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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX. VO. Hi.

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1909

NEWS ITEMS MOT TOWN

Events of Interest to City and County Briefly Stated

Many Facta Conoarnlnf Thoa# Yot Knew. wp.. g, gtereoa, Jr., wbo baa been 1U for two weeka la lmprcn-ln* Mm Richard T. Ware and daucb r. Florence, are rtaltin* relative* In Philadelphia. Or. Joaepb Oarrtaoo. of Raid more, waa at Cape May over Saturday aid ay. rlaKinc hla mother, Mr*.

PROSPECTS BRIGHT

tha Rentcra Are Coming—Many Local Improvemanta to Be Made— The Retort Being Put in Fine Shape To Receivo Vlaitore—Hotel* To Have Same Proprietore.

Gty OomptroUer John

of Philadelphia, waa here on Sunday, looking after bfc new cottage which

ooo be reaAy for occupancy.

Thotnaa H. Hughea, whoae age la 81 yean, n ill at his Wert Oape May home, having suffered a Might Stroke of paralysi* a few day*

Word from Lawyer Joseph Douglass. Jr., of Oape May Court House, la that he D somewhat Improved. He has been arclously ill for three

More Power Boats.

The boating faclllUee are to much Improved by the creadou of the harbor that hie yachting and motor boat fleet 1* growing rarpsdly and thl* aoaeon will find the Urgeet fleet of boat* ever seen here. There are U> be a number of new boots and many of the old favorite* wlR be given Increased poyw and apeed by the Ur staBatlac of new engine*. The lateet nee boat La that of Meredith Biddle Leach, of Philadelphia, which has Ju.S been launched. U la the "Merldale," and m a five horse-power boat, handsomely fined up and equipped.

Mia* Mabel Lafore, of Overbrook, Pa., I* a gueet of Ur. and Mrs Lewis

Mr. and Mrs Edmund J. D. Oncie, of Philadelphia, have opened a Prankstreet cottage for the Spring see-

Howard Wayne Smith, fbrator of South Broad Street

Baptist Church. Philadelphia, wtH preach In the First Baptist Church

Protest Against Game Billa Governor Ptart wa* urged Tueeday by a delegation of Assemblrnieu to Veto the bill passed by the Legislature which Impose* a tax of II a year upon each reaident of New Jersey who exports game. Occupants are permitted to shoot upon their own premiaM. without llcenae. The pro(eating lawmakers include Stille. of Cape May; Nlchola of Cumberland; Crosby of Ocean; Meyer, of Sussex; and Matthews of Hunterdon. The Governor vetoed the MR yesterday.

Base Ball and Golf.

The baseball fever la on even now and a representative team for the resort is being hrganlaed. Another local team has been reorganised to Went Oape May. where s fine diamond has been prepared. The goB dub Is having the links and other portions of the grounds planed in One condition and lovers of golf are likely lo be more In evidence than, ever

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Yacht Club Open., The Cape May Yacht Club opened Its dub houae last Friday and it wUl remain open during the season. r ~ Cm function will be celebrated May 1, when the annual beefsteak feast win be prepared by assigned to the task and a Jolly log is expected.

Many Want Cottages. During the past there have bee unusually large number of InqMrSes

s number of lease* have been a:

-rlii be the Urgeet % the history of

To' tie to Denver. At a meeting of the West Jersey Presbytery held at Deerfield yeater day. John W. Mecray. of Cape May. eras elected as an eider delegate U .the 'General Assembly of the Pre«by Mian Church which meets at Den 5rer. Got., on May 20th.

PERSONAL MENTION

. Walton.

Mrs. Sarah E. Stltes Dead. Mrs. Saraah E. St 1 tee, wife of Edgar P. Stltes, died on Sunday morning. after an Ulness extending over

period of two months.

Mrs. Stitee wa* in her 71st »ear id was a daughter of the late exenator Down* Edmunds, of this eOU °Thas been a faithful wife and er eud was poaeoesed of sweet Christian chraacter. and has all her life been an active church worker an

strong advocate of

NEW UWS FOII NEW JEOSEI

of 126.000 was

made toward defraying the expenses of the Oraand Army of the

Those Which Were Enacted in the Late Legislature

NEW APPOINTMENTS

A General Resume of the Matters

year, proeMed a majority of the dtt-

■ in

City. Before the Senate adjourned Mne die this morning Senator RobMna, of BurOngton. who was ap#Mnted chancery dark by Governor Ftxt, resigned and Senator FcsHnghuyson, of

t Legislature Considered the Mo<|

the absence of Governor Fort from th State, Senator FteUngtwyaeo wa be the acting Governor. Governor Fort nominated the fol-

lowing officers:

The entire list as It went to the Senate and wm confirmed under suspended rules at 6.47 in the tnorn-

Important—Change In Big Officers Why David Baird Was Not Hi pointed—Other Places Filled.

Few of the reform measures advocated by Governor Port In his annnteaaage were made laws at the 123d annual session of the Legislature, which, shortly before 7 o’clock last Friday morning, adkxmed. «lne

With the use of his Mg stick, deaplto the protests of many regular Re pobllcx-n Assemblymen, the Governor forced through one ejection reform Mil. which provides for the choice of members of the RepnbtlegD and Demo era tic city and county committee at the regular primaries held In BeMrtnber of each year. The measure Is dead" to curtail the power of boaaea of both parties, especially to the larg

Vivian M. Lewis deck of the Court Chancery, to succeed David Watkins as State Cbmmladooer of Banking and Inaurance. Samuel K. Robbins, preeldeot of the Senate, ckrk of the Oaurt of bancery, to succeed Lowl*. Major Wilbur P. Sadler. Jr., to be Ijutant-general to succeed Brigs (Her-Generaal R. Berber BrfeotnatL Mark M. Fagan, former Mayo- of Jersey CUty. to be member of the State Board of Riparian Com missionto succeed Robert WllUama. of Passaic; Joseph A. BUkhdr. of Otreappointed: Michael F. MeLaugMln, of Ehsex. reappointed. Supervisor of New Jersey prison. Samuel V. Kbkfcrid*. of Monmouth,

reappointed.

To be member of the Slate Water Supply Commiaaloo. George F.WrlghL

tension of the primaries to the nonvtnatjon of candidate* for Governor an peoamon faUod because of the opposition of. Republican State lead-

Ihe was a member of the First M. Church of this city and had a bo*t of friends both in and out of the

church. ,

She is f-u-rtred by her buahand and vo boos. Ddgar P. Stltes. Jr.. Fletcher W. Stile*. Burgee* of Nar-

berth. Pa.

e funeral was held from the First M. E. Church yesterday after noon, the service* befng conducted by. Rev. Goo. L. Dobbin*, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. James Burns, Rev. Bit Gifford and Rev. John B.~ Haint-i. former pastor of the church. The koerment was made at Cold Spring Presbyterian Church cemetery, where her ancestors for two centarles lie tmrie-i

Borne of the other measures which •re killed largely through the same Influence were abolition of county tax boards, repeal of the HIHary maximum tax art, the art of 1906. diverting nearly all the ralfroad taxes to

lion of public utilities commlaslou.

of- removal of derelict State officials, the creatioo of a board of control to jwrehaae supplies for State Institutions sand gtvIcvesUgate

Ha defeat In the Senate. Several measures to rsgMate the practice of osteopathy *-'*

For Bala Cheap.

One Billiard Table, lo A-1-coodl Uon, newly covered, sis* 4H by 9. EL W. Dale. Lafayette and Jefferson As 64At

Mrs. David C. Crowell Dead Mrs. David C. Crowell, died

this morning in Cooper Hospital. Camden, from a coospHcatioo of diseases. She had been 01 about a

She survived by. a huaband.

No Sunday liquor Mila w

and there was no excise legislation

seasuree pvuhlMting liquor

dealera from using signs bearkag the

of any brand of liquor In front

of tbrtr saloon*, and autborlMng the governing boards of amnIcipaRtlea to designate three cltissua a* a board of protection for thy preveatlou of drunk

Methodlat Church. At the Fin* M. E. Church, this CHy, on Sunday. April 25th, the pastor. Dr. George L. Dobbins will prose 10.30 a. m., to answer to the question “Where is the Lord Ctod of EMJah." 7SO p. m. “An hour with the hymn* and hynm witters.”

Prosecutor’s Salary *1200 Governor Fort last Saturday sign ed the MM making the salary of the Prosecutor of Capo May COurAy *120t per year, instead of 6800 as hereto-

■n» Grand Jury found meet against Thorpe Toser for tampering with th* track of the Jersey A Seashore Railroad Cot at Ocean View, and Fkwsvcleco KntA

Leased the rBown Villa WHBasn B. Venxaot has leased t! awn Villa on Perry street and w i boarding boose there this

Judge HHdroth tart Frtday rofusad the retail keen** of Thomas Hickey, at Cape May Point, knd the whole sale U cense of M. Harts, Body Beach Ctty Thcro l bouses to Hogy Beach, twelve to .Be* 1 tale City, ntoe la North Wildwood. « . twelve at Oape May. afl. of which 1 of Court, I there being no r-

tog was as follows:

TO HM NEW

$1.00 PER YEAR

Text of Ordinance For These Improvementa Naming Streets

CONSIDERED MONDAY

Practically All of ths Streets Avanuss of Capa May to Be Roqutrod to Lay Camant or Flagging Walks—Many Hava B*gun Improvsmanta Now, to Grt th. Work Over.

i special a

City council on Monday

through first and second reading the ordinance to provide for sidewalks. The ordinance, as so pa**ed. reads as

. IS lueaby tus^ted U

e auUiomy m rtay'uwtauis t lb* I olio win*

ion ot kTsnsna Street

D l*uii,'etu^Strevt to KeonMy Avenue. «weU Avenue uolfi siaee irom Howsru o rranklln Btreet. Keeru.)' Avenue^troa

Commbls Avenue, venue to tMach Av« no to Kearney Avi

stiles, uueen Blreet on.

Htllery, of Morris, to succeed Borden D. Whiting of Essex. State Board for th* Equalisation of Taxea, Frank B. Jess, of Camden. State prtaon toepertora. John F. Clark, of Essex; Jamer Davenport, of Essex, reappointed; Jacob Shorts.

Changed at Last Ml nuts Te Baal Out was the result of tout* revamping such aa baa occurred in yean. David’ Baird’s n occupied a safe plae* on the Hat C8 word wn* conveyed to the foror nor that the MaeniHyman from r den. Bakd’a county, tbs one that gave him 7000 majority whan he was running for office In the fall of 1907,

_ from —

Strew, J.ffwsoo gl* Btre.i to South Lalayrtta

Perry Street

which he had vowed to get tor the election of city and county coaumtUeemen

direct primary.

That was the death warrant le Camden boro. The executive pan1 went through his name, at was with that Incompiet* era that the list finally went to th* Bea

treat Oor-

lAiayva* Straw. Street both rtdro Grant BtrroL Wa*h Btrest'joth"**^"

“’- lit .

Oread way South

t to wwt Perry ,. — u* both Mde* from Wssblgeton t to ttaato ^avot-ue. From Pwm t to Coogrros Strert. both Mdro rt tLrtsrJrvss; Avroaa Hmlrm Street ' Broad to tba BaUread* SHALL, at thstr ow

wmum I. n.—

■naroo bv said EaaliMe BecUon 1. Aad be It ft

No Ons a There was no one subedtutod tar the place. Fort stated that be vrooM

The more Important became Uwa were an employer's Milty Mil permitting trolleys to car ry freight, and author!ling the Gov eruor to appoint throe experts to revalue all railroad propertie*. Through readjustment of the method* of handling school funds the State avoid ed a deficit of 6600.000. A bill passed anally In the shortly before adjournment reqrtrea •U person* coneUnpUflng

mbUcetloa of this cedi nance and lion A Aad be it' _ maotad: That la

The eoetertalnment Mr*. Jariey's Wax Works was given Mat Salt evening tor the benefit of the lAdle*’ Aid Society, of the Memorial Baptist

ieroij'Ihereof'aid^wport the aaae torb«a a^tad tH by*the off

‘ required to

of th* evening amoonl thirty Cottars. Mia PJennle Connor, of Woodbine took the part of Mrs. Jarley. Her aariatanta were Swain H. Cob. who kept the audience In a good humor fay thefr Jokes, and Mr*. EUa Geary. AU parts wall. There ahont twenty-five

ferod by a member, and at a recent Informal meeting of Oounril retarn*d by Mm to OouncS, aftar having t approved by ths Ctty BoUdtor, Ootmck gave 4 a printed tor th* benef th* memhara. oama back wlU

•Due. Parry Btrert both

Cape island peek to Beech

Coal!

Capa May. N. J, April 1. 1909. We desire to rnoounc* that w# ar. string Qw LONG TON. 2240 pound Hla price la 66.00 par ton for Ega. Stov* aad Chaatnut Coal, aad 66-0-par too for Pro Coal. Tan per cent rtlacount allowed If paid wtlhln thirty day* from data of delivery. Should any customer prefer to pur chase on Urn SHORT TON basis at 6000 pounds, w* wilt saM asms at >7.20 per ton for Bcc. Btov* and Jbestaot Coal, and 66.44 par too for risa Coat Ten par oaoL dtocoont al.owed If paid within thirty days from data of doUrary.

I Jackson Blreet

iSSsst

Aveo w^Btcctoao >m Howard Street

Madtaon Avenue. Bank Blreet

PRICES AT RATE OF 2240 POUNDS PER TON. Egg, Stove and Chaatnut Coal Groec Cash Pric ISJ0 *7 JO Ton.... LOO 240

One-Eighth Ton.. 1.11

Ona-Half Too...

Notes From Surrogate* Office The wU of Cfaartro L. Davaol, who died at Oosan View March 6th. Heirs at law. Alton C. De-

BASE BALL HAS STARTED

Cape Msy Goes To Camden, N. J„ To Be Defeated

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS

The Gam* Was th* First of Sorias Between Two Good Teams and Was Interesting From Start Te Finish

d West Cap* May Saturday.

I H Is

expected that the Baoth Paw Robe Waddell. (Tim Hand) vrth have a lot of sptttya In store tor Cape May Cape May High School Baro Ball Team engaged to battle royal with Jamden High School team at Camden am Snturdaay. They lost the game In the Moth Inning to the home team.

The *

CAMDEN.

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Buttor. <*... TTappe, rf.. Hyde, c Lord, cf

RobMna, 2b » 2 4 1

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..20100

Cape May..

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COMMUNICATED. Editor of Cage May Herald: Dear 8fr:— The regular monthly meetings of Olty Ooundl have been fairly well attended by ka cMxena. Tkla euroty la pood sign that the people are wek- ; up. and must be taken by th# mbera In a spirit

they appear to be on the Job. This warn evidenced within the part week, on the vote to accept Freehold securky for the rower eontiart, when

I required.

t by a BONDDOG COMPANY, anthortsed to do

It k a

64-90

Ton 66-44 Ons-eKaJf Ten SJ7 If bills am sot paid W

DAYS from Sato of delfrary, an dU-

of record who these were. That* why they council, and ft would

behoove those memherw who hare ae-

tor a return ti

rail to earefoBy c n before the call of the

I Nay*.

baa it that within the past