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FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 17. J

CAPE MAY CITY. N. J., SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1908. f

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SAILING PARTY. II Miss Bessie En tri ken gavi a sailing party to her frierftis on Monday everting, which was enjoyed very mucnv, The chaperons were Mrs. Gertruue •v . Hughes and Miss Helen Entrikf n. \ Captain Frank Entriken was pilot and 0 «' chief engineer: Those included in die party were : Misses Bessie Entriken, Jfttflcent Hand, Florence Ware, .Hele^Jj Moore, Jeanne Hand, Carrie Focer, ' Laura Hughes, Fannie Thom|>»on, \ Octavine Ware and Anita Hand, j Messrs. John Weaver, Albert Litde, , Sals ton Rogers, Dudley Moore, Leroy Wilson, Jessie Rutherford and Albert Rutherford. j 1 j tell world Your wants l 1 WANTED— to purchase, small safe i c suitable for residence. Address Star c and Wave Office. 4-11 8t | c PINE nUHC FOE kill J £ X have for sale several thousand of ' idling ranging in. length .from twenty- J! five to fifty feet. 11 FRANK BATE, 4-26 3t Fishing Greek. fi A (SOKE BUSINESS LOCATION t On Washington street, right in the 8 cen«er of the business sectiou. House £ - -has ten rooms, all conveniences ; large basement. A chance for a good profit If bought now. Write and get patioulars. a GILBERT C. HUGHES, * Real Estate, v 214 Ocean street. Cape May, N. J. j- — : i WAN TED- -Manager for New Branch p of our business here in Cape May. _ Write promptly, with references. The Morris Wholesale House, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1 8 FOR RENT — The Glenwood, popular p small hotel, eligibly located. Apply p to any real estate agent. 4-11 tf # WANTED— Experienced liquor salesman wanted - by large distillery. Must- be well acquainted with .looal d trade. Splendid opportunity for repu- d table man. Thos Ward, 69 4th avenue, h New York. o NOTICE I All person's are-forbid -placing lung- d •crabs on the beach from Coxe Hall Creek to Highland. C. S. SHAW. J. H. SHAW. g S. T. SHAW. d A. B. HOFFMAN. Dated Fishing Creek, N. J., March 21, 1908. 3-21 6t FOE EOT FOB SALE c Town of homes and cement pave- F menu. Houses with or without stable, a , — Small farms, building loU. George H. Reeves, West Cape May. Bell Phone 67 D. ^ — — — r For Sale. f 1 steam engine, one boiler wood t splitter and .,ew extra shafting and i: pulleys, one good horse, lot of red s cedar posts. Apply to CapejMay . Grain and Coal Co. 1 : : : t LAUNCH FOR HIRE B Launch for hirejfor the season. In- r quire E. W. Sayre, 837 [Queen^street, c Cape May. 4-11 8t r ! WANTED - Reliable white woman a wishes sweeping, dusting or housecleaning, or take home washing, ironing or rough dry. Highest Cape May reference. Call or write 709 Franklin . atreet. It ( WANTED— Two large unfornished c rooms, in desirable location off of 1 Washington street for summer or t longer. No cooking. J. A. Cresse. Real Estate Agent. It c — r c v POft RENT— A 9-room .furnished cot- t tage on Washington street, tadmir- c ably located, all modem conveniences, including stationaryfwashtube, gas and 3 electricity. For summer only. J. A. * Cresse, Real Estate Agent. s WANTED— A gaat. Address M., Star ] and Wave office. WANTED— Boy wanted. Apply Star j and Wave oflice. , WANTED— Press feeder wanted. Star and Wave office. <■ WANTED— A small cottage or apart- i •ment of four rooms and private bath. | and porch, furnished for housekeeping. Near beach. State^ price. Address Mrs; M. Rively. West Philadelphia, « Postoffice. 5-85 3t i . - , MATTINGS, GRASS CARPETS, 1 GRASS RUGS, : Our spring assortment of Mattings, i Orex Carpets, Orex Ruga, Axminester : and Velvet Rugs, are now on sale. There are 125 rolls of Mattings to selec from. In the Crex Carpets and Rugs there is a largtf variety in sizes and 1 color. Also 3-4 yard Crex stair carpet. | The Prices are right, and the goods ' are right. CHARLES A. SWAIN, No. 305-307 Jack-on street. Cape May Cit

INTERESTING NEWS NOTES s i HERE AND THERE , : i .Incidents Which Have Attracted j the Attention of the : Star aid .Wave It is generally conceded that Bur- | lingtoh and Capo May counties of the ! Second Congress District, are entitled to the delegates to the Republican i Convention according to prei cedent and that the alternates should | j from Cumberland and Atlantic I counties respectively. There is likely I be a candidate from Cape May ] county and Senator Robbins has been proposed as a candidate from Burlington. ^ C» (• <9 Contractor A. B. Little has just painting beautifully the cotof Randolph Justice, Howard \ street, and Dr. Charles Reed, on . street. » « » Meetings were held in the Cold , Spring Chapel every evening this { we°k, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. . W. Lowden. Rev. F. W. Johnson, D. , D., delivered addresses Monday and ; evenings and Rev. Mr. Sheppard, of Tabernacle M. E. church also , — IStmli r — — 1 « ft ft The Asbury Park "Shore Press" and the Atlantic City "Press," both', published beautifully and voluminous ; editions, illustrating and de- , scribing the respective resorts. , ft (• ft The Board of Trade discussed the , question at its last meeting and , to see action taken to secure ; better care ^ of the dogs by their , or their removal from this , city. The question of "cleaning_up^' j especially of the beach front, wasTalso discussed, • ft ft , There is a movement on foot to organize a floral parade for some time the coming season. ft ft ft The problem of meeting necessary requirements at seashore resorts becomes annually more difficult but proper expenditures for the increase of attractions are apt to be profitable. «. « ft As a practical lesson in town improvements and kindred subjects, all the purpose of making "a city was given by a civic club North Carolina recently. They .had what was termed a "Cleaning Up Day," and under the supervision of the president of the dub the laborers and teams of the municipal departments worked all day. The dub members helped, and the result was that practically the whole town was clean and tidy at one time. The effect was astonishing and decidedly pleasing, ft (• ft They say it required 5,000,000 eggs to supply Philadelphia for Easter. On this basis it should taave required 200,000,0000 for the whole States, 16,666,666 dozen, and at 20 cents per dozen these would produce $3,333,333. If this rate of production and consumption were to continue for two entire years, the proceeds from the sale of eggs for one year would be entirly sufficient to pay the national debt. In a week at the rate the hens of the country would produce the cash to ^ay for the four battleships of the [Kentucky type, which President Roosevelt and Congressman Hobson so strenuously contend for. » ft ft (• Cape May fishermen are netting menhaden for bait for offshore fishing, but a short distanca from shore. During the predatory activity of the fishing steamere. menhaden were not; seen along this shore for years and fisherobtained bait by hunting the steamers and purchasing it. The steamers have done but little work on this shore for a year and the effect is immediately apparent in the appearthus early of the [men had en which are always followed by the food fish of various kinds. ft (• (• County Engineer R. Fendall Smith 1 and his corps of assistants have been making a survey of the road from Rio i Grande to Green Creek, which will be made a county road A road will >180 be [built from Schellenger's Landing, this city, to the , main Seashore road, at Cold Spring. The new road from

Beesley's Point to Petersburg will be completed this season. •■4k-* H. S. Rutherford and Frank Mecray attended the Grand Lodge of Masons at Trenton this week. « « « Allen Sayre, son of Councilman Louis 1 C. Sayre, while in the sounds recently, a fish hawk, carrying [away a fish. . He shouted at it. causing it to drop its prey on a sand bar, where Allen got it and found it to be a four pound weak fish. THE MOSF SUCCESSFUL EASTER CROWDS ON EVERY TRAIN Muy Autos Brraghl Parties te Spend Easter at Hotel Cape May. The most successful Easter in the of this resort, has been enjoyed this year and marks the beginning of a succession of annually improving E asters and spring business generally. The .weather was quite pleasant though showers caught a few people napping in ihe afternoon All of the hotels which were -open had .contingents of guests. Ti.e Hotel Cape May was full, entertaining as large a company as onj the opening night. It required all the large collection of autos, buses and cabs to convey .the arriving guests to their various destinations, and there were a number of conveyances than in summer. The feature of the evening on Saturday was the grand ball, the music being supplied by Prof. Gordohn's orchestra as fine au orchestra as ever appeared in Cape May and s deto all lovers of music. The Sunday evening concert was especially fine and was enjoyed by a large concourse the grand salon of the hotel. Those who have been guests at the hotel -are. enthusiastic in their expressions of satisfaction with the service and all of .the details of the management of the house. Manager J. P. Doyle has shown wonderful skill in bringing into harmonious action the army of employes, so that matters move as though the house had been in opera- ; tion for years instead of for days. In- ' terest has been aroused in the house in the best social centres of several cities and it is confidently predicted it will be ' continuously successful and patronized ' by the best people— and this prediction is made, not by the management or ' owners but by men of wide/experience ' who have been its guests. Cape May [ may well glory in the addition to its attractions of this magnificent hotel 1 equal to the finest in the country and a forerunner - of the class ^>f houses ' which will prevail in future improve- ■ ments. i riomen's Exclusive Coat Suits made tp your measure, thus assuring the fit and style that your figure requires. , My methods afford yeu two distinct advantages. First, in leaving your . order with me you avoid the , ready - . made suit — always devoid of individj uality. iSecond, my prices enable you to get the best for much less than the " prices charged by the majority I - high-class tailors. Men and Young Men— have your . Spring Suit Custom-tailored. Better , come in now and let me measure you ' for that new spring suit. It will be a ' suit you'll take pride in— a suit that > will fit your figure because it is made , to exact measurement. . Let me show you the imported ' materials and the various beautiful . models now on view Visitors always welcome. CHARLES SCHERER, Ladihs' and Men's Tailor. Cor. Washington aud Decatur Streets. ITS EAST TO am 1 It's easy to chmb ithe ladder of f social and business success when your t garments bear evidence of sound judg- ^ ment and refined taste. But a color ot a design unsuited to you lowers your stock in other people's - eyes. e First we consider your build and 1 complexion and then suggest becoming _ fabrics. We price our garment* to please your • purse. Ii Better drop in on your way bv. f EDWARD VAN KESSEL. Both Phones. b , If ydSiave pains in the back, urinary, h ladder or kidney trouble, and 0 want a certain, pleasant herb cure for e woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus0 tralian-Leaf. It is a safe and never- , tailing regulator. At all druggists •' or by mail 50c. Sample package Free. I. Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, n N. Y. 4-11 4t

' THE COUNTY COURT NfcWS ' INDICTED PERSONS 6IVEN TRUE Busy Week in Cent of Quarter Sessions and Many Cases Disposed Of. The Cape May County Courts are in session this week. The complete list 1 of cases disposed of to dste in the different courts »re as follows: Judge i Trenchard referred all the Supreme Court issues to Judge fEndicott, the same having been disposed of as herein I stated. \ 1. Nathan A. Cohen -et ml, plaintiffs, vs. West Jersey Electric Company, de- ■ fend ant. In Contract. Off for the term by agreement of counsel. The case was afterwards brought to , trial and a verdict rendered in favor of ; the -plaintiff in the sum of $850 and costs. 8. Elizabeth Beckett vs. Public . Service Corporation of New Jersey. In Tort. Plaintiff is alleged to i:a e . I been thrown off one of the trolley rars | I of the Company. J jdge Armstrong of j j Camden represents the defendant and , , Judge n'estcoct. the plaintiff. The ' ' case will be tried Friday, the 24 th. j , 3. Margaret T. Williams vs. E. Coles [ & Sons. Qn Contract. 4. Ocean City Hotel and Develop- . ment Co vs. Henry J. Sherman. In ( Ejectment. 5. Leo Stollnitz, adm. vs. West , Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com- [ par.y. In tort 6. Christian Tuller vs. Sea[Isle Water Company. 7. Alfred W. Lofland vs. Charles G. Pittlnan. All off for the term by consent- , ■— The Court of Quarter Sessions was , conducted by Judge .Hildreth Monday | and Tuesday. The following cases f- Vere disposed of : f State vs. Richard Hilles, indicted ; for obtaining goods under false [pretenses. Not guilty.^ - State vs. Derrickson Turner, indicted for breaking and entering and" 3 atrocious assault at Cape May City. Verdict of not'guilty. State vs. Benjamin Baker indicted for purchasing of a minor goods that might have been stolen. Verdict of s not guilty. j State vs. Walter Hughes, Benjamin j Harmon, Harry Armstrong and Leslie r Compton. Indicted for assault and B battery on James McCabs at Goshen. / Laid over until next term. g State vs. John S. Kimsey and I James Jacquette, indicted for larceny a and receiving stolen goods 'of the Bell 8 Telephone Company. Verdict of guilty. Sentence afich fined fifty dollars and costs. These were the two cases which the new Prosecutor won the first day. e State vs. James A. Carroll, irdicted t for selling liquor on Sunday. Plea of not guilty. Verdict of jury guilty, t Sentence of fiffy dollars fine and costs. r David H. Fell and Meyer Hornstein were indicted for selling liquor on Sun- . day and for Hornstein also for habitual i illegal sale of liquor. Each made e plea of not guilty. Cases off for the 1 term. r Loring Whildin and Gerald Scott r were indicted for larceny and receiva ing stolen goods at West Cape May. * Not in cu'todv and bench warrants | were issued. State vs. William T. Garrison, sur 3 indictment for embezzlement at April 1 term, 1906. Motion of Matthew Jefferson for nolle prose qui was denied. The following are the Circuit Court issues to date : 1. Annie Kampsher vs. James Mayers, trustee in ejectment. 2. William K. Fisher vs. Richard r B. Stites. In tort. 3. Arthur K. Brown, receiver American Alkali Company vs. Willets 0 T. Wheaton. On contract. The first two are off for the term and the third d is ready. K 4. Elwood J. Reeves vs. J. Allison Parker, builder, and Jane A. Parker, ' r owner. On contract. Robert Naylor, I foreman of jury. Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $208.26 and costs amounting to $51.07. 5. Adolph Anderson vs. Gutave Weber et al. On contract. % 'j 6. Julian M. Martinet, surviving )r partner of cd^trtnerahip of IFrancis 9- R. Haswin et al vs. Gastave Weber, f"" On contract. ^ ^ 7. The F. E. Smith Lumber Oomfi pany, a corporation of New J rsey vs. Joseph M. Sweet, builder and owner, I I

and. Joseph A. Brady mortgagee. On Contract, and 17, Chares H. Clouting company vs. Wild wood Crest Pier and i Amusement Company, builder and I owner, and Henry A. ElwelL mortgagee. On Contract. All off for the term. Noe. 8,15 and 16 suits of David B. ' Kaighn, trustee for the Five MileBeach Lumber Company vs. Mary E. , , Friday et al., Marion Fox et al., and Annie E. Lrrickson et al. In Mechanics Liens. Upon the motion of Bleakly and ^tockcsLL attorneys for the plaint$ffr-4he Court ordered the three cafes tried under the one jury, which brought in the verdict for the i defendants each for the costs, $47.70. : 9. Reuben P. Mount vs. GordAr1 - Yearicks. «Ln tort. Settled. Disconi tinuance entered April 11, 1908. 11. Harry S. Hewitt Duilder vs. • Clara S. Mindil, owner. On Contract. i Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum ' of $1060, besides costs of suit 12. Crane Company vs. Mortimer L. \ Johnson. On contract. Moved to i the bottom of the list which means in other words that the case is laid over ! i until next term. 18. A. Halliday and Company vs. [ Rose Halpin. On Contract. The de- ' fendant not appearing, upon motion of : Douglass and Douglass judgment was ' entered for the plaintiff in the sum of ' ■ $'89.26, besides costs, $42.67. ' ^ : " 1 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. At a meeting of Council held on Sat- , i urday evening last, bids for the storm . water sewers on the Bullitt and Robb tracts, were received and the contract ■ awarded to J. Harvey Bennett, of this ■ city, who was the lowest bidder. The other bidders were the Atlantic Con- ■ struction and Supply Company and E. ■ A. Fonder, of Philadelphia. Mr. Bennett is winning an enviable reputation , ' in bis engineering and contracting, , work for promptness and efficiency i and his many friends aie glad of^his ' success. HAND AND STILLE ARE WORKERS i _____ What They Save Accomplished at Trenton ! ' This Last Winter. Much deserved praise is being be- - stowed upon Senator Hand and Asa em - I- blyman Stille for the work at Trenton during the recent session of the state legislature. While Cape May county, 1 in population, is the smallest in the t state, none other has stamped its work I so strongly upon the legislative pages during the recent session . as this i county, and this fact is due alone to » the energy, watchfulness and perse1 verance of its representatives in the. . two branches of that body. Senator Hand worked unceasingly 1 for the passage of the inland waterr way bill this winter, but that was not 1 his first hard work in this direction. . Last winter, when Stokes refused to i sign a bill appropriating five thousand i dollars for a survey of this work, Sen- . ator Hand took a large delegation to , i Trenton and induced him to sign it, f and the favorable report of the state . engineer who made the survey, ex- . erted considerable influence in the i matter of the passage of the bill ap- - propriating three hundred thousand 1 dollars for the work. The leading e newspapers throughout the state are e unstinted in their praise of Senator Hand on account of bis masterful t handling of the bill, and Assemblyman - Stille is receiving and is entitled to . the same praise s Senator Hand's influence has also been felt in many other ways. He inr traduced and secured the passage of a 1 bill supplemental to the state road law. - which makes it possible for the state to contribute to the expense of ret building an 1 improving the road from Five Mile Beach to the mainland, and s he also introduced and secured the passage of a bill appropriatilfg two thousd and dollars for the Cape May School of Agriculture, r And all this has been accomplished, s at times in Che face ,of strong opposit tion, by the senator and representative d from this county. They did not ask that the people go to Trenton in large q bodies, at the cost of time and money, , ' to influence legislation, but they esc er ', tainei what their constituents wanted e them to do. and they did it. To use a d modern and somewhat popular expression they were "on the job" all the e time, as the results show, and their energy and forcefulness of character g have not only been the means of seis curing desirable legislation for thia \ section, but it has also shown that when it comes to legislation at Trenl- ton that Cape May county, at present, g. is prominently and securely on the r, map.— Five Mile Beach Sun.

; THE CAPE MAY SEVEN COTTAiES BURNED ,. TIM Bhutms Fire Tweify-twe Yens Densteles Sister Rewrt ' | At one o'cloek Thursday alteram J the Lankenau Villa, at Cape May i Point, waa discovered to be on fire hy residents of that town, and aa Qiere waa no facilities for fighting fire, it was soon a smoldering ruin and had distributed^ flame to six other oottagee in tne immediate vicinity and to one, a half mile awly ail of which were destroyed. The Cape May City Fire Department arrived on the aoane as soon aa possible after receiving notice and were able to hold the conflagration in check by use of their chemical engines and by pnmptr>^ , water from Lake Lilly about a half of . a mile distant The fire is thought to have originated from toe horning off of the paint on .the Lankenau cottage by the painters employed to repaint it, tliough positive proot oi this ia lacking. The properties destroyed are the lankenau Villa, said to have cost the late John D. .Lankenau 1 $75,000, and was used as a summer ' home for the nurses and; other employes of the German Hospital, of ' Philadelphia, another of Lankenau'a ' benefactions. The cottage it .on Beach avenue, owned by Mrs. Mary Lawrence, of Philadelphia, aod ' valued at $4000; the Wiley cottage, 1 owned by Jessie A. Grant, of Philadelphia, valued at $3000, on Ocean avenue; the cottage owned by Mahlon 1 Bryan, of Philadelphia, on Ocean avonue, valued at $6,000 ; the Surf House, valued at $4000, and the Sea Vie*, valued at $3000, both owned by Amnon Wright, of Cape May Point ^a house on Holly avenue, a half mils from the i scene of the original fire, and ownad by John O. Springer, valued at $600. The front of a house owned by John Hanley, of Philadelphia was damaged to the extent of $1000, and a house ' owned by the Rev. Adolph Spaeth, of ! Philadelphia, was damaged to the ex- _ tent of $200. The Episcopal cnurch, St. Peters-by-the-Sea, was in great danger but by | persistent work on the part of the ^ firemen and others it was saved and several other cottages were also saved ^ from what seemed inevitable destruc- " tion. The Lankenau Villa is a block south of the cottage built for and Occupied by President Harrison during his ^ term of office, but the "President's Cottage" was in no danger, the heavy ^ south. wind which prevailed driving the j flames away from it. The destruction done was completed in three hours and ^ a shovel brigade was then engaged la ^ throwing sand on the embers to pre- ^ vent flying sparks and in trying to extinguish the fire ig the underbrush ^ and woods a half, mile away 4thich had been kindled by flying embers, carj ried on the heavy southerly breeze. . Most of the property is partially insured, a local agency having on ^ L.ankenau Villa $5000 in the Royal, I and $1500 in the German American. The German Alliance and Delaware 1 each have *1500 on the Surf House 3 and the Royal has $3500 on the Bryan 5 cottage. In the absence of.the owners other insurances .cannot be discovered. The high wind made it necessary to a watch the ruins all night and there ' was some fear that other buildings might catch. The borough which is ^ aoout to be organized will make the ^ provision of an ampie water works and tire apparatus its first consideration. This is the third disastrous fire f which lias visited Cape May Point, the first occurring in 1886 when fifteen fine cottages were destroyed together with theOentennial Hotel.' The second oce curred in the faH of 1906 when the Cape c House and two other cottages were g destroyed. The first two occurred in the western section of the town but this one has occurred in the eastern j section in which considerable money a and care has been given to development_during the last few years. e The residents of the Point extend r their heartfelt thanks to the Cape May r Fire Department for their prompt and efficient work. , * A DANCE i- A dance will be held at Skating Rink i Hall Monday evening, April 27th. ' Good floor and good mnsic. Dancing 16 from 8 30 to 11 o'clock. Admission 85 cents. It