-CAPE MAY STAR m WAVE WEEKLY EDITION

FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 18 CAPE MAY CITY. N: J., SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1908. THREE CENTS A COP? 1 " - - - . '

TEH WORLD YOUR WANTS

ras nunc roi sale I have lor sale several thousand of ' piling ranging in length.from twenty- . five to fifty feet. FRANK BATE. 4-26 fit Fishing Creek. FOR RENT— The Glenwood, popular small hotel, eligibly located. Apply to any real estate agent. 4-11 tf FOIROT FOR SALE , Tow.i of homes and cement pavements. Houses with or witnout stable. Small farms, tiutiding lots. George H. Reeves, West Caps May. ■ Bell Pnone 57 1) For Sale. 1 steam .engine, one boiler, wood aplitter, belting and extra anal ting and pulleys, lot oi red cedar posts. Apply i to Cape May Grain and Coal Co. FOB RENT— A 9-room furnisned cottage on Waamngcon street, .admirably located, all modem conveniences, including stationary wash tube, gas and ' eiectricity. For summer only. J. A. Grease, Real Estate Agent. WANTED — A small cottage or apartment of four rooms and private bath, and porcn, furnianea lor housekeeping. . Near beach. State pries;. Address • Mrs. M. Bively, West Pniladelphia, Poetotfice. 4-25 fit FOR SALE — Square piapo, cheap. ^ Camden Bottling Co., fil6 Wasaington street. FOR RENT— Six room dwelling bouse pantry and airy, city waiar, gas and garden. Large cheerful rooms and very convenient. Cheap rent .in West Oepe May. Joa. S. Stives. 5-9 tf I LOST — Should anybody find a silver ' watch and Chatelaine chain, with one j hand broke in wk.ch, between Fishing . Creek, Green Greek and Bio Grande, { please return it to owner, Gordon Xernck, of Fishing Creek. It 1 ] FOR SALE— Nine room dwelling, out c buildings and one and one-half acres 1 of ground, near Cold Spring poetoffice. . Apply Thomas A. Marvel, Cold ' Spring, N. J. 6-9 3 1 ' WM, WILL SET IT . The eleven ijobaLOoftageVith bath, 1 gas, city water, nice lot, unobstructed ocean view, one square from ocean ideal location, for sale at $1,000, clear of all encumbrance. Rents for the aummer months alone for $200. House < fully furnished. No preference to be given prospective buyers. The first 1 person giving the price takes the property. Unquestionably one of the t best bargains ever offered here. Gilbert C. Hughes, Real Estate. 214 Ocean street, Cape May. N. J. * FOR SALE — Washington street prop- ' erty. Party needs money. Make r offer. For particulars apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street 1 MATTINQS, dRASS CARPETS, e 0RASS RUGS. Our spring assortment of Mattings, 8 O rex Carpets, Orex Rugs, Axminester ° and Velvet Rugs, are now on sale. There are 125 rolls of Mattings to selec fro pi. In the Crex Carpets and Rugs there is a large variety in sizes and color. Also 3-4 yard Crex stair carpet. 8 The Prices are right and the goods n are right fi CHARLES "A. SWAIN, a No. 305-307 Jack ion street, V Cape May Cit 1 I ITS EAST TO OKI _ It's easy to climb the ladder of social and business success when your garments bear evidence of sound Judg- n ment and refined taste. I But a color or a design unsuited to jrou lowers your stock in other people's ***** a First we consider your build and complexion and then suggest becoming fabrics. We price our garments to please your purse. v ^Better drop in on your way bv. EDWARD VAN kessel. 0 Both Phones. WANTED — CLERICAL POSmOK Young man with knowledge of bookkeeping wishes .clerical position. • preferably at the sea shore. Best of ref- ; erences. B. F. Marcy, 6th and Penn •Sta., Camden, N. J. AT SCai-S BOTELTT STOkE Seal CM TM Wwk Gas mantles 9p each, regular price £ 16 cents; gas lamp globes 12c, regular price 25 cents ; other goods Proportionately low. Why not lay in a stock while you have the chance, at these low prices. M. A. SCULL. a Opposite Reading station. Cape May. Ifailni iiirtilfii>wlMa.Twi

j A CAPE MAY BOY WINS DISTINCTION Henry Goddard Leach, son of Dr. A. L. Leach, of this city, who graduated at Princeton a few years ago with distinction, has since taken a postgraduate coarse at Harvard, which he will complete ia June, graduating with high honor, baring won a fellowship to which is attached a thousand dollars | per year, for two years. He will ' study critically the Scandinavian lan- , guagc, visiting Norway and Swede* for the purpose. His thesis, to be presented at graduation, has taken a great deal of painstaking preparation and I will be contained in a volume which Will be used as a text book on the subject treated. He has been offered a professorship at Harvard, but may retuns to Princeton in this capacity. He is an exceptionally brilliant student. We take pleasure in recalling that for two seasons he was associate editor of the Cape May Daily Star, and was very successful in this position.

A CONGRESS BOWLING CONTEST

SOME FINE PLAYINS SHOWN perls Vie With Each Other Far Strikes, Spares aid Big Scares. Bowling is still gaining in interest at the Congress Bowling Alleys, Perry street. There was a large number present to witness the match game played on Tuesday evening ^between George .Dorner and Floyd Hughes, and Frank Hufferd and Ted Hughes, and T. Hughes winning three out of " the five games. The scores follow Darner, 168 179 156 176 ~ 141 F. Hughes, 157 164 136 169_160 Totals, 325 343 290 335 ~307 Hufferd, 153 163 172 £175 159 Hughes, 176 176 176 136 159 Totals, 328 338 347 311 318 Dr. H. W. Luramis, J. H. Brent and C. YiUey formed a trio who spent a pleasant evening at duck pins. Charles Lord, of Biidgeton, is among the duck pin enthusiasts. A merry party at |duck pins a few evenings ago was composed of Messrs. Frank Reeves, Harry Brewton, Myron W. Kimsey and Olwood HillG. Leslie Crawford was trying his at ten pins oo Tuesday evening. Penderson and Hugnes are making efforts to have the match games again between Wild wood and Oape May. The boys here seem very much interested and anxious to meet the strong team of the sister city by the sea. TWO AUTO PARTIES ARRIVE. Two auto parties from Philadelphia arrived at the Hotel Cape Msv to remain ove* Sunday, including in the Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lallow, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cressey, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Detwilecr. The second the , Misses Mclnnes, Miss White, Charles E. Mclnnes and W..W Do ugh ten. CARD OF THANKS. Miss Rockwell wishes to thank the 1 neighbors and friends of the Epworth i for their kindness to her dur- i ing h^r father's illness and death. She I appreciated it greatly. IN MEMORtAM. In loving memory qf my nephew, j L. Essen, who departed his life, i May 8th. 1907. "A life cu* off" we sadly say ; ' Nay rather, lifted high. A richer beauty to display Beyond the starry sky. O. mav we follow in the way Of faithfulness and love. Until we see the fadeless day In realms of joy above. MRS. JOHN SNYbER. ] < In flDemortam j ESSEN— In loving memory of Willis ' Essen, who died May 8th, 1907. < FATHER AND MOTHER. IN MEM0RIAM. , In loving memory of J ernes Crandol, ' who departed this life May 4th, 1907. 1 DAUGHTER. :

' INTERESTING 2 NEWS NOTES

» OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE 8 ! Incidents Vkick Have Attracted ' N the Attention of the J Star aal Ware b ~ - ^Two new piers are in prospect an i s details will be forthcoming soon. - * » e Tramps are inflating Dennisvilie : and South Dennis to such an extent r that there is talk of a* vigilance com-4 • f mittee. 1 3 (9 <9 CO I A roller chair service has been es- < tablishod at the Hotel Oape May and i they are iu evidence on the boardwalk I daily. They will be^' n service *11 the year. •» • «8 About two hundred Italians came in 1 * Tuesday on the Reading .to move the I trolley track from its present location in front of Dr. Norris's cottage back on New Jersey avenue, and to put I track in shape to Sewell's Point. e e v i The Cape May County Board of ( [■ Freeholders, on Tuesday decided that Collector Joseph L Scull should be continued in office till January l on the solicitor's opinion that the officer should be elected at the January meeting of the Board. » & » I The Government expect to begin , work on the jetties at Cold Spring In- . let about May 15th and have already , opened their stone quarry at Bellevue, { , N. J., where most of the stone will be j shipped from, and taken to Sewell's | i Point by the trolley company. j (9 » (• j E. P.JStites, Jr., will serve you as a ; - messenger to any store in Philadelphia J for the purchase of such goods as you , . may care to order. He ,will give 1 prompt and careful attention to any , ! business. See advertisement on[another f page.' I A Ce » ) At the Board of Trada, meeting Fri- ' . I day evening. May first, the committee ' j | on publicity announced that they had j j contracted for 5000 booklets, illustrai tive and descriptive of .Cape May and ' the secretary was directed co employ ' ; assistance- to collect delinquent mem- | bership fees. * <• (• (• ' Five pilots' apprentices have been ! appointed, three from this city, Walter S. Bennett, Arthur Hand, Samuel ( Scbellenger. One of the other two was ' ( appointed from Philadelphia and one 1 from Lewes, Delaware. These are ' , the first apprentices taken for many years. - (• <9 <9 4 Vi indsor. Messrs. t Frank and Edward Heas, are much in- . teres ted in its improvement. They tiave created a neautiful lawn, where the unsightly bath houses formerly t stood and placed a fine concrete side- , walk all around the house. Tbey are entitled to the thanks of the resort in ? i thus adding to its beauty. The Wind- J sor is now one of the show places, which attracts the attention of every j passer by. OBITUARY i The news of the death of Mrs. r Adaline Crandol, relict of the late 1 i Thomas Crandol, spread [over the vil- *■ , of South Dennis on Friday morn- * when Her spirit took its eternal 1 i flight to the God who gave it. Mrs. Crandol was born on November ^ 81, 1823, and was married to Thomas 8 Crandol on December 81, 1840. To h them were born ten children, five hav- 0 been called by death and five are Those living are Mrs. Hannah Stephenson, of Ocean City; Jacob W.. who is in business in Atlantic City ; Eliza, always remaining with her mother; Susan W. Steelman.'residing at Newfield. and Jease D.. who lives p in the homestead and has cared for his c mother for many years. K More than sixty years ago she was converted, joining the Methodist c church, and always maintained her integrity till the last hour of life She was of a sanguine disposition, always looking on the bright side of life. She was one of the best of - wives, kindest of mothers, and getter- a ous as a neighbor. & Since the death [of her husband, fif- v> teen years ago, she has made her home h with her youngest son who has looked r well to her interests. For several 5 years she has been in failing health, s

When approached on the subject of her spiritual outlook she always replied with teat degree, of confidence that she ' »aa so sure that the great .and wise God jrho had brought her throuyh^the many trials and difficulties of life would not forsake her now." | The funeral took place on Tuesday, May 5th. at noon, the services being in charge of her pastor. Rev. Nicholas Cassabocn, and held in the Methodist church. A large number of sympathixinf£friends were present, six of her grandsons acting as {tall bearehs, and one, Aaron Stephenson, sang a beautiful solo. All- that was mortal of our i dear aged friend and sister, was laid to rest beside her huabend,in the family plot in Union cemetery. We noticed friends and relatives from Chester, Pa., Philadelphia. Camden, Niwfield, Atlantic City., Cape May Pity, Green Th-fiek and Dias Creek, Court House, Seaville, Petersburg and Seaville, who held her in high esteem, and sympathize with the sorrowing ones in these hours of their deep sorrow. T. H. t -

OF STATE CONVENTION

CAPE MAY COUNTY'S' DOINGS Our Senator Elected Delegate to National Convention Unanimously. The Cape May County delegation to ■ the State Convention and that of the ■ Second Congress District for the election of delegates to the National Republican Convention, met at tee Wind - sor Hotel, Trenton, on Tuesday mornand organized by the election of Alfred Cooper chairman, and Aaron Hand, secretary. Senator Hand unanimously elected to represent , the county on the State .Committee and the following selections were made . as county representatives on the j various committees of the State and ! Convention. state convention: Vice President, Harry Headley ; ' Committeee on Credentials Robert E. Rules, Aaron W. Haqd ; Organ- 1 ization. Walter A. Smith; Resolutions, J. Albert Harris. i DISTRICT CON- i VENTION. Vice President, S. F. Eldredge ; Committee on Credentials, Robert E. ■ Rules, Jacob Feldman ; Organ- ] ization, w. a. Smith j Resolutions, ; Harry Hoffman. Senator Hand, of this county, and , Senator Robbins. of Burlington County, < elected unanimously as delegates j from the Second Congressional District to the National Convention. At- , county was distinguished by the . election of Col. Walter Edge to be al - j tern ate delegate-at-large. He desired , to go as a delegate from the Second Congressional District, but precedent the honor to Cspe May and Burl- ' ington counties, Atlantic and Cumber- 1 land having sent them in 1904, and ( neither would yield to Atlantic, who d&ired to gratify Col. Edge's ambi- 1 tion, if possible, but recognized the < validity of the claims of Cape May and It was all amicably ar- i ranged in tKe windup. The "Big Four" i represent tne State at large are Governor Fort, United States S-nators , and Briggs, and State Assessor , David Baird. The convention recommended former Governor Franklin Murphy for nomin- ' atityi for the vice presidency and w« to see New Jersey again honored with this nomination. ' v AT ami's NOYELTY STORE ' Swaal Ut this »«l I Gob mantles 9 cents each, regular price 15 cents ; gas lamp globes, 12 j cents, regular price 25 cents. Other goods proportionately low. Why not ^ lay in a stock while you have the j 'chance at these low prices. M. A. SCULL, ' Opposite Reading Station, Oape[May. ^ POSTPONED 8 ^"he strawberry festival and Rum- ^ IWge Sale planned by the ladies of the ^ e. church for Thursday evening postponed until Friday evening. 8th, because of the rain. The sale will occur Saturday. v May 9th. Both at 304 Washington street. i.

| PERSONAL JIENTION s OF. VISITORS

; SOME INTUESIlNfi NOTES 1 . I Star aid Wave Readers are Re1 qiested to Seal iiljPfaue | •r Otherwise. i ■ Mrs Edward .Sayre, returned Hon- 1 1 day from a visit of a few days with ^ relatives and friends ia Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Morris attended the faneral of Mra. Mania' sunt, Mrs. Adeline Crandol, at South ' ' Dennis, on Tuesday. , Mr. and Mrs. H. W. HaUowtU. of , Bethany, -Pa., were registered at the i Hotel Cape May f or ths week's end. j Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Davis, of Phils- i delphia, are registered at the Virginia, i Frank Hess and Miss Anna L. Hess, of Philadelphia, are guests at the | Windsor. Recent Philadelphia arrivals at the Hotel Oape May are J. W. Swain, Jr.. Miss Gaulbert,;Mra. Lawton Kendrick, 1 Miss Caroline Thomas, B._D, Pan1 coast, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cook, Mr. < and Mrs. Louis H. Ayres. Sidney ;V. I . N orris, Win.; R. Gaulbert, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Righter, C. A. A. i Baldi, W. A. Perry. D. B. Case, Mr. ' and Mrs. Geo. W. Boyd. Among the guests at the Windsor , were Samuel L. Gerhard, Thomas H. Bambrick, E. H. Hess, Frank Hess, Miss Anna L. Hess, H. Morton McMichael, - Richard A. Foley, Joseph H. Hall, Mra. Thompson. S. Westcott, ' George D. Groom,. James McGarry, 1 Philadelphia; W. T. Hersham, New 1 York; William H. [Oleary, Boston. • James F. Lucas has started cottage ! life again at 629 Hughes street. 1 Benton S. Bunn arrived this week, . opening his Hughes street cottage. j Mrs. Adda Russell, formerly of Oape , May but now of Philadelphia, has , been passing a few days at a South , Lafayette street cottage. ] A number of young ladies and gen- i tlemen went over to Wild wood on ( Wednesday .evening in -Weaver's auto, i to attend the skating ^carnival. « A party from Pittsburg, consisting ' of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Post and ' Ellen B. Kirk, were Thursday 4 visitors at the Windsor. « Mrs. Ella M. Hobson, of College- ' ville, was the guest of her daughter. Hobson, who is a teacher of ( .in the High School here. ' Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pharoah and ( Frank, of Philadelphia, were over t visitors with Mr. and Mrs. C. Hughes. Among the guests registered at the t weft Jacob Snare, Dr. and j Mra. Charles n. Davis, J. Morgan, f Edward H. Heilman, Philadelphia; H. . Talman, Woodbury. IMr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reeves, of I are visiting Mr. and 1 George W. Reeves at their home 1 Lafayette street. c Miss H. Buchanan, whose home is in ' Philadelphia, is spending , a few days 8 at the Virginia. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Spencer D. Wright, | well known cottagers here, are guests at the Windsor. R. H. Trippe, of Philadelphia, was a visitor early in the week and atopp ed x at the Aldine. Frank W. Leach, of Tuckerton, was j Tuesday visitor and took dinner at i the Virginia. [ Mr. and MrB. Clarence Entriken, of I Philadelphia, were week end visitors s with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. ;Creswell, at c the Windsor. I George W. Hinaman, of Elizabeth- * town, was a Monday visitor [at the v Virginia. Several parties were here this week J quest for cottages. Mrs. Dessa W. Hand . is passing a days as a Ruest of Mrs. J. Harry it She is preparing her Jack- ^ street cottage for 'the summer. c Wililam H. Killian, of Bristol, Pa., « has leased Dr. Albert Stevens' cottage ^ and is occupying same with his family. ^ Proprietor Wm. D. Vanzant, of the tl has been passing several days at Lgkewood, this stete. Mr. antTnlrs. Irwin B. Linton, of J( Washington , were among the week's {; visitors at the Virginia. J.Clinton Sellers, of Philad elphia, p a weekly visitor at the Aldine. G

WO ACCIJ0TS 110 TWO DUOIB " , ii Eoftoje ri Caapu? fete* at > Passenger Brstsel eg Irvin Ben stead, a lineman employed ' > by the trolley company, was knocked 1 unconscious Monday by a large block ' 1 pulley which while drawn taut, broke, flying back and bitting him on tee head. Nothing resulted beyond breaking of the akin. He was at work again Tuesday. «. MrfL— Rollin S. Giffin, of 200 Eat avenue, Vineland, was severely shaken up and bruised in a trolley crfch on front, last ^Wednesday* The car was coming from the .Hitel Oepe May, W lowing an electric motor which was pushing freight cars from there. The motor stopped and^textad again, the brakeman signalling tee trolley .motorman to fcjoceed. The oar bad just gotten under way when tee motor stopped without warning ^nd the trolley could be otopped[tbey had collided breaking the front of car and throwing Mrs Giffin over a seat slightly braising her limbs and breast.

COUNCIL'S REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

B0NDIN6- ORDINANCE PASSES fias Ligktiag Ottawa Passes ' First Readies. BaariafTtaAe Resolitioas Received. The regular monthly meeting of Council occurred Tuesday evening last, those present being Doak, El we 11, Joa,, Hand Stillwell, Moore, Shaw, Townsend, Ware. Minutes of meetings held during the past month were read and approved. The opinion of the solicitor was read to the effect that former Ohief of Police Farrow was not entitled to pension, because he had neither been retired nor dismissed, but had resigned. The solicitor's opinion upon a Press claim, for advertisdone in 1903, was that city had not ordered it, letters submitted as the authority for its insertion, appearing show to that the advertisement had accepted by the Press on the statement of its agent, that Council would "no doubt" [pay the bill .and no authority from Council had .ever been obtained. A motion prevailed that the "Press" be notified of the Solicitor's opinion by the clerk. Board of Trade resolutions to Council requesting the establishment of bureaus of .informaat the city pavilions was received and filed. Another requesting dog regulations caused a discussion in which some councilman claimed that there were several dog ordinances and President Ware that there were uone, and the matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee for investigation. A communication from the Cape May Real Estate Company stating that they had received advice that they could.not pay sewer assessment until decision on the matter had been rendered by court The Street Committee was authorized to put Beach avenue in thorough order for auto races and uses and the Clerk instructed to notify tee Ocean street railroad to put the dottion of their tracks at the foot of Ocean street in proper shape. The bonding ordinances of $150,000 passed and will be found in another column. An ordinance renewcontract with the Cape May IllumCompany was introduced and passed tc first and second headings. An effort to amend it for one year instead of five came too late when it was on its second reading "as amended." • ' [1 Committee was authorized to the small lights from board walk until season opens. A number of bills were ordered paid and council adjourned. NOTICE. Sol. Needles, 508 Washington street, agent for the owners of the four formerly the site of the Brextoh Hotel, and he is authorized to make a contract for the sale of any" of the lots, with the understanding that a cottage erected, without the payment of any down for the lot, the owners being willing to take a mortgage for purchase price of the lot &-9tf . A PAKE There will be a dance given in SkatRink Hall Tuesday evening, £M*y 8 -JO p m. to 11 p. m. A dance will be given every Tuesday evening hereafter in the hall. * Floor under management of Prof. j George Dorner. _ . .. i