:ape May County Times

CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE CITY REVIEW.

Voi_ XXJOV. No. 5

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sul Isle Cite P.O.), N. J u FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919

5 Cents a coey, $1.50 a Yeas

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aLEANINOS OP A U CHARACTER; LITTLE OP WTEREET AROUT l YOU KNOW OATHEREO E CIRCUIT OP THE CITY.

ACTIVE CAM PAION POR SANK STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS

fix •be c«pluli«aUoa

$W)io5o. .Rad the

T fiyln* so low oae could

Rev and Mra Jobe T. OUUic u-a Id PbUadeJpbU since iy. Mr. QUliaco -presefced at He Eurefc. Tree too, an Sunday. Hr. and Mrs Harry S»»«- Hlaa rirttala Stw were wee^-eud sueatt X tt. lam ot Hr. SMW. Hr, »d Hr*. Ralph Dean, at Rio Graaae. New* from Mr. and Mrs. Bdward a M them at OL Peterab t coaat (ft Florida, ea _ i and harln* a fine time

IH.SW Instead < hod of fcarin*

baa been changed to ten per cen: on application for stock, forty per " O the bank Is orgAnlxed. mad the ace la fire equal monthly laataUita, or to be paid at the call of the

was divided to

cover uw entire town, aad It la la this way to aecure the full a needed within two week*, ft will take approximately SO days thereafter get the bank started. Opinion was alnvirt unanimous that the bank should be started la its own it the build!nr should ittal type, second to

„l** Elisabeth Steer, motored Atlantic City Sunday to rtait ends, returolnc by moonlight. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Downam. of ’isw, are eonvaleedag from I their recent never* attack of tnflcanxa f a! the home cf Mrs. Downam'a mother. I Mrs. Clement Mosaop. of Philadelphia. e fea! lots of lb. 1 at the

HURT IN FALL FROM WAQON. Saturday morning the nurse at th home of Mr. Prank Ladow saw th Hash of a red sweater as iu wearer tumbled from Diamond's deli very wagon. Running out the stopped the borne, which was trotting. After securing the animal she looked to see the driver run np. bat he did not move. SbeWasUly tied the .horse to an elec-trie-light pole and picked the nncon•dons lad np, who was bleeding profusely from wounds to his bead and lac*. Recognising him as young Raphael Cingula, she phoned Diamond's

nd has been 111 In his room bat Mrs. Diamond was soon

at the door and took the lad. who had

given first aid. to Dennis vine to of Dr. Way, where his In-

'7$

go to the Victory boys

b City motored c ig for the hal maaqoe at the l auditor Inns. They were s-— I St the Mornhlswag home, x

r on Friday.

The bursting of th*

r . _ tare, bo ne on the Boulevard be has been eared for by Mrs.

Krais*.

Mrs. Ciagola and her little deughur have been m for some time with tafluensa She was not told of tbo Jn Jury to her son. .That night a baby daughter was added to the family The mother is still critically 01. onng Rale is doing splendidly. The, . tor took oat the aatches an Wed- 4

In token of. their Interest.In their new SUte Senator, fifty members of the Angle sea Association attended the of the SUte Legislature in on Tuesday, when Senatorelect Wm. H Bright took his »ag the new am use menu to be led in the Baker block at Wild are the new style Jack Rabbit -. the new style OK Mill, the and the Frolic Work wl'J b<-

gin this month.

SUte Comptroller Newton K. Bugse will address the Bert meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commercr. which wffl be held la the School Auditorium. Sea Isle City. Thursday evening. January «. Bugbee will talk on SUte Ansa matters, and win explain the new tax

and municipal

City — -r-—

ItM very encouraging. Permits In the sum -of *17.050 haring already been Issued. Because of war conditions and restrictions last year, building was decidedly limited and (he number of permit* issued was lowest for years. The total amoun building done reached only $78,675. Irving Jefiriee, one of the first to rtturn from "over theta”, la expected to arrive at hU home In Ocean City soon. He came home in a boaship. Mr. Jeffries, who la the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mulfood Jeffries, was with the 29th Division. In going the top” his gas mask was shot 4

th* deadly

LOCAL

l lovely view o' the Ntty aad bojU^ sard promenade naai tbs Goto ffAr-

g*«L The peaceful

Mr. Herman Diamond was downstairs on Tuesday^for the first time in

five weeks.

Mr. Edward Buckley, om of 8m late’s well known auminer reaid rata, recletered *.t the Believe* with a

Mr. Walter Pfeiffer before pair-in* his hooae is pitting on a meul base. This will not only add to the appearof hie bouse, but wtli riaterially

Mr. Eugene Shaffer lately returned 1 from Cape May. where he he* bem engaged in Government work is

i .r,Ai« avenue rivals toe White Way' In the section Ocean avenue aad Ariadne Three new arc lighu of the Nitrogen variety have been da-.-* the past week by Ob—

er of Public Works Chapman at these The season of 1919 bids fair to be a j record breaker tor 8m late City.

party of ten

PbOadeiphla were at th* Bellevue over the week-end. They meet every week

at the hemes of the

brushes are in frequent evidence. The Ban Isle City Realty Company started the first week of the year with aaiea

. E Sunday School have received e cross and crown pin which signle regular attendance for one year. Eight of this number have attended every Sunday for two years and In a<ldttlor. u the pU. these received a

Mias Margaret Yapp*leer, of West gold wreath to encircle t

t steer. Pleasure sveout Mrs Atesr l* entertaining a small party to night from the Freshman clam of the High School for her daughter and bar

They were il* and their Bellevue In the party were Mr. Theo-

Arnoug recent most delightful social affairs was the small ewntog party given by Mr. and Mm Oartnce 8 Mi mi la. of Landis avenue. There aw* mnalc end dancing, with *“

r>£%;

Mr. William Doerr. sterling, Mr. George Thompson. M William Mscher, Mr. Henry Schmidt. Messrs Dods. Kagaita * Mr and Mrs Lewis 8 Cheater, Jr, and Lewi. S ''heeler. Jd. of Pliilade! phis, arrived on Seturday U»t tor a visit with Mr Cheater's parents. Mr. and Mr*. Lewis 8 Chester, of Landie Avenue Mr Cheater. Jr. returned th* first of the week. Mrs Chester aad her little son will remain for s

night

The regular monthly meeting of the

Ladies' Aid of the M. E Church was held al the home of Judge and Mr* Alfred 8. Steelman, on TtieeAy eve flag. The president. Mrs Lewie 8. Cheater, in the chaU. After the rou tine bu«ines» two new member* w*r* elected. Mrs Hilda Voigt and MU. L R Haley Th* Bazaar wa> the chief

topic of dUcusalon. Though

the height of the summer iwaaon. the Aid believes in preparedn-s* and In conMquence appoinied the chairmen tot trie several committees Apron., j Mnt Edward Buck. Mr* George K W . Coxaon: Boudoir cap* and Intam I wear. Mr* George WhUUnglon. Mi , Harry Sieer, Towels. Mr* Benjamin

Ford. Mm Theodor* DeUow. Fancy - jr .— aame. Mr. and work and NovelUee. Mrs V

m Gu* Mornhinwag They visited Ozb-. Mrs Hilda Voigt. Bag*. Mr* A. 'ms New York. N. vUitlug Mr. 18 StoMtnan; Culinary. Mm Eugene sd Mm. Albert Am berg, of Weet New | -.baffer Each member will aUy her lark and Sen 1*1* City. hmU wuh th* commlttoe .h# protars

Mies Margaret Petnruen. Bu«h. Mr. Richard Culver, Mr. Elmer Petersen. Mr* C. 8. Maxurts. ~ -*

Maeur John Maxurle.

Mm. Mary J Burns. «

tom with Mrs.* Ota Miller. Neptune street aad Pleasure avenue, tor a

month. 1» paring a vlnlt to tor

Mr*. Strothers, at "The Barf." Mrs. Burn. I* proud of the fact that little Mtat Brian Agnes Miller to the ”eleveetfc 8 trot her* bab) ” aha ha* bad a

toad in Inducting Into right

giftr;

riba Mornhln <

t from a delightful round ; riaita. including Mount Var *|

Where they were i ‘ '

week’s muies TSROUGHOiH

A REVIEW OP THE WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED POR QUICK READING; WHATS WHAT IN COUNTY AFFAIRE. Wildwood I

Ocean City's loss by fire tor the ear 18U was leas than $2,000. This s 50 calls, but the promptners

The County Vocational School will

planting, culwOl probably

. The lectures will _

j in the Grange Halls of Erma > Grande. Dnt- notice will be

At the meeting of the Commission ere of Cape May City held Tueeday Ung In City Hall. City Ccmmit-

city solicitor J. Spicer Learning to act as May.-r to fill the unexpired term of Mayor W. L Stevens, who Is now livlag in Florida for his health. Hon Lewis T. Stevens was apopinted as rity solicitor to fill the vacancy caused by Mr Learning-. .JPeummer^ The ember of the 1

eating of the County Board* of Education th- Cape May High Friday. January 17th. Nurton will ■ —aaf

RECENT DEATHS L M. WAODINGTON, JR. Earl M. Waddington. Jr, two year aad eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wsddlngton. ot Strathmere. died at Norristown, Pa, on January 8th. after an illness of five days. Death was doe to Influenza. The interment was made privately at the Friends' Cemetery. Wojdstown. N. J. The Waddlngiops left Strathmere a few weeks ago. to spend the win Ur in Norristown, and the news ot the death of their km was a severe shock to their many friend* here. An older non. Percy, was token ill on New Tear's Day with Influenza, and for a He is now thought to be improving, tot not yet ont of danger. FRANK F. WITTKAMP. The and word from "Somewhere In France” received last week by Mr. end Mt*. H. A. Witlkamp. was that their bob. Frank F, a Chaplain in the 113th Engineers Division. A. E. F, had succumbed to an attack of scarlet fever on.Christmas day. The deceased waa born at Strathmere. and lived there until early manhood. when be left tor work with the Pennsylvania Railroad, In Pennsylvania. He soon became Interested In Y. M. C. A. work, and later left the employ ot the railroad and studied for the mini .try at Ohio Wesleyan College. Following his graduation he was c'ven a circuit charge at Greenville. Indiana, and from there was called to San Francisco. California. Here be bnlit the M. E. Church on the HUI off Golden Gate. He not only supervised the budding, but installed the furnishing*, and had the entire structure paid for Si-,?! '

N. J, following

at Columbia Univer-.

slty. New York, and later at W. V. Wesleyan, at Buckamon. W. Va. When the great war broke on the fateful April Sixth, Dr. Wlttkamp was ] hg the first to volunteer, and was j a s commission as First Lieuien-. ant. Chaplain, of the First Regiment of. West Virgin.*, end was sent to I Camp Shelby. Miss, where he was I mage exchange officer, having charge I

JEFFERSON’S PARDON IS NOW EFFECIE

FORMER COUNTY PROSECUTOR MATHEW JEFFERSON HOME, AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN STATE PRISON; GREETED BY HOSTS OF FRIENDS WHO MET HIM.

Former County Prosecutor Mathew Jefferson, who waa convicted ot malfeasance in office, returned yesterday to his Cape May County home at South Dennis, having been pardoned by the Board of Pardons, at the expiration of his minimum eighteen months' term at the SUte prison. The $1000 fine was remitted. Mr. Jefferson ws* given a royal welcome fiy many of his friends who met him yerterday. A dinner is planned In hia honor by a number orpromlnent ills, to be given at an ear-

ly date.

Prosecutor Jefferson waa convicted on a technicality, and the faith of his many friends waa unshuken despite his conviction. He appealed the ease to the Court of Errors and Apt*ala, and later appealed to the Supreme Court, bat the appeal waa not heard. A petition waa circulated fourteen months ago. and was signed by sever*! thousand county residents, asking the Board of Pardons and the Governor, to remit the sentence and pardon Jefferson. No one ever knew what became of the petition. The charge upon which Jefferson was convicted was that be accepted bail money from person* whom be to be arrested for operating In Wildwood, and that

this ‘ ~

. and i

of the Post Office, canteens and religious -welfare. He auperriaed the publication of the camp paper, the

Shelby Castle

He <fas instrumental in securing one of the largest tailoring concerns in the country to furnish uniforms to officers on easy terms, and at low prices, and had branches established In all camps.

WOODBINE.

Mima Beatrice Larin, of Philadelphia. passed a few daya here at the The Grammar School teacher* attended a meeting at Cape M.y C. H.

on Saturday.

| Mias A. Fine has recently returned

1 * a visit to New York City. the skating season has net in

and girls are enjoying the * on nearby

Dr Wloknmp received his early education In the Sea Isle Schools, under Professor Jefferson, and often filled the polplls of noarby Churches during hia rialto to hia parents st Strathmere. (Ed. Note.—A moat intoresting deacriptire letter, ‘.he last ever penned by Dr. Wlttkamp. will be published

next VMk.)

CHRISTIAN ANKELE. Mr. Christian Ankele. one of Sea Isle's most respected citizens, died st hia home on Hartsom Street Tuesday evening at ten o'clock, after a few

Though in feeble health for the past seven years, his going waa a grea shock to his friends aad his faithful wife, who has cared for Jim so tenderly. Mr. Ankele was ont on the street

quite r

jntly and e

. _ he waa a devoted member. He waa an officer in the Civil War. with a record ,of which he was Justly morning Mr. Ankele called to his wife, who found his left “ * ‘ * With

An invitotkm dance waa given by the H. 8. Upper Classmen at the Liberty Hail Friday evening. Miss E. Shapiro is spending * few daya with her parents. Four sailor boys from the Cape May Barracks were entertained at the Hoffman home Saturday evening, Jan. 11. Miss Luba Joffe returned to New York Sunday on the afternoon train. Private Samuel Collier, stationed at Camp Dix, N. J, has been home on a forty-eight hour leave. Mr*. L. M. Danenhlrsch is in New York awaiting the arrival of her brother. who is expected home on the Incoming boat from "Over There.” Mias B. Joffe la home recuperating from a severe attack of the "flu.” Born to Mr. and Mrs. N. Ltpscbuu. t

baby boy.

Mias F. Greenstelu spent the weekend in Philadelphia. Mrs. S. Schutxberger and son have been released from a heavy cold. Mrs. Geo. Tramer. of Scranton. Pa, 1* visiting at the RablnowUx home.

s. Including a del egat* to the Bute Federation of Board* and addresses by some n.*m tors of the boards, the County Superin ' ag teacher and voea The evening to an address by the Bute Commissioner of Education, Dr. C. N. Kendall, and an illustrated lecture with exhibits upon the origin, and varied usee of cement The public is urgently requested to attend both sessions

ADMITTED TO CHURCH. At the first Communion Service of M Messiah Lutheran Church, which on the first Sunday morning lerntx Mrs John C. r. by letter, and Mr Frank W Pbwkee. on confession of faith. Mr Fowke* being uuable to bt pro* eat. Rev and Mrs niUiaoc. accompanied by a few friends, took the element' home, where an Impressive »rr

BUNGALOW FOR KENT.—Italia Street, near Landis Avenue. ZUnt $10 per month. Apply M. M. Sotroney. AgMtt. Boa bio City.—adv.. it

Mr. Ankele fell asleep, and from that sleep drifted painlessly into the sleep from which there Is no avakenlng. His children. Mr. Joseph D. Ankele. of Philadelphia: Mr*. W. F. Bowen and Mrs. II L BUly. of CoUlngswbod. N. J, and hia nephew. Vr Frederick C. Ankele. arrived on the earliest train Wednesday morning. The service will be held at th.- home of his eon. 1517 Westmoreland Street. Tioga. Philadelphia uir. Ankele sustained a stroke of paralysis seven years ago. and a light one about a year ago. He had been a r.-aldent of Sea 1*1# for about twelve year*. He had never accepted public office but wss keenly Interested in the welfare of his adopt'd city He was an Elder and member of the Council of the Messiah Lutheran Church. At the test Commnn Ion Service be was deeply touched by th* offer of the pastor to comb to the house and administer the Sacrament. The bereaved family left for Philadelphia on the evening (rain Wednesday. Many friends called to say good-

bye.

SHERIFF'S SALE.

Ey virtu* of a writ o' Fieri Facias, lor sale of Mortgaged Premia**, to me

directed, issued out of the Court ol Bu«k . Chancery of New Jersey, on the ISth - . iT'"5*' «» •^■re'puoe). day of December. A D. Iflfc. in a oer-1! : l .! wherein Tuckabor Building L»»fyi r»«-r.. witti F*4«r*i KcAsnoctotioD is complainant. •*'*• M “ k 1 ; • • and Bara Davis Speakman. et al, are ' uobT" hMk“ n0 ‘‘“ defendants, 1 shall expose to sale at o.-*. •<. Uak* located ouuuu public vendue, on ** '“r •' y> wa «' nnm— MONDAY,.JANUARY mh. HU. k.

~ r kud doc fro IS U. B.

READ 'THE LIGHT IN THE CLEARING"

In ltd* Issue, on page three, the Gape May County Time* publish** the flr*i Installment of Irving Bacbeller'* great new novel. 'The Llgbi in th# Clearing” The story la a tote of the North Country In the time of Kites WrighL«bo In 18«d not only refused the Vice-Presidency of (be United Htales, hut refused many offers of appolntmenia to the Cabinet under VanBuren and Polk, and U written in that Inlmltabl* style knuam only to Irving Bacbeller. Read the first Instoi Intent today Then follow th# story every week. You Will find it Intensely interesting

Disposing of your property by Will Is on* thing; tbe selection of a snlto ole executor Is quite another. And yet both become a very simple matter wbea you invok. the aid of the Secnrl >y 'rust Company, ot Cap* May City. S. J, to administer your estate.—edf

The following letter received b; Mrs. Theodore DeBow. president o the Sea lale Branch of the Red Croai will be of interest to all friends of th young soldier as well as the Red Croa France. Dec. 15. 1818. Dear Friend:— you thtni la not the <

e are taking is easily, iu will never know the

Mr*. DeBow

derfol and I tell ~you the name Re Cross will be In the mind of every ho; who has been over here to do his hi: and you will never regret the Urn and trouble you have spent, nor an: trouble yon have taken, in helping t make the Sea lale Branch of the Re Cross a success. 1 am feeling fine: gamed fitteei pounds; we get plenty to eat and wha we get is very good. Uncle Sam Is taking good care a hia boys over here. I was In Bordeaux last week; It t one of the largest cities in France, bn nothing like tbe big clOee in tbe U. S Every time I saw a drug store wanted an ice cream soda like thoo we used to get at tbe Sea Isle Phai macy. but there is nothing like th*

this country.

Pbere Is plenty of wino. but I *

get l

i IL We ■

Remember me to all my friends.

Your friend.

TOM DELATEY.

OCEAN VIEW. Mrs. Edna Kaufman, of Baltimore is tbe guest of Mr. and Mrs. Levh Adams for a few weeks. Mr. Edward Post visited his mothe

Miss Caroline Van Gilder has return ed to Philadelphia, after passing aev eral days with her sister, Mrs. Alter Way. Randall Hewitt la the proud peases •or of a German, helmet a:d canteen sent to him by bis cousin. Capt Jama Anderson. Capt. Anderson aim t the same to Harold Godfrey, whi Jtos ^toe^Booye, of Pleasantrflte and Mr. Oscar Allen, of Section Bare Cape May, were guest* at the home o: R. L. Somere. during the holiday*. Mr Richard Anderson, who has beet st his home for the holidays, has ra turned to Princeton. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stlmsx havi reopened their home Lore, after beinj away for severa’ yearn. Miss Viola Mehr has returned fron her visit in Camden. Mrs. James Hamm el is quite UL Mr. Elmer Cox, who has been ven I with typhoid-pneumonia, is Bind better. Mr. and Mrs Harry Shaw, of Wood bury, visited Mr. Shaw's sister, Mr* Ida Van Gilder, on Saturday. There U a alight Improvement in Uu condition of Mr. Albert Way.

£b*rter No. 8681.

• District No. I

REPORT OF CONDITION O w TH* TUCKAHOE NATIONAL BANK I Torfcabo*. Is too Slate of New Jotaty, • r SI. 1811

(j baadt. bat Inclod tog U A n-rtlScaiM ot todcMedaeM):

circulation (per value) LiU-ny Loan Bondt : uIIm-i-:? Loan bood». a%. «. aad 4 V, per mi. unpledged tia.000.00 PnyaMnta octunlly (nnd* m Liberty 4 la H bond* of toe VWurtfc Liberty temn owned 17.SOO.OO

10,*TtT SS.lt 2.7

the hour* of twelve and five

wic at one o'clock to

the afternoon of said da}, at the Flier

May Court ? toe.

Cape May County. New Jersey: certain atot-k and mortgaged . with the appurtenance*, in tbe bill of complaint In the said cause particularly »*t forth and described.

iat is to aay-

17 and H shares of the capital stock In the 48th Series of the Tuckaboe Building and Loan Association, and all the following described tract or piece of land, altnate In the township ot Upper In tbe County of Cape May and State ot New Jersey, end bounded ae follows: and !■ known and designated on the plan ot lota In Strathmere. New Jersey, of 8 Lena Fulmer, dnted the 8th day of January. 1913. and filed in the Chirk's Office of Cai* Far County. New Jersey, on the 6th day of March. 1913, as lots No. 6 and 7. in Section No . 4. Being ih<- >ame premiser which H. Frano-e Boyer, (single wobearing dale January 3rd. 1917. and Intended forthwith ■1*4 In the Clerk'. Office of the County of Cape May. N. J, granted and conveyed to Bara Davis 9 peak man. In fee. togeUu-r with other parcels of land sod premiss* ROBERT 8 MILLER, Sheriff Dated "December 34th. 19U. Harry 8 Douglass. Kol'r U-37,«LBUUI.40

OapMat .U»A p. •Utrylua rune . r'lreuUUlag no-

• 2&.000.O i.us.a 12.500 Ol

iixsz

P*r*bt* wito-

. no.ooa i

TYUSl eUMUMO-Ul ll»t-.li!.«r SSOOO O.. Stole et New Jinry. Uousty of Cspe Mar. ■*: 1. B L. Rice, CbAblw of (be ahorw-B—*< task. «v •alemul) ewear the: toe atov. stalroMit »• tru* b> * be beet of ny know ■

HU. ai.i1 belief.

K. L KICK. Caebivr

:-ub» ribeU end Awern to lib «Uy of Jeauery. j(>»9-_

JAMES SB

IHOEMAKER. Notary FsbiU.

J*MU SMITH. H M. THOMPSON. K. C. TOUNO,