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FIFTY-FOURTK YEAR. NO. 3] CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER , II, 1909 I !|RhE >:NTS * ■ ;r » y

TELL WORLD YOUR WANTS it WIU PAY to advertise If jm Bare lest or FtnA 1 Aijtiiig, Wait Help or Wort, Pat it Bore ■ WANTED— To rent a cottage in a good neighborhood, must be in good condition, state the best terms by the 1 «ear. Address S. F. Q., Star and j 'awe Office. _/ tf , * WANTED— A nurse wants situation 1 with an invalid or an aged person. Good reference given if desired Mrs. . Marion Young. El dredge, N. J. 8-284 . WANTED— Reliable party to sell cof- , fees, teas, soaps, spices, extracts, inking powders, etc. , to consumers at ' Cape May and vicinity ; Large induce- i menu to purchasers and liberal terms to agents. Apply at once. Grand < Union Tea Co., 1107 Broadway, Cam- ) den, J. lost. ! LOST— A deooration with the Russian ' crown on top and a Red Oroes in the oentre ; also a diamond pin. Liberal > reward if returned to tbe Star and i Wave. LOST— On MONDAY, gold watch and t $16 in cash. Reward if returned to t Star and Wm-re offioe. t LOST— Hand painted belt pin, in West < Cape May or going from there to .r Washington street. Reward if retuM I ed to K. S. Hoffman, West Cape May. f for rent. c FOR SALE — 200 bushels corn. Joseph E. Brown, Green Greek, N. J. It a FOR RENT— A new house having 8 three rooms and a lean-to first floor, 0 three bed rooms second floor, gas, city p water, nice porch and yard. Twelve t dollars per month. Gilbert C. Hughes, 914 Ocean street. * * 2 b FOR RENT BY THE YEAR b A»nine room bouse with bath, bot t water heat, and all conveniences. Lo- t cation convenient and pleasant, on Washington street, near Heading sta- a tion. Furnished or unfurnished. Ad- t dress H. L., Star and Wave. 8-7 tf w u

FOR SALE. FOR SALE-A Grand Upright Piano, in first class condition. Apply at Star and Wave office. 9-4 tf TIMBER FOR SALE ( Timber and lire wood for sale, principally oak, on 20 acres, thickly covered. two miles west of Tuckaboe, adjoining public road. Address owner, : T. J. Roney, 914 N. 26th street. Phil- , adelphia. w 8-21 4 IF YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR If you have concrete and cement 1 work to do see Jaquette and Newel, • contractor. West Cape May. Paving i and curbing a specialty. Estimate j cheerfully given. 8-6 62t WEST CAPE MAY. '•WATCH US GROW George H. Reeves, real estate agent. . building lots and homes. Will buy. sell, rent or exchange. Keystone 'phone Ul-D. < PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY i HANDS FOR SALE OR KENT. AL- . WAYS HAVE CLIENTS. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. 1 SOL. NEEDLES. e 508 WASHINGTON STREET t KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. t BOAT BUILDING SffiJS ' Railway on which to run out boats for ; 1 examination or repair. Many years of i c experience enables mo to assure satisfaction. I . JOHN PHAR0.1263 LafayetteSt j ( PLEASE DON'T READ. ' I J Bargain! Bargain! I c if sold immediately, a very desirable • ' lot in West Cape May, good location, i high ground, cement pavement. J. H. HUGHES, 410 Washington street. It Cspe May. * A NEW BAND " 1 Is what we all longiug for. It is also interesting to Btop at Crowell's Housefnrnishing and Hardware Store, c corner Washington and Perry streets. I We Bell anything you want. Bicycle and automobile supplies. Mason Jars 66c dozen. 6 and 10c goods. . D. O. OROWELL & SON. ] BUSINESS nPPORTUNIT7 1 Tbe best appointed restaurant in Oape May can be secured at very lib- , erai terms to tbe right party. Address 1 Restaurant, Star and Wave Office. tf j GERMAN EMPLOYMENT BU- ^ BEAU, 1812 Filbert Street, Philadel- t phia. No advance. Hotels no charge, j 9 11 8t 5

MEETING OF I cm COUNCIL i various batters discussed I City Engineer Recommends Stnndpipe Erected for CityVnter Works j The regular meeting of Council oci enrred on Tuesday evening, all memI b ere being present. Tne report of the aides to tbe [assessor in assessing [tbe i property of the city was read and filed. It stated that all properties ,had been carefully* examined ,and equitably ■ valued. Land valuations had been computed by the foot and bad been made uniform.in the.various localities ' in all parts of the city, i A communication from tbe State Sewerage Commission to City Engineer Townsend informed bim that arrangements must be made to empty no sewerage into Cape Island Oree^and without further delay. The City Treasurer was directed to make a separate account with school funds. A communication from Abram Heracalled the attention of Council to the fact that he could not comply with the demand to er?ct a concrete sidewalk at his lot on Beach avenue, west of Broadway, because it would have to ee built Jin the trolley railroad track and this^night impede travel. Council referred the communication to fhe Street Committee and Engineer. A special report of the Building Inspector on the Stockton Hotel called attention to the fact that he had condemned thiB bouse, particularly its porches, a year,ago, and at the time of the circus this year, had posted notices warning people not to use the porches these notices had been toni down tbe proprietors. It seemed to be tbe opinion of those who discussed it that tbe inspector had exceeded his authority in posting notices, notice to the proprietors or owners of the alleged unsafe condition being all that is required tojabsolve the city irom respon-

sibility in case of an accident. Referred to Solicitor. „ A petition requesting a sewer in Bank street was received and filed. ' Mr. Suslke called attention to the slow progress of the sewer work and to the ^consequent lengthening of tbe time during which inspectors will be required. The date fixed for the completion of the sewers is September 16th. The Mercantile Tax Collector reported tbe collection of $470 during August. An alarm of fire caused a to be taken and after about a half boor six members reassembled and business was resumed. City Engineer Townsend gave result of his investigations|with reference to water works and recommended a stand pipe 110 feet high, 30 feet in diameter, to bold 550,030 gallons. Approximate cost would be $13000. The renewal :,of several notes was authorized. Permission was ^granted '• to Collector of Taxes to accept pay- • ment of taxes from Oape May Real Es- ' state Company to be credited lo speci- i lied lots. The Philadelphia Inquirer 1 claim was referred to the Finance Committee. Chairman Hand, of the | Street Committee, was urged to see | that gravel bills were in hend up to ' | date. The Property ano Improvement Committee was directed to provide the of Police a suitable placejto keep I his "nippers" and otherjparapbernalia. A long discussion [about some alleged defective sewers was followed by pay- i ; ment of bills and Council adjourned. I ■ • 1 ( I WALTER BENNETT , BREAKS FISH RECORD j Walter Bennett caught a four pound eleven ounce weak fish in 'the.'harbor Monday, the largest of the season, breaking all records. DECORATE! DECORATE I! ' Put out your Flags and Bunting to- < day, Saturday, September 11th, in j of the great automobile Run. ' While you are cleaning bouse let us - clean your lace curtains and blankets. 1 Phone, 40D. TROY LAUNDRY, , tf 10 Decatur street, i Go to Thomas Soults, Cold Spring, the things you need for the (able, and family, and obtain satisfactory goods at the smallest cost. Full and complete stock, carefully selected, with knowledge born of experience > gained by an active career of more 1 than that of any dealer in Lower ' Township. tf

PERSONAL MENTION L OF VISITORS D SOME INTERESTING NOTES I- Star lit fare Readers are Requested ti Seal ia b; Flue •r Otherwise / v iO. F. Slater, general agent of the l- Keystone.Telephone Company, of Phile adelphia' was a recent visitor, e Mrs. William Turner., of Elizabeth, L N. J., is enjoying these September n days with hex cousin, J. P. Hughes, y Miss Lillian Olark, of Woodbury, ren turned nome after a most deligbtful n visit with Mr. and Mrs.. J. P. Hughes, is on Perry street. MissJClark traveled extensively iti Europe last summer, e Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Ettinger and Mr. x and Mrs. C. A. Johnson and daughter >- Evelyn, all of Philadelphia, have.been '- spending part of their vacation with i- parents here. Both Messrs. Johnson and Ettinger are skillful anglers and o their is no doubt that the fish jviii feel >1 more at ease when they return to business. i- A. Walter Bennett, Edward Barton o and Joseph Elwelljare at Atlantic Oity Ei representing the Cape May Fire Dei- partment in tbe annual Firemen's t Convention. 0 E. S. Reeves, who went to Mt. k. Holly a few months ago has changed his location to Rahway and purchased a a fine property there. He is greatly pleased with his new home Mr. and Mrs. William Lycett, of 1 Brooklyn, were among visitors here - last week. Mr. Lycett's father was s at one time a ^prominent citizen here, f principal of the West Cape May schools, b and interested in several lodges and s business activities. He is very well i remembered by tbe older citizens. He s died in Boboken in which he bad ret sided many years, about a year ago. 3 He was a school principal and inter- > ested in school work nearly all his life. | 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lycett are fond of Cape ( . May because of many interesting and i . tender associations and recoliectiocs. t Mr. and Mrs. Argyle Souders, of c Wilmington, are making a brief visit i , to relatives in West Cape May. i Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Johnson and J . Reuben T. Johnson, Jr., have been en- i | joying a very pleasant trip going first ( . to Baltimore, where tney took a t . steamer for a trip on the Rappahan- ( , nock River to Fredericksburg. They I . also visited Washington and the home!'] of Washington at Mt. Vernon, Alexan- v . dria and the National Cemetery, and ' \ ■ other points. They enjoyed the trip U , very much and have returned home t greatly benefitted. ! The Excelsior Roller Rink will open i J next week; Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-I days and Saturday evenings. . — . E MAROY LUDLAM HAS , r LEASED THE VIRGINIA j u The Virginia has beeD leased for a a term of years to Marcy Ludlam, who ' r has conducted the Gleuwood through i a most successful season. It will be j d kept open all the year and will un- j C doubtcdly be successful. Such a[ house j 3 properly (conducted and advertised j n should find plenty of patronage. ' d CAUGHT A WHITE CRANE ® W. B. Shaw, of Philadelphia, who is j summering here, captured a pure white j jcrane in the sounds a few days ago, ^ very few of which are in captivity. It ^ is'one of the prettiest of the sea birds ^ whose habitat is in our waters. j LARGEST BUNCH OF GRAPES , s The largest bunch'of white grapes grown in this section this "year came p from the thrifty vines of Jacob G- j p Corson on West Perry street, and con- ■ a tained over a hundred grapes. NUE BATTERIES. 1 6-10 Volts, 34 Amperes. ) The making of a good Dry Cell Battery for automobile and gas engine 8 service is one of the most difficult pro- n blems to the battery manufacturer. r This is the reason why so many cells f offered for sale are unsatisfactory for ignition work. A thorough knowledge 2 of electro-chemistry, coupled with mechanical ability and a great deal of 8 experimenting, has produced the NUE n -absolutely the best Dry Cell Battery ^ that is made for ignition par. ses. This is not a mere statement, but an 2 actual fact— attested by tbe leading 5 scientific institutions of this country. . and from all users of NUE Cells. * CHARLES A. SWAIN, £ Sole Agent, 805-7 Jackson street. The habit of thrift always follows a r Save your money and deposit the £ on interest in Security Trust Company, then it makes money while you sleep. 2z V

■ TBE PREMIER 5 RELIABILITY RUN S FIFTY CARS MARE TUB TRIP :■ Iiterestiig Ereit Ceiteriig it Mitel Cape Map Today. Urge Crowd Mere e Fifty cgre carrying green and white - flags and numbered from one to fifty will arrive here in competiton for tbe , great trophies donated by H. O. Smth. r of Indianapolis, and 'Allen Shelden, of Philadelphia, on Saturday, Septem- - ber 11th. 1 Through the liberality of the gentle- . men managing this run cash prizes are 3 offered to the persons in this district who guesses the number of the win- - ning car and comes nearest to the r actual time it took this winning car to 3 make the run from Camden to Cape 3 May. Large posters giving the condi3 tions have been posted in the principal 3 stores of this plaoe and blanks have 1 been left foi the nse of those who wish 3 to participate in this great contest. The object and purpose of this run is 3 to teach automobile drivers the proper ' ' way to run on our country roads with i - due regard to- tbe safety of the *occu- < 3 pants of the car as well as tbe safety i and comfort of those on tbe road. We have been assured that the run- ' I ning time of the winning car will be • I between 4 and 5 hours. The official 1 cars will carry two large American ' flags on the bsck of the car and will 1 be marked "Official Oar." These are i 1 not in competition and it would be we.1 ■ ' for you to confine your guesses to tbe cars carrying iarge numbers on the I front. Among the cars will be three. 3 which will carry the.Mayor of Philadel- i pnis, the Mayor of Camden, and tbe 1 Mayor of Cape May. Each one of < these cars will carry tbe light blue and 1 gold flag of Philadelphia, the blue and white flag of Camden, and the orange flag of Oape May. In tne other official oafs will be the judges, the .starter. - the timer and .the checkers as well as the donors of the trophies. The gray 1 colored c«rs carrying the American c flag are the "Famous Premier Squad- i " I hp famous Prpmipr Plvinir I the Flying

Squadron, which made such a notabl record for perfect scores in the 1909 Glidden Tour which has arrived in town and will participategin The Motor Premier cars Reliability Run to Cape May on next Saturday. : The three cars of 'he Flying Squadron : will be driven by Ray MacNamara, 1 Webb Jay ana H. L. Hammond, ail of : ; whom were noted Premier drivers on ' the last Glidden Tour. 1 lo addition to the prizes offered to 1 tbe drivers of the individual entrants, 1 j The Motor Company has off ered 16 1 j cash prizes to anv one along the route 1 | guessing the winning car and coming 1 i nearest to the time secretly decided 1 upon for the run sending in their ' by the following Monday ! morning. ' The officials for the run have been ' j upon Jas follows : Starter, H. 1 3 Smith, President of the Premier 1 ! Manufacturing Company ; Chair- | of the Run, President Allen Shel- } den of The Motor Company, which is • ; giving the ruo : Timekeeper, Henry L. ! Horuberger; Judges, George Graham, j, .Jack Hiscock and Harry Sharp; ij In, William Rocap, Richard j j H. L. Buckley, John A Oleary, ! , E. Burns, A. H. Shapiro, of New | William B Bray, George T. : t and Charles C. Center. , ' MRS. RICHARD MATTHEWS DEAD I Mrs. Sarah Matthews, wife of Mr. ' 3 ; Matthews, of Fishing Creek, 1 * I passed away on Wednesday night last, ! • i after a long period of illness. J e | MEN'S FALL SUITS TO ORDER j [ ; Thinking about your Fa i „<iit? , j You're wise to do so. The new autumn j fabrics are here. A handsome variety i L and you get the broadest selection without hurry or rush. Patterns range from grave to gay, from neat s effects in worsted and fancy cheviote to the more striking styles that young 8 like. If you've never tried e Scherer's made-to-order suits, the e amount of smart tailoring, fit and correct style in one of our $25 to $30 suits will be a revelation to you. It's all that can be put in any suit, and tbe choice of fai ncs ia superbly varied. c Same woikmanship in the $22 suits. The difference lies in the goods, out, ° you'll never find it out through the C of wear. Stop in and find out more about them. CHARLES SCHERER, 394 Washington street OPR^ ALL 3-IZES BLANK t Lll T LLUi LJ OR PRINTED Sold in any quantity STAR AND ^ Stationery Department. g \

DR. JOHN BAND I KILLED BY TRAIN • V. I ENfilNE STRIKES HIS RIfi I i Speeding Express Denoliskes ' Buggy u< Kills Mas, Burse ul Dig ) Dr. John Hand, of Diaa Creek, who r is well known throughout the country, < i was killed on Wednesday afternoon by < , the %st Jersey Oape May Express, at I ' about 5:46 at Court House. He bad I been attending the sale of tbe effects ' ofthe estate of the late Reuben Town- i ■ send, about two miles above Court j i House during the afternoon and had : started home, with his horse and I . buggy. Hft was in the act of driving i ! over tbe crossing on his way to Dias I , Greek, when tbe train struck the i ! ng and demolished it, killing the i Doctor and his horse and scattering the 1 I remains along the track for many t . yards. He was notioed to whip his I i horse in order to hasten it across when i he became conscious, of the on rushing i train, but was unable to sucoeed, the j ' train striking the rig about midway i and throwing the remains of the horse i ■ on one side and those of the unfortu- < nate Doctor on the other. i There seems to be some doubt as to i whether the usual whistle was blown < not as the train rushed toward the 1 Court House station and the road i crossing, a short distance beyond. The \ head has not yet been found i and a dog in the buggy was killed but not mangled. e Robert Keith, of this city, attended I tbe same sale at which Doctor Hand r present before the accident and i saw the terrible sight from Court 1 1 station. He was probably the J only man who witnessed the whole n horrifying spectacle. I COMMUNICATED 2 [ Tuckahoe, N. J., Sejft. 6, 1909 £ To the votersjof Cape May County : £ T wisBTirBtate that I anmot a candi- n date for the nomination for Senator, a any othi-r office in the gift of the c good people of this county. I was led b • certain persons, to believe that the

voters of the county were anxious to i support me for the office of Senator. ! But after making a preliminary can- • vass (of the county) I do not believe that I have sufficient support. I therefore wish it to be understood that I am | , for the candidates who may be taken j bv the Republican organization tbis ■ fall, and would ask my friends, who ] would'have supported me, bad I been a j candidate, to support the man, in con- ! nection with whom, I have served this county in the Legislature, for the past J three Jyears, Robert E. Hand. (My I associations with him have been very pleasant, and I know him to be an able representative of tbe best interests of Cspe May County. As to the other candidates, who are associated with Senator Hand. I have themjntimately and will vouch for them as gentlemen who are worthy j of the people's confidence. Respectfully, CORSVILLE E. STILLE i CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS: The annual election of officers oc- | curred at the Cape May Yacht Club I j last evening. There was no contest ! I for anv office excepting for rear coin- ; for which the contestants were i I. Gibbons and A. B. Miller, both ! ; active members of the club. Gibbons ! the successful candidate having a ] plurality of a few .votes. The contest entirely amicable and agreeable. ! officers elected were Dr. R. Walter ] Starr, commodore . J. F. Lucas, vice j commodore; B. 1. Gibbons, rear com- | Altred C. Thomas, 'secretary ! land treasurer: J. Warner Hutchins, jjohn M. Walton. Millard E. Heise, j 1 trustees. All of the officers are Philadelphians. j The retiring commodore is J. Clifford ! of Philadelphia, who has , served for two terms and declined re- , election. He has a great record as an ( energetic official. { CARRIAGE FOR'SALE First class two-seated automobile t carriage for sale cheap because of lack t of room. Apply to Jobn H. Brown, , Cold Spring, N. J. It | | NOTICE CAPE MAY BAKING COM BREAD for Sale at all , Phone Orders Keystone • 9° ■ " i

===53 GREAT BASE I JALL DAY I OUt MANY "FANS" BUOY It I Parade, PresesliUn tf Cap Bats, Boqiets, Etc, ud ' Tkea-Defeat i It was "Baseball Day" throughout Oape Mat and tbe enthusiasm extanded over adjacent parts of Oape May County. Hundreds of persons swarmed I to | the resort from the countryside, i while several soore of dyed-in-tbe wool rooters accompanied the Leeds Club : players from Philadelphia. Stores and residences in the heart of tbe resort were bedecked with flags and bunting, while hundreds of souvenir flags were distributed. The grounds lavishly bedecked and never in the history of Oape May, with all its teams at various times, did set of play era walk upon the field such frantic applause as greeted tbe seahsore nine Saturday. Before the game there was a gay parade which started from Oity Hall snortly after 2 o'clock, and it waa about an hour later when the much obeered base ball heroes and the oommi t tee in charge of the demonstration' arrived at the park. Heading the procession waa a platoon of policemen, by Porter'a Marine Band, 83 pieces. And then came the willow wielders, the Oape May men and their rivals from Philadelphia. In automobiles, bedecked with flags and bunting, followed Mayor F. J. and many prominent men of the resort. Included in this delegation were also the committee in charge of They were John J. president of Council ; Councilman Adam Suelke, Postmaster James Taylor, Recorder John Thompson, John M. Walton, Oontroller of Philadelphia ; State Senator Robert E. Robert L. Grier, Thomas H. MorriB D. Wood, Fred R. Miller and O. A. Merchant Others accompanying the committee were W. S. Shaw, ^William GilJoseph Hand, S. H. Moore,

! James J. Doak, Joseph Elwell and > Captain Stillwell Hand, Dr. Westley Wales, one of the hottest fans, and ■ Charles Brownmiller, manager of the ! Oape May team, also rode in the au- ' tomobile. 1 ! While the cheering continued Mayor > Melvin called the players of each team ' in front of the grand stand, where the ' I presentation of cups and tbe bats oc1 j curred. Mayor Melvin presented, in ' | behalf of the city, a handsome silver 1 loving cup to the visitors. It was : i received by Captain Fish, shortstop of ' ' the Leeds Club. When the name of Pitcher Hall, of ' Oape .May, waR called there was an outbreak of noise from tbe dippy ones in the stand. Hall is the twirler who 1 "walloped Atlantic City on Friday and : won all but one game be pitched for 1 Cape May this year. In a coupon contest conducted by the Star and Wave he polled the highest number of votes ! for the most popular player. The prize | was an elaborate cup. j The trophy was presented to him by Captain Walton, City Controller of j Philadelphia, who is just as keen about the Cape May hall tossera as he is Connie|Mack's pennant chasers. Mr. Walton made an appropriate speech, roplete with .diamond phrases that : caught the fancy of the fans. Robert L Grier, clerk under former Mayor !John Weaver, of Philadelphia, presented the bats and hat cases. There was one for each of the players of tbe Oape May^Club. It was the irony of fate that the j game which followed sfiould have resulted in a score of 3 to 1 in favor of j the visitors, all due to errors. BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE .The fire alarm at the corner of Beach avenue and Broadway was s truck-Tues-day night and the impression prevailed that Se^ Crest Inn was in.the grip of the flames when the red glare was seen on the horizon. It proved to be George Rutherford's barn and seventy-five tons of hay, on First avenue, which ^completely destroyed. The fire department was quickly on the scene but could not save tbe property. Tbe isyabout $500. Wall Paper. Wall Paper. A new and fine assortment of wall psDer is now being offered by Eldifedge Johnson, 318 Washington street. Whatever you need in this line can - be supplied. tf