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TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS IT WILL PAY TO ADVERTISE !f jn Hive Last or Fond Alvtkitg, Wait Help or Work, Pit it Here FOR SALE. HW SALE About fifty pairs of pigeons, including homers and choice white birds. Twent) -fire centa per pair. Apply to Nathan Davis, ou the J. M. E. Hildreth larm. Cold Spring. It .FOR SALE— Two good work boraes. Apply to Cape May Grain and Coal Company. .11-21 tf ■' | STOVES 1 have a lot of good new and second -hand stoves, ranges and heater*, which will be aold very cheap for cash Must have the room. Win. T. Chambers, Jr., 109 Perry street FOR SALE— A good farm on easy terms. Apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street. ! FOR SALE— About 8U pair of tine ■wtMwtireeding pigeons, among them are I>utcbess, Dragoon*, homers, mixed with Runt blood. Most of them are young birds. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to Harry Harris, Cape May Cit». 12-19 3t FOR RENT. FOR RENT— A new house having three rooms and a lean-to first floor, three oed rooms second fleer, gas, city water, nice porch and yard. Twelve dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, 914 Ocean stieet. FOR RENT— Nine room unfurnished house, including fine bath room. All modern improvement. Location 606 . Hughes street Apply agents or Joe- ^ -e^i StatesDESIRABLE TENANfHOUSE On Washington street 3 rooms first floor; 4 loops second floor. Gas, city water, nice yard and porch. $11 per month. GILBERT C. HUGHES. Realty. 314 Ocean Street. REAL ESTATE DO TOO WAKT TO BIT Do you want to buy? Do you want to sell? Do you want to rent? Do you want to borrow? Oe you want to insure? consult SOL. NEEDLES. Agent for Glens Falls Insurance- Cornpan v and others. 608 Washington street 11-16 ly A REAL BARGAIN Six room cottage. with citv water, and -table on lot 60x100 for sale. Well 1 cated. $-00 eaah ; balance on mortgage. Property rents for $110 per year. Will deal quickly with any person wantirtg to buy vGILBERTO. HUGHES. Realty. 214 Ocean Street. ] MUSIC | BANJO— MANDOLINS Violins. Guitar- also strings for ! asm*. both gut and wire, ritein. bows, bridge-, keys, tail p eces, music stands and cases. Anything you want in the musicil line «t McCANN'S NEWS, m STAND, 41? Washi . ton street. tf All the latest popular sheet music at , ' the Star and Wave Music and Station- , ery. Department; also agents for Ediaon phonographs aafi recofd-. It will pay you to look over Laventhol's new assortment of goods which Just arrived. * Wall Paper. Wall Paper. A new and fine assortment of wall paper is now being offered by Eldredge Johnson, 318 Washington street What- - aver you need in this line -an be supplied. tf The New Paint Storo John Little has opened up the bust aaaa of selling paints at thr corner ol Jackaon and Washington streets and it da juei .he place co buy fresh paints. k-2o-lf ~ L. C. ASHBURN" DOCTOR OF OPTICS" ' ^roadway next to Gold Leaf Factory, West Cape May, New Jersey, Hj^M^dful Tearing of the Eye a SpecImproved Method. Lenses ReFrames Adjusted.

-== ; — . - — LOWER TOWNSHIP ! I ALUMNI : THE PROfiRAR AND BANQUET ( I tirte Atteadaiceaf Old School I firadiates aid their . Frieids. One of the moat enjoyable affairs which baa occurred in Lower Town- c snip recently was the reunion of the t Lower Township Alumni Association c - at the residence of the president, Mrs. I • Joseph P. . MacKissic. There waa a c ® large attendance and a bright and ia- i teresting program and many old i friends exchanged pleasant greetings. 1 j At the conclusion of the literary and 1 musical program the annual banquet I waa enjoyed and included a fine menu I of choice viands. The program'follows ; I 1 Address of Welcome by the President 1 J Mrs. J. P. MacKissic 1 Instrumental Solo Mrs. Albert J. Matthews - Reminiscences of the Association Prot. George Flliott s j Recitation Mrs. Lewellyn Hildre»h c • ! "Prior to Miss Belle's Appearance" < 8 Reading Prof. Richard Reeves I i Instrumental Music « e Miss Anna F. MacKissic r • Recitation Mrs. Harry Harris a f VocAl Solo Prof. Lewellyn Hildbretb t "Twenty Years Ago" I Reading Mrs. DsvidlMcPhereon • Instrumental Solo "Fascination" 1 Misa Florence Hoffman 1 Recitation Miss Olive Douglass 1 f "The Pnztfed Dutchman" ' ® Chorus High School Girls 1 ■ Recitation Miss Edna Weeks "Socrate* Snooks" j Instrumental Solo Mrs. Augustns'Swain i 1 Recitation Mrs. Sydney Goff , B Addrets G. Bolton Eldredge £ Address A. Hand i Refreshments i JOHN MECRAY POST ELECTS OPFICERS ] J John Mecray Post No. 40, G. A. R. t r haa elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: Commander, A. C. Gile ; Senior Vice Com- 1 2 mander, Joseph B. Hughes; Junior i Vice Commander, Peter Sm;th ; Quar- j t- rmaster, Charles Sandgran; Sur- i geon, James Mecray; Officer of the j Day, Joseph Bre« ton ; Officer of the i , Guard, Albert Souders; Council of Ad- t ministration, S. R. Stitea.'J. J. Doak, I ? W. T. Stevens; Representatives, W. t T. Stevens: Alternate, J. W. Reevaa. i MRS PRISCILLA TAYLOR ( Mrs. Priacilla Taylor,'; wife of Thomas « P. Taylor, died at her home at Erma, Friday last. She was fifty years of 1 age and had been ill for a long time I ■ and a great sufferer from cancer. 1 . The funeral occurred Tuesday after- 1 r noon at 1 :80, and the services were 1 • conducted by Rev. Frank Sheppard, ' of tfii* city ^ NOW IS THE TIME. 2 ' for oil cloth, linoleum, stove boards ! oil heaters, stove pipe and .coal hods. ! I have, a stock on hand, prices reason- ' ' | able. | I j ! CHARLES A. SWAIN. t 305 ? Jackson street. ( • | The ancient game of bowls used to c 8 be played in the open air but the Cape e May experts, who are hard to beat, i • | learned the art in the palatial quarters ( ' which houses the fine Congress Hall . ^ Alleys, 31 Perry street. Try them, tf ^ ' FOR SALE— One la-ge iron 'boiler, 1 ' j with -tand. Holds 2 barrels for boil- j ing lard. A two-horse harrow and a ■ one-horse bat row. Inquire of John • Crowell, Osbdrne street. It ' h — ] There is nothing finer in sport than , the bracing t-n pins and thi« will be a dandy time to get the habit. The vlsw of health waits upon such exerII ciae and dyspepsia and kindled ills j < e va- ish. The Congress Alleys. 31 ; , Perry street, are as good as the . f — — h HOLIDAY GOODS j I Just received a large assortment of ' ' 'l Christinas Book" and Toys. Our Hoi- ; !j iday Goo<ls are now on (lis play. 11 Special— A few odd and end frame pictures 24x30 iu. While they last 50c 1 each; value $1.00. I " SCULL'S NOVELTY STORE. , 004 Washington street, j Go to Thomas Soults, Cold Spring, ] for th« things you need for the table, , r, and family, and obtain satisfactory i goods at the smallest cost. Full and , complete stock, carefully selected, with knowledge born of experience ' gainfd by an active career of more ( years than that of any dealer in Lower Township. tf j CONTINUED ON 6TH PAGE

SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK CAKD PARTIES 'ANBSATHEHNGS Bilitoys-Tkartigilj EajayeH kj ! These Vbe Rejtii Faailies to Speel Thea Hen. One of the enjoyable aodal functions of the week was a card party at the ' of Mr and Mra. Albert R. Hand * Perry street. • Monday evening. Five Hundred was the entertainment ' of the evening and proved an exceed- 1 ingly interesting pastime. The guests ' included Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Millet, Daniel Focer, Dr. and Mrs. V. ' D. Mercy, Mrs. M. J. MacAdams, | H. F. Ettinger, Miss Blanche ' Miss Rebecca Cassedy, Miss * Kennedy, Miss Marie Kennedy, ' Martha Mercy. Lieutenant E. S. 1 Mr. Floyd Hughe*. Mr. T. W. 1 Millet. Jr. Wedne day evening there was another ( social gathering at the pleasant home ( of M r. and Mrs. .T. Putman Hughes, when their daughter. Miss Blanche entertained a party of friends ( with the popular aid.enteresting game , of FiVe Hundred, stter which a dainty and tempting sapper was served. The ( guests weie Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hand, and Mrs C-I Earle Miller. Mr. ■nd Mrs. H. T. Hughes, Miss Lina Miss Marie Kennedy. Miss Jennie Huches, Miss Blanche Hughe*, ; Harry Bell, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. ( William Briant, Mr. T. W . Millet, Jr., ' Floyd Hughes. An interesting and enjoyable card j party was given a number of friends | at her home by Miss Rebecca Cassedy, Saturday evening. Tbo-e included - Miss Jennie Hughes, Miss Carrie Hand, Miss Ethel Blattner, Miss Rebecca Cassedy. and Messrs John Hand, Harvey Bennett, Frank Cas- < sedy, Lieutenant El I wood S. Hand. A most delightful time was enjoyed a party of young folks on Christ- | evening bv indulging in a skating < party at the new Excelsior roller skatrink. After n seer a I hours of pleasure in this delectable and invigor- ( ating pastime the party repaired to the bom« of Miss Lottie Rutherford, Decatur street, where the remainder , of the evening was passed in a pleasant manner, w.d the evening enlivened , with vocal and'ipstrumental music and other social diversions. Later in the evening a tempting repast was served. , Toose present were- Misa Elva Hand, Miss Mattie Marcy, Mies Jennie Misa Sallie Hughes, Miss Hughes, Miss Lottie Rutherford. John Hand, Gua Lingert, Bol- . ton Eldredge, Louis Sayre, Cbms. of Philadelphia, and S. Crozer of Ogontz, Pa. Miss Carrie Focer gave a progressive | novelty party Wednesday evening at | her home on Perry street in honor of I guest. Miss Sue Mecray. The first prize was wou^yJMiss Bessie Entricken j and the booby prize fell to the- lot of Charles Hand The evening was one of great pleasand interest to the guests whose follow : Miss Flossie Ware, Miss Frances Thompson, Miss Laura Miss Millicent Hand, Miss Entriken, Miss Anita Hand, Miss Sue Mecray, Miss Carrie Focer, Hughes, Charles Hand, Dudley Moore, Allen Sayre, Lemuel Miller. Leroy Wilson, Samuel Marcy, Je>se Fred Boerner. Another enjoyable and pleasant ocj casion was a New Year's party held at the home of Miss Flossie Ware on New j Year's eve. The younp people gave j the new. year a rousing welcome beI fore tbey separated for their various ! The Brotherhood of the M. E.|, Church gave a reception to its memand the members of the church and their friends on Tuesday evening. was held in the Chapel »nd a short was rendered which consisted of the following numbers : Recitation by Miss Nellie White; recitation, "The Pastor's Vacation/" Miss Anna Smith; solo, little Miss Miriam Lane; duet. Miss Fannie Roseman, and Miss Nellie White. Short talks were made by Rev. James Burns and Rev. Frank Sheppard. At the conclusion of the exercises a social time was enjoyed and refreshments served.

PERSONAL MENTION OF VISITORS ; SORE INTERESTING NOTES - Stir nl Wire tellers in le- < pnstelteSeilhky Fkeie er Otkenrse. , Hon. Joshua R. Barton, president of s she Security Trust Company, was ; ] among the recent visitors here. Rev. S. Paul Jefferson, who is now : t taking a special coarse in Yale Uni- - . varsity, was among oar visitors t , , Louis Sayre, who hat been passing < ' the winter in Philadelphia, accompanied by his friends, Ohss. Davis, of , Philadelphia, and S. Crocer Fox, of , Ogontx, Pa., spent Christmas at the i of Mr. Sayre 'e parents, on Queen - street, and enjoyed several days gunning while in Cape May. \ Prank Miller made a business trip to < Philadelphia Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jphn J. Collins and , r son John *. Collins, whose home is in . e German town, are enjoying a two . • weeks' stay at the Windsor. 8 Albert Burns, of Atlantic City, , 8 spent Christmas with his parents. Rev. ( 8 and Mrs. James Barns. r O. A. Merchant is; enjoying a ten j s days trip at the home of his parents at , • Hancock and other towns in New ' York State. ' Miss Lillian Herbert, a charming and 1 5 interesting young lady of Mt. Holly ' was the guest of her friend. Miss Flor- ■ ence farkiuson over .Christmas. She ' ' ryirned to her home Tuesday after ^very enjoy ble visit. VSoorge F. Fen ton returned this week ' i aft#*«pending several days on buai8 uses in New York apd Bpeton Nathan Davis, who has been farming . J the J. M. E. /HUdreth farm at Cold ! - Spring, h as-removed to the Price farm 1 in tbe same vicinity. 1 Ralph Speace, who is in .the Medical ' - Corps of the U. S. Army at Washing- ■ ton, will go to the Philippines in a few days with a detachment • Misa Sue Mecray, of Moorestown - has been herejvisiting her friend. Mis-, 1 l Oa»rie Focer. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kiodberg. of 1 f Linbrcok. Long Island, spent the 1 ' Christmas holidays with her parents, - 1 .Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hughes. ( Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Ettinver. Mr. j r and Mrs. O. A. Johnson and daughter | • " Evelyn, |of Philadelphia, were over ! ' Sunday visitors with their parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Millet. . s Mr. and Mrs. Matthew MacAdams, , • of Elizabeth, have been the guests of 1 Mrs. MacAdams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' e Daniel Focer. J s Mr. and Mra. Joseph Learning and ( • little daughter, of Washington, Spent ^ " the holidays with Mrs. Leateing'g , mother, Mrs. Louisa Whitney. I Miss Beyette Paul, who is a student ' at tbe Convent at Bordentown, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. 8 I H. B. Paul, for the holidays. I I Miss Bessie Burns has fcen enterc taining her friend, Miss Nellie : I Mitchell, of Philadelphia. I I Miss Lucrissa Hughes is spending t the week with friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. David Kay, of Cam- - den, were guests over Christmas with e Mrs. Kay's parents, Mr. and Mrs. » David Rodan. 8 Dr. James Mecray was a Philadel- I 8 phia visitor early in the week. • Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bush enter- j • tained Mr. and Mra. Charles Chase, of 1 Merchantville this week. Learning Townsend visited his pare euu for a fey days during the week. | Miss Georgie Edmunds enjoyed her i vacation from studies at tbe West J Chester Normal School here with her ! mother and sister at their home oo | " Washington street. e Miss Melvina Townsend entertained a : ~ few friends at dinner Saturday. • William Hall, of Brooklyn, spent . Christmas at the home of his mother j | and sisters. ' - ' Z L. C. Ashbnrn, a trained occolist : - and optician, has opened an office j h on Broadway, opposite Yorice avenue. ■ . West Cape May. and will give the ' C benefit oi' his skill to those who seek j | 1 his services. o Little Miss Mary Doak, daughter of 1 , Mr. and Mr». Samuel Doak. is the 1 » proud possessor of a pair Of real Indian : moccasins sent to her as a Christmas s gift from Houton, Michigan, by her ! 0 uncle, W. Scott Eldredge. 1 I 8 Do your shopping at Laventbol's | 8 if you want to save money and be j

WANTS TO ; HOLD ON ; THINKS LAW DAS LONGER TERR - City Treasirer SaitKCUins Liw lives Tkree Yeus lesteaR if On Among the surprises for the new year ia one that City Treasurer Isaac H. Smith. Jr., who was defeated for reelection last fall by ex-Mayor Millet, will endeavor. to continue in'offioe a treasurer, on tbe ground that a law passed in y 1904 extends his term from one year to three and that he haa a claim under thia law under appointment by Council over a year ago, to relieve his father, who waa unable to attend ,'to tbe duties of tbe office at that lime and under election in tbe fall of 1907. The following section ef the law ia relied upon to sustain his contention: "In every city in thia state in which the terms of tbe City Counsel, City and City Surveyor or Engineer are now limited to one year by the respective charters thereof, the said City Counsel, City Treasurer and City Surveyor or Engiueer shall hereafter be appointed and hold their respective offices for the term of three years. ' ' City Solicitor Oarley says the law refers to officials appointed by Council and is good. for the surveyor or solicitor in this city,' but not for the treaswho is elected under the charter j for one year. The law was originally passed to refer to "certain" cities in the central section of the State, but was discovered and applied in this city first to the term of the City Solicitor, by former Solicitor, J. Spicer 'Learn - . The appointment by Council of both City Solicitor Thomas P. Oarley and City Engineer Stilwell Townsend, made last year for terms ' of three years, and Mr. Smith thinks if the law applies in their cases it also applies in his. Friends of Treasurer-elect Millet assert that the matter will be taken speedily to the proper court for adjustment if Mr. Smith hesitates to yield possession of the office. The Smiths, father and son. have held the office for many years. _ TBE NEW YEARS CELEBRATION The line of march for New Year's was : Form at Club House on Washington street, at 11 :30 p. m.. sharp. Washington street (o City Hall. 12 o'clock, midnight, blowing of whistles, ringing of bells, firing the dab's cannon, receiving the New I Year. City Hall to Jackson street. Us : 1 Broad street, to Mayor Kelvin's, to Jackson street, to Washington street, j to Club House. Dismiss. NEW YEAR'S DAY. Two bands of music,' fife and drum, corps, and all clubs and floats will ^ form at the Cape May Civic '"lub'a j headquarters on Washington street, at 1 o'clock, sharp, then march down | W ssbington etreet to the Landing, to I Lafayette street, to Madison avenue, ^ to Corgie street, to Queen street, to | Lafayette street, to Decatur to^Seach, j ' to Jackson, to Washington, to Perry, | to West Cape Mav. Return to Jack - sen street to Washington street, to j i Club House. Dismiss. , 1 The Olub invites all merchants, business men and every citizen and organi ization to turn out with them and help make it a big day for Cspe May. Any , 1 one wishing costumes for tne parade | can secure them by applying at the j [j Club's headquarters as the Clubwiill have a rostumer down with a good ! supply of costumee to select from at a ; very reasonable price and the coe turner ] i will attend to the making up of all I who hire coatumea. Turn out every- : [ j body. There wili be lots of strangers I here that day. so let us show them | what we can do to amuse them. > The Club extends its magy thanks to I 1 : every one who has helped them along i ! with thia parade and will thank every { one who will take part and help make , Very Respectfully Youre, j CAPh MAY CIVIC CLUB. FRANK B. WRISLBY. President. CLARENCE B. TAYLOR, Secretary. JOHN GARRBTSON. W. W. WEST. Committee

INTERESTING I NEWS NOTES I OCCURRENCES HERE AND TIME r IieMeits VkkThve Attract* tie Atteatiea if tie Star ut Tire r May 1909 be a happy New Year for : all. . r * • » , The Security Trust Company, which ! is one of the strong banking institur tiona of the State, recently aet asiue , $6000 to be paid in dividend<aiMl pi act d , in tbe "Undivided Profits," $8000. The . undivided ^profits [now amount to over > $60,000, and this large som ia addition- > al protection to depostioxs. In addil tion to thia tbe Security carries a , surplus of£$100,000, equal to its capital [ stockft ft ft Cape May County nai but tea prisoners in State prison. ft ft ft ' The annual New Year's carnival ia ■ expected to exceed previous efforts *as ' a great deal of preparation haa been 1 made. There will be a parade in the ' afternoon in wbtch tbe Civic Clubs and Societies will participate and the ' evening tbe degree team of the local : Tribe of Red Men, in conjunction with the Cape May Civic Olub will give a ' masked ball. *At midnight. New I Year's Eve there was a parade and - fiiring of cannon. ft ft * John W. Mecray and Frank B. Me- , cray have purchased the Eli Teal farm , on tbe Bayside road for $3200. ft ft » , The terrible earthquake and tida I wave calamity which haa swept so [ many people out of existence arouses j the horror of the civilized world. r There have been so many catastrophes of this kind in that section of Italy j that it is surprising that it should be | inhabited. ft ft ft ^ What "new idea" has Colby and bis fellow hot air artista ,ever formulated? t It would be interesting to bear of even 1 one. ft ft h 1 Tbe thirty-sixth annual meeting of » the New Jersey State Board of Agri- ! culture will be held at the State House, in Trenton. (Court Room), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 13th, . 14th and 16th. 1909. I ft ft ft The skating rink ia a pronounced B success and skaters say it haa the best i floor they ever tried. ft ft ® State Assessor David Baird is "a r leader through and through," as the ; Legislative Correspondents ^express |it r | in song at their annual banquet, which > j fact is never better evidenced than on > Christmas Day, when among the bun , dreds of callers at his home may be | found men from every walk of political life, and the humblest worker in I I the political organization as cordially 1 j welcomed as the biggest men in the i State. This spirit displayed on this t occasion affords evidence of leadership i founded on mutual affection and eaj teem. S ft ft j | The possibility of the New Jersey i oyster becoming extinct unless the | seed beds a-e replenished is pointed 1 out by Charles R. Bacon, chief of the , I New Jersey Bureau of Shell Fisheries. I n his annual report. . I Mr. Bacon says the natural beds are . almost exhausted. He suggests tbe p leasing of the 375,000 acres of riparit , lands for the growing of oyster se« s and the encouragement of the industi , i by the Stats. j | Oysters last year were wor j $6,000, 000. and with proper care, Vi . , Baron say a, this could be greatly r j creased. , ft (• ft Samuel E. Stokes, wife aud daun j ter Florence, of Philadelphia, » ■ ) j spend their summers at Cape W Point, are traveling in Europe t. - 5 j are supposed to be in the earthqu; i district in Italy . IN SICILY DISTRICT : Mias Frances Bockius and M Elizabeth Bockius are travelling Europe with a party of friends ar.< letter received from them last w. . stated they were visiting Sicily a- i would repiain there for several weei - yet. In that case they were in ticenter of the earthquake disaster ai. . • their relatives and frienda here ai very much concerned about them as l o word haa been received from them l- j far.