CAPE MAY STAR si WAVE WEEKLY EDITION /CL. > .

— . . . ' ! FIFTY-Thi.^8 ''CMC NO. Icy . CAPE MAY CITY. N. J., SATURDAY, MAY I6./1908. THREE CENTS A COPY

TELL WORLD YOUR WANTs! ■AKSION FISH MARKET The Mansion Fish Market, 820 Man- j siou alreec, P. Armstrong, .Proprietor, ; is now open for husipess, and prepared ! to iurnian notels, boarding nouses, cot- j tagers aud tne general trade with all kinds of fresh tisn, oysters, clams, ; crabs, and .eels. Prompt delivery. Call Keystone 117 A. * FOR RENT— The Glenwood, popular small notel. eligibly located. Apply 1 to any real estate agent. 4-n if F08 KENT Ml SALE Town of homes ana cement pavements. Houses with or witnout stable, ^oiaii farms, uuilding lots. ueorge H. Reeves, West Capo May. £eil Pnone 67 11. * for Sale. - Y a team engine, one boiler, wood sputter, belting and extra anal ting and puneys, lot oi red cedar posts. Apply to Cape May Grain and Uoai.Co. FOR RENT— A 9-room furnished cottage on Washington street, .admirably located, ail modern conveniences, including stationary waantubs, gas and •tectncity. For summer only. J. A. | Crease, Real Estate Agent. FOR REiN 1— oix rooui dwelling ..oust:, paut.y and airy, city water, gas and garden. uargc cneertui rooms aud very convenient. Onoap rent- ip West Cape May. Jus. S. S tries. 6»a tf LOST— Should anybody find a silver watcn and Ccateiaine chain, witn one haud oroxe in wa.ca, oe.Ween Fismng Creek, Green Creek and Rio Grande, piease return it to owner, Gordon Yernck, of Fishing Creek. 8c F OR SALE— Nine room dwelling, put bmioings and one and one-qaK acres of grouud, near Cold Spring postortice. Apply Thomas A. Marvel, Cold •Spring, N. J. 6-» 3c FOR SALE— Washington street property. Party needs money. Maxe offer. For particulars apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street. IT'S EASY TO CLIMB It's easy to climb the ladder of social anij business success when your garments hear evidence of sound judgment and refined taste. But a color "or * design Qhsuited to you lowers y^or stock in other people's First we consider^ ydtir build and Complexion and then suggest becoming fabrics. We price our garments to please your purse. Better drop in on your way bv. EDWARD VAN KESSEL. Both Pnones. A IAIN COAT and a fine suit, about 86 inch bust, made to order and left on hand will be sold for half its value at BORZELL'S. 106 Perry street 5-16 8t WANTED— Cigjr Salesman experience unnecessary. Address Jose Eduardo Cigar Co., 445 Oommerical Building Philadelphia. LOST April 22nd at Cape May Court House on road to Cape May, gray chamois purse containing gold pencil and money. Reward. 2°3 Congress Place, Cape May. 5-16 3t ■MUTANT First class tailor and dressmaker at Laven tool's, 319 Washington street. Washington street store and fixtures for rent. Apply to J. H. Hughes. 410 Washington street. For Sale 237 Windsor avenue. Moderate cash offer desired. Apply to any agent/— 5-16 6t LOST LOST— A bunch of keys, one msrked No. 61. Ple»se return to 811 Jefferson street and receive reward. It BOARD If DAT 01 WEEK Board by the week or day, also apartments with or without board. Accommodations first class. Working men accommodated. J. H. Dosser, Proprietor. 528 Elmira Street, 5-16 3t AN OFTEX OF EXCHANGE A ten room cottage, excellent conditioned conveniences, well located, rents for J22 per month. Situated in ^-43amden,.N. J. Will be exchanged for ' a Cape Mav property. GILBERT C. HUGHES, Real Estate, 214 Oce^n Street, Cape May, N. J. NOTICE Sol. Needles, 508 Washington street, is agent for the owners of the four lots, formerly. .the site of the Brexton Hotel, and he is authorised to make a contract for the sale of any of the lots, with the understanding that a cottage be erected, without the payment of any money down for the lot, the owners being willing to take a mortgage for He purchase price of the lot. - 5-9tf

j DAKBY .KOSEHAN FOUND DEAD Accidentally Shot Himself at Cobb's . Creek, Philadelphia ' Harry E. Roseman, fifteen years old, j eon of Mr. and Mrs. A. Walter Rose- ( , man, formerly of this city, now of - Philadelphia, was found dead on the . 1 banks of Cobb's Creek, Philadelphia, I i Saturday, killed by the accidental dis- . charge of a revolver. The ffllhils cf f the tragedy are unknown, but it is . supposed that he went to the place for target practice and accidentally shot himself. His parents scout the idea of suicide as impossible. Many ] fripnda here sympathize with the par- i . ents in this terrible affliction. i BAKING COMPANY'S i ; PLANT DESTROYED | CARLOAD OF FltUR DESTROYED ; : Tola! Loss ReaHf $IMH aa* < Bit J2,tM it Insurance. Busi- ■ ness Interrupted ; 1 1 •_ 1 At half past one Tuesday morning a 1 ■ police officer looked intojthe.Cape May * - Baking Company's (plant ion Broad v • street and every thing was right, gas * : dimly burning in the back room, every- v thing quiet. At two o'clock the fire 1 , alarms were arousing the city and the - place was ail ablaze. Nobody knows * - what caused it. A cgrload of flour just ' : received, was among the losses. | I ) Adjoining buildings were in darger 8 } and the (one on the north, occupied by William Turner, was damaged, a hole being burned through the wail. The c skill and hard work of fcthe fire depart- £ ■ ment prevented a serious^conflagra- ' tion. The loss of the Baking Company ' will -.reach 510,000, upon which there 8 . is $2000 insurance. A he ovens are still standing and can be used [ again. It is ( said that several .dollars in cash were £ f burned, having been left in a desk or ( [ drawer. For the present the company j will use the oTsns.at the old location, r > Washington street. Rebuilding opera- ? tions will be immediately undertaken. I The unfortunate part of ithe affair is { . that repairs had" just been completed j and a new oven installed ready for , : summer work. < NO BOARD OF TRADE MEETING J There was no Board of Trade meet- t ■ ing Friday evening. The next meeting ] will be held next Friday evening. At a special meeting, Wednesday evening, > E. W. Lloyd, J. Henry Edmunds and j Allen Wales were appointed a.baae ball c committee. Two hundred dollars were t voted to the committee of which Dr. W. H. Phillips is chairman to assist in I pulling off an important matter Fourth < of July. < AT SCULL'S NOVELTY STORE t < Sweat Cat Tks WmJl , I Gas mantles 9c each, regular price 1 ' 15 cents ; gas lamp globes 12c, regular - price 25 cents ; other goods proportionately low. Why not lay in a stock 1 t while you have the chance at these low 1 prices. ' M. A. SCULL, s Opposite Reading station. Cape May. ) < Card of Thanks Mrs. Mary E. Ivey wishes to express ! s her thanks to the Cape May Fire Department for their efficient service during the fire at the Cape May Baking ' - Company building Monday evening. Through their hard work and efforts 1 her property adjoining, with others, - was saved. 1 t FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ' i > Rev. J. E. R. Folsom, who very ac- 1 . ceptably aided Hie pastor in specisl : meetings two years ago, will occupy , [ the pulpit nexfSunday evening. He , - will give a stereopticon lecture on the , subject "Past, Present and Future of i . the New Jersey Baptist Convention." i This lecture is most highly recom- j , 1 mended by numerous pastors through- 1 ] r out the State. Bro. Folsom will be most heartily welcomed back to Cape May, both for his own sake and for the , • sake of the cause he represents. Every- | one is cordially invited. , NEW FISH MARKET r A new fish market has been opened J at 320 Mansion street, by P. Armstrong , of this city. Mr Armstrong thorough - - ly understands the handling and care . of fiah and will ' conduct a first class r store, carrying a fall line of fresh f fish, oysters clams, etc.

INTERESTING NEWS NOTES OCCURRENCES HERE AND THERE Incidents Which Have Attracted the Attention of the Star and Ware Senator Hand wis a delegate to the, Republican ^Convention which nominated the lamented Hobart for vice president, and was one of the most diligent and effective porkers to this end. The Philadelphia Record referring to' tne endorsement of former Governor Murphy by the State Convention for the vice presidential nomination says : "It ip recalled that several men who did much to aid Hobart then will again go out as delegates. There will De the Governor himself, who made the speech which .placed the Jerseyman in nomination and which was regarded as one of the masterpieces of that convention. Then there will be CongressH. C. Loudenslager. who was then, as he is now. a delegfite frotr, the First district, and Senator R. E. Hand,' who was also a .First district delegate. ; but who now goes from the . Second, which has also since been set off from i the First. Then there will be Mr. ■ Murphy himself, who, having large interests in St. Louis, was able to interest a lot of influential people of the convention city in the Jercandidate. (• <• (• The "Arrow" the famous launch owned and navigated by Pilot Albert G. Bennett, came from Sewell'sPoint to Schellenger's Landing recently in seven minutes. That's going <P & Mayor Melvin is endeavoring to seto® Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and St. John's Oomraandery to visit Cape May. Both organizations have favored us before acd we hope they do so again. A Co (• The fifty-second annual convocation of the "Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons," of the state of New Jersey, will be held at Masonic Hall in the City of Trenton, on Wednesday, May 13, 1908. Adoniram Chapter No. 39 of Royal Arch Masons of Cape May will represented it this meeting by Most High Priest, F. J. Melvin. A A A Fire escapes have been put up on the Auditorium Building and in case of accidental fire will afford ample opportunity for escape from the building. A A A Fred Allen, the efficient chief room clerk at the Hotel Cape May has had wide experience and achieved an enviable reputation in this capacity. He was with the Hotel Brighton, Atlantic City, for several years, and more recently with the Hotel Ponceanna, at Beach. AAA Dr. A. G. Stevens will remove from his present location, 314 Washington street to 108 Perry street, in a few days. (N <N A The Camden Bottling Company will in a short time 312 and 314 Washington street, which are "being fitted up for their uses. No. 814 will be fitted up as a ladies' parlor where ladies will leave orders without the necessity of entering main store. AAA Constable Alexis Schellenger has been on a man hunt in Philadelphia since Friday, May 1st , in quest of Jerrell Scott who jumped hits bail for grand larceny in April, previous to the term of court [at which he was to be tried. Schellenger and Detective Souders, of Philadelphia, took Scott in custody on May 8th, at 46 Lancaster avenue, where he was living. He was brought to Cape May by Constable Schellenger that night and taken to Cape May | county jail'Saturday, where he will be until next term of court. « A A A base ball team is]to be organized 1 at the Hotel Cape May and grounds perpared for frequent games. A series of amusement events will be prepared for[Decoration Day. « A A I The Drake College, Orange, base ball : team has arranged .to make a tour ■ New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania ■ during July and August. They haTe a t few open dates and managers desiring t a first class attraction for Saturday afternoons should communicate at once

with Mananger C. A. Le Master, Orange. N. J. AAA ■ The Executive Committee of the I New Jersey Sunday Schoool Association -will meet Friday morjiing at Tuckabve to arrange a program for j the County Convention which will be held at. Holly Beach this coming October. I * a •) A 1 The Percival Ladies' Orchestra, which has furnished the Jmusic at Arnold's Soramei Garden and -Cafe, has been engaged again for the coming season. « A A • Miss Lillian E. Loper has purchased ' the Parris cottage and will be glad to- ^ see her old .patrons as well as nev^ones. ' She will conduct a first class boarding 'houae. A A A r A number of inquiries for cottages - have been made this week, due to - the summer weather we are having. AAA ) M. A. Scull has leased .the store cori ner of PerryJ street and Beach avenue. ; He has placed the property in fine ; condition, including the grounds suri rounding it. i . AAA "It is not true." This is what the . officials of the Keystane Company say , of the report that the company has , been or is likely to be absorbed by the f \ Bell, and they are very emphatic about : it. They claim that these reports are | periodically circulated to hinder the , growth of the Keystoie business ! which, vhey assert is advancing by . leaps aud bounds. \ AAA Pilot Ellis Kldredge | piloted the steamer "Bijorvan"'" down the river and bay recently, with a cargo] of 4500 tons of coal, 2000 cases of powder, and , 50 tons of dynamite. He said some t of his long forgotten prayers during the voyage and felt much relieved . when he landed. AAA Pilot Ellis Eldredge is having his walks within the yard attached to his . cottage, rebuilt kin cement and the , sidewalk in front made solid. The cott tage is one of the best kept in the city. » AAA ~ Dr. A. Higgins Reeves has leased the drug store at the corner of Ocean ■trllet ard Oolumbia avenue, conducted , for several years by Harry Mulliner. , Dr. Reeves is a pharmacist of universal skill and knowledge and should , make a great success. A A A f Rev. Charles D. Parker, a former I pastor of the Baptist church in this t city, but who for the ,)a«t five years has successfully filled(the pulpit of the Baptist chruch, at York.^Pa. , has re- . signed from that charge and [accepted a call to a church at Woodstown, N. J. . This will make his fourth pastorate in the West Jersey Association. » •) • . The school entertainments are to be held May 25th, 26th and 27th, and the . annual commencement about June , 10th. There will be one high scnool graduate and seven in the grammar . grade. « ® a Mrs. Harry B. Paul, Thomas H. ] Emmons, and John Hickey have been 1 bathing from Congress Hall baths 7 daily for several days. AAA * Dere Kape May Folks We are a1 goin' too hev a poverty party next ' 'thursday evning, the twenty first T (21st) and we hereby invite you to kum. I You only hev too pay five cents to git e in. It will be in the High Skule ; bilding. Now don't flicker ail up, bekos everybody what dresses up has two pay for it. Therefor: if eny iady or 8 gent kums bedecked in a new nekty-or 8 enything new or stilish or[with there f shoes shined, they will hav to pay a r sertin amount for the same. You will e be find for each seperate peace of e finery. No fine will excede or go over five sents. Kandy and other refresh- • ments will be fore sail. Old fashioned y games will be piaid. we will insure too • all a enjoyable, evning. Be shure and • kum. v yours truly, y The Senyer Klass. MATTINGS, GRASS CARPETS, d GRASS RUGS. 8 Our spring assortment of Mattings, 8 Grex Carpets, Orex Rugs, Axmin ester 3 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 large variety in sizes and t fcolor. Also 8-4 yard Cre»stair carpet. 8 The Prices are right, and the goods a are right. g CHARLES A. SWAIN, t- No. 305-307 Jackson street, e Cape May Git d

PERSONAL MENTIOtf • OF VISITORS ! SOME INTERESTS NOTES ;; Star aid Wave Readers are Re- > qaested te Scad ia by Pkeae or Otherwise. __ I. J. Pocher and family, of New York City, have opened their cottage 2 at 11 South Lafayette, arriving here last Saturday having made the trip in their touring car. Mr. Pocher returned g to New York Tuesday after enjoying o several days' fishing in the sounds. Mr. and Mrs. Walter ,B. Peterson were visitors .with her parent", Mr. ' and Mrs. Daniel L. Garretson, at their • home at Port Norris, Thursday. The e occasion was a home coming of the children and their families in honor of Mrs. Garretson' s j74th .birthday. It was .a very pleasant and enjoyable e family reunion and will long be re- ^ membered by all the members of it. e Charles W. Myers, of Oil City, spent t a few days at the Virginia. — e George A. Torrey, of Boston, was e among the guests registered, at the B Windsor this week. y Harry M. Jackson and Leslie Crawford left Tuesday afternoon for Clark City, Canada, where they have ac- ° cepted responsible positions fcwith a r paper manufacturing company. They 0 will join Fred Hand, who ia now there. ^ Miss Margaretta Lang and Miss N ele lie Horn, of Germautown, are among ^ the visitors here this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stouffer. whose home is in Philadelphia, were guests s at the Virginia this week. 8 Mrs. Jennie Baird with Miss Janet c Baird sift Miss Mildred Baird, of Phii- - adelphia, were week end visitors at • the Windsor. d Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bragonia, of n Baltimore, were stopping at the Vird ginia for a few days. Mr. and M nr. B. S. Kunkel, of Phil-' . adelphia, are occupying their pleasaot \ cottage at 49 Ocean street. They have been regular summer visitors here for a number of years and are very well r known in Cape May. 8 Charles A. Kiink and Edwin A. 8 Snape, of Philadelphia, were Wednese day visitors at The Windsor. ■" William F. Guckera and Harold Guckera, of Philadephia, were over • Sunday visitors at the Virginia. n J. Ludwig Kocthen, Jr., of Pittaburg, was among the guests [at the Windsor early this Week. € Among those registered at the Winde sor this week were Thos. H. Bambrick, e Miss Lolls Lay ton, F. W. Graham, '1 Samuel L. Gerhard. Charles P. Willis, r Philadelphia: Lambert Reed, Lambertville ; H. M. Austin, D. C. Austin, Newark. Among the guests at the Virginia n were Charles T. Myers, E. L. Myers, • William F. Hall. Richard W. Nelins. Thomas B. Myers, Charles T. French. James M. Tracy, Jr., George Oiark, i- 'Elsie Cuilum, Philadelphia ; H. W. ;t Donty, New York ; C. Walter Wenxing, it Yeadon, J. E. Clark. Winburne. '■ Justice Mahlon Pitney, of the Supreme Court, one of the ablest jurists 8 in this state, was a recent visitor. "o Steve Kelly, of this place, who has ir been working for a large contracting (r firm in Philadelphia the past winter, ^ returned to Cape May last week and will engage io his regular business jj during the-summer. >f Dr. Gilbert H. Shearer, of Philadel;r phia, has leased the cottage. 518 i- Franklin street, and with his familv d opened it Friday. They are regular >o summer visitors here and have occud pied this same cottage for a number of seasons. s Howard F. Otter has leased 12 Washington street. He will remove to. his new location at an early date. Mrs. Lillian M. B*rown, of Philadelphia, is occupying her Kearney avenue' 3> cottage. >r Jacob Snare is again settled at his j. Congress street cottage for the sumc mer. I8 • Miss Rebecca Cassedy entertained d Mrs. Gardner, of Philadelphia, over t* Sunday. \ is i . MracJL Affeldt has as her guest at her Madison avenue cpttage, Mr. and Mrs. Wftliam Clauson, of Philadelphia. Mist Dorothy Bockius entertained e

several of he school friends the first of the week Mrs. Rebecca Harkness has again » leased Maskel Ware's cottage, cor one V Windsor avenue and North street ' NEW LAUNDRY COMPANY s ' The Atlantic Steam Laundry plant, for the past six years operated by fteeves Bros., has been purchased hy a syndicate and will be operated under the name oi the Neptune Laundry. The new owners propose to give te Cape May residents and visitors as fine a grade of the _ laundry product aa it is pbaftible to place on • the market, and an up-to-date plant, with tbe.lateet r facilities, will be at the service of the e public. The new company is capitali ized at $660, and the stockholders are ^ Cape May business men. E. 8. Reeves, 1 formerly a member of ..the old firm I will be the general manager of the new concern. Their advertisement ap i pears on the eighth page of this issue. ; N. J. HOMEOPATHIC ; MEDICAL SOCIETY i j - NEXT ANNUAL MtUTlNfi HERE ' West Jersey Medical Seciety ' will Meet at Sum Tine at Hotel Cape Hay t Through the work of Dr. W. H. • Phillips the New Jersey Homeopathic a State Medical Society aad the West f Jersey Medical Society have voted to • hold their next annual meeting ia . May, 1909, at the Hotei Cape May. { Every effort will be made to make the visit interesting and satisfactory. In s this connection it is well to notioe that enterprising citizens of this city are losing no opportunity to advance the resort's claims. t SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING t At a special meeting of council held Friday evening, 8th inst., a resolution f passed to take effect June 1st, requir- - ing all Ipolicemen to give.full time oa duty unless in case of accident (and di- .. reding that reductions be made in _ I their monthly pay for alt time lost. It e was stated that this has been made r necessary by the growing custom of 1 taking time off for various reasons, providing I substitute and then trusting to the leniency of council to allow full pay to the regular and to pay the substitute. The same resolution gave the Police Committee of Council joint control with the Mayor ov6r the police r force and directed the Mayor to appoint from among the eligible mem- " bers of the force an acting chief of e police in the place of Chief William Farrow, resigned, to serve until Janu- - ary 1st. next, when the positidn will , be regularly filled. The following four , special officers for summer time seri, vice were appointed : Lewis Williams - Walter W. Smith, John .N'. Reeves and i. Charles Finneman. There were eleven candidates for the four places. a An ordinance passed authorizing the i. renewal of the contract for that part i' of the lighting of the city which has been done by gas. with the Cape May Illuminating Company for five years, ' at three dollars per light per month. THE BOARD OF TRADE MEETING At a regular meeting of the Board of Trade hela Friday evening, May 8th A. • W. Hand was elected secretary prottm, in the absence of the regular 8 secretary. The treasurer reporred H $303.54 on hand. The Publicity Oom- • mittee reported propositions for adverd tiring from N. W. Ayer & Son., of 18 Philadelphia. L. T. Stevens, of Cape May, and Foley & Co., of Phildelphia. |. The committee recommended the pro3 position of Foley & Co. The papers T promised to "be used are the Philadelr phia. Bulletin, Ledger, N. American. i_ Inquirer, Reco<C Press, Telegraph, ,f Baltimore Sun, American ; Washington Times. Star, and the bid $1199. Dr. W. H. Phillips explained an im2 portant[proposition and suggested that ° money would be needed and that Mr. J. P. Doyle, of the Hotel Cape May, I- had promised to assist. A committee e was appointed to see what can be done toward raising money the report at a g special meeting to be called by the t. chair, the said committee to continue " aa a committee of arrangements if the . events were arranged for. The chair appointed Dr.]W. H. Phillips, A. W« Hand, O. Merchant, Thomas W. Millet, John W. Thompson. The con- - 'L sideration of the report of the Oomd mitfcee of Publicity was laid over until special meeting be called to hear the d report of the above committee. '