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CITY COUNCIL OHANZCS (| In accoi dance with the requirements I of the 'city charter. Council met at 19 j o'clock sharp Mew Year's day to- organise the city government for the ensuing year. The three newly elected Coundlmen, John J. Jacoby. Adam I Suelke and William Gilbert, were duly sworn in by the Mayor and took their i seats and on motion Jacoby was elected be president of Council by a vote of 5 tt£4, there being nine Counciimen. John W. Thompson was elected City Cleric. Register of Deeds and Superintendent of Water Works without oppoei Hon in ajcordance with the cur torn which gives these offices to the City Recorder. Frank S peace was reelected Chief Engineer til the water works; S. C. Barton, assistant engineer; Edward Sayre. Street Supervisor ; W. T. Stevens. Building InspeeE. W. Hand. City Carpenter; Ed- ! ward Long, Street Laborer. An attempt- was made to fill the office of Chief of Police which has been vacant for a year or more due to the resignation of Chief of Poli"e WilFarrow, but it wa« laid over under a resolution requiring that all candidates submit to a physical examination regarding their fitness, Dr. James Mecray being appointed to conduct these examinations. Tbe rules governing the previous Council were adopted for the use of the pew Council and the body adjourned. Jacoby, Suelke and Gilbert were elected last fall after a strenuous fight ' and the organisation of Council places the work of tbe body for the coming year under their control. i It Tastes Good and . Creates Strength yttfoi , the famous cod liver and iron medicine, without oil. Viool is much better than ! cod liver oil and emulsions, because, while it contains all ; the medicinal value they do, It disagrees with no one. As a body builder and •tf ength creator for old people, delicate children, ' after sickness, and for stub- \ born coughs and colds Vinol iaunequaled. l For sale *t MECRAY'S PHARMACY WEST CAPE MAY i r Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hughes spent | , a few days at Court House with her | i mother. s Marvin Oliver was an over Sunday visitor in Philadelphia A. L. Manlove, of Cumberland. Md., s vigited his mother, Mrs. Daniel Man- ; , love, on Friday of last week. Reuben Reeves was the guest of Mr. [ 'and Mrs. Samuel Doak a.t iheir home ' j in Philadelphia Mrs. Robert Afflerback and two chil- i | dren were visitors to Philadelphia ; Saturday. Little Miss Mary Blair spent last ! "•j week at the bomc of her grandmother , in Philadelphia. Mrs. Baker visited Philadelphia over j New Year's and was 'he guest of ber j i daughter, Mrs. George Geissberger. i Miss Edith See has returned from a j pleasant visit in Philadelphia with bet , friend, Mies Elizabeth Eldredge. > Master. Morris Cherry, who has be n seriously ill. is slowly recovering. ; Mr. and Mrs. Swain Brew ton, of L Philadelphia, were called here to attend the funeral of his . grandfather, | Swain Hoffman. Miss Belle Read, [of Court Houae, | has been spending a few days with Mr. i and Mrs. Harry Fiahhr. William Ferguson, of Frankford, J Pa., wfe a New Year's guest [of Mr. , and Mrs. James Clark. , Mrs. Martha Snyder, of Fishing • Creek, spent[Fridey[with Mr. and Mrs. I O. S. Corson. j Mrs. Samuel Stites, of Oourt House, i was an over Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. E.|G. Doughty. [ Mrs. Joseph Brew ton has been i spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. | William Hoffman, at Cold Spring, f Mrs. Martha L. Hand toot dinner j with her brother. Spencer Baraett, on . Christmas day. Aunt Mart, as she is t better known, was the recipient of , many very pretty Christmas gifts. She i has a boat of friends far and near' and j is well Liked Dy all who know her. 1 ; CASTOR I A } For Tefaritn and Children. ' IB KM You Han Always Bought >•

I INTERESTING NEWS NOTES OCCORKENCES BEKE AND TIDE Incidents Wkict lire Attracted He Atteitiai ef tie Star aid Tare j New Year's night Dennis Township Alumni Association held its eighth an- 1 nual reunion at Denqisville. the moat ' successful in its history. The follow- [ ing officers were elected to serve for | the . ensuing yeatr : * President, Jacob j Townsend ; First Vice-President. Harold Collios; Second Vice-President, Benjamin Busbneil ; Treasurer, Beulah Stiles; Secretary, Florence Corson. The next meeting ia to be held at South Seaville. ft ft ft Five bale and hearty men seated recently ' in K fern's cigar store, began discussing tbeirfagea and a mathematician found that their average age was about 78# years. We do not suppose the gentlemen are sensitive oo the subject and therefore give the names and respective' ages : William Casaedy, 66; Pilot J. C. Bennett, 78; A. D. Lee, 88; Richard 'Benstead, 72; « Overseer of the Poor A. G. Bennett, -70. j A. S. Church while working in his corn field a few days ago, was greet -d by a boy with "Allie, they're stealing I your oysters down there." He stopped work and went down to'hiB oyster bed , and found four men vigorously work- ' ing. getting up his oysters, with nine bushels already up. He told them to J put them into his boat lying near, immediately, which all diti but one, who had the effrontery to claim that he did not know they were plants. He finally put them back, however. Church bad to sell them to save them, sod doing this spoiled his New Year's for holiday , purposes. , » » t S. H. Townsend was reappointed • clerk of the Finance Committee of t Council for the'in suing year. ft ft (e Rev. James Bums, pastor of the ' First M E Church, of this city, has been invited to return for the fifth j year. At the fourth quarterly conference held last Mondav night, Oiatrict Superintendent Rev. N. J. 1 Wright, presiding, the reports from tbe various departments showed the . church to be in an excellent condition. ■ The reports of the Class Leaden '1 showed that the church was in a good' 1 , condition spiritually. Tbe Official ■ Board reported Ml claims met up to ' date. The Superintende- t of the Sun-

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j day school rejxiried an increase in that r I department : tr*;- 148 volumns had r | been added ti« the li rary ; all our bills ' | paid and a -urplus a' over $40 in the g I treasury. The Ep worth League and : j Jr. Epworth League were shown to be I I ; in a most excellent condition, and the ' parsonage Aid Society after spending i over $400 during the year in improvements had a surplus of over $300 in : j its tteasury. During the four years of Mr. Burns' pastors t there has been a steady j • growth with n - frietion in the Official I Board. All the affairs of the church j i, have been administered impartially | , | and in a hurinnes like manner, nearly i ' i 120 members have beet, received into | I the church. The largo Dumber who i I, came out through the rain to attend the quar'er'y conference and vote for | bis ret .i . shows the high esteem in | which i'v held not only Lylthe official ' 7 I members, but by the entire community. I ft ft » _ Peter Smith, jainitor and engineer of | the Hig h School Building was stricken ! " with a partial stroke of paralysis early j Monday morning, as he was about to ' n leave his home to?attend to his duties ; ( at the school. He has improved dur- ] ing the week and his condition is , slightly better. He has the good ] ■r wishes of all -Who hope to see him ! n about again soon. j ,< A HORRIBLE HOLD-UP e "About ten years ago my brother I d was "held up" in his work, health and | happiness by what was believed to he ; hopeless consumption." writes W. R. Lipscomb, of Washington, N. 0., "He j took all kinds of remedies and treat- j ment from several doctors, but found no help till he used Dr. King's New I Discovery and was wholly cured by | six bottles. He is a well man today." [ It's quick to relieve and the surest cure for west or sore lungs, Hemorrb- j ■ ages. Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, j La Grippe, Asthma, and all Bronchial i affections 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle j free. Guaranteed. All druggists, jan i

PERSONAL MENTION OF VISITORS SOME INTEI1ESTINS NOTES Stir ud Wave Readers are Revested to Seid ii by Pbrae or Otberwise. Alex Mecray, of Moorestown, was recent guest of Miss Mattie. Marcy on Decatur street. Miss Mary Yarn all, Miss Emma I YarnaU and Miller Yarnall. of Ardmore, and Miss Nellie Bardge, of Norfolk, Neb., spent Christmas week with Miss Rebecca Cawedy. ! Miss Marjorie Marcy, of Riverton, passed some of tl*e holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Marcy. Belford Garrison, the jeweler, made business trip to New York this week. Fred Allen, the popular chief clerk during the season at tbe Hotel Cape May, is now at Palm Beach, Florida, i as chief clerk at one of tbe large botelB I there, and frequently remembers Cape [ May riends in various tokens from that section. Tbe guests at the Virginia include | Ellis D. Thompson, J. F. Jacoby, W. E. Amaler, James S. Firing. Jr. , Philadelphia ; J.^H. Con tee. Cleveland ; M. B. Laatey, ^Germantown ; C. E. Scott, Chicago; J.*B. Donhue, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Decker, Atlantic (City : Van Voedeter Roger*. Charles T. Grilley, Boston ; A. C. Elkinton, A. W. Elkinton. May Ian. Pa. Miss Georgie Page returned to her home in Clayton Saturday after a delightful visit witb her aunt, Mrs. ' Lorena Hall. '2 Those registered at the Windsor this week were Temple J. English, C. R. Sinster, Thomas H. Barr.brick, Miss M. Connelly, Philadelphia. Mrs. L. M. Hall and daughters are i now occupy ipg their. Windsor avenue cottage. •' COMFORTING WORDS i ? | Many Cape May Court House House j holds Will Find Them So. ' To have the pains and aches of a ! bad back removed ; to be entirely free . | from annoyiug, dangerous urinary disorders is enough to make any kidney 1 sufferer grateful. To tell how this 1 great change can be brought about h | will prove comfoiting words to hunf dreds of Cape May readers. F Joe. Douglass, living on Maine b | Street, Cape May Court House. N. J . , a says: "Mrs. Douglass frequently sufd j fered from sharp twinges through the r ! small of her-back and she was unable a i to find relief fiom these troubles 1 despite the fact that she used many | different remedies. Headaches and dizzy spells frequently bothered ber, and she was unable to lest well at f night. . Doan's K'dney Pills were n I recommended to her by a friend who y used them with good results, and she 0 procured a box at Willets Corson's 8 | Drug btore. After dsing them a snort - | time the pains greatly diminished, and s it was not long before they entirely 1 J disappeared. She is now feeling much i better and recommends Doan's Kidney Pills in the highest terms. ' ' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United r States. j | Remember the name- Doan's— and e i take no other. - BOTHER GREY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN t | Successfully used by Mother Gray, 1 1 nurse in the Children's Home in New • York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomt ach, Teething Disorders, move and . regulate the Bowels and Destroy J Worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They 1 1 never fail. At all Druggists, 25c. n i Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. 3 I Olmsted^ Le Roy. N. Y. .12-26 4t A

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