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K of the 8m Uc City la the City Hell on

■ • te«t Mo rate w«* wt. I tos left to later ttetemineUon. The BeUorae Hotel la new hinted by City

; have applied for the service, atony | the line of the ateam plpee which , lead from the Bleetri: Light plan. o the Gas and Water plants. At the meetlrg a letter was read ( from the New Jersey Public Utility Commission stating that Che charge . for electricity for power rested cntlrely with the City Oommlsstoi and that the State depertment would I hare nothing to do with the setting ; of a rate. Director Sotroaey reported that the main sewer on Central are which had caved tn during thei

Will Build a Kg Theatre

win a* $100,000 I OCKAN CITT— These figures ate unofficial In is believed by those involved la the ion that the cost of coo 1 win probably reach that ■meet ML Kent and Joseph

- with a frontage of (set oa the I Boardwalk and a depth of SSfi Met

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1 af neat Friday wtU be the final —the* whole thing la 'short aad py." and quick action is needed If yea would win one of the prises. “Iran- & Ifowrer, Cashier of the Plret National Bank, of Ocean City, wlH net ns the Judge of the contest, it the dan* vote and annoi winners. The eonteet will t on Saturday might. December iJrd, » M. la the stare of the Unikl Bkx... c Company. 7th and Aabury avenue. Ocean City, and a radio

sad HO tost In depth, exclusive of S tor ventilation, exits and di _ rooms. It is planned to construct an arcade entrance with the stores

will be built along the Hues of the Broadway Theatre, of Philadelphia,

The section of Ocean City in which this theatre will be built la rapidly growing sad In a very short time >t Is believed u theatre of the magnitude planned tor this one will have ready reeeptter from many stand'

CUy being asked for by those interested la the scheme, which was gives a trial last summer and declared an ideal plan for the physical rehabilitation of

. at 911.M cord, delivered, ly. City. Both

OQBD WOOD. *10.00 PER COED

*12,000. have depleted the finaecial condition of the home and those interested in the progress of the home this coming season are asked to get In touch with Miss Ida K. Bauer, of 2120 North Broad street, PhlladelPW*. CORRECT THIS RUMOR

OCEAN CITY—

Attention is called to a rumor about Ocean CUy to the effect that Young Men’s Progressive League will assume charge of their future home, the Lorraine Hotel, on Jan-

uary 1, 1*22.

This, according to President Pearl, la radically a mistake and has caused considerable annoyance to the present holders of the hotel- The league la not slated to tahe poesemlon of the new borne until April. Pearl declared Members of the League are aaked

whenever found.

orders at Pfeiffer's Boulevard I. or drop a sard to RAYMOND

i fo quash thl

in view of tbs trouble It creates for

WE HAYS ffv'BRYTKINO TO fill anything Attractive prices. , Prompt delivery. Champion's Lumber Yards. 10th etroet and West ■ .venue. Ocean City. N. J. "Look tor the sign."—advarUaemmri. 4lf.

Holiday Contest Attracts Many Beautiful Prim Given Away Pree ty

Very Little

DEPOSITS IN NEW SEA ISLE CITY BANK TOTAL $124,890.16 ON OPENING DAY

Mowrer to be Jud*

iidayconi by tie ES. In cbrsal Eiee-

flave you entered the Holiday Const now being conducted CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES, operation with the Universal trie Company, of Ocean City? Here's the story—and it tells bow to win a really worth while prises Clip the coupon which appears tn is issue of the TIMES, and whMA will appear again next week; writ* r name and address on it’ either bring or mail It to the Unt-

ie Ocean City, or bring or TIMES’ office. If you are In Me City or say other part of

Mrs. Gemblno, accompanied by her niece, Mias Margaret Luongo, of Sea Isle City, and Dr. and Mrs. Meredith Maclntj.e, of 4823 Baltimore avenue, lladelphla, started from the Gamhome, *724 Chestnut street.

or direct to the Universal Electric Company store. Tth ar.' Anbury avenue. Ocean City. 2. No papers will be sold to any one contestant la "bulk;" that la. Eonteetaat will be allowed to buy copies of the TIMES merely to dip No mptoroe of the TIMES In aay espsrity will be allowed to enter

o'clock oa fieturday. December 12. IMS. oeetemaete must abide of lodge, rd wtU 'be mu

PoUewtag Is the Mat of the persons r whom votes have beea east up ■ptU iTueeday night of this week: ‘ ‘ ‘ Cfty. City. Clpr. Venable, Ocean City - * ‘ City. City. City. Ocean City. Ferdinand Taeeistio. Ocean City. Joseph Bradley. Jr.. Oeoaa City. Mrs Theresa O'Neil, Bee Me City. Mias Mary Craig. Bee Me City. Mrs. Jesse D. Ludlam. Cape May Court House. Miss Ethel Bussman, Woodbine. Mias Irene Eckersley. Ocean View. Thomas E. Ludlam. 3rd. fen Isle City. Miss Evelyn Ida Smith, Ocean City. Mrs. Alfred Bepp. Petersburg, Mrs. B. L. Rice. Tuckahoe. The race la on. It will be a abort, id easy race. Bach of the contestants have the same chance of winning. by elmply e few houro* work in collecting coupons from their neighbors, most nil of whom read the

You are not dressed for work until you put on a smile. NOW IB THE TIME TO REPAIR that roof. We have a good stock of light, medium and heavy weight. Buy the Champion Hoofing of Champion, ietb street and West avenue. Oaean City. N. J "Look tor the “—advertisement. 4tL

CAME FROM MILLVILLE TO MAXX

Among the out-of-town visitors on Monday was Harry Shaffer, of Millville. a property owner and summer resident of Sea Isle City, woo motored down especially to place a deposit in tfK new bank which opened on that nay. Mr. Shcffer is an ardent admire ff Sea Isle City, and makes a valuable adjunct to Its summer cokmy. WELL GLEAM UP LOT At the meeting of the City Commissioners on Wednesday Edward B. Arnett. Chairman of the City provement Committee oi the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce, appea’red before the Oammirsloners with request that the lot in back of the Electric light plant be cleaned ui and placed la a presentable condition. A motion waa carried to have this done at once.

Gives Biocd to Auto Victim M. A. Lnsfe, M an Me Otf, Gives

She Dies Soon After

A doubtc race to save the Ilfs of Mrs. Henrietta GamMno. of Philadelphia and Baa Me City, oa Sunday last, resulted in a victory for the Grim Reaper, Mrs. Gemblno cumblng after having her akull fractured in an auto collision on the White Horse Pike, seven miles east

At about 10:30 o’clock, as they sre about seven milse east of HunDnton. Dr. MacIntyre encountered n large track standing la front of a garage, and turned to the left of the road to peas the track, when the automobile of Mrs. Ruseell Harding, of Vcutnor. loomed up coming from Atlantic City and toward the Doctor’s car. He turned back to the right side of the road, but not in thne to avoid a collision, the rear of car being struck by the one of Mrs. Russell’s, which was driven by lauffeur. Mrs. Gatnbino was thrown from her seat by the force of the impact, against the roof of the ear ar ’ sustained a fracture of the L Mias Luongo and Mrs. MacIntyre were shaken up, but escaped

with minor braiees.

Bo alight was the damage to the ear that Dr. MacIntyre waa able to turn back and take the injured woman to the Ham monton Hospital. Prom there a telephone call was e to the University Hospital, in Philadelphia, and an ambulance was it down to take the Injured woman the Hosplial. Led by State Police the hospital ambulance raced to Philadelphia at a speed of sixty miles an

Twenty-five Per Cent Over Goal of $100,000 Set by Bank (or Opening

Prominent Bankers Attend

Thq First National Bank, of Sea Isle CUy, went over the top in great shape on Monday, the opening day, when the total deposit reached 1125,380.18. From all nearby sections came depositors, -and by Monday noon one hundred accounts, totaling almost 870,000, had been opened. *100.000 was the goal set for the 1 total deposit of the opening day. and long before the cloelng time the amount wad exceeded. The First National had the largest opening day deposit of aay new bank In Cape May County, It being history that the Merchants National > Bank, the next newest national bank j In the County, opened with a total deposit of only *14,000 on Ha first i day of business, and the assets of' this bank are now over a million dollars. Similarly the First National Bank of Cape May Court House, now also a million dollar bank, started with r deposit of only *40,000 and twenty-three depositors on the A steady stream of depositors vis-

ited the bank

COURT X CHAMBER 1 ■KIT THURSDAY MIGHT W31 Hear Prominent Educators Speak at Cape May Meeting The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will meet in the High School Building, Cape May City, next Thursday. December 21st, at eight

o'clock.

During the business session the matter of the proposed immediate action on the Delaware Ferry will, no doubt, be the chief topic of discussion. Following this, there will be an address by two prominent state educators, on the matter of echoobt and their relation to civic and commercial life of the community. President Ogden is personally requesting as large an attendance as possible at this meeting.

Many Visit New

Sea Isle Bank

B. Arnett is Pros-lent

^ ^ Flowea From Gvic dub

by William Tuttle, of the Irving Na-

Uonal Bank, of New York, and Hiram 8. Mowrer, caahler of the First National Bank, of Ocean City, the book-keeping machine was Mias

for the

EUtott-Flaher

and at the Christmas Club window teller Gordon Landis officiated, accurate were all the records kept the day’s business—a business which made-history In Cape May County’s banking world—that one hour after the bank closed Us doors In the even lag, the books were balanced and the result of the first day waa shown, with all accounts posted and proven. The total reesuHm were shown to be

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of the accident to her father here, and he, with his son Guy. set out in the latter’s car for Hanunonton at a speed of sixty miles an hour.

> or so this side of

Haknmcnton a bearing burned out.

ar useless. Mr. Lu-

ongo quickly hired another ear and reached the Hammer, ion Hospital minutes after the Unlver-

ibulance had left. la

the hired car he raced after the ambulance. and reached the Hospital just as Mrs. Gambino waa being taken to the operating room. Dr. (Diaries H. Fraser acted with Dr. MacIntyre in a futile effort to save the dying woman, and It was thought tbst a blood transfusion might revive her. To this Mr. Lu* Illy offered himself, and three pints of his blood were given In a vain effort to save her. She died about thirty minutes after

rcaching the hosplta.

Mrs. Gambino was widely known In Bea Isle City, her husband Felix, having eonducted a tousorisl parlor It the Girard House here many years sgo. Since leaving Sea Isle CUy they have made their summqr home here and spent this last season, as wss their custom. In Bea Isle City. Their cottage adjoined that Of the Luongo’s

on Landis avenue. Intermeni will be

from the Gambino hoip? In Philadel-

phia.

raaay mi the opening day. a total membership of S4.504 being taken la this aavtag club, which really i not start until December 24th. The amount deposited in the Club is sot Included la tbe amount of the day’s deposits, and would, if added,

awell the total to 2128.800. E oaken Sfaw at BeOeroe

Practically all the banka in Cape May County were represented, either in the person of their officers, or bj letter or congratulatory telegram, at the dinner which was given by tbe Bank officers at the Bellevue Hotel at 6:80 Monday afternoon, to the visiting bankers, and city officials. State Senator William H. Bright. President of the First National Bank, of Cape May Court House; County Judge H. H. Kl dredge. President of the Merchants National Bank, of Cape May City; Heber Crane, President of the Wildwood Title and Trust Comrray; Clayton Haines Brick. VVce-President of the Ocean CUy Ti L ani Trust Company; R. B. Stltcr. : resident of the First National Bank, of Ocean City; Dr. Julius Way. President of the Cape May County Title and Trust Company; George M. Smith. Vice-President of the Marine National Bank, of Wildwood. and Director Alfred 'feylor, of the Union Bank, of Wildwood, offered congratulations to the bank in little talks which followed the dinner. President Arnett, of the local

By Norvelle Wallace Sharpe. II To the casual observer on entering tbe First National Bank, of Sea Brie CUy, last Monday morning, an atmosphere m absolute accord with the boast of the financial iaatUuttoa waa felt. "The Baak Where You Feel at Home." In more phases than one waa slogan In full effect. Patrons entering the bank, at Paris and Laadti

withe initial deposit. The building, now la part converted Into the baak quarters, la known as tbe Boaey property, and In days > seen many a

corned the visitors on behalf of the Bank and Its officers, while Mayor Iiring Fitch extended tbe welcome of the City. Other speakers Included Mayor W. Courtright Smith, of Wildwood. and County Collector Harry

at the dinner. In addition to those mentioned, were: Harold L Taylor. Stone Harbor: Clarence O. Letskua. Stone Harbor; Charles Landis. Sea Isle City; Irving Fitch. Bea Brie City; M. M. Sofroney, Sea (Continued on pegs 10)

Heme of the late Morris Boaey. millionaire of Philadelphia, the h^me to typical of the beet. T v* walls, in the majority of tbe rooms, dose in more or leas antique water work, large fireplaces of maple and Boors covered, to the inch, with deep eirpet materials. A porch on the first floor furnlahee one of the best in promenadee, and many a stained glass window throws a softened sunlight throughout the interior. Of the remaining floors ant* rooms there Is little to be noted, in view of the practical abandonment of these parte of the house pending extended alterat long during the coming season. Suffice It to say that on last Monday. despite tbe chilly atmosphere outside, the warmth from newly installed radiator* waa enough to quite fill the Interim- on the first Horn, save for the director’s room, and patrons on entering the bank wore visibly impressed with the beauty of the interior. Alterations have beea made In tbe tote homestead to an extent sufficient for the needs of the present patron list and banking transactions. The bug* porch windows on Landis svenue have been faced with heavy Iron bars, characteristic symbol of moneyed exchanges, and lb the rear porch, sufficient protection has been

on the part of unwelcome visitors. Directly in front of the staircase leading to the second floor, a partition has been placed, thus lending an air of distinctive business to the present improvised foyer. To the right of this partition, leading to the (Continued -m page 12)

CONTRACTORS MAIL US YOUR lists for bulldere supplies. We can save you money. Champion. 10th street . od West avenue. Ocean City, N. J. ' . ook for the sign."—adver- . .sement. 4tf.

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VOTE COUPON GOOD FOR FIVE VOTES CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES CONTEST

Subject to regulation! of conteit as set forth elsewhere in this edition of the TIKES. Kail or deliver this coupon to the office of THE UHIVERBAL ELECTRIC CO- 7th and Aabnry. Ocean City Good Until Tuesday. Dscember 18. 182’, at 8 P. M.