Cape May County Time:

Vol. XXXV No. 6..

CAPE MAY COUNTY (Sea Isle Cm- P.O.), N. J., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

5 Cents a copy, $1.50 a Year

m NEWS NOTES

> OF THE PAST WEEN

notes and gleanings of

PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED

IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

SPECIAL SALE OF STANDARL T1 RES—The price* all muiUara lire* bare advanced 2i>%. while they la*;, uiy entire *toct ol Miller. Ajax aad Michlcan Urea will be aoid at the old price* all alxe*. ail Heads II you need lire* soon. BUY THEM NOW and *ave U% on the coat. MAZUHiES GARAGE and FORD SERVICE STATION. Sea lale City.—*dv. U. ' JES. WE HAVE GROCERIES. TOO. and dellciou* smoked meals and bams: tr; our new wincsap apples. Just revived. you can get most everythin!; to u-ear. to eat. to cook with and keep vann with at Ibi* store for less than jou have been paylc*. Try our cash-and-carry plan. PFEIFFER’S BOU-

LEVARD STORE.—Adv. tf.

When you want printing of the better kind, done by specialists who have uiade printing their life-work, call the

TIMES I'lUNTXNO HOUSE.

Be thrifty If you wish to succeed Have you a savings zecoun; in ibe

Security Trust Co., Cape May?

WILL ERfiECT ft MEMORIAL

Mr. and Mrs. Arnett have returned i

from a pleasant slay in New City, with Mr. and Mrs. East. Edward Fitch, of Mays Landing. I*

the guest of his son, Mayor Fitch, for

an indefinite stay.

Elizabeth Canuso and her sister. Katherine, are spendii.g the week In

Philadelphia, visiting friends

J. P. ;>eUncy. Jr., was a recent visitor to Philadelphia and is planning to tj-eud the balance of the winter in

the guaker City.

Charles McCray, of New York, and Jdib* ft ice M. Woodward, of Norristown, were week-end guests of Mayor anil Mrs. Irving Pitch. Mr. Stephen J. Simon, of Philadelphia. r Sea isle summer enthusiast, and extensive property o«ner here, was a visitor on Saturday, looking al-

ter his interests.

The Moose Dance, scheduled 101 Wt-unesuay, February ISth, is cluuigod lo me lull, the date scheduled being Ash Wcuntwuay, the beginning ot the

Ueiiteu season.

aii>. w amcMurray was a visitor uuuei Uiu parental root this week, staling with Air. and Mrs. Hahn while her husband aueuued to sonic business mailers in Pbiuuielphts and New lork. Mis. Rac irwiu was amo a visitor with

net parents.

oigniMemg Car" is tic title of (uL eumeuy to be presented by ,1*-... in. me uuoi Auuiiorium, uu 1 ebruaiy lain, unrer the auspice* ot me i'arem-1 eatner s Association, lor the beneui ol the auditorium stage . luriusiiijigk. The euleriaiiuneiil will; be followed by a Valentine Dance.

Extension to Cit/ Hall to House Public Library. Which Will Be Called Memorial Library; Also Provide

For Fire Apparatus

At the meeting of the Sea Isle City

Commissioners ot. Monday, held at the City Hall. Rev. John T. Gillison spoke on the need for an appropriate Memorial Building and pointed cut tfct advantages of having such a building

community centre. Mayor Filch

replied that the Commissioner* have been considering this for some lime, and after some deliberation and discussion. the City Engineer was directI to draw tentative plan* for an cx■nslon to the City Hall, which will be j known as the Memorial Building, and will house the Free Public Library. |

The new extension will cover the

present vacant lot adjoining the City Hail, and will nlso bouse the fire apparatus. A heating system will be Installed. according to present plans, and the second floor to ih<- present structure will be turned over to the o nun unity as a recreation centre. I II la estimated that tl - proposed ex-1

nsion will not cost over $6ob0, and ill he financed by long term bonds. Freeholder DeBow was present, and

Uggcsled that the City erect eight j columns with eluctric lifclits at the head of the turnpike, at tin Main Seaor jj j shore Road. He staled that the County had bought the necessary ground to widen this entrance, and thought that the erection of the columns would divert much travel here. The Engineer was directed to draw plans for the column*. which will be erected by the

City before the season opens.

COAST IN GRIP OF MOST SEVERE NORTH-EAST STORM EVER KNOWN

FURY OF STORM SPENT THURSDAY; RAILROAD SERVICE POSTMASTER LUOLAM ENTIRELY CUT OFF SINCE WEDNEDAY; TIDE HIGHEST! [jljg |Jfl[]R0|jy

EVER EXPERIENCED, FROM TWO TO FOUR FEET OF water Flooding streets; beach-front damaged.

The Cape May County coast is held in the most severe north, east storm ever experienced in the memory’ of the eldest inhabitants. Railroad service is completely cut off from all points, except Cape May City, and untold damage has been done to the beach front and

the roads and bridges.

The sterm commenced on Tuesday night, with a light rain and wind, both of which increased until Wednesday night, when the storm was at its beighth. The wind blew into a gale that shook houses, and the ocean was lashed into a fury that wrecked its vengeance on the beach front properties. The tides of Wednesday night and Thursday morning were the highest ever known, the water being four feet deep in the streets | in places on Thursday morning, from ten o’clock uulil noon. The wind shifted late Thursday evening to th_- north-west, and the evening tide was little above normal. Thnisdav night the temperature dropped, and the min became sleet which froze as it fell on trees, streets and buildings, turning them crystal white. This morning (Friday) it is snowing and the wind has died down lo a

gentle breeze.

While aMittuig along Ufi* beach front, at Sea Die City, on Thnroday morning, I’oit 111 after Thoina* K. Ladlam, Jr., r eiiprd into a gully cut by the receding lidee, and »a* *»ept off hi* feet in about ten feet ol water and carried oceanward. By - xercieing rare preeence of mind, lie reached for a projecting timber, and when it gave way jufl succeeded in catching bold of a piece of tin irnl>edded in the *and. Thi* held and the -nrrent "•tiny hi* body to the side ol the gully, wheie he was reached by Mr. K iuer Peterson, and brought safely on the

beach.

BRIDGE TENDER

OVERCOME IN STORM

AWARD CONTRACTS FOR MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS Five Contract* Let on Monday, Covering Needed Work Throughout Resort; Work to Start at Once. At the meeting of the City Comml*sionerc on Monday. Director of Highway* Chapman, reported that bids had been opened by himself and the City ineer, William Collison. on Monday morning, as advertised, and that the following bid* were received and recommended the" award ' * the cor tract* U# the lowest bidders: Item No. 1 —Rebuilding Kr.-'wie* Ave. Wharf: Geo. B. Jcfferie*. *348.00: Karl M. Waddington. *380.00. Item No. 2—Pearl Si. Sturm Watei Drain: J. P. Delaney. *492.30; Geo. B. Jefierte*. *851.00. Item No. 3— Ocean Ave. Boardwalk ExlciHiuu. Geo. B. Jefferies. *129.00; Kan M. Waddington. *105.00. Hem No. 4—Italia St.-Ocean Av. ; »er: ndward Buck. *234.0u. J. P. Dcianc;. *359.00; Geo. U. Jefferie*,

*448.00.

em No. 5—Farrand St. Sewer: J. Delaney. IZSO.ou. Kdwanl Buck, *294.00; Geo. B. Jefferies, *371.40. Work on all five contracts will com mencc at once. ,

LEAP YEAR DANCE

vi vi was’ PROVES MARKED SUCCESS

tax cuuectur M. M. Sofroney

api-uuiieu liciinqueut l ax Collector, at ( —— u *e regu»ar uimuug ot the City Com-1 The »L,. a p v,. al Dance", given at

>■»« «««*<»*» >«««

case Of personal property, arrest and’proved quite a success, aiih a large

Mirure. on a.l taxes three years or attendance.

more in arrears Folks coming irom So. Scaville, Cty Cierk W. M. Strulhera was m Cape May. Woodbine. Ocean City and Pbnaueiiitiia on Monday, utu-uding the;* large number from our home town ii.ni ,.,, oi John Lilly, ai,i 9L »t>u died t } ie ucean City Orchestra furui»bi-d J “ rrmay ia»t. 1 no o. ceased win. one li( , . nl Jalx music. The hall the hue ot the p-ewnt Surf House. ..euted the oetasion In a most artutie

The original buildit g was destroyed by manner.

•irt. He was an uncle to Mr. Struth-1 ^ » t .re awarded to the foltr *’ lowing: Miss Alma Saellem. dooi Mrs. Robert T. Stevens was a visitor j afc h tray; Mr. John Thompsou to Philadelphia several days last week. ( l d Helen Whittington, the

CU.v, at! A-ucky Number Dance Prize, a bcauU-

the home of Mr*. James J. Hagan, at iul red satin heart shapi box of candy. 42 Haltimore avenue. While there »hc _\^ Hetman Diamond the prize was the gueat of Mrs. Walter Wheaton, j ioJ . musl popular man, a large

ter here.

in-law, and well known cotta- ! “

wplc."

A donation of *5.»0 was thankfully j received from Monsignor Pozxi.

BIRTHS.

he Boy Scouts of SL Joseph’i Church attended t S inday morning services -n a body, ic full uniform, and after the afternooi service*, also

•tleucu i„ , b„ ar . ml lor u» nrat j , Mf hike . which 1* to be a regular fea- *„ lure in the fut-re. Th« Scouts will! and Mr*. «onry KndicolL on the Bouaitend Mass In a body on the first Sun- ’levard. and loft a fine lusty boy, on day of each month, and rece ive CO*n- j Saturday mortilug of lust weex.

m union. _____

F;-,‘•holder DeBow has secured from , The house hold of Mr. and Mr*. H. the County an nppropiiatlon ©■ *20.000 ; A Dcety was giaddclu-d by the arriv-

for the raising and re-b-uldlng of the at of a baby bo; tv - * lale City turnpike. The road is to The chriatcuinx b b* raised fifteien inches, and is to be day. at Si Joseph regraveled. Material is now arriving ■

and work will be started at once. An Eleanore Lillian Speer arrived at ap>r?prlatjr« of *5.000 was secured by , t j,e hr.me of Mr. and Mr*. Frank Speer Frc lu 'der T jsiace for the repair and i , ia Neptune »treel. on Thureday ot last 'uaintenaiiee of Landis avenue, to Cor-' week, hale ana lustv. Tin- psrctil* •on’* Inlet are exhibiting the privileged pride of

- - - -■■■ bride and groom ever the first-born.

A camera U a constant source of and Frank wanted a girl anyhow. Mr*, •leasure and profit. W« have 'on:. Speer i* prograulng niculy. and will

F>«ch Drug Co. *dv. toon be about

; January 16t k place on 8mi

morning ] K; , lll(mil

Stutiuii, in a setui-cousciuu*

coiidition, and was given warm clothing, hot drink*, and placed ander blanket*

on the emergency cot. He about and suffering no ill clleci.

TRAIN SERVICE TO BE RESUMED

Ofliicia! word, received a* the TIMES was going to preaa at 3 o'clock, Friday afternoon, from the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company is that service lo Philadelphia w ill be rt sumed on harm day morning. A train from Philadelphia is expected thr-mgli tonight at 10 o'clock.

Rulk-

Ketorning from ins daliet a* natchmanof tin West Jeraey Railroad bridge, at the 8e:. lale thoroughfare, Jacob While missed his footing on tlie railroad track*, and fell into the seething

Railroads are completely demoralized; the Wildwood branches ,llle alongside of the tracks. He reof both railroads arc washed out, and the road-bed ot the Reading Kain ‘ d ,ooU,old * 0,11 f f> loose it again into Sea I s ,e City is .-reeked. The Wes, Jersey, Ocea„ *22,^ branch has six hundred feet of wash ont between Sea Isle and Ocean | When t>e finally reached the coal shed View, and the Middle Thorough fate bridge, north of Strathmere, is 0,1 J " , * v Ave,,ue - hwnme wrecked. Sendee on the Shore Fast Lme to Ocean City was sufi-, aiV^VZnTZnro'. pended on Wednesday night ; ol Ocean V.ew, who heard the ioeble Trains were run into Cape May, to the West Perry Street | c " 11 * ol Jlr - ' v,, ' le . ■* ,d c*"-'' : Sution, and passengers for Wildwood on tlie Thursday morning ,,r ‘ ak "‘ to U, ‘‘ " , ' l “ J, ■ ,

train were taken to Cape May. The Stone Harbor branch has washouts near Townsend’s Inlet The Jackson Street Station, at Cape May, is l»adly washed. It is estimated that service cannot

be resumed for a week at least, after the storm abates. At Sea Isle City the centre section of the Ocean Pier was wash-

ed away, and the dance floor in the front of the main auditorium is wrecked. All the pavilions along the boardwalk are washed away, including the band stand, and several sections of the new board-

walk, Irom Italia Street to Ocean Avenue, ar>_ demolished, heads on nearly all the street fronts are badly damaged. The tides in Ocean City were the highest ever known, and As-

bury Avenue, the main business thoroughfare, was a river of salt water, two feet high on Thursday morning. The extent of the damage is not yet known, and it is believed that South Ocean City was hard hit. The fishing pier of the Ocean City Fishing Club is badly damaged, the platform being washed away, and a number of pilings were taken out from under Fogg's Pier, the largest in the

resoit.

Stone Hatbor, like most a]l the other resort towns, is isolated. The Scotch Bonnet Bridge, on the turnpike to the nuiuland has approaches washed away, and practically all of the boardwalk is gone. The shore end of the Municipal Pier is washed, and the stincture has settled. A number of t ulkheads have been destroyed, but no damage was done to any ol the beach front houses, due, it is

believed, to the protection of the sea-dyke which runs the length ol , <ini;.ilcatlon* hav the beach. ' ! bopos are thought

The boardwalk at Cape May City suffered the full fury of the. storm, and :s practically all demoi.shed The fishing pier is wrecked, and washed away. No damage was done to the new Municipal

Convention Hall, the show place of the resort.

Word from Ocean City indicates that of all the places along the coast, Longport was hardest hiL The new sea wall, municipally built, is said to have been demolished, and a uuuihcr ot fine residences destroyed. The Somers-Point to Longport Road is washi ’ badly, and the new Absecon Boulevard, to Atlantic City, is

badly damaged.

The greatest damage to private property in Sea Isle City (up to Thurso, v afternoon, with the storm still rag ng) was to the cottage of Mrs. Mary Bossier, which is a complete wr» k, reduced to kindling wood. Damage was done to the cottage of Frank Eustace, on Forran Street, the p«>rch being washed down, and the ocean side of the building damaged. The Krtipp’s Cottage, on Matilda Street is also damaged, lire piling knocked out, and the centre of the building

settled.

Centre pilings were knocked from under the Excursion House, and the building settled. The cottage of Percy J. Neel, has the porch demolish*-1. and the concrete bulkhead wrecked. The cottage ol Harry Mesirov, oi Philadelphia, is down on the Leach, with the bulkhead gone, and the bulkhead and under pinuirg of the Voight cottage has been demolished. The cottage of Dr. Barclay, ol Philadelphia, h*s the piling knocked from under, am! the house

t-resting on the sand. The porches and appioacbcs of many <rf| da ' e * ‘" J f'" * »"i** «< I’ui the beach front cottages an v recked. ' _ ' lvn z'' ' A k ""“" Kv: The pumps at the pL:?t of the Sea Isle City Water Company cuinru'^ and ou'vt'eo-Horke weic under water on Thursday, a.vd were put out of commission. u ul ' * * * ,, ° 't"' v * , ' r *■

When the supply in the stand.pipe gave out, the town was without water for several hours nutil pumping could be resumed. A gas. I olinc supply tank at the plain wi'.-bed out of the gtoutid and floe led I away. jot Telegraph communications between Sea Isle City and the outside world is cut off; there has been no mail in or out since Wed-L* nesday night, and the last newspapers came '>n the Wednesday In night train. This issue of the TIMES will go to it- c . out-of-town j N subscribers by the first mail, •vhiclt will probably be taken by track j to the South Seaville station as soon as the roads permit travel. |, c he Corson’s Inlet Road, connecting Sea Isle City and Ocean L,

SHOT THROUGH LEG WHEN GUN DISCHARGES.

Frank Sbsw. .-on of Mr. *i,d Mrs. Sbav-. of Swain street. Sea Isle City. wj* painfully injured best Thursday . vexmx. When a xun which he was carry ini: aren^-mally diachanted. The shot passed through hts lex. and the -kin was bedly bunud by (he powder. No physician beluu at hand, the wound was dressed by a mils© who liappeu

ithin calling distance. >

in. and t: uninjured.

HECENT DEATHS

Dr. Rilpli K. Buck, ol Newfietd, suddenly died on Wednesday, at hi* home, from acute mdigeation. iti-ceaseil was lit years of nee. and leave* a widow, and

one daughter.

Dr. Burk was a *nu of the late Crawford Buck, of Sea leie City, and lived here from early boyhood nntil he for medical school. He was boin at

South Seaville.

-interim-lit will be made on Saturday afleiuooti, at two o’clock, following funeral seivicee at hie late home. Mr*. H. Sution, of Sea Isle City, is a sister

ol tlie deceased.

Die Ministerial Association, ol Ocean City, held a lively and important session at the Episcopal Rectory on Tues-

day afternoon.

The Ministers will lead in making u complete religious census of the city, to b« taken on Sunday the 22nd. A

STORM-TOSSED BURGE LIDS GN BEACH

The three-mast barge, "George K. Skolfield." U ashore on the beach at Sea lale City, with it* crew, competed of four men, safely boused at the upper station of the IT. 8. Coast Guards, after a thrilling rescue. The barge was one of three in tow of ii ocean lug, bound for New York. At 1:30 o'clock on lliursday morning, to of the barge* broke loose, and have ot yet been beard from The third, ie “Skoltield" broke away at four clock, and was tossed helpleaaly aboni tr lhi.-e boors, landing on the shoals : seven o'clock. The water waa lashing around tlie stranded vessel with a fury that made its desi'uctiou certain, l.ul it waa cartied by Uie higher tides safely on thr beach. The Coast Guard?, under direction ol Captain ! mes, sighted Uie vessel shortly after it lauded, and dupatced a crew, with the breeches bony loaded in a snrf boat, to lire rescue of tl.e men aboard. The life line waa shot tc the vessel, and the crew saiely landed The Captain oi Uie barge i* T. 11. Carrathers, of Newport Ned's, Va. It is about 250 feet long, and had discharged its last load at Kali River, a cargo consigned to Sewels Point, Va. It was headed for New York for reioadiug, and is owned by Uie beaboaid Transportation Company, of Boston. It u valued at *75,0011. The receding tide left the vessel firmly imbedde^ in the sand, and it is not believed it will oe possible to again float it. The Coast Guards worked under great difficulties, in the surf up ta their arm pit* aud battling against the raging sea, in Uie rescue oi the crew .

FIRST EXCURSION TO HUNJN SUNDAY As a Result ot the Combined AcUon of Sea Isle City, Avalon and S’.one Harbor, Special Sunday Train Will Be Run.

S«-a Isle City , Avalon and Stone Harbor wUl have a direct and through *1.25 Sunday excursion tor the balance ol the winter, commencing with next Sunday. This concession was obtained I rum the 1‘L.uusyivtLnia railroad company a* a lesuii or a conlerence between Mr. Bell, general passenger agent, and .dayor Fitch, in Sea Isle, and Mayor smith, ot Avalon, at Broad Street Staiion, last Thursday. The movement was started by Mayor Fitch, alter other county towns were g. anted thexcursion. hut apparently ran into a -tone wall when Bioad Street stated (hat the uniy reason why excursions were not run to these resort* was ihat they did not pay running expenses. Nothing daunted. Mayor FRcn ari aimed the conference, and the excur--i»U train is the result. Mayor Krouse, ii Stoue Harbor, was prevented from mending the conference by a previous ngagement in Trenton, but was pres- . nt by "proxy" in the person* ol Mayors Filch anu Smith. The excursions will enable early renter* to get here, and will encourage property owners to come down early to get their cottages in shape •■iti.cr lor rental, or early occupancy.

Drown In Lake Lilly. While coasting .uid ska Jrg on Lake Lilly at Cape May Pam. lato Friday afternoon Janie- Perrell. 7 years old. was drowrned. He and his companions. James Blevins. 13 years ole . Clyde Healhcole. 11 years old. and Ralph Kendlg, 9 yeai* old. were pushing one another ot. a sled on the lake. In the course of Un-ir excitement they skated too close to an air hole, when the Ice gave way, Betrell. Ucatbrotc and Kendig going

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The plant

boys, did

iso decided upon i not break through the ice, but wss

nearly drowned trying to save his companion*. He suci-eedec in getting two of the hoys out of the water, but Berrell had gun, so far unde, the ice

•hat he couid not him.

.nmeu. having not less than ,f High Scboo, or its equivnceded to enter the Tndnof the Cooiter Hospital at ■ 18 to 35 year*. Course

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_. . . - b - ----- -jwo. *» you will send In your news City, is r- ported to be badly waited south ot 37th Street, in Oct-au I notes, that column will he more intercity, MU unfit for ttavd. estlng. _ .....

Issue Board Bulletin. The newest lunovstioc In Ocean City is the Board of Trade "Bulletin' which made it* appearance under dote of February find The publication was i**u d by the live Secretary of the organization. aud its page* are chuck full of live, timely Board news. T«." publication refleclx credit on the enterprise of the Bos tv! of Trade, and particularly on tu Seerotary. F. UtRoy