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ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

SEA ISLE CITY. N. J., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917

r Otti. N*»l. Of Millville, mu t ct Doctor a*smt» W. Way. WiQUm J. Fox anil * Sunday rUitora, re*Mtftecat U» BaBarua Hotel Mromley Wharton, of Philadalphia, Mde aaathar of Us fraqoaat ruil* »* Baa lala City o»ar tha

■ T. Haiaea, of PWladelphu.

mii-knoara

pkyM of Martin Walla Mariut. was a vWtor oa S^r. graatta. old frlwid. Mix. Georg* Cronaekar left on Monday for a week's visit to Philadalpliis with bar siatar. Mr*. Herman Sehen

dfcx. L. Bromiley Brooks, of Philsdalphi*. Ufa of former President Brooks of the local Electric Light

ittaatog at the Ballavoa Hotel

Mayor Gilbert S. Smith, as Secretary of tha Florida Advertising Trip Committee, mu a visitor on Monday, and while here hooked Mr. and Mrs.

1 B. Arnett far tha trip.

the-epactol train will be mar S«„ UI. ^ The latest additions to tha

candidates for Ctty

the May election are George B. Jefferyr, Edward B. Arnett, Hiram Love avi Martin WelL. None of there Siavs absolutely declared themselves, •Bd indeed, of the twenty-odd said to be candidates, only three have openly dtebred their Intention of running. Mrs. John Keeler, formerly Miss Marie Gordrn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arndt Gordon, was sent to Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, last Friday afternoon, for what was thought aeate appendicitis. At the hospital, however, it was discovered that an op-

Atwater, Jr. Vice-President of Important Mining Co.

At a meeting of the hoard of director* of tha Bex Con. Mining Co. in

ffawr York, a little over a week

K. M. Atwater, Jr, son of Mayor Atwater, of -Baa isle Chy, was elected vice-president and L E. Whicher trear. “Ore is being delivered to the mill *t the rate of 200 tons a day,” said Haymostd Guyer, general mana-

■'Operation! of the concentrator

was started on November 14. In tha remainder of that month it received 2JiB3 tons, and in the first seven days of the current month it received 1.0&4 tons. Tha mill feed had an average content of *A per cent cine and 44 per cant load. Development of the Okanogan vein on the No. fc law! is resulting favorably, the last 80 feet of the drift having been in ore of a

milling grade. A rtope has been

ted at this point Considerable add) U ore has been opened in the course at stuping on the Bex vein. The system of cribbing *nd filling is

r employed in the stopes."

ert Sweny, of New York, is president of the company, which is one of the wealthiest of its kind in the country.

Little Business Transacted at Freeholder’s Meeting

to bare the rvgoret granted. The committee* (or the rear of 1*17

There will be pob-

A resolution selling 416,000 of the 4144,000 Ooraon's Inlet bond issue to the CoflutY Sinking Fund was adopted. Woodblite-Deonltrille road was dnaily accepted as was Uas fourth section of the Bay Whore road.

treatment Mr*. Keeler returned to her home her* on Wednesday afternoon this week. Her condition is rapidly

Improving.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mr*, f

Whittington was fittingly observed on

Bnturday night, January 14,

host of relatives and friends gathered at their Minerva Street home. Mr. Whittington 1* the local Chief of PoKee and a resident of Sea Isle City for over thirty years, and it was here that be met. wooed and wed his wife. Tht bride and gn m of twenty-fir* year* ago. with their full enjoyment of health and surrounded by their children, were the recipients of congratulation* and as a visible token of the esteem in which they are held, received numerous gift*, among which was a handsome chsst of silver, beautiful Silver necessities, cut glass, china, silk •ad linen. last Saturday’s celebration held a double significance as the ■awning was not only a celebration of the nuptials of the couple, but also the fiftieth birthday anr.i Ternary of the Krtx.tr,. The guests included: H. M. Althouse, MlntnersviUe, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. F. M. A ithcoae. Professor Calvin O. Althous*. W. Alonso Deemer, Miss Ottilie Falkenberg, all at Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sharp, Mr. and Mr*. Aaron G. Eke, and son Paul Mr*. Mary Shannon. Mr. and Mr*. Edward Buck. Mr. and Mr* Claud Town and daughter Dorothy. Ur*. A. W. Miller. Mr. and Mr*. •Wg* W. Coxaon. Mr. and Mrs. W.l

\ A- Uadart. Mr. and Mrs. A. S.

leflrrsn, Kev. and Mr*. A. C. Brady. Doctor C. W Way. Irvtog W. Fitch, Mr Eugene Shaffer. MU. ids Smith. C&*». W Whittington. Frances M. Whittington. Helen D. Whittington. Annie L. Whittington. Threats Whit ttagton. George H. Whittington and Julia M. Whittington. Following a musical select ice a bounteous repast was sarred. Haadsomr flower bas-

kets were the favor*.

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RECENT DEATHS

John H. Martin, of bea lsl« City, formerly of Kensington and Wiasinoniing, Philadelphia, died at his tote teeide&oe, Halls street, this morning, Friday, at threo o’clock. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. will be made in Cedar Hill

Philadelphia.

Deceased wae •eveaty-eeven rears of aga, and lived to Be* Isle City for the past twelve years. He learee lao sons, John W. and Benjamin F„ and two married daughter*, Virginia Collins and Catherine Beer, all of Philadelphia.

Mr. Martin’s death wt

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AT THE CHURCHES

Messiah Lutheran Church. Be*, tobn f. Uillieon. Pastor.

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HKAL M ON OCEAN BOULEVARD PROJECT

Editor Cape May County Timas: had not intended to have anything further to say on the "All ~ Boulevard" matter. My opinion of the destiny at this project, as •et forth in recent articles, is that its construction is necessarily t to a great extent upon entire revision of the State's Bond Law* aad a .greater participation by the State to the future than heretofore to the construction sad maintenance of State highways. Bat I cannot refrain from replying some things in the article at your issue ef the 4rd tost by Mr. Frank Fawkes, which I believe to be

of the County's

It to obviously true that the bids received on the Conan’s Inlet Bridges far exceeded County Engineer Bice's estimate of the cost of these bridges. L do not, however, believe that this to a certain indication that Mr. Rice's eatimate on the remaining bridges and-connecting roads will prove to be under the actual bids, should they

ever be advertised f<

In the mattei of the Corson's Inlet

Bridges, Mr. Rice’s original estimate

was made a year or more ago

effort waa made to proceed with the construction of the bridges at that time—that to, in the early part of last year. The entire project was held up by certiorari proceedings. After an

estimate has once been made by any

public body on the co»t at a certain improvement, ft to difficult to have the figures revised. The estimated amount becomes fixed to the minds of

everyone interested in the undertak-

ing and the tendency to to allow the figures to stand until actually testae

by advertising for bids. At the time

the original estimate eras

Corson's Inlet bridges labor aad mate rial were * great deal cheaper than they are now, as the market for both

A regular meeting of the Freeholders,

adjourned from Tuesday, was held

torday, Hiaredav, but little businesi

acted. The additional spproprisaskid (or tnoecjuiUi exteimiaalion and County advertising were nt

ered, owing to the absence of Freehold-

il and Hilton, of Wildwood, who

reqneMrd that nothing be done until the

next meeting, February 6tb.

Alva Agee, of the State Department •f Agncalture, Joeepb Camp, and other mainland resident*, spoke for the continuance of the Farm Demonstrator,

and while no official promtoe raa made, it is beiieswd that t be preaRiifw enough baa been steadily rising during the

past year. Everyone who knows anything about the commodity market, knows this to be a fact This, 1 take it, to a true explanation of the reason for the difference between the estimate and the bids on the Corson's Inlet bridges. It does not however, follow by any means that Mr. Rice's estimates on the rest at the proposed work, which estimates were made quite recently, would be found to vary lueh from actual bide, if the same were obtained at the present time.

that the

important thing to to discover a plan by which the "All Resort Boulevard" CAN BE BUILT. It to generally pretty easy to advance reasons against the carrying out of any public im•eems to me that good citisens, who are interested in the development of the County would do well to endeavor to find sosne method of going ahead with this important undertaking. 1 should like to know what Measr*. Fowkes and Howell think of securing the assistance of

the Pennsylvania Railroad on thi* pro-

ject

There to nothing that would more greatly benefit our seaside resorts than electric connection with Philadelphia and Atlantic City. I have steadily advocated the construction of bridges at Hereford and Cold Spring Inlet* which would be strong enough to carry an interurhan trolley car. If a concerted effort were put forth, it to very probably that the Pennsylvania Railroad would Join the county and the State in constructing bridges of this type. But if the Railroad Company could not be arranged with on satisfactory terms, the State and county could well afford to build such bridges independently, with a view toward ’easing the privilege of operating electric cars across them to any company that would pay a fair price for the privilege. Such a trolley service between Wildwood and Cape Slay and letween Wildwood and Stone Harbor would pay. And if it should be tblished, the connection between Ocean City and Seven Mile Beach, via Sea Isle City, will certainly follow. By building the proposed TownInlet bridges strong enough for trolley service, electric can could be operated at the present time from Carson's Inlet to Seven Slile Beach. The obstacles which are being thrown to the way of the “All Resort Boulevard" project by certain intersome of our resorts are unworthy and discreditable and cannot fall to re-act to the disadvantage of communities. The talk of ipttog the county to all bosh. Neither the resorts nor the public bodies which advocate this great public rent have any intention of Involving the county financially. There are ways and means by which this undertaking can he carried out, link hy link, without proving burdensome, and it to toward this end rather than 'cward discouraging the project or a "do-nothing" attitude that we should apply ourselves. The attempt that to being made to array the people of the mainland again-t the proposed boulevard dehe severest condemnation. Our mainland friends should familiartoe themselves with the facts before they |*rmlt themselves to be used in promoting the private scheme* of aeleats. The report of the read Jury, criticising the boulevard project, waa wholly inexcusable and altogether beyond the law. The (I rand Jury, by the way. appears to be the favorite weapon of the opponents of the Bridge-Boulevard, as they have been endeavoring to use it for nearly a year past The recent Grand Jury had no more right to criticise a proposed public improvement than the Board of Freeholders would to return a true bill. This sort of thing does not spell progress for Cape May County. Yours very truly. REESE P. R1SLKY.

County Grange Notes

The Winter meeting of the Cspe May Pomona will be with tbe Rio Grande Grange on Saturday, the 2UU-. The sessions will be morning and afternoon and betinniog at 840. The special meeting for conferring the Fifth Degree in full form will be with the same Grange but n a date to be decided at this meeting. Tt* officer* elected for the Rio Grande Grange for this tear are, Worthy Master, Heater Genevra Hildreth; Overseer, Lmuia Fisher; Lecturer, Lucy Hildreth; Steward Waiter D. Hand; Secretary, Edna KndicoU; Treasurer, Smith EudiAaaistaiit Stewards, 4 goes Hand and Sarah Uillan; Ceres. AlwUds Hildreth; Pomona, Lide McDowell; Flora,

Marv /loffmsu.

Big Year lor Prudential

Rev. 6. D. Daugherty had the pleasre of greeting a full church last Sunday morning, although bad weather prevailed right up to the lime of service. Tbe visiting minister preached s sermon which will not soon he forgotten, and left (or Stone Harbor church after *rsnother visit to Messiah

Tht Lad tee' Aid Society are ceaseleee

in their good work for tbe

More than 4S91.000.006 of paid-for life insurance was issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America in 1916, and at the lowest expenserate in Prudential history, according to the forty-first annual figures of the Company, read yesterday by President Forrest F. Dryden at the opening session of an international business conference of Prudential field representatives held in Newark. This issue, Mr. Dryden explained, represents a gain in insurance to force of

4283,000,000.

President Dryden also Dated that The Prudential now has 15,000,000 policies, representing a total of

Tbursdsy afternoon Mrs. C. Ankels and 148.000400.000 Insurance in force, conber associates gathered together (or a ,tenia* The Prudential, although one •ewing party, which w.U be repeated j of the youngest, as the aecond com-

whir.

| pany in the world in this reopect

believed tbe gathering, which will last three days, will result in much good

to the agency force.

The Conference will he almost a continual session at the Home Office* here, and will be broken by a dinner tomorrow night at the Hotel Biltmur*. in New York. At the dinner New Jersey * newly elected Governor. Walter E. Edge, and Jesse K. Phillip*. Insurance Commissioner of New York. Georg-- M. taMonte, Insurance Com

The installation of officers of the Cold Spring Grange, Monday night, had the outside attendance spoiled by a snow storm beginning late to tbe afternoon, and on juet long enough to frighten the timid. South SeaviUe, it was told, was going there in force, so also Dias Creek, but of the whole lot only County Deputy Howell pot to an appearance. Stone Harbor arranged for the conveyance of 18, but with the men folks held fast by Council meeting, tbe distance was too great (or more than six to venture in the

threatening weather.

Tbe newly installed officers of Cold Spring Grange are: Worthy Master, Sheppard Taylor; Overseer, Angus Morris; Steward, David Hughes; Assistant Stewards, Edward Hughes and Ellen Batter; Chaplain, David Corson; Secretary, Hartwell Brown; Treasurer, Lotila Elliott; Gatekeeper, Marvin Elliott; Ceres, Tiny Hughes; Pomoua, Linda Morris; Flora, Edith Brown.

mi Rim cm or RIMERS PRINCIPLES

Taxpayers to Blame for Muni cipal Extravagence Declares Mayor Atwater

Tbe keynote to the high tax rate and expenditure of city money was struck on Wednesday at the regular meeting of the City Commissioner*, by Mayor Atwater. Tbe resolution passed by the

Young Men’s

FARM NOTES

A small quantity of Wisconsin Danish cabbage seed has just been received by the New Jersey State Agricultural College for free distribution to the state. In Wisconsin cabbage was grown extensively and was especially profitable until the fields became infected with the “yellows” or Fusarium. This disease caused most of the plants to die when they were about Half grown. Five years ago Dr. Jones, the state plant pathologist, began to develop a disease resistant variety, on the basis that different plants possess different degrees of constitutional vigor and power of resistance

to disease. In a badly infected field as was tbe Fourth AnnuM B^^rt.’wbtob he found 6 plants which had withstood Jud been aodiuxl by Harry A. Morris the disease. In the fall these plant* ol Ocean City, the accountant.

record as favoring a strict business administration of city affairs mentioned, and the Mayor stated that be bad been to businaes successfully for fifty yean, and if he noticed exceeding income, tbe expense* war* cut down. If you attempted to cut on municipal expensaa. he declared, you have the whole city against you. have made myself unpopular,” he declared, "to such an extent that I cooldbe re-elected if I wanted to, which I don’t, simply because 1 voted ‘no* to the expenditure of money that was naked by the taxpayers, or that thr taxpayer* thought should be spent. You can’t run a city on business principles and still retain the faror of the taxpayers.” The other Commissioners agreed with Mayor Atwater also stated on tbe matte re oi the Continental Hotel property and the Bennett bondsmen that the first thing the Commissioi era undertook hen they were elected font years ago, was to immediately straighten three lailtrt out. He would like, he continued, to have them done ‘'before they took their hate and said good-by to tha office.” Legal delays of all kinds have the way, hot these are now nearly cleared up, according to the City

Solicitor.

Sewer Finished

Director Delaney reported that work ou tbe sewage dispoaal plant would be finished Wednesday, and that the plant is no* the same as new, with all the imperfections of tbe contractor corrected. On tbe matter of building flueh boxes for the sewer, he stated that there were two old man-hole tope in good condition, and suggested that these he used instead buying new ones. To this the Com-

missioner* agreed.

Tiie report of the Director of Finance for December was lead and approved.

s sent to Louisiana so that seed

i the Young

could he grown from them during the Men's nusu.ess Aaeuciatioa asking for winter. A year was thereby gained, an appropriation ot u <i to wipe oat a The seed was sent hack to Wisconsin deficit caused by ailtMUsing in 1915, in the spring, planted on the infected was read, and upon mottaa held over field, and the resistant plants selected, i until there is some money in the inciThe process was repeated each sea-j dental fund, when the tommunicatiun son. The power of resistance to dis- would he further considered, ease was increased until last summer j Mayor Atwater aui.-.iinord tbs apa fine crop was grown from the select- | poinlment of Wilham A. Hatfrrt for a

five-year teun to aucceed himself on the

cd seed on the infected soil.

In some sections of New Jersey, al-1 School Boaid

»o. there are “cabbage sick” soils. Last | Finances Slipping Back summer a *mall amount of this seed j Director ol Finance Fowkes stated was tried out in thr state and yielded llial Ik wished the taxpayer* to be fully

misiioner of New Jersey. Richard V.

II, where other varieties suffered ' s* familiar with the City’s heavy losses. If any grower's cab- | hi* Department was, and in this coohag# crop ha* Wn sickly, he can ob- j uectioi mentioned that in 1908 the City Uin a wimple of th4 seed from R. W. bad 415,000 cash balance from the year DeHaun. New Brunswick, N. J., ex- before. This year, 1917, the cash "balialist in market garden- auce from 1916 is only 41..'MM. This be lug, after March 1, to try out on his eaid is caused by more and more laxfarm. If desirable results are payer* either refusing, or being unable, obtained, the beat plants can be se- to pay their laxre.so that larger amounte

■ury. General Counsel for the Company, and Austen Colgate, trustee for Prudential policyholder*, will

be the speaker*.

New Resort Booklet

The choir of Messiah chore!, greatly | Since its organisation in 1876 appreciated the voluntary assistance of; Dryden stated The Prudential, recant- *. Steiumeyer and Sborta, who as-, !y mutualised, has paid a total of to the choral work at last Sunday j over 4428.000.000 to ita policyholders, rrvtoe. The choir meet* re- j including more than 428,740,000 not gularly every Friday evening and are | called for by the policy contracts, becoming more proficient in their work. • These payment* to 1916 alone totaled Messiah church is making a special, 447.278.OOi), covering an average of fort to bare all ite congregation attend ! r, ' >0 elnims every working-day of the j

the Sunday eervice either morning or >'’* r -

_ md a notable improvement is i Although The Prudential writes in- J evident. Sunday morning service* are irsnci only in the United Slates an! I at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school B t '‘snada. it has paid 1.1H4 war vtaim».| 2.30, and treeing scrv ice* at 6 o’clock. for * total of fa til.OOO —— I It is the first time in thirteen year* I of -eal. sou tyruas were be- ; that The 1‘rudential has called ita by the Ure«*a to be effective | mcn io frwa M or „ ^ VtJud 8u „. against Ugbtalng i ^ CAajld4 fur a c ^.Tf rreo< c

1 with Home Office executives, and it Is

The Reading Railroad is now pre paring their 1917 Resort Booklets, entitled “Pleasant Places on the Reading.” and “Camping Places Along the ling." Those desiring to liat hotel*, b arding houses or desirable cam ping location* in the booklet shouli sond 1: ting to George F. Ingram, care Reading Railroad, Phila. The ser

free

Perhaps * The Yank- . putttn. troth

“ster Investment.

I*cted and saved for veed purposes, ol unpaid taxes are being rsrmd by the

Do not send a request if your fields City each year. Tbe New Jerecy Rapid

are not infected.

Wild Rabbits Liberated

Transit Company, which operate* Uk ! he* Isle City trolley line is delinquent in Ltes. hr said, and that the Company I dors e it even reply to Irltei* requesting

- . j payment. 1 he Continental Hotel, and W.rdc. Chute w. r.H.r : m,,i ' "" U ” - re—ived „d d»WUW . ™,- ““ “■““““'a. te. Srw 11,,,,.. wild rabbit, j 0 ‘u ““ 0 '

Oidmancr No. 19, lor 1917 appropriation, was taken up on *ecoud and final

reading, anti pasted.

Si* hundred and twenty-five dollars interest ou school bonds, due January let, and seventy-five dollars to U>» staking fund on accnnut ol the 43.tkM bulkhead bonds, weir ordered paid.

Mexico wild rabbit*

Camden county for breeding pur- [ puaes. The New Mexico rabbit . j very prolific, and it ia estimated that ] several hundred will their increare I between now and the opening of the gunning season In November next. Litwration* were made at tbe fol lowing place*: Ti'rnerville, Grenlock. Sickicrville, SicUertowm. Brvokiynn. | Cedar Brook. Cbaw* Landing, Bate, i Mills. Waterford. Ateo, Hams* Cor- | ner. Clamenton, I-aurol Spring*. Mag - nolia. Winslow, l.mdenwuld and An

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