CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX. NO.

CAPE MAY, N. J., THUB8DAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1909

SI.00 PER YEAR

FOR TRFJNLET Conurts-s Gives a Third Appropriation For

The Channel

TO CONNECT HARBOR

Dumped There By C

I Harbor MU pas-

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it ii appeopriat

H*4.0tM) fw i-JITyii.* on the »orti at w.deoiiic l o!«l tpruii lUet for the • flat-ial year beclnnl.^ on July Tills is Hir [bird spproid-ialijo made for the de.-poniiu; of th,> tOanacl, Into Cape May Harbor The War De parunont, however, has not <•»ponded a very large porUon of ihe tM-arty JJ.K00.iKHI. which has U .unauthorised

to be ni-uided

The truiltUOK hf the stone Jetties, continues unabated, and large gangs of men are at work. Coming School Election. On Tuesday afternoon, March 19th cl J o olook theere will be an election fur five members of the Board of

for three years.

THE Y. M. A. ENTERTAINMENT J Elma B. Smith to Appear Next Wo^l-

noaday Night

lYobably no entertainer who r come before the American deserves stardom more than El j ma B Smith, who will appear a j Ring Hall, Washington street. Wedj neaday. March 3. The entertainment ! »1U not hejrtn until 8.30 p’dock- She Is unquestionably the greatest imitator of children, birds and animals. | now before the public. Her Imitations l of birds, babes and children are I unique feature of her work and a the beet of their kind on the platform Her Imitations of children are so real and lifelike that they the talk of the town for days after her departure. She moat be sees heard to be appreciated. For sixth consecutive season we present Elma, B. Smith to the Lyceum platform. and have In her support the same excellent company that has toured with her the past season. This company has traveled the Halted State* from coast to coast, and has been pronounced the beet popular con tort company traveling. The company omdst* of Rita Rich, giving folk -oug* of all nationa In costume; Wallemar von Geltcfa, a young violinist if exceptional ability and William Hummel, a brilliant young pianist, whom we have "borrowed" for a sea ion from the faculty of one of the jest piano schools In the country.

i for c

year The threw- year members W'boae terms expire are Samuel R. Stltee, William B Gilbert, and George SDouglass. Howard F. Otter and Dr V. M D Mares are filling vacancies, which are to be completed. These position.- are Important ones and friends pf education only should fill

New Vsult Installed. The w-w vault has been Installed at the Mrwhant*.National Bank, and It is one of the best In South Jer eey It is made of the be« steel, every piece of which fe tested to a hydraulic pressure of 20.000 pounds te L square lnrb;and cannot be bored Into. Jt is of the same material as •re th* vaults of lias Dew V. S. Mint stv-CUard avenue. Philadelphia

SUN SHINE. of Reflectiona Gathered Here

There.

Extra session of Congress March

A New Coal Yard. Charles S. Church, formerly of Cape May, but now of Atlantic City, has leased from the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. the coal yard formerly used by the Cape May Grain am. Coal Co, at Perry and Jacks» sta.. end WU! open s coal yard there In the near future. Work was begun in erect!ag the bins and trestle work this week.

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it took three shocks Instead of two to kill Adolphus Welker, a Camden negro, who waa electrocuted on Wednesday last. Tin cans are not very good bunks —someone emptied about $2000 out of one for a Mrs. Rldgwuy. at Baruemt. without a can opener, too The official American and National League baseball schedule for IMS appeared In the papers last week. The great pUehcr, Old Cy Young is been traded to Cleveland. They see snakes In Gloucester. Duck shooting win soon be over. ls*n Camp certainly takes pride In Is stable yard—we never see It out it order. Three more days U> Ihg pnd of 'ebrnary. Now what do you think Of this?— rom an actual count Mechgplf it. in West Cape May. from Broadway to Us end, which Is about one half mile or a UtUe ortr, contains («5>. hlldren—race suicide 'pothin. February gave us another thtmder norm Sunday evening, accompanied a beery rain this time. "Us Impossible few me to dress on e thousand dollars a year.” "Well my love yon must wear lees.’ "Don't be silly I Ton know perfectwell that the less I wear the mort> It coats."

The Cape May Yacht Club give Us fifth snnftst dinner at Union League building, Philadelphia, this Thursday evening, where fully hundred members of the Don and about tweoty-flv« guests vHl assemble around the festive board in social reunion and goodfeilowsblp. The fixing of the price at ten do! ars per plate gives evidence of the fact that the affair la to be one senerous proportions Commodore J, Clifford WUaoo and Colonel J. Warren Hutch Ins whq fcare Just returned from a trip to Panama will bt present and Colonel Hutchins will preside at the banquet- Souvenir booklets, containing deeerlPtiJB a/tjmaps of the Inland waterway now In course of construction be tween Day Head and Cape May. will distributed to all members - and

eueet* iSTVent-

The table dsceratjop, oge of the ost attractive features being a miniature yacht fleet gracing the center of the banqueting table Among the dlstlngulabed guests to he present are Governor Stuart, of Pennsylvania, Fb° will make an adand Governor Fort of fiOW Jersey, who will apeak on inland waterways and bo uie varda. Rjetmaster Yard of Trsn(on, pip also r*«* and Commissioner Schneider of land waterways will also

Sewer Assessment Set Aside The Supreme Court has Just hand-,«-d «(jwn an opinion setting arlde the 1| u.-y.u ^saesrment made by the city. against the properties of Wm. G. Bs •ext and George F Conklin on Midi aoU^avemue Judge Hildreth represented Messrs Essen and Conklin and Tboe. p. Curley the City. Beach Front Nearly Repaired The Fork of repairing the beach drive way Wider the care of the atrevj committee of which Councilman Sill well Hand le chairman. Is nearly coo - ptetod A number of men under bis personal supervision has repaired thi drive where It waa broken by the December storms.

They Got Pointers. It was the finance committee which ■rialted Atlantic City recently. They pecured copies of mercantile cwdlnanret In force tberw, which if adopted ter* will make" some trf the non-reol-denjs help support Cepe Msy es they should. »

Ancient Landmark Disappears. A tall pine tree oa lb* Biammel farm at South DannU.wtdch has bear a landmark for many years, has beer cut down- The tree waa over ISO yew old and measured three feel aeroea the butt • nd «0 feat to the first limb Will Make I Dr. Samuel F. Ware has leased from the Manor Real Estate Company the property at the corner of Washington and Decatur street He will repair them and lat them

PLAY WELL PRESENTED •The Country Kid” Draws Large Audiences Two Nights. "The Country Kid.” was presented at the Washington street Rink Hall Friday and Saturday evenings last by local talent, for the benefit of organ fund of the P. E. Church of the Advent Crowded houses witnessed fc both evenings, and the play as so well presented that all who iw It were jnor? than plreeed. Samuel Channels M the' “Country Kid.” was good- Miss Mabel Hart as wife of Zebec Cunningham was rb. and bar husband. Tbeo. W. Reeves was kood." also J. Calvin "BUI Taylor,” the tramp, part wep and created considerable merriment- Mrs. Smith aa Chick.” the adopted daughter of the Cunningham*, played bar part well. Mies Bet ale Ti Black as “Mary Btanllao Ewing as Frank □Undoc. did thrir parts In a realistic way. Wlfllam Hetoenttal. Jr, as the Sheriff and Reuben Reeves as Nmnlnghaa,” came to their good acting aa well. The c excellent, too. and the work of presentation waa amply read by the cash returns Cottage Nearly Completed The $10,000 cottage being built at No. ill Ocean street for Comptroller M. WaJtoa, pf - completed. U wtir bp a greet vstneot to that

The cigar and newsstand, occupied by Mrs. Frances N- Bepk, and owned the A. B. Hughe* and Hughes streets. Is being re—lated by Contractor Albert B. Utile.

YAGHT CLUB HOLDS ANNJUpET Over One Hundred Persons Will Dine at the ^ j Union League -H

TO OCCUR TO-NIGHT

Governor Stuart, of Pennsylvania, Mayor Reyburr.. of Philadelphia, end Judge Oriady, of Pennsylvania, To Be Ouerts—Commodore Wilson Returns In Time to Be Present.

TO WORK FOR Cl

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MAY

Mayor John E. Rayburn of PWladel phis, Mayor Mclric and Senator Hwod pf Cap* M#y, *l*o Judge Oriady. Grand-Master pf Baaoajc Order of p?n«j#ylTanla win repppod to »

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PTreldent Hope of the Delon League and also Vico President Tilden, wSl honor the (Tab with their presence. Also many other dtstUgniofaad guest* *01 be preaent.

BOYS PUSH FOR BUSINESS W*lk Big Mil— In Rain and Cause

R|g Scare.

Howard Lovett, ebb of Walter ALomt and John Spencer, son of Henry Spencer, boys of T roan, succeeded In giriag their fan*lies a anxiety and In arousing the city last Friday. They have been In the habit of celling newspapers and ^ I •f«d|ng money and barj b*— heretofore content with seeking trade oc the streets, but Howard, a typical young American, concluded that he would go far tiler afield for business, tad as bis father, W. A. Lovett, has a branth business st Wildwood, the boy end his oompanjoo MArfed (o walk to that {dace to sail thftr paper*The bo— covered or*r Ml miles of the dlfSkn— t* Bid Gr*nde,where the branch road to Wildwood connect* with.the mainland road, where they were noticed by a kind-hearted fanner's wife, Mra. lot- Cornwall Perinea* had overtaken them.They

were fttfeM* thoroughly Wet by the rajn, Which had been falling t of their yzampj. and crying In

Lent. rYom Church of the Advent'* Pariah Leaflet. With' the coming again of Ash Wednesday another Ion ton season he Bine—-ond the question that naturally i Into every pereoo’e mind who the Church and tries to follow jut beg requirecneoU, • how can I

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Id whe| *v*r occo-

petlon he may. be engaged, (f euccee* crown Us effort*, knows that certain conditions and reqtdwmentt must be met, with enwrgy, with application .end with understanding.And the same thing Is tree when K coo-

the occupation in

end In which we arealsoasked

to excel, or should dewire to exseL

I lent oodies as a help to'Miow how oao-Wkc**, flving us tt M true,

special thoughts, Utthful end —mat,

a attain eneoeaa, but never

for one moment having a lose sight of the fact that It is xaot a sabMltnte for tbq dally Chrlsttan life, nor tha* k is eliaply being rellgioim fbr a tew

eekt/ and than careless nr ladifferBt afterwards. No' ^uent .comes —* correct*, and whila emph—lMng

tain thtqgs, ehuwe '« how InflnHaly

r an IU* would be, bom* Ufe; :h life, businses Xlfe, were the

rcqulromenu U has to empbarixe always Julfllled, were wo—Up entered

and put them to their ease when they their story. They were kept over night and return*' to their homes —rip Saturday morning. The family nany friends had a—rchgd In all of the city, and Mr. Lovett, who

Into earneetly. with both heart and with tdm during the night. Mr.

President of Board of Trado Appoints Committee*. At an adjourned meeting of Board of Trade Monday evening the iweeidect.. Dr. B. F. Ware, appointed (he following committees: — FI nance—L. C. Ogden, James E. Taylor, C. Bari Miller, John W. Mtcqp, and A. T. Haynes Publicity—I. H. BUredge. W. 0. -Bsaea, Dr. V. M. D. Matey, F. W. Wolff and J. Harry Hughe* Amusements—A. C. Olle, E W. Ho yd, F. B. Wrisley, Cheriee Scfacar or, J. A. Bloch, Joseph ElweU, Floyd C. Hughes, James E. IWytor, Thomas Millet, Jr., W. J. Fender-son. 0. S. Douglass, Allen Wale*. William B. Gilbert, William S. Shaw, J. Harry Hugbes. Conventions and BotertaliunenU— Jbha W. Thompson. E. W Springer, O. A. Merchant, Sherman Sharp, S. H. Moore. City Betterment—L. C. Ogdon. E W. Uoyd, Thomas W. Eartwlck. Wm. a. Emod. 4. T Heysie*. W. H. Ste-

vens.

Th* following directors were olec-

H. n dredge, B. F. El dredge, F. W. WoKf, A. W. Hand, A. C. Oile, J.

P. Doyle,

A large number of applications for emherahlp were received and the sppl leant* elected.

HI BILLS LIKELY IIMJTMPBOBL Camden Grand Jury Will Probably Indict Seven

or Eight Persons

ARMSTRONG RESIGNS

Attornsy General to Assist In Pr* paratlofl Jt Indictments—Governor Fort Also Into reeled In Probe— Prominent Men Before the Grand Jury—Capa Msy Interested.

Seven or eight [

NEARLY SUFFOCATED Mr. Edgar Eldrpda—. of Thi* Place. Has Marrow Escape From Death

of thi* M*—, *» *m0oyre of the

•* watchman at Oapo May,

want Into th* c*U*r to look after the r w, a new fire had b—n made In

afternoon, and there not bring

proper venlBatlon the foom became fnil of coal gas. Mr. BKhwdge having a severe cold did not detect the odor

gas. Aftaf sitending to his

-tor- wake

Prominently Identified with iM' sftrire of the Bute Mutual BWUHng and Loon Association win be jjhdleted by the Grand Jury now In if-- 1 — In Oamdon. This was the declaration of a person bolding a prominent ritton In Camden last night. "Spare no one," la the order to Prosecutor Score! from Governor Fort, which be received yealerday. Attorney General Wilson will with the Grand Jury today and will assist Prosecutor Score!, it Is t In framing the Indictment*. It declared yesterday that these dirtments. in all protability, will be banded to the court before tbe end of the week. If this U not done tin Indictment* will be framed and held until the Grand Jury complete*

work.

Goverpor I* Interested, That Governor Fort 1* interested In the Investigation 'of the affairs of the 6U(« Mutual and Loan Association was demonstrated In a lotto which he sent to Prosecutor 8covet. ha* been rumored In Camden for the part week that considerable wire pulling, to prevent indictments, bring dons on behalf of many prominent person*, who It I* feared have become entangled in the meshes of the net of the Grand Jury. The Governor, learning of this, desired to show to Prosecutor Boovel. U is believed. that be appreciates the manner In which he fans preeented the evidence to the Grand Jury. Armstrong Rsrigns. Was a big surprise when k became known that former Judge E. Ambler Armstrong, president of the Slate Mutual 4 Loan Association and ex Speaker of the House of AasrenMy. had forwarded to Governor Fort his resignation as s member of tb* State Board of Equalisation of Tax—, to take effect March 1. Mr. office would have expired on April A Mr. Arm strong declined to discus* th* cause* leading up to his resignation. State Senator Bradley said that Mr. Armstrong gave- hi* reason for that be did do! hare time to attend Jp tbe work. F>u ni^!lildfct Gaskin waa before the Grand Jury fW » while yesterday about a tmrinesa transaction thvotv log a note fW $600 given by F. J. Vanvaleo, aow deceased. Tbe note waa iDdoraed by Mr. Gaskin. Mr. Gaskin proved to the satisfaction of the Juror* that th* fuU amount had >eo paid back. Former State Comptroller J. Wll lard Morgan, a., brother-In-law of

MM sufBcisntly he reached the telephone aad calked Dr. Walter Phillips who responded promptly, but none to eoon. for when he arrived hit hear <"r- action was vary weak, but by heroic

on the part of Dr. Phillips,

_ _ th* mad {• recovery. Station limit S- H. Moore Horning of Mr. Bdredge’s misfortune, hurried

to th* station and h*d a

At the Baptist Church

war* kind and bripfnl and thoughtful a,,, j*. John Gordon, of tfa* Temattvt service* render*! la pu cnfwatty. PWlmdriphla. win and in the borne. The** preach |n t* Fire* Baptist Cbureh . # tsat l—rt tostta u* to raa^ —- —

Uae, huf not only tor forty day*, hut for all Urn*. M*y $M* Lent be a

-3-.-- T—-- . , Mabel RJchardBon and Chari— — are requeeted to be preaent aad Dr. yj,, prise In Ihe speed con-

n ■ •• mv- _ (k. -hit—vn ^

. Stite*.

Burgess-elec* Fletcher md wife of Narberth, Pa., ,u—ts over Sunday of Mr. and Mra -Jdgar Page SIM—, st their Lafayette Dr. Gilbert H. Shearer and soc. J. H. Shearer. Jr., and Miss Shearer, *«re guests over Washington's Btrth Jay of Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Miller, m Hugh— street. Cottager Chari— H. Dougherty was * visitor to Cape May last Saturday H® was looking alter his Cape May propartte*. His Mg Washington street jammer home L being prepared Parly spring occupancy. Among th—e from Cape Hay a ■7 who attended the Camden Bar ilnner at the Union League ou Saturday were J. Spioor Learning, Joca--han Hand, Sheriff Robert R. OJrton. and Surrogate Chari— P. Vi Mrs. IJtllan Parauns underwent an jperatlon for appendlctti*, oc Saturiay last at the Pennsylvania Hospi-•-al. In FhUadriptaia. She is reported vs passing the ordeal suoce—fully^nd >* recovering aa well as

peeled.

Councilman Adam Sueike is enjoy.ng a gunning trip In the wilds of Jeorgls, near Denton, in company with William A Jennens and Prank A’otff, of PhUadriphla, Jam— E. Cury, of Haaelhum, Georgia; and dcMnUan, AA Denton. Hie party Is taring a fine time, on last Thursday -ouncllinan Sueike was elated over doing his first wild turkey. He reports buntlifi as dKOcolt, owing rovere fo^t fir— which during the past two weeks burned up the jra— for mil— around. On Thursday uowever, the four killed They are doing thrir own cooking and beating Mr*. Borer.

of th* BUte Mutual. declared tw.t there was nothing criminal with Lhs affairs of th* Association He said that the a—odation was solvent

If 1U real eeUte be eon

served and wot sacrificed. He admitted there is no chance now tc

preferred creditor* the receivers win be able to pay about 70 p*r cent, of the claims. Th* 8k*ting Carnivsl. A roller skating carnival waa held at th* West Perry, street rink on Tuesday evening. Tbe Flrri prlae fbr

tprd; second, to Oe«%» UtUe and Ml— Emily Mecray; third to Miss

PERSONAL MENTION Many Fact* Ccncernlng Thos# Yoi Know. Councilman J F. Jacoby will open his Columbia avenue cottage before Buster. R»v, Clarence Adam*, of Camden. I>r—chcd st the First Baptist Church i Sunday. Fred Miller was In the Ward —> era! days last week looking after his interests here. Alfred B. Miller, of Chicago, was vt Cape May over Sunday and Wash Ingtooa Blrtilday. Mr*. Albert Bennett wu*-at Tockai— last week attending the funeral *t her aunt. Mrs. Heater Russel. Senator Robert E. Hand * dinner of the Atlantic CUy Board it Trade mere last Saturday even-

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Mias Tar nail, of Ardmore, la visit ng Mlaa Rebecca Cassedy, daughter '( Mr. and Mr* W. F. Casaedy, on Decatur street. Mr. John F. Craig was arn/^g ;&*: rriday's visitor*. He aras looking afr his Columbia avenue cottage and islneas matters. Ml— Bertha a Barr, of Pine Grove ■'a., U a guest of her brother. County Juperintendeot O. O. Barr, st

DEEDS FOUND IN OLD STONE« It is Said to Involve Land Which is Worth Many Millions

A Birthday Dinner.

Mra. Annie Fenner gave a dinner at her Corgle street borne on To—Jay evening In honor of the Mrthday Anniversary of her danghler Miss aNelina Martha Washington Fenner. There were preaent Mi— Jennie Hughes, MI— Rebecca Casaedy. Mia* :*rrie Hand, Ml— Emma Ysmall if Ardmore, Ml— Mattie ScheUenger. Emma Merwtn. of Jersey City;

il.vc EYnTTn md Mi— R

Lent st 8l Mary** Spedal Lentep —rrie— at Mary’s Catholic Church. Bov Father Colly, rector, win be held Sunday iveolng, Wedn—day evening and Frilay evening at 7.S0 o'clock. The serrio— on Sunday and W*disaday evenings will consist of tbe fto—ry sermon mod benedlrtlan of -he Bte—ed Sacrament. On Friday :venlng th* devotions will conslrt of (lie Way of the Cro— and the beneMctioo of th* Brieeed BacramenL Every weekday morning at eight Vdock there will be th* holy sacrifice of they—, followed by a short medt tattoo. On Sundays tbe masswill be as usual st 7 and > o'clock, md there w«U be Sunday school at

IA0P. M.

Tb* sorric— during Lett at the P. Church of the Advent on Imfuy-

AN OLD TIME STORY

While Cl—ring Woodland Andrev Sny—r Discovered Long Lost Parchments Hidden By Btselman Over a Century Ago—Cepe May County Property Involved.

Several hundred heir* at the Jons•han Steelman estate, who » r ,. g^i. -erod throughout * doxen sutee. and who claim property in New Jersey. '•** York City and Long Island val--ied at $360,000,000, will soon met In iHll vl lie to ttart legal proceedtugs

secure their properly.

Andrew Snyd—. who became famous through fighting the Scott- deer two years ago. has found the papers which he and hia attorney. Alport McAllister, of Bridgeton, say will eetabliah, without a doubt, the

steelman heirs' claims.

Snyder last fall took a contract to Jtear 700 acres ot woodland for Philadelphia parti—. Part sf the ground w— dial at one time used by the Jonathan Steelman, w^o, with tOw, were lost off the Atlantic coast 125 years ago. Up to this day has been thought the deeds to tbe property went down with him. While deering the woods which had grown the former home of Steelman. Joyder discovered a stone cave. In i —ve was an old iron kettle, and the kettle were peculiar aU—,yelr with age. Snyder took them to JOUrtUe and gave them to Lawyer McAllister, who declares they will positively establish the claims to property claimed by the Steelman xeirs. In Cape May. Cumberland! Atactic. Burlington and Mercer Ooun J— of this slate, also to valuable and on Long Island and In New Fork City, one plot of ground being that on which stands Trinity Church. Among tbe heirs of the old sex captain In this section are the follow Margaret Estrtow, Naomi McGehey,Joseph Tree a. Joseph Wilson's heir*. J. E. P. Abbott, WJlUum Mat (lx. George H. Cramer and others.

Tbs Newspaper Borrower. A subscriber who has been greatly annoyed by hi* neighbors borrowing his copy of Tbe Herald, want* as to show them up so — to break up the nnlssnce. He says one particular borrower La much better able to pay for the paper than be but to —ve the price, every week sends for It, somji before he has a chance Co read It alL There are plenty ifke thi* eponge but they do not seem to care. The subscriber wants to be neighborly but In this case be think* he — being Imposed upon. As a r

Eggs Break Four Cants. Tbe mild weather of the past week or to has greatly encouraged the humble hen to Increese her aettriu—. with the result that this morning the supply of eggs on the market waa sock.that the price broke four cents, making the qnotations 34 rts.

days alter reaching tbe high water mark of 40 ceoU, Use price was pulled down a penny or two. until the prlc— quoted are considerably lower tt*n ueuel at this season of tbe year. A Small Fire. On ttrewt.y morning about tea dock Are was discovered In the dweill— owned by Recorder John W. Thom peon, m th* rear of Ida Waalb tngton street realdenoe, and occuctad by Buoy B. Alexander. u Alexander Bad gone out with wo cha#wa about a half Bojn-