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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY SOLICITOR AND ENGINEER TO CONFER WITH STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ON PROPOSED SEWER DISPOSAL STATION — SUMMER POLICE ELECTED. At a regular meeting of City Council held on the evening of June lat, Messrs. Bailey, Gilbert, Hughes, Mecray, Smith, "" Wenbzell and York answered roll call and the following business was transacted: A communication from the Cape May Real Estate Oo. in reference to a claim for interest 12.32. Matter was referred to City Solicitor with power to act. A communication from Cape May Light and Power Co. in reference to the $1000 retained from the amount due them, this amount has been retained as damages, which the company claims is being unjustly held. Communication was received and filed. Mr. Smith, of the Police Committee, stated that many applications for positions as officers hpd been received, but thought the balance in the appropriation would not warrant the engaging of over 4 or 5 more men. Jr. Wentzell of the Committee on Education moved that a communication be sent to the Public Utility Commission, stating that up to date, so far as the Chairman of the Lighting Committee has been able to ascertain, two poles hare been moved, the' wires are still hanging, poles still leaning and conditions are such as ' have a menace to the safety of the cit- ' izens. All this work was recommended by the Utility Commission to be attended to without delay. Mr. Hughes called on the city solicitor for a report in reference to the beach in front of the Life Saving Station. Mr. Hildreth stated that he wrote to. the proper authorities in reference to the I matter, stating that the city was not " receiving any taxes from the property I and that we were not under any legal obligation to build the bulkhead, but that we were morally obliged to protaot property that was paying taxes; this was in answer to a letter I had received ■ffdff them; have heard nothing since. ' In reference to the incline I wrote icincuix ui mc im-iiur 1 wiufce il

there was an agreement betwen them and the Cape May Real Estate Co. and did not think the city had anything to i do with it. Mr. Miller here stated that the Cape May Real Estate Co. had received a communication from the government authorities, and that Mr. Bell said it was the intention of the Cape May Real Estate Co. to build and maintain the President York called for a report on petition for sewer on Lafayette street. City Engineer reported that he found j it was possible to make connections, etc. Sewer would be about two feet deep ' and cost $200. President York also caled for report on proposed West Perry street sewer. ' (Sty Engineer stated that it could be laid for about $300, but that it would , empty into Cape Island Creek, which would probably cause more contention ' with the State Board of Health. 1 Mr. Gilbert moved seconded by Mr. I Wentxell, that the petitions take the I (Continued on eighth page.) ' ■ . i Whitewashing and cold water painting, spray or brush, ceiling, rooms, stables, garages and outhouses; lawns at- ' tended. Prompt attention. * ADGER JACKSON 1 720 Lafayette St., Cape May, N. J. 1 The Board of Trade Minstrel Show will be repeated on June 10th. \ Hotel Help Furnished The Harris Employment Bureau, 252 East Oak avenue, Wildwood, makes a specialty in furnishing hotel help — Phone your wants; either phone. MAS0NJAR SALE. No. 1 best quality Quart Jars, 4»c doz. Pint Jars 44c dot •Jar Tops 19c dor. 10c Rubbers at 5c Next Week Only. Jar Pullers \. , 10c Glaas-Top Jars of -♦(-Rinds. J. E. MECRAY*S, •04 Washington street

PERSONAL 5 MENTION "0 INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA,F GRAPHS Ox THE COMING AND GO- * ING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST WEEK. g Mr. Jacob Snare of Philadelphia has k' opened his beautiful summer cottage for the summer. . Walter Church and family have returned to Cape May after a winter in Florida. L--'L. Lewis and Miss Lewis of New ^ York are occupying their Columbia ave- , nue cottage. Jesse Laventhol, a former Cape May 0 boy, visited here with his father over ' ^ Decoration Day. Dr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Eldrrdge g entertained Mr. and Mrs. Heber Stanley J Lanning, of Germantown over Memorial " t>VDr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Eldredge ! have opened their cottage at 222 Broad- ^ way for the season. Mr. and Mrs. John Carmlgans. of 6(123 Woodland avenue, spent the week end * | at their cottage here, j Robert Shellenberger, of Cvnwyd, Pa., " s and Vernon Fleck, of Narberth, Pa., * t both stars of last year's baseball team \ f were visiting in Cape May last Sunday and were welcomed by their manv ° friends. ^ Mrs. M. Hudson of Philadelphia, has ^ ^ opened her summer cottage for the sea- ^ son. c 1 f, CHAUTAUQUA ■ WEEK IN JULY « to 9th, INCLUSIVE, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE DATE ^ FOR THE CAPE MAY MEETING— ' 'MR. PIERSON CLAIMS THE BEST " PROGRAM EVER. / fi At a recent meeting of the Chautau- ., qua Committee held at the Hotel Oo- ." lumbia the following organization was ^

a effected: Chairman of the Executive j Committee, Dr. V. M_ D. Marcy; Secretary, Dr. H. W. Lummis; Chairman of the Ticket Committee, William Porter; e Chairman of the Committee on Grounds, g S. S. Sharp; Chairman of Publicity. E. ^ G. Jones. Mrs. V. M. D. Marcy wa9 t placed in charge of the Junior Chau'" s This season the Chautauqua week ! will.be from July 3rd to 9th inclusive. ' The director states that the 1915 pro- ' gram is the best they have ever preI sented and that there will be more va- ( riety, and the entertainments will be | ( of a higher quality than any previous BOW I SERVE YOD First. I will butli goo the beat beat 1 for the Doair. ■seoaC 1 will store your beat la my , enclosed boat house by the year er the Third. I can offer yoo a ehotoe of the • aeooad hand boats and »-fc- your present craft Is part payment on a new 1 one. Railways on which to ma boats. ' JOHN A. PHARO. lit! Lafayette «t_ • phw «•. tux RUMMAGE SALE r June 9th and 10th, at a Washington j street store — shoes, clothing, china, furniture and other useful articles. Benefit St. Mary's Church. j The Board of Trade Minstrel Show will be repeated on June 10th. «

FREEHOLDERS ! BUSYSESSI0N . A DELEGATION FROM THE PENN MEMORIAL BRIDGE COMMITTEE ASKS COOPERATION OF THE COUNTY— HIGHWAYS TO BE REC BUILT BY THE BOARD. ^ The Board of Chosen Freeholders met in regular session at Cape May Court House, on Tuesday last. A delegation representing the Penn Memorial Bridge Committee, headed by Richard T. Collings of Colliugswood visited the Board in meeting to urge the co-operation of the Board and render financial assistance in support of the movement to have constructed a bridge across the Delaware river from Philadelphia to Camden. A resolution endorsing the project and assenting to the appointment by the Governor of a commission with power to have proper plans prepared and to select a location for the proposed bridge by unanimous vote. The Board of Estimate appointed to determine the amount of money necessary to establish and maintain a County Vocational School of Agriculture for period ending October 31, 1910, reported that $4,000 would be required, of which the State would assume one-half, i A resolution to appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be raised by taxation for the purpose was defeated. I Then- being no objection offered to ' the acquisition of the Bayshore road, i West Cape May to Schellenger's at Green Creek, and the road I Townsend Corner. Dennisville, to " Washington avenue. Woodbine, further ' action was deferred until the next meet- i ing of the Board when formal resolu- < tions uill be adopted acquiring the said < roads as part of the County road sys- 1 No objections were presented to the » proposed improvement of the road from Marehailville to the County line, en- s route to Port Elizabeth and work there- '' upon will be commenced in the near " future. A contract was awarded to Hiram W. r Godfrey of Cape May Court House to install a steam heating plant for heating I1 the Court Mouse building, to be com- ' me v <iui l House uunuing. to oe com-

pleted during the summer, at a cost of | $1,453. The lighting committee reported that ^ the lowest bid obtained for lamps for lighting the bridges on the line of the Inland Water Way. as required by the ». U. S. Lighthouse Service is $168.00 for each bridge. The committee was auth- . orized to procure the necessary lamps, but an effort will be made to obtain them at less cost. The Board will meet at Marmora on Friday morning to inspect the road [ from Marmora to Ocean City, built by ' E. Hand, prior to final acceptance, and will then proceed to Sea Isle City to inspect the road being built by Henty Y. Clouting from Sea Isle Citv to Coraons Inlet. I 0 ANOTHER FINE COTTAGE , The handsome cottage now being built on New Jersey avenue by Mr. and | Mrs. Fred Miller is rapidly Hearing eotn- , pletion and is a very creditable addi- , tlon to this exclusive neighborhood. DO YOU WANT IT? Limited amount of money to place on mortgages within the city, in sums of $1000 and $1500. ; GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty, | No. 214 Ocean Street. The Roard of Trade Minstrel Show ' will be repeated on June 10th. 1

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GRADUATING I CLASS OF '15 N MISS MARY CHURCH RECEIVES E HIGHEST HONORS — WEATHER E HELD HO TERRORS FOR FRIENDS !- OF THE"^NEW GRADS— METHODIST CHURCH FILLED TO CAPACITY. t t Cape May High School Commencement for 1915 was held on Thursday n night. June 3. and it will doubtless go y down in Cape May history as one of - the most successful events of its kind e ever held. r In spite of the inclement wea titer, the e Methodist church was filled with an e audience of interested parents, relatives ' - and friends of the eight graduates. The front pf the church was tastefully dec- ' t orated with palms, roses and daisies, ' r which added greatly to the beauty of ' t the scene. 1 1 The center of attraction and the 1 I. cynosure of all eyes was, of course, the class of nineteen hundred fifteen. It ) was their commencement, the time and • hour for which tbey had worked for j ■ years, and they performed their parts j • rreditahly, both in appearance and , • conduct. Promptly ab 8.15 the class filed in. in y . the following order, Mary Church and i Audrey Warner, Henry Owens and Elva ' Wilkine, Ben Poinsett and Nellie TayFloyd Hughes and Norma Hildreth. i Helen Porter, with characteristic 1 , skill, presided at the piano. After the invocation by Rev. C„ O. 4 Ringeuhagen's Female Trio. r -Evening** was rendered by the chorus. followed an oration "The School - a Social Centre" by Audrey Warner. to a flood of other matter for 1 this week's issue, the orations of Miss 1 and Miss Church must be omitted. hut will appear, in full, in next week's issue. Iaihr's "Out on I be Deep" was sung as a male clionis, after which came. Camp Fire Girls Movement." an " oration hy Mary Church. G "Morn. Bine." by Czibulka. was the " next musical rendition by the chorus. tl At this point caiue what was doubt- a the most important part of the ex- t< ercises. the presentation of diplomas.

if by Mr. W m. Porter, president of the Board of Education. Mr. Porter in his t characteristic manner, and in his usual ir concise and able oratory, brought to the e class, in pithy phrase, clear logic, wealth e of vocabulary, and telling effectiveness, r the felications and congratulations of . the Board, and also, impressed upon his i, hearers the seriousness and importance n of the occasion. After addressing the class, Mr. Porter turned to the audiR ence, and in a few well chosen remarks j presented to them the needs of Oape i r May for a new High School building. The principal address of the occasion I r was delivered by the Hon. Reid B. Tiet- ! j rick, of Harrisburg, Deputy State Su- ' . perintendent of Pennsylvania. Mr. I Tietrick spoke in part as follows; Ladies and Gentlemen: I This is my first opportunity to meet I a Cape May audience. You certainly < | give me a favorable impression. I re- i fer, of course, to the fact that on a ) rather disagreeable evening so large a ' number have come out to witness these < exercises. As I come before you, I I have in my heart, a feeling of gladness, i as 1 glance back and recall the good [ ' work of the teacher as 1 meet these ' ' .voung people. I must give you great f credit for the two splendid orations de- ( livered this evening, and I suppose that r I will make friends, if I only say a few 1 words, and then say good-night. I am 1 sure that you came out because you t

are interested in education rather than in myself. Just as I passed vour Superintendent he whispered to me, "Is your speech the cat's tail?" I paused long enough to ask him in what way could it be like a cat's tail, and he said, "Is it fur to the end." Then I turned to him (Continued on fourth page.) Dr. Clarence S. Eldredge, of Philadelphia is at Cape May for the season. Anyone having trouble with their eyes or in need of glasses should take advantage of this opportunity to consult th# doctor. During the month of June he can be seen evenings or Saturday afternoons at 222 Broadway, West Cape May. 426-6-5-4t STOVES STORED— $1.50. per season. Why allow them to stand around all summer and rust? Call Jesse Brown to remove them.

MINSTREL TO 1 BE REPEATED S OWING TO .THE LASTING APPLAUSE 2 OF THE PEOPLE, THE BOARD OF j TRADE WILL REPEAT THE SHOW. The, Minstrel Show which occurred on Friday and Saturday evenings last week was such a pronounced success that the . performers have been prevailed upon to • again appear before the footlights on , June the 10th at the Auditorium, r Changes will be made in the jokes and j I songs and other specialties. R. A. MINNER OPENS STORE 1 [ R. A. Minner. a watchmaker and jew- ' , eler, has opened a place of business with ' , the Cape May Optical at 518 Washingtoil street and is now prepared to ban- ' die the finest grade of watch repairing * or diamond mounting. Mr. Minner has * extensive experience in New York" and other Urge cities. EARLIEST CAPE MAY POTATOES t Isaac Harris one of Cape May's enter- h prising farmers Las been successful in c producing the earliest potatoes of the v The spuds are extra fine and f are now on exhibition in the Star and J window. g 0 s LARGEST STRAWBERRIES " A. S. Church, a scientific agricuitnr- 0 ist of Cold Spring, exhibited two boxes *' of strawberries in the Star and Wave * show window, the total number of ber- j' rios to the box was 14; weight 1 pound " 2 ounces to the quart. tl — U MEMORIAL r CEREMONIES w The entertainment given by the me- jo morial detail of John Mecray Post 40, G. A. R., on Monday evening. May 31st. at Washington Street Hall was onF of ^ best that ever took place on that annual occasion. The hall was filled j ^ its capacity. j j The volunteer talent who so kindlv 1 il.:. : 1 . 1 . I1

>• gave services seemed to i accord with the day and rendered their ' 1 parts in a most praiseworthy manner. ( ; Too much credit cannot be given to ( , those who helped to make the evening's ( , exercises so entertaining to the public, f The opening music by the Cape May 1 Band, under the leadership of Director ■ William Porter, was rendered in a pa- ( ■ triotic spirit well suited for the day. ( The prayer by the post chaplain. Com1 rade Taylor, and the reading of Lin- : coin's Gettysburg address by Comrade j , Reeves, was a part that has always 1 given by every Post in the United • States on Memorial Day. Mr. Edgar in bitv violin solo dispUyed f . skill beyond the ordinary, and Master .. Franklin MacKenzie is a boy wonder j for one so young in years and is cer- ^ ; tainly a most sweet singer, and one | ■ can safely predict that he is bound to j make his marke as a high class singer. ^ Nellie Rarnett. in the recitation. ^ "The Old Major Explains," was well ^ 1 worth hearing: also Miss Alberta New- j kirk in "The Picket Guard.". The sing- j by the gentlemen quartette com- ^ posed of Messrs. Wm. L. Cummings, Reeves, George Settle and Harry n "Tenting on the Old Camp was given in a manner that g recalled old memories to the reterans. Cummings in the solo "My Maryland," revived recollections of the old e time war songs. The address by Rev. g

1 Mr. Bosserman was a fitting tribute to the "Boys in Blue" and the keynote to ; the present state and condition of our 1 country. The closing music. "Auld I /ing ; Syne" by the band, was a very appro priate piece to the parting of ail those that spent a very pleasant evening with . the old soldiers of a long time ago. AUTOMOBILES * Before buying see the new five passenger Metz touring car, fully equipped with Gray and Davis electric lighting and starter, is an up to date car in every detail, has perfectly safe transmission for lady to drive, has full eiiptical springs back and front, and good spring I upholstered cushions. Price $600. ' JOS. S. STITES, Agent. " Cape May (Sty, N. J. Keystone phone 134-M. 2 The Board of Trade Minstrel Show will be repeated on June 10th. *

SPRINGER » FINED $300 \ JUDGE H. H. ELDREDGE STATED THAT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SENTENCE A NOTORIOUS GAMBLER. That other charges, even more serious than those that liave already developed ' in the Cape May County "graft" caaee, will be directed to the attention of the ; grand jury by William J. Kraft, of Aunden, special prosecutor, was evineed Wednesday by a declaration of Judge H. Eldredge, in sentencing Eugene Springer, of Wildwood, for keeping slot machines. Springer, who liad pleaded guilty, was caught in the meshes of the law as the result of the probe of Prosecutor Kraft and the jury into charges preferred against County Prosecutor Matthew Jefferson, Detective Harry Cheeseman and others. When Springer was arraigned for sentence Prosecutor Kraft asked him if he arrangements with a promotor who conducted boxing bouts at Wildwood. whereby he was to receive $10 for every fight in June, $15 for every fight in and «20 for every fight following. F. Eldredge. attorney for believing that the prosecutor seeking information bearing on cases "higher up," objected to the question and instructed Springer not to He said that the reply might incriminate Springer and bring other investigations before the grand jury. Kraft withdrew his question, saying he would bring the other matter before the grand jury. In imposing sentence Judge Henry H. Eldredge with scathing words denounced Springer and his methods. He said that in many cases it pained him to impose sentence, but that in this instance it was a pleasHe referred to Springer as having a reputation of being the most notorgambler in South Jersey. He also said: "I hare knowledge (hat you havp been defiant and boastwith reference to the investigation, saying that it would cost the county $10,000 and nothing come out of it. In view of the fact that h have no proof of

your operating slot machines outside r your place and that a more serious charge will be brought against you the sentence of the court is that you pay fine of $300, costs of prosecution and stand committed until the same are ' paid." 'r 11 "8 said here today that the Jefferson and Cheeseman cases will not be tried until after June 21. The exact date for the opening of the trick has not been announced. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP HIGH J SCHOOL GRADUATES I Seven boys and seven girls constituted the graduating class of the Middle High School this year, as folEugene Hays Chambers, William ^ Cherry, Holmes Tomlin DougAlbert Leslie Gandy, Ralph Chr1 Hand. George Norstall Hess, TheoBrown toung. Alice Katharine Dei Ella May Douglass. Sarah DougFidler, Mary Norburv Schellinger, Norbury Schellinger. Julia Spalding. Gertrude Chester Westcott. ' The commencement occurred on evening at Court House. SWEET POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE Yellow Jerseys, -xcelient plants from excellent stock for sale. $1.00 per 1000. by parcel post prepaid. Baron de

0 Hirach Agricultural School, Woodbine, ° N. J. g o COLDWELL LAWNM0WERS ' Nothing but the best of materials and 1 workmanship enter into the construction of Coldwell Lawnmowers — they have been continuously on the markets of the world for more than forty years. Prices range from $3.00 to $12.00. j A 14 in. Ball Bearing- Mower for $4.00. CHARLES A. SWAIN, 305-7 Jackson St. MILLINERY ' I have a large assortment of trimmed f hats in black and white effects and the styles for summer, all fine values prices from $2250 to $10.00. Don't fail to see these. L. R. HILLMAN 220 Perry Street, Cape May, N. J. The Board of Trade Minstrel Show will be repeated on June 10th.