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FIFI c'vIGHTH YEAR CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914 THREE CENTS A COPY . % - i ; •; . l -

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DESTRt :TI0N FROlwSTORMj CAPE MAY DAMAGED SOMEVHAT, j FOE THE FIEST TIME IK A HUMBEE OF YEARS BY THE ... GIAHT BBEAKEBS. It h»d been threatening storm for ten days or more and gradually the elements gathered their forces and the easterly storm began mildly on Friday and gradually increased in intensity until Saturday, driving huge tides and heavy seas Saturday afternoon at high water and, also in the wee' sma' hoars Sunday morning. Gape May had been so long immune that few people anticipated any damage from the raging sea, but this time Old Neptune found some weak points and launched bis thunderous projectiles against them with bad results. The dead, sap-drawn lumber in the sea wall on the cast of Madison avenue, which should never have been permitted had practically rotted away and offered no resistance to the waves, the result being that huge slices were bitten out of the beach drive and some hundreds of feet of the trolley tracks displaced. Almost all of the damage occurred on the past Oape May tract, the worst of it in the vicinity of the Hotel Cape May. None of it is serious and, so far aa the beach drive and' Sea-wall arc concerned, ; a recurrence can be prevented by a properly reconstructed sea-wall. A cottage adjoining the President's cottage at Cape May Point and a : small cottage at South - Cape May, i owned by P. M. Walton, of PhiladelK~ "a, were undermined, that at Cape y Poipt, owned by Mrs. R. T. Hazzard, being pretty well demolished. A alight break in the sea wall occurred, J also, about opposite the summer station of the Pennsylvania railroad, also t due to a rotted out seawall. Great | quantities of sea clams and sea snails - were washed up on the beach at Cape May Point and South Cape May, and : were gathered i» some cases for ship- i ment and in others for the family lard- ' I er. Italian working-men were particu- 1 larly glad of the sea snails of which they ; i are very fond. The total coat for the j - repairs of the ravages by the angry sea I j will not reach a large sum. The "tides ( covered the meadows for many mil-s, i making them look like a vast inland -sea. j The damages at none of the resorts f south of Ocean City were serious, but ( Ocean City and resorts north as far as j Sandy Hook, suffered severely, Seabright } being almost removed from the map. ;■ twenty -five bualding OPEEATIONS UNDER WAY 1 Twenty-five building operations are I now under way at Chpe May and the hardware is being supplied by Charles ' A. Swain, 305-7 Jackson street. The ' most skilled mechanics are using tools ' from the Swain stock. "There is a j HOTEL ARRIVALS { The Harrison arrivals for the week . end were: E. D. Page, Cape May; Wm. . F. Boothman, Pittsburg. Pa.; A. Stan- ^ ley Banyard, Philadelphia. "j J. 8. Garrison, watchmaker and jeweler. at 305 Washington street, C&pe May City, is now agent for the Victor and Edison Talking Machines and Rec- f ords, and the Story and Clark Pianos. c These goods can be bought for cash or , credit j An Announcement Correctness in style, IB workmanship sad hi fabrics are fully guaranteed. An unlimited collection of sample* baa just '' * keen received. £ Come in and select your new suit •r overcoat. CHARLES BrHERER. Decatur street

FREEHOLDERS' li [j MEETINGj , REGULAR SESSION AT COURT ' HOUSE TUESDAY—AUDITORS' REPORT— COMMITTEES AP. POINTED FOR 1914. 1 The Board of Chosen Freeholders held 1 its regular meeting at the Court House | r on Tuesday, the 6th inat., Mr. J. P. Mac- 1 ■ Kissic, vice director, presiding in the c - absence of the Director, Mr. C. iL Clout- 1 1 1 , The auditing committee reported hav- f ' ing examined the books of the County | j Collector and found them correct: ) ' Total receipts for the year 1 1913 #938,110.66 t. Total disbursements 894,065.27 • Balance on hand 44 ,045219 (A copy of the Collector's report in de1 tail will appear in a later issue of this . , paper.) , 1 The Director appointed the following j 1 standing committees for the year 1914: t Almshouse — Messrs. Mac Kissic, Fox ; and WentxelL a B ri dges— Messrs . Wentzell, Fox, Gan- e dv, Eustace, Pinker, Bennett and Mac- B i Kissic. j 1 Bills — Messrs. Saul, Qandy and Eus- p ! Finance — Messrs. Rutherford, Edwards j; , and Eustace. Treasurer's Accounts— Messrs. Eustace, , Rutherford and Edwards) j 1 Roads — Messrs. Clouting, Fox, Ben- j, nett, Rutherford, Gandy, Saul, MacKis- | , sic, Pinker, Eustace, Edwards, Miller . and Wentzell. „ Public Buildings — Messrs. Bennett, •< Miller and Saul. t Lunacy — Messrs. Fox, Bennett and „ \ Lighting Roads — Messrs. Miller, Gandy c. and Saul. Btirying Indigent Soldiers and Sailors — Mr. John W. Reeves. Discharge of Prisoners— Mr. Miller. The following appropriations were ' made for the uses and purposes of the P ! during the year 1914, to be raised ' by direct taxation: 11 | on bonds $ 12,000.00 l< I Sinking Fund 3,810.00 1 ** of bonds 3,000.00 ' ~ ; 12,000.00 j " Discounts on notes 4,500.00 a 500.00 Hospital for Insane . . . 3,500.00 700.00 Almshouse 6,000.00 = Elections 82)00.00 Stationery 250.00 Printing and advertising 1,000.00 Salaries, County Officers 4,000.00 Clerical Force, Tax Board .... . 1,300.00' Burying Indigent Soldiers and Sailors 400.00 , Incidentals. Public Schools . ." 1,400.00 1' Public Buildings and Grounds 4,000.00 8,500.00 Roads - 4,500.00 Freeholders and Officers .... 5,000.00 New Roads 20.000 00 Maintenance 18,000.00 Repairs to Almshouse 500.00 Law Library 300.00 Pensions 1,000.00 Surrogate's Office expenses . 1.000.00 Incidentals 6,500.00 Mosquito Extermination . . . 500.00 #132,660.00 I The Clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for the position of Almshouse for one year commencing 1 March 26th. 1914, to be received and opened' on Tuesday, February 3d. MILLER-McNAMARA William Ferdinand Miller and Miss Anna Loretta McNamara, both of Philadelphia, will be united in marriage by the Rev. Father Kelly at St. Mary's R. C. Church at 11 a. m. today (Saturday.) ■Use Elect Light. I

STOCKTON BLOCK SOLD PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK CAPITALISTS HAVE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY — HOTEi, IS NOW ASSURED. The rumor cf last week announcing the sale of the Stockton Clock, was not without foundation. The deal has been consummated and plana are well under for the disposal of property. On the southwest corner will arise a hotel of great splendor, while the surrounding property will be divided into building lota which will be sold at popular prices. TREE PARTY Upon the last day of 1913 a large party t> the younger set of the colored children was given by Mrs. E. Carter The day was very fair, as usual, and the party was a great success. The recitations and songs were plenty and were fine— especially the Christmas stories and there was a rekl Christmas spirit in the little people and before they entered Mrs. McKnights home they "Praise God," which sounded very great in the open air. Then they .formed a line and marched with the hymn onward Christian Soldiers." The tree very grand in all its brilliancy. and toys and candy were given and 1 ice cream and cake. Everybody, hud a grand time. The party was fc success, thanks to some who were present on this great occasion. : Rev. Curtis conducted the enter- ' taiument with grace and elegance of and also with his assistant, Mr. 1 made the party a brilliant sucTESTIMONIAL TO MR. BARR ! A number of citizens tfl Salem prepared and signed a memorial to the : Woodbury Board of Education, recom- : mending the appointment of O. 0. Barr 1 to the vacant nosition of supervisor of ] schools and testifying to their '"high | regard for him as a gentleman and con- i fidence in him both as a citizen and as | '•♦vertiae in the Star and Wave. j .

ANOTHER I lJ^HHSTORY £ HOLIWr WHITES OF THE SHARKS Alto* THE STRIKING EXPERI|rJ%WBPA GROUP OF * FISHERS. i "Good morning. Did yon ever see a 1 brighter dav ?" " "Fine. Say, 111 bet the fiah would i- bite today. I've half a notion to go. f Just look at the sea. Did you ever tee S it Mietert" I 'yiut as smooth as oil and yet it '• does not seem torpid. It is a wideawake sort of quietness. Do you notice, how green and crisp the breakers are excepting where topped with the white oroAeT" e "You are right," • (absent-mindedly) 1 Say; ID go if you will!" r _ It's a go, then. How soon ?" s "About a half hour. Meet at my 1- place. I am going to call up Doc. That'll f make three and we'll have a good time." 5 "Geod. ID get my field-glasses. There ■ is so much doing out there, I resolved e on my last trip that I would take my 7 glasses -next time. 7 (We can hear our sophisticated read- - ere say: "How banal t Why dp they in1 trod uce all of these banalities?" For 8 that very reason, mon ami. No story • ; is a failure- into which the high-class 1 words banal or banality may be intro- | duced. It is the hall-mark of distinc2 tion, and you will notice that we have 2 worked 'em in twice each. "What do - 1 they mean?" Search me, or rathqr the - dictionary. Nobody should care about 1 f their meaning. They look so fine and - 1 sound bo superior. Since wc have duly worked 'em in and thus gained the confidence of our literary and confirmed short story readers, we will proceed.) The above conversation occcurred between two neighbors on a beautiful morning last summer and the result was the releasing of a fine motor boat, a short time later, from its ignominious j and humiliating concealment in a dark boat house, and its bounding away merril" and happily with the three men, ■ over the glittering sunlit waters of | the harbor, out between the buttresses I of stone and into the heaving sea of 1 crisp waters and all the fairy land of (Continued on fourth W>

BIG REDUCTION in overcoats and suits. This month only. $30.00 overcoat* ... $25.00 $25.00 overcoot* ... $20.00 $25.00 suit* - • $18.00 $30.00 suit* - - - ^ - $22.50 With my guarantee of perfect satisfaction. GYS RIEF 424 Washington Street.

PERSONAL MENTION 3 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THk coming and going of CAPE Kay visitors, during THE PAST WEEK. » Mrs. Archy Paul, of Philadelphia, baa been viaiting her parents Mr. and Mra. j S. R. Btites. Miaa Maggie Bennett, of Merehagt- , ville, N. J„ is the guest of Mra. James e. Taylor for saverw weeks, t Miae Anna Town send, of Oape May - Court House, has been visiting Mra. Wm. , i, ShepparxL " Mra. Logan Bockiue is spending some • time with her daughter, Mrs. Elwood ■ ^ Kouder, of Wilmington, DeL James J. Doak spent the holidays with - his son Samuel S. Doak of Philadelphia ' Mra J. S. Garrison has been visiting J friends in Philadelphia for several weeks. ; Miss Lorena P. Kehr baa gone to 1 Philadelphia to continue her studies at - j Banks Business College. Helen and Emma Swain have returned 1 " home after spending a very enjoyable I ' week in West Philadelphia with Mrs. a. ^ J. McFarland; they also visited Bryn ' J Mawr, Villa Nova, Beryn and Fox Chase. Dr. and Mrs. -Louis Diamond, of Phil- ' - adelpbia, are spending a few days at , . the home of Mrs. Diamond's parents, , , Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Tenenbaum, where | 5 they will be tendered a dinner reception. t ° . i business-like attention , ' The prompt attention given to the • matter of the repair of the damages ] I done by the storm, by the new Council, augurs well for their man- i - agement of city affaire and gives promise i I of a business-like administration in \ t which the interests of the city will , figure instead of the interests of any ini dividual. Council has made a fine start. : Incidentally, there should be on the part • of the members of the community, as ] , well as in their representatives, a busi- - r ness-like loyalty to the city. It is not I i necessary 'hat things detrimental to the ' city's interests be published to the world ' and no citizen of this city should lend ' bimtclf to doing it. The newspapers J have printed it about that Cape May ] reflered as badly from the storm as At- ' lnntic City. This is absurdly false. 1 There was really not sufficient damage here to warrant any newspaper publicity ITALIAN LABORER LOSES EYE . j An Italian laborer, employed at the I ] ; sand plant, Cape May Point, was struck | , L in the eye while holding an iron bar, j , which broke under a blow from a ham- i , mer in the hands of another workman. I | Another automobile was rushed to tho 1 1 seene of the accident to convey the vie- j , tim to the office of Dr. Marcy, where it , was discovered that a large piece of ] the iron was embedded in the man's head and that the eye was permanently ruined. Dr. Marcy sent the man to Cooper Hospital where the iron was extracted. BELATED CHRISTMAS PRESENT A Christmas box from Paris greeted Dr. and Mrs. V. M. D. Marcy on Monday. ] morning. It came from Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Boody. Mr. Boody representing n ' , ! London firm in Paris. The box came through in excellent shape and contain- J ed good cheer and souvenirs for all the MILLINERY Reductions in trimmed and untrimed bats for women and children. | MISS L. R. HILLMAN, ' The Ro selle, 228 Perry 8t f Cape May, N. i \ Facia! requirements a study. i

CITY COUNCIL _MEET1NG DR. V. M. D. MARCY APP0IHTd*COMMITTEE FOR THE ENSUING YEAR — BEACH FRONT TO , BE REPAIRED. i — On Tuesday evening of this week the new City Council met witt Prudent Marcy in the chair, and Mtairm. Mccray, Wolff, Gilbert, Bailey, Shaw and York in attendance. Alter reading and approving the minutes of last meeting, President Marcy announced the following committees to serve during the ensuing yeas: COMMITTEES APPOINTED Property and Improvement— Yoric, Bailey, and Hughes.' Finance— Mecray," Hughes and Gilbert. Fire and Water— Bailey, York and Judiciary— York, Bailay and Sbaw. Police — Hughes, York and Jmcoby. Education — Hughes, Meeray and Wolff. Council instructed City Engineer Miller to establish a grade on Ocean and streets and tlft Washington Street Railroad Company will be requested to level the roadbed accordingly before spring arrives. The Street Committee was authorized to proceed at once to make repairs to the boardwalk and Beach avenue, caused by recent storm. City /Solicitor Hildreth was requested to prepare an ordinance to divert the funds, which were recently set aside to - an elevated boardwalk to the pier (which was to be) so that the money be used for making repairs to the boardwalk and drive. Building Inspector Stevens submitted, report which appears in another page. The Chief Engineer of the Water submitted a detailed report for the year 1913, which will be published in full in next week's isfeue. SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAME For Saturday Night's basket ball contest, Manager Dorner has secured the Madonna team of Philadelphia as opponents for the Cape May A. A. five. This team_is composed entirely of sons of Italy and has made quite "a reputation thjs season, having defeated suck strong reams as Rookwood, Bridgeton, Laurel/Springs and many of Ahe fast independent teams of Philadelphia and vicinity.. DEATH OF MICHAEL DAILY Michael Daily who has been a Cape Slay cottager for many years, occupying each summer, a cottage on Soutk | Lafayette street, died on Friday last I at his home on Philadelphia after aev- | eral weeks of illness. Mr. Daily waa an aged man. known to most of our people, and highly esteemed. He was j pioneer in the match industry front | which he amassed a fortune and waa I prominent figure for many yehrti in business circles. BUILDING PROGRESS The handsome cottage at "New York and Reading avenue owned by Otis M.Towtwend is n earing completion. A cottage, located in New Jersey avenue, near Reading, not yet completed, has been rented for the summer for 81500. Build one now, it will make good. Ground has been broken for the Benjamin Tillinan cottage. Otis M. Townsend is completing a Japanese type of cottage, which is a beauty. SLIGHT FIRE Thursday night, about nine o'clock, a fire alarm was turned in from the Cape Mav Illuminating Co.'s plant on Lafayette" street, where a slight fire had been discovered in the second story but was soon extinguished, with about $50 damage.

A HANDKERCHIEF GIVEN FREE TO ALL PURCHASERS WHO PRESENT THIS ADVERTISEMENT REDUCTION SALE EXTRAORDINARY! Af C D finniNf^ N0* 419 WASHINGTON STREET f\ I O. I\. UII/LFIMUO, CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY No further explanation is necessary. We need money and we have reduced our immense stock of UP-TO-DATE MERCHANDISE to cost and below cost ..... WE ARE SELLING ....

Men's $8.50 Suits for ... $2.75 Men's $10.00 Overcoats for ... 3.00 j Men's $5.00 Sweaters for o - - 2.65 Men's Underwear, fleece, for - - .32 Men's 50 cent winter caps for - .15 Men's $1.00 Wool Underwear fm* - - .69 Men's $12.00 Suits of fine material for - 6.79 Men's $18 Suits of fine winter weight serge, 9.95

Men's $18 Overcoats, fancy backs, u'£t$£ubb $9.95 4 MEN'S TROUSERS. $5.50 grades of the finest weaves for - $3.20 $4.50 grades, sill wool, for - $2.79 ( $4 00 grades, fine cashmeres, for - - $1.98 $2.50 grades, dress trousers, for - - $1.39 Boys' Bloomer Saits, $7.50 grades, for 3-45

j j Boys' Overcoats, latest styles, $6.50 grades, for 3.20 Boys' $2.50 Sweaters to go for - - 1.72 Boys' Fleece Underwear 50c grade, for - .27 Men's 15c hose to go for ... 08 Men's Handkerchiefs, 10 cent value for - .02 Ladies' fine Waists, $2.00 value for - .79 | Ladies' and Children's fine $1.50 middy blouces, .82 ( ' Quilts and Blankets reduced to very low prices.

We cannot stop to tell you of all the bsrgains we have in our store, it would take too much space. We hare mentioned just a few here. Call and see far yourselves the great bargains we are offering. Free with every $25.00 purchase a Ladie's or Man's umbrella.

GIDDZNG'S

419 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY, N. J. NEXT TO THE GRAND MOVING PICTURE PLACE, N