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™V i INTERESTING PERSONAL PARA- ®° GRAPHS OF THE COMING AND P» GOING OF CAPE MAY VISITORS AND RESIDENTS at " W Miss Irma Gosling, daughter of pi Mr- and Mrs- Clinton Gosling, of 906 Colombia avenue, entertained over tc the "Week end, Miss Sara Smith and si Miss Lucdle Townsend, both of Ocean B City. , vi Miss Ann Smith was a Philadelphia w visitor last -week- « Mrs- Maltha Hughes returned re- ei cently to her home in Cape May after C spending the winter with friends and , . relatives ill Philadelphia. p Edwitr Cumming®, student of Dickinson College, spent several days this ei week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs- a: George Cuimmngs, at their home on G Broadway- oW. N. Stevenson, of Etttftdelphia, B was a recent visitor in Oape May C looking over his Hughes street property. t p Mr. and Mrs, Carl Miller, of Had- V don Heights, N. J., spent Sunday S with the hitter's parents, Mr- and Mrs. Robert Hand- f Miss Audrey Warner is enjoying b some time with friends in Washing- d ton, D. CMrs- Jennie Douglass entertained a S number of her friends on Monday ev- h ening, at her home on Lafayette street. t Richard Little, of Philadelphia, was tthe guest of Mr- and Mrs- J. C- Little, on Sunday- a Mr- and Mrs. E- J. Jerrell enter- a tained Mrs. C- B. Yardley, of Orange, C N. J.# on Friday last Mrs- Yardley e was one of the s peelers at the meeting of the Community Club, on Fri- t day, March 17tb, held in the High v School buildingEdward Hall, of Philadelphia, has b left Cape May after enjoying a visit v of a few day® as the gues* of Mrs. v Mary Miller, at 641 Hughes street- t Mrs. Lewi® T- Stevens had as her guest over the week end, -Mrs. Jean a Stetzer, of St Davids. c Mr. and Mrs- J. AUan Wales have returned to Cape May after a visit £ of several day® with relatives in Royerirford, Pa- * ML«« Frances Vanaman was a week C end visitor in Philadelphia with some friends- . ' 1 Miss Fannie Hoyt. of Philadelphia, v was a visitor in Cape May on Sunday. >■. 1 .Dr. and Mrs- J. Stratbon, of Bay- s onne, N. J., and Mrs Lottie CDaniel J and daughter, Miss Margaret Q'Daniel, spent Saturday in Oape May a where they attended the funeral of ^ , , Dr. James W. Ware- I Lei and Sharp, of Carlisle, Pa-, is enjoying several days here with his > parents, Mr- and Mrs. Sherman S. r Sharp- \ Mr®- Mary A- Knerr left Oape Maytoday far Fleming-ion, N. J-, where j she will spend a few days with Mr 0 and Mrs- Lewis W. Knerr- v Mr. and Mrs, George Moody, of j Camden, N- J-, were visitors in Cape May on Sunday. I Mm. C- W. Remington and family, of Philadelphia, entertained a week e end house party at their Grant street ^ cottagg. - Mr®. Jules Blake entertained the member® of her sewing club on Wed- r neaday afternoon at her home, 1155 ' - Washington street Mrs- Mary (Jhurch. after spending ^ a delightful winter in Philadelphia 1 with Mr- and Mrs- John Church, has < returned to the Star Villa where she wiM remain fbr the balance of the i season. ] City Treasurer S. B. Wilson enjoy- : • ad «ha week and in Philadelphia as the guest of Mr. and Mia- Benjamin 1 S- Johnson. i Mrs. T. Lee Lemmon was a Pfcila- I defehia visitor this weekMr- and Mrs- C. B. Reantenberg were recent guests of Dr. and MrsR. Walter Starr, Jr., at 124 Deeabur ■treat Mm Harry Settle entertained the mendier® of the T. B- S. Club Monday evening, at her home, Broadway and Windsor avenue. Miss Edith Sea spent several day® 1 in Philadelphia last weekMr- and Mm John H- Mecray have as their gnast for a fortnight, MrsB. Daniefeon, of New York Miss Bmily Harris and Miss Ruth Harris, ot Philadelphia, spent Sunday with their sister, Mm James Nkoll. George Meyer, son of Mr- and Mrs. - John Meyer, is pending some time : with his parents. Mr- Meyer is a student of Dickinson College-

Miss Bertha Mahnken, of High- t bridge, N- J-, is the guest of Mrs- I Laura Ware- Mrs. Ware will leave Oape May in a few days and spend time with relatives in Philadelphia, Bayonne and Pboenixville. „ ■Mir. and Mrs. Judson Bennett have their guest for a few days, RevWilliam Dyre McCurdy, of phiaMrs. Mary- A- Oattlet has returned to her home in Folcroft, Pa-, after spending three months in Palm . Fla- Mrs- Cattiet expects to visit friends in Oape May in a few , ai weeks. Mr- and Mirs. Alder Vastinc are _ entertaining the latter's parents from ^ Pa., for several weeks. j* Samuel H- Moore spent one day in d' Philadelphia this week- w Carl Gamage, of Philadelphia, is * enjoying a visit of a few days here the guest of Logan Taylor. Mr. e Gamage a few years ago was inspect for the Gray-Davis Co-, at the *' ketMehem Steel Proving Grounds, at a Cape May■Mr- and Mts. A. J- Murray, of " spent Sunday in Cape '< with their daughter, Mrs. George w Curtis. ^ Mr- and Mrs. David Teitleman are a receiving congratulations upon the r birth of a son, Raymond, born Thurs- a March 9th, 1922- 1 Mr- and Mrs- Walter Roseman, of r Saranac Lake, N- "Y., were visitors this week. ' Mrs- Samuel F. Eldredge has re- e turned to her home after a visit of I weeks with relatives- J Miss Ida Edmunds, daughter of Mr. f and Mrs. Jesse Edmunds, entertained v a large number of her friends at her 1 Columbia avenue home on Monday- 1 evening- 1 Mr- and Mrs- A- G. Raymond entertained friends from out of town this week. * Miss Alva Sargent and Miss BarBoyd, of Philadelphia, were i visitors in Cape May during the ' week. Miss Sargent recently re- I turned from Europe. 1 Mrs Bella Soper entertained Mr- I and Mrs. Isaac Soper and family, of 1 Ocean City, over the week end. c , Mr- and Mirs. Sidney Goff spent 1 with relatives in Eldora, N- J. 1 Mrs Frank B- Mecray entertained t the members of her Five Hundred Club, on Friday afternoon, i 1 Mrs. George Paterson has returned : I her home after a visit of several £ weeks with relatives in Philadelphia- ' t Mrs- Richard Williams returned on ? to her home here, after spending a month with her daughter, Kehr, of New York, N. Y. Samuel Perry, Stewart Claghorn • and John Leedom, of Philadelphia, were week end visitors at the Devon 1 Miss Elizabeth Kehr returned to her ' Saturday, after spending five 1 months in Florida with Mr- and Mrs- j ChurchMr- and Mrs. Raymond Fosrter, pf . motored to Cape May on Wednesday. Mr- and Mrs- Foster . will make their home here after April j , Lester Tenenbaum was a visitor in Philadelphia this Week. t Mr. and Mrs. J. L- Kehr entertain- < ed cm Tuesday evening for their ; daughter, Miss Elizabeth Kehr- i Mrs. Rebecca Bennett enterfainefl a nurriber of friends at cards on Wed- < nesdav afternoon. < Mts- Charles A- Swain and Miss ■ Olivia Rothelle spent a few day® this ! week at Roseraont, Pa-, as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Hamilton. Mrs- Augustus Hines, of Philadel- ' phia, is enjoying some time here with ' parents, Mr. and Mrs- Daniel Pocer, at their borne on Perry street. James Lucas and family have returned to their Hughes street home after spending the winter in Florida. TeMnban Brothers Rial Eatati & Inunica NOTARY PUBLIC 414 WASHINGTON STREET CAPE MAY, N. J.. NOTICE After April 6Ch Dr. Herbert Lummis will occupy rooms over Knerr's Dry Goods store, as a dental parlor. 3-18-3

CITY OFFICIALS Si HOLDJEETING BOARD WILL HEAR AP- & PEALS ON THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE ELECTRIC RATE, MONDAY, APRIL 3rd The regular monthly meeting of the commissioners was held on Tuesday morning, at 10.30 A. M- Mayor G< Melvin and Commissioners Sheppard Gi and Wentzell were alPin attendance at The Reliance Bus Company, submit- PJ ting the required schedule as to the fa hours on which they would arrive and er depart at Cape May and Wildwood, ® which proved satisfactory, were grant- °' ed a license to operate their busse* GThis is the same company which op- '° rated so satisfactorily last year and H it is in their agreement with the dif- m resorts to operate a schedule 13 all year round. A communication was received from the New Jersey Board of Utility, m- m the commissioners that they would sit at the City Hall, Monday, p 3rd, for the purpose of hearing G appeals on the proposed new electric G rate which will go into effect as soon T the Utility Commissioners grant " them the privilege. When the higher T rate was first proposed by the electric A company, the city solicitor, Lewis 01 T- Stevens, immediately communicat- al ed with the Utility Board for the city, protesting against the higher -rate. w They wrote him at the tame that be- 11 an increase was granted they ~ would give the consumers a hearing. tc Their tetter to Solicitor Stevens fol- c( Lewis T. Stevens, City Solicitor, Cane May, N- JDear Sir: The Board of Public Utility Com- " missioners has before it a proposed si increase in rates by the Oape May J and Power Co- The increase is » under ar. order of suspension by the :l The Board will be able to a hearing in this matter at c Cape May on Monday. April 3rd, A 1922- It has notified the company '< that it will meet upon that date at c the City Hall at 11 A- M. * * If for any reason the board cannot h the use of a room in the City n 'Hall at the time mentioned, please 0 I advise upon receipt of this in order 'I that arrangements may be made for t' some other place for the hearing- . Very truly yours, ^ A- N. B ARBOR. v — « — — 1 STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETS " CAl'SE TAX INCREASE The Cape May county tax board C gave out the tax rates for the cities, ^ boroughs and townships in the coun- © on Saturday, March 18. In nearly P every instance there was an increase s in the rate, due to heavy State and C county tax budgets and the increase b in local budgets. n The tax board included the build- e ings originally exempted under the * Newly constructed buildings * will be taxed the same as others. Ocean City and Wildwood had nearly $1,000,000 each in newly constructed buildings, yet .both cities have a p increase in their rates over last >' ■ Vear ° The table shows -that the resort cities carry the -taxable load for the ^ county- Wildwood's net valuation for ; 1921 was $7,629,313. for 1922, it is $8,444,819The table follows: 1921 1922 , Avalon $3^16 $4-194 t Cape May City 4429 4-^10 I Oape May Point 4.86 6.933 Dennis Township 5.10 5.756 Lower Township 3 266 3-726 | Middle Township 5-022 4 4-683 ! North Wildwood ■ 4-542 4.987 Ocean City 4-31 4-39? Sea Isle City : 4.834 4.666 South Cape May 3.19 3J2 Stone Harbor 6.106 6-89C Upper Township 2-774 34)11 Wildwood City 4-654 4-667 Wildwood Crest 3.561 S.42£ West Wildwood 4.072 3.553 Woodbine 3523 3S3< West Cape May 4-411 4597 NOTICE 1916 Peerless touring car with t truck body will be sold April 1st 1922, to the highest bidder fbr stor " a8©- Hickey's Garage, Cape May, CARD OF THANKS Mr®. Laura Ware wishes to express - her appreciation to her many friends 5 who so kindly tendered their services . and sympathy in her late bereavement.

biMSED I FERRY PUNS HIGHWAY COMMISSION- I ERS HAVE CONFERENCE AT CAPE MAY; INSPECT THE CAPE MAY POINT LANDING. WII4, PUSH WORK Th# Raw Jersey State Highway 0 Cormaimltm was the guests of the j City «f Gape May on Saturday night t at ai'kanquet given in honor of the £ passage of the Ferry BiH. The af- t )an attended by the oommiasion- f and prominent business men of j Cape May. On Sunday the members : the commission, accompanied by j P. Wentzell, James E. Tay- j Uonard H. Davis, Dr. J. R- , Moon. Ralph Steven® and & P. State®, made an inspection of the proposed s landiag place at Cope May Point, of , the New Jersey-Delaware Ferry. The following members of the com- ( mission were present: { Geoige L Burton, chairman, South t George Paddock, Newark; j Colonel F. W. Whittmore, Newton; , A- H. Doughty, Mount Holly; ( Thomas E^ Collins, Elizabeth; F- J. j Wesser, state highway engineer, A. Lee Groover, secretary; Alexander Muir, superintendent of ] maintenance of ways; F- R. Boulden \ and Dennis Row. 4 Acting Mayor William R- Sheppard ' j welcomed the commissioners. During 1 < stay the members of the commission stated that they were going 1 confer with the Delaware highway , commissioners and forward plans for , the early operation of the ferry and , the completion of the docks for land- ] itsg. They pointed out tha^ the ferry ] will relieve the congestion of White ] Horse pike and the Pennsgrove-Wil- , mington ferry. The route will be j shortened between the southern states , and the New England states so that ] other states will receive the benefit . as well as New Jersey. 0;te of the items of interest to the commissioners is the fact that the . be of natioaal rather than Importance as it will mean a closer relationship between the , southern states and the states northonly will the southern folk come north over the new routes, but those I of the northern states will avail the opportunity to tour ; the southern sectionsThe banquet was served at the Windsor Hotel and was served in a . very elaborate and courteous way. ; menu was good and the service unsurpassed. The menu follows: Oape May Salts on Half Shell, . Pickled Red Beets, Celery, Mock Turtle Soup, au Sherry; Broiled Fresh Shad a la Delaware; Terrapin a la' Maryland) Roast Choice Jer- { sey Capon, English Filling; Potato Green Peas, Queen FritSauce Louraine; Southern Tomato Salad, a la Mayonnaise; Crack- • Cheese, Neapolitan Ice Cream, ■ Assorted Cakes, Grape Fruit Straws, After Dinner Mints, Cafe NoirANNOUNCEMENT i We will be in a position to make ■ immediately delivery' of Ford sedans, coupes, touring cars, trucks and tractors, two car loads being under way. ■ & Mecray. 1

LEWIS I. WES I KILLEDJY WIFE HELD WITHOUT HAIL PENDING GRAND JURY AC. 1 TION. WIFE PLEADS TO ATTEND FUNERAL Atlantic City, March 19. — Because of the confession on record. County Louis R- Souder announced today that there would be no inquest the case of Lew Wills, a construe- ' tion engineer and directing head of a 1 controlled by Mayor Edward L who died in the City Hospital 1 early yesterday from a bullet wound ' inflicted by his wife during a quarrel ! in their apartment at 209 Atlantic ' avenue. - . 1 Mrs. Wille confessed to the police she fired the shots and since her ar- ' rest has made a signed statement. " The witnesses secured from among ' other occupants of the building where ! the shooting oocurred corroborate her testimony- Prosecutor E. C. GaskilT ruled that a murder charge must - stand against the woman, which pre- ' eludes her release from jail on bail, , pending action of the grand juryRetain dounsel Brothers of Mrs. Wills, who was Hurley, member of a family that has lived here for the past j years, last night retained Euj gene Schwinghammer to defend their sister. The defense will claim that Mre. Wills charged her husband with indiscretions with other women upon his return from a round of. Boardwalk ' cafes early yesterday^ morning, repeating charges she had made beforewas in an ugly mood and it is al- ! he abused her with vile language at first and when she became 1 punched her repeatedly ; and then threatened her with further ■ harm which drove her to com- ■ mit the shootingPrisoner Watched ; Mrs. Wills sobbed and became hys- '■ terical while her counsel was ques1 tioning her in her cell today. 1 "Oh, I can't believe he is dead- I ! can't remember shooting him or even ' picking up the revolver. He was '■ jealous of me, but entirely without ! reason, but I know he paid attentions ' to other women. But I loved him. : I would forgive him if I could only have him bade," she sobbed. 1 Constant watch is kept over the 1 prisoner by a matron because of her ' highly nervous condition- '■ Schwinghammer is one of the noted criminal lawyers of this section and ■ ■ will press for an early trial. We will ' ask the authorities to give Mrs- Wills freedom long enough to attend her husband's funeral, which will we held on Tuesday. — .Philadelphia Inquirer. Lewis Wills was superintendent for j ■ the Cramp Construction Company, i . which built Wissahickon Barracks in j , 1917. These barracks were built in I record breaking time, for which Mr. | Wills received nation wide commen- 1 dation- He also had charge of ijhe building of the Naval Air Station, : when that section was constructed. , Both he and his wife were apparent- ■ ly well liked and the news of his - death comes as a complete shock to his numerous friends.

Map showing how the New Jersey -Delaware Ferry will join the South 1 with the seashore resorts of New Jersey ,

RELIANCE LINE TO OPERATE GRANTED . LICENSES AT AN ADJOURNED MEETING AT OTY - HALL ON THURSDAY, MARCH 16. BEGAN OPERATION ON THURSDAY OP THIS WEEK The Reliance Transportation Comwhich operated the big grean and blue oars between Wildwood, Cape May and Ocean City and inter' mediate points last summer and discontinued with the advent of fall has secured licenses from the throe principal resorts upon a promise to maintain a bus line the year roundMr. Plasky, president and chief ' owner of the line appeared at City Hall, Tuesday, and having complied . with all the statutes governing the [ operation of bus or jitney lines in . Wildwood and the State was granted [ licenses for two cars- The Indemnity . policies for the company were issued . by the Ocean Accident and Guaranty Corporation, Ltd-, and by the Mary- ' land Casualty Co. The line between Cape May and , Wildwood opened Thursday on the , schedule which appears below in this , column. The schedule to Ocean ' City takes effect- on Monday, March . 27th. All schedules will be gradually increased with the approach of the main season and diminished when fall comes, hut at- all times, Mr. Plasky, s assures us, the schedule will be mainE tained throughout the yearThe question of a permanent dependable bus line was agitated all _ winter by the newspapers of * the county, and action was taken by the , Chamber of Commerce of the county J after the officers and members bep came convinced that such a line was both feasible and a practical necessity. The Wildwood terminus for the bus . line has been fixed by ordinance at _ the square fronting the Pennsylvania depot at Wildwood and Oak avenues j and at. Cape May the terminus will be , at the Reading station on Washington 5 streett Ocean City, Wildwood and Cape May 5 South Bound i- 8th St., Ocean City__10.15 3.15 8-15 1 34th St., Ocean City_10.25 3-25 825 55th St., Ocean City. 10.32 3-32 8-32 b Strathmere 10.42 3.42 8-42 r Sea Isle City —10.52 3-52 8J2 Ocean View 11-02 4.02 902 i Clermont 11.17 4.17 9.17 i -Court House 11-23 4,23 9-2$ i Whitesboro 11-28 7-28 9.28 s Rio Grande 11-83 4-33 983 r Wildwood 1185 4-35 9.35 i Cape May to Wildwood j Lv. Cape May Ar. Wildwood r i 7.00 # 7-50 114)0 11-50 1 1-60 180 vj 4-00 4.50 64)0 . 680 ' 9.00 - 980 5 Lv. Wildwood Ar. Cape May 9-00 950 12.00 1250 2.00 250 s 5.00 556 5 7.00 750 Ocean City and Wildwood Northbound. Wildwood 755 1255 655 Rio Grande 820 1.20 6.20 Whitesboro 825 185 6-25 Court House 8.45 1.40 6.40 Clermont 856 155 655 Ocean View 9.05 2-06 74)5 Sea Isie City — , 9-15 2.16 7.16 Strathmere 1 986 286 785 55th St., Ocean City— 9-33 2-33 7-33 84th St, Ocean C&ty_9.45 2-45 7.45 , 8th St, Ocean City— 955 255 755 The successful man is usually an average man who either made a chance or took a chance. MB .AND MRS. TENENBAUM ENTERTAIN Mr- and Mrs- I- Tenenbaum were the hosts at a party given in honor of their son, Joseph, at their home on Jackson street -Among those present were Mr. Mrs- Harry Sheffer, "krf Millville, N. • J-; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rubin, of Norristown, Fa.; Mr- and Mrs- M- WGlickraan, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. M. Doroshow, of Philadelphia; Dr. and Mis. J. Davis, of Norristown, Pa-; Mrs- R- Marder, of Philadelphia; Mr- and Mrs- H. Jacobson, of Olney, Pa.