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I Vulcanizing g AUTOMOBILE TIRES REPAIRED g I | | { | § 8 years experience in repairing all • g § Tires and Tubes. Work positively d 9 guaranteed. We carry in Stock thg X A GENERAL TIKE noted for its fine g M appearance and long mileage. Fab- g . § ric tires are guaranteed for 7,000 vt g miles and Cord tires for 10,000 njiiles. d § C. E. HOLMES X X 403 Washington St., Cape May, N. J. g s"' '» • KEYSTONE 425 OPEN ALL THE YEAR * ! THE GLENWOOD A .. 01 ' TABLE UNEXCELLED j 509 HUGHES STREET CENTRALLY LOCATED. ' . CAPE MAY, N..J. . Mrs. Lillian Rott, Prop. "77 • ^KEYSTONE PHONES CAPE MAY 1-73— WILDWOOD 1-73 Konowitch Brothers GROCERIES, MEATS, PROVISIONS ■Butter— Eggs — Fruit— Produce — Etc. Orders Promptly Filled 308-10 Washington Street 2405-07 Pacific Avenue CAPE MAY WILDWOOD X ' ( Electrical (Contractor... INSTALLATION OF MOTORS . MAKING A SPECIALTY OF STORE AND WINDOW LIGHTING A. D. REEVES KEYSTONE PHONE 809-D3 * CAPE MAY. N.J. - Cape May Electric Shoe Repairing Shop A. SuDAK NEOLIN SOLES AND RUBBER HEELS A SPECIALTY We make a SPECIALTY of REPAIRING SHOES, WHILE YOU WAIT Bootblack in Building for Ladies and Gentlemen. ShoedSundfies and All Kinds of .Polishes for Sale. 505 Washington Street Cape May, N. J. R.M. WENTZELL 33 PERRY STREET Furniture Bedding Rugs Linoleum Estimates on all kinds of 'furniture will be furnished promptly. KEYSTONE PHONE . GOODS DELIVERED A RELIABLE BUILDER Otis M. Townsend .• 218 Ocean St. Cape May, N. J.

CHUM mi or mm : .Tuesday, April 5, 1921. 'Regular meeting at 10 a. m. i Directors present: Messrs. Wentzell and Sheppard. Absent: Mr. Melvin. Director Sheppard presidedMinutes, read and approved to i date. Cleric reported: Lease of Mijler i Bros., at Convention Hall, executed and delivered." Electrical Inspector presented Lighting. Bills for March, 1921; approved. i Solicitor reported: Proposals for Lighting Streets advertised. Director Finance reported: Engineer Water Works, March '25, 1921., 5,139,000 gallons. For Month of March, 1921. 22,318,660 gallons. Director Streets reported: Progress. Steps built at' Jackson and ■51 Lafayette Streets. New Business: Bids for Lighting Streets taken up on motion of Direc- — tor Wentzell. The Mayor inquired: ''Are All the Bids in?". There was no response. Director Wentzell moved ''That when we adjourn, we adjourn to meet on Thursday, April 7th, 1921, at 11 a- m. Carried on Roll Call. Director Wentzell moved "That re- . ceivirjg bids for Lighting be postponed to Thursday, April 7, 1921 at . 11 >a. m. Carried oh Roll Call. .Director Wentzell moved "That the Ordinance entitled an ""Ordinance to Regulate Jitneys" in the City of , Cape May for the Second Reading open to amendments." Carried on Roll Call. The Ordinance was read and no amendments offered. On .motion .of Director Wentzell, the Ordinance was declared parsed the second reading. Director Wentzell moved that the ■ ordinance be taken up for the third reading and final passage. Carried on Roll Call. The Acting Mayor inquired, "Are 1 there any objections. None were i offered. DirertOF~*-Wentzell moved that the ordinance be declared passed- the , third reeding- The ordinance was 1 ordered published on motion of Di- i . rector Wentzell. Two resolutions were passed for Loans from each local bank to the ' amount of Five Thousand Dollars. ' Bills ordered paid — $5,600.45; i Adjourned meetii^- of Board of Commissioners' held Thursday, April 7, 1921, at 11 a. m. " J Directors present: Mfessrs. Shep- l pard dUd Wentzell. Absent: Mr. Melvin. _ On motion of Director Wentzell. ' — the Bids for Lighting Streets were c opened.^ ( The Acting Mayor inquired: "Are , all the Bids inT'. . The Bid of The Cape May Light & Power Company was read. " Director Wentzell moved that the , Bid be laid over for further consid- ! eration- Carried on Roll Call. 1 Commission adjourned on motion c of Qirector Wentzell. ] Regular meeting Tuesday, Aprii ! .12,. 1921 at 10 a. m. Directors present: Messrs. Melvin Sheppard, and Wentzell. 1 Minutes read and approved to 1 date. , ■Clerk reported: Delinquent taxes , paid by Provident Life and Trust _ Company on account of Peter Shields 1 for years 1914 to 1918 "inclusive, $5,627.05 and ordinance governing Jitrs ney busses published. Treasurer rejferted: Statement for '■ March, 1921, accepted, received and i filed. Engineer reported: Sketch for Comfort Station at Convention Hall, accepted, and authorized constructed 1 by day work. Director Public Safety reported: . Police Department O. K. Director Finance reported; Engineer Water Works, April 9; 1921, 5,- . • 328,800 gallons. , ie Coal -proposals advertised. ] Director of Streets reported: Progress. =5 New Business: 1. Director Wentz- ' el! moved that the 'applications, routes and time schedules of Reliance : Transportation Company- be received and filed and referred to the City Solicitor. Carried on Roll Call. Ap'- i plication of Lafayette Bennett, Agt.. for Motor Bus Owners Protective Association, for license for Jitney Busses, /with proposed schedule for every half-hour route, Washington ' and Perry to Pittsburgh Avenue intersection 10 cent Rate, ordered received and filed as no check accompanied the application. d Lease ordered drawn to the su'cces- — sors of B. B. Bellamah for "French Shop" at the Convention Hall. Miller Bros- given permission "to . remove the petition at the ' Drug Store at Jhe ^Invention Hall and replace it if so requested by the Commission, p Bills ordered paid: $1,576.62. Regular Meeting, Tuesday, April 19, 1921, at 10 a. m. Directors present: Messrs. Melvin, J Sheppard, Wentzell. Minutes read, corrected and approved to date. Clerk reported" Statement for > Mareh, 192F, accepted. ' Coal Proposals mailed to 'prospective Bidders." Solicitor reportedr- -igas^ Hpdnng a dated for April 28^ 1921?"^"^ Director Public Safety reported: Police Department O. K. Director Finance reported: Engis neer Water Works, 5,202,080 gallons, n April 28, 1921. ,ii Coal Bids Advertised. New Sue- f tion Hose now attached to Fire Engine. ^Director Streets reported: ''Prog- , res?' on all work. • . » . Director Wentzell moved that the application of the Public Service v Omnibus Company and The Reliance

srs^awjuttt 1 erete upon the payment of S10QLM ■ for each Bus and the half-hour schedule strictly adhered" to; the fare to be flat 10 cents within the City Limits and Strip Tickets to be interchangeable. Carried. On motion of Director Sheppard £ authority was given to place the advertising for Season of 1921 in the hands of Lewis T. Stevens to the amount of $1,500.00. Bids for Coal opened as follows on motion of Director Sheppard: 1. Jessie O- Rutherford, $8.30, gross toh. 2. Maryland Coal and Coke Co., $7.91 gross ton (no analysis given). 1 3. Cape May Coal and IcerfCom- « panv, $8.35, Net Ton (2,000 lbs.) Received and ordered tabulated. a Bills ordered paid, $1,221.70- h r— — il Regular meeting, Tuesday, April d . 26, 1921, at 10 a. m. • , Directors present; Messrs. Melvin, ? SheppaTd, Wentzell. L • Minutes read and. approved. d I Solicitor reported: Hearing on Gas h Company postponed to May 2, 1921, », r at Atlantic City. Director Public Safety reported.Po- * lice Department O. K. ' y : Director Finance reported: Engi- h • neer Wlater Works, April 23, 1921— • 5,443,400 gallons. , u 1 Director Streets reported: "Prog- a ■ ress in all work." - . t New Business: Contract with Standard pj] Company to, furnish Polarine Oil approved and ordered executed. Contract to furnish Coal to the 1 Water Works awarded to Jessie O. ; Rutherford. 2,240 ton, $8.50 per ton, conditional to freight reductions in ' favor of City if any are made by 1 Railroads. - Bills ordered paid: $1,441.44. Resolutions passed to renew notes of -$3,000.00 each at local Banks. WM. PORTER, 1 City Clerk. 5-28-lt- ' ' . YELLOW CARS PASS !- The Yellow Bus Line has discon- , tinued running owing to attach- ■ ments- on the automobiles. The line appears to have had. too | much overhead for -its own good and | is now tied up with several attachments which were served for debts. « , .The Reliance Transportation Com(Green and Blue Cars) is continuing the schedule between Wild- c 'wood and Cape May using new cars " entirely. - ? ... u The Ocean City schedule announce- j ment is with held until final and defi- w nite arrangements have been made- .. The Ocean City trips were tempor- g| arily discontinued because of tartly ,j " delivery of bodies for two new Mack n cars. There is- 'still one to be deiivered which will make five all told for - the Reliance- Company. ^ ^ By request the Ocean City trip will a probably run through Sea Isle City a instead of on the shore road for the entire distance providing the Utility t! .does hot- object on account of y the paralleling the railroad from Sea t Isle to Ocean City. - Having been forced to discontinue the Ocean City trip once thru no fault of their own the Company is rfow making certain that everything will run smoothly before beginning again. There will be two busses each morning and afternoon until the seafully opens and transfers will be made, at the junction of the Shore Road and Rio Grande avenue!" The schedule when completed will rigidly adhered to. Servant Girl Wouldn't Go in Cellar, = Fearing Rats Mrs- Tepper, Plainfield, N. J., says, "Rats were so bad in our cellar the servant girl wouldift go there. Bought some RAT-SNAP and it cleaned all the rats out" RAT-SNAP destroys rats and mice. Absolutely prevents odors. Comes in cake form, no mixing. Cats or dogs won't touch . Three sizes, 35c; 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Konowitch Bros., '.J. C. Little & Son and Eldredge and THE LORD HEARD MY VOICE (By request) Why is the day so dreary, Why does.it seem so long? Because my body is weary, -Because my soul has no. song. The clouds are hiding their lining; To me they are dark and gray, But'the silver behind them shining Bespeak a far brighter day. , Dear Father, take Thou my hanct ' Lead me 'oer this rough, rough 1 = place, I'll listen to Thy command, IH pray for more Heavenly grace. Turn not Thy* face from me, Just lead me on and on; Turn the dark clouds, that I may see The silver that back of them shone. MATTIE O. HILDRETH. > PLAN WORK AND SAVE Start the saying habit and open an accouht with the Security Trust Co. A Strong Institution. . V/Some of these old fellows who fi- ~Z nujly declare that ' life isn't worth V_ livin', seem to have had a good time it outFine December, we're having- this May! . WANTED — Girl? to learn press feeding. Star and Wave Pub. Co. p

A NOTED HYMN WRITER EDGAR PAGE STITES, AUTHOR OF BEULAH . LAND AND OTHER HYMNS FAMILIAR TO CONGREGATIONS OF THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES IN AMERICA WAS A RESIDENT OF CAPE MAY. Edgar Page Stites,. who wrote Land," "Simply Trusting," and many other gospel hymns which enjoyed extraordinary popularity, was a local deacon in the MethoEpiscopal Church and for several served as a. supply preacher in Dakota. For many years before his death,' on January t, he had nude home at Cape May, N- J. He been a member of the Methodist | Episcopal Church for over sixty At the outbreak of the war he was living in Richmond, Va. During. the war he was stationed at Philadelphia and had ^charge of feeding the t>o<>M which passed through that

city. At the time of his death he the oldest insurance ' agent in New Jersey. A few years ago in a letter to Rev. G. W. Sheetz, of Philadelphia Conference, he said: "I am whittling "away on my eighty -second .Have written a great many the last fifty years signed 'Edgar Page," which is the front of _ name. -J was enabled by great spiritual help to Write 'Beulah Ijind' in 1876, at Philadelphia. I was wonconverted sixty-five years ago this month (November 1852) and still on board the bid ship Zion-J' Uncle Joe Cannon, ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, who visited Cape May a few years ago, told Mr. Stites that he would rather.

have been ^Preridenf of^he United Bute*. It k said that Chaplain Me- | Cabe was the first to introduce the famous song to the public, singing It at a Methodist Preachers' Meeting in Philadelphia. The song has been : sung around the world and overseas ' veterans have reported that they 1 have oftentimes heard it on the bat- " tie field. "Mr. Stites iff survived by [ two sons, Edward P. Stites, Jr., of , Cape May, and Fletcher W. Stites, of Narberth, Pa. The last lines written by Mr. Stites ; were these: i A RAINBOW ROUND THE THRONE • By "Edgar Page" I Tfiere was a rainbow hound The i Throne, ' Such wonder sure was never known, As I drew npar so I could see '■ He on the Throne did smile 'on mel"l ' j While gathered round was that great r - choir - That doth the hosts of heaven in- . spire r Who with that band can e'er compete . t As crowns are^ast at" Jesus' feet.

i The storms of life may rage, awhile, i The sun will soon break forth • -and smile,' i For he will come to us and stay 1 And all our tears be wiped away. ' Then O! my soul, what joy is mine t' 'When Christ in me doth constant > .shine! » ■ My Lord to me is more than earth ! Can ever be with all its worth. ' Today; OJLord, with thankfulness p We pray that Thou our hearts wilt bless, Then we will surely happy be r \y!hen all our trust-Ts fixed on Thee. "

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