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CAPE MAY HERALD.

VOL. IX. no. in.

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

*1.00 PER Y EAR

m COUNCIL give mm More Storm Water Sewers Under Present Bond Issue

ONLY TWO BIDDERS

) Harvey Bennett Gets Contract tc Build Storm Water Sewer* on Washington, Queen and Corgle Sts., and Mad<son Avenue—York Bros Are the Only Other Bidders.

CHy CuuncU iut-l m spot k>Q oo Mtwiday otouiuc. t< Utls lor builtluuc storm salt oo Wasluucton. Queon, Oo aiul MbiUmuu aveniH' PmcrtUtl* Hue an iulorn ln« sas held U> tonsluer th la the ordtiuunc published d pust three weeks .All members were preset Mr SuWke The contract for the set

' MRS. CHARLES H. ELDER DIES. , Natlva of Dsnnlaville and Wlfa of , Prdfnlnant Clargyman While considered on the road to recovery from a vary malicnant attack of confluent smallpoz. Mrs. Uharles H, Elder was suddenly seised with •epeta shortly before 3 o’clock last Thursday afternoon and died less Chan half an hour later, at the Municipal Hcapital, in Yreaton, » here she boon for )uat one week. *r. Mr Eider went to the yard of hospital at > o'clock, where be been In the babtt of learina Ire ro and other dainties for his wife and dautfiter While there Thursday hU daughter went to the window and spoke to him. She said that her mother had passed a good night and day and that she sea delirious Just at that time. The pastor tried to e« courage his daughter and said that he positive that she would recover. Just fifteen minutes later the girl raised her bands to her face and beto cry. h wee then that Pastor Hide: learned that his wife had Juat

died.

The grief-stricken msko wept like a child, and being unable to see Upbody be had to turn and go back home and break the news to his daughter. Uaugene. who is 14 years old.

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bid waa JtlPb JO The only other bb was Y'urk Bros * hlch was *iu566 lK About two thotacand feet of sewer Lto be laid. The contract for laying cement walks for the Madison avenue walei Works on Washington street was awarded to Joseph Press. foi JT7 15. James 1. Clarke's bid was tin

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t $78.0!

Great Season Coming. The good prospect* tor the com In. season cannot be dented. There ap pear* to be a larger number that ever appreciating the ' advantage: which Cape May has to offer In cot tage life, for the renting of cottage: proceeds daily, and it seems certal. that the season will witness ever seal’s We coUage occuptod. This wti be assisted by the early expansion o the railroad service and the ir.augur, lion of the summer schedule. May 21 Itndge trains both morning and afuv noon will be Indtalsd In the service In wlir!

- railroad sccommodt

Free Schollrship The twentieth competitive eramr nation for, Free Schcikrships in Rut gers College, the New Jersey 6tat. jt'oUege. under the* act of March 31 1890, as amended by Chapter 90 o. the Laws of ISOS and Chapter 26 o. She Laws of 1909, will be held *• each County Court House In the State on Friday and Saturday. June 4U and Sth. 1909. beginning promptly a 9 A- M- continuing until 6 P. M

each day

Particular attention k called to tb< fact that hereafter tbeae scholarship are open to candidate* for the degre0 Bachelor of Arts (A. B l.Jsnd to 1 he degree of Ba/helor^f - YeUer i Liu. B ). as wen ns for the degre of Bachelor of Science (BRc.l. ^ ■Fur further^ Intoi-motlon write t the College or to 0. O. Barr, Count, Superinteodant-

New Plan for Exams.

Examinations of pupils In the gnu mar grades of the public schools f Cape May county will be under new system devised hr Super Intel* ent O. O. Barr, which will obtain on formtty throughout the county. Th. sixth and seventh grades will be ex amlned In their own school building! by their own teachers, beginning MV 10. The rxsmlnations of the elghtl grade, which will admit pupils to thi high schools, will begin May 17 a< the school buildings at central point*

Mrs. Elder loavtp two brothers and three al^ery—Harvey Nickerson, of Norfolk. Vs.; James Nickerson. South Denote; Anna K Nlckeiwon, of Philadelphia: Lydia Nickerson, South Denote and Mrs. Josephine Goff, of Ocean aij. ,

JUDGE CANNING NAMED. To U. 8. Circuit Court to 8uoeaad

Judga Dallas

1’nitad State* District Judge William Mersbon Lanning, of Trenton, waa last Thursday nominated by Free Taft as Judge of the Circuit Court of the 3d district to succeed Judge George M. Dallas, who retired

last March

The nominal Ion was not a surprise, lasmuch aa the New Jersey Jurist had the support of both Senators Penme and Otlver. and Senators Briggs id Kean of New Jerwey. . . Judge Lanning la equally aa well known in Pennsylvania aa In his own State. He waa born near Trentoc.Mo cer county. New Jersey, sixty years a ted from Lwwreoc vflle Academy in 1866, and for sev era! years thereafter taught school In Mercer county and at the old Trenton district sc boot. He was admitted tp the bar In No -ember 1890, and became city sotlcitor of Trenton In 1883, a place wfalc held for four years, becoming Judg

BIG JUMP III MTIOII County Board Says Will Raise Thirty Percent For County

SCHOOLS UP 25 PER CT.

The Increase in Taxes AM Caueed By Road Building, The Paying For County Board of Taxation and For Failure of RhUrwsa. to Pay Their State Tax en Tima.

Mias Miriam Elder, the seventeen |of the District Court to 1887. He v ■ear old daughter of the pastor [a member of the special ccwntnlsalon rent to the hospital to look after her I which framed the present township mother . j laws of New Jersey. He was elected

There will be a Mg increase in taxes In Cape May county this year according to a letter sent to sawn or by the Board o’ Taxation. The asses sore have been notified that the county tax will be $27,660. or about 30 per cunt, greater thte year than 9* 1908, and the State school tax about $16,323.63 more or 3G per cent more

than lawt year.

The brave girl had late tided maloing at the institution until mother recovered. She slept In same room with her and cheerfully* waited on her at all hours of the night when the woman became realleas. About five year- ago. when there an epidemic of the disease In Trenton. Miss Elder had a touch of varaloid. She then became Immune from the aeaoe. Before leaving the Institution her clothing was fumigated and •he was given a bichloride of merctwy

hath.

The funeral was held In Trenton sat Friday afternoon at River view cemetery. White there were but a half dozen carriages ia the funeral procession, yet Che mourners at the ave numbered over 400. R wan'one of the largest gathergs at a grave at one time, where

republican member of Oougresa fro* the 4th New Jersey district in 1903. He also was a member of the Board of Managers of the Trenton Savings Fuad Society, director of the Meehan National Bank of Trenton, and made Judge of th* United Stales District Court, district of New Jersey, on June 1. 1904. Judge Lanning was urged for promotion by former United State* At- ( terney-General Griggs and s boat of New Jersey attorneys who called In body on the Pr«*ldeot several weeks ago to present the matter. INTERESTING FACTS For Cap* Maay Members and

Others.

The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of New Jersey are In convention In the Masonic Terngtc, in Trenton, the sessions having begun on Toeaday, and win end today. Ad-

s'si loved by aS. Their love for her was also shown In the great number

tl floral offerings.

Six dergymew took part In the services at the grave. Shortly before 5 'clock, many persons gathered at the Elder home. 117 Perry street, where •he only service was a short prayer jffervd by Charles 8. Leigh. After the waiting coaches had been Tiled the hearse containing the body, icaled in a metailr cagket,came along tnd went at the bead of the pnv

TUed with handsome flowers .many Cher pieces bad to be taken to the emetcry to coaches and trolley caws. At the grave Rev. T. 8. Oooks. if htorrisville. read the scriptures, while Rev. George M. Hughes, of Neutral M. E. Church, offered prayer.' Her. Dr. For, pastor of State street YL E. Church, had to shorten Ms talk •ecsus* of the approaching storm. 9tetricl Superintendent Alfred Wagg cave an address. The benediction was tlven by Rev. George W. RidouL pastor of Wesley M. B. Church. Rev. J. ftogers then led the mourners to sing ng -‘Shall we meet Beyond the River The organisations of the Trinity M. £. Church contributing flowers were :he Bonded Debt Society, the choir, be Sunday- school, the pastor’s Bible ■lass. Ladies' Aid, official board. Bpworth League and Ushers' Union. Mrs. Elder was Miss Mary EbNickiraon and was born August 23 1369 is South Denote, Cape May county, was the daughter of MX. and Mrs.

On The Golf Links,

la spite of the wet links 8atwda> afternoon Colonel George W. Boyd General Paaetngvr Agent of the Pem■ylvanto Railroad, and Edwin F-Oooi played a foursome on the total o thhe CWpe May Golf Club with Lout* H. Ayres and Thomas W. T TW alghty-flve acre# rempntang the

M. E. Church. Mayflower Lodge No *68, 1 O. O F. will worship to the M. E. Church on Runday morning May 16. ■jtifi ~ ‘ IP*..., “flodaty. Ute theme *f 7-41 P- ax. will be “te' “ t of AS BrU '

aa a

while Mr. Eldar was to Ocean county, lathe earlier years of ttte mtnJstrr that be Mrs Ehfer. <and the courtship

April 3. ISM: Tbey have two child- , ran. Miriam and bnogepe.'Mrs. Hitler want to Tram

tor’s appointment Church some yeai

jh bar hnaband’a ministry and getlatic work, she has beau more s prominent factor la .the roU-

Juatlce Tranchard Entertains Supreme Oowt Justice and Mis. Thomas Trencbard entertained at their Bridgeton home over Saturday and Sunday a house party composed of Vice Chancellor and kin. Edmund >aming. of Camden; Circuit Judge and Mrs. Alien B. End icon, of Atlantic City; and Law Judge and Mr*. Jama* M. E. Hildreth, of Cape May. An automobile trip to Salem for the Jurists and a bridge party for the ladies which Bridgeton aoclety attended were two of the vldbd on Saturday.

of Cape May. la represented by May Frederick J. Melrtty At the staiMarch conclave of 6f. Johns Comndery, of Knight Tempi or* for Pennsylvania, held In the Asylum to Masonic Temple. PUtedetphU. Mayor Melvin, who has the honor of

joorary member of that

body, was present renewing old friendship* and recalling to mind the

it recollections of the PHgrimtde to Cape May by thte orgai the former admlnlsMayor Melvin, and our'

Mayor did not lose the opportunity v extending an lovitailoa to them on behalf of the Oily of Cape May. to repeat their visit thte summer.. Tney assured hint the oompitotenl aouU receive consideration by

School Boards Meet

The Association of County School oards mat to the high school build tog here last Thursday afternoon and County Superintendent Barr explained to them the operation of the new school law, end'the teachers tenure of office act receorly enacted.

Are Completing Job.

■rs. Joseph a Hughe* A Boo are compieUarxhe painting of the otp tage of Pater Sblekte oo Beach

v'oper commltti

L'o Wednesday of last week organization of NoMes of A. O. of the Myatic Shrine was Laid their beautiful temple, Broad

Spring Garden streets. Philadelphia, which was attended by Major Mai rtn, who is 1 also a member of thte Masonic body, and has been for many

years. Hte friends wham ht this occasion recalled with

when

on the Iron pier. At that thpe they royaUr entertained by member* of the arddr here and clllsens of Capa May. At the teat week meeting Mayor Melvin

Knight .Tempters of Pennsylvania will

Uke piice to Philadelphia. 24. 26 and 26. Water Oman

tariied and will Jeda In the grand parade which W« taka ptom on TO*w r morning,May *tb. Cape May wlU represented in th# paeada by May Melvin. The route of parade ataritog at Broad and Diamond streets, at 9.29 A. M-, wttl fa* down Broad atiwst

itatag to the

to the pastorate. Ms wife was actlre-

and Newark will than bp • «*«»• . the meeting of the Haw Jerpey State- Brewers- Aasociattoa. fated teed Friday, the maker* of bear rseUvad th. l*gal optotoacf

-The Her ted I* f

of yaars pate to anotohy t I1.0M to pay oa the tadAted- t therchmch. 8tw was ateo to 1

clerical position In the office of the New Jersey Pottery Company, later taking charge of the company’* sale! room* kt New York City, and aubae quendy becoming eaJeaman on th* Western and Southern route* for the firm. At a later period he eer a a commercial traveler for the Bast Trenton Pottery. He kept hard xt work with his law studies and war finally admitted as an attorney L. 1882 and a* a counsellor In 1889. He early demonstrated that he ha<. superior mental capacity, haring *i unusually clear mind, and he ha* been constantly forging to the froc: in bis profession. He Is today dear!) the leading cotxity Judge in the state. *nd in legal circles hte advancemen: higher Judicial honors has Ion. been Anticipated. He served ms ao{! citor for the oM borough of Chan bersburg from 1881 to 1888. and foi the city of Trenton from 1889 to 1902. and from 1894 to 1896, when he was made Otty District Court Judge. H* served there until hte anointment a* county Judge in 1900. and he was re appointed to that office in 1906. >r to going on the bench Judge ReHatafa waa active to politic si lift at Trenton. He has always been t staunch Republican. He has been very :h Interested In religious work is a member of Bethany IVatoiTterlan Chtwch, to which hf ta an el der and teacher to the men's Bible das*. He Is one of th* directors of ’oung Men’s Christian Aaaocia lion and the chairman of the commita foreign work of the name society. He is also chairman of the ad riaory board of Florence Mission.

WEST CAPE MAY are very sorry to note the 111of Mrs. Weaifaerty, mother of Mrs. Edward Steer, who Is suffering tram a stroke of peratysta. She was

but has recovered somewhat at Oils'writing. Her many friends faopt. ' r-a speedy recovery. ^ The Btttes homestead oo Mechanic street Is a most Inviting plane to look Juat now in Us Spring dreaa.

Juat take a walk through the Boro god vicinity and see the many beau-

the ** m

Hildreth, widow of the late

Surrogate William Hildreth, of Otoe May, Court Howe, and bar son. Lawyer Pennington Hildreth, have moved

Osnmen cottage, where they

Mr. HMd

CAPE MAY POtNT. Cape Mtay Point is tmdergolng

vacant lota and the building of side walks. The'nee borough government fate taken rigorous hold of affairs

Boring itself a useful factor. t of lot* have been*purchas-

ed by Philadelphians and others dorIpg the past year and there are sevdrsl ootiagosWd bungalow* to pro-

of erection sad more to foi-

tpyr. Another Important development there U the purchase of the Moreham Hotel by the fltoteis of 8^- fcs-

eph, of Philadelphia, by whom it

C. I COURT HOUSE. At A meeting of local taxpayer* to „ Men's Hah at Court Bouse last — —-• petlttoo tothe^to set off a Ore was preperaa. and B. U BoaA Hurrtei and Alfred Ooogwr ^ (

NEW 0. 6’. DIET. JUDGE. Hen. John Ralistab, of Tranten, Pro moled to the Office. last Thursday Hon. John IteUstab Judge of the Meritor County Courts, waa made U* 6. District Court Judge tor Now Jersey. Judge Rrilstab Is a self-made man the true sense of the term. He was boro to Trenton fiftyoce yean ago and after attending echool went to work in a pottery at the age of 14 years. It was during Ids apyn-n dcesMp In the pottery that he took p the study of law at night. In order to complete hte studies he left the trade of potter after he bod

Coal!

Cape May, N. J, April 1. 1909. Wa desire to announc* that we ar« giving the LONG TON, 2240 poundt The price Is $8.00 per ton for Egg. Stove and Cbastnot Coal, and $6.0u too tor Paa Cool. Tan per cent discount allowed if paid wtthln thirty days from data of dell very, Should any customer (wafer u> pur chase on the SHORT TON heats o. 2906 pounds, wa will sell same at 17JO par ton for Egg, Stova am. Chestnut Coal, and $6.44 per too lot Paa OoaL Tan per canL discount allowed if paid within thirty days ftoo

date of delivery.

PRICES AT RATE OF 2240 POUNDfc

One-Half Ten 4.00 Ons-Quartar Tor. 2^2 One-Eighth Ton.. 1.11

Tracing Ancestry.

American famllla* have con what they call family'trees; few, however, going beyond the fiev)uth Century tor the stump upon which to bolld. Several Cape Way famine* hare lively and flourishing growths, bat It la the Springer family that baa outdone all other* to driring far back Into the past for Its

Soma years ago. Joseph L. Springer

Springer, of Dope Mhy Court House. of the Ute Joseph C. Springer, of Odors, set himself assiduously to work and traced his patotaal ancestry back to ■’William The Springer" named by Ktagly authority becaua some heroic deed In the Fifteenth

SHU unsatisfied Mr. Springer re- JPjV" rntlv renewed his urMtral research Br **-Half

Has and historical works, went t

cess figured largely aloug the It

Is of Indisputable proof that evee King Edward the Seventh of England

Is of the same line.

Mr. Springar’s note*. If printed.

Buys Important Real Estate cord was made in Philadelphia oa Saturday of the recent sale by y C. Broisaky to Jere X. Creese, f Copt. Maurice Crease, of CWpe May. of the plot of ground. 100 feet by m feet 6 Inches, at th* northcoraer of Skth and Ohaotnot ate.. that city, on whk4 the - “ build * large hoasekeegtog apert-

H. Morris for a t $13,660. to another deed, Wm. arts for k consideration of *1*.-

Clarka'a Pracsaa Walks James t Clark#, Is laying i nr procest comeat write ta < May. ooe of which Is that laid at th* - R. to station. He la Soteg part* of Cape

conras ige COW HEBE Cape May Is Entertaining Visitors-Will Have a Busy Summer COTTAGES RENTING

Gross Cash Prices

One-Half Ton.... SJ» One-Quarter Too. 1A3 One-Eighth Ten.. AS

Egg, Stove and Chestnut Coal

Pea Coal

i Prices ^ 4J0 V \ n *

Grass Cash

*5.44 *4.90 One-aHatf Ton.... U7

if bilte era not paid within THIRTY

DAY8 from date

count will be allowed.

I Nut Coal SUE a tan for Must b* paid for whan

mu ice co. J. HEURY EDMOTDS SnpL 512 WishJsgton Street CAFE KAY, 5. J.

earning Local R**> tor*—The** Who ' Cotlaga Colony—1

Interest Con-

C. E. Wilson and family, of Wayoi a-, have »«cur«l a cottage f<

the

Captain Frank G Edward* wa* a Sunday vlakor after an aboence of several months. Comptroller John M. WaJteo waa among prominent Philadelphia vte'tors here on Sunday Will lam F. H- Reed, of IhlUdelphla, waa amot* the Cape May visitor* of last Saturday Mias L. K Bringhurat wlH again occupy the EMeen cottage at No. 24 Ocean street for the sunmrre Washlugun Warner baa purchased the George Foster house at Washington street, north of Sydney avenue. Thoma* B. Schellenger. of Lewes, Dei., bao been vtalUng his sister. Mrs. Zererioh Steveo*. oa Gaerney street. Sir*. Gvorgr D McCreary came to Cape May yesterday to prepare their tmmer cottage for occtg>ancy. Mr. and Mr*. Alfred C. Thoma* wlH won take posacssloo of their cottage >t Stockton avenue and Queen streeL Mia* Boyer, of Holly Beach, waa guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Barr, it their Hughes street home over r. and Mrs. John D. Johnson, of ML Holly, are guests of Mrs. paarents. Judge and Mrs. unes M. E. Hildreth Mrs. Kate Mtooer. of NuUey, N. , and her dsxtehter, Mr*. Black, are •ccupytog their Booth Lafayette 8L. •ttage for a abut sea arm Lawyer Earnest T. Williamson, of Newark, was a visitor to Caps May >»er Sunday, staying with his mother Jr* Ortas Price, on Lafayette 8L Mr. and Mr* Alfooto Bennett, of lennantowp. are occupytog their .-‘TankUo street cottage. Their son, Kareoce, visited them over Sunday. Reuben Cohen and family ore octhelr Ocean street cottage. Captain Don*hay, of the detective force as their test. Mr. and Mrs. William J Sewell. Will thte summer occupy the Ogden cottage tfa Kearney avenue. They will dose their Philadelphia hometote month. Prank Willing Leach, who has been guest st the Windsor, while regalnig health, will return to hi* home . Tuckerton today, after an absence jf three mouths. *s B. Harper, of JenUntown Pa , and Mrs. Harper came

He

Lawrence Reeves, son of Matter Humber George W. Reeve*, sad wife are vtoKiag hte parents hers. Lew-

• master of matte end the on of the M. fi. Church was

treated to hte playing and singing on

BuDday evening.

BASE BALL NEW*. Base haU te the greatest of all American games and wherever row go notional game U played, k It the most Interest lac of all sports

Th* Philadelphia Proas M th* fc aatfaortty of the entire SporUag World accuracy and ra-

_ aas of ball waa played far Watt <MB* May and Cape May CUT oa Saturday, Watt Cope May taking