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ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

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VOL. XXXH.—NO. IS

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIOAY. APRIL 30, 1917

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

NEWSXOIES OF PUS! WEEK

THREE HURT AS GAR OVERTURNS

tes and Gleanings ot Per- M«y Teachers on W«y tonal Character; Utile i to County Institute Pam-

Items About Folks

You Know.

K- Uadi*. Jr., *00 of the , ms Cbeataot Street Phfl*Bell ’phone, Uetut 8597. —•dr.

and Mrs. WfitUm Soedcr, otphla. were Qnnday visitors elr cottage here. -tor Clay, and bod Joseph, spent r here as the Fleets of Doctor Mrs. R. C. Scott. r William J. rYtt. and Edward, were visitors on Sunday, in* the day with friends. G. Busted and wife had their colon italla street open on Sunday the day. . John F. Donnelly, of Fhlladelwas a visitor at Ms cottace here

-day

,. Herman Diamond waa a Woodvisitor on Tuesday of this week, in* the day with friends. it H. L. Picard, of PMladelphia, a visitor on Sunday, looking after cottage, and preparing for an earl/ for the season. . and Mrs. William Casael ot 'en, were at their cottage here on They will spend the Summer as usual. . William G. Klenun, ot Camwas a visitor on Sunday, looking her Summer cottage on DolpMn Anthony Quigley attd son, . of Philadelphia spent Baturand Sunday at their oottage on

Street

j G. Rice la seriously 111 at Ms street home, with pneumonia, developed from a heavy cold on r of this week. He t to > out of danger. . Daniel Dover, accompanied by daughter Margaret, were Sunday of Edward Dover, on Paris The Devers have been spendtne Winter in Philadelphia, where . Dover is employed. . slid Mrs. William McArdle, of elpMa. were Sunday visitor* Central avenue cottage. The dies will be down almost every -end now until they open their e for their Summer stay- ■. Henry Rohmer, of PM.-tdelpH among the Sunday visitors, -<U- > at the llell vue Hotel. With was H. C. Rumpp, both spending dsy looking aft.-r their property

teresta.

Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. ey were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley f Ocean City, and Mias Masle lanoy. of Philadelphia Mrs. Qulgg. lerly Miss Elisabeth Delaney. Isa "Me of two weeks. Edward Stevens, mother of :crl T. Stevens, of this city, is very at her home in Philadelphia Mr. was called to her bedside on . but now reports her slightly

STATE WILL HELP MILU COUNTY ROADS URder Edge Law Will Re-Surtace Main Seashore Road, Is Word To Freeholder Committee in Trenton on Tuesday

fully Injured on Sea-

shore Road

Skidding in the soft mud on the Main Seashore road, about two miles shove Cape May Court House, a Ford touring car, driven by Mrs. Faulkner, of West Cape May, overturned and painfully injured three of the occupants of the car, all ol whom were Cape May teachers on their way to attend the County Institute in Ocean City on Thursday morning. The injured are:—Mr*. Fnlkner, West Cape May, injured knee. Mil* Anderson, of West Chester, Pa., teaching at Cape May Citv. broken arm. Miss Shields, of Cape May, injured to

tbs spine.

Doctor Dir, of Cape May Court Hcuae, attended the injured women. Min Anderson was removed to her home in West Chester, accompanied by Miss Durans, of Cape May, who eecaped without injury. A sister of Mrs. Faulkner, sitting on the front seat, also escaped without in-

jury.

Persons v'bo were in the neighborhood of the accident say that Mrs. Faulkner waa driving very carefully and ■lowly, and that the rear wheels ol the car simply skidded sideways, carring the car over the side embankment of the road, wMch at this point is about three feet deep. A similar accident occored just about a week ago at the same place, when the big touring car of Edward B. Arnett, of Sea Isle City skidded off the side of the road. FortonaUy be was driving so jiowly that the car simply rested over the embankment without turning over. The car was finally pulled out by the big track ol the Standard Oil Company, without injury.

A committee from the Board of Freeholders were in consultation with the Bute Road Commission, at Trenton, on Tuesday, and were told of the plans ol the State department for the spending of Cape May County’s portion of the 116,000,000 to be available in three years for improving Bute roads under the Edge road law. The plan includes a charge in the present route.from Tuckshoe to Marshall's Corner, on the Main •eaahore road, to eliminate existing dangerous railroad crossings, and provides lor placing a permanent hard surface on the Main seashore road from the entrance of the Tuckahoe Road to Cape May. Several of the crossings below Court House are also due to be eliminated, which can easily be accomplished by slightly changing the route of the

road.

Word is that the County is to have plans and specifications drawn for the permanent paving of the road, with the

approved by the Commission, to provide . . „o»„ » ,nd -Marine* .!»■ t«. I. .1 a. U»k.

,o,d>. . period of U,r~ T«»«. « ^ ° < *“

equal portion each vear, and each year!

noteu «oo.nl oili, cort ol u 1 ,|do» of lk*_C«<m.T

work done, when the State will

inburse the County.

the improvement of the rural free delivery rentes in tbe State, and as Cape May Ommty has several of these rentes, one emending from Ocean View to Beesle^s Point, it is very probable that some aid will be forthcoming irom this source. If that is the case, more work on re-surfacing can be undertaken this year than could be done otherwise. Tbe change in the route.of tbe Tockaboe road will include the building of a bridge over one crossing of tbe Heading railroad, and then re-building the balof the road south of the railroad tracks, ao that there will be no crossings

on this road.

Approve Plans for Boultvard LlAk The Freeholders at a meeting in Court House last Saturday approved the route •nd survey of Engineer Rice of the road beginning at Rambler Road in Wildwood Crest running in a direct line »cro»* Two-Mile Beach to the new boat landing of Steamer I'ape May

WILDWOOD HOLDS RIG PREPAREDNESS RALLY Ex-Congressman Baker in Stirring Speech Calls for Vol unteers to Form County

Committee

HEARING TO DEEPEN INUNO WATERWAY federal tiovemment Will Meet Committees ol oouui Jersey in Atlantic City.on April l hirteenlh

b. tl,e CommiMion. to DroYiil- Tb * Pl*o. n* l»‘rd.

Speculation is rife in the upper por-

wbetber or not

tlie vigorous protest registered against bnilding the Ocean City to Sea isle City link of this Boulevard, will again be

Federal Aid Alto : pealed against tbe bnilding ot this lower

A Federal appropriation has been J County road, the protest baric; origin-

made ol something over <000,000 lor | ated in that section.

Prosperity Meeting A Success OHers Mansion House

lor Red Cross Use

LOCAL Benjamin 7. Leaver, ol Philadelphia* arrives on Saturday for a stay at w '* summer cottage here. Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Arnett spent Monday in Philadelphia on a combination pleasure and ahooping

trip.

Mr. and Mr*. Theodore DeBow, Mr. Irving Fitch and Mr*. William A. Hatfert represented Sea lale City at the preparedness meeting in WUowood. on Wednesday evenln,iThe Parent-Teacher*' Association will give an entertainment ochool Auditorium early In May for the benefit of the chair fund. A committee meeting, to arrange plans, waa held in the City Hall or Tuesday, when Mrs. Speer waa elected chair-

man.

Mrs. A. W r . Miller waa a Philadelphia visitor this week, and while there ■ecu.ed the instruction books for the First Aid class of the American Red Croas, which ha* been organised In Sea lale City- A meeting of the class wU! be held in the City Hall this Friday afternoon, when Dr. Scott will deliver the first lecture on first aid work. Mrs. C. B. English, of Paulsboro. N. , was the guest of her brother. Spider Fredericks, and mother, the early part this week Mrs. Fredericks, who has been in very poor health for the past month, went to Paulsboro on Thursday for an indefinite visit. A postal card from New York City, dr-ted Sunday, March 26th, from Dr. Clarence W. Way. reads: "Sailing Monday at 8 P. M. for Paris." According to this. Dr. Way is now In the submarine danger tone, aboard the French liner "EspaKna." Mr*. J. T. Gillison spent a few days this weak ‘.n GermajMOwn and Philadelphia. visiting relatives, and attending to the requirements of Messiah Lutheran Sunday School, ot which she is the Assistant Superintendent. Mr. Wui R. Bryant ha* made a donation to Hu Lutheran Parsonage ot eleven volume* of short stories suitable for juvenile readings These books are lo be the nucleus for a Sun day Schoe' library to be inaugurated when suitable convenient-** are pro-

vided

s a* n cep | fj,, bJiJju (or the illustrated bialorv arry J. Countiaa, of Townsend's j das* suited by Profesaor Carrol lour Is now recovaring from a vary j weeks ago, have been delayed throngli re attack of pneumonia It was i breakage in Trenton, ami the last two ght last KYI day that hr would not (lectures, scheduled lor last Friday and lArongb. bni the crisla was safely ‘this Friday evening#, have ba*n drier red #4 c* Saturday ustU mw aiidas oat;

—eed.

Mr*. J N. Bair, who. with her daughter spent the greater part of the Winter in Philadelphia, returned to Sea Hie this week and has re-opened

her Landis avenue store.

The Easter Issue of the Times will be out next Friday. April Sisth. Thii issue will be by far the finest evei produced in Cape May County, and we particularly urge our readers to procure extra copies weU in advance, to send to their otti-of*town friend*. Guy Luongo. aon of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Luongo. is the Aral to volun leer from Sea lale City tor wai **rv ice Guy • been -tudying pharmacy sine- Summer, and the ofler of his services to tbe American Red

A fine audience gathered in the Lutheran Church. Sunday evening last, and enjoyed the Prosperity meeting. This meeting was both unique and instructive, as well as being religions and patriotic. Professor John OarroTs address was a masteipiece of perfect English diction, while the argumentative quail ties of tbe appeals to civic righteousness were incontrovertible. Another fine address by Mr. Irving Fitch was couched In genial phrases, but was a clarion call to a unity for action in local and national activities with abundant historical proof cited, that no community or nation has ever succeeded in building ep success, ex cept upon a foundation of Justice, purity and truth. Mrs. OUUson’s address was upon "The Home” aa the basic unit of civic prosperity and it was listened to with evident intrffest by all

present.

Hon. Walter E. Edge, Governor of New Jersey, sent a letter of greeting to be read at the “'Prosperity Meeting,” and letters were also received from Rev. I. E. Hicks, the evangelist now preaching In Wildwood: from Y M. C. A. State Secretary Ryall, and

others.

Hie use of the Mansion House, on the Boardwalk, has been ottered by the VYoeru Bros., to tbe local Red Cross Auxiliary as s base hospital in case of war. Included with the offer was the use of Mretchers and an automobile ambulance sod chauffer. Tbe building is the property of the Woem relate, and the offer is the result oi an agreement ol the children, all of bom are Sea Isle City visitor* and well known member* of the summer cottage

colony.

Opening of Continental Bids Has Been {Deferred

Bids for the purchase of the Continental Hotel property, now owned by Sea Isle City, waa deferred on Wednesday for one week, or nntil next Wednredav Mayor Atwater being absent and the other two Commissioners wanting tbe fall Board present. One bid waa in band, that of Samnel Campbell, of Bridgeton, for the building without the land, he proposing to remove it for tie lumber ar' material. I«ewia bteinmeyer, waa appointed Treasurer pro tern during the illness of Treasurer A. U. Rice. The Clerk was directed to write u Engineer to burry the completion of the new tax map being made to comply with the new regulation* of the Stan-

Tax Board.

Quit claim deed was granted to Clara Reimal for part* of loia 25 and 24, block 7, north-east section.

RECENT DEATHS

John J. Cornish, of Philadelphia, for many year* a regular Summer guest at the Surf House, Sea Hie City, died at St. Luke ■ Hospital Philadelphia, last Saturday, and was buried on Wednesday afternoon, at two o’clock. The deceased wa* well known here, and laat year purchased Uie Tabboll cottage at Tuwunnd’s inlet, intending to use it aa

bit Summei home.

Mr. Cornish wa» S3 year* old and for □early 25 year* was employed aa clerk and cashier ol tbe Germantown branch e U. G. 1. Company. Three weeks ago be waa obliged by ileneas to retire trurn work and later on wsa operated at St. Luke's lioapilal lor appendiets, where be died la»t -alurday. Early in life be learned the Bade of wtpsper eompotiioi and had worked . the Germantown Daily Ciouide and huuday World, ol Philadelphia. He is suivived by bia widow, three daughter* one *ou. He resided with Mr*, llibba, bia man led daughter, No. 5840

McMahon avenue.

The first patriotic demonstration held in this County since tbe strained relations ol the United States with Germany, waa at Wildwood on Wednesday evening, at Hnnt'a Theatre. The theatre was filled with a patriotic throng, and when the Wildwood Band struck up ‘‘My Country ’Ti* of Thee," the enure audience arose eed lustily the anthem. A number ol men d to volunteer for the various branches of army and navy service. The principal speaker ol the evening aa ex-Congreasman J.Thompson Baker, who dwelled on the need ‘or properFollowing bun were ex-benator Wheaton and Ouver H. Blackwell. Capt. John Young presided. mtcome of a resolution introduced by Irving Fitch and Tbeo. E. De Bow, of Be* lale City, a County Preparedness isommittee will be organised, aa requested by Governor Edge. The resotuuon, uuamioualy. earned, is as fol-

lows:

'Whereas, there exists at the present tune interuaUunal dilhouluee involving uie United bia Let and winch has placed iina nauon on the verge of war, and Whereas, the patnouc teeling of our ciuseua has been bo aroused that there is a general call lot preparedness, and Whereas, it naa oeen deemed advisable by tbe Governor and AdjutantGeneral ol tbe Bute of New Jersey, as well aa other states, lo urge the matter

ot preparedness, and

as, the Adjutant-General of New Jersey has issued a letter Mayors ot the dihareni mumcipaiiuea to take up the question of preparedness ! secry precaution to guard against any injury to puouc utilities and ouicr property and has suggested the appointment of a "Prspaxeduess Committee" in each municipality, and W hereas, U is deemed must essential by this gathering or meeting that owing the geograpmcai situation ol Cape May County mat lumeuiatc step* ol preparedness auu piecauliou anou'd he uikeu at once, uierelore, Sc it Resolved, Tuat mere be lormed County Preparouesa Comiuiwee to consist ol two representatives irom each seashore resort sud two Irom each township, the i'epreseulal:ves irom each seashore resort to De appointed hy me diUereut Mayors as theu Preparedhtre Committee, aa suggested by me Auju-kaut-ueueral, and me represeutsuios irom the lowmmips to De appointed by ms various xowusn'p C-mauiiUeos, said County committee to tormulaic plans

lor piepaioduese."

Mavor Atwater's boardwalk boon the Barracks, will be opened on Faturday lor an indefiniui lime. The oceu pant will be the Mayor's daughter, Mis

■FmiUi, and family

Miss Anna Bhelleiu, sister of Williau J. Hhelleiu, lias been a viei'or for lh< past two woeke, looking after the bu-j ness white Mr. Khelieui and his wife en joyed a slay in Philadelphia with friends. Look over your supply ol print r stationery «ww. Don't wait until |s all gone before ordering a new suj

a . » a*' - a -

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. John T. UlUiwon. Paator Palin Sunday. Special request is mode to parents that their children attend the muraiuK service, which begins promptly at 11 o'clock. Sunday School. The graded claaaes are conducted in the social room, special equipment and pictorial helps having been provided lor the enjoyment and instruction of the various grades. Parents and friends of the little one* are requested to visit this department, this l*alm Sunday. School opens at

2 80.

"Jesus. King of Nations". '•! be the theme of the Palm Sunday evening sei ic- The choir will sing "Fling Wide he Gates", celebrating the “Triumph ,nt Entry.” Another fine compos!tier Hide On. Ride On In Majesty", will be sung A full attendance of the •ngrecation 1» confidently expected mltora are moat cordially invited to owe service* Additional Church Note* on page 3.

Sea Isle tost unite Moves The Sea Isle City poslolitce will b moved irom its present location in the Times building, to the building formerly occupied by Covert's Bee Hive, corner Landis avenue and Italia street, on Sunday, to be ready for opening on Monday morning The new location will double the floor space of the present office, and i a more convenient arrangement for the public. Postmaster Ludlam has taken a three-year lease on the

new building.

Farm Demonstration in

Atlantic Cou-nty

Mr. El wood Douglas* ha* rv-ic ned bia position as county superintend ent farm demonstration in Allan tic County to succeed Mr. \V B. l»ury- W. formerly county Miperiniendeni of farm demonstrat'on in Monuioir th County, who recently accepted the a pcinlmeiit as specialist in fmm ciai a, men! for tbe farm* of State in*" tutions. The extension division of <h New Jersey StMe Agricultural Col I eg has annooncedfthat tbrougo the cmn lesy of the S&e Department of PM' cation, the Atpuitic County Vocation* School Board, and Mr Robert i * M'* 1 by. dlrecior of the county vocation* school*, Mr. Mall by will talre char* the office of farm drtnonatration ui

tuijday l.

TbrongL u,e cUoiia ui Congre Bacharacii a heating on ine proposed deepening uuu muiuLaioauce.ol the en1 maria ttatciway irom Bay Head Cape oiav 1'wMtt o> the Federal Government, win oc held in Atlantic

Guy on April lam.

iu urging it sac representatives to attend the meeting, Mr. BacharaCh eays: In accordance with resolutions adopted bv uie Cnamber of Commerce of the Cape May County Seashore Resorts, and the Chamber ot Commerce ot AUanUc City, 1 introduced la the first session ol the Sixty-fourth Con-, gross, a bill, which was subsequently enacted into law, providing lor a preliminary survey and report upon the acquisition by the Federal Government of the New Jersey State Iolanta Waterway, which extends from Cape Mav to Baybead. improving the same to a depth of fifteen feet, and extending it from Bayhead lo New York Bay, thus affording a navigable inside water route ot good depth, along the entire

New Jersey Coast.

“The primary object of this improvement is to provide a means of the cheap and direct transportation by water ol the agricultural and other produce o' the South Jersey Counties to the great markets of New York. Phiiadelphia. and the important Seashore Resorts along the coast In addition to this, it would afford a safe and well protected Inside route for motor boats and other small craft, too trail to take the - dangerous outside passage, from New York and other Northern points to the various resorta along the Jersey coast. “The Engineer's Office of the War Department has set aside two dates for hearings on this proJecL The first date is April 13th, at Atlantic City, and the second is April 17th, at Asbury

Park.

"I believe you will at once realise the Importance of this project and the benefits which it would eventually - bring to you*- City or to your County. "I therefore take the liberty of calling the matter to your attention, and beg to suggest that a Committee from your Board of Trade. Chamber of Commerce. or other Civic Organlkatlon.be appointed to attend either of these healings. 'It is the desire of the Hoard of Engineers that ell oral argumenta shall be supplemented with written statements. In matters of this kind the greatest weight is given by the Government authorities to the commercial use that will be made of the project for which Government aid is asked. I therefore suggest that statistics and figures be compiled to show the commercial use that would be made of this project in the event of Its being Improved to tbe extent aaked for, such as the amount of produce, etc., that might be expected to pass through It annually from your County; the relative cost of shipping by water aa compared with present rail rate*, and the difficulties now experienced in gettina the produce to the great market cen-

ter*.

•Thanking you for such interest aa you may take tn this matter. I remain. "Very truly yours, "ISAAC BACHARACH.”

Disposing of your property hy WI11|

i> one thing; the selection of a suit*- j ill a successor can be appointed bie executor is Quite another. And Mr. Douglass' place, yet both become a very *i«nple matter

£ I l i- c “- c ‘”“"'

City, K. J_ to idu lutitoi mag Mtotas ' Tune*. V1.50 per year. f

Teachers’ Institute in Session The annual uioUtute o! Cape May County Teachers » now iu session in Uie Ocoai. t il.' High School, having started yestriday. and continuing until

this. Friday, biu-ruoou.

At Uie meetings yeeterdav the chief speaker was i’rui. Lee Driver, ol Indiana, who dwell on the consolidation of rutal schools, illuatraliug bn talk* with

pictures lake it by htmseli.

(irainmsr and high school teacher* held de part u> oula I Hirelings, which will eonliuue today. Every teacher in the County, unlew detained by Ulneaa, ia * Uending Uie seasiob*. and Urn classes 1.1 ail school* writ dismissed on Thura-

ibr balance of the week.

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