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PRO^ESSIJ" a gAMUEL F. KLDRKDGK, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Merchants' National Bank Building Washington and Decatnr 8taCapk MAT Cm NOTARY PUBLIC, Solicitor and Master in Chancery. Keystone Telephone 86 A ■pRNEST W. LLOYIJ> COUN8KLLOB-AT-LAW 820 Washington BL CAPE MAY. New Jersey - T SPICEB LBAMING OOUNBELLOR-AT-LAW Solicitor, Master and Examiner]ln Chancery. Offioe 618 Washington St, CAPE MAY. New Jersey 1 AMES M. E. HILDRETH, COUN8ELLOB-AT-LAW — AND— iolicitor, Master and Examiner In Chancery. NOTARY PUBLIC. Office at No. 214 Ocean Street Cape May City. N. J. Keystone Telephone 59 A JJLOYD C. HUGHES. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW sot Washington st 53 Cape May City, N J. NOTARY PUBLIC SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY Q BOLTON'ELDREDGE * ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: Merchants National Bank Building Washington and Decatur Sts. Cape May N. JNOTABT PUBLIC SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY Keystone Telephone 86 X j^R. REU A HAND DENTIST Announces that he has established o bices at tit N. Mil Otreet, - ■ Comrtea. N. J with thoroughly modern facilities for the practise of Dentistry. D* 3 H 0LJVER DENTIST Bray Bvaiai3Xflr nan C2a.wst33.VLt Stxwwt (One door aboveJKeith's Theatre.) Ap■wsnt inintn may be made by Bell TeleWalnut 1888D. Extracting painL. C. ASHBURN a DOCTOR OFIOPT1CS Broadway and York Ave. West Cape May, New Jersey, Careful Testing of the Eye a Bpec.alty. Improved Method. Lenses le placed. Frames Adjusted. Our lenses are made of the very best ma'erial, at most reasonable prices. •Keystone 41 D. Consultation Free Longstreth's Crescent Lenses So made that your Reading Glasses won't interfere with your looking around. Call and in them. C. A. LONGSTRETH, KEYS FITTED Locks, Trunks, Valises, Parasols etc. Repaired J. DENIZOT Call Keyatone 129 D HA VS YOU LOST ANYTHING? It as advertise ft la the Star and Maw. A trial will eooviact yoo at its ■nets. We have alaa prepared a card Mm lj»a* which ha* teo word "LOST" ssn^-SL-trssr the faMtr. Mm 8 casta Lack.

OTY STATOEKI Continued ftw it Page 8 Dec 81, 1909, Balance due sect, 178-ar 17.006.06 $7, 906- 0C SPECIAL BOND AOOOUST ISSUED , JUNE 16. 1908 Isaac H. Smith, Jr.. Treas. Dr. To amt re«h received from - sale city bonds to Merchants Nat. Bank. Cape May. N J. $60,000.00 To amt premium on bonds, 1,687.60 To amt accrued Interest received from Bank, 76.40 To amt int. received from bank refunded on payment city's note, 27.61 To cash jeceived from sale city's ndK to Merchants 1 Nat Bank. 18,882.00 I $64,178.41 : CONTRA Cr. By cash pd city's note to Merchants Nat. Bank. $12,882.00 • By cash pd int on note Merchants Nat. Bank, 106.62 By cash pd Becority Trust Co., city's sewer note, 7.782.69 ? By cash pd Security Trust - Oo. Int on Sewer note. 8.69 By cash paid Security Trust Oo, 8 notes City Cspe May, 24,000.00 By cash deposited in sewer sect for storm water sewers 2,267:81 ; By cash deposited in City's o regular int sect 67.81 By cash deposited in city's regular sect and credited to street appro, 2000.00 By cash deposited in city's v regular sect premium on bond sold. 1.687.60 " By cash paid order Otto Gas Engine Works, contract at Sewage Disposal Plant, 10,875.00 ' By order pd John Faust contract and extra work. Pavilion No. 1. 1749.66 1 By order pd H Lovett & Co, labor and supplies for Pa- [. Titian No 1. 246.72 ; By order pd Joseph P Henry, painting contract. Pavilion , No L 802.50 By order pd York Bros., ad- , dition to Pumping Station, 878.00 ' ' Dec 31. 1909, Bal on Bond sect Issued June 1. 1909, 874.02 j 864,174 41 ' Filed this January 18th, 1910. WM. PORTER. Recorder. 4 P. M i John W. Thompson, City Recorder. Dr. j To cash received for : , Licenses. S 10.00 Water Rente, 16769 86 Water permit", 165.00 Sewer assessments, 60.40 ■ Miscellaneous, 255.64 817,260.90 , Credit , By ess h pd the Oity Treasurer, 817.260.90 Overpaid, . $5.00 , Sol Needlee, Mercantile Appraiser, Dr. j To cash received lor licenses, 82958.00 j

BjtJS&teonr &£*> .«WL# £^£^£d&sr--n'- ■ ■ST** oJ cc-00 By cash pd the City Recorder, $180.80 Gilbert O. Hughes, Collector of Taxes. Dr. - To tares of 1908 collected. 840941.26 5 To Intend on taxes, of 1908 , collected, 1291.22 To franchise taxes of 1908 collected. 4766.64 To franchise taxes of 1,909 collected, 1289.41 , To taxes of 1909 collected. 64864.71 ' 896802.64 > Credit By cash pd to City Tress. 898802.61 STATEMENT OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS Reissue of Improvement Loan. Issued Apr. 1st 1899. due Apr. I 1. 1924. 818,000 Beiane of Loan Madison and Beach avenue. Issued Oct 1,' 1899, due Oct 1, 1929. 17,000 Reissue Commissioner's Loan 1 Improvement of streets and sewers. Issued May 1, 1890, , doe May 1, 1910, 6,200 Issue four the purpose of 1 making general improvements. Issued Dec. 2, 1896, due Jane 1, 1916, 10,000 Issue by virtue of an act of , the Legislature passed March 16, 1896, to construct repair and enlarge boardwalk and pavilions along tbe Ocean front and acquire property therefore. Issued May 1. 1896. due May 1, 1916, 18.000 1 Issue for construction of sewer on Washington street Madison avenue and meadow, ex1 tension of Water Mains and rebuilding the! Fire Alarm System. Issued June 1, 1896, due , June 1. 1921, 12,000 Issue made by virtne of an act of the Legislature, passed March 16, 1896, to construct, epair and enlarge board wulkn and pavilions along Ocean front and to acquire property therefore. Issued May 1, 1897, i due May 1. 1917. 12,000 1 Issue made by virtue of an act of the Legislature passed - , Mar. 16. 1896, to construct repair and enlarge boardwalk and pavilions along the Ocean front and to acquire p ropery therefore. Issued Jan. 1, 1898, due Jan. 1, 1918, 12,000 Issue made by virtue of an act of the Legislature, passed April 9, 1902, to retire tbe floating -or matured bonded indebtedness for the enlargement of the public buildings, water works, sewerage system and for tbe lawful purposes. Issued Sept 1, 1902, due Sept. 1, 1982, 76,000 1 Issue for tbe purpose of retiring certain floating indebtedness, which was created for system of sewerage, and for the purpose of extending Beach avenue to Sewell'e Point and and protecting same ; and extending and improving

i tow- 'waftr «yi*m and Am • '• 140,000 ) the water works and sewerage : s&sp&aet ! debtednees of tb*-C*y of Oape May, which said floating In1 debtedneas vcaa created and incurred for the purpose of. con1 a trading a system of sewerage in .-aid city, and for the purpose of extending Beach ave1 nue to Sewell's Point and im- ' proving and protecting the ' same Issued April 1, 1905, due April 1. 1886, 80,000 Issue for tbe purpose of orderving tbe construction of a sewrr in the Oity of Oape May. - beginning at tbe sewer disposal plant of said city on Madison 1 avenue to Beach avenue, and thence northeasterly along Beach avenue to Baltimore ave- ' nue. leased Oct 20. 19C6, due Oct 20, 1985. 24,000 . Issue for the purpose of enlargement and improvement of > water works, by tbe laying of a water main beginning at Queen street running east of Lafayette street to Madison > avenue, south on Madison avenue to Oape May avenue, soutn on Madison avenue to Beach, avenue, o»st on Beaoh avenue to Wilmington avenue. leaned May 1. 1906. dne May 1. 1936, 90,000 Issue for the funding ofjeertain floating indebtedness grad- ' ing and graveling of Madison avenue, rebuilding of certain portions of boardwalk, improvement of public buildings, improvement of water workB and fire equipment and tbe improvement of the sewage dis- > posal system. Issued May 1, 1907, due May 1. 1937, 40,000 Issue for the refunding Commissioner's Loan and Improvement of Streets and Sewers. Issued May 1, 1890, due May 1. 1910. / 15.000 1 Issue for the purpose of the ) construction) of sewer and I storm waterfdrains in the City of Cape May and improvement of the water works, water mains and furnishing a greater supply of good water to the City of Oape May. Issued j May 1st 1908, due May 1st , 1938. 104,000 ] Issue for the purpose of the construction of sewer and storm ] water drain in the City of Cape May. Issued May 1st, 1908. ] Due May 1st, 1910, 43,000 Issue for the addition and re- ] pairs to the sewage disposal builidng and additions and re- j pairs to Pavilion No. 1, extenI sion of storm water sewer on ] Madison avenue, Oorgie, Queen and Washington streets, and ] rebuilding of the board walk and to take up the floating indebtedness of the city. Issued June 16tb, 1909. due June 15th, 1989, 50,000 ; 8636,200 WM. PORTER. Register of Bonds. STILLWELL H. TOWNSEND. Clerk of the Finance Committee. January 25th, 1910. ANNUAL REPORT OF SCHOOL FUNDS OITY CAPE MAY, N. J. Isaac H. Smith, Jr., Custodian. Dr. Deo. 81. 1908. To balance due , School Fund. $ 423.38 r To amt ree'd from city appro., year 1909, 4900.00 To amt ree'd from Oity appro, manual training, 600. 00 To amt ree'd from State for manual training, 600.00 To amt ree'd from Wm. Porter. I Dib. Clerk, for tuition fees, 58.00 Ao amt rse'd from Wm. Porter. Die. Clerk, rent, 125.00 To amt ree'd from Joseph L Scull. County Collector from State School Funds, 12,346.01 To amt ree'd from sale notes School Board to Merchants Nat Bank, Cape May. N J, 5,000.00 To amt ree'd from rebate of Interest for payment of note before maturity, 6.00 8246,567.39 OONTRA Or. By c»sh pd orders school Board. 821,138.26 By cash pd notes school board 10 Merchants Nat. Bank, Oape May. N J.. 3,000.00 By cash pd Interest on notes, 56 17 Dec 81, 1909. bal in school fund 367.96 824.567.39 ' PAID OUT ON ACCOUNT PUBLIC SCHOOLS By orders pd H. B. Moyer, 1 Super. Principal's salary, 8>4660.00 1 By orders pd Franc, s Collier, I sal. manual training teacher, 578- 68 By orders pd James N. Richardson, sal. M. T. teacher, 857.58 By orders pd M. Eioise Schuler, teacher's salary, 752.80 I I By orders pd Caroline E. - Paiste, teacher's salary, 760.00 j I By orders pd Mabel Bobson, teacher's salary, 744.80 By orders pd Eva M. Comfort. , ' teacher's salary, 440 00 j By order" pd Eihel Brown, teacher's salary, 356. 25 B yordera pd Nellie E. Goss, teacher's salary, 330 00 1 ' By orders pd Helen WUey, teacher's salary, 302.60 By orders pd Sara B. Marcy, teacher's salary, 706 28 By orders pd Ella M. Grater, , teacher's salary, 668.60 ' By orders pd Charlotte L. W. , Lindsay, teacher's salary, 670.00 By orders pd Anna F. MscKis- . sic, teacher's salary, 54260 J By orders pd Laura Wemple. , teacher's salary, 71260 1 By orders pd Rose E. Gaudy, . teacher's salary, 570 00 1 By orders pd Fkanoea H. , Doeae. teacher's -alary. 670.00 ' By orders pd Lucrissa Hughes, . teacher's salary, 718.60 1 By orders pd Velosa F. Simpkins, teacher's salary, 6&» 1 By orders pd Georgians Ed- . mm*, teacher's salary. 486.10 1 By orders pd Emily W Item- , uott. teacher's salary. 800.00 1 By orders pd Bertha B. Barber, laathm's eatery, 818.00 I

By'Sdsrs pd A. MaySe Boriteacher's Alary, ^ -J76.00 By orders pd Estelle ' teacher's salary. 200.00 By orders pd Mary L. Baker, teacher's salary. 196.00 By orders pd Daniel S. Voorheea, State Treas. on sect Teachers Retirement Fond, 99.82 By oider pd Peter W. Smith, salary, engineer. 50.00 By orders pd Henry Spencer, salary engineer, 125.00 Bv orders pd M. C. Benokert, salary engineer, 475.00 By orders pd Emma Ekstrom, cleaning and Janitnaa's salary, etc., 211.26 1 By orders pd Annette Turner, 1 an i tress' salary, 18L60 By orders pd Bell Tomer, cleaning and jani treas salary! annex, 119.00 By cash pd notes of O. M. School Board at Merchants Nat Bank. 8000.00 By cash pd int on Notes to " Merchants-Nat Bank 56.17 By order pd Edmunds & Stites Insurance, 60.00 By order pd Giblert O. Hughes. Insurance, 60.00 By order pd Hand & Kldredge, Insurance, 60.00 By order pd J. B. Taylor, Insurance, 60.00 By order pd American lee Oo., coal at school b'ld'g, 653.70 By order pd Thomas W. Millet , & Son, coal, 7.00 By orders pd Thompson Giles, wood. 14.00 ; By orders pd O. M. Illuminating Co., gas, etc., 87.87 ; By orders pd Eastern Tele & Tele Co., rent phone, 15.02 By order pd Merxil & Oo., fire escape for school b'ld'ng, 491.00 By orders pd Joseph B. Hughes & Son, painting, etc., 1 170.00 By order pd York Bros., carpenter work, repairs, etc., 25259 , By order pd Wm. F. Oassedy, capenter work. V 76.50 order pd Robert H. Fadeley, repairs, plastering, 12.25 order pd Joseph Frees, repairs, 6.76 . order pd Jesse M. Brown, painting and repairing roofs, 115.00 By orders pd George W. Reeves. lRbor and supplies, 147.53 By order pd Benjamin S. Curtis, repairs, 104.45 order pd A. G. Bennett, Painting, 16.00 - orders pd M. H. Ware, 1 supplies, 89.06 By orders pd Charles A. , Swain, labor aod supplies, 84.03 By orders pd Wm. Porter, Dis. Clerk, cash advanoed as per bills rendered, 91.30 1 By orders pd Wm. Porter Dis. 1 Clerk, salary, 100.00 By order pd Oape May Herald, J printing, 11.60 I By order pd Wm. T. Chambers, stoves, etc., 6.00 By orders pd Star & Wave Pub Co., printing, etc., 74.47 By orders pd C. L. W.,Knerr, supplies, 87.90 By orders pd Hughes & Phillips. supplies, 9-90 I By orders pd John O. Little, supplies, 39.88 1 By oraer pd Joseph P. Henry, supplies, 4.80 1 By oraer pd James Mecray, supplies, .50 1 By orders pd S. S. Marcy, ■EL supplies, 2 36 1 By oraen pd Wm. H. Mills, supplies, 2 75 1 By orders pd H. S. Rutherford, supplies, 4.91 By order pd G. 11. Ragsdale & Co., diplomas, 10.08 : By aroer pd H. F. Dougherty, engrossing diplomas, 3.76 I By .orders pd J. E. Ditson & Co., supplies, 7.44 By orders pa Wm. H. Hoskins 1 Co., minograph and supplies, 69 90 By order pd Wanamaker & I Co., supplies, 7.60 By orders pd N. J. School and Church Furniture Co, supplies 61.08 By orders pd O. F. Bum & ' Co., oil, 18.85 By orders pd Scott Paper Co., paper, 1200 1 By orders pd Ginn & Oo. , supplies, 150.71 1 By oraers pd Geo. Lukens i_^Co., supplies, 5 50 1 By orotrs pa Otto Scheibsl, suppues, M. T., 22. 10 By oruer pd Singer Sewing MaI chii.e Co. , sewing machine, 27.00 By order pa Manual Arts 1 Pr ■ „ Bjplies, 17.60 : By order pa Andrew J Graham, supplies, business letters, ,39 By oraer pd J. B. Sn&non & Co , supplies, M. T., 5 45 By oraer pa M. 11. Kearns, tire extinguisher, 45.00 By order pd a. A. North, balance on piano, 100.00 By order pd Jones B. Hand, | tuning pianos, 6.00 I By order pd Latber O. Odgden, I expenses teachers committee, 8.50 By order pd Wm. Cox, shades. 5.40 By orders pa Milton Bradley & I Oo.. supplies, 676.97 • By order pd Park Ball Bearing Co.. suppliea M. T., 69.60 By order pd L. J. Kirkwood, supple'-, 8.00 By order pd Roberts & Meek, suppHee, 99.84 orders pd American Book 1 Co., supplies, 20.90 1 By order pd J. L. Hammett , Oo.. — — »l— 48.76 order p^Central Scientific 1 Oo., supplies,: 26.01 ' 87 <^,£Jo*ph n- ' on{ar pd'S. A. Vneer, ' labor in basement end yard, 1260 orders pd Americas Book 1 Oo.. for books. 8128$ 1 By orders pd D. O. Heath A . Co., for books, 8296 1 order pd Dodd, Mead A Co., for hooka. 8240 By ardau pd BDvor Baodott Oe.hr hooka, 42$$ 1 R* ordote pd Hoary Bolt A

. ' B , JtigSSMfc* "" ■ p. fy**. "" , , ■*??.'£ sur"*™" 1 By order nd Rend, McNelly I Co.. for books. 19 26 < By orders pd The McMillan , Co.. for books, 17.16 By order pdJ.L (1 .mmftt Co., for book-. 10.00 ; By order pd Ohsile.« E Merrill Co , for hooks. 7.92 1 By order pd A* Flanagan A Co. for books. 7.65 1 By order pd Parker P. Sim- , "i noons, for books. 6.85 i By order pd Educational Pub. 1 1 Co., for books, 200 By order pd Hinds, Noble A Eldredge, for boo s, 4.82 i By order pd Nenson A Oo , for books. 8.04 1 By order pd Christopher Sower Co., tor books, 280 By orders pd Mrs. Tboo. B. Nose. Etc., for books, 7.20 By order pd Atkinson, Mentaer A Groaer, for books, 8.86 1 By order pd Longman, Green A Co.. for books, 1.89 By order pd The Public School Pub. Co., for books, .70 By orders, pd H. B. Moyer, postage and expenses graduating class, 1L72 By order pd J. Ryland Fortune, expenses commencement of annex, 16.00 $24,189.43 Dec 1, 1906. Baldue School Fund, $ 423 33 Amt ree'd from Jos. I. Scull during 1 year 1909, 12,345.01 Amt ree'd from city appro year 1909, 4,900 00 ' Amt ree'd city appro manual training, 600.10 Amt ree'd state manual training. 600 03 Amt ree'd from Wm Porter, Dis Clerk, tuition tees, 668.00 Amt ree'd from Wm Porter, Dis Clerk, rents, 126.0) Amt ree'd from note* school board sold Merchants Bank, 5,000.00 Amt ree'd from Int. rebate by bank, 6 00 Dec. 31. 1909. Bal. on hand, 367.9b £24,567 39824,667.89 OF PARTNERSHIP The partnership existing between Thomas E. Stewart and E 3 ward H Barton, in tbe house painting business, has been dissolved !>y mutual consent, and will hereaft- r b« conducted as individuals. T'omag E. Stewart will locate at 811 Jf.ffereon street, and EM ward H. Barton will locate st 1148 Washington street, Oape May. 1-29 4ts

A. C.GILE^— Souse and Sign fainter and flecorator. Office SHOP IN REAR of 105 Jackson sf. Caps May City Glenwood Hote FLORIDA WINTER TOURS ^ VIA pennsylvania railroad February- 22, and Ma.reH 8, 19 IO ROUND $49.75 TRIP 3k From CAPE MAY Tickets lor February fours rood for two weeks: for March Tour reod until May 31. SPECIAL PULLMAN TRAINS FROM NEW YORK /IfTwjH. For pfcrtleaUrs consult Ticket Agents, or J. B. WOOD. GEO- W. BOYD. Piss. Traffic Manager. General Pass. Agent. Philadelphia. Everybody is invited to compare THE CAPE MAY FARMSTEAD BY THE SEA with the leading Dairy "and Poultry (arms of the woHd. Such comparison will establish its supremacy. No finer aggregation of healthful, cheerful and well groomed cattle is I possible. No finer collection of Leghorns ond ^Wyandotte* I ^ of purer strains con be seen anywhere. Tbe homes of these cattle and chickens are celebrated for their cleanliness and comfort. Such a combination can but offer to the interested public the most sanitary and enticing products One visit will 1 more than satisfy the most fastidious. So please make the visit and compare us with otters. int Hnsiao n be sa j J. P. MACIUSSIC. Manager. ! '

1825 THE 1910 PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY INGORPORATID 1826. CHARTER "PERPETUAL OFFICE, 508-5T0 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. CAPITAL, - - I - $760,090.00 , ASSETS, --- - $7,38 ',624 10 SURPLUS, - - $2,288,426 43 DIRECTORS. R. Dale Benson, John L. Thomson J. Tstcall Lea, Charles B. Pugh, Richard M. Csdwalader, W. Gardner Crowell,. Effingham B. Moms, Edward T, Stotesbnry Edwin N. Benson, Jr. R, DALE BENSON. President, JOHN LTHOMSON. Vice PresidentW. GARDNER CROWELL, Secretary, HAMPTON L. WARNER, Assistant Secretary. WM. J. DAWSON, Sec'y Agency Depart, A. W. HAND 8. T. ELDREDGH HAND AND ELDREDGE LOCAL AGENTS Merchant's N ational Bank BMg, or 816 and 817 Washington Street fape Mav/N. J. " Thou good and tasteful Uundrew, ' is often tbe exclamation of our patrons when they see tbe beautiful work we ■end borne to them. That is parti cuariy tbe com with Indies fabrics to bo washed and ironed. If anything, they really look batter than new goods whan they leave oar bonds. We hove sxrsptfopsl facilities for doing laundry wuck expeditiously and thoroughly, end without Injury to the' moot deli cote iwh. TROY LAUNMY S» Dremtar S$rwt. peteal er eoll, Kejteooi Phone 4>d WAGON GALLS