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FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR/ NO. 31 CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, .909 "IHREE CENTS A COPY

TEL WORLD YOUR WANTS rr VILL PAY TO ADVERTISE If tm lire Lost or Ftu4 Aijtliil, Vut Hel| or Wort, Pit it Here An honest person who finds » thins w of value at Oape May either advertises it In the Star and Ware or looks into this paper next morniDg to see if it is advertised by the loser. He does . not look on telegraph poles, fences or in public buildings to see if a notioe • has been posted. The Star and Wave is the only medium by whioh a loser may ! find the fipderW vice versa. • FOR RENT. FOB 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 dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, 814 Ocean street FOR RENT BY THE YEAR A nine room house with bath, hot water beat and all conveniences. Location convenient and pleasant on Washington street near Heading station. Furnished or unfurnished. Address H. L., Star and Wave. 8-7 tf w FOR SALE:. TIMBER FOR SALE Timber and fire wood for sale, prin- , ci pally oak, on 20 acres, thickly covered. two miles west ot Tuckahoe, adjoining public road. Address owner, T. J. Roney, 014 N. 26th street Pbil- ' adelphia. w 8-21 4^2; • FOR SALE— Horse, colt two seta harness, spring wagon and trap for aale at low prices. Apply to William Chambers, Jr.. 109 Perry st 7-16 6 , IP YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR If you have concrete and cement work to do see Jaquette and Newel1, contractor, West Oape May. Paving and curbing a specialty. Estimate t cheerfully, given. 8-6 52t REAL ESTATE WEST CAPE MAY. ••WATCH US GROW' George H. Reeves, real estate agent building lots .'and homes. Will buy, sell, rent or exchange. Keystone j 'phone 111-D. PLACE YOUR PROPERTY:iN MY HANDS FOR SALE OR BENT. ALWAYS HAVE CLIENTS. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. SOL. NEEDLES. 608 WASHINGTON STREET . KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. . FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 880 N. 8th street Philadelphia. For sale or exchange, price *3300; easy . terms, rent 820 per month, mortgage *1800. equity *1600. Will exchange for < 'ape May real etate Eldredge & Eldredge, Agents, 810 Washington street. _ 28-21 2t w 8-20 8t d BOAT BUILDING" PAIRING, j Railway on which to nn» out boats for examination or repair. Many years of experience enables me to assure satisfaction. JOHN PHAR0.1268 LafayetteSt TAKE NOTICE Mv wife.^Lily* M. Hand, having left mr bed and board, I will not be responsible for any bills contracted by her, or for her unless authorized by me in writing. CHAS. K. HAND. Erma. Cape May Co., N. J. , Dated July 12, 1909. 7-18 6td— 6tw j A NEW BAND ( • Is what we all longing for. It is also 1 interesting to stop at Crowell's j Housefornishing and Hardware Store, j • corner Washington and Perry streets. 1 We sell anyth ng you want. Bicycle1 and automobile supplies. Mason Jars • 66c dozen. 5 and 10c goods. U. C. CROWELL & SON. J ' ( NOTICE CAPE MAY BAKING COM PANY BREAD for Sale at all Grocers. Phone Orders Keystone 9D . tl nnrrinprc all fizes blank LIT T LLU1 W OR PRINTED Sold in any quantity 8TARJAND 1 WAVE, Stationery Department. AGENTS! ' ' Chance of your life ! Establish per- , manent business. Exclusive territory. . Sell oar perfect, brass, kerosene or coal 1 oil, mantle, table lamp; Hanging or ' bracket lamp; 100 candle power; i oil 1 • used; a wonder; simple ; durable; sells , on sight ; handsome profit Sample at 1 wholesale price. Write todty. Webster Specialty Co., • 8-21 4t Waterbary, Conn.

STAR AND WAVE 5 LOVING CUP I MOST POPULAR BALL PLAYER 1 fleaber of Cape May Tom leceiviog Largest Niakers tf Votes to to Awarded Cop | The sterling silver cup to be awarde 0 the most popular member of the Oape [t May Base Ball team receiving the a ynoet votes is on exhibition in tbe' Star * and Wave show window at 817 Wash- * ington street. All votes must be y written on tbe coupons as printed below, all of which are dated. Each date will be good for a vote for, one week. f EL W. Lloyd will represent the ball y team, Miss L. Ware the Star and Wave f on tbe committee referred to above •> and John Garty, of Philadelphia is hird, on the committee. Have you noticed the line in above ,t announcement "EACH DATE WILL >- BE GOOD FOR A VOTE FOR ONE 0 WEEK." Coupons held longer than ■" one week from date printed on them * WILL NOT COUNT. The cup was purchased of Belford Garrison, Jeweler, 806 Washington - street. Cape May. Votes cast to date. 1- Bell 914 Lewis Hall 872 James Curry 110 II Charles Reed 96 2 Weinberg 47 Drew Siniley 88 * L. Machado 33 D William Kuhn 63 * J. Machado 26 Jefferson 16 Sewell Corkran 17 1 Graves 16 e I vote for Cut out this coupon and address to Star and Wave, Cape May N. J. No votes counted which are writ'e ten on anything but these blanks. Angust 21 " THE LAFAYETTE BELLMEN'S BALL Tbe Lafayette Bellmen gave their ' annual concert ball at tbe Auditorium . Tuesday evening and.'it proved as usual 1 to be a very successful affair. They r desire now to extend (hanks to all wbo 1 ' aided them especially 'to the guests of ' tbe Lafayette who ati ended and who 1 . were important features in the success 1 , of the affair. , A < C. Lewis and lady won the prize . for the most neatly dressed couple. 1 , The judges were Mrs. Ruxton M. 1 * Ridgeley and Miss Mabel Warner, of , ' Baltimore, Mrs. S. R. Slaymaker, of Lancaster, Pa., Mr. Norval H. King, | of Baltimore, and Mr. Fred R. Gillin- , der, of Phoenix, Arizona. , [ MEN'S FALL SUITS TO OR1- * 1 ! Thinking about your Fr , _uit? 1 ' ' You|re wise to do so. The new autumn I fabricirfife-hcre^ — A^hifn^soaje variety | I and you gefThe broadeST selection j - I now, without hurry or rush. Patterns I ■ j range from grave to gay, from neat j ' j effects in worsted and fancy cheviots • 1 !/to the more striking styles that young ! 1 Tmen like. If you've never tried j c I Scherer's made-to-order suits, the j ^amount of smart tailoring, .fit and cor- j > I rect style in one of our $25 10 $30 suits 1 1 wlff "be a revelation to you. It's all ' 1 , j thai can be jut in any suit, and the j i choice of fairies is superbly varied. | • ' Same workmanship in the $22 suits. 1 i ; The difference lies in the goods. But. j 1 j you'll never find it out; through the j | test of wear. Stop in and find out . ' more about them. CHARLES SOHEREK, ■ 804 Washington street. 3 | « . NUE BATTERIES. 126-10 Volts, 34 Amperes. The making of a goodJDry Cell Bat- r ; tery for automobile and gas engine t service is one of the most difficult pro- ' blems to tbe battery manufacturer. ( 1 This is tbe reason why so many cells offered for aale are unsatisfactory for s ignition work. A thorough knowledge f of electro-chemistry, coupled with mechanical ability and a great deal of 1 experimenting, has produced tbe NUE —absolutely the best Dry Cell Battery that is made for Ignition purocses. ' This is not a mere statement, but an actual fact— attestediby tbe leading 1 scientific institutions of this country, c 1 and from all users of NUE Cells. J CHARLES A. SWAIN. * Sole Agent, * 806-7 Jackson street. c

PERSONAL MENTION » OF VISITORS I SOME IMBESTOIt NOTES h Stir u4 Vive loins ire Re (MsteiteSoiiikj. Ptese or Otherwise Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Taylor, of Camden, were calling on Cape May e friends [yesterday. Mr. Taylor spent 6 several years here as druggist for Docr tor Marey, and is very fond of Cape h May, so much so, he would like to ® make it his home. j* The Hon. W. Morgan Shuster and Mrs. bhuster, children and maid, of e Manila, Philippine Islands, are registered at tbe Virginia for the summer. I Mr.2Shuster is a member of tbe Phile lppine Commission appointed by Presi0 dent Roosevelt. ■ Dr. Clarence Eidredge and wife, of Philadelphia, are enjoying their annual e visit to the old homestead at West - Cape May. and are greeting many S friends. They have just returned from 1 an enjoyable excursion to Bermuda. 3 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Argabrigbt. of Balti more are sojourning at the Star 1 Villa. Mr. Argabright is well known i about Baltimore, as the minager of the Roland Park Garage. Charles S. Edmunds and sister. Miss Adele F. Edmunds, of Philadelphia, are spending some time enjoying our healthful and pleasant resort. They are stopping at Star Villa. Miss Florence G. Davis, of New fork, is speeding a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Walter B. Wray. Pilot and Mrs. F. S. Eldredge, of Pniiadelphia, have been enjoying very much a sojourn of two weeks here. Mr. and Mrs. O. K Macnickol and their charming daughters, Misses - Florence and Irene, wbo are (speuding the month of August at the Stockton Hotel, in company 2wiih [Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Moore, ticket agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, were guests of Commodore George F. Fish, of tbe Ocean City Yacbt Club during the celebration on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Josepn Groff, Master Jack and Helen Groff, of New York City, are the guests ef Mrs. Florence Iredell Berger. Mr. Groff is the head of the Groff school for boys on 72nd street. New York, one of the most prominent schools of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliot and the • Misses Elliot, of West Philadeplhia, are spending the summer at the Hote Cape May. Mr. Elliot is a prominent lawyer and real estate man ot that Dr. Geor ge R. Robbing, of Trenton County Clerk of Mercer County, is among the guests at the Glen wood, accompanied by his wif£. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hertz and party, of Ogontz, made an auto trip through to Cape May Sunday. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bloch. An automobile party composed of J. L. Gibney, Mr. Brockineger, J. Schultz and F, R. Cashman ran down for the week's end and sojourned at Star Villa. Z Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Smith, of Pa., are spending a couple j of weeks with Mrs. L. h. Hall. I Mrs. A. S. MacFarlar.d and d ' ;. Miss Brema MacFarlanti. are . u- • I joying a pleasant stay at the home of j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Siok at their j Perry street cottage. Mr. MacPar- 1 and joins them for the day quite frequently. Mrs. G. H. Emery, Jof Camden, was j a guest of Mrs. Charles Sink over tbe | j week's end. Rabbi J. Leonard Levy, of the syna- 1 j Rodes Shalom, and family of j J are sojourning at Star Villa I I Mr. O'Brien, the genial clerk of Congress Hall, will.return to his duties j Thursday after a visit to Pittsburg where he has been for a week representing Cape May in a convention connected witb his church. Commodore J. Clifford Wilson has left for the Great Lakes to join a party after which they will visit all thfe : points of interest about the shores of the lakes in the United States and Canada. 1 Among tbe visitors here this week Mr. and Mrs. James Barr, of ' Pa., who are visiting their niece, Mrs. John Ratty, Jr. 1 A large number of fine saddle horses > and ponies are now located at the Ex celaior Boarding and Livery Stables. 1 call up Keystone 503 Y and tell < Newell tbe style of horse or pony < wanted and it will be sent to your door.

SOME NEWS S ANDCOMMENT ES BREEZY OPINIONS AN! NEWS e lleas Batterer tj Star ai4 Vive Reverters ul Ceaaeit « Cirreit Ereats Tbe United Brethren at Oape May ,y Point ate having very prosperous meetnt inga. Services every afternoon and c~ evening, to which all are invited. • « « to Rev. Dr. H. D/Spaeth, of Philadelphia, will preach in tbe Baptist Chapel id at Cape May Point, N. J., on Sunday of evening, August 22nd and 29th, at 7 :30 s- p. m. r. <» <h * il- Harry S. Watson and daughter, of li- Harrisburg, were among tbe reoent arrivals at the Windsor and thereby of hangs a tale. In 1864 there.was turned al over to Mr. Watson foreman of yndrew st H. Reeves gold beating factory, in iy Philadelphia, a youth from Oape m May. with instructions to make of him a gold beater if poesibble. The youth of was George H. Reeves, Mayor of West ir Cape May, and hearing that he was rn located at Oape May, Mr. Wataon conie eluded to spend his vacation here and bunt him up. He found him, and the » two have been enjoying themselves a, hugely, exchanging . reminiscenoes. ir The Wataons have not visited Oape iy May before and perhaps would not have done so this time, excepting for w Mr. Watson's desire to see Mr. Reeves, h They are greatly pleased, however, and will be numbered among the ,f friends of Oape May in future, y » » m Porter's Marine Band rendered the I d descriptive selection of "The Death of I is Ouster" last night before one of the j g largest audiences of the season. This n portrayed tbe great battle 'with thei 1. Indians in which General Custer was e shot. Director Porter has been giving j if some very classic music this season, as e well as popular melodies, the latest' e out, and tbe vocal mumber have been poplar. r S <• 8 U A very charming dancer is Mrs. I. e Owsley, of Chicago, who is summering j at the Stockton. Her 'graceful movej ments are very pleasing to the many ^ who observe her. C« (• (p e Fred Allen, the popular chief clerk at the Hotel Cape May is one ot tbe e most experienced and able room clerks t in the country and looks after the imt mense patronage of this great hotel with an address and skill which is n pleasing to all. Mr. Allen is also an s accomplished vocalist, and as a tennis - player he has few equals. He |was an attache of one of the most important j , hotels at Palm Beach last winter and ! I, has oeen connected with high class J s Atlantic City hotels at different times, j This is his second season at 2the Hotel ! Oape May. ' « •) •) . ' Oape May schools will reopen foes- I day, September 7th, |for the coming ! ' " school year. ' A 4 lk ; I 8 The clarinet duet played by. Messrs. I ■lis. Williams and J. Mulford, on Fri- i 1 day evening last at Pavilion No. 1, was | ! a piece of artiste's work rarely heard 1 1 I at band concerts, and was enjoyed and ] ! admired both by the musicians present 1 and the Ikrge audi nee. ! ' •i •> •) s 1 8 ! Chief Botanist Smith, of the United ' 1 , States Botanical Gardens at Washing- ; \ | ton, who has spent nearly all his life in | ' j botonical work- has visited Dr. Emlen 1 ' I Physick's beautiful gsrdensjin this city j j several times during r. cent years and 1 P I says it has a greater variety of flora 1 ^ I than he has found in any private gar- j ( den iu the country. 1 9 * (• Manager Elsenberg, of the Wood- ! ' bine base ball team said in a communi- J ( cation. to the Star an)i Wave, published ' last week, in which he denounced alleged onsportainaniike conduct by|Gourt ; House rooters at a game between j Court House and Woodbine teams at I Court House ; f"However, let me assure you, that ' ; when Court House next plays in Wood- ; bine they will be met with the same 8 gentlemanly and wholesome sport manlike spirit with which Woodoine always e meets its visitors. " The Court House team went to f 1 Saturday last to play one of e tbe County League series of.games and defeated the Woodbine team by a score of 11 to 8. During the game it is said, 1 t Continued on Page 6 >1 8

SECOND " OLD BRICK" RALLY r — s Fine Service and Impressive Talks - Nn* i memos Old Friends Greet Each Other in the Favorite Sanctuary

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The second annual rally of the mem e bers and friends of the Cold Spring t Presbyterian Church occurred Sunday ' r and was attended by a large number - of people, many sections of the country . . being represented. Because of the ' s departure for other fields of the young ' people, sods and daughters of the parents who formed the membership of ' 8 the church in the preceding genera- - f [ tion. the church,. o^en having a 1 3 struggle ^ tJeoflnue. It was founded . b in 1714 'and one of its eirlier j astors 1 3 1 endowed it with * a^ large acreage of 1 b land, stipulating in his will that it 1 ; J should be under tbe control of the pas- < s tor and its revenues use.1 for the 1 t 1 support of the church. Its yield has I 1 not been larg« and tbe difficulties of 1

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j the church having been growing Many J of those who left this section for other have become prominent and well-to-do, so that at the raily last year I about *1800 was raised in an hour and of effort after the services and the 1 ha< been placed in the pink of i condition and those who were present Sunday were heartily pleased with the ! change. Congressman H C. Loudenslager and wife, and Hon. David Baird I and daughter, who are speeding the here were among those oreser.i | and were accompanied by Sen-tor and j and Mrs. Hand, of this county. Elo- | quent addresses were made by Captain j Francis Eldredge, a Delaware pilot. | formerly a member of the church ar.d i Edwin Cummings. Charles H. Ed | munds. and N. Perry Edmunds, r.ow -prominent Phi'.adelphians but at ten I dants at this church during their boy - Mrs. Carrel I Harper, aii accomI piished soprano, and Mr. John Mi 'dle- | ton, tenor, of Philadelphia, sang solos The fcrlner, "I Shall meet Him Face to Face," and the latter, "Consider the Lillies " No subscriptios were asked, tbe usual basket collection, however, yielding large returns. Those who attended delighted with tbe affair and there were many cordial greetings old friends. Tbe rally day is to be an annual event if possible and the effort to oreate an adequate endowment for tbe perpetuity of the church wiU be tak up later. A correspondent contributes the following upon "Rally Day at ibe Old Brick. Bally Day at the Old Brick Presby

terian Church was a decided success. A very interesting service consisted of the Pastor's Welcome, Responsive . reading, Prayers, Singing of old hymns, and reminiscences of youthful , experiences in the Old Church. Parental example and instruction were set forth and tbe influence of the old church was spoken of with great tenJernfss." Many eyes were tear bedewed during the recital and Mr. E. J. Cummings, one of tbe speakers, instructing that they follow tbe »r»mp|e of tbe vestal Virgins' in ancient Rome, never letting|tbe fires go out, keeping the influences of the ancient church alive through the influence of the Holy Spirit Chaa. Edmunds, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, made an eloquent ^ ' dress, and spoke of tbe time when ttiu ? President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, with his wife, niece and grand child, worshipped within its I sacred walls. Before closing his rej marks, pointing to the motto appro1 priately inscribed above tbe pulpit he , admonished all to remember and follow the living Christ OUR HOPE. Mr. K rank Eldredge, a member of this church in his early years, was the speaker of the day and the audience ! thoroughly enjoyed bis reminiscent I address. Tbe choir from its old time I loft in the back of tbe building, renj dered special anthems which were 1 much enjoyed. | Mr John Middleton enthralled the ' congregation with his rendition of : "Consider the Lillies." This was , mc Louies, rnis

j thoroughly ^appreciated by the audience y and many .thanks are due this splendid ■r artist lor contributing so much pleasd ure to the occasion. * j Mrs. Carroll Harper also kindly cond sented to render a selection entitled « "Face to Face," her rich sweet and lf expressive vice filled the ancient struc1 ture with a volume of melody, rare e indeed. , Mis. a. Matthews, organist of the d church, accompanied them. e Mr. N. Perry Edmunds, to whom c | much of the credit ol the improvement d j of the building was due, was present j and spoke, blessing God for a Christian mother who could {be present with •• j • hem on that occasion. d Assessor and Mrs. David Baird, Congressman and Mrs. Loudenslager and v Senator and Mrs Hand were present. 1 i No special collection was taken but the basket collection amounred to $120. The congregation was dismissed by the benediction after the singing of '■ "God Be with You Till We Meet 8 , Again," all agreeing to meet again e next Rally Day, one year hence. Wall Paper. Wall Paper, e A new and fine assortment of wall . paper is now being offered by Eldredge Johnson, 318 Washington street. Whatever you need in this line can be sup1 plied. tf I • m 9 While you are cleaning bouse let us . lean your lace curtains and blankets. 1 Keystone Phone. 40D. > TROY LAUNDRY, 3 tf 10 Decatur street, c BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY " The best appointed restaurant in I Cape May can be secured at very liberal terms to tbe right party. Address Restaurant, Star and Wave Office. 'v