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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX, NO. 17

CAPE MAY, N. J., THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909

$1.00 PER YEAR

MERCANTILE TAXES NOW Ordinance Passed Becomes Effective on June

First

MERCHANTS TAXED ; A Mercantile Appraiser Will Be Appointed, Who Will Serve for Two Yeere At a Salary of Five Hundred Dollar*—Revenue Expected Will be

PERSONAL MENTION Many Facta Concern I n| Thoee Yot Know. Rev J. L LandlB wfil preerb to Swoedeburo oezt Sabbetb. Mtcoa Enitna Jackeoei, of I’hlladcf Phia. hae leaeex} a Myrtle avenue eot-

te«c.

Dr. Heory H. EFown, of PhUadelrtita. has loeeod a FYanAUn street xXtaga Frodurlck if. Dunn, of PhBarfetpMa, ■as leaeed a cottace for the coentnF Rev WHRaid Steelman, of PhRalelphla, has leased '

Mercantile Ordinance Paaaed. la special aeoston on Monday eveotoe. City OooncU passed ftaoHy the ordtoance tnipwirif- a Mercantile IIctms,- uptxa tnuilaiwe men and piacea. which Is expected to produce a revenue of about »6S00 a year to the

city

An ordinance passed through two readlcKs providing for the appetot moot of a Mercantile Appraiser whoea term shall he two years, end the salary 4500 a year.

Dr Benjamin D Parrteh. of PhflaJetphlo, has leased a Broadway cot

tage for the aeaton.

Irene duPont, of Wilmington Del., as loose-1 a Beach avenue cottage

for the approaching aeaeoa. -. H.' Hazleton, of Philadelphia, leased a capacious Beach avenue

cottage for the summer's occupancy.

mxnodore Clifford Wilson, of the

Cape May Yacht Club, who owns a block of cottage*, hae them ail leased

Is Seeking Information. Assemblyman 0. E. Stale, of Cape May Co., appofmed by the receoi legislature at one of a committee Investigate the conditions of Fish and Came In the State of New Jersey and devtee a taUveisal law governing these legislature, solicit* correspondence from fishermen and n taUowing Items: Length of open season for Rabbit. Quail, Pheasant, ate Proper season and method of hunting Deer. Length of open season for Duck. Geeaa Brant, otc. Beasoc tor shore birds. f nets, Mae of meah etc. h style of Oahiog in Cape May Ctounty and proper season therefor Law regulating clam flnhin*. . of Diamond Bade Terrapin. [ Paving Ordina With every member present. City Oouucfl. !n special aeas-oo last Thurt day evening, paaaed finally, the ordinance providing for the paving of aide walks, and also passed throuab second reading the onlfnancc for the Imposing d Mercantile licenses on moat of the baatoeaase* cooductei. In the City of Cape May. The ordinance. when paaaed. becamen effective on June 1. and the Ucemae year begins on June 1 each year. Ah bers voted for the ordinance The licensee are to be imposed and oTilec.ed by gr Mercantile appraiser An ordinance providing for the appointment of this officer, whose Mr be three years.

COURT H0UBC. Mr. Ralph Beoeaet spent Tuesday ’ this week in Philadelphia. Mr. Charles A. farnum. attorney r the South Jersey Realty Company as transacting busimeas In the tnreet of the company here the first ' the week. Mr. Monroe Errickson wse calling i friends at South Searttle the first if the week. Mies Dorothy Sayre spent pan of ie week with her node. L. T. Swain

Miss Joanna Hearoc and Mrs. Mary itkes apect unday and Monday at vooth Dennis. Jtkiue Way was at Atlantic City Mat week attend Big the banker's mvention. Mr. Henry Martin spent part of visiting relaCivea at MS1rtUe. Mtaa L. Springer apeot part of the Philadelphia. Mr. John Sayre apeot Sunday with rolaclTee at Ocean City. Mr DcsUe Lnrilam spent the first of the r Edmtaal Springei fering with an ulcerated thumb from be scratch of a ruatyw nak Mr. Claude Long .be stock of Mr. Arth WMlelts gro-

The West Jersey Orphanage ft* The West Jersey Orphanage for Destitute Colored ChHdreo kr OamJeo U lo need of fmda k la carlog for more cbfldreo than at any -previous time In ks history. In the mangemeot of its affairs, the strictest •conomy to pnetkeed. but its present sources of Income are inadequate to meet Its »nq—l current expeosee several hundred doUasw. and In sdtU-

MMA THOMPBON DEAD

Passed Away Baturday Evening Aftar Lingering lllneaa. The village of Rio Qrande was saddened when k heard of the death of Mrs. Emma Thompson, aged 54 years, widow of James Thompson, which occurred at her residence on Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, after an Illness which extended for ng the

She was a native of Rio Qrande and had ttred here for nearly forty years, and when her

THE YACHT CLUB OPENS SATHHDAY Philadelphia Members to HWd Auto Run to Sea-

aide Resort

for the election of a cars has been called tor May 7. a this will be made oat of the interesting events In a aortal way. for there to ant likely to be any an to the matter of offices.

GUNNERS MUST PAY LICENSE.

t last Wednesday night that

Ueeose bill, while aa i of fact he approved k and U A BEEFSTEAK DINNER a law. The a<* require* tin

Coal!

FORT FINISHES JUS IRK All Measures Before The Legislature Disposed of

Church hare. Gbe was unassuming, and beloved by aH who knew her, a devoted wi careful mother and a neighbor and friend, ail of who most sincerely mourn her departure to the great unknown. She la survived by three eona. Cart, Morris and SSwood. and two daughters, Mre. Ada Cornell and Mrs. BHie Day. The funeral occurred from the M. E Church oo Tuesday at 140 o’clock. Interment woe made at Rio Qrande Baptist cemetery.

A GOOD GOVERNOR

Twelve Care Enured for the Run to which be resides, paying 41 therefor. and ptoaiUea fpr gunning without

thto license are provided

The measure was opposed by the rural members of tbe Legtolature and while tbe Governor bad It under con i(deration Tuesday a delegation of Aaeembtymon. composed of BUtte. ot Cape May, Nlchoia and Bn=k, of

and. Matthews, of Hunter'

don and Myers, of Stnsea, called on

urged him to veto U oo the

Had at the Club House—Will be First Event Thera For the Year of

I—A Hustling Organization.

RESOLUTIONS. Wbereaa. Qod lo Hh providence, and unerring Judgment, hath deemed it wise bo remove from our midst, our friend and President, Mrs. Sarah Stites. and Wbereaa. We feel her death to be a great lose to our Do loo. and the oommunity at large, for her many excefleau trolta of character; therefore be R Resolved. 'Qiat whHe we bow eubmhslveiy to Hie divine will, we also deeply and sincerely mourn the great lorn that we, as a Union, have bob talced by her removal, knowing that w e shall miss her wise and Judicious counsel lo matters pertaining lo the welfare of our Ubtoo: and be K Resolved, That in her death the family have low a kind and effec Donate mother, a loving wife, and the community an earn ret Christian worker, always ready to help forward the Master's cause; and be it Resolved. That by thto dispensation of Providence we are admonished to be also ready, for in inch an hour as ye think not, the Bon of Mas rometh: and be U farther Resolved, That the* resolutions be recorded fn the mlauUs of our Union, that they be pubHsbed In the local papers, and a copy be sent the family of the deceased. Signed by Committee. Mis. Ellen Sharp. Mrs. Alwiida Hand. Mrs. Georgle H. Edmunds. Mrs. Priscilla e. Rutherford Death of an Infant. Harry P. Grimm, eleven months old, son of tbe Rev. and Mrs. H- P. Grimm, died last ftiday eveokig of cholera Infantum at Hopewell, N. J. Tbe Grimm faxzdiy moved then about a month ago, Mr. Grimm having been appointed by Ooofereoce to tbe Hopewell church. H»e funeral was bald at the parsonage Monday afternoon at

With an automobile run and beefsteak dlnngr, the formal spring opening of the Gape May Yacht Club will be celebrated on Saturday. Arrmngemeols have been made to start from the Union League, Is Philadelphia about 10.80 o'clock fat the morning, the ruu to Cape May to be taken rather leisurely. About twelve cart have been entered in the run and at least forty fifty Philadelphlane win malm the

trip In the

The run to Gape May wtn be (sk-

it. The law tt to esttos tod, will bring a revenue of 410,00 to the atate every year

View, Ctermoot. and Cope May Court ansa. The Cape May Yacht Club to one at the most prumtaen along the Jersey coast and the members have ‘ racing and sortai dlveraiooe. J. Clifford edcipblnn, to ootnmooorc of the dob. Many Improvements have been made to the ddihoose, Indudtag the building of a new grOT The (it Saturday evening at 7 o’clock id on Sunday the return trip will

naUte the trip: Commodore J. CUfford WCaon. Colonel J. Warner Hutchins. Dr. Attar. Todd. J. F. Robert Wurch Louis P. White. Lewie D. Belalr. Henry H. Hunalcker, George H. Banes. Alexander 0. Yard. Ootooet Lewis E. BeKler. Georg E. Rhedemeyer. J. W. Tbropp. Arthor H. Gogher.

♦0th Anniversary. The advertising firm of N. W Ayer sod eon celebrated ks fortieth anoiveraery by a dinner oo Saturday the Bellevue Stratford. Philadelphia. The 600 guests Included some *40 employees of the firm and prominent In advertising newspapers and buskieaa cirdee. Tbe four present members of the firm, F. Waytand Ayer, Heno McKinney. Albert G. Bradford and Jarvis A. Wuod. the head of the table with the guests of honor. Over the stage wsz fourteen fool me ■al!loo In greeo as bearing the flnnf* seal with Ks motto "Keeping EverUetingly at h Brings Booceae,” In red electric fights A. Buchanan, dean of the btaV getdog staff, presented Mr. Aye with a silver lowing cup oo behalf of

ipSoyeee.

The Ono was founded hi 1M» by Nathan W. Ayer and bis aoo, F. Way-land Ayer. Nathan W. Ayer Tbe Patriotic Order Boos of Amerl k which was organiaed at Rio Grand Mltfc O charter

Cops May. N. J, April L 1»0*. We dexlrr to anooucce that we are gtrlng the LONG TON. *140 pounds fbe price to 4AM per Ion lor Egg. dtovs and Chestnut Coal, and 44.00 per toe for Pea Coal. Ten per cent, jlacount allowed If paid wflhln thirty Jays from dale of dellrsry. Should any customer prefer to pur ioa« on the SHORT TON bails of J0M pounds, we will sell same at *740 per ton for Egg. move and Guest out Coat, and 45-44 per ton for fYvt Ten per v-no *j■owed If paid within thirl/ days from

tats of daUvsry.

The Good Bills of the Last Bsaalon Appoved By the Governor, Many Bad Onee era Vetoed—A New Legal Holiday—Tenure of Office for School Teachere—Other Matters.

PRICES AT RATE OF 2240 POUND* PER TON. Egg, Stove and Chestnut Coal Gross Cash Prices

*740

One-Half Ton.... <JK *40 Jne-Quartar Ton. 242 240 Doe-Eighth Ten.. 1.11 140