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. CAPE.MAY STAR AND WAVE Ocean Wave K#abU»hed It" Star of the Cape Established . . . ; ltXS Merged in Star and Wave 11-07 ■LBEKT R. HAND. General Manager Forms close Thursday evenings. Chit ■ t town circulation delivered Saturdays. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. *1.00 PER tear in Advance. This paper Is entered at the post•ffice as second-class postal matter. ■TAR AND WAVE PUBLISHING CO. 335 and 317 Washington Street. CAPE MAY OLDEST _RES0RT MUCIN Of NAMl^— QUAINT OLD AD — PIRATES AT THE CAPE — PIONEER FAMILIES— BIG FIRES— FAMOUS VISITORS— OTHER IHTERESTIH^HISTORICAL FACTS. Gape May it not only one of the beet known seaside resorts of the country, but also one of the very oldest, for, as early as 1801, it was advertised in one «f the newspapers that "the public are respectfully informed that the subscriber (who wai the postmaster) hae prepared himself for entertaining company I who use sea bathing, and he is aceommt listed with extensive house room with flab, oysters, crabs and good liquors." The advertisement ends by deetaring that Gape Island la the most delightful spot the citizens oan" retire ! to in the hot season." Without a doubt < lbs assertion was true, for it has been , generally acknowledged that Cape May ( baa a most delightful climate, tba frosts c of winter and the heat of aummer be- j ing tempered by its situation on ocean , and bay. How It Got Its Name To begin at the very beginning of the history of Cape May, as far as it is known to the white men, Henry Hudson, { in 1609, narrowly escaping shipwreck, , landed at Cape May, the very southern- | naoat point of the New Jersey coast. Fourteen years later, in 1623, Cornelius . Jaoobsen Mey, of the Dutch East Inflia f Company, sailed around this same southern point of land and named it Gape May. after himself, and the name has been retained, although it is now spelled j with an "a," instead of au "e." As New t

Jersey became settled by the whites, the country around the Cape offered an inviting field to the newcomers. Pirates at the Cape About 1029 or 1630, Samuel Godyn and Samuel Bloemmaert bought a tract of land, four miles in extent along the bay from Cape May to the north, comprising M>me sixteen square miles, from ten Indian chiefs. At this time there was much marshy ground included in the purchase, and the inland waters abounded in oysters and other shellfish. A noted English physician, Dr. Daniel Goxe, bought Cape Island, and about 1689 sold it to William Jacobs and Humphrey Hughes. The settlement was gradual, most of the new -resident* coming from Long Island. The great industry of the period was whaling, and many of the pioneers in this pursuit were early settlers in Cape May County. Another industry which was far from agreeable to its victims was that of piracy, and the famed Captain Kidd whom the old ballad describes as singing: Oh! my name was Chptain Kidd, As I sailed, as I sailed; Oh! my name was Captain Kidd, And so wickedly I did, As I sailed, as I sailed! Is reported to have buried some of his ill-gotten gains in the sand along the coast, and near Cape May .Point ; until quite recent years a tree was shown as "daptain Kidd's tree." Cape Island progressed all through the eighteenth century, its inhabitants being mainly whalers, pilots, fishermen and tillers of the soil. It was reached from Philadelphia by carriage, visitors driving the 110 miles. In 1815 a sloop was built for passengers, for by this time its fame as a summer resort was becoming established. In 1822 mail was sent twice a week via Bridgeton, and a Cape May ■tagc started from Arch Street ferry at sunrise every Monday and Thursday, and a Cape May packet boat left Massy's wharf also for the island. Days of the Whildina Captain' Wilmon Whildin, Sr., "Was the first to establish regular steamboat connection between Cape May and Philadelphia. In July, 1825, the steamboat Pennsylvania carried passengers directly to the Cape Island House, and about 1828 the Delaware was also engaged in Detfness Cannot Be Cured JSLJML ePPUcatlons. as they cannet reach that diseased portion of the ear. rr^n,.wU. °"13',on» way to cure deafness, ■gd that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness la caused by an Inflamed comliBSS °V.t5e "as™" ilrlln' ot the Eustachian Tube. t\ hen this tube la Inflamed £eartn«; '^^whSS^ft "to" entirely** closS? Deafness la the result, and unless the Inflammation can bo taken out and this tube restored to ita normal condition, beaglng. will be destroyed forever: nine *"*■** °"t of ten are caused by Catarrh, which la nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. _Ws em alts OasHnadiaS PoPses tor any caw of • r.J.«BKNBT, SCO, lUodo, Ohio.

, the service. The WhiMinV, for the busi- ! j nt-ss docvndt-ii from father to sou, con- J tinned the line of boats to Cape Mnv ■ , until the Civil • War- broke .out, when., g iny»t of the boats were used by the ; 7 Government for the transportation of j r troops. t In IK34 the New Castle, commanded j • by Captain Ross, "departed every Thes1 day and Friday at half-past six a. m. from Chestnut Street wharf, returning every Wednesday and Saturday. "Pasi sengers 'from the South, by departing from Baltimore on the Railroad Evening - Line, will go on board the Cape boat at New Castle the following morning and arrive at the" Cape early in the afternoon." Fare from Philadelphia * $4.50, from New Castle $4.00, which included carriage fare from the boat to Cape IslandEnter the Republic ' In after years, about 1851, when the . Cape May trade was the cause of rivalry ■ between • the Philadelphia boat Roger)' Williams and the ;B- It O.'s Thomas Powell, fares were lowered, but when the ' Republic made its tripe, not only was the , " cost reduced to 81.00, but the time was i ' materially shortened. ] Direct railroad communication be- < ! tween Philadelphia and Cape May was I : opened in 1868 by the West Jersey Rail- < road. j The Hughes Family 1 The first well-known hotel at Cape 4 May wsb the Atlantic House, at Jackson ' ' Street, and for many years it housed < distinguished visitors, such as Comma- < dor* Deentur, ,Vbo spent summer after < 1 aummer in it. The* first Congress Hall < was built Shout 1812-18 by Thdmas H. 1 son of Ellis Hughe*, the first 1 postmaster of Gspe May. When he I erected the then considered pre poster- .« 1 ously large hotel, he was laughed at for i his folly, but be predicted that in times ' to come a "purchaser would have to a cover every inch of ground with a dollar t to obtain sufficient space on which to I erect a dwelling." a One of the Gape May streets is named t for the Hughes family, prominent in t Cape May annals from its first settle- a ment. Both these hotels were of wood, Y as indeed were nearly all seashore hotels in the early days. There were few y. streets at first: Jackson Street was the f pioneer, being the first regularly-made i T street; Lafayette Street was originally I a cow path, and Washington, Franklin, 1 1 Perry, Decatur and Jefferson were pa- ! a triotically named old-time streets. ( triotically named old-time streets,

k* The first hotel that was built with in" lath and plaster walls was the Mansion House, erected by Richard S. Ludlam jp 1832. Some years -later a wing was nd added, called the Kersal. in which "hops"' were given. This and the Mansion B-v House were burned down in 1856. Hotels began to go up rapidly as Cape Island increased in popularity and the as iH-ed to accommodate the growing influx of visitors became more and more pressd" ing. In 1846 the Old Columbia was built by George Hildreth. This was coneid'e' ered a very fine affair, and reached from 'd Ocean to Decatur streets. Near by was the nqjr Atlantic, erected about 1849 and l'" kept by the McMackins. There were m | other hotels, such as the Ocean, Wash- '"* iugton, the Centre,, but all were eclipsed j lle in sire when the great Stockton Hotel, j *' capable of housing one thousand guests, er was put up by the Pennsylvania Rail- j '' road in 1869, named in honor of Commold dore Robert F. Stockton, one of the pro'd pectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Another new hotel was the eeeond Congress Hall, which stood on the site of the original house of that name. This second one was built of brick, and was considered to be fireproof. >* The first lighthouse in the County of ie Cape May, built by the Government, was 11 the Cape May Light. It is on the is northeast side of the entrance to Delaware Bay. It was built in 1823, and re>e built in 1859. It is a white flashlight at g intervals of thirty seconds, and can be d seen at a distance of eighteen nautical n miles. It is twelve and one-half nautlg cal miles distant from the lighthouse on t Cape Henlopen. e Big Fires at the Cape Cape May has been the scene of a * number of disastrous fires. In 1855 the I Mount Vernon Hotel, which it had taken . * two years to build, was destroyed, six ' '• persons being burned to death in it. In 6 1850 occurred the fire in which the Mansion House was bnrned down, and in August, 1869, a still more destructive c fire took place. The whole section be- . tween Washington Street and the ocean j and between Jackson and Ocean streets * was burned. • ^ The next fire whidh brought destruc- • tion was in 1878- It commenced in the • Ocean House about 8:00 o'clock a. m., - -. and bnrned fiercely until night. At halfpast five it had swept clean 'the whole j t area on Beach Avenue from Congress ■ •' Street to Stockton Row. Thirty acres ■ * were burned over, nine hotels, Congress ■ - Hall, Centre, Ocean, Merchants', Avenue, • ' Centennial, Atlantic, Knickerbocker and ■ ; Colombia, and about thirty private cot- • » tages, the loss being estimated at ; $600,000. Congress Hall was rebuilt of brick, as ] I . *">6 the New Columbia on Jackson • r Street, covering the ground on which six i of the burned structures, including the i Atlantic, had stood. Misfortune over- :

i '! - ! took" the Columbia again, however, for in ■ 1 - j 1889 it was burned down once more. J ' j In 1885 Cape May erected an iron i . ocean pier at Decatur Street at a cost u j of $60,000, which was looked upon as a ■ | great attraction, as ocean piers were the order of the day. 1 ; Famous Visitors ] As was but natural when Cape May . was the most popular seaside resort on 5 the Atlantic Cnaat ( fewaa ftignenti-d by ( - many noted men and "womep. Presi- ; dents, congressmen, Statesmen, all have f ; left memories in tl(e annals of the city, t Franklin Pierce rfeited Gape May in 1 1855. The C'ty Council welcomed him, ' • and people earns from far a$d nqar to , s "see the fresi&nt" v t President Harrison also honored i.t by v > mor<- than one .visit. In the/summer of ] 1891 he occupied his" u>*UtL<"~at Cape { (May Point, but cstabtidsd hiajftxeeutive ■ office in Congress Halh'Capy Mfc; which ^ ■ was open from July until ^fSeptembcr. ■ General Grant and President Srthwr t i were two other presidents nho favored : Cape May with visits. Jttnes G. Blaine ^ ■ and James A. Bayayd were also of .the t i number of distinguished guests. The g public man, however, whose advrpt caused the greatest sensation was Henry ^ i Clay, who came in 1847. It icas pear the g end of August, when many "p<tfM& a| gone back to their homes) but' :whea it j, known that Clay was expected, ^ the place became crowded. From 5?ew a York alpbe cam's two steamboat load- () of people, among them Horaee Greeley. ^ Others came from the Middle and South- t| :: Philadelphia, a»4 taken to the q House]; Sank 'iL* Band being ^ down in the same boat as Gay, ^ ts furnish music for the occasion. There were reoqptions and ipeedh.makjfgin tic ^ "Kersar.^Hr.' Haurice Beesley,' the great s, authority on Cape May history, heading the receiving committee f*«m the.oonnty , 1(j Beck> Band consisted of- the father, his ' ^ six Ms and three others. This was tie j ^ band that played for many seasons at ' (>i the Cape. Clay remained- several day*, - ( and was everywhere received with un- A bounded enthusiasm. ~ The names of the early settlers are preserved in many cases in the names (w found in various places in the connty Thus Laidlam's Beach, Schellenger'* ^ Beesley 's Point, Townsend's I Inlet, Sewell's Point, and Corson's Inlet |p are a few of them. fi ® o

thj CARD PARTY AT CLUB in From Saturday's Daily Star and Wave in Mrs. John M. Walton gave a large is auction-bridge at the Cape May Yacht 5'' C'lub on Tuesday. Numbered among her in guests were Mrs. Richard L. Jenks, Mrs. Walter Starr, Miss Jenks, Mrs. William >e Knowles, Miss Knowles, Mrs. M. Alex■e under, Mrs. Walton Hess, Mrs. R. King, ix | Mrs. Graybill, Mrs. Eastwick, Mrs. J. s- ] Hildreth. The prizes were beautiful cut Itlglass vases. 1- j o in AUTO ACCIDENT ON ,e i WASHINGTON STREET d ' "n Saturday afternoon, Mrs. F- K. e | Shimada, while attempting Jo cross . l- Washington Street in front of Deri's ice d j cream restaurant, was run into by a 1, | large Packard car, driven by Mr. Smith. b, Mrs. Shimada failed to note the apl- ! preaching machine on account of another | i- car standing in the way. The chauffeur i- tried to avoid striking the woman, who d became confused and stepped back into the path of ib*. Packard. She was picked. ' d up and carried into a nearby store, where e first aid was given, after which she was , s taken to her home in the car which bad s run her down. In bis efforts to avoid striking Mrs. ( Shimada, tiie chauffeur drove bis car onto , g the sidewalk, smashing a mailbox. j BICYCLE BANGED BY BUICK ( . From Friday's Daily Star and Ware, t Judge' Hcbenthal left liiB whecl'leaning * j against the curb in front of the "Star j and Wave" office, yesterday afternoon, . while he was attending to business. An , automobile, in turning' around in the street,' backed into the bicycle and badly * damaged it. The auto party left with- - k out an apoloby, but the judge has their , number alright ' LOCATION OF FIRS alarm TELE- ( GRAM STATIONS. 4 Keys may be obtained In vicinity of alarm boxes. ' No. 26 — Washington street, near Bchellenger's Landing. f 82— Waahington street, near Union J No. 47 — Washington street and Madison avenue. 7o. 54— Lafayette and Bank streets. 58 — Broad and Elmira streets. 65— Pittsburg and New Jersey ava 1 No. 69 — Stockton avenue, between Jefferson and Queen etreeta. 78 — Franklin and Washington at. 75— Howard sti, opp. Stockton ave. ' 82— Columbia ave. and Guerney at. ' 84-^Ocean street, near Beach ave. • 91 — Broadway and Grant. 1 92 — Broadway and Beach ave. f 93— Perry street, near Bridge. No. 94 — S. Lafayette and Grant street. " 'o. 85— Washington and Jackson sta. y 1 No. 97 — Columbia ave. and Decatur at 1 No. 98 — Washington and Ocean sts. All active Firemen, City Police Offi- x 1 and Hotel Watchmen are provided 0 with keys. - V

NEWS AND COMMENT Ti.e people arc far more discruninting limn they are believed to be, by the callow. This is the reason why a man j -.. ho accomplishes things in public affairs | wins their imperishable regard and achieves a reputation which continues until he passes out and after. The great event in county politics occurs once every three years. It is the election of a State Senator. There have teen, i.li.told, say two score, State Senators during the history of the county. Will somebody tell us how many have ••ally, accomplished anything of value the county! So far as the present generation it concerned, the number practically dwiq|les to one — Former Scnatof Robert E. Hand. -It happened that Providence and the votes 01 the people of Capo May Oounty placed him in oincc as senator at a time when certain features of State aid and encouragement* were necessary to. the growth, prosperity and development of our county. He secured this aid. and encouragement and the county grew from an assessed valuation of $5^00,000,00, in to an assessed valuation of nearly in 1915. Those who are most familiar with public affairs realize most, fully the, great .value., of Senator services during this era, but all the'oo'unty agrees tfiat he did things and that he did' more than any predecessor eve;; did before him for Cape May County's good. It is natural, therefore, scores and hundreds should urge as they have been doing for six month; or more, to become a candidate on the Republican ticket for the office of Senator for another term. If be could .be .prevailed upon to permit his

to be presented for nomination, success over all the candidates now in the field is absolutely certain. Everyin close touch with the people of this county will -support this statement. he states in another column, jovcr his own name, liowevPf, he declines to be a candidate, and this determination will beard witli regret by a great many progressive citizens who realize that Cape May Connty needs more than ever at this time aggressive ami determined and representation. It Is a when some strong and truly representative character should step to the

front and inspire confidence by aocepting the leadership, as a candidate for tinSenate, of the great balk of the Republican party of the county who desire to see it in its old position of command. 1 Three thousand people, probably the largest audience ever brought together ' in Wildwood. greeted Dr. Anne Shaw in the Hippodrome last Saturday niglit. ' Dr. Shaw declared her faith in the success of suffrage in New Jersey, and said if women watch and work, they will win. ( "Never relax your efforts until the jiolls are closed,"' advised Dr. Shaw, who, ' during her forty- years of suffrage work lias seen state after state won by women until now forty-nine per cent, of the ter1 ritory of the United States admits women to vote. Dr. Shaw spoke for an hour! and a half, and was closely followed by | hearers. She remained in IVildwood over Sunday, resting in the home of Mr-. ' , ' J, Thompson Baker, and said that the j day of seashore air made herfeel un- ' usually fit to face a coming week of constant public engagements in New York and other states. Mrs. J. Thompson Baker, Mr». 1-ati-mer R. Baker" and other Cape May 5 County suffragists, motored to Orange, N, J., last Thursday to take part in the Lucy Stone celebration. Among the 4 guests at the banquet given in the Essex County Country Gub were a number of international celebrities, and both the banquet and the ceremonies of the following day were a brilliant success. -■ ^ Five and Ten cent goods at a special sale on Friday and Saturday. Ice Cream freezers, the Rind that freeze fast, at Jesae Brown's, 1.10 and 112 Jackson st. o si h Special One Week ' b BAND-PAINTED CHINA ? t< ON SALE THIS C Friday and Saturday d tl at S Laura M. Brown's s Is 417 Washington Street w : 1 cl Cakes, pies, home-made bread and fi: rolls, etc., at the Big Bazaar, 412 Wash- M ington Street, Friday and Saturday. Get your order in early in the week. p o— O Grey Bond ^typewriter paper, size 81-2 xll, 30 cents pef ream while it lasts, al 60 reams in this lot. Star and tl Wave Stationery Dept. b;

THE GRAND PRIZE AGAIN ' j ' I 'HK highest possible award has been A conferred upon The Prudential for its wonderful exhibit on Life Insur- i ;■ ance and Public Welfare. This time the ' ■ award is from the Panama-Pacific international Exposition, in recognition of the : superior excellence of The Prudential's display of business methods and" results. The Prudential has received awards at all the great national and infernation'af expositions for many years. ®^J&radfittial If KftUTT f . MTDBT; IWiat* S lit would rive this Company much pleasure to have JOB visit the Prudential Exhibit 00 Life Insurance sad Public Welfare. Palace of Wines and Retailors/. . Panama-PaeKe Exposition, Sea Fmneleeo.

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■ LOST — Open face, gold watch. Mono- ■ gram W. G. B. Reward if returned 1 to W. G. BUttner Marble Works, West " Perry Street. d-w . IOST — A red heifer, about one year old. s Reward if "Star and Wave" is notified, t 571 — 8,21 1 hOR SALE. J FOR SALE — A Hupmobilc Run-about. Excellent working order. Apply to I haries E Markley, (Jape May. 564 -6-7 -ft , FOR SALE — Lot 60x80x100, corner of Central and Maple avenues. West Cape May. Front of lot two squares from rail- ( road. T. Thome, 218 S. Aldcn Street, West Philadelphia, Pa. 568— 8,14- 3t Lot 60x160 feet, on Second avenue. West Cape May, has cement sidewalk ' and curb, wide alley in rear, stable and | wagon sheds. Best location in West | J Cape May, apply to Albert R. Hand. I i FOR SALE — A French hotel or boarding house range and a lot of hotel kitchen tensils cheap. Charles Quidort. 252-4-10-lS tf LARGE HALL FOR RENT. j Washington street Hall, largest and 1 -st equipped liall in Cape May, can I e rented for. entertainments, dancing, etc. For information inquire of W. J. I FENDERSON, 320 Washington street. Rent a Safety deposit Box in the armor-plated vault of the Security ] Trust Company, Cape May.

^ WANTED — A refined young woman ( wishes position. Willing to do any kind of work. Especially good with children. Apply No. 9 Grant Street, Gape , May, N. J. v_ 663— ltw L MONEY 1 have some money to loan en fiat mortgage — call and see me. A GREAT BARGAIN— Fine location, D cottage for $2500. 265 feet frontage. ( 2 1-4 acre farm, near Cape May and Main road; fine bouse, running water, electric lights. ' G. BOLTON ELDREDGE Merchants Nat. Bank Bldg. MOSEY t Have client will loan on first mortgage sum from $500 to $1,000. Apply ' to . J. H. HUGHES, 410 Washington St POULTRY ' | FOR SALE — White Plymouth Rock | eggs for hatching, one dollar per setting of fifteen. After September 1st, : stock for sale. H. C. Pieraon, corner 1 Washington and Union streets. 10-o-y r LOT BARGAINS Three 3-4 acre lots, highest land in West Cape May, 50x210 feet, on Landia j avenue, a street 50 feet wide. PRICE , REDUCED to $400 for a short time. , Gash or easy terms The first comes gets the sboice lot — nearest Broxdway. Apply to owner at 616 Broadway. I STOVES STORED— 81.50. per season. Why allow them to stand I around all summer and rust! Call Jesse |M. Brown to remove them.

ANNIVERSARY PACIFICATOR'S TO CAPE MAY SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. OTHER NOTED MEN IN COMPANY. STAYS AT MANSION HOUSE On Monday, August 16, 1847; just sixty -eight years ago, Henry Clay,- of Kentucky, was a visitor to Cape May and registered at the Mansion House, then kept by Smith 4 Hooper. Mr. Clay slept in room No. 78 of the hotel He had been depreMed by the loss of his son, who whs killed in the Mexican War, and came to Cape May for a short visit, with the intention, upon his return, stay with U. S. Senator John M. Clayton, at Newcastle, Del. Mr. Gay had gone to Philadelphia and on Saturday, August 14th, his admirers met -at Whig reading room, at Sixth and streets, and they proceeded to the residence of Henry White, on Walnut Street above the Schuylkill, now Eighth Street, where the crowd accumulated to between four and five thousand persons, who were in front of the, residence to the Kentucky atateman. He at was loath to appear) but 'finally out on the balcony and acknowledged their cheers. He had arrived in by way of the Baltimore 4 Railroad. On Sunday morning, August 15th, he attended the sen-ices at the Church 01 1 Epiphany, and listened to a sermon the Rev. Dr. Ying, of New York, who 1

I had formerly preached in Philadelphia. II On Monday morning, August 16th, he left Philadelphia for Cape May on the steamer Robert Morris, and arrived at J pape May at 3:30 in the afternoon. He was accompanied by Col. John Swift, r then mayor of Philadelphia, William H. I Graham. Esq., Henry White, and his son, . F. Lenig, John Wright, G. W. Brown, ■Tames P. Conover, F. H. Stockton, H. Holling8head, Robert S. YanSickel, of t Philadelphia, and Beck's Philadelphia f Band. f A part of the time Gay was entertain- -, ed at the private residence of Richard S. f Ludlam, which is now the house of the 0 Cape May Golf Gub. It was at that b time a cottage in the centre of a large ', tract of private estate. On Thursday, t August 20th, the steamer New Haven , arrived from New York with 125 persons, . headed by Nicholas Dean, president of ' the New York Chamber of Commerce, - who came to invife "The Mill Boy of the t .Slashes" to New York. c ' • After staying at Cape May one week, > Clay left on Monday, August 23d, going 1 on the steamer Ohio to Newcastle, Del., 1 where he was the guest of Senator Clay- » ton during the night. The next day Clay > proceedd to Baltimore, where a reception ' was given to him that evening at Bar- - num's Gty Hotel. Senator James A. Bayard came to Cape May the day Gay and Gayton left. LEWIS T. STEVENS. Are your . t-Jsctric lights all burning! ■ If not, call 79Y Keystone phone. Electrical repairs. 480 W. Perry street. GEO. LEHMAN. 1 47— 7-12-D