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Cape May County Times

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL. XXXII.—NO. 4

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIDAY. JANUARY 12, 1917

CITY NEWS NOTES OF PAST WEEK

• Notes aiid Gleaninos of Personal Character; Little Items About folks You Know.

L Landis. Jr, eon of th* •. 2028 Cbestnot Street. PhiU- - t U»1.

Sirs. Kerry Steer e Philedelphie viritor on Moi^ley, ettending the funeral of e reletiee.' Mrs. Herman Diamond returned to her home here on Tuesday after spending a week in Philadelphia with her mother. Mn. John L. Speer is recovering from an attack of neuritis that confin2 her home for the past three

County Appropriations

Following are the 1917 appropriations for Cape May County to be

raised by direct taxation:

Interest on bonds $ 41,168.50 Sinking fund 19,400.00 Bedemption of bonds 20,200.00 Courts 15,000.00 Discounts on notes 6,000.00 J*U 1300.00 State Insane Asylum 8,000.00 Coroners 700.00 Almshouse 6,000.00 Elections 12,000.00 Printing and advertising.. 2,000.00 Incidentals 2300.00 Tax Board Clerk l^OOJO Burying Soldiers A Sailors 400.00

Freeholders and Officers.. Int. on Surplus Revenue... Incidentals Public Schools. Public Bldgs. antLCds....

Bridges Baud M

Maintenance New Roads

Light

iting Roads Library ries County Officers.

Widows' Pensions

Almshouse Repair* .... Hospital 1300.00 Stationery 100.00 Clark's Office 130030 Surrogate's Office 1300.00 Sheriff's Office 130030

5.000. 90

760.00

1300.00 3.600.00 25.000. 00 50.000. 00 r.o.oiX'.oo

600.00 10030

6.000. 00 2,000.00 6300.00

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

COUHir OEMS MUmm Wildwood ’‘Sun" Will Soon Be Parly Organ; Brightism Killed In Bargain

Clarence Pfeiffer hats started work or the erection of a 84,000 cottage on Araidne street for Henry MacIntyre, of Philadelphia. The building will be 24x44, two and ooe-half stories height, and will contain ten rooms, ll will be used as a summer cottage. Mrs. William Boeder, of Philadelphia, was a visitor at her cottage on Neptune Street on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Soeder will leave on January 20th to spend the balance of the win- : ter in Florida. They will summer here ' this year as usual. - Mr*. Edward Wells, formerly Miss i annle Wav^ gave birth to a baby [ ‘1 at h^fcPhiladelphia home last itunk^^Wioming. The child has been named Mary Way Wells, after its grandmother, Mrs. Mary Way, of Dennisville. Both mother and child are d^rpg nicely. The W. C. T. U. met at the home of Mr*. Virginia Chester on Wednesday evening. The tea of the M. E. Church was held at her home on the same afternoon, and was ver ful socially and financially. MUs Ethel A. Nickerson, former local school teacher, and now Director of the Household Arts division of the County Vocational School, was a visitor to the Sea Isle City school

Friday last.

Mrs. John Carroll will be in charge of the story hour for Children at the Free Public Library next Friday evening. A case of new books from Trenton has arrived, many of them being modern works of fiction. The Parent-Teachers' Association [will meet in the City Hall next Tuesevening, January 16th. Slide* have been procured from Washington by the entertainment committee, and an illustrated lecture on the “Care of the Baby" will be given. Everyone

is invited to be present.

The large circle of friends of Mrs. H. Love, proprietrea* of the Aldine Hotel, will be glad to lean that she is slowly recovering from an illness that has kept her confined to her home for the past three months. Mrs. Love is in her eightieth year, and at

h.r .how, * m„rk.bl, Vl-m. S|„,«l. .ill

vitality.

1217,362 to Run Ocean City The City Commissioners of Ocean City have passed their 1917 appropriation ordinance providing for a budget of 8217368.21 to finance the municipal government. This amount includes 85000 for City advertising, and

84000 for music.

The Wildwood City appropriations for the year will amount to 8121,995, which amount provides 88000 for City advertising. Of the $121395, only $103,716 will be raised by direct taxation, the balance to come from li-

cense fees, fines, etc.

AT THE CHURCHES

Sea Isle City 14. E. Church.

A. C. Brady pastor.

10.80— Sermon by Pro!. Calvin O. Alt-

boose.

2.80— Bunday-achool.

7.00—Epworth Idcague. Mrs. Jami

Maobouald, leader.

7.46—Sermon by the Pastor: "Tfc

Devil's People."

Revival service* all of next week beginning at 8 o’clock. Tbe pastor will be assisted by ministers ol near-by churches. The new tong bocks will be used. The object ol the meetings is to make good people better and bad people

good.

It has come to past. The Wildwood Sun, owned until last week by ExSheriff William H. Bright, has been bought and taken over by a stock company of County Democrats, headad by Oliver H. Blackwell, President of the Cape May County Tax Board, and Evans G. Slaughter, a prominent Wildwood politician. A thorough canvass of the County was made, and Democrats were asked to subscribe to the stock of the Company, the amount of the subscriptions being limited, it is said, to two chares at ten dollars per share. It is understood that $6000 has been raised in this manner, and i960 was paid for the Sun, which was bought by Bright at an Auditor's Sale about a year ago from the estate of T. C. Hamilton, for

8660.

The addition of a modern press and a linotype machine are planned among the improvements to the paper, which will be run henceforth as a Democratic weekly. The editorial and business staff has not yet been decided upon.

FIVE CfflimiL (USES IW ISIS KEEK Two Acquitals and Three Convictions Result; Sentence

Not Yet Imposed

Hva cr.minal cases were tried belore Judge Eldredge in the Court of Common Pits* on Wednesday, retailing scijaitali and three convictions. Hairy Pettit, indicted for desertion of wifr withdraw his plea of not gniltv, and eatrred plea of guilty. Sentence was *n»|>e*dpd and Pettit ordered to pay five k for the support of his

wife.

liawkini, indicted for larceny of ten dollars from Lydia Tomley, of Wildwood, wa* found gnilty. Alubonso Vaster, of West Cape May, cUrged with stealing a ether watch and fob from tbe person of Theodore Ben-

nett, was acquitted.

MiobaHl Znccaro, of Stone Harbor, was acquitted on a charge of breaking the door of the home of Ethel Barrick,

a resident of that resort.

Jubn Elliott, of Wildwood, was convicted on a charge tor carnal abnae. Evidence produced pointed conclusively that Elliott had ill-treated two little girls one five and the oilier eight years ol age. Dominick Maaitelli, of Iturleigb, waa tried on an indicUnent lor attempt

Legislative Topics

—The New Jersey State Legislature opened its annual session at noon on

Tuesday.

-r-Govemor Fielder has pared down the $14.493367.96 asked to run the State this year to 88,207.763.65. which is the limit of the State'* income, and recommended this appropriation on

Tuesday.

—Assemblyman C. E. Stille, of Cape May County has been appointed on the Federal Relations Committee, and Senator SUvens will serve on Commerce and Navigation, Elections, Labor, Industry and Social Welfare and Municipal Corporations Committees. -The "mate was organised with the election of Senator George W. F. Gaunt, of Gloucester county, as president; Senator Thomas F. McCran leader of the Republican majority the floor, and Francis Davis, of Gloucester county, as secretary of the sen-

It waa charged that while Mrs. Burleigh was walking from tbe railroad elation to her borne through the woods last Oc-

Maistelli attacked her. In de-

fence tbe accused stated there were half

other Italians in tbe woeds near

tbe scene ol tbe attack, an attempted to prove an alibi. While Mr*. Adams w al not absolutely positive in her idenliQcation of Maistelli, tbe evidence was

ugh for tbe jury to bring in a verdict

of gnilty.

Sentence* will be imposed later, tbe pro-onan being beid in the county jail. ir* Bussell Carrow, appointed by Justice Black as FroMcator tor the December term of Court, conducted tbe

services for eight days, beginning January 14Ui, in Stone Harbor, at the request of the Lutheran Church of that e. Kev. and Mrs tiiilison will asin Uie services. Local Lutherans and others cordially invited to attend. As the nkaly erected Lutheran Church is nut yet ready for use, services wiL ‘ held in the lilUe brick school-hoosr

Mrs. James A. Twohey and Mrs. J. C. Gallen, of Washington, D. C., accompanied by Mrs. L. J. Downey, of Khiladelphia, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Arnett, at their Paris street cottage. Both Mrs. Twohey and Mrs. Gallen are ardent Sea Hlc boosters, and look forward to a time when they will make their yeai

round home here.

At the regular January session of tha Naturalisation Court held at the county seat on Monday, Judge Eldredge oeard the petition* of twenly appltrants to cilisenship. U. 8. Esaminer Gordon, representing the goveminent, conducted the eaasnlnationa. Ten of the petitmiK-ra were admitted and were granted their final papers, five were dismissed, and five were con tinned for another hearing. Of the

tar Sc. 1,1, < i„. W ,IU m B.,- „ „„ , hour and Hrmnch Asaer were admit not tel d.n..iu.it «.uW

ted. Joseph Ray was dismissed with lw ^ ou out prejudice, upon a technicality, and!Cemetery

Lollovico Mon^hettojsmiliarly known 1

a* "Dewey," was

Messiah Lutheran Church. Rev. John T. Gilliscn, Pastor.

There waa no morning service held in

essiah Chapel last bunday, tn tbe congrrgalion attending the t

service* ol Mr. Bord C. Reed in Philadelphia. Tbe Lutheran form of service was used, tbe local pastor preaching the

funeral sermon.

Next Sunday morning the subject ol the Pastor's address will be on "The Beauties and Harmonies of lbs Divine Temple,” and at, the evening service: '"IwMade the Mars Alec." Morning vice at 11 o'clock, bnnday-achool at 230, and evening service at ri o'clock. The regular monUily meeting ol tbe Ladie*' Aid waa beid 'Thursday evening, president Mrs. Christian Anksle returning from a two weeks' visit to Philadelphia and CoUingtwood in lime to pre-

side at the meeting.

Rev. 8. D. Daugherty, D. D., Superintendent ol Missions of the East Pennsylvania Synod, will visit Messiah Parish next week, and consult with tbe Pastor loci, cones ruing the extension of the chnrch’s activity during the con. summer season. Dr. Daugherty's ne» churches have become so numerous that the Synod has requested Kev. John T. tiiilison to assist him with the Chnrch ] Extension Work ol Southern New Jersey.

Democracy or Brightism T

Opinion is rife that the purchase of the Sun waa prompted not so much from the love of Democracy and the desire to have a party organ County, as from a desire to get rid of Brightism, and the particular, homely and frank editorial* that emanated from the virile pen of Editor Bright. These editorials thoroughly unmasked the workings of the Wildwood City Commissioner*, Smith, Ryan and Hendee, and became so strong during the last month or two that something sim-

ply “had to be done.”

The fact that a paper in Wildwood was bought by the Democrats instead of a new one being eaUblwhed at the

County seat, or another County paper,. nroseoatfoo.

most any one of which are for aale, not bought and moved to Court,

.‘ITV™I 1 * County Chamber Meets

that the purchase of the Sun wa*, 7

trade with a double purpose—first and foremost to “shut up” Bright, and second to give the County a Democratic

newspaper.

Regardless of the motive behind the purchase,however, the Sun as a Democratic organ, will give the County something tfcat they have long deaired, and for the sake of the stockholder* in the enterprise, skeptics hope that better support will be given the by the County and State Democratic organizations than was given the Sea Isle City Review, when it struggled along as a party organ with Leonard I. Bussy at the helm.

—Assemblyman Edward Schoen was elected speaker of the House, and Assemblyman A. Dayton Oliphant, of Mercer county, was chosen as the leader of the Republican majority. Upton S. Jeffreys, of Camden, was elect-

ed clerk of the house.

As soon as the Legislative session

— «... it.i attain [i, to _ — — - rape Mrs. Jdtepb Adams, of Burleigh. wa * or ** r * , **d on Tuesday, the house

» nd agreed not to begin the introduction of bill* until the evening of Monday, January 22. This ia to allow Governor-elect Edge to have the fullest freedom In the discussion of legislation in his inaugural message, to be delivered at Taylor Opera Houae Trenton, at noon next Tuesday, when the inauguration ceremony will take

place.

At Wildwood on 25th

SUCCESSFUL EC ECB CUM MS All Elect Officers on Tuesday; (ireat Increase In Total ol Deposits

—To carry out the plan to introduce » bills until January 22, it waa yielded to have no session next M-Jaday night, but to meet next Tuesday morning and adjourn after roll call to attend the inauguration of Governor Edge. When the inauguration < monie* are over, adjournment will be Uken until 8 o'clock in the evening of Monday, January 22.

No Freeholders Meeting Will be Held Next Tuesday

There will be no meeting ol the Hoard ol Freeholders next Toesdsy, the regular meeting day, as many members ol the Board will auend the inauguration of Goveroor Edge, at ' reotou. Wednesday it tbe day set lor tlie Board to visit the Stale Insane Asylum, at Trenton.

The meeting will therefore be held o Tmireday next, January- Ihtii.

The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will meet in the Third Ward Firemen's Hall, at Pacific and Montgomery avenues, adjoining the City Hall, Wildwood, on Thursday, January 25th, at eight P. M., as the gu<-.-t* of the Wildwood Board

Trade.

It ia promised that a speaker of not<- will address the meeting, and indications are that it will be one of the !*est held to date. Delegates from every - resort in the County will attend and all are the men of highest standX in their respective communities. Everyone, whether delegate or not, is invited to attend the meeting and tak-- part in any discussion before the

hou<>c.

RECENT DEATHS

luahea—Word hat just been received of lit* death of Mn. Mary A. Chester. • •doe of lair James On-elrr of tioshen, t*rr of Lreia 8. Chester, of Sea

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State Municipal League Holds Annual Meeting

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The second annual meeting of the New Jersey League of Municipalities wo* held in Trenton on Wednesday and Thursday. All kinds of subjects relating to municipal government were discussed at the meetings. Members of the executive commitU-e were chosen as follows: George Brrnsinger. of Jersey City; Daniel A. Garber, of Ridgewood; William F. McAllister, of Mercl.antville. Joseph KabinowiU. of Woodbine; Harry Bachararh. of Atlantic City; Clarence E. F. Hetrick, of Asbury Park; C. G Juatwe^f Pitman; Victor Marviag, of Elisabeth; J. P Patton, of Clayton, and W. Wilson, of

Met uc hen.

The following county muntcipalitir* v member* of the State la ague: I Avalon. Cape May. Ocean City. S.-» |l«le City. Woodbine Borough. WiM ,

I p to July 27, 1893, the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad had a mon. opoly of the traffic to New Jersey seashore resorts south of Atlantic City Then I^gan M. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, organized a company to ©p^ a road from Winslow J unction, new line ran to Sea Isle City; then branches were built to Cape May, Ocean City. Stone Harbor and Wildwool, but in most instance* the citizen- of these resorts had to furnish the cash. For instance, the residents of t voan City. Stone Harbor andWildwoo I had to virtually force the Reading -rmpany which bought up the old South Jersey Railroad as the extension from Winslow Junction was called. to give service. They organised independent companies to build connect ng spurs.- Phila. North Atncri-

Them’s Our Sentiments Too

Getting It Down Fine. Blond Inc—Gerty Glddlga.l certainly ha* the Hbopplug habit devrlu|>cd to a

srieoce.

iirunetta—Mkes It, you mean? “I mean that ebe always Insists on going where *be can get the most for her money.” That'* natural. Un't It?" "In moat case*, yes. but there art •vine exceptions.'' Td like to know what they ar*.' “Well, for Instance, tbe other day 1 found her in an arcade trying to ascer tain which machine would give her tb« moat for her money when she weighed hererlf on the penny tu tbenilot scale*.' -Ptttabunrh Chronicle Telegraph.

At the annual bank meeting* in

Cape May County on Tuesday o&cers

unccton. for the year were eiectVery few changes were made in

We personnel of the hank oHiciai* in

r hanks of the upper part of

the County.

Thnt the County-haa passed through most successful year nnanciaUy, and snared fully in the nation-wide proapei,ly is indicated by the great strides that were made in the past year in the total of deposits and the numner

of new accounts opened.

The Tuckahoe National Rank Jus rounded out one of the most suecessful years in iu history. The total deposits, time and demand, are now $156,U00, an increase of $50300 over the year 1915. Approximately ioO new accounts have been opened during

•he year.

Odicers elected last Tuesday year of 1917 were; President tioodwin; Vice-President, 1L B. B. Waatherpy; Cashier, Directors, E. 11. Goodwin, R. B. Hess, H. A. West Champion, K. C Young, B. B. Weatherby, E. L. Godfrey, Harvey Y.

E- S. Stewart.

At the County Seai,the Court Houa* -National Bank on Tuesday re-elected all the old otiicer* and directors. These art; President, William H. Bright;' Vice President, William J. Tyler; Cashier, George Nicnois. Director*: Leonard Hand, Luther T. Garretaon, William btoei, Isaac A. Powell, Joan Bayre, Julius Way, Coiemaa F. Coraon, D. Z. Mills and Jacoo B. < ahi— The Court House National is now on deposit $4uu,uuo, ea increase of $100,vuv over last year. One hundred and lUly new accounts were opened during the year. The otbciais elected m tha banka of the lower part of loo county will he published ps«t week.

M,yoi

Smith of Wildwood, may

'J a littlr solxu-e in fining _ I reubl* In Stor*.

illiani Bright of The Sun

fl?l> for an offense that was no of-

at all. hut hr also gave the peof Cape May County a splendid

tun,tv to tn-« in.u real’v Im.ll * W ‘ U '* 10 ‘“I’Pen. Ah bro He i- out of place in the officJ ^ Magazine

of Mayor.—Somers Point Record. 1

Tbe Ocean City TiUe and Trust Company re-elected ail the old Director* on iuesdaj. Tue regular dividend ol 6ft was declared, and an extra dividend of ibe irust Company has now »hai,&42.lM on deposit ugaiust $M3,Aw.rn Iasi year, an .Ut.easeol 8129300. One hundred and uilea wsre insured, and two nunured and two •carenee were issued. 1 wo hundred new accounts were opened during tbs

year. 1 he D!lectors ate:

Clayton II. Brick, Robert Carson, J. M. Cheater, E. V. Cuison, At.en Coraon, K. W. Ldttaids, Harry Headley, Kobl. J. i\ay, b. Wesley Lake, Leslie $. Ludlam, W. E. Massey, Henry D. Moore, Aaron G. Rice, II a. Koiuhcrger, Jaa. t*. bculi, Joseph i. Scull, William D. bherrerd, Wuham t. bhnver, J. Iithhui laleui, K. Howard Thorn, Oua M.

Townsend.

N* Paso* F»r th# Lucky. Heard shout old Fetwad? Rotten

luck, isn't Ur

Tlutteu luck? Why. 1 thought be waa the luckiest man going.*' 'Ah. but yon haven't beard tha latest. Mx months ago he deckled that he had made all the money he could possibly use. so he bought a farm and retired He started to sink an artesian rll In order to Insure a supply of pure water. And what did he do but strike a coal seam! Now he's got to go lack In harness again and make a whole lot of money that he doesn't need at all out of that coal scam Don't you pity him from the bottom of your heart ?"-Loudon TH Blta.

Firebrand Rivsr.

Tlie Colorado river wa* reached by ,

two of the early Spanish explorer* ijv ‘ n S> Lund account*, from Meik-o4b 1540. One of the ex j , he * )irvctora ot the First National plorera was Melchior Diaz, who came w hile looking after the inlcrost arrows country and went only a abort ", t ” c '• to '-'hho!der*, are not unmindful dlslaie-e above Yuma, and the other ' : the duty they owe to th* public, hhd wa* Hernando de Alar--on. who came hf'.ti-r pi.-,,;' of this can be given In buals from western Mexico. Uw thnn ^t Cat this - ear $7,900.00 Ing tu the custom of tbe natives ol P* 11 * «“t in dividends and carrying flrvbrauds In winter with wa- pu d to the public, interwhkh to warm tbeum-lrca. Diaz I' -t on Saving* Accounts. This makes

del Ttxun (Fire j the total dividends paid since date of

January 2. 1902, $62.-

.•oo.w. wane the total paid to depositors amounts to $98,270.09. or over *" d - ■»*«.

The First National Bank, Ocean City, haa just cio*ed aaotnex prosperyear, and deposits are $14730030 excess of But year. The regular dividend wm, incrcaoed from 11 par cent, to 12 per cent, and in addition to tlu* an extra dividend of 2 per

cent, was declared.

The nuniocr of new account* opened

exceeded any perviou* year, &46

Demand or Checking accounts

| total

brand river,, a name more distinctive organizat than the pre-cut one. whir* often (M>0.00 a

cause- ioii-nti-ruble m, part of the ri«er

oloraib- ————ui *cj ouireuu. I paid

dctid*.

» the stockholders for dhri-

Whst make* you think your hua-' At thc annual election held Tuesday hand h> coming back. Maudj lUve i s;in ' e “f Director* were re-

you heard from hlmr

' No'm, but Ah Jes' knows somethin', gwlue to happen. Ah broke a mirror

hot Us De Your PrlaUng.

•lectod. and they will meet and or-

ganize Friday morning.