CAPE MAY HERALD-

VOL. IX, XO. 11.

BDI.E.L EOMNEH® Rev. James Burns Goes to Bridgeton-Four Years In Cape May OTHERS IN COUNTY C:.p« May City ReflraU the Loaa of Mr. Berna, But Welcome# 1U New Pattor—other M. E. Cooference Selections—Many Changes are No-ted—Pa-tors and Places.

At Uw Sew Jersey M. E. Confer encr ta Cacitfen on Tuesday, the appolntiaenu 'or the ooaforence year were mad* Cap May Oty KMW R^.j James Burns, who has l>een Us popular pastor for Jour years and he go, s to the Commerce S'-'ict Church af Bridgeton. The. Rev. ■Lbins, a prominent member of M ie conference and the former presiding eider, has been-assigneJ to Cape Mny City. While Cape May Court Hot*? get* a new pastor In the person cf Ret. W- T. Valiant. The District Superintendent* are: Bridgeton—Rev N. J. Wright. Camden—Rev. S. N. Nichols. New Brunswick—Rev. J. Handley. Trenton—Rev. Alfred \Vagg. The appointments for Cape May County are: Asbury—W. A. Boyd. Cape May—C. L- Dobbins. - Cape May Court House—W. T. ValU £uth Dennis—NichoU* Cosea boon Ehlora Circuit—Frank VanhteeOpshen and Dias Creek—H. B. tvwi*Green Creek and Barlelgb—»U«h Holly Beach—R. B. Carlisle. Ocean City—E. R- ftmuyateSea tele City—W. A'Oe*fc. Seeville—A. H. Bubo is. Tabernscie— M- S. Messier. Tuckahoe—-J. B- Sawn. Former Cape May County 1*^°^ and their assignment* are: Alloway—R. N. Asplnwall. pteilricetown—J. &• Adam*. MlHriRe. second—W. E. Date. MWvUJe. Trinity—C.*^. Bawregcs Newport—J. S- CJarrisom VlWand—j .‘ B. HaihCS. Atlantic City, Central—&• Q - FW* plBCkwood—Thomas Ogle. Anbury. Broadway—E. J. KulP Fain-lew-*. W. Bildertack St. Georges—j. H- Magee. Trinity—G. Archer. Wesley—W. K. Fiahar. CoHingswood—J. F- Shaw. Jlammonton—3. E- Shaw. Mantua Bud Barncsboro—W. Crum. Wesley—E. A. Wells. Stratford—H. F. Parlti*. tVagonah—G Gi-5ea»ec. West Goiltagswood—Alexander Cor

. son.

4*. Clift wood and Chesapeake—L. L Hand. FtLrrolngdale—Z. T. Dugan. flamlRor—R- M. Wapples. Mttle Silver—Joaepb' Garrison. SUverton—J. O. R Corliss. Wall—J. a Shaw. Ilonleniown— ; WUllafc HltcheJ. Burlington. Broad St—T. S. mondForked River Circuit—N. D. Andn

wall.

Grovevine—J- E. Dlverty. Hopewell—H. P. Grim. Medford—H. M. Lawrence. Merchantvflle—EU Gifford. Trenton. Ollntoo Ave.-—J. R- Reed. Trenton, St. Paul—E. E. Hewitt. Trenton. Trinity—C. H- E»flar ON SUPERNUMERARY LIST Conference Tranefers Cap* May Pa*

tor*.

At the bnsinees session of the New Jersey M. E. Conference, last Friday. Rev. D. B. Harris Introduced a reaoltUcm. and It was adopted that the following name# be change* from the effective to the supernumerary rela tion: H. L. DcnRnger, A. J. Gregory. R. T. Leary, L. O. Mancheetcr, Dictf erson Moore, B. C. Upponcottf Sr.. W. P. C. StrickUnd, 8. B. Weatherby. J. B. Thompson, J. L. Howard, WIMs

Reeves.

Rev. Manchester and Howard err former pastors of the Cap* May U,

E Church.

Will be Mad* Stats Road. R. Fendall Smtth, tb* eomfty eagl neer,*%-s been surveying the roed from Goeben to South Dennis, which win be converted Into a State making the connecting link of three mile* from DennisvHle to Oape

May CXty. .which road twenty-five

branches Co Five Mile Creek ai>d to Sc^tengers MtndlngA committee of the Quaker City Automobile Club was bare on Sunday

PERSONAL MENTION Many Facts Concerning Those Yot

Know.

MBr* Justl. of Philadelphia, la visittag Miss Sulina MuelW.et the Afdlne I>r. Charles N. Davis and Dr. Richaid Norris, well-known summer cottagers. were among the visitors here

on Sunday.

Mr. John L. Thotnpaon and his daughter. Mias Rachel Thompson, are both very ill with pneumonia at their home near Goshen. Mrs. Charles F. Quldort and her three sons, of Philadelphia, are vlelthig Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Quldort at their home on Jackson sweet Cmcirtlman John F. Jacoby and" famlly, opened their home at Columbia avenue and lYanklln street. ^Itr paa-lng the wdater in Philadalphia. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Hughes, of Philadelphia, are visiting friend* In Cape May City and Cold Spnng. Mr. Hughes is a brother of Mrs. Jan** Mecray and Mrs. EMridgc Johnson.

«f Cape May. '

Her.. Dr. James McLeod, pastor of lh« rigid ft-egbyteriau church. Is la New York today attending by Invitation of Mrs. Cleveland, the memorial seervioe* at Carnagle Hall for the late eX-Preddeut Cleveland. PreeidaDt Taft, - ex-Preaidetn Roosevelt other* are to speak. Dr. McLeod had the honor to baptize and receivt

Cleveland In the church

N. Y.

THE SEASON Of

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1909

T

*1.00 PER YEAR

Real Estate Men Are Busy Hunting Investments -

and Cottages

PROGRESS THE WORD

Many Peraons Seeking Summer CetUgee—Lot* of Work for Mechanics and Laboring M.n—Many Public end Privet# Improvement* In

Prog ret*.

That Cape May will enjoy one of the beat seasons In Us history during the summer of 1909. is without doubt believed from the various evidences which are being shown In the matter of preparation and proepecU. The revival of bualneae and the gradual restoration of confident* ha* already been noted here by the large number of petty Improvements dblch

_ have been begun. While there ha* Bu^T,l,r, • been some complaint as to the lack

of work a quiet

Lent at St. Mary's

Special Lob ten aervice* at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rev Father Kelly, rector, will be held Sunday ■venlnc Wednesday evening and Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The services on Sunday and Wednesday evenings will consist of the Rosary sermon and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. On Friday evenlng the devotions will conaiet of Way of the Cross and the bene diction of the Blessed SacramentEvery week-day morning at eight Vdock there wlU be the holy sacrifice of the gums, followed by a short meditation. "On Sundays the maases will be as usual at 7 and 9 o'clock, ipd there will, be Sunday school a$ EiipJfcQi >

Architect'* Fee* In Dispute

In the case of Architect F. J. Osjecilng against the Cape May Hotel Company. Cape May, N. J., for a commission of $15,54*. alleged to be due him. the company has new e»xcred a counter effim of $147,OT4.87. alleged to be due the company on account of profits lost through the delay In the construction of the hotel and other loeees Incident thereto, tt :s claimed that the architect permitted such- poor material to lie used toi ibe construction that the bufldiqg collasped a month before completion

mu not rebuilt until twenty-one

months after the specified time-—

Philadelphia Hotel Reporter.

... shows that the«Y a great number of laboring men employed at various enterprises, and that 1* gennera! Indicator of coming pros-

perity.

On an other hand there ere a large number of renters and peraons looktor real estate appearing In town and a number of cottages hare been leased for the coming se and the real estate wen are Jubllent prospect* because of the early arrival of peraons seeking summer villas and Inquiring for good pieces of real estate for speculation. The Improvement* which are being made by the Government are steadily going forward at the entrance of the Cape May Harbor. For this work the United States Oovemment has ayiropriated nearly two m&noc dollars, of which $284,000 was appropriated by the Congress which dosed Marx* 4th. Municipal Improvement* *r* being made to koeep in Rne with private enterprise snd as a consequence qooHier two weeks wiU find nearly every mechanic and laboring man busy upon Improvement*.

New Officers for Mechanic*.

In annual session In Camden TuesJay the Grand Lodge of New Jezvey Independent Order of Mechanic*, elected these officer*: Representative to Grand Lodge* T. B. Davie; Grand, cMiect, William S. F. Pierce; vice jrand architect, Frank Easter; grand secretary. William T. Royde; treas-

-, R. W- Budd; conductor, J. Mll-

ler;chaplain, J. T. Rodan; Inside sentinel. F. Robinson; outride sentinel, I. Wenderoth: instructor, S. L» Keh" , drick. Winiaufi D. Van Lam represented Columbia Lodge No. '23, of

Oape May. ■ <

Boys Get Gold Fever.

The removal of the plank platform

of the Reading Railway Station, pre-

paratory to laying-* cement

to the dlectrrery by small boys ISM

County Court News-

Judge HUdreth held a session of the Orphan's Court oo Tueaday. Clinton W. Hushes was .ppointed administrator cum teetamento of the win of Frink E. Hughe*, deceased. Lawyer Morgan Hand representing Oliver- Bright guardian of Margaret F. Aden, secured an order confirming

the sale of lands.

Lawyer Lewis T. Steven*, repre-

i .and ak_ occasional targei to the sands beneath, dropped t

sengers sometime during the fifteen years the platform has been there.

For a short time It

{old feveer scene and small boy* forgot all about school in their Udm for

cold or Us equivalent.

for the sale of lands at Sea Isle City. The Jurors for the April term of Court werejdritkn by Sheriff Corson

before Judfe Hildreth.

Judge Hildreth also signed *n or-

der releasing two prisoners. Cap* May Claim* Championship The Cape May A. A. beat WHd

wood's Big Five, last Friday evening IS to 12. The Cape May team has

met with a defeat this season,

and claims the championship of the

county.

LOSE INCOMK 4F THEY MARRY. Mrs. M. R. Thomas Adds Strange

Proviso to Bequests.

Amounts of money to be received two beneficiaries named la the wil of Mary Roweua Thomas, late of the corner of TMrty-rixth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, which |tts probated by Reglrier Irwin on Tueeday, depends on whether or not they marry. w Ibe testatrix, whose estate is wort 960,100, directs that the Income of onehalf of the estate sbaU be given to her daughter, Cornelia Colton Thomas, as long as she remains single, which shall be reduced to onethird Interest if she ever marries. The other heir, Eugenia Thoms*, formerly of Cape May. a widowed daughter-in-law of the teatatrix. Is to receive the Interest oo the remainder of the estate If she doe* not marry again, but devote* all her time to her

children.

A trust fund is to be continued for the grandchildren, and riiould any of the latter die without bequeathing the estate It shall revert to the Salvation Army. YOUTH TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN Demented, He Piled Tie* on West Jersey Track* Near Ocean View The West Jersey snd Seashore accommodation train from Ocean CXty, due at Se* Isle CXty at 2.6S P. M-. had a narrow escape from being wrecked on Monday Just beyond Oce*

view-

Heavy raWroad ties had been thrown acne* the rail* by Thorp Toot, aged twenty years, of Ocean View. Tom, who Is slightly demented, had placed the ©brirueflons on the track and tbeo calmly itood on the bank to see the result. The engineer. Wim*m H. Souett, and the fireman, Joseph Sharp, rew the threaten!danger in time to bring the train to a stop Toot then started away, but was captured by the crew and taken to Sea Irie CXty and placed in Jail. He admitted doing the deed, but eald be only wanted to see some excitement. Judge G- M. Dalle* Resigns. Judge George M. Dallas, of the Uni ted State# Circuit Court for the third Judicial circuit a summer reel dent of Cape May. tern sent his resignation President Taft. Under the law be is eligible to rettre, bnt the announcement of bis resignation arms

unexpected.

Judge Dallas was appointed to the Federal Circuit Court bench In March 1892. by President Harrison. He reached the age of seventy years lari month, when be became eligible undo- the law to retire. The last Important case In w^e one Involving the ooostitutionaHty of the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad law, which case Is now before the United States Supreme Court-Judge Dallas Joined Judge Gray in declaring against the donee. Won By Single Point The West Oape May' A. A. heat T. D. T. Club, of this city, 20 to

19. last Friday.

Oape May WBdwoo A. A. ' 1 T. D. T.

Faust Forward Channels Forward Nichols Centre Greaves Ftorward Bmith Ouerd 1 Field goals, Faust 2; > Little 6; Mecray. ShMdi

Nichols 8; Qreave* 2; Mecray, BfaMft all called on West Cape May, IS;

T. D. T. Cfub, 1L

IN TIE JERSEY LHCHINE Governor Confers With Leaders Over Party

Pledges

A NEW COURT JUDGE

Chairman Still* Report* Seashore Boulevard Bill In Assembly—Direct Primary Urged By Governor Special M

Interact.

Public Utilities Oommlaaion, wtth rat making power, than replace the preeit Railroad Commission The Senate also received from the Governor the appototmeut of Bnwet Napier, of Beaex, county, aa a mem her of the State FI ah and Gam* Commission, »accessing Simeon H. Hoi Hneon, of Bast Orange.

Governor Fort was for nearly two hour# at Trenton on oiouaay with most of the men who are known as the leaders of the Repuntican orgamxatioo In New Jersey ine oonxweaoe Induced Mate Assessor Daria mint and State Comptroller Henry J. Weel, of Camden; otate Treasurer Daniel Voomeee, oi sioitU; Vivian Lewis, of Passaic; cerk in Chancery, anu Quarter Mas General C. Bmrsrd Murray, oi

irenton.

Earlier In the day torn** Gorer nor Stokes had called upon Governor eon with Colonel Netaon Y. Dungan, of Somerset, and presented the repor of a commlaston appointed a year ag) revise the primary and election -s of the State. It was the flret visit Mr. Stokes had paid to hi* *ueln the execottve chamber this year. Toe meeting was cordial anu the report oo election lawn was dist length. Both the Governor

Bail for directors.

State Mutual President Released in *2.600, Colleagues in 91000 Each. In the secrecy of tb* Camden Conn ty Clerk’s office last Friday ball tor metr appearance oo the opening day of the April term of court was esuued for ex-Oounty Judge K. Ambier Armstrong, president of the wrecked Mate Mutual Building and Loan As-

nut the ten dlreotnre of toe

concern. Indicted aa the result of the

recent grand Jury inquiry. te Armstrong was held in 92.5' ,nd the others la 91000 sacL:

some of the directors were allows to become surety for other*.the othe. uondsmen being relatives, friends «*

WEATHER MAP ORDERED HERE Won't Wait For Atlantic City Council to Re-

Locate It

ORDERED BY WIRE

ed as rival candidates tor the United

ales Senate-

When reports of the conferences id the "»"»«» of the Governor’# calrm had circulated through the State House corridor* they were epe followed by rumor* that the rela en thee Chief Executive son the party chief*, which have iwhat strained tor the year, me more harmonlooz, and peace which threatened party *u

as in Sight-

Leaders who attended the conference declared U*t they hen talked with the Governor over contents of the report submitted by omsdaelon to revise election The conversation, they said, took a wide range, tnrieding the ri pogbt of the State,with and there a bit of pollttce, but a

little

Ftorward

Centre

Foster Guard

Tencnbaum Guard Todd Field goals, Boernor 6; Vansant, 2; Banks, Wise. Foul Goals, Boernor, 2;

ea, nickles, Tenenbaum, Banks, 2; Beebe, 4; Wild

For Ocean City Trust Company

er coin fc Fouls' called, Or Cape May lOou by-paa- Wildwood, 6. Time of halve* 20 min.

( Railroad Men Her*. A party of Wert Jersey and Seashore R. R. officials visited Oape May Tuesday night and yesterday morning and made excurttone about

dais of Ocean Oty have farmed the Ocean City Title and Trust Comg>*ny

1*9100,000. Mayor

Leewla M. Crosse. Reuben

R. & Stiles, R. Howard Thorne, Ira S. Champion, W. Scott Hand. Jemes M. Chester, all of Ocean CXty; Ooleman F. Learning, of Booth Deenis; and J. Flthtan Tatem, of Haddoofleld.

Mrs. James Thornton Dead a. Mary Thornton, aged fifty-

five years, wife of James Thornton, died at her home on Broad street, Monday evening suddenly from heart disease, while sitting at the supper table. She was a daughter of the late Philip Barnett, of Fishing CreeMnd was a member of the Eureka Lodge.

O. M- and was was liked who knew bar. She le survived

by a husband and one, eon, Joseph Thornton. The funeral occurred this morning from 8t. Mary* Catholic Church, "Rev. Father Kelly officla-

S. H. Moore, Charter DeTurk, agent of the Atlantic City R. R-, and Recorder John Thompson. In the party were D. H. Lovell, Superintendent; Wm. Coffin, Divirion Freight Agent; J. O. Auten, Aset. Engineer; F. T. FUn, Asst, Trainmaster; and R. H.

Rogere-Crlllay Entertainment

The Rofers-Grflley entertainment will be given at the Skating Rink

HaR, Washington street, op evening March 29, Ibis 1* a

program and ahould be well attended U is the last of the series of eater-

isnts given by the Toung Men**

APRIL COURT JURORS. fhoee Drawn to Serve in N#.Month's County Court. Sheriff Coreon, In the preeeuoe o. Judge HUdreth on Tuesday drew Un. .oUowlag petttt Juror* tut the Apri. rm of Court. George Bennett, Wart Cap* May.

Lewi* Coreon, Mtddte Township. H. A. Harmon, Wildwood. Livingston Headersoo, Upper Town step.

Maurice B. Stiles, Upper 1 Albert Gilbert, Ocean City. Edward McOraven, Middle Tow ■hiP- 1 Daniel Fooer. Cape May. Alfred Sapp, Uper Town* hip Harry Nfckerwoc. Holty Beach. George Buaoh. Jr., Sea laia CUy. John Chester, Dennis Township

Governor Fort •ubmltted to the

Legislature Tuesday a report of the

commission with a message era' ing his own view*. As the ItegW

la approaching the dose of its eeeriou. It Is not Wtely that a definite action wm be taken upon the repwt

Fhe (lection commission’* r indatlons Indude direct primaries for all officers except delegate* t» nytinoa) conventions; for party

rod meet* In all dttes of more than 80,000 population; for the Wisconsin form of ballot, which provide# tor party columns. There are also submitted the necessary proriskxia to be adopted hi case the Legislature pre ten the Massachusetts form of ballot which Goes not provide for party eol-

The recommendations further pro

ode tor the election of County (tom-

of the political parties at the primary election* and tor the

tioos by the County Committees ot

members far the State Committee. Mr. StiBe, of Oape May, chairman

of tbs Committee on Highways, reported favorably a bill requiring aO vehicles drawn by homes from one hour after sunset to one hour before

Kiosk Cent** to Cap* May By Order of Chief Moore, of the National Woathoy Bureau—Map Coot 92000 —Will Bo a Now Foature H«ro— An Ornamental Affair.

Moore, of the United State* Weather Bureau at Washington. D. C., teat Friday. Instructed local Ohaervor Judkins, of Atlantic CXty, to remove

The sai ie “Kiosk," an ornamental affair which the government had offered to Atlantic City, be sent to Cape May. TMi sudden action of the Weather Bureau offldats. fdtowhig the csltiof the weather features by Al- > Council, came as a shock to .be supporter* of both weather map

League strong resolution* were adopted seeking to bare th* gtweru-

cll ta

John Brewer, Ocean City. George K. Dare, Holly Beach. Augustus T. D. Howell, Middle ItowneMp. Frank Becker. Angle* ea Andrew Basse], Ocean City. C. Fred Cronectar, Sea Me City. Mortimer Hem. Oape May. David P. Ckeeweil, Ocean CtorWifflam Bteele, MMdte TtownsMp Osborne Coreon, Ocean CUy. Clayton Lowe, Angleeoa Philip 8. Hand. Ocean City. Joseph Moore, Middle Township

Charts* Weeks, Lower Township.

showing a white light visible 260 feet id Imposing a line of 910 for failure The Senate passed a Mil permitting the carriage of treigl* by trolley. An amenited measure relating to an ocean boulevard wae among the many measures Inntroducer In the The indications now are that final aBJoununent win come at the eod of next week, and with that end In view Leader Lewis Tussday bad ad-

Davfd W. Gandy, Ocean City. Samuef Swain; Middle Town* Arthur Leper, Jr, Lower TowaaMp L. r. Batts, Bear Beach. Harry Keating. Jr, HoHy Beach. William Oliver, Lower TownsUp John Wrigtit, Dannie Township Charles L. BrownmUter, Cape lib Ftoank IBckinsoiv Lower Township. Joseph Brows, Cape May. L. B. Shiver*, Angteee*. Milton Ctoeeae, Lower Township George W. Mattbcww, Hotly Beach. Arthur M. Ety,

CONTRACT NOT AWARDED.

receive bide tor the coaetruetioc of graval road from the centre of the aln Seashore Road at Rio Grand* >d across the Twujfk* to the angle In Rio Grande avenue at Holly Beach a distance of 2.902 milea. T1 g bite were received: Mr. Lop of Bridgeton, 968.10A60; Mr. Sweeten, cf Camden 974.0*0; ton A Coreon, of Ocean Otr. $*L

was not awarded, part cf the I wanted to give the contract to ( sweet bidder, while other mem- t ten derired Senator Hand to hare

« It to

: compelled t

storage a 1

Atiautic City seed newer (ear now that It wig get a Kiosk or that It will another weather Map." elated Mr. JeOktoe, when Interviewed. "The removal of the mop eubetract* considerably from the laoportance of ie local atatioc." Mr. Judkine fntimated that the eather Bureau never toy* to force a cKy to accept its eperial Inrtru- * of dollore to proride t Intimated that the *nMt-v action of the Bureau Headquarter* was chiefly Umpired by the action of

the government 922M to erect the weather map on the boardwalk. Inter 9600 wa* expended to decorate tL The School Election. The election for member* of the Bzaid of Education occurred oo Tuesday afternoon, when the following elected, receiving each SCI tea. Howard F. Otter and Geo. 8. Douglass, aH reeiected. - -. Everett J. Ferret!.

The colored people h

U. fk Army officer, and he secured 91

, a meMber thirty-one years. Mr. Dovlass three and Mr. Otter (Our.

Thomas H. Hapten.

• of th* Board of

Ladle* L ( by hff who

Jolly Trip to Wildwood, nog those who went from. West May to Wildwood on Tuesday night to wltnee* the basket ball |

mum long. with (V. rgu o# (nteMSf bn uacald taxes

To Raise Interest R

tti» rata of Interest w unpaid taxes rreo seven to twelve per xaent-

West Cap* May Growing,

grge H. Reeves, reel estate

; building lots and bomea.

Mary El dredge, Edith Latterly, Iren* Hewitt and Messrs. Afword HOhnon, Harry Greaves, Bam Reuben Reeves, Boyd 1 len Ewing and Harry E To Have Building Inspector The Wart Cap# May council rgtnc close attention to health c diUott* on the port ot the Board Health andte

Mlity Of,

Oysters From Virginia.

The first toad of dyrter Ksnti Chfnooteague, Va, which tea been brought to Oape May county for several years Was planted from the sloop Christine. Captain Georg* W. Johnson, on the Middle Thorofai '~

aH day Tuesday and adjourned UH

>ubt be heM today, no thht there wffl probably be no unseemly rush at

John F. Jaoobyl* oM family to "Pudd," arrived Tuesday safe and

om 1B» alsteenUr round trip; kwoen Capa .May and PhUe••Padd" has a good dtop

tlon and a fine-record, and has b

» ■Mtertt cf tha B

om*» W. MHtet A Son. ■ held in the ofrtea at

i, to be a Jadge of the Court of <

■ and Appeals, i

A RARE OFFER.

Aa sxceBent home located la the

ugh of Wart Cap* May..

Rev. F. P. BianiHrfer, pari April 16. He U a aredaete ef T