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Vol. 35, No. 52

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, iq 2 o

5 Cent? a copy

CITY NEWS NOIES OF JEPAST WEEK NOTES AND GLEANINGS OF A PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

SANTA’S BEEN HERE and left au aaeoniuein of toy* Uiat are a delight to the little folk, and to the groan up* loo. Tbi* is a real Christmas store, with everything in the way of toys, and gifts that are more practical for all members of the family; mucbanical toys, dolls. Christinas ir'ee >rnauieiite and ^ame* in intinile variety, . id at lowest prices. Stop in to see this real toy bazaar; ail good* cheerfully shown wilb no obligation to buy unless you want to. 1 EE1EFER’S BOOI.EVAD iTORE, Adv. tf. Fall line of assorted Christmas Candle*. •■BE A REGISTERED NURSE.”— The '''->per Uospiutl of Camden. N. J.. offers a three (3) years training (Theoretical and Practical) to young women who wish to enter the Nursing Profession. A high school education Is required. This course admits young women to one of the many positiondemanding the trained nurse of today ’■'or further particulars, write The Superintendent of Nurses. Cooper Hospital, Camden, N. J.—adv.Tt. WANTED. Young married man. energetic, to enter into contract with owner for operation of a 60-acre farm, good soil, market, etc., only ten minutes from Ocean City. Fruit, produce, pigs and poultry to enter .1110 production. Man experienced in Cape May County preferred; good opportunity for young man desiring to start. Address, Box 126. Ocean Cfty, N. J.—adv. Those who joined the Christmas Club of the SECURITY TRUST COMPANY. CAPE MAY last year, have received their checks for the amount they paid In with the accrued interest. This was certainly an easy way to save money for Christmas. Were you one of them? If not, you have the opportunity again this year. the Nev Club is now forming.—adv. 4t. FORD SERVICE STATION AND REPAIRS. We earn - a complete l.ne of genuine Ford pans, and can make repairs promptly. Electric .welding and brazing done, and steiage batteries re-charged Expert auto repairs, standard tires and tubes. MAZl’RIE S GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION, Sea isle City.—adv. tf. WHILE YOU WAIT; we are never too busy to do your shoe repairing; come in; well give you a quality job. V. Assainte. The Goodyear Shoe Repairer. 15 Italia Street, Sea Isle City. • adv. SPEND AN EVENING AT THE MOVIES. Serial every Wednesday night; leaturee on Saturday and Sunday nights. One show only, at 8.16. Admission 26c and 17c: a good show always. Adv. tl. HOoLY* WREATHS and C losses made and Cemetery wreaths, pillows and other designs decorated. Write your order or call at WOOD'S, 131 Palia street. Sea lale City. adv. 2L BOOKKEEPING AND AUDITING Books opened, balanced, closed and auoited. W. F. Jocber, 10 Dolphin st. Sea Isle City. Adv. If it isn’t convenient for you to come to the bjink in person, you may open an account by mnil. Send your first gepcsil to Security Trust Co., Cape May. Manicure Sets, French Ivory pieces. Cameras and Safety Razors at FTToH DRUG CO. Adv. NONE SUCH GOOD PEANUTS as thus.- tresh-roasted ones at BRACA's. edv-tf. PIPELESS FURNACE For SsieKearly new, large size. Apply Lari M. Waddington, Slralhmere, N. J. Adv. U THAT POPULAR INDOOR SPORT, pool, is made doubly attractive when played at BRACA’S.—adv-tf. Xmas Mixtures and Chocolates. Order now at FITCH DRUG CO. Adv. Knitting Set* are suitable gift*. See them at FITCH DRUG CO. Adv.

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e E. Pc How wa« a Camden r on Monday, and arranged with Ice-Chancellor for final settlement cciver's sale of the gas company s present owners. Mr. DeBow

eceiver for the plant.

• Char. Roberts farm, at Ocean has been sold to Mr Abel Townof Camden. The Roberta* will n until spring, and then will to Detroit. Mich., where they will

ineatly locate.

itractor George B. Jefferys red on Monds- from a pleasant visih his hrothc r . William Jeffery*, iniden. Mr. Jefferys' brother is iher of the Camden Argus, and rcently moved his printing estab ent tJ new and larger quartern. bur F'. Maher and wife, of Baltiare viElUng Mr. Mah.-r'.- sisters. Twohey and Mrs Gailctt. and er. Captain John L. Maher, Mr. ’■ -ery much impressed with

ily an-1 is contemplating s his permanent home.

KIDDIES TELL SANTA THEIR CHRISTMAS WANTS. Last Installment of Letters to Old Kris; The Times Has No Doubt Every Want Wil Be Satisfied When The Glorious Day Dawns Tomorrow. Sea Isle City Dee 19 1920 Dear Santa Clause: — Please bring me for Christmas n transformer, a bicycle, a new suit, set of paints. Overall boy boots, a school companion, a school hag. Johnny tc billy busby tall book. A. a croconole board and I mess that if. all From your little friend JOHN PFEIFFER Age 9 P. S. Please leave us another big garden Sea Isle City Dear Santy: I am 4 years old Thin is the fmgs I wan for cristmas I wood like to have a doll and a coach and a cradle to a wagon and lots of other flngs candles oranges and apples and pr-enuts and (•ops corn and grappea This is all for this time P S Santa what did you leave your suete behind the chair for Sea Isle City N. J. Dec. 20th 1920 Dear Santa Claws 1 would like you to buy me the Boys Scout Ter Pins and the Boys Scout Trail and Billy Whisker in Town and brink my brother Alfred A little horse and a little wagon Your Dear Friend John Assaiante Sea Isle City. N. J. Dec 20tb, 1920 Dear Santa Claws I would like you to bring me the Life Saver game and puzzle and a story book of Tom Thumb Your Dear friend Vincent Assaiante Dear Santa Please bring me a string choo choo cars a little horse and wagon a pair of Rockin horses a little automobile and some candy a top some nu's and oranges goodbye from RUSSEL WOOD Age 3 Dear Santa 1 am writing you this Letter and I want you to bring me a big Doll and Coach and a box of candy whlshing you a mery chrismas and a Happy

Box 2

Dear Santa Please bring me a Baby doll and a wlte bed and a pink sack at d a long white dress for the doll Please bring me some randies nuts and oranges goodbye from ALBERTA WOOD age 5 Kindergarten grade

LITTLE BUSINESS BEFORE SEA ISLE’S COMMISSIONERS. Appointment of Assemblyman Boswell as Counsel in Utility Matter Approved; Will Build House for Sewerage Plant Machinery. Pul little business came before the j Sea Isle City Commii-slonerw at the ! regular meeting held In the City Hall on Monday. Director Chapman report-j ed that he would recommend the erec- j tion < t a building to be built from old [ Boardwalk material, to bouse the new sefrage disposal plant machinery. His recoininendatiun was adapted. Mr. Chapman also reported the clearing up of practically all the debris on the beech front. Considerable time was taken up in the Finance Department. Director Love offering several changes in the appropriations to pay off all the bills presented at the meeting, which rios.-s up the year's business No more hills rill be paid this year, or until the new tudect (1921) ordinance adopted. The action of the Commissioners In naming Assemblyman A. C. Boswell as associate counsel in the utility purchase matter was ofllcially confirmed and entered on the minute- The next action on the utility matter will be next Monday, when the ordinance providing the method of purchase will

again come up.

WEEK’S HAPPENINGS IT

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS $5000. FOR ADVERTISING

INE REASONS GIVEN FOR FREEHOLDER INVESTIGATION.

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S HAP PEN! NGS THROUGHOUT CAPE MAY COUNTY. CONDENSED FOR QUIJK READING; WHAT’S WHAT

IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.

At Meeting In Wildwood Last Thura- Petition Signed by Thirty-seven Tax-d-y Night. County Organization En- Payers, Mostly from Wildwood; dorses Advertising Plan and Baths Campaign for Signers Lasted Up Mosquito Work. Several Months.

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MIDNIGHT MASS AT ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH. Monsignor Pozzi Will Celebrate High . M..»s at Twelve O'Clock Christmas Eve. A mid-night High Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph'* R. C. Church, i Sea I*le City, lo-nighl. Christmas Eve. j at twelve o'clock sharp, by the rector. Rev. Aloyriou* Monalgnor 1'ozzi. The! service is very impressive, and every-! one. Catholic or non-Caiholic. is invited to attend. The mid night Mass Is celebrated in honor of the birth of Christ, whom, we are told. In the Gospels, was born in the Stable at Bethlehem, at that hour. The custom was stalled with the early Christians in the first century and has continued through the ages to the present time. The second Christmas Mass will b* at eight o’clock, when the faithful may receive Holy Communion and the third Mass will be at Goshen at ten

o'clock.

In the afternoon at two o'clock. Monslgnor Pozzi will play Santa Claus to the Sunday School children, who are to assemble in the Chunh basement at two o'clock, to receive the gifts that have been provided.

Mr. ami Mrs. Harry Jacobi have turned from Philadelphia after several

days shopping.

M. E. CHURCH.

Rev. W. H. Luther. Pastor. Preaching in the First M. E. Church at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m., by the pastor. W. H. Luther. Morning subject. Finished. Evening subject. Looking For a Man. ! Simple Bible reading and Prayer Meeting Thursday. 7.30 p. m. Sunday School. 2.30 p. ni.: Harold 1 Sutton, Supt. A hearty welcome to

all.

James A. Twohey, Jr., i* home for the holidays from St. Joseph's College, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. J. J. Winkler has returned from a pleasant visit of a month with friends and relatives In Baltimore. Md. M^ Tillie Cronecker wa* in Philadelphia (or a couple of days the early part of the week. .Mrs. Anna Smith was the guest of Mrs. Henry Brooks, at her beach front home las' week. Mavor and Mrs. Irving Fitch and Mrs. K. F'owkee motored to Bridgeton to visit relatives, on Thursday of last

week.

Mr*. Annie Butch and daughter*, Misses Anna and Krai, s Busch, have tak--n apartment* uj Philadelphia for the winter. They left on Thursday for their new home. Mr. John Thompson, of Cape May. w as in Sea Isle City on busine** Tuesday. Mr. Thompson i* connected with the Keystone Telephone Company. Mr. and Mrs. John Kehner arc receiving congratulations on the birth of a baby boy, which armed Tuesday. The little stranger and hi* mother are both doing well. Mi** Elizabeth Wood and her sister. Pearl, and Mr. H. R. VanArtodalen spent Saturday and Sunday in Bridgeton a* the gaes-s of the Misses Wood * anut, Mrs. Win. Hackett. Mrs. Annie E. Ank.le, of Hsrteou Street, closed her cottage and left on Wednesday for Collingawood. where she will spend the winter with her daughter.

There was a real time at Judge , Steelman's Dec. 14. at the meeting of .the Men’s Club. Thirty-three jolly, good natured. fine looking men present. and everybody had a good lime Do you like ice cream and cake? Ask Steelman. Town and Rice if it Is good The next meeting will be held a' George Wellington's Tuesday evening.

Dec. 28th.

Come have a good time; innocent l games, social cheer and ail made | sweeter by ice cream, cake and coffee. | M. E. Sunday School will have their | Christmas treat and social with entertaining features Friday evening. 24th. A hearty welcome to all.

BUDGET FOR COUNTY TOPS HALF-MILLION MARK The Beard or Chasm Freehold en met at Jourt House last Friday to laki up in oimul meeting the adoption ol the tat budget for the coining year, and at «t much discussion and paring down • f amounts that were thought to be need -d for the various departments, the tot: 1 was still dangerously close to SSSi.wW. an increase of *125.000 <«W>r ndmalely) over last year. The budget r as not finally adopted, and was laid over until the regular meeting of December 21st. $11,978 FOR BONUS. Cape May County’s portion of the bridge and tunnel account io be paid oul of 1921 taxes Is *4.791.20. and the amount to be raised in this county fot the soldle-V bonus is *11.978.00. or three-tenths of a mill on the dollar. This money is payable to the Stale r. who distributes the money to the service men at the rale of |1 per day for service from March 23. 1917, not exceeding lion. PAPER MILL PROPOSED. Considerable interest is manifest in an experiment to !>•• tried by a Millville corporation, which proposed to erect a paper pulp mill along the Menantico Creek and convert the pin® woods into pulp and l ine oils for commercial uses. Ti. - project i''dudes the damming of the Mmantico Creek to provide water power for the mill and for floating down the logs. The cutting rights to timber on a 2000acre tract have been secured. It Is proposed to extract the iurpeiiiine.ro*m and othet oil* from the pine wood and convert the rest into paper pulp. EXPRESS ACCOUNTS SHORT. An auditor of the American Expres.Co. has been In Wildwood for the past iwo weeks examining into the a< counts of ihe local expre-s office, says the Wildwood Journal, where a short age in money exists. The report on the street this week put the shortage as high as *11.000. but it develops that so far it is *3.500. w hich sum has been or will b.- made good. The local express agent for the past year has been K G. Slaughter, general manager of the Wildwood and Delaware Bay Short Line Railroad Latimer R. Baker, president of the railroad company, siaiih! that Mr. Slaughter was not involved in any way. It seems that it was a former employee of Mr. Slaughter. Mary business men of Wildwood have been complaining of the local express service for a long time, and they sj.y there is need of a general overhauling

In the matter.

GRAND JURY AT WORK. The Grand Jury, of which Allred

coming year from the Board of Free

holders.

The first of Ihesi* was for *50uu foi advertising the County by way of hill hoards at tin- entrant • to New Jerse; Jersey City and Camden ferritam [at other fMiints both within and with lout the Slab

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Using committee- of the Chamber. Tii.- othet wa* men ly hi ing up the request of llie Mosquito termtna'ion Commission lor the n.

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I allmii.-d its belief i i beneficial to the .-oi

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f.y Judge 11 H on undt r which i.-nibcrahip with "luiion p.ovld ihe Constitution, roni each i adniM the

t in that district. I'nder the

mid* >

p o May.

president of the Chamb.-r. was in his ehai.. and presented Mr. Derrick, superintendent of the reform school for boys at Jamesburg. and Mr. Derrick

i lecti

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damped aj State" and

tional and .

was illustinted by i Four reels were sho the "Ofliical pictures « in each reel the life a

institutions, all the way from tinState Prison to the Vineland home for feeble-minded. Is pi. Hired as cm. c-ontitmal joy party, wifi happy, jolly inmates. The pictures were enlighten in., .-specially in view of the rumbles

of threatened Inv

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tried a* b. •ting a d. -d the visit

Cipe May County can justly feel proud of her fruit farms and null growers. The honors that were won last week at the State Horticultural Society came in the face of keen competition from all parts of New Jersey and notwithstanding the fact that the rruit exhibit staged in the Chalfonte Hotel was larger than ever before, the fruit ol Wilhelmina I’owell, Swainton. Charles Meerwald. South Dennis, and Dr. Julius Way. and the late Dr. John Douglass of Cape May Court House, won special distinction. Wilhelmina I’owell. of Swainton. exhibited in a larger way than any of the other county competitors and won places in fourteen different classes of plate exhibits and standard box exhibits. This iruit exhibit and gathering of i- a very convincing medium through which .he best methods of ln.it and vegetable growing is carried That its value to produce rs of food wa.- ic-cog of the most progressive Cup.- May

William M. Barnes. Sea Isle City orgery of note. William M. Barnes, forgery of . heck Hyman Buton. assault at Woodbine. Edmund C. Ingereoll, dese rtion and ion-support of wife and ehild R.-tilo Delyino atrocious assault and bat! ery at Sewell’s Point. The Grand Jurv is composed of tip follow! ig members: Alfred Cooper. Edward H. Phillips.. Henry A Wittkamp. *i William i Siewart Thompson. 11. Curtis Robinson. Harris Corson. George Wigham.j Arthur Wilson. H. M Wise. Charles; York. Harry Halm. Robert Bond. John ] H. Beecher. S. K. Herbert. Daniel Fo j eer. Charles Thompson. Waller M.i Beer*. Stite* York. George K Walters, j Fred. Rohins jci. Brooks Biizzatd. Jr John W. Thompson. Hc rsehel J Tay j

lor.

DENNISVILLE. Mrs. John Fidler and daughter hav returned home, after spending a coupl weeks with her mother in Hal yville. Airs. Samuel Woolson and two daughters spent the week-end in Sharon Hill. Mrs Rose Carroll entertained the Sewing Circle on Friday eveningMr. Raleigh Hughes and Mr. Andrew Anderson spent Saturday afternoon n Pete rsburgh Several of the people of Dennlsville tit tended the movies here on Thursday

evening.

Mr. Howard Brown spc-n» Saturday in Millville. Air. and Mrs. Walter Robinson are spending some time here- with Mr. and Mrs. James SaverMr. Thomas Brow'n and daughter. Anna, spent Saturday md Sunday In Dividing Creek Miss Roxauna GatiJy and Aliss Mar tine Town spent the- week end in Phil

D—pile iirreut app als by Prosecu- . tor i'oh-, n hieli reac hed every taxpayer in Cape May County, only UUrty-sev.-n names, mostly from Wildwood, were procured on the petition which ; forms the basis for the ir.vestigatioi.. : order ed last week into the business of the- Begird ol Fn-i-holders, by Supreme Court lustie-e Black. The text of the ; m illion is as follows: "l'—:ng duly ai.d severally sworn. and say. that they are freeholder* of and in the County of Cape May. Thsil they each ol them have paid 'axes tin real estate in said County i.i i ,.p. May within one year; and hat Ihev hilt, cause to believe that lit. iniiiie-y* of said county have been unlaw fully e\|H-nde->l for the reasons. 111 The- great Increase from year in ■■-.ti .a Hie amount of public mon- ■ > - e! -hursed by the Board of Chosen Fr. .-I"ihlers of this county os shown by i).. annual reports. "(?> The . nonnous and constant ini’ i • in the bonded indebtedness creI at.-d by the Board from time to time, he public ni-eessity for which is gen-

•rally discredite’d.

i !i The appointment by county of- » j i beyond the general necessity, end ai salaries generally deemed to he »■>..ml the value ol the service. il) The alleged custom of indlv dtial iiii-iiibi-rs 'ii incur large bills lor ihe- put. ha • of alleged supplies In- • ..il ni by ih.- Board .md In the manner prescribed by law. i‘) The frequent payment to mem-be-rs individually, or upon the individual indorsement of the members of hills not generaUy believed to be bonah'le- feu- ne-e-i-ssary service. (hi The common belief that pay-itii-ni for merchandise not needed or •■•en n-e e ived by the county have been made- In i-ollusinn resulting already in i he indii-inie-nt of one member of the Board, wish a member of a lale firm in 1” iladelphia whose business was to sell supplies to the county. (7) The generally accepted belief l ai only certain contractors favored by certain members of the Board can

si-cure contracts.

i-i The g.n.-ntl be-lief that Indl ■Tial members have imrsonally profited by contracts which they promoted. (■••I The common belief that favored i-irntrartors have be*eu irregularly paid lor work done on contracts which they failed to carry out. And for diveis other reasons of like tenor. "Vial the affiants request that his Heinor Charle > i Black. .Tustl«» of ito- Supreme Court of New Jersey, make a Minima invesLgatlon Into th. a Taira of sal- county as provided j t.y the Act entitled. ‘An Act to provide

Summary Investigation of > and .Municipal Expenditures,’ ted February 6th. 1907, and the i-me-nts thereto and amendments

Oct in City, V J., December 2t, 1820 ! Tin- Annual Meeting of the Stockholdi e-rs .,i the t>-rAS City Titi.e asp j I 1.1- i Com pa \ v wiil be held at the Banking lion of said Company, Eighth Street mil A-bnry Avenue, in the City of • icean < 'ity County of Cape Mav ami Slate of New l-rsev. on Tuesday. the Eleventh dayeef January. 1921,

'ternoon, lor the

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rod for

double wedding of j |

their son and daughter. Michael anil! Maeleline. in Philadelphia on Monday ! (Continued on page S) I.

CCEAN VIEW

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Mr. and Mrs. Ern«

Thursday in Bridgetc... Mrs. Elmer Cox spent Satuiday ia

Ocean City.

.Mrs lamise Edwards, of Millvill* ,,..1! Friday will! her sister. Mrs L*

clan Eddy.

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daughter. U Mr a> WUtoi

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city hail. The sum of »27(hi Y ,, rried away in liceux- fees, all j . 11

i being issued in the Hours from | tour o’clock. DK ' JO

odelphia. suffering Tom a nervous break-down. She Is now well on tluroad to full health and sirrnji’b Miss Helen McManus, of Philadelphia, was the week-end guest of Aliss Margaret Twohey. Two frituds from Philadelphia motored down and Me*. Twoi hey chaperoned the young peop'e to a j dinner and ihe theatre, at Atlantic City, Ion t-aturday evening. Mis* McManus j returned to town by iuulor£:i<niiuay

night-

I Xnut* Pool Card*, Booklets and

•fu! Y in a* gift* at FITCH

E. E. Madan

>n best pe-< k of yellow xwim-i puir .d by the First National Ban Ocean City. P ■ also took *• plan- in th*- r,-d sweet poialo ' being beaten for the leading pine a grover from Atlantic County Atlantie- t'ounty had an <-;•** large swee t pota'o exhibit and e Agriculture! Wet-:, in Trenton, Jai

;ain I ,

of Wildwood, sprat Joseph Downam.

. of Philadelphia, is ,

r. Mr Euge ne Cede-

Yanlel Dehmcey and visiting in Millville-.; waul and son, Clui •

Mrs. De-vaul's oaugh Richardson. «.f Wild

ai k-s Wright was ir on Thursday. Mrs. Joseph Do

Adv

Is your printing supply running low? Don’t wait until you are down 1 » your last sheet—order aowl jl

When you want printing of the bet

, k-r kind, done by specialists who have mads printing their life-work, call the

TIMES PRINTING HOUSE. 'ihe new thrift habits loiued durthe war should he encouraged. Au

count in tho Security Trust Oo,l

THE UNI VERS A UC A ft THE FORD SEDAN

one of the most convenient and comiirs. offers you the delights of the the lowest lirst cost and lowest Up ft or Winter. Miushine or .uiu, the -oiiveiitein*--- in accord with your aim r lomor the

i: Beneath the means an ecoui luiuily e-ar of

re" we give, i ihe knowl-

I'-.— 'ban any ordinary touring car (except I F. MAY COURT HOUSE GARAGE, ‘ETERS0N, Mi> . Cape May Court House, N. J, ER L MECRAY. Cupe May City, N. 3.