Cape may County Times

Vol. 36, No.

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1020

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CIIY NEWS NOTES Of THE FIST WEEK IOTE8 AND GLEANINGS OF A PERSONAL CHARACTER; LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

DON’T BE DISCOURAGED. It litn’l necessary to buy a new pair I shoes. Your old ones can be real It and give you service still. Comirtable old shoes are like old friends, ou want to keep them as long as rouble. Come in and let us sb>*r you ow we make “New Shoes .rom Old V. ASSA1ANTE. The Goodyear Shoe Repairer. 16 Italia Si Sea Is|e City, N. J. WANTED. Young married nun. energetic, to iter :z:o contract with owner for eratlon of a 50 icre farm, good soil. arkeL etc., only ten minutes from ean City. Fiuit, produce, pigs and ultry to entei into production. Man >erlenced In Cape May County pre«d; good opportunity for young i desiring to start. Address. Box Ocean City. N. J.—adv. EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR you i get' what you wapt at this big re. Whether Its for the home, or r your table or for yourself, we have Full stock of winter shoes, rubber rshces. arctics and gum boots, in e and hip lengths, for all members t the family. Let us supply your mta. and ->ave money. PFEIFFER’S OULEVARD STORE. Sea Isle City. FORD SERVICE STATION AND EPA1RS. We carry a complete line genuine Ford parts, and can make apalrs promptly. Electric welding id brazing done, and storage batter-re-charged. Expert autc repairs, lard tires and tubea. MAZURIE'S AGE AND SERVICE STATION, a Isle City.—adv. tl SPEND AN EVENING AT THE )V1ES. Serial every Wednesday it; features on Sstnrday and Sunday its. One show only, at 8.1*. Adpion 28c and 17c: a good show ala. Adt. U. ^BOOKKEEPING AND AUDITING oka opened, balanced, closed and 'ited. W. F. Jocher, 10 Dolphin St.. Isle City. Ady. f It Isn’t convenient for you to come the bank In peraor. you may open account by mall. Send your first t to Security Trust Co., Cape o and 'oln the merry crowd at i dance for the benefit of the Loyal Her of Moose at the Moose home light. Friday. December 31st.—adv. WENTY PER CENT REDUCTION m on clothing, shoes and underwear "EIFFER’S BOULEVARD STORE.

1PF.LE8S FURNACE For Sale— y new, Is /e size. Apply Earl M.

' ’ n.re, N. J. Adv. tl

idington. Siratlim. re, N

the new year In a happy mood. to the Moose Dance tonight, at Hall.—adv. Shat popuiar indoor sport. is made doubly attractive when yed at BRAGA’S.—adv-tf. Full of fine wriUng papers. TCH DRUG CO.—adv. Best candies all thr time. FITCH IUG CO.—adv.

Irs. E. 8. Counties, of Townseud’s et, celebrated her eightieth birthday Friday, December 17th. Her many uiv. s and friends tendered her a prise party. Among those present re Mr. and Mrs. C. Maturie, Mr. and i. W. J. Sbellem, Mr. and Mrs. Norn Sutton and two children, Mr. and i. Lewis Conn, Mrs. Alfred Norton, . George Kappel, Mr Homer Reeves, . and Mrr.. J. H. Coontiss, Harry muss and Miss W T . Coontiss.

NOTICE. Ocean City. N. J, Dec. 2«. 1B20. he Board of I Lectors of the Ocean Title and Trust Co. have this dsy ared a dividend of eight (8) per for the year Nineteen hundred twenty, payable December 31. . to Stockholders of record. Deter 24tb. Cheeks will be mailed. RUSSELL H. NULTY. Secretary.

NOTICE.

ceao City, N- J., Itec-mber 20 1 WO le Annual Meeting of the SLickboldol the Oceix City Title *si> sr CoKFAKY will be belli at the king House of said Company, .th Street and Asbnr/ Avenue, In UitY o,’ Ouean Citv, County <>( Cape and State of New Jersey, on Tues- . the Eleventh day of January, mi. •o o’clock in t'.s afternoon, for the ua, „1 Directors for the ensnii.g , end for the transaction of such r boBneM e» mav properly come re U# meeting. RUSSELL ri. NULTY, \ Secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Fitzgerald, of Atlantic City, were gueeta of Mr. Gns Cronecker over the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schaffer, of Paris Street, are being entertained by relatives in Philadelphia. They will remain two weeks. Mr. Malcolm Tolson was ia Sea Isle to tpend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Ira Tolscn. Mr. and Mrs. Eagene O’Neil, of Camden, were Christmas visitars of Mr. and Mrs. Speer, of Minerva Street. Miss Anna Busch, of Neptune Street, will be in Philadelphia to view the Mummer’s Parade on New Year’s Dsy as the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Annie Busch. George Jefferys has Uie contract for rem-vlelinK the home of Mr. Vincent Short oc Paris Street. Mrs. Sarah Quinn sustained a compound fracture of the left shoulder, in a fall at her home on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Quinn was taken to Atlantic City for an X-ray examination on Monday. Earl Coxson, wife and eon, of Millville, were holiday gnesta of Earl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. W. Coxson, at their Boulevard home. Pan! Rice is spending some days in Philadelphia, and will remain to view the Mummer's Parade on New Year’s Day. Mrs. Margaret Needham, of Philadelphia, was an over Christmas gnesi of tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Jefferys. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sofroney entertained Mrs. feofroney’s aunt and ancle, Mr. and Mrs. Chss. YV. Rohertc. of Philadelphia, over the week-end. Rev. and Mrs. John T. Gillison leu. ou Wednesday for Philadelphia, and will remain there several days before starting for Houston, Texas, where they are to engage in Lutheran Missionary work through the elate of Texas. Rev. and Mrs. Gillison have resided here for more than fonr years, and in Uiat time firmly established the local Lutheran congregation, buying land and hoilding the temporary structure that has served as church, and acquiring a most desirable property as parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Gillison leave with the gooc wishes of hosts of friends of all denominations, who wish Uiem success in their new field. In turning the corner of Mechanic Street, at Cape May Court House on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. J. J. Winkler ran her Ford Sedan into a fire ping, badly damaging the steering gear of the machine. The car was otherwise undamaged and Mrs. Winkler and the oth r occupants were unhurt. Another Ford was borrowed from lire Coort House servics station, and Mrs. Winkler drove home. 'll e Christinas entertainment at the M. E. Chnrcb last Friday night was a great success. A social time in tbe basement where ice cream and cake was enjoyed by all. One of the feature* of the evening was the presentation, by Judge 8t*elmsn, of a well filled purse Pastor and wife from the chnrch and church friends. The card party of the Women’s Civic Club, held at the home of Mrs. Gallen and Mrs. Twohey on Wednesday night -as a success, with seven tables of plsyera. The next party will be on January 7th, at the home of Mrs. Brooks.

CHRISTMAS PLAYLET IN OPERETTA FORM. Delightful Program Given by School Kiddies on Thursday Night; Moose Band Conceit Enjoyed. What was without exception the finest entert ilnment ever given by lo cal school children took place in the School Auditorium on Thursday of last week, when the annual Christmas playlet was given. The p’ay this year was In the nature of an operetta, and work of the principals and chorus wai evidence of patient practice and real talent. The plot was well defined, dealing principally with the troubles of old banta on bis vialt to an orphan asylum. Practically all the children In the school took part. Before the entertainment, the band of the Loyal Order of Moose gave a concert which was a surprise to everyone In the well-filled auditorium. For an organization hardly a year old. the music was splendid, and it Is safe to say that the difficult "Iron Coart" of K. L. King’s was as well played by these talented local boys as by any bond of professional players of like size. The music, on the whole, was far superior to that given by the bands engaged for the municipal concerts here for the past few years, and It is safe to say that these youngsters at the musical game will be able to furnish creditable music for the coming

season.

Not far behind the band is the orchestra of local talent which made Its first appearance in furnishing the music for the dancing which followed the entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mazurie, Mr. Harry Coontiss and Miss Rebecca Collins form the quartette at saxaphone, piano and drum, and their performance was highly creditable.

SLIGHT IN WE IN COUNTY BUDGET

[CHRISTMAS PLEASANT IN DENNISVILLE. FLORIDA FOR HOME FOLK. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Springer and

Quiet Holiday Observed by Well I family spent Christmas Day In Eldora.

Miss Helen Fidler In spending the

holidays with her mother.

Known County Folk Wintering

in South.

TOTAL TO BE RAISED BY TAXA-

TION IN CAPE MAY COUNTY; g t Petersburg. Fla. — Christmas' ONLY $16250.23 GREATER THAN'trees and an August sun. The SalvaLA8T YEAR; APPROPRIATION | Hon Army Lassie rings her " ” -

FOR BOND INTEREST ALMOST DOLBLED, WHILE OTHERS ARE

CUT OTHER BOARD OF FREEHOLLERS BUSINESS.

THE MOS' r DEPENDABLE ALMANAC FREE TO ALL., Cape May County Times Readtrs: Two weeks ago we announced that e are going to issue an attractmALMANaC wnlch Is to be presented to our Subscribers. The Almanac will consist of thirtytwo pages of solid reference matter. general nature, and in addition lo these pages will -onlain considerable local information which we believe will be of especial interest to our Sub sciibeis. Cur cover design is lithographed in colors and is reproduced from a beautiful oil painting made expressly for the Almanac cover. This book with its reference matter •111 prove of value throughout the entire year and should he kept by all who receive it. Be suie that you get your 1921 Almanac which is being prepared for this particular zone with reference to Eclipses. Moonrise. and Moonaet, Sunrise and Sunset. Morning and Evening Stars. Beginning and Ending of Sea wins. Tide Tabh'. Protestant Church Days. Jewish Holidays. (Catholic Holy Day*, etc. Our weather Indications are pit pared along latest scientific tines, end are given under the respective dates. The Almanacs will tie ready for distribution within a week or ten days and in case any subscriber Is over I coked we shall expect to have this called to our attention. T!.* Cape May County Time*. ^

TAX RATE IS TO BE REDUCED. The tax rate of Sea Isle City will be reduced next year. Is the assurance of the City Commissioners, who met at City Hall on Monday. While the budget ordinance was not yet ready, and wiU not be Introduced unUl next Monday, It was assured that cuts will he made In several appropriations sufficient to reduce t te rate. The business on Monday was given over chiefly to the financial depart menu Director Love presenting resolutions necessary to close up the i year’s banking business. Included In the resolutions lo borrow money was one which placed the cost of the re cent Utility election at $254.50. A complaint was voiced of the poo: pressure of water early on Christmas morning, and Mayor Fitch reported that he had taken this matter up with Superintendent DeBow. and had been told ’hat a broken main was the cause. Ordinance number 24. providing for the purchase of the water works of the Sea Isle City Water Company by the City was finally passed. SOUTH DENNIS. Jdatthew Jefferson and son spent the week-end with his parents. Miss Bertha Hagan Is visiting Mrs. Chas. Fidler. m. Champion and wife spent Christmas with the Misses Morton. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Learning. Miss Mary Lurflam an-1 Mr. George Crease motored to Leesburg on Saturday. Miss Rose Gandy and Mr J. Wilttaker were guests ot Mrs. L. NcKnig on Sunday. Miss Carrie Douglas visited her moler on Christmas. Miss Marguerite Meerwald and sis ter. Miss Elixabelh. are spending their vacation with their mother. Miss May Cahaley spent the weekend with her parents. r. and Mrs. F. C. Barr.es visited relatives at Cape May over the w eek-

end.

Albert Miller and family spent Christmas with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jere Cahaley entertained relative* from Dias Creek on Sunday. Miss Florence Stevens is visiting Mrs. J. Robinson. Miss Mary Boyie spent the week rend with her parents. Mr. Geo. Cresse is the guest of Mrs . L. Learning. Edward Jefferscn Is spending his valiion with his parents. Mr Gandy Is visiting his daughter. Mrs. Enoch Scull. L. Compton and family were calling in friends on Saturday. Miss Mery Meerwald. of Trenton, is pending her vacation with her par-

ents.

Mr*. Wsm-n Grace and Mr. J. Stilts called on Mrs. Smith Stilee on Satur-

day.

Eugene Stiles went to Cape May Court House- on Wednesday.

The lr crease In the county tax rate for 1921 will be very slight, in view of the ap| ropriation budget which was passed it the regular meeting of the Board cf Chosen Freeholders held at Cape Mty Court House on Tuesday of this weei. which provides for the sum of $480.0 .9.99 to be raised by taxation durin* • -re Coming year, an increase of ♦1C.25024 over last year. Most of the spnro'riatlon items ere cut very materially at Tuesday’s meeting, the only item In which there Is any great Increase being the internotes and bonds, which will amount to $78.00- as compared with $41,300 last year, and maturing bonds which will amount to $87,300 as compared with $36,400 of last year. The total cost of running the county of Cape May will be $556,625.76. as compared with $52L812.44 last year. The difference between this sum and the sum to be raised by taxation Is received from "anticipatel” revenues other than taxes, as shown in the detail statement of the Budget published In advertising form on another page

of this Issue.

The increase is much less that it was thought to be .iecessary at the preliminary meeting of the Board held two weeks ago. when the total was

well over $650,000. Other Board Business.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Board the payment of the balance on account of the paving of Landis avgnue. Sea Isle City, was "railroaded” through, the contractor receiving full payment, (leas the customary ten per cent.), for a Job that the county englnner has refused to approve. The city Commissioners of Sea Isle City sent in a resolution of protest to the Board against accepting the road, and on an inspection trip to the road recently several members of the Board expressed their views of the job In no uncertain voice. However, when Mr. Sutton, of Ocean City, of the contracting firm of Sutton & Corson Company, asked for full payment for his work he got it. all members of the Board voting for the pay ment with the following exceptions: Messrs. Eustace and DeBow. of Se-. Isle City: Joseph Camp, of Middle Township; C. E. Foster, of Dennis

Township; and Henry Rutherford, ofjdelphla by the favorite Merchant and Cape May C.iy. The contract price Miner* Line. They are located

was $16,560.00 and liberal estimates

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Williams spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Fidler.

Raymond and Clarence Westcott spent this week with their parents. Miss Grace Fidler spent Sunday

with her parents.

Miss Susan Chester and Mr. Edmund Chester are spending the holi-

days in their home.

.-.nd Mrs. Benjamin Bushnell Sunday afternoon with Mr. and

Mrs. Fred Bushnell.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family, of 'anada. are spending a month with

her mother.

Mr. Russel Fields spent Sunday with

Mis* Gussle Creamer.

and Mrs. Harry Robinson and family have returned home after spending a few days in Philadelphia. Miss Loranla Jones spent the week-

end with her parents.

Mis..es Rose and Edith Gandy spent he Christmas holidays with their par-

rily on Central avenue a

ket street. The Christmas bt-lls and i

gilt and silver trimmings and

bright ornaments hold as keen delight i for the little ones as though frost ( sparkled on the pavement and Ice

formed on the pools.

Tne Cape May County colony are •njoying life to the utmost. Even Mi 5. kYederlcks. who. when the smoke

of battle had cleared, was found to be 1

badly injured as was at first

reported. One bone Just above the -

ankle was cracked, his knee was t

hurt and ne is now about on crutches 1

enjoying the calls of his friends ; II as their baskets of fruit and boxof sweetmeats. He kept his room 1 the fire-house and has set up for

the cheerful philosopher.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnett passed Christmas quietly on account of the recent ^ bereavement of Mrs. Arnett. Mr. MiMu try. the proprietor of tho Deer-

provided an entertainment for , his guests wblci included s

dinner lacked nothing of Northern cheer and the favors and decorations

all carried out the Christmas idea.

At the Floronton. another Cape MayCounty favorite, there are a good n ny New Jersey people and more « pected with the New Year. A special

Chrisunaa dinner was s

News of the untimely death of Dr. Douglp .s. of Court House, was receiv-

ed with sorrow.

We note the propose); improvements j Sea Isle. Avalon and Stone Harbor i

with Interest.

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ludlam. Jr., and Master Thomas. 3rd. in company with 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bllnei. motored 1 to Tampa on Sunday. Although just across the bay. it is a fifty mile trip 1

by land

Mr. Ed. Bennett, of Avalon:

Richard Holmes and Mr. Ed. Holmes. 1 of Green Creek and Dias Creek, lei; pec lively, came rolling la last week. They report "hard doing” through the * rainy clay-soil section. After visiting 1 friends they went on to explore the '

East Coast.

Mr. Richard Holmes is the brother ' of Mr. H. H. Holmes, ot Bayou Bonita. Mrs. Holmes had a dinner party for

them.

The flowers here seem to be

pctual bloomers.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas and | insj-jb- welfare ot their house full

their small son Wayne of Wildwood. r

New Jersey, motor-.-d from Jacksonhaving come down from Phila-

Mr Albert Compton, of Camden, spent Wednesday evening with MY.

Eugene Springer.

The Rev. Dr. Yerkea is 111 at this

writing.

Mr. William Camp spent Cbristimt*

i Cape May Court House.

The Christmas services on Thursday evening were largely attended and en-

joyed by everyone.

Vincent Miller is spending this

week with his mother.

Miss Cora Hughes spent Saturday

with her mother.

Miss Ethel Robinson and mother are

spending the winter here.

Misses Mary and Carmella Berarde and Mr. anti Mrs. Michael Berarde spent Saturday with their parents.

place the cost of the Job at $7,500. Dr. Julius Way. of Cape May Court House, was appointed as County Physician. to succeed the late Dr. Jc.-eph Douglass. Dr. Way's appointment will date from the seventh of December. A very interesting detailed report of the county's financial status was presented by County Collectoi Saul, and ordered spread upon the minutes. The report shows that of serial bonds $148,500 have been paid and $611,300 remain unpaid; In 1921 there will be $87,300 of these bonds due and must he paid out of cutreni taxes. The total of term bonds to be funded in six years are $423,900. There are $451.'•00 in bonds maturing from 1941 to 1945. on which the interest charges next yea.- will be $77,022.50. The County’s total bonded indebtedmiss is

$1,486,200.

The Board met at Avalon on December 29th. U> go over the Avalon bridge- for inspe-ction. and over Third avenue, to Slone Harbor.

Central avenue, west.

Mr. and Mrs George Freshen are expected next we -k. Their aunt. Mrs Dunigan. will come with them.

temiund the order. At last accounts

? was improving slowly.

Mr. and Mrs. Ludlam are entertaining Mrs. Ludlam’s sister, Mrs. W. D. Stark, and son. from Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Rosenbaum. New York, who are regular patrons ol the Surf Hotel a' Sea Isle City, are the Deermont enjoying the delights a Florida winter with their friends, ■ Arnetts. Mr. Arnett keeps that already famous c busy, it bids fair cover as many miles in Florida as the way here, when all their friends re been treated to a sight-seeing

tour ol the vicinity.

Mr. Charles Shemely and M:. and ra. Frank Ripley observed the day quiet family dinner and attend-

of g’tesu.

MRS. OSoOOD LECTURES. > "A large meeting and an intereating program, characterired the second meeting of the Maine Tourist Society held in City Hall last night. • • • "Mrs. Etta H. Osgood, formerly of

and Mrs. Halner. of Norria-1 Portland. Me., ex-presldent of the town, had written for apartments. Rev. Maine Federation of Women's Clnbs. Mr. Hainer's church having granted gave a sketch of Maine wittily Ulushltn a leave of absence, hut a severe [ trated with anecdotea.”—St. Petersrelapse has compelled them to coun- j burg Daily Times.

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