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ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL XXXII.—NO. 12

SEA ISLE CITY. N. J., FRIDAY. MARCH 9, 1917

3 Cents a Copy, il.50 a Year

GUY ies NOTES OF PAST WEEK

Notes and Gleanings of Personal Character; Little Items About Folks You Know.

All Through the Count) OFFEB OF

BENNETT BONDSMEN

LoU or cotta*** for »le. Bn. build on term* to auit: mosey loaned; eonveyancinjr end title-lew e specialty. Charles K. Landis. Jr., eon of the Founder. 2028 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia- Bell 'phone, Locust 8697.

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Mrs. Prank Ziegler, of Ocean City, was s recent guest of Mrs. A. G Rice, st her Parts street home. Rev. and Mrs. Corbin A. Brady spent the week In Atlandc City attending the M. E. Conference. The tea of the M. E. Church ladles was st the home of Mrs. Lewis Chester, on Wednesday afternoon, with the usual good attendance. The ladles of St. Joseph's Church met last Monday and formulated plans for holding a Fanners' Market basement of the Church on Easter Monday evening, April Sth. Lewis Chester, Jr., who Is employed In Philadelphia, was a Sunday visitor under the parental roof, having with hi>a as a guest Mr. Victor Arndt, of

Philadelphia.

Chat. Camp Is getting his Kalla ^street store in readiness for sn early opening as s ten, fifteen and twentyfive cent store. Mr. Camp has concluded to quit the grocery sad meat business entirely. The meeting of the Art Needle Work Hub this week was at tbe home of Mrs. Ixiwls Stelnmeyer, Jr., on Paris street, with about twenty-fire ladles attending. Mrs. George Busch will entertain tbe club at bet Nepture street borne next Monday. Rev. H. L. Bradway. wife and reu, are expected on Saturday for tbe week-end. On Sunday Rev. Bradway , will occupy the pulpit of the local M. i. E. Church Since leaving his charge I here. 1 * Bredway has been stationed

—A new coast guard station Is i to be established at Capj May, Sewell's Point. The station will be a thoroughly modern one, equipped with tbe latest life saving devices, including a large sea-going boat, which Is to be kept afloat at all time*. One of the chief drawbacks to efficient work by the coast guards hss always been the labor and time required to launch the boats, which are usually kept under cover in the station. The plan of ke-.-ping the boat launched st all will £9 a'.rey with this, though It is problematical bow this will be dose, unless tbe boat is kept in dock at Cold Spring Inlet. Tbe crew of the new station will be the one trenaferred from Two Mile Beach, which station will be discontinued. —Evangelist Ire Evans Hicks Is stiH evangelising Wildwood. In commenting on the effect of the revival, the Wildwood papers say: “A religious at mosphere Is being created all through Wildwood. The meetings arc talked about on the streets, in the stores, barber shops, pool rooms and even the saloons are being emptied. Vaudeville Victor records were put out of commission on Sunday. One could hear the 28d Psalm recited and the Lord's prayer and such songs as "Go Brighten the Coiner," “Throw Out the Life Line." "In the Sweet By and By," etc.' The campaign Is being conducted by all the Piotestant churches of Five

Mile Beach.

—The Wildwood Chorus, under the leadership of Mr. Pfeiffer, of Philadelphia, will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, to prepare fo»- the Spring Concert. The Chorus baa made an enviable reputation for itaelf throughout South Jersey, but during this winter

Wayne' M. Struthers, the genial and mlar proprietor of tbe Surf House, s a visitor over the week-end, stepping with his sister, Mrs. A. W. Miller. Mr. Struthers, except for an occasional

frlsK. has been In PhllUpshurg, N. J-,

■ with his brothers all winter.

some reason, making winter concerts and spring rehearsals Impossible until now. Mr. Pfeiffer, the Chorus director. is the leader of the famous Phila-

delphia Orchestra.

—An effort is being made by mainland residents to renew the agitation for the bridge from Somers Point to Beesley's Point. To date two meetings have been held, the latest being last night. Thursday, at Palermo. While the bridge would be an expensive proposition. particularly at thia time of high cost of materials. It would nevertheless fill a want of the farmers for s closer road conuection with the Atlantic City marketa. and would afford a direct route by wav of the Seashore Road from Atlantic City to Cape May. Soundings were made for this road tnree years ago, but the improvement was dropped becansj of the construo-

PracticaUr all the local pound net Uon of the Somers Point-Ocean City

Hawe To Come Higher Than $3,000 To Settle $12,000 - City Judgment

The City Commissioners on Wednesday at their regular meeting, refused to accept the offer of 88,000 In settlement of the Judgement against the bondsmen of J. Harvey Bennett This amount was proffered at tbe meeting of the Commissioners a week ago. and was held over for consideration rector Delaney was half Inclined to agree to accept the amount but when It waa pointed out by Director Powker that the /lily was carrying a note for 88,400 on the Bennett account for the past eighteen months, and that to this about $250 In court costs must be added. It was agreed to refuse tbe 88,000, and insist on a larger sum. Mr. Fowkes was of tbe opinion that 84.000 would about cover the actual cash loss to the taxpayers, the Judgement for 812,000 which the City holds Including penal lies, etc., which represent no actual cash outlay. The matter was again referred to the City Solicitor to take up with the bondsmen's at-

torneys.

Director Fowkes read a letter from the Fidelity Title Insurance Company, stating that all the objections and exceptions to the Insurance of the title •he Continental Hotel pronerty « now removed, and that they were ready to deliver an Insured title as as the City would find a buyer for the property. The sale Is now being advertised, and bids will be opened on

March Slat.

Director Delaney reported that he was having new rain spouts placed on the City Hall to replace the old ones rusted through, and that he had his

Freeholder's Meeting

The Board of Freeholders met at Cape May Court House on Tuesday. The salary of the Matron st the County Almshouse wss ordered increased from $88 to f«0 per month. A resolution was adopted to refute published statements by Senator Richarde, of Atlantic, that the Bethlehem Steel Company proving grounds si Cape May were s nuisance. The resolution commends tbe Company for the manner in which they liave condacted these grounds, and for giving employment to

Cape May men.

t'AJQO was advanced tbe County Moaqnito Extermination Commission from the $10,000 appropriation, to pay for work under way. ' The Clerk wss instructed to advertise for bids for lo- tilng gravel from tbe Denisville pit. The gravel will be used almost entirely (or the seashore and oibrr county roads this year. Inriution waa accepted to visit the DuFont concrete highway, in Delaware. Tbe Board will be the guest of tbe Portland Cement Association on the trip, wtHch will he taken early next week. The Public Buildings Committee was ordered to have the ladies’ waiting room on the second floor of the Court House building refurnished. Board adjourned to a .-et on Saturday to open bids for tbe construction of two sections of Third svenne, Stone Harber.

(MCI mn FOR IILEI8WDGE But Powell & Champion May Tum Contract Down; Bonds Sold; Everything Ready

Holly Beach Road Contractor Quits

How to do $8000 worth of work to complete the contract of H. P. Willis, on the re-snrfacing of the Holly Beach turnpike, from Rio Grande to » il wood, and pay about $20,000 in claims against the contractor, out of $16,000 is the problem which the Board of 6 reebol-

del* are confronted with.

Willis, the contractor, disappeared abont six weeks ago, and since then no work was done on the road. From that

working on the streets, clearing time nntil last Tuesday about $20,000 in the high brush and obstructed side- clsima against Willis, which he sigued

thennen will start activities on April rst, and have their crews engaged, rhe Sea Isle Company will have ah p>o:-t me same crew as la>: year e same holds good of the ot. .. tnies. with the .xeeptlon of the Dceplani? owned by Pat* Montagna, who atlll use the Southern fishermen this Elmer Peterson, Jr., will again indie the business affalra of Patsy's ropany. and on Thursday made a trip 3 Philadelphia on fish business. Tbe word now Is that Miss Idlsabetb Delaney, daughter of City Commissioner Ivdaney. will be married in Sea , Isle City '.ombrrow, Saturday, to Mr. Quigg. of Ocean City. This is rather sooner than was expected, and If the time set Is tbe right one, the bride • no doubt be given a great ovation, ing one of Sea Isle City's most popu-

lar young ladles.

The stores belonging to J. P. Delaney. at the corner of Oce«a avenue and Landis avenue, two of which were formerly occupied by th» Wells Meal Mai.e , are being thrown into one, and will be used as s garage by J. P. Delaney. Jr., who new conducts the West Jersey Garage on West Jersey avenue. A large double door will be cut tn the center of tbe building, which will have room to accommodate upwards of twenty cars. The annual Caster Edition of the Cape May County Times will be issued this year on Friday. April 6th. and wl Ntiontsin at least tw> aty-four pages 1 reeding tuat will '.••ep the ten thousand persons who will receive a ropy

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f the

If you have any outof town Is to whom you would like to a tvpy of this Issue, send In their * to this office well in advance » day of publication There will u charge for sending out such

bridge. This span on which toll Is now being charged. wUl tikely be taken over by the State, with other toll roads In which event the sentiment for another over the bay will likely become stronger. An Interesting historical sketch was presented at s recent meeting showing that back In 1706 the residents of Cape May and Atlantic counties saw the necessity of some means of communication on the route of the proposed bridge. They petitioned the assembly, then meeting at Egg Harbor, for a ferry between the two points. This was granted, and for many years the boat rated, it carried freight and stock as

ell as passengers.

County Pastors at M. E. Conference

Tbe New Jersey Methodist Episcopal wuiereuce if now in station In Atlantic Crty, with pastors of all the CounlCburches attending. tbe organisation on Wednesday. Rev. H. L. Bradway, formerly from Sea Isle City was n-tnrd aawistsnt journal clerk. Her. William A. Cobb, of South River, lortuerly pastor ol tbs Sea M. K. Church, and who will now bs translated to St. George's Church, CamJsn, was appointed Treasurer, while Rev. Wm. Blackman, of Ocean View, and Ret. A. C. Brady, pr« I vie pastor, w ere named on the

board

Don't blame the editor if tbe new* vou would like to see printed in this ua does not appear. We are only human, and unless you tMl us what's what we cannot spread the •terns. We a

walks In the lower section of the City. The natter of low sidewalks, on which water gathers every time It rains, waagain brought up, and Director Delaney staled that be had done all be could to remedy the condition unless legal action were taken against the property owners whose sidewalks are low Notes for $1,600 In anticipation of 191$ taxes. $1,500 in anticipation of 1916 taxes, and $$,t$0.95 In anticipation of collection from the Bennett bondsmen, were ordered renewed for

four month*

Found Net Ordinance

The ordinance prohibiting the drying of pound nets In certain parts of the City was again brought up This ordinance waa passed on first reading some five weeks ago. forbidding the spreading of nets eaat of Park road from Lad lam street to Roberts avrnu. At the next meeting of the CommU si oners. Director Fowkes suggested that tbe ordinanc j be reconsidered and the boundary limits ebangt-d. so that the nets could not be placed aaywhere above Ludlam street or beiow Roberts avenue, except on a certain more or j isolated peninsula, where ihe| smell would do no particular harm

oyer Vo the Board to pay out of tbe balance doe him, were received by tbs Freeholders. At their meeting on Tueedsy they concluded to wait another two weeks for Willis to show up. Alter that time they will cotuple Ute work at his expeu*e, and pay the balance smong his

creditors.

Demonstrator's Car Costly Proposition

That Powell A Champion, ol Ocean City, the lowest bidders on the Corson's ideas, may refuse to sign tbe contract to do the work waa developed at the meeting of tbe Board 01 Freehold era on Tuesday, whan Mr. Champion stated that since the time of making the ''two months or more ago, and time of awarding the contract, which waa held up under the law until the money from the bond sale was in hand, the cost of material advanced to such sn extent that it will now cost at 1 $6000 more now than it would then. The Bute law provides that bonds must first be sold, and the money must be in hand and the bonds signed and delivered, before an official contract can be awarded. It waa not until Tueaday that clerk Fowkes waa able to report that the bond attorneys had passed favorably on the legality ol the issue, sod that Bull and Eidredge had paid to the County the $154,000 and received the

bonds.

Powell A Champion have thirty days in which to decide to accept or reject the contract on the grounds advanced. There are two ways opec to overcome the troubie; one is to grant Powell A Champion sn increase of $5000 over the amount ol their hid. which was $127,QUO; the other is to sward the contract to the next lowest bidder, which is the Bndgelou Construction Company, whose hid waa $137,000. The Riprarian grant for the lands at the ends of the three bridges, over WeakMiddle and Main Thoroughfares, been received Irom the War Department, and nothin* stands in the way of an immediate sun on the construction except the unionunate condition created by the advancing costa of mstariai, a condition over which there u no local control. A bill of $1600, representing s payment due upon the awarding oi the bridge contract, to the blrausa Bascule kali Bridge Company, was held over because ol the uncertainly ol tbe work

Legislative Briefs

—The progressive Edge Hoad flw, which includes the paving oi the main besauore road in Cape May County st Bute expense, was finally adopted this week, and is now up to the Governor lor ins signature. —Assemblyman Stille, ot Cape May, is the lather of Assembly hill No. 488, which would take the power of granting liquor licenses in fourth-class counties. In which class Cape May County Is Included, from the Judge of the Common Piers Court, and vest it with the municipal governing bodies. Tne bill also requires the notice to be posted by each license applicant ten days before malting such application. —Assembly bill No. 487. Introduced by Assembly Stille, of our County, bap created quite a stir In the Legislative halls in Trenton, and Is meeting with SUle-wlde approval. The bill esils for the abolition of the office ot Commlasloner of Education and restoring the old title of Bute Superintendent. The present officials would be retired and new ones would be appointed at a reduction of salary of one half what they are now receiving. County Superintendent would not be appointed on account of personal or poUtical pull hut would be compelled to give evidence of educational qualifications. It Is estimated that the bill would sava to the taxpayers of the State over $800,000.

The Ford used by tbe Cape May County Farm Demonstrator it a costly proposition. At least that is what the Board of Freeholders think, so st the reling on Tueedsv then refered back lor explanation or correction a bill of $72.12 for repairs, storage and gasoline lor one month. Attention was called hills of from $3U to $60 per month, which the Freeholders cheerfully (T) paid, but they thought that $72.12 was exceeding the speed limit. Director Rutherford has the matter

hand.

•he j Just to see how the $30 to $72 worth of Vo; gasohne and repairs are being used, s

this the other Commissioners object! ; motion was made and carried that the snd after laying the ordinance over fori Demonstrator in Uie luture furnish the two weeks. It was on Wednesday pass- j Board with a report oi hie work during

ed in Its original form, again on flret the mouth.

reading. The ordinance sa It now

stands does cot afford much relief to condition In the Venetian Park »•- lion ol the City that is becoming nonIntolerable each season as the num her of nets increase. The odor which these pound nets, with tne dead fish and the filth of the ocean growths, gives forth, while drying tn the hot svn. is sickening, and seriously affects

property values.

Trolleys This Summer T Director Fcwkee calico attention to a letter be received from Harry Mrs! ror. an official of the New Jersey Rapid Transit Company, of Sea Isle City, staling that payment of the bark franchise taxes was Impossible at this U»e. and that If the owners of the ould not put up some money this summer, the trotley system from Corson's Inlet to Townsend's Inlet would not operate. Tht the Company is as empty as Mother Hubbard's cupboard, aid the City has •mail chance ot collecting tbe $8,000 due in back taxe*. The matter was referred to the Solicitor to ascertain hether or not the failure to pay thl* tax forfeited the Company's franchise to tbe City. Thl* franchise has every indication of becoming very valuable In the near future, with the

Some Day's Mail

Our South Seaville correspondent

sends us the following:

A baby amd a box of pills,

A puppy and a rat. A roly-poly pudding. And an old torn cat.

A pound of tallow caudles. And a round of buttered toast. All came to me this morning

By the parcel post.

rvice from Ocean City to Sea -

trolley a* IsU- City.

K Hector Delaney moved that matter of the reduction in tatxes of the Standthorpe Land Company, by the County Tax Board, b- taken the State Board, by the Solicitor, and an effort made to have.thw reduction Y r the County Board set aside The bounty Board r-dUred Ox- a*ie-»u<-iit of the Standthorpe property, near Tow tieand 1 * Inlet, by one half, although Individual holdings in the same tract

beer reduced

Wildwood Gun Uub The new Wildwood Gun Club, which Is an auxiliary of the Wildwood Yacht Club, will hold 1U firs’ all-day shoot, on 8L Patrick's Day, Saturday. March 17th, from U o'clock In the morning until Ute In the afternoon. This Is strictly an amateur handicap clay pigeon shoot und for that reason will be all the more enterulnlng be cause the club Is Inviting gunnei t irom other resorts from Atlantic City to Cape May. The entrance fee U $1.00. Every gunner who desires U» participate In this shoot needs simply to come to the Wildwood Yacht CH'b, 17th and DeUware avenues. North Wildwood. N. J., and pay hU entrance fee at the club. All amateur gunners are cordially Invited. There will be stand-up lunch and various entytaluments on Saturday and Sunday. Rooming quarters can be obtained for those desiring to stay over Sunday, at very

low rates.

The shoot will be under the direction of former Judge Harrison H. Voorhees, of Camden, N. J.. who on Saturday last scored 49 points to •Chief" Bender's 60. at the Bledeman Club. Pea Shore, N. J. Every comfort that the Wildwood Yacht Club can offer will be at the disposal ot visitors and Commodore Frank Brennan and Chairman of the House Committee Henry H. Oltcns. along with former Judge Voorheea. are doing everything possible 10 make the day an enjoyable one and satisfactory from a sporting standpoint

Injured by Break in Slump Puller James E. Allen, of Ocean View, waa badly injured on the right knee while using a stump puller on Wednesday morning, when the chain of the machine broke. Dr. Clarence W. Way, who was called. ordered Mr. Allen's removal on Wednesday afternoon to the Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, where an X-ray photograpn of tbe Injured member waa

taken.

David Risley Passes Away David K. Risley, of Philadelphia, the elder of the Risley Brotherts, of fitona Harbor, died at bis home 4304 Walnut street, early Thursday morning. Death was caused by inflammatory rheumat-

ism.

Deceased was widely known in Cape May County, and was considered a most able flnaueler. lit wss 'reasurar of the bomb Jersey Jtesity Company which he, watb his oioibera it. p, and H. a., organized te., years ago. The body is now at 11. establishment of Oliver 11. Bair, Philadelphia, and iulerineut wilt be made privately on Monday.

Old Boycott on Coffee.

About thirty year* or 00 ago ueariv every family. Inal tiding prohibitionist drank Marsi-slhu coffee Tbe demand for that brand of • offee was so great that the coffee Urds increased the price of MaracatUi coffer from 33 to 40 cents a pound The Knights of la bar. headed by Terence Powderij. boycotted Maracaibo coffee for thirty days, and before a week the whole country joined the boycott. Before the thirty days had expired Maracaibo coffee sold

RECENT DEATHS Iliomas J. O'Rourke, o! Philadelphia, wlto died last Saturday alter spending Uie last years of his file in n sanitoriom, former cottager ol Sea Isle City, tile builder and owner of what is now the Downey cottage, on Coral Street. funeral services were conducted from tin- home of his eon, Thomas J. O'Rourke, 1710 Morris street, on Wed-

day.

Miss Phyllis O'Cailshau, daughter of Mrs. O'Callaban, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died iu Atlantic City, last Monday. Pneumonia wss the cause of death. Tbe body was taken to Pittsburgh for interment. Mrs. O'Callaban and family occupied tin Bruit cottage on Swain street last summer and made many friends during their sojourn here. Tuckahoe Bank Loses Suit Tbe Court of Errors and Appeals on Monday decided against the Tuckahoe atlomti Hank at Tuckahoe. In the lit of Joseph T. Sick ter. of Gloucesr County IVcUlon of the Court of Judgement of J&oO on a hotel deal, appealed by the Hank, was austalMO.

Smoke Up!

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nlng. March Sth. at right o'clock. Prominent speakers, good music, good cigars and good frtlowahtp will make the evening worth while. No admission charge Remember the date— lucky 13th of Marafe.