STRR AND WAVE

' WEEKLY EDITION ■-■•• . ' ' ~ , v g ■ 7 - -— J3M FIFTY-FIFTl\'EAR NO. 8 CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1910 THREE CENTS A COW ~ ' ■ . . : t : ' '■ ■ '■ ' ''V'/ i'T 11 ''i \ ■ ■ f « • ■

ONE CENT-A- x I WORD COLUMN 1LWAYS BRINfifiREAT RESULTS [ No Advertisemeit Taken for less ( thai Twenty Cents. Tell tie People Yonr Wants FOR RENT. 0 FOR KENT— Several furnished oot- < tages for the winter, and unfurnlabed by the year. For particulars ' apply to J. H. Rushes, 410 Washington 1 street. 1 FOR SALE. ; • FOR SALE — A 6 horse power Fair- 2 banks and Morse Marine Engine, < With clutch, propeller and shaft Equipped with Scnebler tabulator. ' In first class order. Price $126. Applv to H. C. Piereoa's, 1159 Washington street, Oape May. 1-22 6 FOR SALE— A Grand Upright Piano, t in first class condition. Apply at Star \ and Wave office. tf ( A HOME ON EASY TERMS I Make any reasonable terms and yo" t ran have a beautiful home on Pearl ] street, near Broadway, in the popular Borough of West Cape May. New j bouse, perfect condition throughout, ' on nice high ground* containing seven I rooms and a sun parlor ; gas ; excel- ( lent flow of water from driven well. , Immediate possession. Call and make your own terms and the property is yours. Price very low. i gilbert o. Hughes, , Realty, 214 Ocean Street. . WANTED WANTED— Girl tor general house , work, small family. No washing. Address "Home," Star and Wave t Offloe. ' WANTED - Railway Mail ClerksCustom House Employes to prepare tor the coming examinations in your vicinity Free catalog. Rochester Institute of Civil 8ervice, 8-16 State s tree l, Rochester, N. Y. WANTED— Solicitors for new Whole Life and Ten Years, 6 per cent De- 1 benture Gold Bond ; also best natural death and disability policy Good pa ». ( Mr. Meek, 1041 Drexel Bldg , Philadelphia^ u | REAL ESTATE — , WEST CAPE MAY, •WATCH US j^OW' •SMILE AND CLIMB UP' '.George H. Reeves, real estate agent, building lots and homes. Will buy, sell, rent or exchange. Keystone phone lll-D. " PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY HANDS FOR SALE OR KENT. ALWAYS HAVE CLIENTS. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. SOL. NEEOLES. 608 WASHINGTON STREET KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. PICTURES FRAMED H. T. Hughes, 612 Washington titteet. Or at Smith's Studio. Beach Avemlp. BOAT BUILDING PAIRING. | Railway on which 10 rua out boats for j examination or repair Many years of : experience enables me to assure satisfaction. JOHN PHAF 0,1263 LafayetteSt IF YOU NEED SIDEWALKS OR If you have concrete and cement work to do see Charles Jaquette contractor. West Cape May. Paving and curblne a. specialty. Estimate cheerfully given 3-6 52t The Security Trust Company offers its patrons fair, courteous treatment absolutely regardless of the size of your account and last of all we are 1- terested in Your prosperity, be- • cause with YOU R success and that of every other citizen lies the growth and prosperity of this community. Depositing your money in Security Trust Company makes it absolutely safe from loss by robbers, fire or accident. "Health and mu»cie are developed t>e the judicious exercise afforded uy the bowling alleys. Congress Alleys, 88 Perry street, are the most modern and best equipped. Try an eve ing at the ancient and ever enjoyable game. tf SAVE YOUK MONEY Fresh Liver 7c. Dandy Mackrei 4c Rump Round Sirloin Stt, lie. This is up 2 ... you Pitts Beef Ko PUBLIC SALE OomhumtfanMte at ^Van^GHder's * Sm^^jMMSstog^of twoews wss«! %

ELECTRIC LIGHT J*LANT SOLD 1 N. Z. SHAVES THE PURCHASER Cape Hay Real Estate Compaay « Nov has ae Coitnl ef the □ Electric Lighting Plait a a It is announced that the entire stock ^ of the Cape May Light and Power ^ owners of the electric light- c ing plant, has been purchased by Mr. j( Nelson Z. Graves .and associates and c the business will hereafter be con- t ducted by them. The officers of the n new company are, President, Nelson h Z. Graves; treasurer, Virginius p ; secretary, Edward H. Heil- ^ man; directors, Nelson Z. Graves, ^ Virginius F. Graves, Peter Shields, Henry W 7 Hay den, O.'Earle Miller. 0 .E. H. Heilman is the manager and f will be in charge of the office, which will be established in a new location 1 Washington street, between Jackson c and, Decatur. The Oape May Real Es- j Company has disposed of allof its holdings in the business. The most gratifying feature of this transaction e is the evidence it supplies of the great Q interest] Mr. Nelson Z. Graves con- s tinuea to have in Oape May and his c faith in the great future that awaits { it. Oape May people have the highest j regard for him and appreciate very ^ much this new evidence of his interest c in the progress of the resort. That j the new management of the Oape May £ Light and Power Oompany will de- j. velop the plant and business on modern and up-to-date lines goes without , saying. , WEST CAPE MAY r Mrs. Augustus Hand and {laughter are , visiting Mr. Hand's sister, Mrs. Obas. c Perkins * t Mrs. Frank Hughes spent a few days , at Kidora with her parents. , Mrs. Joseph Robinson entertained t her nieoe over Sunday. Mrs. Alexander Ewing entertained ( motfier, Mrs. Holmes, of Green , Creek, last week. j Mrs. Myron Morton, of Mt. Airy, I visited her parents Saturday and Sun- ( j day of last week. Miss Elizabeth Eldredge is visiting ^ I friends here. James Baker and family are moving j ■ on Yorke avenue. . j Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peck spent Sunday wi ib Mrs Peck's parents. Wocdie Woodruff, clerk cf Woodruff , Eldredge's store, is spending some time in Philadelphia Miss Lottie Hillman is home for a 1 1 while. Mayor Geoige H. Reeves enter- 1 ' | tained company from Philadelphia 1 . j Tuesday. 1 . I Mrs. John See is on the sick list this 1 . ' week. 1 r j Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Reeves, of ' f Philadelphia, spent Sunday with nis i " | brother, Artie Reeves and family John Vanzant,- Jr , and tamily, have 1 moved on the Rutherford farm at Cold Spring. t Mrs.JStella Johnson is improving her , B West Oape May home with a new «in £ parlor. , Arthur Wilson, of Millviiie, spent i B Sunday with Charles WiHia. , t The young lady that was thought f to be kidnapped on Sunday night was s enjoying a twelve o'clock lunch with j her neighbor when found. „ Elmer Reeves has been sick. Mrs. Elsie Stevens spent Thursday at Mr. Alphonso See's. f Calvin Smith and family have moved , on the Ludlam farm where Mr. Smith wiii start in the chicken business. Ladies, clear off the spickes from the e i ubie when you see two young ladie9 | coming, or they will clear it for you. n Mrs. Walters Edmundt is very much improved at this writing. e The little folks enjoyed themselves on St. Valentine night distributing the funny pictures which were enRiyed by all SEED LIMA BEANS I am offering some very choice ased o lima beans of the "Pole Variety" which are at an excellent quality. For further information address John K a Speck. Bay aide Rood, So. Oold Sprng. THIS 18 AH EASY TEST * Shake Allen's Foot leas la «m shoe a and not in tha other, sad notice the * *??"*** Just the thhmtotwetshi ^ tM^raT thoaa>h mom' injinet.' esea^BkMB. Et Dal sra^t^ any

WANDERER HAS SURPRISE Tboaght to be William Seyler Accused of Harder, be is held Two Days A wanderer drifted into town Tuesday evening and after accosting several people tor contributions gave himself up to Officer Smith and requested that be be locked up for tbe night He was accommodated. The arrest attracted attention to him and it was noticed that he bore a marked resemblance to pictures of William Seyler, accused of murder at Atlantic City. AtOity authorities were communicated with and agreed to send a detective over to identify the prisoner but came. On Thursday morning, however, Obief of Police Baldwin received > telegram from R. E. Captain of Detectives of Atas follows : "Two Seyler men arrested. Discharge the man that you are holding me. Thanks." The man was therefore discharged. gave his same as Oliver Ming in, of Vmcentown, n. j. annual~banquet OF DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA In Coid Spring Hall, Wednesday evening, February 9, the Order of D. of A. held their annual entertainment, and supper. The Hall was beautifully decorated with the order's colors and presented a brilliant scene. The Cape Band, under direction of Leader Porter, furnished music for the occasion, while Mr. Shaw and Mrs. furnished the audience with a treat in that line which will not soon forgotten. Miss Edna Weeks gave a recitation entitled "The Hero," which was thoroughly well rendered Flossie Haibruner sang a selection without accompaniment entitled, "Lonesome." Tbe Pierce sisters furnished several numbers and the program throughout much enjoyed. Miss Ella Seymore occupied the Cousellor's chair. Wben the program was concluded «I wer -• invited to repair to the dining hall below where a feast of good things liad been prepared and, to which all jJuL-ample justice. After the fegst, all retired their homes, reviewing with pleasure the evening's entertainment. RECEIVES A CONTRACT Robert Denny of this city was the successful bidder on a cement sidewalk which is to run from tbe beach drive Washington street on Madison avenue, at the expense of the Oape May Estate Oompany. The work ie start as soon as the weather will permit. This will be an important improvement. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS At s special meeting of Council held on Tuesday evening, City Engineer Towneend was instructed to prepare plans, specifications and estimi.tes of probable cost of the proposed new sysof lighting the boardwalk by of a series of arches, clusters and strings of incandescent Tungsten a resolution passed transferrto tbe county that portion of Broadway within tbe city limits to be made part of tbe'Ocean Boulevard. ANNOUNCEMENT William Cumminga Hall was married on Februa'y 8 to Miss Frlide A. Pauli, of Brooklyn, N. Y . They spent part of their honeymoon in Atlantic ; Oity and the rest witn bis mo ber and sisters. M. E. CHURCH The pastor will proach next Sunday,. 10:30 a m , on "Self Denial," and at 7:80 p.m.. on "Deliverance," to be followed by revival services. Spring Styles Now Ready. 1 Newest Shades and Materials for Easter | . Before ordering your Spring clothing call on Charles Scherer and examine ! his choice selection of now patterns and fabrics for spring wear. You will i get more wear and greater satisfac- , tion from tbe garments made by | Soberer, because he cuts to fit and builds tbe garment to suit the individuaL Care, skill and experience, oombined «ith richness of fabrics, result I In perfect-fitting clothes produced by ' his expert workmen. Mr. Bcberer's Ladies' and tienta.' Tailoring Establishment is now thoroughly settled in his new and convenient building on Decatur street, and ha la prepared to accommodate hie ; cashew ws in a tkilluU and aatiafac- , too*"""*; im SHEETS of good Linen 1 ■ ilk id paper, weighing U ounces, at W cents, ' envelopes to match. 36 cents per tan-

SOME NEWS AND COMMENT BREEZY OPINIONS AND NEWS j ! Hen Gathered by Star aid ' ; Wave Reporters aid Comment J i ob Current Events " ' Don't fail to attend the Masquerade < ' Carnival at Exceleior Skating Rink • ' next Thursday evening, Feb. 24tb. i ' These Carnivals have always been 'a : " sou-ce a great pleasure to the skaters : 1 and those who not have yet enjoyed skating to the spendid music tarnished 1 Ijy the new combination organ in use ' now should avail themselves of this opportunity. ft ft ft - The Cape May Board of Trade will • give an up-to-date Minstrel Show at Skating Rink Hall, on Friday and Saturday^ venlnKE. March 11th and 12th. ' Extensive preparations are being made for this event, the proceeds of which will be for the benefit of the base ball I fund. The after piece will be a sketch v of local interest cn the old time • "T. E. D." style, which was so popu- • larly received wben presented here by f local talent a few years ago. i Cm e « e At Excelsior Rink on Saturday night r Oape May A. A. basket ball team will e take another try at the Weetville five, . who defeated them l^st Thursday evenh ing in a close and I interesting game, n Cape May will present their regular team, Mennis, who had been on the 0 sick list, being again on the lineup, s and they will endeavor to make things e interesting for the Weatville squad. ft a Cm > J. Woodruff Eldredge, a well known j bicycle and automobile expert, is now t handling the following cars: Maxc well, Studebaker, Ford. Rambler and n E sf- F. He can also supply used udirs at greatly reduced prices. v • f* * , The sidewalks should receive attenn "tion as soon as the frost is out of the a ground. If tbe city must dig up any streets, why not proceed before •) «D •) Harrison SnHW has constructed a e complete wireless station at the home It of his parents, e cm ft !- Howard Foster, son of Samuel Fosy ter, of Norfolk, died on Tuesday at bis s home in Norfolk, of typhoid fever and II pneumonia. ,t ft ft ® Edgar P. Stites, 3rd, has built and equipped at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs E. P Stites, Jr, a comd plete wireless tei-graph station. 11 s cm m> e City Council should enforce the aide>f wa'k ordinance in the case of the i- Stockton and Oo»gre s Haii properties, y Sidewalks are badly needed at both "8 properties, n « A ® " A bill passed the legislature this |. week increasir. the salary of the e County Clerk from $2000 to $3000 per year. The law fixing the salary'has never been applied in this county yet because passed during the term of tbe r" present incumbent. The iees, it is said, have been amounting to from $8000 to $10,000 per annum and with ® tbe taking over of the office by County 1 Clerk-eicct Hildretb. at a salary of $30o0 tbe county will obtain several thousands of dollars profit from the ',. office. The immense number of sea it shore transfers in this county make e the business of the office much greater than in much larger counties. 9 m) 9 A ma I quartette composed of Jobn Mecray, Theodore Reeves, Gilbert ® Hughes and Joseph Stitee rendered "I have a • rter.d, " in the Presbyterian g Church Su day evening, e S ® A ,s The next Y M. A. concert will be u given Thursday evening, February 24. .. Gay fold Yosr will perform on his $3000 v violin. .d V m) A . A new sidewalk is being placed in front of the Excelsior baths. It ft ft w James McFadden, the new harness 'y maker, who has located at tbe Ex eel - , sior Building, spent Thursday in Phila ' del phi a. purchasing a atock of horse • goods for his increasing business « « « • A meeting of Sunday school teachers • of .11 den •initiations will be held in t le'^aptia'. Church on Monday. February «t 7 :AU p. m. «o diacoas sub- ■ jects uf interest In Sunday school wort, a. Mrs. F 'w Miller. Secretary of the BasMutary Council of New Jmey.

wi^| address tbe meeting. I An invita- I tion iL extended to all persons inter- I estcd in this work to be present. ' . . • mi a) mi Tbe Oape May County Real Estate and Search fCompany has been organized with Julius Way.as president, and £ headquarters at Court House. The new company will begin nusinees on ^ February 27, the day after Dr. Way »■ retires from tbe position of County Clerk. AW® "Tbe magazines are making a strenuous reply to tbe statement that toe i deficit in tbe Poetoffice Department is caused by tbe low rate at which second class mall is carried. Their reply is an c . ingenious one. It is that advertisei menta in magazines are responsible for 1 such large increase in first class mail ^ business that without it the poetoffice i could not get along at all— or aomei thing like that As we have said before, and as we know, it is toe abuse of the second class mail privilege that ' I is responsible for any deficit cauaed. l If political influences were not ■ hrought to beMr to have new publics- ' . tions, whose sole reason for existence i some times is to 'boost' certain men i 'and to 'knock' othera, admitted to the 1 I second class privilege, no such dratsic ■ remedy as that suggested by President > Taft would be necessary. "—Patereon » ft A 1 - David Baird has been tbe most potent factor in Republican politics in this ' State generally since the death of ' t General Sewell. South Jersey and I Camden county have always rolled up 1 i big majorities for the Republican can- 1 - didstes, and this was largely due to the masterly leadership and sagacity - f of David Baird We are pleased to ' '■ know that hie retirement from the 1 • State office be has so long and creds itably filled does not mean his withdrawal from political activities. With : all his good traits and loyal citizen- , ' ship, and his admittedly well managed . ' State department, he has been con- , tinually maligned and misrepresented. ] 1 This drigineted with the Democrats, ; 1 of course, because of their chagrin , over his being such a successful Re- | publican leader.— Katerson Call. i [ •> •) A I If the Legislature wishes to learn ; [ just what the average voter thinks of : George L. Record's blanket ballot, it ; could get a very wholesome idea in a j very short time by subr-itting a sam- . pie of the bed quilt (or crazy quilt) to tbe voters in any municipality. State j officials have entailed on the State - Treasury, sufficient expense with vot- ; s ing machines, without trying eny exi priements^ with a bed-quilt ballot. It is entirely satfe to say, that if the 1 question was eubm tted to the voters I 3 tbe present style of ballot would be as ! • safe as an Egyptian mummy in an 1 - asbestos coffin. The present ballot in I use ir. New Jersey is plain to the voter who cau read, and requires very little time to arrange, with or without | 8 stickers, while tbe blanket ballot is " contusing to a very large per centage of voters. It is to be sincerely hoped that there will be no tinkering with B the present plain ballot now used in e this state.— Woodbuiy Constitution. a Envelopes at 10 cents per hundred is the latest bargain in paper goods in 3 Cape May. While wt admit that they e are not the best we keep in stock, we e do consider them to be of good quality. Come in and pass your own judgment on them. Star and Wave Stationery h Department, 8l7Washington street. y :i SOCIAL NOTES i i e Doctor and Mrs. Walter Phillips gave r a very pretty Heart Party on St. Valentines night.. The decorations were exquisite and tbe evening was n enjoyed by about twenty people. I Doctor and Mrs. V. M. D. Marcy „ will entertain a Five Hundred Party on next Friday evening at their home on Ocean street. This event is looked c forward too with much|pleasure as Mrs L Marcy is a most charming hostess. 0 Mrs. Ernest W. Lloyd gave a linen shower to Miss Rebecca Oasaeay, whose engagement to Mr. J. Harvey " Bennett was recently announced. Mrs Earl Miller gave an afternoon is tea to a number of friends on Tuesday I- last in their Hughes street home. 1 Mr. and Mrs Jobn P. Doyle gave a • dinner party at their home Saturday evening. Mrs. Doyle is a delightful ^ entertainer. n Mrs. O. L. W. Knerr and son, John Hewitt, of Cape May. attended the ,. Greer-Ely wadding in Garasantown. u Fhliadefrhu. which waafroe of the faam pertaat#BccurToacee of the social erason r, ft®* a

PERSONAL MENTION OF YBITORS i j SOME INTEREST1N6 NOTES Star aid Ware ReaJers are Reqaested to Soil ia kj Photo ' or Otherwise Mrs. Parkinson bee gone to West Chester to spend a month with ber daughter. Fletcher W. Stites returned on Wednesday from Orlando, Florida, where he was called on a criminal case. Mies Edna Stewart has returned home after spending a lew weeks in Philadelphia and vicinity. Miea Hannah L. Kimsey, of Philadelphia, was an over Sunday visitor to Oape May relatives. James B. Stites, of Philadelphia, spent Tuesday with his mother. Mm. M. Hughes. Mrs Irvin H. Eldredge has gone to vieit her aunt in New York. Harry Stites, of Boston, is spending the week with relatives. Mrs. P. Logan Bock i us is visiting friends in Merohantville. Mrs. Mary Behrene, of Newark, N. , J., is visiting Mre. Gus Helfrecht at the Cecil. Mrs. Thomas Montgomery, of Phil- , adelphia, will join her husband here and make Oape May their residence. William Oummings and Mrs. James Eldredge went to Norfolk on Wednee- , day to attend the funeral of Howar Foster. oummittee'vIsits howlett M. H. Kearns, A. T. Hayne-, John 1 Jacoby and Joho Mecray formed a committee of the Bnard of Trade I which visited Philadelphia on Wednesday, for the purpose of calling upon M. P. Howlett, the great fish dealer of Philadelphia, who has expressed a de- | sire to locate at Cape May and to ship his fish by rail from this point. He maintains a large fleet o boats in the fishing trade and handles many tons of | fish He regards tbe harbor ss ideal : for his purposes and is willing lo buy a ; frontage He is to visit Cape I May soon and look over the ground • personally. He has bad reports Yrom ' agents who have inspected the locaI tion for him. The committee will en- ■ tertain him when he makes his visit. 1 Y. M. A. ENTERTAINMENT The Lucy Lee Concert • '-ompany J i with Gaylord Yost as .violinist, will ! be the Y. M. A. course entertainment , i at Skating Rink Hall, next Thursday I evening. February 24 ( i The story of Yost's violin, which , I he values at $3000, is best told in hie 'r j own words : t j "One day in Berlin," says the young j | artist,'' "as I came out of one of the , music stores a couple of Gypsies j stopped me ( I suppose they thought I j was a violinist). They hsd at least } a half dozen violins caught up loosely bv the necks. Some were stringless, cracked and dirty They aaked me if I s s wanted to buy a violin cheap aod I re- , plied that I was always looking for j good violins. Meanwhile I had scanned 2 over the violins and had observed one t with very artistic lines and workmanl ship, good varnish but in bad repair. I asked them how much they wanted for this one, and was told 120 marks ($30). Of course I couldn't try the violin in the streets, so I gave my card and told them to call that afternoon and at the appointed time they e called. As soon as I placed the bow on ■ tbe strings, I realized what it was. As s I hadn't enough money about me at that s time, I borrowed the amount from a friend, after finally succeeding in getj ting the violin for 79 marks ($19.76). . Well, 1 gueaa it was cheap. Would I e sell it? Well, hardly. " l MARRIED MORTON— LAFFERT Y At the Methodist Episcopal parsoni age. Cape May City, January 22, 1910, by Rev. Dr. George L. Dobbins. Miss ' Estella A. Lafferty and ^Myroo R. ' Morton, both of West Oape May. *» HERE IS YOUR CHANGE n Clothes pins at one cant per dozen. ' while they last You ran oot expect them to last long at this price and yoa i cannot afford to miss this bargain. T Don't think this ia the only bargain aa 1 we have lota of othera that yoa will SWAIN'S VARIETY 8TORE. 806-7 Jartaoa Street Tha Security Oompany cornea to yea . at a wand caaa^-vatiaMy menagad financial lnetltntioi nd offers you first 8 ofull SArKTX fi. money dopoaiteA wtthoa