CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

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Vol. XXXIII. No. 35

CAPE MAY COUNTY, (Sea Isle Cm P. O.) N. J., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918

5 Cents a cui'Y, $1.50 a Year

tm NEWS NOTES OF THE FUST WEN

NOTES and gleanings of a PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT CF THE CITY.

NOTICE.—For quick basguK* delWpry ««*nd or sire me your baftw Check* on MrtTln* In Sm I*le City; I will deliver your luu*S« *t ODCe b T »uio truck. Quick •errlce. moderate ;h*rce*. Call, write or phone, LL’ONQO. Sea tale City (Cor. Frit* and Landis Avenue*). Mr* Jene Kellner and Mary Office ere over Sunday rlaltora noticed the "Walk. Walter Wilson, of Philadelphia, ha* hern visltins hi* father. Superintendit George Wllaon. of the gas works. Mr. and Mrs. C. George Cronecker ,_id a* their gu'wts over Sunday. Ueorgr Illrdshot and Howard Cole, of Ilaltlmore. Miss Helen Earnest, of Plilltde'.phla. was a week-end guest of her mother. Mr* Thomas Earnest, at her cottage on Swain at reel. Frederick Mueller and family, ol Philadelphia, have opened .heir coltape here, and are to remain lor the balance of the aeaacn. Detective Thomas Earn eat. of Philadelphia. la MQoylng hi* twentieth summer vacation here, and declare* Sea lata City U the beat summer retort along the Jeraey coast. Mm Harry Narr, wife of Harry Narr. chief clerk to SupL J. E. Turk of the A. C. K. It. at Camden. N. J.. kas returned home, after an enjoyable two week* here. Rev. 8. I». Daugherty. D. D- and Rev. John T. Gllliaou. of Messiah Lu■heran Church, spent Thursday of this week in Cape May- City, looking after ih< general Inlereet of the United Lutheran Church. Mr. Marcus Fry. of Vineland, actumpanled by hi* sister. Mrs. W. B. Herbal, -of Sioux City. Iowa, arrived lari Saturday. They are staying at ih.- Aldlne. Mr. Fry *» trying to recuperate from a long illness Mia* Anna McCormick and Mlaa Mary Gill, tnufle supervisors of the Hell Telephone Company, of Philadelphia. were week-end guests of Mrs. Elmer Peterson, at her cottage on Palis street. C. H. Cassel and family, of Camden. itv enjoying their usual season's sojourn at their home at the Draw bridge. Mr. CaaseH Is a boaUng fan. •mi this year had a new speed encine Installed In his handsome launch. Robert Halle and wife, of Philadel phis, arrived last week to remain for the balance of the season at their colt»*c on Ariadne Street. They have *i guests their daughter*. Mr* H. B. •u-ele and Ur* M E 8hmldh*-l»*-r. who will remain ludcflnitely. O. P Waldron, of Philadelphia, well Innwn Yacht (Tub official and sum- • 1 resident, was a visitor last week, too busy with his coal interest* tn Philadelphia, to spend more than a f.-w da>* now and then at hi* favored

t'-sort.

The cottage of J. C. Jocher wa* opened this week by Mr. and Mra. M. Krleawetter. of Orange. N. J. Mr*. B. C. Reed ha* been In Philadelphia for a couple of day* visiting her father. Mr. John J. Lang Ml** Marie Hahn Is home from a week In Philadelphia with her friend*. Mr. and Mrs. J. Craigg. Mrs. Frank Well* and Mr. and Mrs. Sudler, of Camden, are guests of Mrs. Laura Kiemtn. of Dauphin, for a week or more. Mr. and Mra. George L. Llndley and family, of Germantown, were guesta of Cbiel of Police Charles Whittington and family last Friday. The Italian Opera to be given at Ocean Pier for the Italian Refugees on Sunday evening promise* to be a rare musical treat. Madden was over on preliminary rehearsal of the Elaborata. which has been poat- " ined to August 27. Rev. and Mrs. Gllllson were entertained In Ocean City last Friday and Saturday as the house-guests of Mr. and Mm. O. B. Kllsewetter, of Phila-

delphia.

Mm. Lewis Steinmeyer and Miss Claire Steinmeyer are to tie hostesses at the Euchre at St. Joseph's Monday evening. Mrs J. J. Hagen, hostess for last Monday, added to her laurels as an entertainer The Misses Helen

John A. Mag.-, of the Philadelphia Post Office, la spending the season with his unilly at tb- Columbus cot- ' -ge. Mi Mag*-<- is a veteran with ihe nsj ,„d rwet and l* trying hit. t-d frequently at the local fishing

haunts.

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS

os *u emrriaincr. * nc siimh-p iinru - ,

and Jetnnett Shea made »120.00 on ,

their evenlng.

Kayners' Plrnie at Seavllle Camp Ground. Aug. 21. B«-st of good timet, expected. J. Weber Gaunt, of Mulllca Hill, will make an address. Mm. Elisabeth Wallace, of Tuckahoe. won the medal In the oratorical contest dn Temperance Day at Sen vllle Camp Meeting. Dr. James S. Martin. D. D., will be General Superintendent of the Christian CHUcnshlp Institute, which open* In Ocean City August 25th to September 1st. Another lot of drafted men led Cape May Court House on Monday of last *«-ek for the Limited Service Recruit Camp at Syracuse. New York, as follows: Ira B. Champion. Ocean City: Abraham Frieder, Woodbine, and Amimd M. Olsen. North Wild

The Juniors of the Ocean City Fishing Club made a fine showing al the Aabury Park Fi-hinc (Tub's annual casting tournament last Saturday. In Event 9. highest average of three cast*, open for hoys of seventeen and under. Hay Rldaj won with an aver

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

'Chick** Cogblan. champion basket ball player of South Jeraey. and former member of the Sea Isle basket ball club, who has been passing his .vacation as Ihr guest of Mr J. P. Delaney, at the laifayetie. returned to inlladelphia on Sunday Another member of that club. William Halilgan. better known a* "Ooone**. wa* at the Lafayette a few days last week. John Morton Ros*. (better known here ns Captain Jim Rosa), writes from Norfolk. Va., thai the 1&.000 men in the Government Reservaiion are suffering from excessive heat the thermometer registering. 10S and 10« for a whole wev k. Mr.' Ron expects to go to France this fall. special construction work for the

U. S. Government.

Mi** Margaret Miller gave a large and delightful surprise party last Wednesday In honor of the Joint birthdays of two of her friends. Miss Blandena Ogle and Miss Frances WhittingThe evening was passed In muale and games Both young ladies were agreeably surprised, not having an Inkling of the true meaning of the gathering until congratulation* began

to pour In upon them.

Mrs Lewis S Cheater has returned from a visit to her sister. Mra. Theodore Holme*, of Milhourne. Her bro-ther-In-law. who has been 111. Is very much Improved In health. Mrs Chester visited her son. Lewis 8. Chester. Jr. In Philadelphia, and brought home her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Lewis 8. Cheater. Jr., and little Lewis S. Ches3rd. who Is already showing that "Sea Isle is a good place for babies" They will remain until the cooler days. Mr. Chester. Jr, will Join his

family on Saturday.

HOrSES FOR SALE IN VENICEAN PARK on County Boulevard These are well built houses and any of them will be sold on easy terra*and on ba*l- of coat before the war when oullt This Is an opportunity to get a good house for less than it could be built for today and to secure your money In both a summer home and i profitable Investment. Philadelphia h

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increasing so greatly and rapidly in wealth and popalation. that the return of normal business conditions find li« seashore places In as great demand a* those near a city like New York, and Sea Isle City Is nearer Philadelphia by railroad than any other seashore place south of Atlantic City,

and Mra Wm. H. Dlewroth and : u a> now before the crowd. Call or

Under this heading each week will be published the official newa of the Sea Isle City Branch of the American Red Cross, as supplied by the Chairman. SPECIAL NOTICE. The new rules hand<-d down by the Atlantic Division which has Jurisdiction over the New Jeiaey Branches of the Red Cross forbid entertainments benefits under which money Is denved for the Red Cross to be held without the knowledge and permission of the County Chapter.. Permission can be had by applying to the local In the city where the entertainment I* held. This rule is printed at the request of the County Chairman for the guidance of all Red Cross workers. A. fund has been started to purchase knitting machine which wilt greatly expedite the task of furnishing sock* for the Red Cross. As these machine* can do the work of ten hand ters. Anyone wishing to contribtowards this machine ran do ao through the Cape Mnv County Times, ‘onirlbutlons will be thankfully reeivod. A patriotic friend gave fS.iHi to -tart this fund. Those who are doing their bit The women who worked In the Red (Toss workroom Aug. 8th: Mra. Rose. Mr*. \Y. Sharp, Mr*. G. Whittington. Misses Moffett and Famnm.

Bob" O'Connor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Connor, of Camden, has received a commission as Second Lieutenant, In the Englm-er's Corps. months after his enlistment as private. Young O'Connor has been a regular summer visitor here since his boyhood, and Is widely known throughout the County, having played on various base ball nines during tbe sunraii

The annual races and water sports at tbe Sea Isle City Yacht Club will take place tomorrow. August 17th. at the (Tub House. The program Is now complete, and the day promise* to be one of the most interesting ever given.

Rldar's Individual casts were 313 feet 5 Inches. 312 feet C inches and

319 feet.

Churchill Huhgerford. Jr.. 14 years, got an average of 28ti feet 3 Inches, defeating Edward Wroe. of Jersey

City.

•Cape May County housewives ai u-ged to writ*- the Home Eronomii - department of the State Agricultural

College. New Brunswick. Nr J.. for in- ■

formation regarding best methods of Mrs. Mary' Bowers, of Philadelphia, dry Inc «° save on glass and sugar [ narrowly escaped drowning at TownDoing affords a practical and rosy send'* Inlet <n Sunday afternoon, wav of saving large quantities of food when she collapsed while bathing In

In small bulk without using expen ihe aurf.

sive containers, and it alao furnishes | a nearby friend rushed to her res-ronveni.-nt way of conserving por-'cue. and brought her ashore before of food that are too small for any water had gotten into her Jungs.

She wa* attended by Dr. Webster, of

STRICKEN WHILE BATHING AT TOWNSEND'S IFJLET.

canning. A few ears of corn left from dinner or a few apples or peas, or en a single carrot, ran be dried oi

saved.

America After the War. was the theme of the good-bye sermon to the Ocean City Yacht (Tub by Its chaplain. Rev. Chat. H. Bohner. Dr. Bohner has accepted a call to the Hanover Presbvterlan Church. Wilmington. Del. Dr Bohner spoke feelingly of.his record for the members of the Club and of the pleasure he had received In performing his duty as their chaplain. He assured them of his continuing regard and prayerful Interest In their welfare. Di. Bohner was also chaplain of tbe Cape May County Chamber of Corn-

Postmaster Smith, of Ocean City. has received newa of the safe arrival in France of his son Horace, who enlisted on January 2- * nd sent first to Ft. Slocum for a few day* and then to Camp Hancock. G» . w here he remained until late spring, when he was transferred to Camp Green. N. C His last 'etler before embarking stated that his woik overseas would be Installing wireless apparatus on aeroplanes and testing it after action. The Pageant at the Hippodrome Pier given for the Red Cross by tbe Summer School student* and faculty

netted *1500.00.

While driving to Sea tale (Tty lo fetch an auto load of people hack to Woodbine. Samuel Cromberg. of M oodblne. drove his car into a farm w*;®" on Wednesday evening. August .lb The wagon was standing on the road without light*, and wa* not seen until it wa* too late to atop. Cromberg put on his brake# and swung the car around. w> that only the horses

Philadelphia, who was visiting the inlet. Later Di. Smith, of Sen laTc

wa* called.

Mrs. Bowers, who is thirty-five year* old. soon recovered, and Is now able

be about.

KEG OF POWDER PROVES TO BE HARDTACK. There wa* considerable excitement i Ihe beach at Pea isle (Tty on Mon_jy evening, at tbe foot of Paris Street, when a large can. * ha pad like a powder keg. was washed ashore Several venturesome youths pryed the top of the can off. and found It to be filled with hard-tack, no doubt washed In from oue of tW recent victims of the Hun submarines.

Mr and Mra Wm. H Dlrarotn ana Huy now before me rr-.wa arouna. so

Mr and Mra. Peter Woll. Jr., motored address Charles K l-andls. Jr. 33: , hit He suffered* *'o!r • er from Ocean City last Sunday *f County Boulevard. Sew Isle City. N. ^ hrui-ed chest, while a companion. Sam

t• moon, to visit Rev. and Mra. GHU-j J *-wd*. , “" Wp

■'•u and to accompany^ them to the I •

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member of the party John Coleman. Jr- arrived at- tb«home of Mi and Mrs John F. Ook" < m. in Philadelphia, on Thursday. .t-iii-i aih. aral Is doing fine Mra ' ■•leman will tie remembered as Miss Anna Delaney, of Sea tale City, daugh ot former (Tty Commissioner and Mra. J. p. Delaney. ' Congregational Conference of the ' ■••an (Tty Lutheran Church of tbe L-neral Council will he held at the ITrst Baptist Church of Ocean City 'T in Sunday evening Rev John T Gilllson. of this city, will repreaent ‘'Synod" l.u l hr ran* The sermon will he iircarhed by Rev. N. R Melhorn. D. D.. of Reading. Pa. A happy party of angler* returned Dora Tovrosend'a InUt on Saturday wi'h seieral large airings of BounderThe Wall,It,Ilea, headed by Mr Joseph Malian. included Messrs Edward 'H*. Geo Mraubmlller. J Nel.von Pai rell. E 1. Wlngert. Phil Foh-y. *•«: (To&erkrr. Andrew Martin. Win *>ii>mrra and H T Dougherty

■ uel Isrnbri c. sustained a broken noae and 1ar<-ratlons about the face and

Tte horse* were also badly

SEA ISLE GAS PLANT 18 WORKING OVERTIME. Mr. Michael A. Maloney, th- largest stockholder In the Rea Isle Gas Company, has been In town for a few days arranging for the convenience of its patrons. The shortage of labor, due to the world war. ha; vitally affected the working of the plant. Every effort will be made lo keep the supply up to the demand for which the only thing mi-ded la plenty of help. Never since the plant was installed ha* there been *urh rn output Last Sunday 49.00« cubic fi-ct were burned. Mr. George Wilson, the superintendent who stood at his post until strlck en down by the heat. 1* bark at the plant looking as fit as ever. His son. Lucian 1). Wilson has come from Harrisburg and will aasist hi* father as long as he D needed He was taught gas making by hi* father when a lit tie fad and Sunday dinners need fear Ao interruption from now on.

RECENT DEATHS.

Saturday. Aug. - , i --- nunl Open Tournament of South Jer- di., aey will begin at the Ocean eo;

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(F PCOPUt'O JEST STOP Think. ThaT ADvtaf »9in' The NtwSPfivPta **AN|fi ! STOCK IN YttAOK . YhEn'O ) MCvEtt fAV -VO -JIT IT F*ta. f nothin' like YH«Y do uOMETOKtS. nO wvORE I Than They’d ask thB 1 onocea PEG A FREE VaaCK of flour- y

MARGARET DObAN.

Mr*. Margaret I Milan, of Philadel phla. a sister of Mr. Mathew J. Ryan.

)7th. the 19th An | well known Sea Isle (Tty cottager. ' ' *" " the Ryan home here on Sunday

, -tilng from Internal obstructions. it Tub and continue all the following The body wa* shipped to Philadelphia 'week on Monday, and interment »a* made I Ttmrt will be men's and women's Ion Wedie nday morning In the Holy

•Ingle* and double*, and mixed dou-, Crost

Entries rlow-d In men's sinse day. August IS. 6 p m.: men bh-*- and women's events will Tuesday. August 20. at noon. There will be tennis dances row evening. Aug. 17th. "edn August 21. and Saturday. Augu-

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MEIHODiST JUBILEE

Sunday next. August 18. the Melho- . i EplM-opal Church celebrates the, lilrteenth anniversary of Its removal | ii it> present location on l-andi' Aveu. and Ariadne Street jbflrc meeting The pastor will preach ui.dav M-hool will havc

the evr

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Churvb hoy* from Phil • lamp Monday. aft»r a days outing at their >nd Just south of the

of Ri-c

The d-.

at Si. Ell/*bell *.-d w*» In her • >iM-nding some

: High Mass

WOMEN'S CIVIC CLUB TO PRESENT MUSICAL COMEDV.

BOB O’CONNOB NOW MOT IN FRANCE POPULAR YOUNG SEA ISLE SUMMER RESIDENT. "BOB" O’CONNOR. COMMISSIONED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT, NOW

FRANCE.

LIEUTENANT ROBERT O'CONNOR

CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUFFRAGIST. One hundred years ago last Tuesday. August 13th. IRIK, a little girl was born In n Massarhina-it* town. When her mother, who had milked ■ • Ight row* the night before, was told her baby was a little girl she sighed wearily and said. "(I I am no surry. the World is such a hard place for This little girl was Lucy Stone. Her father was a firm believer In .the old fashlom-d idea of Uie submission of wives and her mother's waa a meekly submissive wife, her baby heart to feel all was not •'right with a world In w hich women found it "a hhrd plain to live." Lons before the property rights bill was passed, long before a suffrage association was formed. Lucy Slone was lecturing on woman's rights. The subject was so unpopular not a man would pass the hat for the collection. so. she. after her little talk, would take up the collection: for many years she would not allow a door fi-e at her lecture*. After paying for a modest lodging she would hire noroe posters prlnti-d. nnd picking up n stony- from the roadside would nail them up on tns-s and at cross rondr, repealing her lecture and her colleclon a* ahe went on foot from town to The centennial of her birth was ob•rved by a gathering of suffragist* of 'ape May County at the home of Mra. Tin Haley Osgood In Stone Harbor. Mrs. Osgood's "Good Times room" as she rails her big airy living room, opening out on to the bay. was wcU

filled.

-presentatlves from

various part* of the county. Mrs. LatRaker. County Chairman, told of being present at the dedication of a Memorial Tablet, w hich was placed by

Jersey Suffragists on the

house in which Lucy Slone lived when furniture was sold to pay tbe taxes which she. as a matter of principle, •fused to pay on the ground stated by ir ancestors. “Taxation without rep-

•sentatiun is tyranny".

The hostess told of her last talk

months. His last base hall engage- With Lucy Stone, when ahe related to ment was two year* ago with the. her the Is-glnning of her work and exCape May City team. pressed her delight at the great pro-

~ ■" graduate of tbe YHIinovn gn s* made.

School of Engineering, aud was em- Just before her death some one said, ployed by the Curtiss Aeroplane T wish you could stay until you #e« Works, at Buffalo, at the time of his | ihe fruit of your labors." enlistment in the Engineers corps. "I shall know. I think I shall Last October he wa* sent to Camp 'know”, wn* her answer. Dlx. where he wa* soon promotea to. Her last w ord* to her daughter, a first class private, and later to cor-1 Alice Slone Blachwell. were "Try to poral. j make the world better".

" then recommended to the I — ■ - ■

officers' training school and was com FALL SCHEDULE OF missioned In March, after which h*- j HOWARD CARROW was transferred to Camp Meade. CIRCUIT COURT’JUDGE.

Maryland, in the 30th Encim-crs. Co K He is now "over there", and safe j

at the last word.

itefore leaving for France. "Bob" the opportunity of seeing his new baby girl, born In Philadelphia a few daya prior to his sailing. His wife was Mis* Keenan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K«-enan. of Phila-

delphia.

Young O'Connor ha* a host of friends here, who lake justifiable pride In hi* rapid progress.

The fall schedule of Clrcull Judge

Carrow I* as follows:

■'at*- May Court House. September

i'»th to 16th. Inc.

Salem. September 17th to 23d. Inc. Rridceion. September 2Uh to Octo-

•r 4th. Inc.

Mays l-tndmg. October Sth to October 31st. Inc. Mount Holly, November 4th to 15th,

I nr.

Woodbury- November IRth.to 29th,

“CHICK" MCLAUGHLIN AWARDED GOLD STRIPES

his gold stripe* for six months of for

vice.

"Chick" Joined the colors lmm*-dlat ly after the declaration of war wit Germany. In the Medical Corp*. an was sent to Italy eight months agi Hi has m-etfiiiurh active service slm■ Young Mrljiughlln -a- one of Sc Isle City's Is-st known summer "bovand has a host of friends here

City of Sea Isle City. PUBLIC NOTICE. Keep dog- off *1 reels and other pnbliC place, m le*. sreompsmed hr owner ot oilier person. Register your dog and place number Ot| Us collar, as required by law; otherwise it is snhiect to disposal w itliout notice. Dur. oy Pitilk- Safety, Irving Fitch, Acting Mayor Hated. Aug. J-'-, HU" pi *' : «0

Go to Church! At least Once Every Sunday.

Messiah Lutheran

JUVENILE CHORUS WILL BE BIG FEATURE OF LOCAL TALENT SHOW. The Committee from the Women'# < ivlc Club. In charge of "The Klaborata", asks for the ro-operation of the patent* of children from four to Ivc years of age. In making the ' j- cnllf features a big attraction snd II appreciate them* having the chll-lr-1! II,me lo the flrai Rehears*! In he Ocean Pier. Tuesday. Aug. loth, at 7 p. m.—adv.. t.

CHURCH

Devotional Service* and Sermon Rev’ Walter’s. Cain Rector of the Episcopal Church ot Asheville. N C. Will Preach on Sunday Evening, August 19th I in the absence of the Pastor) Our Episcopalian Friends, and Visitors of all other ('(nominations, are invited to this service. An envelope offering will be taken up for the benevolence* of the General Synod. Service begin* at C o'clock

All you are asked t

pie executor 1* quit* another. And

ret both become a very simple matter only m-rc-sarv thine* and then loan wbro you Invoke Ihe aid of the Swurl- f -.i..— ... «sn

tv Trust Company, of Capo May l 'lty. N. J., to htoiauur four r*

crnxucni to belli it fisbt rotir wax.

Go t

Churc

! At least On Sunday.

FEATURE NIGHT AT OCEAN PiEfi THEATRE

Every Thursday Night is Special Feature night. Sevan and eight reel latest war pictures shown. COMING : Pershing's Crusaders —the most widely oikCussed film since the war. WE ARE ALWAYS Showing the late release Paramount and Artcraft high-class feature photoplays. Our presentations feature such well known screen favorites as GereldFarrar, Douglass Fairbanks, Pauline Frederi'k, Charles Ray, William S. Hart. Mary Pickford, Jack Pickford and others. A feature attracting wide attention is the vocal solos rendered every Friday evening, at 9.30 o'clock, by a well known Philadelphia vocalist. Selections will be sung, until further notice, from La Toata. The Ocean Pier Theatre la clean, cool and comfortable, and everything possible is being done for the comfort of our patrons. Electric fans coupled with the ocean breere that always sweeps through the house, keeps the theatre cool always. Special courtesy to ladies, and special provision is made for taking care of baby coaches. Two shows nightly, the first at eigtjt o'clock, and the second at n Admission 15c, plus war tax. D. CINI

at eight •twenty.