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SEA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J. FRIDAY, OCTOBER j8, , Q2 ,

5 Cents a copy

comm he M BiPOm ELECTRIC LIGHT AND CAS PLANTS BOTH MORE THAN MEETING EX PENSES IS SHOWN BY REPORT Filed at meeting of the city COMMISSIONERS LAST FRIDAY— 3.411,000 CUBIC FEET OF GAS

USED

adjourn'd rnectlnir of the Sea I»ie CKr Corniiliinioner., c.i Friday of lact week, report* were filed by Mayor Fitch and Comnilaaloner Sofroney. on the operation of the Gaa and Electric Uirht plama. for the monlha of June to Sep-

tember, both Indualve.

The report of Mayor Fitch * bowed the actual operation <oat» of the a** pMnt

33,402.00. while the bualneaa

of the riant waa 3t.0U.55 In operation coat an allowance was for *tu)un fumlahad by the electric KaM Wane and the report, wb le taking in the trxpenae for the el.lire month of Septem•er. fnHud.d the business done only uj 'o the middle of the month, when the last

was taken. . 2.4SS.OOO

BELL. CHEAP.

Btratnmpany, Swain street, r T-tt-tf lOVER COVE

At the SPKAT CAFE. ; BALE. READJT FOR rd dcT-vcrec. i Ocean View. Phone la. 4t CHRISTMAS GREETay pretty declan* at the TIMEF • City. N. J. E LOUR UBEKTT 'ly Co.. Capa May L of their value LE .AGED WOMAN D Invalid and to 1 ; duties. Reply, at a tin* Boa *£«. Sea Isle City. HABIT: FILMS Fitch Dina

ilsaloner Sofroney'a report no less complete on the electric licht plant than Was th* kb:: report, his . atlon shawl 11a a prom of over 32.000 for the four monlha. The crass receipts and anirtpated IWYOduas were 312.322.M. and operation cost .151.10. Included tl«* anticipat'd re.'onues Is a chary, for street lluht/ns of 32.657.71. and chanre for steam u- the aas plant of 31.875.00. Both Commissioners stated that their reports were only tentative, as the City had not operat'd the plants sufllclenUy lomt to art an actual report, as they had taker, over the plants Just at the beginnln* of the busy summer season, when many repairs -nd replacements were necchancc for steam hetaeen the two plants has yet been aimed upon between

ALWAYS FRESH > Drug Co.—adv. ICD HEATER. FOR 123 Minerva St.—adv. PEANUTS AS BRAGA'S.—Adv. MAGAZINES

ra. F. :

few weeks rest.

■ guests, motored

Friday's meeting also. Director Lor< real a communication from the Tuckshoe National Bank, slating that a general reduction of municipal credits liad '.eel ordered by the National Hank Examiners. and that Sea Isle City would be affected by this. Director Sofroney was empowered lo purchase the neceaaa. v equlpRieni for additional . h.-trle aervic lines In South Seaville. Lou 23 and 14. In S-cilon D. which were quit claimed by the city m 1*16. when there weie still some unpaid taxer, due on the land, waa brought up by Collector Arnett, and the City's rights In coUitftlag the t City Solicitor.

Mias Margaret Crump, is visiting her friends, the Love's, on

Minerva street

•'• •1 Mrs. Thomas Kter and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kier motored from Hurfville to visit their former pastor.

.•lllain H. Luther.

Mrs. H. Winfield Wright has left her ouse In the hands of carpenters painters for extensive Improvements,

legal questions of the indictments could be settled first In the Supreme Court, so that loth the county and the defendants Would lie spared the time and money of establishing the legality of the Indlctmenu. which, he sold, were . uil of

"serious Infirmities."

He was followed by Attorney Walter R. Kacon. o fBridgeton, who tot individual Indictment* pelming

defect* to 1 be court.

Typical.01 these were Indictment* No*. 74 and 2o. • Indictment 74 charge* Freeholders Camp and DeBow with accepting a bribe In the election of C.

County Collector. Mr. Be

sold that on the date of the Indlctn

• 1. 1S2U) the office of County Collector and Treasurer did n

and that therefore the defendants could have been guilty of accepting a bribe ‘n the election of a man to fill It.

uch office had actually exised.

aald Mr. Bacon, the indictment would

.till !m faulty, as it cloaked two

with a crime which they could commit

individually. After referring

Crimes Act. Section 28. Mr. Bacon stated that Ur. Camp and Mr. DeBow did vote Jointly, but os Individual*, and therefore could not be Indicted Jointly,

for accepting a bribe.

Indictment No. 20. charges Freeholder* Koeneke. and Gandy, and Road Super visor McLInden and the contracting firm of Crnythorn and Nickerson with eon•p.rucy to cheat and defraud the county

tlon with a bill of 31.07J.I1. • paid on September 21rd. 1»S0

The Indictment only show*. Mr. B» on ' * _ that the bill referred to ara* paid

•ot the proper affidavit attached, the passing of this bill, undr was entirely proper, and that the on who should have seen that the

Mng «W. work 10 the rase at CW gr-it was taken ares toe dl.buroing

,h *" '* c 7 tnltlgoi.ng cMvuins. sRr of the county (County Collector)

*t*nce« and he bellsved that .'.mg w 1 and not the BUI Comm..tee or the other.

"nnfeamnot" than snal- rharged In the Indlr ment with consplreould daXnothing. Ardg. ary. No conspiracy was shown or even

•Ule! mentioned, he stated. In the indict menl

MacKissic and Rice Get Jail Sentence and Camp is Fined SENTENCE IS PASSED ON CONVICTED FREEHOLDERS AND ON COUNTY ENGINEER AT COURT HOUSE ON THURSDAY MORNING-CAMP Guilty of -unfeasanc*- rather than "malfeasance- says JUDOF ELDREOGE IN PABBINC ' ENTENCE ON MIDDLE TOWNSHIP REPRESENTATIVE—CASCB ARE APPEALED—ATTEMPT TO GET WRIT OF CERTIORARI ON OTHER INDICTMENTS

Freeholder Joseph P. Ma. K

Lower Township, waa sentenced to pay a fine of 32.000 and to sen - from one to three years In Bute's prison: Ooumy Engineer 1 .earning M. Rice, of Wlldwo : r.-calved the name sentence, and Fro. holder Joseph Camp, of Middle TowBalni-. was fined II.UiO ^nd court costa, by JudeHenry H. K1 Iredge. at Cape May Couit

Hous.-. on Thursday morning. (MacKissic was found guilty by a Jury on September 2kth. of a rherg-

;if malfeaaar.ee In conneciion will, having a private road repaired with county fund*: Rice !n connection with the paring ol Mechanic stren. Cape May Court House, and Cairnon the same charge aa Rica, on

October 7th. in the latter caw

F-eeholders Hope W. Gandy, of Cpi* r TownaMp and Otto Koenek-. 01 WBd

wood, were acquitted.)

Attorneys for the sentence.) men n>! >edlately (lied notices of appal to tnr New Jersey .Supreme Court, and Mur Kiaaic and Rice were admitted to ball each and Camp to 32.00'! i.aiL -Supreme Court Justice Charles C. Bla. k it with Judge Eldredgr or. Thured. hen the sentences were imposed by tl,.-

SENTENCE BATCHELDOR! WEEK’S HAPPENINGS TO SfflTE PRISON THROUGHOUT COUNTT

CAMDEN MAN WHO SHOT CONSTABLE AT TUCKAHOE CHANGES PLEA TO NON VOLT ON WEDNESDAY AND IS GIVEN MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR—SHOOTING OCCURRED AT TUCKAHOE

and Rice. Attorneys for MarKlssIc «r.4 Rice asked that the Court 1. Mifent.

their client., had darlwd

personal gain from the rrima* for which they were convicted. I ait Judge

EMnedge said that the gain w,

ting forces for election which

which the county even though Rice had gain for approval of

Job. he . *a • rlmi nelly n

guilty rather o

(MacKIssir'sl re-j I pern r.g when the ■ repair a road in I'

faulty J3 llg-i't In I

Aftei hearing the argument* on both ■Ides. Assistant Attorney Grnerr.l Newcorn answering the statemeni* of Attorney Bacon, the i:w>tlon for n will was

Chief Justice Black.

bock of the findings of

Jury, and the fine was then imposed

Ask for Cantor in Writ

>r Judge J. V E. Hildrklh. of Cap* May. then addressed the court, and asked that writ* of certiorari be grai,!.--on the remaining QUi -sevm ladkiffibn 1 *.

■till untried. He told 'hat It was ;he opinion of counsel that these Indict- | printed an*~UI«aI statement roents were faulty, and It would ertall j Mayor Irving Fitch, of Sm Die

F'ert: of the Board of Freeholder*

the trtsl* of the Freeholder

1 of expense on the county

wnd by the defendant* to try the*.- rase*, mo*: of which w uld paturally fall because of the n» :er In which the Indictment. were drown. Atu.ro. > Hildreth estimated that it would tak. sev-enty-five day* o try the remaining raaea, at a cost of from 3«C.ono to 375.UOO :o the ooantv. and If the writ were grant- d the

* in u

In

. _ have

already cost the county 320.000, Mayor Fitch Oil. mo-nln emphatically denied ever having mad. -ny such statement and said that the question had not even been asked him. and that he had no Idea of what the cost of the trials to date have N-en.

When the Court of Oyer arid Terminer opened on Wednesday at Cape MayCourt House. Horry Batcheldcr. a Camden vaudeville actor, who ws. indicted for the shooting of William F at Tuckahoc. changid hi* plea from “not gulHy*' to on* of not volL (guilty wuhout Intent 1. Suprem. Court Justice Block lm;«ned s ntonr. of from six years and nine month* t ten years at hard lalior In the Btot*

Prison.

BatcheWor was represented by Atlor ney John Harris, of Camden, who announced that he and Prosi-cutor Cole bod conferred on the matter of Ratcbr I dor's plea, and had agreed lo enter answer to the charge, changing from that of not guilty. Th* Jury was then dismissed, and the prison

r sentenced.

Constable Partly nt Fault " Although It was not brought out in court. It I* generally l«lleved that the prosecution agreed to this plea, which possibility of « trial fot first degree murder, because of the circumstances surrounding the shooting. I la Tuckahoc. when Hatcheldor has a summer buiunlow. on Monday. August 2*lh. William F. Cra.table who woe killed by Hatcheldor. waa out of hi* official Jurisdiction as a Camden cotirtalde. In ccmig lo Cape May county, and Is sold to avc made threats to get" Batch*..tor Cramer had -gone to Tuckshor to ►V-rvc writ of replevin, and on approaching. Hatcheldor warned him to keep off Cramer came toward him. and Halrh•Idor then pulled a revolver and shot at 'ranw-r fire times, two of the shots tak-

ing effect.

Jumped into his car and drove to tlie bom* of a friend at Aud"‘*on. and lev gave himself up to the po. e. who iroed him over to the Cape May county

A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S HAPENINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. CONDENSED FOR QUICK REACTING; INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS GLEANED FROM PRESS AND 'PUBLIC. OF A COUNTY NATURE AND OF MORE THAN PURELY LOCAL INTEREST.

Plan Halloween Carnival Plan* are la-lug perfected by the committees for the big Hollovi-en celebration here, which will open next Monday Oc-Ola-I 31 There will lie a band cf music »n the ground*. A gane Is scheduled totewvn team* of the Morgan Ranck Post, of this city, and the Keystone Athletic AsM-ctatlon. of Atlantic City. Brtoht Attends Woodbine Function On Wednesday. Oc'oD-r 12th. Senator bright and wife attrnded the official opening of (hr Colony lor Feeble Minded Male* at Woodbine Senator Bright, who wa* partly instrumental in getting •he Stale to take over th* Baron De Hin-ch School for this purpose, wo* one of th • speaker* at the opening.

Kllleo In Auto Bu*

A man was killed and eight persons rere throe 11 from thcl. sew Is when a idor bu* liound from Cape May to I ildwood era*h»-tl mil. 11 ui-phone polo t Cold Spring, on Sunday afternoon. The d«-nd man 1* George Rohm, sixty-

l fish <

s-ngcr was Injured ecriously. it was causi-d by the blowfront tire, which mod-, the

machine turn suddenly to the side of the rood and ram against the pole, --cording lo Earl yEmily, of West Cape M: >. drivr, Bohm ban InsDted on sitting In the doorway in the Jde of the vehicle, with

his legs on the

When the 1

the pole. Bohm'* _

crushed beneath It and the steps, and hr

as Injured Internally.

Emily to'd coroner II. „er*oll. of Wildwood, he wa* going . ighte—n miles n hour whi the accident occurred. The bus wa* run by the Reliar.-e Bu*

Dr. and Mr*. T. C. Wheot-m are <Ugglng up their Dahlia bulbs and dther- - nuking ready for th-lr autumnal flitting to Millville, their winter home. Ur*. Frank H. Wheaton Millville, and children, were down for

the wreck-end.

James Barbour, the young brother

William Barbour, of Landis avenue, has

n Norfolk. Va.. to resume the • Interrupted by the war. Wil-

' Ham Bart our. -r.. pssiw-d Monday with hi* poren.s here, coming down from D-the-Lake, j log her sister. Miss Geneva

I Windsor. N. J. On Sunday

of Blackwood. N. a family party consisting of Mr FostC day with er 1 * grandmother. Mrs. D l . Lloyd, and

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Coffin air reviving congratulations on the arrival of cod boy. Alan R. Jr., at their home on Pearl street. Mr*. Cooper. Mrs. n's roetber. u staying with her daughter for a few weeks. The First of the Ladies Teas cf the M. K. Church was given Tuesday evening by Mrs. Eugene Schaffer, at her bom. on Part* street. There was a

IVXf and raerrv party. During the evening there wa* an excited rap at the door and a group of children appeared with a wild goose they had found 00 the bearh and killed with a chib. Mother must ae- It at once It wa* duly admired and it* glossy plumage stroked, the mother promising to rook It ,wnd Invite the party engaged In It* capture

Fifty Sixth Annual Convention of the Sunday Schoote of Cape May County Has Splendid Progr-m Arranged When the Fifty-Sixth Annual Convenon of the Sunday Schools of Cape MayCount r 1* called to order on next Tuesday. November Dt. the greatesl routing of the County Assoclallon will lo- on. wrlth one of the mosi complete and Instructive program* In Its history. The Convention will be held In the First M. E. itiurrh. Cape Msy Court House, and will open promptly at ten o'clock wit! an address of welcome by Rev. K. W. Graham, pastor of the Court House Church. The convention them* this year Is s "Bigger and Belter School" ■ nd In carrying out this theme sultnbU addresses will be mad* by Miss Frame* M, Hedden. on "Training Child Cltlaens" and "Ashury Park School of

Methods."

The afternoon session will open at two o'clock with *01 the report* of and officers elected for tlie ensuing year Horry T. Jackson, the State' President, will address the afternoon session. The principal address of the evening will be made by former Acting-Govern-or. Hon. William N. Runyon, who** topk win lie "America Tomorrow.” Senator Hun. on. Is widely known for his InterChnstian legislation, and fa a superintendent Of one of Plain field's .Sunday Schools. The Community chorus will furnish special music during the convention. School in the county Is asked by President Glllwvt S. Smith, elect delegate*, and every delegate attend and register.

Captain Henry W. Hildreth Buried Tlie funeral of Captain Henry W. Hildreth. who wa* connected with the Ocean City police drpartmen. for mee than eighteen years, and who died raiher suddenly at his home, look place from hla late residence on Central avenue, Saturday afternoon. October 15th. A mimi-er of frlenda viewed the remains before the funeral cortege started for the residence of Captain Hildreth'* brother. 'County Clerk A. Carlton Hildreth. at Rio Grande, Cape May county, where the services were held, conducted by the Rev. Gardner Hand. The body reposed In a chestnut <x*k - el. with square cod and gray furnished. ■ rimmed with old silver. Near the remains were a handsome polico shield from the member* of the police depart ment and the young women of the city's electrical bureau, and a large wreath from city officials. The pull hearers were Policemen O. E. Seaman William Beaman. Frank A. SeMbck. H. M. Newkirk. Irving Jeffrie*. and Joseph Thompson. Interment ws* at the Baptist Church cemetery ml Rio Grande. Still Pushing Cspe May Ferry The people of I Via Wale have been Bathe ferry connecting Delaware - - roads with New Jersey loads, creasing Delaware Bay from Lewes to Cape May. will la* completed by commissioners from the State of New Jersey, who have mad*a survey of the proposed route, says thCape May Star and Wave. They went carefully over the route from Gaorgc•wes and Informed the Delaware State Highway Commission that the s New Jersey leglsla<s the bill, which will

lie operative.

A measure providing for the ferry, inirpdu' wl by Asserablyma" Boswell, of Ocean City, passed at the last session. Resort Hotel owner* and the various iharolsir* of commerce In South Jacaey irv behind the movement and both Democrats and Republicans are pledged to Unbuilding of the line. This would give a direct automobile route from Baltimore and Washington, and points west over Maryland ferries to Clalbourne, and then

Cape May. saving many miles for southern U arista to Ocean ' and other Jersey resorts. The advantage* accruing from ferry service after it has been as. bill and advertised among the people of