:ape May County Times

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL XXXII.—NO. 17

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIDAY. APRIL 13, 1917

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nn NEWS NOTES OF PIST WEEK

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

Frank Speer, a ho i* employed in Philadelphia, waa a viator under the

parental roof Exeter Sunday.

Bev. H. L. Headway, of Camden^ waa a viaitor to the local M. E. Paraon-

SP0IN6 IEOH OE COOOT IS OPENED

l Wed

for aal*. Bay or

BeU

K. Londia, Jr. oon of the - t Street, PtoEa-

LocuJt 8M7.

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John I. Mathiaa, of Mabanoy City, Pa., waa a gueat lor two daya tbia week with hia grand-daughter, Mrs. William A. Hafleri. Tha Iaieet victima of the epidemic of meaaelM ia Mia* Carrie Noiton and Miaa Margaret Miller, both of whom an

Mrs.

John Krouae and daughters, of lelphia, spent Eaater Sunday at

ilr Minerva street cottage.

Josephine Williams, who owns Hope Lodge cottage, on Minerva

it, was a Sunday visitor irer, of Philadelphia,

it Sunday here at his Neptune

cottage.

Ira. Robert T. Stevens and son, Edspent the holidays with a brolhin Riverside, N. J. . and Mrs. Martin McLaughlin family were week-end vlsltora. iptng at their cottage on Minerva

According to the latest reports Ai 6. Rice, who has been aeriously III pneumonia and a complication of di um, u alowely but surely recovering. Mrs. Love and family have moved from the Aidine to their new home in cean Park, and are now comfort-

ably settled.

Mr. Clarence Craven, of Manayunk, . as among those spending Sunday at the shore, visiting bis sister, Mrs. Harry

Hampton.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Messiah Lutheran Church held their regula’

monthly bus! ness me Chapel, on Thursday «

dent Mrs. Annie Ankele, presiding.

Ocean City Fire Destroys Hotel and Apartments

COUNTY LINING UP IN TOE 10 CRISIS

Little Business on Calendar; Nearly all Liquor Licenses Granted; Few Remonstrances Filed

>ned at

The Spring term of « Cape May Court Houae.

with Supreme Court Justice Charles C. Black, Circuit Judge. Howard Carrow and Common Pleas Judge Eld-

redge on the bench.

Clayton Haines Brick, of Ocean City, was selected foreman

Grand Jury, and in charging that body called particular attention to the alleged murder of Frank McMillan. at Wildwood, last December, stating that this matter would come before them at once. The duty of Fresh I the Grand Jury, be explained. In this matter and any other, la to protect the Innocent aa well aa to see that

Harry F. Murphy, of Philadelphia, I justice la administered, accompanied bj his wife and daugh- Bourgeois was named clerk of the

A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed property to ilie value of $40,000 in Ocean CKy on Monday morniag. The burned buildings are Hotel Graham, Paul Apartment*, and cottages of W. H. Filly and Frank W. Paxeon, of Philadelphia, all on Sixth Street,

near Atlantic Avenue.

The work of the firemen was couaiderably handicapped by the low water pressure, and by the fact that but two members of the paid department were

on ini, at ttie time ol lb. .l.nn, lb,, Tbo^b **0*0, I* mb.™ bein, bre-kful. Tb, Hr, .u «> - bm di,co,erwl at 7.30 in lb, Rllj col- amortmoo. Ibroujb lb.

up. Tb«blm.qniekl, .pnm.lrnnm

Patriotic Demonstrations Being Held, end Many Enlist-

ments Follow; Per-

sonal Notes

by the high winds, so that when the fire department arrived three of the build-

already on fire.

Waterway Hearing To-Day

ters, spent the week-end at their Lor-

etta avenue cottage.

uis Sannlno, who has been realda Camden for the winter, waa a lay visitor at his home here, s accompanied him.

lobert Murphy and wife, of Fhlla>hia. accompanied by some friends, rr at their Ariadn.- street

I Isle

ran Schenkel has returned to City, and now naa his Rex pen for tho season, af.er ing the greater part of the wln-

PLUAdelphla.

i. E. Denny and son spent Bunday i as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. i F. Stevens. Mrs. Denny ford the Lincoln store, corner a avenue and Minerva street, and v a successful nurse, engaged In elphia.

Mr. And Mrs. D. E. Williami, of Baltimore and eon D. E. William* Jr., bad their cotuge open over the Easter Holidava. They bad as a guest, “Doc" Byran. Edward B. Arnett leaves this afterion lor New York to atteud the birthday celebration ol Mra. Arnett’e ,er, Mia. Hubbard, on Saturday. Mr*. Aruett has been with her sister Mrs. E. P. East for the past two weeka. The new chain for the School Audiirium hare strived and are now In lace. They present a fine appearance, ad make the ScbitOl Auditorium a lisodid meeting pl*ce.

A flue new altar, surmounted by plain but accura’eVy-conatructed Greek cross, baa been built for the Lutheran Church, by Capt Rosa. It will be decorated by proper coverings furnished by Mrs. Henry Brook*, and tally dedicated on April 22nd.

jury for the term. When the application for a of the liquor license of Bell non. of TVlldwood, was later I by Judge Eldredge, It waa for two weeks, on the Prosecutor Eugene C. Cole. It was contended at the time of the death of McMillan, that his alleged murd. was hatched np in Cannon's saloon, which 1* said to have borne an ory reputation for some time. All the llqnor licenses In the County were renewed with the exception of that at the Wildwood Crest Hotel, where a new owner la applying. This as set for a later hearing, as was le application of Mr. Steele, at the OU-ns Hotel, In North Wildwood. Hearing ws- set for April 26th. The application of Patrick J. Hanna, for the Rio Grande Inn. at Wildwood, wi also held 'over, the applicant being

new man.

The hearing of the Federal Government on the deepening of the Inland Waterway from Bay Head to Cape May Point, will be held to-day (Friday) in the City Commissioner* Board Rooms, Atlantic City at two o’clock. Practically everv municipality in the County baa representatives at the bearing, and a Committee from the Board of Freeholders is tc represent the County at large. The bearing was brought shout by Congressmss Bacbarscb, through the Cspe May and Atlantic City Chambers

RECENT DEATHS

MRS. EDWARD WELLS After an illpeas of several months,

AT THE CHURCHES

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. John T. Gililson, Pastor Sunday A. M. at 11 o'clock. Servios of Worship and Sermon. At 2.30 P. M. Sunday School. Graded Lessons. Adult Bible Class. At 8 P M. First Anniversary Sei^ vice, celebrating dedication the

Chapel.

Strangers and Vial tors are especially invited to attend all these sendee*.

Germany, than the inland thickly populated centres. Cape May Countv Is making active preparations to serve the nation In La present time of need. A big preparedness rally at Cape May Court House on Tuesday evening, resulted in sixteen men enlisting In Co. National Guards, of Ocean City. The Ocean City guards are being recruited to their full strength from all over the County, and the Board of Freeholders, together with the various municipalities are pledged to help finance the equipment, transportation and other expenses of the company. TOe United State* Government is reported as baring taken over all the land on the north aide of Cape May Harbor, from Yak avenue to Sewell's

FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHERAN CHAPEL

Local Lu'berans and their many friends, will celebrate the first anniversary of the dedication of their present building by appropriate exerclsee. to be held this Sunday at both morning and evening eervicee. The building holds the unique record of having been erected entirely by volunteer labor, and a Roll of Honor will be displayed on Sunday evening, containing the names of all those who assisted in the erection of the edifice. The building originally cost but $446, but the value of the labor donated, together with furniture and Improvements, has run the actual value of the chapel—without the site—to about $1500. At present there Is a thousand dollars of insurance In force on the property. The first donation to the new chapel was a hundred chain from Mr. E. C. Stevens. Bethany

Point, amounting to over five hundred Lutheran Churchi of Philadelphia, doacrae. for the establishment of an I D|Ued tl , chap(1 or| , an and Sunarlatlon field, and for the assembling day gcbool organ wa8 p urch „ e d by

. Calvin O. Altbousc. of PhUai a visitor on Sunday, the ' his sister, Mn. Cbas. WbltMles Elisabeth Whittington, idelphla, also spent the day i her parenu, at tfcelr Minerva

City Hall

in the

with

rincipal fixation 5 fficers: DeBow, ,ry and

:. J. T. Gllheon spent moat r! the In Philadelphia with relaUvt rienda, and Incidentally to hear smoua Welsh Singers, who apihlk week at the Academy of Mu-

Wiiliama In the role of

~M. Herts, of Camden, representing the Camden Bottling Works, was the applicant for a renewal of the license of the Atlantic House, at Townsend' Inlet, and when questioned by the Judge aa to whom he would have to manage the hotel, Mr. Herts replied that he hpd engaged Wllllum Manahan. the former owner. The license was granted with this assurance.

a fine bat mother a

L with

lirth to tit, with - Mrs. covered poiaonng last

a of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Delaney later Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. y Quig n . of Ocean City: V- and t . Coleman, of Phil&uel, .—a; Mias i isle Delaney, of Philadelphia: i P. Delaney. Jr., and family, of 1 I City. Mrs Qutgg and Mrs. Cole- , were formerly Misses Elizabeth : 1 Arna Delaney, the former a bride K three weeks, and the latter of about

g Fitch Filch, jn.Miaf m Alice r. Ward fill vi lit. e Third has just Mexican

The newest recruit in the battle for Commissionershlp is Richard W. lecker. Mr. Cronecker's entry Into ‘ fray was on the earnest aoUcltaof many of his friends in the I Ward, who felt that at least one 1 e CommUsionera to be elected ay 10th to serve for four year*, fid come from that ward, lecker stated to the Time* thl* 1 that he was in the fight to stay, would take hla chances of winning

the rest.

hall of iter sue »e ladies le affair

Mrs. Hester A. W. Wells, wife of Edward Welle, of Philadelphia, a prominent and widely known cottager in Isle City, and an old "resident of Cape May County, died on Monday. Funeral eervicee will be held at her late residence 4700 Haael Avenue, Philadelphia, this Friday evening, April 13tb, at eight o'clock. Interment will be made in South Dennis on Saturday morning, on the arrival of the express from Philadelphia, at about ten o’clock. Tbr deceased was a native of Cape May County, born and raised at South Dennis, upon her marriage moving to Sea Isle Citv and later to Philadelphia. She is survived by husband, one son, Edward W. Wells, and one daughter, Mrs. Lulu LeClair. She was widely known throughout the County, socially prominent in Philadelphia, and one of Sea tele City’e original eettlers the foundation of the town forty year* ago, building the oottage on Paris Street which baa been her summer re-

sidence ever since.

Remonstrances were filed against Fred J. Roth, of Cape May. Mr. Richardson. Cape May, and against Dominick Clnilll. the new owner of the Pennsylvania House, Sea Isle City. In the latter case. Rev. A. C. Brady, of Sea Isle City, representing the remon strance, asked whether or not the application would be considered a new

THOMAS C. COONEY

Thomas C. Cooney, ol Philadelphia, a Sea isle Cltv summer resident foi many veara. and electrician on the local Ocean Pier fi-r several aaaeona, died at hi* home in Philadelphia on Saturday last, and was buried on Wednevday, interment being made in the

.. the house having been closed for i Holy < rosa Cemetery, following Solemn

over a year, and the applicants being

reply. Judge Eldredge

slated that It would be considered as a new application for a new place. Hearing w*s set for the 26th.

INJURED MEN GET VERDICT The first cane on the Supreme Court

list, tried on Tuesday and continuing on Wednesday, was that of Israel T. Woolaon, and others, against the Reading Railroad for damages resuli-

id. The 1from a collision of the express (K0 wee | u nie body was lounu [•be ball 1 from Cape May with one of the 1st-1 trucks by trainmen, and taken 1 ~"" 'e trucks, at the Rio Grande c jRR- j jy * morgue in Vineland, ‘ ~ “ “

high Mae* of Requiem in the Church ol Most Blessed Sacrament. The dece*'

widely known in theatrical

circle#, having been electrician in many ol the largest theatres in the Quaker

City

JOHN KLAUSE

John Klauee, art old Sea Isle City reaident, and brother ol Mrs. Eugene Shaffer, ol Sea lale F’ilV, was killed by a Weal Jersey train, at Vineland, about eeka ago. The body waa found

various h their kith the well to-

Ing last fall. It was established by ] unidentified until Iasi Sunday, the plaintiff that Mr. Green, colored, j mlirll Mrs. Shatter learned of the acciwho drove the truck, and Mr. Render j,,,, an j burned to VineLnd and iudenson. who assisted him. used all the m,, j Uie body aa her brother. Inter-

l: with

— The Executive Committee of the ■ Coui ty Council of Household Art and | Science, for Cape May County, met on | Friday last, at the home of Mr* J Lewis Cheater, where they were entertained at luncheon, and at the same time made up the schedule of I priae* for the fourth annual contest ■ of Household Art*. The list has been | enlarged and holds out strong induce1 ment tor the school girls and girl* of Home Culture Clubs, of Cape May ! County. The hat will aoon be publiahrd ajd dialrt'ruled in the ach( Parent Tearher Associations. Cringes and such place* aa are Interested. so that conieataaU will have ample time to pn pale their work according to iU»*JflraUuil The committee li Mi*e Kthel Nickerson. Mr* Robert Miller. Mra Stafford and Mra. Lewi* 8 Chaatar

of Phil Landis uagu for loins U>iye they f Norrie-

i, ol Ue*

a>yal Orual •Inti the to! Elmer np; Vice Sergeant reaaurer, jbert I Michaet * Short:

precaution required by law to avoid the collision, but that their view down the railroad track was obstructed by ia care of gravel which were being unloaded at the Rio Grande sld'ng. After two hoora' deliberation the Jury returned a verdict of $1685 m favor of Woolaon. for the loa* of hi* motor truck and load of asphalt, and $200 to (lre*n for Injuries auatalned. and $750 i.. Henderson, also for Injuries.

The ease of William Holme* against the Pennsylvania Railroad, for dam age* for Injuries auatalned when he waa hit by a locomotive, waa aetildd out of court for $360.

Tha t

* of Edwwrd B. Arneil. of CHy. against Domlnio Cinl.

tor commiasion due him for eupervU ion of the conai ruction of tha Cinl residente. on Pari* street. Sex M** City, waa aet for Wednesday, but was

settled out of court tor $365

Wednesday, in

meat waa made

Philadelphia.

In speaking of ib<- accident the Vineland “Jonrnal #ay».” Coroner Kruse on Tuesday ttiquirv into U.e death of John Klsuae, die man who waa found dead by the aide oi the Weal Jersey Railroad, had I he train crew present, but all dared the door* on U.e aide of tha train . which the mac fell were lucked. So one saw klsuae. leave the tpuu The mystery ia just as great a» ever The Jurymen, who *ere C. T. Davis, Oeoigf Cavagnaru, Jacob Rtgoli, J Miller, John Calkin* and Amly McKlrath rendered a verdict that the dtx-<aaed came to his death by falling i the train in some unacoouutahlr

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of aeroplane part* for war work, report from the War Department states that 1000 men and the necessary equipment to start work will be sent to Cape May at once. The Cor Inthian Yacht Club, which was offered to the Government, has been accepted. as well as the fleet of privately owned yachts that anchor at the Club. At a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Club, on Tuesday, the action of the Government wax approved. and endorsed, with the promise of

all the aid possible.

A patriotic rally will be held in the School Houae. Sea lale City, next Tuesday evening, when matters preparedness will be discussed At Cape May hat week, a big rally was held In the tabernacle of Evangelist Hicks, with Mayor Stevens presiding. A recruiting station has been established In the City Hall, where men from the U. S. S. Wisconsin are stationed. A resolution pledging the loyalty of the city to the government was enthualaaUcally adopter. A meeting of a similar nature was held In the City Hall. Wildwood, last Saturday night, under the auspices of the Wildwood Battalion A recruiting staUoa haa also been established, under the charge of the ofllcer* of the

U. 8 8. Wlaconain. Net Affecting Rental*

aa first feared In the County resort* that the war acare would prethe rental of cottage* for the

ler season, but this fear

been entirely dispelled, the cottagers evidently realising their safety on the Cape May County coast. The much feared "war clauses" in summer leases ptoved a false alarm, and real es-

men In every

rentals very brisk, and the sums realhigher than they have beei L This 1* especially true n City and Wildwood, where da have been arriving every week-end for the paat month In search of their summer cottages. —filx High School boy* have been graduated from the Cape May High School to enable them to enlist. —Mtaa Helen Swain. Ml** Mildred Hand and Mias Ella Harkrr. of Cape May. have algned up lor Red Croa* duty, and are expected to leave for training lu a few day*. —Dr. Carl 8. Zleaael. a summer re* Idem of Wildwood, who aucceaafttlD passed the examination of Washington for dental surgeon In the U. 8. N, ha* been ordered to the League Island

Navy Yard.

-The Cape May County Public Salstjr Committee h is been organized with Mayor Jo*. U. Champion. Ocean City, chairman; Irving W. Fitch, Sea Isle City, secretary; and Leelie Ludlam, of Court House, treasurer. The Mayors ol the various county municipalities and the Board oi Freetoldeni attended the organisation meeting. Wm. R. Bryant, ol Sea Isle City, an eigfitv-one year old Civil War veterms, a ill offer his service* to the Lioveruuient in the present crisie. Mr. Bryant, despite kit advanced age, ia hale and ■pngbUy. sad aa ready no* as be was tUty years ago, to fight for tua country.

the Ladies' Aid Society. The beautiful large-typo Bible was presented by Mrs. A. Ankele. and a smaller Bible by Mr. I. N. Haley. A friend sent in a fine clock, and Dr. Daugherty sent the display-board for announcing the hymns. The pulpit was made by Mr. who also built a set of book -helve* for the parsonage, shingled the church and constructed the partition for the Interior. Hymnal* were donated to the Sunday School by Messiah Lutheran Church, of Philadelphia. and the church hymnals, both large and small, were provided by the Ladies' Aid. This society also furnished pulpit chairs, rugs, atovee, dishes and communion service, besides paying all expense for beating, cleaning, and all Incidentals. The Ladies' Aid Society also provides the parsonage. The trustees have paid for printing, and for a generous supply of electric light, and they also provided the sign near the front door, which bids all men welcome to the

church.

Commissioner Delaney recently donated a cement approach to the chapel door. Numerous articles have been . bought by the Sunday School, aa equipment for their work, while many gifts of money from generous friends have helped make the building both comfortable and useable for all congregational purposes. The chapel was first used on April 16th. 1916, and was formally dedicated for divine worship at that time, by Rev. S. D. Daugherty. D. IX. of Philadelphia. Rev. John T. Gililson. the present pastor, has been In charge of the church from the beginning of the work In this city, and is ably assisted by Mrs. GlUlson. who is a capable organist and experienced church worker.

GETS STATE APPOINTMENT

Mr. Julian F. Miller, of Cape May County, has been appointed extension specialist in gruit growing of the New Jersey State Agricultural College to succeed Mr. Lawrence G. G 111am. who recently resigned. Mr. Miller waa graduated from Kutgera College In 1916. and has worked In the experiment station orchards at Vineland. l.a*i year he was employed by the Bureau of Insecticides and Fungicides of the United States Department of Agriculture. in spraying work with apples and peaches at* MooresL wn.

PARDON COUNTY CONVICT Eighty-one convict* were paroled by the Court of Pardons un Wednesday, tr.>m the State Prison at Trenton. Included in llie number was Raymond Gibba, ol Cap* May CVuntr, committed last May for larceny.

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Disponing of your property by Will Is one thing; the selection of a suitable executor ia Quite another. And yet both Become a very ainR'le matter when you Invoke the aid ef tha Security Trust Company, of Capa Map aty, N. J, ta e '

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