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PERSONAL * MENTION INTERESTING PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MA Y VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. "William Hickey mad a business trip to Philadelphia this week. Miss Esther Oneil, of Philadelphia, spent the week end as the guest of tfrs. W. M. Cassedy. . Mrs. George S. Curtis and ' Miss Rae Curtis are visiting . relatives in Boston for a few weeks. Mrs. Samuel M. Schellenger, of Michigan Ave. will leave Cape May in a few days for Dayton, Ohio, where she will spend some time with friends and relatives. Mrs. Joseph Moorehead, of 626 Hughes Street, is spending some time with friends in Baltimore, Md. Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Ashburn motored to Woodstown, Wednesday, inhere they • will spend a f£»> days. Miss Laura Hughes, Teacher of Domestic Science" at the Abington School of Newark, N. J., is a guest at^tWie Devon Hotel for a few days. Miss Edna Sweeney is spending some time in Philadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. V. M. D. Mure*- have as their guests for a few'days, Miss Corinne Freeman, cf Philadelphia. Mi%. L. A. Conwell, who is building a handsome cottage at the corner of Howard and Hughes Streets, spent a few days in Cape May this week. Mrs. Catherine Sincox, of Brooklyn, N. Y., accompanied by her son, E. Le- n

Roy Sincox, of Seattle, Washington, 1< are visiting Mrs. Sincox's , mother, h Mrs. J. P. Lemmon, of 511 Elmira J street, Cape May City. ' I.uther C. Ogden \a spending some 0 time with his son Gregory who s student of Phillips Exeter Academy,- f at Exeter, N. H. i Mr. S. F. Lutsey, of Newark, N. J., s spent the week end with Miss Audrey M. Warner. "o» - I Frank W. Miller, owner of Miller J Cottage, was a recent visitor at this t resort. . t Mrs. Maine Percival and daughter , of Ohio, recently enjoyed a few days here wit hfriends. s Frank Hess, a former owner of the , Windsor Hotel, was a recent Visitor it . Cape May. ■ ' Danie. J. Bishop, of D. L. Ward Paper house, of Philadelphia, has beerenewing old acquaintances here "this , week. . ' GEORGE D. LANE TO RETIRE George D. Lane, who entered the U*. S. Railway Mail Service on April 24th, 1889, and served continuously since that date has received official notice that on March 1st he will be automatically retired on pensiim^ Mr. Lane who now resides In /Millville, formerly lived at-Cape Ma*-, where he has a host of admiring friends.

ELECT OFFICERS^ The Firemen's Relief Association of • Wildwood elected the following officers for the ensuing year: president, * CharTeS L. Nickcrson; vice president, William D. Kalbach; secretary, Chas. R. Page; treasurer, R.W. Ryan. The association has assets to the amount of $9,170. WITHDREW SUITS Gilbert H: Blaker, Camden, and a large property holder at Wildwood has withdrawn his suits in the boardwalk litilfhtion pending between that city himself. This may be a stop toward the settling the matter at an ' early date. Gilbert Blakers suits was ) withdrawn from the supreme court EXCURSION CROWDED The excursion on the Reading railroad on Washington's Birthday was crowded to overflowing. It is understood that ample accommodations will ^ be provided for the next trip. - CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Rev. Paul Sturtevant Howe, Ph.D., Rector SUNDAY SERVICES . 8:00 A M. Holy Communion" ; 10:30 A. M. Second services aijfl serin on. 8:15 P. M. Sunday School; 4:00 P. M. Evensong

THE OFFICIAL FERRY BILL I SIGNED BY GOV. EDWARDS Through the untiring efforts and active interest taken by Senator , ' Bright the bill providing for a->ferry between Lewey-DtJ., and, Cape ■ ' .Miay, was successfully carried through the Senate making it possible to bring it before the Governor for his approval. \ Commissioner Wentzell and James E. Taylor during their visit to- > Dover last week found the officials knd the people of Delaware as much interested and as enthusiastic over this proposed connection be-', , tween the North and South as the people of New Jersey, f The realization of the benefits that will accrue from the operation of this bill should be appreciated and have the united support of every • s report and inland town in South Jersey. As it will mean a great #eal a to) the tourist- and motorist when at least 150 to 200 miles can be clipped off a trip from the South. > * " ~N ' f An Act to acquire by gift, devise, grant, purchase or condemnan tion, land and water rights, and to place structures thereon, "as a part e of the State Highway System, and providing or the cost thereof, s The bill in. full is as follows: 1. The State Highway Commission, or any other body by what6 soever name known which may hereafter' .succeed to the general powers e and duties of said State Highway Commission, is hereby invested .with full power and authority to acquire for the State, by gift, devise, grant, d purchase. or condemnation, according to the procedure contained in an y act entitled "An act to regulate the ascertainment and payment of compensation for property condemned or taken for public use (Rcvi- >. sion of 1800)," approved March, twentieth, One thousand nine hunol dred, for public use, land and water rights on the bay shore or on the fe Atlantic coast of this State, at Cape May City, or vicinity,, as may be determined by the Said Highway Commission, or its successors in powig er, and to place, thereorr structures, including the building and erecting Of- a pier-flr piers, wharves or docks, for tlie landing of boats, for re the carrying and transportation "of automobiles, vehicles and passenss gers, flying between said pier or piers, docks or wharves, and the town qf Lewes, in the State of Delaware or vicinity, ig 2. The said tend or water rights, when acquired, .and the said of pier or piers, wharves or docks, when erected, shall become a part, of the State Highway System of this State, and shall be under the supervision and control of the suid Highway Commission, or such other body n, as mav succeed the siyd State Highway Commission, and shall be e- maintained by the State out of the funds appropriated, raised or eolmaintained by the State out ot the luiuis appropnuteu, rniscu ... ™.- ( <,

for the use of the sqid State Highway Commission, or such other ( j as aforesaid, in the repair and maintenance of piers, wharves or : i docks. c j • i i 3. The building, erecting and constructing of said piers, wharves i or docks, as situate within the territorial jurisdiction of New Jersey, 1 shcill be subject tqAhe laws of the State of New Jersey, as such laws ap- 1 1 ply. to the constructing of any public hlghwfly in this State, when money is used in the construction of the whole or a part «f any . such highway. , . ' , 4. The said State Highway Commission, or such otlier body as | may succeed such State Highway Commission, shall not expend any, money for said land or wpter rights, or for the building or erecting of said pifcr or piers, wharves or docks until the -State of Delaware or citi- 1 ens thereof shall have arranged for the erecting -of a pier or piers, wharves or. docks at the town of Lewes, Delaware-,- or its vicinity. & The State Highway Commission, or such other, body as mgy succeed said State Highway Commission, may purchase boat or boats and operate the same to transport passengers, vehicles and automobiles from and to the pier or piers, wharves or docks pt said Cape May Cit* or vicinity, and the pier or piers, wharves or docket said Lewes, Delaware, or'vicinity. - , ,, 6 The State Highway Commissipp^or such, otlier bodj as may succeed said State Highway Commission, ill conjunction with the proper official body of the State of Delaware, .or otherwise, shall arrange tor a sufficient fee or toll for the carrying of passengers, vehicles and auto-mohiies-oti said boats and to make such rules and regulations as may be • necessary to earry oiit-the objects and purposes of this act, and the 1 revenue as to the share of this State shall be paid to the Treasurer of ' this State to he nshd a. a part of the State "Highw ay Fund. 7. The costs and expenses for the carrying out the purposes -o ' this art may be paid out of the fun^s appropriated, raised or collected • dor the use of the said State Highway Commission or such other body ' as may succeed said State Highway Commission. ! 8. This act shall take effect immediately.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES On 22nd Inst., Rev. George Hillman , gave an Interesting talk on "George . Washington," to the High School and ; 7th and 8th grades, t Mr. Brunyate, the superintendent, will attend the National Superintendents' Convention at Atlantic City. Mr. Rodes, the principal of the a High School was absent several days s recently on account of sickness: Ic ' The Wildwood Girls Basketball team y won the Champjphip of Cape May County by defwWng the High- School a Giris of Cape May in a fast and exlS citing game on 18th inst. Score ,7 to 6. The l^ic-up: Cape May Wildwood Douglass - Cariberg I* - forward ls Reeves Johnson r- forward , ill Hines — — Malcolm j center Stevens _ — -v — Nye side center Johnston _ — Scclly " guard Edmunds — -- guard Field goals — -Douglass 1, Reeves 1, sr- Cariberg 2. grydl oGals-^-Douglass 1, Church 1, "Cariberg 1, Johnson 2. Referee— Miss .Youn, Cape May

Court" House. Q 1 In the Boys' basket ball game on the 18th in&ti, Wildwood defeated Cdpe May, 26-22. Fast and furious i describes the work. At the end of i the first half "the score stood 22-22 y. Wildwood won in last three minutes. of *the allotted time. ' ^ . - The line;up: . Cape May - Wildwood fl j Cherry — — Nidorf fi s , — forward . -JS (Widing — yr- Brown > r , forward V f E. Ashburn 1-~ Livezcy f I center ? - Chambers Garrison ]h o guard J Needles Nickerson \ II Field Goals — Cherry 1, Gidding 5, J B E. Ashburne 1, Needles 1, Nidorf 1, > Brown 3, Livezey 3, Cross 1, Nicker- v n spn 4. > •% Foul Goals — Cherry 1, Gidding 4, f ™ E. Ashburne 1, — idorf 1, Cross 1. ^ ,e Referee — A. Little. f |y Oms^Arch 9th, Cape .May H. S. will 3 play Atlantic City Second Team at At- } jo lan'iic City. Cape May defeated this 1 •team on Teusday afternoon in a close , game. Score 27-24. v . The High is rehearsing the Oper- » 1, etta "All at Sea," to be given some { time in March, being the Annual High ( ay-^ School Show. ■ * »

H. C WHEAT0N I PASSED AWAY Postmaster Harry C. Wheaton died S at- his home in North Wildwood last Tuesday morning from Bright's disease. Mr. Wheaton was born at Peters- ' burg, Cape May County, November ; 23, 1857. He was the son of Lewis l ' Wheaton, a prominent hotel keeper j for many years at Oape May Court t 1 House, and a member qf one of the j ' eldest families of Atlantic and Cape I May counties. He was Mayor of 1 Wildwood frhm 1909 to 1913 and was ; t elected to the State Senate in 1913, d • serving the full term to 1916. By oc- i I cupation a blacksmith, he early in life 1 took an active interest in politics, and I after -his election to the Senate was • known throughout the State as he a "Blacksmith Orator." At -the time of d his death he was Postmaster of Nprth Wildwood. a • Besides his Wife, he is survived by f two soi* and three daughters, i- The funeral took place Friday afteri- noon with services at the Baptist e Church. North Wildwood, "interment e at Cold Spring Cemetery. I- 1 MR. SHAMGAR DOUGLASS >r The entire community is saddened i- j by the death of one of its foremost u ' citizens, Mr. Shamgar Douglass, a life j long resident of this viHage. Mr. d J Douglass was respected by every one, :>£ j was noted for his integrity and upr- tightness in business and had made a ly I success of life. )e I 'He leaves a wife and three chilli- dren to mourn his loss, Allwood, a to muuiu »••-• iw — •• - — ■ -

farm Demonstrator, residing at Free- ( hold, N. J., Mrs. Olive Douglass, |. I teacher of Domestic Science in a , Pennsylvania school, and Mrs. Ella Taylor, residing at Lenardo, N. J.; ' also little Emma, a beloved child of , -the household, and a sister, Mrs. , ! Swain Woolson, of Cape May Point, . N. Ji This family has the sympathy of the entire community on account of v J this irreparable loss. But what is ! j their loss is his gain for his Chris- ' j tian character was pronounced. He has J j gone to be with God who has sustain- < ed him through life and will sustain the bereaved family In their hour of j i grief and sorrow. _ • ] i "And the last enemy tliat shall be . ' destroyed is ddath." Mrs. E. P. Nlttinger spent the week ' in Philadelphia.

LOCAL TEAM HAS EASY TIME i • — • ' y SWAMP ST. FRANCIS TO THE TUNE OF 59-16— WERE OUTCLASSED. The Cape May Basket Ball five had trouble in-defeating the St. Francis team of Philadelphia last Saturday evening on the Convention Hall floor by the lop-sided score of 59-16. The home boys certainly brought i their shooting eyes out with them, field goals rSn through the net like , rain. Cirnp, the dimutive forward' ol j the "locals played his usual fast game, besides ckging . nine double deckers, ! the season's high score. Cape May started right off the juihp and before long had a command- 1 1 ing lead on the viators which they j never lost. The first helf ended with the locals far in the lead, 22 to 7. The ' second half was even worse than the ' first as far as points were concerned, the home boys playing rings around the visitors and soon had the game on ice after wNfth they displayed some neat passing. 1 The line-up: ^ Cape May F F G Pts f Baker, forward 3 4 10 Camp, forward : 9 2 20 'I Lemmon, centre 5 t 11 a Lehr, guard 4 ,2 10 Little, guard 2 4 8 23 13 59

j St. Francis . F F G Pts 1 Tynell, forward -1 ,0 0 0 ! T. Collins, .forward - __ J. *0 2 I L. Collins, center ^ — N-10 1 1 1 Diamond, guard — : 2 2 6 Goslin, guard — — : — w 2 8 7 - X ' 5 6 16 Referee— Dorner. MILLVILLE TONIGHT The locals will lineup against the t JP 1 fastest team in South Jersey tonight, , • when they meet the Millville, New7-. ' Jersey quintet and a fast game may ' be expected. 1 "THE BRAT' COMING * I When the ■Gartland-Lumley Stock f Co. presents "The Brat" here next ,f I Saturday, March 5th, at the. liberty | theatre, you are going to see one of ' | the most uniqijp character drawings I that has ever, perhaps, been your e privilege to see, in the little girl, '" ! "The Brat," from which, the play y takes its title. She is a wonderfully h appealing human figure and you will e ! laugh with her, cry with her*, and symie ! pathize with her. -Yoj/ see in the i, I charity* home where she first lived or 'J perhaps "existed" would . be the betn ' ter word, in the -dark haunts of the ie cities slums and jn the chorus of a cheap musical comedy they c'all^Mier "The Brat," she never knew any*other "name and then one night she slapped ts a man in the face because he insulted .-V 10 her. She was arrested because the - 20 man claimed that the girl had accostII .ed him. Among the drab derelicts of 10 the night court a famous author salvaged her and brought her to his — home as a "type" to study for his 59 forthcoming novel.

We take this opportunity of announcing -j ■ . ~ the opening of our INSURANCE : AND : REAL ESTATE OFFICE Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds | ' FOR QUICK ACTION " TRY "US I Tenenbaum Bros. ^ — I 414-16 Washington Street Capc Hay' N' i 1 Z Boih Phone« T "

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