u CIVIL WAR TIME STORY , ; •* *'■ • i . . j f iBMY OF POTOMAC WEDDING ; | Bow the Blushing General ; Booker Surrendered and i lost Bis Hair. ! B, x y i f - The following story of the Cjvil Wbt < was written by the late Col. George 1 W. Smith in 1662 and publwhed in the 1 ® Ocean Wave of that period : \ ' Soon after the battle of Fredericks- ' bun? it was understood that the army 1 i of the Potomac would go into winter 1 quar ers and recuperate for the spring 1 campaign. The men nod been in the *■ field for two years, and had marched r many hundred miles, had fought many - I battles with scarcely any rest. Half ' i the time they had nothing but the canopy of heaven for their tenia, and for music the singing of the mualtet balls, < i] accompanied by the .hoarse rumblings of artillery. About this time the old j Seventh New Jersey volunteers (the regiment the Cape boys chiefly joined ■ in 1861) Kid out a moat beautiful camp , on the aide of a hill among thepmes • in front of Fredericksburg. ~ , . „ The officers of the regiment knew j that Capt. Hart was engaged to be j i married to Miss Nellie Lamond, of , Washington, D. C., so they thought \ this would be a good time to break the j mo.otony of soldiers' life by weaving j in a little romance. The officers, pro- , posed to the Captain that if be waul ■ get married in the regiment at tn>s t r . time, they would give a. big banquet j : and ball, to which be consented. ' • Every man went to work and did his j < m bettin decorating headquarters. The \ | result was the most beautiful camp in < the army of the Potomac. Consent t f was obtained from Gen. Hooker com- \ , _ mandmg the army, fur transportation c to bring some sixty ladies from Wasnington, wives and sweethearts of the t ; offic rs of. the regim nc. Capt. George ' W Smith, . rmed with this document, ( was detailed to escort the ladies from t i Washington. This tittle company of non-combat- ] ants was received in the midst of great f t ' rejoicing' and cheers, and the playing 1 of milsic. The reception was truly 1 | rpyal. In the mean ime the regiment had pitched two big hospital tents in ' which to hold the banquet and ball, i i Tnese were heated in the usual soldier e •y style, with huge fire places, and for I- chiinu ys barrels placed on top of each | other. This was quite a novelty to the I •v ladies. 1 _ About noon the guests began to ar- t ; .rive in considerable numbers. Among j them were Generals Jos. Hooker, t s Sickle, Carr, Mott, Hobart, Ward, t > Revere. Kartlett, Berry, Colonel Dick- ^ inson and other aids, to Gen. Hooker, 1 p i " and many others. J | In a hollow square fcrmed by the regiment, a canopy was erected,, with 1 an altar of drums, with officers Hooker's arrival the band played t "Hail to' the Chief, " and.on the ap- v proach of the bridal party the.wedding i ...march .was . rendered. -It was .rather. 1 cold and windy .and threatened snow, I ending to produce a slight pink tint r r on the noses of those present. But the t '' 'ladies stood it with courage, and looked r to the unaccustomed eyes of "the t soldi rs, like real angels in their light t clothing. This was the first time in s many monihs that the soldiers had seen a white woman. To add to the dramatic force of the - scene the rest of the brigade and other troops were,drawn up in line of battle r not more -th^n a mile away to repel an J expected attack from the enemy. Few c Persons were ever wedded under more t Xci..u.. mo circumstances than Nellie t Lamond and Captain Hart. Ai er the wedding the banquet commenced, and a merrier nuptial party ^ never sat down to tables with keener . appetites. uGen. Hooker at this time 5 was at the zenithxif hia^Iame. p The eyes of the whole great North f were .turned toward him. and- especially that wedding party .of , ladies. .The dinner through, am speeches being in , order, one of the ladies requested of the gajjant General Hooker a lock of his hair. In the midst of blushes, (for Gen. Hooker at this time was a bachelor) he of course very politely Consented, but he little thought what « mistake be was making. Just as goon as he gave that pretty woman permisr • sion to cut a lockjof iron gray bair off, then the sixty other ladies made a raid or. him. with the same intent. Well, the General blushed more than ever, and made a little protest, but before l such fearrful odds^what could be do? c 1 For the first time in hisTife he un- ' conditionally surrendered. But after that raid of sixty cuts it didn't look much like General Hooker's head, the [ hair of which was celebrated for being t in the right place. 4 After this little episode was over ■ the whole wound up with a grand ball « and fireworks. The affair eclipsed an opera at the Academy of Music in | dramatic effect and reality.

Betel a lion passed. ' John Mecray Post No. 40, G. A. R. Cape May City, N. J. At a muster of this Post held Friday evening, January 8!, 1908, there waa a Resolution of Protest unanimously adopted against the charge proposed by an amendment " (No- 14) to offset ' the decision of the Attorney General which prevents soldiers and veterans . who are inmates of the State Home for Soldiers, Sailors and 3|prines at Vineland, to remain od said home after the death of their wives. - It is the unanimous sense of the members of our Post that inmates ■.■fa aid borne should not be deprived Jof the benefits of its care and support during their declining years simply because they lost by death their wife and life companion. We feel that • Poet in this department should take action and protest against this amendment which is now before the WM. T. STEVENS. Commander. A. O. GILE, Adjutant. COLD SPRING. Mr. and Mrs J Snyder visited Court House Saturday. Miss Mary Walter, late of Brazil, South America, visittd her relatives here last week. During the last f w years Miss Walter has made her home in New York, but two years ago t ntered in o a contract to spend a couple | of years teaching English to^the Sp <nspeaking people of Brazil. .Having her contract she has returned and was gladly greeted by her many f riends in this village, her childhood's home. . After a brief visit here^she returned to New Yprk wnere she Will enter upon college duties. Albertson Moore H lbruner encountered the first snow storm of .his little during the recent severe blizzard. Despite it all he seems well and well pleasdd in fact with this work-M-day world which he has just ned i. is big b.ue eves upon. He is the son of Georg and Olive HalCruncr,who resident present in the M. E. church hou e.| Mrs. John .Gibson and son Albert spent Tuesday with Mrs. L. Halbruner. Geo. Snyder, recently paid a visit his family and was detained, (unwillingly?) daring the severe tsorm. Hilbert Weeks, we are told, js an expert performer upon the accordion. 1 Ralph Schellenger, of Green Creek several loads of hay through ' Tuesday. Wm. Harris is hauling fire wood. ' Lucius Chambers is kept busy 'awing wood with, his gasoline power 1 engine. E. Hitchner with daughter Eliza- : spent Tuesday evening with Hoffman and family. Members of the D. of A. were at- 1 tcnti ve to lodge duties Tuesday p. in. ' A numbei* of ladies attended despite the low .registering of the thi rmom - 1 tor. Lawyer H. H. Eldivdge. of Philad I- 1 phia, was the gu--st of his aunt, Mrs. E. Cress-, over Sabbath. I Mrs. Win. B. Swain and son spent 1 Tuesday with Mrs. Harvey Snyder. Members of the Cold Spring school mof s home ,nf. ..Mr. and .Mrs— AL-.- , Mathews Thursday evening of last-j i week for the puipose of manufactur- , the candy to be sold at their festival the fallowing Friday evqniqg.. j Phillips,, principal of the school, , proved herself an adept in the art, and | the quality of the finished product proved to be of so fine a nature that i th^ demand far exceeded the supply. , A goodly sum was realized from its , sale. Don't fail to hear Ola Bidwell at the ] First Baptist church Monday night. ( When we say "Guaranteed" we 1 mean that if you receive no benefit from i the use of Rydale's Stomach Tablets , for indigestion or Dyspepsia, go to our agent from whom'you purchased ' them and get your money. Guaranteed 1 V. M. D. Murcy and^Co. feb ; Engraved visiting cards, stationery ' or wedding stationery at Star and Wave Office. Come and see samples Notice! The Wa y To Save Money Dont miss it A special sale for 21 DAYS . Goods will be sold at lowest cost Try once and you will ' come again. Prices same on wagon At LAVENTHAL'S, 319 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPh HAY.

LOCAL OPTION BILL' CROSBY PRESENTS IN BOUSE ! Provides That Elections ma; be Held iat Ofteaer tbu Oace ii Twe Years. | The local option bill introduced ■, in the.. House, grants to . the - people of towns, townships and ; borouchs, vil ages, cities and I other municipalities or wards therein, the power by popular vote to allow or , refuse the sale of intoxicating liquoty therein. Thirty tier centum of the voters may petition the judge of the Common Pleas, Circuit Court or Suprime Court Justice, to order an election to determine by ballot the sale of intoxicating liquors within the political division for which the petition is filed. ' The election to be held under the election act of. 1898. The licensing authority therein ahall not grant li1 censes t • sell intoxicating liquors, unless a majority of the voters at such : election so vote. This act is i(ot to apply to wholesale dealers, duly licensed ! druggists ; nor physicians prescribing lh" same ; nor in selling by druggists j in quantities of one quart or over for chemical and manufacturing purposes. El ctions may be held not oftener than 1 once in. two years. ! A violation is made a misdemeanor 1 with a fine of $50 to $200 for the first offense. For any subsequent offense the fine iB $100 to $5 -0 and the of1 fender may be imprisoned for three months to one year. Upon a second ' conviction, also, the piace may be ' aoatcd as a . nuisance.. or shall order ■ the person convicted to give a bond for 1 f i.UOO to i-isure Obedience to the law. Reierred to Committec-e on Municipal Corporations. OTHER LEGISLATIVE NEWS. Senator Hand has introduced Senate Bill No. 78, which validhtes.ordinanees giving private corporations the right to construct sewers, and No. 79.- an act confirming the incorporation -of companies to construct sewers. f Both were referred to thd'Committee on Municipal Corporations. They are for the relief of the Ocean City Sewer Companv. Senator Hand, also introduced a bill . creating a department of inland waterways, toe superintendent of which to receive $2,000 salary. Senator Leavitt's ,bill. No. 141, tenure of position for teachers, pri'n • cipals, supervisors and city superintendents of schools after three years' service, was reported by the Committee on Educatio. favorably on Tuesday. Senator Min h announce > that the committee on municipal corporations will hold a public hearing.on the pub- ! utilities bills next Monday afterSENATE BILLS INTRODUCED. No. 58, Mrs. Bobbins. § Abo.isbes ■ terminat' terms^of, offices of th? board the pa ago of the act. J(Judiciary) . ' No. 59, Mr. Robbins. Vests all the state sewage commission in the state board of health. (Judiciary ) No. 60, Mr. Robbins. Terminates the term of office of all members of the state board of health as now constituted. (Public hdalth.),. No. 61, Mr. Robbins. Amends the act of >887 creating a bureau of vital statistics and boards of hearth in the state b> providing for • the creating of a state board of six members to be named by. the governor, one to be designated as president and another a physician of at least five years' standing, as secretary. Salary $z.oou a ! $500 a-ditional for .secretary ; term six years, so arranged that one member tha(l retire each'year. t Publie health ) , Np. 62, Mr. Ackerman. Amends | electi n law.- so as to remov.- doubt as to right ot election officers to receive at least $30 for services in cities of more than 30,000 inhabitants. (Elections.) • No 68, Mr. Ackerman. Provides , for the establishment of free employment bureaus in first class cities with a superintendenvTo&amsmed by the (ffiief of police at a salar^of $1,200 a year. (Labor and industries ) No. 64, Mr. Minch. Provides that officers of pities of the third class passing to the second diss by increase of population, shall serve for terms . elected (Municipal corporations.) Hou.-e 65, Mr. Minch. Amends the corporation act of 1896 by permitting educational institutions to wind up affairs by applying to the chancellor for a receiver or trustee. (Corporations.) No 66, Mr. Minch. Provides that the commandant, adjutant, and chaplain Of the Home for Disabled Soldiers, sailors and their, wives shall b namec b* the Governor instead of board o1 managers. (Revision of laws.) No. 67. Mr. Minei. Creates tin iffice of commissioner of reports t<j,b' managed by th governor, term of five

Inpter 'rwwto' shaH* detune j w£at part if an, of th, report, of -tale j printed. (Munincipal corporations.) - No. 68. Mr. Minch. i re- tes a de- • powers and duties, abolishes the present commission and transfers duties to a single commissioner tq. serve five ) years at a salary of $8,000 with the right to appoint surveyors and other agents, grant or sell lands with approval of the .governor. (Riparian l&ta.) )§ No. 71, Mr. Loavitt. Requests state treasurer to refund state tax paid where valuations are reduced by county boards, or credit the same if not paid. (Miscellaneous business.) No. 74, Mr. Bradley. E tablishea a atatc department of public accounts with a chief auditor appointed by the governor for five years at a salary .of $3,000. (Financial.) No. 75, Mr. Wakelee. Revises the district court by permitting two or mote municipalities where the population has not warranted the establishment of such courts to combine and do the civil work now "perform by justicea of the peace. (Judiciary.) !l No. 77, Mr. Wilson. Amends act fixing salaries, of prosecutor^ of pleas by permitting the prosecutors of Atlantic and Bergen counties t d .receive an additional compensation not exceeding the ampunt of their present salary (Revision of laws.) No. 81, Mr Brown. Permits allowance of from $5 to $25 to discharged state prison convicts, according to behavior. (-tate prison.) No. 83, Mr. Frelingbuysen. Creates Raritan river flood district, to include Hunt Hon. Middlesex, Morris, and somerset counties. (Municipal corporations. ) HOC E BILLS INTRODUCED. ♦House Np- 90, Mr. ''olgate. Fixes a penally of $20 for each swan; goose, brant, nver or sea duck, purchased or offered f»r sale, except as provided jn S rction 3 of the game act. (Game and fish.) No. 91. Mr. Ginnelly. Exempt ' h- > censed dentists from jury duty. (P- < and H. t No. 93. Mr. Burpo. Authorises ; i boards of chosen freeholders to ex- j f pend not more than $2,000 per year for ' law books for county law libraries. (T. , > and T. ) » No. 94, Mr. Sullivan. Increases jurr i -diet ion of city district courts from $300 to $500. (Judiciary ) 1 No. 97, Mr.-Lewis. Amends the ict! - relative to licensing undertakers, ^crn^- j > bahr' rs. etc~ (Public Health.) No. 98. Mr. Hines. Amends the! , election law relative to the .returns^ which the election officers shall make. | No. 99. Mr. Daab Appropriates ; > S.NiO for the distribution of state re- , i .. .r s, legislative bills' and other docu- j > m.-nts to free libraries. (App.) . i } No. 100, Mr. Devine. Incorporates . j Inirough of Wahwah, Bergen county, j - 1 - Borough and borough corporations ) No 102, Mr. SulHvan Makes it a ! misdemeanor to make false affidavits as to the titles of real estate trans - ! f. rred. (Revision of laws.) [ ----- - - A Real Estate Transfers « Anglesea— James J. Harriet to James i J McDonnugh. Lots 26. 28. block i 227. Robertf R. Corson to John J. Kay. i Lot 21, Fifteenth avenue. Cape May City — Charlotte M. Hand to Charles W. Vassar. Lot near Jack j ) son and Chestnut streets. I Charles W. Tarr to Ella Springer ; ; Kee'er. * Lot on Queen and Madison j f street. s Cape May Point — Columbia Securties j i Co. to Gaston Miller. Lot 52, block K. ; I Middle Township — Jacob Garrison et ; ux to Syvlester Spence. Conveys! j Reuben Ludlam Farm, near Goshen. - on main Bayshorfi Road. s Holly Beach— H. H. Ottens to Wild- . s j wood Land Co. Lots 1 to 30, block 88 ; i and 9 to 11, block 28). ! Oceaq City -Char. otte T. Tor boss, to Mary E. Dunakin. Lot 229. section A, g 1. L. Currier to Ira S. Champion. . Lot of land on Ocean and Atlantic aveWilliam M. Butz to Martha N. Beli. \ Lots 873, 875. sectfon A. Abel Scull to Abbie Bowen. Deed dated 1897, lot 387. section C. 1 Rayn ond T. Moore to .'anies Pay ran 8 e' als. Deed dated 1897, lot 346, sec6 tion F. Sea Isle City — SalTie T. Ludlam to s Setdon Twitchell. Lots 10, 11, 12, { block 3. -1 Wildwood — Waters B. Hurf to Wayne r Hotel Co. Lots 4. 5, block 5. Whileboro— George H. White et als to Noah C. Cherry. Lot" 20, block 33, l section 1. Wildwood Crest — Wildwood Crest Co. i ' to Ida S. Stevens. Lo's2i, 22. block 12. Same to same. Lot 19. block 2. San e to same . Lots 23, 24, 25, 28. 29, block 7. , Wildwood Crest Co to Joseph Dunlap. Lots 44. 45, hlock 13. i Wildwood Cres Co. to Harry E. Weir ! Lots 11 and 12, block 63.

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