ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

Time:

VOL. XXXH.—NO. 37

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J. FRIDAY. AIQUST 31, 1917

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

CITY NEWS NOTES OF M WEEN

Notn anil Gleanings o! Parsnnal Character; Little Items About Folks You Know.

Hr*. LmIK l-oAUin and ton. Capt May Covrt Houssr, were tla* tor* here la*J tree* for a Art day eUy. WtU ub Whm bad aa a gaest recent l ; t apt aIb Adam Good, of Hopewell, vinctnla. Mis» 1 arrlet Parker, of New York, teturced to her oome tble week, ac . njorable of three wee! ,b- pniest of KIM Dorothy Erana. William Coraoa. of Bridgeport. Conn., waa the goeat for the week ol bin aiater. Xra Tbomaa E. laudlam. Sr. ai her LandU Areuue home. Mr. and Mra U i. Mornhlnwe*. o! Sea Isle City, motored to Wildwood on Wedneaday. apenllifK the day at

that

Margnarlta and E3ale Struthara. of

Eaaton. Pa, apent t

here.

iha-gneat of their unde. Wayne M. siruthera. at the Burt House

Mr. and-Mra- Hohr, of Atlantic City, cnompanted by their daughter. Mlaa label, apent Sendai here aa the gueate of Mr and Mrs. E. B. Arnett, at their

IVarl Street home.

r. I ward H. Buckley, wife and aon. ..t Philadelphia, are apendlng the aea•on here, reglatered at she Surf Houae. Mr Buckley U a well known property

owner here.

The Sea tale Cl., public achool opin> on Tuesday next. The term thU >ear wlU be ten mootha. Inatead Of nine, an in other year*, and a ktaderKarlen will be eatabllahed at o rhlldiwn over four yeara of age. Thomaa T. Rocrrlae. of New York. U «;ieiiSittg aotne time here, lanled by him wife. Mr. Kockrla*- rormerly canducted •he aL,re now kuown aa the Nippon Baxaar. on the Board-

walk.

Harry Wler. City Engineer of Wildwood and Stone Harbor, waa a rlaitor of Tueaday. calling on friend* Wler waa recently aererely Injured on the right arm In an auto accident, and it now convaleoelng. Mr and Mr*. A Fletcher, of Steelion. Pa., are round'ng op an enjoyable w-aaon apent here, at she Spary Hotel The KIricher* have been regular aura-tn-r vuitor* for year* paat. am' lo'al frtenda of Sea Die City. Add I aon B. Burke. Jr. wife and »r s tailing ilia mother. Mr*. Addlaoa !i Hark*, at her N-pinnr Street 'are Mr Bark* waa a former d* ni of OrveiaMl. Ohio, tui now nuske. hi* botur at Moun.

Mr and Mra. Fran* Ehrlich, of Phil -d.h.hl». apent Saturday in Sea Tale « II>. tlw Kurata of Mra Ehrllch'a D •her. at hD boardwalk home. Mr. Ehr Itch i» a prominent PhlladelphD ati iirney. and la well known In Son lale City, l-.avlng been a eottijter here for "sany year* The annual bal maaoue at the 1*1. Yacht and Motor (Tub Ukea placeat the Club Houae this evening. Frldas Thus event la the crowning ao<ial event of the aeaaon at the Club, and mark* the final of the aeaaon' l-'psdar Friday’ Bight danree. An un“'Ually large crowd D expected to turn Hie Helen V. Ambuater. of the 1 wnkeiiau HoapMal. Philadelphia, waa asnat uf her friend. Mra Theodore '-How, user Sunday Th* l*nk*nau | l>'*p|tal was formerly the well-known ‘•man Htsapltal. the name being 1 *ua«d *inre our entry Into the war

DOCTOR WAY SOON TO BE ON FRENCH FRONT. Doctor Citron ce W. Way. wellknown Sea lale City and Dennlsvllle physician, who left for the American Hospital In Paris, Franc—, some months' ago. D now seeing service on the French front In a most intereating letter to th* editor of the Times. Dr. Way «ay*: You may be pleated to know that rate weeks ago I took the physical and professional examination* here In Parts at the American Headquarter* the Medical Reserve Corps. Pan* e<J examination*, and was appointed by President Wilson First Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States Army. On July 2S. 1817, by command of Major General Pershing; J Htrbard. U. Col. General Staff. Chief of Staff, and B*-nj. Alvord. Adjutant General, 'and under authority of the Secretary of War 1 was called active service as First lieutenant Medical Corps of the United Sul as Army, and assigned to the American Red Cross Military Hospital. No. 1.

Paris.

Will be on duty here for a time and then go to the tram with our troops. German Bomba Coma Close. Have boeo haring aotne wonderful experiences here, but none more thrilling than the first “air raid’' over Paris two nlghu In succei cenlly. The signal was given that the Zeppelins had gotten over the French lines and were on their way to Parti- It was the first "air raid' Pans for one year and a half. Al lights In the city were pul out. heard the first two bombs explode that ;hr Zeppelins dropped. 1 stood out on ;be terrace of «ur wonderful hospital here In Parts, looking for the enemy Zeppelin* and aeroplanes, not knowing what minute a shell might drop ou and our Hospital The German* heve a particular delight in killing doctors, nurse# and wounded soldiers and* burning hospital*, but they did not hii us or our Hospital. I counted SO French aeroplanes over ir Hospital, each with a powerful Oa3h light trying to Hod the fast approaching enemy "machines It waa a beautiful star light night and Ideal for an “air raid" You cannot Imagine what a sensation It D until you have

con POLITICS sm to seat Democrats Trot Out Uniting at Ust Minute for the Assembly; Ust Day

to File Petitions

I THIRD ANNUAL CHANSCR CONVENTION ON TUESDAY.

The Third Annual Conventloo of the Cape May County Chamber of Cognitiertv will meet in Sea Die City next Tueaday. September 4th. at the School Auditorium. Preparations have been made by Jte Sea Die City Business Men's Association for the entertainment of the Chamber. »hlch la cotnposed of the leading business and professional men of the county. > There will be both afternoon aod evening sessions, the afternoon- session beginning at three o'clock, and (be evening aeaalon at eight. Dinner will be served u> the visitor*, which will Include Congressman Barharaeh. and some of the men most prominent

la Slate and County affair*.

The Convention D the opening meeting of the season, monthly meeting* continuing throughout the Winter.

County [ollUc* are warming tip

Although there are only two CooBt)

to be filled, the .-lection on

September 25th prom.'aes to be Uvfily.

and hotly fought. Midnight to-night

August list D the last time for the

of petitions of nomination to: County officei. and two Republlcfini have filed for the Assembly. Convlli. E. SUUe, and Mark Lake For th.

office of Surrogate only two filed Uteli

petitions up to the time of going u press. Harry 8. Douglas*, of Cap-

May Court Houae. and Paul Carroll, of

Dennlsvllle. Frank Frambea. of TWV ° n " hundred of the Catholic Boy ahoe, and James Hofxnan. of Weat Sroou - of PhlUdelphla, will tent here (•Cape May. are alao to be Surroggi. Labor Day. coming on Saturday

The Catholic Churches of Philadelphia

The Democrats have filed for Sum. h* 4 * ^ * CODt gate, the petition of the pre^ht In- movement among their boy*, and t*

cum bent,' E L. Rice.

CATHOLIC BOY SCOUTS HERE OVER LABOR DAY.

The County Democratic OommMer met reaterdaa, Thursday, and t Deted 8. A. La lilting, of Wildwood. »• Uteir candidate for the Democratic A**«mblv aqrainali. a. Tlwy. of courw. agree;

on Rice for Surrogate.

The Cape May county local opticn league was organized by ministers af ter a conference In the First Preahytt rian Church at Ocean City MoimD> with these oUcera: Prealdent. th< Rev. L H. FDher. First Baptist Churrit. Wildwood; secretary, the Rev. J. It Reeves. Tuckaho* MethodUt EpDcop*! Church; treasurer, the Rev. Charie*

GEn GOEIMLS IT Ijjjjl HEMG To Be at Cape May With State Commission, on September 27th, lor Route 15 Thru County

next summer expect to have from 5.000

ot 10,000 members.

Father Daleyjiead of the movement. In roniunctlon with the Archbishop, has selected Sea Die City tor the summer encampment of the boys, and the hundred here over Labor Day %re merely the fore-runners of the crowds

to be here next season.

SEA iSLE BOATS CAPTURE h6nors IN RACE MEET.

It.

C. W. WAY. Paris.

SATURDAY THE BIO DAY OF THE LOCAL MOOSE. PrepaiTMions have been completed for the big Patriotic Day of the local Loyai Order of Moose. Saturday. September 1- The program for the day Include* race* on the berxh. athletic «ports, auto races, swimming contest*. and in the afternoon the flag raising will take pDcc in front of the Moose Home, on Minerva street. The B«..' flag pole was erecied on Wednesday of th!* week, and to wall above the building. It D the UHeat pole In Sea Die City, and on Saturday the larxeat fia* In South Jersey will lx- unfurled at its top it D said that 1.500 Philadelphia Mouee wlU come do**n over the Reading Railroad, which D running a «•<- dal train for the occasion

RED CROSS MMKTIKC. The Sea lale City Branch of the Am --clean Red Cross will hold a bualnes. meeting in the Women* Civic Club building, on Monday. September third. urged to be prroent.

r Re

. Wbtl

and Mr* Edon ner of the

Wc are in n position to give all - Job ~= Print injj, Prompt and Careful Attention

Individually m you-- Wt»heads and ocher pnmed maner B hdf/ul to your btamesa. We are ready at al tar** to give you the benrfg of our experience.

The two Seinuu ol George Siraubmullcr. of the Sea Die Yacht and Motor Club, cap-ured first place In the reapectlVE- open boat claaaea.

H. Bohner. Firat Pkesbyterian Church, (he Selma II oulclasaing her three con Ocean City. tender* In the South Jersey car. meet Those officer* with the Rev*. J. I) held al the Sea Die Clly Yacht Club Judd. Cape May; T. S. Martin. Caj»- last Saturday Bower'* Margulh. of May Court Houae. and Kamoat II t hrlaea. the 1815 coaat champion, aav-

ed honor* by fifty second* over Maacol. (be flagship of the Delaware River

Yachtsmen's League.

The meet waa postponed from the previous week, made necessary by tidal conditions. It waa the Dat of the aerie* except the finals of the Racing Association of South Jersey Yacht Club*. The finals will be held at Stone Harbor till* Saturday. Sept. 1.

The winner* are:

Open boats, under 40 rating—Firat. Selma. G. H. Straubmuller. Sea Die City; seconJ. Mary. Victor Simon. Sea

Die City.

8, C. H. Strecher. Sea Die City. Open boats, over 40—Flr*L Selma 11. 0 H Straubmuller. Sea Isle City;

Hann. Tuckaho*, comprise the rxeou Uv- committee. A resolution InduraIpg Mark Lake, of Ocean City, aa cam dldste for the assembly waa unani-

mously adopted.

The preaent-day. Intelligent voter D like the Missourian; he wants to be Shown: A* Dr aa the Republican candidates for nominal ion to the State Assembly are concerned, a rompariroo of the rnrorda of both candidate* < or»vllle 5. St'.lle and Mark Lake, would result In Lake‘s being elected unanimously. If every voter were of th*- calibre that demands proof of ability, efficiency and loyalty to the County'* beat interest* of men In public offioo. Mark Lake nerved one term In tho Assembly during 1815. and during that irnfi be worked harmoniously »iibj our State Senator, furthering every i of legikDUon that the Senator I

... tL • Hil. <l» Svn,tc, ..a Me Ctart- C«lu»bl. T.-ht CM.

r .„lul m ,.L^, n rorobr. ot Inn*.- °t I’bil.drtpbUIMI bio. pMMd wtd bH-om, uw.-| lb tbr buhr

HI. .Bctrbcr. bonn.tt .nd Uo—o.. | U b»t bnr eoNp.llUdbnu tor . Er.l U.rn Aura.bD.M J» • i t,on Un Shr did Uu Or.onu commrnUd on b, nu»br,- « lU- "t =«■ nrllu -.rb * hu - rb- A.umM, Iron. ..nr unt.~ ot oud- r«o Up,. To rooipUU tb ,

I she t<a**ed the Utter 100 yards f;

On tbo otb.r bond. Con.llb * 1 f 1 ' “" U>1 *■"“ 11 "" ‘ MU. toon umu. tbu. Iron, old-ilnu tom tod.jMd nuUd lb 1101 tn 1.M, InclnUv,. .»d uu U« Up. oil tn Ib.lb. 1»«« .=d »« •» j-ear 181H7. In the four year* he j res*Ivelv auccearful m baring Ju« one bill 1» «»e 40-50 open boct cDv*. the C.

become a law. and that Dili wa* **e

MUb . .. ot m- u-nroi. dtirctl, or brr orro -.J tuntlnn lur nnl, tooUn M^-rtl, U tUP. bt.y r-onnu. 1M. d-r. Itolbn..-. CbHu. 8« -br. b, s„u. nlllbM.D Utvud to ran.; t nil nut., omr n t.M mil, room,. ther any legiaDUon in tho Asset ‘bly J —

that originated In the Senate -riih, Senator Stevens of Cape May County.

For the purpose of bearing all pn ma Interested In Route No. 15 In the proposed State Highway system. The State Highway CommDrion will conduct a public bearing at Cape May City Hotel. Cape May City on Thun, day. September 27. at 2 P. M. General George W. GoethaD. Slate Engineer, and the members of the Commission will be present at the bearing tn hear af. sides and viewpoint* from persons affecthd by the ronte. Stenographic minutes will be taken of the hearing, and all suggestions made will be used by the members of the Commission when they finally determine Just how the route shall run, and how soon

work will be begun.

Route No. 15, in the proposed 115,000,000 State Highway system begins at Bridgeton and runs to Cape May Court House or such other point in Cape May County on route 14, aa may be determined by the Commission. wlU be approximately over thirty-eight long, and aa tentative*])- planned will past through Mllirtlle and Delmens in Cumberland County. It D continuation of what Is known as route No. 6. which begins et Camden Mulllca HIM. in Gloucester County, where It forks off to both Salem. In Salem County, and Bridgeton. in Cumberland County. Route No. 15 begins at Bridgeton. The presence of General GoethaD at the hearing D expected to bring out a U.**- representation of clticen* of the respective counties affected by th* routes' Recent hearings held In thi northern pari of the State and attended by General GoethaD proved to be of great help to the CommDnlon. lieu* interested In the new highway system, especially that portion which Immediately affected their vicinity, voiced their sentiments, and made ny suggestion* in the presence of the Commission members which will no doebt prove of Inestimable value when

Crullers, .der 4t>— First, Margeth.

DENNISVILLE WINS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. The war played havoc with the Cape May County Base Ball League, so many of the - pUyera being called to the colors that the regular schedule could not be carried ouL South Seaville and Tuekaboe both forfeited to Dennltvllie and Ocean View, and Dennlsrille won the series from Ocean View, making the standing of the Clubs as follows; Won. Lost P.C. DennDvIUe ..• 5 1 .822 Ocean View 3 2 .500 South Seaville 0 2 .000 Tuckahoe o J .000 The 1917 Championship Cap was awarded DmnDville by the Director* of the League. The Board of Directors for the year 1918 consists of: Richard Anderson—Ocean View. Eugene Way. Dennlsvllle. Horae*- Towns* nd. South Seaville. H. W. Godfrey, Tuckahoe. Hit hard Anderson waa re-elected President. Secretary and Treasurer of tho League. The final game-of the aeaaon waa pUyed at Dennlsvllle. the result being

as follows:

OCEAN VIEW. AB. R. H. O. A. E. If 4 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 2 2 0

Canuao. 3b 4 Bates, c, cf 4 Delany. as, c. 4 C. Anderson, lb. .2 Horn, rf 3 R. Anderson 2b 1 Rice. 2b 2 Horn, p.. ss 3 J. Rice, r 3

0 0

0 0

RECENT DEATHS.

lark ot ntoperstluo give fly to the County’s detrlm*-"' The Primary ED*Urn t» only throe it.vk* away, and the time for veierm to enlighten themselves aa to th* iroe merits of the two candidal** *e. sing the Republican nomination Is gel ling

short

It pay* to think

1*801 Carroll, of DeunDvtll*

a petition of nonnnatl-a on the I!*-

Ikcan ticket for the offie*- of t to be filled b> the voters thi Mr. Carroll I* a native of t County, born and rsl-ed it vUD. and D widely known tlk.-d in every pari of the cc.aut) Carroll has ncv.-i held an offi.-r . kind, but ni* efficljocy in the <x of his personal affairs would eon

Seaville.—Thomas C Sharp. ■ rodent of this place for the past fortyfive years, died at bU home on Tuea day. after an Illness of several weeka

I:

having extensive beds

Jctoi. View M E Church, at two * <m Saturday afternoon Servlt

ihlldrrn. two of whom r

vfui and thinking

of the county, who believe that ' purtant office of Surrogate »hu Oiled by a hurJoe** man rather t

X puMUrai J»*b *v*kel

HE IS PAUL CAKKULL

U Sharp Other sons are John and Joa Mr eph Sharp, and one daughter. Mn

.>1 any Florence Staples,

i ml net ■'

ittu-ad A dinner party was g.ven at *h tLiter* ! Urllevue Hotel iaat week in honor o he tin-1 Mi and Mrs Andrew Saturn who r»

Ltd be!eerily married tn Philadelphia, water* add fifty minute •u by Sat out w ill he remembered aa Ml*» Helen Peterson, a well kuown cotta J Sabocribs for th* Capo May i , gcr here for aiany years- TW^ »i *• so- rm*.

the Commission finally njakes Its de-

cision.

BONNELL APPOINTED

INHERITANCE TAX COLLECTOR

Chas. Donnell the well known

Mpc

May Court House attorney, wa*

thi:.

week

isnit-d

State Collateral Inherit-

anre Tax Collector, .'o

Cape

Mey

County

by Governor Edg-

POPULAR COTTAGER WEDS.

Miss

Rose

Ryan, popular daugbt r

of Mr.

and Mrs. Mlcliael J. Ryan

well

known cottagers here, w

vs married t*.

Lieutenant Forrest Held

Of the Untied

States Army, ip Phlladef

ill la. on

Mon

day evening.

Mias Florence Ryan.

Bister of I lie

bride.

waa

•ridestnaid.

and Chari**

O'Keefe best man.

SEPTEMBER TIDE

TABLE.

High

ls»w

A M

P M

A M

P M

1.

7 08

730

105

1 22

*

7.58

8.20

1.51

2.16

3.

8.45

9.08

2.37

3 03

4.

9.3.'

9.58

325

5.

10 25

10.50

4.13

4 50

«.

ILIS

11.43

5.03

543

7.

12.12

5.56

6.4?

8.

12.43

1.12

€54

7.44

9.

1.43

2.12

7.67

MS

10.

243

8.12

r.oo

9.45

11.

t:

4.09

959

10 38

12.

4.29

5.00

10.50

11 2J

%22

5 44

1138

5.07

6 25

1206

1220

6.46

704

12-43

1.02

7 24

7 40

1 21

1.40

7.59

Sl«

1 55

2 18

18

8.22

8 49

2.2k

253

-04

9 25

3 30

9 39

10.00

3 29

4 08

10 17

10.11

4.02

4 52

11.24

4.42

1200

6 47

f T4

1.' It

1 10

6 47

756

1 55

212

t.05

8 02

3 <*S

9 17

10 02

4 •**

4.30

10 i-i

10 57

5 04

5 23

11 21

11-49

•L,

12.15

f jrj

6 46

12 36

1 06

e tides sre for tl»

rout

Total 31 0 4 21 8 S DENNISVILLE. AB. R. H. 0. A. E Westcott. If 6 1 1 2 0 0 Sutton. 2b..' 5 1113 0 Fowler, p 5 2 2 0 1-0 Grace. 2b ....3 2 2 2 2 1 Chester, lb 4 2 2 9 0 0 5 112 0 0 6 10 110 4 2 2 2 2 0 5 10 5 10

Total 42 13 11 2i 10 1 Score by Innings: Ocean View UOOOOOOO 0— 0 Dennlsvllle ....4 8010000 X—II 2-basr hit—Westcott: Stolen base* —Grace 3. Chester 2. Hand 2. Fowler, Bingham; Bases an balls—Hora, 8; Struck out—by Fowler 5. Horn 1. Rlcw

RACES AT YACHT CLUB LABOR DAY AFTERNOON TN uiitial M-n»on end races and water sports will be held St the Sea Die Yacht and Motor Club next Monday afternoon. Labor Day. at two o'cloch. IaocsI boats will compete In the races, aquaplaning will be a feature. Swimming rare* are also planntd.

0 0 4 1 0 0 112 0 0 0 7 0 2

0 0 2 1 0 0 1110

I See By the Papers: The Ocean Clly CommDskMMBB plan > spend 1500 to keep the public Off the end of the music pavilion, though the pavilion D public property, paid for out of public fund*, and built for the amusement of the public. The * id* a Is to prevent persons who have not paid admission to the r.served section of the pavilion from bearing the bands concert* from the outside. Somers Point, for the second time In three year*. D to have an election to deride whether or not the Commission Government Act shall tw adopted. Henry D. Moon- has presented the Presbyterian Church, ot Ocean City, with n handsome bronze tablet containing Unrotn'i* Gettysburg addreas. Tbe new South Ocean City Fishing Club has been organized and the foils* Ing named men selected to fill the offices for the ensuing term: President. C. A. Carry: first vice presldenL Churchill HufigerfOnl; second vice president. Thomas H Edward*: treasurer. Horace Davis; secretary. Walter 8. Townsend

I iHrj-T—ing of your property by Will 11* one thing: the selection of a suiteI Me eveeutor Is quite another. And yet both become a very simple matter iwhen you invoke the aid of the BeI curtly Trust Company, of Cape May City. N. J- to administer your estate. I U you think “The Time*” if a good I dollar and a balf* mvotmcnL why

not subscribe iu* it and get If regularly Ihi.'ugn the mail cveiv Fridatl Subscribe for the Cape May County

i Timea, *1.50 per year.