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A. LEON EWING, ^ N'AGEP. - . VOLUME 66— XlMBL •

CAPE MAY £ITY, NEW JERSEY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1921

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PERSONAL JIEfUN INTERESTING' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS OF THE COMING AND GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. Miss Rae CurtSs was hostess at a bridge party Riven for her friends en Saturday afternoon— , Miss Emily Dennett, of Cape May CoUrt House, 'was the truest of Mr. J' and Mrs.. Hen jam in F. -Johnson, this > week Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will close their Perry street cottage in a few days and spend the winter in Philadelphia. Mr- and Mrs. Walter _ Smith and their son, Uayirfond, motored to East- I on, Pa-, where they attended the Penn-Lafayette foot hall jtame- " Frederick Howell and MissV.Saja Smith," of Atlantic City, wfere guests of Mr. "and .Mr-. J. C- Little, over. ■ Sunday- . " v Mrs* Frank Mende returned on S(Hday to her home in Philadelphia after spending a long season ■ at" her cottage on First "avenue. ' _ • William -E. Fitnpulriclc lias left Cape May for Philadelphia, where ho — will- spend. the winter- "Mr. Fitzpat* rick for a number of -years has been* " connected with Smith's studio.^ Mrs. liia W- Fendcrson has been entertaining "her ridter-indaw, MrsSara V Church, of Laurel Springs, N. J-, for the pas! week. , -Miss Kathryii.Muriay. of Phlladel- •] phia, speftt a few d.-n, in Cape May I this wpek with pYS^-tcr, Mrs..! George S. Curtis. v * Mr. and Mrs. John J. MeCann entertained Mr-' Met 'ann's mother, from Philadelphia, on Sunday. Mr. Ijjslie Tenenha.im was in' New York this week on business. * visiting her .! -i-l - -i. Mrs. Ilarley Y"lark. Mr J. P. f«\. manager of the Palace Theatre and 'connected with the ll#nt Theatre Company, was in. town one day. this week. Miw.ii Brown, -on of Mr. and Mrs. Harry ISiown. i- ill with toiisilrtis.- • Harry* Meera.v -pint the week end in t'ape'May at the home of his parents, on Ma.lis-n avenue. ."M'rt ltlt.1 Mrs ifnrr Holnies banc mo veil from the Washington street ■„ voltage that they . have occupied fulsome time, to West Cape May. .! "''her friend, Martin A- Caill, * over . tho week end- - - Mr*; A+ Hackney' and sun. Albert, t of Veiitninv also Mrs. Nellie Bishop , and children, spent the week at Mrs " . Eva' Bishop's, on Broad street Mr. and Mps. Cecil F*. McCullouolM entertained a number of • thcWF friends at cards Wednesday evening. I . • November !>i tit their Jackson ; street j r hohte-- * . | Mrs. V. M. D. Mjji.i-y anil M*rs. Re- j becca Bthinctt will witness: the hock-. j ey game to .be played inl Philarfel- • •_ pltia Saturday;- lietivcen tile NAlb- Phil -"J aOclphui anJi the "English. team. \MisS Marjpric Marry, oheuf our' summer i girls, will play on the Ajl-PhijadM-® phia (earn. , ~ Sara Shively," the charming little . granddaughter of Joseph Moorchead, of Hughes street, was taken ,to. the Kospithl Friday to have her appendix removed. SMALL BOARD ASSURED ' Tl>e Voters of .Cape May county, registered a decided, preference for a t small commission to replace the present large 'Board of Freeholder* The totals -arc not yet available but with few exceptions the precincts" returned a far go majority of. "yes's''. -The Commissioners will, under the1 present la*v, be . elected' at the next general election The present fixed salary is $1,500, but because the members of tlfe commission must de- . vote their' entire, attention" to duties , of the office, it is expected that the coming sessions of Legislature wilt maketch.-inges in the laws increasing the. amount DENATURED ALCOHOL 48$, proof; highest test. Contain* no Benin!. At 65 cants a. 'gallon. ' Charles A- Swain. 305*7 Jackson st. ' FRENCH'S HIGH GRADE PAINT S2.19 Per Gallon KLDHEDGi: & PHILLIPS. Inc. .115 Jackson Street, Cape May. N. J. , Keys. Phone 144 Bell phone J39W

Ik - SENATOR WILl.I.VM H. BRtGirr

CAPE MAY H!£H SCHOOL OOiNGS LARGE PERCENTAGE OF.GRA!)I ATES. FOR THE YEARS 191819. AND 20 ATTENDING HIGHER ' I YSTITI "f IONS OF LEARNING. The following graduate- • of C " May High .School are >. nl'.cimanto at hlgho'i- institutions of leerhing: ' Ri7tlii'ifoiil linkA", State Xiyttsl School. Trenton, N. J*. ■ v Rodger Haw ni 17. Dickinson Co1- . ' lege. Carlisle, Pa. . ' Harry Teinyibaum, '17. Dickinson Law School, Carlisle. J'u.' . Howard Scliock, T8, Columbia' Uni* ' v.'i NY. *' ■ ■ •t'oriiolius Johnson, '18; Harvard ' 'niversitjT. I I .im Moore. 'IK. Howard Uoiyer1 Washington. .1) C. ' ' . J Uiir'enae. Bi 'ant. '19. Prexel •Jiisti-', ' • K'HuU-rt l. illicit. -'J9. Dickinson Coi j '■ lege. Carlisle, pa. - | . Lgwis Crc-.-c, '19, Boston Tech. Bu«ton. , i ' M Millet Hand,. '19. Dickinsoir Law:; ^ School. Carlisle", Pa. • ! James 'W. Hursey, '19, Lincofii Uni- | j versify, New Oxford, I 'a. Wilson Miller, Ufl. University .of i Maryland, Baltinwrfe. j Malcolm. C. Orr, '19, Carnegie ' ' Teeh, • Pittsburgh. Pa. ; "Howard Richardson, '19. Lafayette, • j- Kaston, Pa. f* - *" ' ■ M Lelamf*Sharp, '19. Dickinson Law I School, Carlisle. Pa". . • ' < Dhlla Ileupsch, '19, Dickinson Col ." ' lege") Carlisle, Pa-'- -■ • George M. SteVeus, '19, Dickinson ' Law School, Carlisle* Pa. . Raymond Briant, '2h, Lafayettp. College, Kaston, Pa- . ' Legan Dickinson, '20, Philadelphia ' Business CollegeWilbur DeTurk, '20, Drexcl Instl- ! t tifte, Phiiadelphiu. P® , | ' i . Lawrence Eldredge, '20, Lafayette j' College, Kaston. Pa. ..Edwin Cummings", '2^, Dickmson - 1 College. Carlisle. Pa. • j Katherine Eldredge, '21, N. J. » State- College fo?» Women, New :• Brunswick, N. J-. I Eiizaheth F.lwell, '21. Hahnemann : Hospital. PhiladelphiaCatherine Rwing, '21.- Trentgn ; Normal School. Trenton, *N. J -V- • Helen Gibson. '21, Newayji Normal f School, Newark, X- J." : Jrrria';.Go?irng, '2T, Peirce , Busigess College, Phila- '* ' . George Meyer, "21 , Dickinson Coy lege. Carlisle.'Pa ; Cornelius" Palmer, '21. Miildleburj^ College, Sliddlebury; Vt. . • .Opal. Schellenger,. '21, Stat^ Normal- Scl^iel, TiJenton," N- . I.,. TJfmPfiimatic "Club has organized again for. tht> year: Officers* itav'e •; bees chosen for. thg 'following year: 'Presjdeqt,'* Harriet -Mecrdy; vi're - |ii(isitten1, Jear, Douglass; secretary. • Rosalie Weiitze'!:. treasurer, , Miss ' MSginnis. x

■J A c'omniit'teo has been chosen to'sfcIW ii t.iay, for Christmas. Rehears | L-.l . 'Vif!. -tart .directly after ThanksJ • Tiie JjVi- Club iia.* practiced con- ' | li niallv fur 'he pip-l week and will ro'id.'i- :» lavnhcr of selection a* the • r-xerci-e* on Armi-tice- Day. They1 - are planiiing to do excellent work • this year. <)n Tuesik... evening' the Needvc Work Guile! r America met in the. High Schor . "ig'tling- Some o'f the, school girls oahered-. Six' of the girl*- sang some of the. popular songs j ' Mini.' danced- sfl'he ' program" was ex- j rollout. - Oit Friday the American I-cgiou and Yctenins o"" F*::r' -n V.' u he'd exercises *^t the * ii : o • - 1*1 o'clock.- -The Glee Club -nne -dm.- ' j patriotic songs. HnfStff Hand reftd the President'Proclatantion. "' . "* Sara Lumifiis recited "!e Ffav.i ertifFiMd." and. Catherine TTre so," "ArnuHiegtDay// i Jeaii Walter?- rendered v the -poeyH j "Whose Debtors' We* Are." ' I The flags - were lowered, to half ! n asi at 12 o'eloFk and a firing squad . _ .filed salutes. Until -two miuiitt-.- af (" rtrt the hour a. silent prayer \vas of-J i fered in accord with -the 'Pre -Merit's j Proclamation- . " [- J ■ About otffc sjiundrcd High SJhoo] • pupils took part in tiie big Armi j t ice Day Parade "Numerous fip.it - cheered all along the way. j ^ Flags and . hunting decorated the ] ^ floats and cars. There were reprc - . sentatives from Wlldwood, Cape Mo- j j Point and numerous floats from th's j ( Cltj" " ■ ' t . ANNOUNCEMENT .i ; 'v- ; • - k i Mr. and ' Mrs. E- W. Fisher, of h Green Creek, announce the engage- >' ment of their daughter, Mary Es- '• , telle, to Melvin Woolson Kldredgo, of Mr. and Mrs- Claude Eldredge - ; of Cape May, N J. v . « — ' i; I Most of us know better hut few of j ( r us^do beitter. I , | - !

ROBERT J. KAY WINS OUT FOR "!' ASSEMBLY BY 1737 OVER TAYLOR

SENATOR WILLIAM H. . BRIGHT GETS MAJORITY OF 519. FDX, ' AND GROVES OUSTED. j With Upper, Dennis and Lower townships yet to he beard from, tiie election of Senator William Hany Bright, for Senator, ami Robert J. ). Kay,- fpr Assembly, are assured- Tho returns, it^s thought from the mis-.! I sing ones .will change the figures | I'stmiewh'at. 'hut cannot affect the final I I results. . . " | The greatest surprise of the t-lcc- I 1 1 i oft \vas the ou.-ting of F'ox and j i Grove*. Freeholders fronj Ocean Citj . [ V.'iiliaiti J- Chad wick and Heory N. | Cree letli won out 6vcr .the old Freej holders by -running on stickers. |

UAPE M -VY WEDDING |iJY*V;iOMlay at" H o'clock a very ! I pretty .Wadding wg* -oienmized Jiy * I j Rev. fteoigp T HiHmai at the home / . of Mr. and Mr- ' Join: "L. Beniiejl* I'.' / ! jw. IV vy -treet. t!,e Vroom being a 'Civ.il War veteran, Jamc.< V. CJaidt, I form'ei of W..«.,|-i;.v • .. a .d M»Nl (Rachel Fogg Hollswnrth. «." W.q<«ls • I town. Mrs. ,E"dwnr<l Hughe* played the wedding' tna-ich- The bride was aUiicsl in— white satin and . given av^y by Mr. l'-harle* Fhlredge." a ' < Bay and river pilot The ' house' was heautifull decorated with ' '■ yellow chrysanthemums and autmn ^ - Thosh included among the wedding ' Capt; and JUrs. Charles P. Kid- 1 I ledge", -Mr. and Mr*. W. L. Cumiii-ing*, Mr- ' and Mrs. Ge^j-ge CummingGeprge H: Cummings, Harry Balm, I Judge and Mr.-. H.^ Ill EhlredgcT Mr *

that^Hp.e county is-in favor of a^mall > Board k>f Freeholders as against the larger board as it now is. The re--turhs showing almost twtf to one for the adoption of a small board of ; ' For Justice of the Peace from Sec- . bond Ward. Edwin M. Johnson, Sr., , ' ; was elected by 52. j ! CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY .1 Mr. and Mrs Nicholas T Swain j wilireelehrate their 60th wedding an- ' !.?iiversary fln Tue-day. November 15.1 Mr. and Mrs. Swain have been life, long residents of West Cape May. I They have one son, four grandchil- 1 dren. aud one -i" cut grandchild- ' > I

1 ■Exit « mm -i ,■ KOBIUJT J- KAY • 4... ' ': • *'

and,' Mrs. X. liaynot, .nr.- Id is- .M;uh ' i-vjMr. and Mis. Cliarle,* Satterfield. and. Rj.l'n Saite'rHeld. Capt. ; Vohp-m/'v'-C E?- ' 1 Npolier-; 'I Id r ' * .ba.o, and .Vlrs.^" ,lm. e- II. I»i : k. Mv. :,i...l Mr*'. Bel j 1 and Mr* ' TluCuUae Kerne*. ..Mr and] 1 Mrs. Albert Phillip. D and, Mr*: p Clarence' ' Khlredge. Rev -and Mrsge Hillirtan, Dr^aiid' Mr.-. Alh.ert ' S«t*W, .Vesta .Stevffi,*. Mr." an.NWrs. > John I.. Bennett. Misses Elizabeth Jrnnic Hand. Air. Leslie • Hand, 'City Treasurer ami Mrs. Stephen : , WiKon, Mr- and Mrs; D. W.. Ro.len, and Mrs. Harry II. Bennett, j Mr. and Mrs. Cliai le* ,Snowd'en, Jtuth, - . ai d- Jack » Snowifen. M r^^Charles Week*. ■ *" T

TO PROBE CITY OF NORTH WILDW000 JUDGE NAMES MEN TO INVESTIGATE CITY AFTER GRAFT TRIALS. ' • ( v . Chief Justice Charles C. Black, of Jersey, has appointed former Senator Lewis. T. Stevens, Cape May;and S- Rusling Leap, Camden lawto investigate the .affairs of the City fo North WildwoodTaxpayers of North Wildwood recently petitioned Judge Black for 'an investigation following^ the ^arniign 11 • , ment of the Board ofY reeholilers in^ Cape May County courts. - v * ' ■ | ' . SURPRISE PARTY A delightful' surprise party was • given on,- Saturday evening in honor • of Mr*. Mary Miller, when a' large - ^ I numbgr of f. >nltr ga'.hcr- 1 at her j h.'iiii*. 6U Hughes -trc't. to ceJe- ' ' brute, her In thdr.y. T'.> z"ie*ts inj chide, I Mrs. .Hettie Mille. Mrs. I Che le* ("hnrch, Mr*. John Tl\ompIso'n^Mr*. Lorena Hall. Mrs. David j WaUc ■. Mrs. Sal lb- Schellenger,. | Mr* EHa Hall, Mr* Snnfucl Schel- * i leuger. M gs. ' Charles Ruf hoi*ford, Mr. ' atuT Mr>- FMward Miller, Mr. and I Mrs." I. E. Miller. Jr.. Miss Emma • 1st ites. Mis* Jean Walters. Miss Martha Schellenger, and ' Frank W. Mil- ' ! THE CITY'S POPULATION 'The dotal population, of the City • f Cape May according to the censua of 192(1, i.- 2.999, of which the males number 1,6-19 and the females 1.950. The white* of native, parentage numI er 1.899. foreign or mixed ,pa rentage 439. foreign horn' 116. negroes 184. . , Indian*, Japanese ami Chinese, 7. The • I umber «f families is Tin." ^ The total number of 10 years or over is 2.606. Number Tlliterate'i -65. Native white*. 10 year* of age dr over. 2.025., Number illiterate. 11Foreign bom white* of 10 years or over, J75. Number illiterate. .23. III literate male 21 years .of age and • I of ageiii over. 34. I The male- ..f 21 year- of- age ami ! white parentage. 762: native ' white, i foreign or mixed parentage, 1-14; •• '[foreign hofij- white-.- 91; "naturalized white, 5.1; ncgroes,'148. 1 • • " • j Female* 21 -year* of age •>•■ o\"ej-, ! native .whiter-native parentage, "'•*91; .native white, .'foreign or mixed na.tura'iv.i I. negrorc.- 162. THE UtU-NTY'S- POPULATION The -total "all (he year population ' Y - of Cype May county, according to the census ' s'f 1.920, is id, 640. of t >vhieh 10.0(19 are males anil 5J.451 'fc.'mailes The whites number 15,969, j of which 8", 208 are male and 7.761 are fcirtAle. .Those of hativ'e pai ent- ! age numhere 12,819. foreign parentrage. 2,134, mixed .parentage, 1,016. I "I3ie foreign hoi*n whites are 1,9101* • of which -1,019 .are ntale and {T97 "feThe: negroes number • 1,560, the males numbering 771 and the femafes .789. Indian, Cliinese and Japanese, ntitnber 15- The native^wnitcs form 821 per cent df the^population. 'the foreign, horn whites, 9 8 per cent, "the negrh£*j8 per cent. The nOmher of dwellings, 5.039, and the number i of families, 5,38*f".

Vote Cast in GENERAL ELECTION, Tuesday, Nov umber 8, for SENATOR and ASSEMBLYMAN G ^ y' — ft -I - ' 2 ? 'T i '* |'"'S E -2^5 . fj I' I | "I f V" ti,!^ * i'J i £•£ !''•? h.-! Y - ■- ■' 1-8. 8 g. I LL5-S 2 2 5 5 I S.r. " «..« 2 2 t ;|;i fe|7|;p s ; i" i |-i i i-i n -i'- . - * ■; r < S ^ C o > ii K- O E - t ^ f- ? ' . „ ' r ^ ^ s: X .X 'C . C •/. 5* w sf < . 4 v' ~~ T '; • Bright o__313 iy.'l 337 119 : 77 168 161 92 " 1 174 «2 130 41 221 232 62 30 72 267 '158 .109 117 78 1 "79 277 ■ 4.037 *, • ' Howell ... 227-rii's'li:: :;>* II 113 .72 72 78 .l is 116 .13" 1 76. 2o 161 51 236 292 98 51 gO 233 127 14)j 135 119 .126 161 197. #1,518 _ " ' " ..I 'Kay., ..375 146 26". "112 40 220 J63 56 161175 99 s it',:, .'a", 7 1 17 ::si 352^ 121 35 95 250 165 12K 13 1 94 68 91 :.71 1.629 _4 . . ^ Taylor -- 151 i 16 144 32 5 101 4 1* 86 78 .133 "95 10 177 2^.106 ^35 97 150 21 31 35 250 114 " 76 100 91 106 132 89 2.632.