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Q SAVING MONEY * H ( ASSURES SUCCESS N H Saving money and depeoitiny regularly WW with the Merchant* National Bank b vl f VJ the best assurance of success. U i -it gives you greater encouragement to Ub see your funds growing at Interest. mm Your account b invited. am 3 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS U The Merchants National Bank |1 CAPE MAY, N. J. SECURITY TRUST GO. Southwest Corner Washington and Oce in Streets Cape May, N. J., December 31st, 1915

— RESOURCES tome «nd Demand Loan*, $1,874,860.28 Sonde and Mortgagee, 238.006.88 Stocks and Bonds, 644,423.04 Overdrafts, 14JB Banking Houses, Camden, Cape May and Gloaoeeter 130,000.00 Cash and Reserve, 215,637.61 $3,102,831.26 3 0 1

LIABILITIES. 3 Capital, $100,000.00 9 Surplus, 100,0001)0 1 Undivided PraSU, 94,109.34 DepoalU , 2308,722.01 S $3,102,831.26 a

Three Per Cent latere* allowed on Time Depoaita Acta as Administrator, fcssntor, Guardian or Trastoe. Wills drawn and kept without sharge. Safe Deposit Boxes for Bent fn Burgl*r-Proof Vault ADVISORY BOARD.

J Spieer Learning, Chairman Dr. James Meeray Aaron W. Hand Reuben T. Jobaaot Sherman S. Sharp.

Henry C Thompson, Secretary. John B Huffman Albert Q. Bennett Hon. Robert K Hand Dr. Wilson A. Lake

P RINGS ! 'The celebrated WWW Riags, the largest assortment in South Jersey. 5000 Baauties to Select From Watchmaker Jeweler, and Optometrist VICTROLAS AND RECORDS J. S GARRISON 305 Washington St., Cape May

n c p * Don't Compare > RIEF TAILORING with others of equal price. j RIEPS b a different class. « 424 WASHINGTON STREET .

l DIAMONDS, WATCHES jewelry Lowest Cash Prices i ^^jjjjmj^^ FINE WATCHES AMD JEW KLRY RXPAJRHCQ 1 THIRTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING NEW YORK ANB ( PHILADELPHIA HOUSE8. R. A. MINNER Keystone Pbone 44-IX 513 WasH*tN StlWt, CqK IlJ. M. 1 133 — 16-1$- Y WITH CAP* MAY OPTTOAL MORRIS BENOWITZ Dealer in Old Metals and Scrap Iron HIGHEST PRICES PAID Also all kinds of Machinery & Boilers 523 ELMIRA STREET Keystone 49 Cape May. ANNOUNCEMENT MAX POTASHNICK announce! that he ha« purchased the grocery bu»iness of J. FRANK WILLIAMS 6 on Broad wrav and will move his Feed Store into the same building. Freah meat* will be added making a complete line of GOOD EATS FOR MAN AND BEAST We are also glad to announce that prices on feed have been reduced. Call and inspect _ this stock and see what you can save. MAX POTASHNICK Successor to J. SIMPKINS and J. FRANK WILLIAMS Broadway and Fifth Ave* West Cape May, N. J. 11 — _S^_ —MMM—

jjl. H. sniTH 1 1 , ;; Clothier jj o 608 WwMngtai St. jj ■ 7 Opposite Ktidiog St*. 1 7 jj GAPE HAY *. J. jj L % Bolts for IS sod upwards ■ 7 3 ? Overcoats from 17 to 111 5 2 ' ? b Hots, Caps. Trunks and 3k ? k Gentlemen'! Furnlihlnr Good. ? k Z k at Philadelphia prloea. L k * # w as ■ ■ ■ . JOHN BRIGHT GENERAL INSURANCE Real Estate and 1 Mortgage investments } USTT HILDA Bk VUVBOD B.J. 1 GOLD LEAT printed on ribbons, sloth or Isatbw at the Star aad Wave B*a- 1 Department. Writs for pries* n yen have soma mossy laid by foe as*, the ptass to pS that nsoaay ■ ia to toe Sasurity Trtet Ox. Oaps May 1

Special Prices ; IN S. Teitelman's Wholesale WINES AND LIQUORS 312 Washington Street Ptoses Cape May, N. J TEN Strong Companies Asxrerate Capital over 110,000.000 ^Presented 1/ SAirtJKL T. SLr DKEfcGE, Fire Insurance A rent. Twenty-El* years of mperlesoe. Your Insurance placed with me Is absoluts protection frem loss by fire. Apply to a r. mamma* National Bask Bulhilng Oaps Kay, New Jersey. faltototof^Mtodaikk di nwbatku maaktoa Ash to Wm a* Wsve WiMn iiy TMutoto

PETERSBURG I Mrs. Oorneliue Smith was ia Oman * City Thursday. g m— Elisa VanGilder went to Tueka- u hoe Thursday. u Hollia "Caldwell went to Ocean Oty f( Saturday where he has a poaitkm for ^ Miss Berths Caldwell is in Atlantic City and Pkaaantrille for a couple of weeks. Mrs. A. M. Dreamer and daughter, Y . Mies Mary, were shopping in Ocean Oty Saturday. Mrs. Chrissie Smith entertained her 1 sitter, Mrs. Lisxic Allen, of West Phil- c s del phis over Sunday. . Mrs. Allie VaaGilder was ia Ocaaa * CSt y Friday. Elmer Steelmaa and wife were Oceaa City visitors for Easter. Washington VanGilder and family 1 called on Ed. Row and family at Stone 1 Harbor Sunday. ^ Mist Is via Weatcott of Philadelphia i « visited her parents William Weetcott t and wife over Easter. Leslie Corson aad wife entertained ,4 Pastor Blackman and family and sister : * Mrs. Oaft, of Trenton, on Sunday. J® Mrs. Hannah VanGilder entertained . • over Easter, J. B. Huffman and wife and ' Miss Emily Bennett of Court House and ' Edmund Bennett aad family of Lans- 1 1 dale. . 1 Mrs. William Eldredge visited her 1 daughter at Court House over Sunday. - Frank Wilson, wife and son of Wood- 1 bury visited her parents, Hiram Sack, - a 8r., and wife over Easter. Miss Bessie Dare of Beean City visited 1 Mrs. William Wise on Sunday. Mrs. Belle Hand, of Ocean City was ■ an over Sunday visitor of Somers Sack ' aad wife. Ferdinand Schmidt, of Pennsgrove, visited Albert Clark and wife over Sunday. Miss Carrie Blake returned to Atlantic CSty after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. L. C. Blake. Rodney VanGilder went to Pennsgrove Monday. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAST O R I A STONE HARBOR The death on Tuesday afternoon of Mrs. Mary Emma Herbert, mother of Samuel Edgar Herbert, Mayor of Stone Harbor, brought an extended expression of sympathy. Mrs. Herbert had been a "shut in" for nearly a dozen year, a "stroke" having deprived her of the use of her lower limbs, but while not in the world she was of it, and her suggestions and keen sympathy had their influence upon others. As a preacher frequently at the Union services said in opening a meeting, "I went first to her bedside for my inspiration." When, on Easter Sunday the cut flowers from the altar of St. Mary's were sent to her and with a loving message, none Imagined they were not only to brighten her Easter but to also grace her bier. Mrs. Herbert was 83 years of age and had been a widow for several years.

Three sons survice ber. Since her first "stroke" her home has been with the eldest. The first indication of failing vitality was last week, but were not alarming until on Monday, when the

members of the family were tnm seta*. Services at the late home ware earndueled by Bev. Mr. Bailey, rector to of St. Mary's aad on Thursday evening. Other services ware held oa Friday at ber soak borne in Frankferd and with the Methodist rituaL The toterment was ia Seder Hill Oemetary. tor four grandsons, Stanley, Wadey, Lewto aad Leon, the pall bearers. Tb« following it an extract from the new* in the trod nee New* of New Valrico Growing Rapidly Valrico, Fla., Apr. 21— Valrico * year* will be cm of the large* citrus fruit shipping stations ia Florida. Between 2^00^3,000 acre* an set out in trees. This section to well suited to citrus fruit culture, being rolling land of fair quality aad surrounded by lakes. It is on the mate of the Seaboard Air line near Tampa, which gives a direct route to Jacksonville and Northern points. TVs oldest grove here is that owned by FnI gszzi Bros., of Cincinnati, from whiak over 30 cars of fruits have -k.ppj this season. The original grove has. been | added to each year, untn now they has* about 200 acres in citrus fruit*. Another large, grove is the one owned by the Kansas Grove Co., of which B. Way it the manager. This uompany has about U0 acres set in trees, and will set out 60 more this year. He grove is owned by Kansas people. Mr. Way speaks in high terms of their tree* as doing well, and in the course of a few years will bear good fruit, as the varieties are of the best. The grapefruit grove of which J. T. Harris is manager is another large grove. Ibis one is all* young, but it promising. Ibipps aad Humbird are also large grove owner*. This section was formerly owned by the Valrico Land Co., of which W. F. Miller is manager. The land has gradually been sold off to grove owners uat til the holding of the company is small. Valrico believes grove owners should have good things, so they have built a fine dubhouse and a gold course is now under construction. Besides this they have s white way on the main streak This js strictly a fruit growers' shipping and growing place.This is the section of country where the Johnson Mount Incorporation bought largely in farm and town lots three 1 years ago when it was virgin soil and i I large pines grew where they now havu f j orange and grape fruit groves. TbU f company is known down in Valrico as [■ "The Three Rubes", the entire stock bea ing held by Reuben Johnson, Sr., of a Erma; Re-fcen Mount, of Wild wood ; and a Reuben Johnson, a dentist, of Philadde Phi«1 HOW I SERVE YOU y First, I »ui oulld you the beet boa! a •- the money. e Second, I will store your boat in my r enclosed boat house by tie year jr tk* r season. h Third, I can offer you a -ho-*., nf tbe y best second hand boats snd tnl- vour ■r present eraft In part payment on a new cm. Railways on which to run boat* d JOHN A. PHARO, 1263 Lafayette St. B Keystone "pfcoae No. Mft. !t ie The Star and Wave's Stationery Deig partment sells, the BEST Typewriter >t Ribbon and the price has not been raised. >c Ckn yon beat itt

A. D. Ivsves, Pres. D. W. Green, See, > REEVES & GREEN ENGINEERING CO., ^ ELECTRICAL OONTRACTOtoS, h If* LOS AND PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING Machinists, Consulting Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. Agents for Peerleas Mazda Lamps, Electric Irons, Fans, Stoves and Fixtures. Estimates Furnished Pbone — Keystone 114 M *05 WASHINGTON ST. CAPE MAY, N. J. ' I Buy An Overland NOW Q The one automobile you can afford to own. Low cost of up-keep makes this machine the most desirable car on the market. Ask Daniel Miller for details and a demonstration, which will convince 't you of the superior quality of the Over- • land. PR1GES. $590. $613. $695, *750 ^ W r DANIEL MuIer" Sub. Agent t 1 08 6th Avenue West Cape May 1 *