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LANDS LEASED FOR GAS OR OIL; t. mosnn or wbm ar m t< BffM PUT or CAT* HAT 6 OUPBTT — WUMBcB Or LUUi TAKES OS rBOrsBTT. P - P ' A number of 13-year leases of farm, r woodland and meadow havfe baen re- t corded In the Cape Mar County Clerk's t office. These leasee cover grants for 1 oil and gas, with the privilege of drill- o lug and operating. The tract extends 1 between the triangle formed bp the 5 Cape May and Ocean City branches of c the Atlantic City Railroad and the Denala Township line. In the vicinity of Petersburg, lUddletown and Formosa A. J. Wolf, of New York, haa leases op the John L. Buaby homestead of 138 1 acres; Jeremiah Bailey homestead, 118 < acres; Arden M. Bills place 77 acres; I Walter U Yerkee tract, •( seres, and • the Charles Caldwell tract, oontalnlng ' 89 acres, known as Arbutus Hill, it Formosa. Options have been secured , on land adjoining the above tracts. For a long time prospectors have been 1 at work In that section of the county endeavoring to locate oil. and it haa been stated that they were successful. Although everything haa been kept secret as far as possible, it haa been . rumored that a good supply has been j found. Besides the annual rental, the owner la to have one-tenth of the supply for the Brat five years and after that onethird. Prospectors have been at ujork In Dennis Township, along Dennis Creek and Its tributaries. H. Kendall Smith, an engineer, is making surveya of large tracts of mealow and marsh land In the vicinity of Tuckahoe River and Cedar Swamp Creek. The object Is being 'guarded. It has been rumored that option s are being secured for the purpose or mining bog^ora. which according to geologic , reports dating as far back as 1981. maf'~be\found there In large deposits. - 'V • • :

Five leases are on file at the County Clerk's Office for areas of land In Dp- ^ per Township and the meadows are p being surveyed by Fendall Smith, civil g engineer, for some purpose, of which he c - claims to know nothing. One rujnoc^ls t that the Mldvale Steel Cmpaky Is preparing to establish a proving ground ^ for the test of shells and orlflfr munitions of war. Another la that the fl United States Government -has some mysterious project In view. Another ( that the U. 8. Government or some big , conceit haa deposited with an Ocean t City bank. $280,000 to be expended In £ a project. The leases alluded to above begin thus j OU sad Oes Grant , "In consideration of the sum of one ( dollar, the receipt of which is hereby . acknowledged. . of Upper , Township, of Cape May County. N. J.. ] of the Brat part, hereby grants and , guarantees unto A. j. Wolf, of New Tork City. New York, second party, all the Oil and Gas In and under the following premises together with the ex- I elusive light to enter thereon at all j times for the operating for oil and gas , and to erect and maintain all buildings . and structures and lay all plpea neces- i sary for the production, storage and transportation of ell and gas." • Division ~>o. 2. of the First Methodist Church will give a ■Feast of Seven Tables." In the Chapel. Tuesday evenbig, February 1. 1918. from 6 to 7.88 o'clock. Tor Beat" sards carried In stock 6c sack. All kinds of sign cards made to order. Star mad Wore Stationery Department. Look at This. 80 cent 10 qt. Ante Backets IS cants 16 eaat Miring Bowls, 10. Mats. t% qt IfOk frUhara, IS cents. 10 ceat Fire Shovels, 6 cents 'Alarm Clock*, 68 cents. 6LS0 Thermo. Bottles, 61.00. 6160 Bicycle Tiros, 61.86 60 eaat Pocket Knives, 68 owls. Hark Ckcas Safety Bason, complete, SS easts. 10 oast Bottle Machine OH 6 essta. r -j J. E» MSCBAT, 606 Washington Street fSTSfc

™ '\ The Troy Laundry la about to erect a new building with the beat of facilities for catering to the beet trade and handling the most delicate of materials. The building will contain about c square feet on one sanitary floor. Harry E. Balm, the enterprising proprietor of this establishment. Is most particular regarding his sanitary arrangements and will Incorporate the ( beat Ideas on this line which are ob- ( talnable. The business of the Troy ( Laundry gains each year aa the results of satisfied customers and the result is that a more commodious building will have to be in readiness before the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Morning service 10.20 a. m. sermon pastor, Bert rand P. Judd. 2.80 p. m.. Sunday 8chool. Men's Bible : ' Prof. E. R. Brnnyate teacher. This class had an Interesting session and a good attendance last Sunday. It hoped that an organisation can be ■ effected this Sunday. 6.48. Epworth League In the upper room 7.30, Praise Service, led by Geo. w. Reeves. 7.48, evening sermon by pastor BAPTIST CHURCH. Pastor McCurdy announces for the evening service at the First Baptist Church, on 8unday. another one of the "Big Song Services" at 7.80. and a sermon. Illustrated with stereoptlcon pictures. Opportunity to confess faith In Christ will be given at the close of the sermon. Everybody Invited to bring a' copy of the Billy Sunday hymn book. Young People's Meeting at 0.46 on Sunday. Juniors «t 4 o'clock on Friday after- ' PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Decatur and Hughes Streets, the Rev. j Curtis O. Bosserman minister. On the Sabbath at 10.20 A ny the 1 sermon will be "The Battlement for the ' Roof." and at'7.30 p. A, on "Pondering the Foot-Path." ■ - - - . Bible School at 3 p. tn. moie OOIWM ■( o 1*. in.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Church of the Advent services will be at the Chapel of the Girls' Friendly f( Hughes Street, until the decor- b at ions of the interior of the church are completed. Evening prayer and meditation Wednesday evening 7.30. Celebration on Thursdays and Saints' v at 8.00. Litany 4 p. m., Fridays. d There will be no Interruption In the ^ order of the services. The rector has been requested by the of the Genealogical Society of ' Pennsylvania, to deliver the address at ( the annual meeting at the Historical Philadelphia, on March 6th. £ On Thursday. Febrpary 3d. Mr. £ will be a guest at the dinner of £ the Patriotic Society of Philadelphia, ( In the interest of National preparedness. c The dinner will be at the Bellevue- ^ Stratford. MaJ. Gen. Wood. Capt. Wm. Roger*. Mr. Hudson Maxim, will be the speakars. , KEEP YOUR HOME DRY. start the New Year with a new tin roof. This is the season of the year 1 when old tin roofs give unlimited trou- 1 ble. A postal card to CSias. A. Swain, ; 305-7 Jackson Street, will bring inform- , stion aa to costs vf roof, gutters and ' spouting, or any other ti orn sheet metal work. Doat w*it until February storms best In and ruin the wall paper and make the home damp, unsanitary and dlmgieeabls. • ( Bain Spouting, Gutters and Tin Roofs. Good work at oon*i*tant prices. Jesse 1 M. Brown, 110 and 112 Jaekson St BOW 1 SERVE TOO 3 First, X wui Mid von the best boa* * for the mossy. » Second. I wiB store your boat In my enclosed boat house by the year jr the Third, I can offer you a choice of tfc« • beet second band boats and take your present eraft in part payment as a wtm ess. Hallways on wbtak to ran boats JOHN A. PHABO, 1203 Lafayette St. Keystone >boM No. BCD. DO TOW WAR m Iamtted amount of money to piOM on ■nrtgngu wtthia the eity. In mma ti L InO, 61866 sad 6im Ma W Oman M, Gummed Labels tn fSaap'so* oat do■ka, or eolors at very W ysW A ■ pdbtal wfll bring fun imfonaatfao. Star and Wave PuMishing Ooaspaxy, l Ckp. May, N. J. r,

NEWS OF I THE CAGES 1 opkbxm «** m wtfow ma- 1 W. L. Per Wild wood 2 r .1063 May 1 1 -600 C City " • « - 0®0 1 Schedule far the Week. r Tuesday. Wlldwood at Cape May. l Wednesday. Cape May at Ocean City. Thursday, Ocean City at Wlldwood. i 1 Caps Kay H Oeaaa City 29. In the opening game of the Seashore 1 .League on last Monday evening, the ' Cape May A. A. defeated the Ocean City : .five on the former's floor. The game was fast and one of the best seen here this season. The locals passing and ability to cage Held goals 1 was a bright light, the Brat half ended 19-9. with Cape May on the long end. The second half was a much heavier scoring period the home boys pulled away from the visitors, after the score stood 32-22. and before long the locals had run the score up to 42-29, which was the final. > Shields. Lemraon and Breckley starred 1 with Ave Beld goals apiece. The lineup: | CAPE MAY A A. Field Foul Pts i Shields, forward 5 0"" 10 s Camp, forward 3 0 6 1 Lemmon. center 5 0 10 j Shaughnessy. guard I 10 14 Little, guard 2 0 4 Totals 17 10 44 OCEAN CITY. Field Foul Pts Breckley, forward 5 8 18 Pierce, forward 3 0- 6 e Welsenthal. center I 0 2 B Henderson, guard 0 1 1 ~ Htyrih. guard 1 0 2 '* " - - - - Totals 10 9 29

Wlldwood 24, Ocean City 27. On Wednesday last Wlldwood defeated Ocean City on the letter s floor, a score of 34 to 27. Wlldwood 47, Caps Kay 22. The Cape May A A Journeyed to Wlldwood on Thursday night and were In a Seashore League game, score 46-22. The ga'tne was rough as all games •playod on the Wlldwood floor generally are. The Uneup: CAPE MAY A A Field Foul Pts 9

forward 1 0 2t Camp, forward 4 0 8 t Hand, forward 0 0 0|f Lemmon .center 0 0 0 i Shaughnessy. guard 0 10 10 Little guard 1 0 2 I Total 6 10 22 I WILDWOOD. ' I Field Foul Pta < Keating, forward ......./ 1 0 2 1 Foster, forward 2 0 4 Baker, center 6 0 10 guard 4 17 25 Sheehan. guard 3 0 6 Bright, guard 0 0 0 Total* ... 16 17 47 , I Caps Kay High Adda Another, 43-97. : The Cape May High added another to i the winning side of the ledger on last , Tuesday night when they defeated the Bridgeton High School quintet, score 43-27. Baker was easily the star with ten field goals. 1 The lineup was shaken considerable, which seemed to work fine. Baker was ' shifted back to guard. Hand to fori ward and Lemmon to center. The 1 CAPE MAY PHffl. t Held Foul Pta r Arnold, forward 1 0 2 L Hand, forward 1 0 3 Lemmon, center 2 0 4 Baker, guard .. 10 0 80 Shaughnessy, guard 1 It 16 • Totals IS 12 II I BRIDGETON. Field Foul Pts Ebrlsr, forward 8 8 8 Sheppard, forward 8 16 Tullls, center-guard 1 IT 18 K Kaon, center 18 1 k Johnson, guard 8 8 8 Be bee. guard 8 • 8 Total* 8 IT 27 e 6

S|h&ioners KBStnAff xmm or crrr ook- 1 mszoras os wnonhat— oostbaoc made ass hsolutumb ' adopted. A regular meeting of the Board of * Commissioners was. held on January 26. 1916. at . the City Hall. Mayor Stevens presiding. Directors Shaw and Hanee 1 present . Director 8 haw asked authority to make a contract with the Otto Gas Engine Company to rebuild the Otto Gas Engine at the sewer disposal plant, making It suitable for producer gas. as Its present condition renders It useand that same be paid for from the balance of the proceeds of the bond ^ Issue o< April -1. 1912. the said engine being out of condition prior to Octo- 1 28. 1616. The request was granted. Director. Hanea offered the folio wing resolution-and moved Its adoption. Cape May City. N. J.. Jan. Y6. 1946. 1 Resolved. That hereafter whenever , any officer or employee of the city ! whose term of office or empployment Is for one year or more.- shall by reason , of sickness or disability- be unable to ! perform the duties gt his office or employment, and It becomes necessary to procure the services of some other per- , son as a substitute to perform said , duties, 'that the city shall pay said j eubstitue and in addition thereto shall ( pay such officers or employee, one-hall ! of his regular salary or wage. ! Provided however, that auch additional payment of one-half salary or wage. , shall tn no case extend beyond the -term of thirty days. ( > J. H. HAN'ES j Resolution adopted. 5 Director Hanes offered the following 2 resolution and moved its adoption, j Cape May City. N. J„ Jan. 28. 1916 2 Whereqs. There has heretofore beet t rahsf4?fred"b j- the Confm'on- Council o: 2 the city various sums from the bom issue of April 1. 1912, to the bond Is sue of December 1. 1914. and March 1 1916. In order to meet payments chargei - against said two last named Issues, anr. Whereas. The sums so transferred have been in excess of the requirements to meet said payments and there now Cape Kay A A va. M. Y~. «hlp Builder*.

On Ssturday evening the attraction t will be the New York Ship Builders of ( Camden. This team defeated Ocean City on the Ocean City boor recently. ( Dancing after the game, remains In the bond issue of December 1. 1914. a balance of $437.64. and in the ■ Issue of March 1. 1915. a balance of 1 which said balances properly belongs to the Issue of April 1. 1915. therefore in order to avoid the carrying of said small balances In account i where they do not properly belong, > Be it Resolved. That said balances of ! 8437.64 in the Issue of December 1. - 1914. and the balance of 8607.06 in the : of March 1. 1915. be and the same " are hereby re-transferred to the issue i of April 1. 1912. where they originally 1 I J. H HANES. I Adopted . > Board adjourned. > BKXAKI MUL Daniel Green, a Cape May High 7 School sophomore, while playing In an Inter-class game last Tuesday night. * had the misfortune to break both bones 1 in his left forearm, and was taken to 1 Cooper Hospital Thursday morning to s have an X-ray examination. 1 VHXOW ETAKOn-HTTTC IIBTIOK. special young peoples' 8er- ^ vice at first m. e. church at ' 7.80 p. M. to-night. friday. JAN- " uaby 28. * object sermon on "the great j magnet." by w. d. Mccurdy. seats reserved for school " girls and boys. everbody wel1 come. TO BUILD SPBBPT BOAT. * Adolph e. Apiel, a boat builder of 6 Atlantic City, haa the contract for the ~ building of another boat for Col, T. C. 8 du Pont, which Is to hava better speed than the famous 'Tech Jr." which made * fhe marvelous record of 64.84 miles an hour last season at Long Island. 8 Pictures Framed. I HAVE THOSB FICTUHH* A MOOT ACCEPTABLE I* HAKPKABH OIUHM

| THE ¥AN ABOUT TOWN Who owns all the dogs In town, are they taxadT The union meetings have been well attended and considerable of Interest taken. The Bethlehem 8te«l Company are employing a larger force of men and their roll Is quite large. Wm. L. • Ewtng. Jr.. la building an elaborate paint shop for the accommodation of his extensive business. Miss Etta Gregory, o* Perry Street. passing a forntght among friends. Capt. Sttlwell Hand la with his son in Philadelphia. Miss Fannie Thompson, of Washington Street, entertained her club on Monday evening. Cape May County farms are becoming valuable since a number of them have been leased for the oil prospectors. Mrs. F. Sidney Townsend has been entertaining Mrs. J. B. Haines for the past week. Edwin F. Smith, of Philadelphia, one of our staunch cottagers, was bare this week. Also J. Clifford Wilson was among the number. Ground Is broken for another new cottage on KearTney Avenue. 1UMI XLDBTXXJE U-AWMUTXll. The re-appointment of Hon. H. H. Eldredge. to be Judge of the Court of 1 Common Pleas, by Governor Fielder, on Monday, will please very much most of j ' - - ■ ; e

HENRY H. ELDREDGE -He-appointed Judge of Common Pleas , of Cape May County. , I the people of this county, without re- j gard to politics. Judge Eldredge has £ done what most men want public offi- ( clals to do. and that is his duty, as he . sees It. without fear or favor. { — — I QUIT WTmtlTXBB UBIT OBCKESTBA AT OFXBA XOUSK ] The Wuriitzer Unit Orchestra was In- < stalled at the Jackson Street Opera , House. Wednesday of this week. | The Wuriitzer Unit Orchestra has been received with Immense enthusiasm. , Both press and public proclaim it the . most noted musical achievement In all A Wuriitzer Is Installed In the Baptiat Temple. Philadelphia, th? Court ' Theatre. Keith's Theatre and Vltograph Theatre in New York, the Liberty Theatre. Seattle. Washington, the Regent Theatre. Rochester. N. Y.. the Imperial Theatre. Montreal. Canada, the 1 Million Dollar Elk'a Lodge. New Tork . City, and other places of note. Wuriitzer Unit Orchestras are built | to order at prices ranging from 810.000 to 880.000. f Prominent endorsers of the Wuriitzer Unit Orchestra Madame ShumannHelnk. Sir. A. Makenzie. Principal of the Royal Academy of Music. England; " Wm. A. Brady. President of the National Association of Theatrical Pro- ^ during Managers; the Vltograph Company off America. The Elks' Temple. New York City, f ^ _ AFPOZKTKBBT* MAD*. ' Governor Fielder sent these appolnt- * raenta to the Senate, Monday: Mary E. Rock hill, of Camden, and Edith A Hooper, of Jeraey/CRy. State Board of Ehcamlners of Niiraea: Frank f Smathers. Judge of the Agamic City * District Court: Henry H.' E14red*«i( " Common Pleas Court Judge In Cape 1 May County. . , n NO TRESPASSING SIGNS BOW om Mb at the Star and Wara Offise, a* B0 eenta per dowa. I I wm net he nepo—lbta fur aay bills mas aaatxwatad by avMtf. •asar* rmm*. Dated r I ' 4. UK- m-18-4-«t

NEWS AND COMMENT ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST, PASSING EVENTS AND OOCUIBtCR GLEANED FROM AMD THERE— BEAD THESE ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. Upon motion of Judge HUdrelh th» ■ Court of Chanoery haa granted a' final decree of divorce to Annie F. Allan 1 from her husband. John C|. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Garrison, of i Cape May Court House, spent several days this week at the home of their r daughter, Mrs. A L. Phillips, Mrs. William G. Essen entertained her aunts, Mrs. William L. Cumminga. Mrs. Captain Eldredge and Mrs. Ella 6 Hall, at her home on Wednesday. ® Mrs. Charles A Swain, who splintered ® her wrist last week went to Cooper 8 Hospital for the purpose of having an X-ray examination. Former Judge Hildreth was elected -• Solicitor of the local Building AasoclaI. tlon at Its regular meeting on Monday night if m Howard Meara, son of Mr. and Mrs. _ >t Alexander Meara. was taken to Cooper Hospital. Camden, Thursday morning, to have his arm which he had broken, examined by the X-ray. Chas. T. Ferguson, formerly head waiter at the Columbia Hotel, haa taken a similar nosltlon at one of the largest hotels at Colon. Canal Zone, At a meeting of the Pomona Grange held at Cold Spring last Friday evening, Llewellyn Hildreth. of Rio Grande, waa . installed as Worthy Master for tww years. A. d. T. Howell as lecturer and Eli Townsend as treasurer.

A C. Gile has a contract to decorate the Interior of the Church of ?he Advent. This is assurance that the church" will be greatly Improved. Senator. Lewis T. Stevens of Cape and the Board of Freeholders of that county called upon Commissioner Edwin A. Stevens of the State Road. Monday afternoon, to induce the department to furnish state aid for a road the county Is building. delegation stated the county Is expending approximately 8160.000 for the improvement of the road between Wlldwood and Ocean City and wishes At the conclusion of the conference Colonel Stevens intimated he would make an effort to give the county 830.000. COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO COM3 IDE* TAX ASSESSMENT*. The following committee has been appotned by ^president Buck of the ! Cape May County League of Sea Shore , Resorts, for the purpose of considering lax assessments throughout the county At a recent meeting of this body a dls- , cussion came up regarding taxes and . It seemed to be the consensus of opinion that the resorts paid the greater I proportion of the taxes, hence the apI polntment of this committee to make an investigation. ' The committee 1* r composed Of the following. Edward B. Arnett. Chairman. Sea t Isle City: Hon. Jos. G. Champion. Ocean ; City; George McCollough. St rath more; . Elbert B. High. Avalon: Clarence O. . Lectyku8, Stone Harbor; J. Albert Har- . ris. Wlldwood; A T. Haynes. Cape May. P*B*BTTBBY ME NTS. The Preabytery of West Jersey held their pild- winter session iaat Monday. - at Great Barriagton. N. J. . Rev. J. W. Boal accepted a call to the First PreaI byterian Church -Mlllvttta. and he was e installed, aa pastor on Thursday evens Ing by the Preabytery. T , PXAJTX MAC XiaUUFrank MacKlaalc. aged 65 years, died at the home of hia stater, Mr*. H. W. Sawyer. Gold Spring, on Monday J night, after a lingering Ulnesa of 18 months duration. The funeral occurred, oh Friday at PhoenlxvUle, Pa. Mr. MacKlaalc la s arrived by a slsis ter. Mrs. H. W. Sawyer, and throe brothers. Freeholder Joseph P. Mae- £ Klaalc, George and Morris MafKlabtc.