ape May County Times

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

L. XXXII.—NO. 21

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIDAY. MAY II. 1917

NEWS NOTES OF PAST WEEK and Gleanings of Per> 'Character; Little

About Folics You Knew.

mi f Sira SEI ISLE’S NEW HR

Editor Baldwin Now In Wisconsin Jail

ju. c. it™- rfiwr.! u,e Election on Tuesday a Clear Cut Victory lor Cronecker, Chap-

Cape Mej County Times, and publisher

of u>e Sea isie out Review in 1907,now man and Steinmeyer; New Commissioners Take

repoM In the State Prison at Waopum, Wi*., convicted of chargee of forgery

and bigamy.

Baldwin waa employed here in 1000

RECENT DEATHS

Office Next Tuesday; All Have Qualified

ttagea f*r sale. Buy a to ooit; monej L Landia, Jr.imrf Uae

—•dr.

Sanino, Of Camden, spent ~ the fore part of this is many frienda here. . Hosted, of Pbiladalpbla, y visitor, spending the day •, Mrs. L. J. Mornbinweg. k and granddangbter, ia, spent Sunday here with r». Theodore E. DeBow. nee Johnson, of Atlantic t Isle CHy visitor for a few ping at the Bellevue Hotel. * on Landis avenue baa for t’ae season by Mrs. b's mother, rs. H. C. Rompp are regnisitora sad last Honday waa o tha rule, e and family, of Camden, ying their new I for the season. The completed late last fall b)

dtaMlr l«»«! . eompu, 6.. 11. IU ' 1 T d W ' 8 “ “• “'VCity buim aa ud luM Ux lx. “■ '•™' °' II. City Belt. I. 1007. ud 11= «• »“ MblUxd Ihe dy.lon ComM Hyponer. .n OTen.h.lminp nujariiy One floe day Baldwin disappeared, no ‘""thetwelve other candidates In the one knew where, and with him went fleW ' TOt * t>cin * 11# O 01 ^ oooaiderable cash and deyions other vot, “ «**t- Jun»«e T. Oiapman wi equivalents of cash. next high, with tt votes, and ex-Mayc While in prison the warden banded Stelmneyer was third with 79 votes. Baldwin papers in a divorce salt. And these three are the new City Com

brooght by bis third wife. Mrs. Amalie ulaalonm of Sea Isle City.

Baldwin, of MO Eleventh street. Mil- J- P- Delaney and Prank W. Fowkes, waukee, Kis. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin the two of the old Commissioners who were married in Milwaukee on Septem- were candidates for re-election were her 12. 1911, and have one child, Doris, defeated, the vote of Mr. Deleney beaded S years. ing 74 and Fowkes 94. Edward B. The wife claims her husband treated Arnett waa fifth on the list with 97 her cruelly; that in September, 1916, be votes, and Chaa. H. Clouting sixth,

threatened to kill her becaoae the re-' with El votes.

baked him for intimacy with another' The election was dean cut, and

L Stanley Qutgg, of Ocean iding a couple of weeks e'a parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Wilson,

i Wilson, i

, son of Mr. and >o. of Minerva street,

e visitor on Tuesday. The

ned also Mr. and Mrs.

. Fisher and Mrs. Fleck, all

Pa.

Buoy, ol Philadelphia, fine Landis avenue a d ia now here for the oy always cornea early and a to leave in the fall, lection ot olfiuere ol the

woman; that he left'Milwaukee on October 10th laet, waa arreeted on November 16th, and on November 24tb was sentenced to State Prison for two yean for forgery. Mn. Baldwin asked the custody ol the child, as she has means

and is weal thy.

Daring the last teo years Baldwin was the proprietor of a printing plant in Milwaukee. He is 46 yean old and

hie wife is 27.

When he is released from prison be will no doubt go right back, aa then an several forgery chargee waiting and also a charge of bigamy, as oe bad no difcoin his other two wi' living in Goaben, N. Y., and the other in Daneville, K. Y.

at a o’clock. ! present a

e part

I. of Philadelphia, well s the former engineer of yacht. Daneva. ted petty officer la Defense Reserve, and Is

Mn. William McArdle n their Central avenue and cottage (or ihe season ing all the time or oominj undavs to stay nutll Mon t am w-ral Sea l.ie and rm ' Taya among the their cottage in tha spring. i. Lee lor and John McLangbtic City; were visitors ben -y. stopping at the Belle rue Xbev are making an effort to tbs printers of Cape May into a uada unii «I aCantic City. and Mrs. Chaa. Tielenthaler, of f Sea tele City’a i, having been here since necks rgo at the r collage on the Boardwalk, ‘e *as formerly Mias Blake, ol The wedding party was re on Tuesday night ol this the two brothm of the Ham- and Frank, down from a far the occasion -b the efforts ot the Sea Isle ness Men’s Association th Fry cottage cu tbs beach riiia collage was

down

winter of 1915, and since a a wreck on the beach. A short e Mr. Fry offered the wreckage ~ Association if they would remove the ofler was immediately acMveers. Robinson, Camp and "«• removed the debris. i Mrs. Walter W. Brooks, lari' ot this r**ort. and well known . are now living at 2 N. LaClede . and are receiving coiigratulaon the birth of a daughter. Doris -th Mother and ahLd are doing Junior Brooks, the eldest of l children, la now seriously t to be

LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Albert Am berg retnraed to Sea Isle City last week, after spending the winter in North Jersey, and are now located at thslr Boardwalk home for the summer Their daughters. Virginia anJ Dorothy, are still at school, and will join their parents here when the term ends. The dance of the Free Public Library, hold is the school auditorium, on Monday night, was well attended, and added'about $15 to the Uhrory treasury. The music was from Court House, and was good. About one hundred were present, including some out of town folk who motored here for the

retfmnent from office all the other offices of the dty become vacant. This Include* Assessor. Tax Collector. City Treasurer, Overseer of the Poor. City Solicitor and City Clerk, which offices the new Commissioners will be called upon to fill. The present Incumbents are William Fox, assessor; Lewis Stelnmeyer, tax collector; Arndt Oorden. overseer of the poor; Harrison H. Voorhees, dty solicitor, and Irving W.

Fitch, dty Aerk.

While the Commissiouers-elect have not declared themselves. It is likely that the only officer to be retained will be Irving Fitch, as dty clerk, as be has proved very capable In filling that

office for the part four year* Have Certificates of Klsction

Certificates of election have been Issued to the new CommUslonen. and they have filled every qualification necessary to take their seats next Tuesday. It is likely that Richard W. Cronecker will be selected aa Mayor. James T. Chapman as Dirwdor of Highways, and Lewis Stelnmeyer as Director of Finance Mr. Cronecker la thirty-five years of age. and win probably be the yonng-et Mayor la

the State of New Jersey.

It cost exactly *19.58 to win the election; In the sUtemenU of expenses filed on Wednesday morning, the following were the amounts of the wlnCrooacker. postage. 96c; gasoline for ear. MAO; affidavits. *156.

■hot id look after their property Inter- and car fare, 19c; total. $«.M. Cbapesta here. 199 votes were cast In the I man, printing. *5 00; affidavits. $150; second ward, and $9 In the first, mak- total. $7.50. Stelnmeyer. printing Ing a total of 208. out of a poaalbie | $350; affidavits, $250; total. $6 00.

Last Meeting of Old Body

Take Office Next Tuesday The final meetinr of the present According to the Commission Oov j Commissioners will be In the City Hal', ernment law. the new Commissions! next Tuesday morning: the organlsawlH take their otbee and bold their | lion meeting and first business tew first tueetlm; next Tuesday. May 16tL. j sloa of the new CommlsLioners win b* The present CoBmilssloners hold over »• noon of that day. it!! then, and as nearly aa possible j The official count on last Tuesday finish out their business. With their]was as follows:

First Second Third Other

choice choice choice choice Tota?

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year COMMISSIONERS THANK

VOTERS FOR SOPPORT

Frank Statement ol Commis-

sioners-elect Indicates That Government of City Will

Be For the People

baaed largely on the Issue of lower taxes, and a more buslness-Uke and efficient dty government- Unlike for mer election! there were no “combinations’* every man being for himself. It was largely due to this that the remit stands as it does. Even at the eleventh hour the result was In donbt. though the election of Mr. Cronecker was conceded early In the day. There wae an Intense Interest displayed by everyone, and a number of the Philadelphia cottage dJony came down to express their choice for the men who

Lewie Chester. Jr, has passed the examination for a commUuioned officer In the United Bute* Army, sad leaves next week for Fort Niagara, New York, for training camp. He may be given either a lieutenancy or captainship, depending on thi examination which will follow the three months’ training period. Young Chester Is the second Sea tele City lad to * la active war work, and from the standpoint at physique and Intelligence, should make a most accept

Edward B. Arnett

Louis Braes

James T. Chapman Lewis B. Chester Chaa H. Cl anting Richard W. Cronecker

J. P. Delaney

Frank W. Fowkes George B. Jeflerys John L. Speer Lewis Stelnmeyer WHUam F. Stevens

LMSHOUSE—Fox, TBannett^ umujr RIDGES—Wcntxell, Bennett, Fox, Eustace, Gandy, MadUesir, SauL UBLIC BUILDINGS - ilennert,

Wentaell, J. E. Townsend. ILLS—Eustace, Hilton, DeBow.

UDIT1NG—S. H. Townsend, Gandy,

DsBow.

[NANCE—Saul, Eustace, S. H.

UN ACY—Gandy, Fox, Bennett. IGHTING—Hilton. MerKitmc. J. E.

COURSES IN CANNINS AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Bow. Eustace, Fax, Gandy, Hilton. MacKiaaic, J. K. Townsend.

S. H. Townsend, WentxalL

ISCHARGE OF PRISONERS—S. H.

Owing to the shortage of food which is Uablo to occur next winter and

nexi spring, short courses in food pre- UR YING SOLDIERS AND SAIL-

serving will be given this summer, in Cape May County, under the direction of the Cape May County Vocational The short courses given will consist of a tew leesons on the following topics: Canned fruits, vegetables, pickling, marmalades. Jellies. Jama, dried fruits, dried vege-

tables.

in the cl asset, an rangemcT"-. win be made by the Instructor w..h individual members of the class, for supplies needed, those members furnlsnlng the supplies being entitl 'd to the finished product. No fee will be charged for the instruction Lei us do your printing—w* print anything that can be printed, and do reasonably.

ORS—John W. Reeves.

CARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATE— VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS—Saul,

Complete recerd ef the past week in real estate activities in th«. county Disposing el your property by WEI is one thing; th* selection of a suitable executor is quit* another.

COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS Address: Cap* May Court Hsus' Supreme Court Justice HON. CHARLES C. BLACK Circuit Court Judge HON. HOWARD CARROW Common Pitas Judge HON. HENRY H. ELPREDGE Clerk of Courts a^d County Clerk A. CARLTON HILDRETH Deputy Clerk of Courts and County

Clark

STERLING W. COLE.

Sheriff

ROBERT S. MILLER Deputy Sheriff MEAD TOMLIN

Surrogate

EDWARD L. RICE Prosecutor of the Pleas EUGENE C. COLE

[ County Superintsodsat of Schools and Seerstary of Vorations! Schools

Township* Dennis h. M. Carroll, Dennis nils Middle. Willets Corson, Cape May OH Lower....Scott Seynuirr, Cold Spring Upper... .Alfred H. Sapp, Petersburg

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF CITIES, BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. Cities. Cape May City A. G. Bennett Ocean City T. Lee Adams Sea tele City Arndt Gordon Wildwood N. A. Cohen Borough*. Avalon K. Cape May Point Peter Krupp North Wildwood Thomas Corson Sooth Cape May— Stone Harbor. .Marie L West Cape May V Wildwood Crest— Woodbine U. H. Reiner Townstape. Dennis . .Geo. S. Robinson. DenoisviUe , Middle D. D. Burch Lower Jerry H. Woo Ison Upper . .Wm. 8. E’.drodge, Petersburg

CITY. BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP CLERKS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY

Citue

Cape Miy City William Porter Ocean City Harry A. Morrti Boa Isle City — -ytog Pitcl

Wildwood..

Edward W. Sharp, son ol Thomas C. and Uannnh A. Bbarp, of Seaville^died suddenly of heart fail ore on Thursday, May 3d, at 9 p. in., at the Twenty-third street Y. M.C. A., New York City, wbeie he resided, aged 54 years. Foneral$ftervice3 were.held.si the denee of his brother, Waiter H. Sharp, Sea Isle City, on Monday at 2:30 p. m the Rev. A. C. Brady, of the M. E. Church, officiating. Interment Title M. K. Cemetery. Charles Wright, Jr., the one-year-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wright, of sea tele City, died on Tneeday o‘ pneumonia. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon, interment being made in Sea ville Cemetery. DEATH OF ELEANOR DONNELLY The following is from the Evening Bulletin, Philadelphia: Eleanor C. Donnelly, a widely known poetess, who has been called the “Adelald Proctor of America, died at Villa Marla Convent West Chester, where she had resided tar several years past. She was serenty-

ne years old.

She was a daughter of Dr. Philip C. and Catharine Gavin Donnelly, Philadelphia, where she was horn September 6, 182$. The late Ignatius Donnelly, famous aa author of “The Great Cryptogram.’ which provoked a lively controversy throughout the English speaking world as to whether Bacon or Shakespeare wrote the plays attributed to the latter poet, was her brother. Miss Donnelly was formerly a frequent contributor of verse to mags sines and newspapers. A book of her entitlld “Out of Sweet Soliludi," was published In 187S and went through a second edition. One of her works, "Vision of the Monk Gabriel. 1 which appeared In the Continental Monthly, is said to have tarnished Longfellow the theme of his "Legend

Beautiful."

her published works are "Amy's Music Box and Other Stories,' ' Children of the Golden Sheaf.’ "Christian Carols of Love” and "Life and Conversion of SL Augustine." al published In 1902; "Fatal Diamonds.’ ‘Hymn* of the Sacred Heart," “Klondike Picnic," “Life of Sister Mary Consaga Grace," “Lost Christmas Tree,’ “Leslie’s Polks, and their Queer Adventuies Among the French and Indians," “Memoirs of F. J. Barbclia." “Petronllla and Other Stories" "ITtnce Regnal and Other Poems." "Story of Commodore Barry." “Story of SL Francis of Sales." “Secret ol the Statue ar-d Other Verse," and many others, numbering more than Ally

hooks.

About thirty volumes ot Miss Don nelly'* poetry and prose were given a I “ place in the library of the Brit!*h Mu

■rum a few years ago. She gave road t™, to, Ptoto. u. Ito Utoto. Ut | er ot Sjj | s | e y acht C| b

at Congress in W ashingion. at th< ; American Catholic. Historical Soci- j elyr'a hall In Philadelphia, and else ]

’ Sh7 totoltod tto Apololic bwim I X 8 ' I'to, to. to,., ntoin^ ol l-up.. too XIII. .nd Pius X. ..d ! b J too,.todo., ol ito to. U,

■ .to toltoJH to propto. tto JdbUto C “> toub. Into toc,,t.,j Dutob, „ tto Pop. too tod lb. Od. Ito tto ol S ”> toPtoto.ut:

Centenary ol the establishment of the ‘ I pleased to r-knowledge receipt Diocese of Philadelphia. | -' our ‘“G" April 10, 1917, tender-

_ _ also choaen to write the j lu « Uu Government the tree use of the

golden jubilee ode for the American i club bou ~ oi ^ Yacht Club,

College. Rome, by Archbishop Ken- ua 11)6 ,ul “ d

ot the New Jerwy coast, within one mile

ol Townsend's Inlet.

We htve become accustomed io campaign statements made before election which, in many cases, amount to so many empty words after election is over. But to have suocestlul candidates make an open and frank statement of what they intend to do after they at* •Ucttd. is decidedly relrenhing, and the follow mg expressions from Messrs. Cronecker, atemmeyer and Chapman orook well for the latare conduct of tbe affairs of bea Isle City. XLe letters to the Tolers follow : ’ To tha Voter* of Saa lUa City: 1 wish to thank yon for your generous support at the election on Tuesday last, and to express my appreciation of your confidence in me aa shown by the rssoUa thereof. Also, at this time 1 wish to say that if the incoming administration is to be a esalul one, it cannot be so merely in rough the eQorts ol the newly-elected Commissioners—we moat Lave your confidence and support throughout th* next four yean. In other words, to apeak in plain language, if yea hovt any famlt «• find, don't grumblt to year naighkon akesf it (as seems to have been the custom heretolurej, 5a. otttnd tha mooting* md atnto tho rooaona at groandt of your objaetionM at to mhat it baing

me.

If yon can auggeat anything that will tend to improve oar city, or help its progress, we will he only too pleased to have your aid and assistance. KicHxao W. ckoxscsas.

To tha Votan : 1 take this opportunity of thanking you sincerely lor your support in tbe election lor City Commiesionsia on Tuesday, and lot the good wishes expreseed by yon since my election. I hope to prove to yon that your confidence in me has not been misplaced and will so conduct the affairs of your city that yon will hare no cause for regret lor baying cast your ballot in my behalf. James T. Cuatuam.

To tha Vofer* and My Many Frimndt Who supported me on cieslion day, 1 iab to thank you one and all lor th* confidence you bate placed in me to sleet me aa one oi youi LummisSKinere, and 1 hope to oe aUr u. prove to yon 1 am worthy of your confidence.

Lxwis HTElXMintkB. 8a.

Accepted by Department

Baroagtsi Avalon K. W. Roaenhawnp Cape May Point H. H. Buaaa North Wildwood. . .Gc.'-gr A. Reddinil South Capj May Elvrn B. Marti!? Stone Harbor Ian* F- Ma'ravenWert Cap* May. .. .Then. W Hoeveg Wildwood Crust. .Harry 1. Nickerson Woodbine L C. Abramson Township- * Dennis..Osamn M.Jkury. j Upp r .Jasss T. YitotBitoivTlb

nedy, rector of that college, but declined because she was not In health. Until recuatly, she usually spent her winters la Washington and her summer at Sea tele City. With her sisters, she resided lor a. number of years in one of the old houses on Spruce street below 8th, and before that at 534 Pine street. Her last home hero was 450: Springfield avenue. She had three sisters. Saran, Lilia _ad PhUlpsuna. who died unmarried. Another sister was Mrs. Bamnel Kilpatrick. Her two brothers. Ignatius and John, died

Mias Donnelly, m her younger day... was a gifted contralto singer and sang In the choir ol old SL Mary's Catholic Church. 4th street above Spruce. ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH Rev. J. J. O’Farrwl. Rector, ('onimebcing Sunday. June Sid. there will be two Sunday Mas**-*, at right and nine-thirty o’clock. The second Mas* will not start until after the arrival ot the excursion train from Philadelphia.

"The patriotic spirit wnkh prompts the members ol the Yacht Clnb to volunteer lor service in case ol used is highly appreciated. "Yum letter will be recorded in th* Bureau ut buppbes and Accounts and forwarded to the C.’iiaf of Naval Operation*, ao that vou may be called upon in the event that such he necessary. "Thanking you for this evidence of your w Uimguea* to co-operate at a time oi possible nations! sUeas, 1 am, ** Respectfully, "Josephvs Damikus, "Secretary of the Navy.*’

Captain Smith on War Duty Captain A. Smith, lor many yean in :barge oi tbe upper Sea laieCity stauoa of the l ulled States Coast Guards, has been called foi war service and placed charge ol the naval station al Cold Spiuig. in Cape May. lira place base ha* been taken bv D. Suuou. who is the oldest man in tbe local service.

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