CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Conaolld&ted irttb the Sea isle City Rerlew.

PubUsbed Every Friday by Tbe CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES COMPANY (Incorporated) West Jersey and Landis Avenues, Sea Isle City, N. J.

WM. A. HAFFFRT. President and General Manager. char. O’CONNOR, Treasurer C. F. SCHUCK, Secretary. Philadelphia Office: 717 Mutual Life B; :iing. A. F. Sinitu, Advertising Representative.

Advertising Rates Furnished upon

Application.

Entered In tbe Post Office at Sea Isle City, N. J., as aeoond-class waiter. OENNISVILLE. Mr. Wm. Tbowpson and Mist- Cora Corson motored to Cape May Court House on Wednesday. Mr. Calvin Creamer spent Friday in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mra. Albert BubUnell are spending a few days with her parents. Mr. Eugene Springer and family mo lured to Avalon on Tuesday evening. Mr. Burton Corsou Is spending a week with bis grandparents. Mrs. Samuel WooUou spent Wednesday in Philadelphia. Miss Lydia Flick is visiting Mra. Kulb Hobart Mr. William and Edward Lyons, of Philadelphia, spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Woolson. Miss Grace Fidk-r and Misses Alice ana Florence Brown spent Thursday in Mil. villa. mi at. Sophie Camp and mother, Mrs. Camp, and son, spent Friday in Phlln delphla. Mr. Cart Scnunuki: spent the weekend with Mr. .Thomas Brown and lam-

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Or. Wagg. the presiding elder ul our district, preached here on Sunday morning. Mr. Raymond Westcott spent lue week-end with his parents. Mrs. Harvey Fowler has returned home iron: the hospital in Wildwood much improved. Mr. L/ roy Westcott spent a few days In the hospital at Millville, having his tonsils removed. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Woolsc family spent a few uaye in Newark with his son. Mina Grace Fidler Las gone to Court House, where the is employed In the A. A P. store. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll spent Sunday with his parents.

SOUTH DENNIS. Miss Mary Boyle v.slted her parents on Sunday. Miss Ik-sMc Cahaley is spending lew nays in Goshen. Mrs. Leon Hickman and daughter visited Mr. Adua Hickman on Sundiv Capl. A. J. Meerwald. wife and daughter Martha spent Friday in Phil adelpbia. --*» Mr. and Mrs. Thus. Miller. Jr, are epeudiug a tew weeks at Meean City. Miss Ella Morton and Mrs. Elisa IXvitl visited Cape May Court House on balurday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Golf, of Ocean City, are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mis. Smith Stiles and Mr and Mrs. Eugene Stiles spent Sunday at Haleyvllie. Mr. Samuel Morton ana lamily and Mrs. Wm. Champion visited the Misses Morton on Wednesday. Mrs. Hughes and family, of Goshen, spent Sunday with her mother. Mr. Ralph I'e.erson and family, of Avalon, called on relatives on Sunday. M. Hutchinson visited Cape May Court House on Saturday Mr. and Mrs. James L;>yle- spent Sunday at Wildwood. Capl. A. J. Meerwald and son Qua went to Bivalve on Saturday. Miss Margaret Pierson Is attending the Stale Summer School at Ocean

City.

Mrs. James Boyle ir spending a few days in Philadelphia. Miss Marguerite Meerwald and Miss Elisabeth are spending their vacation with their mother. The Misses Morion entertained callers on Sunday. Mrs. Lawrence Peterson Is visiting in Philadelphia.

STATE NOTES

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adjustments maae earner in tn*- year. Each of the employees who Lai r.- k -liter pay coming will got the Second half bonus, which will be an amount Urgst than the overdue pay. and >n LW! frsy -heae employeas will ••• tcu.orar:!/ cared fur In a Ouanelal way! fltto regular pay that Is overdue cab not he taken out of the curr»ct amcnonsy fund, t-ecauao Governor tfdwutiTbhld* this m4t>v c* 0 , - vt t-a (m*r.t whits the L-gl^gtoo

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paymtnt of salartas In tbs stato pnr> shaslag department ort of the fand. There la reason ro believe that the flM.000 remaining in the bonus fufid ftalai.ee will he sufficient to pay tba benuaea for the second half of the year In full. If there happen! to be a shortage of a few thousand dollars an effort will be made to make It up from unexpended salary appropriation* from department* having m«r# money than they need for aalarlee during the present year, but Secretary MrsMtck, of the Civil Service Coramlaalor.. who hae charge of the ccnpntatlnn of the bonuses, does not expect that thle emergai cy arrangement will have to be reao; ted to Yield of “Worthleee" Land. Luscious blueberries—mi ny of which are three-fourth* of an Inch In diameter—that sell for |10 i bushel are giuwu on "worthlaaa” la id. Such la the product obtained by u New Jersey grower whose principal business ha* been growing cranbertl**. but who more recently baa taken jp the cultivation of blueberries A present he baa twenty acre* which he ha* planted In part with carafully •elected wild blueberry stock and In i irt with hybrid* furrlahed by the Bureau >f Plant Industry of the 1 nlted States Department of Agrlcultu «. Not only are the l-errlsa on this -act of very high quality, but the ylell la prolific, the older plant* producing at the rat# of nearly 100 busheli to the acre. The plantation is f.iuai ~1 at White*bog near Browns Alllia. The aucceea of thl* grower u but en* instance of what la being dona commercially by men who are utilising tbe information supplied by the Department of Agriculture scientists. The latter have made a atudy of blueberry culture for several years and are able to furnish data regarding the best varied*# and th* moat aulfabl* aolls. Of particular algnliicanc* la 1 the fact that blueberries thrive heat on peat and sand soils, so add aa to be considered worthless for ordinary agriculture. Thu* through blaeberry culture It la possible to utilise many tracts which have been regarded as •specially hard and unp-omlalng. Prosperity Smiling Upon Jersey. Almost unprecedented Increase* In deposit* of the trust companlc*. savings banka and state banka of New Jersey for th# year closing May 0 are shown hy statistic* made public hy t. . Bute Department of Banking and Insurance State banking tnititutlona are now enjoying their greatest c"a of’ prosperity, according to the department, and this condition Is attributed 1 to the Increased earning capacity of the working classes. Since May 12. 1016. the deposits of the .SS trust companies. 2T savings banks and 26 atat# banka have increased 2112,012,688. th* grand total having reached 1720,810.210 at th# close of business on May 4 last. The total resource* of the** banks amounted to •886.044.402. an Increase of IHKL. 880,766 for th* year. Tht totals for deposits and resources aet a new high mark In this state, aa doea the total of reeour. e*. At th# eloa# of business on May i the trust companies had resources of 1681.024,065. an Inrreaa* of 177.170^51, ajsd tli* total of depoalt* wna H60,OV),876. an increase of 185.586,608. Resource* of savings banks amounted to 1207.588,016. a gain of •2fc*i<U28. Their total deposits were •101.428.080) in Increase of >10,272.727. State banka •bow total resources of •60,487,847, tnd deposits of •42.888,614, a gain oi |8£M in resources and a gain of fl/106,852 in deposits. Surplus funds of th* txost companies amount to 118.860,848. tnd undivided profits amount to 8ll.100.T8o, I gnln of >1,814.700 In surplus, and of IL251.646 in undivided profit*. The surplus of the rate banka l« •LOW.SOO, a gain of $162,500, and undivided profIts *1.138.878. a gain of •lOS.lTL The •urplns of the saving* banka amounts to *14,528.050. a gnln of *1,552.666. Public Service at It Again. President McCarter of th* Fubllt Service Gas Company announced that the company will file with th* Public CUtty romtr.laalonerc an application for an increased rat* for gas to "cover" the new Increase! cost of uisnufeoture. Tbe application will be fl *d as soon aa th# papers are prepared. The present rat* I* *1.15 s thousand cubic

feet.

President McCarter'; announcement followed the reject!* of tbe company's appeal to th* Utility Commission for an oil differential charge. He maintains thst price* of all element* *nt«. a ( Into the manufacture of gas have gieatly Increased and that tbs “new rat- will not be designed to lucres** profits and will be kept at th# lowest figure that will meet th* exigencies of the sltuai'on." Suit to recover >20.000 damage* from th* Atlantic City and Shore railroad and th* iVeet Jersey and Eeashor* Railroad Companies for Injuries sustained when an automobU* in which bt was riding was struck at the Hhadstand avenue crossing. PmasantvlU*, In b-ptamber, 1010, wua Instituted in th# United States Court by David Jobe*, a painter and com .actor of Phllrdel-

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Jones charge# that while he was riding In an automobile driven by Leroy Walker a cai of the traction company •truck It on th# crossing of tha West Jersey aid Seashore road. Th* cro»sli.g It is alleged, was not protected by gnte*. flagmen ur signals It Is also claimed by Jones that no warning of the approach of the car whs given. Mat- McElroy of Ne» York baa brought suR In the Federal Court to recover <15,000 damages from the Atlantic City Poster Advertising Company tor Injuries ativialued on January 14 last, when she was struck by a board which fell from ihs roof of aa Sparp pisnt lc th* tear of 68® Boardwalk, AUMtt* UU.

Ml OKIE SAYS

Consider the Advantages

WHISTLE -I'le nepoi'pun VR;««' uruifruii in bottles

Women Relish It— Kiddies Love It— Men Say “It’s Bully * ’ Both old and young—they all agree that Whistle is the ideal drink for all times. Served with luncheons, dinners or other social occasions, it fits gracefully and deliciously into the spirit of

the event.

FOR SALE EVERYWHERC

DJSTKIBUTUK

Cape May Bottling Works CAPE MAY, N. J.

H. FEHRLE Bowling Alleys Billiards Shuffleboares Ping Pong ON THE BOADWALD

Colonnade Hotel UihS A. E. BAKE. Prop. Homelike Convenient Moderate Bates LANDIS AVE. AT NEPTUNE ST. SEA ISLE CITY

Hotel Stevens ROBERT T. STEVENS, “rop. American and European Plan On the Boarwalk SEA ISLE CITY

AUTO PARTS! AUTOMOBILES! rx CABRT A COMPIXTX STOCK OF Part# anti Accessories nut any make or erroxoaiLKS At Lowest Prices W» an: t~> »•« a* aal.—W» a» Top Notch Price* Carlisle Auto Parts Co. 23d t'hlUd-lphla. ra

of this Institution acting in any tnif t mattef, aa compar'd w'th a relative, friend, your wife, or a business associate: contlnu out existence, freedom from disability. expert knowledge. Impartiality. financial responsibility, ad infinitum. Consider the Cost The same for a corporate body as for an Individual—lees lawfully fixed. But remember that through our efficient administration many economies are possible. Then decide the way wisdom dL tales. Ocean City Title and Trust Co. OCEAN CITY, N. J.

JH.H.H.8W.81CT1MHH HTTfH'BtlimimmJmT'OTfCTOTBIIffMOMCWBKWBKKI WALTER SCOBLE Millville, N. J. Dear Sir: Please send catalogue and information concerning your easy payment plan. I am interested in— (Check one or more of the following) □ PLAYER PIANO , □ PIANO □ SONORA □ VICTOR VICTROLA □ EDISON Signed—

DON’T BE 11 WASTER! Newspaper*, magazines and rage in great demand. Help relieve the thortage by taring all YOU have. \V< will call for and buy all you save. Drop a postal card to Kane Brothers Millville, N. J.

MATTHEW J. RYAN Commission Merchant : Plrnter, Wholesale Dealer and Shipper of : Maurice River Cove Oyster* Salt Oysters, Clams, Snappers, Crab* Both P stone* Dock SL Market, Phil*.

WHETHER YOU HAVE MUCH OR LITTLE to place to your credit in the bank is largely a matter for you to decide. Every depoalt you make with the First National Bank will bring yon nearer happiness, comfort and Independ-

1 per cent interest paid on Savings Fund Accounts FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OCEAN CITY, N. J.

STRAW

Whether you arc short and stout or long and lean, or whether you prclcr a smooth straw

r-l Ok JT |S with conservative band, or rough straw with

the popular colored bands, we have the hat

you will look best iu, and at the price you can afford to pay. IF /7'S MEN'S FURNISHING*, JONES HAS IT. Jones’ Men’s Shop

8CM Aabury Avenue,

Next to Title and Truat Co.

Ocean City, N. J.

Vincent Assaiante PRACTICAL SHOEMAKER Old Shoes Made New Repair Work My Specialty ITALIA ST. SEA ISLE CITY, N. J. C8MCBMM680839MM08CflM393838M38C8C8C8C8C808M

In looking about for a banking Institution to recelvt your money, you want to imd eno that la aafo, convenient and accommodating. W# want you to conaldar thlo old •atabllshcd Institution along the*# ilnea and cordially Invito you to call on ut and open an account. 3 PER CENT. INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

Security Trust Company, CAPE HAY CITY, N. J.

A RELIABLE BUILDER H. A. DEERY | Contractor, Carpenter and Builder \ Jobbing in All Its Branches SEA ISLE CITY, N. J. } xxsacssasxc-so^ lor All Other* Fall Consult] . m n nn men <4 i t .

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