SATURDAY', JANUARY 23, 1815. CAPE MAt 81 AK AND WAVE

BASKET BALL I CONTESTS CAPE MAY DEFEATS WU.DWOOD EAGLES IN EXTRA PERIODSSCORE, 33-31— ROOKWOOD WINS— t GREYSTOCK RESERVES TONIGHT. « V The Ospo May A. A. defeated the F • Wildw<K»il E*glnt list Thureday night .• on the Washington Street Hall floor, ii score 33-31. a The game was close and exciting n throughout an extra period being neccs- f, sary to decide the winner of the bacon a this victory for Cape May ties the series n at three apiece. The visitors had the edge on the local team in the first half at 15-8. In the ( second half the local boys came back strong. Kirk was the hero of the evening p when he towed the leather through the 1 net just as the forty minute whistle d sounded, making an extra period of five minutes necessary. w In the extra p<-riod Shields and Van- j; rant dropped the ball in the , net for c field goals, while Kirk made two fouls. „ Kirk and Delaney featured. Kirk j counted 14 out of 14 fouls while Delaney, t| scored 17 out of 21. Delaney scored all q the points for Wildwood. The lineup: t, CAPE MAY \ ,, O. F. PU. , Camp, forward 0 0 0 ,| Shields, forward 1 0 2 little, forward 2 7 11 Kirk, center 1 14 16 " Hughes, guard 1 6 2 ' Vanzant. guard 1 0 2 ; | 6 21 33 ' WILDWOOD G. F. PU. Delaney. forward 7 17 31 1 Colberg, forward 0 0 0 r - Millets, center 0 0 0 k Keating, guard 0 0 Of Sheehan, guard 0 0 0 (, 7 17 31 * Fouls — Kirk. 14 out of 14; Little. 7 out of 12; Delaney. 17 out of 21. Ref- h cree, Rnhbins. f je Rook wood, 67; Cape May, 39. I ^ The Rookwood five of Philadelphia 1 walloped the Oape May quintet last | Saturday night, score 07-38. The line- - up: I U OAPE MAY |n G. F. PU..Shields, forward 1 0 2 : - Camp, forward . 1 0 2 • ' Kirk, center 8 5 21 i Vanzant. guard 3 0 0 Little, guard 4 0 8 , ! • !l J7 5 38 I ROOKWOOD ' ;t- (}. F. Pts v VanOsten. forward ... 1t 0 18 ( Norman, forward 5 " 18 Reagan, center .... 0 0 12 ' White, guard 3 13 18 0 Anderson, gnsrd ... 4 0 *• 27 13 07 f Referee. R<ibh:— Greyfeck Re«»rves The Cape Ma- A 4. will line up > against the Greystock Reserves tonight. . r

REVENUE STAMPS You may obtain Documentary Revenue Stamps of various denominations by : calling on the Security Tr-i«t Company corner Washington and Ocean streets. 1 H. C. THOMPSON, Manager, j

NEWS AND COMMENT 1 (Continued from first page) I ' through the early morning mists, to ! ( within a few miles of Scarborough. and Hartlepool. Mr. Thomas H. ' I'arkin&on, who is a native of the form- 1 er place, a beautiful and famous water- I or seaside resort of England, is quite , apprehensive as to the welfare of his j relatives residing in those places. A ^ years ago Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson, with their daughter Florence, spent a 1 mynber of months in those cities, as > jwell as in various places in Holland.-— { Mrs. W. B. Sickler. of Mapleshade, N. I J., is seriously ill in the Cooper Hospital. ( The young ladies of the Presbyterian i School gave a return social to the young men of the church on Tues- < evening. ^ In Cape May, there lives a woman , who is sympathetic and generous, though not endowed with great riches. On several occasions this benevolent, 1 whole-hearted lady has prepared food of ] varieties and quietly slipped < basket to an unfortunate family. , the last visit to the family in dis- ( tress a pocketbook containing 56 cents disappeared. Now the estimable phil- ' a 11 thro pint is having a change of 1 thought. « Smith Hughes, of the Cape May postoffice department, was in Philadelphia 1 i : >r several days and is anticipating a , trip to Texas in the near future. He has . become suddenly anxious to visit that art of the country. ^ matter Smithy* ' 1 Whether it shall be a passing , landmark or a renovated hotel, the | residents of this old resort do not ? know what is the destiny of old , Congress Hall, which has been closed for the past three summer j seasons. Its present owner, the E. : ( C. Knight estate, of Philadelphia. , : allowed its long Southern-style , j colonial columns under its high pi- ^ Inzzas to bend and almost fall, its - [tall smokestacks to tnmble across ] the roof, and the window panes to | . 20 out gradually until some of the , windows are so far gone that that ( I nortion of this otherwise progressjive resort looks like an abandoned . • town. Congress ball has a glorious past and, if renovated, could have 1 Ian equally brilliant future. Tt is 1 the third hotel of that name, succeeding the second Congress Hall, which was burned in the great : conflagration which destroyed ' more than 40 hotels and cottages 1 November 0. 1878. On the site : 'lie old homes, in the spring of 1979. arose the new Congress Hall, !t' •• nrst brick ! tot el to be built at 'hi» r"«nrt. and today it is the only house here, aside from the i Hotel Cape May. The builders were Alexander M. Moore. ' I

1 long connected with the old Girard ' House, at Ninth and Chestnut ^ streets. Philadelphia, and Edward I C. Knight, the Philadelphia sugar ; refiner. Its proprietors have been i

1 v How many! steps ~/l§ (rff One telephone— nut men to use it " \ jgl Convenience for none, wasted time and |j|| || Turn over a new telephone "leaf." W l| An extension telephone — the "right here ^ || Pi on the desk" kind — costs only fifty cents Aj|; a month. How many can you use? Call the Bell Business Office. Well |S mail you an application to-day, if you B|| » The DeL & AtL Tel & TeL Co. frflil C. B. Smith, District Manager , § M Atlantic City, N. J. II

J. Frank Cake, H. J. and G. RCrump, Horace ML Cake and R. Halpin. On its lawn of six acres over- 1 looking the ocean the Philadelphia 1 State Fencibles and the Washing- j ton Light Infantry have encamp- 1 ed, and in its ball room have been ; given_balls to these organizations 1 well as to the -members of the famous Fifth Maryland Regiment. 1 when it encamped here.' It was j the Washington Light Infantry, >n ! command of Colonel G.' Moore, that in August. 1885, carried 1 Mayor Frederick J. Melvin a pris- ^ oner- -to —Washington,- - banqueted him and gave him a gold headed , cane for his kindness to the organ- I during its eneampment. < Room 100,_OD-the second floor , of. the hotel, has been a sleeping ( place for famous prelates and statesmen, among them Cardinal ■ 1 Gibbons. Archbishop, now Cardi- ' nnl Farley. Secretary of State j and others of lesser note. . Of the gay seances called to mind , was an evening reception to Cardinal Gibbons. When Blaine was ' there great crowds surged about 1 the lobbies and piazzas to see the ( • ' Plumed Knight. ' ' ] During the summer of 1891, when President Benjamin Har- « rison and family lived at Cape ' May Point, the executive offices of the fiation were in a suite of rooms , at Congress Hall, and all of the ; members of the Cabinet were at the hotel at various times, as well ] numerous foreign Ministers and their legation members. Matios Romero, a Mexican Min- . while riding, became involved in a dispute wth a hackman that came near causing an inter- ' national complication. The local , police .Tu'lffc. 'Squire John G. W. Ware, since d censed, had the dip- : ! lomat hauled before him and fined him the usual " ten spot" for disturbing the pence. An aberration ensued, and netwithstaudine the rule to "refer such matters to the State Department, the local ( 'squire was obdurate, and the i Minister became a wiser and poor- ; , er man for trifling with that brand ; of "Jersey justice." The man who said "War is hell" also was one of the hotel patrons. General William Tecumseh f Sherman, who was then in his seY. i enties, tall and looking every ineh . a soldier, although in civilian " dress, was the cynosure of all eyes while here. Recently there has been a rumor • afloat that, the hotel will he re- • j modeled and placed in eonditon . for business, and the citizens of.tlie

community hope that these rummay i-nterialize into facts. — Philade'-'1 >a Record. ■ INTERSCHOLASTiC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION I A' tin- mooting of the Inti-rsriiolastic j Atlilotic Association of Cape May Coun jtv hold at Capo May Court House on 'Saturday. January Otli. tlio following officers wore elected : President. Tanning My:-. Principal Wildwood High School. Vice President, Irvin W. Ziegior, Principal Cape May High School. Secretary, Professor George F. Ballet-. I Oape May Court House. Treasurer, County Superintendent A. W. Hand. The arrangement of the time schedule 1 ->nd the preparing of the grounds will i 1" looked after bv the Middle Township 'High School faculty, and Principal Tanning Myers will procure medals and pennants for the various events. Umpire* will be chosen by the several high school principals and the names submitted to County Superintendent Hand, Malcolm Murray and Robert Latimer. last year's umpires, have beln selected for the games at Wildwood. ONE WAY TO SAVE MONEY is to save paying big doctor's bills, by keeping on hand a bottle of the old and reliable SEVEN BARKS is that when yonr stomach gets out of order, you are troubled with Indigestion or Dyspepsia, your liver or kidneys don't act, or If you get. a touch of rheumatism you can get > quick relief and not have to call a doctor. SEVEN BARKS will purify your blood and tone up your system and has an unparalleled record of 43 years. Price 50 cents. Your druggist keeps it or can get it for you, or write to the inanu- | factum-. LYMAN BROWN, 68 Murray I St., New' York City.

DENNISVILLE Among the interested visitors from to the services where the Wm. Sunday holds the vast congregation spellbound; were the Rev. Stanley Clerk, Dr. Eugene and Qasence Way, Miss Sara Way, Earl Chester and Mrs. Anna Downs. Others are planning to hear him at the earliest opportunity. Miss Hannah Williams is visiting friends in^ Millville. Mrs. Zcbiah Taylor, who has been ill slowly recovering under the care of Ruth Robert. Samuel Woolson is about again, after severe attack of tonsilitis. Mrs. Frank Earnest is suffering from the same maladv. ' ; John Trout and Edgar Robinson are mastering the art of guiding their new Ford cars, being tutored by employees of Dr. Dix, of Coiltt House. Oapt. Ogden Gandy was summoned to on Monday to set as juror in the Federal Court. The removal of the post office to the new headquarters took place on the l£th inst. Harry Fidler with Mrs. Fidler and daughter will conduct the office under Democratic admiaistration. The buildis very nicely fitted np and no doubt the public will be served efficiently. E. B. I*wis and Mrs. Lewis, of Lansdowne, were guests of Mrs. Hemphill for the week end. Mrs. Leon Grace left on Wednesday for a short sojourn with relatives in Brooklyn. Mrs. Osman Geary returned on Tuesday after a week's visit with her parent's at the county farm. Mr. Charles Lloyd is again at his post with H. M. Carroll after a fortnight's visit with his daughter in Somerville. Mrs. Frank Fidler has added a new member to her band of musicians. Miss Martha Way arriving about Christmas Mrs. Ewdard Wells spent Tuesday with her parents during the absence of Mr. Wells who was among the many visitors to Harrisburg during the ininstallation of Governor Brumbaugh. Mrs. Henrietta Parker returned to her at Cape >tay on Tuesday after a visit with her daughters. Mrs. Williams ■ and Mrs. Blizzard. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAS TO PR I A See J. E. Meerav'8 Special .Sale at BOfi Washington Street. I - 0 ■ STOVES, HEATERS AND RANGES. [ Call and see our line of Store Boards, Coal Hods. Oil Cloths, Stove Blacking and enamels. .TES8E M. BROWN. 1 UNCLAIMED LETTERS ; List of unclaimed letters remaining in 1 Cu]»e May P. O. .for week ending. Jan- , nary 20. 1915: Mr. Harmon diaries. ' In calling for the above, please say ad- ■ vertiaed. J. E. TAYLOR. P. M. ! - — See ,T. E. Meeray's Special Sale at i 1 606 Washington Street. |

• "CYCO" BEARING Sweeper Outlasts 50 Brooms The modern "Cyco" Bearing Bissell Sweeper has robbed sweeping day of ita terror, has done more to preserve woman's good headth and temper, to aav nothing of the preeervatioa of her carpets, furniture, draperies, etc., than all other agencies combined. It will not only clean, but brighten your carpets as well, making them look like new, and this too, without raising dust. Bissell's "Cyco" Bearing Sweeper lessens the work of sweeping four-fifth, besides making the task a pleasure instead of a drudgery. The Bissell has none of the troublesome features found in other makes, requires no oiling, no adjusting for sweeping the different grades of carpets, and runs so easily that a touch wilt almost set it intmotion. We have a full assortment of the latest and finest pahterns of Bissell's "Cyoo" Bearing Sweepers in all of the leading woods, sizes and styles, at prices ranging from 12.75 to N. '14 CHAS. A. SWAIN 3K-7 JiCISM ST. CAPE MAY, ft. j STOP AT CAPE MAY GRAIN & COAL CO. NEXT TO READING TERMINAL For Feed, Flour, Seeds, Grains, Hay, ; Straw, Building Material, Hardware and Fertilizers. n— !!£■_ J. SIN.KINS. Maniger £ wishes to announce that he has opened a new | ? I FUR DEPARTMENT | in addition to his tailoring establishment and | J will be glad to remodel your old fur coats in | | the latest style possible £ Your patronage is solicited. i LADIES' AND MEN'S TAILOR a 424 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. I j £ Keystone Phone 176 A 4 j " c > »;« »>:« ->?>:> •> :> I'S* >»ai »s»-i> »»

M°RSK SA I A\ TUESDAY. JANUARY 26. 1915 AT POT ASHNICK'S STABLES. WOODBINE. N. J. The European War is making a tremendous demand on horses and the prices are raising daily. I have spent two weeks buying this lot of animals and would aQvise anyone who has use for a horse to buy at this sale. In tliis herd will be found some nice young horses, well acclimated, and ready for work at any time, also several matched teams, all sizes and colors. . A careful selection of these horses has heen made. MULES One team of grey mules, young and sound, also a team of bay mules. Sale starts at 10. A. Ml — come early and look these animals over. During the past year I have hired out many horses to seashore merchants and they will be sold very reasonable and will give good satisfaction. CONDITIONS OF SALE Nine months credit will be given on a bankable note and approved security. Should dav prove stormy sale will be held next clear day. MAX POTASHNICfc. ARTHUR WILSON, Auctioneer.