Vou XXXIV. No. 7

ape May County Times

CONBOUPATBP WITH TBI SKA ISj OTT BEValT.

CAFE MAY COUNTY (S*a IslI Cm P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919

5 Cents a copy, $1.50 a Ye<

AEMTR mm WEEK QUlANINOS of L CHARACTER; f.ITTUE INTEREST ABOUT YOU KNOW GATHERED K CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

„ J (Beat at the BeUerue r. B. J. Barry, a fomer raaldeat e Sown, to look aTter Wb lota.

_J Mra. F. M. apaer aod Nr. 1. Bart D. Coxaoci. of KmWDa. r of It'. anO Mra. Gc-orge 1. oa the 18 th. 8 Man’s Ciab of the M. E. Church k wy ecJo.TBble meeOnf on Wed t the home of Mr.

WEEK’S^ lIHflOnUT

Mra. Chariea Roberta of Ocean Vlev. t aasalng the week with Mra. B. ~ : Landis Avenue.

to attend the funeral aerrtce of Mr. William B. Irrtr. The Uttle daughter of Mr. and Mra. Irving Fitch to under the Doctor’s care. It to hoped to avert the danger of In-

i David Mar :

_)d of pnricv- in the U. S. Navy ( p aa boBorabte discharge a

urday.

Mr. L N. Haley ard hto sister. I U R. Halay. have doeed their cottage on Lendls Avenue They left tost Thursday for Philadelphia to >oln their ala ter. Miss E. 8. Haley.

1 J. Dtaffl. of at the Lathe: an Parsonage on •day, Jan. 23. by the pastor, Rev. ORltoon. r. and Mra. J. T. GlUlson retomotn Philadelphia and Trenton tost The Trenton church unanlrenewed Ita call and a e (Ptlladelphto crtcnded a call t> GUI toon, both cf which ware der. and Mra. 3. B. Sharp, of Cape City, came to Sea Isle on Saturto visit their mother, Mra. H. A. ■p. who to pawing the winter In now she to with Mr. and Mra. F. Sharp on Pleasure H. B. Laurence W. Sharp, who has

of Coral Street, s pbla yesterday. ton C of Miss B1 an den a Ogle at Normal School. Trenton. in to registered for the Freshman Class. Mra. Lewis S. Chester president ie Ladles' Aid of the M. E. Chtu as hostess at the very pleasant After 3oo Tea on Wednesday. Her " _ -unison. Lewis, 3rd, was the • of attr. ct'on. Mr. A. 8. Steelman and Mr. Frank t. Pharp have been appointed 4 min_ie men for the M. B. Church In this city to help raise the »M.<XXM>00 cen

od-bye Jen us. God of the two l If your succeeaors shell be as to us we wm re-echo the thank-

of a well-known Sea Bow glad I am I did

They ca

health, wok lied by bar stay

REVIEW OF THE WEfcX’g MAFPENIN08 THROUGHOUT CAFE MAY COUNTY, CONOCWt QUICK READING; WHAT** W IN COUNTY AFFAINtt.

The Vocational School of Capa *

i for tha lecture 1 setlng Tuesday. Mr. R. ... of the New Jersey Experiment Station, spoke on 'Profits,’ - Truck Crops for Cape May County.’ At 1U last meeting, resolutions of respect were passed by Flva Mila Beach Aerie, No. 1*40. for E Schllchticg. Worthy Secretary, 3* M. Sweet, J. Wesley Herbert Ulysses Tompkins. Dr. T. D. the State of New Jersey, fruit growers Intensely at " • Grange meeting oi g with hto illustrated __ la Injurious to Peach and Apple Trees, and How to Control Tbao»." Tha Association of the Boards of

RECENT DEATHS. PERCIVAL K. 0. WADDINGTON. In the little Friend's Cemetery, at Woods town. N. J.. there now sleeps Pe.cival K. G. Waddlngton beside hto death was chronicled

CUn WILL AID POUND OPERATORS

COUNTY BODY PLEDGES AID TO HAVE DRASTIC GOVERNMENT ORDER REPEALED; WILL ISSUE MONTHLY OFFICIAL CHAMBER BULLETIN.

I was four years old. and t health until New Year’s • was stricken at Norrlstown, Pa^wbere the Waddlngton* had

the entire family

Of the bereaved and now childless parants. who have the fullest and deepest sympathy of the entire community In their double low Mra. Waddlngton la severely shaken by the shock and •train, and leaves, her health permitting. for Merritt. Florida, on February « to Join her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Gable, of Nor: is town.

W. S. IRWIN.

The funeral Of Mr. W. B. Irwin. "B*! N. 11th Street, wbo died at his home In Philadelphia on Saturday, wps held ■ ' ~ ' N. J.. on Wednesday.

The Cape May County Chamber of ommeree at one of the most entl as tic meetings tor some months j on Tuesday night at Sea Isle City, pledged Its aid to the support of pound net operators affected by the recent drastic order of the government prohibiting th- operation of pound nets on Five Fathom Shoal. Sea Isle lump and Slone Harbor lump, all of which are out of the three mile UmlL and are fishing grounds and afford it catches during the fishing

qulem High Maw waa said by Father OTarrel! in 8L Elisabeth's Church. Boahen. -r~

Uli

Stuart Thompson, Seat; Clem ant Mew kirk West Cape May. Secretary. William H. Bright hat appointed City Clerk Georgs A. Bedding, of /ngJeaea. Journal Clark of the Benelected. sworn In and

arrival of the morning nent was la 8L Eliwbeth’s Mra. Irwin, who was HIM

McCraven. has many * *“

8m isle City, where she i

girlhood, who will sympathtoe with her In her affliction. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin celebrated their tenth anniversary a

Short

MRS. WALLACE LINDERMAN Mrs. Wallace Underman, daughter of Mra. Robert McCormack, died at bar home In South Dennis on January 27. With double pneumonia, after an

Hlnesa of seven weeks.

Her funeral was held in 8L Ellis- —~ ^

beth's Church. Owhen. on Wednwday ie to survived by a husband and

daughter.

The poatuon carries a salary of ILSOO for the

A “Hail and Farewell" banquet tendered at Hotel Windsor. Cape May, ,-^L No. XL and hto succew sor. Lieut. Col. Alton. There were 7* Including member* of the staff

iiw. brirf IDmu « U* her,, ol U. prau. !» Philadelphia arectlon of a permanent Memorial

{ la honor of the ©com CUy

’to'vtelt'her daughter. Mra. John' wards, chairman; Prof. James M 8toto . UtU. rt-.. WttK to to; c h b

The popular luncheons of the Ocean

Citr Yacht Club held at the Hotel

• * a, In Phltodet^to. are growfavor. On Hobday, the 27th.

Commodore Louis Buehn presided. Th* speaker of the day was Charles Lyjn Chandler. Manager of the Ex-

music they

furnished to' the dancing at the en at the school audl-

the Victory

, , | A beautiful spray down for to |frs Ankele, president of the

A aoavenlr from Paris has coma to . M. M. Sofroney fiom Joseph ConUev. former Exprew Agent ai »ea beer silk handkerchief edged and daintily embroldc**d in i" with a wreath and the words itnir from Paris" With It came E«ard with shamrocks ohich open up » Gw moat Fronchy way Into pop-'—

EFhiladel phis, son. W. P. Nickerson, of the AviaCorps, whom she had not seen tor a year H* was on* of the Brat ffve thousand to come borne. Mrs. 'Dallas visited her daughter. Mrs i Frank Brueckman. in Philadelphia Mr. Nickerson intended to visit Bm [lafe. but vs* offered s position In f Pittsburgh and left at ooca. r Sergeant G. R Luongo of the Beeerre MlUtla. one of Sea Uto’. atms. has received a very fluttering totter - - s from the Governor of Finn

j service at Holmeaburg during the f height of - the trfluenx* malady. Sei L gaslit Luongo having graduated from ! Uie Temple University school of pbar . macy. to continuing bto stody “

bacterioicglcai line*

Mra William H lasacs. nee Laura

k appear • til only

.■I I only

a few days with Influenu She leaves an Infant daughter, only a few weeks old. Mr. Isaacs hss taken hto three Utile girls to Andstown sod will msk* bis home there with bto toother Mrs Isaacs' mother. Mrs. Joseph 0 Hmllh.

has removed from the boos,

she went from here and will occupy

the house ?«: Alder

the Isaacs have boon living In the midst of her deep Borrow • word of cheer comer to Mrs Hmllh Tflere Is reasonable doubt of the death Of her

soo will

pews of hi* safety will s

m.ui

MICKIE SAYS S—UoMSSd. \ v*ats to BUSbO, BUT W YOU WtM'T MANtH' NOUE PfttMTltSCr OOtSt toEBS, t JEST V-tSMt YOU'D ASK SOhAtBOOY V4UOJ AbOul WHAT TweY TMtKK OF OUR V40WK AND OUS SEBYtCE. tF YOU DO. > NNS't-L wans ahoTmsk \ MWWt CUSTOWSEI

•sANN organization progressing.

evening. Senator Philip P. of Wildwood. Samuel Lannlng. Wildwood, Samuel Eldredge. of Capa May. and several other delegate ' era expressing forcefully the Of the pound nets in Cape May y. and dwelling on the fact that ihould be encouraged by the govmt as a source of food supply. - than hampered by restrictive - Influence through the Senai. and the United

office Will

r to have the order retopic that consumed much

, evoked considerable dlscnseiun waa the proposed issuance ol a Chamber at Commerce Bulletin once a month. The Chamber waa In hearty accord with the ideas advanced by the Advertising Committee, which had the matter in charge, and voted to commence publication of the paper at once. The following staff waa elected: EdItor-ln-Ohlef. William A. Haffert. Associate Editors. Spencer B. Swan. Ocean CUy: Earl M. Waddlngton. Strattuaere: Irving Fitch. Sea Isle CUy; R. W. Rosenbaum. Avalon; Edward T. Fries, Stone Harbor; A. C. Hildreth. Cape May Court House; W C. Smith. Wildwood; Gilbert 8.

Hughes, Cape May. ,

advised a Bute Bank. sUtof the 2S.M0 banks in the country, only 7,000 ware national hanks, and that a state bank waa M safe as a national bank, but al «d larger money-making possiblll Along this line be mentioned the famous "peanut” bank of West Virginia, which to a state bank cap! tall ted only 110.000, but having deposits nearly five million dollars. The sU cf the bank was originally HOPa^lure. , share, and cannot be price, because none to

for sale.

the work of the com-

mittee. and sUted that a bank in Sea ‘ CUy should, if properly managed,

dividends the first year. ■oposed to use the CUy Hall

as s bank building until a permanent structure could be secured. Tbto will

probably w done.

of the United f

Howard and LeRoy May. who ro-

.jrned to their home In Cape May Court House on Jan. It via the Maurlatania. were never aaparatad during

their entire term of twice, transport. 8. 8. Persic, was ta

, dc their way to France, but no lives wax* lost P. O. 8. of A., of which themrothers are members, as well as their many personal friends, are giv-

ing them the heartiest kind of a wt'

rate home

The postponed fall meeting of Poona Grange warn held at Rio Grande Hall last Saturday afternoon and evening. The meeting was postponed last fall on account of the epidemic, but the effect of the return wave waa perweptlbly felt In the attendance. Resolutions of sympathy were sent tbe secretary and treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Herbert, of Stone Harbor, whose son. J. W. Herbert, has recently died dread Influetua. Mr*, i mamas waa elected Secretory _j. Bute Master Havens made the principal address. At tbe Joint session of the agricultural organisations of Cape May County a new Executive Committee was elected: Mr. Joseph Cohen. Woodbine. Thos J Durell, Belleplaln: Ellsworth Somers. Turkaboe; W.S.Thompson Goshen, and Jesse 8 Collin*. South Heavllto. These men. with tbe elected officers of the County Board at Agri- • ultnre. Joseph Camp. Howaid Hoffman. Ralph ScheUInger and Ralph Taylor, will alt at least on?e esch month to carry on tbe business of tbe County Board Soil Improvement will be empherired the coming year. Agricultural Community meetings are planned for every district In county daring tbe next two r at H W Bsun began Monday at Court House, giving an illustrated •I Court Hall on ' Canbouae T sod Asparagus Growing - He spose ni Whites boro tost evening and tonight St I Has Creek In Grange Hall will give '(‘•ntaloupe and Asparagus Growing " Dares In February are. Feb 10 at peteisbnrg. 8 P. M , Red Men's Kail. Feb 11. Kldora School House. 7JO; Feb 12. Dsoulavllto School Hau*<. 7 So. Feb 14. Belleplaln Be bool Mouse.

1 ?. M.

pay d

WOODBINE Corp. H. 8. Hoc tom, honorably disharged from the U..S. Army, former Y. M School principal, waa given a hearty welcome on a short visit to He came to town 23rd. and was dined at the the same evening. C g the High School g i in hto honor sr th Hall. It was attend* by tl of the Woodbine Schools. J the W. H. S. and the H. f body. Uenj. Greenstein, floi er. delivered a abort addn wa. 1 followed by three cheers for Corp. ttom. and many H. S. songs The fling was wonderfully spent and i disbanded 1 A. M. Saturday mornwith another three cheers for Corp Boetom. He tbm toft town Saturday evening. S. Lavin and mother visited their friends here on Sunday. A Zionist meeting was held at the Central School Auditorium Saturday evening. Jan. 25th. Miss Clair Cohen spent the weekend with her parent*. We regret tbe loss of Mrs. Benson, who died at the Trenton Hospital Thursday. The body was brought to town Saturday. She was burled Sunday at 10 A. M. Mr. Einstein. Vocational School teacher, delivered an interesting lecture to hto pupils Monday. Chief Petty Officer E. D. 1 was a week-end visitor at his n

home.

Mr. Boronsteln, once a student at tbe H. A. S.. now a sailor at the Naval Air Station at Cape May, was glad to meet his friends again. Misses Horneteln and Bn> a low have recently returned from their visit to New York. Abraham Elgenberg passed a fe v days with hto parents here. Mr. Ginsberg went to Newark o'l Saturday. H. Kauri ns ky visited bto parents in Philadelphia on Sunday. The Rablnowiu family are awaitln r the arrival of Clara, wbo has bee. seriously ill. A number of girls motored to Cap.May in Mr. Reinhart's car T afternoon. Mias Derby has assumed a pc here as seventh grade teacher.

OCEAN VIEW.

Mrs. Griffith Gandy was in Ooaaa

City on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cox and children spent Monday in Philadelphia. Mrs. Emma Sharp visited bar act. Raymond, and family. In Ocean Ci '.

as win tend to bring before | ov « r ^ «' ee * t ^ nd - ... list of officials, business or- Raymond Sharp, who has been i u u - - ■ c- gt^Uon al ssth «tr, ",

a selected list ol official*. Business or-

ganlxations. etc., the doing* of the \ *beCoajrtOuard County, and Us commercial organIxa Oe«*n City, ba*

now working in

CANDLEMAS DAY SUNDAY. i the holly and mistletoe, r box for show." . in England, the moved on Canin their ph ■ to be used for tbe y :hurcbes are' blessed on . Jandle mass). The second of February to the annlirsary of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple and of the purification of Mary. Processions with a show of candle* in commemoration of the words uf Simeon “A light to lighten the GenUlea." wb.-n he took the infant Jesus in hto arms. In Scotland leases are often dated i “Lammas" oi -Candlemas" Day. There are plenty of old saws which tow bow deeply rooted Is the belief of tbe effect of tbe weather at Candle-

os.

“Just as far as tbe sun shines in. Just so far will tbe sno« blow In ” “Candlemas day. half your corn and half of your bay." When cattle are token to winter out. Candlemas day Is considered tbe time to pay for tbe first half of the board

of the bovine*.

"The hind would rather see his wife

upon her bier

Than see the sun this day o' the year.

Represents! i vc* of tbe telephone impany were present to urge the usage of r resolution asking that the -lephone com panic- be kept under irernxnent control after the signing of the peace trswty. to allow the wire companies to adjust themselves gradually to private control. A lively discussion ensued, and aft- r a second reading of the reaolutlon. a motion was made to reject It; an amendment waa immediately offered to lay the resolution over for further discussion at the next meeting, and the motion, as amended, after reveral tie votes,

was finally paued.

The difficulty Involved in n munici-

pality getting a tax sale title when land to sold for unpaid taxes was still under discussion aa the midnight hour struck, and the crippling effect* on tbe resorts of large property owner*, iespecially land companies, not paying their taxes, was clearly pointed out.

“ "ly concluded to refer the

Mrs. La vino Stiles to nursing Ml. Hiram Rocap. of South Seavttle. Isaac Howell, of Millville, la vU'*.. g relatives here. Several people from the Band • > tertolnment at the P. O. S. of A. H- II at South SeaviUe. on Saturday ' *-

nlng.

Rolls Hewitt and family att i ed church in Palermo on Sunday >

ning.

Miss Sara:. Somers spent the w t-

matter to the legislative committee. 1 .. tun j ar and advise the various county repre- _

end with relative* in Plea**ntville. Mr. and Mr*. Jatnea B. Andenoc »- turned to Philadelphia oi. Sunday fter spending several days here. We are glad to see Elmer Cox bi v in tbe railroad station after an lllr of several week*. Mrs. Anthony Canuso has been V •• ing her parent* in Philadelphia —

cently.

Mis* Emma Andrew*, of Came* n. *pent Sunday with her parents. Mi** Esther VanOHder- attende-’ a teacher*' meeting at Court House at

■tentative* that some remedial legtola lion la in order. It to sought to have tax sale Mile* of a perfect nature, uf tor a reasonable number of years have

elapsed with taxes unpaid

Tbe transportation Committee wa* directed to co-operate with the Atlantic CUy Chamber of Commerce to have somewhere near the peace-time shore railroad fare rates restored, and an

adequate summer schedule.

An address of welcome was made J »°- 1 * t °- of the Chamber wa* announced In

three rousing Hurrahs.

SOUTH DENNIB.

Mr*. Ch»* Tidier rlalted reUtl-< at Rio Uroude over the s Mr*. Lawrence Peterson v'slted Cape May Court House r Capt. A. J. Meerrald t ne»» trip to Trenton on Tl Miss Roxana Gandy, of Dannlavllle. isited the South Dennis School on

Samuel Morton, of Avalon, visited

SILVER WEDDING.

and Mr*. Peter Corcoran, who

are summer residents of Sea Isle City . . for the part t..»m> year*, celebrated w Ub hi" mother the twenty-fifth anniversary ol tbeli ” r " ‘

Supt. A. W. Hand and Mr. Einstein Visited the So. Dennis School on Jan.

14th.

Mrs George Ueteraon and son spent Sunday with Mr*. Smith Stile*. Mr and Mr* Wm. Cahaley have returned to their home In Millville. Miss Heaale Cahaley has gone to Camden for an Indefinite period. Meerwald spent tbe week-end

the twenty-nrth anniversary oi inru t Mr * Peterson returned to her . 1 c A |iird H v Januarv 18th 'home In Pleaaar.tvllle on Thursday. J ’S"KJS‘ | *; R..pb »> at^ob. «►

Phurrh Twentieth Street below lx> j Red her mother on Friday. Candlema* day fair and bright. cu*t. Philadelphia, on January Hi. j ** r “- ,d " Kramer and Mlsa Sara McWlnter take* another fll*ht; <1894 Eight children were born to! Keax were Cape May ylsltora on Mr Ault M RV- Me. Mr «> >"•»' “>• : rrr^ «

Th, Sl°." curemoalrr I**- <**■ BR...JR ««MM can with a Mas* in the Chunli ot th- l-^nilng ara visit SJV'tha’Vev^tb'r ^,,^3 MrH F^ilffl^ has rold bto farm A reception ,‘>.’-'? i _ln «‘,e_ r en|..C . w . C

el mg at Cape May Court

Winter aoon will go away."

If Brer Groundhog see* hi* shadow when he comes out of his hole on February 2. he goes back and curia up tor another *1* weeks' Bleep If be does not see It be knows the back bone of winter i» broken and stays

out for keeps

at their num*. - —— •— i_ .. . jubtlartans received the .oncralnl* T *

un4 -ft- ■>’ |

, 1K03 Master, w

PRIZE PORKERS

H A. Wlttkamp. of Foraona Inlet, whose pigs took third prise tn the First National Bank Pig Content men

Honed In tbe last issue of tbe Times, that n«- was <>

' Weight 2M>H. **3 winners In tbe

^ WON AMONG TEN THOUBAND

bath Peterron. of Avalon, vialled relative*here Saturday evaning Cap! A J Meerwald made a busl Inrsa trip to Cape May Court House

on Tuesday

Irving Filch wa* notified y-eteiday | Mis* Mary Boyle to visiting bar par

of the eighty prise ents.

Win Mewwald visited Middle Town-

end 2««tt reapectlvely.

,ong the 10.000 ag-nt- of th- Natloaal I ship High Krhool on Monde/,

s glvan Mr. Surety Company of New York A Brositu waa a Cape May Court Wlttkamp tor th* condition of tbs pigs HI* ancoaea show* tbe exceptional | Hou*e visitor on Wednesday,

and ihair pan. which were important prosperity of thla < .nuinnuit) since H Carl McCormack visited bto mother

Item* In Boring point* Hia war* was baaed on the gieator comparative | on Saturday.

award«d tbe highest place In these aniou«i of suiety oonda written here Ml** Marguerite Meerwald to on

two p»tnu. I than ahowbere Ithis week's sick list