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Vol. XXXIV. No. 4

CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SKA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

CAPEMAY COUNTY (Sm Isle Crrr P.O.), N. FRIDAY, JANUARY

IO, 1919

dinner guests at . weuiii*. k Mr. Joaepb Maaaer i^tamad

5 Cents a copy, $i. 5 o a Year

*0.000 TONS OF PORK RAISED THROUGH BANK’S EFFORT.

PIHIITVI Prir •• By Fir«t Natio-al Bank, UUUlll I 0c “" Cit y. Stimulate Inter*.!.

toe cltbeaT Keetin* h.ia at City Hail — Toeaday. Dumber Mtb, JuU as

dtamer party at. toe Plater hQBM of a well known aummer-real-bank was the chief topkt

Mr. aad Mr* Chariot N. Howler, of BeicorUle, and Mtet Jea-sette Clontlac. Poatmlatrea* at tola new war rfi-

Ki*a Meerwx of the public quite HI at her

mms

aad toe fact that, at toe time of toe meetiar. many Iniereeted per MW l unable to be preeeat on account ol their own Illness or that of their fam-

Tbe charts vur-imag By toe -Wrat Bee laJe City school by row of O tomato nr the Bed CwST BUNGALOW FOR KENT—Italis Street, near Landia Areana. Beat lie Another of thoae popular oak was held In toe aoetal rooaa of toe Meaalah Lutheran Chnrto - — -

day afternoon.

The ordpr regardia* eltefi ahoU and air rUte. haa materially dwsreaaed toe breakin* ‘

force ana off®

wsu Sea lale'a atlent t„ , great cttiaea of toe United Stataa, I Tk—BTI ^

call a meeting at City Hall day evening. Jan. U. at 8 o’clock, which all clUsena (ball be torited, aa well as the thare-boidera. who are rapmlttee wfll report progress, answer quaatlons and Uatao to suggestiona. Women are eepecially invited. The names of the organisation »ccnmil U ^ are re-printed, aad anyone addreealng the chairman, uwaanrer or members of toe committee will be given all toe in-

formation possible.

The fact that unsolicited Buoscriptions are ooming in from comparative .atnCBgers baa been mentioned in these Columns and toe general approval of toe action taken at the citlsens’ meeting points to rn early realisation of what has long been a vision of toe progressive citlsens of Sea laic.

Organization Committee.

Frank B. Sharp, chairman; Wayne , Strothers, treasurer; C. H. OloutE. B. Arnett. M. M. Sofroney, IrvU M. A. Luongo, James T.

. Clarence Pfeifler, William

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S HAPPEfilNO* THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK REAOING; WHAT’S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS. N

ed on the first day and 1

removing stumps, felling trees.

way of tfetlns

interests any land owner 1 . County Agent Stackh. May Court Houae. a line.

Florence *. Kjaa, one of Sea lale’a

beet known summer girls. «s a German helmet.

TAXES BEING PROMPTLY PAID.

Sea lafe City prides Itself upon the the (act that its state and county taxer - always peW on toe date appointed,

Isle win be able to show a bet

... ... tement this year than ever before.” says acting Mayor Fitch.

Taxes are being paid with graiify-

King Crab la to be guest of hdnor at the reception to be held at L» in Saturday. Jan. Uto. at the Caj Court House Building, by toe Council of toe County Board culture. Porno Uvea will be pi ; Crab as * „ ^ ^ _ be toe special topic* of the afternocn. If toe r’ana carry. toU King of toe erustaueans will agree with Mr. ManUUni. He needs ofily to be ground fine to furnish one of the most valuable of fertilisers fir Cape May County

soils.

The quesUon of the hour is" how shall we honor toe returning soldiers and what memorial shall we raise to those who did not come back. Governor Edge recommends public Improvements as one form of memorial He discourages the erection of shafts and tablets* Public improvements are a lading memorial tad win balp toe returning soldiers and sailors earn a living until they are gradually absorbed by private work and business ventures In Ocean City, at a spirited meeting at City Hall, called by Mayor Champion, a variety of plana were discussed. Mayor Champion read toe action taken at the conference of may-, on in Trenton and Governor Edge’s proclamation relating to a uniform public’ celebration, a definite policy for the erection of useful and port -—* irial* .id the aollcltom 1 in a State-wide riaa -Uthe immediate employment and rehabilitation of me® discharged fi

NEW FISH COMPANY ORGANIZED.

If toe man who makes two blades of pass grow where only one grew before la a public benefactor what shall be said of toe man or group of men who make ten, tons of pork grow where none grew before. This is the record of the pig club started by the First National Bank of Ocean City. In April. 1918, 1« pigs were placed among farmers and others In Upper Township. Cape May County. N. J. The Bank placed these pigs with the club members taking their note in payment if desired, same being payable Decembsr 16. 1918. or after pig was matured. The Bank also agreed to cancel toe note of each member for one pig in cate the pig died from disease, etc. The pigs were innoculatod for the prevention of cholera and out of the total of 182 there were only si. that died. The prises offered were 110. 17.60, 86.00 and 82.50 in gold coin for toe parties securing the best results baaed on the ''Ilowlng points: General cond'tlon of pig at time of Inspection, 2d Weight of pig compared with site when purchased. 20. Condition and character of pen in which pig was raised. 20. The pigs were inspected by County Farm Demonstrator, Stackhouse, W. F. Knowles, assistant State Club Leader in Agricultural Extension work, R. B. Stiles, President, snd H. S. Mowrer. Cashier of the First National Bank. Ocean City. N. J. The prize winners

ere:

1st—Martha L. Downam. Ocean

View. N. J.. 810.00.

23»d—Washington VanGilder. Peters-

burg. N. J, 87A0.

Srd—Henry A. Wittkamp. Strath-

mere. N. J.. 85.00.

4th—R. N. Asplnwall. Ocean View,

N. J, 82-50. Total 825.00.

Practically all of the members received, such excellent results that there were many who received the same number of points, toe point in which most members were short was the condition and arrangement of pen. The pigs weighed, when matured, all the way from 120 to 300 pounds, so that It Is safe to assume lhat toe meat production of this club was at the very least calcnlation twenty thousand pounds (2?,000) of pork which would not have been produced had It not beta tor the effort on the pari of the **anlr officials in organizing tM« club. A similar club with some minor changes la contemplated for 1919 and with toe experimental stage past It is

Mr. B. W. mer home at Townsend’s Inlet, received a letter from his son, Paul BL, about wb-nn some anxiety haa ‘ felt, reporting him in Base Hospital 18. Mr. Paul Badd«o has beta overseas since last May. The letter wi dated Not;. 25 and received Dec. 28. Rev. John T. GUilaon has received a ▼ery flattering call from Bethel Lutheran church at Trenton. Although it was distinctly stated by Mr. GUlison that he was not a candidate when he was sent to Bethel church by toe Synod. the call was unanimously extended after tla last service. Sunday. Dee. 29th. Rev. Mr. GUlison has declined

the caD.

Wildwood at a big public mass meeting to the auditorium of toe High School building was a sea of enthnsi- . asm. Senator-elect William H. Bright, of Wildwood, was elected chairman.

be known tuesl of honor_was Senator Haras toe Sea Breeze Fishing Company' '* " " - - - -

has been.organized Work 06 its buildings win be begun tn March. Contracts for two boats have been given toe Love Brothers, boat bonders. Officers of toe new Company will be Peter WUmer. president; Fred Kalwin.

Alex. Seaaberg. secretary ar, captain; Charles Seas

bog, engineer; M M. Sofroney. bus!

Mrs.

LOCAL

Next Tuesday toe ladies Aid of (be M. E. Church will bold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs A. S.

Steelman.

Mrs. Augustus Miller, president of

Campbell received an apron toe Sea Isle W. C. T. U.. entertained

from her brother, David Massey, in Government service on to* Great Lakes, which is probably toe moat unique garment of the kind In Sea Isle City, being made of three parts of a sailor's costume. The body of the apron is a part of the neckerchief, toe bMt i* made of toe ha band

the pocks* of toe cherrjn.

Miss Adelaide N. Gloating, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Clouting, of Neptune Street, returned to Smith College Wednesday morning. Thla is the last of the house party Mr: and Mrs. Clouting have been entertaining during the holidays. Miss Margaret Btoomlngduie, of Brooklyn. New York, returned Saturday of last week. Mrs. Asenath Blackman, of Palermo, N. J., Mrs. Clouting'* mother, will remain

, for. the rest of the winter.

Two of the new double burner lamps, of which there will be seventeen when the order is fully carried out, were Installed on Mine.va a.rest,'

Two have been turning for —*“ —* — ;riven t.ueh

_ ... —! the others will be placed aa soon as possible. Three at the north and two at toe aonth «id of Landis avenue will supplement thi arc light*. The others will be placed In toe middle of a

block west from Landis avenue. Before dismantling her Chrtstn

Tree, Mrs. James T. Chapman. „ Pleasure Avenue, invited a few friends to enjoy an evening of muaic. After duly admiring the artlalicvlly dcrorated tree Die gueata were invited to toe dining room where, aa in toe living room, the holiday color* prevailed. from the grareht: lines of toe great fern in the bay window to toe band embroidered crimson roses of toe centre piece The refreshment* carried out toe same idea. Apples, in which tbe colors of toe sunset bad been stored up while the same hue was repeated in toe icings and confection* Tbe Seven Ages of Man lacked only the Intent. A toast to toe New Year wsa drunk amid much merrtmenC in toe delicious fruit punch, red with the

juice of Jus's strawberries.

local Union at her borne on Pleasure avenue and Neptune street, Wed-

nesday evening.

Captain J. K. Beeves, who for thirty yean was in charge of the Bea Isle Light, was in town Wednesday calling 00 friends Captain Reeves, who nor resides in Camden, is paying a visit to his son John, in Avalon.

were on toe ill-fated train which was wrecked a mile above CoUingsdale, were Bev. and Mrs. J. T. OUllaon and Mias Blandena Ogle, who fortunately

leaped with a severe shaking up.

Hie Parent Teacher Association will meet at toe School at 3JO on Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 21. The meetings have been suspended during toe epidemic, bnt it Is hoped from now on. toe regular program will be carried

out on each third Tuesday. I At to-! Ladies Aid Tea given .

home or tin. Edward Buck, Neptune street, on Wednesday afternoon, the guest of honor was little Helen Acnes Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Miller, who attained the age of one month on toe 9th Inst With hair curled In an effective ••pomp” toe little lady responded with dignity to all advances. This was the first Tea of ie new year and was largely attended. Mrs M J. Burns, of Southington, Conn, who is staying with Mrs. HilIsr, related an Incident pertaining to her grandson. Randall Fish, who is literally a “Watch on toe Rhine”. He recently, sent r. friend toe shoulder strap* of a Hun officer, with this terse note. “1 am sending you these for I took them from toe shoulder of a good

Hun. Hie toe* were turned up.’

The old livery stable on Minerva street, so long a familiar landmark, has been razed to toe ground and toe •~* loads of lumber are being baufed toe Sea isle Fishing Company's plant. There it will be converted into a general storage and barrel house. Contractor Clarence Pfeiffer has to* new building Will under way. As socn as this is completed. Mr. Pfeiffer will begin on a new boat. *7x11. for which toe Sea lali City Fishing Company

baa glvsn him ths contract.

H1EEHIUEIISKTIE PROVIDES fOR 8303.221.72 TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION; INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR OF 835,000; DUE TO EMERGENCY EXPENSE8; CUT DOWN MOSQUITO MONEY.

The Cape May County Board of Freeholders, at Its regular meeting at Cape May Court House on Tuesday, wrestled with toe problem of flnanc Ing the County tor the new year, and finally passed toe appropriation ordinance. which provides for a gross expenditure of 8376.000.76. of which 1303.281.72 must be raised by taxes. The sum raised by taxes last year was 8268,729 J7. In an effort to hold down toe budget to something near last year, and so to prevent an increase in the county tix rale, practically every appropriation was pared down, toe Increase being due to an additional needed 810,000 for road maintenance, and to emergency repair work amounting to 824,000. the latter due largely to last year's

stoma.

The appropriation for toe County fair was entirely eliminated thi* year, and toe mosquito extermination appropriation was cut from 810,000 to 18.000. The $1,500 appropriation for armories made last year has been eliminated also. The budget ordinance is printed in thi* issue, on page eight. Other husiuess before the Board was 1 follow*: A resolution was Introduced by Freeholder E us race, of Sea lale City, to have toe County Engineer prepare plana and specifications for the widening of toe Road from Sea lale City to Coraon's Inlet, to accommodate the travel which will result from toe open Ing of toe Coraon's Inlet bridge. The resolution carried. County Collector Saul reported that thi municipalities of Cape May. North Wildwood. Lower Township and Stone Harbor had not paid their county tax

for 1918.

Freenolder Camp reported that he had teen In consultation with the Mosquito Commission, and that the Commission agreed to abide by what the Freeholders would do in toe way* of an appropriation. Later State Entomologist Headlee, of New Brunswick, made a plea for the same appropriation aa last year, and urged that the

predicted that toe 1919 club will tar! ^^dera back toe effort being exceed toe one just closed made for a 8100,000 appropriation from

the State this year for this work.

SCHOOL LAWS TO BE ENFORCED IS WARNING TO VIOLATORS.

Wildwood band numbering 21 piee^ I w “ *i ven . ln ‘ hp Cll 7 Hal1 under the direction of its leader. Oscar S, T”*** 8 * ev *®* n * b f Acting-Mayor Huebr.er, played many patriotic and r2f^ h ' ?“ cocplaint of the Board of other inspiring airs during the courae' SlK?* 1101 * ^ Wr * 0811161 of tbe evening, and led too audience In! of West Jersey Avenue. The •u. ——1— complaint stated that they willfully

aad despite frequent warnings, had

the spirited singing of popular patriotic songs. Six committees were appointed at the close of toe discussion, which was general: Parade committee.

tee. mothers' committee, county committee. and publicity committee. Luther C. Ogden was named as chairman of th^ Cape May City committee. Chairman Bright elated that July 4th, 5th and 6th, 1919, have been suggested as days likely to be selected for the public features and functions designed to give a rousing welcome home to the

* - The big parade

kept their da .ghter, Ida. from school In violation of toe State anti-truancy laws.. The testimony introduced proved that Ida was ont of school more days than she was in. and without exMayor Fitch fh.ed Mr. and Mrs. William;. fifty dolla- and suspended paymeut of the fine pending toe attendance of the child at school. He warned that toe first time toe cnlld was absent, except for sickness on doctor's certificate, toe case would be lorned

agreed to do toe work for :i50. If the contract was awarded him for three years. The con plaint of the Board about the bad phono service on the Bell Use in toe County brought two telephone officials, who held the floor for half an hour, and said much bnt told little. Director Rutherford maintained that the service was stiU ''rottenbut Freeholder Fox. of Ocean City, cald he noted an improvement, end after a few questions, the matter was dropped.

The dances on toe Pier at Cape May City during the holiday season have been well attended. This is one of the t popula’- forms of recreation.

Disposing of your property by Win > ne thing; toe selection of a suitable executor Is quite another. Aad yet both become s very simple matter when you invoke the aid of the Sacuri* ty Trust Company, of Cape May City, N. J, to administer your Mate.—adv.

SHERIFF’S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias. r sale of Mortgaged Promisee, to me directed. Issued out of toe Court of Chancery of New Jersey, on toe .»to day of December, A. D. 1918, In a certain cause wherein John B. Mlogin is complainant, and South Jersey Realty Company, et aL. are defendants, 1 stall —pose to sale at public vendue, on MONDAY. JANUARY 13th, 1918. between toe -hours of twelve and five o’clock p. m., to wit. at throe o’clock In toe afternoon of said day, at tbe Sheriff's office, in Cape May Court House. Cape May County. New Jersey; The saU mortgaged premises, with toe appurtenances, in the bill of complaint in toe said cause particularly set forth and described, that Is to

say:—

All that certain lot of land altuate. lying and being in toe -Borough of Stone Harbor. County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, bounded and described a* follows: Beginning at a point two hundred and Torty-flve feet southeastwardly from the southeasterly side of First avenue and one hundred and thirty-five feet southweetwardly from the southwesterly side of Ninety-fourth street, measured ^t right angles to said avenue and street respectively; and extending thence (1) soulhwuatwardly parallel with First avenue twenty-five feet; Lienee (2) southeastward))' parallel with Ninetyfourth street one hundred and ten feet more or less to toe high water mark In toe Atlantic Ocean; thence (3) northeastwardly along toe same twenty-five feet to a point one hundred - and thirty-five feet southwestwardly from toe southwesterly side of Nine-ty-fourth street measured at right an* gles thereto; toenoe (4th) northwestwardly parallel with Ninety-fourth street one hundred and tea feet to the place of beginning. Being lot 3 is block 94. as shown on plan "B-2” of

toe South Jersey Realty

County Sealer of Weights and Measures Paul E. Carroll again pro tod his

active work by reporting 2u8 scales uie ouuu. weisey v*fu.you*, tested and sealed In December, and 8 duly filed In the office of toe Cleric of condemned. | Cape May County, and the land In Bids were received for tbe audit of front of same extending to tou high the County books, and toe job was s water mark in toe Atlantic Ocean, awarded to Cbaa. T. Sanders, of \Vlld-| ROBERT S. MILLER, Sheriff, wood, who agreed to do toe work fori Dated. December 18. 1918. 8176. Other bids ranged as high aalj. Flthlan Tatem. SoTr. 1300. Lewis T. Stevens, of Cape May. 12-20,4t.pf8UJO

CITY OF SEA ISLE CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BUDGET AND TAX ORDINANCE YEAR 1919.

will In all probability be arranged for OTer 10 U«- - Sheriff. The extreme pen- *—•-*— - ally for willfully keeping a child out

of school is a year’s imprisonment and

\fine of fifty dollars.

The School Board has announced It* Intention of vigorously prosecuting all

Friday. July 4th, the glorious national holiday. The banquet, in honor of the retimed boys could follow on' the evening of the next day. Saturday, July 5th; and the third day (Sunday) be given over to special service* and

la the different church••

and by other ethical and community

WOODBINE.

Private Eugene Feldman | few days with bis folks here. Miss ’ -orothy Jaffee waa a week-end visitor at the Jaffee home. A wide circle of friends mourn toe iss of Anna Cl baton'., who died cf diphtheria Jan. 1st. Interment waa at Millville. Friday. Jan. 3. Corporal Ed. Nap pen visited his friends in Wildwood the latter part of

thu week.

The Shropshire family motored tj

Helslervllle-on Sunday.

Miss Foy. piano teacher at toe Philadelphia Musical -Academy, has unable to go to town on account of

*Unes^

The young folks were given a dancing party at toe Liberty Hall. Friday evening. Jan. 3rd. The engagement has been announced of Miss D. O. Levenaon and Mr. Levy, of New York City. The school children were glad to return to their studies Monday morning, Jan. 6th. Beni RablnowiU is recovering from a heavy cold. Tbe town people rejoiced when tony beard toe whistle blow at neven. Sunday morning, which meant back to work for a change. Mr. and Mrs. Secon and eon, vislton at tbe Cutler home, returned to Philadelphia. Sunday. Mias B. Zass spent a few days with her parent* Mr. O. M. Geary resumed bis puaion at toe B. D. tower. Word waa received at the Joffr reatmce Monday morning that Mls»c H Flat-berg, acboo. teacher, and B. Jofte are slowly recovering from the "fin”, at tbe former's bjme. Long Branch,

SHERIFFS BALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, for sate of Mortgaged Premise*, to me directed. Issued out of toe Court of Chancery of New Jersey, on toe 16to day of December, A. D. 1918, in a certain cause wherein Tuckahoe Building and Loan Association is complainant, and Bara Davis Speakman, et aL. are defendants, I shall expose to sale si public vendue, on MONDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1919, between toe hours of twelve and five o’clock p. m., to wit, at one o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at toe Shes* IfTs office. In Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey: All that certain stock and mortgaged prem'seb, with toe appurtenances. In the bill of complaint in toe said cause particularly set forth and described,

that is to say:

17 and Vi shares of the capital stock in the 48to Series of toe Tuckahoe Building and Loan Association, and all toe following described tract or piece of land, situate in toe township of Upper, In the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, and bounded as follows: and is known and designated on the plan of lots in Strathmore. New Jersey, of 8. I>ena Fulmer, dated the 8th day of January. 1913, and filed In the Clerk's Office of Cape May County, New Jersey, on toe 5th day ot March, 1813. as tote No. 6 and 7, is Section Being toe same premises which H. Frances Boyer, (single woman) by Indenture bearing date January Srd, 1817 and Intended forthwith to be recorded In the Clerk's Office of tbe County of Cape May. N. J, granted and conveyed to Sara Davis Speakman. in fee, together with other parcels of land and promisee. ROBERT 8. MILLER, Sheriff. Dated December 24th. 1818. Harry S. Douglass. Sol'r.

12-27,4Lpf. 810.40

1. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commlaaloners of tbe City of Sea Isle City that there shall be aswased, raised by taxation, and collected for toe fiscal year nineteen hundred and nineteen the supi of 837,311.37 for the purpoM of meeting appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and nineteen. 2. This "Budget" shall also constitute the 'Tax Ordinance". BUDGET.

1918

Amount in "Surplus Ravcnue Account" year ending December 31st 3548.39

1919

(a) ANTICIPATED REVENUES:

Surplus revenue appropriated 8 648.39 8 - Miscellaneous revenues: 2,900.00 8,847.00

Liquor licenses 31.000.00 Franchise taxes 600.00 Interest on deferred taxes 800.00 City Clerk's Office 100.00 Local U. R. Tax 500.00

Amount to be raised by taxes .> 33,862.98 29,845.37

Total 837,311.37

(b) APPROPRIATIONS:

Salaries $ 2476.00 Light 6,000.00 Water 1.900 Fire 600.00 City Hall 100.00 Removal of Garbage - 1,500.00 Interest on bonds 9400.00 Discounts 1.800.00 Music 800.00 PrintPostage and Stationery 600.00 Special Advertising 800.00 Police and Life Guards 1,000.09 Streets and Boardwalk 5,000.00 Sewer 1.600.00 Board of Health 100.00 Contingent 400.00 Sinking Fund 3,861.37 Public Library 76.00 Co. Clerk, Recording and Discharging 100.00

1917

1918

883,68647 8 2476.00

6.500.00 1.900.00

600.00 100.00

1.600.00 O.lbv.OO 1400.90 1400.00

600.00 800.00 800.00

1400.00 1,600.00

100.00 900.00

3,861.37

60.00 100.00

Total 83741187 333,686.37

33,000.00

(c) Local School

3. This BUIX1ET and ORDINANCE shall take effect Immediately upon due

publication and hearing and paaaagr in aceordauce with toe law.

IRVING FITCH,

JAMES T. CHAPMAN,

Attest: Commissioners. W. M .STROTHERS, City Clerk.

Dated. Dec. 27to, 1918. • see

The foregoing "BUDGET” was approved by the Board of Commissioners a regular meeting held on the 27th day of December, 1918, and public notice la hereby given that a public hearing will be given at the City Hail, Monday, January 18to. 1919, at 2 o'clock P. M. tor the purpose of hearing objections from any taxpayer of toe city, after which the Board will tgkt up the Ordi-

By direction of toe Board. W. M. STRUTHERS, City Clark.

Dm. IL 1118.