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* TELL WORLD YOLR WANTS; IT WILL PAY TO ADVERTISE U joa Hive Lost or Feud Anything,' Wait Help or Woti, Pit it Here FOB SALE. f r-J- TOR-SALE— Two good work Uuiaea.- - Apply to Cape May Grain and Goal Company 11-21 tf | STOVES I have a lot of good new and second band stovea, ranges and heaters, which ' will be aold very cheap for cash Must I bare the room. Wm. T. Chambers, 1 k*? - i -Jr., 109 Perry street. TOR SALE— A good farm on easy 1 1 terms. Apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 < Washington street. 1 1 FOE SALE — About 80 pair of line breeding pigeons, among them are ; 1 Dutchess, Dragoons, homers, mixed with Runt blood. Most cf them are ( young birds. Will be sold reasonable. . Apply to Harry Harris, Cape May . Citv. 12-19 3t ' » FOR SALE— One laige iron boiler, i , withstand. Holds 2 bar i els for boiling lard. A two-horse harrow ami a T . one-horse harrow. Inquire of John i Croweli, Osborne street. It i FOR RENT. ■ ^ FOR RENT — A new house having . j |fc: three rooms and a lean-to first floor, three bed rooms second floor, gas, city water, i ice porch and yard. Twelve h dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, . 914 Ocean stiect. J FOR RENT— Nine room unfurnished t house, including fine bath room. All modem improvement. Location 505 HLghes street. Apply agents or Jos- " eph States. £ £ — : — : — e DESIRABLE TENANT HOUSE On Washington street, 3 rooms first A floor ; 4 looms second floor. Gas, city E water, nice yard and porch. JIT per g """GILBERT O. HUGHES. Realty. 9 214 Ocean Street. | 5 / j A REAL ESTATE « -- . v,

DO TOO WAKT TO HUY Do you want to buy? Do you want to sell? j Do you want to rent? Do you want to borrow? [ Do you want to insure? consult SOL. NEEDLES. Agent for Glens Falls Insurance Cornpan » and others. 508 Washington street, f ' -I' ' ' ' " 11-16 ly MONEY DO V0U NEED MONEY .I If ao, and you ' an secure loan on flrst mortgage covering city Property I have sums from $1.0 0 to $4,000 to offer you. GILBERT C. HUGHES. Realty. 214 Ocean Street. WANTED WANTED— Second hand gentlemen's riding saddle. State price and cord it on in first letter. Must be 1 S cheap Address "Saddle." Star and 1 Wave Office. tf If' ■ . . _ I MUSIC ; BANJO— MANDOLINS , Violins. Guitars, also strings for sam«. both gut and wire', rosin, bows, • brid.e-. keys, tail p-eces, music stands < and cases. Anything you want in the I tpusic»l line at McCANN'S NEWS * STAND. 417 Washi n ton street. tf( a- - i - . 1 - — t AU the latest popular sheet music at the Star and Wave Music and Station- •> " cry Department; also agents for Edi- i son phonographs and records. s LOST. LOST-On Tuesday evening, a silver O belt pin going from the Neptune j, Lau-dry to Emerald avenue. West Oape May If found return to Nep- p tune Laundry and receive reward. «! 12-26 St t . It will pay you to look over Laven- - K . - tbol's new assortment of goods which Just arrived. f' K — y - » L. Wall Paper. Wall Paper. a A new and fine assortment of wali jT paper is now being offered bj Eldredge Z Jobaaoc, 318 Washington street What- ¥ •vcr you need in this line can be suptr - The New Paint Store f< John Little has opened up the bost- $* bch of selling paints st the comer of mvrfwrfcnoB-nad wwhiagton streets and it Is just the place to buy fresh paints. 3-23-tf

'council i RECEIVES BIDS . : j TO PLACE STORM WATER SEWERS I ; Harvey Bemett Proves Lowest Bidder h Foit Contracts. A special meeting of Council was called for Monday evening io receive bids for storm water sewers, approve - minutes of- raiet'nga— sincd April, pay I bills and authorize negotiation* of notes. EUwell, Haod Joseph, Hand Stilwell. Shsw and Ware were present. I President Ware announced the pro- | j gram and then called for bids to be . | presented. The Atlantic Oonstruction Company, of Atlantic Oity; Harvey | Bennett, Edward Crease and W. H. Church were represented in the bidi j ding. There were four contracts to bid upon, designated respectively, i "Contract E," "contract F," "Oonj tract G," and "Contract H." i "Contract E" was for storm water ■ in Philadelphia, Reading, Tren- ! and Pittsbur< avenues from the | to north side oi Beach avenue, i and from New Jersey avenue to Idaho "Contract F" storm w_ter sewer in line of Union street and in Washstreet from Tint on to West streets. "Contract G" in Texas avenue, Massachusetts avenue. West street. Indina and Philadelphia avenues. "Contract H" in Texas avenue from avenue -to Washington street The bids were given by the 1 foot in accordance with the specifica- 1 tions and were as follows: ' 1 Contract E. i Atlantic Construction Co.. $26,473.00 ' Beunett, 17,706.92 I Crease,. 33.640.72 ' Contract F. 1 Construction Co.. $4895.40 Bennett, 4105.60 ' Crease. 6024. 2E 1 H. Church, 5396.48 v Contract G. ( Atlantic Construction Co.. $17,234.55 ^ Bennett, 13,701.25 ( W. H. Church, 14,904.57 1

Contract H. | Atlantic Construction Co". , $10,226. 50 ? | Harvey Bennett, 8.245.50 [ W. H. Church. 8.259.95 • I At the conclusion of this buwiueas | Councilman Stilwell Hand announced that he had to go and as this would - break the quorum a motion to dispens- • with reading the minutes passed. A new bidder arrived at this time and handed up bids on the contracts but was informed it was too late. Council then adjourned. , ANNOUNCEMENT. I .uC.haule« Newe" wishes to announce that he has opened a thoroughly up-to-date boarding and livery stable in the Excelsior Building, on West Perry ! street, tiis new blacksmith shop is in the same building. BUY OF THE HOME DEALER. The ni -est selections of Chri'tmas toys and gifts can be made at the old reliable home establishment of Miss Emma Stites. at 305 Wathinvton street. Fine sssortment of up-to-date goods of the most attractive kinds, st Philadelphia prices. Early purchasers are apt to secure best results. — Information regarding F arm or Business for sale ; not particular about location; wish to hear fr m owner only, who will sell direct buyer; give 'rice, description, and state when possession can be had. Address I.. Darbyshire, Box 2030, Rocheater. K. Y. Do your shopping at Liventhol's y u want to save money and be suited. HOLIDAY Q00DS Just received a large assortment of Christmas Book" and Toys. Our Holiday Goods are now on display. Special — A few odd and end frame pictures 24*30 in. While they last 50c ' each; value $1. CO. 1 SCULL'S NOVELTY STORE. , 60 1 Waahington street, j Go to Thomas Sou Its, Cold Spring, I for the things you need for the table, c and family, and obtain satisfactory' goods at the smallest cost. Full and complete stock, carefully selected, * "with knowledge born of experience I gaintd by an active career of more s years than that of any dealer in Lower , Township. tf . T-H. Taylor is the Cape May Agent t for Waldorf shoes for men and women, a Hand sewed method. CONTINUED ON 6TH PAGE £

A FINE 5 CHRISTMAS DANCE S WINDSOR SCENE0F BRILLIANCE ;t Society People Eijoy a spleidid Social Eveline to Celebrate Ciristms Holiday i The Christmas Dance given at the e Windsor Hotel on Wednesday evening e proved to be one of the most enjoyable f and successful affairs uf Ha ItlbffgTven f in Oape May for some time, d The music was furnished by an or- . cb'Stra from Philadelphia specially . engaged for the occasion while the . spacious dining room of the hotel was i profusely decorated with ropes of r laurel and Dunked with Dolly, num- . erous red Christmas bells hung from , . the chandeliers and at intervals in the ' , festoons of laurel aaded to the effect and give the room a reai Christmas . appearance. The Committee in charge of this r "best of all Christmas Dances, "as, . one of the guests put it, consisted of j . Mr. Fredercik A. Price, O. Earle Mil- j ler, O. O. Barr, O. A. Merchant and , Frank W. Miller, who had prepared a dance program that seemed to please • every one. The entire lower floor of I ] . the Windsor was turned over to th» ; , throng of merry dancers who took part ; iu the festivities. » . WEST CAPE MAY WINS IN BASKET ; BALL. ! The fourth of the series of basket t nail games between the teams "of the Cape May ami West Cape May High ( occurred Saturday afternoon f last at the Cape May grounds and was < by the West Cape May team, this; t being the first gstne of the series won ; y by ' this team. They gained their le/sd j the first half and though the Cape 1 1 May team was strengthened in the j £ second half, they could not overcome j the lead. The s -ore was 16 to 9. There j t fourteen fouls made by West i Cape May and twelve by Cape May. js lineup : ^ Cape May West Cape May ; „ Forward Channels !

Mecray X) Schellenger Forward Teal 10 Shields )5 Robbins Centre Taylor is Hines Guard Graves •d Eutriken Guard Reeves id Little i- Goals from field— Hines 2; Mecray 1 ; Taylor 4 ; Teal 3. Goals from foul e line- Taylor 2; Hines 3 Referee4 Collier. , The next game will be played Chri'tmas night, at the Auditorium. C. P. ELFRETH. * C. P. Elfieth. who. for many years B occupied a cottage here, died on Fri-j y day last at his homs in Philadelphia. 1 at the age of eighty-one years He was a direct descendant of Jeremiah Elfreth, who came over from England with William Peon, in the ship "Wei-, j come;" also a relative of Moses Bar- ■ s f "tn. who married Sarah Elfreth. i daughter of Caleb and Mary Elfreth, - born October 26th, 1730. , Mr. Elfreth conducted] a drug store ' at 148 South street, Philadelphia, j - continuously for more than fifty-seven I ■ years, and has passed the greater part | . of his time at Cape May for twenty years. He is survived by a widow, I four sons and two daughters. IN MEM0R1AM. In loving memory of our dear little boy Charles G. Phillips, who ^departed this life December 30th. 1907. I^ThER AND MOTHER. TELEPHONE SERVICE INTERRUPTED | , Tuesday night's storm played havoc with the telephone and telegraph Communications with Philadel- ] phia was interrupted f n bnUi the tele- , 1 phone lines, but the Eastern got into ' touch with Philadelphia esrly Wedues- 1 1 day afternoon, being r he first to re- j establish connection. The result, was i attained by calling men into action j f promptly -to discover the breaks all ' c alone the line from here to Phi la- 1 delphia. 8 There is nothing finer in sport than ; the bracing bn pins and this will be a | time to get the habit The I gbw of health waits upon such exer- b cise and dyspepsia and kindred ills , vanish. The Congress Alleys, 31 f '« Perry street are as good as the " beat tf ! *

PERSONAL MENTION £ J)F VISITORS E SOME INTERESTING NOTES I Star lit Ware Readers are Reqaested to Seal ia kj Pktae •r Otherwise. E Mrs. Hill and Miss Ramsey are eni joying a month's visit with friends in 1 ton. 08 Among the guests at the Windsor - this week were A. G. B. Steel. S. A. r Brmdish, Philadelphia; F. 8. Lock - wood, Benjamin [Bscharach. Atlantic ! Oity ; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collins, Gert ; man town. " • Mrs. Electa Edmunds has gone to 1 j Philadelphia to spend the winter with I ber children. : j Among the guests registered at the I I Virginia this week were N. F. Rand, John W ScbelL George P. Bible. E. C. ! Stokes, Charles Miller, Wm.' F Mil- | let. Philadelphia; W. S. Faddis, E. T. Plnnkett, F. A. Uiepatrick, New York ; E. H. Reianer, New Haven ; ' Miss Alice Gaubles, Chicago; Miss Annie Betts. St. Louis ; William Suys, Montana ; D. R. Diely, Richard F. L. Keelan, Pittsburg; • Peter Shields, Bryu Mawr; John D. Scully, .Washington ; A. H. Lupton. A. H. Lupton, Jr., Bridgeton; L. M. 1 Rice, Wildwood; Captain J. T. ' Springer. Court House. Jacob Snare and sister, Mrs. C. T. ' of Philadelphia, pasted a few 1 days at the Virginia this week. j 1 Lieutenant E. S. Hand, Fifteenth « Cavalry, U. S. A., is enjoying a short ! forloogh at- the home of his parents, I and Mrs. A. W. Hand. He has ! i n0* *8ent a Christmas at home for six I j ivfewtiX"" tlie new" I) very mail.' wlio, I leased the Qr-ss stable, has some { ' I fine equipages to hire. One of the r orses carried off the prize atone off ! 0 the Bryn Mawr horse shows. j a j One of t|je Mecray buildings, oppo- • * | site the Star and Wave Office, has1® j leased for a Chinese Laundry, a 1 1 | step toward progress. e j Miss Mazie Lejambre has closed her D j "IBS Mazie Lejambre has closed

! Washington street cottage and will il i paas the winter in Philadelphia. Mrs. Samuel Schellenger and family or have returned to .their Washi igton ea street cottage after an absence of sevB8 eral •» eeks among relatives. Mrs. Charlotte Bridenihal, as is ber 'y usual custom, left Cape May this week nl to spend the winter in Philadelphia. " A. C. Thomas, one of our regular summer cottagers, was here on Tuea1- day looking after the work on his cottage on Queen street, j Jacob Snare and sister, Mrs Holj man and daughter, of Philadelphia, . s passed several days here. I 1 Miss Elva Hand arrived home on J Monday after an absence of several ^ months in Philadelphia. b We noticed John F. Craig, one of d our cottagers, on our streets Tuesday. . ; Miss Rebecca Cassedy is passing: | the.holidays at Ardmore, Pa. j Mrs. Joseph E Learning and daughter, of Waahington, D. C., are guests ' . of her mother, at 209 Windsor avenue. ^ ORANGE OFFICERS ELECTED. 1 At the annual meeting of Cold 1 Spring Grange, held on Monday even- ; ' I ing, December 14th, the following ! ■ officers were elected : Worthy Master. Frank Bate ; Overseer, Michael | Brown ; Steward. David McPheraon ; j Assistant Steward, Sheppard Taylor : ! Lady Assistant- Miss Alice Hawn;, j Lecturer. John Matthews; Chaplain, \ J. Henry Thomas; Ceres. Mrs. Lizzie! Hand ; Pomona, Mrs. Mame Douglass ; P lora, Mrs. Linda McPhersou ; Secre- l | tary, J. G. Corson: Treasurer. Mrs. i1 | Drills Elliott; Gate Keeper, Thomas j j Vanamau. , t ll | CARDS FOR MOUNTING FANCY I' j NEEDLE WORK AT THE STAR ' AND WAVE RETAIL DEPART- 1 1 MENT. NOW IS THE TIME i oil cloth, linoleum, stove boards I , oil heaters, stove pipe and coal hods, i i have a stock on hacd, prices reason- e i able. 9 CHARLES A. SWAIN. | 305-7 Jackson street. • j | The ancient game of bowls used to 1 1 j played in the open air but the Cape ! , May experts, who are hard to beat. I * I learned the art in the palatial quarters P ; which houses the fine Congress Hall 1 1 I 31 Perry street. TrY them, tf | a i

TUfi AND 5 .BARGE STRANDED S UFi SAVING CREWS RmjOB r Betk Vessels AbudneH After Beiig Fleeted u4 Tij Silks . Biriig Night Captain Sooy and crew of Cold n Spring Life Saving Station and Can- . tain Hoffman and- erew of Two MHe Life Saving Sution, spent a atrenr uou« day on Tuesday in trying to float . the tug "Anna" and her tow, barge . No. 4. loaded with atone far the har- - bor Jet'iaa which grounded .on one of . the inlet bars at 8 ^0 in the morning. By hard work they succeeded in flcat- > ing them on the flood tide at six j o'clock, but" the tog waa leaking ao badly that the gpew waa taken j from her by Captain Sooy and brought ashore as was ' also the crew . of the barge. Both drifted off shore . and the tug sank. It ia thought that the barge bad been anchored she might : have been held. Toward night a heavy ; snow Btorm arose and made the atmoi- , phere ao thick that the tug Blue Bell which was standing by to take the I stranded tug in tow waa compelled to ; seek more sea room, fearing disaster for herself ao near shore in the thick weather. The crew of the Two Mile station came ashore with the Cold j Spring crew, landing in the vicinity of the pier, the high tide preventing a ' | at the Cold Spring station, and j the Two Mile crew remained at the ' Cold Spring station during the night on ' accoont of the storm. i GRAND NEW YEAR'S BAY CELEBRATION AND PARADE : j- '-interest iiCtbe dWeSration of New I Year's Day is ever on the increase, 1 j and all are looking ahead to a day ' of great pleasure for old and young ' I alike. Preparations are going forward 1 with much activity and augurs to over- 1 j shadow the fondest anticipations of ' | the moat ardent ^etffferenta. The 1 displayed br the several committees repreaen tings the different or- 1 1 er -tfioiBiuiiinuii: uiuereni or-

jjl ganizations that will hq. active participants in the day's festivities is encouraging and everybody seems to have )n joined in the spirit of the occasion, and their united efforts dispels all doubt as to the successful outcome of the ^ New Year's celebration. k Almost every organization in this city and surrounding vicinity will be y. found in the Grand Street Parade B_ which occurs a 1 :30 o'clock sharp and many merchants have prepared elaborately decorated floats which will j be in line. Besides this there will be a ^ gaily caparisoned cava cide of Mummers iu grotesque costumes, and n many on foot .to Jadd to the jollifiI cations. The procession will be headed ; by the Cape May Band and the followf ing organizations have signified their intention of participating ; ' The Cape May Civic Club. Cape 1 May Catholic Club, Improved Order ] I of Red Men, West Cape May C idets, : three Colored Clubs, Mosquito Club. ! Floats- Geo. M. Dunlap, 4 floats;! ' McOeavin Bros.. 1 ; cape May Ilium-; inatin* Company, 1; Phill.pa &! : Hughes. 1; Troy Laundiy, 1; F. I j Beorner, 1; Cape May Bakiug Com-! - pany, I ; Small Engineering Company, • : ! 1 ; T. H Taylor. 1 ; J. I.aventhol. 1. , ' On New Year's Eve Ogallalla | Tribe of Red Men. No. 157. will hoi i a ! Grand Masquerade Ball in old Skating ! ; , Rink Hall. Washington street. At ' 11:00 o'clock the Degree Team will j I give i he Ghost Dance. At 12 o'clock | . j the New Yesr will be heralded by a j procession of Mummers, simultaneous- | ly with the ringing of hells, blowing ) | of whistles and a grand displav of fire | I works, with noise and enthusiasm i enough to thoroughly awakeu the mew i born infant and start it on its career in | so lively a manner that it will culmin- I ate in the most prosperous year ever i I j in Cape May. 1 1 CHRiSTMAS SERVICE ! j J Services in the Presbyterian Church t on Christmas morning will begin at ' j J 0 e30 o 'clock and will include an Intel— 4 I eating music program Dr. McLeod t will preach the sermon. i i There will be a service in the First s | E. Church at six o'clock Christmas morning. All are invited.to come out I thia earlv meeting and spend a sea- d json in worshipping God before the C j pleasures of the day begin. This is o way to get the true Christina j [spirit.

INTERESTING > ) NEWS NOTES b occurrenceThere and here x Iicideits Ykkk Hire AttncM te Attutnuf the Stir u4 Win d Merry Christmas to all. ►- • • w e — All tha oolUge boys ami gala tea h. home for the holidays. ' t • # • e I!*ee watar and free sewers are advertiaed as particular sd vantages poel »essed by V en trior. After the first 00*t« *wers are free here and always , have been. t » • • Q The thirty-fourth annual meeting of n the New Jersey Bute Horticultural i Society will be held at the Rryte , House, Trenton. Assembly Chamber, Wednesday and Thursday, January 6tb t and 7th. 1909. All persona are cor- . t dully invited to attend and take part in the proceedings. Ladies are especially invited, j Farmers' Clubs, Granges, Agricul- , Husl sod Horticultural Societies everyv ] where arc requested to send delegates, . who should report, upon arrival, to ! the secretary. A Question Box tor the reception of I any question ou topics pertaining to , Horticulture will be provided, and all are invited to use it freely. I Any person may become a member of the Society on payment of one dollar. Reports of tbe proceedings will be sent iree to ail members. Headquarters at Hotel Stealing. Full attendance of members requested. For full particulars address H. G. Taylor, Secretary, Riverton. N. J. •t • • The .great -flagpole presented br David Baird, of Camden, to the State for Boys, at Jamssburg, ft. J., dedicated last week when tbe flag presented by Quartermaster General C. Edwsru Munay was for he first time run up to its top. I wo gifts cost about $600. The flagpole stands 122 feet aDove the ground and is imbedded beneath it T- ! — — — UC41CJIUJ lb

c I in a concrete base snout eight feet n ; deep, it Is the tallest flagpole in New Jersey and is tbe handsomest ever sent id out 'rom Baird's great spar making establishment. le Not Jong ago Mr. Baird and General Murray were members of s party of 1B public men who visited tbe school. K I bey were much impressed with the (e excellent military drilling oftheibojs id and ,n order to show their appreciation ( decided to give them the pole and flag II as an incentive for patriotism. ; A bronze tablet on the pole tells j that it was presented by Mr. Baird, | not to the state, but to the boys of the | Furman Bainett, Esq., of Cold ir | Spring, recently discovered among some old papers a list of the names of e j voters at an annual election held in r j J-ower Township on Tuesday, Novem- ( ; ber ''fh, 1871, for the election of a Gov- ' i eruor. Member of Assembly. Sheriff . J and three Coroners. The total number _ : of names was 260 and of these 174 I have died and 36 moved out of the township. There «re therefore, but 50 voters now residing in the township, ; who were there in 1871. ( • In order to be prepared to handle , j promptly wliatever increased traffic 1 1 ma> be offered durinx the coming year, 1 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company I baa just begun the construction" of fifteen locomotives of the most power- , j ful type which has yet been designed . I for use on this railroad. These loco- | motives will be known as "H-8-b" and , j are to be built at the Juniata shops I at A I toons, Pa. Some idea of the character of thia i type of engine uiay be had from the | fact that when the tend' r is fully ] with coal and water and the* is ready for service on the | road, its total weight will be S84.000 I pounds, nearly 200 tons. The weight of the engine^proper in working order, will be approximately 241,000 pounds or .about J20 tons. The tenner will be equipped to cary 7,000 gallons of . water and thirteen and one-half tone of coal. S w w Federal Judge Thompson has handed an opinion in the case of the Lodge of Ohio. Ancient Order of United Workmen^ against the S»Continue i on 8th Page