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„ Timr* . f ,rrnlali«n in S« Ulr (1 ,i than aa; other •r-»P3|

iOUNTY

VOU XXX.—NO. 38

ATLANTA

3AST NEWS

MIT THE MWKi k With an advertimnant In the Times. It will be in

_ read by most of ( UKTTFR CLX88 oi pOO] in the County.

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.,

IN HIE CIRCUIT Clf IRE CITY

AY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915

3 Cents a Copy, $1 a Year

Lillie Hems About Folks You Krt* 0 *—Notes and Gleanings ol a Personal Character; of Events; What You and Your Friends Ai^. Doing

THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS

:hre »<■« iye,T.i<»'*lta‘»‘-

I'rofcaaor William Wild will least! Sea Ielr next **WE to take a poaition ae ,j,r<-tal Uitor In tbe Uaivmity ol IvmifTlrante. Prolraaor Wtld la a reai-di-nl here and well known locally.

I l>e Single Men prored winnera in (lie firnra of live bowling matcliee at tire K-lirte AMeya, winning laat Momlaj a dmdmg game by a large majority. Tl>e Kore r.aa tied until Monday, eacli aide a inning lw<> gam re. TIiom from Sea Isle CUy aim alinnlrd ill* County Cliamber ol Commerce inerting at Ocean City a Tonal ay r,ruing were : Euaard H. Arnett, it.rhard W. Cronecker, Leaia Steinmryer, Jr. and William A. Hafh-rt H. Bmoka Harvey, only aonof Ooctor Cliarier H. Harvev.MOC tllrArd Avnmr, Wn.i I'lniadelphim, motored U> See Ide City laat week, and will return In Hiilaitrlptiia in time tn reauuir hir atndie* at ilxhiiriuaun Medical Coliege. Ileia a riainlaou ol the late Henry Bronka.

Tivere will be a meeting ol Uietraoberi ul the Sea Jaie i’uhlic School in ti>r SiMHilbonae on Saturday afternoon, to organiae and formulate plana for die f. hoil year. Several new departure* will he added Una year, to make nor •rliool ayatem,- ackimwlrUged by all to hate liren rsceiieiit laat year, even

Hie opening of Uie Philadelph lit arli<Mill- on Tuesday of tliia week rurvd willi a mrli iIm* annual exo-Ju* ol r.iUagrwa, and hy Wednesday moat of Uieui had bean vacated. Tlie local r-IhmiU open next Monday. There an ttill many ootUgrr* remaminr., and iIhim- lliat t'o are sure to enjoy Uieir flay, a* He|itci«li«-T if acknowlwlged to be Uir moat deiightful moulb in Uie

The I.awn k'ete o? tbe'Vo-

Joarphi

Tiie final eoclire lield laat Monday

Hall, and, like all the evmt*, was a financial Kev. J. J. O Farrel J of 8t - Joseph Cbnrcii, will attend tlie ff«*reat in Ocean City all ol next week. / Hia P*»ce here will be taken by Kr*** 1 Haaaet, of

Bridgeton.

Mim Ktliel Nickerao Jh ^•"Ui l>enni», die popular leadier I* 1 ” 1 •“'■d of Uie I’arrul-Ttacliert’ .tJbooialion, aill nut take a cottage liera/ 0 ' 1 * •'“ter, a* laat year, bat will rg 1 " 1 ' • t u,, ■ iWlevne

Hotel.

Mr. Arthur Bw 0, Brooklyn, New York, ha> 1^1 d |n »: die past

,rek.

Ur will

nterei 1 A" "'•d the

You will find

letter* in (lie l‘,.Tplr'f KonH^." n l ,, * r 1 • col. 2, Uii* week. You are ii>vit«d to coiitnhaU- ytiar views on matters betteruM-nt and carrent event*. \

Praised for Work.

Capa May Member Saved Sl.la Soma

Money

Hie “ "Hate Kepublican News," in ita it Hii of J-lv SI, taid of Aearmblyman So-ven*, who it now a candidate tor Hepahlican nomination for Slate Senate : Voter* and Uxpayrr* in Cape May Conutv would indeed hr l ard to pirate if Uiev were not aatirlied wiUi Uieearnert, conacientiona and rfheient work of tbeir represenutire in Uie laat •eeaion of the brgi*Iatare, the Honorable Lewis T.

Sir vena.

, •• From Uie opening day of Uie aeasion to Uie dosing boor, Mr. Steve.n »a* on Uie job every minute. He wa* one of Unfirst member* of Uie House to br ra nted hia desk and one of the laat to leave.

owing

was a heavy undertow. All were holding Imiida, however, and Uiere was no thought of danger, when a hnge breaker broke tlie hold and swept the balhera off their fert. Afl regained foothold, except

Harry, who wa* Arriid farther out. His eoaniii. If firry. Hobdell, Jr., being Un- I>e*t sw immer, attempted r lint Uie task proved too much

an-i he came ashore in affxhanaied condition, and alter being 'brought to

Uie home of Ha»rf Menerov, near ;’ scene of Uie accident,.required inedii

attention. The laat words

drowning man w:er* “ Weil I |_ a gonner, yon can'tget me. Good-bi He then sank, and was seen no until an liour later, when Albert Cooper and Allen Coffii., i cottagers, recovered Uie body — p« rilon* swim. An effort wasyradefor * ver an honr to force rrapidfiion ar life into tlie body, but it wnv' io late. The faUier and oUier r^ ;Sin of Uie •ad men. George Hobdeif and Nelson Hobdeli, both had narroiy eacapes, and e,r brought aaliore in an exhanaled The accident occurred at the foot of lyiretta .-ivenne, and the drowning mar wa* seen by Harry Mnrpby, Jr., wlio, .with hi* brother William, was playing tmll on tlie beach. Tlie nenrea' life-belt, i,ve eqaarra away, war quickly procured, and Uie Mnrphy broUn r* alls,, pled a leacue, bnt in rain. They

fed the aurvlvora aaliore.

i>d

Hob, lield last F'riday and Saturday | | )p Mta ) ) ]i a bed the reputation of being

e-euluga. wa* a great social and aucial hicctm. Tll^• exact returns annot yet availahie, bnt »,i* atal.-d tliat Umj amount iiuw>n liand i* *err gralifymg. The Civic Club's entire indebted ne»* was fl.Sfi, for a currvnt bill,before Ule lete, «• vi.at uow a nice surplus will

be ou haud for next year.

Mr. Frank P. I>re**, of Philadelphia, accompanied by Mr. Walter Sellei*, made a record catch for inside Halting uu Sunday, landing ItA ha** weighing •from une-and-a-hal! to Uiree i-timl-Ou Monday UK running about the *»«».• weight, were caught. Mr. Urea* spent Uie lore part ol last week here, returning

on Wedueaday erening.

IJUfe Anna Virginia Hahn, daughter of Mr. and Mm. Oliarle. Hahn. «•*'*>* well be named tin- bine ribbon baby «! Cape May t oun'.y. having won Uie tir.i pnte in the baby imrade in Sea Is.r City in Inly, tbe aa.ne in Wild

of »

- .'an i

fgain in Ocean Citv baby parade Uiere. such honor been ace

t Saturday tr rvrr he hire 1 rd a hah) •» 1 n well tM! pr»

• A. A. Johnson, oogn of Woodbini ‘*wthe Woodbine

-Bapoay, '

Clerk of the B,,r , and office manage

lort. Mr. John-

indetatigablr worker and hia voice and Ids vote and hia .-very effort were always in behalf ol those measure* lie knew to be draired by bis conatiluenU. When the IBM Itcpnblican Stale form was made at Uie convention held at Trenton, a plank was inserted

pledged the Kepnblican party to

rrlrei.chinenl in tlie expense* ol dirducling Uie annual seaaion of Uie legislature. It had been Uie impreaaion that under Uie recent Democratic administration too many aineenrea had been «*- tablithed in connection willi theaeaaion, resulting in iliennneceaaarv expenditure ■( the State'* money. When Uie bill lor

.ucidriilal ex|ienaea of the

preai-nted foi Uie approval ol Uie legislature. the pleasing discovery waauiade that the total was fc.UOU less Uian it had

n cent yearn. To Amrmblyman

Stevens must be given Uie lion's share

i|>ortanl step in the economy ol

adminirtration. Hi* work on Uw Incidental Appropriation# Bill Committee ha* been commended in all parts , ' 1 MwU-, and even Uoreimir Fielder grudgingly lorced to admit.that H Uir brot BUI Uial had been preuented for a rhiel exacutive'a signature within hi* collection of State adiiiinirtrUtioli*. AiSM-inhlyuian Steveoa devoted many I it inis l« study Of expense* alwolntely

„ece***rv t“ tiie ronning of i

presented

SEASON’S FINAL DIP PITOVES FATAL

Hary Hobdell, aon of Qaorpa Hobdall, Drownad In Surf on Labor Day ; wae laat day of vacation ; laavaa

Widow and Two Children

^iis laat dip in the surf for tbe tea* proved fatal to j. Harry Hobdell, aon of George Hobdell, summer cottager* at this resort, well known locally and residents of Darby, Pa. Harry, with bit father and conaitis. Harry Hobdeli, Jr., and Nelaon Hobdell, went in for a dip -i Monday- morning, at low tide, and -ntored out into deep water, where,

" ! — *- recent north —

COlfffiEWS

Tf™ wkkIHAPPENINGS ai sto«

Recordi Real EstJ Aflaia

geek in The :ommerci*l Count/

WEE

BINS SEPT.

KTS 1TLED.

la Uir follol

— oJtr iu are acslsat the

New Jersey has more antomobiiee per mile of road than France, the United Kingdom. Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticnl or Maasmchueeta, according Colonel Kdward A. Stevens, • Stale Commissioner of Ifoadi.

/and Engineering Company n M. Iv-rsen et at, trading ■ ' “ ~ Ul.Vs

Tli deceaaMl leave# a widow and tiirre-vi-ar-W, ell'lld Tlie accident ocenrred Uir la^daruf Uie llnbdell's vacation, _ tliev intended to cloae Uieir cottage and return tn Philadelphia early nroday morning. Tlie body was removed to Uie Hobdell cottage, after Uie arrival of

Coroner Lake, of Ocean City.

The (niieral aervicee were conducted from Uie I Mime of tbe deceaaed'a parenta a«i Main Street, Darby, on Thursday afternoon, and interment waa made in

Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Hobdell was associated wtUi hia faUier in the meter buaineae in Camden.

Still They Come.

Maik Lake, ol Ocean City. pn •ironer, h*s tiled paper* to bar ..ame placed on Uie primary ticket lor Uie liepublican nomination for As•emblv. Tin* make* Uirer caiMlidatee. GillM-rt HmUli, of AveJ-m. and FUigene Coh-, of south HeaviUv, are Uie other Keputilican candidate*, and Howard Taylor, of Honan Ctly, sa the Demo-

cratic candidate.

County Tax Rates Increase

Toe Cape May County Board of Taxi.«« i. -A Uia IWIb rate for Sea

rim i* an Increanr

li Uie hundred

laic City at 9SM. of lonrteri rents ln»t year’* rate.

Tlie following is a eni»pariaon tax rale throughout Cape May County

lor IBM and Wifi:

Avalon Cape May ... Cape Ma- Point Dennis Township.

IBI& S2.ICJ

z.tlti.

Z.!W4

Middle

Nurtli Wildwood Ocean City Sea Isle Citv South Cape May.

Stone Harbor r; Township

2.34 2.37 2.2b 2.84 202 2.02

2.491

2. VI 2.an

l.S

' liner Township . I.or 'Vert Cspe May ... l.w

WC

.cod .

Wildwood Creat .. Woodbine D will be s«-ii Uiatw

1.734 l.afi 2.02 2.32

2.567

*.0t

Uie exemption'

B. Hancock el nx to Uceau City ildii-g and Ixian Asaociatiun. Lot I, section D, Ocean City teOd rrick L. Krohaon to Allred Whitejd. Lota 100 and 102. block 250. North Wild wool* 12800, one year

One of the propositions to come before tbs voters of New Jersey at the general election in November wjll be Uie question of isaning 11,000,000 in bonds to acquire the '•’barton tract in Sonth Jersey for a water supply. The last Legislalnre aoUiorixed Uie referendom on Uie subject. Tlie bonds would ran for thirty years and bear interest at 4 per cent.

William F. Elgin to Berth* Bridgewater. Lot 783, section G, plan of Ocean City Association Sl.OnO, three years George L. Porter to Francis C. Mrnaintn, trustee of Kbenexer P. Prrcivai deceased. Lot 16. nortii-wrat 5 fret of lot 17. block 47, Wildwood $5,100,

three year*

George L. Porter to F raniaC. Manamin, trustee of Margaret Boyd, minor, same land $i,500Uiree years Mary F. Marcy to Doctor Alexander Marey, part of lot 6 of rotate of Hetty W. Hnghea $800, one year Mary H KcoiotaU et vir to Joseph 1. Scull. Lot 471, section C, plan of Ocean City Association, Ocean City $-’1,000, one year Mary Shore to Stephen R. Colloday. Lot 754, section !», plan of Ocean City Aaaociauon, Ocean City $1,V00, oneyr. Frank F’.ntricken, Jr., et nx to Cape May Building and Loan AaaociaUou $1,800 William C. Sehwrbei r< nx to Lydia VYitclian et wi. Lot Si. block D, and building*, Cap* May Point $4,BUU

five year*

Cape May will vote on Commission government on Tuesday next. While the oppoeere of Uie movement intend to make an effort to throw oat the eiectioh n a technicality, it is believed Uiat it ill be adopted. WbeUier or not Cape May shall purchase ita electric light plant will also be voted upon at 'his election.

CHATTEL MORTGAGES. Joseph P. MacKiseic to Union Bank, Wildwood, building and contenU or MacKiseic farm $390

MORTGAGES ASSIGNED. BenUa Bridgewater to Mary Katelle Elgin. Mortgage of William F. Elgin $1,000 Find ora R. Staple* to, Annie A. W. Nock, ftlortgage of Robert Wright et nx. lot* 28, SB and 30, block U8, Wildwood $2,600

CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION. Central Ocean City Union Chapel, non. denominational religions Ocean City

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

man whm mr bsva omltti-tf U

» *1.

Brief Paragraph* Containing Giat of Aotivitia* In Cap* May County and Vicinity for tha Past Week

News Notes ol Cspe May County's Fastest Growing Resort;' Civic, Personal and Political Affairs of the Past Seven Days; The Borough's Activities

In answer to a question, the cenins for Uie year has the population of Stone Harbor as 45B, and of Avalon 383. Next Tboraday evening is " Home and School ” meeting iu the Borough Hall. All are invited.

Tbe free swimming school is closed lor this season except for adults who may come in tbe morning .by apjioiMUnrni.

Tliia it the first season Uie American Express Company has called for and delivered luggage. and people are delighted with Uie good service.

Emm* Troxei in boasting of her first cousin in Uie baby daughter of Mrs. Fred Smith, of Philadelphia, and has named her RaUi barilla.

Professor Thrasher, Uie Farm Demonstrator, ha* been putting iu rod-eqnarr plot* of alfalfa in different localities in Uie county, and prelerably where Uiere was a doubt as to securing a stand ; among oUiert, on Uie farms of Charle* Tomlin and Joel Fisher at Diaa Creek ; Albert Clark at Petersburg ; Freeman Pearson at Sooth Dennis ; Isaac Hand at Mayville; William McPherson at Cold Spring ; and Charles Da (field ml Stone Harbor. Mr. Dnfiield's plot iato wst of hia poultry yard. Professor Tbraaher found Uiit nicely spaded, but crusted from standing. After rakin; rer several times, it was given s coating of ground atone lime. This raked in, a liberal dressing ' c n-ercial fertilixer, station mixed, wa* raked in, and tbe top sprinkled with soil taken from an established, alfalfa field on Uie etaUon farm at New Brunswick, except one corntr reserved as check. Finally, there was a liberal towing of alfalfa ared raked iu. This is tlie first attempt with alfalfa in Stom Harbor and Uie resnlt ia to be looked for with interest.

State Freeholders Meet

f the Boy Scoot*, Die City in true w

- family

■ pis

llonse

the result of that in(U. It more than redeemed Uie pledges! tile Republican party

,uth Cape May and Krone Harbor Uie rate for tBI5 has been inerraaed in all the -Jiore resort*, and In all Jibe

•" „„ I,cat. pwtjr .I""I U— l |u * 0 ‘

i-

ii p [l rai Uie beginning to Uie end ol the , ITf Assembly man Steven* put i great light Im tin-defense olU.e AUauUc —.,..1 B galiu* encroailiuieut oi the ooran. t-oiinderable •** aocn.iiplfbed during .... along Una line, and U.

lias derre«*ed. Tl> Hailxir i* doe ro lh

Urniemhiua increaar in vainatiun in th

past rear. _

„f Uw acini

I Uie

' r hro-ll> *a ,l wanting «

aible ro go4nto delai I me work accomplished „ Steven*, but it may b at lie **» never loan ,1. vole or hi* work wf „..ure« beneficial t*> Ui

Four Drowned At Inlet.

it Cot-

Four Philadelphian* drowned ,on'» loh-t on F'riday afternoon

wIh-ii Uieir lauiicli. caught in Ure rvaigh water* of tiie Inlet, capeixed. «aller KeinhariM, Jr.. »f Whale Beach. wssUhonly survivor. The drowned were: William H. Khk. .l.—ph Campbell,

Fklwsril Ki-ttle ami George Sciiaul

all „| Philadelphia.

Tlie pal tv had spent the greater paU o< the dav fishing, andalti-r making on landing. Waled on going out to sea Peinliardl. knowing Imw treacherous the uau-u- ol the Inlet were on account

disauadi

v rlaited anyti

tided

as tlie mil)'

Ocean City Charir* P. Lake to Howard W. Corliaa, Hu I pet on West Avenue from 67 th Street $b' Cliarlr* P. lake to Johiel Corliaa. Lot in aection 1., plan ul Ooean City Associalion B.ruard Rnchdatcliel et ox to Raymond W. Kogi-r*. Lot 13, south-west IU *««et of lot 10, plan I, iota of Bernard Uucbdracliel $4,7SO Ocean City to Abel D. Scull. Lot 170. auction A, plan I Ocean City Also ciation Ocean City l-and Co. to Sophie K. Rerrbn. Lot 43, section V, plan No. 2-b $!.«UU Josrpli I. Scnll l» Man Setu ScotolaU. IxH 471. aection C, plan oi Ocean City Aaauciatio-i $2,2Stl TowmUiip of Upper Whale Beach Kealtv Company to Thomas A Mooeop. On Taylor Avenue,Whale Beach $>« Same to Adolph H. Martin. On Taylor Aren lie, Whale Beaw. $250 lownahlp of Dennis Timms* K. I .ml ism et ux to Andro Krvitkiwki. Isd* 13. 14,34,35,36, lii-»ck 5. Bellwood Park tme til Andro Kivilkoski. 25 acre*, pniiing larger tract owned by same

pa")

Sea MM CUy Tlmnias 6. Hutier et ux to Frank A. RuUrr. Lot I, block 23, plan northeast section Borough ot Stowe Harbor tioutii Jersey Iteallv Company to Fmiily K. IVlinuck. Block 201, lot KS, plsn D-3 BUUT.'O Same to itanhnd W. t1ioiu|>*oii. Block 1U3, U-le I> and F! fl.ttM Same U> Frank B. Miller. Block 1UU. Lot* 82 M, plan IM $l.tNI Same to Frank N. Swain. Block ItU, li.t 133, plan D-3 $576

Runt stittesrfien of New Jaraey would make motorists pay for the coat of repairing highways they are tearing to pieces under tremendous traffic all over the State. That wa» the judgment of the State Aaiocia lion of Boards of Chosen Freehold era in Atlantic City on Saturday, in appointing a committee of or her. from each of tho twrnty-oni counties to draft a bill for Introduction at Trenton next winter governing the whole question of the building and repair of public highways and the apportionment of automobile Ucenstfund* tuerefor. Except in a few countie* rich enough to build stone road* that stam the traffic well, the road situaUtH was declared to be exceedingly grave The expense of maintenance of grave driveways, which motors literally ruii In a season, has doubled in many oi the counties within two or threr years, whi'- roads wear out before the bonds issued for their c tion ar* paid for. The new bill, with the indorsement of the county boards, will take the place of several conflicting art*, and prescribe that each county shah receive its full share of the auto li cense fee* regardless of its-political

complexion.

The State association elected the following officers: ^ President. Joseph R. Thatcher, Washington; vice-president, W. Evan*. Newark; secretary, Frank W Fowke*. Sea Isle City; treasurer. An thony J. Gebhardt. New Brunswick.

Ham*

n Katie M. Ford.

Kirk and KeUliFriday, ScliauOrlr Campbell on Sul.

„ articular ami by tin-

The wrodeot no ewrtem to rendei

, For the beat ii Men'. Shop. 7 Ocean City .—Se-

car -Jonra ihvr Aveoui tag

Block 201 I0U7.60

Btivk

PITH OF.CURRENT EVENTS FOR QUICK READING

Doctor and Mr*. Knerr are in Brown Hall for Mrptrniber. Tbeir first guest* Doctor and Mr*. French and Mrs. Knerr's parenta, Mr. and Mrs. Branauu, all of Philadelphia. The vote at th* special election on Tuesday waa unanimous for a apecial Ux ure $l,5(*i lor current expense* of Uie Borough School Board. This, it ia said, ia over $700 lea* than was asked

r last year.

Rev. R. W. Sutchfla has been actingpastor of Uie Taylor P. M. Church at Hunting Park Avenue and 7Uj Street, Philadelphia, in the absence ol Rev. Robert T. Tyson on the Pacific coast, and has been at hi* liome here only

occasionally.

Very many dwellings were closed on Tueeday, but only two lied the shuttera ii place, which meant" until theapringcome* again.” The greater unmber left in readiuews to come into, and usually occupied lor short aUys » who know of our autumn weather cannot keep away. Tue Free Library located in the Terlinal boilding has received a eopy of 'Tlie Jual and Unjust,'' by Richard Bagot, prreeuted by Mr*. A. W. Howes, of Philadelphia, and uaa tita promise from Durotiiy Irwin of a copy of *' Popular Median tea " each monUi. The hoy readers are just wiki over ” Popular Mechanic*," and the ten copies, some ol them very far buck numbers indeed, iwaye in demand.

Tbe regular meeting of the Borough Council Monday night waa with members Troxei and Clark absent. Tbe minutes of Uie adjourned meeting of the Friday previous showed bids were asked /' asked for tbe construction of the brush and pUe jetties lor tbe protection of th* bulsbead at the end of the Uerketey Hoad, came to be opened at tha meeting e 2utb. Also that Lloyd Seaman promised to penult the use of hia interlocking cement bulkhead by the borough. All committees reported pro- . Member Charles Bower reported upon work being done at Belmar by the Government for keeping tbe tbe Channel open, and of interest to os in that the bulkbeading wa* of tbe type adopted by the borough for tbe Channel in being witii tongue and groove, out was inferior to the Beaman in not being locking. Ali proposed ordinances were ovur to another meeting. The only new business wae to extend the time for •Uia day policeman to Oct. 16. Msyor ItiMey reported on a letter from Uie utfi e of the County Board of Taxation ■ bowing Uie rate for 1816 woola be $1.7340 or ) cents less than laat year. The data ' the two years ia : State school Ux .8646 .4523 County reboot Ux .4048 .2563 Special school Ux .3875 .1706 Local tax 1.5731 .8628

$2.6800 $1.7340

Charles Bower, Chairman of Uie Kjnance

Committer, r.id th Chairman oH^ County Board of Taxation « commended Uie meUiod of As*

Hugh McMurtie as absolutely fair and equitable to all concerned, and wished Uiat other communities would adopt it, i being beat of any. Tbe rale is poe- !

—-a. \4

siUy the lowest in tbe

OCEAN' VIEW

Jews Observe New Year

Samr t<- Aurelia L.

UU, lot !«■, plan IM | Same to Th»ma* Kcuily. Block 161,

-1. plan D-i

Kami- to t'harlr* W. Nrlaou.

lads 57. 5fi, plan D-3

• me tii l!tir*tiui L. Darlington Block

VH, lots uu, 62. plan 1* 2

Same Iu Anna **ydrr. Block UKi. tin

$tt, plan K-P

au.r to Fdaaid K. Btarki

"wi'*** 1 l> -«

. wbouriU&ttad on page 8)

Wednesday evening, the appearance of the first star* ushered in the Jewish year 5076. New Year's service* were held in the synagogue*, and at those on Thursday morning the blowing of the Shofar, or ram’s horn, according to ancient usage, proclaim

cl the advent of the new year.

I The command for the olwervwnce of the day is found in 1-eviticu* xxiii, 24. “in the severth month, in the first day of the month, nWl ye have a Sabbat F.. a memorial of blowing ol

trumpets, a holy convocation, i shall do no servile work." Block KH,\ -*»

** 6u |! Subscribe fer Uu Yuuea. $1 per

Tlie new officer* of the Stone Harbor Yacht Club at elected at Uw aunuu 1 meeting Saturday night are : t'oiumodorr—George Lewis klarkland ; vicecouimodore—John U. Gilmore ; commodore—li. G. Hi ter, Jr.; tary—C. T. Ligtilfoot; treasurer—W. II. Brenniau, to the Board of Governor*—David Rialey and K. A- Eiaman. places Mrs. Marklaud as honorary president of tbe Ladies Auxilliary. Z Ur *- Reese F. Rialey, Mia* VanTbayr.e > id Mrs. B. K. liarbert served tea at l ie" Harming "of the new BcIuKilhouM, l ie visitors, having tbe freedom of tbe building, went from basement to tool a id had pleasing aiglu*. Tbe new piano, a Beliak, i* in place and eocnd* all right. The Hag wa* run up Wednesday morning. The teacher*, Mias McCrmren and Mias Alice Hams, bad everything in readiness, and as one pnpil said, there were lessons ou the first day. John T. Uiliiaon, at present in charge of tha luiUi(-raii congregation, says Uie Ini ia uow paid (oi and Uie $2,1X1) necesary lor beau-mug Uie building may now he borruaeo. Tbe LnUierau Bynod promises to loan Ol.ouu without intereet on second mortgage, leaving $5UU to he i si rod, Tftia, it la hoped, will be realised from Uie kit given by the BOuUi Jersey Realty Co., and which u being r a tiro in value. Tlie congregation legal! iso years ago ■whentilp of 32, and uow number* Mr. Gilliauu and wife are rraidenl

the Wyomiug.

Mr*. Darnel Deiaccey and twe children spent tbe week-end at Millville, A pet dog owaed by Bonier* Townsend wa* ran over and killed by an aalon.-obile ou Bound*)-. Five dogs have been killed roceuUy by antoiunbikia. Rev. F. F. Wbilcamp, of Corson's Inlet, occupied Uie pnlpit at tbe M. E. Cburen Bunday evening, and gave a very interesting lecture on tbe 37tb Psalm. Oliver Gamble and family, of Weatmunt. were the gueaUof Austin De Yanl «--d family Labo. Day. Williatn De Vaul and wife spent Sunday with Waller Taylor and family at 1'uckaboe. tire. Frank Cobb and aon Alfred, of Suailiini-rr, spent a few dav* of tide week wiUi Oliver Cobb and family. Mr*. K. Blow speut the week-vud at Ocean City. Mr*. UritfiUi Gandy waa at Bern Mie Friday. Dr. Griscom, of Ocean City, visited Mrs. Matilda De Vaul Wednesday. Mr. Charles and Mia* Fannie Weid•uau attended a funend in Philadelphia • •u Thursday. Grammar School opened Wednesday wiUi Profeeeor It. Van Uikler as teacher. Mrs. Sterling Cole and liuie daughter Mary, of Cape May Court House, ■pent a few days of Un* week with relative*

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ti' M Hattie LiUa rtturned to tier borne in Millville Monday, after a two weeks' vitit with Min Florence Wright. Mrs. Augustus,Shun-* and two children, of Wildwood, are visiting Samuel

Ocean City High School opened Thursday. Tboar who go from here are M a nan Hewiu, (drat y-ai), Clara De Vaul (2nd year) and Alma Way (4th year). MM* Iranian Van Gilder began her Ural year of teaching school at Woodbine Wedueaday.

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The value* Used iu Usable propeat) u Ca|w May County hy Ihe County maid ol (station allow an increase ol 2,I23,MI2 over .*at year, and $1,146,426 hia la in Hrone liar ho- In property aluatiou Ocean City ta Ural, Stour Harbor M lifth, ihu*. Iratween being W.idwood, trap* May , and North Wildwood, Sea late (It/ being sixth and Avalon eighth. Stone Harbor baa made tin- greatest incr-ase of any municipality in tlie county lor many yean, and Un* lor a oommunily which rrlrbrwtr* it* eighth anniversary of j Focwder*' ftay tin* week ia doing fairly

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Mr. Bonders and family, of Chicago, called ou Mrs. Harry Doauam on Wedueaday. Mr. Henry Davis, an aged resident of Seavilie died alhiabume on Wedueaday, tud wa* buried ou Saturday alter noon, with service* in tbe M.FI. Chureb, Rev. William Blackman vdicialmg. Mr. Davu wa* S4 years old, and Im a number of year* bad been quite feeble hut wa* cared lor by hM faitiilol wife, whuwe devotluU to iilln made hi* last >uara happy and cumloruble. He was a trustee of tlie M. K. Church and wa* an i-aine«t Christian, wbuae chief joy bad been to attend every nu-ana of grace.

Tide Table For September.

liigh high low low koT* £"l «3a' 3.01 8.42 8.03 &21 3.42 . 8.24 !i.t8 4.03 4.24 10-08 102MI 4 48 5.08 .10.57 11210 6.35 Un

15 Wednesday 11.53 6^0 6.58 16 Thuraday .12-11 lihft V^I

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10 F'riday ... 11 Saturday 12 Bunday .. 13 Monday 14 Tuesday