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BULKK ADS NEW RIDGES; COUNTY BOARD Of FREEHOLDERS < WILL MAXE IMPROVEMENTS OH ( HOLLY BEACH ROAD, NANCY'S CREEK, CEDAR hiWAMP — COtTRT < HOUSE TO BE HEATED. ] ' I At r meeting of the Board of Chosen i Freeholders held at Gape May Court i House on the 22d inat. c Plans and specifications for a new , bridge over Naney'e creek on the line 1 of the Bay Shore road below Goshen were approved and the clerk waa in- 1 ■trueted to advertise for bids for its i construction. The structure will eon- i sist of cement concrete built <in heavy " piling, and will cost about $3,000. ] Plans and specifications for about " three hundred feet of bulkhead along | the line of the Tuckahor-Mannora road near Cedar Swamp Creek bridge, where ' consid'-rabh- damage was done by re- < cent storm* were also approved and the work of ccnatruction ha* been com- , menoed. , Also plans and specifications for a < bulkhead on the Holly Beach road rendered necessary for immediate protection of the road from storms such ah have recently occurred. The Board directed the Clerk to ad- 1 vertiao for bids for the construction of 'cement concrete gutters along the Tuck- | shoe road between the built up portion ^ of the village and the bridge; also for . similar gutters along Asbury avenne, Ocean City, from 30th to 34th street. ' Cement concrete gutters will also be constructed for a distance of about six hundred feet along the SfS chore road ' at West Cape May, and on Cape May Point Boulevard from the West Jersey and Seashore R. R. trark* to the bridge The Board arranged to commence She 1 work of re-surfacing the second section. Seashore road. Cape May Court House | to Seaville. just as soon as the necessary quantity of gravel can be obtained, and will further consider the advisability of putting another coat of glut- - rin thereon, it having been satisfactorily ' demonstrated to be a great preserver of ' gravel roads. 'The Board also considered the question of heating for the Court House | building with a view of nbando"ine the use of stoves therein. Mr. Washington ' Godfrey has been asked to prepare plans! • and specifications for the approval of the Board. CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB STARTS BULKHEADS Work i* now underway at the Oorin- 1 thian Yacht Hub. building great hulk- 1 heads and filling in the banks. Grass •od will be laid and a green velvet lawn a round the handsome club house will be! had before the coming summer o ILL AT COLLEGE Miss Anni" Cooper, daughter of Mr ami Mm. Mrs. Alfred Coper, of Court House, and a senior at Smith College, is , ill of pneumonia at the Diekinaim Hospital. Northampton. Mass.. and her j parents are with her. Many friends hope that she may speedily recover. Read the "Exploits of Elaine." start- , ing on page seven of this issue. This story will be illustrated at Armstrong's Theatre commencing Tuesday evening • of next week- -Read the first installment — See the first picture — You will i need no further advice. Overcoats If you need a good overcoat or a suit go to Chaa. Scherer" for his reduced prices for the winter on suits and overcoat*. Also ladies' top coats and suits. Scherer's Decatur 8treet near Washington St., SPECIAL SALE 35c and 40c Coal Buckets. 30c, and a 10c Eire Shovel Free with each-" bucketHire my Hand or Electrical Vacuum House Cleaner for $1 and I will give you. Free, 99c worth of goods. 30c Glass Pitcher and 1 -2 dozen 50c Glasses — both for 35c. 35c 1-2 gaL Stoneware Bean Pots only 23c. Colonial Drinking Glasses— 23c dozen. $2S0 Bicycle Tires. Diamond No. 1, guaranteed, 11.85. Get a Punch Card and get 60c worth of goods Free. J. E. MECRAVS, M Waakiagtoa street.

CAPE MAY SUNDAY Sunday. January 31, is to be "Cape May" Sunday in the Baptist Churches in New Jersey. Special emphasis is to be laid on the work of the seashore I churohes and offerings for the new en- < t*prisc at Cape May arc to be taken. The First Baptist Church here will observe this day. Subscription cards have been prepared and everyone win given the opportunity to subscribe toward the fund -being railed to pay ■ for the new location and ereot an ade- - quate building thereupon. These sub- , M-riptioas are to be paid oo or before , ■ 23. The Sunday School will observe "liDay" on Sunday afternoon. Every ( member of the school is invited to bring , good book as a gift to the library. The offering of the Sunday School will used for the purchase of new books. • library committee has a list of new ' which they are about to purchase. The Brotherhood has engaged the ' Gill's Octette to give a return , tonoert on the night of February 23. , The Woman's Missionary Society will , meet at the parsonage, 934 Oorgie street, , on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A • full attendance is requested. ' M_ E. church NOTES The Ep worth League gives a Birth- I day Social Tuesday evening, February i . 2nd, 1915, in the Chapel. A program of ' interest has been prepared and refreshments will be served. Admission is one ' . cent for each year of your age up to cents — beyond that pay what you i please. _ Next Sunday, January 31st, 1915. full . explanations will be made of the proj posed new financial plan. All mem- • , bers are urged to come out. The every r member canvass win be made Thursday, ' February 4th. 1915. Come out Sunday : and hear about it. You will be pleased. ; Don't miss it. i VIOLINIST , Mis* Katherine Xueman. of Philadel- ' . phia, will be the guest of Mrs. Howard . Fisher, 19 Perry street, every Saturday r during the winter months. She will be ' r delighted to give her friends violin les- 1 sons and should like to add a few more . pupils to her list. Miss Nucman is a , violinist of rare ability and talent, liav- , ing played at many of the leading con- , I certs in Philadelphia and elsewhere. ,| 16-1-30-tf PROGRESSIVE SUPER Tile Class No. 3 of the Presbyterian | Sunday School will hold a progressive i ( supper in the basement of the church j on Thursday evening, February 4. Sup- j - 1 per, .35 cents. 8 MRS. LYDIA ELIZABETH MANL0VE j I I Mrs. I.vdia Elizabeth Mianlove, da ugh- j 'iter of Lvdia and George Truitt. and I wife of the late Captain Daniel Manlovo. !agcd 81. died at the home of her grand- . daughter. Mrs. Jolin W. Meyer, of West I Cape May. on Tuesday. Mr*. ManloveJ 1 , has lived in Cape May 31 years and w a* ! 8 ; a devoted Methodist whose memory will ! ' j long be cherished by a host of adinir- • r i ing friends. Two sons. C. H. Manlovo. , 8 , of Altoona. P*.. and A. L Manlove. of j j Cumberland. Md.., and a granddaughter.; j with whom she made her home, are the I ' I only survivors. The funeral oceurod on I ' Friday at 1.30 P. M. Interment at the; " (-Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery. , IN MEM0RIAM ! In sad but loving remembrance of a | loving son and brother Joshua If. Poulson, who departed this life, Januarv j -Hat, 1907. Sadly missed by Parents, Sisters and Brothers. t o 1 A REAL BARGAIN Ten room furnished oottage. All modern conveniences. Lot 40x120. Centrally located. Liberal terms. Whole property can be now purchased for less than what it cost to originally build the house. Call and get the price and terms, ex- 1 amine the property and you will be satisfied that it is the best chance to purchase a comfortable home ever made in " this city. GILBERT C HUGHES, Realty. No. 214 Ocean Street. HOW I SERVE YOU r Flrat, I will build you tha beat boat for tha money. Second. I will store your boat In mj enclosed boat house by the y ear or tb* Third, I can offer yon a choice of tb* F beat second hand boats and take your < preaeat craft ta part paymeat on a am one. Railways oo which to rua boots JOHN A. PHARO. llll Lafayette S|_ 1 - Eeyatoae pheni Mo. MIX

BOARD ELECTS OLD OFFICERS WORK OF OFFI- j CERS OF LAST z EAB RESULTS IN ' THEIR RE-ELECTION — NO INCREASE IN SALARIES IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. The annual meeting of the Cape Board of Trade was held at the City Hall on Thursday evening of this week. The first business on the carpet was election of officers for the year of 1915. Owing to the entire satisfaction of the officers of 1914. the Board re- ' elected the same gentlemen to serve for 1916; as follows: ' President, Luther C. Ogden. Nice President, Samuel H. Moore. Secretary, Everett J. Jerrell. Treasurer. Thomas W. Millet. ' The election was followed by several ' discussions on plans for the betterment and beautifiration of our resort. The ' following resolutions were prepared to 1 submitted to CSty Council. To the Honorable (Sty Council: — Gentlemen: — The Board of Trade most heartily commends the ifork that • has been done during the past two year* • putting into effect the Raving OrdiF resulting in the laying of a - very considerable amount of Improved • paving in various parte of the city, addi ing very greatly to the beauty of its i streets and also the the comfort of all who use them. 1 We desire however" to call attention • to the fact that there are still a very ■ considerable numbfer of properties in ■ front of which pavements have not been , many of them in sections much • used and making ugly gaps between two . properties having improved pavements and where it is, w-e believe, very essen(Continued on fourth page.) . CAPE MAY HOME AND k I SCHOOL ASSOCIATION . The regular monthly meeting of the . Cape May nome and School Association . occured at tlie High School Building. . Thursday evening, and was well atiend- , ed. Miss Edna Pratt, one of the State r . Organizers of the State Library Com- 1 . mission was the speaker of the evening i and gave a very interesting address j ' upon tie- wwk of the' Commission and ' the ■ rtahli-hmi ht of public libraries |n j many plac - rt. the conclusion of her address there was some di*cti*sion and : , a resolution passed authorizing the : ] president of the association to appoint ! a oommittis- to organize a eafi'vass of j | the eity for nibseriptions to a public ( j library fund. The matter of a visiting nurse was j ! next presc.iL-d by Mrs'. V. M. D. Marry j " I and Dr. Marry and a resolution passed j 1 to authorize the president to appoint a j ] bilitv of securing the appointment of j j such a nurse and to arrange for a public 1 ' meeting at which it may be discussed. | ^ | Tlie preliminary program included a I f chorus by high school students which ' • j wns very much enjoyed and encored. | ' ! A piano solo by MisS Helen Porter, i ("Yalse Brilliante." (Opus 34, No. 1)1 "(Chopin, which was rendered with the! ' ] skill and expression for which Miss Por- I '{ter is noted and was very heartily en- 1 f cored. There were also several Yietrola se- ! lections. Every parent in the city should , become interested in this association ; i and attend its meetings. r T. B. S. CLUB The weekly meeting of the T. B. S. Club was held at the home of Miss Alice Brcwton onTqaqlay evening with Miss Gertrude Simkins. a recent Arrival in . the borough circle, as guest. The Club . was glad to sec that altho Elsie is "Tired of Being Single." she is still . with the buneh. Miss Brewton served dainty refreshments, after which the meeting adjourned. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bush announce the , marriage of their daughter Ida Millett, to George Vincent Fitzgerald, of Danville, Va., on October Slat, 1914. They are spending a brief season in Cape May but will later reside in Philadelphia. COUNCILMAn F. W. WOLFF , -IN HOSPITAL Councilman Frederick NV. "Wolff is recovering from a serious operation, in the ' German HospitaL STOVES, HEATERS AND RANGES Call and see our line of Stove Boards Coal Hods. Oil Ctotha. Stove Blacking

CITY COUNCIL I NEEDS $86,000 " 1 nbmd6 to he sold to make im- i i ; jrivemzsnts— *.ld cape may j to be benefitted— washington street will be pavhd. ( At a meeting of CSty Council held ■ Ttynaday Bight in City Hall, the Ap- j l' preprinting Ordinance passed its third ! 8 and final reading. ] ' After much discussion a bonding ordi- ( - nance passed its second reading. The ' amount of this ordinance as it stands ! Is $86,000. The money is required to re- . r pair the boardwalk, beach drive, building a stone bulkhead, repairing pari]- , ions and paving Washington street j from Perry to Franklin street. Bonds ( will be in denominations of $500.00 each ( — and will be advertised for sale after j ! the final passage of the ordinance. j election of officers 3 At the recent annual meeting of the Cape May Building and Loan Association, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Pre*- < '' ideut, Thomas W. Millet: Vice Presi- ' 1 dent, J. M. E. Hildreth ; Secretary, ' 8 Henry S. Rutherford; Treasurer. Isaac ' H. .Smith, Jr. Directors: Andrew S. 1 8 Bush: Charles T. Oanqibell, Joseph H. ' 1 El well. William L. Ewing. Joseph H. ' Haines, Frank Hines, E. Jerrell, William ! 8 S. Shaw, George P. Wentzell. Auditors: 1 ' William G. Blattner, Gilbert C. Hughes, 1 Lewis T. Stevens. < 1 The above officers with the exception ' r of Charles T. Campbell, were re-elected. ! I Mr. Campbell was elected in the place < " of W. L Cummings, who resigned after ^ serving a long time of faithful service. . 9 ' „ J 18 ELDREDGE AND PHILLIPS REORGANIZE METHODS Eldredge and Phillips, Inc.. have re- . organized their methods oKdoing business and on February 1st their business * s ill be on a strict cash basis. Prices p have been revised and greatly reduced. n thus allowing the feed buver and cons' tractor to save considerable money even j though they were compelled to borrow * I from a local bank and pay interest at 1 6 per cent. When a merchant does bus- * iiu>* on a credit system he places him- * jsclf in the position of a banker, and ^ i furnishes capital to operate the other n j fellow's business. Tlie unwise part of r , Uii* plan is that the merchant fails to ' ^ i collet interest on the capital that he •" . loan*, unless he prices hi* goods extra ' i high to meet this emergency. The cash f | system will work .out to the mutual 'c ( benefit of dealer and buyer. *\ MRS. LYDIA MECRA Y -SICKLER ^ j Mrs. l.ydia Mecray-Sickler, wife of Dr. ^ NYiliiam E. Siekler, a Camden dentist. J w^o died Tuesday at the Cooper Hos'"jpitsl was buried Friday from the home I of her eldest daughter, Mrs. Eugene ic Harry Hill, at Maple Shade. She never I fully to-covered from the effects of a ; fractured hip suffered in a fall at her '' i Maple Shade home some time ago. Mrs, j Mecray-Sickler was the widow of Dr. r' I Alexander Mceray before / her , second 0 j resident of Camden and hai been active " in the First Presbyterian \Oinreh. A j son and two daughters survive, j Mrs. Siekler had many rjdatives in *" i Cape May. d " i JUDGE HEBENTHAL HEARS FIRST CASE ! Harry Hcbcnt^ial. our newly elected - ahlerman, heard his first case on Fril(1 day morning. He fiued an erring youth „ $10 'and costs. b REAP0INTED POSTMASTER g Frank H. Eldredge has been reapII pointed postmaster at Cold Spring. d 0 Ware's Drug Shop (THE- REXALI. MORE) e Patent Medicines, Drig Sundries, t Toilet Goods at Lowest Pi.ees; Ask to | ' see the Blue I ine Rubb • ' (oods, 2 year v guarantee; also fresh s.ock of Pirika, 'y Samoset and Huyler Candies; All Writing Paper and Holiday Goods reduced. Washington and Decatur Street, Decatur and Washington Streets L <*pc May. BISSELL carpet sweepers One Bissell "Cyeo" Bearing Sweeper will out last fifty brooms. Brooms wear out women and raise an awful 1 dust. Chariea A. Swain, >05-307 JackU son street, is offering these sweepers at I $2.75. Yon ate invited to mum* there F i> > V

ed. william's rivert0n team va cape may a. a. The game tonight (Saturday) will, no doubt be one of the hardest struggles of the season as "Eddie" Williams, the popular manager of the Riverton-Psl-known for the ability displayed by the teams he manages, will bring down a bunch of fire young huskies under the name of Riverton. It is enough to say that "Eddie" is their manager for recommendations, and this team has been putting up a mighty stiff game this season. However. Manager Dorner of the Capes, with his knowing smile, says he has the home boys on edge and it will surely be a great game. Follow- , Is the official "dope": ing is tne otfi tficial "dope":

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MADE in CAPE MAY Right here in Cape. May in the dead of winter, can be found a photographer, . artistic and .industrious, devoting the ( that is within him to the making . of photographs of the better variety, and to enlargements from the works of . amateurs and from miniatures. The enlargements are don? in all classes, ! speia tone being the mbst popular. In most cases these enlarged photos are , made from old .prints that cannot be duplicated, and connoisseurs appreciate i the efforts of W. R. Smith of the Smith . to such an extent that he rei ceivee orders daily from distant cities. E. CARTER McKNIGHT ENTERTAINED T. Y. S. CLUB ' Mrs. E. Carter McKnight. of 749 Washington street, entertained the jolly ^ members of the ^ Y. S. Club at her ( handsome home this week. Mrs. MeKmght's entertainments are always greatly enjoyed by those fortunate ( enough to be present. t LOSES TOE Newsdealer John Vanzant had a - troublesome toe amputated this week. I Mr. Vanzant is not thoroughly enjoying r his experience.

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAji GRAPHS 0* THE COMING AND GOING or CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST i Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Souder and at- »' tractive little daughter, were week end • visitors with Mrs. Logan Bockius o* , North street. Rev. Mr. Bosserman, who occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian (March of this rity last Sunday, was the gueet of Mr. and Mrs. Brunyate. Mr. Boaaer- • man was an Intimate friend of the ■ family at their former home. Mrs. Jacob Corson, of Weet Perry ' street waa in Philadelphia last week ati tending the funeral of Mrs. Alva Bates, i of that city. Mrs. Bates has been a i summer cottager here for many yeara, and will be remembered by a large circle of acquaintances and friends in Cape I MayMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Curtis and , daughter. Anna, are enjoying a visit to , Annapolis, and to their son Donald, who is a cadet at the naval academy. ! Mr. and Mrs, Sydney Goff, of Queen s street, were Philadelphia visitors early in the week. t Miss Lizzie Ware was an over Sun- ( day visitor to Philadelphia, and while , there had the pleasure of listening to , the Rev. Billy Sunday in one of « t remarkable services. Sunday afternoon she listened to "Ma" Sunday in one of her plain but forceful addresses. Mrs. Sherman S. Sharp was an over Sunday visitor to Philadelphia, and availed herself of the privilege of hearI ing Rev. Mr. Sunday preach one of hil forceful sermons. She was highly de1 lighted with her trip. Mrs. Abbey Townsend was in Philar delphia on Wi-dnesdav last, visiting - friends and relatives. 1 Zachary Taylor was in Philadelphia 6 last week attending the funeral of Mrs. Alva Bate* of that city. * Mrs. Samuel S. Doak spent Wednesday hire visiting friends, i r Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fleishhauer who . is spending a couple of weeks in New • York before their return home, will visit their daughter, Mrs. Win. J. F. Kimsev.

MECRAY BROTHERS Announce the opening of the COLUMBIA HOTEL on April 1, 1915, for the $ea$on. Reservations are now being made for Easter. Special Rates. r Address, Mecray Brothers, Cap* May, N. J. FOR SALE OR REN Hotel Virginia Jackson Street, near the Ocean CAPE MAY, N. J. Furnished and equipped with private bath rooms, electric lights and steam heat r An all the year round house. CHARLES H. EDMUNDS OWNER ; 1420 Chestnut Street PHILADELPHIA . ■ - A