CONSOUDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

Vol. XXXIII. No. 43

CAPE MAY COUNTY, (Sea Isle City P. O.) N. J., FRIDAY, OCTOBER n, 1918 5 Cents a cow, $j. 5 o a Year

city Hews notes OF THE PAST WEEK

notes and qleaninqs of PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW OATHERED IN THE\CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

Mayor Irrtnit Fitch U now op and about, after betna confined to hi* home lor a week with a aevere cold. Mr*. Martin Well* went to Philadelphia on Monday, where she will underfo an operation at the Jeffereon Hos-

pital.

Of course you are itolns to buy one or more Uberty Bond* I-el the SECURITY TRUST COMPANY, of Cape May. procure them for you.—adv.Sl. Mra. William A. RafferL accompanied by her «on. Billy. Jr, la apendinc several weeks In Allen; wn. Pa. the tu'-*t of Dr. and Mra. Howard Fehr. George Whittington, accompanied by I’rofeasor Archer, motored to Pbilad -Iphla on,Friday, returning on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mra. C. J. Lake, of Bridge port. Conn, are the guAt* for the «-ek of Mr. and Mr*. Thoma* fc LudUm. Sr. Mra. L^e la a alBter of Mr*, i udlam. and mother of Simon Lake, the Inventor of the aubmarine.

SEA ISLE NEARINQ ITS LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA. Tout of $22,000 Owl of $30,000 1* Already Subscribed; Committee Csnfldent of Succeaa. Sea lair City ha* indication of again going "over the top" In the present Liberty Loan drive Out of the total quo.* of SSO.MMi. all but $S.«M> ha* been subscribed Among the larger *ub*criptlon* received iht* week are: Stanley Clouting. $1500: Tradesmen'* B A L. Association. $»00: Edward B Arnett. IIOOO: Frank B Sharp. ILWh'; Sen I»le City UAL. Aasoctatlon. HOOO; Cba*. M. Robinson. $804. Numerous subsrriptlor.« have been received by the worker* ranging from $500 down to *50. Among (he $540 subscription* are Included Charle* H Clouting Company. and Holmes Flah Company. A total of $1,000 ha* been subscribed by the railroad crew on the Stone Harbor division.

STRATHMERE WILL SUBSCRIBE $4000 IN LIBERTY BONDS. Strathmere win suDscriSe at least *4000 In Uberty Bonds during ihe present Fourth Liberty Loan drive, is the opinion of Earl SI. Waddlngton. who is In charge of the solicitation there. On Tuesday $1900 of thla amount had already been taken.

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES.

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS

THROUGHOUT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

GOOD WORK DONE BY MOSQUITO COMMISSION.

The person who has looked Into the matter and has given It any thought, can not uoubl the value of mosqultuo extermination lo Cape May County.

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAP- , hoBC prosperity depend*, wholly, on PENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE two things. Its agricultural value and MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR 1,! ' desirability a* a summer resort.

Throughout the County are tho ind* of acres of unsettled fertile farm lands, lying at the very door 'of the

• greatest marts of the world, waiting Sherman S. Sharp, a Cape May con- the influxion of new blood to develop tractor, ha* been notified that the them, thereby adding thousand* of Navy Department ha* awarded him a dollars to the taxable valuation of the

County. The great draw back to the settlement and devetopment of these

Ocean City Commissioner, hate farms has been Ihe mosquito given City Clerk Harry A. Morrlv The AUantie sea board of the Counleave of ab*ence for three month* to ,y dotted from Great Egg Harbor to go to Aberdeen. Maryland, to *ct a* Delaware Bay with numerous

an accountant for the Sutton A Cor-

son Company, which baa the contract summer re*ort«. known the world oter for the erection of “0 houee* for the as the play grounds of America, dcGovernment. pends wholly on the number of tour .. ■' . .. . _ , 1st* It entertains for its development

-«,

dent. Dr. W. H. Wells, of Phllad* 1 menu I* the elimination of the Salt

phia and Sea Die City: viec-president. Marsh Mosquito (Sollicllans)

Dr. W. P. Haines, of Ocean City; eec- m oaquito must go and then and 3S?-.SLSrSr.'‘Si«£»TK: “«•«»■“’“’T’ shall, of Tuckahoe. A number of the have taken that place In the hi member* of the Medical Society are which li was designed to have filled, now in,the sonire Th( , mosquito work in Cape Kay

County is under the direction of Another newspaper to follow the re- ''ommlsnion. which D compose*

WAR TRAIN EXHIBIT STIMULATES SALES

Under this heading each week will —. be published the official news of the trenrhtnent policy being general!' some of the mosi prominent men of Sea lale City Branch of the American adopt<-d. is the Wildwood Journal business and affairs In the Count).

Red Cross, as supplied by the Chair- which last week dropped from eigh: man. to four pages. It Is only a matter of

time that aU weekly newspapers must

Those who are doing their bit. The do this. A* a matter of fact, the Capwomen who worked in the sewing May County Times I* now the only room Thursday, Oct. 3rd: Mrs G paper In the county which has Dot Whittington. Mr*. Archer. Mrs. Ford, changed from Us before-the-war. «*ht

Mr*. Barlow. Mrs. W Sharp. Mrs page style. Hess. Min* F. Clark.

w.t* . u « The Red Croa* has asked for ten The Democratic County Committee the school for the best doll house and handkerchiefs for our boys "over , t <-,{* May Court House and numerous Individual prizes were se- there.” A* yet they have but three organised by the election of Samuel RECCNT^DEATHS 55 FLORENCE SYLVIA ALTHOUSE. city met with the count) committee and were breeding rto*qulUH-i» by tbe nor.no.Wihoc.onlyd.u«i , u >»> ^

Mr. and Mra Cha*. O'Connor and family returned to Sea Die City on Saturday, after a week at their Camdan home, this time to stay until the present Spanish "Flu" epidemic is

over.

Saa Die City, as usual, captured Ugh honors at the County Fair U*t

week. The blue ribbon

was awarded

who rtiroct all work and have charge of the expenditure of the money- appropriated lor thl* work. These men rece-lve no compensation whatever for their time and are trying to make every - dollar do lu work In the elim-

ination of the mosquito.

The Commission, up until the present date, have drained the Cape DUnd. Spicer Creek. Pond Creek. New England Cox Hall. Two Mile Beach. West Cape May. South Cape May and Sounds Meadows to the VC ildwood

SPANISH INFLUENZA HITS

WOODBINE AND OCEAN CITY. A Number of Cases Also in the W. May Barracks Causes Strict Quar-

antine of Marine* There.

TRAIN LOAD OF RELICS FROM Spanish influenza, which according BATTLE FIELDS OF FRANCE to physician* Is nothing more or less TOURS COUNTY IN INTEREST ,han old fashioned grip In a more vir-

ulent form, has struck several Cape

OF LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN ^ LAST SATURDAY. i Hr e Woodbine, where forty cases were i- ported up to Wednesday afternoon.

1 and Ocean City, where there are In the

Battle scarred and stained trophies ' neighborhood of seventy-five sufferers, from the fields of carnage in France. •i“I | e May wteral |j un M r | ^* h ^Y ... wen- reported among the Marines at filling two flat cars and one expres*l |h) . Hlirni ,. kR . Bm i a mrlrt quarantine coach, which v ** converted into a ) | H being maintained, museum for these mute but slgnifiran. Sea Die City ha* only two cases, relics which had come from the front, pennlsville has two cases and Ocean captured and picked up by American view three cases, and a very few scatooidiers. toured the County last Sat i.-ring case* in the mainland farming urda;. making stop* at Cape May. *.>riion* have been brought to light. Wildwood. Court House. Sea Isle City The few cases In the County. In view Ocea, City. Tuckahoe and Woodbine. 0 f the ravage* of the disease elseIn the Inierest of stimulating the sale «here. D chiefly due. according to of Liberty Bonds. medlcsl authorities, to the salubrious The Drgest colle< ;lon consisted o; and beneficial effect of the seashore different type* of the deadly hand , atmosphere. grenades, used by the various engaged in the bloody struggle, the SOUTH DENNIS.

American type being about the size of an orange. There were several of the

German make, which are railed potato Mr. and Mr*. Chas. Fidler are spendmasher* and look like them, the gren jng the week with relatives at Asbury

nde being on the end of a wooden Park and la>ng Island,

handle whereby It was swung and Mrs. George Peterson visited her hurled. sister. Mrs. Smith Stiles, on Thursday-

Flame thrower*, gas shooting guns. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoyle received

asbestos gloves, masks of different word that their son Jamed had ar-

atyfes. rifles used by the Marines and rl'ed safely "overseas. -

the U. S. Arn-y. together with those Miss Marguerite Mwrwald. of Camused by the French and the Germans, den. Is Dime for an Indefinite period,

all seemingly designed on Ihe same her school D-lng pattern, were Interesting. The bay influenza.

• loiu-d on account of

onet* showed that the German on< Quite a numD-r of our people atwas longer and Drger. t-nded the County Fair on Saturday. A life saving suiL issued to the sol Mrs. Jss. Hasbraock went to Cap* diets on transports, w** rubber co*t- May on Monday to see about renting

ed. thin In material, and baggy a* it a house for the winter,

enveloped the whole body. Then- was Mr. Frank Barnes visited PhlUdfcl-

lead In the shoes, to keep the u*er in phi* on Thursday, the water upright. There were *- -- ” —' '

published next week.

Let our auhacription* to the Fourth Uberty Loan show the full measure of our patriotism. The time to put out the fire 1* while It 1* burning SECURITY TRUST COMPANY. Cape May. I* prepared to buy your bond for

Mr*. H. Winifred Wright, who D well known here. D now In Dayton. Ohio, and this week writes that Profsasor Wright ha* become a* ardent a g-lflat a* be was a fisherman during hit summer* here Professor right i> m Government *ervffe. at an aero-

pUne factory at Dayton.

The Parent Teacher*’ Association r el li; the School house on Tuesday

picniieu it't ■ . ,

of Professor and Mrs. Calvin Alt Ex Assemblyman Win. Porter, candi meadows r * t ,n 'f 1 t “„ r * bouse, well known Sea Isle City visit date for Senator, and Dr. Taylor, can Ing D v ' -r >™ r ’- meadows ors. died at the home of her parefita.Uldato for Assembly, both of whom, these ,he re1217 W. Dehlgh Avenue. Philadelphia. U l» generally believed, however, are have D-c^uirily draln.-d and th r^

“ ‘Hr “ "

» It is well known that the great bulk *

WALTER 6. CURLETTE. JR. ».f the business in Wildwood D done| “BONDS BUILD BOATS”

f the mini.

if the sea. have sent from crest passenger

Walter S. Curlette. Jr, aged 12. son < n a few month*, say* the Wildwood

of Mr and Mrs. Walter S. Curlette. Journal, and that for at least two-i ifi ijjr

Sr. who are well known here, having thirds of the year the population dwin- miners only recently returned to Philadelphia dies down to less than 3504 souls: any ,'„ r>

after spi nding the season at the East f,ir-mlnded p. rson will be forced to S.SI,rottage. on Pleasure avenue, died on admit that the expense ol the City , Lusllanln* to un-iff. ndlng little tl hlng

.Saturday from Influenza. Interment Government here Is out of all proper- •marks!,

afternoon Five dollar* was roled a* waa made on Wednesday at 2 P- M. non lo ID size. ID commercial stand- Hut Am. a contribution to the Red Crow- H |t ha* only been two week* since * ing. and quantity of service rendered have sprm - —- was decided to hold a ma*que ball on younger son died of the same disease, by It* employee* No wonder the tax- ibulldlt.g ship* almost by the day!

Hallowr-en. October 31*'. »n Ihe school pavero are firoanlne under th* heavy ditorium Prize* ar. to be given to KATHERINE McGARVEY. weight: and the figure* of lihlS p.J the best dres*.-d. most original and MrJ( Ka,b«>rine McC.arvey, wife of $H«> valuation almost stare them ou - ml*. Ferdinand McGarvey. of Philadelphia, of countenance. Tin Tradesmen's Building «nd l>onn «*• North 52nd ; Lady Anne AzgapeUln has been *eAssocDUon opem-d »»o<k on Street. PhlUdelphla. on Monday. In cured a* the *p.aker at the Annual first Subscript ton* are : |#| —_ nt wa , made Thursday Mr* Meeting of the Cape May County t hap- - lirlted by any of our Directors. OT A McGarvey spent the season here this ter of the American Red Cross, to be S Steelman. Secretary The AmocD- ^ URU1|1 ber cottage. Pleas- held in the court-house at Cape May n earned eight l-r cent D« T^- Xvenue and Spring Street Court House, on Wednesday. October and 1* In flourishing condition A gll at ; o'clock P. M . and those who edge investment that Invite* In vest I JOSEPH COLL bear this noble woman* address will » ,,OB •*’ ,f JoM . ph <-°i s,,n of Profesror and be amply repaid for the travel to ^

Josepn. ^ from Court Hou*e on the fourth Bed-

t ncb-N, »- PMue.pb.A v, c. - coil. i:,'.! S1ST<SSZ.°

e weekend. Ira vine on Tue. dlj : | BtPnn ent will I" m*deon ij. trolnln* camp at/ortJ^Mim*. uzday. from hls D^home. «o.l Pow from twclears - »c

> for .. . m - „ _ Doucberty had tried to ••»- e | ton Avenue. Philadelphia.

i sine, the outo.eak of the war. but

slightly order Ihe weight that 1 n • Sam prescribe* as the minimum of •oIdler*, and was not see-pled un

ply.

cket.

Machlne gun« wore shown, one a Vickers, another n I>-wls and the third n French type. Th - Americans using these weaimns. but they are D-Inc given the new Browning gun. which Is said to he the beat Invented and is being adopted altogether by the

Allies.

The exhibit was in charge of James B. Bordon. of PhlDdelphla. Hobo

Miss Erma Nickerson, of Goshen, called on relatives hen- on Sunday. Richard Learning has r.-turned to

Ilraddock. Pa, after spending a'pleas-

ant vacation with hts parenu. Leslie I .udlam and family, of Cape

May Court House, visited the Mlsaes

l.udlatn on Monday .

Miss Margaret Pierson is home for an Indefinite period, her school being closed on account of influenza. The workers ai the Red Croat room on Tuesday were: Mrs. C. Learning. Mrs L. Edwards. Mr*. A. Broslus. Mrs.

Usher, of Ocean City, accompanied H A . Thoma*. Mrs J. Douglas. Mra. the train through ihe county and mad. A . J. Mecrwald. Mr*. Clinton Nlckuraddresses at the stopping point*, i ,o n Misses S. l.udlatn. M <\ Ludlam,

County Chairman of the Liberty U»n j i, Nickerson and Margaret Pierson.

Committee. Clarence Eldredec. of Miss<-s Edna Jam<-s. Hannah McCorWildwood. also accompanied fhe e\■ m | r | t _ Mary and Agnes MeerwaJd. ashiblt. i -ilst-d in the parade of the Middle

Chief among the speaker* was K.. Township High Sehool on Ssturday.

Miner Fenton, of Philadelphia. * sum \Ve are firrud to slate that South mer .ottager at Strathmere. Mr. Fen Dennis Sehool was represented to tbs ton Is an ardent Y. M. C. A. war ..xhibition at the County Fair at Cape worker. . May Court House on Saturday, and aa

Other speakers Included J. H. floge- ,| SUa | took some prizes.

, , . ... _ ■ dorn. of Philadelphia, a business man Master Francis Meerwald is the need th. in. M e need tti. in to A Grant Miller, an attorney of Reno, owner of several large pumpkin*, transport the men. the bullets, the , Nl V . M j Msguire. of San Francisco. y, ;inr | ll ha- prov.d t<> D a successful f.KMl. fhe clothe*—they form >he ; a | lac 'h.d to the Emerg.tjcy Shipping rumor. On.- of his pumpkins was cxbridge am»*» the tea—and three thou-j ( a n>; who was toastmaster of hibit.d at the County Fair. *and miles of It to coverT I the dinner given to Charles Schwab. - -

We have thrilled the world •rith i Sergeant P C. I^yton. a veteran of

D clnnlng and stricken the sneer 'twenty years 1" th- anny who You must keep It np. Bond* will buy |ht Germans: Private George Carthe steel, tin- wood, the concrete. I w o( s , »bo w-

Bond* will drive the rir-t's and set m jjj-

NOTICE.

- The terms of the Cape M»y County

T,me • clo,e promptly each week on

— Francs- v/edne*day afternoon, at four o'clock,

wounded "ln”i*lK at tin- No new* or advertising copy can b*

Fine at the mas* head of the battle of t’-e Mara . h- ing *hot five -. ee p t ed after that time for inaertlon

greatest merchant fleet that ever rode times in the arms and twice n the in thp eurren t week'a l»*ue Thla nil#

Ib-e.. - t, „ ria i,

I week.

■ • ■ Tradesmen's Building and Loan ■elation held It* annual meeting ' Thursday, and reflected Cha* H ailnc a* President. Hiram Ix>ve (selected Treasurer, and A. S • tman. Secretary. New Director* ■ led are Cha*. Whittington and -ii* Rrara. , ''■ay lAionao has been promoted to • snt of the Pennsylvania State t-tia Sanitary Corps, of which ' D»ti a memD-t for over a year i. - now engaged In hospital work I’lbariinr the influenza epidemic, t «> Noon a* he completes hi* phar - i*l n tidies, he I* subject to call

i of the ordinarv a

Let all get on the bond wagon. ptwheanive way. Lady Anne etpDIn* UD rty Bonds or Gsrmnn boudace (on j ltlunR | D R.-asia D fore and after Far Foch and freedom, buy bonds, ihe revolution, why the BoDheiikl ——— luive such » strong hold and why they

, ate able to continue in power in that

DIs.oaln- of your property by Will country * .. one thing; the aelfctlon of a aulta-

ble executor ta quite kho^er- And podor P C Washburn, of .diddle yet both U-come ■ Township. Dst week received hi* call' -hen you Invoke the aid of the Sejmri th< s Arn)r Medical Corps. ./ Trust Company, of Capa May city. ,,, , i; „|de of fifteen day*

S. J, to administer your «tata-adv. - "

MICKIE SAYS

y' \P vOvj'vG FOONO u X $\o ®ill. lo*t •voua v** BOLL OOO . vuANY YO OOY A CiBEttf ' eOND on YiANY YO CELL FANMLY FLIMvan . <Awt A CV**- *Ct ON Otja L»'l VvSnY A05 Yetev 00^1 L->»< VtAllOCf ANY^W l an - then got tne V. BOl* LtEMC

National Capital. He and lector Joseph Ismglaa* both enlh-f-d. snd ii was understood that one of them

would b- called and the otbei left to tak-- car. of the sick of Middle town-, ship Now thst the government baa taken ootb of them, says the Court House Gazette. Doctor Julius Way.

who ha* been retired for aom- >•-* I. left with an altuot* Impostibl- ta* the attendant- of more than ft thousand I-eople. ocrupyitu: a territory of nearly seventy squat- raile«

iptly at noon each •'ay the <t • ll of St Joseph's Church * solemnly tolls, a remind-' to spend one minn , ‘ tie success and safe'! filthier* across the - i of Hie Suggestion of al Administration that thl* ■n over Hie country, was put fed bi Rev J J O'Farrell. St Joseph's, on Monday «f

" >n - Tuv ^d. Cav wTth'eve^ "'uemT^is. enlisted tn 1$14 In the , .era and csrre.pond.nU morrow, buy bond* today with e r ^ 0l . h Arr „ tn Blue D-viD. and ,, v raqueated to get their copy tn aariy cent you din get together. ^Then ^ .* uU nd.d and taken prison.-.

tept. 25. 1915 He was fl*-months In i Bavarian hospital, and then was -laced tn rtorse of a gang of prlsonrs as a trust) He emped. was hldlen for two da-s In th-- home of a

. - pledge to hiiy more J-ontli ibe ^Kuaso-Turlrish atallinent plan with all yi

*“ *"“* In the moTitli* tv come.

Liberty It sweeter than dollar*. Attention, fi* Bond*: Charge! You can hoard Liberty Bond*. Hi* father urge* you to buy. You cant afford not to buyl

raped «

train and went «yh *4 other

tostonnalie Holosi. an Italian. *erv-

ed In the Garibaldi army, wa* woutr A bond slicker 1* the Kaiser - * back ded ami aft-r recovering enlisted with r> - ,be French Foreign I>-glon and saw — service in Morocco

OCEAN VIEW.

STONE HARBOR

Mr*. Abble tone, of tong Island. I*

’Diting her *lst«-r. Mr* Ih-uD-n Stile* !

Mis* tocy Henderson *peni :b. m. and Mr. E reek-end al the home ..f her grand - and Mr* Robert

parent*. Mi anil Mr* Lybitin Cotw-n tbeir

Myra Way Is I i school* D-ins count of Influenza

Job Printing

We are equipped to handle any kina of Job Printing, mid v urn it come* to Service, we can only refer you to our customers or atk 'hztyougive usatriaL

A Kissing and Mr t - Falrtnaii cluw-d > home tut Mond*) and

th-' returned to Philadelphia

i-d on at Mr* Etiu>ln« wa* in town a f- » «»)»

j lai t week looking after Ihe opening of

town ho

MDm* Alma and Elizabeth Anderaon Miss M L tan Th' and Mr. L-slie Howell -1 In Stone Hari»r un

-, l-^jward post Vl«t«-4 his mother. last week, though she

Mrs Juliet Post, on Sunday. !-*n Monday. S-pt :>u Mr* Reuben Stiles was recently , Mra. Fr*d Biddle ' <all-d to Woodbury to take cate of bet ; late Stayer, went to

daughter. Mrs John Blynn. ami fatu ; Tuesday

ily. who at* victim* of S|mnl*h Influ , Mr BoD-n P* 1 "* •’

Mias Van Thujrne si

SPECIAL CHURCH NOTICES. Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church K-a Die Oiy Rev. John T. GIIIImiu. Paafor.

)N SI'N'DAY. tMT 6th

Af II A. M

lied"

Judge, at htblt at ih Wtord hi Button hi England ” Ml** fb the VineU

Slone llart-or. l.-n ' Wednesday. i Murray Bunting i their pn.pertles |

ter in town.

i-bralion of the Holy and Infant I lap* Ism. r War and the Gos-

Jac.

, breathing Jut-t i hunt. Im-Bs toll a our President adv-

William Llvingatonr | Itouar party at their ■3rd street frotii Friday | 1.1st ing of Mr and Mi* who l-rouchl the part) ar. Mr anJ Mr* « P I

ana M; and Mrs Oiudleigh j

I of Narberth.

rtrn-ls of Rifle Mis* Marr.ar- t j on will te* sorry to knew she , early »tetini of the epidelulhome and medical aid brought | High In a short time, bul pr. | he reunion of Ihr Flotsam and ]

IN SUNDAY. .NT 13th and SUNDAY

SUNDAY.* OUT. 27lh - l.braflcn of Ihe Third Antiiversa ty of the Organization of the Lutheran t qngregalion (The first congregation meeting waa held at Moo-c Hall October 29.

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j -''Xl'RJTY TRUST j Cape May, baa lh«u--

Subscribe for tbs Cape May Countr , .Tunae. |1*0 per ,mt.

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mall) insfalh'd).

All mem bet* of th-- tothentn ('hutch and congtegatioa ate -atneslly tequ- sted I-- to prraent et th- above Hervl:---». and ate asked to Invite nil friende and auanger* lo atu-nd.