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CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA I^LE CITY REVIEW. FEBRUARY 1|

Vol. 36, No. 14

SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1021

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CITY NEWS NOTES OF THE PftST WEEK NOTES AND GLEANINGS OF A PER9DNAL CHARACTER; SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW AND THINGS YOU SEE. GATHERED IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE CITY.

f all kind*: w* have also Ju*l ■tockod window (la** in all aisus and uy ready to niinily your ne«U. If }. : arc not numbered umoni: our oonstontli Krowinc family of patron*. • vUU to till* bis store yill surprise you becaus<of the la.se stock earned of almost anj - thins you mlsbl need for bouse of sell. i'KKIKKUR'B BOULEVAilD STOKE. Sea Isle City.—Adv. U FCiD SERVICE STATION AND IUI pairs. Wo carry a complete IJo* cl senuine ford parts, and can make repair* promptly. Electric s'aiding and brazing done, and storage batterle? recharged. Expert auto repairs, standard tire* and tube*. UAZURIE'S GARAUE AND SERVICE STATION. Sea Isle City.

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OPEN FOR EASTER. DINE HERE and get the beeL Msurice River <’ove Oysters always on band: fried. Mewed a. on the half shell; take home some of our delicious fried oysters. SPRAY HOTEL. Char. K. Halm. Boardwalk.— adv. 3-24 U . MOVING PICTURE:- EVERY SATilrday. Sunday and Wednesday nights, special feature productions and Mdrspllttlng comedies; Admission. Adults Me. children lie. GARDEN THEATRE cVean Avenue —Adv. tf EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY IP cCtrcd bright sir! to work Id prinlrr.g oIBce .and loarn otllce and press work. Good pal', plaasanl surroundings. Pn-fcr Sir! « .h hlsu school sduca.iou. though not needed tf bright. Apply TlklEh office. Sea Isle City-.—An*. PILL IN. GRADE AND CLEAN UP that property or vacant lot ol your*. Spring is coming, and this Ir the ben time or the year' in winch to bate tin* work done. Grading and giaveimg promptly and eounuumally done. Le - O.Miu a CEKbUT*. Sea Isle City-—Ad*. NOTICE—!Jt*GP POSTAL CAtO.' Ol. Phone meystuBe Iki A l eu Ifchl. Vi e WU. call lor ana deliver %>u*k in Sea late thri vteyy Munaiiy ami gite aaily serve, during the sununet. I KOI rAUNURl CAPE MAY. N. A—Adv. 2-Ik U CADU-L-vC TRCOiv lOK SALE, express ^aalj with lop suilaulc lor delivery-. turner, tracking or ex pi ex* work, excellent ounamou. and good runbci. Apply EDWARD 11. ARNETT. CITY.— Adv. 2-1* tf T • NOTICE— 1 HAVE MOVED Ml real estate and tuauranc. office In the TIMES building, wheie 1 wlb be found ready and eager to serve my patrons. MAVtUCE At- SuFHONEl,—Adv 1L NEW LINE OP MATTINGS L'KGA and other ruga, and all o<s.-es*ary item* lor spring nouse-cleaning. A. G. RICE A CO.. Sea lal. City .—Adv. tf WHY HAVE CHAPPED HANDS OR rough skin? H. E. Muilord » Co. iutal Toilet Cream--Special 22c—tlTCH ‘'UL 1 .

CO—Adv.

THAT 1*01*0 LAR INDOOR SPORT pool. Is made doubly atr active when played at HRACA'S.—Adv. If.

OUR EASTER EDITION

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Mr. and Mr* Dsni«. O’Connell of l-hllsdelpCiia. rr w.-.-k-end guests of Mrs. James A Twohey.

Professor and Mrs. Is-Roy J. Archer will spend the Easter holidays with relative* In I .she wood Dvnlel Sperr 1# nc-ne on a visit with IT* pa renin. Mr .nd Mr*. Jo.--' I. Speet. if Mlnerm s’.eeL ’ Mr*. L. J. Duwney ami her two daughters of I'hiladelphla have open.-d - cottage for Easter Week.

li EASTEh

WE ARE READY POR Y

order; best cream Lasio Eg. .. rTTLci

DRUG LGkxi’ANl.—Adv.

A PLEADING TALC. PKENClio Orange Ulogao.o—a ueughUul uuui.

PITCH DRCU CO—An-*.

Miss Adelaide Clouting is spending the week with her parents, Mr and sirs Cbka>U. Clouting, at their Neptune *t.

Normal EclaaiL TTuilon. is * \ * the week with bar pa-onts. Mr. . Augustus W Miller.

Malkai. Jr., and Charles Riley.

Mias Marie H. Young has beso 111 at | her home for sevciai weeax. and does : r ot show much lioprovemeal. Mia* j 1 >lad.~e Peterson ts su'-nutulmg lor her j

in teaching at the local schjol

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Leaver, ol ; Philadelphia, enjoy ed Uk week-end al ' 1 their Elinberly cottage, getting U in ' teadincss for an over-Easter • houo ■

party.

IV. T. C Wheaton and daughter l.lt ,, on Tutwday for s tour of South Arocnc* I including iCennuda and the W.-«t Indies. ! Dr. M bralon U of MlUviUa. but al»ut 1 equally divide* his time beta-eon Sea 1*1* 1 and bis homo lawn. Mr. and Mrs. George border, of Nep- ! ;

■r* W. H. McManus, of Philadelphia, n( the last week-end In Se* Isle City the gueots cf Mr. and Mrs W I. Mrs. Vincent Assalantc returned on Tuesday night alter attending the funeral of her alst<-r. who died recently in I'hiladelphla. CapL W. R. Carson Ix puty Surveyor of the Ton of Philadelphia, was the week-end guest of Mr*. James A. Towhey. Mrs Mathew Jefferson, of Philadelphia. wras among the visitors on Sunday , spending the day- with her parent*. Mr. anti Mr*. Thomas E Ludhun.

Sr.

Walter E. HUtabidlc. who Is at Lalayeltr ColUge. i a guest ol Miss Margaret Towh-;.. at the home of Mrs James A. Towhey. un nut way al Wash-

ington. D. C.

Edwrara B. Arnett has sold his Neptune street bungalow to Mr*. K Culvert. The house Is now occupied byMr. and Mrs. Prank Speer. Mrs. Ciiaa. K. Landis, Jr, returned last Fnuay after an extended stay in uw kluaker Oily. While away Mrg. gAndis was tak- n 111 with the grippe, from which she os* entirely- rvcovereu. Mi. and Mrs. Cha.v OConuo*. of Camdca. were anmug Ibe visitors oo Sunday. al their Landis Av-nue cottage. The So Isle Syncopated Jazz orchestra has born strengthened by the addition of a cornel. Mrs. Earl M. Waddmglou being Uie player. To-: orchestra is now equal to any ever heard hero, and is Ir. constant demand. Mr*. George Boeder has the misfortune of falling and Injuring her knoe while aboard the steam, r retnnUSk trow I lot Ida. and on Tuesday -tent to Atlantic City lor an x-ray. The photo allowed the injury not to tv serious, though Is M ot s painful nature.

The Misses 1 Dougherty have

ot some months In i L.'*-o*-'“hia. The; are speeding the Eester holidays In Atlantic City, but will return to Erw Ills yariy’ next we-ek again to resume charge of the Keystone telephone «atAiiangcments arv complete for the naster Satuiday dance at Ibe Moose Hall, anu lor Easier Monday a oance and cmd party, for tbs bencilt of St. aoseph'a Church, 1* planned Vr. Gallin l* In charge ol the Utter aft air, wJUle th* Iofiner I* to- the benrflt of

the Moose band.

The card party of th* Woman's C.vic Club, announced .or krid-vy, optd first at the home of Mr*. Henry *-*“• ' nrouks. -ill be held instead at the

UH lu* | home of th® Civ i” ' jaiou* J. Hagan

j ate here for the Easter holiday a. IL gt. j * -H romwln “hi* 1 f 11 ”' iEe Party, spend ; Tb, a rB i nrr drill ’of the ot m

nothcr Department was turned to pralical 1 “T* ' use on Monday nig‘*L - lien the dry Juxpl. huined off al! vacant kits'

ilrom Shell street Is Loretta ■tree’, be-

lli ail t»«*h Lahdl* avenue and the I-ocii

WILL PIPE SIEAM TB SUPPLY BUS PLANI

CITY COMMISSIONERS AT MEETING ON MONDAY RECEIVE REPORT FROM EFFICIENCY EXPERT ON PRACTICABILITY OF PLAN TO HAVE CENTRAL PLANT FOR ALL UTILITIES; OTHER BOARD - BUS! NESC.

CHAMBER 10 BEAUTIFY THE COUHTY ROADS

COUNTY EXPECTED TO JOIN ODD FELLOW DEMONSTRATION

One thousand iindidatei lodges will l-e induru-d inb terie* of Odd Fellowship

- degree

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REPORT OF PUBLIC IkIPROVE MENT COMMITTEE MO IT IMPORTANT BUSINESS TEFORE COUNTY ORGANIZATION AT MEETING IN CAPE MAY ON TUifSOAYWILL OFFER 21.000 IN PRIZES TO

FARMERS.

The City Commissioner* at .he regular meeting un Monday reeelvrsl report* from E. *tneer Colllason on the practicability- of extending a steam Ur* from the electric light plant to the gas and water plants, and supplying Oie power for all plant* from one r-.-ntrw. station There was a question on the eondei. soil on that might take Mace if steam were carried under ground for sny distance. and the report was that ther* would be but very Utile Ml* caused by

this.

Engineer Ccglsn. an efficiency esta-rt utility xirpo rat Ion*, was present and he stated that were his company (a 24o.OOC.UOO corporation) up against s WmUar power pr-.Uem. he would unhesitatingly recommend that steam he supplied from one plant and piped underground. A resoulllon was than adopted authorizing a loan of 21U.0MI for the need.d improvement* to the utilities. Including the building of a steam line, si an *pproums'e cost of 24000 from th® electrit light plant up Frit* street to the other two utility plant* This la no more than a new boiler would have con. and do*-* away With at least two help In operating the plants. Asked when he would be wlll'ng to say that the city would have gaa servlcu. Engineer OoIUsson stated that no promise could b<- made before May first Supplie*. estimated to cost a total of 22.000. were ordered for the gw* plant These Include new fire brick and tools of various kind*. Other Board Business Other business of the Board Included a report from Mayor Fitch that the City Fire 'Yepsrtmont had concluded that a new liemlcsl truck ws* needed Or. rhls recommendation, bids for a new Ford equipment w -re ordered advertised Director Chapman asked that when the Arc company drill:, ihst it bum off the dead grass on vacant lots throughout the cityA communication was read from Uu Townsend * Inlet Motor Boat club. a*Vtng what the city intended to dr about a boardwalk extension as requtned last year, and Mayor Fitch stated tbst he would take lb® mailer up eri.b th* dub to see what was wanted

The Cope May County Chan her vl ' ■"•nmorce will underwri'.e a f.i id of 1 provided -. similar amourn is of-f-rid by the County. to be i «-d a* pntea to fanners slung the M .In Sraahor® road, from Boesley's »olnt to C*|-r May City, who ahow lb* gn-al-ft result* durlm- the year of 1S21 . , clean up and boautiiicatfon of their , iropcrt - i- and t<- lu-lp In the purchase . 4 ire,-* and seeds and bulbs. This was done p-llowlng the repor* of the Public Improvement Con mtttce. at Ore meeting ot the Chamber held in •be High School BuiMlng. at C.pe May jCTty on Tuesday night I 1 radically every rei-omroenda- Cm of j tb* commit I e. ws* adopted b- the ■ i -unber. Mr. Norton, of

| report.

’ A meeting of the Pu'. ir ' J,pi.-*ve-i.ei.t Commlllce of Cape May Doun..iambw of Commerce was held in IV: Id wood. Wednesday afternoon. March fib. with Meters Canfield. Norton. Ogden and Champion present. It was agreed that the Seashore Road would be the most Irap’Jrtaat point for . beginning In the work cf highway improvement xtoi !t was decided that every effort would be put forth this year on this section alone. It was thought tliat more could be accoi ipUahed if the road was districted n.id each section or district be under the .-:i|H-rvl*lon of a member of the committee. which was agi -ed to buy thor* "It was decided that the section from Beasley's Point to Marshalls corner xhnuld be under the supervision of J. G. ‘-Lampion. Ocean City. From MarahallB Corner to Kate’s Corner, by M. S— ironey of Sea Isle City; Kale’s fUore to Slone Harbor llnsd by l-Yed Canj held of Avalon; Stone Harboi Road to j Wildwood Road by Chas. Norton; YVlldItoad to Capo May City by Sam-

hild in the Tlilrd Regiment Armory . (Camden on the night of April 20. who the South Jersey oont'ngent of the ord< guth*-rs to see the- esempllficafkm of the degrees be ithe di-gr,-- staff of Ed*n LMri No. 3f. of Wilmington. D*-l. It Is expected that fully- six thousand members of the order will be In at - tendance, arrangement* having bon completed for special trains which are to run from Timton and various point* III Cape May County- hnd Atlantic County. Special rate* hove :U*o been

; DELAWARE JOINS WITH JERSEY ON FERRY COUNT f DELEGATION HELPS GET LAW PASSED BY DELAWARE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE TERMINAL FOR CAPE MAY FERRY IN THAT STATE: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOW WANTS QUICK ACTION BY HIGHWAY COMMIS-

SION.

The Delaware terminal for Caps May o Lewes ferry- •* now a.-sur«d. with

auspice* of Hie Grand Lodge of the liub - pend-nt Order of Odd F-Ilow* and will be under the direct control of Grand Muster Burton A Gaskin, of May* Laudi :« The South Jersey . Jge* have * comlaned lac zitwrshlp of over 14.W>0 There *le nine lodge* In the city of Camden where the degree demonstration ii to be held. Five additional lodge* in the County will co-operate with the workers in making the affair the great ext .ii tl»e history- ol the order. Having been repeatedly acclaimed the best degree Half under the Jurisdiction cf the Sovereign Grand Lodge, the team from Eden 1-odgc, composed of 75 men under the direction ol P. J. Isaac, deal. fluster. Is expected to put on tbe work In a manner never before seen In the state. All tbe candidates who appear will have been duly Initiated m their respective lodges, but will have cmifecred upon them r.t the special seswi the three degree* of Odd F ellowship, namely the degr.-o* of Friendship Love ana Truth In beautiful form. Many of tbe lodges have formed club* anu where convenient the trip will be made by automobile Parking arrangements hove l-een mad-- to nccommodaie the large numbers of cars expected

Eldrvdge of Cape May.

l was agreed that a number <

uld be held from time 1 at the call of tbe chair.

ST. JOSEPH'S R. C. CHURCH Y» V Her. A Monsglnor Poui. Recti Special Good Friday evening servn a^ T:20. consisting of Stations of the Cross and blcaain-; with the wood of th® Holy Croa*. Mosses on Easter Sunday at 2 and ’0 o'clock. Benediction wll’ follow last Mas*. Confession* Easter Saturday aflertryn from 4 to C. and from 7 to the evening. The regular Sunday Maas will tw leafier be at 10 o’dock, and every i Sunday there will be two Ma**e*. and the last at 10 o’clock. This will give excursionist* ample opportunity to attend Maas sfter the arrival Of the excursion train on Sundays

xs also decided to ask th■r of Commerce for 25 1 *' e Boat J of Frevholdcr* foi

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MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. B. S. Else, Pasts'. Services each evening during u I Week at 7.45 P. M -ter iicrvlce* and Holy Camrouma 1 A. M. and 7:45 P. M. Easter .Sir day. MajcIi 27. Sundiy School at - ! P. M.

M. E. CHURCH. Rev W. IL Lutlivr, 1'ostor. Preaching in the Pint M K. Cl . rch at 10.2U A. M. aid 7:20 P. M. by th*

pastor.

Morning subject. "The Ibcsum.-liri of ight". PuiKtay School 2:20 I’. M, liyrI md Hutton Scpt-

CAPE MAY

214.0VV was iwld .lad Uo-n Assoriatiu

and those •merest ed n B. J. Guinn was tei c party by h*r lamll; <

Mr*. Frank R. Bownc h»< been pointed tax collector and TroasurSouth Cape May. N. J. wll the un.-vplrcd term of Junes Cum [j Dr. 8. W. Reeve,, son of fe ; j sherlft John W. Reeve* and a *• | In tbe 1*. 8 Army, s- rvtng In No, , 1 Alls . ha* lawn ordered !■» the *k>

•rk In hand: all peraoiuil the wuperviaor to be gr*U*. ’It wn* suggested that the Freeliolder* might aiauxt in tbu work of Uie com-mitu-e by cleaning up along ihe County bn ds Ir tbe month* of Msy or June, instead of In the fall of tin- y«wr. ’’It was suggested that the -nuance to tbe County Farms might b-- modi- nxn attractive and it was decld-d to ,1 - tend if piaslble. a meeting of 1I -- Alms House Committee and rcqu-»t th-m to co-operate with to® commit’.'- as much as possible In Improving tbe Alms House grounds. •’ll Wa* also suggested that several mops b- made of tbe suiion In be Improved for tbe purpose ol making iorcliona of Improvomert* d-cld-d on tioin time to time. ’’It was al*o decided to take up the subject of tree planting :.long this highway. either shade or fruit, to i* decid-

ed later.

“It was also auncr*t-d ’that a »ult-at-le *.jn be ptaerd at or newr the county line of each ol ih' four taghways now 1 coding into <7*I» May County the- first and oldest County In th® United States With th. Idea In view of getltni; Uie best dWa* decided that

OCEAN CITY Me: in r* of tbe Iota '’ouncll of Jr O. U. A. M. of this City on Sunday evi-nln* taot presented a .-.ilk American Bag lo the Holy Trimly -Tiurcl in. I" ■ i-enlailon wa* made by K-Iw-n T. Barclay State CauncelF-r of Ihe order Jam W. Watt*. ** kleml-er* of Uie Ocean City Chapter of the Eastern Star attended service* in a body In the First Ur.pttrt Cliurch, Sunday evening last, when a special *--rmoii was delivered by 'be pastor Rev M. M. Lewis. The Rev John Honah pointed pastor of the < 'Huron here, and who wa* rveetitly n.aijjtd. la on hi* honeymoon uml will taki charge of the church on hi* return the tarter part of till* w—x. WILDWOOD

railroad* on both Week day* and St day* have been broken, moxt of t vial tor* . oming for th- purpoi-l-asuig or purchasing propertl, > for i The building of the new iioordw: will begin wuhln Uu* week as the cv tract for It* construction h*j t>e..n and pr--parations are twlng made it* speedy- comp! lion. There ore an unusual number of n enterprise* ptamu-d and to be in ope: Uou lor the coming season.

i- differ

i decide

ami i-ulldei* are co 8- W. Coomb* ha..1‘u. ift.- and line nv<Ihe lot lorm-rR’ wl > ailment* no, J and stnicted a new buiF by Uie post office. 1 pleted for occupancy

• tb-- l*o puli' c here will be - rqt lo be occuj

nisslouera of Cape

^ i, .g place and --o-operallon with l«»ry line, which will open the county resort* by a slxHt route to all the southern mates. koine time ago a delegation from D«|.Mny aii 1 M lid wood, which includ-q Senator Bright and Axsrriblyman Bos-

well. th- C

May. . nd {'resident Ogden. 'ounty Chamber of Congress attended mewling in Dover. Delaware, for a earing before the Delaware Senate oil ue .*rw Jersey-Delaware Ferry Bill at 'Tueh time the Interests of New Jersey on ...ursuay of lam week another U-gotiou w* ns to Delaware to pres-nt the matter and aid In awurlng the pas- ' of the bill through the Delaware House of -Lserahly- and Mr. Ogden •vor of the bill before tliat h‘li on that day passed lha House by a vote of 3U to 1 and or lunday- passed the Delaware Senate without a dixsenung vote. As the Oovh*d previously slgnifted hi* inlen1 shigmg the bill a* soor. as passod. tills completes the necessary legtsun to make poaalbta lb' connecting the highways of tbe two stales by »r« of this ferry ®cro** the mouth of Dataware Bay, which ..hould be a cause of congratulation to all Uie Cape Mi. County resc.T*. # up to the Highwoyv Comthe two state* to take such may be necessary to get the actual operation at as early date as possible. ‘ape May City mm mg ot tb* Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the following resolution so* adopt-d to urge hast- in th's work: Where**, a Irw was recently enacted empowering the > Highway Commission of the State T N--w Jersey, to secure wharfage and purchase and operate a suitable boat or boats between Cap- May or vicinity and La-wea. Delaware or vicinity, when provision of a proper wharfage should have been provided by the Stale cf Delaware, and: Whereas, the state of Delaware has p**sed a taw empowering Us Highway Commission to provide such wharfage, thc-eby making the flew Jersey taw operative. a..d; 'Tieroos. Cape May County is much mtcrested In the early operation of toe Ferry line, therefore c It leMlved. That UU* orgunlsollon rvap-wituliy ce.i the attention of your Honorable body to thi* dcalrc. *nd

expedt

ion in taking such action as ® necessary to put th's Ferry tual operation at the earliest

Thirty miles of pig* with an eatlccited value ol cuiuiderably ever II.UOU.tx> were k»l through Inaf cholera In New Jersey alone in the ln*t 7 years, if d -nd to end Uie 52.0511 animals tliat ded fru-n this pieventable disease d xu etch from Camden to Vineland.

Th* 1 1 —trough Of Avalon. New Jersey, tier* Temporary Finance Six-y ear Bonds caring Imerost at the rale of C per vnt. per annum, payable in gold coin -’.

to the user In location* where shiubbery <-ould be better used than se-d.-,l,i.u, the ccmmitt— '-mid fuml-l.

o producing lorrc fertiliser is every > coiutnorvial—and a

-uu House, on the iilleeutli day of ebruai / and August of each year. 11--»® bonds will be sold In small lots aJ offer a very altracUve luvesttnanL lug secured by Sewer and Bunkhaad v-- mum-nth. Offered at par, plus ac11 -ed inter, nt to date of sole. Ap, :>. FKEDERlCiC F. CANFIELD. Director of Revenue and Finance. Avalon, New Jersey. Dated. March 5. mi =-11 n 111 if 22.72

Urpe* Hesttn Week Csir Jirn* -t D 1 Aston, of lb- S

Tub-ri uloA* league, of Ne*

pres-nt and urged that a week’s htwll

Easter Greeting's:

suit* In -iti-i ioun j *u tiapp; is to qlve tnern pood thinds to est

• up F u *'°‘ J »»'th *" of thos® th'-iQ, kivp m and

Vince • oui selr. See our Easier display.

B. H. STEIN'S

STONE HARBOR. |<-*l taurwrory te»t ar Btom- Harbor Terminal i-iH* jthe tMpe May Sdiool

The Practical Way to Save

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John A M»rkey. c •iaicr, Mrs.* M. F N. J.. ->ro ending •ta: at TowosM^i that they Umroughl: •nn. la tbe omo tbe-* ,* wo i atamhl nu4 b* a s,u

William Boeder returned \

rgh the Buudlc-B a > JOIN NOW.

, at tbe taller* Neptun®

tradesmen s Building and Loan Association sea isle an. N. J. C. H. Clouting. Pro*. H. C. Lvva, Trosw A. b. SettliRsn.