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FIFTY-FIFTH YL\'. NO. 5 CAPE MAY CTTY, N. J. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1910 THREE CENTS A COPY — ______ __________ — ■ . - . . _

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New Spring Styles of Type in Star and Wave Pnntory 3 w31 Please You. Old Styles* ' are Placed in the Junk Heap.

ONE CENT^ > WORD COLUMN ALWAYS BRIN6 GREAT RESULTS He Advertisement Taken for less than Twenty Cents. Tell the People Yonr Wants FOR RENT. FOR RENT— Several furnished oottages for the winter, and unfurnished by the year. For particulars apply to J. H. Hughes, 410 Washington street. . ^ - FOR SALE. FOR SALE— A 6 horse power Fair■j banks and Morse Marine Engine, with clutch, propeller and toaft. ■ " Equipped with Bcnebler carburetor. ■ In first class order. Price $125. Ap- ■ ply to H. C. Pierson'e, 1159 WaahingI ton street. Cape May. 1-22 6 ■ FOR SALE— A Grand Upright Piano, I in first class condition. Apply at Star f and Wave office. ■ 2-4 tf ■ a home on easy terms P Make any reasonable terms and yo" K. can have a beautiful home on Pearl ■ftkstreet, near Broadway, in the popular ^■Rorough of West Cape May. Mew ^Hiouse, perfect condition throughout, Ho nice high ground, containing seven ^■ooms and a sun parlor ; gas ; excel^^ent flow of water from driven well. Immediate possession. Call and make your own terms and the property is yours. Price very low. GILBERT O. HUGHES. Realty, 214 Ocean Street. IP YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR If you have concrete and cement work to do see Charles Jaquette contractor, West Cape May. Paving and curbing a specialty. Estimate cheerfully given. 8-6 52t REAL ESTATE WEST CAPE MAY, •WATCH US GROW' •SMILE AND CLIMB UP' " George H. Reeves, real estate agent, building lots and homes. Will buy, sell, rent or exchange. Keystone \ phone 111-D. i "place your property in my y HANDS FOR SALE OR RENT. ALWAYS HAVE CLIENTS. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. SOL. NEEDLES, 608 WASHINGTON STREET KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. PICTURES FRAMED SET* H. T. Hughes, 612 Washington Street. , Or at Smith's Studio. Beach Avenue. BOAT~BUnMG pairing! Railway on which to rua out boats for examination or repair. Many years of experience enables me to assure satisfaction. JOHN PHAR0.1263 LafayetteSt FOR FALL CLOTHING New consignments of latest clotheB are now ready for your inspection at Van KeBael's. 424 Washington street. Latest styles made to order by expert workmen and satisfaction guaranteed. The Security Trust Company off^-s its patrons fair, courteous treatment absolutely . regardless of the size of your account and last of all we are interested in Your prosperity, because with YOUR success and that of every other citizen lies the growth 1 and prosperity of this community. Depositing your money in Security Trust Company makes it absolutely [ safe from loss by robbers, fire or ac- 1 cident. BLANKET BARGAINS Horse Blankets and Breast Shields , are being sold at extremely low prices to make room for my spring stock of harness. I have a good line of Whips, Oils and Harness Dressings at priceB that are right. [JAMES McFADDEN. Ekoelsior Building. Health and muacie are developed be ( the judicious exercise afforded by the bowling alleys. . Oo egress Alleys, 38 Perry street, are the most modern ; and best equipped. Try an eve ing at the ancient and ever enjoyable SAVE YOUR MONEY Freeh Liver 7c. Dandy Mackrel 4c Rump Round Sirloin Stt, 12c. This is up 2 you Pitts Beef Ko HAND PAINTED CARDS The Star and Wave Stationery Department will furnish you with hand ; painted place cards, tally carda, or ■ menu carda, at abort notice and reasonable prices. Bay your wife a new dish pan next week Toe know that the has made the eld one last a taw , time. Don't say anything ebout Jut surprint , L a, i

A MASQUERADE PARTY t A novel entertainment in the way of a masquerade Party was given by Mrs. IE. Carter McKnight at her home, 749 Washington street, on February 7th, in the new hell prepared for thia oc- | ceaion, which she has named Carter's Hall. The party was a great success . there being over one hundred present The grand march commenced at 8 o'clock. The music beautifully rendered by Mr. Hand, of Cape May Court House, pianist, and .Mr. H. M. Aussman, of Woodbine, violinist, then followed dancing. A great deal of credit is doe to Mr. . Reuben Reeves and committee. There were many beautiful costume*. | The prize, a Florentine mirror, was awarded to the "Gypsy Qoeen," Mi as - Mabel Richardson, and Mr. Walter Taylor, who accompanied her was . dressed as a Spanish gentleman. They , were the best dressed couple. The prize for the moet comical coetume, and carried out with dignity, . was awarded to Oscar Barnett, who impersonated a oolored maiden. The - prize wae a large Japanese vase Some of the costumes were as follows : Mr. Reuben Reevss as a Fortune Teller. Albert Phillips, Milk- , maid. Miss Anna Smith, as pretty as [ could be, a Western Girl. Mrs. Albert - Phillips, Country Girl. Mr. A. Ewing ' a Knlgbt of the Red Cross. Miss ; Rebecca Stevens, Colonial Lady. Mrs. . Bertha Thompson, a Colonial Dame. . Miss Blaok, Japanese Girl. Miss Reba Doak, Mrs. Time Killer. 1 Mr. Wm. Easen looked very fine as Uncle Sam. Mrs. Marion Hickey, a fascinating - Grass Widow. Miss Mildred Hand wore a dress of • her great aunt one hundred years old. Miss Helen McKean as Red Riding 5 Hood. Mr. Mark Fry mere as a Butcher. Miss Alice Brewton as Indian Girl. Mrs. Harry Bellangy as a Turk. Helen Moore, Ghost. Martna Scnellenger, Ghost. Miss Emily Thompson, as Fairy of the Christmas Tree. Mr. Wm Hebenthal was great as a \ Jew. No one knew him. Miss Sue Hildreth as a lady from ; Ireland. Mr. E. Jen-ell, Farmer. Mrs. Jerreli, a Farmer's Daughter. Miss York, a Quakeress. Mary Hughes, Mrs. Walter Phillips, Miss Lydia Lengert, all as School Girls. These three little maids from school 1 were unique and one of the great attractions of the evening. Mrs. Marcy, a Dutch Girl. Miss May Hall, Miss Columbia. Miss Rebecca Cassedy, a Japanese ' Girl. Miss Ella Bennett, a Geisaa Girl. [ Mra. Lewis T. Stevens as Martha - Washington. Miss Jane A. Smith, Lady Lavender. Harry Doak, the Soldier Boy. Mrs. E: Carter McKnight, as a lady i from Japan, wore a silk crepon ■ kimona, embroidered witb wisteria ; made'in Japan, and carried a Japanese parasol and Japanese masque given as a gift from Miss A. de Begger. Miss Alice Springer, a Ghost. ! Mrs. Knott, as an Old Lady. ' Miss F. Hand, Priacilla. There were a few guests who were j not masked. Among them were T. J. Mooney, Dr. Anna Hand, Mrs. Tompkins, Mrs. E. Barton. Mrs. Wm. Kssen, Miss Warrington, Miss Emma . Stites, Mrs. Sidney Goff, Mrs. Wm. Hebenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Savage, Mrs. T. K. Arnold, L. T. Stevens, Miss Teressa Mooney, George Bald- ' win, Cbas Brownmiller, Mrs. Came • Arnold, Mrs. J. P. Lemmon, Mrs. Edward Phillips, and others. ' RECEIVES APPOINTMENT Attorney G. Bolton Eldredge has been appointed solicitor for the borough of Cape May Point. Mr. El- ; dredge is a man of rare ability and i is making a fine success at his chosen i profession. TAKES FAMILY SOUTH Councilman and Mra. W. H. Church, Mra. O. S. Church, Harry Lloyd and Mias A. M Church, sailed on the steamer "Persian" on Tuesday for their usual winter sojourn in the South. Most of their time will be spent in ' Flordia winter resorts. SEED LIMA BEANS I am offering some very choice seed I lima beans of the "Pale Variety" ' which are of an exoellent quality. For further information address John K. Speck. Bay side Road, So. Cold Sprog. The New Paint Store : John Little has opened up the beat : of eeOiae paints at the comer of I

. BOARD OF ! TRADE MEETS : TROLLEY SETS ATTENTION j Manafemeit formally censured for Indifferent Service and Nigardliness The meeting of the Board of Trade . held on Monday evening was well attended and interesting, as usual. . President Haynes was in the chair, i Secretary Brownmiller called -atteni tion to the statements of the Phils- ' r delpbia Reeord with reference to the a reports of the temperature from r various cities, to the effect that the number of cities had been materially ; - reduced as a matter of economy by the , government. He also stated that the > resolutions respecting the omission of ; Cape May from the last had been handed to Observer Townsend and that ( ■ he had promised to forward it to Wash- - ington without delay. The chairman . • requested that smoking be discontinued . and thi.t scrupulous care be taken to t leave the council chamber in the best j l of oondition out of respect to the , b courtesy of oouncil in permitting the , • Board's use of the chamber. A reso- • lution by Mr. John P. Doyle recited a , number of things showing the poor , . management of the local trolley system , b and the miserable service being given both summer and winter and the reaoE lution following censured the manage- < meni and asked the attention of the i 1 Oity Council and of the Reading Rail- ] . road to an amendment of these condi- j r tions. The resolution was promptly j adopted and many remarks were made i about the "contemptuous indifference" i of the trolley people to the comfort or i accommodation of the people. The thought was expressed that the roads charter obligations were being freely ■ t ignored and attention was called to the I fact that it' escaped local assessment by i claiming to operate under a steam franchise, and being assessed by the 1 i State Board of Assessors. 1 A report from the base ball commit- 1 - tee was called for and in .the absence ' of the chairman, M. Reams stated 1 that the committee had had no meeting i and requested some info/ma tion as to • its duties. He was informed that it 1 was expected to secure the grounds, - fence them in, lay them out, secure a 1 team at least as good as that of last j season and a competent manager. In ^ short to go ahead and do business. > Mr. K earn b made a smothered remark j which sounded like ."Gee," but promised that the committee should meet ( i and get busy. Dr. A. Walter Starr ana Millard E. | • Heise were elected to membership. ( The chair announced the appointment ' of the committee on the May Monu- ) ment to cousist of E W. Lloyd J. ' i Clifford Wilson, J. Warren Hutchens, J > J. F. Jacoby, Adam Suelke, J. Spicer ( i Learning, Aaron W. Hand, John P. Doyle, Dr. Walter Starr. John P. 1 Doyle, chairman of committee on Din- ( ner to ex-President, reported February 21st, as the date selected. Chair 1 man Millet ol the prizes for the j Premier auto run showed samples of ] plate and bouillon set proposed as ( prizes. Adjourned to meet next Mon- j 1 day week. , DIVORCE GRANTED « On February 1st, on motion of Judge ' J. M. E. Hildreth. a decree was en- I t tered in the Court of Chancer}-, grants < ing a divorce to Somers Corson, of 1 Ocean View, from his wife, Helen R i Corson. • , Spring Styles Now Ready. ! . Newest Shades and Materials 1 for Easter 1 Before ordering your Spring clothing ' call on Charles Soberer and examine ' j his choice selection of new patterns 1 , and fabrics for spring wear. You will ' I get more wear and greater satisfac- ' > tion from the garments made by ' r Scberer, because *he cuts to fit anfl ' . builds the garment to suit the individ- ' r ual. Care, skill and experience, com- 1 bined with richness of fabrics, result 1 in perfect-fitting clothes produced by 1 his expert workmen. 1 1 Mr. Scberer' s Ladies' and Gents.' [ Tailoring Establishment is now thoroughly settled in his new and conven- J , ient building on Decatur Btreet, and ] he la prepared to accommodate his customers in a skilfull and satisfac- . fory manner. ■ ' I» SHEETS of good Linen finished I 2SZ22S&- 1 .2 1

SOME NEWS AND COMMENT BREEfY OPINIONS AND NEWS Items flattered by Star aid Ware Reporters aid Com meat oi Current Events The expense apt to be incurred in the proposed aucit of the city's books and accounts may cause the idea to be abandoned. Ir is said that services of an expert accountant to do the job properly would probably cost $1600. « « •) Mondav was the coldest day of the year or the winter and we are glad that such weather is rarely encountered here. The winter taken as a whole, has been quite mild. (• « Senator Osborne, Democrat, of Essex County, baa introduced a bill in the Senate providing for a Constitutional Convention, on the basis of representation according to population. If it passes if will result iu a constitution which will eliminate the smaller counties practically from all voice in the S^ate government and Essex and Hudson would ne made supreme, as they have always desired to be. No South Jersey votes should be cast for (• (• 9 The January Motor Company News, of Philadelphia, contains a page de- 1 scription of the Premier Run to Cape i September 11th and frequent references to the run here to be made in June next. The illustrations are of the Hotel Cape May and North Broad street, Philadelphia, . with cars lined in both cases. « ® « Richard K. Dietrich, of 807 Mansion ! , atreet. celebrated his seventy- seventh | on February 7. i « « ® , Richard J. Ford, of New York, has purchased the Wellington Hotel property, formerly known as the Arlington, situated on Grant street, and is 1 preparing to put in first class condition ' for the coming season •> « •) ' A half dozen hotels of the Hotel I Cape May class, properly managed i and advertised and located at any points on the front would prove profitable and successful business en- < terprises. Hotels of this class have i a crying need here for many I years and the great success of the : Hotel Cape May under the able man- i agement of Jobn P, Doyle, is good ' evidence of this. If Congress Hali and 1 Stockton were placed in modern and 1 first class condition and given in charge : of good managers they would promptly respond to proper advertising and yield an income the owners have not dreamed , of obtaining. If this were done these j two bouses would again become centres j ■ of attraction and something to point to with pride As they are, tb*y are a i disgrace to the resort and a source of constant loss to tneir owners. Oity Oouncil has determined that the , public good does not require the free of the American Ice Company coal yard and office and the managers . borne. Tha city has been paying for at the rare of $128 per year for years for arc light ia front of the Company's coal office in the Reading yards, for a gas light in front of Edmund's office on Washington street, and for a gas , in front of his residence on Jackson street. The new Council has stopped payment for all excepting that in front of his residence and lopped off several otner lights for economy 's sake. f« « « The bill introduced in the House by Assemblyman Edge Monday night, ( which is calculated to give hotel and saloon keepers in Atlantic City the j right to sell liquor Sundays, promises , b come a storm centre before the session is at an end. While the meas- , ore propose? an amendment of the charter of Atlantic Oitv upon the approval of a majority of the voters of j town, it is reallv a local option i and will be treated as such those who are opposed to it.— TrenState Gazette. » » » John Fullerton Craig, of Philadelphia, who has been interested as the of much property here and a a a regular summer visitor for many years, receives in the sixty-eighth annual re- , port of the mercantile Beneficial ■ Association, of Philadelphia, very in- ] resting attention in a brief sketch of < hie life aa follows : |

a director of the Mecantile Benecfiial Association since 1875. was ' born in County Antrim, Ireland. February 12th, ' 1840. Following the death of" his father shortly afterward, the family removed to GlaacoA, Scotland; and j when about six years of age, the family . came to Philadelphia, and he received ' his education in our Public Schools. I At an early age' be was engaged in the ! retail grocery business, °° and on completing a course in a commercial college, in 1859, was employed by Levering Brother, Sugar Brokers, then at 115 Sooth Frdht Street, removing to i 143 South Front Street in the begin- , i ning of 1867, and the following year he : i was admitted aa a partner. Following ' r the death of Lemuel S. Levering, in 1868, the business wae con tinned in association with Thomas P. Stotesbury, 1 and on the dissolution of .Craig and ! Stotesbury, on January 1st, 1874, con- ' tlnued the business alone, changing to ' ' John F. Craig Co., on January 1st. [ 1 1876. when his brother was taken into partnership. Later on two of hie eons were .admitted, the present firm including John F., James. William J. and John L. Craig. At the present " time. Mr. Craig is also a director in ' the Delaware Insurance Company of ' Pbiladephia ; president of the Franciaco Sugar Company; trustee of the 1 Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia; J manager of the Working Home for 1 Blind Men end of the Western Home 1 for Poor Children ; is a member of the ' ' Union League, the Art Club, and j other organizations in this city. 1 S • 9 1 Mr. and Mra. Edward Sutton, of Camden, sent out cards yesterday an- , i nouncing the marriage of their daugb- ( ter, Miaa Bertha Dawes Sutton, and i Sterling Wilson Cole, on February 5. , The couple will be at home. 828 Penn [ street, after Aoril 1. Miss Sutton was I a former teacher at the Starr public School. Mr. Cnle ia a member of the bar of Camden County, and.ia a dark , I I employed in the office of Prosecutor ( i Scovel. He ia a son of Hon Eugene \ Cole, of this county, and a tine young a { <• (• (• Brownmiller and Millet, managers of i ! the Excelsior Roller Rink, have se- ' cured an Electric Organ, which will be ' used Saturday night to add life to the skating. Tbe music is equal to a full , band and is worth more than the price j I of admission. | {• ej S Among the many progressive farmers ; of Cape May County there are few, if , : better hustlers than the Speck j Jobn and Phil. One of the latest ( improvements they have made to their \ modern farmina plant is a thoroughly < to date feed grinder and they now , i offer to grind feed for any who come 1 on Wednesday or Saturdays, for a very ' i reasonable amount. Last summer their v lima beans looked much better than I the general run. This fact prompted 1 I j them to exercise great care to preserve 1 ! them for seed for the next season in 1 I I order to perpetuate their fine quail ty. ' i It is understood that others will have ' a chance to procure some of this seed. 1 « S '• l Dr. L. C. Ashburn. of West Cape ' May. is wianing fame through the 1 1 county on his optical work. The doc- ' tor is not only proficient at his pro- ' fession, but is very popular with all 1 1 his acquaintances. 1 (•■Si 1 Newark really wants to annex the 1 1 township of Belleville. It will add ' nearly 10,000 to the Newark popula- ' 1 tion and quite a bunch of land. Tbe ' 1 exact area is a question of doubt. Tbe 1 State geologist thougnt there was ' ' 1.878 acres, but the assessors guessed 1 | it at 900 acres and the rotables are ' nearly five and a half millions. It 1 would be quite a boost for Newark, ' but only some of the residents of Belle- ' ville can see any gain for tbem in an- ' negation. The annexationists are to 1 meet in Newark to prepare the bill 1 1 that Senator Osborne is to introduce ' 1 at an early date. The usual lobby will ■ bfe in Trenton advocating the bill.— 1 Camden Courier. 1 (• ia <0 The business of Reuben T. Johnson still growing. Plans are being drawn for a modern elevator and mill r to he located at Railroad and Bennett ( . avenue. Hoi' Beach. He also b..|; interest in veral other enterprises at ] Holly Beacn and Wj Id wood. i i _ LAURA SHORTER Laura Shorter, aged sixty years, one of the moat respected colored women t in Oepe May. died Friday morning at ( residence oc Obeetnut atreet. She « widely known ae a cook, having ( employed in that capacity in c

PERSONk MENTION < 0FJTS1T0RS SOME INfERESIINfl NOTES Star ill Wire loin are laquested ts SciA ii bj Ami •r Otherwise. Among the week's end visitors wm Robert Grier, who is prominent in toe Philadelphia city administration. Miaa Mary Hughes ia visiting ber friend, Mias Lids Lingert, in Philadelphia. O. A. Merchant, manager of the Oape May Illuminating Company, has returned from a trip to \hia borne in New York State where he attended the funeral of hit grand father. Mra. L. E. Miller is visiting ber bothers, James and Stratton Ware, in Bayonne. Mrs. Thomas W. East wick is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. James M. E. Hildreth. Dr. McLeod is in Ohicago attending a convention. Mra. Wm. G. Essen w'aa a Philadelphia visitor this week. Samuel *0. Henry, who is spending the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Louis Albrecht, was calling -on friends here on Wednesday. Constable Henry Bohm is odfifined tbe house by illness. Mrs. L Putnam Hughes and family are now occupying their Washington atreet home. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Eldredge entertained a number of friends in their pretty home Tuesday evening. Card of Thanks Mr. and Mra. George Rutherford avail themselves of this opportunity express their most sincere thanks to the many sympathizing friends who rendered so much assistance it i> needed time. The Security Company come« to you a sound conservatively managed financial institution and offers you first of .11 SAFETY for money deposited with us. Caps May people are rapidly becomconvinced mat real uargaics are offered each week at Swain's Variety Store, 305-7 Jackson street. Swain's last special was a dish pan, and ihe way tney sold out would dazzle The special for next week is a 6 quart enameled Berlin ateam Cooker, which is a well kuown and most useful cooking utensil. Price for next week only 20 cents. A PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE GATHERING On Wednesday, February 2nd, a large number of ladies gathered at tbe Baptist parsonage, to assist Mrs. Bowers witb ber sewing. Sewing machines been sent in before band, and after tbe crowd gathered it wasn't long the ladies were buay at work, and they turned it off in a hurry. It not only a profitable day in regard to tbe help rendered the pastor's family, but everybody had a royal good time. A delicious dinner was prepared by Dr. Anna Hand and Mrs. Mary E. Bennett, and was served byIda Learning. It was a good old fashioned chicken potpie dinner, the that makes you want more. Many heard to say, "I never ate better." Those present were: Mrs. O. W. Knerr, Mrs. Mary Rocap, Mrs. Obarles Willis, Mrs. Hampton PearMrs. George Bennett, Mrs. A. H. Falkner, Mrs. Ada Hand, Mrs. Walter Mrs. Mary E. Bennett, Mrs. Mattie Ware. Mrs. Richard Ware, Lillian Focer, Mrs. Elnors Jerrell, Mrs. Irwin Stevens. Mrs. Will Mrs. Almeta Shaw, Mrs. Belle Mrs. Chas. Swain, Mrs. Elwood Holmes, Mrs. Levi Stevens, Mrs. Sophie Townaend, Dr. Anna Misses Ida Learning, Florence Hand, Jennie Hanea, Katharine Swain. IN MEMORIAM. Sacred to the memory of our dear mother, Emma Murphy, nee Dallas, of Collinsswood, N. J. , wbo departed thia life February 10th, 1909. Mother dear from us is gone Her voice we loved is stilled. A place made vacant our hearts, (Jan never more be filled. Dearly loved and sadly missed. Her daughters, Dollie and Bessie. Envelopes at 10 oents per hundred ia the latest bargain in paper goods in May. While we admit that they are not the beet wa keep in stook, we do consider them to be of good quality, dome in and pare your own judgment w aar_yd am 8b?<aaT