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HARRY B \M BUYS COLOMBIA : h THE ENTERPRISING OWNER OF j THE TROY LAUNDRY PURCHASES ' ' COLUMBIA PLANT AND WILL RE- ' MODEL THE BUILDING. Harry Balm, owner and founder of ' tie Troy Laundry on Decatur Street, has this week purchasedfcthe Columbia Laundry and will make extensive tepairs and remodel and re-equip the plant before the rush of the spring business. Mr. Balm has had a life long experience ,in his chosen business and has gaifftxt an excellent reputation for | high class work. The Troy Laundry has delivered the highest quality of laundry since 1905, and with this enlarged plant Mr. Balm will cater to' the surrounding villages and enable these patrons to enjoy tie comforts of faultless lines. PERRY ST. THEATRE PROGRAM * It is very evident that the following progranl of feature picture plays will continue to delight patrons of the Perry 8treet Theatre next week. The list of attractions is as follows. " On Monday night the distinguished star, Robert Warwick, will be seen in a powerful and thrilling melodrama, entitled "The Sins of Society," For Tuesday Paramount Pictures present Blanche Sweet, whose wonderful characterization as the red cross nurse in the recent production "Stolen Goods," won great popularity, in a new play, ."The Captive." Wednesday's special, by the Fox Film Corporation, presents the most popular actress of the season, Theda Bara, in 1 "The Two Orphans," a seven part pic- ' ture play adapted from the legitimate drama by Herbert Brenon. Daniel Frohman presents the youthful and captivating star. Hazel Dawn, in \ the faoiful comedy drama, "Niobe," 'on '"Thursday night. ** Friday's offering .gomes from the Pathe /studios and presents Cyril Mande in t extraordiuaj^play "The Greater For Saturday matinee and night, the _l V.. 1 'TV, ti Cirl

management secured "The m of the Golden West," being a triangle L drama in the surroundings of a '49 tl California mining camp. This picture is taken from the play of the same name and is said to be one of the most tensely exciting films ever staged. o v « The Perry Street Theatre will be <•; glad to put your name on its mailing e: list so that you will receive the list of tl attractions weekly, and a copy of "Pic- a ture Progress" magazine each month if n you will leave your 'address at the ticket h office. C MAYOR STEVENS' FAVORITE S BEVERAGE. Mayor >W. L. Stevens, of this city, has traveled extensively in all parts of the world, but while thus engaged, he 0 has never drank anything but water ' and American water at that. He cat- b ries his supply with' him wherever fie * My«°' t MILLINERY ANNOUNCEMENT. 1 I wish to annuonce that I am out of 1 town for two weeks studying the styles ' in millinery and buying, and upon my ~ return which I will announce, I shall be * prepared to Show my patrons the latest r in millinery from a large and first class stock, strictly new and up-to-date. LOTTIE R. HIT J .MAN, 230 Perry Street, 909-2-5- Cape May, N. J. 1 Tor Rent" cards carried in stock 5< ( each. All kinds of sign cards made to , order. Star and Wave. Stationery De- , part merit. - I (1 (■vary Inch A Oar) I TOCHING CABS AND TRUCKS SEND FOR LITERATURE I - Henry Rsaeaa, Agat Watt Cape May. H. I. r. Look at This. \ Thermos Bottles, special 96 cents. 2% qt Milk Pitchers, 10 cents. 16 cent Mixing Bowls 10 cents. Colonial Drinking Glasses, 24 cents doz 10 cent Fire Shovels, 6 cents. •&60 Bicycle Tires, $1.86. 26c Agate Water Buckets 16 cents. 76 cent Gas Lamps complete, 46 cents. - J. E. MECRAY 606 Washington Street.

DR. JAMES MECRAY DEAD. ^ Dr. James Mecray; .%gcd 7» y£ars, passed away at his home on North Street, on Wednesday afternoon, at 5 o'clock. He had a previous attack of over two yi-art ago, from which ^ he never recovered, and he has been confined to his bed for two or three weeks previous to his death. The funeral will occur Saturday at 1.00 p. m. at Cold Spring Cemetery. Dr. Mecray was one of our most prominent citizens and has been estab- ( lished here as a physician and drug- ( . gist since 1866. His ancestors were among the earljwttlers of Cape May . and his father Pad, grandfather both | were engaged in l ie time-honored, occu- . pation of Delaware Bay and River , pilots. Dr. Mecray was educated in the . public schools of Gape May and Phila- . delphia and was a graduate of the Phil- , a delphia College of Pharmacy and the ) University of Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he was an assistant surgeon in the navy and served in the East Gulf Squadron, under ' Admiral Theodoras S. Bailey. He was a charter member of ; John Mecray Post,' G. A. R. here. For I many years he was a member of the • city council and president of this body • for six years or more He was, also, a member of the Advisory Board of the i Security Trust Company from the bei ginning of this company's establishment - here. He was one of the oldest members of Cape Island Lodge, No. 30, F. and A. - M., and was active in its work for 1 many years. He was a staunch Presbye terian and a faithful member of the " local church of that denomination. As -, h public spirited citizen there were none more active and for many years he was u at the front in every effort for the adr vaneement of the city's -interests. As d a physician he had a Urge practice and the perfect confidence of his patients, e His friends were numerous and his deeds of kindness and helpfulness were i- many and unostentatious, n. The memory mf his friendly acts will •' remain green in the minds of a Urge number to whom his Stirling Christian « character was well knoa-n and appree via ted. Cape May has suffered a great t las* in Be deathHe leaves a widow, a son and daughie ter, Dr. Paul Mecray, one of Camden's most prominent physicians, and Mrs. P. 1.

Bockius. Funeral will be under the direction of W. H. Thompson. ^ LESLIE B. STEVENS DEAD. g Leslie B. Stevens, aged 24 years, sou f of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Stevens, form- ^ erly of this city, died at Liberty, N. Y-, ^ Tuesday of this week, after a ling- g ering illness. Mrs. Everett Jerrell of ^ this city was a sister of the aick man and has been at his bed side about a ^ month. The funeral occurred at the ^ of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrell, on Queen Street, Friday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Mc- ^ officiating. Interment at Cold J Cemetery, in the family lot. L EDGAR PAGE STITES, SR., ILL. J Edgar Page Stites, the famous author of Beulah Land, Simple Trusting, Just 1 Ahead, At the Golden Landing. We'll be There Some Day, Crossing The Bar. and Inasmuch, the poem he wrote for "Uncle Joe Gannon when he was here three years ago, has been confined to house this week with a servere attack of the grippe- Mr. tites will ' tack of the grippe. Mr. Stites will ' March 22. He his just-written a new song that will appear in the new book now on the press to be published by Bentley Ackley. The song Is called "Cheer up the Fellows You Know." ' Another new one is "Eagle Wings." PUBLIC MEETING. The Cape May County Council for the Promotion of Household Arta will hold a public meeting at the court building, Cape May Court House,, tin Saturday | afternoon, March 4th, to which everywho "is interested is invited to attend, from any section of the county, i Miss Hauser, of the Agriculture ExI periment Station, will deliver an address and make some demonstrations of , practical work in household economics and management. Miss Hall, representing the Mothers' Congress of New Jersey, also will address the meeting. Other features will be announoed at a later date. GOLD LEAF printed on ribbons, cloth or leather at the Star and Wave Stationery Department. Write for prices. Pictures Framed. have those picturms framed. a most acceptable gift. ' , cro well'S. hardware store.

NEWS OF 1 THE CAGES LOCALS SPLIT EVEN IN WEEK'S ' GAMES— THE HIGH SCHOOL FIVE LOSES. Standing of Clubs. W. L. Per Wildwood 6 1 .833 _ Cape Jlay 3 3 .500 Ocean CSty 1 5 .167 ' Schedule for the Week. Tuesday, Wildwood at Cape May. Wednesday, Cape May at Ocean City. Thursday, Ocean City at Wildwood. Cape May 50; Ocean . City 18. On last Tuesday evening in. the Washington Street Hall the Ocean City Military Club's five proved easy picking for the locals in a Seashore League game, ! score 50-18. The locals rained field ' goals at will. Shields, Little and Camp ' starring. The lineup: ; CAPE MAY A. A. Field Foul Pts r Shields, forward 6 0 12 ' Camp, forward 6 0 12 Lemmon. centre 3 0 6 1 Shaughnessy, guard 1 8 10 8 Little, guard 5 0 10 Totals ! .... 21 8 50 ' OCEAN CITY. Field Foul Pts r Pierce, forward 2 0 4 Breckley, forward 0 0 0 8 Gilbert, forward 1 0 2 WeisentbaJ, centre 1 6 8 e Sith,. guard 0 0 0 Henderson, guard 2 0 4 8 Totals 6. 6 18 ^ Referee, Derner. 8 Wildwood 39; Cape May ag. * In a Seashore League game played at Wildwood on last Thursday evening the ' locals fell before their opponents, score ® 39 to 29. ° Wildwood went in the game with the intention of piling up a big score but 1 tbey sopu found they had trouble in holding 'the home boys and knew that they were in the game before long. , The game was the cleanest yet played

on the Wildwood floor between these ^ two tea pis. The lineup: CAPE MAY A. A. Field Foul Pts forward 3 0 6 ^ forward 4 0 8 Lemmon, centre 0 0 0 Kirk, centre 0 0 0 Shaughnessy, guard 0 13 13 g Little, guard 1 0 2^ 8 13 29 WILDWOOD. Field Foul Pts j ! forward 7 0 14 I ' C'olberg, forward 4 0 8| Keating, centre 2 0 4i Delaney, guard 4 5 8 I . Sheehan, guard 0 0 0 ^ guard 0 0 0 '' Totals 17 5 39 J Wildwood 14; Ocean City 16. The 'Wildwood A. C defeated the 1 Ocean City Military Club on the latter's floor last Wednesday evening, 24-16. , f 1 CAPE MAY HIGH LOSES, 3»-«4- f The Cape May High School journeyed i to Bridgeton on last Saturday and were ' defeated by the team representing that 1 high school by the score of 32-14. ' CAPE MAY HIGH. Field Foul Pts ^ , Arnold, forward 2 0 4' Hand, forward 0 0 0 Lemon, centre' 1 0 2' \ Kirk, guard 1 0 2' Shaughnessy, guard 0 6 6 Totals 4 6 14 BRIDGETON HIGH Field Foul Pts ^ Ehrier, forward 6 0 12 Sheppard, forward . I 0 * 2 Keen, centre 4 0 8 Tullis. guard 3 4 10 ^ Gray, guard 0 0 0 Totals 16 4 3k , Referee, Loveland. Wildwood vs. Cape May. On Tuesday next the fans will again be given a treat in seeing a good game when the locals line up against the Wildwood Club in a Seashore League 1 game. Dancing after game. I Gorski'e winter samples for men's 1 suite are worthy of your inspection. •

NEWS AND COMMENT ITEMS OF LOCAL. INTEREST, PASS . 1NG EVENTS AND OCCURENCES GLEANED FROM HERE AND .HERS— READ THESE ARTICLES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS. Messrs. A. T. Htynes and J. Allan Wales met with a special committee at .Sea Isle City on Thursday evening for the purpose of devising a means for the equalization of taxes*- for all Cape May County. Aifk he present time it is claimed that the- seashore resorts are }>ayiiig excessive taxes compared with the nir^l districts. Class' No. 5 of the I'resbyterian Sun- . day School wish to thank the people for J their support. Congressman Bachorach has whipped flower and vegetable seeds to the Strr 1 und Wave for free distribution. A post 1 card will bring you an assortment of 1 each. J The Cold Spring Missioncry -Society ( of the Presbyterian Church will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. ) I-aferty on Washington Street Wednesday. February 16, at 3 p. m. If stormy ( next fair day. j W. L. Ewing, Jr., has about completed 2 his new building . in which he takes care j of his increasing business of painting 3 automobiles. ' IasI week a for sale advertisement g appeared hi the • columns of the Star and Wave announcing that a team of mules were for sale. The result was tliat the mules were sold on the date of the issue. Can you beat it 7 6 Reuben T. Jhnson left this week for Valrieo, Florida, to look after the ine terest of Johnson and Mount, Inc. ' Jsv Mecray received another car load ° of F4lt9 this week. IT you wgut one speak quick. ^ Uia. Vilitl, Vniluurft nf Pin Crandp v

makes a weekly trip to Cape May for s the purpose of studying music. ^ The T. B. S. Club met at Mabel NewTuesday evening and had a very enjoyable evening. (Masses 8 and 9 af the Presbyterian v SHtool. will have a strawberry ' Festival in the basement of the church ' on February 19th. Tickets 15 cents. ' Conductor Fred. Tompkins is now I enjoying a new Ford Touring car. I At a dinner given in honor of Miss 1 j Helen Smedlcy- of Philadelphia, at the 1 home of Mrs. I. -Leam^hg Sheppard on . Jackson Street. Friday evening, the engagement of Miss Leora Warden of Elmira, N. Y., to Mr. Harry Hand ■ Needles of Cape May. was announced. . Dzwn Returns to Screen in FivePart Screen Comedy, "Niobe." Hazel Dawn, who recently completed a successful starring tour in "Hie Dein which she won a great personal triumph, and who made her debut in motion pictures in "One of Our Girls" a former Famous Players production in which she sprang into immediate popularity as an international film favorite, returns to the screen in an , elaborate film version of the famous stage success. "Niobe." by Harry and 1 Edward A. Paulton. "Niobe" is the : comedy of a Greek statue that comes to ! life and has a great deal of amusement I at the expense of contemporary mortals. ■ This mirth-provoking subject is the curl rent attraction at the Perry Street Theatre, Thursday, February 17th, on ( the Paramount Program. ■ ST. PATRICK'S SUPPER. 1 A St. Patrick's Supper will be given * by the ladies of the Union Sewing Circle * in the W^st Oape May Chapel. Full par- ' ticulars and time will be announced in 1 these columns the next issue of Star and Wave. If you have ever attended any of these events at the Chapel we are positive that you will remember * this coming event. The ladies of this s sewing circle are noted for their ex- : ceptional ability in the culinary arta. Paroel Poet Sale, to.night, at West Cape May Chapel, fee cream and cake a for sale. Given by the Reliance Class.

OCEAN HIGHWAY PROPOSED. The Ocean Highway is th name of a | proposed new State Road to ran along ' ' «he coast from Matawan Creek, in Monmouth^County, to Cape May. The purchase of property and the construction f>! the Highway is proposed in Senate 1 Bill No. 81, introduced by SenatoKAck1 eraon, and referred to the Committee on i highways. The measure would appropriate 8750,000 for the road, to be used at the rate 1 of $75,000 a year, and the Commi-sioner ; of Public Roads is authorized to ex- < - pend $75,000 additional each year for | r ten years. ** ] ; The road would ran along Sandy , 1 Hook. Raritan Bay and thence down \ • along the Atlantic Ocean. j 1 ■ ALBANY BASE BALL TEAM TO TRAIN HERE. < r The Albany base ball team, of the New York State League, will train here early in April. The owners of the i team assured E. P. Stites, 3/., the citys r representative, at the annual meeting t of the league at Binghamton, New f York, last week. Mr. WincheaMr, one of the owners of the team, saw that if Albany remained in the league they f would be glad to come to the shore, i and they wished to thank the City Com1. missionere for sending Mr. Stites to in- - vite.them. Columbia Park will be put p in first class shape before the arrival of the professionals. Joe Murray, who was with the capes a couple of years d ago, is the captain and second baseman e of the leaguers. B ATLANTIC BOARD OF EDUCATION RIGHT. it .r Dr. S to ugh; the evangelist now scinif tillating at Atlantic Oity, demanded ,s permission to enter the public schools if there and address the children. The Board of Education" refused it and Stough denounced them for it and has >r gained nothing in the minds of thought - i- ful people, by his conduct. The public schools belong to all of the people and must be kept free- from the dominaid tion of any sect or school of religious te thought. If the law does not expressly forbid all proselytism, it implies it and a board of eduction would be both board or education wouia oe ooin

weak and culpable, if it yielded to 11 such solicitations as that of Stough. MAYOR STEVENS PREDICTS 1 BIG SEASON. Mayor W. L. Stevens, who is travel- i ing in the south, recently wrote home > to the effect that the southern resorts e all crowded and accommodations . hard to procure. The Mayor Is of i , the poinion that Cape May will have t the same kind of a season. 1 MRS. BARTON HOME. Mrs. Samuel Barton returned home i Thursday after spending two weeks in j the' Cooper Hospital. Mrs. Barton is 1 still in a serious condition. t 1 1 TRACK WORK STARTED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. , ' T. Spitznase, the high school athletic ' instructor, started the track work on : ' Thursday. A promising squad of about • 20 students turned out, and more are i NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS. The law in New Jersey requires all - automobiles to have side reflecting mirt rors. Same can be gotten at J- E. r Mecray 'a, 606 Washington Street, price - $1.00 to $2. 00. No. : HOW 1 SERVE YOU s First, I win ootid you the best boat d for the money. e Second, I will store your boat in uj o enclosed boat house by the year jr the t season. ». Third, I can offer yon a "ham* 0f tl.r ■- best second hand boats and take your t present craft in part payment on a new n amt. Railways on which to run boats. JOHN A. PHARO. 1203 Lafayette St. Keystone "phone No. 96D. e DO YOU WANT IT? ® Limited amount of money to place on le mortgages within the city, in sums of r- $500, $1000 and $1600. n GILBERT C HUQHE8, Realty, ir Ns. 214 Oaenn Street. d \ ■c Gammed Labels in fancy cut oat de--r signs, or colors at vary low prieea. A postal will bring full information. c" Star and Wave Publishing Company, Cape May, N. J. it NO TRESPASSING SIGNS now 00 x sals at the Star and Ware Office, at 60 cents per doisa. n

PERSONAL MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITOR* AND RESIDENTS EACH DAY. Mrs. Thos. H. Parkinson left Sonday to meet her son-in-law and daughMr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Greer, at the Adelpha, where she will etay tor few days, and then accompany them to their home at Melford, Del., for a few weeks' stay. Miss Florence Waldorf, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waldorf, was entertained on Sunday by her friends, Mr. Joe Conwell and Harry Logan, of Philadelphia. Msr. J. W. Cawman And-eon Jadfr:<J Camden,' were visiiing relatives in May last Sunday. y Mrs. A. R. Hand and son were recSM^^ - Philadelphia visitors. Miss Marie Thompson of Oape Moy,-^^( is spending some time with Miss Mar- '• . garet Nelson of Cheater, Pa 1 , THE MAN ABOUT TOWN , Mrs. Joseph Heathcoat and daughter of Wilmington, Del., have been visiting * their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Marcy. At Cox's motion picture on Perry Street, there should be more seats to accommodate his patrons. Mrs. M. I* Richardson and daughter, ] have closed, their Jackson Street cot- i 9 tage and will pass a portion of the 5 month in Philadelphia, j Mrs. David Walters of Decatur Street * , entertained her Sunday school class on Monday afternoon. c Miss Sara Marcy of the high school, j was in Philadelphia during the week. - Class No. 4 of the Presbyteriam g Church, was entertained on Thursday j- evening by Mrs. J. Woodruff Fl dredge, 4 ui her- Columbia Avenue cottage, . s . h Miss Mary Marcy, of Merehantville, is among friends here.

Mrs. Rebecca Bennett of Howard > Street, was a Philadelphia shopper on Mrs. F. Sidney Townsend of Washington Street, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ksrl Webber, of Florence, this state. Miss Mary Smith of Decatur Street, with Mrs. Reinheart of Harrington, this state, for a short stay. Mr. Stoddard of Philadelphia, is here, after his different properties. Mr. Sheldon Custer, assistant superof the Western Union Telegraph Company, Philadelphia, was here Tuesday on a' business trip. He 9I90 took in the Bethlehem Steel Company's proving grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Cohen are quite visitors here. Mrs. J. H. Stevens and daughter, Miaa Rebie, will be guests of friends in Philadelphia for a short stay. Mrs. Mary Hughes and son Austin ef Ninth Avenue, have closed their cottage and will be in New York for the balance of the winter. Miss Sue Hildreth, of Jackson Street, had as her guests a number of ber ' friends on Wednesday afternoon. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Warden of Elmira, N. Y-, announce the engagement of their daughter Leora to Mr . Harry 1 Needles, of Cape May, N. J. — Elmira Star -Gazette. Miss Warder is a member of the faep ulty of the Cape May Schools, and is very popular.. ' Mr. Needles is assistant cashier of ' the Merchants National Bank, and r comes from one of the oldest Cape May l- families, and is a yung man of ability who will make good in the business NOTICE. ' I hereby positvely refuse to pay any f bills from this date, contracted by my wife, Hattie S. Stiles. CAPT. R. W. STILES, A. D. C-, care Tug Lillie, Camden, N. J. " MAP OF CAPE MAY. Show* ail 1 streets and public places. Particularly desirable to show prospective renters. r' Price 10 cents each at Star and Wav» Stationery Department. 0 See those new Baby Coaches at WcntaeU's 83 Perry .8treet