Vot. xxxrv No. .9.

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Of THE PJiST iEEK NOTES AND C^EANINM OF PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ASOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle Cnv P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1919

5 Cf.nts a copy, $1.50 a Year

Floe Bo* Cendlee—PLcb Drag Co -

f Itahenpec-e « iwari £a not

Hasurie’s U ncrw-reoo*! Fort Agency SOrrice Statian: resalm * -•*- promptly and oconomleaBy with genuine Fort^pan^ FnU line cf Urea FOR RALE —Three Iron brt*. three rxs springe, three mattruMa. one baby ««-eh ud one body gvcart. Will •HI cheap. App’.y Earl K Wadding ten. Strathwere N\ J.—adr. L t

OAS SITUATION UNALTERED.

Sea We Clty , a gaa altuatlon. which aa 'vhooght to hare been clean'd up. With the order from the Chancellor to Receiver DeBow to operate the gaat. mad it* aobesooent operation laat Fri-

day, ta *til! la a very cbaoUc . unless the «ty today. Ftid-y.

I the 1

for only the briefoH t

that the plant In lu promt elate 1* only MV4 per cent, ettckmt. and for this roaaon It take* throe t" “* amount of coal and oil. not of labor to make the aame Quantity of (aa that oneebirt of the amount would make if the pleat were la prop,

dltton.

Not only 1* the plant only capable f making one-third the amount of is U should with a given'amount of laterlal, but half of this one-third aka away, no that It la utterly and naoluteiy tmpoaalole to u lent even mewt lu labor exp

couinrs loan pta is NEARLY A1LU0N DOLLARS

COUNTY CHAIRMAN ELOREOOE AT CAPE MAY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING URGES CONCERTED ACTION TO PUT COUNTY OVER THE TOP. WITH ITS QUOTA OF S912.000; OTHER

CHAMBER DOINGS.

eMEClRTY CRABTREE HELPS

OPEN VICTORY LOAN

vice of Capa May for six month*, has j _________

traufUrad to Newport News.

ila. and Mr. Edward Cornet has]RETURNED FROM GERMAN PRIB-

aeat to Cape May.

The Receiver ha* no money ar hie to make the needed repairs. p'ant at a low. unlea* he. yieraonaUy. m in rieir of ihl* there la only one

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The Cap* May County Chamber of ^Oommrrce meeting at Stone Harbor on i Tuesday night, at the Haslctt Hotel. turned, temporarily. Into a Vic- -jtory Loan meeting, when Coumy Chair -L Clarence ESdredge. of Wildwood. ^ outlined the program of t' ^ Count' Commlltee to put the County over the J top with lu quota of ISILOM. i The quota for this loan, he explalr X I. was let* than the quota for the j .j. laat loan, and urged that everyone get | L back f It and make the overarbeertp

VICTORY LOAN

SUBSCRIPTIONS ON INSTALMENT PLAN

a win accept part

. end out It la j

[•be renting aeaaoc is now on. Oet

tr property In renting «?*»*» ick. If you want an early rental and ,, BMM io so hi a fair pile*. Clean op-palnt up. For j * r . DeBow deettn rssulU list your bouse with M. M. pKMtnt condition of 8OFR0NEY. Real Estate and Inaai- ^ gown pe anoe. Sea lale City. adv. It- j u,- ocn tan days MOVING PICTURES every Saturday It ta thought high

night, at the Garden Theatre. ■ton 16 and 20 cents. The sam

Uon as great as It was h

The quota la of the bank r - by the

' by the e

Itooedt of thorn who can not come on ' Saturday, at prloea of 10 and JS cents, sea ISLE ROD AND Show* Wednesday night* at <0 and IS GUN CLUS FORMED. PtrMw.1 faainraa and comedy

Tim See Ule Rod sort Gun Club ts the title of the new spe rtsmec's organitaii^n rw-.H>Uy form*!, with Harry Mailer ts prtwli-c' '■ai Hiram ‘ aa secretary and treasurer. The shoot was held two weeks ago. and

tbe regular clay pigeon hunts are ' "

-Icomed by

The Chamber of propriately weK^mrt to Stone H%rboi hv Mayor Ctxrence A. Krouse, and Um Board of Trade. In lonjucction with the Women's Civic Club served for toe full representation delegates present The chief business of the evening as along the llnee of Transportation, of Chairman

te oy hi*

+ * t + + f I

to those who 4>

Wish to take advantage of the + partial payment plan. -}- + + A. 1st Paymswt—10 per cecl on a. a. or befors May 10. 1919. 4" •I- + A.' 2d Paymsnt—10 per cent on + A. or before July 15, 1919. + •P M + a. 3d Fayvieet—20 per rent or A. a. or before August 12, 1919. •}•

+

A. 4th Payment—20 per cent A. or before September 9. 1919.

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A. 5th Payment—20 per cent

A or '•efore October T, 1919. + ■ *___ 4* 4. 6th and Last Payment—20 per •{• 4. cent on or before November 4.

1.1919.

A pleasant how arty

week-end at the Hobdell Cottage, imt-

phiu and Landis aveaoe.

Miss Wills Countlaa. of Townsend* Inlet, is fo assist In the ice cream parlor at the Filch Drug Company.

AT THE CHURCHES

le by his committee. Mr. Ogden stated, to nan the reduction ma<V both ways. The present applte* only to the trip from phla to the shore and not

e who SBhscrtbe on this plan pay a small amount of Interest for the nceomniortatlon. Full payment of snbecr'ptloni may be made on May 20

Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Coxaon. of MUlriUe. were Friday to Sunday guest* of Mr. Carson's parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Coxaon. of the Boulevard. Mr. Nelson t. Chapman, of Camden. ' came dor* on the excursion to visit 1 his peream. Commissioner and Mr*. ; • Mrs. A. G. Sloe. Mrs. Mary Shim ■m and Mr. Paul Rice returned Monday evening from a delightful Easier visit

1. going early at their hall end 1 ig until June, places to the march 1 rtrjen view !««"• PHyed by Mrs ° t ** a V. eW - ’ the nsator on the

ervlces at the M. E- Church II attended. A quartette. Mrs ' Walter Harris moss

The Miasar Busch are to give a car party to br followed by dancing 1 Moose Hal, tor the benefit of the

Mrs. t m. Smith, who has been 1 her at act. Mrs. Mornhtnweg. all ur. Is now in Philadelphia friends were glad to greet her on I

day.

MeRom Tolaon ta back from Phlladclphta. where he has been dotag hla bit tor Unde Sam. and will rm* with hla father. Mr. D. S. Tolsan. at the H Crimea Fiah Co.

sled with PRuma. ferns, geranium*,

kster and calls llliaa

The Gleaners, a aoclety of the younger members of the M. E. Church, gvve^a wtU attended Easier sale on Mrs. WUUam Handle and Miss Myr

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RECALL HOT YET FILED. Tb* recall petition drcalatrd to re-

. call Mayor R. W. Cronecker his not yrt been filed, and no change is noted

b throwing 1 nwerfers. mar bippei tank. :

and many utb-r Interesting artldea. run on the following Schedule In Cape May County Saturday. April M,

1919:

Cape May. 7JO A. M. exhibition; leave Cape May *40 A. M Arrive Wildwood 9JO A. M : leave Wildwood 10.30. Arri e Cape May Court House lOaC A. M.; leave Cape May Court Houae 12.25 P. M. Arrive Ocean City U5 P. M ; leave cean City 2-80 Arrive Woodbine 2.30; leave Woodbine 4.20.

Congressman Bachar«ch call* to the attention of bis constltnent* the fact during the adjournment of Cont hi* office In Washington will be

open for the prompt Ira of Government bttainas.

AE communications with referenc*

to official matters should therefore be

«ddre»urt to him at Washington, tn--esd of Atlantic City. By doing this •veral days will be saved In the handThe* Department of Agriculture ha* Issued some very useful Farmers' Bui ledna during the past year, and thawwho are interested in these publication* should write to Mr. Barbarach for the latest Catalog of Bulletins.

lee Cream Every Day.Co.—adv.

for an tedsfinlte^^Ob^Mr. ardent Sea lale boaalar. Mr. and Mrs E. B. Arnett mining their Easter gusMa i_ frtaoda with lovaly auto drive# through •ha blossom Ins country, going to City Monday and Atlantic City day. Mr. and Mrs. Jamas Crabtre

u his injurias over there, have baen at tbalr home on th* Ocean front, re-

turned the tort of the '

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mieehet. of BalU- ' more- arrived on Monday and are plearnnUy domiciled at the Chapman apanmeata on lulto street. Mr. Mlechel went to Philadelphia 3aturtay to attend the family celebration of his mother’* 75th birthday anniversary. Mr. Wilbur CoBlns and family, Norristown, nr* at their oottags. Whale Beach. Tb« Norristown school* are dosed on account of an epidemic of measles. Mum Alice Collins was her place Sunday at the Lutheran 6. B. which she attends during the summer. Rev Victor A- Sintmto. D. D.. J. O. D-. L!. D-. rector of the Church of Our Lady of Angels, of Philadelphia, was an over-Monday meet of J. Delaney, at the Lafayette. Father Blrumia has the unique distinction of having preached a ret ' “ :“ three months aftei landing from Italy, without having previous knowledge of

our language

Mr* William Barbour has received from her son Andrew a box of eoureoir* from France,

At the Bank meeUng Is City HaU On Mo: day evening Dr Tbbo Kbaras. of the Ibd'jstrtal "

1

Into City’s

Mr. W. a Snorri, of Colllngawood. assisting him. and has plunged at once into the work. Aa rtsea Roll Films. Filch Drug

3o«—adv.

n la Major Ctorence W. Way. of

The Man’s Club waa entertained at i of Mr. Ous Miller Wed

A large attendance 1 time with a fin* spi

Sunday In tbe churches wa* with the usual aocoinpanl lower*, cpeclal music and serropriate to the glad Easter

The Easier Social given by the Ladles Aid of the Messiah Luther sr. on Thursday evening was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed. The musical part of the program wag largely made up of selection* on the Plano Player given by Mrs. Charles Bell as a memo

rial to her buabaad and son.

Hi shells, one from Argonru r other front Verdun, coins cf denomlrallons. on« with a bead of Napoleon bearing the date 19H. a band grenade and various the wastage c

t 'rert cotfoge on Landk bkh has been open for

three

vse. whkh

Bobirt Pirert. Captain Henry Picard. Mr Henry Bower* of New York, and Mr. Eugene Powdrnnakcr were down

iwd severely taxed the r of the Shore Fast Line seatparity on Saturday morning. » car waa put on for the after-

win.

] City's Fourth Street wharf, which has been an eyesore as well a* » of contention In the courts for a to. Jc a thing of beauty and In practical age will be a Joy forever HI as an aaeet to the city. Of re inforced ooncrvtc with white wood ork and red tiled roof. It Is one of te moot arlLitr nud picturesque harvee along the Atlantic Coast. Tbe first of a aurtos of meetings to be held In Jerw y was addreased on Wednesday at Wildwood by W. S Downs. Product U, 11 Sorretary. who ex plained carefully the aims and object: 01 tbe newlj organised U. 8. Fl*herlrAssoclation. This organlzatlou Is Na character and Is composed 01 U shippers and dlrtribu'.ors Though organ tied late in *' * New York City, tbe ... ^ - These

April In the

_ f.e areas and along th«

New Jersey Coast.

Sea lale and Stone Harbor aboal. •e not Included In the new order re •ived last v eek from the U. S. Engi xt* office at Wilmington, Del., per milting fish nouno* on Five Fathom bank aboal from March 15 to Kovem ber 15. The Cahennen who ore bene

ON CAMP. SEA ISLE SUMMER YOUTH AIDS LOCAL COMMITTEE IN LAUNCHING VICTORY LOAN; COMMHTEE MEETING ON MON-

DAY NIGHT.

Just back from a German prison camp, and one of only nine to return tfter an engagement on the Marne out af the two hundred and fifty of Company Tl. 109th Infantry, Leslie Crabjv*'. battle worn and weak from his '■arrowing experiences, launched the Victory Loan campaign In Sea tola City on Monday night when the committee met in the City HaU. Crabtree very •rotn telling of b e*. but made an ♦ ?ryone get back of the n m«nt Loan to further s both over here 1 the nation still backs t r-iates their sac rifle re. and that aa an integral part of’the nation we do our part to help the nation pay tta war ’ Crabtree spent many months man prison camp, being caps regiment was *ui osnded on the Marne front, and he hlm-

j. ber 15. The r.shera It 00 X' are jubilant,

mo I The old Music 1

Pavillion at Cape

May Is being transformed Into a res

taurent.

Mias Imogenc Lloyd, sister to Mrs. Jay Mscray. of Cape May City, to bom. with three service stripes and a gold star. On tbe way out the ship or which Miss Uoyd was a passenger was disabled by a German submarine and the 2,000 passenger* were transferred to the life boats at two o'clock In the morning. From then oa her experl cnees have been thrilling In the ex-

The Victory Liberty Loan will probably be the tost popular National loan In connection with tbe war. lu success is quite as vital as was the victory of our military forces In the field We urge you U> support It liberally. The effect on the Industrie of the country of an overaube-riptlon of the loan would be must stimulating tn creating • prosperity in whlcl all would

share.

W# shall be glad to place our facilities at your disposal in connection with aabacrlptions. See our advertisement in this iaaue. Shraiamr Tavnr Ooxvavt, Cape May CUy, N. J.

Tbe Easter Monday LovaJ Orde of Moose Minerta Street . r> way. It was tended dauce of t

•attested t

present. The good, tbe musici»n» »c with tbe spirit of the the favorite “Paul Jooe," oy special xeqaaet Mias Anna Bosch and Mr. Btanirr gave an exhibition waits. The beautiful prise cake made b> Mrs. Krais* fell to Chief Maxurie, *1... promptly auctioned it off for the bened'

of th* order.

number dance Ur. ad his sister -Viadg. le v inning th* manit'o the lucky nuiubea 1 war prewnted from mnlliludiuoua wrapflings ware removed, uai extracted *

County Clerk, A. C. Hildreth, announces his candidacy to succeed himself Having been assured by many patrons of the County Clerk’s Office mat the)’ desire me to continue to serve them in the capacity of County Clerk, I have decided to bereby signify my willingness to remain the servant of the people of Cape May County for another term, it they so desire. As is well known, I am completing my second term as your county clerk. Necessarily, I am better qualified to serve you efficiently now than at the beginning of my first term. The people of Cape May County are entitled to my continued service if they desire it, and I am entitled to continue to serve them ii it is their wish. I would tbetefore earnestly request the good people of our county to express then preference at the approaching pnmary and election, and 1 shall be content to abide by their decision in the matter. Respectfully. CARL HILDRETH

This advsrtisrtuFM paid bj A. C. UiUUeih,

took plate. With poor Id the camp* and little of It. and ibe hart work Imposed upon the term, much of hi* time was spe) le hospital, and he ha* not yet v ed a shufiow of his former heal County Peas In Germany. The first food brought by the At can Red Croat to tbe American In Germany, after tbe arm! ' Crabtree told. * the St factory. Germany looked good to the boy* he said, and they had a real feed for the first time in months. Mr. Crabtree was one of the first to subscribe tor the Victory Loan, banding hi* subscription to the cotnmittaa on M inday. The Victory Loan Committre apso 1 Med bv Acting Mayor Fitch to; Theodore E DeBow. Thomas E. LadJliam A. Haffert. Rev. John Edward B. ArnriL R*v. J. !. O’Farrell. Ctorence Pfeiffer, C " “ Jtlng. Rev. W. R. T ~ Leroy Archor.F. B. S E. H. Osgood. Mr* H. F. r L. J. Momblnweg. Mrs. H William J. Sbellera. M. A. 1«

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OCEAN VIEW Mir B. 8. Co'-man ha* returod liotnr after spending Hi- winter with relative*. Mr. and Mis. Walter Wright \i«itrd bis parent* on Monday. Mis* Dorothy ntevens visited Mr* J. V. Poet recently. Miss Carolii* Van Gilder and MieAlma Andetwon spent Uie Easter vacation here. Mia* Ella Me** '-y, o' Hamm-nilon >ent several ilsys recently with Mr*. aroM Godtre>. Mrs. J. V. Post entertal-ied her niece. Mre. Priecilla B.akr, of Court llonee, 1 Kunday. Mrs. Elmer Cos and children -pent Tuesday iu Ocean City. Mr. James C. Allen ha* moved iuU bis new hunee. and Mr. Frank Shap and family, Carxdsu, have inuvext into bis large Itouse. Miss Ids May Abrams, of Ptiiladelph.*, viaued her stotrr, Mrs. Amy Ca Mr. K. S luxlfrey and family ham returned to IIsmiuoiitou, altar spending reveral d.y. St their home her* Mm Florence Andrew* visited Ih-i parents on Bundsy. Mire Doroll, v • I alien speul the Kaaler vacation at In-r liome in fiesfield. Mr. William M.mr, atm has bi-cn • resident of ihi« place for several jest*, passed away on bundsy after u vert brief illors*.

TOWNSEND’S INLET. Every exci'ision train bring* Us full quoig to To*. .sends Inlet. Tbe YaClii Cluo Is gettia-f It* bool* In real sum nier order, re "axes are being overhaul ed and brig, eiicri up and there Is a general feel ng of coming proaperil)

in the air.

One of t< p!>«MUN event* of llu week was U . 111 rprise tendered Mr J H. Counttoa in celebration of hla biribday. Then as a big birthday rake lettered with name and dale, all f of gool tblu. 1 I-- <al vrjih nihstc ilaucing. M<in> friend* were d ■ rom the do who joined with the lK>uie friend* hi wishing many h:' return*. It wui a dny of good ch and merry makinr from rtn- arrival of ihe tno'Mng iruin to the departure of the last lasln to Philadelphia.

SOUTH DENNIS

Mias Ethel Nickerson, of Franklin, spent Easter wiln her mother. Wilf.ed Hssbronck is working at

Wildwood.

May CaHkisy spent Sunday with

parent*.

Ailnx Hickman visited hi* daughter

at Cold Spring ou Sunday.

Ella Morion visited Cape May Court

ll'iuse ou Wednesday.

Francis Boyle apent Easter with bis

parent*.

Mrs. Lawronoe «icK-ag and dioghter* went U> • ’old Fpring on Sunday. The Mb es Lodlam rjieiit laodays of last week lu Philadelphia. Mr. Fox, of Salem, was In town on

Saturday.

Ml** Anns HewiU eniertaiued Mr. Nelson, ol Salem, on Sunday. Mr*. Kalpn Peterson, of Avalon, viaIt- d relatiree on Friday. Mauii*« Jrders-.n visnod bis parents

i Sunday.

Mrs. K. Devin visited Cap* May Court House on Wtdneedev. Mim Florence Steven* is visiting relative* here. and Mr*. W. 6. Coomb*, of Goohen, c.Ued on I lie Misses Lodlam oa

Monday.

Dr. Lewi* Learning and wife returned to thri - home In By wood on rianday. Miss Came Douglass, of Cap* May, •nd Mi. and Mrs. John Dotgtoa, of Cape Msy Court iloose, spent Friday with their mother Mrs. J. Douglass. Margaret I’iers-m spent Easter with her parents. Harold Collins and father, cf South Beaville, were In town on Bundsy. Mr. and Mr*. Coleman Learning and family rprut Sunday with Mr*. Lewis Creser St Ouean City. Mr*. Cha*. KulI-r entertainrt Mrs. Baker and Miss E. Orr of Wildwood Mi

Saturday.

Mrs. Hannah Chester was calling on frtrud* here on Sunday. Mr. Stephen urfli-rson motored to Seo Isle on £anday. Mrs. Robert McCnrn wck entertained Mr. and 91:* August: *• and Mr. and Mr*. Toulon Pidladeipbia on Sunday. Haim th McCormack, ol Ch remont, i* visiting friends here. Thus. Ilolmee accompanied by Mrs. Belle Risk* and Mia* M»v Fenaunnsk* motored to Atlantic City or Easter

Sunday.

I.i'tlr Coleman Learning I* nailing bis grandparent*.

A large luiuse parly of children and friend* ol Mr. sud Mrs. Jerry T.Delaney were entertained by them at Eastsr. The part' included: Mr. and Mr*. Bianlev Gciklt. ol Gcwan City, Mr. and Mr*. John Coleman and son, Mis*

_ „ , Maisie Drlaaey, Ni»» Anna Smith, Mia* Th* Cape May County president af Jennie SmiUi. Mr. John Douaghy and th* W. C T U. makas an appeal cm Rev. Father Victor ol Philadelphia, and ’■' half of th* million dollar Jubilee lau-ly returned from tbe war rone, Mr. Fund. Tom Delaney and bis wife.