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Cape May County Times

Vol. XXXIV. No. 8

COWaOLXOATED WXTg TH1 SKA jgj CITY REVIEW.

CAFE MAY COUNTY (Sia Isle Cite P.6.), N. ]., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, .919

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GOT IIHfS NOTES

if'TEA AND Ot.lANINM OP A ALCHARACTER; LtTTtS OF INTEREET ADOUt FOLK* YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

EAD GAS SERVICE ENDS COMPANY IN BANKRUPTCY. Application Mad* tor R*o*lv*r for tfc* . Soaahor* Gai Company for Second j •-Tim* In Fourtaon Months. Application for a receiver has ^San jade by the Seashore Gas Company, of Sea Isle City, of which Michael A.

In which Thomas Pa., hoi'’1 interest open the claim that the business is hetnc tun at a loss, Mr. Maloney atone bavin* claimed a toes of *6.000 for tea year to which he has been to control. The miserable. Irratnlar service at

Mrs. H. A. Eodicot* was in PhllaOei- hsidshlp last a

phia tors short stay laot Mrs. A. 6. Steelman hat returned

from a visit to her mother. Mrs. A. M.

Armstron*. of Goshen.

The Parent-Teacher Association wlU 1 meet at the school on the afternoon of

^ arebruary 1*. at 1.10

The Parent-Teachers association will give a Valentine party iu the School Auditorium dn • alentlne’s erento*.

Friday. Feb. ll

Mrs. Lewis S. Chester was called to Philadelphia. Safarday. by the death of her brother-in law. Mr. Theophllus

Holmes.

Strayed.—Black male cat with white star on breast. Belongs to Dr. Smith. Reward If returned to Lutheran Pareonage.—adv. Mr. Al. Amber* has been engaged for a month by the “Better Ole” company now playing at the Broad in Philadelphia as stage carpenter. Mrs. L. Momlnhweg and her sister. Mrs. Eleanor Smith, went to Philadelphia. Wednesday, for a visit with their sister, Mrs. Cecelia Hosted. Mr. .Wayne Strothers and Mr. Oeo'-ge Whittington have bees In Philadelphia this week supervising repairs to the Sea Isle Fire truck. Mrs. Charles E. Bell has sold her house to Philadelphia and will open her bu-tsatow at Sea Isle around the first of April. The regular meeting of the Ladles’ Aid of the Messiah Lutheran will meet at the parsonage on Wednesday evening of next Her. Thomas Morton, pastor of the Baptist church at Cape May Court House, accompanied by Mr*. Morton, were guests of Rev. end Mrs. Thomas Ogle on ^

r at the height t

shut-down of the plant on

ust at dinner-tim.*, the claim of local

Miss Blandena Ogle, who is a slo-

th*

Mrs. G .Fred Crorecker. of Greater ford. Pa., and her friend. Mrs. Reuben Winter, of Royersloid. Pa., arrived on Monday for a visit with Mrs. Caroline Cronecker. at the Bellevue. Miss Cunningham, of Philadelphia, will open her cottage. Union Street and the Boardwalk, next week. Miss Cunningham was _t the Bellevue last

FREEHOLDERS APPORTION ROAD MONEY TO THE WK SECTIONS OF COUNTY LIVELY ALL DAY BEgglON ON TUESDAY TERMINATES IN HARMONIC DISPOSITION OF $M)0OO ROAD MAINTENANCE MONEY, WITH TWO NEW MOTOR TRUCK# THROWN IN; FREEHOLDER CAMP OPPOSES ’’EXTRAS” IN CONTRACT WORK.

crowd to the meeting of the B( Freeholders at Cape May CoUrt on Tuesday, aac "

disappointed, the the liveliest to m

way of . — son. however, had notified Mr. Mato-

of the ooal sborttt*

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the matter.was apparently deUboraiely Ignored, and the plant shat dowfi.

Acting-Mayor Fitch got busy with

the Ul*phone on Monday, and laid I /stsonoe with the Electric light Company for a temporary supply of ooaL so that

the plant is now again to operation. The hearing tor a receivership is Monday, Fthroary 10th. at a. before Vice-Chancellor Learn-

ing. The long-suffering Sea Isle City public are hoping that either a receiver is appointed who will adjust things and assure reasonably continuous service. or that the plant is Junked so that those using the servic* can again revert to the antiquated and dirty oil stove cooking order, a backward step that though distasteful to these progressive and go-ahead days, is infinitely preferable to the rotten, wholly Inadequate service put up with tor the

past year or more. RECEliT DEATHS

THEOFHILUS HOLMES. Mr. Theophllus Holmes died at his _jme ta Mflbfcurae. Pa., Friday morning, Jan. IL at the age of W. The f imral service was conducted his ’Ate residence on Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. Dr. Bell, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of which • tote Mr. Holmes was a - delegation from BSchm F. A A. M.. »0, performed tc funeral rites gal escorted the little cortege to Calvary Ostaet View, followed by the commitment by Dr. BeU with the

- Mr. JBoUnea.waa.tae Theophllus Holmes, a of Cape May County.

He leaves s widow, who was Miss Minnie W. Smith, of Bea Isis City, and a son by a former marriage.

ALFRED P. BOGART.

Mr. Alfred P. Bogart died on 3anu ary 28 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Foster. Sea Isle City, at the advanced ape of eighty-seven years. Mr. Bogart had endured a long and painful illness. Interment was at Bayview Cemetery. Monmouth County, N.

greavltod throughout the any. Mr. WG- lered by th« Director and a number of ... -- the Freeholders, that Is quite at vart-

Freeholder Joseph Camp, of Middle Township, started the ball roOtog shortly after the meeting convened at eleven In the morning, by criticising the practice of awarding contracts and then adding a tot of extras alter the work was started, for which, h* declared. the taxpeyet* pay double the amount the work would cost If all the “extras” were Included to the original

contract.

The particular contract which provoked the expression from Mr. Camp was the Stone Harbor Bridge, on which a number of “caps," not to the original contract, have been added, on a basis of cost, plus ten per cent.

by saying that it was 1m possible determine the number of cepe that would need replacing, until the old bridge bad been torn down, but this explanation did not satisfy the objector, who said that the County employed an engineer to know, and not

A handsome new sign has been put to pise* before the store of Mrs. M. Asslante on Italia Street, near the Boardwalk. Full line of dry goods, notions and Kent 's furslsihngs on eale.adv. 4L The Food Sale held by the Ladies’ Aid of the Messiah Lutheran Church on Wednesday afternoon to the Social room of the church was well attended Very few goodie* were lefi after, the first hour. Ice cream and cake, pies and crullers. Jellies and pickles, “hard-picked and home-made” found ready sale. Mr and Mrs. Edward SheUenbnrger and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Woodrow were guests of Mrs. Katharine Kralas over the week-end. Mrs. Woodrow and —r*. Shellenburger remained until Wednesday. While here the party looked at several cottages. They will probably make their summer homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow have been visitors to previous years, but It Is the first visit of the Shellenburgers. Mr. Shellenburger is chief clerk In the office of the Register of VUls at Philadelphia. Mrs. Caroline Cronecker entertained at cards for Mrs. Kralss sad her guests, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. C. R. McCullough, of Strathmere, were called to Pennsylvania the first of the week by the sudden death of Mrs. McCullough's father. Mr. ShoithaU, of PoturlUe, Pa. The funeral was held at Potts

vllle yesterday.

The Food

1st on February 1st, 1818. xan does not mean, however, that the sav- ] to* of food Is to cease. Wherever lt < Is possible we must save, as our gen-, era] demand from the devastated coun-l tries is ev«n greater than ft was during the war. We must save from an humanitarian point of view to order «ii»t the hungry families abroad may be fed until the next harvest. Dlspostor of year proparty by WIB on* thing; the aalrottoa of a snltaie executor Is quits aaothsi yat both haeom* s vary sttnpl* whan you Invoke tha aid at ths . _ ty Trust Company, of Capa May City, K. J, to adm to later year a

The matter was disposed of by Freeholder Koeneke, who moved that the Engineer and Hr. Camp go over the matter privately, and to this way settle any disputed points. The motion

carried.

Corson’s Inlet Draw. Mr. Koeneke then stated that while on the subject of bridge*, he would tike to know when the Sea Isle City to Ocean City bridge would be costpleted, the draw still being lacking. He was assured by Mr. Rice that it wooM later than R **

dropped.

John Young, of North Wildwood, then called attention t ' accident recently on the Mato shore road, when a child was Injured, and asked that signs be placed at Whites boro, calling the attention of motorists to “School Ahead~ The signs will be placed, as requested. Dr. Mace, of the Mace Hospital of Wildwood, was given the floor, and explained the work the hospital was doing of a charitable nature, and asked for an appropriation trom the County as to other yesrs. Miss McGibney. who conducts a similar institution to Ocean City, also spoke for county help, and both were assured that while the Board could make no special appropriation legally, on the opinion of Solicitor Lloyd, that help would be extended as to other years, for the m;.ny charity cases that have been treated, and which would have become county charges had it not been for the hos-

The feeling tha there was “same- to the lower section, starting the good thing to the air” drew a good-slaed work by cutting off $4000 from their * - -* “‘I BoaiE et requests, and the reduction* came all

~ong the line, except to a few cases hen the original amount waa barely tough to pay the needed repairs.

WMOOVinal Amount.

The paring resulted to a reduction trom $84,400 to 484,300, leaving a baiof $16,000 to the fund for emeres. McKlaslc caused a ripple of laughter by good-naturedly protesting against too great a reduction for load to the vicinity of Cape May Point, declaring that “This place saved many a man's bacon.” The vote of the tiny municipality swung McKlasic's election last tall, and cauaed him to be reelected to one of the hottest contests the County has ever known. Mr. McKlasic. by the way. Is one of the real live-wire members of the Board. In the final allotment Ocean City, despite the protests of Freeholder Fox, was given *8000, to-,lead of $10,000; Sea Isle a like amount, with an additional $600 for Lardls Avenue to Townsend’s Inlet; Stone Harbor turnpike. $1600; Avalon, Third Avenue, the road that one of the Freeholders remarked "Starts nowhere and leads nowhere", was given $2500; Ocean View

to So. Dennis. $500.

Two Motor Trucks Thrown In. it was then suggested that two more motor trucks be bought, the cost to come out of the money apportioned to the various sections, the argutaent being advanced by Freeholders Young, McKissic, Hewitt and DeBow, that the saving caused by using motor trucks over teams would more than pay for the truck*. It was accordingly decided to have a committee receive bids for trucks and report at the next meeting. a decided Improvement over the way the first two were bought, at a cost of over $8000, without bids or any report by the Committee to the Board. Wants Ini*’. Road Widened. Freeholder Eustace, of Sea lale, made a strong plea for the widening of the road from Sea lale City to Corson's Inlet, which Is now a twenty-loot read, and which be claims will not be adecusu' to accommodate the travel when the Inlet Bridge is opened for tovaL A resolution by him ** for bids for the widening of this to forty feet found a ready second,

and was carried.

The matter of easy prison money waa settled by Freeholder Bennett, of Cape May. who. Just before adjournment. had a resoluUon passed fixing the salary of the prison Janitor at $75 per month, with an allowance of 85c per day for each prisoner as raUon allowance. This will reduce the Job that has been paying marly $200 month, whether th* jail was full empty, to about half that amount even less, depending on the number guests the cl ity entertains. The next meeUng will be to North Wildwood, on the 18th.

At the annual meeting^f the Board of Education of. Sea Isle City, hell on February first, the following officers were elected for the 1818-20 school year: President, Harry Stoer; VicePresident, Elmer Peterson; Secretary. William A. Hafferi. The following Committees were named: Supply, Haffert aid Braes; Properly. Peterson and Arnett; Finance. Arnett and Peterson. Board of Estimates. Peterson and Braca.

WILL HAVE FIRST I88UE OF CHAMBER BULLETIN BOON. The editors of the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin, the new proposed county monthly, met on Saturday to discuss ways and means of Issuing the paper, and concluded to have the first issue appear to March. The paper will be eight pages, and the advertising will be limited to throe page

Let us do your printing—ws print anything that can be primed, and do B reasonably. w~

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iken at 12.45 for lunch, le report of the Sealer 1 Measures, Paul Carred a total of 440 scales ig the month, 410 of reel. 20 condemned and Money Apportioned, upou reconvening at 2 or Rutherford stated ad come for making up ema of the monies for the various sections of he then retired to the /Ice-Director Camp to lr, to allow Mr. Rutberome suggestions as to of this $100,000 fund, rd then started the afies, which by the way Oe until nearly five og that several sections had roads that badly ring, and that partlcutrue of the Cape May d, which was used exfa e heavy government discussion that led noe hit upon the happy various roads in the ed. and that each Freewfaose Jurisdiction the ne the amount be ueedcpalr and maintenance ion was adopted, and < -.ent to it with a rest lr. Young to exclaim, ire get as far north as e will all be ready tor " Various sums were he way trom $20,000 tor of road at Cape May. the Sea lale City turnamount for the Ocean Not that all got what icl by any means For lolder Camp asked for mintenance of the Main from Court House to C finally got $25W’ and a struggle tala were taken, ll waa 4.400 waa disposed of. ig process commenced, itherfojd aad McKisaic,

WOODBINE. Private M. Blume. who has been orably discharged from the U. S. Army, Is visiting bis parents for a few wee.ts. Miss E. Potashnick went to r »~‘ May, Thursday, on business. Mr. J. Greensteta was In Woodbine •■'r the week-end. Private H. Click, stationed at the Army Hospital at Cape May. waa home on a forty-eight hours furlough. Misses Pauline and Frances Greenstein received beautiful souvenirs from their brother Nathan, who la itlll "Over There”. A Unit of the Winchester Junior Rifle Corps has been organised in town under the auspices of Maurice Rabinowltx. Miss Rosenthal, of Philadelphia, visisted her friend. Miss Rablnowiu. on Sunday. Mr. I. Rsiner spent Sunday with bis parents here. Miss A. Letwin is visiting her relatives in New York. A number of Woodbine boys motored to Mays Landing, where they enjoyed the dance.

SOUTH DENNIS. — rs. Jas. Hasbrouck was In Philadelphia a few days last week. Mias Elizabeth Cabaley vis'ted her parents on Sunday. Mias Margaret Pierson, of Wildwood, spent the week-end with her parentr. Harold Taylor, of Dennlavllle, called on Jos. Meerwald on Sunday. Mias Lydia Nickerson went to Philadelphia on Saturday to attend the funeral of Mr Jas. Nickerson. Capl. A. J. Meerwald made a business trip to Wildwood on Friday. Elmer Peterson and son Lewis, of Sea Isle, were to town on Saturday. Mias Elisabeth Cabaley entertained Mr. Haro Rhoade-* on Sunday (’apt. A. J. Meerwald visited Trenton on Tuesday. Ralph Peterson and family, of Avalon. called on relatives Sunday. Mrs. Robert McCormack is reported much Improved at this writing. Wallace Underman entertained his sister on Sunday. Mrs J. Camp visited Mis. Robert McCormack last week Miss Florence Bush, of Sea Isle, was the week-end guest of Miss Mar tha Meerwald. Elmer Peterson and family called o A. J. Meerwald on Sunday. Freeman Pierson has bought ths Philips preparty.

MEAD TOMLIN ANNOUNCED AS CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. Mead Tomlin, ol t'ape May Court House, accompanied by Sheriff Miller and John Sayre, were Sea laic visitors on Monday. Mr. Tomlin has announced his candidacy for Sheriff at the fall elections, and is making an early and active campaign. HU conduct of the office aa urder-SherlO to Mr. Miller has been efficient and painstaking, and has won him many frlendt

throughout the county.

Mr. Sayre has announced hla candidacy tor County Clerk. An assemblyman is also to be elected this year, in the County, and a Governor in the

Senator W. H. Bright made the principal address at the Memorial Service for the late ex-prealdent Roosevelt held In the Wildwood High School auditorium on Jan. 31st. E. Yenney presided In his inimitable manner. Other speakers were Rev. D. H. King and Freeholder John W. Youug. The music by Oscar Huetner's Wildwood brass band was a feature of the eve-

Ocean City waa the vlctlqi of a prq$ty swindler last week. MUs Gene Burn asm. rn alleged actress from Washington, D. C„ but it U said lives in Chicago. Miss Burnham registered at the El heron. She went to Atlantic City, took an apartment at the Princeaa Hotel, forged the name of Chief of Police Andrew R. Scull, posing aa his niece. Two checks, one for $125.00 and the other for $75.00, ostensibly drawn by Mr. Scull, were passed before she waa taken to the small apartment to the Atlantic City Jail. The friends of Rev. and Mr*. D. H. Kin* gathered at the Holly Beach Presbyterian Church, Wildwood, on Monday evening, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the wedding of their pastor and bis estimable wife. Mr. King baa been an ordained pastor for forty-five years, serving four pas torates in that time. A handsome basket of flowers waa presented Rev. and Mrs. King at the close of an enjoyable musical and literary program which waa concluded with a poem by Dr. Kins addressed to his wife. A reception In the church followed.

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT C00N1Y A REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPS MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHAT’S WHAT IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Henry Reeves, Meadowview farm, Erma. Invites nil Interested In timber conservation to a demonstration on his farm Feb. 2C, at 1.30. State Poieater Wm. M. Baker, instructor. Charles R. Stillwell entered on his new duties with the Steelman and Archer, wholesale druggists, Philadelphia. on Feb. L Mr. Stillwell has been secretary-treasurer of the Ocean CUy Title and Trust Co. for eight years or practically ever since its organisation. He will reside to Germantown. The “Thetas” of M. T. H. 8. are to give a diversified program at their entertainment thU evening to the auditorium at Cape May Court House. There will be selections by the Orchestra. atoglng by a male quartette and by the school, violin solo, Alice Rosa: reading, Joseph Cheater; radiation. Ray Weiner; story, Arthur Crease; four minute speeches by Mary Meerwald, Dorothy Powell, Elizabeth Vance; recitation. Beatrice Taylor; dancing. Theta Girls; critic’s/report. Prof Shlpe. A series of prunlin- 'emonstration* under the efficient sm Ylalon of Wil11 am M. McIntyre, Ass'r ant Extension Specialist In Fruit Gro tog. began on Tuesday In the apple md peach orchard cf Charles S. ' ■■■ mbs. Goshen. Today apple, peach unc pear pruning will be demonstrateii Erma to the orchards of Nurban l.'lc dan at 2 p m. Tomorrow at the aame hour, apple and peach pruning in the orchards of L. T. Garretson. These demonstrations are public, everyone welcome.

REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEA ISLE CITY’. NEW JERSEY'. For the year ending December Slat, 1918.

Schedule “A"—Data. Reserves required to meet bonded debt at maturity. Reserve for payment cf nnproeehted coupons Surplus above requirements

$23,641.40 112.60 4,684.82

Total Stoking Fund Assets "Uninvested Cash Balance. January let, 1918 Cash Receipts, all sources, 1918 Cash Disbursements, 1918 Uninvested Cash Balance*. December Slat, 1918. Net Sinking Fund Revenues. 1918 Annual Requirement from Municipality Number of Issues of Term Bonds General Bonds Outstanding • School Bonds Outstanding

$28,448.72

14.119.26 12,162.50 6,869.37 1,157.89 S.8*L?7

Schedule “B"--Receipts and Disbursements. RECEIPTS.

iniercmi uh muuuo. Received from Municipality to pay Interest on outsiardln* bonds Sinking Fund Requlremente. MIX: Annual contribution from Municipality Stoking Fund Revenues: Interest on Investments Interest on Bank Balances Balance. January 1st. 1918

$ 9,100.00 8,861.87 1,101.58 56*1 3.912J1

DISBURSEMENTS. Investments: Securities purchased Interest on Bonds: Payments made on outstanding bonds... Reserve for Interest: Payment of coupons of 1917 Balance. December 31 at. 1918

$18,082.17

.$ 8,100.00 . 8,987.50 76.00 . 6,869.87

$18,082.17

Schedule “(’’’—Balance Sheet, December 31*f, 1918. ASSETS. Cash Investments

Total Assets LIABILITIES. Singing Fund Requirements Reserve for Interest Surplus

.$28,448.72 .|28,64L40 112.60 . 4.694.82

Total Liabilities.

.828,448.72

Schedule “D"—Inrestment Securities. Bonds—City of Sea lale City, 6's $ 8.000.02 Bonds—County of Cape May. 5's 2,000.00 Bonds—County of Cape May. 414'a 2,600.00 Bonds—Libert;- 4 s 100.00 Notes—Demi..- note* of City of Sea Isle City 9,879.05

Total Investments.

.$22,679.05

Schedule “E"—Statement of Suffleieni y.

Statement of Funded indebtedness for Term Bonds of the City of Sea lale City, New Jersey, and Sinking Funds Relating thereto.

aa of December 31. 1918.

Require- Fund

Date of ments Balance Name of Bond. issue. Due. Outstanding 12/31/18 Dec.31.1918 Improvement 3-1-06 3-1 36 $20,000.00 $5,657.24 $5,657.24 Improvament 6-1-12 61-42 60.000.00 7,613 11 7,618.11 School 1-1-13 1-1-48 25.000.00 2.596.98 2,696.98 Refunding 2-1-18 2-1 48 48.00000 4386.18 4.986.18 Boardwalk 5-1-15 51-35 18.000.00 1.977 11 1,977.11 Bulkhead 5-1-16 61-45 8.000.00 481.87 481.37 Con'g Sew*” 7-1-15 7-1-35 3.000.00 329.51 829.61

Totals 3182.000 00 $23,641.40 $23,641.40

State of New Jersey. Cape May County, aa. Irving Pitch, being duly swum, deposes and Bays: Deponent Is the Treasurer of the Sinking Fund Commission of the City of See lale City, New Jersey. The Statement of the Amount. Investment and Sufficiency of Sinking Funds for Term Bonds annexed hereto and hereby made a part hereof is a true statement of tbe condition of .Sinking Funds of the City of Sea Isle City, New Jersey. as of Dec. 31st. 1918.

IRVING FITCH.

Sworn to aud subscribed before

day of January. 1919.

i, a Commissioner of Deeds, this 28u CLARENCE S SCULL. * LoBUslMloner of D.eds af N. J. ,