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VOL. XXXII.—NO. 44

SEA ISLE CITY. N. J., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1917

bmurd KMDan. of PhnadelpbU. among tl* rial tor* on Sunday, ding thr day a>> fat* rammer borne. Ber. A. C. Brady and vUe at« enc * t«o veeks* rlait In Atlantic their home town. Mr and Mr*. Aral Gordon have cloatbeir milk bnalnMa for the arbiter. 1 1. ft on Wedneaday for PblladelWilUam Barbour baa moved bla proilon More from tbe Lincoln House the bnlldlng formerly occupied by Hliani R Bryant on Landia avenue Rev and Mrs. J. T. GUUaon. of tbe ibrran Church, left tbla areek for a 1 aeeks’ trip to Philadelphia, where f are auylng with friend* Georrr Buach and Harry Kraia are at Cape May. being employed on erection of Government building* 1 he new t.-aln1ag camp. The figures »hown in the ah"tract ratable* for HIT ahow Be* lale ; to be valued at U4WAS7. an lo**e over ISIS of approximately

KOI SURE IS 10 eis cowk mss

to Warrant His Keeping

Posted on Figures, Says Gas OKicial

Mr and Mr* Col-man were week-end ton ai tbe home of Mrs. Coleman'* mu. Mr and Mrs. J. P. Delaney, trnlng lo Philadelphia on Sunday Mlu E. A. A ideraon and Miae A. irj Well*, of Philadelphia, were Ser •Clt> visitors an Sunday. Both are I known here, and are regular aum-

r roitagera.

awn Stcituneyer. Jr., left Monday ih.iladelphla. where be has engaged the ml estate business for the wlnmomha. Mia famllr are still here, i Mr sielnmeyer wll! be a regular

rkend visitor.

Mr ad Mr* William MeArdle have •d their Central Avenue summer ace anJ returned to Philadelphia. } will be week-end visitor-through-the winter this year, as In former

though they were here atnoe «

tag.

rr- M Strutbers wa» a Philadel'iMlor Monday and Tueadaj of -vk Mr Strutbers hat old hi* M' touring car to Albert roster, • lale City, and went to Cape us Wednesday to secure the

• ( of license

t- Anderson, of Bridgeton, was or taking inventory of tbe slocks heal me,chant* which come under ► revenue tax law Tbe large*! I to be paid by anyone locally la h> Cronecker's Hotel, ranging <» 15 cents, by *ome of the

dealers.

PURCHASE OF CAMP GROUNDS STIRS OCEAN CITY'S CALM. Oeeen City la greatly stirred over a bitter fight that is being waged by op losing seu of property owner* over

poaaeaalon of a wide tract of land, run- j — . . ,

nmg cut and west between the ocean ,

H|S S * , " y No! ^ Enoij a h property owners. Including among their number. George H. Barrltt. of

Ventnor: E. V. Corson, contractor, of i Ocean City, and former Senator Ed-'

ward 8. Lee. of Atlantic City, contend that the tract In question, used for several years aa a camp meeting Bite. S* city property and shall be devoted to

no other than park purpose*

Their opponents, beaded by Mayor Champion and hla associates on tbe Ocesn City Commission, claim that the tract In question is the property of the Ocean City Association and at a meeting of the Commissioners held last Tuesday negotiations were begun for the sale of the tract to the city at a cost exceeding *1.000.000. It to the contention of Messrs. Barrltt. Corson and L*e that »he city Is already owner

of the tract in question.

The case had been fought out la the courts of the State, a decision In favor of Messrs. Barrltt. Lee and Corson having been handed down in tbe Coart of Errors and Appeals only a few days before the City Commissioners decided that tbe city should buy the tract A petition calling for a referendum on the pro>ert Is being prepared by oppo nents of the proposed purchase and was placed !n circulation on Monday. It la thr contention of those who •e opposing tbe move of Mayor Champion and his associates that the Ocean City Association deeded over the tract In qusatlon for park purposes aeyeral year* age. with the understanding that tbe land would remain unencumbered It Is claimed that the Commissioners

Tbe hearing before the Public Utilities Commission was held in Trenton on Tuesday, on application of the Seashore Gas Company, of Sea Isle CKy. to shut down and dismantle -Its plant. Representing the Gas Company were Secretary Maloney and Superintendent Wall.-while Commissioners Cronecker. Sielnmeyer and Ch.pmsn. City Clerk Fitch. Theodore DeBow. former engineer of the Gas plant, and City Solicitor Cole represented tbe

City.

Tbe City oemsnded that the contract of the Gas Company for street lighting. which does not expire until next Spring, be carried out Mr. Maloney, for the Gar Company, stated that the Company recognised no contract with tbe City: that Its contract was with the old Standard Gas Company, which was sold to the present owner* forced sale In 1915. This deapit fact that the present company carried the o»d contract for three y< and accepted the City’s payment every

endeavoring to purchase for tbe

city a tract of land which Is already j month. the property of the city ! it deve^iped that the plant

SOME FISHING PARTY.

Mr and Mrs A. H. Crump. Mr. Harry Davis, of •’hiladeiphla. and Mrs. Mary Emmons of California, have returned to rblladelpbla. after enjoying a most delightful week, as tbe guests of “Spider" Fredericks and Stew GemmtlL In Sea lale City. Mr. Davis will be remembered aa the Davis of World's S.rle* fame, being Certain of the Athletics and conhoenHal man to Connie Mack since tbe beginning of the American Leag-e. Mr. Cmmi. is also ronneMed with the Athletics, being privetc secretary to Mr Hhlbe. and also has charge of all tlrke's for the American and Na-

tional Leagues

Mr. Crump has just returned from Chicago, where be had charge of the

World's Series tickets

On last Wednesday the party motor-1 ed to tbe Delaware Bay tor a ’-y at the finny tribe, tbe weather being a trlf.c bad and tbe Bay rough, and through the consistent feeding of the fish by Mrs Emmons and Mr. Fred ericka. over tbe tall of thr boat, spoil ed what otherwise would have been a _ big day's catch Aa a matter of tact

"*'• and were loath to leav« even |be Spider to be sick.

but were much surprised to see Mrs Emmons “go down", as she has jus' returned from California, where **>* has been competing for Honors in landing large fish, and has added many gold and silver medals to her alrvady large collection for Salmon and Yei

low Tall fishing

Mrs. Crump, a bride of four months, not being partial to fishing. It was de elded to nave a little crabbing party for her special benefit It proved later that had her husband been in another boat, she might have caught “a" crab, aa she insisted on holding hands instead of holding the line. ' r he party returned home Sunday .itb enough Ash to supply the Immediate nelghborb.vo't for many days, due to Stew GcmmlU's early morning efforts on the end of tbe Ocean Pier. Mr Crump and Mr Davis are thinking very seriously of making Seta Isle their summer home, looking over ms ny of our fine cottages while here with the Intention of purchasing.

bought t-y the present stockholder*, the principal ones of which ate Henry Rohner. John Buoy and Mrs. C. E. Anderson. for $9$00. and that an extra IZ.JOD was put In In improvementa, for which additional stock was isi and sold. In 1915, the first year of the netr ownership. 11.900 was lost In the operation of the plant; the following year, 191*. 5190 was lost, while in tbe present year the loss has been between SJdO and 9400 with bills uncollected amounting to an equivalent sum

Red Cross Minstrel Show, sc bed “ r last Friday night was called ‘■■count of thy severe storm at i< tenth hour, and will be held 1 instead. The performers are 1 "urt 1 louse and are said to be

■ the Court House and Sea

lejoago has again taken up his in Temple University In phar'"d laooratorlal work, and Is - barge of a Philadelphia drug Registered tor Red Oroa* b'uad. young LouKgo momenta: a call lo go lo France, and "to nights a week drilling in •Hon for service at the front-

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Editorial Cm

A maaterful artier *US ..f Married Life

Washington Guaalp. Spec 1 "Hatties which made the

‘ounty directory

Legal advertising, etc

aura el gertie* Seed workWe here the •Milpmeel ead [Whsow how that enables ee So get earl rsslly good

kind of prletisg that

^nho for tho Capo May County •'••••• *!*• per year.

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J Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

RECENT DEATHS. Mrs. Katherine Burcher. Mrs Katherine Burcher, alsti r of Ira. Caroltne Cronecker, of Sea lale City, died at Ancorra, N. J.. on Sunday ■log. October 14. following an 111uf over a year. Servlet* were at- the funeral parlor of Robert Miller. Cape May Court House, at two 0 clock on Wednesday afternoon, and Interment made !n Ebenexer Cemetery. Mr- Burcher was a resident of Cape ty County for eighteen years, most o’ Which time she spent In Sea lale City. For several years past she was stew Jfdess st the County Parm. at Court Hons* where she was familiarly know n as “Aunt Kate " She w as of a ttodly. genial disposition, and was Wtll liked by all who knyv her. She Was In her fifty-sixth year. Stillwell H. Townsend. 1 Stillwell H. Townsend, of Cape May Oourt House, member of the Bo_rd of Rreeholders. and well known Civil ■nglni-er. died at bis home on Monday night. October 15th. following s brief Dines* Mr. To- n send was a sufferer »om Brights disease and a heart af-

Uetion

Deceased was assessor of Middle Township for twenty-seven years, and served four years on the County Tax Board Iji*i year he was elected lo the Board of Freeholders to represent Middle Township. Including tbe Bor WULh <it Stone Harbor, and was a memPer of the Board at tbe time of bis death For over twenty years he laugh t school In various ports of the

County.

These figure* were supplied by Mr. Maloney, who war not sure is to the

amounts, as for his salary of 9300 per spent Sunday year hr could not afford to look up friends

d.l. .»d k-p u Kcmu. -l ol X* . .. , , . rian. were In Philadelphia Thursday booss. The same thing applied to the apd Fri^ ^ lhu wr4 ,g gross receipt* of the plant, which were- Mr. and Mrs Elmer Stelmem-x ro94.0W from the (all of 191C turned on Monday, after a very p|«*s

* trip through Canada and Niagara

'about'

tc this time.

On behalf of tbe City it was shown that at present $237.50 are being spent per month, and that this ■urn could be cut down to $135.00. effecting a saving of 9102.50 per month, if an engineer was employed to run the plant for just a few days a week, which Is all that Is required to supply the demand during the winter months. This will enable tbe Company to save suffleient to make the plant a paying

Investment.

It was also shown that over 95.000 was Invested by property owners In service mains, which they had paid out of their own pocket* to have gas service In their homes. It was also estimated that as much again had been invested In gas range* and other equip-

Falls. N. Y.

Mrs E. B. Becker was railed asray Thursday to attend the funeral of her uncle at Middletown. N. J. Mlaa Sarah McDonough, of Peeroiont. returned on Tuesday, after spending some time In Logan and Phila-

delphia.

The following were guests at tbe Lurav the past week: Mr H. H. Davis, Mr C. M. Haffer. Mr. S. Shuttle«rth. Mr. John Walker, of Philadelphia

SOUTH 8EAVILLE. Elmer Smith, of Boston. Maas spent the week-end with re la lire* here. Mrs Roee Hilton was In Millville

on Thursday.

Miss Grace Paynter visited relatives

at Bricksboro this week

H. B. Payne and wUe . .ut several days among relatives at Baltimore. Owing to the Illness of Mrs. A. B.

ment. all of which would be uaelee. ''‘'"“"L • cboul ln lh « P rl '

. . mary grades Monday.

.1 .b. punt .Pul. a-'P- Mr. L™li. l\-7,r .prn, «,.rM

The case was taken under advUe day, -.I Wildwood

ment by the Utilities Commiraion.wUh Miss Margaret Langley U enlertaln-

on* to keep the plant running «**t* a J r tn>a ' Cold s P rtn * ... * Mrs Edward McAllister was at until a decision U reached It was ,-, lndrn on ThunK u y .

staled by those present. Including Mi*a Helen Way. of Philadelphia Slate Engineer*, that there was J spent 'he first of the week with her

ct> logical excuse lo shut down the ***?* . _ . , , ,, Klni»r Cowan, of Camdeu. was In

plant, and that the Commission would , UTn on

compel 1U operation, though an in Mrs. Andrew Fisher was at Phl adel-

cres’c In the rale may not be allowed phis one day recently. - Mr*. Leslie Foster and Mias Marga-

| ret Foater were shopping In Phlladsl-

Lat Us De Your Pricing phis on Monday.

BIOS OPERED FOR REMUMOlli Nearly $100,000 Difference in Bids on Road from Wildwood Crest to Cape May City

AVALON. Mr* Geo. Howard, of Peermont. was Jn Philadelphia on Monday of this

jpreek.

Mr and Mrs F. H. Stratton were In Philadelphia last week. Mr Roy Mahan was here on Monday

of this wsek.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Langenhelm and family closed their Peermont home and returned to Harrisburg for the winter. Mr. E M. Plucker has been spending pome time at hts home In Peermont. Mr H. E. Heyward has closed the Avalon Hotel and will join hi*, family

In Philadelphia.

Miss A 8. Hood, of Avalon, spent some time In Philadelphia the past Mrs E H. Hill and family, of Maple Shark, are spend,ng some time In ihe Johnson cottage. Peermont. Mr. Janies E Roche spent the weekend with bis wife In Philadelphia. • Mr. Chas. Aspden. of Camden, wa* down on Sunday looking after bis XTth

street cottage.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo Fates, of Avqjon. . « e Tuckaboe with

At the meeting of the Cape May County Board of Freeholders last Tuesday, bids for tbe construction of the second section of the Wildwood Crest 'o Cape May road were opened. Caaaedy and Homan the lowest bidders, at 984.879.98. There wi difference between this bid and highest bid received of nearly $HH).000. possibly the greatest difference ever known in this County. The bids were as follows: — Hill Dredging Co 9128.846 2< A. H. Lupton A Son 168486.00 Evert on A. Corson 148499 80 Norton-Dowler Co 159.568.10 Caaaedy A Homan 84.879.88 E Riley Mlxner 182401.50 The bids were ordered received and action on the letting of tbe contract was deferred to permit of their submission to the State Highway Com mission. The bids do not Include the construction of the bridges connect the road through to Cape

ay.

The Board then adopted a resolution providing for a survey of the First Section of the Wildwood Crest-Cape May Road, which extends from tbe S.hellenger'a Landing Road to a point

OCEAN VIEW ITEMS. Mrs. Rolls Hewitt, son and daughter spent several days of this week with relatives in the Quaker City. Mrs. Lydia Howell and daughter spent Wednesday In Philadelphia. Mrs, Harry Blackaon and daughter, of Wildwood, spent Friday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Delancer. Daniel Delancey's chicken coop was revisited last Saturday evening and ten hens were stolen. Miss Helen Howell and Arthur Sutn were married at the'home of the bride's mother. Mrs. Lydia Howell. Thursday afternoon, by Rev. WiBlam Moore. Only the Immediate family •'vtw present at the ceremony. The bride and groom left Thursday afternoon for Wilmington. Del., where Mr. Sutton Is employed. Mr* Frank Gandy, of Court Houso, spent Friday at her home here. Mr and Mr*. Matthew Busby, of Atlantic City, were at their home here

this week.

Mrs. Ernest Dosnam has returned home, after spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Mossop. in Phlladaiphta. Mr. and Mrs. VTHlam DeVaul and .'uniera Townsend and family attended the services in the Hsad of the River Church Sunday morning, and also the services in the Methodist Church Sunday evening, conducted by the evangelist* Molyneux and Haykea. William Conover, who is employed at Cape May. spent the week-end with hts family here.

STONE HARBOR.

Mrs Theodore Salvesen was a visitor to Camp Meade. Maryland, for the week-end. with her eon Theodore, who

la In training there.

Edwin Belcher, who closed out a very successful season st the Harbor inn last month, will remain at the Inn to lake rare of occasional parties throughout tbe winter months. The Needlework Guild, of Stone Harbor, will bold Ha exhibition and

on Two Mile Beach, which will be rab- * nnu * 1 “‘rtrtlng in tbe Borough HaU mltted to the Bute Highway Commis- ortlnrace^rtduj’"stra^Har■ion for approval, with a view of un- ■—* •— ■- -- - -■»—»«—

denaking the completion of the entire

GENUINE SOLACE IN SMOKES FOR OUR FIGHTERS

The following subscription* to “Our Boy* in France Tobacco Fund" were received at the TIMES office, during

tbe past week:

Wayne M Strutbers. Sea lale City 81-00 Edward B. Arnett. Sea Isle City.. I 00 Wlllla- i A. llaffert. S«« Isle City. 1.00 Char. M Robinson. Sea Isle City.. 40 George Rappel. Townsend's Inlrt

H. S

House The v>

Douglass. Cape May Court

.25

There is a genuine solace In s smoke when « man Is keyed up to the very top notch of excitement. There ta tn a smoke a quirting effect when a man Is under severe flrv lo which he may not at thr moment reply. Unless the tobacco to purchased In this country

to our buvs they cannot have 1 mthy and ronsolaii

road from Wildwood Crest to Cape May aa early aa possible and a Special Committee, constating of therford. Saul. Eustace and Young was appointed to confer with the State Highway Commission for tbe purpose of ascertaining what amount of State Aid Uig County will receive toward the cost thereof. At the opening oi thr teuton of the Board tbe Director announced ' ith of Stillwell H. Townsend, member of the Board, from Middle Township, and In s suitable manner referred lo him ns s man of tbe highest integrity ms s public official and a vriuable and most useful member, who will be greatly missed, and a Committee was appointed lo prepare suitable resolutions, consisting of Messrs. O W Saul and James F. Eustace, which were later unanimously adopted. The Cape May County Mosquito Ex termination Commission reported total cash receipts, fit.110.74; expenditures. 816.956.24. Cash Balance November Stb. 91.154.50. Tbe Public Hearing on Ihe question of tbe scqulsltlou by the Board as a County road, the road known as Third Avenue from Twenty-first Street to 7th street and 7th Street from Third Avenue to the Main Channel, took place, aa advertised, but no objections to such acquisition by the Couniy were offered Mr. Chas R Hall staled tbai Ihe opening of Third Avenue would result tn tbe development of consider able additional land and materially increase tbe taxable valuations and consequently Increase tbe revenue therefrom. RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, the death of Stillwell li Townsend, a member of the Board of 'booen Freeholder* uf thr County of Cape May. which occurred Orluber 15th. 1917. ha* been reported to lbBoard: and Whereas. Mr Townsend's Services for a .lumber of years aa a member of the County Board uf Taxation, and aa a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders since January 1*'. 1917. have been valuable to the Couniy Therefore. Be It Resolved, that while we know that wr should submit lo the Supreme Will of our Creator, we yet desire to express our sorrow that bis j death deprives us of hla aervleas which wr consider have been valuable to the

County;

Be It Further Kemlved. that we de sire to exprem* our Individual feeling of the loss of personal aa*«rta!lo.i w illj , him In couneeCan with Count) work, which we have learned lo pn/, dui Ing the short time that hr ha* been a I member of Hie Board of Freeholder*. | Be It Further Resolved, thal we ex

Ido* and family our s/m-|

knowing

into two ward) is now elective, having been published for the required time. The next step will be an election to decide whether or not the Borough should go into CHy government. This will not come up until January

-* next year.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Semon, of the Shelter Haven Hotel, returned on Tuesday from a week's trip to New

York City.

The Bethel A. M. E. Church corneri*one laying will be tomorrow, Sunday. October 21st. Bishop J. F. Ramaey will make the principal address at tbs services, over which l*aator Robbins will preside The colored congregation •* growing, and will soon occupy '■« own chapel. Borough Council had a busy meeting i Monday night. Tbe ordinance providing for the extension of the watsr system was passed on first and second reading*, and will be taken up for BpsI iiassagr in two weeks Improvement ,-ertlhcate* for 91245.13 were ordered sold lo pay for work done on the conof the South Jersey Realty Comps»> Ordinance for the licensing of •ill board* and sign boards within the orpnrau- limits of the Borough was »"-*ed on first and second readings; hi* ordinance provides a license fee tt 925 for even’ bill-board ever 50 •quart? feet in surface Five resoluion* were Introduced ordering bids to received for the re-buildlng of bulk■cads on the channel, which bad been -ashed out The property owners had «eo given 60 days notice to do this «ork. and now the Borough will do It and cl large it to the property Reeo>i ions providing for tbe renewal of thirteen notes, aggregating 930.000. ■ ••re adopted, as wa* one for the crca Ion of a new note for 92.000 to pay i urrent expen—s. The 130.000 worth •f notes are being carried pending tbe rale of Improvement certificates, and •'•i not represent monte* expended for urrent , xpenses. but rather for permanent Improvement*. A special meeting will be held next Monday night. The- Lutheran Community Church wa* presented this week with two handsome rut-giaas vases, tbe gift of Mr* Fenner. Miss Frances Cronk left two weeks ago. and is now with her aunt. Miss Fannie Sank. In I'hiladelpbla Mrs. 'rouk has closed her confectionery store for the season, and is also now In Fbila-lelphln York Smith, Jr. Is at Harrisburg. l*a. taking a course preparatory To enlasses In electricity.

SENATOR STEVENS BUSY.

-ieiisior Lewis T Stevens is having

m*) time of It. On Wednesday he

.■Nike st a political meeting tn Orange.

lurday he spr*** at I’eteiwI next week I* scheduled for Union County, where there Is it un the “local option - Issue

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wrk of collect tag funds for fbe

toluux-o fund goes merrll) on While i | W . ksg< tbe subscriptions are coming In slowly. ’ forty-fii yet tbe fund Is »t«*dll) growing, not I d „. r fur a week

only here but tn every other city of tbe Samples of the exnrt package of country tn which subscriptions are be j -smokes" thal are being sent to our Ing taken Cape May Count) people ‘ boy* In France are on display at tbe • certain 1* want to do their share In this j Time*" ullW-r Cosue tn and Inspect

ant to have a part in j them, and send a package

this great comfort, for there Is no may I be hat been ■ good husband, a rood i in which they can obtain American to- ts'hrr end a guud citiaen.

Be tt Further Resolved, that tbe*«-1 resolution* U spread upon tbe min

rats will purchase a j ulra 0 > tt,,. Board, published In the sreo which retail* at j Connl) papers, and that s copy l

aud will supply a sol !«•*•'“ ,u b,E

ays

work, for t

making the soldiers in France < Portable and happy.

>• will d

! sniuksa for a n

91 V 111 keep a Midler 1

Disposing of your property by Will Is one thing, tbe set eel ion of a suits-: hie executor Is quite another. Aud i yet both become a very simple matter | when you Invoke the aid of the Security Trust Company, uf Cape May CHy, N. J., tc administer your estate. I

/Advertisers will find this paper an excellent medium in which to display their bargains and make their wants known

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