Cape

lOUNTY

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

OL XXXII.—NO. 24

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIDAY. JUNE 1, 1917

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

NEWS NOTES Of PAST WEEK and Gleanings of Per* al Character; Little Items About Folks You Know.

or cotUcca for sale. Boy or no to coH; money loaned; _jr and title-law a apodal- • K. Landia. Jr., oon of the I Cheatsut Sueet PhUa1 'phono. Locnat 8687.

and Mra. Theodo e Hilderbrand, ladelpliia, bore opened tbeir cotn Marine Place (or the at William Corrie apent -al Day al their cottaye and will il (or the at aeon a boat the eecond o( Jane. and Mra. W. Edward*, c( Camtier reaidenta here, are expected lay (or the week-end. 1 Well* and daa#bl*r Mn. I Philadelphia, are at their cottafe (or the week, i T. Leaver and wi(e hare ir Knowlaa Avenae couag*

Mn.

!• Doebler entertained (riend* : Union ytreelcoriag* uu ^ieioorGeiger and wi(a, ol Pbiladel'nt Decoration Day at tbeir t cottage, and w^l aoon be l Stein, o( Philadelphia, waa g party o( thirteen Pbiladalt hi* Shell Street cottage over Mi*. Edward Allan, o( me, Gern>*ntown, are at *-di* Avecot cottage lor a abort g down in Memorial Day. T. Murphy and wile, ol Philcwere at Uiair Ariadne Street week-end, and were narty o( Quaker City (riend*. Buarli, ol I’hiladoipbia, a bca lata City cottager, wa*

o Memorial Day.

Hahn and (ai~.ly have rntirned Die City, alur ipending tha in Philadelphia, and have rer Spray Hotel lor the aaa-

Ralph Short and hia lather Robert T. Short, were Atlantic City naitore oyer

the wrek-end.

Mn. John F. Coleman, ol Philadelphia, came down on Tboraday (or a May ol lew day* with her parent*, Mr. and Mn. J. P. Delaney. Mr. and Mn. A. Kahm were at tbeir Landia Avenae borne Mveral day* tbia week. Mr. Nabm will open hi* tailoring eatabliabment (or the aeaaoo a boot the

middle ol June.

Proleaaor John Carrol ha* not yet received word Irom the Coonty Superintendent a* to the pupil* wbo pasted their examination* *acce*alaUy and were grand*led this year. School dosed on Tuesday, and Proleaaor Carrol lelt on Thanday lor Gbadda Ford. Pa. lor the earn mer. A ■ toon a* the graduation oertiPcate* arrive, Mr. Carrol will mail

them to the papil*.

Mia* Margaret Deter will become Mn. William Feeney the early part ol

TAKE OVER CONTRACT ON HOLLY BEACH ROAD

Freeholders In Special Meeting On Monday Pass Necessary Resolution; jCondemn Grant's Speeding

The contract ol Harry P. Willi* on the re-surfacing ol Uie Helly Beach Road wa* taken over by the Board Freebolden, at a special rmeting in Sea Die City on Mot.day. The Clerk waa inatrncted to advertise lor bid* lor the completion ol the anfinisbed work, bid*

to be opened on Jane 19th.

Willi* ha* been promising tbe Board

Mr. Feeney i* from Philadelphia ‘ 10 complete hi* contract and has even

and that i* where the coaple will reeide. Tbe marriage will be in St. Joaeph'a Coarch, bat tbe exact date baa not been

made known.

Word Irom Doctor Clarence W. Way, who 1* at the American Hospital, in Pari*, France, received on Wednesday 'Paria ir a deligbtial place to live and I am having a wonderlal surgical and medical experience here. Tbe French ecldiera and officer* appreciate ao modi what we American* do (or Tbe postal on which tbe above wa* written ba* a picture ol the hospital la which Dr. Way ia, employed, oo the Tbe building U a handsome structure ol bach proportions and particularly brantlfal architecture. It ia situated at Nsuilly, Paris, and is rall"Lycee v Paateur—Ambulance Americaine." and waa erected in 1914US and completed id 1916. County Superintendent ol Schools, Aaron W. Hand. President al Uie Parent-Teachers' Association and Secretary ol the County Council of Household Arts, Mr*. Lewis 8. Chester, and member* of the School Beard and their wives enjoyed a lun<U>eon prepared bj the domestic science class, in the School

entered into a supplementary contract for some points in dispute. He skimmed the cret&> off the work however, and now has a ball-finished job and a lot ol debt* lor the Board u> worry about. Fortuuatly the county i* protected by a Surety Company bond, and the solicitor na* the assurance ol the bonding company that they w ill aland (or any less tc the County in completing

the Willis contract.

Tbe contract was (or re-surfacing with a permanent auriace the road from Rio Grande into Wildwood, and amoun-

ted to nearly 890,000.

Stalaa Approves Paving Word from the State Highway Commission, approving the application ol tne County lor Slate aid re paviag lion* ol the Main “e ash ore Road, waa read. All that is now required, according to this, is (or the Freeholder* to adop* plana and apecificationa, (orward copies to the State, and alter receiving tbeir approval, go ahead with the work. Application from the Bridgeton Coustrnclion Company to be released Irom lurtber responeibiity on the Ricbard- • >n’s Channel bridge was received, and w hen the Board adjourned it was to

bunch Floral Boat on Memorial Day Memorial Day wa* fittingly observed in Sea Die City, the celebration beginning in tbe School Auditorium at Awo o’clock and ending with the launching of tli* floral boat Irom the end ol the Ocean Pier. The program in tbe school included a flag salute by tbe school children and ■ song “For Thee America" by the pupils ol the Seventh and Eighth grade*. Msyor Cronecker delivered the address of welcome, which was .followed by an oration by Prolemor Calvin Altbouse. A tableau by the school children, representing the red cross nnrsee, the sailor boys, and the Goddess ol Liberty, with the Civil War Veterans, wa* nicely done. After the singing ol America by the audience, which filled the auditorium to overflowing, a parade waa formed, led by Marshall Fitch, and tbe band, and following in line tbe red cross girls, the aailor bove with tbe floral boat, school pupils, City Commissioners, the Moose and tbe Fire Department. The line ol march wa* dow n Central arenne to Coral Street, to Landis Arenne, to Garriaon Street, to tbe Boardwalk, and to the end ol tbe Ocean Pier, where the boat was Ian netted. The entire aflair was arranged by tbe conniiillee ol tbe Parent-Teacher’s Association, and was an unquestionable

REIL EST1TEICM SH8WI81 BMPS Deeds Transcribed At County Clerk’s Office During the Past Week.

Where itar amount of cc—lderation ia omitted

Little Business Done By Commissioners Monday

There was bat little basinea* before the City Commissioners at their meeting, held this week on Monday, in time to authorise tbe renewal ol some maturing

note*, two ol which are (or $3300 and j Hainm. tea aiul 471, Turkabor. one lor 8axiu. WM4blsr The bond ol Treasurer Strother* was Claim Vudiaky. rt vtr. to TUr Woudhi

Tha following conveyances were ru ter record In tbe County Clerk's Office, rudlns May il. ISI'i 3CMS Cltr Anna C. Crrth, rt at lo Grargr L_ S Tract at ground uvrnur and drvrntb aluns V T-. Unr of derail a\rnur, Ir*i frrt. tbr-arr S. E. parallrl with Urventb atrrrt IIS feet; Ibrner N. K. parallrl w arrnur 1U fert to S. W. Unr of

S

a a Crrth. rl al. Frederick P. Bril- SUM Tract at land In V I- line at Pranlyn Place, KS fret N. W. from N. W. line of Atlantic avenue. Bernard Ruckdracbrl. rt ua, to Frrdrrlefc P. Bril. Same as above. Juarpb C. Ralnry, St., rt ah, tradins at Joseph C Ralnry ( <Ut., to Juarpb C- Ram hr., and Joseph C. Ralnry, Jr., trading Joseph C Ralnry A Co. hot 1*. North

Point.

Frederick Thomas, rl ux. to Fhcbe Alice Adams. SttOO. Lots ITS and SSI. arctluu Mary 1- Collins, rt vlr. to Anna Mary ROry. mss. Lot IS, block 7.

Tawaaklp of l aser

hralir S. Ludbun. Adni'r.. lo Rolls rrtaon. SS0. Tract of salt manb. blndlns on Cedar Swamp tjeek. cun tain hi* lit. a cm. brln( an undlvldrd tract brlwm Darin* Corson and heir* of Samuel YounsSylvaun* C. Alman. rt ux, to Bamrtt War Irlh tM. Lot 7S*. xrctiou F. O. C. Park. Daulrl McKn.su. . rt al. lo WllUam U

County Well Represented In Railroad Booklet Cape May Ciranty (are* well in tbs handsome booklet issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad, entitled "Forth Beaehes New Jersey." An entire page is given over to Ocean City, while Kea Dl* City, Avalon and Stone Harbor abare a second page; over a page is accorded tbe resorts ol North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest on Five Mile Beach, and two page* are given to a description and views ol old Cape May. All the oUier resort* in New Jersey are

(oily described.

Copies o( the booklet mar be bad without cost bv applying to aur ticket agent of the Pennsylvania railroads

; then (■

Fehrle and iamily, ol Riverare now al tbair boardwalk w inch they opened lor

alley*.

Montagus, a brother ol Pas>nlagoa, sustained fracture ol last Hundsy looming, ’ the baok-flre u( an engine ; wu cranking in one ol tbe e Deepwater >1*h Company. - taken to Philadelphia on y hia brother, where the lee were set and treated. C. Runipp, and wile, were Memurial Day. Mr. Kutupp able collection of flowers, new , a>.d plan* to hare the finest a Dir City, not only ol vegrhich field his leadrrahip is i, bat also of flower*. Keenan and Iamily have ir Farraud bireel cottage (or Mr. Kesaau i* a great *4 Isle City, and iaa frequent ring the winter month*, ivelaiid will retnni U> her cotUie first week in lune, after a me ume with her daughter in Mr*. Loveland's property .hutungbly renovated, and now much mipioved appearance, on g-l your supply ol flsg K T Everyone is nriug them and a* decoration* in nuinerAt the TIMER office, 15c per d Mrs. Edward B. Arnett o Trenton uu Tuesday ol this Mig back with Uieiu tlieir two Edward A. Hubbard, and J. Phillip*, who spent a week ueeta. Edward Arnett three year eld eon c! hard, and twoyear old Elsaaoi ncumpanied their parents. Id City pound net fishermen u haid luck- Beside# being _ or Uie measlew have been r round* ol the fia&rruien and u'laid up. The Rea lair Amy hid a !>.«*• in its ueis i wnre qioet plgublnl laet so lost several day* at good

House last Tusnday noon. The luncheon j meet al the linage on Saturday (or final

waa taatelclly prepared and splendidly

grest credit in^he

minds ol those present, on tbe efficiency of tbe domestic science department of Uie school. This war stated by Superintendent Hand in an able talk on vocational' training and on the breaking sway Irom tbe old conventional method* of teaching and getting into the modern systems ol sdocation, ol which domestic science is a branch. The gnast ol honor was Mis* A. Ethel Nicksreon, former teacher in tbe local school, and whose notable work here in the domestic science line won her coontywide recogniriun and resalted in her being placed at the head ol this department in the County Vocations' School Tbe members ol the class, who cooked and served the Inncheon, were: Elisabeth Steer, Lena Braca, Edna Whittington, Myrtle KndicoU, Amanda Wright, Anna Buach, There** Speer, Catherine Speer, Lillian Wilkinson, Elisabeth Wood, Jnlia Wbittingteu and Minnie Braca. Tne meal was the final o( the school year, which ended on

Memorial Day.

Would Have Another Clean-Up In June Director ol Highways Chapman, reported the dean-op last Friday a success*, many wagon-load* o( rubbish being removed by Uie City teams. In view oi tbe (act that many cottagers have not yet come down it wus auggeeted.bv Mr. Chapman that anoUiei clean-up day be held the latter part June, t- enable tbe summer contingent to get rid of their rubbish accumnla-

Be Patriotic Show your colors! Tha Timks Las sals flag suckers, which can be used on ruvelmie* ae seals and as decorsti-.n* all your outgoing correspondence. Pncr 15c. per hundred. Every home and every business boose should hare aupply. You can pay lot "Liberty” bonds i easy installment#. It is not only your privilege but your duly. Subscription* cloae June l.SUi. Write Security Tnn" Company, Cape May, lor application blanks and particular i. No charge or commission (or service.—-Adv. 5-35-4U

inspection.

Sun Auto Inspector Grant, who figured in the smash-op with a Conntv team at Ocean View last week, received a severe scoring from the Bo-io, and a resolution was adopted asking that the State Commissioner ol Motor Vehicles take steps to prosecute Grant (or hi* reckless driving on tbis and on previona occasions A similar resolution, dressed to tbe Coonty Prosecntor, was

unauimoosly adopted. RECENT DEATHS

Joseph L. Shields, age 41, died at bis Philadelphia home on Tuesday. Interment will be private. Deceased was well known here, being a frequent yittlor both before and after his marriage to Mary B. Cooper, a well known cottager. Wife and one sun survive him. Catinguithlnp L -ring Liquids Many in-oplc nave often wondered w by It is iiermlasihle to use water for extingnlshlui; some burning liquids and not fur others For Instance, water 1* effective fur extinguishing bunting al robt'' or acetone, but quite the reverse tn tbe case of gasoline or oil. Tbe difference Ilea tn the fact that water mix v readily with tbe first two Uq ulds, white gaaollne and oil do not mix with water, hut float upon lu surface and are thus amitered over a "Mamma. 1 wish 1 bad a crutch."

complained little Johnnie.

"What tn the world dura a boy with two good straight legs want with s'*

crutchr

“Wall, mamma, if* a good thing to practice on hi cmac you get hart and have to UK It aumt: time. —Philadelphia Ledger.

received, approved by tfie Board, and referred to tbe Solicitor for approval. Permission was given to Uie Slate Board ol Public L'ulitiea lo use the City Hall for a bearing on June Till on the remouilof tbs Townsend's Inlet station. Thi- next meeting of the Board will be d tVrdnenday June tllb. at which tbe report* for Uie inontb w ill be nibmiUed. In Uie future the full monthly reports of all Uie actions of Uie City Committer*, a* provided in the laws of 1911, doubt will be published, as it it in oilier commission governed ciUcs, to rueble Uie taxpayers to keep in close ith every official action taken by Uie Board. Tbis has never been done until thi* ume. Tbis first publicauon of this should be next Friday. Philadelphia Couple Married Here A petty litUe wedding occurred at Uie local Lutheran Cbnroh on Tuesday morning. The congregation 'urned out to enjoy the event, this being the first usrriage ceremony that ha* occured in

the chapel.

The bridegroom, Mr. Eugene F. sels is a naturalised American ctUxeu German birth, and lias been engaged the meat buxines* fur many years, in Philadelphia. The bride waa Mita bertha 1-. Ebuer, also of Philadelphia. The young couple have many friend* and acquaintances in this reaort. And the wedding ceremony, Mr. and Eisrle left (or a Utp along the Jersey roast. Tliey will reside in Philadelphia where a horn* of tbeir own await* them, but the bridegroom claim* no exemption from military duty, if his name is called for service alter regitlia-

iprovement Company,

ut* S and S, block 4. aertiun 1). Netty e V Harris, rt vir. lo The Woulblur and and Improvement Company. SIMMI. Lot 3, Pluck 3v. section D.

Tswwakls *f Henan

William Ir Munyoit, rt ux. lo John Ir M tin you. Tract of land beginning in middle at road from BrllepUin lu Tuckabur Print N. W earner at land of Wm. Hess, ulndin*

Bsraaxk af Slaa* Levi Lewi*, el ux. lo -Soul Cm Lot SB and IV fret ol I

plan of 1SS7.

Newton B. T. Honey, el ui Krlton. et ah Lots 191 ami

Will Continue Classes In Home Canniiig The canning (‘emonaustion in Ut* basement of the M. E. Chnreh last Friday proved such a success that further weekly lr*e._-i* will tie given all Rimmer, under the durction of Uie County Vocational School. Tbe exact date of Ihe start of these lessons will be announced later. Al last Friday's demonstration a number of local women were instructed in tanning of vegetables, an inslnicfrum Uie Male College being in attendance.

Hadn't Changad Much. "Dad. what was the labor of Siay-

phuar

"Sisyphus rolled a stone up a hill and as fast us he rolled It up It rolled down again. It was a my tboluglcaJ episode. Nothing like that today." "Oh, I don't know." tuterpoaed k* "Washing dishes la Just like that."— Loulsv llio Courier-Jour not.

Major L. R. Thomas, ol Ocean City, has been presented wiUi a leather pockelbook that was earned by Uie late | General 1’runypacker, of Philadelphia, when the general was wounded al Fort Fisher during the Civil War. General Pruuypaclcr and Major Th>^uas weie mem bit* of the Ninety-seventh Penn-

sylvania Volunteers.

Girl's Father—But how can yon aupport my daughter? Twenty dollaik a * yum pitnUag—we print w *»k won't pay the rent t can ba printed, and do Suitor-You don't mean I. say you'll friutao. ana Ifidm, ^ u*, rent, dn yoof- I 1 Rnatou Tranjcctut. . I

NOBLE THOUGHTS. If inataao of a 0*n> or avan a flowar —• would cast tha gift of • lo*# 1 / thought into tha heart at a friend, that would be giving ae the angels give—George Macdonald.

1*1. Pluck la

plan IW..

s. j. Realty Cm. t» a BHwlirth ‘J- ' Inirr tux. Lot* «r. and i frrl uf 1.4 a Pluck W. plnn ..f 1*07. Name Pi Frederick Mrlxnrr. line. I77 awl 7*. black IW. pl.n IVI Sam. la Clan M. Edward*. MM. L 134. Pluck *3. plan C Nam.- to Michari F. Campbell, rt u*. lot 131. Pluck a;, plan C. William C. Downing, cl ux. tu WUliau. I Tudd. 1x4 13*. Pluck *t. plan I Jupu B. Ea,t!>uni. rt ux, to Ttir l.sai Brllral lailbrtan Church af (Kir hath*'. • Mine Harbor. N. J. ima. 1x4* Hi an 117. ppick n. plan uf ISa. Nettle K. Spuwakrr. - I al*. lu South J-r*. Realty Cu. L»l iu. Pmck »l. Virsuua Siuhhae, el sir. lu Smith Jrrw Really CU,. (yuil-ciain,. apucr P4. Cape Hay Cswri Hae*e . Sin Tayluc. et ux. lu CJara V. Gwoal* IXM. Lut or. Mechanic street between tu 1 lurmrrly uf Jupu B liudmau ami Isa.

M. Down*.

Huaship ef Mi44l* Warren D. Hann. rt ux. tu Aidlumy U Lars, las II. Pluck 3, plan I. Wildwwc Same lu E4»r»l H. I*ir..ll... Ia4 lu. blue 3. plan I. Wddwuuu Annex Same ha Jruadr Neel. 1x4* 1 and J. PP* 3. plan I. Wlhlwuud Alim v Bxiaagk ef Narik tViMwaeg Frank B- SPaqs H ux. tu Luxil* N «► ■waul, rl ux. fllM. 1x4 13. Pha-k a* CtU af Wllgwaag Culemau F. (xiimmi. a’rriO. lUwl • Iwurgr Shall rt ux.) lu 1‘ulmn M. Wa *1M. 1x4* l» ami XV. Paurk K Henry II. Otlrnx lu William H. Maxix RUO. 1x4 1*. Pluck IM. tddlUtei 1. otlri Harbur Tract. Asa L Culaun. cl ux. lu Juhu Walk. fine. Ixilx 17 aad Ik. Pluck L. Henry April ! lu Harry V Hi ly ISxrl - lot iv. Pluck as. I harlrx W. Acklry. el ux. lu ('.rare I V rx im- Lot S. pluck 47 Baraaak af WUdwaad Craal F.xa Dlamuml Warxhawxk- . et xu

Cronecker Chairman ol Democratic Committee Mayor Richard \V. Cronecker, of He* Is’e y’lly waa elected chairman of ths Democratic County Committee at s mex-tiug held at Cape May Court House last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Cronecker will serve in the absence of E. O. Howell, Jr. former chairman, who is now in Uie I'niteJ .Stales service al Fort Meyers.

Hearing In Sea Isle City and Not at the Inlet

The hearing to he conducted by the New Jersey Public I'tiiiUea on Uie proposeitj removal of the Townsend's Inlet railroad aisuon from il* present location to a point near Hose Avennr, ill he held in the Cily Hall, (tea Isle City, uu Thursday June "tb, and not al Uie Atlantic House, at Townsend Inlet, a* was the original report. Sentiment al TuwiiM-nd's Inlet ia nearly evenly din ledunlbe proposition, some lively aigumeiil* pro and are to he expect’d.

Lands Big Fish on Little Line

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Harbor natager, landed i _ |m>uihI Drum Fi*h. oil Dm- Hlotir Harbor boardwalk ism Monday, wiUi a line be wa* using lor King-fishing. It took the angler nearly an hour to land hi* prise. I'he li*li i- Ihe higgext caught by luiok ami hue in Cap- Max I'ounly Una eeaeou, and Un- Piggi-t il,at i* likely to be

canght.

Lot us do your printing—we print anything that can be printed, amd do It reasonably.

Hie Cape May Board ol Trade on Monday inght/pasaed a resolution condemning the bathhouses on the Congress Hall property on tbe beach trout as under* isble. The building in*|M-ctor Charles York, filed a report saving that Ur- same buildings were uusalr breauxe of Uirir dilapidated condition. Toe City Ci'iuuiiiaMincis are exp rtrd to order Uie siiucturee rased. Y'our country calls! Buy a “Liberty" bond and "do yonr bit" tow ard xudmg this fearlul war. Recunty Trust Company, Cape May, will receive and lorward vuui subscription without cost to you. Do it now!—Adv. VJft-Sl Subscribe for Urn Ope klay Ccun-

til. lias .l,.,i., c<ltlaill.

U. S. Aa Use Sapolio] Always^ Cleans Scours'* Polishes ECONOMICAL-EFFECTIVE