its total weight Is 26 tons, several months. It required the combined service. Great difficulty has been expert- of two tug boats and a 100-ton barge enced In properly maintaining cables to lay tbe cable. Probably a new reia tbu locality, on account of the ! cord has been established In the time heavy river traffic, and damages consumed In the actual laying of this

Hr. Brown of SLEEP YT0WN,

He wouldn't advertise; So along came Hr. Strong And took him by aurpriee. Mr. S., a* you may guem, Was strictly up to date;

Knew the game and played the tame

At early hours and late.

Strong is still in WAiluULVIT.T F..

The merchant of the town;

He advertites and still surprises

ch chaps as Hr. Brown-

Cable Barge

The T js Drawl

caused by'Tlfafiging anchor*. Little i cable. It was necessary to choose a trouble is amici paled in the future, day when {he weather oonditions.tide however, as the cable was laid with | tn d current were all favorable, and federal as well as municipal author- j after once the start was made from tty, and may be used by the jovern- the Pennsylvania shore, no stop wus ment In time of war. ! made until tbe landing was reached The nece-sity lor this ot. ij he-ion the New Jersey aide, which was came apparent some time ag. ' When 1 jccomptlshed in precisely J2 minutes, it is considered that the enure sec-; i n consideration of the heavy treftlon of Southern New Jers / from i fi C t 0 » me Delaware, add the conTrcnton to Cape May and C: deirdo dltlsns prevlousfy referred to, tills la Atlantic City , is served^ thre .n this considered remarkable time, and warn system of submarine cables. <ae im- only made possible by' the careful atportance of using the best possible teniion to details beforehand by the materials subject to’ careful inspec-\ .igineering department, lloujmay be realized. The cable was formally opened for when tbe engineers of the telephone ie.-rice on Saturday, December fifth, compauy were, called upon to design U rfl' the transmission was found a cable having a maximum n- u-er o j jp to the high standard maintained conductors with minimum capacity, | ty the Keystone Company on *" "* and haring an armor of a t trengih lines, great enough to withstand th . severe | The company has also made many strains to which it will be si-bjected ! :mprovement*dn and about Cape May, to un u «r the waters of a b- »y bar- . by the increasing' of Us phones, ex- . bor. and yet be of sufficient iiexlMlit ! tension of wires and cables, and per to permit of being bandied o. a reel, ; feeling _that which had already been a problem of no mean Import..-ce con J in operation. Several fronted them. jlars has been expended hare. These conditions have ell '. een ap- ] The local manager is Ur. puej with, and are lacorpo: -.ted in | Wray, who carefully looks after the tha following [;>..-ciflcations: 1 wants ot the patrons of the company.

SCHOOL NOTES j First Grade—Donald Bennett, WuU List of honor pupils for tbe High 1 Hess, William Shaw, Bertha Davis, School tor the month of Docec-ber. Leah Ewing. High School—Edith Bush. Mabel j Kindergarten—May Fees ter. Mabel Hart. Heieu Porter I Annex Bertha Haiey. | Grammar Grade—Wm. Setvy, MsrElghth Grade—Sera Robbins, Anna win Johnson, Henry Owens, Joseph Ekstrom. jrUbson, Madeline Ferguson, Melinda Seventh Grade—Jes. Heter.:haljf..y Wright. Bush, Rebecca Learning. Lillian 6Hefei. Emma Cwaim Sixth Grtie—Loaa Bee dr. Henry ( Keanu, James Kirk, Leroy Echelloo-

ger.

Fifth Grade—Alary Church, Mari< Moses Wright. Luther Edmonds. L. Warner, Corbet Lehman. Hunt, Louis Bose, Willie Thomas W. ' Major, Carrie BUcknaU. Kiudergarten—Donald Johnson, J. Owens, Milton Thomas. Edith Hunt,

Wallace Walter Thomas, Pauline Ed-

Third Grade—Harry Recap, Lnrdn.r Smith. Frances Brown, t lorer.ee Cha j ^ Second *t<iade—Fred C. Chambers, j * v “! Ashbrook Church. John Keeler. Geo. I, Spencer, SO* Reeve*.

PETERSBURG Deborah VanGllder ac paaled her daughter Sarah on her return to New York on Saturday. Mis* Llvtnta Westcott returned ome on Sunday after a pleasant reek's visit with her •ister Bessie in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gandy entertained a -umber of friends on Sun-

day.

Hoc. J. B. Huffman, of Conrt House, was attending to business in this village on Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth Williams enjoyed visR with her tons in DennisviUe et weak. Rev. R. N. Aeplnwell delivered a very spirited and latereatlng sermon the M. E. Church here Sunday morning. The Eurorth League eervlc was wed attended in the veening. The outlook for workingmen this section U good, the repairing and re-settla* of telephone lines and c on State road makes employment tor many. n. Westcott has been spend lag several days with relative* la Falrtoc. Decrflel^And; Bridgeton. Our young pe4lfe met at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Eidredge to watch for .the coming of the new year. On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Carter entertained e number of their friends. After enjoying games of various kinds refreshments were serattended the seventh reunion of tbe Altuanl Association of Upper Township. December 2Kh, In bieetoan'e

The tables were set la an artistic manner and were commented upon by many- No bettor banquet has ever served by the Alumni than'this year. Crepe paper and ribbon decorated the table and piste* in delicate and forms, all proclaiming the colors of the Alumni. After the banquet, some of the embers wer property toss led. The Rer. 8. Paul Jefferson, was Introduced by the President me toe Toast Master for the evening. Tnoee called upon for toasts, ably responds .whom were Miss Sophia Lodlam.Mlss Roxana Gandy. Miss Sara Holmes, Messrs. Ralph Taylor and Clarence Wilton Way. Mrs. Mary Oar roll. President of tbe Alumni, conducted the bueli meeting. The secretary read the minof toe last meeting, celled toe j. and read the Constitution, after which the following officer* were elected for the enaulng year: President—Jacob D. Townsend. Vice-President—Beniamin Bushnell. Secretary—Florence Corson. Treasurer—Beulah Stiles. About one hundred and thirty mem oors and their friends were prt having come from ell parte of the county, and some from the norther: part of the State and from Pennsyl v anla. In order to te a member of lie Alrsnnl. one must be a graduvte of tbe public schools of Dennis Towj

-hip.

Clermont and Vicinity. Charles Terry has purchaseu a n w of Moeea AtlflEsan. Z. T. listen aid wne made a i tr.i ness trip to PoUsdelpbiu rcreaily. Harry Townseud. on W.cjesu . mo rain g went to Pbi.adelpblr for . rfc’w days cruise and shopping. Il> also called to see bis brouter .‘sctJ . at Cooper Hospital. Cann-en. Rev. Wm. A. Boyd, on Weanes-uy afternoon went to Bridgeton. Clarence Rice 1# the proud owner t a new gun which his parents gave him for Christmas. Tbe rabbits will o lay low now. Christmas dinner Harry Townsend entertained Mr. Raymond Tyson of Philadelphia, bookkeeper for tne Oliver Type Writer Company; alMr. Newton Townsend of Swainlr. and Mr*. Paul Henson entertained Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Holme* and James Smith of MUlbocrne. Pa., during he Holidays. Mm. William Sheppard spent Chris as with her daughter Mrs. J. L.

Rice.

The M. E. Sunday-school held their entertainment on Christmas NightQuite s number were disappointed, as they Intended to attend bat knew nothing about 1L Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Kates took Christmas dinner at the home* of their brothers mad sisters. Mr. and Mrs. George Sayre entertained on Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs L. T. Swain. Miss Minnie Sayre and his mother. The report a fine time and returned to thtlr homes in 'he afternoon. George Sayre made a busineaa trip to Philadelphia the first of the week. Mrs. H. F.Rlley and daughter Clara visited the dental pallors of Dr. Uoyi on Saturday. Miss Verna Abrams made a bust aess trip to Millville on Thursday Mrs. Clinton Godfrey was with her parents recently. Mtse Helen Way visited frieods In Atlantic City on Saturday. Mrs. Harry Riley and Miss Clara. Sundayed at Mrs. William Rileys at Sea lale City. We are very sorry to to -.rn of Mrs. Nettle Parks being In poor health. She had to return to the hospital for treatment. Mr. Jennings loot a valuable horse jo Saturday. Thiz 1* the second one baa lost In three months, besides being robbed of a sum of money _ un.^He has the sympathy of

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CHARLES A. 8WAUS 7

No. B2M3

Treasury Department, i

Office of |

Comptroller of the Currency. J

WaaHiNGTox, D. C-, December lit, 1906.

Whereas, By satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, i

been m*de to appear that The Merchant- NsuotnJ Bank of Cape May, in ihe*Clty of Cape May, in ihe County of Cape May, and Stale of Ne* Jervey,

complied with all the provisions

of the Statute* of the United -tale* ^ « * ... y-, aw TVT I required lo be complied with before an i 305“ / JilC*£SOD 1^ t. Gfl-PG AW.3.y* . «)

assoclalioo shall be aulborized la tence the business of bankine; Now, therefore, I, l-awrenoeO. Mur-

ray, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby eertify that The Merebs iIk Naiooal Bank of Cape May, in the City of Cape May, in tbe County of Cape May, and the Stale of New Jersey, is authorized to commence the busines* of banking, aa provided in Heclion Fifty-one Hundred and Flxty Nine, of (he Revised e-uiutes of the I'niled

fitotov

In le*Umony whereof witne-s my hand and seal of office [seal] this lirsl day of l•eccn-.b.-r,

19J6.

I-AW BENCE U MUBHAT. Complroller ot ihe Cureaey.

About thirty-four from this village

WEST CAPE MAY

Mias Anna Smith entertained number of her friends at her home, on Friday evening last and

pleasant evening

Mrs. Coleman Camp is enjoying an xteoded visit with her sister. Mrs. Falter Ewing, of Col lings wood. Mrs. Emma Tcylor, who U staying : is the > Thursday last.

Paul Towneead spent Sunday with Is father Jacob Townsend at Cooper Hospital, Camdtn. Letter Todd's new hhrse h* very 111, but is u®w improving. Todd a brakemaa on the railroad, is at home with, his parents

for a few da ye.

MU Ger erode FUber la ape Doing sometime la Washington with her friend. Mr*. Clara Bloaer. MUs Emma Todd 1* aewlng tola week at Mr*. Stepbeneoa'a. Mr*. Eli Townoend visited her son at Cooper Hospital on Monday, and report* he is doing nicely. Conover Leedem, of Philadelphia, his home on Monday. George TripjHe was through town oa Monday delivering goods from the Atlantic A Pacific Tea Co., Oa count of the bad road* be was one week late in bis delivery. A WINNING FfOHT AGAINST THE

TOLL OATES

“The Philadelphia Press* has been waging a winning fight to abolish the d turnpike*, the people State ye taking a Hve

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OIL PIERS

Notice to ‘stockholder* Notice la hereby given that the re»uula annual meeting of IbaMuckho'dert of The Merchaurs Nations: Bank of Cape May, N. J., will be I eld at the banking bouse, corner tVashiogtori and Decatur streets, on Tuesday, January 12, 109, between the hour* ol I'l a. m- and 1C m. Tbe pnrpoae of Use meeting is the election of directors tc for the ensuing year. Hkkky H. Eldredob > ailjier.

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