ay County Times

Vol. XXXIV No. 38.

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle City P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, JUNE 37, 1919

5 Cents a copy, $1.50 a Year

Gin RMS ROTES

PRSTRIEEf

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steer celebrated their nineteenth wedding anniversary with a quiet home dinner Wednesday.

NOTES AND GLEANINGS OF PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOMr GATHERED IK THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

Mrs. Margaret Aasaiaate. 13 Italia SL—Dry Good*, Notions and Men's KurnUhlngs. We now have-a lull line VI everything and are ready to 1111 your wan’,' Also the latest shades In Minerva Yana; Tennis Shot (Keds), and R. G. Cornets.—edv. 2t Pfeiffer's Cash Store, on the Boulevard. We are adding daily to our extensive line of everything tor the home, garden and Uhl*. Palnu.-otls. •hardware, gioceries and Ashennen'i supplies. Pa? .ash, and save money.adv.tf. The Barber Shop of Mlchuel A *41ongo, Landis avenue and Frits la now open d»Uy, with Guy Lut . charge. Additional barbers will be added as the season advances Full line of tobacco and cigars.—adv. 1L Good House For Sale.—7 root bath and laundry. Lot 60 by 110. 218 County Boulevard. Building priced at cost before the war. Charie* K. Landis. Jr.. 3S2 County Boulevard, Sea Isle City. N. J.—adv. U. Thomas McCoy and Co. have opened their Cash Meat, Grocery and Provision Store in Camps* Building, 19 Italia Street. • Everything the Beet at Lowest Prtna-—adv. uf. Masurfs’s Oarage is tiow ... Ford Agency Service Station; repairs made promptly and economically with genuine Ford parts. Full line of liras The Japanese and Oriental Art Shop, Henry S. Sato, manager, has opened opposite the Pier, with an artistic display of exquisite china, lacouer ware,

Peter Wolmar announces the opening of his confectionary and Ice cream parlor. Boardwalk and Ocean avenue. Good goods and prompt service assur •-d. LOT FOE SALE.-5600 feet of land; House Btrset end Pleasure Railroad. Price only *350. Thomas Butler, Bock Glee Hoad, Medford Maas.—sd. St. Mrs. Young announces the opening of tba Kin rvc Houm -with rooms and privileges of cookfng.—sdv.lL Theodore Mattie announces the

C. H. Cease) and family have opened their cottage for the season, cad are here to stay until the tall.

Mias Alice Snape. of Atlantic City, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J- F. MtiehaL Mrs. C. F.. Anderson and son George arrived oe Wednesday to spend tha sev son wtUi Mr. and Mrs. H. Btohrer, ~

Ttoees. roam everywhere' where It is not roses it Is I one. running riot and filling Ihe air with

The grass lilies are at their height. A particularly handsome cluster wrnoted in front of Mayor Fitch's co lage. The McGowan cottage ol -d** avenue; north, was opened for the season last week. Toe winter has rough, ioases to the family in the d«*l' Mr McGowan's tether In January, of little Lillian, the pretty five year old daughter, who died suddenly of malignant diphtheria this spring

Mrs. Father and the MUsei Parker, of Beverly, are at their cofsge on the Boardwalk. Mr. and Mrs. G. O'Hanlan and family have leased the Jeffrey's cottage on Coral street. Mr. John Schwarts and his daughter. Miss Emily returned to their home this week, after a ten days stay at their cottage at Sea Isle. The Hole! Bellevue had a busy week, as high as six automobile parties stopat that popular hostelry over

Mrs. Edgar P. Bast is the guest of »r sister, Mrs. Edward B. Arnett, at the Arnett cottage cn Paris street, to

remain for the season.

The Wells cottage, on Paris street, if now open for the season, with Attorney Wells and family comfortably

located for the season.

Mrs. Jpkn J. McBride has opened

her cottage on the Boardwalk for the

Her daughter, Mrs. Lewis S. Jr., and HtUe grandson. Lewis

Independence Day Celebration

Fourth of July will be appropriately observed in Sea We City, with a hugh patriotic demonstration and a “Welcome Home” for the bo>s back froin the service of Uncle Sam. The program includes sports off the beach, motor-cycle races and a display of fireworks in tkc evening. On Saturday a testimonial dinner will be given to the returned soldiers. Full detailed program will be published in next week’s issue. 1

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WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THHOtiGHOUT COUNTY

COUNTY POMONA GRANGE HOLDS SPRING MEETING. Cape May County Pomona Grange

held Its Spring meeting at South S.-a-

Worthy Master George Sayre

presiding. Officers were elected, afier which talks were given by Prof. Alexis A REVIEW QF THE WEEK'S HAP- Clark. Chief of the Bureau of markeis; PENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE S. D. Einstein, of the Vocational MAY COUNTY. CONDENSED FOR ^*M****~. O-

QUICK READING; WHAT’S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

S. Cheater. Jrl, are paying her a visit. School will open Monday, June 23rd. „ , ^ , The State Summer School wl" “ , * rt

Help the Fourth of July and Wei- Monday, June 30. come Home Committee, by tnylttng ____ tTv ^h^x 0 ^ Dr - Way. the well —-

^ Court House physician, has been ope

crowds, the happier all will be. rated upon at the National Stomach Mr. Charles BarrltL his daughter. Hospital In Philadelphia, and notwithMr* Peterson, and her son, Marter standing the severity of the case, he Henry, wore visiting friends In Ses rallied from the shock and Is now get-'

r the week-end. Mrs. Peterson ting along very well. both the morning and evening

service at U e Lutheran Church. Her The newly organized Wildwood das were highly apprecteted. Crest Yacht and Motor Club wOl hold Some of the finest specimens of f°nn*l opening next Saturday evw Yucca seen this side of the Rocky nln 8 * l the b<)nie of lh * club on Sunaet Mountains is growing in the yard of a 1*** tl V^ cottage on Landis avenue, occupied by « Wildwood Crest. This efub Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Fltagorald. Some h*** 1 incorporated and

of the tall central spikes are over six telnrd.

feet In height. "

In order to properly look after the

Mr. Harry Hoffman, who for fifteen vast amount of road work being done yes's ago was a prominent figure cm in this section of the state, the State the streets of Sea Isle, has been pay- Higttway Commission has opened an ii^g a visit to his former home, receiv- office in the Wildwood Title A Trust ing cordial greetings from bis former Co. Tuildlng. Wildwood. This > ffi e ' lends. is In charge of Edward T. Osborn 4, of Mr. and Mrs. McArdle. who have lhc deparGnent.

been put'ing their cottage land, Lan-

Supper was served by the ladles of the South Seaville Grange. Worthy Lecturer A. T. D. Howell arranged a splendid program for the evening, the

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i charter ob-

dls avenue and ItaJIa street, ready for in. have returned to Philadelphia for the week. The Shipper cottage on Landis avenue. sooth, is open for the season. Mr. and Mrs. James Crabtree are at their Lome on the Ocean front Mr. Leslie Crabtree is so much improved in health as to return to business. He left Monday morning for Chicago. Vincent Aaaalnte is the possessor of a fine new Sonora phonograph, purchased tbrongh the agency of Walter Scoble. Inc., of Millville. The Scoble agency lias also delivered a machine this week to George W. Tripple, of

Ocean View.

Recent real estate transfers Include: Willl/m N. Stout el ux.. to Elizabeth 1)1 lg. rt; 3961). pan of lot 20. block 7. plan of South Diviaion. City of Sea I si' to George F. Rappel; lot 68. block <2, South Section. Lena S. Rinehart to John Zeller, et ux.; *400; lot 25x110 feel on N. E. tide of Tyler avenue. Harry M. Myers, that Mve-wire contract mac tor Lit Brothers, waa a vlaItur recently looking up old frienda. Mr. Myers has traveled this coast for many years, and has furnished moat of the hotels and cottages built within that time. His most rerent contract for thq Prim*ton Hot I. at Avalon. where be placed $10,000 worth of

equipment

The McLaughlin cottage, on Ariadne street, was opened much earlier than usual ibis year, on account of the return of the two sons who hare been in service. Sergeant Martin McLaughlin. Jr, returned from Cuba early In the Spring, and his brother Charles about the same lime from France, where be had been serving in the Kpis ' copal Hospital Unit for nearly two years Mrs Martlu McLaughlin. Jr. and her small km. Martin M . seven weeks old. are paying a visit to the Major's parents. "Miss Vlx“ la very

FOR SALE.

At a sacrifice, fine banting b

lor Inside Fishing. Property consists

headnd. Large boat bouse. Mx6(. | the newcomer.

launch. 7x26, engine only used on* j season, including 26 Rowboats Capt-1 K P Johnson, P. O Box 44. Strata ;

mere. N. J.—od». 2L

Cape May City Commiaioner William 1L Sheppard has recently received the appointment as District Deputy Grand Master of the 24th Masonic District. His first official visitation waa on Tuesday. June 10th. at the Cape Island Lodge. This appointment Is considered s distinctive honor In Masonic

circles.

Cape May City outdid Itself on Thursday. June 19th. when she gave - "Welcome Home” reception to her r turned soldiers and sailors The city in conjunction with West Cape May. Cape May Point and Lower Township, tendered a greeting to the boys that gill rest In their memories for many

TTe transfer of patients from General Hospital No. 11, 2* ' spe May. has already started, according to reports received. 60 Jaw cases were removed to Washington one day last week. The Por Post, the Hospital newspaper, lias published Its last tosue. All details are L»lng arranged for evacuation, which witl probably not take place, however, before the end of the season

LAND FINE CHANNEL BASS A. K. Hlggeos and wife, slopping at the West Jersey Collage*. BtraU.im both landed u fine channel! basTburaday of last week, the one weighing thirty-nine and the ether thirtyeight pound* Mr. Higgens Is an enthusiastic fisherman and hla catch ol last'Thursday rewarded four yeais* effort to land one of the huge fish.

Prof. Clark spoke of his department work Snd co-operation, and be said thr.: sooner or later we would have to

Dr. Julius Way, the well known adopt the California system of market-

ing. Dr. Jacob 0. Llpman spoke on ngricultural education. Rev Dr. Yerkes welcomed the Grangers In the name of the South Seaville Grange. Eight new members were obligated end will be initiated in full form

tl.e next Pomona Grange.

A resolution was passed asking the Chamber of Commerce of Cape May County to consider the planting of memorial trees along the highways in co-operation with the Pomona Grange. Unanimous endorsement was given a resolution presented by Dr. Yerkes. Past Master of both the Pomona and Tuckaboe Grange, against permitting the use of County roads on Sundays for moving ’.rucks, vans and freight and market trucks, either loaded or empty, and of all business vehicles, except with special penult’as on errands of necessity. Besides a violation of the' law they were a menace to the lives and safety of pedestrians and a danger to light vehicles used for personal comfort. More than this, they were a nuisance In their noise and dust. This was referred to the

County Chamber of Commerce.

The summer meeting of the Pomona til be “open” and a County gathering at the Camp Ground at South Seaville. The Autumn meetlnn. bolding the biennial election of officers, will be held with the Dias Creek Grange In Octo-

6IG HOTEL LAUNCHED AT TESTIMONIAL DINNER Ocean City Board ol Trade Tenders Dinner to Joseph M. Rowland, Developer o! North Section et Resort The Oceania Hotel, Ocean City, was >e soene of a gay festive dinner, on Tbnredey evening, Jane 19th, tendered by the-Board of Trade to Joseph M. Roc land, Ocean City’* largest real estate operator. It developed daring the spesking that Mr. Rowland bad increased, through his building operation*, the rateable* of the resort over $200,QUO, Mr. Kowlrad launched the proposition for the immediate construction of a 64(10,000 modern beach front hotel, and •veted that he bad the plana alt ready, and would be one of forty men to put $10,000 into the project, or one of eighty to pot in 16000. Mayor Cbempion echoed Mr. Rowland's riithusieam and oilier speaknre dwelled partieolarlv opou Ocean City’e ability "to pal over” anything she undertook. Reuben W. Edwards, ol the firm ol Massey and Edwards, waa toaKmaster, while President Clayton Haines Brick, of the Ocean City Board ol Trade, was Chairman. There were lolly one hundred and fifty ten at the dinner.

CITY WILL PUBLISH DEMEO REPORT AT REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MONDAY MOTION PREVAILED TO COMPLY WITH LAW RE* QUIRING PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD FOR GENERAL INFORMATION. MANY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED BY SOLONS.

COST TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO SHORT MEASURE ICE CREAM Albert Bigler, manager of the Sup-ple*-Wells-Jones Company store In Ocean City was fined twenty-five dollar* and costs for giving short measure In Ice cream. Complaint was made to county superintendent of weights and measures, Paul E. Carroll, last Thursday, and Mr. Carrol! sert an agec. to buy a quart of cream. It weighed one pound and six ounces, when the weight of s full quart should have been one pound snd fifteen ouncAfter the arrest, no defense was made by Bigler, who paid his fine withont comment. The case presents a new possibility for service by the Weights and Measures DepartmenL as Ice rream Is of the commodities supposedly t< served in generous or scant proportions. as best suited the dealer. GIVING GOOC GAS SERVICE

There baa been universal satisfaction expressed by the people generally at Uie gss service given since last Sunday, bv the Ideal ties Company. One hundred and fifty consumera have already been connected up. and the many new eerce* are being laid. Extensive alteration* are planned to the plant, and some of the new machinery arrived for this purpose yesterday.

her.

. POSTAGE BACK TO NORMAL. On ana after the first of July, the rate* of postage will resume their normal proportions. Postmaster* will redeem all cards snd • tamped envelope*, printed or bnprtnted. at their full value from now until a month after the new order take* effect. No redemptions will be made in caah however, nor will aay redemption what- ■ be allowed on three-cent ad he

Want day current. A petition ’containing the names of over two hundred Sea t»U- City property o*nej> and summer residents hat. bean proto sled to the Electric Light Company, requesting day current for the summer month* The.petition sets forth that "electric current has (Muuwd from th- stage of luxury the klage of actual necessity." > that "day current waa absolutely m*d to operate electrically driven household appliances, electric tens asd the

like."

It Is though' that, inasmuch as Electric Company furnisbe* day rent two days a peek during the aon. the petition will result In all day

current every day.

A. KOPMAN, TAILOR.

WOODBINE, N. V.

Export Gentlemen's and Itodles'; cleaning, pressing, rvputnug and | scouring. Leave your oriers with j Louis Draco. Bea Isle City represent* live. Both Phones Dellrverle* three j times a week. Men’s Bull* made to) order, guaranteed best workmanship.,

at lowest prices

NURSES WANTED.

A limited number of young women, j having not leas than one year of High School or It* equivalent are desired, j to enter the Training School of ihej cooper Hospital at Camden, N. J- Ap , > the Superintendent of Norses — j

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TIDE TABLE FOR JUNE

*7 Frioay «.«3 7.03 1 14 1.48 -» Kaiwdsy . 7 JS 7.66 2.«8 TK » Bands? 8.*f 8.43 *.» »-*= 80 Mooday 9.08 9J2 8.43 4.09, Tbs above tidss are for the beach

Notice to Consomcn of Electric Carrent

of Sea Isle City, New Jersey

June 25th, 1919.

The Company received to-day from a Committee of Consumers, a petition signed by a great number jf consumers, aaking for day curreut from June ijlb to September 15th. It: consequence of this petition the Company has agreed to run five (5) dtiys a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during the months of July and August, and will make an extra charge of two cents a day to each consumer wbelbej they use day tmrent or uot in addition to the regular cuucut used. The object in making this extra charge is to reimburse us tor extra lal*or that wc will be required to

use for this purpooc.

. ELECTRIC LIGHT POWER AND WATER COMPANY

WHY 18 IT—

That the editor who started out to "pleaiw everybody or bUKt” did the 1*1

ter In les* than six months ?

That so few people realize how close RECKLESS AUTO DRIVING July first really Is T PROVING SERIOUS MENACE. That the bath house* do —* Now that the Hummer seaium has begun nod the street* get ting more croaded every day. It behooves the aiitowobihotH to pay more attention to

the law* than heretofore.

An areldent »a* narrowly averted the pa*! week which might have proved serious. Two ears and both bolding passenger*, almost collided proarhlnr a street corner, neither dri ver blowing hi* horn, and one also being on the wrong side, an utter disre-

gard of the vulonjoblle la' Jersey Not only ate tbeae drlver* a menace to themwl' to pedestrian* crossing the

The Bead.

Jotting* appear 1

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Kodt Fountain Service

I-; CANDIDATE FOR A88LMBLY I? Standing upon my record ol tw -i 1 vears of fait hint sod conaeiaptiotM »e " ! vice in Uie Wale Assembly, and U|mj I* j the request ol HIT llieiid* Uitoughoi 2l I the County. 1 hereby announce uivsrlf 'r ; candidate lor re rtwctlou, and earnestly solicit the support ol the Hepol' I party at the heptemliei prttnartte

M IKK LARK.

At the meeting of the City Cotumlasioners. held at the City Hall on Monday afternoon, all Commissioners were present. Mayor Fitch presiding. It was concluded to comply with the law requiring the publlcaUon of the proceedings of the City Commissioners every month, which law has been ignored by the previous Commission bod le*. Under ibi* system the taxpayers will be enabled to know each month Just what the Commissioners have done .from their official minutes, and will be given an Itemised list of all bills paid, and to whom and In what sum. This will prove invaluable informatlo:. to the cltlxens of Sea Isle City, apd will serve as a connecUng link between them and their city officer*. The first publlcaUon will be made in the first Issue In July, and will cover the month of June. The Schedule of the Borland Advertising Agency for the resort's advertising Ir the Phllmdelphix newspapers, was Kubmitted and approved. This advertising was started last Sunday. Director Chapman reported progress on the building of the extension to the Inlet Boardwalk, and staled that It would be completed this week. It was concluded to order four car load* of gravel to put all the street ends of the centre secUon of the city . first class condition; to gather up all the sea weeds a»d debris which has washed on the beach south of the Pier: to mow the grass on all streets between the sidewalk and the curb; 10 request of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company that the street crossings south of Italia street be made the full width of the street instead of only sixteen feet as they are now. The matter of re-decklng the balance of the worn portions of the boardwalk Tas brought up, and It was concluded the best plan. In view of the lateness of the season, was to pul the old sections in the best repair possible for the season, and advertise for bids In the fall for redecxlng o' ten square*, (be work to be financed by the Issuance of Improvement certificates.

WOOD3INE. The annual commencement exercises of the Woodbine High School were held June 20lb at the Lytic Theatre. Dr. A. H. Guinn, of the University of Pennsylvania, was on the program and few others. There were aix grndues. Miss F. Greenstein was valedictorian and B. Cohen salu’xtnrlxn. Giber members ol the class were: E. Smith. S. Singer. B. Berrinrbaus and H. Katerlasky A dance given by the Winchester Rifle Club followed the commeneetnent at Liberty Hall. It wa* well attended. The crowd adjourned at 2 A. M Mias D. J offer <s home with intentions o! spending the summer with her parent*. The Woodbine ••reheatra played at a dance given at Atalon. Saturday night. The Bayard family motored to town from Philadelphia, Saturday. A banquet wa* given in behalf of lhe 1919 H. K graduate* by the alumni at the Hoaenfleld hotel. Saturday evening. June 21st. A number of Army Hospital men of Cape May alteaded the dance here. Friday evening. Mis* P. Feldman 1* spending her vacation with tier parent* Mlsa D Levenaon and Mr. Levy were married Sunday evening. The newly weda left town Sunday afternoon for their new home In New York City Miu E Brealow has recently returned from l»er trip to the city. Mr. J Kaufman spent a few da>» with the Hartman family. Mia* T FlnkelMeln. High School teacher, returned to her home In Syracuse on Tuesday.

MARMORA. Miss Ellzr.beth Youngs spent Friday morning with Miss Elsie SUles. Ernest Madara made a business trip to Atlantic City. Monday. Miss Ada Wheaton visited Mrs. J. E- Bauer. Amos Madnrx motored to Court House. Saturday. Lewis Corson made a business trip to Ocean City. Saturday. Cora Sharp was visiting frienda In Ocean City, Saturday. Mrs. Herman Sayer has returned home, after a pleasant week's stay In Philadelphia. - Mrs. Wm. Layton and niece made a business trip to Ocean City. Monday. Amos Madara made a business trip to Cap*! May. Thursday. Miss Harriet Steelman spent the week-end in Scullvllle Mis* Mabel Youngs, of Palermo, ••pent Sunday with her mothe- and father. Mr. and Mr*. Stephen Youngs. Mrs. Maurice WUleU. of Colllngawood. I* spending a few weeks with her mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Corson. MU* Hazel Adams made a business trip to Ocean City. Saturday. John Brammell. of Ocean City, visited Clarence Smith. Monday. Ernest Madara has given up his position at BeicoYlIh' and Is now home with his parents, Mr. and Mr*. Amos Madara Elmer Steelman motored to Tuckaboe. Saturday. Bertha sharp motored to Avalon, Sunday. Wm. Lowery and wife entertained Atlantic City relatives. Sunday.

CAUGHT 260 FLOUNDERS. R. C. Gouldey, of CotlegevlUe. Pa., j made the re<-ord so far this season s’.' Townsend's Inlet, landing-two hundred snd fifty flounder* in ten days' fishing

NOTICE Next Friday, July Fourth, being a legal holiday, Uie TIMES will be leaned on Thursday sllenioon instead ol Friday morning, and forme will close on Tuesday. C01 respondents will please get Ufeir copy in one day earlier Uiau

front, book water tide* 40 minutes latet

Artcraft and Paramount Late Release Photo-Plays

D. CINI

Ocean Pier Theatre Comfortable Chairs, Good Music,

Clear Pictures

Two Shows Nightly--8 and 9.30 |

ICE CREAM |

DANCING

FISHING

LUNCH ROOM