CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX. NO. 14.

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Much But.re:: W.-t Done Lett Tuct

0iy Night.

_ ' \>.r. W »ll u

After

’ mtruuef. of th‘

r.*;x>rt uf : . ulltU:iK ln»p« tor for , ; iv cjiuirt' r e..if. ax March 31, and the r.-pcet uf City Eigihieor on the aetr er • jrfc done dorlUK Man*. A i>r"P aUllon from Weatlnchous. Mf*. CO. for robuildinK the ee»as. dispoe^l ttatim on Madleon arenu A iuHliion »-ij recoiled from property owuee> east <>* Madison a oa Lafayette s.rect. aial K wi dered pu-Lt-slftl tecordin* to la' A cotutnuniaitlao from the Hoard of Trade aafnc the repeal or the dinance i-.orestda* the Interest lwelie per cvr.t was Hied. The n-p-et ,f City Treasurer. II SmRh. Jr . f-r the month of March was read. Mr. EZw'eH. cf Fire rad Water, r pyr.ed the rjtirta? of free hydrants. A contract was ordered entered into with Dr. Badei Fiyslck So lay storm water sewer c*n hia iropeny from 1'n.on street (V Cap; Island Cte«-!t. Eci'wetl Hand Introduced a resolution that hereafter the dnklne furl be depositde In-the Merchants Kitloaal IVmk. provided three per centInterest te p:!d tSie rtty. a’hlch wr.s Joseph B. Hushes. Jr., oas ^warded a contract to point the City Hail building .*rr J200 00. Jacob H. S-haw ask.-d to le cm ployed lo drive a wster wiion. am It was referred to the street commi.

tee

Ur. Gilbert offered ptan. for tb. Improvemeat of Pavilion No. 1 am they w.-re adopted, apd coajalttee w:i ordered to advertise for Lids. Plans f>r tterm wales sewers Madison avyniir. Quren. Corgle and Washington streets, were adopted^nd committee- -wes ttilhorlzed to advertise for bids. Mr. Sueike moved the clerk to the finance committee act f dors of all committees* and finance committee purchase all books and the matter brought out considerable discussion and oratory, showing that some'hi nc iKirbt pt be done. The motion was

wgreed to.

dir.- Doalt moved all committees make written mopiWy reports, which

was’agTeod to-

Mr. Gilbert offered a. resolution

dty borrow from Merchants

National/Bank. 310,600. and it w. s

that the dty National j Ea:

asraidj

Notes- in Security Trust CO., fer JIT.ooo were ordered reoewedTux Collector Hughes reported receiving'checks from Oape May Be i JTrtsU- Compmny for 3S.000 taxes for J!***. O0 cousin lots, and be asked council |5 gutborlxe him to accett the same by a resolution introduced by Mbare. Sir. StTfllw objected to the resolution. City Senator Curley su ted that the reealbtion was prope.Tbe Real Estate Cfcmpany. It Is said, does not own the remainde.' of the land. The resoiiKioo was adopted by fho following vote: ^Vfasr-Mtssrs. Doak. Elw.C!. G11-. ► hert. J. Hand, 8. Hand. Jaco’.y.Moore N.y-^Mr. Eoelfce. X^Moore cored the property cocnO.tee use their judgmenta In piac lug light, on the boardwalk. Matio-

loet.

S'.-s—Doak. EX well. Moore. Nays—Gilbert. *J. Hand. 8. Hand. J-.eoby and Sorlke. Plans and specifications for re building the Madison avenus sewage disposal stalino were presented and adopted.

A* rtublymai) Oorsvllie E. StHle, ha Stood valiantly by Cape May and Sooth J*rsey In protect lag ft from legtsiatloQ this winter deoignad to help the horde of Nbrthh Jersey aai non-regfdeot gunners. OompUinin, about Stille. for his fight against bits the Newark Morptng Star, wpich fc rors North Jersey guaaars says: Two of his greatest opponents are A-vcxMyajan Sttile and Orosby.bot^ from the southern sectlop and alwsyi fighting for their own psopla Thegrasp evesr opportnnfty tofgaln a point, end if It wasn't for their ar tivtty North Jersey would have dear

Euchre and Danes. Bt. Mary's Catholic Club will Etre ’ s euchre and dance at the Windsor Hotel, oa Thursday evening, Apr-. ISth. at 1 o’clock This proxfses to

Vary One prises tor the evening, and special has been engaged tor the dene

Fer Bale Cheap. One Billiard Table, la A-l-eoodi-tion. tewiy coearsd. sise 4M by *. E. W. Del*^.Lafayette , •trsets.

West Caps May Growing. George H. Reeves, real ei agent, building lots Shd homed. Will bey. sell, root or sechange: I yhone,.LTD. Ksystias jbooe HID.

PERSONAL MENTION Many Facts Concerning Thoss Ybt tT Know. Mrs. Thomas Brown Is Improving her property on Kearney avenue. Charles H. Dougherty, of Philadelphia. was a visitor over Sunday. Rev. Father Phelan, of Sea Isie City. Waited Rev. Father Kelly here i Monday. Miss Florence Baker, of Philadelphia Is a guest of Mias Mary Hughes at her home. Mrs. Davit, of Philadelphia, visiting her parents. Postmaster and Mrs. James E. Taylor. Paul C. Welsh, of the Pennsylvania Railroad real estate deportment vis! led Cape May last Friday. Mr.\*nd Mrs William H. Church ive returned from Ftortcla. where they passed three months. Charles A. Bonnet!, of Cepe May Courts House, has been vlsl lng his father In Hunterdon county. Edward P. B. Warne. of Philadelphia, was among Sunday visitors.looking after bit Guerney street cottage. Conrad M. Gilbert, one of our former summer cottagers, vras among those who visited Cape May

day.

Master Albert F. Lehr, of Holly Beach. Is Waiting hia uncle. Carrier H. Walker Hand, for days. Mr. John Vnnxant has taken the premises at No. 51S Washington St.. which place be will remove hi* newsstand. The Mieses Davis, of New York, have returned to their Stockton ave cottage, for the Spring and Sumseasons. r. and Mrs. Samuel Bailie, of Philadelphia, owners of South Cape May property, were guests at Cape May oa Sunday. Rev. Arthur Keaa U eoUrtalnlng er Easter, bis father, of Philadelphia. and hia niece, Mias Mary Petit'., of Philadelphia. Mrs. Ba-ua McClellan, of Pitman, acccnrpanied by her daughter. Miss Anna McClellan. Is being entertained by friends here. Dr. R. Walter Starr came down Sunday to look after bis cottage and yacht. He Is commodore of the Cape May Yacht Club 1. L. Landis preached Sunday morning at Grace PresbyterIsa Church. Camden, by appointment yf the Presbytery of West Jersey. Word cotnv-e from Cape May Court House that County Solicitor Joaeph Dooglaaa, Jr., is seriously 111 with pneumonia, and has bean 111 for a week. Clinton S. Rutherford, son o^Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Rutherford. ld-at home for s few days He Is now engaged tor the New York Herald In ew York City. Robert Nowklrk and John P: Newkirk. summer cottagers, who own enue villas, were here Sunday.. They are members of the Cape May Yacht Club. The Misses Lucy and Amy Powell, of Wilmington, Del., granddaughters of General Thlllp Kearney, are occupying their Bexch avenue cottage for the Bpctag'season. W. Bailey, sou of Pilot and Mvs. aimuoi fr. 'Bailey, was among Sunday visitors. Oscar Is engaged In the plumbing business at Hoily Beach, and Is reported as doing nicely. Rev. B. A. Bowers, of Point Pleosnat. Pm, will preach In the First Bap list Church here next Sunday. 11th Inst. He comes as a candidate highly recommende<V and all members are f-arneatly requested to be present. All >1 si tors welcome. Assemblyman Stille was yesterday appointed on *a Joint committee of Senators and Assemblymen to Investigate the Game and Fish Laws and conditions of New Jersey and rebort suit to the next legislature This Is ballevd, gtti be productive of rod results. G. Franklin Dairis. of OoUlngewood. N. J„ representative of ths E. C. tale, was at Cape May last Saturday looking after the Interests of the estate. Several Improvements are contemplated at the victoria and i other propsrtlea. Mr. Jno. M. Bailey and sol. Paid, were In town on Sunday, the father to look after fals 'dutereata on Queen the son to see Capt Mills about buying a sail boat for use oa harbor this summer. -Mr. Bailey expressed Ms pleasure at seeing how Wean sod neat everything in <Mpe \M»y looks, and predie tod a great aea

■RIDE FROM TROY Friends Attanded Pretty Wadding In

Philadelphia.

Miss Eiwln K. Peace, of Troy. N. Y., was married ta Dr. Clarence 8. El dredge, of No. 2210 North Seven-

Wants Further Reduction • Annie C. Knight, owner of Congress Hall and other valuable properties In Qape May, who was sue

Board to the State Boarti of Equal!Mtloo of Tanas.

Alumni Association to Elect officer*. The Alumni Assort attoo of the Cap, May public school will Kbooi auditorium next Monday afternoon at 140 to elect

STREETS BEING #IXED. Preaeont a Most Attractivs Appear-

ance.

Street 6 uperrisor Edward Sayre

uiuvug*. m no. »-uv surui o«-and the street committee of couocll tee nth street Philadelphia, last Moo- haring all of btbe streets put Id d 'U‘^h B R. Davies, of Bethlehem. |^ ^ PreobylerUn Church. Eroid end Ka- out. sod refuse Is being taken mond streets. a.'flelated. The bride away. The rtreetways are being waa given away by her father, and r^ndej out. and hundreds of loads Floyd, of Troy. N. Y. as maid *™ e *°? A f**** 1 '* Mn * honor, umile the brother of the brida-riuej to repair, bod places, lo some groom acted as best man. | Instances whole blocks are being The wedding, which too^ jdace at covered with'broken atone, the home of the alstqr Vt the-Wide. I Wl ,. . .M.w«ik.

Mrs. Herber 8. Learning, of N«. 1*7 I WMh

West Logan street. Germantown.wa* i*WTWhere and other Imvrovements attended by a few Mends and loti-(which are constantly going with mate members of the family, and waa them, the old resort of Cane Mhy Is solemnised on the fortrftftb wedd** I . “i ‘ anniversary of the bride's pxnsnts, I prc *^ Dtln * * njo * t Inviting appear-

.nA r 1 ,, rV M ' . ADCe.

Mr. and Mri. Clark M. Petce.

A yecepUjo followed the ceremony. ■ ■ ^ after which pr. and Mra. ESdredgc Mra . 8 tiiweli Shaw Dead left for a boaoraooon trip lo the „ , , '" V " " e *° SovXh. They will be at afttr | Mr * Sha*. aged 81 years May 1. tt No. 22‘.0 North ' S«v*n-. W^dc-W «*e late fl'lwell Sl»aw.and teenth soeet mother ef CtxucJImao-:. ivil||am S. ~ “ • ~ . Shaw, died on Sunny afternoon from Realty V.U«. »l,h „ M T»e, ic. provalty “ “ iltto, tee- . loa/ui,, .„a j^t, ^ SS ^ i TlTwT^i'.jet tt^lay On*.

arc that Hrty will ri«e still blthf--. This is largely due to puhHc lalsrIn this se-tloc—Interest aroiucd by the aalu'vloui climate, the lunr I ant vegetation, the tooiqce species ct* flowers and of birds, that are distinctive features of this sort loo. Add to attractions Fie finest bathing

In th* world, and south Jersey be-j'

comes a favcrlt* rec-'gatjxi grt-onc for hundreds of thousands eaeh year

NEW OARAGE GOING UP. The Greenwood Cottage, on Dscatur •treat Raxed to ths Ground. In Its place trill be bulk an at _ mobile garage for Assistant Postmaster Frank W. Caaoedy. k is being erected by contractor W. Gaasedy. Mr. Caasedy has taken title the property. It It not stated whether Mr. Oassedy will resign _ oosislant postmaster and personally conduct the garage business. The rules of the poet office department require employees, as well os t lo engage In any other occupation.

S1.00 PER YEAR

caatiy to all of b«* nasi meetings,

and prayer terriejo.

The funeral was bold yesterday af tarnoon from the FRwt M. E. Church, and the a er rices wire conducted by George L. Dobbins, the pastor

of the church. t

Good Outlook for Capa May As the sessnn advances there is no doubt that It will be a successful one. The bc-usea which are open for

patron

ixed. Tha Windsor iu-s bpgn greatly Improved and renovated, and lbe VV' Rial a Is the Biwt bouse to change proprietors. Former Mayor Millet Mis leased th a house, and win manageglt in au up-to-date manThc Stockton L to Le managed . A. Smith, who ful with It list year. The Hotel Cape May will be opened June 19, with the same able manacar diuder which achieved Its pheacmeuu; suxUas last summer. John P. Doyla, Indian Woman Loaves Prison Jennie Weetoo. a full-Mooded Indian, was discharged from the Stale prison iagt Friday, aft or serving a term of right months on a charge of malicious mischief. This wu Second Indian ever Incarcerated in the New Jersey jail, the other a baring been discharged severs: years ago. Jennie We*ton was from Atlantic county. At the prison there are 1453 males and fifty female*, or s total of 1 Yesterday Judge Hildreth set aside the ronUrtfeu of OUoJ exass, of Ocea City, who was sentenced to the county Jail for sixty dttys and the defenddiseberged from custody.

The Dieter mugtt at the Preaby lerisn Church of tWs city, will be •ultable to the Joyous season. The choir has made preparations for both cjcmlng and evening services. McLeod win preart.. Stranger* dlalfy Invited The eervtcea during

Easier at BL Mary's The services la Sc Mary s Church J Barter Day. wm be Masses 01 7 and 9 s. m^ In the chapel. Eero services st 740- At the 9 o'clock ax* the marie will be ms follow*. “There Is no H- ft Like Thine.' Ac the Offertory ''Regina Ooril/ by Mr. Loeeh. At the comm union “Ob Lord. I am Not Worthy.” "Give Me Thy Heart." AX the evening • 0 Baluharts,” by H. H. Rowewlg. and TlhETgo." by Rose wig, and "LandDondnum,'. The organist tf Miss Catharine Shlrids.

.. of Waiter Chamber* The Philadelphia PtckUng Co.. and uqder tha. directum of the Court a verdict was Mtdfced In favor of the

ptalntlff. *

In the Orphans Court, the inter mediate amount of Lewi* M. Crosse •rid WlHlsm J. VanLoan. truUees of C. T. F. Skndertln wm allowed. County Court* Open On Tuesday The April term cf the Cape May County Courts open oa Tuesdsy, but all St^cema Court acd Circuit Court cases will be ptr^cued until June 1. when Judge Bndicott will hear them. Thhre will be about <0 license ap-

Cci_.cii pleas cases will te tried before Judge Hildreth, beginning ou

Friday.

Judge Trecchartf will charge the _'and Jury co Tv ' ‘ "" * business will be c

Gccd r.idiy wax added to NOW Jersey’* list of legal holidays ty the postage Itr the Hocsa yesterday of lenatd measure » (kla effert. Its spprrvai by Governor Fort H once- Under the eld lew Good Friday vras recognised as a church festival day mud was a “public- holiday. Thli led to oafuaioc in banking and financial circles, and tbts year’s- bill was put through to straight*® out

the trouble.

Against Baird, FYom Jeersey City Jour®*!. If th* Legislature had not found it •ceosary to go over the bwada of the Boards of Aesaeaora' and provide revaluadou: of raMroad property, DavM Baird's chances for reappolnttrlgbt be better. As it la^akd is ImpoaalMe. By retaining him In th*

Board of

to **# thlsgs with a balm . Mhu » >u> u w •uow v-v v—» «w. >-

Offertory,

•■Prriuae to r: J. B- Britman

jeo” O. Moiling In B.“ Votekmar Y not the LIT-

H. 0. Steveia

Anthem—"He Arose" Alfred Jodsot Organ. P. M.—Opening Voluntary -'Festal OKrlo.” T. A- fchnacker. Offwtory—“Olorto" Tidya’s 1st Mam.

Trloxnphale"

Joaeph Call carts Choir. * ' - ' nod i „ Hallelujah CBrtM Is Bto wn. C. " * Mlxx Helen Pprtv,

T»sch*rs' Association The 51th session of the Cspe May County Teacher*' Association will be held at South Seariile, on Saturday. April 17th. The program follows: ' Morning Session. 9 o'clock—Reading of the Scripture and prayer, Rev. H B. Cross. Standing Straight Upon Our FW. Motion Song. Clermont Pupils. Do by Doing—Rev. Wm. A. Oobb. How I Teach Beginners to ReadMica Mary Moerwald. Gordon Mc^od pf Reading—Mis* Rose Gandy, The Ward Method Coilard Syetem of Reading— Charles Tomlin 10.15—Intermission— My Plan for Knife Work—George B. Elliott. Lecture—Penmanship In the Grade Miss Elisabeth Davidson. Collection of Question*. Afternoon Session. 1-15 Staring—The Star - Spangled Banner, Mias N. Jean CuahlEg, Assisted by popUa and friends. Demonstration In i^ngHsps Mias Roxana S. Gandy. Final Examinations—Gupc O. O.

Barr.

Demeutry Manual Training, Mias

Suggestions for Primary Work, Mias A. E Davidson of a collection of Industrial and Commercial Products. MIsi Mary FY! adman. Drawing—Miss A. R. Schramm. School Law Quia. Answering cf Questions The program committee ooaalats ot Ortriee Tamlto. Turin Birthday Party, th* bom* of Mr. sad Mra Chari es A. Swain, at <06-7 Jackson street, ooe of the meet (ntereedng events of the season occurred last Friday evening. April >. It was the sixteenth birthday of their daughters Helen and Lydia, and it delightful dme was passed by the bevy of young folks preaauC The table was beauttfutly decorated 9ritb

7.30 A. M. Holy'Communion; 1040 . M. mornfng service with sermon and second celebration of Holy Cbm 8.00 P. M. Evening Carol service, of the Buodsy-schort and dpribotitto of gifts to the children.

M. E. Church.

Easter Sunday wm be property observed In the First M. E. Church this city. The pastor. Rev. Dr. George L Dobbin*, will preach 10.30 A. M. Itesurectlon of (AriaC and at 740 P. M. an IHuitrated sermon on Hands." Th* Sunday-school will attend the evening aervtce*. Special music sad tb* church win be appro-

priately trimmed.

Brma to to Officer* The Tabernacle Sunday tebool *1 Brma has elected the fd lowing off! Superintendent. R. T. Johnson; aaririaot. Biward Learning; secretary, Bertram

organist, Martha Swain, Clara Pteroc;; -* rlan*. WaJtor McNeill, Alexander Lyl*; R- T. Johnson. Jr,

Method of Peunmanshlp, Mlm Davidson. Intennlsgloo—

One-Half Ton.... COO tuartar Ton. 242 Ona-Cighth Ten.. 1.11

e artlsU^jlecoration*.,

it were^r

Thoee prae-

Heleu Ewing, Nonna Hildreth. Heiea ©mith. Mercedes MIUsoo. Dorothy Sheppard. Mary EOrtwlck.^W

Tifto

Anna Ctriis. Bearie Holmes, Mtseea xh. Edith Hand, Swain, Cbariat A. Swata. Jr, Amelia TYuety. OertM Owen. MUaee Bsthetle.. Mr. and Mri. N. T. Swain. Mr. and Mri. A. P. Me Parland. Mr. mad Mrs. Harry OaBaba Harry OaOafahn. Jr, Mias Helen Swal JOas Lydia Swain. Mr. and Mrs. C. Swain.

Pish and Gai So many gams and ft* been Introduced at this ssaakm of tbe Legislature and a are held 1 as to t of their

the Senate i providing tor the appointment and s Hka s

■ban K, h. office faa< said, ax-Mayor Thomas W. MtUoft for County Clerk, and Chart sa L.

Coal!

Cape May. N. J, Apriin. 1909. We desire to announce that w* ax gfring the LONG TON. *340 pounds The price Is 18.00 per ton for Egg Stove and Chestnut Coal, and 34-0 per too Cor Baa Goal. Ten per oeu. diacouat allowed if paid within thlrt) day* from data of delivery. Should any customer prefer to pxx dBase on th* SHORT TON harts o. 2000 pounds, we will tell aome a 3740 per toe tor Bgg. Stove sa lout Coal, and 35-44 per too fot Has Goal. Tan par oeoL dtooount si lowed If paid within thirty days firon Jate of delivery.

PRICES AT RATE OF 2240 POUNDS PER TON. Egg, Stove and Chestnut Coal

PRICES AT RATE OF 2000 POUNDS PER TON

Ton S740

OnewHalf Ton 247

If hills are not paid wlthto TiSRTT DAYS from data of delivery, no dUwhl be

2000 lb*. Mpet be paid far whan

AMERICAN ICE GO. J. HSIXtT SDKtmS „. Suj 612 Wuhiaglm ‘Stnet CAPS HAY, I. J.

CAPE MAY BOAT IN RACE. Francis C. Rogers, of Yacht Club, In Cental of Motor Craft. Cop* May yachtsmen are partlcuUriy Interested In the power boat race from New York to Beimudc. “«ad to start oa Jans 6. Quo cf ths entrants from this rtty Is the now veoee! tor Mr Francis C. Rogers, and Is from the design* of Meesra. Whittlesey and Whitaker, of New York. The Stamford Motor Company. of Stamford. Conn., has the uoat to band and is hiving u dl the ktootlon possible, that It may be flu abed In time to allow repeated trials onion the dote of the race. The general design of the boat Is rtmllar to the .raised deck type of ‘notov cruiser* which the firm has turned out for yeorw, and tt Is the intention of boUj the naval arcWtecO aid the builders to furnish the owner With s vessel which ahsll be abb jo maintain her maximum speed outer almost any condition* of weather. Rbe design of the huh carries a proa ineot flare forward sod a rouod atom which Is usual In the cruising type it motor v«seelr The general dimensions of the new boat ore 65 feet lei«Ui over all and 11 feet beam. The power to be need rill be a four cylinder Itt by ( 8ierUug engine of 40-horoe power. Both umke and break Ignition* wilt be fit tod and extra ports of the machinery will be carried. The steering porttlor., inrtead of being an the raised desk. M U customary in this type of res ‘ei. will be attnatod in a more ahri -arod position at the after end of the souse ou the mate deck. The boat win be yawl rigged and supplied with tbe necessary car vox so that in case of any ocrdBemt to U may be used. The race bare

oats must be equipped with suitable spars . sail to give tl la a moderate braexe. THU a be spread to any shape, but the talk, with the exception of tha >

tallied the servicer ef Walter Murrey Bleling. secretary of the motor Boat Club of America, as the shipper of the vessel during the race. Mr. BUmato of the AHao Orelg In 19M. Mr. Thomas Fleadag Dsy being the Oaptala. aod was also the fewaa IL. In last year's e. unitor the same copula. MY. Roger's hunt, under Captain Bl fang’s care and •recti on. will

sad the progress of the harbor and the beautffnl and unofatrructod area of deep water in the harbor has rtlm

The annual banquet, always held te PbHa!WplU» at the Duloo League, occurs usually to the later part of

her In i in—dlrtnn April 16. M. B- Brim te haring Ms Prtncmx to'-nfU aaff aHa utH auter race* 1u the'cruiser elaa*. ' Fleet Onpeate A. B. MMer has.

Th* greatost euriortt] te felt with ton host being bulk tor *000, plana ef which are