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VOLUME XXXIV.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898.

Round Trip Tickets to Sewells Point or Steamboat Landing 16 cents.

NO. 45

Every Night this Week-Prof. Calvin F. Cook and His Famous Minstrels-at Sewells Point

Itema of & Personal Nature which will Interest AIL

THE COTTAGE AKD HOTEL GUESTS

Uk«B tdruUcc of by » large the golf la .be noralag a large Dumber of

Muter Donald, la a gamt at ihe UerroU Villa, where the haa Jollied Mr. Baud' aialer. Dr. Anna M. Band. Judge John W. WcaMoit. of Camden la aojouraing at Coagreaa Ball. Barry Bopkiaa, a populargouag clubman of Philadelphia, la a late an I Ooagnai Ball. Mr. and Mra. W B. Willie art amoag

Villa their aummer home.

r. E. D. Wigler, of Machanleaburg, Pa., and eon, Luther Aden Wigler, are

alaylng at tne United Btatea. J. Martin Pomcll and Prank A.

1, are among the late arrirala at Con-

grefa Hall, from Philadelphia.

Hr. and Mra T. II. Taylor and three >na, are among the la loot arrirala the Brown Villa, from Philadelphia,

and Mra William King hare

ayetle for a ttay of an Indefinite period

d Mra li. a Biddell, of Phila-

delphia, are making an extended etaj at

United btatea where they came late

ererybody w took a dip In the ooean. A cool a U day and made life t

Mlm Bara Enright, of Baltimore, I rial ting friend. In Cape May. Mr. and Mra Meredith Leach are a the college of Mr. and Mra OranrUl

t enirela at the lafayette

Poekar, o< Philadelphia MraH-C. Fiah, a . realdant of Waahlngton, D. C., la earn arrival at the Columbia.

Ralph Godfrey U aaa who la the guaet or hie Ira U E. Godfrey. 1 Mra John B. Grier, wella of Waahlngton, D. a,

lag here U Mra Joaeph Bird, of PhUadelphia. She la a Tery popular gueat. Mr. and Mra Waller M. DUki atrived aa the Marina VUla oc Haturday a adjourn, which will laat well Into

Mr. and Mra A G. Millikan, of Philadelphia, are among late arrival!

Wlndaor, n apanmcnu.

Mua B. Alklnion and Mias Eatherioc Carr, chaperoned by Mra Joeeph Baird, of Philadelphia, arc sojourning al

the Lafayette.

Miaa Katherine C. Beaaley, ipliahmcnta, haa Joined friend! at the Carrull for e lengthened atay. - Mra Jonea Wlater from their trip along the New England coaat today and wUI oome to their beautiful cottage on Ooean atreet. Dr. Witten Booth Rum. a brilliant young gmduate from the medical dc partmeut of the Uairerally of Pcnoayluua, la vieitlng at Oape May. Mr. and Mra Tbomai C. Da via, prominent Philadelphians, have joined their charming daughter at the W where they remained over today. ‘ L. Andenoc, of Waahinglon, came to the Lafayette for aummer sojourn. They are well known i the social clroln of the Capital City. Mr. William King and hli eatlmable rife are PhUvAjipMaw who recently arrived from that heated city to apend ■ea, at the Lafayetb John Palmer, wellknown resident! of Baltimore, are at Oape May on their annual vacation, and

. Manealy, ran c

Ml. Robert E Stravrbridge, a member Of the weU-known Straw bridge family of Philadelphia, ia now a gueat al the

Bov. Alford Kelly, of Fraser, Pa.,who i, Oape May It arrival at the Lafayette ii Dr. Mark A. Brown, one of the most sucossifal end most widely known phy. Mr. C. K. Rowland and Mr. George L. Rowland, two of Philadelphia-! mo.1 widely kaown brnlneea men, recently HgUond at the Imfyatta. Mr. and Mra. K O. Go wing, of PhU-

Ur. James ! widely known guest at Congreae Hall over Sunday. 1e la now In partncrahlp with hia

ithar.

General Archibald Blakeley, of Pittaburg, a Union veteran of the Civil War, la resting at the Chalfocte. where be baa Joined hla old friend, Judge John J. el belle of the Quaker Oily,who arrived at the Lalyyetle, la Miaa B. Atklnaoa. who ia well know in all

Oape May. A party of vialtora from Tolcrofi.Pa., at the Brawn Villa,,I* made up of Mr. C. B. Baaw and their three eooa, J. Herbert Shew, Charles P. Shaw ad El. D. Una of Mr. B. W. Miller, foeel at the Elberon. He la a

on Saturday. Captain Brown is at the head of the Fourth Police Division of Philadelphia. Miaa Emma Glenn baa returned lo Brown Villa and ia very popular with tbs other pretty girls at that easy hotel. Mr. and Mra. Charles H. Brtliford. of Harrisburg. Pa., are guests at U tage of Miaa Georgia Douglass. Hughes reel. Mrs. W. F. Flood and beautiful Utile daughter have engaged a suite of I at the Brown Villa lor Ihe balance of

at wllh a runaway aoddesl laat

ally

Rev. Mr. Holland, of Union town, Pa, -cached an eloquent sermon In the Presbyterian church on Sunday u lag, being aaelstad In the services b Rev. Dr. Smith, of LonlsvtUe, Ky. Ihe evening services Rev. Socrates Townsend preached apon the subject, "The Foundation of Our Faith." Rev. Roswell Randall Hoea, Chaplain af the U. S. B. battlaahlp Iowa, arrived it Oape May yesterday and Joined hla •rile et their cottage here oc St >venue. Mr. Hoes was assigned Iowa late last aummer and left Oape May to join hla ship. This la hla Brat trip b<

Mrs. Cl In Ion Burling, enjoying a five week's ok ton Hotel, left Oape for the mountains of

New York State. Their departure was regretted very much by a large circle of acquaintances. Colonel Burling la prin- s iu~preaent a change of clpai of the Rugby School, of New York f*^ eTeI .i D( ,

the JMarlna VUla. Miss Nsliie Sham beUc of Oape May’s summer society. Miaa LUlian Needles, of Philadelphia, haa arrived at Oape May, and la passing with relatives and Maoda

raises incident thereto. WUlle K. Cambios is all right again >r thegolf links, having recovered from ic accident he met with on .the grounds ist week. Willie is one of the floral riven of the club and makes Mg norm. Mlm E. R O'NeU and Mr. Frank B. loore are seen daily on their beautiful tandem. They are the moat graceful we bare noticed. Both are located at Brown Villa for ■ two week's - and Mra. Roberdrau Buchanan. Jot Washington, nave arrived the Manne Villa on their regular sumer visit- Prof. Buohanau ia one of the Brat scientists of Amerioo. Mra. Buuf a well known Maryland

famUy.

Mrs. J. L. Shoemaker, of Stockton renue, expects to lake out a party of Clover. Among her gueeee wUI be Mia J. Vetterleln, Mr. Ogden, Mrs. J. L Bodgen, Mra P. Miller, Mra. Charlra Werner. Miss Hinckle and Mrs. W. J.

Bailey.

Mr. E Joy Morris, a prominent PbUedelphian, is now n gurat at Congrcm Ball. Be la well known as ths greatest novelties, and, In oonnection a made several Ingenious Invenof which are noted for their

CAPE 1AY PODiT

* ST I LI. OUXT1.M

The Boston Trio, a celebrated musical family, wUI give a concert in the hall al the Carlton at ten o'clock this mornlog. They are artists of considerable merit and should draw a large attendA well known Philadelphia cigar deader, Ventura Blanco, with hla family, arrived et the Carlton on Salurda; The hop at the Shoreham on ! day evening, ea usual, was weU a ■Joyed as aU festivities a

Ihe

rvguii

weekly ladles tournament

playing for qualifying buttons, ran ibe custom, they played I Considerable Interest was shot Itirney and the fifteen ladies w

played al! made good acorra. The Brat

brnaej ; aeooud, lofting

M follow.

Mrs. O. W. Wood and Hiss C. B. Wood, prominent Philadelphians, are mt arrivals at the Cape House, host of friends of Life Guard Barry Milch ell turned out to ibo oampllmnui. tended 10 him by the man. the Carlton on Saturday d a nut smu was leallx- d 1 to the brave life guard as t> 1 Of the great appreciation uf

bis faithful aervlee.

Proprietor Ewing, of the Shoreham, last night gave a delightful straw ride forty of bis gurata. The parly did not return until the early hours of morning and enjoyed the affair imCapL H. D. Fowler end Lieut. Frank D. Glenn, of the Fourteenth Pennsylvania lufanlry, arc among the prominent arrivals al tne Shoreham. Although the Sea Grove camp has doted, e cumber of the lenten still raid will be bore until the middle .

Mr. W. B. Dougherty, of Philadelphia, accompanied by hit son, W. K. Dougherty. Jr., and H. F. Dougherty, e reoent arrival at the Aldlue. Mr. r . It. oDugberty is the well-known Philadelphia contractor and bn

A donkey party an moeg the festivities at the Carlton tb I

week.

Arrivals al the Shoreham yesterday ere from Philadelphia—E H Earnlaw, wife and three children, Mrs •! H Beecher and daughter, Wm G Bain. V G Bain, Job H Blye, U E Mined wife. C D Kaucr. Mra C 1) Kauer. E C WJliema. J C Webb. G B Robinson, Rev W B Graff Opt H D Fowler, Lieut Prank D Glenn. Bristol -Barry Crawford and wife. Arrivals al the Cape Houae yesterday ere from Newark, Ore—Misa Margaret •■a Waahinglon—Miss H L Euby. Mias F L Eati-y. Alexandria—Mis. F S Bell Philadelphia—Geo Bebcrton. Joe Budolph. MerchantvHk—John B Martin and wife. Frsx-r, Pa—Alfred Kelly. Philadelphia—Mrs A M Wood. •Mat O B Wood. Arrivals at the Oar lion yesterday wenom Philaddlpbia—Hits Eberir, Miss JAMurta, B D Reed. G Grosbeek. ira Blanco and family, C A Vorlln M D. Mary Nehcr. W E Kelly. Mra < ’ Pearson, Mrs E M Tbofte, Mrs. D A Patterson, Mra M J Buries. Mira Jennie Clagelt, Augustus Clagctt. D A Patterson. Wilmington—G Johnson. Helen inaon. Camden —Cornelia Phil-

S. R. Woodward, luncan Buxby .. Miss Marion Ayrea Fred. Miller Mrs. Spicer Learning Mrs. Thomas Eattwick Mra. F. 11 Shattuck Mr. Elliott Rogers . . Miss Lxndenberger. .

Mrs J M. E liildi Miss WainwrSght. Mrs L B. Ayres

Mra. Elliott Rodgers, MU. Ms yree and Mrs. Duncan Bu/by all b their record yulcrday In the ton nnnectloo with Childrens Da the Club Bouae on Friday nest, t

The residents and si lay arc generally p!oa« •al the Cape May Golf

p ii mm hdit.

11 SKASIDSf V1S1TOKS.

at Popular I-a. Urn.

The commodious yaehl Emily. OapL L. Ware, was chartered yesterday afternooc by Mr. and Mrs. Joaeph U. Mai. vern and Misa Constance C. Helnkle, for a abort sail up through the thoroughfare and ia the Inlet. Saturday morning Mr. Linaoln Godfrey and hit family were out for t crabbing trip up In the the thoroughfares la ie yacht Melvins, Captain Z. York, hey relumed laden down with nnm--ous crustacean denizens of the deep. In the afternoon the yacht Mclnnt, Captain York, was again chartered by l> and Mra Isaac Cohen and their imily. They participated In a very cn>yable tail, and returned l

freshed.

Mra Kelly with a party thoroughly Imbued with good natured were out yeeierdar Mc.'v.na, Captain Z. York, and t| very happy afternoon. Mr. sod Mra Arthur B Elaema Miss Florence B. CNeiU were del ••ilera all afternoon on the trim yacht Metropolitan, Captain A. Hand. The yacht Lillian, Captains Polky ■ | Dickerson, was out yesterday aflerct ‘ with the following ladles and genilcmeo on board: Mrs Charles P. Lever, Misses 0. C. Lewis. Mary M. Manning, Messrs Horace C. Bilyou, James It. Bi!y< Frank Conway. A very pleasant sail was Indulged Is yesterday morning by a good sized party in the yacht Clover, Captain Walter Bennett. The hippy partial pan is were. Mrs. H. A. Smith. Miss Smith, Mira Bankln, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Blyc, Mr. Allen Ewing and Dr. J. N.

gulxauoi wiU be br viaitora »;

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Mr. Charles Welsh Edmunds is a prominent Philadelphia lawyer now rag1st the Marine Villa He is the eon of Mr. Henry R Edmunds, the wall-known maritime lawyer, end U. 6. -'ommlmloaer. Mr. C W. Edmunds Is geneaologitt of wide repute, and

J. Peck, of New York, will give an illustrated lecture In the grand dining . 8 o'clock. Mr. Feck will relate ml luotdenL and adventures tocountered os a bicycle trip made by If laat year through the YellowPark and portions of the coble Rocky Mountain range. Illustrated with

Cape Ml

of the All CoUegiatc team of which in manager, on July 10th. This Is lorect «nd can be provan by Mr. H. M. Cake of ihe stoeluon Hotel. 1 paid ibe i myself pereonally lo Mr. Cake which Lippert refused lo do, In fact I paid all the expenses of the Collegiate team on that date at Cape May which amounted to 870 00. and as yet

lelphis, Master DeHavcn Yocum, Mira Yocum and several friends pent some considerable time In the and epent a vciy pleasant aflersry successful crabbing party was eeterday morning In the yschl Captain J. B. Hughes. '. >ok part in the eport wore Lucy Turner. Miss Anna Turner, Morphy, Miss Cruste Murphy, Mabel Colllaseu. Mias Ivogbe Whi lias Hazel Wlllismi. Miss Edith .raid, Mr. Charles Minster, and Rev. Iford Kelley. The yschl Clover, Captain Walter Bennett, bad out a merry party on urday afternoon and a very exhilarating •aa Indulged ~ yacht were Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur, Misses Fanny Arthur, May Arthur, Virginia Arthur, and Mr. and ! ~ Learning Sheppard, all well enjoyable trip over the Indulged In by one of tb jolly of crowds yratordsy, among whom were noticed Mrs. Hercnua, Mrs. • Allison, the Misses Revcnua, Allison. Revenns, -Stokes, and Bastings. They epent the afternoon in to yacht Martha, Captain A. Souder. A large and very Jolly party were o Saturday morning lo the commodious Melvina, Captain Z. York. Those noticed lo the yacht were the Rev. Bowman, the Rev. W. Haor, Mrs. K S. Missra B. V. Funk, Edith Hebcr, Bulah Dj t, Y, V. Wbittcr, K F. Whltter, Lla. Uulohinaon, Alice Good hart Nellie Hams. Mra. Alice Young and son. Mr. 1 Mrs. Endora, Mr. 8. D. Campbell, . A. H. Baldwin. ‘Now I shall be thought the pledd waters. -'There

the white Tim Mas

The sacred concert at •und«y evening was be of ihe many tuecetaful e which hare occurred at that hu houae Urn season. It was very W!

Ufulot

The

well rendered aud wore generously received. The beauiitul soprano voice of Mra. Battle Meads Smith was hoard to advantage In "II Beolo." by Ardltti, iponsc to the applauoe the feelingly tang ‘ Dreaming." the touching WW« tong by Herbert. Then Mi Willard 8. Meara. the popular baritone, mg hit favorite song, "llsppy Dsya.' ith "This Would 1 Do," by Chapman, i so encore. Mrs Smith was then hea Bobolink" song, by BlacboS. and grtously responded lo the tumultous iplsuse with the quaint little "Proposing," one of BiaohofTi compoeitiona. Mr. Mean, let sang the "Holv City,'' by . and, as an encore, allowed his wonderful voice to find cxpreasli the Night."

THE UTELTSTMID A Crowd Enjors the Fine Bathine. THREE TOUHGIEN STRAYED AWAY

r Eyra

uch an happening is possible Us •elcbralod orchestra fairly excelled pas! triumphs Sunday evening 1 :or. finely executed musical pr gram ever rendered In Cape May, an appreciative applause with which

was received by Ibe vast

tell Jopp'a ray that it obligato, by

Mr. Emil Schmidt :

difficult violin solo, lo wl

1 lo render an encore,

aoulfol instrument, the

the masterful lou

Charles Grebe, was made b

Roman za" In the only

ahouid be told. The come

William Ewers, was v

Come, Spain, and chew up. Loara the The Yankee pigs kmg yoara have known: "Trahan, and the world lee-hern with

Lively. Crowd. Lota of girls Fine bathing.

Coroner Daniel C. Eldrcdge, yoetei sy. served the pipers on Sheri! Andrew J. Tomlin, of tbit county, in which the SbenC ia made defcndi action at tort for t'JO.UOO dam brought by the Franklin Electric Light Company through their counsellors,McCarter, Williamson A McCarter .of ark, N. J. Tne plaloufi alleges that (to serving various papers, which have been Issued el various times, against the Franklin Eleetric Light Company, has operated to the detriment of the company. The body of Arthur J. Hatch, who was drowned at Wildwood on Saturday afternoon while in bathing was found at daylight Monday morning by Surfman in Learning near tne spot where the mg man met his death. Coroner Eldredge, of Cepe Mey, held an inquest Monday morning, rendering a verdict that the deceased came to his death by accidental drowning.

Three young men swam from In front of Shields around the pier lo the life boat In front of the Stockton hatha

I the recent arrivals noticed strand are Mias Marios Lewis Bertha Batman, of Fotuvtlle,

Pa. and Miss Elizabeth Parvin, of Leetport. Pa. who are all alaylng at the

Mias Lewla and Misa Ban-

nan are among the moat popular young . .. i, onore< j Oape May this

former being a very pretty

end rather petite brunette. The trio ■ecu dally In bathing,- though Mias nan la not eo fearleaa aa the others, prefers to remain near shore, while

daring companion braves the

big breakers. One of the m

t popular girls on the

ocees and one who wean a bathing auit lo perfection Is Miaa Clifford Nowbold, a young lady who attack! so end of admlrcra and who attracts no end of admirers and who delights In the excellent bathing that this resort affords. A devoted mother Is Mra. Dr. Bouacllc formerly Mlm Finn, who In merry mode trips down to the water with her le children by the hand and gives m their daily health giving bath In •ally waters of the tea Mrs. Boo-

Adams Abrams, who drives l£< from SeaviUe to the W. J. and 8. station was Is lien on the band. Saturday ■plder. Be went to the MUlvllle lo the afterzooo. end by the tii reached there bit hand and an ea to twice Its natural alts vial led Dr. Newell who eased tb<

is trouble is ar

the most attractive lady bathers who have made their ep strand this season.

oog the comely bathers seen occasionally on the strand neatly dad for ' Oh Is Miss Madge Blegel who ales between a robe of pure white duck and another equally as becoming r of mixed black and while. si Katy Dilllon'a graceful and compact form appears to good advantage In e well made, neat fitting linen robe. Mra A. C. Thomas and Mra. Dr Fred. Thomas were amoag the popular and e«Iranied ladles aeon on the strand

Late Saturday night, au Issued by Vloe Chancy' or I

-City

of the proprieton of bathing esUbliahmenia at Ooean City prohibiting the opening Sunday. The Injunction la returnable on September C. Some keepers have been hiring Lbe following ic Injunction.

Our attention la esiliwt to ibe fact that a certain lady bather executes to the •pent waters of the era In the most attractive and entertaining faahlon. day lo pass the day and enjoy lbe tori with three lady frienda What was the surprise of the ladies when they learned i and had Journeyed lo Oape May Point where they met three other pretty young girls with whom they bathed > whom they seemed to have lost their hearta Two of these returned In to prepare for their journey homeward by the evening train hi third was so Infatuated chat ha ra