Cape May County Times, 13 August 1920 IIIF issue link — Page 1

Cape May County Time

Vol. 35, No. 33

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, !q 30

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CITY NEWS NOTES Of THE PI1ST WEEK NOTES AND CLEANINGS OF A PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

Mrs. Sarab Simpkins, moiber of Mrs. Luthsr. Is paying a visit at the M. E. parsonage. George Haxelton and Arthur Strauss of Kensington, are spending two weeks here. Miss Elitals th Reed, of Philadelphia. spent the week-end with her mother. Mrs. B. ( Reed. Mrs. Frnnkli i Gaul entertained at cards on Tuesday in honor of Miss Amelia Beln

WHETHER FOR SPORT OR UTIL*Y. what you need can be supplied at ir big store at Just a little less than iu would expect to pay for goods of e character we handle. Shoes, boots, earing apparel, auto supplies, gTories. bardwr re, paints, etc., in great iriety. PFEIFFER'S BOULEVARD {ORE, Sea lale City.—adv. tf. FORD SERVICE STATION AND .EPA1RS. We carry a complete line genuine Ford parts, and can make .•pairs promptly. Electric welding nd brazing done, and storage battercs re-charged. Expert auto repairs, mdard tires and tubes. MAZURIE'S IRAGE AND SERVICE STATION, a lale City.—adv. tf. WHEN WAITING, SIP AND BITE i at Hahn'a Spray Caie, on the rdwaik. Meals at all hours of the . Those delicious home-uiade hot ani aud rolls every day. Moderate rices, good service. Adv. 41 NIPPON BAZAAR NOW OPEN for the I'/LU Season. Complete liue of ovelties, Japanese goods, post cards, iys, etc. On the Boardwalk, opposite le Ocean Pier. Henry Sato. Prop. Ad. HAVE YOUR SUITS CLEANED KD PRESSED BY AUGUST NAHM, jta Isle's Reliable Tailor. Readylade suits and trousers.—adv. P'tCOOK BY BTERSO ; the canned brat ~~ at's just the thing lor but weather; mpiele uuttite. A. G. RlcK & CO.—

k -CLAMS FOR SALE in the shell FRANK WOOD, 134 Italia St.

I Adv. U.

5 CARPENTERS WANTED: Steady | work all winter. Wm. F. Stevens, 140 Paris St. Adv. 2t. Be thrifty If you wish io succeed. Ave you a savings account in the icurlty Trust Co.. Cape May? | -X good > arm-weather sport is Mll- - u The place to play is a BRACA > avenue.—adv. tf. [ JtEEi WATER out ol ears wh thing w uh Safety Ear Drum Prutecl—•u—Kitch Drug Co. TwEESH ROASTED PEANUTS— jlnry day at BRACA'S.—adv. tf. ! FULL LINE of box stationery 23c to p.0U—litch Drug Co. SkE-LE-VO for sunburn, Boardwalk Beauty i'artor. Adv. tl.

CITY WILL LAY SEWER IN VENECIAN PARK.

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS

MUGHOUJ

Messrs. Wake Koenig s] en last week. Mrs. J. A. Laux. of Philadelphia, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Clsrence S. Mazurie. Mr. and Mrs Howard Seip. of Germantown. and Mrs. M. Margeoch. have been visiting Mrs. Alfred Duval at her summer home >n Ailadne Street. Idttle Miss Lorotby Klla.n. of Philadelphia. Is th< guesi of Mrs. F. C. Petty, enjoying her first experience 'ith the auif. The midsnmi ier Carnival. Aug. IK .o 21 Inuualv . promises many new features. Hand cotiv*rts. parades and a masque are among th, revc’tles. Rev. Henry Bradway. a former pas jr of the M. E. Churclv arrived Thursday and will preach on Jubilee Sunday. nd Mrs. Elwood Hurf and Laughter motored from Hurfville to visit to their former pastor and his wife. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Luther. George Meyers returned to his home in Philadelphia on Monday afte delightful two weeks' slay with hi* int Mrs. Anna Busch. Mr. and Mrs. loseph McOlinchy. of Wilmington. Delaware, have been guests of Mrs. William Shea, of Landis Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Petty have returned from Trenton, where thralled by the death of Mr. Petty's mo-

ther.

Mrs. Louis Sieinmyer has been si fering fioni a badly Infected fing* Though still under treatment she is not suffering such excruciating pain. Mr. and Mra. Frederick Gentn-r at family returned to Fox Chase, after spending some time with Mr. V Koenig, at hit cottage in Kimberly Mrs. A G. Schnltz came with Mr. Paul Rice when he returned from his vacation, for a day's visit with her friend. Mrs. A. G. Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Robner, v have been visiting their parents on Landis Avenue, returned on Monday. Miss Sutcliffe, of Germantown, has been a guest at the Rohner’s.

The chief business before the Sea lsl<- «Tty Commissioners at their w«-ek-ly session on Monday was the hearing

of a protest from several Italians of

the Veneciati Park section, of the

overflowing condition of i, number of A REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S HAP-

cess-pools, and the resultant odors.

Chas. K. Landis. Jr. was also present PENINGS THROUGHOUT CAPE

and stated tnat if the sewer was laid In the Park, as was planned three three years ag i. building would be stimulated among the friends of the

residents of tbi.t section

As a result of the hearing, the Director of Highways was directed to have data ready for the next meeting, with a view of laying seweis out the Turnpike to Park Road, and across to Arisdne '.reel Bids will then be ad ertised for. and the sewer laid. Mayor Fitch reported that he had

LEAP FROM BURNING MOTOR.

MAY COUNTY. CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING, WHAT’S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS. APPOINTED TO BOARD.

Ralph Taylor, of Cold Spring, ha. , been appointed a member of the Coun-

. Dau ty Board of Education to succeed the Uken up lb. m.M,r ot H. r-m,..! of i “' H >»«

the freight station from its ) location to one more out of th<

r!o a o“' rsus“ i ■rrsi, ■stri

marte ».V Ihe Pnm lv burned when Schwerdfeg. r's auto-

mJL to romjrl lb. &.I J.r»v i **** b,,r ’ t ln “ * r "

Railroad to vacate Pleasure Avenue i *“y 0 -

north of Italia street. Uie present road

b“d having been abandoned lor most , . c ?' of toe distance up-'.own. and part of It AnK, *'* , ‘ a - *

being use-d for car storage and freight '" c :U 1 onR „ train manipulation U.rouifli ib. .W Station .1 H10 Cr.nd., II

Tb. dt-d. ..1. prt-a.nlad at ' Monday's meeting, and referred to the

City Solicitor to asertain the city’s rights. This matter has been up M£ PLANS LEGION RALLY DAY.

Byron Pennington Croker Post 1S4. L.. of Millville, will hold Legion

Wednesday. August 2. r .

WALKED FROM PITTSBURG TO PHILADELPHIA Veteran Sportsman. Dominick F. McCaffrey, Takes Jaunt and Visits

In Sea Isle City.

■ranted his annual vacation of one month. Dominick K. McCaffrey, tipstaff in th< t'otiiinun Pleas Court of Pittsburg, deeided to spend part of the in walking from JMttsburg 10 Atlantic City. Arriving in I’hiladelp

. but nothing

G. Hayward is the name of the latest addition to the family of Chan. M l obinsein. owner of the Colonial.

; Mr. George Saylor, of Harrisburg, was the guest for the- week-end of Mr. aod Mrs. Charles Whittington. And so the public concerts for the m«soii me at an end. Strange that there i- no complaint on the part ol the musk loving public! Mr and Mrs. Louis Sannlno and then daughter Mao and Bon ‘’- Wl'H* 11 * aM Frank, motored Iroro Camden "" to spend the day at their i

■ here.

Joseph Pessolano, of l.i

$trec'. was surpristd on Monday when hhr brother. Joseph Daley, whom she t»a« no' cec-n for six years, paid her a

Daley is a Steam Marine and has just returned Irom

a voyage to Buenos Aires. South

He will sail early in the fall

fir another extended trip to Ge:

5ui>

% Betty Haffert arrived on Tuesday npomitig. at S.30. and judging from her heal h>. lusty lungs, giving vent to her yroiet-t against life in general, site intends to remain (or some time to pome This rounds out the family of editor and marks the goal that was net for a girl to keep her three broth •rs on the straight and narrow path. Mrs Hsffert is doing very, nicely, thank you. •And the laws that bring the seasons S Swing their cycles as they must.” With the precision of the return of the eun. the wild hollyhock, or to be exact the Glam Msrshuiallo.v makes its apf Smrance this week. This Is one of the j Gelig' i- of the summer, the big pink «nd white flower: covering acres o' marshes between Ocean City and Cape Slav The advane. guard hottd on Monday morning.

TIDES FOR AUGUST HIGH 1A)W

total of 104 names on the registry list

Pobinson. owner of the Colonial, on | . NOTAH i g ramf of RA«tF rai i a,ul 4:1 w ‘‘ re ta *”. Tl “‘ 5 I ' ou , n< *l tae Boardwalk. The new arrival came ; A NOTABLE GAME OE BA S E BA >-L. organized Monday night Herhert Monday, and lioth he and mother are — Harris, who came to 1 hiiadelphi.i progressing nicely. A few days ago on the smooth beach i from Lew lshurg. Pa., some years ago

' at low tide. In front of the home of to practice law. has been the legal

Mrs. J \V. Parker Is entertaining rmnic p. Carr, a game of base ball Adviser in the organization of the Imrher daughter. Mrs. Kdw . S. Becker, of ,ook place-the opposing l.-ams being ough. U hei. Wildwood Great was orEdgewater Park. S' J-. for a few- nin rte up 0 f boys and girls summering! ganized into a borough in May. 1910.

• at her cottage on the board- at Sea Isle City. The game proved a I the regi-'—

With Mra. Becker is her daugh- - - - - -

ter Ernestine, and Edw. S. Becker. Jr.

and his companion •ere on their way to

e Wildwood

it days.

luded

instead and visit among his old triends Chief among whom is J. P. Delaney, mter boxing partner. Mr. McCaffrey is described in the Pittsburgh Dispatch as ''one of the ho helped t.. lift boxing out of the gutter and make it the scientific sport it is today.” Having recently passed his fifty seventh birthday. Mr. McCaffrey is toad) as hale and hearty, light of limb and bright of eye as many a man oiiiMhird Ins age. and is real ex|K>nent of physical cult makes a practice, he stated w his visit here, of walking twelve miles every' day. when at home, and talked the 3ihi miles to Philadelphia without a sign of fatigue, averaging 30 miles every day. Among those who matched their ■rowes* against Mr McCaffrey wen the lale John L. Sullivan and the lab ’barley Mitchell, and Jim Corbett. Seventeen years ago Mr. McCaffrey conducted the old Pfeiffer hotel. Townsend’s Inlet and has not visit>>d here since.

PARTIAL VERDICT GRANTED IN FISH COMPANY CASE The case of Luca Caattldi agatnu Uie . Sea Breeze Kish Company was heard, | on appeal, at the spccuil eeasion* court Cape May Court llnuae on Tuesday. The amt was to recover $147.02 which Caitaldi claimed due him irom the flcli tilicern lor wngea. Tlie defense ol the Fish Company, represented bv Chas. K. Landis, Jr., waa ■ list Cusiaidi was under verbal contract work by the nioiith lor $ITBr and that w lieu he quit beiure Uie month waa up, tie had broken this contract, aud that the tieh company w as not obliged tc pay m for tbe monlli, or any part thereof. While the law . Judge Kldredge agreed as all on the side of the lish company, :t common practice had been to pay e men when they quit, and if tbia custom were changed, all meu that bad been discharged before tbeir time was up could commence suit and recover (or wages due them for Ibeir full contract period, on the same basis that tbe dab company was seeking to withhold pay because the contract waa broken by an

iployee.

\s a result a verdict of <113.16 waa agreed upon, deduction being made for dl Sundays.

ntertain-

Tlie Sea lale City roid-aninmer Carnival, scliaduh-d for August IKth to 21at promises to exceed in interest the affair staged last year by D. Cim, who ia head

of the movement this year.

The opening day will be given over to parades and band concerts, while on Thursday a shooting match will be held on the Ocean Pier at three in the afterFriday and Saturday will be the big ■lava, w-itb beach sports aud contests on both afterui.nns at three o’clock. The contests will include the greasad pollpit eating and macaroni eating contests, i Friday night will be the night of the . Masque Carnival, which will terminate I iu a dance for the inasqtied person 1 Uie Pier. Gold prizes are offered. The display of fireworks will be

ew Bor- Saturday night, the closing event of held on Carnival. The display will be giver

t. 1 v’enecian park, and is promised to

, banding. There wan no opposition to i ceed in size and splen ior anything .

P-terMneuire Vre (he Ui;k and v>anen D H anii. foun- before attempted in this section. A

‘ ’der of the town, was elected May k«, „r

MID-SUMMER CARNIVAL PROGRAM NOW COMPLETE

CARD PARTY SEASON'S SUCCESS. Theodore Roosevelt will make the ad — dress. State Senator \V. II. Bright The one big social event of the sea- will also address the assemblage. DH:-

son was the card party and dance at Hilaries from legion posts In So-th-Cronecker’s Hotel on Friday evening, - m New Jersey and Philadelphia ate

for the benefit of the building fund af' expected to be present. St. Joseph’s School. Nearly *600 was A carnival and musical cleared. | meat will be held in conjunction The affair was in charge of Mr. Joe- the patriotic exercises conducted in

eph Mullon. assisted bv Mr. Edward the auditorium. A. C. Wlnterbury, Wing*rt. The patronesses were- Mrs.: City Clqrk. and chairman of the arShea. Mrs. James J. Hagan, rangemema committee of the I-< gion Mrs. Martin McLaughlin. Sr. Mra. I pc d. and State Senator Bright secured Martin Mrljiughlln. Jr.. Mrs. Mary; Col. Theodore Roosevelt for the oc-

Sheridan. Mrs. Edward L Winger’.: easlon.

Mrs. Richard MeSorley. Mrs. Join Me- Legion Da- was planned by the Feeley. Mrs. John J. MeCren. Mrs. i'oral post to raise funds for Its new

Harry J. ’'any, Mrs. James C. Smith, building.

Miss Agnes Barr. Mrs. L J. Downey. 1 Mrs. Herman Feaaer. Mrs. Caroline HANN ELECTED MAYOR. Gallcn. Mrs F. Hughes. Mrs. Frank t e]ect < 00 or liooner. Mrs Catharine Quinn. Mr. ou S 0 f WUdwSLl w.

Jeremiah Dj‘lsne>. Mrs. James T»^! T . r80iy August 3. 1820 in the Casino

bey. Mrs. Mirhael l.uongo. Mrs. Wil- 1 —-

llam Haffert. Mi

A. D. MrNIcboL Mrs. Bdw. A Mallon.'^ of The Town! “was“ Tected “ifayoT. I of beautiful set pieces are ^rv v? a h T *?T'“ n ’ I t, iiu*' xitl The Councllmen elected were Samuel eluded.

Leary. Mrs Thomas F. Reilly. Mrs Elr „ n>; .. r H . Kline. Eugene Irice Nug- nt., j^noti. Samuel McCoy. Howard M. yf«g<e«C8«ef«C««g«Qi

Mrs. Harry Smith. Isaac Weaver: t-ollector and, tf orann ru n n lrelu , utvI Harold L. Skirvingt asses-! M

»«• <»". » 2SJ-AS2-TSSS

Messiah Lutheran Qnrch Sea Isle City (Organic J 1913)

REV JOHN 1. GILUSON. Pastor SUNDAY SERVICES 1U.45 to 12.10—Congregational Worahip and Sunday School. At 7.-16 p. m.—Evening Worahip and

Sermon.

SUNDAY EVE., AUG. 15 The Pastor Will Preach

Topic:

’•Pride or Humility; Which? Visitors to this resort, who enjoy that digmhed aud intellectual manner ol ship as exemplified in the Lnlhermn Churcl. service, are especially invited to attend Messiah Chnrcb. Mr. aud Mrs. Nebblin Will Sing.

engaged

preach in Messiah Lutheran Church this season aie as follows: Auq. 22—Rev. E. A. Chamberlain. Aug. 28—(To be announced later.)

Thumas Hughes. Mrs. Mail rice Nugent.!

Mrs. :

pby. Miss Mary Anderson. Mrs. John ' ’ McBride. Mrs. Wm. MrArdle.

D. CINI OCEAN PIER THEATRE !

McGoohan.

Miss Margaret Toomey. Miss Alice McGarvey and Miss Alice Lougblin. of Philadelphia, who a.e summering at Ocean City, came over on Monday to spend the day with Miss Rita Kelly at the Feeser cottage. Miss M. Virginia Koenig, a summer reslden.. ic-ft last week for a two months' trip to San Benito. Texas, going via steamer from New York to New Orleans, making the balance of the trip by rail. On the evening of Wednesday, August 25. a grand Mask Ball will be given at the Civic Club under the auspices of the club. There will be prizes tor tlie handsomest, most grotesque costumes and for the one selling the most tickets. ■.Cmtlnuod on

-red voters wen- 4", and 28

treat for a number of people who lined j votei

the railing of tbe new boardwalk to ] atch the contestants. It was a very MAN TO JUDGE BABIES, creditable team who made up the girls’ .. „ „ ,, , _• .■

nine, the score being 9 to 3. in their nui1,,n I>onn ' n ^HST 8 ; ?‘‘ d favor. The player* and their positions newspaper man. of Philadelphia b«s

i follows- been selected by Mrs. Roland Corson. Catcher.'Kathryn Br-dy; First base. I directress of the baby j.arad. to tHelen Brady: 2nd’ has. Alice Roth judge of the carnival to he held m 3rd base. Marion Brady: short j " on Thursday August 19th.

stop. Dorothy O’Conner; pitcher. Anna ^ 1wo >' tar ? a / u - “/ Hughes act-

right field. Hel.-n McManus; ed as supreme judge of the carai-ral. left flfld. Mary L. Carr: center fi. Id. and hi '' rulln,:s *.-n- so satisfactory Mary Keenan O’Conner. ’/at this year It was decided to have The boys’ line-up was as follows: hlnl act al , on ''- * he , 1 hr ”' b ' ' Catcher. Maurice Nugent: pitc her, ou, V f , < ‘ a ^ h of r, las ^’' , r

Jimmy Carr: 1st has., Dan McKenna: '*"'«•<' in ca J? l j S *!' / r - Hughes, ss

Ind bese. J.e- Ci-.rr; 3rd has. . Big Joo au ar ^'- !' 0,,don ' ,1 ‘“'

Carr from E. Orange. N. j.: short, ^J un * < '’ 1 «t'u Flore stop. Bob O'Connor: right field, Allen ” * ’

Crawford: left field. Dr-w McNlchol;

Mil Tu**laj

r field. Jack O’Conner

M. E. CHURCH.

Rev. W. H. Luther. Paste The annual Jubilee Sunday Ftrsl M. F3. Church. Aug.

at the Pennsylvania Academy of »he Fine Arts. Philadelphia H>- was commissioned by Mary Garden to paint portraits of her. These wongo pleasing to her that she had him design several beautiful costumes for

her.

Pleaching 10.

by R. v Henry Hra.lway. Special singing and music will b i Interesting feature of the day. A hearty welcome to all 8T. JOSEPH’S R. C. CHURCH.

ud 7.45 P. wood to

Mrs. Henry Bnoks

Rev. Alyslous Monsignor Petri. Rector Sunday Masses at 7, 8, 9 and 10 o'-

clock.

-k-day Mass.

which occurs .

rill go to Wild Baby Parad. i the 19tb.

Rev. and Mrs .1 T. Gillison were : Stone Harbor Monday- and Tues.da: assisting in the program of the Assembly. i a

“Suds”!

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Mrs. Ralph

daugther Grace, who hav.

Ing the summer at the Lutheran par .eonage, have returned from a visit to

7„a8otlock.| P ' nb *“ bor -

High Mass of Requeim for the Souls; Mrf c ula f Peterson, of Young! in Purgatory every Monday morning 0hi ,,. M rs William Weh.-r. of I os Anal eight o'clock. )gt-les. Calif.: Mrs. John W Keller and Dev-'lions to St Anthony every j Miss Edwlna EbeUng, of Philadelphia. Tuesday evening at 7.30. coi sisting of I . h ,. four daughters of Mr. and Mrs Rosary, special prayers anc B. uedlc- Kb.-ling. of Philadelphia, who lion. (are spending the summer here with Devotions to St. Rita ■ • > W.-dne»-1 t y lt .| r parents :.l th.-ir cottage, corn.-i day evening at 7J0. consisting ofjof uui.ii A\. and Matilda St., enRosary, special prayers and Bem-dic-. Iajll , (1 ,1,,.^ fiends at cards on

MARY

PICKFORD m TUESDAY, AUG. 17

The Eyes ° f eWorld” I THURSDAY, AUG. 19 ‘r NOTE---7his 9-Reel Feature Will Start at 7.IS i TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY-- 7.45 and 9.IS Bing! Bang! Go Prices

Follov the Crowd to

A sinrtaHau

B. STEIN’S CUT PRICE MUCAIESSEN AND FINE GROCERIES Why pay more when you can get the same goods at 20 per cent decrease Specials for Friday and Saturday Only

Confessions every Saturday i 6 P. and from 7 to a ' Sunday evening devotion ting of Roeary and 1J>:

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PLAUSIBLE EXCUSE mer (angry)—“Waiter, do t ra.iu» it's more than an hour I oru

j that turtle soup!”

Walter—“Yet, sir. But you know turtle* are .’’--By Stem.

FAKM At ANTED

Wanted to hear frrat-owner ol fram or good land for sale. . Mas; be priced right Write L. Jonca. Box33^, Olney,

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of Ventnor.

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’...gels. Mis. Truman Schnabel. Mr.:. Charles J. White. Mr* Raymond Hmrhm.-on. Mis Franklin Gaul. Mies Pauline Rumpp and Mi-.* Emily TurThe prize® were won by Ms*. Her.seshe!mer. Ml»i Loui«- Schwarz. Miss Emily Turner anu Mrs. Fi an kiln GauL

D. B. Martin's Pure Hog Lard 23'4c Ib. Half Smokes, Sweet and Juicy ... 30c Ib. Smuked Necks, Ihe Kind You'd Talk About . 45c Ib! Bacon, Positively Sugar Cured; Piece or Sliced 4Uc Ib. Smoked Hams, Sugar Cured ; 9 to 12 lbs. . 42c Ib.

SPECIALS IN GROCERIES

Our Colic Cannot Be Beaten (in bulk) . 40c Ib. Yellow Split Peas, also Green Peas, Fresh 12j<c Cream Cheese, Our Very Best, Milo 40c Ib. Hebe Milk, Tall Cans, Only .... 12>ic Just Received. White Head Rice, in Packages 19c Ib. Ocean Ave., Near Boardwalk