Cape May County

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL. XXXII.—NO. 42

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., FRIOAY. OCTOBER S, 1917

ClUf NEWS NOTES OF PAST WEEK

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

MU* M. whlppeaabl vu a Philadelphia vUlior on Wedneaday of thU weak. Mr* Henry Brooks has closed her bsndeome Boardwalk home for the winter, and la now linns In Narberth.

Pa.

Major and Mr*. Tobey returned to Wn.hinrton, D. C. last week, after »pendln( the •eaaon here at the Chester cottage. Slater Aquinaa. of PltUbnrg. arrtred at the Blaten of Mercy Heme, on the Boardwalk, for on Indefiniterstay. y of thl* x-eek.

The ofbcUl board of the local M. E. ( burch m-t on Monday last and allowed Paator Brady a vacation over two Sunday a Mr. and Mr*. Brady and child will leave next Wednesday Mr and Mra. Edward B. Arnett motored lo IstmbertvUle on Wednesday to sMend the funeral of Phlneaa K. Ilati-n. teteran editor of the LambertTille -'Beacon.” Mr. Hasen waa relat

•d to Mr. Arnstt.

The annual stockholders* meeting of the Tradesman's Building and Loan M-itatiOB was held at tbe office oi .Secretary Steelman last night. Report* of the officer* show* the Aaso- ■ i.non to be In flourUhlng condiUon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. K LandU. Jr.. ar>- >.pending the winter in Philadelphia. havlrg taken an apartment on i'arkalde Avenue. Mr. Lai ronilnue his freqnem trips here, combining bcalceM -*-101 pleasure, over

the e-inter month*.

Billy. Jr., three year old soa of Mr and Mr* WtUtam A. Haffert. feU aaT ol the *econd story window of editor'* home on Friday morning last, and trirat-uloualy escaped with only M-vere bruises, and a shaking up. I* now able to be up and about Captain Lewi* Conn, who waa removed to the Jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia, aotnr weeks ago. for an operation. shows but Utile Improvement, and It I* feared that be must undergo another operation of a aertot* nature. Mr. Conn U spending most of tbs lime with bliii. together with hi* daughter. Mrs. Cba*. M. Robinson. A minstrel show will be given In i be school auditorium ou Friday evemnK. October 12th. for Uh> benefit of 'b. Red Cross. Thv show will be glv- -»> by a Court Howe company, who »'< said to be • killed entertainer* The program U lengthy and varied, il a good evening** entertainment 1*

AT THE CHURCHES METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Rev. A. Corbin Brady. Next Sunday will be Autumnal Day the t burch. Decoration* of food ■ 0» of ail kind* will be arranged on pulpit Tbe Sunday School will * Rally when every mtmbei and •nd are requested to be present services In tbs church, morning

rMUy for

•ill lender mauv anthem* for the ser- * •’e Everybody 1* most cordially |n"•d to attend tbe service# In

'burch.

aannn choir i

RECENT DEATHS. Mr*. J. AIriaiiiler. danguter ol Dr. ! Way, ol Dwnmaville. died on ViUttseilay bight a* her home. Mr*. t-..lr*Bi nu widely known Uiroughout ! - l ounty. >uuerual •rrriec* will be | ^‘d s aiurd*v alteruoor.. at on* o'clock. * ‘‘teiloom *1 South Deuni*. 1 'suklin Pierce Buckley, of Phlle*du*. one of Sea Die City's pioneer •get*, dud ut hit borne. S-'>o0 Un- ' Drive, on Sunday U.i h'unerai 'tree were held on Wednesday '•m* In the Church ol the Re»ur Hiued and Ttoaa SlreeD lnn»ui sea private Ml IhirSic> ba* a leauDr Sea Ide

r firei to build a For tbe P**t lew yem* bad hewn poor, and foi ee»h* did not occupy hi* raa In his SDt year

•ART SHEA WRITES FROM CAMP HANCOCK.

Food Good and Everybody Comfortable, With Plenty of Work for All. Bart Shea, son of Mr. and Mr*. Wm. Shea, oi Philadelphia, well known Sea isle City cottager*, who D a member of the Mounted Cavalry, in training at Cam;- Hancock, write# as follows to hla father, nnder date of September

22 rd:

Dear Father: Walk we arc finally settled in camp, after our long ride. We were one day and a half on the train, or to be exact, forty hours In all. and did not arrive In Augusta until 2 o’rlock A. M. on Thursday. We would, no doubt, have made better time, only for tbe fact that we made several e-ops to water and feed tbe horse* We wee*, very comfortably quartered, tbe whcle troop train being made up of tourist* car*, with several large baggage cars for cooking. We received quite an oration all along the route, especially at a small town In South Carolina, called Denmark. where we made a atop. Upon our arrival at tbe Augusta freight yard# Thursday morning we were all asleep In our bunks and to our nurprlae received orders to detrain at once. We started unloading tbe horw ea and equipment, walking tbe horse* to the ramp and hauling other equipment In large army motor .truck*, a distance of about three mile*. To cur surprise the weather was very cold; we worked right on through the next day and believe me tbe day was boiling hot from one extn-ne to the other. By six o'clock Friday we had all our tenia up and thing* In fairly good shape. Each camp here 1* aeparcte Infantry, Artillery. Engineer*. Slraal Corps. Military Police, etc- all having their own camp*, each camp being about one-half mile apart. Tbe cavalry camp Is located on a hill. *-irrounded by a beautiful valley, our horse* being stationed there on picket line*. Each troop has a troop street, tents running parallel with open air kl-cb-ca and mess ball facing ol a road In front. Tbe scenery and surrounding country here 1* beautiful, tbe whole camp covering about eleven square miles, and about alx. miles from Augusta, the only meant of transportation being Jitneys that charge fifiy cents both waya, or walk tr-o mile* to th» trolley. We have every convenience, each troop having ten shower oaths, plenty of toilet# and watwr. and as a whole, we all vote It a very good camp, never witnessed such pretty scenery AS- —- a— Lcr.. 'nr —»!l— Away off to tbe r-xht of us can be seen tbe canvas ctiy of the Tenth Infantry of Pittsburgh. 1 will venture to say thst Camp Hancock is one of the busiest places In the country, large armymotor truck*, mounted orderlies, soldier* passing to and fro. everything hustle and bustle We started on our dally grind last Monday and while It came hard to us tbe first week, we are gradually getting accustomed to It. Mounted drill seven hours a day D not as nice as one would Imagine it to be Troop E left last week for the remount s-atlon. this being located about ten miles from tbe camp There is a large coral there where there are stationed about five thousand horse* There Is a report going the round* that we are to leave next week to Join them, and If so It will be only for a few week* 1 see by tbe "Evening Bulletin that we are to be changed In'o Infantry, and It caused a lot of amusement here, for our schedule for sixteen weeks calls for nothing but mounted cavalry drill end tactics We have in our regiment a mounted - ity band cosaposvd of fifty-set - piece*. A great and very Impreasite sight is the guard mount, which '* belu every evening at five-ten: thl* 1« * »*- view and Inspection of ali the kumd* for that night and fallowing day. They u£d around the field by the Major and band and U witnessed by quite a number of people from Augusta and the small surrounding town*. The first few day- our food was rather Inferior, but is gradually Improving Today. Sunday, we enjoyed a menu ol roast beef, mashed potatoes, pea«. cow's milk and ice cream, with plenty for all We are all pretty well hardened and in the b*-t of physical condition L personally, aever fell better in my life We so througl. v-Tj strenuous exercise lour time:., da) period* of fifteen minutes each, j _ sysleiL which develop- all -olnU of the bod» A few days more and our tents will be all equipped with elecMc light*, which will 00-away with the] caatB lantern We live In the larae army tent, which •eoanmodat*. six -*s very r*anfortabl>. each man, (Cantlaued naea 4) THINGS YOU SHOULD REMEMBER City Commisaioners meet every | Wednesday afternoon. In tbe City

Hall

Hk* Board of Education meets In j the School House on the last Tuesday of every month Business Men * Association meets In tbe City Hall every First and Third ■ Monday.

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

SIS PUT ill 50011 SNOT Mm

That Operation Will

Stop on 15th

MORRIS SOFRONEY NAMED

j COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.

The resignation of Wayne _

Struiher* as Tax Collector and City Treasurer was formally tendert3 the

Local Company Gives Formal ‘JS-YZlZ Notice to Commissioners u.,

l oinmlssioners three weeks ago of his Intention to resign, and Mr. Sofroney wa* agreed upon as hi* successor. The combined office of Collector and

Treasurer compel* the constant prea- . T. ; " ""i " “» ‘“’a™. Mr- Si ruth, r.’ »M>1 It, ta. Sm me City KKS pUnl *111 ...lanmllon . .. due lo hi. ur . lllln. dlaeonttou, op.™iloh. oa October b . „„ , lt , Uth. NoUce ol thl. ou Riven lo lb. w6Kb bc City Commlastoners by the Oaa Com- i hllUpaburg. N. J.

pany In tbe following letter: At a special meeting of the stock-

holders. held last evening (letter I. CHAM <»ER OF COMMERCE dated September 26th) it was decided MEETS NEXT TUESDAY to discontinue operating the gas plant after October 15th. 1*17. If the City ^ Cape May County Chamber of or uv .1 lb. Clu.. dclr. „ ^ rham- it. arrangements to do so ought evening. October 9ih. at eight o'clock, to be made before that date; other- The Chamber will be the guest of the wise the equipment will deieitorate, Avalon Board of Trade, and rapidly aod », .111 b.v, to dl.muUol' and remove it as soon as a market can be secured. (Signed) MICHAEL MARRIED. MALONEY. Secretary. i Mis* Winifred C. Norton, of Dias

Nothing can prevent the Oaa Com- ' for wv.-nU yean, a TIMES nanv p-urr-vir,, respondent In that district, became pan} carrying out Its threat of shut- br1dp of fYedpr , ck j S|Il|th of ting down, as contrary to popular op- Wildwood, at the M E. Parsonage, at Inton. the Public Utilities Commission Cape May Court House, on Saturday rannot force a company that is toeing ’••C ** r Smith la well known In Sea

-w -

1> action the Comrrlsaton can tab? I#,,bout a year ago He is now connect

to prevent tbe machinery from being •-.I with the American Express Com- .be Commission from Millville south

INI SMTE M 8IIILI IT ONOE County Folk Ask' forJRoute 14 While Cumberland County Scraps, at Hearing of State Commission

6CRAP DEVELOPED AT FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING

Opinion Divided on Whether LandD Avenue or Central Avenue Should

Be Taken Over By County.

The hearing before the Board of Freeholders in the City Hall, Sea Isle City, on Wednesday afternoon, turned Into a wordy scrap between the Intrreil* that want.-u the County to over Landis Avenue and those who wished Central Avenue taken over and Improved in lieu of Landis Ave-

!n spite of the fact that Cumberland County men were scarcely abl< each a common decDion regarding ■oute No. 15 in New .Jersey’s proposed $15,000,000 State bigbwty system. Cape May folk who attended the pub Hr hearing at Cape May Court House on Thursday. September 27th. unanimous in urging the Commission to begin route No. 14 as being the more Important of the two. Where Route No. 15 D to connect with rout. No. 14. while mentioned by nearly all Cape May official* who spoke at the bearing, seem.-d to be InronaequeoUxl. and tbe burdeu of their remarks Indicated that they would be behind the Highway Commission when (Inal

decision la to be made.

Henry Rutherford. Dlreetor of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, staled In his opinion tbe moat direct would be from Millville to Port Norris and thence to Tuck*hoe. He si Cape May folk favored the running tbe route as tentatively proposed by

! *ispaaing of your proparty by Will wi» thing, the selection of n suit* "..wutor Is quite another. And both bw-.mie a very simple matter ’ >ou invoke the aid of the bw • r "* Trout Company, of Cape May M. to aduinUMT your aatnla.

removed, and to declare the Company’s franchise fort cited. Unless the City or some private cltIxens purchase the plant., or the Os* Company undergoes a change of heart. Sea Isle City will wake up morning of October 16th and self without gas to cook the morn ta-

me ul.

The plant has been a losing propo sition front tbe start, and has had an up and down career. It waa originally started by a number of the summer residents, who sold most of tbs stock locally. Later the com pan) got Into financial difficulties, and tbe largerJ^*

pany. at their general office.

ADOS TO STATEMENT.

Director of Highways Chapman offer* ihe following corrections to the statement* publDheu last week. In reference to the City's refusal to grant pens.**ton to the PennaylvanD Railroad to erect a shelter at Townsend 1

Inlet on City property.

Director Chapman. Director Steiuraeyer and the Assistant Engineer went over tb* ground, and tbe railroad owns property 144 feet south.ast of the present site, and not the ad)olning 144 feet, as the article read. Action ol the Commissioner* does not make It Impossible If erect k shelter ■t the present site. SB sufficient ran be bought by the Company from

adjoining property holders.

The TIMES is glad to offer these

corrections.

AVALON.

and Mr*. (Sarabrani returned

stockholders refused to put In more money. A forced sale followed, and all the small stockholder* were w'p»d out. tbe plant being purchased by T. F. Reilly for slightly over $8,000. The present Company was then organized, and application to the PubUc Utilities Commission wan made for an Increase in tbe price of gas. Tbe Increase ap

Hirt lor ... 50 wou oo .

feet, and after some debate, an In- 1 crease of 25 cents waa allowed 'ibis

connect with Cape May Court Senator LewU T. Stevens.'who instrumental In having routes Nos. 14 and 15 incorporated In the Edge Act. favored the construction and taking of route No. 14 as soon as ad) IsaHls argument of priority In the construction of routes showed that Cape May County, of all the counties south cf fiercer, with the exception ol Alias tic. bad tbe greatest assessed valuations, totaling nearly thirty-nine millions ol dollags- He oppostd the suggestion ol going to May's Lauding

Yuckabue. instead.

President of the Cape May CountyChamber of Commerce, Clayton Haines Brick, also argued for quick

action In the construction of

nu«\

U the C

raigned

•ntrml Avenue side were arluih H. Clouting, Frank L*-wi” S. Chester, while

on the other side were the two local Freeholders and the City Commission-

ers.

The hearing waa to determine whether or aot the’County should '*vover Landis Avenue, and improve and maintain it at County expense, it being a link of the All Resort Boulevard, that will eventually extend from Ocean City through the resorts to Cape May City. Practically the entire Board attended the meeting. Speaking for the Ciiy Commlaaloners. City Engineer Collison favored the Landis Avenue proposition, stating (hat il would cost iwo-thlrda lesa to put into condition ihsn Central Avenue. To combat this, Mr. ClouUng stated that the City Commissioners favored the Ci.unty taking over Landis Avenue because they (the Commissioners) could not raise enough money taxes to improve the street, which was In bad condition to Townsend's Inlet Mr. Chester raised the point that Landis Avenue would cot bo wide enough, as the trolley road took up 17 feet of the street. In reply Freeholder lie Bow stated that only those who were interested In the Sea Isle City Realty Company, and local real estate operator* favored Central Aveue for personal reasons. Other speakers were Wayne M. Strothers. Chas. R. Hahn. Wm. KapLennox and o. Mornuinweg, all fovarlng Landis Avenue. The Board reserved its decDion.

OCEAN VIEW ITEMS.

Mrs. Elmer Cox spent Thursday at

Ocean City .

Raymond Sharp and fiancee, of Ocean City, spent a day oi this week

at his home here.

Miss Bertha Sutton, of Millville, spent tie week with her aunt. Mra.

Matilda DeVanl.

Mrs. Holla Hew-ltt visited her parent* at Avalon several days this week. Mrs. Elizabeth Smith has returned » 1) her son Frank and family, in Narberih. Pa., after spending the week

- her home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young and

"People speak of pleasure tref-j Jesse Young and family, of Bevaley’s fie as opposed to commercial. We Point, railed on Mr. and Mrs. Griffith

tolk at the shore resorts who derive I C.andy. Sunday.

livelihood from tourlsta consider '*!J bv UrH . su-Mlng Cole.^S^ pleasure as much a business as any j House, motored to Asbury l ark Tueaother line ol endea.or". Brick staled.iduy. where they spent several daya. Luther C. Ogden. President of the Richard Anderson has resumed nD

Messrs. Sinneaus Peterson. Everett .. „ ... .. . . T . ^tudy in the Penn (barter School In - Smith and brother, and Stanley Wat- Ma} U,> UuarU ol Tr * Ue ' ’“‘ Philadelphia

as apparently not sufficient, bower-' ^ of r.o^.-n. and Mr. Grtfflan Phsl- *uu(her champion ol the early con- \i, and Mr*. Benjamin Bnahnell. of r. In view of the development* of|ro, of Bayonne. N. J . were Peermoct straction of route No. 14. Joseph (J. Philadelphia, spent Sunday with her this week. j visitor* on Sunday. Champion Mayor of Ocean City, also t“ 1> - n 'A Mt and Mr*. Frambes Jen ell. Residents are rather indignant at, Mr. Edwin Bennett was an out of supported the contentions of hi* ('uun ' ^, 1 '!,i : ,r tl »iu, r, 'M J rT' t |h>« ) nainY 1 surer having been encouraged to spend mon J own visitor this week. u men In advising the Commission to y,. William Emmons, at Bridgeton! lay service pipes and Install gas Mr. George Jackson visited Mr. act quickly on route No. 14. : and Mr Downam returned with an equipment to IhelF-bomes. which will Chaa. H Clouting, of Sea Isle City, on chairman John W. Herbert, anu ' rorn fourteen Inches tong from prove entirely valueless If the pDnt >und *- 4 Commissioners Walter J. Buxby and y r "'^d"'Mrs^Lon* Brown and shuts down. Gas Is used to operate I Mrs E- C. B. Fletcher was an out Wataon U. Clarke attended the h.-j: „( W ildwood, spent Wedthe engine of the healing plant in the °* ,omn vl,llor Ww ' k {Ing. General Geotge W. Uoethai*.! m*du> with their niece. Mrs Joseph

public school, and I* used of tbe streets for lighting

It D possible that a solution may yet be found to tbe problem If not. Sea Isle City will get iu worst set-

back since Its Inception.

Subscribe for the Cape May County Times. $1.50 per year.

of loan visitor last week.

John W. Reeve* was home from state engineer, was unable to be pn Cape May over tbe week end I m llr „„ detained in '.YashlugioiMr K. E. Batts returned to Wrights- »here be is negotiating with the Fed town oo Sunday. | rra j officials in an attempl to eecui* Mr an.' Mr* Hubert Atkinson and Federal aid for tbe construction ut daughter relumed home, after spend ruBdll lht . viclnU) . of tBlnll U lx at

Wrigbutown.

Tbe Commission before It make.-

Downam.

Fr»d Andi-rson ha* left for Camp Ilaneoek. Augusta. Georgia, where be ha* >>lni-d tbe Engineers* Corps. Mr* Harry Ksiilfnian and son Harry returned to Atla'dic City, after spending the summer here. Mr and Mr- Allen IH-Yaul and Sonn i - Corson attended the Trenton

Fait last week.

Mr* Eugene Tomnsend and Elizabeth Smith spent Thursday at Ocean

lug the

M r John Barron returned

University of iVunsyIvanla to _ . . . . .

hi. ..»«.l auti™ on,' 0,. I... ...k *-i.i™ -.iu i*kh » » ~o„d. I. .. ...... , . . nun all the suggestions made at ih. .

Mrs. M 1*. Reese visited here one ... ..

day Ust w..-k public bearing. Every address »u* Mr* Efflnger Rubrlght and UtOe

stenographlcally repom-d and from i daughter spent several days of this

Mra J-mc. Mell .as an out of town suggestion* made O.e *-ek «lth he! sister at Bridgeton. Tl*itod this week the mas* »ugg. »uou* mao Arthur Chester and family and Mr*. Mr M Urn Elmor Memoir,. 1.11 ««~**~ * U " tliU«. oM o. Oo^i 111,. on Friday for Buffalo and Niagara ,I!Ul ' h ‘“formation that will be valua ! Sunday With Steven I’arsons. Fall*, where they will spend a few ble In guiding them when they finally Adolph Ed»ar<l- ot Millville, spent seeks decide which say route No. 15 *' u 'I f “||ta hl * ,m " hrr ' ln ^ ■ Mr *- Bessie Mahan returned home. run. and the Imiwitance of begiuniu- y,. ao( ] y,. y; Fenoal Townsend.

after s|>endiug a very dell-hifu! time work on each respective route. in Ncs York. Delaware Water Gap '•““-l-'lihl, JUOOE ELDREOGE HEADS

Dxl

CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN Mr. Roy Mahan Is spending several

day s in f’hiladoiphia and Carney's Forniei Governor James F Fleldei ; Point. N. J. has been appointed Food Admlnisira | Miss Marion Smith I* visiting her lor for New Jersey , and Jud.- H. i - ■

autit. Mrs W’llUani Steele, of Cape H. Kidredge I May Court House, for a few day 1 .. ser- e during Dr. Howard Brieker aid family re- ‘••topalgn

turned to their Philadelphia home on Sunday, after spending the season i

Peermont.

Mr Harry Jone* wa* a Sunday viaWWWWVWWWWVWWWWWW “•'<

Mi*. J F. Johnson. Mrs. M llartnnui

and Mis* Itorothy Griffiib left here for

Philadelphia our day Dst week. Mrs William Taylor ha* been 111

the past week, but Is now re* over Ing.

to the Joy ol her many trlends. The Avalon Hotel, after a very suc-

J being effected for I

County's bouse week of October 71

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McLINDEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

>n meeting of tb* (epubliCwO ExecU»"*pe May I'ourt '. Mayor M< Un-

Frank FiMabew. elected Secretary, iv. of Dennlsville.

ttee organvlth Mayor a< County

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