CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

Vol. XXXIII. No. 38

CAPE MAY COUNTY, (Sea Isle Crrv P. O.) N. J., FRIDAY, ShPTEMBER 6, 1918

5 Cents a coi-v. Si.50 a Year

in NEWS NOTES OF THE PAST WEEN

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

settle the EsUte of the late UsriB su-lnmeyer. Sr., the Real EsUte ,nd Easiness la now for sale. For further particulars apply LEWIS STE1NMEYER. Jr.. (adv.) Sea Isle City. N. J. Mrs. GIblln is spending the week In Washington to see her son. before leaving for oaxnp. Mr. Allen Coffin, a summer resident ere. was called to the colors the first l.art of the week. Miss Nora Fearon. of Philadelphia, K-nt the week-end with Mis* Eliza-

beth Reed.

Miss Helen GIblln and Miss Mildred I’.arsol returned to Washington, after two-weeks' visit here. Mr. and Mrs. James Brennon and family returned to Philadelphia, after •.pending the season here In the Whit-

tington cottage.

Mrs. Emmons has returned, after a eek's stay with her sister, Mrs. Cur-

ly. at the Traymore Hotel. Atlantic BODY OF JOSEPH SMITH

PENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHAT'S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

YOUTH DROWNED IN SURF IN SEASON'S FINAL DIP. Last Bath Before Returning To Philadelphia Provea FaUI To Chaa. S. Martinez, On Sunday; Body Recovered Sunday Night. Chaa. S. Martinez. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. S. Martinez, of 1811 Thompson Street. Philadelphia, was drowned In the surf at Dolphin Street. Sea Isle City, on Sunday near noon. In what waa Intended to be his final dip before returning to Philadelphia, after summering at the Quinn cottage,

cn Shell Street.

Young Martinez was caught In a gulley, and his shouts for help caused a girl, bathing nearby, to clutch him and try to bring him to shore. He held her *n a death grip, however, so for her own safety, she was forced to pry loose his hold. In the meantime another bather reached the drowning boy. and surted for shore with him when a heavy breaker loosed his hold, and carried the Inert body out of

reach.

The Coast Guards of the upper station were notified at once, and a search was started for the body, but it was not recovered until Sunday night, when Elmer Peterson. Sr., spied R In the surf at Hamonton Street. He swam out. and succeeded with the help of his daughter Madge, and some of the boys of St. Elizabeth's camp,

in bringing the body to shore. Toung Martinez was a sti

St. Joseph's College. Philadelphia, charge of the festivities, which will

and with his parents, had been com- - ing to Sea Isle City for years. Inter-

WEEK'S HAPPENINGS MANY OF SUMMER THROUGHPUT COUNTY BOYS IN THE SERVICE A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAP- |NC0MPLETE usx SH0WS MANY

SEA ISLE CITY SUMMER FAMILIES HIT BY WAR CALLS; BART SHEA IN FRANCE: LESLIE CRABTREE A PRISONER OF WAR.

A large number of Sen Isle City's

ment was made In Philadelphia. Holy Crosa Cemetery, on Wednesday

morning.

The ban has been placed on persons walking the streets and boardwalk of regular summer visitors and prope Wildwood in their bathing suits, owners have beer hit by the wgrldMayor Smith.. In a sudden burst of war. and have sons in the service, eithuorallty. has concluded, that the prac- ,. r B t the Training camps, or In France. Uce Is indecent and must be stopped. Among the first to go was Bart and hss so Instructed his police offi- Shea, son of Mr. and Mrs. William IV cere, who are trying their best to car- shea, of Landis Avenue. Bart enllstry out the pious decree of their chief. .-<1 last May. Joining the Second City Troop, of Philadelphia, known as the Ocean City has been right In line j Kir /' Pcnnsylvanla Cavalry. with the popular “Liberty Sing" move- Ar "‘ r ‘‘^ n ' J""" i h ' - ment this summer, holding weekly Hancock - G "~ B * rt sings every Monday evening, in the Music pavilion. Old and new patriotic songs have been sung by the audience. led by Powell G. Fithian, wiel-

ding the baton.

Today is the first anniversary of the ? opening of the Wissahlckon Barracks. . at Cape May. and an appropriate cele-

.w.— bration has been arranged. Captain i student at p. H. Harrison, the commander. Is In Philadelphia, charge of the festivities, which will

include naval maneuvres of every

• character.

City. Miss May Dougherty, of Philadeljihla. spent the week-end and Labor Day here with Miss Margaret Donoin. Mr. John M. Reed, of Philadelphia. U spending hla vacation here with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reed. Mr. Carl Roth, of Philadelphia, pent the week-end and Labor Day it Busch's Hotel. Bromley Wharton, of Philadelphia, is spending this month at the Hotel Bellevue. Mrs. J. C. Demmert and daughters, disses Dorothy A. and Viola I. amden. were week-end guests- registered at the Surf House. Oakley Cowdrick. of Philadelphia. Is taking hla vacation Ibis month, registering at the Bellevue, as In other

RECOVERED AT PEERMONT The body of Joseph Smith, of Ariadne street. Sea Isle City, who was drowned last Friday off Townsend's Inlet, when he fell from a pound net boat, was recovered on Wednesday morning, by coast guards, at Peermont, where tt washed ashore, after being In the water five days. The body was badly mutilated, and could be Identified only by the clothing. The widow was notified at c and the body brought to Sea Isle City

Wednesday afternoon.

Smith had been following the sea for many years, in the capacity of a pound net fisherman, and was consid■ed one of the best men in the work Interment was made at Ocean View cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, following funeral services at bis late home by Rev. J. T. GUI Ison.

Among the over Labor Day guests »i the C-illoivade Hotel were the Mtsses Male C. Cmith, Helen C. Smith. Bessie M. Smith and Margaret McGlyn. of

Philadelphia.

Father W. J. Rlordan. of Washingtun; Father Chas. B. Carroll, of Baltimore. and Father E. D. Smlthers, of Washington, were week-end guests at

the Bellevue.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry and son. of 1'nlladelphla. are guests for the week • ' the Spray. Proprietor Chaa. Halm ' - i-orta business this year greater than - r before, and that be has bookings ■ all of September and part of Oclo-

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES. Under this heading each week will be published the official news of the Sea Isle City Branch of the American Red Cross, as supplied by the Chair-

Thevtennls championship title of South Jersey, held by Harvey Y. Lake. Ocean City, for nearly twenty years. 3 gone to Dr. P. B. Hawk, of Cynwyd. after two years' effort, the player from Montgomery county winning from his rival for the title. A. L. Read, of Belfiel' 1 on the tennis courts at the Ocean 0 -'acht Club. 7—5, 6—3 and

6—1.

At the annual meeting of the Ocean City Yacht Club the following officers were unanimously elected for the en- : suing term: Commodore. William E. Hcxamer: vice commodore. Janies W. Fernley; rear commodore. Louis, Buehn: secretary. Harry F. Stanton; treasurer. Wll'.lam H. Beaver. Board of governors. Jacob Beiswanger and Charles F. Wall.

GERMAN SPIES NOT AT WORK IN COUNTY. Recent Scares At Avalon and Ocean City Prove Unfounded; Pick Up Man at Townsend's Inlet On Suspicion. While a good di al of secrecy shrouds the actions of the Coast Guards in the matter of -the recent scares caused by lets attributed to German sides, in'Mitigation proves them to be largely unfounded. The alleged spy, killed in Ocean City last week in an encounter with a coast guard, proved to he Thomas Ellis, an American citizen, of Trenton, whose strange anties were due to insanity. The story of the capture of three spies in Ocean City tna; itnrading as Sisters of Charily hnto foundation. At Avalon last week shots were cv--hanged between alleged spies and tie coast guards, but nothing has come of it. according to the best information ihtafnable. At Townsend's Inlet last Saturday •i man was arrested on suspicion of supplying information to Hun submarine*. lie attempting lo get out of the Inlet without answering a challenge, and refusing to say who Tie w» where he was headed.

MACHINERY SET IN COUNTY FOR DRAFT

REGISTRATION BOARDS WILL SIT IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 12tH TO REGISTER MEN BETWEEN IB AND 45.

ATTENTION, PATRIOTS! M> n IS to 45 (both inclusive), pi evlously registered. Your country' calls! • e li -r call in vain, v ■ on vu-re born In Atn-

i large family

•hI;

vhether

John Cassidy, in Charge of St. Eliza

beth's Boy Scouts, Writes of Sea Isle City; Boys Bresk Camp.

John Cassidy, of I'hiladt Iphia. in charge of the battalion of hoy scant*, ot SL Elizabeth's Church Phlladel phia. which was e.impcd on tin- heath

* or . 1

work on the farm or in the shops "i. i . who or what you are. unb you are in service, if you ; : bi-tv.. .11 these ages you must legist, i on t-Vpt.-niber 12th. If you shirk your duty not only will you he tn personal danger of arrest and sevete punishment, but your country* will be in danger. I'or as Chief of Staff Peyton C. .".irrh sayii! “The only way that < • rmany can be whipped is by ..mi’nra g.iing into this war with

her whole strength!''

Ti.e lir.-t draft obtained almost turee million men. Two million snore as-- m-cded. "With an Amer-

ti'eneraV Matreh.

ties before* leaving with tli • no; their homes m I'hilad'-lphia last day. The |Kicm follow. Oh! Sea Isle City.

What a pity

Thnt you're so far away. If you were near I'd love you dear. And oftlimes at you stay Along your strand

pies

i line where

. all n

d a bo

ot this I

BART SHEA. Ready for Action.

28th Division, and is jiow Jn the tbhk of the American and French of-

. fensive.

Dissatisfaction over the manner In 11 w “ s Shea’s division

which the garbage is handled in Wild- from General Pershing special conwood was aired at the last meeting of . cratulations last week, for their cour-

the City Commissioners, and the ques- age and bravery in nattn .

lion was raised as to whether the eon- -Young Shea is widely known, hoth trartor. James McLinden. should re-jin Sea Me C ity and Philadelphia, havcelve the full amount of fs.000 f«r ‘-tg sfH-..t his sunimere here since ear garbage removal for the year. The l.v boyhood He ha* been promoted to final disposition of the mutter was the rank of Sergeant, and when prof left with the suggestion that the City j fered an opportunity for a higher offic-

handli-'the garbage disposition next jcrshlp. declined saying. I

year by day's work. | FU *J'

• ail my

Those who are doing their bit. The ladies who worked in the sewing room Aug. 29: Mrs. Norton. Mrs. Rose. Mr*. Ford. Mrs. W. Sharp. Mrs. DeBow. Mrs. C. K. Strecker donr.t<-d a pair of nocks. Miss M. Moffet donated a pair of nooks. Mr*. M. Brook* donated a pair of nocks. Mrs. R. M. Atwater donated a pair of socka. Rvd Cross Presented With Knitting

Machine.

The Ladies of the Civic Club at their meeting on Thursday of last week very generously donated the knitting machine to the Local Branch. This will fill a long felt want In this Branch which larks patriotic workers enough to turn out the allotment requested by

the Chapter.

A fund had been collected by a patriotic worker for the purpose of buy r n( Ini' » knitting machln. 6 c"* rK . e -gelher with th. "

The baby parade at Wildwood this Crabtree in German Prison

year met with the usual success

There were 281 enlrie*. registering! uamp.

over 350 children, and cash prizes ag-! Leslie 11. Crabtree, reported miss-

gregutlng nearly $500 were dlatribut- ing In action July 15th

The parade was held on Thursday. August 22d. on the Wildwood boardwalk. The affair was enlivened by the election of r. "queen" as in other years. Miss S. Marne Huppert. «f Wildwood, being chosen with 14.401 vote*, over 2,000 above her most active

opponent.

The Ocean City Sewer Company is it logger head* with the powers-tbat-he at that res-vrt over their attempt to charge for sewage in the City’s public buildings. Sslicitor Boswell advised the Commissioners, at a recent meeting, to wait until the Sewer Company presented a bill, and then to refuse payment and take the tnattci into

which fund to- the roiirt* if necessary. Reuben W.

of cnnlribu- Kdwards. the well known real

Among the recent caws tried before

‘-ting-Mayor Fitch . WIMJ , .

-•..n:t and batlerr prelered by John (or « j,a* been turned over to the local an d former County Freehold*

..... against Baal Steven*. Iocs! op- branch and will be used to purchase w< . rP , ar} - 0 f the Company.

•i .tor at the Pennsvlvanl* station, j wool tnsteau.

u.e irui.»>nam , |np wlUl lh e orders of the Xadeveioped U.at Steven* and - —————— ^ for Jhp j.,,, *nrd* over the lonuer a fail- Diaposlnr: of your proputV j|f npwl p rln , paper, the Cape May

Irene a ticket promptly, and that Is o

..mnertr bv Will """“l ' Var Board for ron '

.s. -

«i. luiiowMi. .v. “* rX mXJSH '“"'S" rtx ... Millville, pied guilty and waa wl ,en you Invoke the Umied^and till whn“Jkv not pay within .- dollars and coats. j ty Trust three months after the expiration of

' i*arty of six young ladles, chaped by Mrs. Joa. I. Breen, motored Mone Harbor on the evening of | ; ■ -.r Day. The party Included Mis* MrArdle. Miss Clara L Bally.: • Mary Carr. Mina Helen Derven. i ! Mian Katherine Hayea. Mias Carr !"• night the house down with her suf-j 1 ••li* apexh, which was ao well re-j "' v «l at the Elaborata. when given B ‘ -fea Isle. Tile Sea Isle City public school «P , • ..••.I on Wednesday for the 1918-19 "«l term The x hool this year i* ' deq follows: Mias Eldredge tea " mg grades 1 and 2; Mies Meerwald. '-.de* s and 4 . Mira Buah. grades 5 j ll " 1 f >. I'rofessor LrRoy Archer.! 8 and 7. Kindergarten pupila. '" ' ,r the age of five, are acceptable, a* 'ear. and panicwlar attention la ■ i"* led to the summer visitor* who ’ h to remain for the month, that j ' I * i.lldrei. »-ih be eared for during ’ atay here, so that no eehoH time »ill be low. All the News of Sta Isle City in the * APE MAY COUNTY TIMES Every Friday it sent *o your city home during the winter. $1.60 per : i car, by mail, pualage paid. J

18tb, has

loeati-d and is now a pris at Langensalza. Germany

s mother was nutlli.-d on Saturlast by the Bed Cross and th. department, and the lamily and all of Leslie’s many friends were de-Hghl.-d to know that hv Ls alive and tliat he took part and Mid his hit in the fearful battle on the Marne Chateau-Thlerry, where the first n-al

defeat was administered

mans, who fully expected to reach

Paris in this offensive.

A letter was received from him dated July 11. in which he said. "I am ■ iI the first line trendies on the Marne, which is nl«ut ns wide hack channel at Sea Isle, with only Germans and cannons In front of us. 1 am glad to Ih- able to tell you that 1 have lat-n advanced to platoon signalman, but it required some studying to leal out the fellows who have

l»-eii iii tills outfit for years.

"Tonight is given by prisoners for the big push, and I am glad to tell you that 1 am in tin- first platoon of the whole division lo Ih- brought right up front to Mop the attack, as 1 am stationed In the trerdie* where Germans are to cross tiie Marne. "The eaiinonadiiiK at night is some

ney Along your sandy >ln Th*' Battalion Boy. He did enjoy His ten day's atay uu And wish th*- mont Its t Till h*- returns next ; The courtesies that InFrom offilcds you.

Tin n here's io Captain Sh* r Who bronchi us to th* !>• For locatine a ramp for Si. 1

• mil-

register. »There are i millions of these,

the draft hoards will discard unfit, tin.-..- with larce families those in war industries—and •*• a ci_..tuie army of* deterled m*-n who are ready to rid wwild of the menace of the he Government is very busynay be days before the reglsion ran Ih- checked up and it detcnnitp-d whether or not r ! ivgistered. Don't wait

roniplel*-d for the ( -• May County, on .t.-mm-r 12th. of all ms of 18 and 45. :i previously regis-i-e witli the rimeHt ly in the County :<iar*l of negtstrars, •inl*-d liy Hie Couninrd. at Cape May the ; mailer cities, ill I** 1 In charge of i tin- larger places, red rural districts, in rd of registrants H-tion pn-cinct. -mp.-.y* d in the 21 im the registration i-lii ii-.n Iioards will -nr. and sjiecial voile ing selected for

lank <

tnploy

eernlng ir. eiti■r and - blank

in I lie* quran card makes MM-iul s.atns tb.- cards used .11 prospective to Ih* away r In-for*! that

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