ape May County Times

ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

XXXIH.—NO. 4

SEA ISLE CITY, N. J., PUIOAY. JANUARY II, I9IS

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GLEANINGS OF A CHARACTER; LITTLE INTEREST ASOUT i KNOW GATHERED RCUIT OF THE CITY.

BCeicelmas vaa a oT her hatband’* »arorar the Haw Yaar

th. irtta of Dr. Smith, U b, N. Y„ staylne with I* iC. Dr. Smith ra-

t Walla loa Compa-

I Chaa Reed Ml Philadelphia, where thay by th* P. T. railroad, a* will remain away Buach and daughter*, and Mias Anna, left on foF PhUade'phla, ■pend the balance of They will return to re-

1 the spring,

large number of chllh •arere colds. Tweaabaent from school to rartou* causes, cn ; prevalence of colds Is 3 the sadden change In of the OOclal Board M. E Church last MonPastor Brady Landed In'

t he might be free

Arnett came down from Tnasdsy to attend to matters and prepare to Florida which Mr. and I take, leaving about of this month. They will until Spring, when they the'r Paris street cottage. t a visitor on last week, arriving about w. large flnlsbwhich he win have installK shop when he March. Mr. Asaalnte with

ARE YOU GETTING YOUR PAPER t r mjimi have been coxnI tng Into this office lately from out-of-town subscribers of not getting their paper until a week old. and sometimes not getting It at alL An Irate subscriber writes this week i follows: “My paper has missed again. 1 am _ string tired of It If you cannot send It regularly you had better return ob*. money and I will go hack to the The fault Is entirely with the Port Office department, as the papers are mailed from our office regularly, and leave the local Post Office properly *■ * and directed each week. uch complaints are received we try to adjust them and trace the of the trouble, but with tt tug conditions this Is well nigh Impos-

bte.

That we are not alone In this Is Indicated by the following, fr-tn the New Jersey Courier, ahlch xactiy Ilmen t, and the sex of other publishers the Bute: “After we print the paper tt Is almost as bad an undertaking to try to get It to our readers. When it takes a week or ten days to get a paper from Toms River to Brooklyn, or a week to get it to Freehold or Trenton. It looks as If Mr. Wilson might at least give ns a Postmaster General with a little gumption and a little get up and get Mr. Burleson has been the cheapest farce that the country u seen in that Job In a generation." All that we can do is to ask our subscribers to notify ns promptly of missing issues, and we will mall another copy of the current issue. WM. A. HAFFERT,

of freese-up* hive l the Water Company, the frosen in the ee without water ten days are Herman DiaHess. of Central Avenue. Haflert. of Art were returned at the local Monday, the frosen and pipes having been soffle- ! to supply one side of Trouble with the engine the bearing system last week by Superintrington, of the Electric ere caused by the at the TIMES office. Not the water pipe* frosen. and broken, hut the water Jackgasoline engine which fur- - power to run our presses and beyond repair. Clar- ; spent the best part of and Friday trying In get the run, and finally on Friday succeeded long enough to edition.of the TIMES article printed last week, reo the accident of Contractor ! in falling through the Ice on 7k. we used the name of Sami as one of the rescuers, r It should have been HarSutton and Norton being partner* so long, and as two peas in a pod" socially f other way. caused us name of Norton In conoeei case, when really we (Hiring of Sutton, do your printing—ws print l can be printed, sad de

FREEHOLDERS START IRA Of THE YEAR BONDS SOLD FOR BUILDING SECOND SECTION OF ROAD FROM WILDWOOD TO CAPE MAY;

WILL PUBLISH ANNUAL REPORT *t the home of E. A. Grace on Monday night, nearing the one '

THANKS DENNIS RED CROSS FOR KNITTED ARTICLES. In Letter To Dennis Township Branch, Private Morgan Says More Equip-

ment Needed.

South Seavtlle.—Interest In the Red r CrofK work continue* unabated, the membership as reported at a meeting

The Board of Freeholders, at their

session at Court House, on Thursday of last week, re-appolnted Dr. Joseph * r Douglass county physician for a term of three yean. This office was creat-

ed last year, when Douglas*

ed.

The *56.000 bond Issue for the County's share of the cost of the Wildwood Crest to Cape May Road, a link cf the Ocean Boulevard, was sold to the First National Bank, Ocean City, they being the higbect bidders, with a premium of *360. The only other bidder waa Ocean City Title and Trust Com-

COUNTY UW-MARERS ROSY IN TRENTON SENATOR STEVENS PUTS IN BILL ON OPENING DAY OF 142D SESSION; COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES PLACED ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.

Bred i

with both grades of the to be organised Into a

tnnlor Osas of about fifty members. Much encouragement was noricesblc after the reading of a communication from one of the boys "Going over

there", as appended below: Anniston. Ala.. Dec. *3. 1917.

To tbe Members of the Red Cross of

the Chapter of Dennis Township.

Cape May Co.. N. J.

After receiving tbe vristlets and helmet fron^ you, I cannot express my thanh* on paper. It not only gives me Unucb pleasure and comfort In wearing

pany, whose hid was for *56.140. asfthem. but It Is also a great relief to

against tbe First National's bid of

*56,350.

Tbe Issuing of these bonds win bring the County within *18.000 of Its

know that yon ladles of the Dennis Township Red Cross are enough Interested lu the welfare of the soldiers to do this kind of work, also the sew-

bonding limit, and will prevent tne Is- Jnf . that I have been told of.

8COUT8, GAMES AND READING MATTER. Tbe Scout Boys arc making good use of the reading room and other privileges piovided for their use at the Lutheran Building. The list of magazines and other periodicals Is tag gradually Increased, and extra of checkers, dominoes, etc, have furnished. The readlng-ioom has been evening from 7 to 19 o'clock. and has been well attended. The Scouts will bold their weekly meeting on Saturday evening at sevdh. They are planning to have a full-house entertainment to be given In the near future. On Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, a Boys' Mscting will be held tbe auspices of the Scouts. This is tbe second In a series of eight meetings. open to men and boys, to be addressed by local speakers. Last Sunday afternoon Principal LeRoy J. Archer gave the boys an Interweek the address will be delivered by Mr. Irving Fitch.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS NEXT THURSDAY. The regular monthly meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Cornre will be held In the City Hall. Ocean City, on Thursday next January 17th. at 8 p. m The Chamber will be entertained by tbe Ocean City Board of Trade, and any topics of Interest are slated to ime before the meeting. President Brick, of tbe Chamber, has been elected an honorary member of tbe Atlantic City Chamber of Comee. to promote a closer relationship between the two bodies, and solidify their friend lines*

RED CROSS NOTES. The Christmas drive for Red Cross ember* was made a success in Sea Isle City through the efforts of Rev. Mr. GUUeon, Mayor Cronccker. Mr. Fitch. Mr. L Braca and Mrs. Do Bow. Seventy-one new members were added, making a total of one hundred and forty-one active member*. Harry Courtis* has returned the knitted outfit that ws* given to him by the Rod Cross, prefering that It be given to someone more needy. Judge VI. E. Hildreth has resigned i chairman of the Red Cross Chapter on account of ill health. Hon. Wi L Stevens, of Cape May. was elected to fill fals place

The forms of the Cape May County Times close promptly ««« h w ' e « , ‘ ® n Wednesday *ft*rn*n, at four o'clock. No news or sdvertlclno copy can be accepted after that time for Insertion In the current week’s Issue. This '-.-•e will be strictly adhered to, and advertisers and correspondent* -re earnestly requested to get their copy In eeriy.

suing of further bonds unless a law authorising larger bond issues can be secured. An effort to this end will be made In the present session of

the Legislature.

Tbe County Collector reported the completion of the annual report, which will be published In all the County pers as In other year*. The report Is In supplement form, printed at one plant, and distributed tb the papers. By resolution of Freeholder DeBow, of Sea Isle City, Landis Avenue from Matilda Street to Townsend's Inlet was taken over by the Board as a County road. It will be Improved and widened six feet, to be ready far the

summer travel.

The Clerk was Instructed to

Use for bids for the construction of Third Avenue, In Avalon, from girt Street to 7th Avenue. This road site was recently taken over by the Board, and will he court routed aaquickly-a»

I nfortunately all are not equipped with articles of this kind, therefore 1 consider myself very fortunate In being so comfortably equipped.

Yours sincerely,

PRIVATE A. N. MORGAN.

Anniston. Ala.

Co. H. 114 Reg. D. 8. Inf.

RECENT DEATHS. CRAWFORD BUCK.

Crawford Buck, one of Sea Ule City’s original pioneers, died at the home of his son. Doctor R. E. Buck, at Newfleld, on Monday, after an flteees of one week. Death was

due go paralysis.

Deceased was one of the best known resident* of Cape May County, and was the first to Introduce the pedal

l}eae organ In the County,

.one - In the Calvary'Baptist Church, at

in. on Uoe ot. uni J., owUt orum-liy b. out or. u, o«u, Bool- >na , mr

Bl,..- plund lb. mmn In th. !feo

Ooun Cltr to Cope Mny. I.le ettr M. E. Cbureb. and waa -Id. A n*.UM «aa bald lb Ocb CUT |y OI on Bondar or ,hl. wa.k lo bupwt the ^ hc „«. on a. Soa bulkhead ol the Middle TbcndAhlue ^ Boe . h ,„ BHd,.. which waa bMM ™dM, e ered ^ wh „. u , rf hr a aha™, lb th. ntahh.b and ihn«i- „„ p „^., wlu , , h , of ““ ,' k ' ""“t T Cor Ih. town, and until eompamlr.lr re-

son s Inlet bridge- At Monday's meeting. Director Rutherford also appointed the Committees for the year. There-

will be published later.

FREAK WEATHER FOLLOWS COLD OF LAST WEEK. Friday Continued Cold While on Sunday There Were Thunder Showers; Cold Again. The weather of the part week has been rather freakish. The severe cold spell broke on Friday, January 4th. when tbe thermometer registered an average of twenty degrees for the day Saturday it irew still wanner, and clouded up. while on Sundr-y the temperature rose sufficiently that the expected snow came down as rain, and showers continued all day And through the night Early on Monday mor there waa a real summer-time thunder storm, followed by an all day drit ■le and fog. Tuesday came In colder, with stiff west winds, which continued on Wed-

nesday.

cent years was actively Identified with every civic enterprise. He served the City as Councilman for several terms, and was twice elected a member of tbe County Board of Freeholders. Mr. Buck left his home here on the first of October to spend the winter with his son. He was In his eighty-

fifth year.

Funeral services were held at Calvary Church on Wednesday morning, the body being shipped from Newfleld. Interment was mad* at the Chnrcb

f not make your ' sppesl for pairorv age through the columns or this newspaper? With every issue it carries its message into the homes of all the best people of this community. Don’t blame the people for flocking to the store of yourcompeti tor. Tell them what you have to sd 1 and if your prices are right you can get the business. MiflMtflf:

Deceased I* survived by a widow, oe son. Dr. R. E. Buck, and two daughters. Mrs. Dr. E Humphries and . H. Sutton, tbe latter of Sea Isle

City.

MRS. EDWARD C. STEVENS. Mrs. Jane Stevens, wife of Edward C. Steven... died at her home. North Stud Street, on Saturday. January 5th. and was buried on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, interment was made at Fernwood Oime-

tery.

The deceased was a regular summer visitor here for the past twelve years, haring occupied the Stevens cottage, on Landis Avenue, with her family. She wa* In her sixty-fourth

year.

Death was dne to a complication of diseases lasting nearly a year, finally resnlUnr in total paralysis. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and one son. Robert T. Stevens, well known hotel owner, of Sea Isle

City.

JAMES RAY SHOCH.

James Rsy Sboch. son of the late Henry P. Sboch. former City Tressur-

GfcT READY TO PAY YOUR INCOME TAX. Income Tax Man Now In Cape May County To Help. . Collector of Internal Revenue Iredell has announced that seventeen officers will start from his headquarters on January 1st and on January 2. every one of them will be on the Job In the county assigned him, to meet the people and help them make out their income tax return*. The officers assigned to Cape May county will be located In the following towns between the dates shown and can be found In the buildings named every day and on the dates stated: Jan. 11th to 16th—Cape May Court House, Court House. Jan. 17th to 23rd—Ocean City, City

Halt

Jan. 24th to 81st—WUdwood. Mayor’s Office. t will be well for every unmarried person whose net income for 1917 Is *1.000 qr over, and every married person living with wife or husband whose net income for 1917 Is *2.000 or over to call on the income tax man and learn whether or not they have any tax to pay. "Collector Iredell said. "Tbe person subject to tax who doesn’t make return in the time prescribed is going to regret It. The Government will get after all Income tax slackers. "here's hardly a business man, merchant or professional man who wont have to make return of Income. Farmers, as a class, will have to pay the tax. The safe thing to do Is for every person who had a total Income of *^p00 or *2.000. as the case may be. and who is not sure about what deductions the law allows him, to play It safe by calling on the Income tax man. "The man In the field win have fotms for everybody and persons who expect to call on him need not trouble themselves to write to my office for < forms.’*

(Ed. Note:—Commencing next week the Times will print In each Issue a complete, non-partisan review of the week’s activities In the State Legislature. The article, supplied by special arrangement with thr Western Newspaper Union, win appear on page 2.) The 142nd Session of the New Jersey Legislature opened at noon on Tuesday, with a promptness and dispatch that bid* fair to make IF the shortest session in the history of the State. Senator Thomas F. McCran was elected President of the Senate. Hon. Charles A. Wolverton. of Camden County, well known to the clFtene ot Cape May County, waa elected Speaker ot the House of Assembly. President McCran named Senctor Stevens, of Cape May County, chairman of the Committee on Education: Chairman of the Committee on Elections. and a member of tbe following Committees: Taxation. Soldiers' Home and State Library. Speaker Wolverton named Assemb'yman r^fc«, nii«irm*Ti of the Committee on Railroads and Canals, and a of the following Committees: Riparian Rights, Miscellaneous Business, and School for Feeble Minded Children. Senator Stevens put in a bin on the opening day designed to give wider latitude to the counties In the construction of roads under the direction of the State Highway Commission J. Albert Harris, of WUdwood. ’ appointed Sergeant at Arms ot the Senate, and Albert H. Sapp, of Petersburg. stenographer. E. J. Harm, of Ocean City, was appointed (Seek to the Committee on Railroads and Canola of the Assembly, and M. 8. Johnson, of WOdwood. Door-

keeper.

Local Option BUI Introduced. A total of fOrty-two blUs were pre-

sented In the Senate, and 17 in the Assembly on the opening day. Among these was the local option bill similar

to tbe Gnunt-Mackay measure of last j al0 writing from. I don't know what year. The only changes in the me* Wf , ,0^13 do without them, as they bill, as compared with tbe original * big. bright spot in camp Ufe."

Gaunt-Mackay draft ot last winter, are ' to make the local option vehicle more

workable. Under this bill the munlcl j A MOST EXCELLENT APPOINT-

pallty Is the local option unit. Thirty ! MENT.

per cent of the voters of a municipal 1

Senator L“vls T. Stevens has re-

SOLOIER LAUDS WORK OF Y. M. C. A. IN CAMPS. In a letter received by Edward B. Arnett, hia nephew, now at Camp Mer-

wlth. N. J- says:

"It's a great camp here, plenty of good stuff to eat a good place to Uve and sleep and everything to make a soldier feel It's the next place to home. "The Y. M. C. A.'s are on the Job hen- as elsewhere, and that is where

require submission of local 01*

lion at a special municipal election, and 20 per cent can require submis-

sion at a general election.

Governor Edge. In hla measag.-. Included among other recommendationx the establishment of rural police, under State control; financing of iLc New York-Jersey City, and the Cam-den-Phlladelphla ttmuel and bridge projects as extensions of the Slate Highway system, a policy of rentals of riparian lands to Increase Stale revenue, and vlgoic'i* prosecution of tbe policy of elimination of toll bridgIn placing this latter proposition before the legislature, the Governor sta'es: "The task of eliminating toll bridges, which are undemocratic and relics of a paat day, should be comln-

r.ppolnted J. Albert Harris as Sergeant ai-Arms of the Senate for the session nf 1918. Mr. Harris served In that capacity last year and hi* reappointment i howa that his services were not only "ffirienL but entirely satisfactory to state officials. The position of Sep geant-at-Arms Is one of Importance in any legislative body: he has charge of the "mace" which Is an ensign of soUiority in keeping order and In making effective all decrees of the presiding official. He has other duties to perform which require tact and a gepl«i personality—qualifications which Mr. Harris possesses to a rare degree. Hia appointment is a compliment to the county and to the City of WUdwood. where be reaides and conduct* a successful business.—

ued vigorously, and to this end It 1* 1 ' VMwood TrlbBn '‘-

the duty of the Legislature to continue

the Commls'ion appointed for the pu:- : HOOVCh ANO THE KAISER. pose and to see that It Is sufficiently equipped with funds for tbe work." My Tuesday* are meatless. The Senate adopted, -ad the House Mr Wednesdays are wheatless, concurred In, a resolution limiting the I am getting more eatless each day. Introduction of bills to the week be-, My home H Is hestk-sB,

ginning Monday, January 28. an < deuce of a short session, too. STELLA AND WOODROW

WILLIAMS.

There was a double funeral from th-

home of Frederick William*, of Town ! M> l , lr “ UR f r *

•end's Inlet on Tuesday, when Stella, i 00,1 how 1 h \ , ‘* ^ K * lser ' aged six. who died on Saturday lasl ' AnM Upp '

and Woodrow, aged two and one-halt

My bed it Is sbeetiess.

; They’re all sent to the Y. M. C. A. I The barrooms are treatless.

My coffee Is swectless,

i Each day I get poorer and wiser.

1 My stockings are feetless.

auu •xaaiio**. ageu aim uiu-naii

years, who died on Sunday, were bur- METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH led Death In both cases was due to Rev. A. C Brady. Pastor. of Philadelphia, died of pneumonia . pneumonia. Services were held at on Monday at his home. 1503 N. 16th Ocean View M. E. Church. Rev. A. C. The Revival services began last Solafter an Illness of eight days. He Brady, of Sea Isle City, officiating ! day and have been going along splen-

was thirty-six years old and was well known in Sea Isle City. He Is survived by bis widow, who wa* Miss Germania Simon, a son. James R. Jr™ who will be one year old tomorrow, and two atsters. Mrs. Percy L. Neel Misa Anna Sboch. He wa* also a brother-in-law ot Stephen J. Simon.

Fell known cottager here.

Interment 1

Woodlawu Cemetery.

didly this week. Th. y will continue nil of next week, beginning at 7.80 In

Disposing of your property hy Will ti,. evening. The meeting* are being Is one thing, the selection of a suits- j held In tbe basement of tbe church ble executor la quite another. And!that Wl , n .j xh( ^ warwr ani ] 0M . lcM yet both become a very slmpU matter (fuel these cold day* when yon Invoke the aid of tbe Se-1 rarity Trust Company, of Cape May j Subscribe for the C«pe May County City. N. J™ to tamtidstcr your srtala. | Timss, (Ltd par yaar.