t BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS MEET W IMPORTANT HATTERS DISCUSSER ' Twi RnA Pr»posit»is. Afpnpriatnis Partly Made. Qaestin if Coiilj Auditor tiscassed. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Freeholder! occurred at Ooort House, Tuesday. A delegation from Wildwood headed by Evana Slaughter, presented a suggeetion'that fthe Board L instead of widening and rebuilding the road now running to Holly Beach, |a build a new road starting from the main seashore road at a point about tiro mi lea" above the Tprasent road, hut the Suggestion did not appeal to the ' if Board and it waa finally concluded that ' | • the interests of the Beach woald be i beat served by pushing the improve- 1 I 9 menta on the old load as rapidly aa • possible. The Board have taken this 1 matter up and hope 'to havo tne plana ' completed and ready for the State < Commissioner early next week. A 1

proposition waa presented by Charles K. Land it, Jr., [representing the Seaahore Realty Company, of Sea lata City suggesting that in consequence of improvements, contemplated along the line of the county road to Sea Iale. that the Board agree to pay one-half the coat of raising the county road to the new grade which would'be established by the filling in which would be done by the Realty Company. The appropriations for [the ensuing - year were partially made and will be completed at the February session. The question of [the appointing cf an auditor for tbe county accounts was debated but no conclusion reached. \ Director Anthony B. Smith, Daniel Schellenger, Charles H. Clouting and John P. Fox were appointed a committee to act with the State Boulevard ^ Committee. 5 NTT OT A M1MKZ. A western judge granted a divorce on ac^uat pf iU temper and. bad braath. Dp.' King's New Life Pills would have prevented it. -They cure constipation, causing bad breath and liver trouble the ill temper, dispel colds, banish headaches, conquer chill!. 26 At All Drug Stores. Jan. — L ' COCAINE WHICH DULLS THE' NERVES never yet cured Nasal Ca- i tarrh. The heavy feeling in the fore- . head, the stuffed up sensation and the . watery discharge from eyes and nose. ' along with all the other miseries at- | ' tending the disease, are put to rout by i t Ely' i Cream Balm. Smell and taste . are restored, breathing is made normal. : Until you try this remedy, you can | c form no idea of tbe good it will do you. la applied directly to the sore , rAll druggiata, 50c. Mailed by 1 Bros., 66 Warren street, New I York.

A SAD CASE. William Hoffman, of Odd Spring, r it certainly having his share of troobI ' lea. His wife is suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia, while four • children are ill of typhoid. His aged father, Mr. Swain Hoffman, who reaidedA'n the same home, passed away . Thursday of last week. Although tenderly beloved, not one of the household was able to accompany the remains to their last resting place. The services of a trained nurse have been secured and we hope tbe remaining ones may be spared to lives of future usefulness. We extend our sympathy. ' DEATHOF MOOFFMAN. , Mr. Swain Hoffman, an aged resil dent, of Cold Spring, passed to the , mansions'above Thursday of last week. His illness was of short duration, but . I severe, and did its fatal work in a i i small period of time. Mr. Hoffman . was of a cheerful disposition, always j interested in the young, perhaps that i may account far his youthful ways, ml- < though he had" reached the advanced < age of ninety years. Funeral services held in the, Old Brick Presbyter- j ian Church, of which" he was. we be- « lieve. its oldest member, Saturday,. January 3. Rev. J. W. Lowden, who t conducted the services preached an effective sermon. Rev. J. L. Landis ■ offering a prayer. Mrs. Belle Mat- f thews sang very appropriately : « ' Ot L;_ . L.L.1J L. _A._J.fcL f

■ him not, atandeth, i- Waiting on the verge of time, a Looking through tbe vale of shawdows, f Up to yonder world sublime, a Stay him not, tbe angela'calling :. God has said his work is o'er ; . f Hark ! a glorious burst of rapture, 0 While he nears the golden shore. - Mourns him not with tears of sorrow, e He tbe Christian race has run. Peaceful laid aside his armor. 1 Foagbt the fight, the victory won. e Tranauil as the eve. ling twilight, . Fading on a cloudless sky, 1 He is going, homeward going, 1 Oh, like him, 'twere bliss to die ! Saved by grace, through faith in Jesus, 1 In tbe shining realms above ; ^ Crowned with life and joy eternal. - Now he sings redeeming love — I Through the gate his soul is wafted ; Through the smiling vales of light. Where the heart is never weary And the eye il ever bright. Calmly, sweetly, hear him say, I Parting from the earth away, i I am sweeping through tne gate. Washed in the blood of tbe Lamb. " Tbe funeral was largely attended by relatives from Philadelphia, and various points throughout his native county. Mr. Ho|fman_waB a cheerful upright, j and honorable man, and was beloved j all who knew him. He is survived j by four children Mr. Jonathan HoffI man, of Cold Spring ; Mrs. Joe. Brewj ten, of West Cape May, and Messrs. | Wm. and Hollis Hoffman, well known contractors. CABTOniA. lad Yw Hm Msgs B«fM :

, CHARLES YORK STITES YORK ft / m YORK BROTHERS CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS CAPE MAY, N. J. Estimates Cheerfully Given on all Kin-Is oi Buildings SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! P.O.BOX. 661 STOP AT 109 PERRY ST. Cape Hay, N. J. We have a full line of New Stovea, Heaters and Ranges. Odd Castings - a specialty. Bargain Prices for a Large Lot of Second-Hand Double and j Single Heaters. PLUMBING, TIN, ROQFING, GUTTERING , SPOUTING CHAMBERS ■Telephone Connection 1©» Perry St _ * I [ Wm. F. Brown I plumbing, steam and gas fitting Jobbing A Specia'ty. ' |J Mansion Street, I R 'Estimates Furnished CAPE MAY. OPEN EVENINQS. , &- ». CURyiB : t No. 324 Delaware Ave. O.pe May City, Sf. J. 3 I Plumbing, Steam and Gas ntting Jobbing Promptly Attended to *

W| 1 Floyd Clark, of Pitman Grove is . spending a few days at his grand par- . enta. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Pierce. , Mr.rand Mrs. Robert Riddle, Mr. d and Mrs. David Hawn and daughter j Alice, Mr. and Mr*. H. V. Soulta. and daughter Edith, spent New Year's J I, with Mr. and Mrs. William R. Biddle. I Mrs. Annie Hswn'has returned borne | . after spending s few day* with Fish- ! , ing Oreek-#siend6t^/J J It , G. W. McNeill and ^daughter, - ? Lillie, hAv returned home after spend- 1 1 , ing Christmas week in Manahawkin. Ask Alice and Lizzie if tbey found c 1 those rats yet. . j Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyle enter- - tained Mrs Lyle's parents over Christ- 1 • mas. William Schellenger entertained his t • Sunday school class of young men and d ' their lady friends on Tuesday evening, s A very enjoyable evening was spent 1 games, after which all were invited I the dining room where ice cream, t case and fruits waa served in abundance. n We do hope those young men have found a stable for their harae as it is G celd now, nights. tl Mrs. Dsvid Hawn is spending some tl time withh Fishing Creek friends. B. Snyder's new house is completed a' and he will occupy it in the near w ® Hon. Robt. E. Hand ia suffering r| from an ininred knee. an

Little George Garretson it visiting s, her grand parents at Fishing Creek. E. J. Hitchner, of Cold Spring, spent Monday at R. EL Hand's. » Mrs. E. J. Cox is recovering from a severe cold. _ Senator and Mrs. R. E. Hand entertained a number of Cold Spring friends I Tuesday of last week. M. OLD AGE. I Old age as it comes in the qrderly process of Nature ia a beautiul and majestic thing. The very shadow of eclipre which threatens it, makes it the more prized. It stands for exper- , Knee, knowledge, wisdom and counsel. That ia old age 1 aa it should be. But old age as it ao often ia means nothing i but a second childhood of mind and ) body. What makes the difference? Very largely the care of tfce stomach. In youth and the full strength of manhood it doesn't seem to matter how j we treat the stomach. We abuse it, overwotk it, injure it. We don't ! suffer from it much. But when age ! comes tbe stomach is worn out. It I can't prepare and distribute the needed , nourishment to the body, and the body, - nnouriahed, falls into senile decay. r Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is a wonderful medicine for old people whose stomacha[are "weak" and wboae - digestions are "poor." Its invigorating effects are felt by mind aa well aa .body. It lakd the iting from old age, [ j and make* old people atrdng. 1 FISBN8 CREEK. ji Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Yerrick went j to Philadelphia to see the new year t 1 shooters. William White, Floyd; Hoffman and v A. LWoolson.7 went to Philadelphia '' to take in the NewJYear's parade. Geneva^ Shaw spent the night with t friend, Emma McPherson, on s Thursday.

George [Matthews has booght a cow [ and now the ice cream will[fly. Herbert Shaw [and family took an auto ride; [to Holly Beach Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaw took an : auto ride to Court House Saturday afj ternoon. I Mr. and Mrs. Horace Richardson, of Court House, 'passed through here Sat- \ urday afternoon. [Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaw spent the 1 evening with Mr. and Mrs.' Dan Woolson Monday. Mrs. Sarah H. Pierson to/k an auto ride on Monday with her [daughter, Mrs. Emma Shaw. Mrs. Ada Hoffman was called to Philadelphia Monday asjher son Lloyd 1 is there with the measles. Bentley [and [Wesley Hoffman are confined to the house with measles. Mrs. Shamgar Douglas and daughter Olive, took tea with Mrs. Enoch ■ Miller Saturday last. Mrs. Enoch Miller spent the day ' with Mrs. Henry Shaw Wednesday.

Leslie Wooiaon, John Snyder and daughter Mary, went to Cape May by rail Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stiles, of Holly Beach, were calling on friends here this week. Mrs. Willis Johnson and Mrs. Frank Barnett helped move Bertram Snyder, of Erma. into hie new home Wednesday. 1 The Epworth League met at Mrs. j Emma Bamett's ou Wednesday even* i ing- f"1- S. A little newcomer at Lemuel Scbellenger's Christmas eve. » I Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bate attended the Alumni meeting at Cold Spring : Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hemingway ha* returned to her ' borne hfter a plea«ant visit with rela- ; tives in Philadelphia. \ Messrs. Herbert and Henry Shaw, 1 accompanied oy their wives, enjoved a spin in their new auto Monday. , Mrs. F. Bate returned Saturday : evening after having spent tbe holidays pleasantly with her sisters in * Camden. Dr. A. M. Hand, of Cape May, spent Monday with friends in this village t - I \

is j Charles O. Bofem became a member - of Celd Spring Cornell. Jr. O. U. A: M., 00 Tueeday evening. A banquet . followed tb« ceremonies, r I Arthur Wilecp, Of Erma, wUl in the I near future, reside within the limits i of the "Spring. " . 1 Miss Anne McKissic baa been on e j tbe siek list. Henry H. Elaredge, cashier of Merj chants National Bank, CapeJMay City, ( calling on relatives and friends in this vicinity on a recent date. Mrs. L. E. Hughes returned SaturI day evening from a trip to Philadelphia. Tbe Bailey family are besieged by measles. Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Shaw returned their home in Philadelphia Saturafter having spent the holiday season with Mrs. Shaw's parents. Mrs. Mary Soffe has gone to Holly where she will spend the winwith her daughter, Mra. H. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown have moved to Cape May. Mr. and Mra L. Hildrsth, of Rio spent an evening recently at , home of Mr. and Mra. A. Mat- . A very pleasant evening was spent at tbe home of Mra Alice McKissick, December 80, it being tbe ' occasion of the annual Alumni Banquet of the Lower Township Asso- <

Misa[Ella Douglass is detained from g school on account of measles. 1 fKK TO) TOT M STOODIGS ' * Of the heavier sort, do your shoes ' pinch, and your feet swell and per a spire? If you sprinkle Allen's Foot- ( Ease in your shoes, it will give you c res and comfort, and instant relief from any annoyance. Sold Every8 where, 86c. Don't accept any sub- I stiute. 12-26 4t YORK STATE OROWN FRUIT -i ; and other nursery stock in large quanj tities. Buy direct from grower. We C f offer a complete line Of this famous t t stock at reasonably/ prices, and can c . save you one-half of what yon would *■ Day agents. Send for our new illus- C ► trated catalogue. lj t L. W. HALL & 00.. I Rochester. N. Yf I Business established in 1879. 1-2 18* vi PILES and other diseases of tbe . rectum cured without the knife. Treatment painless. No delay from «1 ; business. Tbe most careful and rigid h , investigation invited. Send for pamphlet DR. R. REED, U Room 720 Witherspoon Building, Wal- c nut street Office hoars 9 to 2. 11-14 26t SREEN CREEK. i: Mr. and Mrs. Eld. Armstrong, of Qity. is spending this week with their "parents. ;n Mrs. Laura Holmes visited her daughter at Goshen on Sundav. Mrs. . Helen James accompanied her borne. John Mathls is entertaining bis d" and mother, of Pleasantville, this week. al Ralph Schellenger drove to Dennis- ^ villa on Monday and brought home a of lumber for improvements to his out buildings. of Miss Florence Brown was able to at- oi tend service on Sunda.vfafter being ill severpil days. _ Mrs Sarah Schellenger and Mrs. r uxfco oajaii ouuciicuger ana mrs.

Will Eldredge drove to |Rio Grande Saturday. Mrs Emily Thompson entertained ) her sister, Mrs. Edna Woolson, of , Fishirtg Creek, last week. Eil Johnson, who tore down his old house he had used a< a work shop, has i a new building raised to take its"place. \ . He is building it himself. Richard Cresse. of A valor, joined j his wife and daughter here this week to attend the installation of officers - in the Temple and Castle. Truman Hickman, drove to West i , Cape May New Year's day and visited 1 Abijah Reeves and Charles Learning. Ralph Schellengei1 and family drove, to Cat>e May and witnessed the parade , on Friday. Edgar Schellenger has been on a two ! weeks visit with his mother and sis'o's I injTrenton and other places. 1 2 Elmer Hemingway is clearing the lot I of ground he purchased of Charles Hollingsead where James Douglas , formerly resided. Rollin Stiles has entered the goose business. Captain M. M. Norbury, of Schooner Rob Roy. came home from Savannah last week. He had a very quick run home. On New Year's day he and his wife entertained some of his brothers at dinner.

Mra. Wilbert Bavis, is spending a few days at Goshen with Mrs. Clara Bright. ' Mrs. Lillian Conover entertained her , cousin. Miss Hattie Cresse, of Burleigh, over Sunday. Mn and Mrs. Evans Slaughter, of : Wildwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene , Springer, of Court House, visited at Henry Bennett's last week. Harry Conover spends his leisure ' hhurs painting his house. Steward Lowe, who has been spending ten days in (Wilmington, returned ' on Saturday. Mrs Kstelle Cole, of Seaville, is ! visiting her cousin, Mrs. Walter Schei- I lenger this week. Miss Catherine Shields, of Cape ; May, who teacher's ourjprimary school, I board with Miss Sallie Erricson, since . the bad weather has come Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camp, Beulah Scull and Hannah Hoffman were ' called to Cold Spring Saturday to attend tbe funeral of their uncle, Swain Hoffman. Luther Cresse and Isaac Linderman | went to Eldora on Saturday in their j an to. Mr. and Mrs Levy Foster drove to | Cape May on' Saturday. OASTOniA. !

com BOUSE sr William Christian, our genial ag^it C I at; the Reading depot was naitipg relait tives at Dennisville tfaa firat of the weak. * Deputy Sheriff John K-ISparki was * visited by his wife and children at the office here tbe first of the week. " Leslie S. Lodlam, Eaq., spentfpart of _ Monday and Tuesday itranaacting husineaa at Dennisville and South -Bennit. n Misses Caroline T. Coombs and Carrie O. Powell were calling on friends here daring the^veek. Miss Agnes McCraven spent Sunday with her parents at Uoeben. 7 R. Fendall Smith; the county engineer, was tranaacting business at i the county seat on Tuesday of this - week. Mr. Smith gave a dinner to the r members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders and a number of tbe county ■ officials at tbe close of the yeariv - meeting of the county board. Rollip Stiles, of Green Greek, was '■ visiting his parents hero during the week. Augustus Hilton, of North Wild- ■ wood, waa in town the first of the week. Miss Johanna Hearon waa viaiting friends at Dennisville last Sunday afternoon. Arlington Coraon[w*s entertained at Seaville a part of this week.

Dr. John 8. Douglass waa one of the guests at the Dennia Township Alumni meeting held in the K. of P. Hall, at December 81, 1908. Freeholder Sylvester S pence, of waa transacting business here daring the week. 'J. Frank Broderick was shopping in a part of last week. :i~ T. Swam, of Swainton, was visitJohn Say re during tbe week. Among the roads in [Cape May that need [to be controlled by the County Board of Freeholders, tbe Seaside road [from Beealey 'a Point to House stands prominent in tbe list. Gilbert C. Hughes, of Cape May, transacting business at tbe county , seat on Tuesday of this week. - • | Miss Minnie Sayre, of Clermont, ' spent part of the week with, friends I Mr. and Mrs. E Clinton Hewitt en- ' ruined [a number of [friends from • one evening last-week. * Most of our college t-todenta nave re- ! turned to their respective schools and , resumed their Studies. Jonathan Hand, of Wildwood, was j attending to legal business here durthe week, and calling upon friends. Former Sheriff William H. Bright, of Holly Beach, was in town on Monday looking after official business. j ] Our town is booming and business in all branches is thriving. There is' considerable building going on. ! Joseph L Scull, County Collector, j Ocfean City, was at the public offices V of the county on Tuesday of this week 1 S in the interest of real estate. V [Monroe Errickson was visiting friends s amain uc BrncsKin was visiung I nends

e at Clermont, the first of the week. MisseB Maud Corson and Edna Col- * lins were recent [visitors at the home ! of Mr. and Mr?. WilIets[Oorson. i Mrs. Ella Geary, of Dennisville, was t s visiting relatives here during the week, i ' 1 Miss Beulah Stiles, of Dennisville, ; < j is spendiug the week with her sister. | ' c 1 Mrs. E. R. Stiles. i 1 Henry Madden, 01 Camden, is spending the week with relatives on Main' j! street. Miss Dorothy Sayre spent part of ! I i 1 last week with her aunt.[Mrs. L. T. 1 '■ ; Swain.'at Swainton. , 3 , Mead Tomlio. of Philadelphia, spent g a part of his vacation withfold friends . j here. t , Howard Van Artsdalen was calling I ' J on relatives at Dennisville recently. j ' W. EL Young, of Anglesea, Sec re- j ' ; tary of tbe County Tax Boa^d was in town the first of tbe week attending J | to hie official duties with the Board j ' , which held its regular monthly meet. I ' , ing on Tuesday. !

' PRESIDENT IELPS ORPHANS. Hundreds of orphans have been ! . helped by the President of the Industrial and Orphans' Home .at Macon, . Ga , who writes : "We have used Eleor trie Bitters in this institution for none years. It has proved a most excellent medicine fur stomach, liver and kidney i troubles. We regard it as one of the 1 ' , best family medicines on earth." It in- 1 vigorates the vital organs purifies the j 1 1 blood, aids digestion, creates appetite. 1 j To stiengthen and build up thin, pale, [ weak children or ran down people it ; has no equal. Best for female com- ! : plaints. Only 50c at All Drug | ! Store*. jan j 1 i y 1

> / i mi 1| J ( 14 This is tbe trado-raark of Scott's Emulsion and is on every bottle of it sold in the world — which amounts to several millions yearly. W»F"Because it has made so many sickly children strong and well—g^ven health and rosy cheeks to so many £ale, anaemic girls and restored to health so many thousands in the first stages of Consumption. your address sad torn orsts tTtower SCOTT a BOWNE. 40$ Pearl St., K.Y.

I TBE BASKET ; PALL GAMES > CAPE HAY H. S. IN HASP UICK Loses Three Sines lo Differeit Ippoieits bit will Prafit by Experience. WEST CAI'E MAY 18, CAPE MAY 8. Tbe basket ball match between the Cape May and Wept Cape May basket ball teams which occurred here New nigbt resulted in vlotory for . 1 the West Cape May tea in by a acore[of 18 to 8. The- feature .waa 'excellent shooting of Channels and [[Teal, who each made four field goals for West Cape May. ' Cape May West Cape May Mecray Forward Channels Entriken ; Forward Teal Bobbins ' 'Centre Greaves Hhres ..Guard Reeves Phillip® .. Guard Smith Field goals— ^ V^eat Cape May 9 : Cape May. 3. FotiT goale- Cape May 4. I Fou'a— West Cape' May 11 : Cape May 1 Referee— Schellenger. WILDWOOD 17, CAFE MAY 4. 1 Tne Baaket ball game between the j A. A; team and the Cape - Hieh ScHpp: team occurred at Thursday eve ning and resulted. irt the defeat of the Cape May-

team by a score of 17 to 4. Tbe features of the game were the dribbling : and long shooting by the Wildwood team. The lineup was as follows: 1 Wildwood Gape May I Risley Forward Mecray Clark Forward Entriken I Taylor Centre. Bobbins Banks Guard Hines Evans Guard Little. Phillips Goals, from field— Wildwood 8; Cape May 1. Goals from foul — Wildwood 1 ; Cape May 2. CAPE MAY 28. CAFE MAY 4. The basket ball game between the West Cape May A. A. team and the { Cape May Higb School team Saturday I evening, resulted in an overwhelming j defeat for the higb school team, largeI ly due to the fact that tbe regular j players were replaced by substitutes. ! Tbe score was 28 to 4. Ohannells j made aix field goals for West Cape May and Mecray did the scoring for Cape May : Cape May West Cape May

Mecray Forward Faust : Bock i us Forward Channells ' ' StevenB Centre Cramer, Morton ' ' Entriken Guard Lafferty . | McDonnell , i ! Phillips Guard G>eav*s ;] Field goals— West Cape May 13; j Cape May 2. Foul goals— West Cape May 2. Fouls— West Cape May 4 ; j Cape May 7. Picture frame in twen'y four hours. orders at Smith's sutudio or I with H. T. Hughes. 612 Washington ! street, opposite Reading station.

] j Are Doctors Any Good?| 1 " ^ -question! Yet some people act as if a medicine! j ■ - -.J -ike lilt place of a doctor! The best mcdi c-..e irJ I 1 "">rid cannot do this. Have a family doctor, consult j *!:iri frequently, trust him fully. If we did not* brieve j f. doctors endorsed AyeTs Cherry Pectoral for coughs ind; Scolds, we would not offer it to you. Ask your drv'-x.i No alcohol in this cough medicine / c.AyerCo.. L"wel'~r: : ! i U we did not believe doctor! endorsed Ayeris Pilb for constipation. bilii<i*u; .. ■ I headache, we would not offer them to you. Ask your ov.ti doctor s. . :!iis.