May C dunty Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle Cm- Pj

jUTTLE MtoUT

OATHCREO THE CITY.

WILL LAUNCH THE SHIP “WILDWOOD" WEDNESDAY |

t by Cowrty Llbmj Lom Chiinn.

id at xi Wmlamdtr, Noma. J excmiion train will be rur iiw point* in county, ’edwtwdtv tit 7 •. m. »nU re-

tarb )Mtio{ PhHa4e!p;iia at about II p.

im is mm

wtisi**

,. T fl.76 for ihc fee laccciiinj wii! take place at II a. in., a&d Um County deiafalioo will to

OEAPITE EDWARDS' -WE j^K UTILITY- CAI WILL GO FOR THE

.TOMA 1

FORECAST; EDWARDS* PITIFULLY INCONSISTENT.

J., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 r, 1919

5 Cents a copy, $1.50 a Year

IERAL ELECTION DAY 16 NEXT TUESDAY Noxauber fourth. t», Day In Caps May up is well known, there are See* to to filled by Clerk. Sheriff arS

are A.

week’s Happenings t

■th (Rep.) and Coleman F. C i em.. for Coun y Clerk. Mend

s-

r WILL RECEIVE BOARDWALK BIDS NOVEMBER T^S-HTY-^OtlRTH The City CoBuniasIonera, at the nreting.on Friday, paaaed the nece aary ordinance for the flttaorln* of

political Uatory of

Republican oricasilaatioD I week ahattered hopelcealy efforts of

■■B directors to

;:s

the rededdw of t

[Dem..

(Rep.) and David Sheriff. Andre* C. 1 Thotnaa Durel! (Deni.) tor

>ly.

All hare wared act!' duritiK the pert weeks, but

ailH , being “

and a_

1 the Republican rank*. It U . II? conceded that the Republican oininec* wlB to overwbelnilogly e> eried. All are good, capable men. wd efficient, and are DaUered leader* to constitute the best County ticket before the roters in re

I-e campaign* but Cape May ibllcan County,

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAPPENING8 THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY, CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING; WHATS WHAT IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

t 14th. It is t -) bare the work under 'ray bo- 1 e Brat oi the year.

young w«

year of High desired to «y ol the Coope-i

. e*ery fair minded

recall that U was the Republican y. through the Edge admfnistraof which Ne«. : A. K. BOgtoc, nominee of that party for Gor-

Important part, which

i approved r along Oo

Bor. nsay open

a F.-arl and Parrand Street*.

CIVIC CLUB PARTY

NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT Next Wednesday evening. Nov. • Its Brat card party for the seaaou will be given by the Civic Club of Sea • l*!e City at Grand YTateniity " "

16th and Arch Streets. October loth. Mr* r Secretary, entertained occasion of Its regular

. ing. In the winter the ing has a "*oclal end", and at this

two in Sea isle City. Mrs. L. J. Downey dll be hostess | for the November mating of the Civic 1 Club of Sea* Isle City on Wednesday,

r l*Ui.

BALE OF SAVINGS STAMPS SHOW INCREASE IN CAPE HAY COUNTY. latest rating report sheets show Cape May Co.'s per capita to dale at • .78. while the preceding one was .«L This puts Cape May Co. in third place * t at the hi. 1. Optmttaa

■reek's trip

e they are the

William Strothers Hsfl rt Is spending mother, at Somers

Irma her recent of Philadelphia, Street cottager, eek, getting his • do-.ed for uie

i by tbeAfoow st reel, was well .• evening. Th* s Is the favorite

of this district. Camden landing with a per capita of LOi, and Cumberland second with M. Southern K. J. has a per capita of . S. Pennsylvania .86. Delaware .88. entire district J4. and the t’nlted

States LK.

Southern N. J. showing a good average with Cape May Co. .16 per capita short of the average of this State. While this average is very good, all the district chairmen of thU county will make an extreme effort to put Cape May County's average above tto

New Jersey on*.

I POSTPONE FORMAL OPENING OF ABSECON BOULEVARD. Tentative plana, have been toruv

lated by a special cammluae named to

for the exercise* to to held x-eastern of the fonrr. dedica-

tion to public use and offl .tal acceptance oi the Abseoon Boulevard but the exact date has not toen di-terrain II I been expected to open the i new highway on November L bat the • activities incident to the forthcoming election were of such a natu-* as to

Dolls will be open from six In the morning until seven in the evening. NEXT TUESDAY'S ELECTION.

Editor Times;—

Dear Sir:—Nee* Tueday will bo election day. wboi. the. people of Cape May County who want economical gov emment in tto Nation vntFNew Jer

acy should vote this ticket:

GdveniOr—Newton A. K. Bugbee. Assembly—Andrew C. Boswell. Countv Clerk—A. Carlton Hildreth.

Sheriff—Mead Tomlin.

Another reason why the people of Cape May County should support Comptroller Bug toe is because he I* j favor of the early con. pie lion of Joute 14 of the Slate Highway, from , May's Landing to Cape May. by way i of Tockabo*. with hard surface paving This is the toute tor which I am delighted to have the credit of having included In the State system when 1 (was a member of the Senate in the I Legislative Session of 1*17. Comptroller Bugbee also favorr the cunrectlon line from Cap*

to Lewes. Del., so tbst li mode 6f travel by auti New York to the South.

of showing our appreciation of Bugbee ell Cape May should vote next Ttieaday for him for Governor. Let's give hhn a big rote, and help get a governor who will boom Cape May's steamer line to Lewd*.

LEWIS T. BTgVENS.

Ocean City.—Says the Ocean City Leaser—After Mayor Champion see? that Bugbee and Boswell get all vote? (bat belong to than In his bailiwick, at the November election, then be will skip off to the Maine woods,

a la Rooaevelt.

Cape May.—Cape May Hospital authorities have offered to readmit the er service men who violated : week by breaking out of if the men "will promise regulationa" The men t Daniel McKeown and Thomas J. 1 harg. They told the Red Cross Philadelphia that after they left me hospital for "a bit of air" they could not get back again. Ocean City.—By omitting tner vacation this year, firemen were granted two tiona! pay. It has beer.

Njwton A. K. Bupbee

William McArdle tno- t City on Tuesday tn a t touring err. The to leave today for t

a John T. Glllison -tviUe on Tuesday. In

b Mr. GlUiaon’s church

now embraces Ocean

. lolnt and Pleasantvllle,

1 later.

nmtttee plans to invite cue

■ of the Lttte Highway Com

ntnent engineer* and and all the citisei s of

’.to county to join in making the affair

long to be remembered

bring mad* by the mite s band of local tri- ■ oi the ladge have id a drive U now u

LMtwood H. DalU* fa**' euccceded Morris Sofioney as agent for the Am trirxM Railway* Express tn 8es 1*1* . jBpTMr. DslU* commenced hi* duUes two weeks ago. Mr 8*dronr) tetiguinK because of pressure of Other tiriaisi. Mrs Cbas. Class and family wers here on Sunday looking after their property at the end of th* buardvnlk. Mr* das* had proposed to move her cot tag* to a safer location, but bas dsMBafl to let It • • - J *• with be< Mr and Mrs D. K Williams, ef Bal here tto laite-r par; of 1**' week, •lay over tto weekwud Th - Wtliian are among <to first to arrive tn t spring the last to go to tto fail, and then usually sprinkle In a few risiu during the winter month*

ZIRNKiLTON-BHEA NUPTIALS. Miss Janet E. Shea, one of Sea Isle City's roost popular summer colonists, became tto bride rt Mr. Frans Xlrukllton. Jr., of Philadelphia, on Tue* day. October list Th* wedding took place at The RUtenbous*. Phl)i‘>l phla. and the bride was attended ty her riater, Mis* Helen Shea, while th* *t man was Mr. Carl G Zirnkilian.

a brother of the groom.

Following the ceiwmonv the conpLtrft on a honeymoon trip, and will reside in rhlladelphlt upon their return. Th* brioe U a daughter of Mr. and

Mr* William P. She*

franchise tax of the fonnar2y aH-powerful Public Service Corporation from two to five percent per an nor. now United States Sena ge in hi* campaign for elcc-

«tl«. with Mr Bi

j» active lieutenanta. promised that If he were elected the Public i would to compared to pay a portion of the burden of the The Democrau hat* been in tor years wltfcoJt raanifestlm; any considerable hostility to the Public ‘iervlce All voters knew thst one of to Brat schievemetits of the Edge

ition was the performance

C* its pledge, through \bieh the franchlbc tax of the Public Servfa r was raised from two to five per cent. In tto light of this record of actual performance the flings of the Democratic

roar.hin> today fall flat.

The Republican Party of New Jer toy bad no part In the raining of trolley teres In this State. The advance ta rates which tto Public BtvIc* mission granted to tto trolley of the State wore made L me

Scrvicw Railway Company from the Federal Labor war measure to meet the

of extensions and Improvements exacted of the companies to them eon form with he war pro Up to the war it bad been the police of tto State commission to reduce rates. The plan of Newton A. K. Bug to< tor a solentlflc valuation of the traction properties, an honest, straightforward plan of dealing with the trolley aHaation. cou'emplnte* n reduction of fares to a point where the companies will not to permitted BR levy tribute upon the public on spe-

RESOLUTION.

It has pleased Almighty u our midst to that

r World above our dearly tolovd friend, Frank W. Fowkes.

Cape May County has

a citixen whose fo emost thought for the promotion and Interest of the County: whose ahllUies were r

' ‘ by all who knew him or 9 through Ms office; «

and accommodating disposition will be greatly missed by this Hoard.

Resolved, That this Freeholders take o the death of Mr. 15, 1919. and do

pwna-fts deepest sympathy to the fam lly of the deceased in this their sad

_ _ waa tordered Mr. and Mi*. Laos Carialdi. at tto home ol Dm bnd» . parents. Mr. and Mr* lymis Brack, of Ocean Avasu*. on Moodnr ■madmmBAwmMNNNllOptiplr returned trip last Satnr day, and Mondsv's^mrtv. In whiefa i*ver Any participated, wlsa compleu surprise to tto happy couple. William J. Ktollsm was a Pbilsdeiphia visitor several days this asek on business, returning oo Thursday night.

While the campaign managers Senator *idvrards. ib* Dwnocrstl. ^g (Continued on page 4)

TO THE VOTERS 01' CAPE MAT

COUNTY:

It has come to my knowledge that mv political opponents are attempting make capital out of the a: ‘ e County Clerk’s of In other words, t and pay Into the county tre much money as it costs to pay a and expenses. To all familiar with the true state of affairs no explanation is necessary; but for fear that thlc propaganda may deceive the unthinking 1 deeni It wise to not entirely ignore it. And perhaps the beat answer to this criticism is to make public tho following official correspondence: “Monmouth County Clerk's Offica, Freehold. N. J.. August 23. 1919. Hon. Thomss F. McCran, Attorney General. Trenton, N. J. My dear air: For the past five years the Monmouth County Clerk's Office has rendered services to the county which. I think, may be divided 'n--to five classes, and for v ' ' '

lutes could not be

so the regular* drew the pay would have otherwise gone Is

their substitutes. Cape May.—Thi

May County Chamber which was to have

High School Audi City, was postpone*

weather, and will to

Thursday, November 20th The matter of the revision of the New Jersey Tax la'TS. which waa broadly discussed by the Chamber last year, will to the chief topic of the meeting. ~ an City.—The Ocean City Prove League has appointed a livecomimtiee to formulate a campaign to raise lands for a bronxe me1 tablet for the City's w»r heThe Committee Is Walter Allen. Dr. J. Thoroley Hughes and Dr. W. Y.

Christian. |

Dias Creek. — Every subordinate Grange In Gie county was represented at the meeting of the County Grange here. Worthy Master. George Sayre. Clermont, presided. Action taken In- ‘ petitioning the Board of Free

to purchase the fair at Court House, and to 1 Swain, of the County

Commerce, to present such that body: to endorse the

Senate Bill 1309, to create a Federal Highway Commission and to continue membership tn the County Chamber ol Master — Truman Hickman. Green Creek: Overseer—Shep. Ttylor. Cold Spring; Steward—Ralph Schelllnger, Green Creehj^rcturer- A. T. D. Howell, Dias CreHr Chaplain—Jacob Gordon. Rio Grande: Secretary—Osee HeH-ert. Stone Harbor: Treasurer—S. E. Herbert. Stone Harbor; Assistant Stewards—Lucy Hildreth. Rio Grande; Angus Morris. Cold Spring; Gate

rrtmveuii-i.i. «*iu . Keeper--J. A. Stackhouse. Court Be It Further Resolved. That this) House; Flora — Mrs. Frank Swain, raaolatlon be spread upon the min- Swain ton; ’’ **— ” *—

utes of this meeting, a <y>py the widow and to each of tto In U * Coujty for publication. RESOLUTION. teres*. It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst our colleague and friend Leri Wen tie M. and Where**, Cape May County and thi* Board lias lost a public officiul who waa an sarnrst worker and who took utmost Interest In the district that be represented and the County work at large, hi* death causing a great loss to the County and this Board, tl.ere-

f«rc.

Be It Resolved. That thi* Board of 'Itosen Freeholder* take official notice cf Mr WertlelV* death on October 21st. 1919. and do hereby express to the family of the deceased its sincere sympathy in this their sad bereavement, and lie it Further Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the minute* of thi* meeting, a copy sent to the family and to ••ack of the newspapers of toe county for publication.

Mary Vaughn

Risley, Slone Harbor; ceres—runma Veritea, Tuck shoe. The meeting tor installation will be in Tuekaboe In

January.

Everything for Baby.—Fitch Drug

CABO OK THANKS • I torraith under mv mart toatpr and »ilicet* thank• to tto msnv bind (need* who so uu**IO*bly and willingly lent tbrir aid and sympathy tn ay rscant graal torasrrmsnt. -e Mr* Frank tom km

JJou are cordially invited to see the newly arrived Overland 4. The % Three Point Cantilever Spring Suspension of this car introduces the most important improvement in riding qualities since the introduction of pneumatic tires. Pierpont & Brown City Hall Block Wildwood, N. J.

BELLEPLAIN.

First:—Costs in criminal cases. Second; — Indexing deeds and Third:—Services in connection with elections. Fourth: —Attendance as clerk In the various courts. Fifth:—Exemplified coplea furnished the Prosecutor. Prior to the repeal of the law vrhh.ii gave all the fees to the clerk, all of these services were lor regular) 3 this law was 1 Board of Freeholders of this county has failed to turn over to my office the fees thus allowed my

office.

1 would to glad to have your opinloa whether or not such fees should be paid by the county to my office or not. Of course all the mot:

to the

i very truly, McDenno't, Clerk." to the above letter the Honorable Attorney General states aa '

follows:

"1 AM OF THE OPINION THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED UNDER THE STATUTE TO COLLECT AND RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COUNTY AS CLERK. AND FOR THOSE SERVICES WHICH YOU HAVE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CLASSES IN YOUR LETTER OF THE 23RD ULTIMO. I tbink it makus little difference. however, how this la I ed; that Is to say. whether you insist that the county actually pay for the services and you return the money to the county, or whether you charge the county for such services and thereafter take credit from the county therefor. 1 understand, for example, that this is the practice In Camden county where between the county and County Clerk a debit and credit system lx eetabllabed, and thus the Clerk obtains the full credit for the amount of the but-

Yours very truly, Thomas F. McCran, Attorney General."

A precisely similar situation crisis .n our county, where under the salary .ystem work is performed for tto jounty by the Clerk's Office for which be office receives no credit amounti'*(i o at least 12.000.00 per gear, which

inder the fee system 'be co have had to pay. This si

the county by

Mr. RoUIn B. Mason Is ha. vesting tome fine Jersey Sweets. •Sorting" I* going on at the Durrel! cantorry bogs at the Head of the

River.

Mis* Lolita Hess l.a* returned from week-end visit to Mrs Annie Wii-

iras at Millville.

Mr. Robert Hess has removed his wife and daughter from Avalon BellepUin Mr and Mr.. Hess and Miss Marjorie Rebecca are located for the present with Mr. snd Mr*. C. P. He**. Mr. Robert Hess’s parent*. Mr Wilson Jam*-* has purrha*ed bH»d«on:e working horse to replace

the one he lost last week.

Miss Irma Mason ha* oeen vlriting Mr. and Mr*. Jacob Busier, at Dennis-

ville. • ---- Miss Anna Hess has returned from 1/W*rtf for Ihr < uunty it too ■ two-weeks' slay at Avalon. | (Continued on pags E)

e county would

'far comity, in addition to the

ass

paid

Office.

Another fact overlooked by the vould-be critics ta the Urge increase n Uie cost of ail books and supplies; ■) aay nothing of the higher cost of living which had to be met by a alight increase in salaries after losing several of our trained employ sea. And on the other band the few*, which are fixed by Uw. hare not been increased for many years, and ia some coses ors

reduced.

How manifestly unfair it In then

to compUin that one of the most imporiant offices In the county during the It,Ml year of Ike gicat tear, did Dot pay Into the County Treasury as mt ch money as It cost to maintain It. W*m

full credit for all icork per-

ntek Drug Co.

first of all— Reliability of Statements

Walter Scoble, Inc. Pianot, Sonora*, Victrola* Millville. N. J.

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