touNTY Times

Vou XX^IV No. 31.

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Ska Ule Cmr P.O.), N. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919

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NOTEt AND aUEANlNOt OR A PKRAONAUCHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OR INTEREST ASOUT ROUCS YOU KNOW QATHERED t OR THE CITY.

▼uS. We are a441n* <1*0y to oar exlearjre lioo el <n«i7Uilat tor Use bo-*. ffudM abE ubte. Point*, oils, hardware. srooortM end lUhenneu s

Poy 0*1:h, and **re money.—

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Disposing at poor property by Will U one thins; the oelectkm of o euttoble executor U «utte uaotoer. And yet both become a eery elmple matter when you Invoke the aid oC the Security Tnut Company, of Cape May City, N. J, to adBdnlater your eatato.—adv. Good Boom "or Sale.—7 room*, bath and laundry. U>t M *iy 110. 218 County Boulevard. BuildinK priced at cost before the war. Charles K. D*n <U*, Jr, M2 Cocnty Boulorard, Ses Isle City. N. J.—adr. U. MODERN BUNGALOW FOR SALE. —Nicely located. 1W Neptune Street; hve rooms and hath; Price 12000. eaey term*. Apply Wvrard B Arnett, own •r. Pari* Street; or *«enu.—4t_

• promptly and econor.-ioUIy with genuine Ford parts^ PuU line of Ure. LOT FOE SALE.—6600 (vet of load; Hods* Street and Pleasure Railroad. Pi ice only MW». Thoms*-Butler, Koek Glen Road. Medford Miss.-ad.-Si. Theo MatUa. Laadi* Arenae and Italia Street; Tailor for Wttm

For Sale—Ford one 1 ton motor track; flret cUas condition. Apply Moo Goodman, Pier, Sea laie City. adr. 1L Mr*. Young announce* the opening of the Minerva House—with room* and privilege* af reoklag—adv.lL Fun line of Stcttaoery. ntch Drug

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! . .«chburg, Ps , are 1

for a month.

Lather Franklin Jarvis, a chauffeur In the «B»toy o* Mr. D BRweo* WS1tarna. of Lendl* avenue and Pearl street, ha* returned from war. He enlisted over a year ago. and entered f service us a yrivaW. in a very - * — —1 to the

HI* many Sea lale City

frlead* accorded him a very hearty welcome, and gave * reception in hi* honor last Saturday evening. A drowning oaae waa narrowly averteo on Sunday afternoon, when the beach was crowded with bather*. A young lady and her escort ventured out too tar and were swept off their few by the heavy undertow running •t the time. Captain Jack Coleman l saw their danger from the beach *ta»i and seising the-fife saving apparat jv, went to their rescue. Several totnere *l*o swam out. and brought the couple with safety, who were almost exhr — «d When they got onto the beech

At the Magnolia are Mrs. John Dewburet and Miss Berth* Dewhuret. of Billerica. Maaa Mr*. Mary Wheeler, of Marietta, Pa, 1* paying a visit to bar daughter, Mrs W. F. S .evens. Miss Carrie Arnold, who ha* been paying a.visit to Mrs. B. Ford, has returned to her home In Philadelphia. Captain W. R. Canon, of Philadelphia, waa j* week-end guest* of Mr*.

You caa buy tks Cape May County Time* at any of the following plaoaa: Surf House. Boardwalk. Lout* Braca. Ocean Are. Pitch Drug Oo- Times Bull-ling.

NOTICE I

The Mayor's 0®=e. City Hall, will by open dally, except Sunday*, from 9 A M. to UP P. M. Saturday from I to

12 noon.

Information gladly furnished. Complaint of non-removal of garbage, etc, should be made to this office. JBVING FITCH, 7-4—It Mayor.

TIDE TABLE FOR JULY

Lew

1 8.17 11.21

2 Wednesday .. 6.01

3 Thursday ... 6.80 0.24 4 Friday 7.37 1JJ7 8 Stturday..... 8.26 SJU 6 Baouay 9.16 2.83 7 Moeday MUR 3.46 8 Tneeday...... |L87 4.40 8 Wednaeday... 11.40 6.33 lo fhpxday 0.34 6.23 U Friday... LI® 7.10 12 Saturday 2.02 7.88 15 Sunday 2.44 8.38 i4 Monday d.24 9.19 18 Tuesday 4.03 10.00 14 WedoeeOay.. 4.41 10.42 17 Thursday. 8.23 11.28

Id Friday gJM

16 batorday. . . 6.64 0.23 20 Sunday 7.49 l!»4 21 Monday 8.60 2.27 2 T «>today v.56 8.36 2® Wedoeedty. 10.68 4.41 24 Thuruday 11.68 6.46

Friday 0.49 6.46

26 Hstorday i.el 7.41 *• Baedey 2.S1 8 32 2 s Monday *.18 9 JO ? Toeedav 4.0S 10 06 -40 Wednesday. 4.40 10.61 3 ‘ Tbureday bJB 11.34 , Tb« above tide* are tor >t9M; baok vrsfor ttdm 40 mi

6.31 10.37 6.22 12.11 7.14 1.00 8.07 1.49 9.02 2." 9.66 -JO 10.62 4.11 11.44 6.12

6.01

12J2 6.47 I. 17 7.31 2.01 8.13 MS MB 3.28 9 32 4.04 10.11 4.48 10.63 6.35 11.37 6.29 12.14 7.30 1.07 8.3? *.07 9.46 8.10 10.61 4.16 II. 62 6.18

6.17

12.67 1 IS 1.61 8.08 2 42 b.8S SJI '8.89 4.16 10.23 6 08 1L06 6.46 11.49

Mrs. J. C. Gallon and Mr*. L, J. Downey will give the Card Party at St. Joseph's on Monday. Little Mist. Sylvia Currier, of Tamaoea. Pa, who has been at Sea Iris tor three weeks. It greetl. improved In health since her arrival. The Wednesday and Friday dances on the pier are welt attended and very enjoyable. The Woodbine orchestra Is proving eminently satisfactory. Mr*. B. Ford h»a leased her cottage on Pearl street to Mr. Gallagher, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Ford and her family are living In the "little cottage" Dr. McAnlff. of Phlladelphls. c* down for a little vacation with children, who are summering at the Colon mult Mr. Albert Thomson, of Lakewood. New Jersey, who Is at Ocean City for ner School, was the guest of the Harry Steer* «n Sunday. _<t Mrs. Daniel O'CooneU motored over from Atlantic City Sunday. They have leased G e Hughes Cottage on. the Ocean Front for Augmt. Hr* J. D. Rauch, of Philadelphia, who with her small son has been visiting her parents. Judge and Mrs. SUehoso. returned to Philadelphia the a ret of the week. Every Saturday the SeariUe band delights the throng of promenadere. Boginning with August there will be bend concerts every Wednesday evening. s* well as Saturday. Mr*. G. M. Daly aad her daughter, Mias Loretta, are at the Seminole. Mlaa Daly Is * vocalist of undoubted merit and adds no little to the pie*.—— of the guests. Miss Conway, of the Mine, vs, who had the misfortune to break her arm Mm week, is reported as making slow recovery at the Woman's Hospital In Philadelphia, but 4s still suffering Inuse pain. Mrs. John McCoy, mother «f Mr. Thomas McCoy, of McCoy A Co, end Mr*, id* Sine*, of Atlantic City, »ent the week-end with Mr. sad Mr*. McCoy. at their home. Italia and Pleaaani renuea. Mr. Joseph Maguire, who ws* prevented by illness from coming to Bee Isle for the Fourth, has so tor recovered as to make the Journey ard Is rapidly being restored to health by the bracing air of Sea Isle City. Mr*. Hafrinan. her daughter. Mr* Deeg. and her granddaughter* the Mieses Dw«; Mr. French, hi* eon daughter, all of Philadelphia, guests of Mr. George Curran and bis

Trier.

Mia* Margaret Twohey want Washington Monday for a two weeks visit with her friend. Mias Care; Roberts. daughter of the well know* Grant Root!* Of Kentucky, whoa* Washington bom* U the centre of charming hospitality. Mr* Edw. S. Becker and her baby idanrll Erneriine. are apeadlog the so _jer with Mr* Becker's mother. Mr* J. W. Parker, at her boardwalk cottage Mr. Becker, who was with the llSth Engineers of the A. E. F, has but lately returned from France. Mr and Mr* James G. Hardie are making e tour of the Poconos in their car. Thi* r are- expected home this week. Mr*. C. Connor and Mrs L Hsgerty, Who ure guests of Mr and Mr* Hardie. expect to leave See Isle the last of tlw month. The Brennen* who leased the Mac-Dom-ld Cottage on Neptune street, like It so well they have decided to buy Mr. MacDonald Is in town for s few weeks. The many friend* of Mrs. MacDonald will be glad to know thst s slight Improvement In her uealtb is

noted.

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COMMI8SIONERS WILL BUILD UPPER BOARDWALK. Lei Contract to Eari M. Wat Per Six Hundred Feet of Walk 9 North End of Town. At their regular weekly meeting I Friday in the City Hall, tbe City Ct let the contract construction of six hundred fret-4 boardwalk north of the Light! accommodate the dans home Villi nova college home. Eari M. \ dington. of Strathmore, wQl do 1 work, which is to cost not « Tbe walk Is to be six feet wide. It was announced by Director Cm aa that the boys of Sl KUaabeU pariah. Philadelphia, would again cal here this year, from August I«h September 10th. and that a request k been made by Rev. Prances Mt# nan. of F

Walter Scoble Extending Hie Busin** t* '"eke In All of Cape May County in Plano* and Talking MacMne*.

to.jEany Cape May County people, riggm-d In a modnet way about a year ego. to sell piano* god talking machines, with headquarter* at Millville. Today Walter Scoble, Inc, ha* grown to such proportion* that the

MONTANA NEWBPAPER CALL* grown to suen proporuonx inai me

Under the 1 Biggest Maa of Her Industry." Montana Regicer chronicles the d< of Maxwell W. AtwUer, son of former Mayor R. M. Atwater, of Sea Isle City. The Register says: "Maxwell W. Atwater, Manager of the Daria Daly Copper Company, died Roc better. Minn, last night, aecordt m s message received from Mr*, water in that City. •Ur. Atwaur had been la poor health tor aaveral weeks and about a ago left tor Rochester for treatment. “ ' 111. '

thream-» written by Mr. Atwater were received by friends yesterday at Butte and they expressed tbe * hat he waa recovering. A telreceived yesterday at the Davis Daly office* stated that while Mr. Atwaur

Dari* Daly . . become well known through bis with the mining Industry over

teedenl of the Butt* A Superior Mining Company, manager of the Basin Selvage Company, at Basin end * Interested emoag other properties the Montana Alt* aad Butte Plutus Mines. "About 19 veers ago Mr. Atwater came to Butte from Mexico. Where he waa identified with the mining Industry. "At his bedside when he died were bis wife and daughter. He is also survived by s sou. attending college In the East , s brother. R. W. Atwater. Jr.; his lather. R. M Atwater. Sr, end other relatives. "Whst disposition will be made of the body has not been announced bui his Butte friends be 1 •eve It will probably be S'-nl to Butte tor tuners I services end burlsl "

Min E. M. Nolan, of Columbus Cottage. Matilda street and Pleasure ave-1 nue. la entertaining Mr. E. M. Ruoe. Mr. Robert Llaw. Mrs. J. !L Youk«\ Mrs. D J. R****. Hr. A. K. Wsrkotcb. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sirlnger. Min Es tells Hecht. Geo. W. Eberllng and family. Mr and Mr* Helneman. of

Philadelphia.

The flret Saturday night at the See lale Casino, better known as the Ex euraion House, promise* an evening of pleasure. The band concert on the nme evening almost under tbe windows adds to the festivity. A children's Caralvel. under the direction of Prof. J- Neleon Farrell. w"l b« held every Thursday at the Casino At Dreelyn Cottage are Mr* M B Petereon and fsml.y, Wayne. Fa.. Mr H Moore mid eon. Wayne. Ps ; Mr. and Mrs Sirlnger. Philadelphia: _Mr and Mu W. Smith and son. Ridgefield Perk. N. J : Mr Huaftey. Pittsburgh Mr. J. A.mbrurier Gloucester. N. J.: Mr F Powell. Glouoerier. N. J.; Mr and Mrs W F Bowen. Collin*.wood. N J.; MUm* Norma and Mildred Bowm, CoUlngnwood. N. J.

Aug. lOth-l’th. noted speakers who have been engaged are. Dr*. Herman of Harrisburg. Hoffman, of "hlladelpbla: Cha*. P. Wiles, specialist In Bl-ihxve ole study. Dr. Burt Smith Easton. Ps, Levi W. Halner. Norrietown. Pa . DeYoe. Germeniown. Forrest E. Dsger, PhUadelphis. W. V. Harvey. U. of P, Swaak. of Camden, Henry Harm*, and

others

LIBRARY OPEN TO VISITORS. 8IG PLANS MADE

8*« Isle City Public Library 1* iacd week on Tuesday and Fri _ evening*, from six uctll nine o'clock. Vlritors are cordially Invited to make use of the library, which =on- * of five hundred vol-

Wlth satisfaction, rellabHity ? nd ner-

-iee.

With •Service" as Ids guide Mr. coble's constant endeavor has been to give his patrons such attention that they would be not only satisfied hot ' He baa made It a nile that no I too small or time or trouble too great to give his patrons the best of service A-j-s result of IhU policy the business has grown until Mr. Scoble now has one of tbe best stocked music bouses In 801th Jersey. He rep resents such well known piano manufacturers as Cable A Sons. Kohler A . DeRivas A Harris. Winter, and Haxelum Brothers He also cartbe Victor VictroU and phonographs and a complete line of Victor records. Any record thst the Victor Company has can be found In ' T* stock. Mr. Scoble’s experience. of several years In the business of handling mu* ‘ lastrun.enu flu him to give cus?rs satisfactory attention and to this U no doubt due the has thus far attained. Tbe extension of Scoble Service to Cape May County, by weekly personal rislu of Mr. Scoble, should be wel by lovers of music, and prospective purchasers of musical Inatru-

FOR AUGUST HOLIDAY.

Committee Meeting* Called For Friday In the City Hall, to Formulate

Plan* For Celebration.

‘The. Week's Mid-Summer Holiday" which la scheduled tor the week of August lUh to 17th, will take definite shape tonight at the City Hall, where a citisen's meeting is called for eight ■‘clock, to select a commitu In conjunction with a Committee rppointed by Dominic Cinl, father of tbe

Ides, for the celebration.

It la planned by Mr. Cinl to have

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT COUNTY

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAPPENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHAT8 WHAT IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Governor's Day was celebrated at Wildwood on last Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The exercises, which took - place in the C^lno Auditorium, were unde, the direction of the City Board of Trade. President of the Board Palmer M. Way presented State Senator W. H. Bright, who introduced the guest of honor, Governor Win. N. Runyon, of New Jersey. On Saturday eventpg there waa a reception given by the Demoer*u of Cape May County to Hon. E. I. Edward*, of Jersey City, candidate tor the nomination for Governor. at Wildwood Crest Yacht ami Motor Club. Wlidwood CresL An in-

formal lunch waa served.

The music pier in Ocean City Is being boycotted L.y visitors since an admission fee of fifteen cents la being charged to the concerts. It la no unusual thing for only twenty or thirty persons to be in the audience, and often there are more musicians than people to listen to. them. Tbe City Commissioners contend- that at no other resort In the Slate can free music be had. and that tbe burden of maintaining the concerts Is becoming too beery a drain on the finances of the resort uriess tbe music can be made at least partly self-Bustaining. Unless the concerts are better patronized. It la the txpreeaed Intention of the City to dis-

continue the music entirely.

At a meeting of cittxens at (be third ward fire hall. Wildwood, the matter of an extension proposed by the Wildwood A Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad Company from their present Junction with the Reading Railroad Just abqye Rto Grande to tbe Delaware Bay. shore, about three and a half miles west, where It proposes tp eon-

one continuous round of amusement 1 n oct with boat lines from Philadelphia, and pleasure for the week, and tents : WUmlngion and Chester, was taken live plans include two huge fireworks up plans formulated to make the displays and a thirty piece PhiladeT- transportation Improvement a reality, pbla brass band. The seaplane 1420 from the Cape

May Navy Yard, developed engine trouble off Wildwood, while bound for Cape May from Mlneola, L. I, and was forced to land on the ocean Just off Cedar avenue. The strong current and high wind caused the plans to drift up near the Ocean Pier, where some of the beach life guards and several people lent a hand In hauling It up on the beach. It was removed within twenty-four hours, returning to

Cape May.

WOODBINE.

Mrs. 7. Cohen, mother, brother and lends stopped at the Cutler home

Saturday.

A dance waa given at the Liberty Hall, Saturday night, by the Ladles' Aid Society. In spite of the warm

weather tbe hall was crowded.

Mrs. E. Comet* and babe and Miss E. Morrison are spending a few weeks

et the Abramovltx home.

Many of our boys and girls attended le dances at Ses Isle the past week

A surprise party was given

of 8L Joseph's Parish, Ses Isle aa entertainment to he given t put of this month at a beach front auditorium, with singing and dancing aa feature. A concert is also to be given in August, on the Ocean Pier.

Rev. J. J. Haffcrt, O. C. C., of St. Cyril ColU^e, Chicago, it ependiug a week with bis brother, William A. Haffert. Mr* Haffert lalt Wednesday for Mali shot City, to sltend the funeral of htr grandfather, John I. Matin*, who died on Svndav. She I* expected back today.

Atlantic City and other excursions

for the remainder of the summer will run uncertainly until troop movement*

say* the Philadelphia

Evening Bulletin. Following the announcement that there la not enough equipment to meet the added burden of moving Urge number* of soldier*, railroad official* aa'd today that the United State* R*i.ru*d administration will bend all Its energies to seeing that enouxh coaches are provided for tbe

veteran*. The request of the

of Mrs. Upschutx. c

* of the oldest

members of the L A. S.. by tbe hers of tbe Ladies' Aid Soctsty. Sun day evening. July Uth. BenJ. Rabmowilx? Mayor'* son. left for PhUadelphis for their 7 passenger Paige. A council meeting waa held at tbe Borough Hall oa Monday. Mr. Wm. Abramson spent a day at Philadelphia. An Interesting talk was delivered at tbe Lyric Hall. Monday evening, by Rabbi Leventhal. of Philadelphia. H« has recently returned from a visit to

aria.

N. Rouen fie Id took a business trip to Phlladelphls. Eric Oxely. who has Just returned from "Over There". Is now home with his friends and family once more Mr. R. Joffee returned to New York Tuesday. M. Shapiro motored to Cape May Sunday afternoon. Mlu Sharp, student tt the summer school st Ocean City, visited the Shropshire family.

WHY 1$ IT— That tbe saloon* are Mill doing a big foulness—in the movies? Thst Cape May County always fair* > badly with the State Highway Com

mission

That four week* after the first of the monthly report* wax ordered published by the CommlMloner*. not a ha* yet appeared In print? That while the thermometer range*

Tbe Cape May Star and Wave. too. has a bone to pick with tbe Federal Railroad Administration. In Its last Issue It says: 0\ 1 crowded trains, running late, were tbe only means of transporting tbe thousands of visitors from Cape May and other seashore oo<nts to their homes last Sunday. Railroads blame the people for tbla. V-cause >uey had idvertlaed prim, to tbe 4th (hat tbe regular cut-rate excurIons would not run during the hollIsyi. The reason given for this blow o the seashore towns waa "trsnsporatlon of troops." As a matter of fact, t baa been apparently proven that while on one road there was 181 txsdp ■sr* In opevstlom on July 2, and 128 in July 2, there was but 99 on Independence day, east of Pittsburgh. Rail--uad authorities also pointed to the act that the public had hseu advised o discontinue train ride* during the months of June and luly. In other word*, tt is advised that tbe public do not utilise a public uiilttjr. It was also learned that about 169 care which might have been used were allowed to stand Idle, while paastugers stood, sprawled or leaned In ibe care running from Cape May and other South Jersey points."

BUFFET DANCE ATTRACTS MANY. Despite the Inclement weather last Thursday night, s good rise crowd made merry at the Excurison House, where a Buffet Dance was given In honor of S*-a lale’* Service boy*. An orchestra from Philadelphia ws* enguged for tbe affair .and though the weather kept back many who would have otherwise attended, the affair was a pronounced success A number of Mie Ud* in the blue and khaki, who served from Sea lal* City, enjoyed the hospitality of the Celebration Oommit-

Profeartir lv Roy Archer, who Is

- r - mr „„ sunitev Mr* LeRoT‘U»* : G 1 * public forego travel during

Harry Steer on Sunday Mr. Ix-Roy tb»> the public forego archer U pef'-f the vacation with Juo ' anrt J “ ,v *■ “ nirtr ‘

her parent* at Lakewood.

There were 21 table* In play *1 ibe Monday night card party at St Jos eph> Mrs XraL* wae holies* There wan two prites for each table The appropi (•'t*a*»* of the prise* end the good taste shown In their selection waa geoereUr commented on. The** card parti sc will be held on successive Monday evenings until the end of the

June and July Is construed as meanlnr thst the public kbouhl be prepared noi to travel at all on short notice. Pub llcatlon of advertisement* that excursions bate been c-mporarlly dlacon tluced will be considered sufficient wrrntng to .boee who are planning to go out of the city for tbe day.

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Artcraft and Paramount Late Release Photo-Plays D. CINI Ocean Pier Theatre Comfortable Chain, Good Matte, Clear Picture* Two Shows Nightly-—8 and 9.30 DANCING FISHING ICE CREAM LUNCH ROOM