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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES Cona^ldated with th« S«a Isle CItjr Review. February, 1*18 WILLIAM A. HAFTERT. General Manager NOREVILLF WALLACE SHARPE. IL Manacles' Editor Pnblished Every Friday by the CAPE MAT CODHTT TIMES COMPAHT

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Entered at the Poet Office at Sea Isle City, N. J.. as Second-Class Matter. “//it’s Not in the Times—It Didn’t Happen”

DCPEOVEMEHT OF FAIR GEOUKDS

There has been considerable talk lately, in one way or another, of the Cranty uking over and operating the Cape May County Fair and grounds,

■8 a County institution, and from public funds.

That this it impractical was proven at the recent meeting of the Cape May Comity Chamber of Commerce, when this matter was fully dismssod, ■»d it was proven that the County could not own and operate the grounds unlem they were made free to everyone, and for all public uses, and that thii would automatically itop the co-operation of the farmers and business interests which are making the annual Fair more of a success each year. But the fact that there has been agitation for the County ownership of the Fair grounds from time to time, and freon various sources, proves beyond a doubt that there is a growing demand in the County for decided improvements to the Fair grounds. There is no question that the Cape May County Board of Agriculture is doing a splendid and ——work in the promotion and financing of the Fur, without eves owning the ground upon which it has been erecting new buildings as fost as finances pennit, the title to the property still being in the defunct Trotters’ and

SKeeter Goes

to Court

NovEmber SO. Dear Skinny:

Yesterday Pop seyn Robert today yuTl see the wheels of Justice grind. I seys what do they grind. He seys aljanony or sympathy—It depends on

THE OBSERVER SPEAKS

LEWIS T. STEVEHB Lsoyer and Historian

Rut there stfll remains the fact that the Fair grounds are yearly, at least from an outride appearance, getting a more and more . heel look, and the grounds are certainly no advertisement to the County which boasts of being the Playground of the World, and hopes to attract visitors with its physical bounty. Some way should be devised, either by pubtic subscription issue or stock subocriptiau, to raise sufficient money to place the County Pair grounds in tip-top shape before the summer season of 1923. Even a coat of paint and a few repairs to the fame, and the elimination of the •faded advertiimg signs, would help a whole lot. THE COHRTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A very weD attended Ladies’ Eight of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce was that held at Cape May Court House last Thursday evening. There is no qnestioa that these meetings of the Chamber have the interest of the entire County, says the Wildwood Lewder in

last week.

Ocean City is perhaps the exception as the delegation from that resort was absent both at the October and the Heranber meetings. There was probably some very good reason for this absence as the men who usually take part in these public affairs oftimes are the same ones who are busy putting “pep” into public meetings in their own town. We believe this to he the real reason and not that suggested by a member at the last meeting that Ocean City now has all it wants from the County and is no longer

interested.

Whenever as many people from all parts af tire County gather together there is certain to be n great deal of good accomplished along social lines, better understanding and the foundation for the faring of County

wide problems when they arise.

Perhaps there are no big County problems at the present time and if ♦he business accomplished and the lack of ideas expressed at the Court

House meeting may be taken as a sign there are no problems worth discuss- ° f “ ar Count>

mg. There appeared to be, aside from the fair ground issue, little or

nothing to talk about.

Mayor W Courtright Smith s (Wildwood) letter containing his ideas along the lines suggested by the Secretary's notice to the October meeting was practically the only effort made to do something towards pushing the County's interests. These ideas were interesting to many if one may accept their expressions of approval as interest, but no action and little dis-

cussion was in order.

Perhaps the delegations will have taken time by the December meeting to formulate their ideas and more actual business may be accomplished at that meeting at Cape May.

THE RULE of State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Dill that running an automobile with one headlight at night is illegal and instructions to the State Police to stop all offenders and make them light both lights, is alright. But what about the poor fellow who is fuming and fretting because he has only one light, and only knows that some place between the battery and the headlight something has gone wrong! He is apt to stay “stopped" for some time, if the rule is carried out.

by thet feller who llvee next door him. Yu no who I mean—thet feller we threw the tomats at, (Me man Spudge He needed the money to fix the Depredation of Affection cox he seye Nehle insulted his wife. Everyoudy had a good time except the feller thet had the beet Met. They call him Jedffe. Nebie and Ole Spudge nearly had a flte. Maybe it

wasn’t excltin.

It wux like this—Jedge eeye Nehle Dee what are the value of yer worldly posseerioae. A feller called Sawyer Jumpe up an’ aeyx I Object, ■ledge eeye on what ground areyure

objections baaed. Hr seys if his wife

noee what he’s got she'll want shoes or a. new hat. Jedge seys there maybe sum ground to base the shoes on,

l*wis T. Stevens was born In Low- but not the hat. Answer the qu< er Township (now Wsst Cape May), tioa Ur. Dee. Nehle seys I own two N. J.. August 22nd. 1868. and is a shares In the Trotters and Breeders counsellor-at-lsw, and a son of Wil- Sedation, an’ 4 hogs counting Uam T. Stevens, who served in the hired man. Assembly in 1178-78. He received I Jedge seys—Mr. 8; udge tell _ his education In the public schools In Just how the Insult has injured yu. the city of Cape May, and as a spec- Spudge seys My wife won’t cook fer lal student at Princeton College and me. Somebudy near me seys I don’t In the MetropolU Law School. Now blame her. Then Nebbi? Jumped up York City. He learned the 'rade of and yelled I never insulted yer wife a printer in the Cape May Wave of- fer sbe’s more .of a gentleman theo Ace. and in working at the case and yu are. ' acting as correspondent for metro-1 Spudge made a Ast at Nebble an' polltan newspapers he saved money yelled Kin yu prove thet. when Jedge with which to pay his way in Prince- seys gentlemen, gentlemen, rememton and the law school. While at- \ her yer in Court an’. Nebie seys what tending taw school at night In New' did yer invite

York In 18*3 and 18*4, he «

ployed during the day as an associ- taole a*:’ everybody got scared, ate editor of two msgaxines. j Spudge got up to say something He was admitted to the New Jer- 1 an’ afore he could say It Nehle yelled sey her as attorney In the June term. 1 yure a Lyar jars a Lyar. Then Mr. 1891. and as a counsellor at the Feb- Sawyer seys I call Mr. Betty fer ruary term. 1*02. In January. 18»».' character witness. Jedge seys what he was appointed a referee In bask- [ do yu know abont Mr. Spndge. ruptcy by the late Judge Andrew seys I no I lent him two dollars Kirkpatrick, of the U. & District without security an* he paid me back Court, and served for the districts of In lees then a year. Everybody __ Cumberland and Cape May Countiee dumbstruck. Pop seys Batty always for fifteen years, resigning to take a gambler an’ took risky chances. as a member of the House Nehle seys he didn't need enybody io»/ in January. 1*14. In to speak for him beeux be wux a 18*2 he was elected to the city eonn- Gentleman, bnt nubady believed him. ell of Cape May. and served for three Afterwards though Mrs. Flicker years, and during the last year of the told Mata thet Nebie wu* really genterm was president of the body, be- erous fer she only had to ast him Ing Us vonagest president. He w*« twice to git IS cents fer the Ladles'

tax collector of Cape May In 189*. Aid.

served aa a member and sec re-1 Jedge seys tell ns Just what hap-

tary of the Board of Health from pened Mr. Spudge. He seys I Invl1894 to 1906. He was solicitor _ot ted thet ole poison pup fer dinner.

Lower Township fro.j 1*06 to 1*08. He ate both the chicken 1< In 18*9. upon reac! 'ng his major-' four plates beside, an’ then

ity, be was a delegate to the guber- tee Joe yn no yure wife Is a Hell ofs natorial convention which nomlna- cook. Now everytlme my wife Inks

ted the late Gen. Edward Burd at a stove she weeps.

Grubb, sad since then has been In-1 Nebie Jumped up an’ seys Jedge It terested In good government. He ain’t so. First of aU Jedge I’m a served as assistant secretary of the Gentleman. Yu no yereelf It's alBenate In .he seesions of 1906 and ways perlite to sey something nice

1, °*- | efter -er get invited to s good meal. In addition to his other work, he Bo efter I finish I pushed my chair

edited the Cape May Wave in 1898 beck to pick my teeth with a fork.;

and 1899. and was publisher and ed- fenybudy thet got eny bringings Uor of the Cape May Herald from will tell yer it ain’t polite to pick 1902 to 1*12. | yer teeth at the table so I moved He is the author of “The History away from the table an’ I didn't

480-page she wux, she wux a Hell ofa cook. 1

pure history, and In 1916 complied a seys she wux a Swell little cook, second edition of 'New Jersey Com-) Well Ole Spudge had the funniest mission Government." the Walsh act. look on his face and seys whet do and has prepared for publication yu think of thet. Nehle I apologise

many other legal and literary ^ guess yu were right fer I w pamphlets. Beared yu’d swalow thet fork.

He served In the Assembly in 1*1« no we couldn't git another one fer and 1916. He was solicitor of the Babbits Soap don’t give them silver

Boroughs of Stone Harbor and Wood- fork coupons enymore. Nehle

bine, and la now City Solicitor of sure I'm rite—I won’t Insult yu, Joe, Cape May City. j cttx i couldn't. Spudge seys Put It

!: " [ there Nebble. Tomorow yu no's If I knew Ton and Ton Knew Me | Thanksgiving—what yu say If If I knew you and you knew me e,,ta 0y,eT rer D,nn « r Debbie > 'Tta seldom we would disagree; | Bur * 1 w,,i fer I' er

But. never having yet clasped • tow * d * minute an’ then seys—Is

Ocean City’s growing popularity as an autumn resort. Is dearly shown by the increased population, the

number of cottage* open and weekly influx of visitors.

Asbury avenue, for instance, any day In the week preeenta an appearance that would hare eeei

file color ot yure eyes. -Ski; , i! .lire * r - w 7-*™ Loug rewu i groto. Ole Nebie Dee wu, euedi p * rk '' 1 •»lo<»obl!ee. win their

■heterer tb.t le-ler 40 doOen, and banks, hundreds of pedestrians

moving about, all prove that Ocean City has grown away from the idea that It was time *o dose up shop after Labor Day had passed. The tendency of business seems t( be toward the boardwalk. Bighta street, the prtndpal cross town thoroughfare, is rapidly becom tng one of the busiest streets In ihe resort. Nearly all of the real relate offices are along this street. Wherever poaeible buildings are being remodeled for office purposes and the demand far exceeds the present supply. Another aeeuon will undoubtedly show the heaviest traffic to h- at Eighth street aad Atlantic avenue, where the local trolley line croeeei that of the Atlantic and Shore Rail-

road.

The Observer.

lewfeler,

And trout gfea !» tho M,|„ T' Ho boon Iko oeboeu, f.r 1 j O! aoagg lOo bird, win ^

May;

Z!f ‘ n how,

Old man Bean’s daughter ’ay on a visit last week and the other day he tried to run the type-

liter:

1 never used this thing b4 i letml dawter runlt but He nsekout this song mtaelf becaws I have bagunit. 1 lost my gtaaeee In the barn Its

hard2c the f ggere bnt sax

hapings ontheaheet each time I push the trigger* the letter* on theJltt’e anas get up aadhuat their places

but I forget to punch the pla

opine up the taaees. I e sum aggers

these things I eintgut oa r. lie push this diagwe over

I SHORE HAVBCUT A KAPER "* *K* THE REX 8TUMTHH60 8TUK GITTING WORSE ILE KW1T WHEN

GIT THRU THIS VERGE.

Money: A medium of exchange 1 formerly used by the poor; now sel-

The Redolence of eleepms

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The optimist. This to a fine country, says Ooean City newly-wed, but Nor, has a law that requires girls to« before they marry. Time killed stays" dead. SartlTiafe Chief Justice Taft, revtaitlng ct*. clnnati. hie boyhood hotae, said » u dinner party: "It is strange, but the Cinelnutl tads who have got oa best were a pretty objectionable—too *eluxh aad pushing, you know. "One of these bay*—He's * nfl. road president today—applied for , Job in a wholesale drygood ’’ •We adverttoed.’ said t tor a strong aad poshing boy. 1* you strong and prshlag?' ’* ’Well,' said the to y. The wiy j mo to git to here .first Ibis more. lag was that X licked everyone oftht ty-tour other boys ahead of ms.’ ’’ These are i : times that try mesh

rolls.

Mb RaMtoTfrir It “George Washington never told *

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"Wall, he married a widow, se telling her stock stuff. And to had no children 'to ask question*.'

It was the stranger’s first visit is the community cf Stone Harbc “Much doing around this towar

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a veracious native.

and ws didn’t discover the body til the next Tuesday.” Surely everybody would prosperity, but not everyone U vlBlag to contribute to that end. We think the fata of the Mimoul an who dropped dead while vstog dishes tor Ms ’ warning to other hi A full coal btaTaaketh a <1*1 heart. Ha* anyone a Mad tanrt*

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K FIRE menace that is very real exist* in the tall gras* on many of the vacant loti in Sea Ixle City. The Sea Itle City Chamber of Commerce took thii up at the meeting on Tueiday. and it is to be hoped that it will be diligently followed np by those in authority, to have this menace removed. If land is worth owning it is worth keeping free from dangerous dry grass.

Both often fall to understand That each Intends to do whst's

right.

And treat each other ''Honor bright** How little to complain tbere'd be If 1 knew you and you knew i

like Street Can

She—Help! Police' Stop him

tried to flirt with me.

Cop—Calm yourself, lady, there'

a fine cook. Everybody la fed and Jedge leaned on hla hatchet and Beyg Kin yu beat It. Thet’s what I nay.

Kin yu beat It?

SKEETER.

He

UMDEC the seniority rule railway employes take precedence in the order of loactfa it service where other points of merit are equal. There is nothing in the rules to prevent or hinder s day laborer from attaining any height in the service he can demonstrate his fitness to fill There is always ream at the top.

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★ BIBLE THOUGHTl

—FOR TODAY—I “jastjareSkSJr" •!

WHOWEVEK TXLU the trotk doll,, he treotr o noble friend mnot

thnbbilj, for ti»lj the tmth deuree, clothe, of Bnbut and rWl of n. .boll out u. run, Yet M the dullest truth better than the cleverest insincerity! j crU.—Proverbs 19:23.

Safety from Evil

Tbs fesr of the Lord tsndeth to fe: end he that hath It abali abide

with

We Stick to This Story Jlm'g wife needed a tin can. aoahe commandeered the one Jim keepe hi* Oil in. Its contents *he poured Into a Jug and placed same In the cellar. Comes Jim into the story. “Where's my oil?" "In the cellar. In a Jug. I needed the can." Jim finds the Jug on the preserve abelf and loads hla oil tank A blocks down the street his motorcycle stops dead and refuses to respond to sit the kinks we are told to use by the Instruction books. Jim pushes her back home and removes the cylinders. Nice Taffy. At the name tin.. Jim's wife Is spoiling a nice cake mlxiure by pouring oil Into U. That’s no place to put oil—In a lug.

The Booster useful Cltiseti, because be UneeUtah 1 - Supporta wery movement to Bette, the Town and make it s Better Plac “L_ unewerlsg tb. above Description Is a Booaflde Bo.tj - ,T or t,1,, dumber of Boosters p. Our Town, see the Ust Census Report

Owhaa* After the Meeting "Yep. John was a genteel sort of toller. Yap, He was Inclined to * _ at times, bo*' Yep. He wouldn't ex»rtly go to h 1 to- a nickel, bat b* »ould fish around tor It till be f*H to.” Wild WtoTEtiqnettf F-asitod T enderteot—"Did J u *'* ti»at7” Alkali Iks—"See what?" Tenderfoot—"That swindle: J'* 11 himself four seas." Ike—"Waal, wasn’t It hi* d"* 1 ' | Well. It wlli~sooa be time f“ r quits s number of hunters to i™ 1 brough a* barbed wire fei»' *" loaded shotgun for tbs leaf The Other Thing: T am delighted to bear "< success on the school baseball i Harold," said hla sunt. "bu< •’ must remember that there are ■ ,h things to life besides base bull j “Yes. I know there to." the youngster, "but you ,u *. I'm too light tor football or ro»' B l l