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CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SEA ISLE C.TY REVIEW. FEBRUARY 191»

S'iA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUNTY, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1021

. 5 Cents a cov\

The TIME' will Issue next week u a supplement to the Issue ol January *lh. a useful year book and calendar for 1»*J. A feature of this year's Almanac will be the history of the World War. chronoloifleally arranged from the time the »ar was declared until the armistice was ahened. A tide table will also be published showing the high tides for the entire year .1 errry point In Cape Uay County.. The usual weather forecast, seaI sonr. moons position*, ch’irch and civil hoMdaym. etc., will also be found In this useful handbook, which W!l go I roe of all cha-gt to TlfiKS readers While the supply lasts, extra copies can be had at the TTMK8 olhc- for the asking.

CHATAUQUA WILL BE EARLY IN FEBRUARY Swsrtbruo'e Orflsnlistlon Is Agsm Comma to Ses Isle City, to Be Here January list The dates for the-Swarthmor* Chatau- ! Quit In Sen Isle City arc Tuesday. Weday and Thursday. January Jlst and I February 1st and Ind The lecture and entertainment program is said to he better than ever before tn the history of the Swnrthmore organisation The entertainers who will be !r. I Bea Isle City are now completing their!

SCHOOL CHILDREN GIVE SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT

FIND BUIES GUiLTY

"l 0« FORGERY GHftRGE

Hennau Urinond. the well known LanI dle avenue merchant. Is the new own*, of the hitch Drug Company, and tool

possession of the business on Monday.

The deal was dosed the latter part yf

I last work, and Mr. Fitch will In th e devote his entire time to ni» official

J duties as Mayor of l ea isle City. Clerk of

e Hoard of Freeholders, and to lb ] Sjrsn - and bonding business J r. Feldman, a brothcr-ln-Uw ol I Diamond, will manage the store,

nn-nclng next Monday-

Thc Christmas Cantata. -Santa s Pre-

given In the audltortun I BEA 1S_E CITY CASES. BOTH CRIM.

COUNTY

FIRE OUTS ROOM

I SURF HOUSE

Ah overheated oil Wove In a eecondfldor room in the Surf House caused a fire on Thursday n.ght of last week, whirl, gutted -ue room, an-i but for the prompt arrival of the new chemical apparatus of the C.ty, would have undoubtedly proven c serious conflagration. Wavne BtrwCierA the pro^rtrior of the Surf House, was planning a trip with his mother over the Christmas holidays, and had placed an oil stove In n room over the kitchen, to take off the chit preparatory to packing for the trip. He left the stove and returned to the kitchei Soon there was a thud on the floor of the above, caused by a failing picture. the strings of which hsd been burned through. To this Mr. Struthers paid nc special attention, but when, a few minlat r. a second picture felL he Investigated to And the room a blase of fire > run to the Surf House lire was ln< for the new chemical truck. Ju.! comnleti-d that day and Its work aai •ry effective. REAL EBTATE TRANSFERS (Published In conjunction wtLi the Cape May County Gasettc.) all cases where the consideration is omitted, the sum named In tho deed was

WAS.

The following U ac ahrtract of conveyances .terod for .ecord n the County Clerk’s Office for the week ending December ISth. 1311 - Upper Township Pbehe C. Young to Lsn-ls N. Ken StSO. Dot 'orm.ely psn of landMatthew Godfrey, on Main Scsahore Road from Beesley s Point ro Court H-usc. Joining lands of Towiwcid Godfrey and Higher Corson, containing i H

l.Toncsn . ear S'*“ the school Th jrsday evening, and re-1 nccts great credit on Irlncipal Archer

■ of teachers, as well as the

pupils.

The hall was filled lo overflowing with parents and friends of the children. Every i•other's darling from the Jerky bow sr hair to •he tips of her dainty from the crown of his smoothly brushed head’to hi* shiny shoe*, was the pink of perfection. Pioroptly si eight o’clock. Miss Marie Young struck the opining notes of t!ie I the children Bled on live ! opening chorus, "Oh. Joyful Christmas.’’ The Are In the Improvised fire piece sent out It* welcoming glow: th. Christmas trees were decorated with pop corn and randies. * an Ire. who I* the eoterUL.ing girl tn a hrtsl ias red dress, with her two sisters: Bob a* Js'-k. two boy friends: and Dcrtha. Evelyn and Frank made up the house

party.

The Cast of Characters Santa Claus Elmer Peterson. Jr. Tinkle Dell. Queen of the Fairies Nerlnxlr Montagna tn Jin. K.ng o! the Elves l.lwsrd Stein Fairies—Louise Holmes. Helen Foster. Hope Button. Mildred Shaw. Florence Shaw. Ethel Camp. Jean Harbour. Margaret Pfeiffer. Gertrude Pfeiffer Rita

Dever.

Elves—Sammy Stein. Edwaru Dover, ohn Montagna. Jerry PH-uiey. l-.wrcnce 'demon. Lewis Peterson. John ITelffer Ralph EndleotL Har y Muller. Ralston

Miller.

Little Tots--Naomi Dtamood. Etbelda Muller Dorothy Town. Roe- Monchrtti. Rosie Monchetti. Mary ChadwKk. BHIle Chadwick. Freddie Sofroney. BHUe Haffert. Jack Haflert. Catharine Dever. Catharine Fitch. Harold Sutton. No: man Sutton. Manuel Lr. Ross. The eleven numbers were given with : swing and dash that would have done cn ill to much older performers. While all acre excellent, the Tots’ Chorus— "Mamma. Is Today Tomoi-owT" brought down the house. The chorus of the Merry Elves’, •The Goody. Goody Boy." and the ’’Chorns of Fairies" were very attractive numbers. Santa’s solo—"I Come from the Land of the Midnight Sun." was well

rendereu.

The Grand Resume Finale by the <nMnhle chorus closed the evening. Tin chairs were i-usbed bark and dancl.-g wai

enjoyed by the elder*.

The proceeds will he us>-d for the re lirf work n which the children are interested. and for some school activities.

Tidings have recently come acres* bay that the people of Ocean City, which In the last few years have enjoyed a wonerdful growth may undertake In the near future to tvs set aside from Cape May county and be Joined to AUartle county.

-—THREE VERDICTS FOUND This Idea I* now said to be seriously con-

’ idered by many leading dttxens of this

INAL AND CIVIL.

COURTS ON TUESDAY AND WED.

NEBD

—TWO AGAINST BARNES. AND ONE AGAINST MISS HARR.LT BRUFF.

thririi

To do thh

legislation enacted and probably special elections held In both counties and the adjustment of bond Issues and other Indebtedness wouM call for extended negotiations. The natural boundary between the two counties established by the Great Egg Harbor Bay ha* been. It la pointed out. practically eliminated by the bridge which In many ways links Ocean City

. V.’lBlsm W Barnes, of Sea Isle City, was found guilty of forgery, the Jury recoidnu nding mercy, and again found guilty without recommendations, on Tuesday and Wednesday, when two of the six indictfb'nts found against him were tried. The *a.-es wer*- liefora Judge Eldredgc.

at Cv*h May Court House. j ,,,. v lK , n ..

^ i =s *- «■* •- - - —

, -*I *"* “«• "- d° r *ed er . , ’ Untie City In Urge numbers The hay prlnt-d the money to hi. iron ] ,. krn over hy the celled . '.cclu. wera aim jwodurod In eri- ^ ^ abol||ba4 whlch will driK-S to show .... I greatly promote travel between the two

raised checks glv.

be received by the .f either county, la of them are aware of

Barnes and Miss Bruff.

Attorneys Ernest Uoyd and Charles .. nr K Landis. Jr., who appeared for Barnes, \ , Shoa-sd that it had been Barnes’ curtom j ^ - ylth T —* s^^c, ZZrXZLc County Record

tesfflad that the money nalixed by the cheek 'n question was used by him In payme. t of material and laltir In the Imprcvemxd of Mis* Bruff’s propertica. To contrav' rl the testimony that checks had j ben raised by Barnca. It was shown hy, the testimony of several person- that, Barnes had received blank check* from Mias Bruff. which he could have fllied In for any amount, and Gustav Cronecker

testified that j as a single man. and then he waa married Barnes while he was In his orvsence. ana . ... —i.v.—. i—i-- «—• -»i_

tliat Barnes had filled them In for only $2 and IS. R wss shown that mortgage

Edtwn IngerscU. of Ocean View. »i

fried for drseitlon of his wife and flv« year-old child In he county court hu seek Whet, the evidence was prase nit It was charged that after Mr. Ingeraoil d< serted his wife and child, mat be went to

>f Fiona and passed himself off

» nmountini

• ll.K

k second wife without bring first dl-

, | vorced from his first wife.

’•wives” of Ingeraoil

checks signed by

court and gave testimony against their husband. The lury found him guilty of

IE FERRY M 811S LINES

PROTECTION OR ROADS AND PROJECTS PARTLY FINISHED, THE GRASSY SOUND BRIDGE TO PUT ROAD INTO USE. THE FERRY TO OPEN THE WAY TO NEW BUSINESS AND A RELIABLY BUS LINF TO CONNECT RESORTS AR

A few years ago the Chamber of C -mmence of the seashore reaorta waa or-gar.ix.-d with the Idea of promoting the growth am! fostering the Interests of that section of the county which makes It possible for the county to grow—the coast and th. teacher After the organlxa'!on the resorts derided that the formers’ Intervals and their own were Identical, and the chart** wss opened to admit the granges, snd the countryside became an InteieMed partner i th. Chamber's affairs. Hlnce that lime the Chamber has grown i importance, and Uir result.* obtained are le-en all tw It* founders hod uvped. Just now or of tha most imp riant .nestions before Ui'l body Is the Cape May-Lewes Kerry, which lias been attempted several season*, but for various reasons ha* fallen through a* many flnies. Now the t usuieas men of the county feel that the ferry la not only a necessity, bill l. s possibility for the coming One of the drawbaeks In former . lean the dlsput. as to where tho tarry would land on the Jersey side. Now the broadminded man flf the county say matter where It lands so It la v on the southern Up of tho county In .a safe and aefudbls spot. AU of I he resorts will have an equal opportunity to reap the bene! Is of the southern uaitors, once they land. Th. field will be a fair .one and no tav.ra sought .exeeptlng tht^e peculiar ones that a resort has that Andthr either natural

that »f

ir »l.uYl

when . . -

Hamas a check, payablr

as a gift, and that he. Ban -a had the eh.et' up and hrndod It back to its ting that he wanted only her affection

ind am her money.

A: ter a short deliberation, the Jury uni. d .' verdict of guilty, with nendstlon for mercy.

Forpery of Note

'" h ’Jr

ao,|o. “.rr

sister Fannie had died, she

rioted

charge of carnal abuse daughter.

c. /

L-UTHERKW’WriDAY

At the regular Tuesday after: n n.eet- | ing last week of the Wildwood i y m-

'against Barnes, tried 1 mtsalonera. Charles A. Norton ra* ap-

on Wodneaday was founded on a note for ] pointed as second ropreoentativ* of the lino given hy Barnes to the Tuekshoe , city In .he Board of Chosen Freeholder*. Natipil Bank and endorsed by Mias 1 Mr ..orton s appointment came a# the

Hr off WhCfT this note teeame due. I res-ilt of all th.

wSS."i«x«T*.«»k~TiS!S. XZ, I.- .na »—» | by ^ . Ills# Bruff* ns me on the renewal note, from the respecUkc municipalities

The Lutheran--dlunday ScW gsve a MU* - that he had thereby de- i toansWr* The last one. excepting plcuslnc Christmas service Friday even- ■ The c^rge wm. j WUdvroed. took acUon on Monday. lUdtence. The proeramm- .bat Miss Bruff knew ] Because of a wide divergence ol legal

frtiof the transaction, and aanctlor.ed It. and opinion throughout the enct* . . to the

that the money had lieen used for her right of municipalitlea ..jd!***! The Jury returned a verdict of guilty

decorating toe | tl'- 1 *

eluded the cantata pood

choruses, recitation*, dialogue*,

address by the pastor. The pastor. Mrs. Disc sod

Aid worked with

ippoint repro-

Uie county hsd voted to .1 board of freehold, ra.-the

ppolntnient! had dragged. T)kls now

i sen tall vea a

e full Board memberaLlp.

DENNISVILLE

churoh and arranging for the treat.! Civil Suit* Conn—c«d David Massey was Santa Claus, giving The suit of Herman Diamond v*. M . child a gift—an orange, an apple and Bruff to recover $SiO for goods

a box of randy. The pastor and his wife through Barnes to Mis* B:im. was were surprised by splendid Lincoln flnan-'h.srd. It was brought out lhat Bartie*. William Gamp haa returned home aft. rial Christmas gifts. I had bee ordering food-stuffi at the DIs- I >prndlni( Mm e time In Court House. To all the kind helpers, attendant* and j mond store. and that DUmond^at^al,l mi„ Suran ScuU spent last week »*~

givers, the pastor returns """" nT ""

i thanks.! times thought the goods v

r Miss relatives.

large audience. The several part* were

well token. The part of "Mias Prim" j —-

assumed at the la*: minute hy Mrs.! Harold Sutton, who took the place of Mis* Edna Whittington, called away by the sudden death of her prmndmolh.-i The cantata WuS preceded by a Mother Goose party, which war wonderfully well done by the liUle tots. Girls of All hafollowed, each one of the ei.ven be-

ing In costume.

The dual Santa Claus called for cu'ck 0 rk but was we., carried odt hy Eu-

gene Hallcran and Clay Sutton.

Judge Steelman presented a well filled

urac to the pastor. Rev. W. H.

nshlp

Dsnnls Tov

Robert R. Ratcliffi. et ux.. to Samuel White. Tract of Und adjoining heir* of . Lchulon Townsend, ace - # heira of Elijah ’ Townsend, dec’d. contain!ns Ivj acres. 2‘ niuel WhllL et ux. to Robert R. Ratcliff*. Tim tier and brush situate between h Meadow • .*nda and old crunty from South Sea villa station to Main Scasbore road, adjoining lands ol Alex, nr a ml Howard Rice, rlntalning U 2 quarters. IS rods Mso S k>l* adloinlne road from Clermont to Renville station: lat lot adjoining lands of Milway and Philip Fords, containing 7S perches. 2ud lot adjoining foregoing lot containing 80 square p«ches. 3rd lot ad kilning oth er two lots C.1 8. W. side, containing 2! H-5 perches, except 1 acre, conveyed t< G. rtrude Klee.

Sea Ute City

M. E. CANTATA ENJOYED

■ Anglesea.

advised. It was shewn that Miss Bruff | llJr entertained rein tiro

paid part of the hill, but refused 'OP'S’ I on Monday.

. the balance, on the ground* that the good* | i.>i mun d Cheater and Mlsr

W W Ba— *«■• ». .p.« O-

agreement of the Jury Wasril.e r, '* u ‘ t ^ >| j Howard Brown spent Friday and

itcottSJfcll, end Mr*. Samuel the

ferenl from-thil“kf Its rival*

■at li^aAvv while Cape Max and WIM-

r«th shorn resort* they.-ar* as

dlffortfU Eg can be In man) respect* Cape May's tudcW. f/odt and loiardwalk

altogether dWerent from Wildwood’s In many other features the> axe un- . so that they appeal to different peoIt. dhterent way* For these reasons many others the reeort# are pulling

together to gel the ferry along with other

things

A Permanent Bua Lin#

AU the resort*, and the countrysld* a* well, are Interested In a 1*1# line for the coming season. There Isn’t a section along the eastern side of the county tha*

roap a benefit from having a run on a schedule, not only dur-

Wfltiter months as Well.

os lines fill in a transportation reached by railroads or by boat •Ine*. in many Instances they, by connecting with railroad terminal* igAkc a ring link that Is now sadly mlsatag. line from Ocean djy to Chpe May

Intertnediste resort* 1*

Goring I

_ benefit aU along

the line.’ .

Thd county knyws this and so does a score Of the sm*n Try that ax* planning to run "wild cat" bua .lines between the re-

sorts next year.

Some of these men who want to run the lines between two or mo- ..sort* or touching at! are worthy men but have not

doe* r Bua 14

Iof Clarence Pfeiffer, on upgra'. | day In Atlant.c City, similarly recover JHS was then tried.. Mr Bn d Mr* Raymond \

md though the testimony waa vary aim- j c

r'estoott and family.

and tpuehnig t^e Intertn a paying propdaillo.i tju and fha resort* get the

due* a line on a'Luge enough scale to warrant serious txmaitfaxhtiou as * perroacant

, proposition. ’ Perhaps it Ul these would- . I tie-owners of bus lines who are sincere ! and dependable cquld.be incorporated Into

with the tmeking of toe resort* .

ts would be all that o

j sired.

running as separate eompan-

RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

lU-solution hy S

i. Fitch, t

e and

WHEREAS. H has been the will or ALMIGHTY GOD lo csil to that Greater World our la’e assessor. Mr. George E. YY

Co'son. and

WHER'JAS. the City of Sea Isle City.

City. The handsome -wikr. nook, has through his death lost a the gift of Herman Rum... of Phila- official, an upright and betam: ^

delphla and Sea foie City. , on. who lived a life of cr^tlohinu-Jf

Luther thank the aintrtb.it- an-, to the community in which ne uvea.

e Times tot their genero.ii

Knowing how best to use his spare mounts is the secret of many a man’s sucw* and the farmer who uaes the alack day- of January to clear hla stump land, provided weather conditions permit. I> the farmer who come* out on top In Jw busy days of April. Bird restaurant* thla winter mean lew insect pert* next summer. Make frlendi with the air squadron through ’h medium of com. suet or table scrap*

ai.^ to the community

whose kl" lb' word* and genial fellowship

l» greatly missed, tl.ecefore

; IT RESOLVED, that the menu* he Board of Commissioners of the CUy of Few Isle City do hereby express their regret of his demise and extend t® the family of the deceased slnewe sympathy tn their loss of a faithful an lovin*

husband and father, and

HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a ropy of this resolution he forward**! 'o the family of the decasoJ and * «»f’. v putJIabed in the Cape May tbunty Times

B’*>u»y

r. and Mrs. 1

spending thl.

It Saturdsy In DitlPUK t Creek. * Rose Gandy i g thl- weeWmh their parents.

ST^VTHMERE

Liel tnal Mo •nt CSnstn

here]the re*ort* * Irresponsible drivers make ,he! for aceitftm*. and an accident or two would undo all .the good result* In a short lime. If accients come—and they are round to by the law of averages—owner* running on a shot- string would be unable to meet the situation as would a big company with adequate backing financially

and bondsmen and Insurance.

There is another rlass of men who saw the possibilities last summer end tt Is from ih*-te •’wild callers" the resorts have I to anticipate real rouble If they are permitted to enter at will and without a strong restraining hand and governing power over them. These are the men who—to cite one instance—will come from

for the holiday* ' ! Camden with a bus or taxi, perhaps a new Mr. and Mra.santt** Klstqr wer** the 0 ,. r or , w0 ramshackle affair* painted to guest., of William Carouthcr# and farn- | UKlk These men will put In their |ly fjr the week-bod. ' ear* a litle or no capital excepting to pay E. F. Johnson. Jr., of Woodbury, was j {or them on the earnings as they run. In town Tuesday night. We personally know of eight who have Mrs. YV. A. Graves, of Philadelphia and | , iKI ilfled their intention 6t “makinK a stab Strathmere. spent YVedm-sday with Mr* | if ,.fter the season is far enough along Edward Kerr. Jr., of Downtngton. Pa. i lo insure travel 0

Some folks spend th*i veiling* play ing checkers ics: other* catch Up on t ! the late) | " -

long winter

Corouph c* Stone Hsrbor r C. Muore. et ux.. to Dorr E. Lot iki. Nock "ial. plan P S a. Newton do MUdied B. Purdy

Biggest ATTRACTION of Holiday Season WILL BE A Novelty Dance New Year's Eve. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21*t 1M1 GIVEN BY LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE at loose Hail, Sea Isle City

■nd PUNCH

fjAMONG AT 9:20 P. M.

ICE CREAM. CAKE a

SPECIAL MUSIC BY MILLVILLE ORCHESTRA ADMISSION, Including War Tax. *3c CHILDREN under 14. :

Horn were down at their cottage for the holiday* Mr. and Mr*. P. F Varney « r e spending the week with Mr. nnl Mr* Edward Kerr. Jr., of Downlngton. Pa. Miss Mary Carouthere Is spending a few days In 1 •hlladelphli ’addlngton was In town Tues-

nlghi.

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

hoped tliat the Chamber of

Commerce or the governing bodies qf tho resorts will get together on the bus line question before the aeasoO approache* and produce an Inter-rv»ort line lhat will ataverybody concerned and make travel

roods hut will draw from the vtUngrs between Millville and where there ate no common > tabUabed.—Cape. Slay Star ar

She didn’t actually hike from Ryracuse O Suit Lake CUy and lack, but one farm soman walked the equivalent of that li*L_nce in the course of her life Just Carving water from the spring to her bouse.

fifty r of all

l wall

Friday. January <—Heme Misai Saturday. January * -Foreign h Sunday. January S—Sunday 8« lo se V M. Evening sermon

r would have balanced r to the house and lawould cos! *1100.