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TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS IT WILL PAY TO ADVERTISE If }•« lire Lest or Feui Aivtbing, Wait Help or Work, Pit it Here ^ FOR SALE. , . FOR SALE FOR SALE— Two good work horses, Apply to Cape May Grain and Coal Company. 11-21 tf stoves ~ I have a lot of good new and second hand stoves, ranges and heaters, which will be sold very cheap for cash Must have the room. Wm. T. Chambers, Jr., 109 Perry street FOR SALE— A good farm bn easy terms. Apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street ^ FOR RENT. FOR RENT— A small store with two rooms on the second floor at 105 Jackson street. Apply P. F. Qqldort FOR RENT— A new house having three rooms and a lean-to first floor, three bed rooms second floor, gas, city \ water, nice porch and yard. Twelve . dallars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, 214 Ocean street. FOR RENT— Nine room unfurnished bouse, including fine bath room. All * modem improvement Location 505 % Hughes street Apply agents or Joseph Stites. DESIRABLE TENANT HOUSE On Washington street 8 rooms first v floor ; 4 rooms second floor. Gas, city water, nice yard and porch. Ill per ""^GILBERT 0. HUGHES. Realty. 314 Ocean Street. — REAL ESTATE DO YW WAKT TO DOT Do you want to buy? Do you want to sell? Do you want to rent? Do you want to borrow? Do you want to insure? consult SOL. NEEDLES, Agent for Glens Falls Insurance Company and others. 608 Washington street ^ 11-16 ly A REAL BAR0AIN 8ix room cottaee, with citv water, ■' and stable on lot 60x100 for sale. Well '* located. 1200 cash ; balance on mortgage. Property rents for 1110 per year. Will deal quickly with any person wanting to buy. GILBERT C. HUGHES. Realty. 214 Ocean Street MUSIC banjo— mandolins Violins, Guitars, also strings foi same, both gut and wire, rosin, bows, bridges, keys, tail pieces, music stands and cases. Anything you want in the musics! line at McCANN'S NEWS, STAND, 417 Washington street. tf j All the latest popular sheet music st the Star and Wave Music and Stationery Department ; also agents for Edi- , son phonographs and records. It will pay you to look over Laven- 1 thol's new assortment of goods which just arrived. Wall Paper. Wall Paper, k A new and fine assortment of wall ■ paper is now being offered by Eldredge W Johnson, 318 Washington street. Whatever you need in this line can be supplied. . tf A The New Paint Store John Little has opened up the business of selling paints at the comer of Jackson and Washington streets and it M just the place to buy fresh paints. 3-2S-tf Chinese laundry. Yong Wah's Chinese Laundry, 816 Washington.street, Cape May, N. J. Opened Saturday, January 9, prepared to do the finest work in the most careful manner. 1-9 4t . Health and muscle are developed by the judicious exercise afforded by the bow ling' alleys. Congress Alleys, 88 Perry street, are the moat modem and best equipped. Try an evening at the ancient and ever enjoyable game. tf Go to Thomas Soults, Cold Spring, for the things you need for the table, A and family, and obtain satisfactory goods At' the smallest cost. Full and ' & complete stock, carefully selected, i ■ with knowledge bom of experience! V gained - by an active career of more L - years than that of any dealer in Lower ! * Township tf I 'I

ROLLER SKATING i AT THE EXCELSIOR E VERY URGE CRIWDS AMUSED I Cape lay Cu Beast if Maay Fiae Skaters. Tbe Twostep is Popular. Since the opening of the Excelsior rink, roller skating has become the popular pastime and every Tuesday, Thursday- and Saturday evenings you ■ will find a merry crowd of skaters enj joying the sport. The management is to be congratulated upon the success " of their new enterprise. Willie Rati, the famous "one skate 3 racer" is developing great speed and a it is expected that. he will compete for 1 the cup that will be offered iu the near * future to ihe best fancy skater. Music is furnished every evening r' and is under the directiou.of Lafayette a Bennett. Mies Mabel Richardson and Miss Linda Rutherford are among the most graceful lady skaters seen on the floor. , J. Y. Smith, of Atlsntic City, who 5 has been spending the winter .here is - a very good skater and a great admirer of Cape May. William Thompson and daughter, r Miss. Emily Thompson are frequently - seen indulgiug in the sport.. and ex- ' ercise. Beginners will be instructed every ] Tlpiipday afternoon from 2 until 4 :30 i o'clock. i Samuel and Woodte McCloskey were two bright and popular assistants . daring die holiday rush. « Many who do not feel inclined to t skate take pleasure in watching tbe r others and each night there is a large r number of spectators occupying the seats provided for this purpose. Floor Manager F. Whitaker Miller is "the right man in the right place" and is popular with alL John Mecray, Jr., has won both roller races at tbe rink and is therefore declared champion of Cape May. , County Prosecutor Lloyd after going through a few spread eagle stunts has ? mastered the rollers to perfection. Floyd Hughes, Fred Crowell and Geoige Curtis, are always in great . demand by the ladies. The floor of the rink is a fine one and adds greatly to the pleasure and ease of roller skating. Miss Blanche Hughes, Mist Rebecca j Caused y, Miss Mattie .Marcy and Miss . Sue Mecray, Miss Jennie Hughes, Miss r Lottie Rutherford are among tbe - ladies who enjoy the sport and glide easily and merrily around to the strains of music. Among the ladies seen on the floor Saturday night last were Misses Irene Bennett, Bessie Mecray, Emily Me- ' cray, Octavine Ware. Laura Hughes, Mrs. Gus Hana, Mrs. W. R. Sheppard. . Miss Sue Uildrsth. There are many graceful skaters 5 among tbe men and these include Jesse ; Rutherford. Al. Rutherford, Dudley | • Moore, Harvey Bennett, Gus Lengert, A. W. Foster, Will Oassedy, Thomas c j Reeves, Charles Hand, Reuben " | Reeves, Tony Bennett, Walter Savage <J and Harry Mills. NOW is the time. 1 for oil cloth, linoleum, stove boards oil heab^r^fctove pipe and coal hods. I have a stock on hand, prices reasonable. ► CHARLES A. SWAIN. 1 305-7 Jackson street. The ancient game of bowls used to " be played in the open air but tbe Cape ' May experts, who are hard to beat, learned the art in the palatial quarters which houses the fine Congress Hall ^ Alleys, 31 Perry street. Try them, tf 1 There is nothing finer in sport than the bracing ten pins and this will be a dandy time to get the habit The glsw of health waits upon such exercise and dyspepsia and kindred ills ; vanish. The Congress Alleys, 31 . Perry street are as good as the 1 bMt tf holiday goods' r Just received a large assortment of . Christmas Books and Toys. Our Hol5 iday Goods are now on display. . i Special— A few odd and end frame . pictures 24x80 in. While they last 60c » each; value $1.00. SCULL'S NOVELTY STORE. 604 Washington street. notice I ; The Star and Wave Music and Stationery ; Department is [open every \ week day from 7 :30 "a. m., to 6 p. m., - 1 and on Wednesday and Saturday eveni ings from 7 to 9 ot'lock.

COUNCIL'S JANUARY ! MEETING ) GREAT CROWD OF SPECTATORS i Sessiaa skort President Aaaaaaces Uanittees aid other ' roatiae natters discussed r a The regular monthly meeting of e Council occurred Tuesday evening, all , members 'present excepting Elwell. i The Council Chamber was packed with - people who wore.au air of expectancy s as though they expected something uo1 usual. Minutes were read,and approved for December and tor the .organization 2 meeting. The bonds of the Collector, 1 Gilbert C. Hughes, and of the Trtaar urer, T. W. Millet, were approved, r The usual reports of City Officials were read and approved. The following C resolution offered by. w. C. Gilbert 2 was passed. Whereas, .on December 21st, 1908, s this Council opened bids for the buildt ing of a part ol the^torm.water sewer . system of this city. .Known particular- > ly as lour contracts, E. F. U. and H., i and. - " Whereas, the amount of the several ! bids for the .construction of the said I , sewers is far in excess of the amount | ' of mouey avtilable for such sewer im- j ■ provements ; therefore, be it, Resolved, that all the bids received ' on the said 2lst day of December, 1908, ) ue and tbe same are hereby rejected and that the Clerk of Council is here- ! by directed to return to the several ■ bidders the certified checks which accompanion said bids in accordance > with the said terms of the specifi- ! cations. i WM. B. GILBERT. ! William Hickey wasjelec ted engineer at the sewer pumping station, i By unanimous consent a motion pre- ' vailed granting Acting Chief of Police Hickey payment of his salary during r his ilinesa. The following letter ad- - d leased to John W. Thompson, City Recorder, was read as follows,,and r created some discussion, i Jno. W. Thompson, City Recorder. 1 Cape May .City, N. J. . t Dear Sir; We represent .Isaac ,H. (Smith, Jr., 2 City Treasurer of your city. Wc claim 1 that Chapter 31 of the Laws of 1904 has .superseded the City Charter and t all previoas actsof the Legislature and s that when Mr. Smith was appointed s City Treasurer in 1907, he became ens titled, under the Act of 1904, to hold 2 office for the term of threes-ears, s Very truly .yours, FRENCH & RICHARDS, r A motion was made by Mr. Moore, 2 that the finance committee be in- - structed to.make the necdKary trans- , fers from the ^outgoing treasurer to . the treasurer-elect in accordance with j the annual custom, but it was defeated b by a vote of 6 to 2. 2 The Committee on Property was r authorized to secare a suitable place , to store the city engineer's maps, b plana, efc., in connection with sewers 1 and other city work. 2 On motion of Mr. Moore the City Clerk was instructed to secure all out- j standing bills for the information of the Finance Committee in preparing ' ' appropriations for the coming year. ; After payment of bills the Council I adjourned. President Jacoby announced the foi- ; lowiug committees : Judiciary — Doak, Hand Joseph, | J Hand StilwelL Finance— Suelke, Shaw, Moore. 3 Fire and Water — Elwell, Gilbert, | Doak. Propery and Improvement— Gilbert, Hand Joseph, Elwell. | Streets— Hand Stilwell, Shaw, Gilj bert. • Police— Elwell, Shaw, Suelke. * Education — Moore, Doak, Hand > Joseph. « The annual meeting of the Stock- 1 r holders of the Cape May Building and Loan Association will be held at 506 Washington street, Monday. Jan. 18. , 1909, at 7:80 p. m., to receive annual ; report of the Auditors on the valua- ' tion of stock ; to elect officers for ensuing year ; to amend the constitution of the Association and for the transac- " tion of such business as shall come before the meeting. Cape May. N. J.. Jan. 4. 1909. H. S. RUTHERFORD. I 2t Secretary. Do your shopping at Laven thol's if you want to save money and be suiteB. \ i| 1 t

V . New Marine Cable Containing 209 Trunks i ~ Laid Across the River by Keystone s Telephone Company -L ; *

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* j The largest cable of its kind ever ! laid by a telephone company has been i pot down on the bed of the Delaware I River by tbe Keystone Telephone 1 Company. It runs from Arch street - wharf, Philadelphia, to the sugar I bouse wharf in Camden. The cable was made expressly for - this particular location and purpose, - and will provide additional facilities for tbe handling of the increased traffic between Camden ar.d Philadelphia of r tbe Keyatone Company, which has grown to such proportions the last - few months that this outlay was made I , " . *

r necessary. n The cable weights twenty-six tons, e is 8.200 feet long and has a diameter e of three and a half inches. It is double it paper insulated, lead encased and has i a double armor of galvanized -teel covered with jute, r A lighter and two tuns were required i, to lay the cable, which contains 200 is separate trunks, thus insuring an exc eellent servi e between this city and if Philadelphia. The connections are! .a beine made today, t The old cable wil' be used for c emergencies.

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1 DEATH OF MRS. JACOB GARRETSON ! Mrs. Mary GarreUon, wife of Jacob f ! Garretson, until a few months ago | j I engaged in the jewelry business in this j j city, died at the home of her mother. I Mrs. Lois Whilden, Court House, on Wednesday evening at seven o'clock, unexpectedly. A{ five she seemed "to : be in her customary cheerful spirits i and health. At about seven she went into the front room and was taken with great pain, dying almost at once. Sue had been complaining of ndt feeling well for a couple of weeks, but did not regard this seriously. Her physi- ' | cian. Dr. Douglass, diagnosed the case ■ as tuberculosis of the intestines. Ttie funeral will occur Saturday at one o'clock, interment at Court, House. Mrs. Garretson was a very amiable woman and had many friends here , and in her native town. Court House. [ spring and summer styles i Call and inspect the new spring and 5 summer styles and the latest ideal in . ladies' and men's merchant tailoring, 1 which have just arrived. CHARLES SCHERER, - tf 804 Washington street. - 1 . BRAYE FIRE LADDIES often receive severe burns, putting out \ fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drives out 1 • pain. For Burns,' Scalds. Wounds, Outs and Bruises its earth's greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, s 01d;Sores, Boils. Ulcers, Felons; best 2 pile cure made. Relief is instant. 25c at All Druggists. jan X '

ENJOYABLE HOUSE pARTV. i Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Doak enter- 1 1 1 tained a house party at their home 5S40 i ] Delancy street, Philadelphia, over ' New Year's. The evenings were spent i in theatre and card parties. Their , guests were Miss Lucrissa Hughes, ■ Miss Rebecca Oliver. Miss Edith See, i Mr. R. B. Reeves. Mr. Marvin Oliver, ; of Cape May. ar.d Mr. and Mrs. C. P. i Eldredge. Mias Elizabeth Eldredge . and Miss Mary Doak. All expressed themselves as having I a delightful time and on leaving all . joined in. wishing the host and hostess , a happy new year. Vest Cape flay Ceancil ' The annual meeting of the Borough : Council occurred January 1st and the newly elected Councilmen, Messrs Daniel Miller, William Matthews and Frank Callagher, were sworn in, the I newly elected Mayor, George H. i Reeves, presiding. Adjournment was made until Monday, January 4Ui, when Mayor Reeves laid the names of aspirants for the various borough appointive officers before tbe Council, as follows : Clerk, Theodore W. Reeves ; Solicitor, Samuel F. Eldredge ; Road ; Overseer, William Lafferty; Overseer | of the Poor and Pound Keeper, John W. Myers. The meeting was then ad- ; joumed until Mondav, the question of , the appropriations for the coming year ! will be taken up and the books of the various borough officers audited.

5 THE NEW YEAR WELCOMED A FINE SIKEEI FAIADE Masked Ball aid Parade New Year's Ere Witk Cum Firiag. The New Year's parade was a moat successful affair and reflects great credit upon .the committee, consisting of Frank B. Wrialey, Preaideat; Clarence B. Taylor, Secreatry ; John Garretson andjW. W. West. The route was an extensive one and the day all that .could be ;deeired. It started at about one o'clock and the streets were crowded with spectators to witness it. The Cape ;May Band beaded the procession and waa foiowed.by Mayor Melvin and City Treasurer Millet in a barouche and Marshal Is William Baiiinger and Joseph Brooks were busily employed in looking after tbe formation. Ogallalla Tribe of Red Men made a brave show next, attired in thei«- picturesque costumes and accompanied by their mascots. Then came the West Cape May Cadets, Captain T. W. Reeves in command. Then the West Cape May and Cape May * Point fire departments. Then came the Mosquito Club in fantastic array. 'r The Cape May Fire Department with , all of iu. apparatus, (made a fine shows wing and citizens were gratified to I »ee how large and complete is its equipment. Business .floats were next in line and made a very creditaole disQ play. The floau included those of the Camden Bottling Company, Jesse M. ^ Brown, Cape May Illuminating Come | pany, Phillips and Hughes. Troy Laundry, American Ice Company, C. r B. Gricsom, L. Furman Smith, and three Dunlap wagons. From the Phillips and Hughes float sandwiches were distributed to bystanders. The Troy Laundry gave oat amis containing interesting information. The Cape May Ultminating Company's float was an elaborate one illustrative of their business, and Lrurman Smith's wm also attractive, ' representing phases of bis large feed business. The whole display represented a lot of hard wors on the part of the committee and also on the part of those who participated. On New Year's eve the New Year was welcomed by a masked parade which visited Mayor Melvin and which made an interesting display. Cannon was fired by the Cape May Civic Club at 12 o'clock, midnight. The masked bail on New Tear's eve under the auspices of the Civic Club and tbe degree team of Ogallalla Tribe of Bed Men was also a great success, the Ghost Dance by eighteen Red Men being an interesting feature. The New Year having been welcomed so auspiciously, let us hupe it will respond by bringing prosperity to everybody. There were a number of floats promised in addition to those which appeared, which did not materialize. MARRIAGES. ol ADAMS-HALEY t At high noon on .DecemHer 31 a wedr ding took place at the ^home of D. P. t Haley, in Eldora, Rev. J. B. Adams, officiating. The contracting persons were Sarah E. .Haley, daughter of D. P. Haley, and Carlos W. Curtisa, of e Plantsville, Conn. Only the immediate families were present and the affair ? was quiet throughout. Tljg bride I wore a very handsome traveling gown a of London make broadcloth and the groom a Prince Albert suit- Immediately following the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served. After which the couple took the afternoon train and started for South America, 1 where the groom is engaged in e business. Many useful and beautiful gifts were received by the bride from her nutnere ous friends. ' ERRIOSON-REINHART f , By the Rev. J. L. {Landis. January - 1, 1909, Mr. Edwin Henry Erricson and a Miss Catherine C. Reinhart, both of West Cape May, N. J. i r T. H. Taylor is the Cape May Agent 1 for Waldorf shoes for men and women, - $2.50. Hand sewed method. 1 Thomas Soults' general store in Cold Spring is a popular base of supplies in E Lower Township and a "square deal" is given to every patron. _ tf