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F1FTV-F0UHTH YEAH. NO. 22 CAPE MAY CITY, W. J SATURDAY, JUNE 5 ,^o9. • THREE CENTS A COPT *

tell world your wants IT WILL PAY TO ADVERTISE If jn Dave Last or Foud Aaytbiij, Want Del; or Work, Pit it Here ] 1 FOP SALE. . I] FOB SALE— A small Ford Touring j car, will carry tire persons, has been ! placed, in first class order, tires all good. Apply to D. Focer, 233 Perry street, Oape May. 5-29 3t FOB SALE— Touring car, good hack ' car, fully equipped, top, search light, 1 extra tires, tools, etc. Guarantee in 1 perfect order, v ery cheap, easy pay- \ ments ; also express, wagon, two sad- < dies. J. H. MULL1NER. 5-22 3t j FOR SALE— A baby cart, in good , order, cheap. Apply at 902 Washington street. 1 FOR SALE— At a bargain! central- 1 ly located property, large lot, and on terms to suit purchaser. Apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street, c FOR SALE— A naphtha launch, 26 C feet long, 7 foot beam, 10 horse power double cylinder engine, speed 9 o miles per hour Nice lamily boat. , Address N. H., Star and Wave Office. .. 5-29 2t c

FOR RENT. FOR TtENT— Small Boarding House, furnished ; 20 bea rooms. Cor. South Lafayette and Perry street, Oape May. Apply to Edw. Crease, Girard House South Lafayette and Perry 3-20 FOB RENT— A new house having three rooms and a lean-to first floor, three hed rooms second floor, gas, city water, nice porch and yard. Twelve dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, 214 Ocean street. STABLE— In West Cape May, near Broadway and Myrtle avenue. Two . stalls, 2 wagon sheds. Apply to A. W. , Hand, Star and Wave, Office. tf t FOR RENT— Rooms over Mecray's < Pharmacy. No tacilitiea for cooking. Apply to Mecray's Pharmacy. 5-22 at FOR RENT— The Lafayette Hotel, for particulars apply to J. H. Hughes, < 410 Washington street. < ~ WANTED 1 WANTED— Strong man take care of i team and deliver orders. Call for ; one week. Camden Bottling Co. WANTED— Ali-a-round white man. Must be able to take care of horse. For further details address "All around Man," Star and Wave Office. ^ WANTED — Manager for Branch- Office / we wish to locate here in Oape May. Address The Morris Wholesale House, c Oincinnati, Ohio. 4-10 2Qt ^ REAL ESTATE — — ■ — i EXCHANGE— Philadelphia real estate j; for desirable Cape May cottage. Wm. C. Kean, Jr., 610 Betz Building, ~ Philadelphia. It WEST CAPE MAY. WATCH US GROW | George H. Reeves, real estate agent, building lota and homes. Will buy, aell, rent or exchange. Keystone - 'phone 111-D. t

LIST YOUR COTTAGES 2List your cottages, hotel or boarding houses, either for sale or rent with me. Write or phone. 4. A. CRESSE, Real Estate Agent, 4-2 Jg 911 Washington street. IF YOU NEED SIDtWALKS OR If, you have concrete and cement work to do see Jaquette and Newel., , contractor, West Cape May. Paving 1 and curbing a specialty. Estimate 1 cheerfully given. 3-6 52t PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY HANDS FOR SALE OR KENT. ALWAYS HAVE CLIENTS. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. I SOL. NEEDLES. 508 WASHINGTON STREET ' KEYSTONE PHONE 114 HOME SITES, WEST CAPE MAY , The owner will sell 15 highly desir- 1 able building lots, all together or ' singly for cash or on easy instalments. But a few such lots for sale ' in the borough. Also a nearly new 9 room bouse with ! large grounds and barn .at leas than ! present cost of boose alone. J. L. LANDIS, Agent. ' 520 Broadway. Keystone 'Phone 184x TIE 5 & 10 CENT STORE j While at Cape May be sure and visit e the 5 and 10 cent store, where you « will find every thing you need. North- 1 west corner Washington; and Perry & streets. 6-5 4t

THE BASEBALL NEWS •The Cape May High School met.tbe ; ' Cape May team in a hard hitting game, I which was interesting to the large crowd of spectators, from start to , finish. The score: ; HIGH SCHOOL R H O A E Soerner, 3b, 0 1 1 8 0 ' Shields, ss, 0 114 2 Scheilenger, 8b, 0 12 2 0 Rutherford, c, 0 17 2 0 Needles, lb, 0 1 14 0 0 p. 2 10 0 0 Entriken, If, 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes, rf, 0 10 0 0 j Hines, cf, 0 0 2 0 0 Totals, 2 7 27 11 2 ' . CAPE MAY R HO A E Doriier. ss, 112 10: Hughes, rf. . 0 0 0 0 0 F. Oassedy, 2b, 0 10 6 0 Casscdy, lb, 1 1 . 18 0 0 F. Hughes, p, 1 1 8 2 0 1 Rutherford, 3b, 1 1 2 2 0 * Bpnchert, rf, 1 0 1 0 3 ' Benezett, c, 1 1 1 0 0 Tenenbaum, cf, 0 10 0 0 — — ——— 1 Totals. 6 7 27 11 8 1 May, 00010600 0-6 1 o. m.;h. s.. oioioooo <t-2 The second game resulted in a score , of 4 to 8 in favor of Cape May. The r score : t May. 00000200 2—4 t C.|M. H. S., "» 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 n XI. o., VZ1UUOUU u — a i

: A West Cape May ball team lost out i injtwo games on Memorial; Day with 1 the Americus_team of .Gloucester. . In the first game the score was : Americas, 50060102 1—14 West Oap« May, 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.0— 4 Second game: Americas, 10600002 0—9 i West Cape May. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1—3 UN THE HOUR. EVERY HOUR All day long Mecray Brothers will deliver their famous Kooxville butter at 40 cents a pound. Golden Cup Coffee I at 25 cents a pound, Ceylon Tea 35 cents a pound. Both 'phones. READ THIS The convenience of the location at corner Washington and Perry streets makes the new hardware store of D. Crowell and Son an attraction and the complete stock of hardware, bicycle supplies, auto supplies and house furnishings fills a long felt want. The prices are right. 5-8 13t NOTICE CAPE MAY BAKING COM PANY BREAD for Sale at all Grocers. Phone Orders Keystone 9D . tf GARDEN HOSE— The Kind that wears well aud is priced low. Cape Grain & Coal Co.. opposite Readdepot. While you are cleaning bouse let us clean your lace curtains and blankets. Keystone Pbone, 40D. TROY LAUNDRY, tf 10 Decatur street. VisitJ the AUDITORIUM CAFE for | - the finest sea fooda and salads. Excelj

lent service. Open every evening until 12 o'clock. tf a NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Health of the borough of West Cape May will meet at the Cooncil Chamber . the third Monday evening in each month. 3-20 tf THOS. H. HUGHES. Clerk. ' DEVILED CRABS and CLUB . SANDWICHES at tbe Auditorium ; Cafe. Open evening until 12 o'clock, tf ; CAPE MAY BAKING COM- • PANY BREAD for Sale at all . Grocers. Phone Orders Keystone ! tt RUBBER DOOR MATS protect your carpets by keeping sand from . them. All prices at the Cape May , Grain & Coal Co. ware rooms. "The Grand" Motion Picture Theatre is the popular place of resort in the evenings. The pictures displayed are the latest and most interesting obtainable. This is the only show of the kind now running in this city. tf BOAT BUILDING ?AIRING. I 1 Railway on which to rua out boats for : examination or repair. Many years of : experience enables me to assure satisLaunch just completed for sale- Call and examine. JOHN PHARO. 1263 Lafayette St. ,

some news and_comment BREEZY OPINIONS AND NEWS | Items Gathered kj Star and Ware Reporters aid Comment on Current Ereats 1 7 > i;A bowl of coal oil set in the window . i 1 of a room will cause the death of ail j • 1 raosquitoesjittempting to come in and | ' will cause all in the room to get out. 1 1 This is the ' statement of John J. j 1 Kromer, wbu says he knows it to be i 1 true by having tested it many times— 1 1 at Atlantic City, we presume. | i « 4 « 1 1 Officer George Hickey was able to j his duty on the force on Mon- 1 c day last, and his .friends were glad to ! t him. » » 9 ir The acceptance of William Porter's jc proposition for .providing a band lor summer, .is gratifying to a .great many people. t ..».>»» [c Thomas Battersoll was united in | 1 marriage to Miss Edna Allen, a short 8 ago and his neighbors and friends gathered. last Friday evening to the number of one hundred and fifty and 1 -a numoer 01 one nunarea ana nity ana

gave him an old fashioned serenade it which he and. his bride much enjoyed, h In return they invited the party in and r. treated them royally to refresnments and general jollification reigned. 4 •> •> •) The Chapel Cadets,.of West Cape May, are quite an addition to the various parades and Captain T. W. 3 Reeves deserves a great deal of credit for the organization and .the fine appearance it presents. % V s e Senator Robert £. Hand caught a 5 turtle when be was fifteen years old and placed a mark upon it. A few days ago his little nephew Louis Cresse found the identical turtle and now has it in[captivity. (• •; i» • Everett Brown, Essie Boice and j . Bernard Hand sailed down the bay j " from Green Creek to a point off! - Broaaway |in a queat for sturgeon on ' Wednesday afternoon. They drifted: • their nets to the Rips at Cape May | Point but.caught no sturgeon. Twenty j arum ana a seven-foot shark rewarded their efforts. I (• (.• » . It would add ,to the interest consid- ' erably of Bright's announcement that j he is a candidate for the State.Senate 1 if he would name the names of ; those j * "number of leading men of affairs of)' | the State" who have forced him to; become a;candidate. Bright says Stille hasn't announced j himself ! | 1 1 (0 (• » At a meeting of the Oape May j , County Board of Freeholders Tuesday , R. Fendall Smith, the Board's engineer, reported that a bridge across j

£ Great Egg Harbor Bay from Somers' 1 Point to Beesley's Point is feasible and practical. The Board adopted a reso- - lution stating that the bridge is necessary for public use and the engineer d was ordered to make the survey and 8 plans forja modern structure acting in h conjunction with the engineer and representatives of Atlantic County, sub- - ject to tbe approval of State Road ; - Commissioner Gilkyson. J It was informally agreed that work ! { on the road to Holly Beach should j cease tor the summer, June 15th. and tne road be opened to the public. The Jersey City Journal says: "Sen- ! . ator Hand has not declared himself a ! candidate for reelection. If be consents to run again there will be no need of j - any other candidate BobfHand is very well known in his county |and he has ' j been a very generally successful rep- { . resentative. He gets all that His j county asks for ; and no one could do more. He is a man of tbe people, a , little rough caat at times, but on tbe ! level always and quite reliable He i does as he promises. " " % « « ® H. F. Graves, of West Cape May, ia ' playing in the county league of base ; ball clubs and last week made a great record with Court -House, securing one 1 run and four hits, a hit for every time < he batted. , (• (• (• When a municipality engages in 1 gainful business beyond its borders, so '

much of its plant as lies outside of its jurisdiction is assessable for taxea by the taxing district in which the plant ® "exists. This is tbe decision reached by the State Board of ^gualization in tbe case of Highland Park versus New • Brunswick. In this particular instance 1 the valuation that was assessed was only 84,000, but the principle involved [ will cover any valuation. - 4 • f n Dr. S. Winchester Reeves, son of former Sheriff John W. Reeves, graduated at Hahnemann M,edical College on Wednesday and is now a full fledged M. D. He will spend a year at the MetroDolitan Hospital, New York, and ' then begin private practise. He de- ? serves a great deal of credit for the t which has enabled him * j to secure a profession and the energy I and determination he has shown, are a t : guarantee that he will apply himself in I practise and become a skilful physician. e (•(•<• is j The Excelsior Livery and Boarding s Stables have booked some fine rigs for 1 j the s eason. This stable is one of the £ j finest on the New Jersey coast and is t I modern in every detail. It is located t 1 on West Perry street, near tbe bridge, i: » (• <• n Manual Training and Art Exhibit of >] ! the Cape May High School will be held j, ! °n Monday afternoon, June 7th. be- a 1 :30 and 3 :30 p. m. in the As- £ sembiy Room. £ ft ft *. William Tozer, of Millville, is a g most wonderful roller skater, as his j ,a — XU11CX OXOlfl, OS [lis

le performance at he last carnival clearly 1. proved. He and Benny Poinsett, of d Cape May, did some surprising danc- ^ ing on skates. He is to appear at the rink again in the near future. « •> <• ft B. A. Smith, who successfully mane aged; the Stockton last season, will be e in charge there this season. He was - at Court House Tuesday and Wednes- 1 t day and gave out this information. He I - will have associated with him John C. i Gossler, who has had experience as the I proprietor of the Sheibum and Isies- ! 1 worth, Atlantic City, and such a team 1 1 should assure success. ; personal mention of visitors ij ' ) Elwood Rutsehman, of Philadelphia, i [ j who has been quite ill, is spending the 1 j season with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. < I j F. S. Rutsehman, at their South Cape ( • May cottage, and will seek recupera- ' tion in thie salubrious climate. ( I Pilot Douglass Gregory, who has | 1 been "under the weather" somewhat, I l j is now recovering and gets down stairs ' , as his many friends will be glad j . | to know. J j , j Mrs. Mary Hudson, accompanied by t ! her son, Mr. and Mrr. H. H. Hudson ( ' I and little daughter, are spending a j , few weeks in their ..Beach avenue ] I cottage. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Rose, of Pbila- \ 1 I deiphia, are visiting tfleir parents, ; I Mr. and Mrs. MaSkell Ware. j p I F. W. Aikins, ov Philadelphia, will ' £ | reside this summer at 917 Stockton Mr. and Mrs. M. Daily, of Philadel- 1 ^ phia, have opened their cottage at , e

South Lafayette and Windsor avenue, d John Church, of Philadelphia, will » occupy Monroe Kimsey's house on '• Franklin street. r C. M. Gilbert has taken up his sumi mer residence at 207 Howard steet. ( n Mrs. J. P. Middleton, of [Philadel- j - phia, is occupying 24 Jongress street. 1 - | Irwin Zimmerman, of Philadelphia, j d { will again reside .for the season at 812 I j Columbia avenue, t j William H. Nicholson, of Philadel- | i j phia, has taken the J. E. Sickles coti j tage on Broadway. I Dr. John D. Target, of Philadelphia, 1 will occupy his summer home at Lewis I . i Bennett's cottage, 226 Windsor avenue. I , ! A. G. McCausland, superintendent of j s I the Atlantic City Railroad, has secured f ja Franklin street cottpge. r| Mrs.. Walter Cox, of Philadelphia, , will spend the season in the Gowen . cottage on Stockton avenue. J F. S. Seeman, of Philadelphia, has ( leased No. 5 Atlantic Terrace, j A. B. Miller,, of Chicago, is residing . at his cottage, 1123 Washington street. . L. DnPont, of Wilmington, ;wili;occupy Essen's cottage, 26 Ocean street. Mrs. Charles Chase is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bush. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Cburch, of 1 are sojourning here. Rev. Leon K. Wellman and wife, of the Spring' Garden Street M. E. Church, Pniladelpbia, are among the guests at the Chalfonte. Charles H. Smith, Jr.. who bas an excellent position in Philadelphia, was ' visiting his parents here this week.;

; class day and ! commencement TEN BAPPY GRADUATES Crowded Hall Witaess laterestiag Exercises »a both occasioas Wednesday and Thursday evenings to our ten high school graduptes The whole town were interested in them ann they were the centre of attraction. Thpy dip all aweet girls one and he's a boA or a young gentleman, perhaps, wtftjjd describe him His lot has not been altogether enviable because in the class history | and;class presentations, he was handed lot which be had to meekly take for he was bat one to nine. Brother annoal cry "Where are the boys?" was anticipated in several of the contributions by graduates, but it a very pertinent query every year nevertheless. Where ARE the boys? ; They certainly do not appear in as numbers in our graduating classes they should. Tbe graduates are ' Bockius, Rachel Buck Curtis, Fiske Haley. Jeanne Reeves „ Hand, Laura Warwick Hughes, Bessie Mecray, Ethel B. Stevens, Wbilidin Stilwell, Frances ""ilium oLiiwen, r ranees

1 Myddleton Thompson, Esther Emanuel West. The program for Class Day exeicises held Wednesday evening i follows : Song by Chorus "Anchored" Adaress of Welcome Laura Hughes ; History Rae Ourtia j Class Poem Esther West Vocal Solo Bessie Mecray , j Merindp Stilwell • Prophecy Ethel Stevena [ j Chorus "New American Hymn" . I Soulee , 1 Presentation Jeanne Hand I Class Song "Tbe Blue and the Gold" The Commencement exercises were held Thursday evening and were as follows : Orchestra Processional I I Ohant High School Chorua i "Lord's Prayer" Invocation Rev. Geo L. Dobbins, D. D. ' Uration Frances Middleton Thompson "Joan of Arc" Chorus "The Uall to Arms" Veazie I Oration Logan Bockius J_ "The Heritage of.the American Boy" j "Voices of tbe Woods" Rubinstein-Watson ; ) j Oration Bertha Fiske Haley (First Honor) "Necessity of Education" j , I Music Orchestra I | ; Address Rev. James McLeod, D. D. I , j Chorus "Six o'clock in the Bay" ! Veazie i 4 of Diplomas, President S. I j R. Stites of the board of Education j < ; Orchestra | ' The baccalaureate sermon was | preached last Snnday morniug by Rev. | , j tiobbins at the Methodist Church, j I The girls of the claw carried fteauti- j 1 roses, and each of them received j floral gifts from friends .during tbe I j; lt exercises. Each of tliem also received

j a{n umber of gifts in honor;of the event : from admiring friends and relatives. \ | Esther E. West was the class poet ' | and she was doubly appreciated by [ the audience, because by some mis- 1 l_ chance her name did not appear on the ! . | program and she was therefore not I 1 expected by the audience and, because 2 I her poem was one of tbe best things of j j the evening, dealing artistically with | l_ J the class secrets. The Class Day and Commencement | exercises reflect great credit on the faculty and graduates x>f the high s school. Both programs were carried out j . j faultlessly and the class has shown an f | aplomb and self-possession which in- ! i dicates careful training. j Seldom, if ever before, have the ! , . exercises attending tbe closing of the 1 work of the school year,;been so thor- j oughly appreciated and perfectly car- 1 s ried out as this year. • 1 The annual alumni banquet was neld 1 at the Colonial after the commmence- ■ ment exercises on Tnureday evening. Following is the program : , Piano Solo Miss Georgieana Edmunds : Reading Mrs. H. B. Moyer ^ Vocal Quartet Miss Georgieana Ed- . munds. Miss Mabel Hobson, Mrs. Albert Hand. Miss Bessie Mecray ( ■ Welcome Graduates of 1909 Toastmaster John T. Hewitt I Response Miss Bessie Mecray Piano Duet Misses Georgieana 1 and Edith Edmunds 1 Toast H. B. Moyer "Human Nature aa a Study" . L

1 ' Reading Miss Mabel Hobaon Toast George L. Dobbins, D. L). r "Our Country'* Vocal Solo Miss Bessie Mecray "Comiftunication with Mars" 3 Miss Martha Scbeilengar ~ Toast "Eeonomy" Lewis T. Stevena Piano Solo Miss Susan Peck ' Toast "Fame" O. O. Barr r Reading Mrs. B. B. Moyer Toast James McLeod, D. D. "Who'a It in America?" Violin Solo Miss Marion Kinn# WEST CAPE MAY GRADUATES s The following pupils graduate from • the West Cape May High School : j Miss Mary E. Eidredge, Miss Tryphena MacKean, Miss Mabel G. ® Richardson. Grammar School, Westley Toy, Julius Morton, Erving Ben1 stead, Tilly Rayfield. ' 5 r The Commencement will occur on ' Thursday. June 10th. 'the city wins our $18,600 DAMAGE SUIT FAILS Hear) Browa, colored discovered to bave had bo cause for action

* The case of Henry Brown, colored, y against the City of Cape May and certain of its police officers lor unlawful arrest, assualt, etc.. in ejecting him from tbe city paviliou L»at summer for g disorderly conduct, and claiming g tlo.OOO damage, was tried at Court t House beiore Judge Endicott, of tbe f Circuit Court, and resulted in a non I suit so far as the city was concerned g and a disagreement of .the jury as to tbe guilt of Police Officer John Reevea, g wbo was the peace officer at tbe pav- ^ ilion and ejected the negro, tbe jury , s Lauding 10 to 2. Tbe attorneys lor tne aegro, Lewis T.- Stevens and e Eugene C. Cole did not aeveiop as 8 strong a esse as tne declaration filed • would have led one to expect. City Solicitor Curley handled the I I city's side of tbe matter skilfully, j It is rather tne exception than tbe rule, for Uie city to wm out in any law ' . suit and be is to be congratulated. ^ i Officer Reevea * on considerable at- ■ j tection by bis good judgment as a J f-witness. Tne jury consisted of Sylvanua Brower, ol Middle; John Chester, Den1 1 nis; Frank Dickinson, Lower; Truman ' Hickman, Middle ; Clayton Lowe, Anglesea; Edward McCraveu, Middle; | William Steel, Middle ; RicDaru Voss, j Upper; Charles Weeks, x-ower; John ; Dennis. I Washington Corson, Jr., Upper; Arthur M. Ely, Anglesea. The case will be cried again at tbe I term. The Security Trust Company is always glad to see you aiid ever ready to j lend a nelping hand. Reuben T. Johnson nas just unloaded ! anotner car of fertilizer and has it on hand at his warehouse tor tbe purpo*" uouu at ms warenouse tor tne

d j of putting late crops in with. VegeX table and Vine at $2s per ton is a sure | cropper. Mail orders carefully filled. | Keuben T. Johnson, Erma, N. J. 1 1 r j NOW IS THE TIME I for oil cloth, linoleum, stove boards j oil beaters, stove pipe and coal hods, t : 1 have a stock on band, prices reasone able. f j CHARLES A. SWAIN, 305-7 Jackson street. ■ To avoid losing money by fire or bur1 \ friary, deposit it in Security Trust ; ! Company. I j YOUNO WAH CHINESE LAUNDRY I I 316 Washington street. Most Careful " , work. We destroy no goods by rough usage. Prices low und satisfaction . ; guaranteed. 5-29 5t I After skating or the show, take I luncheon at the Auditorium Oafe. Open evening until 12 o'clock. tf Automobiles to Hire New, large, touring cars to hire the hour, day or night. Licensed drivers, and rates moderate. Both Phones. E. YV. DALE Lafayette and Jefferson St Cape May, N. J.