¥ \ -1 CAPE MAY STAR™. WAVE ! WEEKLY EDITION

FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 6 - CAFE MAY CITY. N.J.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1908 _ . THREE CENTS A COPY

CRESWELL LEASES aTUE WINDSOR , BOUSE WILL BE OPENED SOON Veteran Hotel Man Will Eddgavor to Make Windsor Centre of attraction. The Windsor ha* been leased for the ooming year.by R. J. Cress well and will be opened as soon' as it can be put ' in the proper order. The Windsor is a i line hot: -e and Mr. Cresswell's long years of experience will enable him to ; , make it one of the most ..popular. j When he managed the Brexton it was > . the centre of interest and crowded with : people most of the time. Particular : pains will be taken to make the Wind- t > aor table under the new management, i entirely pleasing to the moat fastidious < and exacting. It is to tn. noted that t throughout his long career Mr. Cres- t well's numerous guests have always 1 t boasted of the table and of the stir- I passing neatnesss, and attractiveness < in which the houses which Mr. Crea- t well has been proprietor, have bees t kept. He will make a strong effort to i emphasize in the Windsor everything t I* which will tend to the comfort and en- t 'joymenl of his patrons. Many friends t , will hope that this late-t venture may t prove a large success t r TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS ; FOB SALE. I Coal and wood business, located on d ' the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad ' at the foot of Perry street. For in- v formation apply to Cape May Grain t and Coal Company, 627 Washington f street. Cape May, N. J tf g * - ; - , b SPECIAL k Pork chops, 2 lbs for 26 cents. # b -4 Sausage, - lbi for 25 cents. — - - A Prunes, 4 lbs for 25 cents. . ° Apple butter, 28 cents^ paili Soup peas, 5 cents a Excellent coffee, 20 c nt a lb. 1 Hens on a strike. Eggs 80 cents dozen. Baking Powder, 4 cents a tumbler. , Oranges. 18, 20 and 25 cents dozen. Cranberries. 6 and 10 cents a quart. Crackers, 4 lbs for 25 cents. t Fig bate 12 cents lb. •30 different varieties of National Bis- S cuit Co' s. cakes and crackers at the usual low prirea. All goods promptly delivered. J, WOODRUFF EL DREDGE, West Cape May.

J?0R RENT— Small houses at $10 per month. Apply to Dr. S. F. Ware, Qapc May. 12-14 tf WANTED — Farms and country houses wanted this section: 23£ per cent, after sold. HAHR, 418 E. 7»th Street, New York 1-18 17t FOUND — Silk belt with enameled buckle. Loser may obtain at this office by proving property and paying for this advertisement. Rooms for light housekeeping or a . small house. Best of references. Address Z, Star and Wave office. It ~ Hyufeis FOR RENT . 10 rooms, city, water, gas, one quar- < ter acre orland ; $13 per month. , 8 rooms, city, water and gas; $11 per month. 2 ten room houses, electric lights. 1 gas, bath, fire places, stationary < ranges. $15 and $15 respectively. GILBERT C. HUGHES. J 214 Ocean street.

For Sale— A Bargain ' A bargain on easy terms. 14 room j cottage very nicely furnished on Stock- I ton avenue. Must be sold at once, j owner going abroad. Address Sol. Needles, Cape May City. 1-18 4t j # Real Estate Bargains Three cottages for s*le or exchange, : two in Cap May City and one in West Cape May. Also building lots, and a .good truck or poultry farm. Bell ; phone 57D. GEORGE H. REEVEo. i Broadway and Yorke avmuar I West Cape May. WANTED — A representative in this' county by a large real estate corpor- ' ation. Special inducements to those-' who wish to becdme financially inter- 1 ! ested. The Real Estate Security Co.. I Fort Dea born* Bid 'g. Chicago. 2-1 4t • The New Paint StOCO John LRtle has dpened up the busi- , ness of selling paints at the corner of I I Jackson and Washington streets and it ( is just the place to buy fresh paints. «S-2S-tf O'a Bidwell. the female- baritone, at , the Baptist church Sunday night. ■ , (CWIWOEB OB MOW tiO-j 1

Thrilling Adventure at Glcr.waod There were "things dojpg" at the I Glenwood Wednesday evening and if k you don't I eliere it just mention "burglars" to those whf make their home there and see what happens. They i call it a joke now but some of them ; were badly scared at the time. Wti- ; ter and Harry were the mischief (i makers and on them now rests the j wrath of the victims. The story is as follows. A can of sherbet had been | made in the afternoon and placed in an . unused room at the back of the house uncil they were ready to use it, Hariy sni Walter thought ;t would be great • fun to hide the can so in tbe evening I j while the other members oi the house- ; j hold were engage;! in various ways, i they made an excuse about going out : J for-cigars and.after going out the front > j door made their way to the back of j the house but "found doors and winlidows securely fastened. 'They then i re-entered the house going up the front stairs and through the long hail to the back stairs wHich opened -into the room in question, securing the can they carried it out and hid it and then left all the doore in the back of the hquse open. Returning to the shortly afterward they excited the others by saying they had seen a couple of men sneaking around the side of the house. The story was taken seriously and it was thought best to investigate. In "numbers there is safely," so they went one and all to the ba^k of the house and here their suspicions were quickly aroused by the open doors and tracks of snow on the stairs, which of course had beqn made by the jokers as they came down. It certainly looked like a "sure , enough" case of burglary, and a thorough search was made of every room in th house, some of the gentler sex , they would not be ablevto , "sleep a wink" unl- Ss the intruder, ] found. Of course Harry and Wal- ) j enjoyed the consternation and . fright of the others to the fullest de- | gree.but they finally had to tell the secret as the joke was too good to but "he who laughs' last laughs j and the victims are threatening } S-EflKenga .which will reverse the joke on the other aide — so beware camera fiend and veteran en^ man. CAPE MAY'S i WEEKLY HAPPENINGS j LOCAL NOTES AND COMMENT ' Occurences an<l Move- t nients, Together with References ^ to Public Maters and the news c of the week. ' b li s

Miss. Elizabeth Hitchner, of C")d Spring, was an over Sunday guest of ~ Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hughes. : Mrs. W. J. Fcnderson has Been i among the grip victims the past week. Harrf H. Eldredge, of Philadelphia, . was an over Sunday visitor with Mr. , and Mrs. Walter N. Hand. • Miss Bessie Hoffman, who is spenfling the winter in Burlington with her sister, Mrs. Percy Benckert, is spending a week here with her pkrehts. She was accompanied by her little . niece. The funeral of Joshua Polston occurred Monday at 1 o'clock at the home of his parents on Yorke avenue. Mrs. Joseph He«- is spending some time in Philadelphia where she is receiving treatment for her eyes. It will be oflnterest to many of our readers to learn that Mr. and Mrs. ICOUWO w icmtl Hint ml. OI1U IQIe.

Samuel Doak are the hanpy parents of j a baby girl, Mary Stillwell Doak. 1 1 Grandpa Chtrlie wears a broad smile I of satisfaction and it i- the "smile 1 1 that won't come off." ' I Harry Hoffman, of Philadelphia, was . j a visitor here with his parents Monday. | Miss May Neal, of Rio Grande, was a guest of her aunt. Miss Eliza Reeves, : Monday. I ; Dr. ai'd Mrs. S. Eldredge Ewing are I entertaining Mrs. Herman Cartwright, of Camden. ! Lesli" Ew ng was an over Sunday 'guest with his sister, ' Mrs. Southard , ! Eldredge. James Hand and family, who have been residing in the Letts cottage on York avenue have moved into the half . of Marcy cottage on West Perry Btreet. Miss Helen McKean is making an extended visit with friend* in Philadelphia and to other points of i teres L To Break ia New Sho i Always Use ' Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It prevents tightness and blistering,' cures swollen, sweating, aching feet. At ail Druggists and shoe store 25p. Sample mailed FREE. Address. A. S Olmsted. Le Roy. N. Y. 2 8 4L

• INTERESTING • V NEWS NOTES y — ° OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE if ' i — — • Incidents Which Have Attracted » the Atlention tf the « Star and Ware y ' 1 S. R. Stites was one of theoandiS dates in the meeting at Wiidwood, of "■ the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, atgl when • he was referred to as one oT.the J'sap 1 tilings" he informed his fellow mem- 1 1 bers that he was- the oldest Cedar in ' the room and, the oldest Freemason, j • Ho was first mide a "Cedar" in 1872! 1 and has been a Master Mason so long I 5 that the memory of maa runneth not 1 to the contrary. > ft ft (• : The Five Fathom Bank Light Vessel ' No. 79.* moored off the entrance of [ Delaware Bay, about 6 5-8 miles south- : southeasterly from the shoaiest part of 1 Five Fathom Bank, New Jersey, here1 tofore reported adrift, resumed her ! station February 4. 1 ft (• ft Mr. and Mrs. William Claussen have 1 arranged their affairs here and will ' take up their residence in Philadelphia. The recent death of their.daughter was a severe blow to them and Mrs. Claussen found it impossible to exist witb so many reminders of her loved one, constantly before her. Mr.; and Mrs. ' Claussen are very grateful to their ' many friends for tbe thoughtful kin - ness of which they have been the rc- 1 cipients and will always ^remember their pleasant associations here. Our \ people, "regret their determination to i remove and hope that as time h- als their painful wound they may again , take up their residence here. ft ft ft William Waldorf has purchased of t Cresse, the property on Man^iop«^street, known as the Mansion ' House Bakery. ' ft ft ft Merchmt Tailor Charle Scherer is | now making extensive improvemeents { in the property located at Washington „ and Decatur streets and expects to r have a thoroughly up-to-date ladies' and gentlemen^ tailoring establish- c meut completed for an Easter opening. : , ft ft ft When a Cape Mayan reads of vexa- [ tious difficulties with the telephone j "centrals" he recalls that here, at j. least, thei^eis as little cause for cnti- t cism as possible. Our "hello" opera- a are as courteous, attentive and ob- y liging as possible. ■ iging as posaiDie.

- — Aft ft —. Id The State Railroad Commission of jf New Jersey, by its majority, asks that the power of ^fHyng transportation in rates be not imposed upon 71- It qrguea that the execution of such power i, would require commissioners especially skilled in railroad affaire. This is a i remarkably modest 6tand. It is in such |. extraordinary contrast to the outresphr ings of boards in various states that I- all bearings are lost Nevertheless, there is a common sense about it which < e appeals to thoughtful people. « *> « Notice is hereby given that Five e Fathom Bank Light Vessel No. 79, moored off the entrance to Delaware e Bay, about 6 5-8 miles south-southeast-erly from the shoaiest part of Five 1 Fathom Bank, New Jersey, parted her ■ r moorings on Sunday, February "2. leav- i , ing tbe station unmarked. , >. — ; — i

f The vessel will return to her station ( as soon as new moorings can be sup- t e pplied. e By order of the Lighfrfiouse Board. ft ft ft J> g The city debt of New York is $700.000,000 and preparations are being'" " made to sell $50,000,000 more. 0^ course New Yorkjpui^a great deal to j c show for tne enormous debt as pro a- j bly most cities have. ^ ; s f ® ft ;a TJre "Cape May County Times" is j about entering upon, its twenty-third ; ' yar and has been purchased by a syndicate and George Carpenter Connor, I 8 who has rp^ided at Wiidwood for aev- ;JB ; eral years, has l een a adf editor. The i 1 1 initial issue under the new manage- 8 ■ ment is a handsome one and a vigorous a ■ and up-to-date paper. It is a seven ' column, eight page paper, filled with interesting news and comment. It is Jo be "Republican but independent," n aud thus the long boasted "only Dem- e ocratic paper in Cape May county" d passes into oblivion and Democracy is •' ' without a newspaper in this count; " ' committed to its interests. 1 ft ft ft Col. J. M. Denton, of Hazelhurst,' E

Gar. a regular summer yi6i .or here I i for several years past, the guest of Adam Soelkc. and a fonner^stieriff and ? prdaecutor of Jeff D«vis county, Ga., J we are pleased to learn has declared himself a candi-Ja e for the Legislar ture. Col. Denton i« well known ali j i alonqr the coast, particularly at Holly Beach and Anglesea, -where he each d summer whiles away a part "of the summer with Mayor Frank Smith, ofRolly Beach, who each fall makes a return to the Colone]'r plantation Tn quest of the fleet winged quail. ■ he friends of the Colonel wisli for him good luck ip his candidacy and were .he a candif date here he would win without ques1 tion" ft ft ft j Adam Suelke, of Cape May and . Philadelphia, hos returne J from a two ' , weeks shooting trip to Hazelhurst, 2 I Ga.. with 175 q-iail and 2 wild turkeys ! ; | as the result of his very successful j ( hunt. While there he was the gu-st , of Ool. J. M. Denton, a well known . Cape May visitor. I ft ft ft ] f Congressman Loudenslager recently , received ar express package that conr Uined an unexpected gift, yet one - which he will always priz- very highly, j . It was first sent to Philadelphia and then forwarded on to .Washington. It ' was accompanr-'d" by a let-er from . t Comma-Kier Hall, United States, Navy. ! an officer with whom Mr. Louder.slager I ' has not even a personal acquaintance. I " who asked l.i u to accept "this liitle 1 a package." The . nclosure is a beautiful clock, all in polished copper except' ° the face. It is emphatically symbolic of the navy, as it carries parts of almost every paft of a fighting ahip. ! '.oudenslager is now th- econd c • on the house navalmommittee. s ft 9 •) ' J- West, of Gloucester City, r sday received the Republican p | J' 'ueus nomination for state ; o'ler and he will be • lected at ll I the Joint meeting of the legislature n next Tuesday. He will succeed J. Wil- 11 I trd Morgan, of Camden, who has held J the office sinre 1902. He will com S plete his second term February i8. C: T v> position pays $6,000 a year and the t( term is three years. j P The caucus nominated Joshua E."]11 Borton, of Burlington, Presiden of lc the Security Trust Company, for i 11 another term as state director of rail- ! roads. Joshua Engle Borton. the caucus!01 choice for state director of railroads, j ai is the son of William T. and Martha [ u (Lukens) Borton. H ; was born in Mt. pl Laurel, Burlingtoft county, November, | eE 1863. and received his education -in the public schools of his native town, in I® the High school at Moorestown, N. J.. | ul and nt the State Normal School in | fe Chester. Pa. He is one of the ! bc eminent Isu-vn^j nf • i. .. j Sc _ eminent lawyers the Sute and

served in the Legislature for two f years. t — , WIL/nON W. WHILLDIN DEAD i TVilmon TV. Whilldin, aged 62 years, ! ' died Sunday last at hfs home in Palm ' Beach, Florida, after suffering for i some time with grip SKATES - SKATES . SKATES Hockey or Club for boyB or men. j Ladies skates, in fact, we have a ' large lot on hand of all sizes and different prices and grades. Skates— Skates— Skates. CHAS. A. SWAIN, j FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Regular service Sunday. The pas tor wil! preach in the evening on | "God's Love S^ory." Mis- Ola Bid- j well, the famous female baritone ; singer who gives an entertainment at i wno gives entertainment

the church Monday evening, wiii also sing ai the Sunday evening service. Notice of Removal I wish to announce .hat on and after ! j March first I will be at my new store, j 1413 Washington street, where I will < j carry a full line of cloth suitable for ! I Ledies' and Gentlemen's* clothing to j your order. ^ "1 12-6 8. - ELI ROSENTHAL. | | Illuminating Company Supplies Fixtures. ' j The Cape May Illnminatiug Gompany I supplied the very neat combination j i_gao and electric fixtures for the Pres ] jbyteiian parsonage. The selection, shows excellent taste and the .fixtures I j are deddediy ornamental. V. M. A. FNTERTAINMENT The Young Men's Association is in I need of funds - and will give a special j entertainment in the Auditorium Tuebevening, February -it. Atf excel- | lent program «f music, recitations and i ■ four little plays have t-ee ■ arranged, j Ticket* for sale by members. Re- 1 served seats at Ma ry's Drug Slqre. j Don.'t miss it.

5 TOE cin • COUNCIL MEETS i REHULAR MONTHLY TEmDN f ! Large Qnanity of Basijess Dis- ; posed of Toisday 1 Eveciae. I . ' At the regular monthly meeting of council held Tuesday evening there were present Doak, Elwell. Hand. Stillwell ; Hand, Joseph ; Moore, Shaw, : Townsenci. After the reading and approval of the minutes of the last r.guuir and intervening meeting, a number of communications were read. A bill for advertising claimed by the Philadelphia Press Company refirred to the financial commitwith the suggestion that if be discovered whether Council had ever ordered such advertising and if not refer matter to City Solicitor. Mr. Townaend, chairman of Police Committee presented preamble and resolutions for the regulation of the police And provided for monlhly ' meetings of the committee for the ' of oomplaints against police-' mt*i. Mr. Townsend gave his views. 1 ] at length on the subject and made it | clear that the committee' intends to N that every member of the force 1 shall perform his duty or face uis-mi-sai. Special policemen will be re- v quired to sign an agreement that they t will cease work at the expiration of the per od of time provided for in theii t contracts, this being thought necessary «j order to stop suits at law for the t oi damages by special s policemen, have bcee discharged B from the force. The commit- t will meet on thalast Friday of each month at the Ciiy H .ll. Tha commitconsists of Townsend, Doak, Hand, * Former Solicitor Learning reported ® £112.50 in his hands belonging to th. city awl asked instructions as to how V dispose of it He was directed to ir into the hand* of the City TTeas- " Tire ill An item of $460 paid for a car- vor lumber never received was re- p l'erred to the finance committee for adjustment with George Ogden ancf Son. oi Joseph Snare, executor o£_tbe estate si of Eiizatieth Devine, filed a complaint ti against th use of the name of the es- ti tatahn advertised tax sales, since he promptly paid all taxes due from the ni estate and the lots advertised were c owi-ed not by the estate but by the tl C«pe May Land Comp.ny or individuals. The communiciation was re- cc fernd to the Assessor. The surety to of the Mayor, Recorder and City w were uresented and annmvpd ^ presented

0 Two arrests were noticed in the police z report, on charges of assault. ^ No action was taken upon a petition j from the Cape May Real Estate Cnmt J pany with reference to sewers, n | The appropriating ordinance passed r | first rending. James Rice wa- elected j engineer of the fi e department. Wil- * : liam Porter addresed council and de- ] scrib d his efforts to have Cape May 0 . removed from th - "unfair" list of the r 1 | Federation of Musicians of America, ' -land requested council's assistance in a I supplying evidence for the purpose. ^ Brinton, who was here in 1906 with a w | band, left ten days before his contract ^ expired and council d dined to pay him $5<>0 due on tbe season's contract He it j entered suit and his evidence was so d ■ insufficient that h- 'was non-suited, ri ■ | Nevertheless he made such representaf tions to the Federation of Musicians p - that he succeeded i i having the titv ■f i i

•° placed on the "unfair list." Mr. Porj ter, who is a member of the FedcM- | tion. has devoted considerable time to j havi-.i» Ihe stigma removed and will no r j doubt succeed. Cou cil gave him a j vote of thanks for his efforts. He anil | nounced that the Federation rates for r j bands were $30 per week per man and 0 $50 per week for the conductor. A | communication fromlThomas B. Harper I was read in which he agreed tct test ' upon selected lands for water, at a ' l charge of $20 per day- and costs of fuel y ! and handling of machinery to the local- 1 i Jity. On motion the clerk was directed ' j to employ him "a^d to notify him to 1 1 1 come without delay. i si On mot on the Eastern Telephone i Co npa y was authorized to repair tbe city fire alarm system while working j on their own "Tines. \ 1 i The Oity Collector reported that he f 1 had paid treasurer $10 too much in set- c - j tling for taxes received and requested i - ! an order for its refunding. Referred C 1 to finance commi'tee. ! j A petition from Richard Campion C - and others for surface sewer was or- s . , dered published. The treasurer re- ! ported balan e in treasury. $9067.86. '(

THE INLAND WATERWAY The inland waterway is practically k assured and with .the .efforts of every 3 resort from Bay" Head to Gape May for the required legislation there is y no doubt that proper provi-dons wiil be matte and active work begun thi« year. The first ..work should be dooe * between this city and Atlantic City because in this .section'' "of the sountfc there will be fewer difficulties, and Xbe greatest number of resorts will be benefitted. ! PERSONAL MENTION : OF VISITORS ~~ \ E3M SOME INTERESTINfi NOTES i ■ In this Column Will Appear Personal News Only— Star and Wave Readers Are Requested to Send in by Phofleor Otherwise. Mrs. Norris G ask ill and daughter, of Atlantic City, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E3-*Lovctt. Mrs. James E. Taylor and daughter visiting friends in Camden.. Miss Mattie Schellenger is paaaiqg the week among friends in Philadelphia and Camden. Miss Sue Hildreth is spending the week ^t the Hotel Chalfonte, Atlaji-' tic Oity. Percy Rothell, Frank Mecray and mining engineers, started on for Arizona. They reached their camp on Friday afternoon. They will start at i^nce prospecting and sinking a shaft. They exp.ct to be there about six weeks. Mr. Edward Lovett, son of Mr. and Mrs. -Geo. 1^ Lovett, who ha6 bten employed in New York during the winter, has returned home for a brief visit. ^ Th* school children have be°h enjoying- themselves skating on Lake LHly which has been exceptionally fine the past three days. The Trolley Company, after being out of service for over a week have succeeded tin clearing up a portion of line and their cars ate making usual schedule. Lin -men are repairing and installing poles on the Reading road between Cape May and Woodbine which fared the worse during the recant blizzard. R Samuel Crawford, foreman for the contractors, Doyle and Doak, was in town'.Tuesday and stopped at the Glen-

Oliver Hobbitzei! and Oliver Hobbit- — — — « zell, Jr., both of Baltimore, were Fri- »* guests at the Virginia. Mrs. H. A. Crease, owner of the Chalfonte Hotel, spent Wednesday here and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hughes at the GlenClayton Marks, a relief telegraph operator for tbe Pennsylvania Railroad. is spending a week at the Glenwood and is relieving the operators along the line between Cape May and Junction fur day each while they go to Camden for their annual examination. Mr. 8nd Mrs. Rienboth, whose home at Summit. N. J., arrived at the Aldme Wednesday evening and expect to remain here for a month. F. N. Barns 'ale and C. A. Lane, of and Louis D. .Anderson,

of Reading, took dinner at the Virginia Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. M. A. Lengert, Philadelphia, are spending a week at the Aldine. Mrs. Lengert is just recovering from a recent illness and is here to regain her usual health. F. A. Furst, of Baltimore, made a business trip here Saturday. Messrs. Dingec and Leavesley, of Philadelphia, were visitors Tuesday and took dinner at the Glenwood. Robert F. Cartwright, Sr., and Harry N. Crowder. <Jf New York, and W. McKee and G. M. Marcus, of Philadelphia, were guests at the Virginia Monday. Kiss Neal Soon to be a Bride Cards have been sent out for tbe wedding of Miss Mary Eleanor Neal and Thomas Jefferson Riley at 2:15 •! o'clock on Wednesday, February 12th, % . the First M. E. church at Bio " Miss Neal is th- daughter-of jf Mr. a- d Mrs. «Fred B. Neal, of Bio Grande, and for several years has been teacher in the school at Court House. .Mr. Riley is station agent at Rio Grande for the Atlantic City Railroad,