Cape May Star and Wave Weekly Edition

FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 1. CAPE MAY CITY, N. J.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 4. 1908. Three cents a copy.

TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS Consult This Column for Servants, Situations, Apartments Personal Notices from Friends, Lost and Found, Etc. and Use It To Advertise Your Needs FOR RENT--Small houses at $10 per month. Apply to Dr. S. F. Ware, Cape May. 12-14 tf DO YOU WANT TO BUY Do you want to buy? Do you want to sell? Do you want to rent? Do you want to borrow? Do you want to insure? consult SOL. NEEDLES, Agent for Glen Falls Insurance Company and others. 508 Washington street 11-16 ly TO RENT VERY CHEAP Rooms, housekeeping, second floor. Office rooms, first floor. Large house for the winter, Cape May City; also farm to rent year 1908. Apply to Edward Cresse, West Cape May. Consult Hand & Eldredge, 310 Wash ington street or 106 Perry street about your fire insurance. Twentv-four years experience. Best companies. Prompt attention to all business. YOU CAN HAVE IT At any reasonable price you may offer. Must be sold at once. A 12 room furnished cottage on Grant street. Full and unobstructed Ocean and Bay view. Only a minute's walk to the beach. GILBERT C. HUGHES. Agent. 214 Ocean street. Cape May. FOB SALE— Cheap, cottage, close to beach; small amount of cash required. J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street. The New Paint Store John Little has opened up the business of selling paints at the corner of Jackson and Washington streets and it is just the place to buy fresh paints. 3-23- tf THANKSGIVING SERMON ON SALE Dr. McLeod's Thanksgiving Sermon has been published by the Star and Wave in pamphlet form and is on sale at this office. 12-14 tf The Star and Wave carries a large stock of job printing materials of all kinds and is prepared to fill orders immediately. WANTED—Second hand bags and burlap. Any kind, any quantity, anywhere. We pay freight. Richmond Bag Company, Richmond Va. 7-6 25t FOR SALE— One pair heavy draft horses, wagon and harness. Apply to John Seymore, Erma, N. J. 1-4 3t Real Estate Bargains Three cottages for sale or exchange, two in Cape May City and one in West Cape May. Also building lots, and a good truck or poultry farm. Bell phone 57D. GEORGE H. REEVES, Broadway and Yorke avenue. West Cape May. For Sale A six room house for sale on Mechanics lane, price $1500; $750 can remain on mortgage. Apply Wm. Frohner, Fourth avenue. 1-4 3t Public Sale On account of poor health, Jere S. Hand, will sell at public sale at his [??]te residence, on the Henry Rutherford farm, Saturday, 'Jan. 11. 1908, at 1 o'clock, the following articles : Two good cows coming fresh the first of April, 1 market wagon, 1 buggy, 1 two horse open wagon, 1 one horse wagon, 2 horse plough, one horse plough. double cultivator, sectional harrow, horse rake, corn sheller, hay cutter, double and single harness, hot bed sash corn fodder, forks, hoes and other articles to [too] to numerous to mention. Purchases under $5, cash; over $5 credit will be given on approved sepurity. If day should prove stormy sale will take place next fair day. JERE S. HAND. William T. Chambers. Auctioneer. HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST MUSIC? "Two Blue Eyes," "Dolly Dear" "There's Another Picture in my Mamma's Frame," "I just can't make my Eyes Behave" "Good-by, Sweetheart, Good-by," "How'd You Like to be My Wife," "My Virginia," "There never was a Girl like You," "When the Whip-poor-will sings Marguerite." Lots of others. On sale at Star and Wave Music Store. If you do not see what you want ask for it. If not on hand we'll order. Remit 20 cents to cover mailing and price of music for each piece. GET YOUR POSTERS At the Star and Wave office which has the best facilities, largest quantity of type and will give you best results. If you would like to purchase a farm J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street, has them for sale from 4 acres up.

DEATH OF LITTLE CHARLES PHILLIPS Charles G., the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Phillips, died at their home on Hughes street, Monday one o'clock, after a week's illness of great pain and suffering. He was seven years of age, a manly little fellow, bright and quick in his studies at school, and very much loved by his playmates, for with his loving disposition he endeared himself to all who came in contact with him. His death was a great shock to his parents, he was the treasure of the home and all their hope and pride were centered in him and all the community feels the greatest sympathy for them in their great loss. The funeral occurred Wednesday from their residence. Interment at Court House. - PERSONAL MENTION OF VISITORS SOME INTERESTING NOTES In this Column Will Appear Personal News Only — Star and Wave Readers Are Requested to Send in by Phone or Otherwise. A party composed of W. McCarty, S. Riker, 3rd, and Mrs. F. D. Harman, arrived here in an automobile Thursday evening. They made the trip from New York making stops at Lakewood and Atlantic City on the way. They were guests at the Virginia. F. B. Taggart, of Philadelphia, was in town during the week. Mr and Mrs. D. B. Rae, of New York, were over Sunday visitors at the Virginia. Mrs. Electa Edmunds is on an extended visit with friends in New York and Philadelphia. J. F. Jacoby and William M. Stockhauser, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday here and took dinner at the Virginia. H. B. Van Sciver. 6f Philadelphia, has been spending a few days at the Aldine with his friend. Elmer Hess. Horace Tompkinson is enjoying a vacation at the home of his parents in Pennsylvania. Miss Anna Clark was a visitor with relatives at Woodstown where she attended a banquet of the Masonic Lodge Friday evening. Thomas P. Ourley and daughter, Miss Helena Curley, were over Sunday guests with Mrs. H. B. Paul, at the Aldine. Miss Octavine Ware is spending Christmas holidays with her mother in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Justi, of Philadelphia, who own a fine cottage on Ocean street and spend their summers here, were over Sunday visitors and stopped at the Aldine. Mrs. S Gordon Smith, of Conshocken. was a guest over the holidays of her parents. Alderman and Mrs. F. K. Duke. In these days of the uncovering of graft, when everybody is asking, "What can be done?" comes from the fastnesses of Pennsylvania a stirring story, which we quote from "One Man and His Town," in the January McClure's. Roseto was a collection of Italian shacks, and "Bangor said that Roseto ought to be wiped off the face of the map — for Bangor was coming to a sense of the seriousness of the situation. Fifty or sixty Italians scattered within her limits had been bad enough; two or three hundred, segregated in a ramshackle village a mile away, ready to break out at any time with an epidemic of typhoid or the long knife, were a menace to the health and the peace of the community. Those were the days when Bangor mothers used to warn unruly children by saying. "If you don't mind, the Eyetalians'll get you and carry you off." The Presbyterian church sent out a missionary, who didn't last, and even the Catholic church finally fell into the sheriff's hands. In this happy state came Father de Nisco, an Italian priest, a disciple of Abraham Lincoln. With his own hands the priest tidied up the rubbish heaps, and his people followed suit, "Eyetalilan Town" has now become the flourishing town of Roseto. Father de Nicso is at once Captain of Industry and Labor Leader, Excise Commissioner, Board of Health, and Chief of Police. He has two classes a year in "American Citizenship." The account of his work is well worth perusal.

THE NEW YEARS DISPLAY THE MUMMERS MAKE SUCCESS — Big Parade and Many Unique Features Amuse the Spectators The New Year's Mummer's Parade was a great success, could have been a greater one, if other organizations and individuals had become sufficiently awake to their opportunities. The streets were crowded all the afternoon as a consequence of the attraction and looked quite inspiriting. Ogallalla Tribe Red Men, was prominently represented, both in a large number of horsemen attired in their picturesque costumes and also, by braves on foot displaying the beautiful banner recently acquired. The Cape May Athletic Club, under whose auspices the parade was arranged, was represented in floats, in horsemen and in various other features, all of them amusing. The President of the club, Frank Wrisley. accompanied Mayor Melvin and ex-Mayor Millet in a barouche and all these gentlemen saluted the crowds pleasantly as they passed along. The Mosquito Club of boys in laughable rigs was an interesting feature and the various wagons representing the commercial interests were typical. The fire department's display must have been pleasing to all of our citizens, for the array of machines showed that we have very good provision for fire fighting. They were handsomely decorated and the horses are fine specimens of that animal. The whole affair was immensely creditable to the city and to those who planned it. The Cape May Band supplied the music. It shows what can be done when a few people get together. What could we not do, if everybody united in any project that might be proposed? Lets try something for Easter, say, all together. INTERESTING NEWS NOTES OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE Incidents Which Have Attracted the Attention of the Star and Wave Children of the public schools at Swedesboro are having the time of their lives. All day they can sit in school and chew gum or eat candy, and when their supply runs out they can go to their teachers and buy more, for every teacher now runs a confectionery store and sells the children all the candy they wish to buy. The profit from these sales is to be used to purchase a piano for the new $38,000 school house, now in course of erection. Of course, the rule forbidding children eating in schools hours has not been revoked, but under the present circumstances it is but natural that the teachers cannot aways see when it is being broken. ### "Responding to a request," Representative J. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia, has introduced a resolution providing for the restoration and continued use of the motto "In God We Trust" on all silver and gold coins of the United States. The resolution calls for the official rejection of all coin designs of the present year and the destruction or mutilation of all dies from which gold and silver coins minus "In God We Trust" could be coined in future. ### Because of the mild weather very few wild ducks are found in the sounds and gunners have given up the quest for them until colder weather makes the conditions which cause them to flock to the sounds and the upland ponds in search of food and water. ### Mr. Bryan is going bear hunting. You can see for yourself that the great Commoner isn't missing a single trick this time. ### The Masonic banquet was held in the Auditorium, the only place in town suitable for so large a gathering.

UPPER TOWNSHIP ALUMNI MEETS The sixth reunion of the Alumni Asspeciation of Upper Township was held at Palermo, December 26. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, Frank Frambes, of Tuckahoe; vice president. Mrs. John Wallace, of Tuckahoe; secretar, Mrs. Robert Smith, of Petersburg; assistant secretary, Mrs. Jaa. S. Smith, of Petersburg; treasurer, Willard Young, of Beesleys Point. Much credit is due the officers and participants in the very entertaining program for the general success of the evening. The star of the Association is surely in the ascendancy. Each year not only adds members but enthusiasm and the annual meeting holds high rank among the festivities of the holiday season. MASONS CELEBRATE ST JOHN'S NIGHT - ENTERTAINMENT AND BANQUET - Ladies Enjoy Masonic Festival for First Time in Fifteen Years - It was a large and representative group of ladies and gentlemen who gathered on Friday evening, 27th inst., at the Auditorium on the occasion of the entertainment and banquet given by Cape Island Lodge, No. 30. F. and A. M. It was one of the most pleasant social affairs given in this city in several years and the committee in charge deserve unbounded praise for the zealous effort which enabled them to achieve such a success. The committee consisted of the stewards, Stilwell Hand and Charles York and Thomas S. Steven, Frank Mecray and S. F. Eldredge. The musical [musical] and literary program was as follow: Quartette, The Chase, Geibel Tenor Solo, Happy Days, Strelezski H. Calvin Winger Cello obligato played by Harry P. Page Stories of Irish Life — Humorous, Harry P. Page Quartette, Fun and Frolic, Parks Bass Solo, Sail Ho. Petrie Theo. Burkart Cello Solo, Largo, Handel Harry P. Page Quartette — Humorous a. The Rebuff, Sprague b. A Romance of Berlin, Sprague c. The Life He Led, Parks d. Minister and the Boy, Macy Tenor, Popular songs of the Day Harry Preston A Bit of Blarney — Humor Harry P. Page Quartette, The Lost Chord Addresses, Rev. James McLeod, Rev. James Burns, Rev. H. P. Crego "Auld Lang Syne" MENU Maurice River Coves Celery Queen Olives Sweet Gherkins Jersey Turkey, Oyster Filling Cranberry Sauce French Peas Sweet Corn Parisienne Potatoes Sherbert a la Peterson Fried Oysters Tomato Sauce Chicken Salad Mayonnaise French Rolls American Cheese Swiss Cheese Mince Pie Ice Cream Water Ices Lady Fingers Nuts Raisins Fruit Coffee Tea Confections Cigars "Auld Lang Syne" was sung at the the close. Start the New Year Right. Do your purchasing where you get the best goods for the amount of money spent. This coming year we are going to try and give better service in all lines of our business than before and goods we do not carry in stock we will try and get for you in short time. We ask for a continuance of your trade., this coming year. CHARLES A. SWAIN, 305-7 Jackson street - Engagement Announced The engagement of Miss Ella Goff Bush to Charles H. Chase, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S Bush. - One million dollars is appropriated for the construction of public schools throughout the provinces in the first bill of the Philippine Assembly.

THE CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD Old Officers Re-elected Excepting Solicitor, Thomas P. Curley Chosen In accordance with the provisions of the city charter the City Council met at noon on Wednesday and after the reading of the elections returns, Mayor Melvin, who had been previously sworn in, stepped forward and administered the oath of office to the newly elected councilmen, James J. Doak, Samuel H. Moore and William Elwell, the latter being the only member not in council year. The new council then proceeded to organise, James J. Doak and Dr. S. F. Ware being nominated for president, Ware receiving six votes, Doak two, and one being blank, cast by Doak. Ware was declared elected and on taking his place made an address in which he said that if there had been any wrongdoing in council he not know it and believed that all councilmen had endeavored to serve the city according to the best of their ability. There were many unpleasant things said which were without justification and he thought citizens should not give forth impressions of the city or city government which were damaging. People who are sufficiently interested in city affairs to criticise the management of the cit [city] should attend council meetings and give council the benefit of their advice and assistance. The council and the city have many difficulties to contend against and need help and counsel not thoughtless condemnation. He suggested, also, that each committee be a committee of three or at least two, not of one man. At the conclusion of his remarks, Recorder John W. Thompson, was elected city clerk, register of bonds and superintendent of water works; Edward Sayre street supervisor; J. Spicer Leaming, J. M. E. Hildreth and Theo [?] P. Curley, of Camden, were nominated for city solicitor, Learning receiving two votes, Hildreth two votes, and Curley five. Curley was declared elected. William Hickey was elected engineer of the pumping station; S. H. Townsend, city engineer; F. C. P. Speace chief engineer of the water works, and Samuel Barton, assistant; Enoch W. Hand, city carpenter, and Edward Long, street laborer. Council then adjourned. Pennsylvania Bar Association to Meet Here. The Pennsylvania State Bar Association is to be entertained here and to hold their annual meeting at the Cape May Hotel here in June next. Some of the most prominent jurists of the country will be present. Did You Hear Them. Honey Boy. Every little bid added to what you have makes a little bit more. Won't you be my honey, and many other new catchy hits and just think all you have to buy is the Records. The machine is free, at Tenenbaum's. THE DENNIS TOWNSHIP ALUMMI [ALUMNI]. The seventh annual meeting and banquet of the Dennis Township Alumni Association occurred on Tuesday evening and was one of the most successful of the series. Over one hundred members were present and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. Miss Minnie Way, president, was in charge of the affair and Edward F. Jefferson was toast master. As usual there were able and cultured responses the various toasts, full of interest and amusement. The young people who constitute the alumni of Dennis Township, are as fine as this county have ever produced, each of them has not "hitched his wagon to a star," they are in many instances developing fine ideals and ambitions. The membership includes two students at Yale, one at Columbia, one at the University of Pennsylvania, one at Brown and others at other institutions of learning. There are numerous teachers, who owe their greatest inspiration to the county schools and there are successful professional men and business men. The county and the township has reason to be proud of this group of its school boys and girls of a few years ago. Particular credit for the unprecedented success of the seventh annual meeting was due to Clarence T. Way, who is very much interested in the alumni. He responded eloquently to the toast, "The Ladies;" Miss Maria

Miller beautifully to "The Committee" of Arrangements;" Mr. Ralph Taylor, of Yale, ably to "School Associatons;" Mrs. Marcia Smith, nee Miller, pointedly to "School Days;" Miss Rho Beesley briefly to "Our Guests; Mr. David Goff to the "Upper Township Alumni ;" Mr. A. W. Hand to "The Alumni Movement," and Mr. Stephen Jefferson of tbe Dennis Township Board to "The Board of Education." The tables were removed at tbe close of the evening and a dance indulged in. The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. K. Carroll; vice presidents. Miss Maud Corson and Charles Tomlin, Jr.; secretary. Miss Mary M. Ludlam; treasurer, Joseph Meerwald. A fine banquet was served. - WEST CAPE MAY'S WEEKLY HAPPENINGS LOCAL NOTES AND COMMENT Social Occurrences and Movements, Together with References to Public Matters and the news of the week. - Miss Clara Wheaton, of New York and John Blosser, of Philadelphia, were over Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wheaton. L. T. Hoffman, of Philadelphia, visited his father, Reuben Hoffman, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stevenson and son Frank, of Swedesboro, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eldredge this week. Miss Mary Doughty who is employed in Camden, has been visiting her parents for a few days. W. Scott Eldredge, who is attending Princeton College, was calling on friends here during the week. Miss Mamie Maclntyre was an over Sunday visitor with her brother and family at their home in Philadelphia. William Fenderson, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his parents. Miss Mae Neal, of Rio Grande, visited her aunt, Miss Eliza Reeves Sunday. Miss Rosa Search, of Philadelphia, is spenidng [spending] a few days here with relatives. Joseph Swain, formerly a resident of the Borough, now of Pleasantville, was a visitor here Monday. Mrs. Thomas Eldredge, Sr., met with a painful accident Monday evening. While walking on Broadway she fell and struck her arm on the cement walk breaking it at the wrist. Mrs. Thomas Hughes was a Philadelphia visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Newell visited friends in Philadelphia this week. Mrs. Cleveland Gordon and children have been making a short visit with relatives at South Dennis. Mrs. Thomas Eldredge, Jr., and son Leone, have been visiting relatives at Millville. Frank Reeves has been spending a week with friends in Millville and Bridgeton. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Neal were guests with Mrs. Neal's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Turner at their home in Rio Grande. He would be a bold reformer indeed who obstructs the path of seeming progress by deliberately advocating reduction in the size of American newspapers and periodicals, and "if the figures and asertions of the forest experts of the federal Government are correct, and if no other satisfactory raw material for paper is discovered, the near future will compel the paper and publishing industries, willing or unwilling, to adjust themselves to entirely new conditions. Whatever the present opinion of publishers may be concerning the necessity or wisdom of a great number of pages per issue, thoughtful and intelligent persons generally find the bulk of modern publications, especially of Sunday newspapers, a source of continual annoyance. The huge comic picture supplments are often so puerile that they enduce a sense of melancholy; yet merely to divert thoughtless men and women for a brief Sunay morning hour with impossible and extravagant pictures printed in loud colors, thousands of stately spruce and hemlock trees upon tha northern hills, which have raised their graceful branches to the sunshine and rain of many changing seasons, have lived,— in vain.— From "The Newspaper and the Forest," by W. S. Rossiter, in the American Review of Reviews for January.