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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX. NO. !»■

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909

*1.00 PER YEAR

cm COUNCIL FOR SIDEIU A Petition Received To Pave Nearly All Streets Other Matter

MERCANTILE TAXES

f openln* Qae

property of I'timrlei T. Vercumon. loft to the Sire*: Commit too. The report of the City Treoenrer wo. read, showing shout fliM.SJ receiver

ou.ly

■Igned lellUoi and ordered

THOMAS CLORK DOC DIB* Delaware Bay Pilot and West Capo May CltUne Gone. Thomae Eldiedge. Sr., one of the prominent Htlaons of West Cape May. and a retired Delaware Bay and River 1*1 lot. died at hie home In Weat Cap* May. shortly after midnight this morning. He had been III for some time, bul hie death la a sudden shock lo Ida many relatives and friends Deborah Kldredge. and »a* horn In tv set 'ape MS) on April 2. l»3t. and as soon tired lo the Pilot's Association and has He we. s member of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church which he joined

eurvived by a widow. Mrs. fhnC. Kldredge. one eon. Thomas , Jr., and two daughters. Mr* IL Sheppard, of Cape May, and arles Slmmlngton. of Phlladsl-

ALBERT W. FOSTER DEAD. Ilsa In a Philadelphia Hospital Th

Morning. Albert 1

. Sadie

has been visiting his mi rember. trying lo rorupe on Sunday afternoon to hospital, where on that

Foster, and who

operate his health, ly and was taken

i Philadelphia

i died shortly after <

GOOD SUMMED SEMI Cottages Are Renting and Many InquiriecJteing Made By Viaitora PROSPERITY IN VIEW

■ any Hava Selected Cottages far the Bummer, and New FamlUps Will Taka Early Occupancy of Villas—The Season Promises Are Bright With the Coming of New Bummer Residents

That Cape May will have one of tha

beat seasons In IU history la evidence*! by lbs fact that large numbers of persons are Inquiring for cottages, and thal

many have already been rented. With the return of proepertty many people every day and U

real

villas In which they want to Install their families for the coming summer. Never have the renter* come so early as this year, and the cream of the cot - tagre may be ton* before the general public Is aware of It- Tha popularity Cape May as a summer reeart, la bel attested by sound conditions of trt

While

May bad

The bun* Hughes a-ai

Gilbert repo

A discussion followed up* Ing of'the power from gai the sewer disposal plant

ged In electrical engineering, i Illinois, Ohio, Florida. Rraall and ot I la a member of Cape Island Lod

a for UM funeral.

sum of money. The city a dlrectad to prepare plan

Veteran Conductor Dies

Charles M. Hue land, for many year* conductor on the Cape May el press ’ the Weat Jersey and St*ahore

Treasurer hereaft* amount placed In the Merchants .

appropriating ordinance M» was passed through final readsnd 1* published In another column i* CAPE MAY HERALD. — lone for the storm t Cape May were

rearing of information

Iffectlonate memory of our beloved daughter, Carolyn* Hand, nee Hughes, o departed tbt* Ufe March sth. I Wither. Mother, glrters and Brothers

___J So* Ik* reported the vlai: of thy Finance Commute* to AtlhnUc

City, and th • ‘

ppon levying of

FIRB *

r COLO SPRING.

■ Totally

lorn* of William T. Chimb.

Destroyed Mondey.

A fir* which started about 1 n Monday evening destroyed f wnuam T. Chamber* at C. I was burned to the ground. Th* cause ■ unknown. It sra* Insured at *!*•#.

a originally belonged t

i her daughter-lr

transferred .. — --

Mrs. William T. Chambers. Jr. Recently Mrrsr. Levi Dickinson filed a bill In Chancery to aet aside th« bring without consideration.

number of friend* the fiftieth vermry of thetr wedding. Among other vldtors Wes a delegation of the West Jersey and Sonahor* dlvuaoe of the Brotherhood of LocomotlT— glower*, of Camden, who praaenl venerable couple with W In gold and ■ of the division, t consisted of Wra. Croee, Chari** Ooedfellow. Charles Brenn. Chaa Otrndlnnlng. Daniel Uaard. Henry Not-

Other reeori

last M good ■

benefit from last year-1

CRAZE FOR TITLED HUSBAND*. Cynical Bachelor Critlelias Alms Sf Avsrag* Rich American Mother. 1 " 'Not only sn Eggllab salt bat ss Italian prtoco and s Oormas cosat proposed to my daughter

were abroad, but—

“That U th# sort of thin*." said a cynical bachelor, "that wo hoar on nP gldeg from tha average rich raothor on bar ra'-aro from ■oropo. What doae It donout Why. bang It It dwtaa that the average American mothsr feel, actually ashamed nowadays U her dmnghbar doaan’t marry Into a noble foreign family. To many lato the foreign nobility la tbs correct thing to do. and tha girl vhe Ooean't land a duke or m count -or gomethlag fsala ashaiDed. and her mother feels more

deeply ashamed still.

“1 don't want to boast, be lag the quality of as Ama I think tt'g tarrtblB that res see only many as aa a last sort when they are aihemod of Us failure to get a duke or marqula. -if you think I'm exaggerating. 1 in to the shamefaced mothers of a riageable daughters who have retort from Europe without s title Is tt Like parrots they say nothing bat: "Tea. Prince Patti aad Lord Lae-

Lent at 8L Mary*e

Special Lenten services at Mary’s Catholic Church. Rev Father Kelly, rector, will be held Sunday evening, Wedoeeday evening and Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The service* on Sunday and Wednesday evenings will consist of the Rosary sermon and benediction the Bleeaed BaevameoL On Friday ning the devotions will consist of the Way of the Cross and the bi Mellon of the messed Sacrament. Every week-day morning at eight o'clock there will be the holy sacrifice of the mas*, followed by a short meditation. On Sundays the masses will be aa usual at 7 .and S o'clock, and there wUl be Sunday school at

2.30 P. M-

Advent Lentan Services. The Service* during Lent at the P. E. Church of the Advent on Lafayctie street. Rev. Arthur Hess, rector wUl be as follows: Evening prayer at 4 p. bl, except on Wednesdays, i it will be at 7.30 p. m. There win'be

r and Litany at 10.30

m.. on each Wednesday and Fri-

day.

Mamie, but—'"

UMBRELLA IB MAN'S ONLY ROOT. String* Mode of Ufe Adopted by Be-

In a wood about SO I don. Eng. Urea sa ol a baa known umbrella. "Twenty yean ago to the woods." be said. Thar* lug the great snow, storm last winter I slept soundly, and when I woks up i morning I i many Inches deep. But I am HI I have not bad a day's IOneas In my Ufa I have lived a simple, single Ufe, and I bars no 4Bre warty then that tree has. I hare no rates and taxes to pay. bother me. and I friends No one e me. I never light a Ore, aad I aever ask for money. When darkness eomaa on I paf np my big umbrella, taka my boots off. put my legs Into a sack sad cover myself up with clothing, aa top of which I place this mackintosh."

UONM ROLL OF THE HIGH SCUUUL For The Month Ending Last Friday -Those Named

PERSONAL MENTION Many Facts Concerning These Yet

Mrs Keme* W Lloyd. Mr*. Joseph M BcheUenger. of Philadelphia. la a guest of Mr. end Mr*. Wm.

MANY ON THE ROLL

burgees of Nerberth. Pa., -venlng. Fletcher will go higher. Mrs. Edgar P. Htltee remain* about me. During th* week Dr. Ell of Philadelphia, bee been attending her. Mlea Susan Campion, daughter of Mr RPhard Campion, end Mlee MlUer. daughter of Mr.-'and Mrs. Chari*. j wen known eummer cottager* >*t* at the Maguire Villa.

Otlng Along Satlefacterily.

The following la a Uet of pupil* who Obtained place* on th* honor roll of the I public ecbool during the month Just eed«d The percentage le large. | High School—Hannah Douglae*. Mabel Faaeter. Bertha Haley. | Eighth Orade—Raymond OUST, Ntl eon Reeve* Sara Rob bine, Anna Eck- . ■Irom. Harry Meerar, I sevanth Orade—Donald CugU* Helen Smith. Lillian Stlef.l, Emma Swain. Sixth Grade—Lerqy Schellenger, Jame> Kirk. Audqiy Warner, Mgry Keeler. Fifth Urade—Mary Church. Honriettr ‘ I Barker, BUaabeth Hendereoe.

Fourth Orade—Walter Darla Roben Henderson, Raymond Uoeeothal. Mlcajal South. Rueeel Slak. Stanley Schriteager. Henry Spencer. Mary Dougiaaa.Elda Ew Ing. Matilda Roland. Edit he Warner. Third Orade—Francle Brown. Florence S Chamber* Sidney Bu*h, George Find Harry Roecap. George Steven* Raymond

e will r her Washington

day*

M. Walton, of Philadelphia. was a guest at tha Virginia. Sunday, and while hero looked at

nla s

> aa It 1

Second Qradg-wf gwranca BrlanL Fred Oiamber* John Keeler. Rudolph Scofield. George Spencer, Ell* Reeve*. Mary

VBTOa* BMBRIEF'S BOARD BILL.

to tha eouattee th* pow with Sheri fr* la

k Reciting the fact that th* Lagialahad paaaid a Mw placing Bherifr* ■ a salary baate la lie* of all tea*

U la to nation of th* Legislature Id fixing t salaries of Bherifr. la this State they should perform all tha work ' h# effloa at BharUf prior to

Flm Grade—A Georg* Gable. Cha* Gable. AW Zander Lewi* Partter JerreU. Myrtle Chamber* Margaret Waldorf. First Grade—B. Leonard Clark, Wm Has* Wm Shaw. EUaabeth El well. L Ewing. Ktndergarian—Mary Haas Catharine nuex Grammar Department—Marr— J oh neon. Samuel Truaty. Joseph Gibe WHIM Sehrsy. Henry Owen* WrighL Matthew* Melinda WrighL

Louis Boa* Lather Edmund* Btmpeon. Cams Slmpaon. Leora Dennl* Josephine Smith. Margaret Cornish. Baa-

■ th* feeding of the prieon•trait him to do ao W to In- ■ salary, by Indirection. It Is

of any county of the third and fourth dam la the But to contract — th* Sheriff of soeh a county

Th# Uniform.

If thermla oae thing above which militate* egaiwe* eaUi to tha sending forth into civil

OrundM are Growing. There Is unJeual actlrlty In Grange rirdea throughout Cape Maly county and since the flrut of th# year over a huna have Jetoad the vari-

_ ■,'wWBg her with a twenty-Hve fathom neLcai d and fifty — -

Preposec. Game Law* Iblyman 8UIU. of Cape May, on Tuesday afternoon Introduced a eeriae of game bin* One of them makes It 11- . _ ran bird* r. another

werr cafe may. West Cap* May Council <

xceilent home tocated In the of tho tori ring and popular Bocpugh of West Cap* Msy. Tb* house has ten roomd; ariren well excehmt wator. Oemaot Mdewalk. I ‘ 60x100.. Recta for $150 per year. WUl be aoli at a ilg eoneeato Term* to suit purtibsssr.

it?. ;n*t^ ,

J ^ Otat M we roidierB saw totteos; m ~ florae; aq

set in the wearateofU besroaasd m who have baaa adjudged g "disgrace to their maiforw" be partotL

i medal to looked e) • Mae ribbon of pkaraiaey at ver before been wea by a a

; supply It with oae gender of erdtotrect it with many; «- |B> hare it. atari 1* with Idlenes

■gwril with tadu»try; why. th* power and oorrogibto authority of this

will occupy as r by th* contrac

iaa Anna Doughty, of MlUvUle. wh> Wading lady of th* caste who toos part Of aa Kitty Clover In th* Opera tneesa Bonnl*'' which was given b> Marcellue Binging Society,'under th< llrocUon of Prot Lewie F. Richard*, ol KillvlU* on tha 11th. Uth. nth and “th of February, in Millville for mi benefit ot the poor, and also given In Vineland th* l«th for the benefit of th. Feeble Min dad Home and Training Sc ho •'•o surfed* With a sever* ease of urndll tie during th* evening, the opera wa* produced, although ah* waa th* prime loan* qf tn« evening* Is eper.J.ng i Vionth for her baalth with her uncle . Poke* George Baldw.n, at

Cap* May.

meeting of tb* Cap* May Fin Tuesday evening. Coun oilman John F. Jacoby and Adam Bud chosen honorary member*

GOOD WORK APPRECIATED. The dtlsens of Cold Spring contributed tto.M to th* local fir* department li appreciation of It* good aad volume*, services at the Cold Spring fire on Mon day evening. Cold Sprlug. March 1. Ito* We the undersigned residents of Cole

Cape May City. Wa an keenly eensl tire to our measure of obligation, no la anthority, wh with the entail •specially i

aal Lewi* Louisa King.

IMPROVED FORM OF INCUBATOR.

Aa electric Incubator baa been to Deduced la Europe, tb* operatic* of which to said to ba attended by a

reason that It to capable of finer adjustment es tor aa beating end ver—tlon are concerned. One of the difficult features of artificial poultry breading to e proper anpply of freeb atr. In tha electrical Incubator air to

r coming in contact with a after being properly prebeet __ _ jpeclal radiators. This ventilation to controlled by opening to a variable extent the lateral slide* fixed at the top of the apparatus. It should be that ventilation plays the role of maintaining th* Ufa of th* While aa ample supply air, therefore, to extremely for the development of the germ, excees of v an tiled on win prove detri mental; to exert a dn— of th* eggs. In this Incubator tb* matter of ventilation and beating to

ly gf freeb ’ valuable germ, nay

HAVE SURPLUS OF FURNITURi Writer Critic lee* Modern Method* of

altar* to their bouses, end certainly th* majority Indulge In too much tax tile fabric. Too many curtains, too too many mats

bold dasL and curtains abut air aad sunshine. Carpets, especially to the room* we sleep to, I Tb* bedroom carpet Is a enare, and _ha sooner It make* tts final exit tha bettor for tb* family health- That groat artist aad critic. William Mar ris, ones said: "Have nothing to your bouse that you do not know to be an* tel or believe to be beautiful. Tbit Is counsel many woman might take tc benrt. thereby making their homn more beautiful, and undoubtedly tai ir to keen cl**« end orderly."

Mr. bad"alto* who - ' ‘ New York during the

jt rsts: ^ ■s£^r5ss!: to to he an Indefatigable worker gT ^Toto* Mw rotoeTHdtoRb*" lo be devoted to bar protom4 an. Thaw £7 tjSJsT atosto’. aa the tome ta are now many more woman *armw u to veOr tor 4i .sroeey netto to fttoeMs lb Englend thmi la Ametton. nai ■»- -

1 and improved Tto ton* by *x-Sheriff I

NEW JERSE)

Adoption of More Improved Methods of Farming

RAILROAD SERVICE

New Jen

•enae of appredatla idly rendered u* la* t the Chamber-, fin

nuRural output, and It la tfcla which Btau Agricultural Collage and the P*nus> Ivanla Railroad a

Thla n

many method* adopted by the S Company to create traffic for IU Unas by promoting the betterment of the coun try through which It operate*. "o advert!** tb* Farmer*- Special. [C poetera glvlnw all particular* of tha In are to l>« dUptayad In prominent caa la th* acetlon through which it to run. In addition, detailed Inform*a concerning this unceual train will placed before the farmer* by paracoal totters from the State College aaof the train will ba fitted ft room. Upon the arrival of each station, farmers will

pamphlet* on dairy a eer formula* potato culture • ubiecU will I

but becaue* It enrtie* rty thanka to U>* Cap. May Boy* of the Chemical Engine pony, for the efforU ao faithfully and

Edward R.

r A Ha'bruner.

Inlet Bear Capa May. "hurried cue of the eehoooer Eugme Oaatle Bunan*, when the craft •truck — bars tying off tha entrance the harbor. Although the veroel wa* In

th*'work of flontlag tha **■*«! at tld* Monday th* vaaaal wna flonte without throwing ovartoard any of her

and aaorotniy of the DO TOC WANT TO GO TO OOL-

wlll |

W* Got There. AH Right.

Cold Spring Harbor Inlet, •I Into tb* basin at whore Pittsburg capitaIIeta era largely Med in rani estate ' Nearly 12.006.000 I appropriated for ( harbor *ch«m* and very II ixponded *o far. If Atlantic City i as tha Cape May harbor of refuge baa received. Abeecou Inlet '

We are In receipt of an n active calendar for 1*0* fn •beta of Recreation. 24 Wag

tr of which la tlppwl an attractive picture printed In doable tone apta. *bow Ing two children leading '

• boy* The ptetere to eettod “HI* First Om«a Dto“ A M» *d U uaed by which to hang the culndar on the walL Thl* dainty ontondar to oftoed na ■ Ift to any one who •end* twenty-five Praia for the March number of Raven-